Joyful Christmas - DD Color Challenge

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It's time for another Divinity Designs Color Combo Challenge. This month we are using colors inspired by papers from the beautiful Christmas Collection 2018.  

This challenge was perfect for getting a jump start on my Christmas cards this year so I decided to use the pretty poinsettias from the Joyful Christmas Stamp/Die Duo for my sample.

Creative Nugget:  The Pop Out Card with Layers Dies were used to cut the base of my card from heavy card stock and the layers from the Christmas Collection 2018 papers.  Copic Markers were used to color the poinsettias which were popped onto a doily cut with one of the Fancy Circle Dies.  A Belly Band was cut to hold the card closed and the doily panel was mounted to the front of it.

When the Belly Band is removed the card pops open to reveal a sentiment from the Joyful Christmas Stamp/Die Duo.  The dies used to create the sentiment panel include the Layered Lacey Squares, Pierced Circles, and Circles.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Starting the 17th September
The Flower Challenge #36 - Anything Goes
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - Fancy Folds
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #104 - Winter Wishes
Happy Little Stampers September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure to hop on over to the Divinity Designs Blog to check out the other beautiful Color Challenge projects created by the Divinity Divas!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Nuts About Fur-ever Friends

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing several cards over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using stamps released for the month of September.  I have been having so much fun with the Fur-ever Friends Stamp set...I'm just nuts about all of the adorable critters that are a part of this wonderful stamp set designed by Jennifer Nilsson!

Creative Nugget:  The background for my scene was created by applying Oxide Inks to a piece of acetate, spritzing it with water and patting and smearing the wet ink onto a piece of mixed media paper...blues on the top and greens on the bottom.  A smaller rectangle was cut from the panel, mounted to a piece of white card stock and popping it back onto the larger rectangle. The fence and clouds were cut with retired dies from SNSS and were popped onto the scene along with the cute critters from Fur-ever Friends which were colored with Copic Markers and cut with my Scan 'N Cut.  One of the sentiments from Fur-ever Friends was embossed on one of the clouds to finish the card.

Creative Nuggets:  Oxide Inks were swiped down a piece of mixed media paper and stamped with the wood slice from the Wood Background stamp set.  This panel was then embossed with the wood texture Impression Plate.  A circle was cut from the ring off the edge of the paper.  More texture was added to the wood background using one of the stamps from the Texture Tiles 2 stamp set.  This panel was popped onto a piece of brown card stock and the sentiment was white embossed.  The cute little squirrel, acorns and leaves from the Fur-ever Friends stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the front of the card.

These stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used to create the cards above:

These card will be submitted for the following challenges:

{PIN}spirational Challenge #247

Tuesday Throwdown #440 - Pile It On

Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing (wet or dry)

Sunday Stamps Challenge 213 - Autumn Whisper

The Rainbow Card Challenge #9 - Beautiful Brown

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

Hugs,

Cathy

Looking Back at the Divinity Designs September 2019 Release

Good morning, friends...happy Friday!  Today I have several projects to share using products from the Divinity Designs September 2019 Release. 

My first project is a cocoa gift set using the Perk Up Stamp/Die Duo and the Cocoa & Coffee Stamp/Die Duo.

Creative Nugget:  The card base was layered with papers from the Snowflake Season Collection.  Letter Board Dies were used to create the message on the sign board and dies from the Cocoa and Coffee Stamp/Die Duo were used to make the yummy mugs of hot chocolate and little decorative snowflakes.  Pearls were added to the centers of the snowflakes to finish the card.

I also made a matching Test Tube Holder with Test Tubes filled with cocoa and marshmallows.

Creative Nugget:  The Test Tube Trio Dies were used to cut the base of the holder from card stock and the layers from papers in the Snowflake Season Collection.  The sentiment is from the Perk Up Stamp/Die Duo.

My second card is a patriotic card using the new Sweet Land of Liberty Stamp/Die Duo and the America the Beautiful Paper Pad.

Creative Nugget:  The Star Quilt Dies were used to cut papers in the America the Beautiful Paper Pad and the pieces mix and matched to fit in the frame to create the quilt.  One of the sentiments from the Sweet Land of Liberty Stamp/Die Duo was masked and stamped onto a Pierced Circle making the quote with two different colors.  The flip flops were colored with Copic Markers, cut with the coordinating die and added along the bottom of the card.  A few sparkly gems were added to finish the card.

Be sure to check out the Divinity Designs Blog to see more beautiful samples created by the Divinity Divas using products from the September Release!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1937 - Anything Goes

A Place to Start September 2019 Challenge - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Masking

ABC Christmas Challenge - S and T are for Sparkle and Texture

Christmas Crafts All Year - September Challenge: Christmas/Winter Food or Drink

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 193 - Anything Goes (Christmas or Festive)

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

SNSS September 2019 Release Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps September 2019 New Release Blog Hop!  We are so excited about the release this month...get ready to see some amazing furry friends and Christmas samples using the fabulous new products from the September release!  

Hop along and leave a little comment love for the designers linked below and you just might be a lucky winner.  One lucky comment from all the comments along the hop will win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  The winner will be announced on the SNSS Blog on Wednesday, September 25th.

Sweet 'n Sassy Blog

Julee Tilman

Cathy McCauley (You are here!)

Ceal Pritchett

Diane Zechman

Jane Bosi

Lee Ann Barrett

Lucinde van Ballegooijen

Lyn Tomlin

Sheri Gilson

For my first sample, I used the adorable Fur-ever Friends stamp set designed by Jennifer Nilsson.

