Cutting Cafe Inspiration-Christmas In July Part 1

O M G!!  Such fun stuff for you today over at the Cutting Cafe!  But first, it's time to announce the winner of the Bendi File that I used for my last Cutting Café post!  I used Random.org to choose the winner and it was:

Rochelle Dalton!

Yay Rochelle!  So happy she left her email in her comment.  I'll email you, Rochelle!  And thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and left me some love!

  Now, for today's project we are using some of the many shaped critter cards that Regina carries and dressing them up for Christmas!  I chose one of the Bunny Shaped Cards and I knew I wanted to use this cutie pie with his giant bunny feet and big floppy ears!  I also used the Christmas Photo Booth Props file to create my Christmas Presents and Santa Hat and Beard.

LOL!  So cute!  The hardest part for me was his face because once I added the hat and beard he didn't look much like a bunny in the face.  So I punched out a couple circles from the gray paper with an old school circle punch and added them to his face as his muzzle and then drew in some dots and whiskers.  Lastly a cute pink nose from Nuvo Drops.

When I added the hat and beard, I decided to texture the white parts using Nuvo Drops.  I added dots leaving space in between and let them dry while I worked on other parts of the card.  Then in the open spaces I added more drops... I did this about 4 times... my last layer on the mustache I made a little more filled in... I love the way the whole thing turned out!

The presents I cut with the photo booth props and had planned to cut out bows too, but I had made them so much smaller than the actual pattern I thought it would be good to use some bow dies for the bows.  and the two smallest packages are stickers from the paper pack I used.  I also used some Christmas foliage dies to decorate his hat and his "neck".  And for his Santa Pajamas, I added a glitter tape stripe and some buttons made from black Nuvo drops.

So much fun!  Now be sure to check out what other critters are all dressed up for Christmas!  Start at the Cutting Cafe Blog and comment there for a chance to win three files of your choice from the shop!

Thanks for stopping!

Cas-ual Fridays Challenge #203 Inspiration - Heat Embossing!

It's time for a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays!  I'm excited and honored to be joining the challenge for the first time as a DT member of the Friday Challenge Squad!  Love Michele and her products!

This time around we're challenging you to use Heat Embossing in your challenge project!  Here's what I've got for you today:

One of my first Cas-ual Fridays sets was the Peace Love and Coffee stamp set!  If you've followed me for any amount of time, you know I loves me some Coffee stamp and die sets and if you do too, this is the place to be!  Although looky here!  I used it on a non-coffee card!   I started by ink distressing my background using a mix of Distress Oxides and plain old Distress Inks in kind of a rainbow pattern.

After I was all ink blended, I stamped the different sized hearts and peace signs from the Peace Love and Coffee set using Versamark and heat embossed them.  First the large using some Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Powder.  It's a bit messy... and has glitter and because I didn't stamp all my images first I ended up with glitter all over my embossing pad and my stamps...lol!  It's ok though... it's not the first time and it won't be the last!  I stamped the smaller images and embossed them with some Gilded Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe.  Then lastly for good measure, I used a paint brush to splatter some Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine over the top.  It's just how I am! 

I cut this banner from black cardstock and then dragged the edges in some Versamark and used that yummy Shabby White embossing powder again and heated it... I added it first without the embossed bits, but it felt like it was missing something and I love how the edges make it seem like it belongs!  Then I used the adorable Love Ya Fri-Die cut from white glitter paper as my sentiment.  I tossed around a few sequins in clear and gold to finish it off!

I can't wait to see all of the different ways everyone uses Heat Embossing on their projects for this challenge!  Be sure to check out all of the inspiration projects and then get your Heat Gun going and join us!  You can check out all of the DT inspiration and join us on the Fridays Challenge Blog here!

Hope I've inspired you!  What are you playing for?  10 winning entries will be highlighted on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog the Thursday before a new challenge goes live!  We call it the Happy Hour!  In addition a $25 gift certificate goes to the overall winner.  AND if the chosen winner uses CAS-ual Fridays stamps and/or dies as the main focus for the card, the gift certificate increases to $50!

So what are you waiting for!  Nothing to lose and $50 of awesome stuff to gain!  Hope to see you over there!

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge July 2018 - Embossing

Welcome to the July 2018 Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!  So sorry for our tardiness, but it's summer and we are on vacations!  This month the challenge is to use embossing on your project!  Any and all types of embossing are welcome.  Just use one or more embossing techniques and let us know what you did.  Details are on the Three Amigos Blog here!

