Ingenious Inkling

I'll Have a Blue Christmas ...

My Mom is a huge Elvis fan, so I can never say today's Jingle Belles prompt without singing it in my best Elvis voice ... we're creating a BLUE Christmas ... cards that feature mostly blue.

The first thing I discovered was that I had four different vintage trading stamps in blue, so that's where I started together with this week's Sunday Stamps Sketch.

 

Next I cut out some postage stamps from a piece of designer paper from BoBunny's Whiteout Collection ... I used two other papers from that collection for my card base and backing for my stamps.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Trio of Trees.

 

Can't wait to see what you do with BLUE.

To You and Your Kin

The challenge theme at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is to Recycle Something.  I keep a stash of packaging that I think is pretty enough to be recycled into another papercraft creation.

 

I decided to start with the front & center red, white & blue BoBunny Jewels packaging for my card.  I also found a glittery Christmas tag in the same stash (for some reason), so I decided to use it as my focal image since the reds worked together.

 

I put my elements together using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch.  The sentiment is from a favorite set Typed Christmas by Hello Bluebird.

 

Monstrous Birthday

The current Library Challenge is is Where the Wild Things Are ... which gave me the perfect opportunity to pull out some fun monsters from my stash.

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch together with some Monsters from BoBunny's Our Lil' Monster Noteworthy Collection.  They have the same primary colors as the book cover.

I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things Monster Love.

And it's All About Occasions (Birthday in this case) at the Watercolor Wednesday Challenge.

Faith

The STAMPlorations CAS Challenge runs through the entire month of December and the additional color challenge is to incorporate some GOLD.

I made two versions of the same card using Stencils, Bo Bunny Chiffon Stencil Paste and Stamps.

First one uses the Crisscrossed ARTPlorations Stencil with a stamp from STAMPlorations Faith Expressions stamped with Delicata Golden Glitz Ink.

For the second one I used the ARTplorations Gridlocked Stencil with the same combination.

You don't need STAMPlorations products to join the fun (but we'd love to see you feature them).

Yay, You!

For some reason, I couldn't really find a single stamp set in my stash to welcome someone to their new home ... so I got creative and combined sentiments and and image from three different sets together with the gorgeous new Garden Party Collection from Bo Bunny.

Yay, You! is from My Favorite Things Essential Sentiments; New Home is from Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type; and the House is from The Project Bin Fun is Good.  I found a little coordinating Cork House Sticker in my stash and punched a circle from Wood Paper to back my house to add some *new home* materials to the design.

The layout is my take on the Fusion Sketch with lots of Green inspiration from the photo (and the thought that my friends are no longer *Glamping* now that their house is finished).

I'm also joining the STAMPtember Stamp Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

But Not in a Creepy Way

I love sketches ... and I really love sketches with banners ... so I knew I had to join the fun at the Global Design Project.

I went through my Stampin' Up sets to find a set that would work with the vertical greeting and decided on That Thing You Did (so sad to see this set was retired ... I love it's subtle snark, so I will be keeping it).

Papers are new Bo Bunny Garden Party Collection on a cream card base wrapped with Lawn Fawn Grey Lawn Trimmings Cord.

PS - make sure you stop by my 10 year blog anniversary post for a chance to win some fun prizes.

Happily Ever After

The Challenge Theme at Shopping Our Stash is Always a Bridesmaid (make a card featuring a dress or dress form).  It just so happens, I need another wedding card for my stash, so this was the perfect opportunity.

I combined papers from Bo Bunny's Love & Lace Collection together with this week's Retro Sketch.

Let It Snow

Since blue & snowflakes worked so well for last week's Jingle Belles card, I stuck with it again this week.  I tend to gravitate to blue & purple snow-themed paper collections (like BoBunny Woodland Winter).

It also gave me the opportunity to layer on some felt snowflakes.  The layout is the sketch from The Paper Players.

I finished with an SRM Sticker Sentiment.

For You

The unique sketch at the As You See It Challenge was the perfect opportunity to use one of my new Beetle Black Paper Doilies from Doodlebug Design.

I paired it with a design from Bo Bunny's new Candy Cane Lane Collection (because Christmas paper doesn't just need to be for Christmas Cards).

I finished with a Papaya Arts Sticker, a few sequins, and one of my favorite Birthday sentiment stamps from My Favorite Things Chalkboard Greetings (it's just such a great size & font).

I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Life is Wonderful

I have spent the whole day unpacking my studio ... okay, maybe not the whole day ... I did get a massage & stop for lunch at Phong Lan for Summer Rolls.

I've made quite a bit of progress, but can't quite figure out where I want things to be in my new configurations.  I switched my wooden stamp storage to these carts, however I have already filled all three and there are still more stamps, so I may have to order another.

I found some open space on my work table, so I decided to take a break and make a quick card using this week's Freshly Made Sketch using Bo Bunny papers and stickers that were out on my table.

Unfortunately, I also haven't located my camera yet ... or figured out where I want my light box to live, so a quick camera photo on the kitchen island with a towel background will have to do ... hey, at least it's progress.

I did get one piece of art hung in the guest bedroom using a screw the prior owners had drilled into the brick wall.  It's a very special piece to me ... made by my brother-in-law and given to me by my mother-in-law.