Teacups and Roses

Hello friends...hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I have two cards I'm sharing over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog today using the Teacup Roses and Wood Backgrounds stamp sets.  

Creative Nugget:  Two panels with a Wood Background stamped over Distress Oxide Inks were mounted to the embossed card front.  The Teacup Roses were colored with Copic Markers, cut out and popped onto a stitched panel.  A sentiment from the Teacup Roses set was split and stamped on two die cut banners. The design for this card comes from CAS(E) This Sketch.

My second sample also uses the Keep in Touch Too stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  The Copic colored Teacup Roses were again popped onto a Wood Background.  The sentiment on this card is from the Keep In Touch Too stamp set and was white embossed on a hand cut gray banner.

These card will be submitted for the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch #302

{PIN}spirational Challenge #231 - Anything Goes

Watercolor Wednesday Challenge 201 - Year-End Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Anything Goes!

Thanks so much for stopping by...Blessing for a happy New Year!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Two for Tuesday - Winter Greetings

Hello friends!  Well "Owl" be...it's time for another Two for Tuesday feature over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  I used the owl from the new Winter Greetings stamp set for both of my cards.

Creative Nugget:  Distress inks were sponged and splattered on a panel cut with a  Pierced Rectangle Die for a very simple background.  The owl from the Winter Greetings stamp set was colored with Copic Markers and the panel cut with a Pierced Square Die.  Pierced Square Dies were also used to create a simple frame around the owl.  I love the font on this sentiment from the Peaceful Wishes stamp set and white embossed it on a vellum band that was wrapped around the front of the card before it was mounted onto the card base.  A few pearls were added to finish the card. 

Creative Nugget:  A panel of paper from the Christmas Collection 2017 Paper Pad was cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and was used for the background on the stepped up version of the card. This time Lacey Corners Dies were used to frame the owl. 

Be sure to hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to see more Two for Tuesday creations!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1850 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 50 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 560 - Embossing

Dies R Us Challenge #111 - Anything Christmas

Moving Along With the Times Challenge 86 - Anything Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Cathymac

Looking Back at the ODBD December 2018 Release

Good morning, friends!  Today we are taking another look at the ODBD December 2018 Release.  Some of the new product were used to make a card and gift bag set. 

My samples use the new Peaceful Wishes stamp set.  

Creative Nugget:  The green card stock was cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and the trees from the Peaceful Wishes stamp set were gold embossed.  VersaMark refill ink was splattered onto the panel and gold embossed as well.  Snowflakes were cut from gold card stock using the Snow Crystals Dies.  The Curvy Slopes Dies were used to cut the snowdrift at the bottom of the card. Gold Pearls were added to the centers of the snowflakes to finish the card.  The same card was made in blue and silver:

Here is the gift bag:

Creative Nugget:  The Card Caddy & Gift Bag Dies and the Gift Bag Handles and Topper Dies were used to construct the gift box.  The front of the bag was created the same way as the card above.  The Gingham paper on the topper is from the Christmas Collection 2013 Paper Pad.

Both projects can be seen below.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:
Winter Wonderland Challenge - End of Year Anything Christmas Goes
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 200 - All About Occasions
The House That Stamps Built - Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge D1218 (Sparkle, Snow Silver)

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Christmas

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, Facebook Page, and Instagram to see more beautiful samples created with the December Release products by the Breadbasket Designers.

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Wild About Wood

Hello friends!  I just love the texture stamps in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store and the new Wood Backgrounds Stamp Set is no exception.  Today I'm sharing a couple of cards over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using Wood Backgrounds with a few other favorites from the store.

First is Wood Backgrounds with Winter Birds.

Creative Nugget: Papers from Carta Bella were used on the card base.  The wood round was stamped on a mixed media panel that was sprinkled with Color Burst Powders and spritzed with water.  This was cut with a circle die.  The cardinal and holly leaves from the Winter Birds stamp set were colored with Copic Markers and popped onto the Wood Background.  Glossy Accents was added to the berries and the sentiment was stamped on a banner die cut to finish the card.

