Mix It Up Challenge Blog - Inlaid Die Cutting

Hello friends - how are you doing?

We are back at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog (MIUCB) with another super fun challenge - inlaid die cutting, so many was you can do this! I love to send birthday cards or tags, but I leave them blank so the recipient can re-use them. This is no exception!

I created a watercolor smooshed birthday tag with various Distress Inks and a retired Reverse Confetti CELEBRATE die. Rather than the tag with the Reverse Confetti set, I used the largest tag die from the Hero Arts Nested Infinity Tags. I smooshed the inks on and dried with a heat gun, I then cut the word CELEBRATE from the tag, as well as, black cardstock, and a few layers of white cardstock. I inlaid the black CELEBRATE into the tag; I then adhered the white layers to the watercolor piece and adhered the stacked CELEBRATE to the tag slightly offset to the left and down; this way you can peek the black cardstock. I also splattered some black ink for a bit more texture.

I then stamped and colored, with Copic markers, some balloons and presents from MFT's XXX set. I added some white gel pen accents and adhered a blank tag to the back for a handwritten message. I failed to capture a photo of the back of the tag, but it has the Hero Arts sentiment 'Some things just get better with age and you are definitely one of them', I love this Hero Arts birthday sentiment set - so many great sentiments!

Hope you will join us at the MIUCB with an inlaid die cutting project, or ANY project. We always love 'anything goes' creations too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwndown 744 Round II

Greetings - I love the colors in the Color Throwdown this week: grey, kraft, pink, and white; not to mention, that bunny is downright adorable too!! 

And since you can't upload 2 cards from the same 'link'; I did two posts and copied the information for both posts!

I created two cards, one with a bright pink and one with a more vintage-y feel; both fun! But...not gonna lie, super sad I lost a few of the teeny tiny dies from the Takes the Cake die set. 😟 UGH!

I cut all the pieces a few times so I could mix and match  

I cut the cake stand from MFTs Silver Shine cardstock, the designer papers have been in my stash for ages - love when I can put the bits and pieces to use!

The outer border was cut using two of the Pink and Main A2 layered rectangle dies; again patterned paper from the same 'stash' as the cake. For this background, I used the Delightful Digits from The Greetery and lightly inked the edges with Mocha from Taylored Expressions, to soften the starkness of the white, I added a layer of vellum - love how that turned out! And I have had these dew drops in my stash forever; they range from clear to a dark orange, so the soft pink and clear ones were perfect. Sentiment is from Taylored Expressions, Simple Strips - Birthday; I have these sentiments already emobossed on kraft - shown here, as well as black and a dark gray; love having them available.

I added a layer of glossy accents to the 'chocolate frosting', then added dots to the 'white puffs' and sprinkled on distress rock candy glitter.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you've had a great Memorial weekend!

Hugs!

Color Throwdown 744

Greetings - I love the colors in the Color Throwdown this week: grey, kraft, pink, and white; not to mention, that bunny is downright adorable too!! 

And since you can't upload 2 cards from the same 'link'; I did two posts and copied the information for both posts!

I created two cards, one with a bright pink and one with a more vintage-y feel; both fun! But...not gonna lie, super sad I lost a few of the teeny tiny dies from the Takes the Cake die set. 😟 UGH!

I cut all the pieces a few times so I could mix and match but I definitely couldn't resist using this Cotton cardstock from Erin Lee Creative - so delightfully sparkly which is perfect for frosting!

I cut the cake stand from MFTs Silver Shine cardstock, the designer papers have been in my stash for ages - love when I can put the bits and pieces to use!

The outer boarder was a 'leftover' on my desk; you can't see, but it actually has the tiniest silver foil running through it - I think it was an arch maybe, that covers 3 of the sides, honestly can't  remember! HA!

The whirly background is from SSS; I added some mocha ink from Taylored Expressions. The banner was handcut. I think THESE sequins are my hands-down favorite, they go with everything! And that cake looks yummy!!

Thanks for stopping by; hope you've had a great Memorial weekend!

