Incy Wincy Challenge

I was browsing PaperPlayful and came across the Incy Wincy Design Challenge while I was pondering how & what to with this challenge, either pastels or the sketch.  I came across my pouch with Stamps of Life Hippo2Stamp & Die set with the matching Solids4Hippos Stamp. 

I decided to use the sketch along with the stamp set to make a birthday card and coordinating envelope.  I did use pastels, but they were not the ones that were in the colorway.

Front

Inside

Envelope

Everything use was Stamps of life the paper is from the Blessed Card Kit -February 2019, the balloons are stamped from sets balloons2cut, party animals class set, banners2cut, happybirthday4HSN & minidoublebanner2stamp.  the squiggly balloon I used a banner for the print and cut a balloon from the party animals class.  I do like how all of Stephanie's designs can work together.  

The card base is cut from a piece of Cherry cardstock.  

The blue polka dot paper is cut at 4" x 5.25"

The tag/banner is approximately 1.25" x 4" cut with a notch

The yellow gingham is 2.5" x 3.5"

Colors used are Cloud, Sage, Kiwi, Sunshine, Cherry, Razzleberry, & Bubblegum

Counterfeit Kit - On the Go & Going Slow (Traci Reed Designs)

 In the Counterfeit Kit Challenge January the kit that was picked is On the Go & Going Slow by Traci Reed Designs

When I saw the kit I knew I had a bunch or stamps & dies that would work.  I browsed through my paper binders and landed on a Quick Quotes paper kit - Sweetbriar, few papers from Hobby Lobby, and scraps from Quick Quotes from Let's Party, #essential, Farmhouse & Tapestry.  I normally like to use dies or stamps for my alphas, but I am adding some of the alpha stickers that are in my stash. I do have my enamel/epoxy shapes, wood, & mixed media in an easy access place when working so I did not add them in the kit.  

What I have in my kit is

The dies I have included are

From Stephanie Barnard and the Stamps of Life

In the “Bee” pouch I have a few coordinating sets

               *Bee4Me

               *Hives4Bees

               *Bee Die Set

               * Bee Triplits (Sizzix-559605)

               *MiniHexagonBackground Stamp

               *Hexagons2Love Stamp & Die Set            

               * Cloud & Hexagon Stencil

In the Butterfly Pouch   

    * Butterfly Fold-It

    * Butterfly2Stamp & Die Set 

    *  Patterns4Butterfly Stamp Set

In the Jar Pouch

    *Jar2Stamp & Die Set

    * Sayings4jar Stamp Set

I only have the dies for the snail from Stamps of Life it came free in one of my Die-Hard Club sets. I never was sure if I would use it be now, I am going to get the matching stamp sets.  (Like I really need an incentive to order more)

 I also included the stamp set “Thanks4OneYear” from Stamps of Life

The only non-Stamps of life is Skelton Leaves by Tim Holtz & Sizzix -663094. It is one of my go-to dies when I am working with any florals.  The only thing I wish I could find would be a smaller set and a larger set. We'll have to see what I can make this month.  

Sketch Saturday #690

I did another Sketch Saturday today.  

I based this card off of a Double Wonder layout from Julie Davison.  Because I had 6x6 paper my cutting measurements are slightly different.

I cut a 1 1/8" of the 'cover' of the card and added .5" strip along the edge. I keep the 1" on the back edge. The bow and epoxy dots are in Stamps of Life -Cranberry. 

I am still trying to use up the Holiday Wishes paper pad.  I WILL finish today...I hope. It will all depend on how well my Friday night goes.  We are taking a day off schooling, chores are basically done, and finally dinner is done, Enchilada Soup. Yum! Now to see what kinda crafting craziness we can get into tonight.  

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

Today I was going to play around with some Halloween items to make something for the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge....I ADORE that name.  I grabbed a Simple Stories "Happy Halloween" mini collection that I have had since the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in 2019.  I was stuck as to what to do with it, the kit only has 6 double-sided pages and a 6x12 sticker sheet.  I did not want to waste any with going willy-nilly on a design. 

Then this afternoon I watched a FB live with Noreen from Organized and Creative Mom.  She showed a 5-Step / 5 Minute layout that was absolutely wonderful.  That got my creative juices going.  

Instead of doing the circle cut I used Stamps of Life - Fancy Pumpkin Fold-it base die. Then used the layering dies to cut out the pumpkin in a mustard yellow shimmer cardstock; a leaf (Sizzix # 663094 - Skeleton Leaves) cut from a scrap of ink blended cardstock.  I used just a single cut and trimmed to make 2 separate pieces.  The grass (Stamps of Life is also cut from the ink blended paper.  The rest of the paper is Neenah 65# paper from a starter pack.  The orange is 4" x 6" mat layered with the black cut at 3.75" x 5.75".  I popped up the bats and phrases along the photo mats.  I now have another base page in my scrapbook.  

Christmas JOY Challenge - Double D Challenges

Today I did another challenge found on Paper Playful - Double D Challenges.

I am doing the Christmas JOY Challenge 

I again used the Holiday Wishes 6x6 paper pad from Stamps of Life. 

I ended up making 3 cards that fit the challenge, all use card bases from Stamps of Life *Yes, I know, I am obsessed with Stephanie Barnard & Stamps of Life* 

I used all Stamps of Life items mostly from the card kit - Holiday Wishes - September 2021- including the card stock, other items that I used are listed with each card. 

Card #1:

    * Triple Circle Flip-it

    * Eyelet Scalloped Circle Die Set- 2nd Smallest die

    * Trees4Christmas Stamp Set

    

Card #2:

    * Create-A-Scene Card Base with add-ons

    * Hollywreath2stamp & Die Set

    * Red Foil Paper

    * JOY Word Die 

Card #3:

    * Triangle Background Die

    * JOY Word Die 

Scrapbook Saturday - Quick Quotes DP1237

Just looked at the calendar and realized that it was almost time for another Club Q from Quick Quotes to ship again.  I haven't even looked at last month's kit.  I opened the package, checked the packages, placed them in my Quick Quotes paper holder and completely forgot to go back and do them.  Today during our quiet time I worked on the kits. I try and do either a scrapbook layout or a scrap busting project on Saturdays.  

I normally seem to alter the kits slightly to fit what I need.  I always try maximizing my paper to have very little waste.  I only found out about Quick Quotes during the Scrapbook Expo in 2019 after taking a class. Since then, the Craftlings and I have adored the easy but beautiful kits that they have.  The page kits from November are DP 1236 Family & DP 1237 Blessed and the altered kits are CQ178 Christmas Card Bundle and KICK 178 Gift Card Holder.  

With all the page kits I 'gut' my large sections as long as it will not effect the final layout.  I typically use a .75 to 1.5 - inch to make my borders; it all depends on how I feel about the final design on how much structure that I need.  With smaller photo mats I will use some smaller dies to make tags, banners, alphabets, etc. in the center. 

The original layout:

My remixed layout:

My remix I did not use the 9.25 circle. I changed the flower clusters to make it look more flowerpot-ish verses the wreath look.  I also shifted the large photo mat over to give myself a journaling spot on the right page.  

My leftovers & made elements

I made banners & ribbons from the small photo mats using and Stamps of Life Set - HighlighterPlanner (retiring soon) & the MiniDoubleBanner die. The larger photo mats I gutted to use later, one of them I used to make a photo mat so I did not have to waste from the other page from the kit. 

Scraps from cutting and punchouts:

Once I complete the entire kit I will sit down and play with everything leftover with the bonus pack that comes with the kit.  I can normally get a couple extra layouts as well as a few cards & tags.  

R is for Red - Alphabet Challenge

 After seeing the comment from Inkami about the challenge page Paper Playful I decided that I would see what crafting mischief I could get myself into on the Friday night.  After about an hour just browsing through the challenges listed today, I went with the first one.  Could have given myself more crafting time. Oh well. 

So...

On the side of my work area, I am trying to work through my many, many 6x6 paper pads. Once I saw the Alphabet Challenge Blog- R is for Red challenge, I knew I had the perfect paper in that stack. The paper is from Stamps of Life - Holiday Wishes paper pad - from the September 2021 card kit.  The page is just red bows about .5-inch square in alternating rows of two red colors - so hard to get it on camera.

The supplies that I used are:

    * A2 Card Base

    * Paper from Holiday Wishes - Bow Paper and Holly Cluster

    * Cranberry Cardstock - Stamps of Life

    * Gold Shimmer Paper - Open Stock 

    * Merry Christmas 2020 Die - Stamps of Life

    

    

Sketch Saturday #689

So, this whole blog is to get me motivated to use all the pretty papers, fibers, paints & fabrics that I have collected *cough* hoarded *cough* over the last 25+ years.  So, I decided to do as many challenges as possible that I could in my goal of working through my "collection".  My first challenge is Sketch Saturday #689. I have used a few of their sketches in the past but never have joined in the actual challenge. 

My card

Supplies:

    * Spellbinders Ivory A2 card base (from monthly card kits)

    * The Stamps of Life - Chocolates2Stamp and coordinating dies

    * Faber-Castell Goldfaber colored pencils

    * Stamps of Life - Hip Hip Hooray paper pad. 

    * Stamps of Life - 3-D inks

The Craftlings decided that they wanted to join in the fun and made a card for their art class today. The hardest decision that they had was which type of card to make.  It did not seem to take more that 30 minutes from start to finish once they picked a type & theme.  

Craftling #1

Supplies:

    * Hobby Lobby - Paper Studio Christmas Page Kit

    * Basic A2 card base in Off-White

  

Craftling #2

Supplies:

    * Hobby Lobby - Paper Studio Summer Page Kit #1865419

    * Basic A2 card base in Off-White

    * Co'ordinations - Black Tie (Letters)

    * The Stamps of Life - Script Alphabet Dies

    * White/ Iridescent Washi Tape

    * The Stamps of Life - Acrylic Heart - Yippee Card Kit (November 2021)

J

Chocolates2Stamp & Die Set - December 2021

 I am a Gold Club Member for The Stamps of Life and this month's Die Hard kit was Chocolates2Stamp with the coordinating dies. This kit is absolutely perfect for a chocoholic.  

I stamped in Archival ink in and colored the chocolates using Faber-Castell Goldfaber colored pencils.  In color numbers 109, 121, 125, 126, 183, 199, 250, & 283. I then added Stamps of Life 3-D inks on the top of the chocolates in black, white, gold glitter, candy, pool, ocean, and banana. 

Those pieces made me want chocolate so bad, the Craftlings kept coming in an saying I want something "sweet and melty" - the little stinkers.

J