Oh Yeah!

TGIF!

Happy Friday!

Hope you have had a nice week.

Mine has been busy with some traveling, gardening and life stuff.  I did manage to make a few cards.  This is the last one for the week.  I'm off to travel for the weekend so the craft room has been cleaned and prepped for when I return on Monday! 

I wanted to play along with Color Hues again and my first plan didn't really work how I had envisioned. So this is my complete left turn to something totally different than original plan.  I quite like it I have to say.  

Another new to me die that I have not had the chance to play with - the Abstract Mountain die by Ellen Hutson. The word die is also pretty new and never used until now. I started by ink blending cardstock in Sage and then one in Cotton Candy and cut them both out.  I cut an A2 size of Sizzix Stick It sticky and adhered it to one side of an A2 cardstock piece.  Then, I adhered each layer of my die cut to it to make it easier to align them.  I did ink up the bottom layer a little more for more contrast.  I also bumped up every other layer beginning with the bottom one to add some interesting dimension.  The moon was cut from the top of the pink layer. I glued the whole panel to the lace scalloped frame layer, and added the word die.  I had an inked sentiment for it but decided I liked the word die better.

For Following Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week Four - Anything Goes

Card Supplies: 

Paper: Neenah #110 lb Solar White cardstock

Ink: Sage and Cotton Candy (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Extras:  Abstract Mountain die (Ellen Hutson); Fancy Scallop Frame die (Gina Marie Designs); Oh Yeah word die (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Thank you for stopping by my blog. 

 Have a great weekend! 

 Hope you come back soon! 💖

Nance

I'm So Proud To Love You

Good Evening!

I have another card.  Whatever are you going to do? This is the most consistent in cardmaking and blogging in months! LOL

Recently, our oldest adult child, Arrow(they/them), who is nonbinary, went through the official legal process to change their first name from their birth name to their chosen name, Arrow.  It's been a process and it's not over yet, but the most important part is - receiving court approval to do so. So, last week, as a family, we celebrated this important milestone for them in being truly themself. And, of course, I couldn't let such a moment go by without commemorating it with a card for them.  

I was really thrilled last year when My Favorite Things came out with a set of Pride stamps and die-namics. I've used the stamps more and now that I've tried the dies, I will definitely be using them alot for many things, not just Pride or LGBTQ cards. Sometimes I get a little intimidated by dies.  I don't know why since I love them.  I guess all the various parts and colors needed.  hahaha If you peruse my blog recently, you'd think differently.  I guess I've really embraced all the dies now. 

I did use the Wavy Flag die for this card. It was a bit of a challenge since I made the Progressive Pride flag which includes the colorful triangles on the side.   For the triangle part of the Progressive Pride flag, I cut corners off inked up cardstock in the various colors, adhered to the flag and trimmed it down. 

For Following Challenges:

My Favorite Things - June Card Cue - Summer Lovin'

Card Supplies: 

Stamps: Sentiment - Pride is for Everyone (MFT Stamps)

Paper: Neenah 110#; Midnight, retired (CP Designs)

Ink: Cotton Candy, Samba, Orange Twist, Limoncello, In the Park, Oh Boy, Something Borrowed, Grape Crush,  Sand Castle (CP Inks).

Extras: Wavy Rainbow die (MFT Stamps); Woodgrain emboss folder - Sizzix. 

 I'm glad you visited my blog. 

Have a great day! 

Come back soon! 💖

Nance

You Got This

Hello again!

Sharing a post for Color Throwdown. Been having fun cutting a bunch of die cuts and doing some stenciling and embossing.

For Following Challenges:

 Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sentiment: Foiled sentiment (Spellbinders)

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White;  Patterned Paper _Perfectly Plaid (Lawn Fawn).

Extras: Towering Blooms (Spellbinders); Scallops & Dots Layered frames (CP Designs); Kitchen Weave Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug). 

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Happy Monday! 💖

Nance

Warm Hearted Friendship

 Happy Monday!

I feel like a hermit as I've basically been hiding out in my cool (as in temperature) craft room to avoid the sweltering heat outside.  So I have a card to share.  I tried to get it completed yesterday but it didn't happen.  

I've been wanting to play with these tropical birds for a while and finally cut out a bunch of them in several different tropical colors. The embossing folder I thought was too stark white against them so I took a small blending brush and light brushed some of the raised areas to get just a bit of color.  

For Following Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #641

Four Seasons Challenge - June ATG Summer

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sentiment: Flock of Friends (CP Designs)

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White;  

Ink: Cotton Candy, Catching Rays, In The Park, Suede Shoes (CP Inks).

Extras: Tropical Birds, Flowers Dies (Spellbinders);  Tropical leaf dies (Waffle Flower); Embossing Folder (Sizzix).