Hugs!

MIUCB - Anything Goes + Embossing (Dry or Heat)

Hi friends, how's it going?

Have you seen the create in quad stencils from Taylored Expressions? There are several in the store; I used the Peaceful Pines stencil and made some really fun, colorful panels. Love this color combo; pretty sure I saw it used at a crafty camp I attended. 

Our theme this month at Mix It Up is always Anything Goes, but you can add embossing - dry or heat, this month. I LOVE this embossing powder, it has been my fave for quite some time and is what I used on the vellum for the greeting! It always embosses so beautifully!

I used the final stencil and added Decofoil Duo Gel and then added foil using the mini minc machine (I sadly do not remember which foil I used 🙈).

I sponged the edges with a light pink, mounted on some gold matte cardstock and a bright pink notecard. So cheery, IMHO. 

I hope you join us this month, we would love to see your creations!

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - March

Hi friends,

How are you? I have done lots of creating, but I'm not doing so well grabbing photos. 😐

I'm glad you are back for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Did you see THIS pine tree Christmas card I made? The trees are from the Quad Stencil from Taylored Expessions, Peaceful Pines. It's so easy to use different colors on the stencil. For this particular stencil, I was trying some new inks; but then decided I wanted to get creative and use some fun, bright inks - hence the other card. 

For the polka dots, I added Deco Foil Duo through the stencil, then used foil and ran it through my mini minc machine. I added glossy accents to the polka dots and star on the tree; a couple snow banksfinish off the main image. Mounted on gold cardstock and a base of Sweet Basil cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you will join us this month at Love to Scrap - it's always anything goes and we enjoy seeing your creations!!

Mix It Up - Anything Goes (+ open techique optional)

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well - can you believe November is here? Wow - that's breathtaking! I have two posts today, hope you'll check them both out.

This month for the Mix It Up Challenge Blog, it's anything goes with the option of any technique you want. Easy peasy - hope everyone joins us!

I recently attended a little craft getaway and made these tags with Snowy, my all-time favorite snowman, I use this stamp every single year - almost always on tags. 😁 I stamped a bunch, colored them with Copics, layered onto a white tag; I pulled papers from THIS and THIS paper pad. Little scraps here and there; then I tied on some more little tags and various quotes from the Doodlebug pad, finished them off with red and white twine as well as white thread.

On the far right, you can see I made two more smaller tags with the MFT Festive Friends.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you will take some time and join us at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog.

 

Full Front Shaker Card

Hey friends - how are you doing?

I'm doing good, I've been creating a lot but haven't had time to photograph much! I recently made this full front shaker card - what a learning experience! It was for my boyfriend who turned 6, 😁, and loves elephants. There are 5 elephants in the shaker front and then the 6th is on the front. He also wears blue glasses, so I made sure to include those on each elephant. What I didn't realize was, with the the glossy accents on the glasses, they were 'thicker' and kinda stuck together, didn't shake as much as I would have hoped.😐

 

It's okay; he loved it and that's all that matters! The full front shaker pockets are from Tonic Studios; they are super easy to use; I'm anxious to try them again!

Thanks for stopping by; hope you are doing well!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

 

Mix It Up Challenge - Black and White + One Color

Hi friends! Welcome back to the final challenge for Mix It Up; I'm not sure if/when the blog will return. I have immensely enjoyed working with Leslie - owner - so be sure to leave her some love while checking out our projects!

I absolutely love this shiplap die by The Greetery; it oftentimes makes a great backdrop for cards. I cut it multiple times from white card stock and blended on a soft grey ink, varying the pressure on each piece; I then adhered each piece on my card base staggering each row. I cut the Rustic Wreath from black card stock, then cut twigs from both TE Mushroom and MFT Gravel Gray and layered together. I left some of the top twigs loose towards the end to provide lots of dimension. I added a couple different colors of Altenew Enamel Dots. I finished the card with the beautiful hot foil words from The Greetery paired with this Spellbinder's Prism hot foil. 

