Ingenious Inkling

Just a Note

When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I thought it would be perfect to showcase some stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order

 

 

I chose to feature three images from the Sewing Essentials Sticker Set.

 

 

 

I positioned three stickers on blue & brown plaid designer paper.  I paired them with the perfect stamped sentiments from The Greetery Opposites Attract.

 

 

With the Wheel on the Vintage Sewing Machine, I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp You're On a Roll Challenge.

Gnomie New Year

These adorable gnomes at {a vintage girl} & her daughter are called Pink Birthday Gnomes ... but several of them looked like Happy New Year Gnomes to me.  Remember, if you want to add any of these adorable gnomes or other stickers to your stash, use my Discount Code SMILYNSTEF at checkout for 10% off.

 

 

The Balloon Gnome just looks like I walking party, so I chose him for my New Year's Card using the layout from The Spot Challenge.

 

I added some Champagne Bling (how appropriate) from Eyelet Outlet and some stamped sentiments from Unity Stamp Company New Year - Midnight Resolutions.

 

 

This cutie is going in the mail to send some New Year's wishes across the miles.

Hangin' with My Winter Gnomies

Have you checked out all of the fun new Gnome Stickers at {a vintage girl} & her daughter?  Today's card features the adorable Winter Gnomes (and remember if you use my Discount Code SMILYNSTEF at checkout you get 10% off your entire order).

 

 

I started my card by spraying white cardstock with Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray and then embossing with the Sizzix 3D Impressions Winter Snowflakes Embossing folder (having your paper slightly damp can give you a more detailed embossed texture. 

Next I die cut my rectangle using the fabulous Crimped Frame Die from The Greetery, which is perfect for the current Let's Squash It! Challenge Theme.

 

 

 

Next I positioned the embossed panel on a kraft card base using the current Freshly Made Sketches Layout ... it's hard to capture how gorgeous that clear shimmer is.

 

 

 

I lined up three of the cute little Winter Gnomies and finished with the perfect sentiment from the new Typewriter Phrases Stickers in Kraft (they also come in white).

 

Love how those cute gnomes looks on that shimmery snowflake embossed texture.

 

Merry & Brrright

Having some sticker fun this afternoon with {a vintage girl} & her daughter and a layout from The Spot Challenge.  Stickers are currently 40% off, so my discount code SMILYNSTEF won't work, but leave my name in the comments of your order so they know I sent you.

 

 

I combined stickers from Christmas Fun and Christmas Quotes.  With my Circle Dies I'm also linking-up at Cut it Up: Christmas Challenge.

 

 

I finished the card with a scattering of Eyelet Outlet Bling.  With my flying reindeer, I'm linking-up at the My Time to Craft Challenge where the theme is Christmas Animals.

 

 

Say Yes To New Adventures

I love the new color combination at the Color Hues Color Challenge.

 

 

Each year for my birthday, I got to pick out the pattern and fabric and my Grandma made me an outfit.  In Junior High she made me the most gorgeous chocolate brown blazer and a pink oxford cloth dress shirt.  It was one of my favorite wardrobe combinations ... so pink and brown go way back with me.

I thought this awesome pink vintage car from the Vintage Rides Sticker page from {a vintage girl} & her daughter was the perfect image to make the star of the show.

I paired it with sentiments from GRL Power and Motivational Quotes ... and I capped it off with a little Vroom Vroom using the Vintage Typewriter Keys Stickers - all from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.

 

 

And if you like stickers like I like stickers, soon will be the time to buy at their Black Friday Sale where they are all 40% off (go fill your cart now, and then you'll be all ready to check out when the discount applies).  Please list my name in the comments.

 

 

And the layout for my #girlboss card is from Paper Craft Crew Challenges.

 

Coffee Lovers Mojo Monday

Yesterday's two sticker cards came together so quickly, I had to make one more for the Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop.

 

 

I used two more images from the Coffee First Sticker Set from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (and I still have enough to make quite a few more cards) - remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order with the current Mojo Monday Sketch.

 

The sentiment is from {a vintage girl} & her daughter's Motivational Quotes.

 

 

Since I attached my sentiment directly to the card, I couldn't add the bow from the sketch, so I added a few wraps of twine vertically instead.

 

But First Coffee

I had some fun this morning making a few more cards for Amy T's Coffee Loving Cardmakers' Fall/Winter Blog Hop.

 

 

For both cards, I used the "Coffee First" stickers from {a vintage girl} and her daughter - remember you can use my discount code SMILYNSTEF for 15% off all purchases from the store.

 

 

The first one uses this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

 

 

Rather than a sentiment across the top, I used one of the Valentine Dividers Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (so versatile ... not just for Valentines) and I created my sentiment from the Vintage Typewriter Keys Stickers.  I stamped a Sentiment from Amy Tangerine Slice of Life on the bottom of the pretty pink Bokeh paper.

 

While I had my supplies out, I went ahead and made a second using the Layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I flipped the sketch on it's side and layered a kraft and white doily under a scrap of coffee-colored paper from my studio table.

 

 

The cup, croissant and sentiment along the bottom are all from the "Coffee First" Sticker set ... and the sentiment at the top is from GRL PWR, also from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  I finished with a wrap of coffee-colored twine.

 

Run Run Reindeer

This week is our annual Creature Feature at Jingle Belles ... so break out the animals for your holiday cards.  It could be a sweet little sheep, a cuddly puppy, or perhaps a Reindeer … okay, or even a monster or a Yeti if you're in a Halloween mood and want to stretch the theme a bit (which you know we usually do).

I couldn't resist creating a background with an entire sheet of Baby Reindeer Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (you can use my Discount Code SMILYNSTEF to save 15% on your order). 

 

 

After positioning all the stickers, I decided the little guy on the left in his bright blue scarf was trying to steal the show, so I highlighted him with a red punched circle frame and a tiny little vintage sentiment (Stampin' Up 2008).  I finished by filling in some of the blank space with red foam dot stickers.

Love Bug

When I saw the inspiration photo at the TGIF Challenges, I couldn't resist using some of my favorite Vintage Rides Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember my discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

 

Aren't these Vintage Rides perfect for the challenge.

 

 

I cut several circles from wood grain designer paper and added my cute little love bug.  My Aunt had a VW Bug when we were kids, and we loved riding in it with her.

 

The sentiments are from the oh-so-timely Quarantine - Social Distancing Quotes sticker set.

While I had my products out, I went ahead and made a second card.  I cut a slightly larger circle for the larger Love Bug.

 

 

This time I stamped sentiments from Taylored Expressions Little Bits of Birthday.

Love Needs No Words

The Challenge at The Spot is to CASE a design by Sara Levin, The Artful Inker.

 

 

I chose this card Sara made for an Autism Awareness Hop in April 2018, because it's something that is near and dear to my heart.

 

I have always loved the Tailored Tag Punch, and this was such a great way to use it.

I chose slightly different colors to coordinate with my Autism Quote Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order).

 

 

I kept the design pretty much the same for the first card, adding a few wraps of cord & some dots for embellishments.  I matted my sticker on black cardstock for a bit more contrast.

 

 

For the second one, I switched-up the color order and used  a larger sticker attached directly to the cardstock, so I lowered my wrap and used blue thread.

 

 

Thanks for the inspiration Sara.