Simple Sympathy cards

We have a new challenge starting today at Can You Handle The Pressure where we are all about embossing folders. An embossing folder MUST BE used to enter out challenge

 I was asked by a friend several months ago to make her several
sympathy cards and saw these on the Honey Bee blog using the
Chinoiserie embossing folder which totally inspired me
 and decided to give it a go!  It also inspired me to purchase the
beautiful embossing folder from Simon Says.

I have a small basket on my work table that I have pulled out
several scraps of paper that I am trying to use up and all
four of these papers are from that basket!

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

That's it for me today, and I still have a bit of these papers left, sigh!
Hope to see you over at Can You Handle The Pressure.

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday .... ATG

Hugs & Kisses

 It's Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday,
always the last Wednesday of the month,
the challenge that requires you to use your WOODBLOCK stamps.

One of my favorite challenges as I have loads and loads of woodblocks,
most pretty old as these are today.
I used a Azadi Stamp Design (2000), ever hear of it (?)
me either, I also have the male version of this stamp. 
Also a Northwoods Rubber Stamp (2001) for the background.
I colored the image in with various Copics and stamped the 
background stamp with Gina K Designs Cherry Red ink.
I added a few stick on hearts.

I am sure Amy would welcome you to join in with her challenge,
either way, make sure to check it out as there are always fun
stamped woodblock cards to see.

Entering the following challenges"
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG

You Did It

 Hello friends, I am joining a new challenge blog that debuted last month

as a Design Team member.  This is a really FUN NEW challenge so be sure not
only to check it out but to join in as well.

You need to pick at least three of the choices below and
let us know what they are.

For my three picks I chose Flowers~Circle~Coloring.
but also added embellishments.
I decided with graduations coming up before we know it
I would make a grad card.

Products used for this challenge are:
Tracy Evens Nature Feeds The Soul Stamp set
Spellbinders Betterpress Sentiment
Circle Die Pink fresh Studio
Elizabeth Crafts Spring Leaves EB Folder
Concord & 9th Nectar card stock
Copics

Come on over to the new Pick 3 challenge,

be sure to let us know what YOUR three are!

Entering the following challenges:
Little Red Wagon #846 .... Just The Way You Are

You Always Know

We are into our second challenge already this month at
Double D  with a theme of Signs Of Love
and a mood board for inspiration! 

Card #1

I had to really give some thought of what I wanted to do for this theme
and ended up one night 'cruising' on Pinterest for ideas and came across
a cute card with tiny envelopes and that triggered my mind to an OLD

QuicKutz tiny envelope die I had.  It die cuts the little envelope and the
tiny heart to seal it.  I added another 'oldie', a sentiment from
See-D's Card Wishes stamp set.  I also added a few tiny glitter hearts randomly.

Card #2 

After creating the card above I came across this stamp set 
given to me by a friend that I thought was even more perfect.

It is a company I have never heard of Storage Units Ink & More.
Have you ever heard of them?  It must be really really old as
there is no name nor even a UPC on the package, maybe it was 
a free one with a magazine or something?

Anyhow it's very cute for our theme so I went with it!
Colored with Copics and Olos and I had a few
kraft hearts on my desk from another project

so I added those too, the sentiment is part of the

stamp set mentioned above.

We would love to see YOU over at our
Double D challenge.

Boo To You

We are back today with a reminder post about our year round
Halloween challenge at
Two Old Bats!
We do have an inspiration board fitting for both Halloween and
February  but you can create any Halloween project of your choice!

Last year I purchased this Super fun paper from Whimsy Stamps
called Halloween Inks.  It is full of fabulous inky and colorful

Halloween papers and I couldn't wait to use it.

It is 6x6 but I cut it down to a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" size to fit on a purchased

square card base.  I used a Spellbinders sentiment rub-on and if
you look closely you can see some added glittered hearts.

We would love to see your spooky creations over at

Two Old Bats!!

It's Your Day

It's time for our challenge at Beautiful Blossoms and we
have a gorgeous bouquet for inspiration.
Doesn't it make you long for Spring?
I know it certainly does me!! 

For my card I used a never been used before stamp and die set I bought a few years
ago from Sunny Studio's Spring Bouquet.  It's a layered stamp for
three different Spring flowers, easy peasy.  The flower pot is 
The Greetery Pretty Pot die. it's hard to tell but the pot has a bit of detail

on it.  The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress.
The ink I used is all Altenew.  The under die is from Cottage Cutz
and I had used some 'powders' spattered on it.

So, get out your pretty blooms and come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms!

Entering the following challenges:

Make My Monday #271 .... Use 2 Dies
Craft Rocket #133 .... Flowers
Ellibelle's Garden Party #12 ... Anything In A Garden

I Spy With My Little Eye .... Something You Love  (flowers)

Merry Christmas

 It's once again time for a new challenge at
Peace On Earth
and we have a fun mood board for inspiration
but you can create anything Christmas themed!

I knew as soon as I saw the mood board that I wanted to use a Katy Sue 3D

ornament shaped image I had put together, after all it features Rudolph

so how I resist??   The background paper is from Simple Stories Make It Merry.

I added some 'dazzles' around the edge of the red card stock for some

shimmery sparkle.  The sentiment is from The Ton.

Come on over to our year round challenge at Peace On Earth,
we would love to have you!