Thanks for stopping by; hope you'll find time to join us this month. And please, leave some love for Leslie and this blog; it's always been a fun one!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: NONE

Inks: TE Inks

Papers: TE Mushroom, MFT Gravel Gray, PTI True Black, Neenah 80 lb. white

Accessories: The Greetery shiplap die, Rustic Wreath die, opposites attract holiday hot foil & dies, Altenew Enamel Dots, Spellbinder's Prism hot foil

CHALLENGES: 

 

JUGS #611 - Color Combo

Hi friends! For those celebrating Thanksgiving, I want to wish you and your loved ones a beautiful day!

I am in love with the color combo at Just Us Girls this week (image below) - swoon! My hubby left town today, so it was our oldest daughter, our son, and myself in town. We were invited to spend the day with our son's girlfriend's family - follow that? They have been dating just over 2 years so we have been around them a few times but today was ALL THE PEOPLE and so much fun! AND so much food!

I made 12 of these gift tags for the mom and gave them to her with a large candle. I'm told she likes candles as much as I do!

I used a ton of different products on these tags, a couple different stencils and an embossing folder for the front of the tags. I created birds in both Aqua Mist and Confetti Cake; I used PTI Vintage cream and TE Sugar Cube (mainly Sugar Cube) inks to sponge the tags - either directly on the 3D embossing or through stencils. 

I added shading to the birds and stamped all the leaves, flowers, and berries using various TE inks, my definite go to inks! Before assembling, I added some die cut sprigs in vellum and some Mocha script ledger to each tag. 

I added a blank tag and some additional stamping on the back side. Thanks for stopping by!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Speed Tagging, Tim Holtz Script Ledger

Inks: PTI Vintage Cream, TE Inks

Papers: PTI Kraft,Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist, TE Confetti Cake, Vellum (the polka dot vellum is from PTI, no longer carried), MFT Chantilly Cream

Accessories: Scrapbook Sprigs dies, The Greetery Tag Team Duo Dies, PTI Feathered Friends 15, TE Brick by Brick stencil, Altenew Halftone Stencil, white enamel accents (eye), SSS Leaf Bundle 3D embossing folder

CHALLENGES: 

  JUGS #611

 

MIUCB - Monochromatic

Hi friends - hope this post finds you doing well! I work full-time outside the home, we all returned to the office June 1 (53 employees at our main headquarters, 70 employees overall), we were wearing masks when we returned, then we weren't wearing masks, and now we're back to wearing masks. Do you work outside the home? If so, what's it like for you?

OK, back to business! This month at Mix It Up, we're focusing on monochromatic - this is another technique I never think to do; but wouldn't this card be awesome in purples, pinks, yellows - so many possibilities! The image is from The Greetery, Flower Market Bouquet; all the inks are from Taylored Expressions - LOVE. THEIR. INKS. 

Once I stamped all the layers, I spritzed the entire panel with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer (say that 3 times fast, 😁), I wish I could capture the shimmer in a photo! I also dropped on some Mermaid Lagoon, then stamped the sentiment from Colorado Craft Company, Whimsy Fear Not.

Thanks for stopping by; I hope you will join us at Mix It Up, we love seeing your creations!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Flower Market Bouquet and Colorado Craft Company Whimsy Fear Not

Inks: Taylored Expressions Inks

Papers: Taylored Expressions Blue Raspberry, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories: Sparkle Sheer Shimmer, Mermaid Lagoon, MFT Blueprints. Studio Katia Clear Confetti

CHALLENGES: 

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Mix It Up Challenge - mixed media

 Hi there - I hope this note finds you doing well and staying safe!

This month for the Mix It Up Challenge, we are focusing on mixed media. There are so many ways to do mixed media - sometimes I take it big with tons of various elements, see HERE or HERE; but this one is a bit more subdued but has some things I really love!