I have a nephew that is graduating high school this year and I created a card for him.  I used a wood plank embossing folder from Close To My Heart on the black layer.

Then I added some die cut starts using some dies from my stash and LOVE this Congrats word die from My Favorite Things... such a fantastic font!  I cut it once from glitter paper and twice from cardstock and layered it.  I just love the look the extra layers give!

Here's the inside!  I rarely decorate the inside of my cards ... mostly I'm making them for future use and am not sure what sentiment I'll use or even if I'll be the one using it.  But I knew with this one.  I heat embossed the corners using an old CTMH set.. old old... in silver and then I added some dots using an Emboss It marker and sprinkled on some more embossing powder and heated it.  The sentiment is from the same set and it's one I'll hang onto for a long time.  Then I forgot I was going to photo the inside, so as you can see I've already signed it..lol!  But when I remembered, I stopped, photographed it, and added some more words... those are just for him!  (and full disclosure, I added the names of the whole family including the dogs...lol)

Can't wait to see what you create and what new techniques we pick up from you!  Head on over to Donna and Susan's places and then to the Three Amigos blog for all of the details and to find out who won from the June challenge.  We sure hope you play along with us!

Thanks for stopping and see you again soon!

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - Love Our Sponsors Challenge!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today and I'm hosting a little challenge this time around... hope you'll hop over there and check it out!  Of course I made a little something to inspire you!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #449

Was so excited that I finally got this beautiful Ocean Bliss stamp set from HoneyBee Stamps that I couldn't wait to color her up and get her on a card!  I love the Inspiration Photo for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge and it was perfect!

Edited to add: This one was a Sweet Select over at Cupcake Inspirations!

I've also used my awesome new Perfectly Plaid Cover Up die from Lil' Inkers for my background; the Island dies from CDD, and the cool Wave Border die from WPlus9.

This challenge has a cool prize of a $25 gift certificate from Birch Press!  So check it out and play along!  You have a couple more days as of today.

Quick post because I'm on vacation!  Thanks for visiting me!  And be sure to check out my other post for today here for some exciting news!

Super Fun News!

Super excited to announce that I am lucky to be joining the Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Challenge Squad for the Friday Challenge!   I discovered Cas-ual Fridays products during one of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hops!  I love these stamps and dies, and have used some of my favorite sets and created a card (while on vacation) to celebrate!  Starting with the challenge that begins this coming Friday, July 6th, I'll be providing inspiration up on the Fridays Challenge Blog along with the rest of the awesome design team!  I am so looking forward to working with Michele and the rest of this oh so talented team!

Well, of course I used my favorite cup dies... the Coffee Cup Fri Die and the Peace, Love and Coffee stamp set along with one of my new favorite sets, the Garden Fri Dies!  My card colors were inspired by the current Calling All Sistahs Challenge over at Cas-ual Fridays!

Here's that Inspiration Photo (beautiful right??):

You have about a week left to play along with this one.  So, put your thinking cap on for this Calling All Sistahs challenge and then come back here this Friday to checkout the new Friday Challenge and see what we've created to inspire you!

Thanks for stopping!  See you again soon!

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series - July 2018

Welcome to the July 2018 Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series!  I went with a quick and easy spread this time around because... I'm on vacation!

I used a couple PML type cards that were in my paper pack that I've been using for my planner.  Then I used the Be Happy Sweet Cuts dies to cut some small and larger stars out of one of the design papers.  

You may notice lots of coffee cups on my layout... well, I'm gonna be in the Buffalo, NY area so of course I'll have Tim Hortons every day... I will also indulge in the best pizza in the world at various locations in the area... Debbie... I need a pizza stamp...lol!

I added the stars to my paper and then used some Nuvo drops in red, white and blue to make it more of a spray... kind of like a starry night with fireworks... you know... the end part where they just keep going and going!  I also used the I Love Summer stamp set.

Now be sure to check out what everyone else is up to this month!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Lilian Forsyth 
Lisa Bzibziak (You Are Here!)

Maria Patrick

Be Happy Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

I Love Summer - Paper Sweeties

Planner Series - Shapes

Planner Series: Coffee Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

Planner Series - Get Your Craft On Paper Sweeties