Ingenious Inkling

Believe in the Magic

The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is MY PRECIOUS - Use something on your card that you're been hoarding in your craft supplies for way too long ... it might be a piece of specialty paper, some vintage lace, a fancy embellishment.  We're asking you to be strong and give it a home on your card this week.

 

 

I knew exactly what I needed to use.  My crafty friend Leslie (aka The Crooked Stamper) gifted me with these lovely crocheted circles in a rainbow of colors.  I initially hoarded them, but after Leslie passed, they became even more precious to me.  I only have two left, so I pulled out the Red one for a holiday card.

 

 

I used the layout from Sunday Stamps Circlin' Around Sketch and three chipboard stockers from Echo Park Merry and Bright Collection together with the red sequins that were today's Spellbinders Advent Calendar Item.

 

 

I finished with a rub-on sentiment.  As I created, I thought about Leslie and the snark and laughs we shared.  I am so grateful for the friendships this creative community has blessed me with.

If You Got It, Haunt It

There are a couple of current fun fold challenges, so I went to SplitcoastStampers and did my version of the Corner Tuck Folded Card.  I decided to make the card vertical, so I could feature another fun journaling card from Echo Park Spooktacular Collection.

Rather than use designer paper, I chose cardstock colors from the colors in my journaling card including some orange cardstock for the base that is shimmery on one side and solid on the other.

 

 

I added a few enamel dots to my fun ghosty card and made my corner tuck piece from punches shares from two of the shades on the card (which also gives it a bit more structure for tucking).

 

 

I'm linking-up at The Male Room Fun Fold Challenge.

 

 

I'm also joining the Fun Fold Challenge with the Paper Craft Crew Challenge.

 

#squadghouls birthday

 This months AAA Birthday Challenge is all about backgrounds.  I made this background this weekend with my GelliArts Press and some stencils.

 

 

I thought it paired perfectly with this Echo Park Spooktacular Journaling Card (that I turned into a tag and added an Impress Birthday Sentiment) for the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.

 

 

I finished by attaching my two tags together with an Eyelet Outlet Bat Brad before attaching them to my rockin' background using foam tape.

Feeling Inside My Bones

I spent several hours yesterday morning slowly wandering through my local papercrafting store Scrapmania (if you like to take road trips to a shop, this one is worth it). 

I picked-up some fun new Halloween papers and used one from Echo Park's Spooktacular Halloween to make this card for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch.  I trimmed one of the journaling cards into a tag and attached it to a second larger black cardstock tag using an Eyelet Outlet Bat Brad.

 

 

I created my background cutting 3/8" paper strips from two different scraps of two-sided coordinating orange and black papers.

 

 

Let the Halloween card making commence (PS we just finished binge-watching KAOS on Netflix this weekend, and we loved it ... finally all of those hours studying Greek Mythology were put to good use).

Eat, Drink & Be Merry

This week at Jingle Belles our prompt is still to combine at least THREE Designer papers in your card.  As a usual over achiever, I managed to use five different papers from the Echo Park Santa Claus Lane collection this week.

 

 

I did add a bit of green ink around the die cut star paper circle to provide a little contrast, and I die cut the cup of Hot Cocoa from one of the papers for the Caffeinated Christmas Masculine Card Challenge.

 

 

I finished with a sentiment from Hero Arts Holiday Meal and a few enamel dots.

 

 

My layout is this weeks Sketch~N~Scrap Sketch Challenge.

The Man with the Bag (or the Cake & Beer)

The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is to create a holiday card that features "The Man with the Bag" aka Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle (you get the picture).

I picked up a piece of 12x12" journaling cards paper from Echo Park's The Magic of Christmas Collection together with the 6" paper pad from the same collection at my local scrapbooking store last week. 

 

I have no idea why Santa has a Christmas Cake in his hand, or why his other hand was empty as if he was saying - Ta da! - but I felt like he needed something in the other hand. 

I settled on the perfectly sized Bottle of Beer brad from Eyelet Outlet - it will be perfect for several of the people on my Christmas card list.  I paired it with one of the papers from the 6" pack as well as a scrap of coffee swirled paper for the card base that matched the chocolate in the cake.

Bee Yourself

When I saw the Simon Says Recycle Challenge, I knew exactly what I would use since I had just torn the sides off of the packaging for my new Farmhouse Fresh Honey Chai Steeped Milk Lotion, and the pieces were sitting on my desk.  I thought it would pair perfectly with my unopened package of Echo Park Bee Happy papers.

 

 

I put it all together using this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

 

 

Since recycling was the focus, I left the vertical side element a bit wider.

 

Snowflakes & Coffee

The first Caffeinated Christmas Challenge of 2024 is to combine Snowflakes & Coffee.

 

 

I took the inspiration for my card from the adorable Winter Wishes cookies at the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge.

 

 

I used the colors from the current Color Hues Challenge and stamped my Echo Park But First Coffee To Go Cup in Navy ink.  Just like the cookie, I decorated my coffee cup with a single snowflake brad and a tiny light blue gem in the center.

 

I used a layout from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Challenge (BYSHC) and a Tim Holtz label sentiment.

 

I'm also joining Paper Minutes where the challenge is Something New (the Echo Park stamps were in my Never Before Used Schtuff stash, so I'm also linking-up at NBUS).

 

More Candles

Tonight I needed to re-stock my masculine birthday card stash, so I relied on a sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday and Echo Park Happy Birthday Boy papers.

 

 

Monster Mash

It's too late to mail a Halloween card, but I thought I would make one more before I put my Halloween supplies away for the year.

I used fun Echo Park Monster Mash papers.

 

 

The layout is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Monday Spooky! Challenge.

 

 

And all of my fun framed monsters were inspired by the Boo Challenge.