Catching Up on The Catch Up Club!

"I'm late, I'm late...for a very important date!"  As the song goes from the original Alice in Wonderland soundtrack.  I had that LP back in about 1963, perhaps earlier...

At any rate, I refuse to catch up on Catch UP Club day, so I'm posting late for the Feb. 28th Catch Up Club!

This card features the "Let's Stamp Together" subscription kit from March, 2022.  Yes...a full year ago!

These subscriptions are the brain child of Scrapbook and Cards Today.  Every other month a complete set of exclusive stamps, dies and stencil are sent to us. We receive a link to an online tutorial with the company and join in live for the tutorial. Loads of fun!

This set is called "Hello Cupcake" and was created by Becky Moore from Photoplay Paper.    This is one of the cards that she demonstrated.

I did vary her color scheme a bit because I have a noticeable lack of pink card stock.  The main card is white, and Tempting Turquoise and some random scrap of pink card stocks are used.

The stencil included the confetti. Also deviating from the class design, I decided to apply Lush Pink Gilding Polish by Creative Expressions. When dried, the bits of confetti are raised, giving some texture to the card and band.

I also sprayed Glimmer Mist by A Muse Studios on the front panels. 

The cupcake and flowers are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and the white frosting is sparkly from a clear Wink of Stella pen.

Here's a look at the inside.

And here's a look at the complete stamp set.  I can tell that I'll be using this set often.  It's very versatile!




Thanks for stopping by!  Since I already have March's Catch Up Club cards finished, I think I'd better create the blog post and get it scheduled. That way I can be on time  😏

Hot Mess = Success! (March)

Today is posting day for our Hot Mess = Success cards! This is the brain child of our dear Kelly. The idea is to create a card while getting messy. Any sort of mess will do, just as long as it stretches us creatively.

A while ago I purchased several colors of Metallic Gilding Polish by Creative Expressions. I decided to work with the Gold Treasure Gilding Polish and the Flip Flop Chevron Stencil by Simon Hurley.

I decided to use Concord Crush card stock by Stampin' Up. 

One panel the polish was applied with the dauber sponge by Scrapbook.com.  For the other panel I tried  the spatula tool by Nuvo.  You can definitely see the difference in the results.

I liked the results from the dauber better and made this card using that panel.

The panel is mounted onto gold foil card stock, and then layered onto Concord Crush card stock. 

The sentiment is by "Two Lips Stamps", a division of Polkadots,  Die cut and layered onto the gold foil card stock.  Gold gems from my stash finish off the card.

I would like to try again with the Gilding Polish and using the Nuvo spatula. I think perhaps a stencil that doesn't require lifting and flipping over to complete the pattern may give me a better result.  Maybe I'll give it a try for next month's Hot Mess Challenge.

Hop on over to these blogs to admire the Hot Mess Successes created by my friends:

Jeanette

Barb

Terry

Carol

Thanks for stopping by!

On the 22nd of each month a group of friends have a challenge called Double Duty. We have a predetermined stamp company assigned to each month. We are to make two different cards, using the same stamp (or stamp set) from the designated company. 

As another way to double up, at least one item has to be used on both cards. It could be card stock, an embellishment, embossing folder, a stencil, etc.

This month we agreed to use a sentiment only, no other stamped images for the cards.  Here's what I came up with:

I picked the large Thank You stamp in the "So Very Much" set by Stampin' Up.  

 This one is white embossed, then spritzed with Stardust Finishing Spray by A Muse Studios (love that stuff!)

The background panel is dry embossed and also spritzed with the Stardust Finishing Spray.  Unfortunately I don't know the name of the EF, but it is by Stampin' Up.

The second card is pink embossed and also sprayed with the Stardust Finishing Spray.

Both cards use Tempting Turquoise and black card stock.  They each have a panel of DP from S.E.I.'s "Vanilla Sunshine" paper pack.  Also repeated on each card are three gems by The Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Be sure to visit the blogs of the other Double Duty members:

Barb

Jeanette

Carol

What's Your Birthstone?

Today is the 15th and that means it's time to post our Creative Crew Cards!  This month it was my turn to host the challenge and the theme is "What's your Birthstone?"

Here's my card:

I colored the image using Yasutomo watercolors. They have a nice glimmer and sheen to them.

The background purple was created using Purple Paradise Metallic Gilding Polish. 

Here's a close up showing the shimmer of the watercolor paints.  

My birthstone is Amethyst. There's a wide variety of colorations for this gemstone.

