I am officially declaring Thursday's on my blog as "That's Krafty Thursday". Ok, so each Thursday I will post a card using Kraft paper in one way or another. Whaddaya think? Ya'll know I LOVEEEE Kraft paper so this shouldn't be too difficult a challenge for me.


So here's my first card for That's Krafty Thursday! Aint' he cute? He's tryin' to hide from your oven!! {he-he} My hubby and I took a motorcycle trip this past weekend and as we passed a strip mall, I saw this design with these little squares on their roof and I thought, hey, I really like those squares turned on their sides!!! So I decided to incorporate that onto my card. I used a square Cuttlebug die that has this stamp edge along with this great DP from Cosmo Cricket and I adhered buttons tied with twine where the squares overlapped. I stamped Tucker the Turkey from Whipper Snapper onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. I used the same DP to mat him with and used my Fiskars Stamp Paper Edgers to cut him out with. I thought he needed a little somethin' else so I did some faux stitchin' with a brown pen around the edges and around the edges of the card base too. I printed my sentiment onto a piece of scrap SU Very Vanilla and used my Martha Stewart tag punch to punch it out. Then to finish, I used this great new striped ribbon from Stampin Up and added my tag below. Now THAT'S KRAFTY, huh?

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Very Vanilla; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Copics; Buttons; Twine; Cuttlebug stamp die; Martha Stewart Tag Punch; Ribbon - SU

Yay, I remembered to count my Christmas cards!! This makes 20 towards my goal of 50! Oh my, that seems like forever away! Ok Jeanie, think positive!! That's almost half way there!!! Ok, that sounds much better...



This is another card I made with the "Spirit of Christmas" set by Anna Wight, from Whipper Snapper Designs. You've seen me stamp Santa on Very Vanilla, Canvas and here he is on my absolute FAV CS, Kraft!!! This is a fairly easy card, beginning with stamping the image onto the SU Kraft CS and then sponging a little ink around the edges. I colored the image with my Lyra pencils and adhered it with a few dimensionals to the card base of SU Soft Suede. I framed the image by adding these cute little filigree corners cut with a die from the Cuttlebug Vintage Corners set. I stamped the sentiment (included with the Spirit of Christmas set) on the bottom of the card base and finished with some twine and a button! That's it for me today. Be sure to leave a comment below, I'd love to hear what you think of him. Have a great day!



Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Spirit of Christmas from Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Soft Suede; Cuttlebug Die - Vintage Corners; Lyra Pencils; Button; Twine

Ok, I just can't get enough of this Harvest Blessings stamp set! This is the card I had in mind when I posted Saturday's card using this set. It turned out exactly like what I'd hoped it would. Yay! I love when a plan comes together! The images in this set are so SUPER cute! Oh, how I do want the cooler weather to hurry up and get here. I know, I know, I'm a Florida girl - I'm supposed to like the heat, right? NOT!! Ok, enough of my complaining and on to the card...

I've had this Kraft polka dot paper for some time now and I was wanting to create a simple theme, so this paper fit right in. I stamped the images onto some SU Kraft cardstock and colored them with my Copics. The card base is SU Kraft as well. Can't get enough of that Kraft! I just LOVE the stuff! The images are matted with the SU Soft Suede that was die cut with a Cuttlebug die I picked up at Michael's. Isn't it pretty? I love those loopy edges. Adds bit of a FANCY touch, don't ya think? I used some dimensionals to pop the images off the card and finished up with some new In Color SU polka dot ribbon. And that finishes up my card for today! I hope you all have a great day and be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper; Copics; CS - Stampin Up Kraft & Soft Suede; Ribbon - Stampin Up; Cuttlebug Die

It's Friday!! Hoot-hoot!! Don't ya loooovve Fridays??? I do, I do, I do!!


Here is my card for the Bellarific Friday Sketch. This sketch is by Paula and I think my design turned out FABULOUS! Don't you?



You gotta love Stella. She's my favorite image from StampingBella. I have just about ALL the Stella's. She's such a cutie! Ok, so I stamped my "Spoooky Stella" onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my Copics. I used some chalk ink to sponge around the edges of her and cut her out with my square Nestie. The card base is SU Basic Black and the DP is from Flair Designs. I embossed the cardstock on the bottom half with my Cuttlebug embossing folder "spiderweb" and then used some light gray chalk ink to go over the raised embossed web so it would stand out more. You can click on the image and see the detail of the embossing folder. I also used my Martha Stewart border punch (fence) on the top edge of the same piece and then tied some Jillibean Soup ribbon around the middle. And to add a little bling to Stella, I added some Glamour Dust to her wand and crown. Can't have her going out without some SPAH'KLE, now can we?? The phrases are actually rub ons from Making Memories. On our way to CHA last week, my friends asked me about CB embossing folders and rub ons. I thought to myself, I haven't used either in I don't know how long. So, Linda and Cathy, this is for YOU! Nothing like dragging out some of those OLDIES but GOODIES, huh? Ok, leave me a comment below and let me know what you think of my first Halloween card and I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp-StampingBella; DP-Flair Designs; CS-SU Very Vanilla & Basic Black; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Spider Web"; ColorBox Chalk Ink; Ribbon-Jillibean Soup; Punch-Martha Stewart Border "Fence"; Copics

Good Monday morning! I hope you all had a terrific weekend. I thought I'd try another sketch challenge this week. Here is the sketch by Taylor VanBruggen, from Taylored Expressions.

I purchased this cute little stamp set on my last trip to Michael's. They're from Recollections. I'd never seen them before but there were quite a few sets to choose from. Needless to say, I bought several sets on that trip, shocking huh? I started my card with SU Chocolate Chip for my base and stitched on some patterned paper from DCWV Pet's Stack. I stamped my CRAZY COOL cat onto some PaperTrey Ink cardstock with Momento Tuxedo Black and colored him with my Copics. I used both my circle and scalloped circle Nesties and popped them up with some dimensionals. I used my SU scalloped border punch along the bottom and tied a bow to finish it off. Ok, leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

Have a purrrrrrrfect day!

Supplies:
Stamp-Recollections; DP-DCWV Pet's Stack; CS-SU Chocolate Chip; Punch-SU Scalloped Border; Ribbon-American Crafts; Embossing Folder-Cuttlebug ; Nestabilities; Copics

Hi and Happy Wednesday!! I saw this little Sugar Nellie stamp used so many times and I thought it was cute BUT when I saw Lori Craig use it on this card, Just for Fun, I HAD to have it so I could make this card too! I told you she was talented. (The design work is all Lori's and she has approved for me to post my version. She even told me my card was "darling". How cool is that?) I colored the image with my Lyra pencils and used dimensionals to pop up the birds, the awning and the little girl. I substituted the wooden flower with a felt flower and added a little SU button on top. It's finished off with some pink ribbon and well, I just LOVE IT!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Stamps by Judith; DP-Basic Grey Marrakech; Brads-Making Memories; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; CS-Stamping Up; Lyra Colored Pencils