Next up is Wood Backgrounds with the new Doves of Peace stamp set.

Creative Nugget: Wood texture was impressed onto the background and one of the Wood Backgrounds was white embossed on a piece of Kraft card stock cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die.  One of the doves from the Doves of Peace stamp set was colored with Copic Markers, cut out and popped onto the embossed wood panel.  Glossy Accents was added to the globe.  The sentiment was white embossed on a red banner. Strips of red card stock and sequins were added to finish the card.  The design for this card is from Freshly Made Sketches.

These cards will be entered for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches 366

A Gem of a Challenge #233 - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is For Your Favorite Thing

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge 46 - Anything Goes

Moving Along With the Times 86 - Anything Christmas

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge 130 - Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by...only 14 more days until Christmas!

Hugs,

Cathy

Hello Snowmen

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing a card for several on line challenges using the adorable Crazy About Snowmen stamp set released last month by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Creative Nugget:  The snowy background was created by sprinkling Color Burst Powders onto a piece of Mixed Media paper and running it through my Gemini with a snowflake embossing folder to embed the powders into the paper.  The panel was then spritzed with water to burst the colors.  Two of the snowmen from the Crazy About Snowmen stamp set were colored with Copic Markers and popped onto a stitched circle. The "hello" sentiment was made using the Sunshine Girl Alpha.  A few Sequins were added for extra sparkle to finish the card.  The design for this card is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

MOJOSKETCH503

SCS Ways to Use It Challenge 716 - Recipe: 1 Word, 2 Images, 3 Colors

Try it on Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Stitched Dies

Die Cut Diva's December Challenge - Winter or Winter Holidays

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Snowmen and Snowladies

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to the ODBD December 2018 Release

Hello, friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs December 2018 Release.  The stamp sets being release this month feature scenes from the great outdoors and are perfect for your wintery and masculine card making needs. The new Vintage Label Flip Card with Layers Dies and Double Pierced Vintage Labels Dies are wonderful for matting the images and and help to make creating a fancy fold card a snap!

My first sample was made with the new Peaceful Wishes stamp set and the Peace & Joy Die. 

Creative Nugget:  The snow covered trees from the Peaceful Wishes stamp set were colored with Copic Markers on a Pierced Rectangle cut panel and sprinkled with glittery Frosting Powder for lots of sparkle.  The Peace & Joy Die was used to cut the words from the panel after the trees were colored.  The words were stacked five times for dimension and popped back into the panel.  A few Snow Crystals Dies were used to cut snowflakes which were covered with the Frosting Powder and added to the scene to finish the card.

My second sample was made with the new Seek Me stamp set and the Vintage Label Flip Fold Card with Layers Dies

Creative Nugget:  The Vintage Label Flip Fold Card with Layers Dies were used to cut the card base from green card stock and the layers from paper in the Christmas Collection 2017 Paper Pad.  Green and blue Oxide Inks were sponged onto a mixed media panel and the trees from the Seek Me stamp set were stamped and white embossed on the panel which was then splattered with watered down acrylic paint.  The panel was cut with a Double Pierced Vintage Label Die and mounted onto the flip card.  The sentiment was white embossed.

The same steps were followed for the inside of the flip panel.  A smaller Double Pierced Vintage Label Die was used to cut the center from the scene and the sentiment white embossed over stamped images.  The small panel was mounted to a green layer cut with a Vintage Label Die and this was popped back onto the flip card.  The Trees & Deer Dies were used to add accents to the inside of the card.

Close up views of the stamped scenes can be seen above.

These new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store were used to create the cards above...

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, Facebook Page, and Instagram to see more beautiful samples created by the Breadbasket Designers using products from the December release.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #81 - Anything Goes
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - December: Pick a Previous 2017 Challenge (June Stash Gems/Pearls/Sequins)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2018 Challenge
Crazy 4 Challenges 463 - It's a Tree-mendous Time of the Year
Dies R Us Challenge #110 - Snowflakes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #95 - Fancy Folds

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired to work on those Christmas cards!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Throwback Thursday - Beverage Cup Dies

Hello friends!  It's time for Throwback Thursday over at Our Daily Bread Designs and the feature for today is the Beverage Cup Dies.  What a wonderful set of dies for creating the perfect coffee card...or hot chocolate...or a nice cold cup of lemonade!

Creative Nugget:  The background for this card was created by sponging distress inks through a stencil that reminded me of coffee rings on Mixed Media Paper and then cut with one of the Pierced Rectangle Dies.  A few splatters and spritzes with water were added.  A sentiment from the I Love Coffee set was stamped in the lower corner.  Papers from the Latte Love Paper Pad were cut into strips, woven together and added to the card front.  The Beverage Cup Dies were used to make the coffee cups which were mounted on card stock cut with one of the Filigree Circle Dies.  A few gems were colored with Copic Markers and added to finish the card.

To see more samples using the Beverage Cup Dies, hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1847 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #431 - Crazy Egg/Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Take time to enjoy a steamy beverage with a friend today!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Christmas Poinsettia

Hello friends!  Today I'm playing along with the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers and a few other online challenges using the Merry Christmas Stamp/Die Duo from Our Daily Bread Designs.

Creative Nugget:  This card is pretty straight forward...the poinsettia was colored with Copic Markers to match the papers used from the Christmas Collection 2018 Paper Pad.  Other dies used for the matting and framing of the poinsettia include Pierced Rectangles, Pierced Squares, Pierced Circles, Layered Lacey Squares, and Fancy Circles.  The sentiment was clear embossed and a few Copic colored pearls were added to finish the card.  Another Christmas card done!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Sketch Challenge 724
Color Crazy Craft Challenge Week 46 - Anything Goes Coloring Challenge
Crafty Cardmakers #22 - Lots of Layers
Crimbo Crackers Challenge #171 - Anything Goes
Pile It On #148 - Pets and/or Favorite Way to Color
The Flower Challenge #26 - A Special Occasion

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Cathymac

All Wrapped Up

Hello friends!  Today I'm playing along with several online challenges and since Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is still celebrating its eleven year birthday, I reached for one of the newer stamp sets to create another Christmas card.

Creative Nugget:  The packages from the All Wrapped Up stamp set were all stamped on watercolor paper, colored with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, fussy cut and stacked onto the embossed vertical panel.  One of the plaids from the Texture Tiles 4 set was stamped on yellow card stock with a matching ink to create the tone-on-tone strip down the right side.  The design is from Freshly Made Sketches and the colors were inspired by the Just Us Girls Challenge.  The sentiment was stamped on the lower corner and sequins were added to finish the card.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy a sweet discount over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store this week!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches 363

Just Us Girls Color Week #467

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1846 - Anything Goes

Addicted to CAS Challenge #149 - Presents

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #318 - Holiday

I haven't really begun to wrap Christmas presets yet, so this is a reminder to get started...but I think I'll wait until after Thanksgiving!

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Looking Back at the ODBD November Release

Good morning, friends!  Today we are taking another look at the ODBD November 2018 Release.  The pretty stamps and dies that were released this month are perfect for your Christmas crafting. 

My samples use the new Christmas Bells Dies and the Retro Christmas Paper Pad.

Creative Nugget:  The Double Display Card Dies and Double Display Layers Dies were used to create the card base.  The bells and foliage were then cut and embossed with the Christmas Bells Dies.  VersaMark Ink was sponged on the raised areas and embossed with copper embossing powder.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Card Verses stamp set and was cut with a Circle Die and matted with a Pierced Circle die cut.

