Dia De Muertos

Hi friends I made a

Dia de los Muertos card or Day of the Dead. 

I colored it with the traditional like colors and settings. 

I distressed the background in two colors though it didn't come out as I liked. Added the tombstones. Colored and cut out the images and arranged and adhered  into place. Then lastly stamped the sentiment in place. 

Will you be creating an alter in  both remembrance and  in celebration of your dearly departed loved ones?

Products 

Sugar skull cuties stamp set- Whimsy Stamps.

Distressed oxides

Tombstone Svg file

Copics

 

Spider Web wreath

Hello there.

Sharing a mini wreath I made with a SVG file and one of the images from the Sugar skull cutie stamp set from Whimsy stamps

I basically just colored the spider web wreath in rainbow inspired colors and attached my colored image though I did have to alter her to fit. 

Hope you like it. 

Happy Halloween!

 

Boo

Hello friends , sharing this card that I'm linking up to the current Simon Says Wednesday challenge #ssswedchallenge

I die cut the background ( which cuts each parts for the tree, etc.) colored the grass and tree with copics the remainder with distressed oxides. I then die cut the banner with colored cardstocks, colored images, then adhered to the background. Oh and I added  some sequins. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Products

Sugar Skull cuties- Whimsy Stamps. 

Banner die - Hellobluebird stamps.

Svg files- Pinterest ( free)

Cardstock-Lawn fawn 

Patterned paper- Pink and Main

Happy Halloween

Hello, I'm back with a not so spooky card.  I must say the die I used was like a puzzle after figuring out all pieces It was easy to put back together. 

I distressed the pieces for the scene with Wilted violet and black soot. Sprinkled water on the bottom panel then metallic watercolor for the top portion.

Adhered all the bottom pieces to part of the top panel so it could have something to stick to. Continued to adhered the trees and colored images. Lastly embossed the sentiment and  adhere the rectangle border from the die.  I hope you like it. 

Products 

Costume Party and Fox before and after stamp sets - Lawn Fawn

Cardstock-Lawn fawn

Skating die- Hellobluebird stamps

Tombow Markers 

Copics

You had me at Pumpkin Spice

Hello,  sharing a fall card.

I did some repeat stamping on this card once I  was done coloring I didn't like it. It looked to plain so I then decided to use my Tombow water markers. I had to be careful not to use to much water since this was not a watercolor cardstock 

Products

You, me pumpkin Spice stamp set over at Not2shabbyshop.com

Tombow markers 

Lawn fawn cardstock

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. 

Too cute to SPOOK.

Hi, this is my second entry for the current Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge- anything goes.

I did some repeated stamping and added the color pink to the mix.

Pretty simple I  went around the entire background with two ink colors,added the sentiment. 

Last minute I covered part of the panel with a  spider web to cover my mess. Yup a black ink smear

I die cut the haunted house 

, adhere that on top of the web.  Call it a day. Hope you like it. 

Products

Trick or treat stamp set- Hellobluebird stamps.

Haunted manor die- Spellbinders 

Bubble gum ink- Hero Arts

Spider web- Brother scan and cut built in design.

BOO

Made this with my Brother Scan n Cut built in designs

Products

Pattern paper pad -Pink and Main

Cardstock-  brights Recollections 

Distressed inks

 

Have a Spooktacular halloween!

Wow. Another card I forgot to post here. 

I believe this is for the current Lawn fawn challenge ending very soon.

I had this lil stamp set and paired it up with another two and made this cute scene.

Products

Trick or treat, Happy Haunting and Fox before n after stamp sets -Lawn fawn 

Fish tank Ink-Lawn fawn

Stitched triangle dies- Stampin up

Ink -Stampinup 

Faded Jeans - Distressed Crayons

Gel pens- Yoobi

Happy Halloween

This is a late post  I created last week and I totally forgot about it,  plus I've been under the weather but today I feel alot better. Thank Goodness.

I used my Brother Scan and Cut machine to cut out the word on this top base slimline card. I used a pattern paper to back up the word.

I glued a  few leftover images from a different project . (I usually stamp several to have on hand).

Stamped the leaves around the top panel around the word cut out using three different colors

Splattered metallic watercolor on it, then added a few sequins. 

Really simple and fun!

Have a great day!

Thanks

I'm so glad it's officially fall. Don't you? To celebrate,  lol. I made this fall card although I'm two day's late,oh well ( I forgot).

Actually I'm under the weather  but still wanted to 

 play and I remembered I had this fun solid stamp set,  so I made a simple fall card. I hope you like it.

Products

Falling into Autumn- Newton's Nook.

Word die, cardstock ,Raspberry. Guava & Fish Tank inks -Lawn Fawn

Crumb cake ink-Stampinup

Sequins- Stash

Sugar skull

Happy Tuesday!

Made my first Sugar skull card in honor of Dia De Los Muertos (translation Day of the Dead).

I  downloaded a free Rose ( flower) cut file from Sugcuts.com.  The skull, flowers and leaves are from my Brothers Scan and cut built in designs. The background was previously made with distressed inks. 

I used several colors of cardstock trying to match colors up since some  flowers are layering pieces. Added gems and dotted white dots around the skull with a gel pen. Oh and I used Sizzix Brite-Ons shimmering paper for the Skull. Simple colorful and fun.

I hope you like it.

Boo!

Hi Happy Saturday!

Stayed up last night coloring up these cute Halloween critters. What can I say 

I'm in the mood for fall.

I was inspired by Jess McAfee recent video tutorial. 

I did a light wash of water over my cardstock (background) picked up some distressed Crayons I had scribbled onto an acrylic block.

Went back and forth several times , then picked up an additional color ( let dry). Went to darkened the top portion of the background. Then I die cut my spooky trees  and hill out( i also shaded in the hill).

Embossed the sentiments , glued the trees overlapping one, hill and the rest of the cute critters and accessories. Almost forgot to mention that I  went over the trees with a white gel pen .

I hope you like it. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

Products

Fox costume before n after stamp set  & Hill border die -Lawn Fawn

Spooky tree  die- Spellbinders (not sure of exact name of die)

Faded Jean's 

Distressed crayon and Black soot Distressed oxides - Ranger

Bristol smooth cardstock 

( main panel)

80 lb. Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

Gray cardstock -stash 

(Michael's brand) 

For the record I use

Michael's craft store brand of cardstock for my card base (s).

I do have and use other brands of cardstock depending on the project. I like to use Lawn fawn, Stampinup and Gina K. Designs cardstock. Preferably 80 lb.

Take note, I think your great!

Hello, hope your doing great

Sharing a card I made from a giveaway I won from Reverse Confetti Instragram giveaway. Stamp set called

School days.

This is pretty simple. I distressed the background for a dirt road and grass. Masking  each side off using a curvy border stencil.

I then die cut a piece of cardstock using a medium size rectangle die ,trimming the edges and bottom off. Making it look like a photo frame. 

Trimmed my background to size, added foam tape to the photo frame. Placed my colored images to it then adhered to a card base.

I hope you like it.

Products 

Happy village stamp set- Lawn fawn

Copics

Bristol Smooth cardstock - background 

Neenah solar white- images

Trick or treat

Hi everyone! You probably know by now that 

I'm unable to interact on my instragram account (I have a action time ban).

Why? I do not know. For now I'll  make sure to post here as I cannot their, except in my stories. 

It literally makes me mad and sad! (sorry for the rant)

In the meantime I want to share a Halloween card with you. 

I started off by masking a large circle for a moon, so I can make a distressed background.

I die cut the tree and grass. Colored & cut the cute critter images with my( Scan and cut).

Then I adhered the main scene (tree and grass)with clear glue, used 3d foam squares for the cute critters.

Products

Critters costume party- Not2shabbyshop

Licorice cardstock- Lawn Fawn

Picked Raspberry and Black soot- Distressed oxides by Ranger.

Grass and Oak tree dies -Hello Bluebird stamps

Welcome back!

Happy Thursday! Hope you are having a great week so far. 

My take on the Back to School challenge over at Lawn fawn. Also for the Shopping our Stash challenge -  #428 Color challenge and as usual over at Simon Says Stamps Instagram monthly challenge- Stamp it. 

Come play along!

Went through my pile (lol), of stash.  Pulled out what I believe I could use for this project.  I knew I wanted a rainbow " of something " but I wasn't sure of what at that point.

Stamped out multiple images, colored them and die cut them out.

I cut a top panel of an older lawn fawn's fall 6x6 paper pad to an A2 in size. 

I also die cut two additional pieces for the floor border and the floor. One in white and the other from the background woodgrain  stamp in the color gray. 

I adhered the images some overlapping each other.  No rhyme or reason just placing them around randomly. I hope you like it. Until next time.

All paper, stamp set products are from Lawn fawn with the exception of the border floor die MFT.

Color Challenge #428

Happy harvest!

                 

 Happy Labor day crafty friends. 

This card was inspired by fall.

I'm linking it up to the (new to me)Time out challenges and Lil Patch of Crafty friends challenges in addition to my normal challenges of Simon Says stamps Wednesday weekly challenge. 

  This card came together pretty quickly and  very easy to make.

     I did some ink blending with my fav medium of distressed inks for the top panel and the portion for the grass. Using a cloud stencil for the sky.

Products

Happy harvest stamp and die set- Lawn Fawn

Deep Sea and Fish tank inks - Lawn Fawn

Cloud stencil- Mft

Grass and Cloud dies - Hellobluebird stamp 

Copics 

Distressed inks 

Nuts about you.

I'm back! Sharing a slim line card I started to make sometime ago and I finally finished it. Yay, lol.

I used a branch stencil for the entire background. This was after I laid down an entire coat of distressed ink first. By that time I already had a piece of a grassy hill. I adhered it to the top panel. Then the colored images including the cut file of the Butterfly.

Products

Nuts about you- LDRS

Branch stencil- Carta Bella

Cloud and Grass dies- Hellobluebird stamps.

Bristol smooth cardstock.

Neenah Solar white 80 lb cardstock. 

Distressed inks 

Copics 

Colored cardstock- my stash.

Brothers scan and cut. 

HOWDY friends!

  Hi friends, I'm playing along at  the Cupcakes Inspiration Blog.

It's always so much fun creating a scene especially with this cute stamp set. A well loved stamp in my stash I say!

    products 

    Farm friends stamp and coordinating dies- mft

Cloud and grass dies -Hellobluebird stamps 

Playful alphabet dies- Stampinup

Distressed inks 

Copics

Cardstock-my stash

Wool always be friends!

I'm back with a very CAS card. I hope everyone is doing well. 

I wanted to play along the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge Plus I wanted to play with a well loved stamp set.

I colored the images with both  distressed inks & with Prismacolor pencils, for a lil shadowing. 

Die cut the top panel with a border die. ( I think that's what its call).

I then stamped the border in a stripe as you see here. Trimmed both peices to make a 5.5  top panel.

Yeah that's pretty much what I did.

Products

Farm Friends stamp and dies-MFT

Background Basic stamps-Sunny Studio stamps.

Dies-Gina Marie Designs

Real Red in nk- Stampinup 

Distressed inks

Prismacolor pencils

Cardstock-stash

Thank you for stopping by. Have an awesome day!

Thank you.

Hello crafty amigos.

I hope you are all doing great and hope you had a fantastic week.

I'm back  with a card I made using the swiping technique.  It's also known as Swinking, lol. Sounds funny even to say it. You've heard of it.

Basically you swipe the ink cube across your cardstock. I watched a recent video tutorial for it. So much fun. 

After I did the background I diecut a circle and stamped a sentiment. I then tucked the sprigs which were made way in advance ( cut file, from the scan and cut. I flickered metallic watercolors on them).

I adhered the sprigs with clear glue. Really simple, anyone can make this.

Products

Purple cardstock

Metallic watercolors 

Brush strokes message stamp set - Simon Says Stamp. ( old sss monthly kit).

Tide Pool mini ink- Hero Hero Arts

Minty Fresh, Juice Box and Forget-me- not inks-  Lawn Fawn

Thanks for stopping by!

Wishing you a BEAUTIFUL day!

Hi friends. I'm back with a Slimline card. This is for the Home is where the heart is hosted by Tammy Stark (you might know her as @paperprettyboutique ). And being sponsored by Lawn Fawn  you have until August 28, 2020 to enter.

My home is S. California.  Where I wanted to represent our terrific  weather and seasons.  Mediterranean like climate with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Minus the earthquakes haha. Seriously the best, although we tend to complain when the temps drop. 

Okay,  so first I stamped across the background panel on both sides using a small stamp  in three colors of ink. Then I die cut a hill in green cardstock and used distressed ink for a darker look. Then I stamped one part of the tree stamp masking one part of it off in order to stamp it again ( farther apart)  making it appear a wider tree. Added the cut files( apples, tree crown) and other images , adhere them with liquid glue.

Products

Stamps bicycle built for two and  Happy  Harvest - Lawn Fawn

The Right triangle stamp set &  inks -Stampinup

Nuts about you stamos - LDRS creative

Copics

Distressed ink

This card ended up being 3.5 wide by 8 inches long.

Thank you for stopping by!

Rock on!

Hello crafty friends and a Happy  Sunday to you.

I hope you are all doing well in your part of the world.  As for me well I'm trying to keep cool. It's been real hot here in S. California.

This card was inspired by the Midsummer blues challenge over at  the Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge going on now. 

I stamped my solid images then die cut them out with the coordinating die then I dried embossed the top panel. I layered that with a rectangle die ( for base panel) & added pattern paper.  I cut the sentiment , shadow and  musical notes with cardstock using my Brothers Scan and Cut electronic machine.

Products

Boys only stamps and dies -Hampton Art 

Animal print embossing folder- Cricut Cuddlebug

Balmy blue and Granny Apple Green inks- Stampinup

White and Gray 100 pd -Recollections cardstock 

Rainbow cardstock -Lawn Fawn

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Back to School!

Hi friends and welcome back! Thought I'd commemorate my granddaughters back to school with this card! The school year 2020- 2021 will officially begin next week virtually that is.

 I wanted to make a bright and cheery card. I used the  Brothers scan and cut design space to make all the images. No coloring or stamped images used.   It's all cardstock and patterned paper from my stash.

I hope that you have a great weekend and that I inspired you.

Thank you for stopping by. Be safe!

There's Gnome one like you

Hi y'all. I hope you are healthy and well.

Gnomes seems to be the current trend. So I had to jump on the bandwagon. Lol.

I knew I wanted to use happy colors for this card.

So I started off by repeated stamping with a cloud stamp ( upside down)for the ground alternating in colors overlapping . Then I Die cut a tree in light grey cardstock.  

I also dry embossed the matte base in same color.

By then my images were stamped  and colored. 

Last minute I  decided to color in leaves with a blue glitter gel pen.

Pretty simple with a pop of color. I hope you like it !

Stay safe & thanks for stopping by!

Fall Gnomes - @not2shabbyshop.

Sea you soon stamp set -Simon Says Stamps.

Inks -Stampinup 

Birch tree dies & Pumpkin spice ink- Lawn Fawn

Blue glitter gel pen- Yoobi

Grateful- Hero Arts Color Layering Hibiscus

Another entry to the  Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge- Your favorite tool -WRMK die cutting machine. This is one of many fav tools in my crafty corner.

So I basically created a repeat  stamping for the background ( with one leaf).   I stamped directly then again without reinking the stamp for a lighter image until  the top panel  was all filled up.

. I came back with a small flower cluster from Stampin up - The Right Triangle stamp set and Crumb cake ink filling up the gaps.

Then added the  sentiment from Brother Canvas workplace. 

Heroarts- Color layering Hibiscus stamp and die set.

Stampin up inks. 

Neenah whisper white 80 lb paper

Kraft cardstock from stash

I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by

You had me at pumpkin Spice

Happy hump day!

I hope everyone is doing great!

I'm back with a fall card and linking it up to the Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge- Use your favorite tool.

Hands down my Brothers Scan and cut machine.

I started off by dry embossing the background then I added distressed ink in the color tumble glass. I also did  the bottom part in green for a grass look.

I already had some digital images printed  and sized to large but used it any ways. ( I didn't want to throw it away). The tree had two trunks I ended up altering it to just the one. 

Stamped and colored the remaining images with my copics and cut them out with my electronic cutting machine. 

Adhered all of the images with clear glue and matted on a plaid pattern paper. 

Oh wait I did add some grass to finish it off. It looked to plain. And added the sentiment in white dye ink.  

Products

Digital stamps-  Sleeping fox and Pumpkin Spice everything. 

You , me & Pumpkin Spice stamp by @not2shabbyshop

Happymail2stamp ( solid grass)  The Stamps of Life

Stitched Cloud backdrop die & Cardstock in Rainbow 

Lawn Fawn.

Fall is in the air paper pad

 Echo Park.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy hello friends!

 Wishing everyone rainbows and sunshine. I hope your healthy. 

This is my last entry to the current Simon says stamps: Anything goes challenge. 

I ink blended the background with Distressed Oxides in Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet and Tumbled Glass. I might of gotten a lil heavy handed (oh well).

I then die cut several colors of cardstock for the rainbow and the clouds.  Had a pre-cut grass (already cut & distressed in my stash). 

By then my images were cut &  colored with copics. I heat embossed the sentiment in black embossing powder on Lavender cardstock . Adhered images & sentiment with foam tape.

Stamps by Craftin Desert Divas

Friend in me. ( Store closed, probably find in another website)

Rainbow and Cloud  die by HelloBluebird Stamps.

Cardstock , Chunky Glitter & Grass (die) are by Lawn Fawn.

