JENerally Speaking: Birthday

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Good to the Last Drop

CAS on Friday has a Coffee challenge going on so I'm jumping in with these cute MFT cups and a throwback sentiment from Skipping Stones Designs. Does Maxwell House still use this tag line? It sends me right back to memories of commercials from the 80s! Remember those Tasters Choice ones with the flirty neighbors? Did they ever get together?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Cups from Coffee Date) My Favourite ThingsSentiment from Funny Coffee Vol 1) Skipping Stones Designs

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Tiara, Lime Rickey, Aquatini) Catherine Pooler

Other: (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Birthday Leaves

I've got a card for 3 challenges today. I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, the theme from Just Us Girls (Leaves) and the third column (Die cut, Leaves, Embellishments) from the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players. I had forgotten even ordering these leaf dies from MFT (and I confess that happens way more than it should!) so was thrilled to find them in my stash and put them to use. I cut the leaves from some Basic Grey paper and layered them three times for dimension. I embossed the Simon Says sentiment on an MFT stitched arch and added twine and Crystal Drops for a bit of embellishment. I was feeling very rusty today so it took far longer than it should have to come up with this but I'm happy with how it ended up.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: (Oliver 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps: (Sentiment from Furry Cat & Box) Simon Says Stamp

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies: (In-Focus Florals, Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Twine: Darice

Other: (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Saturday, October 30, 2021

R is for Rude

After being crowned Queen of Snark last week at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers I was invited to be a guest designer for their new challenge - R is for Rude! If you've never played along with (or heard of) the Sisterhood you MUST check them out. You are always guaranteed a giggle with their collection of cheeky and sassy cards.

I made a few different cards for this challenge but this was the favourite in the end. I pulled out these Skipping Stones Designs granny panties, paper-pieced them and paired them with a Technique Tuesday sentiment - they were made for each other!

Head over to the Sisterhood to admire the DT cards and join in the fun!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: (Let's Polka, Mon Amie 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps: (Pantie from Funderwear) Skipping Stones Designs, (Sentiment from Sassy Birthday) Technique Tuesday

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die: (Stitched Circles) Heffy Doodle

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Rainbow Greetings

Just popping in with a card for the CAS birthday challenge at the Paper Players. I ended up making 6 cards to make use of all the rainbow stripes that were cut. The sentiment dies are from Simon Says Stamp and Paper Smooches. I used 3 layers of cardstock for them and then covered them with Glossy Accents.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Pattered Paper: (Dots & Stripes Sorbet, Dots & Stripes Fresh 6x6) My Favourite Things

Dies: (Rainbow) Essentials by Ellen, (Happy birthday, thank you) Simon Says Stamp, (Hello) Paper Smooches

Other: (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble, Ripened Pumpkin, English Mustard, Bottle Green, Caribbean Ocean, Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Monday, October 11, 2021

Happy Birthday To Ewe

Today's card is for the Birthday challenge at AAA Cards. This is their 200th challenge so they're having a big celebration! I couldn't resist a punny sentiment and going back to this stacked sentiment layout that I love. I coloured the MFT sheep with Copic and I added some Honey Bee stars for a little extra colour.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Sheep & sentiment from Ewe Are The Best) My Favourite Things, (Stars from Celebration Box) Honey Bee Designs

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Tiara) Catherine Pooler, (Limestone) Altenew

Die: (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers: (R29, Y15, C1, C3, C7) Copic

Sunday, October 10, 2021

You Never Age

It's been a long time since I played along with The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers but I couldn't resist their birthday challenge. I adore this grumpy cat and this MFT snarky sentiment suits him perfectly. I paper-pieced a Tim Holtz birthday hat for him which seems to have made him even more grumpy! :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Cat) Katzelkraft, (Hat) Tim Holtz, (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2) My Favourite Things

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Oval) My Favourite Things

Other: Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & Caribbean Ocean Crystal Drops) Tonic

Monday, October 4, 2021

Birthday Flowers

I'm popping in today with a card for the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. I used some older Mama Elephant and Avery Elle stamps for the flowers and sentiment. The paper is from a Teresa Collins collection that I won via a Moxie Fab challenge back in the day. Remember those challenges? I really do miss PaperCrafts and Moxie Fab!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: (Fabrications 12x12) Teresa Collins

Stamps: (Flowers from Freestyle Florals) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Cake and Candles) Avery Elle

Inks: (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers: Copic

Gems: Doodlebug

Friday, October 1, 2021

Snappy Birthday

Hello there!

