Christmas Stocking Card

Another fun design from Creativekuts.com, love this adorable shaped card.

Cardstocks are from my Stash, Kraft and Black from Recollection's
I used Cuttlebug Simply Charmed squares embossing folder to add some texture & dimension.
The pattern Papers are from HOTP Christmas Sweets
I used pink glittered cardstock from The Paper Studio Stack
I added clear wink of Stella sparkle pen to the white poof on the cap.
The adorable face stamp is from Peachy Keen Smitten Mittens
I used pink glitter chalk on the cheeks and an orange gel pen to color nose.

For the inside I used some more of the fun heart and star embellishments and stamped the sentiment in a pretty Boysenberry Pigment ink.

I am entering into these fun challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas Ch #379 ~ Christmas in July
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - Christmas In July
DL.ART JULY 2018 Linky Challenge
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #57
Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC #244 Always Anything Goes with Lawn Fawn!
HIMCR #363 - Any Holiday! (Christmas in July)



Thanks for stopping by to see my project today.  Have a wonderful day.

Surprise Snowman Pop-Up Card

Another fun SVG file from www.creativekuts.com I love the surprise Inside!!!

 

I used some pretty pattern paper from HOTP.  I kept the front very Simple using a Tree shaped sentiment stamp from HOTP Fancy Christmas Greetings Stamp Set.  Using my stamp press I stamped in a green ink then stamped again using Versa-Mark and heat embossing with clear powder.  It looks so much better in person!  I also used a holly and berries die cut from HOTP 9 Tiny Christmas Things + Shadows Die Set to decorate the front.  I added red foil for the berries.

and now for the awesome Surprise inside.....

I love him!  he is so cute!!!

What a fun interactive card to send someone a Christmas hug with!

I used same HOTP pattern paper from the front.

I used glittery white cardstock on the mitten cuffs.

everything else is cut from recollections card stock.

I drew on the mouth and eyebrows with a black gel pen.

I used red & white Bakers twine for Banner.

I decided to add a sentiment stamp to the back for signing my card.

I also added a candy cane die cut from

HOTP 9 Tiny Christmas Things + Shadows Die Set

cut from red foil paper

 

I will be entering into these fun challenges:
Simon Says Monday: Christmas in July Blog Hop!
Die Cuttin Divas Ch #379 ~ Christmas in July
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - Christmas In July
DL.ART JULY 2018 Linky Challenge
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #58
Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC #244 Always Anything Goes with Lawn Fawn!
HIMCR #362 - Christmas in July!
Cut It Up - Challenge #153 - Christmas in July

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Snowflake Ornament Card

Love working on Christmas in July cards and of course had to go with my favorite color purple for this beauty.  This is a very cool svg file from Cheryl over at www.creativekuts.com  I love how the front of the card is a cutaway in the form of the ornament shape.

Front pattern Paper from HOTP Sugar Plum Artful Card kit
I used purple glitter glue to accent each snowflake in the paper.
The purple Ornament/Bauble cut from Neenah Gravity Grape
Snowflake cut from The Paper Studio - The Glittered cardstock stack
backed in a light purple embossed cut and raised with foam squares
I used a matching foil die cut from sugar plum for center of snowflake
again topping with purple glitter glue
Ornament topper is cut from Grey Bazzil cardstock
Card Base from 110 Neenah white

For the inside I used the texture embossed purple for the background
Strip of matching pattern paper down center
rectangle backer of Neenah Gravity Grape
rectangle backer of darker purple cardstock from stash
white rectangle Neenah 110, stamped with Violet ink
stamp -   Christmas Winter Sentiments Stamp set
Banner from new die set, inked edges with violet
stamp - Christmas Stamp Set - Crafters Companion
Snowflakes die cut - Snowglobe Cutting Dies - HOTP

I am entering into the fun challenges:
Simon Says Monday: Christmas in July Blog Hop!
Die Cuttin Divas Ch #379 ~ Christmas in July
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - Christmas In July
DL.ART JULY 2018 Linky Challenge
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #58
Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC #244 Always Anything Goes with Lawn Fawn!
HIMCR #362 - Christmas in July!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I am up to.

Sailing ship inter-active scene card

Hi there crafters, back again with an interactive card today.  Unfortunately for me the ship I used is a little too high so you have to actually move it with your fingers to get it to rock back and forth... but I still love how it turned out.    I watched a tutorial video from May May made it and just had to make my own version with the supplies and dies I had on hand.

For my card I used a 6 1/2 x 5" top folding card base.  Those awesome stitched waves are from a die set from Craftin Desert Divas - Outdoor Landscape Dies.  That sailing ship die is so phenomenal but apparently doesn't quite work for this technique although this same card without the rocking action would be super cute too.  I cut the ship three times once in a heavyweight white for the back section, I cut it again in brown and then I cut it one more time in white to snip off the sails and flags.  I colored the flags with a spectrum noir marker before attaching to the ship.  Now looking at it on the card I wish I would have made the little areas with the closed sails white as well but I want the ropes and the masts to be brown.  I have a die set of three cloud sizes and I decided to use the medium and small for this card.  The little tiny birds are from a Die as well that goes with the beach shack.  The sentiment is from a stamp set called party like a pirate.

We recently went on a cruise with another couple and I thought this would be a cute card for them.

I will be entering into these fun challenges:
Simon Says: Summer Fun!
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #54
FFC #241 Always Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by my craft Room.  I hope to see you again soon.

Christmas coffee to-go

This was a fun and easy project to make.  Yay!  Getting some Christmas in July cards made.  Thank you Cheryl from www.creativekuts.com

 

I decided to go with the traditional white to-go cup with a Christmasy pattern paper wrap,
This pattern paper came from Pebbles - Welcome Christmas paper stack.
This could be done in so many different varieties of card stock and pattern paper, so fun!
I used my Cricut  explore pen to write the Merry Christmas sentiment as it came with the file, but you could stamp any sentiment.  I also used the Cricut Explore to draw the design at the bottom of the cup that came in the file too.  I covered the snowflake in white glitter and added a clear glitter gum drop to the center.

For the inside that pulls straight up out of the cup I decided to use green card stock for the base.  I stamped the sentiment from Cardz TV - Merry Everything stamp set with memento tuxedo black ink.  I stamped a heart wreath in green and colored the bow red with spectrum Noir marker at the bottom.
That stamp is from Vintage Snowman Stamp Set - PSA Essentials
This would be a great card to slip a gift card into, especially one from their favorite coffeehouse!

I will be entering into these fun challenges:
HIMCR #360 - Christmas Colors in July!
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #55
FFC #241 Always Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I'm up to in my craft-cave!
(as hubby calls it) lol

Thoughtful Bowknot flower card

 Oh my goodness it has been so long since I posted on my blog or had any time to really sit down and craft.  I tell you what, I think I will spend the next two weeks in my craft room if I can get away with it.  It really needs a good cleaning too but I really want to play!!!  It's been too long!  So glad I had some time today to make a fun card based on a sketch over at Tuesday morning sketches.

I pulled out this sheet of pattern paper a while back for a different project and didn't end up using it so I thought I would make sure and use it today.  The purple & teal seemed like a fabulous color combo to me.   I cut the flower pattern paper with my stitched rectangle die.  I used one of my spellbinders card creator dies to back that with teal card stock.  I grabbed a CTMH pattern scrap of teal with white pattern on it and cut that into a strip, I then used Die-namics Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2 to make the scalloped white card stock layer for that to go on to.  I used a Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three die for the purple label shape that I also backed with teal,  and I ran that through with my cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder.   I die cut the bowknot flower out of  teal and white card stock alternating the layers.   This die was such a pain to get the thin card stock out .... I really need to play with it and figure out what works better for release.  As an afterthought I decided I wanted to run white twine around the teal pattern layer and remembered I had a die that might work perfectly,  I just wish I would have thought of it before I attached the Swiss dots label down.  Oh well it still looks OK.   So for that die I cut the middle section out so that it would fit properly the way that I wanted it to.  I used a stitched scallop oval for the center, I adhered the teal layer directly to the card and popped up the white layer with the  sentiment.  The sentiment stamp is from hot off the press - Thank You! stamp set.  Using my stamp press, I first stamped in purple then I stamped over it with VersaMark Ink.   I then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  At this point I added the bowknot flower trimming the tales of the ribbon to fit the card and added a purple gum drop to the center.

For the inside I again used my stitched rectangle Die to cut the same CTMH pattern paper as the strip I used on the front.  I again used the same spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three die to cut the white sentiment layer.   Using the same hot off the press Thank You! stamp set, I stamped the sentiment in purple only this time.   I decided to grab another flower die for the flower on the inside as I didn't intend to fight with the bowknot die anymore today. Lol  I cut it from the same purple paper that I used on the front of the card and backed it with the same teal that's on the front of the card, I added some clear wink of Stella to the center and used my white gel pen to add some dots.

I am entering into these fun challenges :
Tuesday Morning Sketches #461
CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #54
FFC #241 Always Anything Goes
Scrapy Land {Challenge #93}
DL.ART JULY 2018 Linky Challenge
Challenge #100 - Anything Goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU Store

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see what I am making.  I hope to have another card for you either later on today or tomorrow.