I started with a base of Tim Holtz watercolor paper, using a stencil, I added some dark grey lines; then I took some Mixed Media texture paste and tinted it a super light pink and applied in random places through the Extra Large Dots stencil from SSS. While that was drying, I stamped 3 of the succulent images and since this is a card, I can choose any colors I like. 😄 I was also inspired by one of the sample cards for this image from The Greetery, Simple Things. I stamped the branches in TE Mocha, the main leaves in Cupcake and the final detail layer in both Earl Grey and Sea Salt. I then took the 'Sent with Love' sentiment circle from The Greetery Pretty Postmarks stamped in Sea Salt. I then curled the leaves, arranged on the base layer and adhered just the center of each bouquet so the edges would still curl up.

I then cut the word 'prayers' multiple times from TE Poppy Seed card stock. The top layer is coated with clear Wink of Stella multiple times, then a layer of glossy accents; the supplemental sentiment was stamped on white card stock with Strawberry Milkshake ink. Finished with a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I hope you will join us with your creation; we appreciate you taking time to join our journey!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Pretty Postmarks, Simple Things, Hero Arts Prayers

Inks: TE Strawberry Milkshake, Sea Salt, Earl Grey, Cupcake

Papers: TE Cupcake and Poppy Seed, Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Accessories: Mixed Media texture paste, clear Wink of Stella, glossy accents, SSS Extra Large Dots stencil, PPP Starlight sequins

CHALLENGES: 

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LTSCB #146 - No Rulz 4

Oh this is FUN - No Rulz over at Love to Scrap Challenge Blog, would you join us? I have PLENTY of patterened paper and I decided to pull 2 pieces out that were similar and find a way to use them. On one I used Glimmer Paste and Shimmery Goodness on the other. It is next to impossible to pick up the glitter paste in a photo, but it's there.

I stamped the flowers, then embossed THIS background in white over the flowers; I love this background because it is clear, so you can see easily where you are stamping. I mounted the designer paper and added some pre-made birthday banners I had - LOVE this set and being able to get so many birthday greetings at one time!

I also used this fun die for some extra dimension; I left some leaves whole, others with only part of the leaf. Almost forgot, I embossed both backgrounds with this Mama Elephant Scales die.

I hope you will join us at Love to Scrap this month, it's a great / easy challenge!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: MFT Scribble Roses, TE Simple Strips - Birthday, Grid Background

Inks: Versamark, Inks from TE

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, TE Lollipop, Pumpkin, Mulled Wine and Guava, Vellum

Accessories: Stencil ??? - sorry, MFT Scribble Roses dies, TE Simple Strips die, Mama Elephant Scales Cover Die

CHALLENGES: 

More Easter Cards

Hi! I promised to return and show you the detailed Easter cards I made for my friend - these were super fun. You can make this wreath for EVERY season throughout the year and the dies, again like the Bunny Hop dies shown yesterday, offer lots of variety and flexibility. It's not often I enjoy mass producing, BUT when you can change up small details - like the colors of the greenery or mushrooms - it makes it fun. 

I stamped all the wreaths at the same time, changing up colors as I mentioned - and same thing, I die cut them all at the same time. In my head, I wanted a really soft yellow background - don't ask me what happened, but I used watercolor and it turned out SUPER bright. LOL WHY I did not ink blend on the yellow, I will never know. I splattered on some color and then thought about it for a few days and decided to add vellum to tone it down a bit. I sewed the vellum to the water color paper; heat embossed the sentiment and adhered the wreath with fun foam. As you can see, I cut the card layer with 3 different dies; only two shown here - but it added a nice variety to the cards. 

Thanks for stopping by; let's see if I can pop in more than once a month - that's my goal! With the loss of my father, moving my mother - twice in less than 90 days - changing jobs, and regular life, things have been a bit crazy!

See you again soon!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Bountiful Wreath and Empty Grave

Inks: All from Taylored Expressions, Versamark, distress inks (mustard seek, fossilized amber)

Papers: Various TE card stock for bases, Ranger water color card stock, vellum, Neenah 110 lb. white

Accessories: The Greetery Bountiful Wreath Dies, various A2 die cuts, Janome Sew Mini, black embossing powder

CHALLENGES: