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CAS Cattitude Card

Monday, March 14, 2022

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Another CAS card using my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stamp set...

CTMH Cattitude stamp set + sentiment from In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + alcohol-based markers + Foam Tape.

Challenges:

1. Addicted to CAS #215: Feline

2. Cupcake Inspirations #539: Pets

3. Show us Your Pussycats #76: Furrything Goes

4. Time Out #209: Cute

5. The Male Room #160: Animals

{Sun} Sweets: CAS In Full Bloom Cards

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I better catch up on my cardmaking if I want to use all my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stash by the end of the year...

I made 2 CAS Cards, using stamps that I bought not too long ago...

Card #1

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Gold Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + Sponge Dauber + Ranger Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink pad + CTMH Avocado ink pad

Card #2

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking & Dragonfly Sympathy stamp sets + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Silver Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + alcohol-based markers + metallic paint

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Perfectly CAS #24 - Metallic

2. NBUS Challenge #36

3. STAMPlorations Mar CAS: AGoes + optional Pink & Green

4. Simon Says Mon: Add Some Green

5. Shopping Our Stash #465: Full Metal Jacket

6. We Love Stamping March: Anything (stamped) Spring

Card #2

1. Color Throwdown #683

2. Passion for Markers week #631: CAS (Clean-and-Simple)

3. Little Red Wagon #644: CAS

You Warm My Heart Penguin Card

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

Here's a quick card using pp leftover pieces from other projects + a cute penguin to warm your heart since it's been so cold here lately...

Supplies: If Snowflakes Were Kisses Stamp Set (coordinating Thin Cuts available), Wonderland Papers, and alcohol-based markers.

Challenges:

1. Inkspirational #257: Designer's Choice - Cozy

2. Simon Says Wed: AGoes

3. Cardz for Guys #288: Something beginning with "P"

4. Cupcake Inspiration #536: Use Pink and Mint

{Tue} Technique: Gel Press Watercoloring

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I had these gel printed papers laying around and used them to make some cards for a few challenges...

If you have a gel press and some dye ink refills, try dropping some colors of your choice on the gel plate and spray some water. You can spread the ink with paintbrush or your fingers...then, press cardstock or watercolor paper on.

I would spray more water after each print to get more pastel colors...

Then, I stamped some images and trimmed them out to make the cards...I chose a stamp set with cups (retired SOTM) for some challenges (they remind me of the cups in "Beauty and the Beast").

Card #1

Panel is dry embossed. And I added some gold paint details on stamped images.

Card #2

Die cut panel was dry embossed and inked in Wild Berry.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. CAS Mix Up Jan: Loose Watercoloring

2. Use Your Stuff #439: Inspired by Disney

3. Cupcake Inspirations #535: Tea Time

Card #2

1. STAMPlorations Jan Theme & Photo Prompt: Stamps & Cups

2. Heart2Heart: Ring in 2022 with the Color of the Year, Wild Berry

{Sat} Kits: CTMH Craft with Heart Cardmaking Kit Christmas Cards

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

I made these cards using an older CTMH Craft With Heart Cardmaking Kit...

Card #1

I didn't follow the suggested design for this card and created my own...I changed the orientation & the stamped sentiment and added the sequins.

Challenges:

1. WordArtWed #521-#522: AGoes

2. A Perfect Time to Craft #12-2021: AGoes

3. ABC Christmas: Y and Z (Z is for Zig-Zag)

4. Mix It Up #56: AGoes + optional twist of Black & White + 1 color

Card #2

I followed the suggested design on this card, but I added the sequins for an extra touch.

Card #3

Same design, but you could add more sequins or Glitter or Liquid Pearl dots, Shimmer Brush the die cuts, etc...

Here's a Process Video:

Here's the Current Kit...available until Dec 31 2021.

You get cards/envelopes + die cuts + acrylic block + mini ink pad...all you need is adhesive of your choice!

Big Sentiments Cards

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Here are some cards using big sentiment stamps...or bigger than my usual sentiment stamps...

The first 2 cards were stamped using the masking technique to create the pumpkin border:

Card #1 Thank You

Card #2 Happy Birthday

I used A World with Octobers Stamp Set (with coordinating Thin Cuts available) + Sentiments by Melissa Esplin Stamp Set and alcohol-based markers.

Card #3

I used Floral Borders & Sentiments Stamp Set and alcohol-based markers for this easy card.

Card #4

I stamped the bold sentiment (retired Sep 2021 SOTM Grateful For This Life) on card panel with 2 colors and added shading with alcohol-based markers. Then, I added other stamp images from Embroidered Card Front Stamp Set.

Challenges:

Heat Embossed Cards using Embossing Folders

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I saw this challenge at Just Us Girls and thought I would try out my newest CTMH Botanical Embossing Folder and my old Glitter embossing powder.

I made 3 cards with different techniques...

Card #1

I embossed a panel and tapped VersaMark on gently. Then, I sprinkled and heat embossed it with Glitter Embossing Powder.

For the next 2 cards, I "inked" the embossing folder with VersaMark...one side first then, the other. One will have ink on the de-bossed background areas (Card #2) and the other will have ink on the de-bossed floral details (Card #3)...

Card #2