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Happy Monday! 💖

Nance

Treat YoSelf

Good Morning!

A super quick post this morning before garden work. 

This card took a bit of a left turn than originally planned and it's growing on me.  Just a whimsy looking card to brighten your day!

For Following Challenges:

I used the first column - Layers, Die Cut and Patterned Paper

Card Supplies:

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White; Stroke of Midnight (CP Designs). 

Ink: Pucker Up (CP Inks).

Extras: Ice Cream Die (Trinity Stamps); Scallop die & rounded rectangle die - Sunshine Mini Cover (CP Designs); Crystal embossing powder (Wow).

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Have a great day! 💖

Nance

 

Monkey Wild

Hello again!

Another post today. I almost forgot this one. 

I've been wanting to play with these monkey dies for a bit now and yesterday was the day.  They are from the Going Bananas die set (flower dies too) by Catherine Pooler Designs and Sizzix.  It was so much fun die cutting these cute little primates! I paired them with the cover plate, Deepest Darkest Peru (also CP Designs), which I cut from Grass Skirt inked cardstock.  

I made this with the Freshly Made Sketch this week in mind.  I hope you can see the sketch as my design went a little more involved than originally planned, but I really like it. 

For Following Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #640

Four Seasons June - Anything Goes Summer Challenge

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sentiment - Jungle Amigos (CP Designs).

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White 

Ink: Icing on the Cake, Sand Castle, Grass Skirt, Pucker Up, Cotton Candy, Limoncello, Minted (Catherine Pooler Inks).

Extras: Monkey dies - Going Bananas (CP Designs/Sizzix); Deepest Darkest Peru Cover Plate (CP Designs).

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Have a great day! 💖

Nance

Admit Two

Happy Monday!

It's going to be a scorcher week here in central NC.  

Hope wherever you are, you're enjoying some sunshine but also a little coolness. 

I remember when my kids were younger, one of our favorite summer activities was escaping the heat in the movie theater.  Nowadays, I guess with all the movie streaming, one can escape the heat in the coolness of your own living room.  

I must admit, sometimes that seems more inviting.  My dog, Ellie, would agree, as popcorn is one of her favorite snacks and she knows movie time means popcorn! 

That activty has inspired my card today - -

I used the die cuts, Movie Icons from My Favorite Things, which have been sitting in my NBUS tray for a couple months now, untouched. Kind of been my thing for a long while, pile up the NBUS tray until things begin to scream to be used.  LOL. I also used the sunburst stencil from MFT as well.  I inked up the stencil in Fiesta Blue then turned the stencil and inked it again in Suede Shoes. I also inked some cardstock in Fiesta Blue. Samba and Chiffon for a quick way to cut my popcorn box, popcorn and glassesThe background is cut with a postage stamp die by Catherine Pooler Designs.  The Sentiment is from the CP Designs set, Admit Two.  

For Following Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #640

Challenge #470 - Die Cuts and Stencils

NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff)- #63 June 

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sentiment - Admit Two (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White 

Ink: Fiesta Blue, Suede Shoes, Samba, Chiffon, Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks).

Extras: Sun Stencil (My Favorite Things); Glasses, Popcorn, Popcorn box, Movie Reel (My Favorite Things); Postage stamp die (Catherine Pooler Designs).

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Have a great day! 💖

Nance

Pool Summer

Hello there! 

It's Thursday, almost Friday.  I thought today was Friday all day and actually I'm glad to have another day before the weekend. I have things to get done so I can enjoy the weekend.

I cannot believe I've been in my craft room several days each of the past two weeks. That's a record for me.  I seem to be creating a new routine - gardening in the mornings, crafting in the afternoon, at least a couple days each week. 

I planted a vegetable and herb garden and I'm trying to get outside in the mornings while it's still pleasant to tend to everything.  This is my fourth attempt in 20 years at a veggie garden. So far, this one seems the best.  Growing up, my parents had a huge garden every summer.  Some years their bounty was so large that my preacher dad passed out veggies to his parishoners after church on many Sundays. And our kitchen was always steamy with my mom canning and pickling everything! We also used to joke my dad had a garden just for the deer and we called it "Jerry's Place".  Word got around in the deer world. LOL. I don't have as much yard as they did, and I'm glad. That was a lot of work.  Two raised beds and several  pots is enough for me.  So far, everything is thriving.

Anyway, I digress.  You're here to see my card. So here it is:

More of the Sea Foam stencil from Waffle Flower.  This time I turned it into a pool.  I added a large yellow umbrella, a stencil/die combo also from Waffle Flower.  It is inked up in Limoncello (Catherine Pooler). The pool is actually a pond die by Lawn Fawn as is the wavy background.  The beach ball I've had for forever and cannot remember whose it is.  I finished the card with the sentiment stamped directly on the background piece in the same Something Borrowed blue (Catherine  Pooler Inks) as the pool.

I've been trying to play in the Color Hues challenge for a long time and finally made it.

For Following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Stencil Fun - June Challenge

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sentiment - Pool Piggies (Gerda Steiner).

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White 

Ink: Something Blue and Limoncello (Catherine Pooler Inks).

Extras: Sea Foam Stencil (Waffle Flower); Umbrella Die/Stencil combo(Waffle Flower); Pond/Pool die (Lawn Fawn); Wavy cover plate die (Lawn Fawn).

I'm glad you stopped by my blog. 

Have a great day! 💖

Nance

Float Away

 Happy Wednesday!

It's a gorgeous day here in Cary, NC.  

I hope it is for you wherever you are!

A quick post to share a fun card I made for Just Us Girls Challenge.

I recently obtained a fun stencil, Sea Foam, from Waffle Flower and have been having fun playing with it.  It seemd like a good fit for this week's JUGS challenge paired with a fun pink unicorn float for my "Bella" ( my cat) inspired cat rider!

For Following Challenges:

Addicted To Stamps and More - #470 Dies & Stencils

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Cat & Unicorn - Soak It Up(Avery Elle); Sentiment - Sunshine& Friends (My Favorite Things)

Paper: Neenah 110#

Ink: Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Inks); Copics: RV000, RV02, RV10, BG01 BG45, C1, and C2.

Extras: Sea Foam Stencil (Waffle Flower); Cloud dies (Whimsy Stamps); Coordinating dies for cat and unicorn(Avery Elle); Stitched label die (My Favorite Things).

Thanks for stopping by. I'm sure glad you did!  

Have a great day!

Nance

Rainbow Wishes

TGIF!

Happy Friday!

A cheerful bright card to start off the weekend.

I've been working through some of my background stash and since I had these Confetti foiled backgrounds on my table, I went to cutting some apart with die cuts.  This one I used an old large balloon die from Ellen Hutson.  The sentiment is a foiled sentiment by Pinkfresh Studio. And, of course, the foiled background used on the balloon is Hooray for Confetti foiled die.  I also inked up the cardfront with the Hooray for Confetti background stamp and embossed in white for some slight texture.

For Following Challenges:

Addicted To CAS #259 - Balloons

Thanks for stopping by. I'm sure glad you did!  

Happy weekend!

Nance

 

Grim Birthday

Welcome back!

My second card for tonight...  

I had a lot of fun putting this little grim reaper together.  I liked it so much I cut about 6 of them at least.   The background I had in my stash along with about 10 others I had foiled a month or so ago.  And while it took me a while to find an appropriate sentiment to go with that little grim celebrator that one was my success.  Don't know why, but I neglected to purchase the sentiment set that pairs with the Grim Reaper die (already remedied that 😉).  The die is made so his cloak swings, but I decided to make him wobble instead (see video below).

For Following Challenges:

Thank you for stopping by. I'm sure glad you did!  Come again soon and have a great weekend!

Nance

 

Berry Sunshine

 Good Evening, Thursday!

Hope you're having a good week.  I've been busy catching up on some crafting in between planting a veggie garden and taking care of everything on the homefront while the Hubs is still gaining strength back from elbow surgery. If that wasn't enough for him, he  is now also dealing with back pain and discovery of having a herniated disc in his low back.  So, looks like I'm going to be quite busy all summer while he heals.

So I'm trying to forge a new routine that will get the important things done and me a little more crafty therapy in between!

My first post tonight is a late penpal card using the skecth from Sunday Stamps challenge this fortnight.

I used various stamp sets from Catherine Pooler for my card - Rise and Shine (senitment); Coffee Shop (coffee cup); Sentimental Fruit and I Pick You (all the fruit); and  Great Start patterned paper.  I inked everything up in CP Inks - Rouge, Juniper Mist, Eucalyptus, and Shea Butter. 

For Following Challenges:

Sunday Stamps  #336 Sketch

Thank you for stopping by. I'm sure glad you did!  Come again soon and have a great weekend!

Nance

Blue Metallic Birthday

 Good Evening!

Happy June!

I have a birthday card tonight to share. 

I had these embossed flowers, Delicate Garden, by Altenew, sitting in my UFO pile and paired it with the geometric foiled background (Pinkfresh Studio) for a quick birthday card.

For Following Challenges:

Seize The Birthday #284 - Use Metallics

 Thank you for stopping by. I'm sure glad you did!  Come again soon!

Nance