I've got a card today for the Die Cuts and/or Stencils challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. I've been having lots of fun creating my own sentiments with these Essentials by Ellen alpha dies. This time I paired those letters with a Simon Says "birthday" die and some alligators from My Favourite Things. I ended up making two designs but still can't decide which is my favourite. What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Lucky Limeade, Mossy Meadow, Cucumber Crush, Emerald Envy, Call Me Clover, Lemon Lime Twist) Stampin' Up

Dies: (Alligator) My Favourite Things, (Alpha letters) Essentials by Ellen, (Birthday) Simon Says Stamp

Other: (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Friday, September 10, 2021

Eat All The Cake

I've got a card today for the Addicted to Stamps and More Birthday challenge. I've been having a lot of fun lately playing with the Classic Block Alpha dies from Essentials by Ellen. I'm loving the look of the large, bold sentiment with just one image. I also totally agree with this sentiment and may have resembled that cat a time or two in my life...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured white) Bazzill, (Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Cat from Party Pets) Your Next Stamp

Ink: (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Classic Block Alpha) Essentials by Ellen

Markers: (R02, R11, Y17, E35, E37, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Up and Away

I've got a card today for the CAS on Friday Balloons challenge. These Mama Elephant critters are old favourites and since I had them out I made two cards. I also broke out some ancient PTI cloud dies and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured white) Bazzill, (Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Bunny, fox and balloons from Up and Away) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Furry Cat & Box) Simon Says Stamp

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Markers: Copic

Dies: (Clouds) Papertrey Ink

Other: (Nuvo Clear Crystal Drops) Tonic

Monday, September 6, 2021

Pastel Birthday

Today's card is for the Seize the Birthday Use Pastel Colours Only challenge and the Just Us Girls 6 of anything challenge. These colours look a lot darker on the screen than they do in real life so hopefully they'll qualify. I haven't used this Neat & Tangled die since 2015. How nuts is that? Clearly there's way too much stuff in my craft room if it's taking that long to get back around to things again... Anyway since I had it out I ended up making two cards. Not sure which one I like best... The second one appeals more to my CAS soul as there's a bit less going on but then all the colors mixed up together in the first one are kind of fun. What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pretty In Pink, Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Dies: (Birthday Tags) Neat & Tangled, (Bows) Avery Elle

Gems: Recollections

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Dotty Hippo

Today's card is for the Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It challenge. I broke out my Concord & 9th Painted Dots Turnabout stamps for the first time. I bought a couple of them and I like them but they're definitely more suited to square cards aren't they? I tried to figure out how to use it on my Misti with a rectangular card and failed spectacularly so then I just used a 5.5 x 5.5 piece of cardstock and trimmed it for the front of the card.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Hippo & balloons from Happy Hippos, Sentiment from Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things, (Painted Dots Turnabout) Concord & 9th

Inks: (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Bellini, Mint To Be) Catherine Pooler, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers: (R02, G00, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Dies: (Flag) My Favourite Things

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Bright Birthday Flower

Life has been busy and it's been over a month since I last posted so I'm glad to finally have a bit of crafty time. Today I'm playing along with the Paper Players and Time Out. The Paper Players gave us a Tic Tac Toe challenge and I used the first column for my card - feminine, birthday, florals. Time Out wants us to use a coloured card base. I've actually been trying to use more coloured card bases in a bid to tackle my cardstock stash (ha ha!) so I appreciate the encouragement here. I haven't used these Essentials by Ellen flower dies in ages but they are perfect for some bright and cheery birthday florals.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding, Wild Wasabi, Coastal Cabana) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Birthday 3) My Favourite Things

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Wild Garden flowers) essentials by Ellen

Other: (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Sunday, August 8, 2021

I Ate Him

I've got a card today for the Inky Paws Use Stripes challenge and the Stripes challenge at Seize the Birthday. I'm always a little torn about this image and sentiment (poor birdie!) but Newton's so cute it's hard to resist him - so much so that I made two cards!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: (Dots & Stripes Sorbet 6x6, Dots & Stripes Fresh 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps: (All from Newton's Birthday Flutter) Newton's Nook

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Markers: (R11, Y15, BG09, C1, C3) Copic) Copic

Other: (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Flower Background

I'm popping in today with a card for the colour challenge at Just Add Ink. I used a Newton's Nook flower die to create the background with the flower in the upper left corner popped up for some extra dimension. I layered the Paper Smooches sentiment 3 times and then covered it with Glossy Accents for some shine.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Dies: (Hibiscus) Newton's Nook, (Happy birthday) Paper Smooches

Other: (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Polka Dot Flip Flops

I'm playing along today with the Inspired By... challenge and Just Us Girls (script). I have a lot of flip flops but none as fun as these polka dotted beauties. (Perhaps it's time to change that...) The challenge photo inspired me to dig out this Lifestyle Crafts die that I've had forever but have very rarely used. (Shocker, I know). These fun scripty Avery Elle sentiments haven't seen the light of day in awhile either so thanks to JUGS for nudging me along to dust them off.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: (Its Bitsy Polka Dots 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps: (Sentiment from Cake & Candles) Avery Elle

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Flip Flops) Lifestyle Crafts

Other: (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

CASology #393

Welcome to Week 393 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This week's cue word actually made me think of parking a car so I reached for this Taylored Expressions race car and sentiment. I often pair them with some washi tape but this time I used a Hero Arts stencil to create the "road" for the car.

I'm also going to play along with the Colours Hues challenge - Red and Blue.

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you. Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!