Pictured here is an Amethyst ring, a tumbled Amethyst heart and a natural segment of Amethyst.

The small crystal is a Vera Cruz Amethyst which is only faintly lavender in a small portion.

Kit contents:

Hop on over to admire the rest of the cards from The Creative Crew:

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Carol - Lost in My Craft Room

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

Tracie - Crafty Creations by Tracie

January Catch Up Club

A few friends and I regularly register for some really great virtual card making events.  It's so fun to be texting during the classes, sharing photos, helpful hints, etc.

However, real life does interrupt each of us from time to time and we miss classes.  Or, often one of us will find a particular card challenging or we may be tired so we opt to create it later.  Time goes by...and by...before you know it months have passed. 

We decided that 2023 would be the catch up year. On the last day of the month we would post something from an unfinished kit, challenge or class and feel better about catching up!

My first card features some products from Pinkfresh Studio:

• Ornate Circle Die
• Geo Arch Hot Foil Plate
• Foiled Sentiments III Die Cut Sentiments

I varied from the actual class design and die cut the Dove using the "Serene Garden"  by Stampin' Up. The Dove is heat embossed with a white sparkle powder from my stash.

The Geo Arch embossed panel is on a white glimmer stock by A Muse Studios.  The dragonfly is a punch that I've had forever.

I made a set of these for a swap on Split Coast Stampers.

My second card is a slim line card and features all Pinkfresh products:

• Geo Arch Hot Foil Plate for background panel
• Essentials Mini Slim Frames Dies
• Foiled Sentiments III Die Cut Sentiments
• Peony Fantasy stamp and die sets
• Peony Fantasy Layering Stencils

The peonies are gold embossed and then colored with blending brushes and inks. Then the are all die cut and layered on top of the card front.

There's a lot of depth to this one but I do like how it turned out.

Both of these cards were from a past Create and Connect Virtual Card Making Event.

Now it's time for me (and you) to hop on over to the blogs of my Catch Up Club members and admire their work!

Barb's Inkin' to Retirement

It's Totally Terry

Cre8tive Play: It's Cheaper than Therapy

January's Double Duty

On the 22nd of each month a group of friends have a challenge called Double Duty. We have a predetermined stamp company assigned to each month. We are to make two different cards, using the same stamp (or stamp set) from the designated company. 

As another way to double up, at least one item has to be used on both cards. It could be card stock, an embellishment, embossing folder, a stencil, etc.

This month we are to use a Gina K Designs stamp set. For my cards I picked the "Petite Geraniums" set. Here are my two cards.

This card has a white panel stamped with the geranium image and colored with Spectrum Noir markers. 

The background was inked using Gina K's blender brushes.

The black panel is die cut with "Through the Woods Window Die" by Hero Arts.

The card is embellished with clear drops by Pinkfresh and the flower centers have Stardust Sickles applied.

The second card was inked first using blender brushes. Then the image and sentiment was stamped onto it with black ink.

The centers of the flowers have Stardust Stickles and clear drops are also used.

White and black card stock is used on both cards and the same sentiment from the stamp set is used on each card.

Lots of doubling up for this month's cards! I hope that you visit the blogs of the other Double Duty members:

Barb

Jeanette

Carol

Creative Crew January Challenge

"The Creative Crew" formerly known as The Dueling Darlings, is back once again this year. Each month on the 15th we will post a card made from a challenge kit sent to the Crew by one of our own.

To start things off right, Jeanette and Barb co-hosted the January challenge. To keep us on our toes, Barb sent the image and Jeanette sent us papers and embellishments. And each of them kept it a secret from each other!  The only thing known to them was that the theme would be SNOW.

Here's my card.

Barb sent us "Snowman and Broom-Large" from Creative Vision. Isn't he just too cute?! 

I colored him with Spectrum Noir, and painted his body using clear Wink of Stella.

Jeanette sent us a great packet of papers, ribbons, sequins and snowflake sequins. 

The little striped tag is from Paper Studio. I wrote "SNOW" on it. 

Here's a close up of the snowman to try to show how sparkly he is from the Wink of Stella.

Thanks to Barb and Jeanette for a fun first challenge!

I'm up for February's challenge and I hope that everyone enjoys what I've come up with.

Hop on over to admire the rest of the cards from The Creative Crew:

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Carol - Lost in My Craft Room

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

Tracie - Crafty Creations by Tracie

Thanks for stopping by!