Ingenious Inkling

Cardstock Christmas

This week at Jingle Belles it's a Cardstock Christmas where we're asking you to create your holiday card using nothing but cardstock (step away from the designer papers).  You can spray it, die cut it, emboss it, color it ... but just make sure it's all cardstock.

I intended to join the PoppyStamps Die Cut Challenge, but realized too late I added as stamped sentiment to my card, so I'll try again later in the month.  I do, however, love these PoppyStamps Die Cuts.

I die cut the PoppyStamps Whittle Friendly Snowman from White textured cardstock using a piece of white cardstock colored with watercolor markers for the scarf & black cardstock hat band.

 

 

I used a layout from the BYSH (Build Your Stash Holiday) Cardmakers and instead of a cardstock strip, I used the PoppyStamps Frozen Flakes Die Cut down the left side.  

 

I finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Dashing with Reindeer and some pink bling in the snowflake centers.

 

 

I'm also joining the Christmas Kickstart Challenge, which is to feature a scarf on your card (get it ... wrapped up for Christmas).

All My Love

The February Poppystamps Challenge is Me & You ... the perfect opportunity  to create another valentine.

 

 

I started by die cutting the Poppystamps Heart Confetti Collage from some lovely salmony pink glitter paper.  I backed it with a soft pink marker colored paper.

 

 

Next I used the Sketch from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday and used some handmade chalk paper for the background (you can see how I made it here).

 

 

I die cut the hearts collage a second time and added hearts inside the hearts finishing with a Doodlebug Sprinkle Heart.  I replaced the heart in the sketch with a sentiment from Memory Box Big and Little Valentines stamped on the other scrap of the marker colored paper.  

I'm also joining the Somebody to Love Challenge at little red wagon.

Woodblock Cool Yule

It's Woodblock Wednesday (woohoo).

 

 

I combined three different Woodblock Stamps for today's card - Kelly's Coffee & Donuts from Hero Arts, Memory Box Have a Cool Yule and JudiKins Retro Snowmen.

 

 

I went clean & simple with a pop of glitter using this week's Freshly Made Sketch.  I added a Doodlebug Shape Sprinkles Mini Heart for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge Coffee & Hearts.

 

 

 

Love this cool little dude.

 

 

Glitter Little Thing Called Love

The current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge is G is for Glitter.

 

 

The only glitter I really like to create with is glitter paper where none of the glitter rubs off ... otherwise I invariably find glitter on my skin & all over my studio for days.

Today in the mail I got new Love You Gallery Script layering die cuts from Memory Box, so I decided to try them out on some glitter paper to see if I could create a Snarky Valentine.

I layered white cardstock on top of the red glitter and then attached the die cuts to a blue Gel Print from my stash.  I added a few Eyelet Outlet Enamel Hearts and a perfect snarky sentiment sticker.

 

 

I finished with a mat of more red glitter paper on a white cardstock base.

 

 

I'm also joining the Global Design Project Love Challenge and Crafting Happiness Love Challenge.

Ravishing Red Hugs

The January Challenge at Memory Box is Ravishing Reds.

 

And If You Give a Crafter a Cookie is all about Red too.

 

 

I started with a Red Alcohol Ink Background.  Next I die cut the Memory Box Hugs Loving Heart from Red & White cardstock and layered it with a red shadow.

 

 

I framed the panel in more red before using form tape to attach it to the white card base.

Now to get those hugs in the mail.

Big Birthday Cake

Today I'm sharing a birthday card for a very special friend.

We have a local store called the Create/Exchange where you can bring in your art supplies for store credit to buy other's art supplies.  You never know what you might find.  I found a couple of intricately cut pieces of paper that I thought would look lovely on top of my Gel Prints, and it turns out my intuition was right.  I really love the contrast with this blue and sea green panel.

There was a heart in the center of the panel, but since I wanted a birthday cake, I covered it with a couple of die cut ovals to hold my big birthday cake.

 

I used chocolate and yellow cardstock to die cut the Savvy Layered Cake.  I think it was supposed to be a two layer cake, but I decided to trim down and stack several and turn it into a cake fitting for a big birthday party (then there might be enough to have some cake for breakfast the following day).

I hand-cut the candles on top of the cake and finished with a tiny wood block sentiment from Memory Box.

#loveyou

The December Challenge at Memory Box is all about Bows!

 

There's only one problem ... I don't have any bow stamps or dies in my Memory Box Collection, so I had to pull out some twine for my tiny bow accent.

 

 

I decided to use the colors from this week's Global Design Project (the time said I had time to link-up, but it was already closed) and found a candy heart embossed panel in my scraps that worked perfectly.  I used a Gel Press Print & Cardstock for the Bermuda Bay and added Memory Box Heart Connection & Memory Box Little Sketch Heart in Blushing Bride.  The Sentiments are from Memory Box Big and Little Valentines.

The Sketch is from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday.

 

Frosty the Snowman

Day 10 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is - Frosty the Snowman with Amy Tsuruta.

 

 

I started with the Poppystamps Whittle Friendly Snowman and dressed him with a black glitter top had and plaid scarf using Memory Box Dashing Holiday designer paper.  I added some Doodlebug Eye See You Shape Sprinkles.

 

 

I used a vintage A Muse sentiment stamp to finish the design.

I'm also linking-up at the Poppystamps Gift it! Challenge with my cute little gift tag.

I used the pretty plaid Memory Box Paper to turn this tag into a card that I'm linking-up at The Holly and Ivy Anything Christmas Challenge.  

 

Baby It's Cold Outside

Day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is Baby It's Cold Outside with Julie Ebersole.

 

 

I started with the adorable Snowman Snow Globe by CZ Design.   I added a tiny Hero Arts Coffee Cup from Kelly's Coffee & Donuts to keep him warm & for him to join the Snowman + Coffee Challenge at Caffeinated Christmas.

 

 

I positioned him on Essentials by Ellen Tag Trio Die Cut Tag from Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow designer paper.  I finished with a vintage Memory Box Wood Block sentiment.

 

 

Since Caffeinated Christmas needs to be a card, I mounted my tag on another piece of paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow papers.

 

Butterfly Swell

When I saw Jeanne Jachna's card for the Fusion Card Challenge, I had to break out my Memory Box Butterfly Swell Die Cut.

 

 

While I loved her stripes, I decided to break out a Gel Press Print from my stash (which reminds me I really need to use more bubble wrap and Color Burst Powders in my prints) for the butterflies backed by Ivory Cardstock and framed with Navy Cardstock using the Fusion Card Sketch as well.

 

 

I added some Memory Box Clear Fairy Drops to the center of the butterflies and finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Wild Rose Stamp Set (that I only had to stamp about 23 times to get both sentiments relatively straight) ... persistence my friends, persistence (I'm still not sure they're exactly straight, but that's how you know it's handmade right).

 

 

Seize the Birthday is also all about Butterflies or Hummingbirds.