Creative Nugget:  Papers from the Retro Christmas Paper Pad were cut with Pierced Rectangle Dies.  Beautiful Border Dies were used to create borders down each side of the vertical panel which was decorated with bells and foliage cut with Pine Branches Dies and Christmas Bells Dies.  Copper embossing powder was again used on the raised portions of the bells.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #80 - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - "Q is for Quad"
Aud Sentiments Challenge #216 - Ribbons and Bows + a Sentiment
Craft Rocket Challenge #54 - Christmas is Coming

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, Facebook Page, and Instagram to see more beautiful samples created with the October Release products by the Breadbasket Designers.

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Thrill of Hope

Hello friends!   Today I am sharing two cards for several challenges made with a new favorite stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps...Thrill of Hope.

Creative Nugget:  Distress Oxide Inks were applied directly to a large acrylic block, spritzed with water and smeared onto a piece of mixed media paper to create the background for the trees. The same inks were used to sponge the sky and snow drifts on the card base.  The tree border from the Thrill of Hope stamp set was stamped in purple along the bottom of the card and the deer, cut with a Scan 'N Cut, was popped onto the card.  The sentiment was white embossed to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  The Buffalo plaid from the Texture Tiles 4 stamp set was stamped in red on Kraft card stock to make the border along the left side of the card.  The tree border was stamped in Frayed Burlap ink at the bottom of another panel of Kraft card stock.  The large trees and sentiment were white embossed and snowflakes stamped in white and Frayed Burlap inks were added to the sky along with white paint splatters.  Tiny gems were white embossed and added to the snowflakes for added dimension to finish the card. 

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1845 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge 231 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #318 - Holiday

Craft Rocket Challenge #54 - Christmas is Coming

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #416 - With an Animal

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathy

Two for Tuesday - Joyful Christmas

Hello friends!  It's time for another Two for Tuesday feature over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  I used the new Joyful Christmas Stamp/Die Duo for both of my cards.

Creative Nugget:  The poinsettia branch image from the Joyful Christmas Stamp/Die Duo was repeatedly white embossed over a mixed media panel that was cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die. Distress Oxide inks were applied over the embossing.  A frame was cut from pink card stock using Pierced Rectangle Dies.  One of the sentiments from the set was green embossed and cut with a Pierced Circle Die.  The Peaceful Poinsettia Dies and the Pine Branches Dies were used to cut the poinsettia embellishment to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  A panel of paper from the Christmas Coordinating 2015 Paper Pad was cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and added behind the frame on this stepped up version of the card.  Additional layering dies used include a Bitty Borders Die, a Lavish Layers Die and a Filigree Circles Die.  A Mojo Monday Sketch was used for the design of this card.

Be sure to hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to see more Two for Tuesday creations!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #360 - Anything Goes

Watercolor Wednesday Challenge 195 - Feminine Anything Goes

The Flower Challenge #26 - A Special Occasion

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #95 - Embossing Heat or Dry

Mojo Monday 502

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Cathymac

Poinsettia Box

Hello friends!  Everywhere you go, you are beginning to see Christmas decorations and lights going up all over the place...yes, even before Thanksgiving.  That can only mean that Christmas will be here before you know it.  I'm still working on getting my Christmas cards finished so reached for Our Daily Bread Designs new Poinsettia Box stamp set to make a little gift box for a gift certificate.

Creative Nugget:  The Card Caddy and Gift Bag Dies along with the Gift Bag Handles and Topper Dies were used to cut card stock and papers from the Retro Christmas Paper Pad for the gift box.  The Poinsettia Box was colored with Copic Markers and the panel cut with a Pierced Square Die.  Retro Christmas Paper was cut with the Layered Lacey Squares Die to make a frame for the Poinsettia Box.  The bow die from the Christmas Bells Dies was used for the bow and the sentiment was stamped on a tag cut with the A Gift For You Dies.

This gift box will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #79 - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - "W" for Wishes and "X" for Xmas

Color Crazy Craft Challenge Week #44 - Coloring Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #54 - Christmas is Coming

Simply Create Too Challenge #144 - More Than One Fold

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac