Color Hues #122

 

Our fearless leader Nancy had the honors of choosing our final color pairing of 2025.  She has chosen the colors of Teal and Silver for as her Color Hues duo and I think it's the perfect holiday combination.  I added only white (an approved neutral) to make mine a trio and I think it's my favorite color challenge of the year.  

I used a stitching die to create my background panel but opted not to pull out any thread.  I die cut my sleigh, trees and gifts in the three colors and arranged them to fit onto my card front.  The sentiment was stacked four layers thick for some extra presence and I used a combination of gems and pearls as the finishing accents.  I honestly love the way this turned out, if I may say so myself.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Stitched Argyle Background die

Hero Arts - Santa's Sleigh die set

Ellen Hutson - Merry and Bright die set

MFT - Mirror Silver cardstock

I do hope you'll visit our blog and join us for this beautful challenge.  Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #317

Ashwini is the host of our new Seize the Birthday challenge and she's chosen a very interesting prompt and I can't wait to see what you all create! Our Topping this fortnight is to use your Christmas supplies to create a birthday card.  Fun, right?!  Here's what I created.....

I chose a candy cane die set employing a cotton candy color scheme.  The canes were positioned in a heart formation with a bow added at the intersection.  The sentiments were frankensteined from two different stamp sets. (ie, I cut the sentiments apart and stamped them to form new phrases.)  The completed oval was adhered to patterned paper with a few pink gems thrown in for a finishing touch.  

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Modern Oval die set

MFT - Sweet Sticks Holiday die set

MFT - Sassy Pants Holiday Too stamp set

MFT - Sweetest Holiday Wishes stamp set

Picket Fence - A Bow for any Reason

Project Life - old 6x6 paper pad

I really enjoyed the "challenge of this challenge" and hope you'll be inspired to play along.  You can find more inspiration from my teammies on our blog.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #121

 

It's November 1st which means it's time for a new color duo at the Color Hues Challenge blog.  Sheri is our host and she's chosen Orange and Brown as her color pairing.  Let's get right to it!

I created a very simple card using two die sets set against a dark brown background.  The smaller panel is popped up with fun foam.  The die cuts are double stacked with the upper layer popped up with thin foam adhesive squares.  I added a few gold pearls as the finishing touch to this very simple design.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Sealed Ginkgo die set

Memory Box - Happy Birthday Breezy Script die set

Spellbinders - gold pearl stickers

I invite you to visit our blog where we have lots of inspiration from our team as well as our guest, Valerie.  We would love to see your card in our gallery so consider playing along.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #268

For a year in which each day feels to be four years in length it's difficult to fathom that it's already November.  (Please assure me that I'm not alone.)  On the bright side we have a new fun and festive challenge for you at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  Show us your snarky beverage themed cards!  

After a bit of thought I opted to create a Christmas themed design.

I chose a red/orange/yellow color scheme for my holiday design.  I layered my cocktail in these colors and created a design to have it resting in a hand.  I grounded the focal point onto a scalloped panel dissected in two colors.  The upper portion was run through an embossing folder for texture.  The bottom portion was stamped with the sentiment.  The bracelet beads were created from the fingernail dies.  As finishing touches I added some clear gems and used a white gel pen to draw some faux stitches.  

Supplies:

The Greetery - Holding Hands die set

Paper Trey Ink - Scalloped Layers die set

Altenew - Masonry Wall embossing folder

MFT Stamps - Sassy Pants Holidayt Too stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Raise a Glass die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration and hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #316

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  We are celebrating Fall at the Seize the Birthday challenge blog where our (optional) Topping is Favorite Fall Treat.  I look forward to the autumnal coffee menus at all of our wonderful local shops but you may be surprised to learn that my favorite is not Pumpkin Spice Latte.  Because I like to support our local coffee shops I usually only hit Starbucks when I'm on a road trip however last year they came out with a flavor that beckons me even when home.  What is it, you ask?  It's their Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte.  I prefer mine extra hot but the iced one is really good too.  So I present to you my card design honoring my favorite fall treat.

Of course the cups aren't nearly this cute but they definitely should be!

I pulled out an older die set from Honeybee Stamps to create my focal point.  Most of the designer papers I used are also from Honeybee.  I embossed the background with a folder and because it has to be a birthday card I added the sentiment onto a tag as I will include a gift card to the recipient.

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Coffee Gift Card Holder die set

MFT - Coffee Order stamp set

Spellbinders - Leafy Helix embossing folder

Let me know in the comments if you've tried this one.  If you're a latte drinker like myself I'd also love to know your favorite flavor.

I invite you to visit our blog and play along with the team.  Just make sure it has a birthday sentiment!  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #120

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today I'm here to share my DT card for the new Color Hues challenge.  Stef is our fabulous host and she's chosen the perfect Halloween color duo of Purple and Orange.  Any theme will work of course so do whatever floats your boat or tickles your fancy.  I am not a fan of purple (I know, you've never heard me say this before...ROFL!) but I can tolerate it at Halloween.  However you will notice that I used it in small doses.  *wink*

I still have a big stack of NBUS dies from Cottage Cutz that I purchased so very long ago and this set of potion bottles was perfect for the theme.  All were cut from colored cardstock scraps and carefully assembled so as to get a nice color mix on each bottle.  I grounded them with the help of a Spellbinder die set that I assembled to look like a bench.  A little background texture and a stamped sentiment and this card was done!  (And it's not overly purple!)

Supplies:  

Cottage Cutz - Potions Bottles dies

Spellbinders - Diamond Plaid embossing folder

Spellbinders - Dancin' Halloween stamp set

Spelllbinders - Propagation Garden die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more colorful inspiration!  We have Bobby joining us today as well as the entirety of our Design Team.  We hope you're inspired to play along!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #315

Hello Fellow Crafters!  Seize the Birthday has just posted our latest Topping and it's a good one.  Shirley is our host and she's chosen Splish/Splash.  What makes this extra special is that she's offering us many freedoms of choice.  Pool, Ocean, Beverages, Messy Inking, etc.  I love it! 

I will admit to sneaking a peek into the DT gallery ahead of time to get a feel for the direction everyone took.  Always wanting to be a bit different, I chose a fishing theme that allowed me to combine two awesome die sets from two different companies.  

I haven't given my postcard die background enough love so that's where I started.  I did some light inking to give it a bit of depth, die cut the fishing gear in white and then colored them with Catherine Pooler dye inks.  After that it was just a matter of arranging them and stamping the sentiment.  I really love the versatility of her Topping!

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Fairways and Fish Tales die set

Cottage Cutz - Fishing Gear die set

Clearly Besotted - Sentimental Type stamp set

Waffle Flower Crafts - Postage Collage die and stencil

I invite you to visit our blog for a variety of splashy goodness and do hope you're inspired to play along!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules