I had a request to make a thank you card featuring common office supplies.
The first one features die cuts from Taylored Expressions Tools of the Trade.
The Thank You die cut is from Kristina Werner Big Type Greetings.
For the second one I used stamps from Brutus Monroe All Set for School with the same Thank You die cut.
I love how they both turned out.
Red, Red Wine is the newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.
We're asking you to create a card using RED as your primary color OR use Wine (or another beverage) on your card ... or if you're an over-achiever, use both.
Since several local schools have RED in their colors, I used Red to create a graduation card.
The Graduation Day silhouette stamp is from Impression Obsession together with Taylored Expressions The Tassel sentiments.
I like to send Mother's Day cards to lots of the special women in my life, so I continue to make some to go into the mail.
This one combines multiple challenges, but started with the AAA Card Challenge Color Challenge Palette. I went shopping for the colors in my GelliArts bin and found all four hues.
My GelliArts print that had both greens also used a stencil for the Just Us Girls Stencil Week and the CAS on Sunday Stencil Challenge.
Using the Sketch from The Paper Players, I added a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Penned Pretty.
I finished with a Spellbinders Butterfly sticker in both shades of pink. I'm also joining the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Clean & Simple Challenge. And lastly, I'm linking at the Simon Says Make It Girly Challenge.
The newest Simon Says Challenge is Blooming Blooms.
I used Taylored Expressions Blooming with Love and paired it with Hero Arts Happy Mother's Day sentiment. The background is embossed with Taylored Expressions Harlequin embossing folder. I finished with Enamel Dots from Altenew.
I'm also linking-up at the Crafter's Café Blog challenge of Anything Goes with an optional theme of Feminine. And the Creatalicious Challenge is also Anything Goes with an Option of Embossing.
I realized today that I better get started on Mother's Day cards. I decided that combining stamping and stenciling was one of the quickest way to get several cards done in a short amount of time.
I started with Taylored Expressions Best Bud Stamp & Stencil combination. For the first one I combined Lemon Meringue and Lollipop inks.
The Mother's Day sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Sweet Sentiments.
For the second one, I switched to Plum Punch and Pink Champagne inks.
My next card was made using the Taylored Expressions Full of Flowers Stamp & Layering Stencil combination using Spearmint, Lavender Glaze and Dried Fig inks.
I love trying different colors and seeing how it changes the look of the flowers.
The current Little Red Wagon Challenge is C is for Circles ... and I love circles.
So I started with one of my GelliArts prints made with a Circle Stencil and multiple layers of paint and cut it into a Circle.
I die cut more circles for my card base. Next, I added a sentiment and little bunny rabbit that I punched with a Circle from Taylored Expressions Tag Team Easter.
I took my inspiration from these fun Easter Eggs at the Inkspirational Challenge. And the Sweet Stampin' Challenge is celebrating Easter Creations.
The February #TEMakerChallenge at Taylored Expressions is a Color Challenge.
I chose Tropical Punch for my third color and used all three colors to ink-up the Taylored Expressions Good Hearted Background Stamp. Since I've never inked-up that heart stamp, I'm also linking-up at the NBUS Challenge.
Next, I die cut the cute little Taylored Expressions Quick Critter Cow from Fig Cardstock with a Tropical Punch heart on circles cut from Taylored Expressions Stitched Circle Stacklets.
I finished with a sentiment from the same Quick Critter set and some googly eye stickers ... because in my artsy world, everything is better with googly eyes.
I'm also linking-up at the A is for Anything Goes Challenge at Little Red Wagon.
The January Taylored Expressions #TEMakerChallenge is all about Splatter.
I started with the Taylored Expression Big Rainbow & Clouds inking with Taylored Expressions Confetti Cake, Key Lime, Pineapple, Peaches & Cream and Fruit Punch inks.
Next I used gold metallic watercolor to splatter blue cardstock (because of course there's gold at the end of the rainbow). When the paint splatter had dried, I used the Taylored Expressions Stitched rectangle Stacklets to die cut the background.
I positioned the rainbow & clouds and finished with a sentiment from Simple Strips Stamp - Friendship.
With all of the die cuts on my card, I'm linking-up at Just Us Girls Die Week.
Since Lauren & I started Jingle Belles in 2010, I've been recapping my five favorite Christmas cards of the year (you can find 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 here) ... I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year.
Here are my favorites for 2024 (in no particularly order).
2. This Snarky Little CAS Card for the Jingle Belles Humor Prompt still makes me giggle.
3. This card was for the Jingle Belles Die Cutting prompt. I love a card that really makes one of my gelliarts prints shine ... not to mention all of those lovely snowflakes with the white-on-white sentiment that really pop against those unexpected holiday colors.
4. I love the simplicity of this Wonky Tree design for the Old and New Prompt at Jingle Belles. I loved finding the perfect die cut to use with that gorgeous left-over water colored paper ... and how the variance of color came together in the trees feels nearly perfect to me.
5. This was my other Die Cut Prompt card at Jingle Belles. That little snowman with his cup of coffee just makes me smile ... not to mention that perfect holly embellishment for his fancy hat.
Remember, Lauren and I will be back for our 15th year of our Jingle Belles Mayhem to help you make at least one holiday card a week, so you can take back your December one holiday card at a time.
The only time I remember making Gingerbread Man Cookies was with my Grandma AtKisson when I was young. They are fun memories of cutting the dough and decorating them with frosting and different candies.
This week's Jingle Belles card for our Christmas Feast Prompt reminds me of those happy memories.
I positioned my 3-D Cookie Stickers on the inside of the Pinkfresh Studio Ornate Rectangle Frame Die Cut. The stamped sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Just Saying ... Christmas. I paired my framed cookies with two coordinating pieces of Christmas Designer paper.
And remember, one lucky participant will receive these brand new Tim Holtz Santa Claus Thinlets Die Cuts.