Creative Nugget:  A background was made by sponging Oxide Inks on a mixed media panel.  The aperture with tree was cut from the sponged panel with the WindowRama Dies from Stampendous.  Foliage from the Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass stamp set was stamped along the bottom edge.  A second sunrise panel was also sponged with Oxide Inks.  The deer and mushrooms from the Fur-ever Friends stamp set were colored with Copic Markers and mounted onto the sunrise panel.  The foliage panel was popped on top.  The squirrel, sentiment and gems were added to finish the card. 

My second sample is a Christmas card made with the new Deck the Halls stamp set designed by Rebecca Rios.

Creative Nugget:  Oxide Inks were sponged on the top part of a mixed media panel cut with a Leaf Stitched Frame Die by Penny Black.  The panel was embossed with falling snow and splattered with white acrylic paint.  The sentiment from Deck the Halls was embossed on the bottom of the panel.  The popcorn garland and Christmas ornaments were colored with Copic Markers and cut with my Scan 'N Cut.  The ornaments were hung with metallic thread from the garland to finish the card.

The September Stamp of the Month is Donut Worry and is free with a $75 purchase until the end of September.

Ceal is next on the blog list so hop on over to her blog for more fabulous inspiration from the September release!

Thank so much for stopping by...enjoy the rest of the hop and good luck!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Life After Coffee

Hello friends...happy Friday!  I am not a coffee drinker. **GASP**  I do; however, enjoy making coffee cards for my friends who do, and I especially like using some of the new coffee themed stamps and dies released by Divinity Designs this month.  For those who NEED a cuppa before starting your day...this card is for you!

Creative Nugget:  Chocolate colored Distress inks were sponged onto a piece of mixed media paper and cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die.  After the inks dried, VersaMark ink was sponged through the Hills Stencil and clear embossed to trap the color under the embossing.  Water was then spritzed onto the panel and some of the oxide color removed from the areas that were not embossed to highlight the detail of the stencil on the background.  The stencil was then embossed onto a piece of paper from the Latte Love Paper Pad and the raised edges slightly sanded to bring out the detail.  This panel was also cut with the Pierced Rectangle Die and the Leafy Edged Borders Die. The Coffee Heartbeat, Cocoa & Coffee, and Perk Up dies were cut multiple times and layered to add the details to the card.  The coffee cups on the Coffee Heartbeat were cut off one of the layers, Colored with Copic Markers and pieced back onto the heartbeat for added color.  The sentiment from the Perk Up Stamp/Die Duo was stamped onto a Sentiment Strips die cut to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Create Something with Autumn Colors
Crafty Friends Challenge 118 - Autumn Colors
Happy Little Stampers September Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge 149 - Anything Goes
Sunday Stamps Challenge 213 - Autumn Whisper

Thanks so much for dropping by for some coffee inspiration...have a lovely weekend!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Deck the Halls

Hello friends!  I know it is only September, but it is not too early to begin working on cards for Christmas.  The new Deck the Halls stamp set designed by Rebecca Rios just released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is a wonderful set for creating your holiday cards.  I'm sharing these cards over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog as well.

Creative Nugget:  My first sample was made by creating a wreath with the holly leaves included in the Deck the Halls set.  Some of the leaves were cut out and popped onto the wreath for dimension.  The berries were stamped and covered with Glossy Accents.  The Christmas ball was colored with Copic Markers and hung from the wreath with metallic thread.  A bow was added, a sentiment embossed and a strip of patterned paper added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  On my second card, the popcorn and cranberry garland was stamped repeatedly across the card and colored with Copic Markers.  The cranberries were covered with Glossy Accents.  The Christmas balls were hung with metallic thread and the sentiment embossed on a stitched circle die cut.  Behind  the popcorn panel is a strip of red card stock on which the script from Texture Tiles 1 was white embossed.

These stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used to create the cards above:

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door Week of September 3, 2019 - Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built - DCC S419: Things that start with "B" (Berries, Ball, Bow)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Stamp It

Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 192 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #357 - Make Your Mark

Thanks so much for stopping by...thinking and praying for those in the path of Dorian!

Hugs,

Cathy

Welcome to the Divinity Designs September 2019 Release

Hello, friends!  Happy Sunday!  Not only is it the beginning of the week, but it's also the beginning of a new month and that means it's time for a new release by Divinity Designs.  Take a look at some of the new patriotic and warm, cozy beverage products being released in September!    

My first sample features the new Perk Up Stamp/Die Duo and the Cocoa & Coffee Stamp/Die Duo.

Creative Nugget:   Papers from the Latte Love Paper Pad were cut with Pierced Rectangle, Pierced Square, Pierced Circle and Layered Lacy Square dies.  The panels were layered and stitched together to form the front of the card.  The sentiment from the Perk Up stamp set was split and embossed on strips cut with the Log Cabin Quilt Die.   The coffee mug was created with dies from the Cocoa & Coffee Stamp/Die Duo.  A little twine was added to finish the card.

My second project uses the new Sweet Land of Liberty Stamp/Die Duo and the Pop Out Card with Layers Dies.

Creative Nugget:  The card base and papers from the America the Beautiful Paper Pad were cut with the new Pop Out Card with Layers Dies.  The Belly Band Dies were use to create a closure for the card.  The center of the Belly Band was stamped with the America stamp from the Sweet Land of Liberty Stamp/Die Duo and layered with the God Bless die cut from the same stamp set.  Other dies used include Sparkling Stars, Circles and Pierced Circles.

The card pops open to reveal another sentiment from the Sweet Land of Liberty Stamp/Die Duo.

These new products from Divinity Designs were used to create the cards above...

Thanks so much for stopping by...Be sure to pop on over to the Divinity Designs Blog to check out all of the adorable projects created by the Divinity Divas using the new September release.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1934 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #356 - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge 117 - Add Embellishments

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #198 - Emboss It!

Tuesday Throwdown #439 - Stripes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Cathymac