Neenah Solar White 80 lb & 

Bristol Smooth Cardstock.

BTW the majority of my cards are all A2 in size.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fryday!

Hello there! I hope you are doing well. It's Friday y'all and I have a craving for a In and Out burger yummmm. Lol. If I'll eat one probably not,wishful thinking though!

This was pretty easy to make. I ran the dies thru my die cutting machine with colored cardstock of your choice.

Products

Spellbinders- Drive-Thru  detailed cutting dies.  

Lawn fawns -cardstock in rainbow.

Pattern paper from my stash. 

All I want for Christmas . .

Hiya, linking this card I created to the @buildyourstashbloghop & Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge. It's any thing goes over there. 

Products used

Mama elephant- Holly's Snowflakes 

Distressed inks -

Spun sugar and Mermaid Lagoon.

Simon Says Stamps- Christmas Squad (older monthly card kit).

Lawn Fawn- Guava cardstock.

Christmas FUN - Shaker card @buildyourstashholidayhop

Hi friends, I'm back with a shaker card and yes, I'm  building up my stash ahead of time. (a lil bit anyways) I'll be giving these away to an retirement community. I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge: Anything goes.

 I  distressed the panel with distressed inks. (I got the font from my scan and cut machine) previously.  

Products 

Simon says stamps- Squad goals

Distressed inks-Candied Apple, Shaded Coral with Scattered Straw.

Strathmore-Bristol Smooth cardstock.

3m- Double sided foam tape

Nuvo- Deluxe Adhesive

Patter paper and sequins from my stash.

Christmas Tag-Buildyourstashbloghop

Hello, my second entry to #buildyourstashbloghop . It ends on August 1, 2020. There are some great sponsors. Come and play.

I cut the tags from my Scan and Cut machine. Using Lawn Fawn paper pad. I just layered with die cuts circles and a rectangle & adhere them on with clear glue. Before that I had embossed the sentiments with black embossing powder from my stash. Pretty basic.  But so much fun with pretty paper. 

Products :

Lawn fawn -Really Rainbow Christmas 6x6 paper pad. 

Paper Smooches- Santa Paws stamp set. ( Store closing)

Copics 

Ribbon

Twine

Thanks for stopping by!

Ho Ho Ho - Hope you made the NICE list

Hi Craft friends.  I hope you are having a good day! I created this card for the @buildyourstashholidayhop.

It's my first time linking  

 to the blog hop actually and knew I wanted to play along.

You have until August 1st, 2020 to link up a project. Come join the fun.

I start off blending tumble glass and peacock feathers distressed inks for my background.  I then stamped the trees using stamping up ink (Granny  Apple Green) . Pressed versamark watermark ink pad across the bottom panel  added white embossing powder mixed with white glitter heat embossed it and sub sentiment.  Adhere the  images along with the sentiment which was made from my Brothers Scan and cut. 

Products used

Paper Smooches- Santa Paws

Stampin up-Mountain Air stamp set.

Lawn Fawn-  Really Rainbow Christmas 6x6 paper pad.

Nuvo embossing powder- Glacier White.

Neenah 80 lb Solar white cardstock

Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. 

Copics

Come on Baby, Light My Fire

Hi friends, It's been awhile since I posted here.  I hope you are all healthy and well.

I recently discovered The Cats Pajamas PaperArts website and the world of digis, well kind of!

I bought this really cute digi stamp set called Happy Trails. I knew I wanted to create a sunset if you will.

 
 To make this card I started to blend the background with the regular distressed inks, Candid Apple at the top then Abandoned Coral in the middle added a lil Mild Honey for a sunset look. I also blended Mowed Lawn and Crushed Olive for the grass. I then die cut the top panel with Starry Skies Die then the grass. By then I had cut the digi stamps with my Scan and cut, colored them with various Copics and  Spectrum Noir Markers. 

 Then Adhere the first layer of grass with clear glue, then the second layer of grass with foam tape. So it wouldn't look flat.  Placed it on a A2 size brown cardstock. Assembled the images and glued them down.

    Thank you for stopping by. Have an awesome day!

Thanks for saving the day

Happy Wednesday. I'm back with another Marvel American Hero, the Incredible Hulk! He's from the same stamp set from my previous post.(The SUPER theme limited edition box by Kindred stamps).

Some more ink blending. But first I embossed the city buildings in black embossing powder. Inked the bottoms section then the top until they blended into each other. Splattered with black acrylic paint. Added my image then sentiment which was embossed with white e!bossing power.
( late post)

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                                                        Have an awesome day!