Seize the Birthday #309

The Seize the Birthday team has a new Topping for you to play with this fortnight.  Glenda is our host and she's chosen Food and/or Drink as our new challenge.  I went a bit rogue and created a Winnie the Pooh card because as we all know...

Poohs Love Honey!

I die cut Pooh and his honey jar from colored cardstocks and did a bit of subtle ink blending to create some of depth.  Poor Pooh is shirtless in this set but I didn't want a Naked Bear so I made one myself.   The red panel was stamped with a heart background using Versamark ink.  I matted it with a matching yellow and then adhered it to a red cardbase.  To make it a birthday card I stamped the Make A Wish sentiment.  I think Pooh got his wish, don't you?

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns 

me a bit  of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA! 

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Pooh and Piglet

Spellbinders - Kaleidoscope Arch Sentiments (older)

Impression Obsession - Heart background stamp

Bearly Arts glue 

Spellbinders - Colorwheel cardstock

I invite you to visit our blog and hope you're inspired to join in!  Remember, the Topping is optional however it MUST be a birthday card!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #264

 

Today I'm sharing a card made for July's Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge.  It is officially summer in the northern hemisphere so Edna has chosen Hot, Hot, Hot as her theme.  I've made several beach themed cards recently so I chose another route for the prompt.

The card isn't snarky but I'm guessing I previously said something out of line to the recipient.  That counts, right?  LOL!

I first stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a teal cardstock panel.  I masked the sentiment and stamped the background using Versamark ink.  I added the die cut Cup 'O Joe and popped the panel up on the same color cardbase for a monotone look.

Supplies:

MFT - Hot Cocoa die set

Simon Says Stamp - Crackle Background

MFT - Coffee and Conversation sentiment stamp set

We invite you to play along with us this month.  Snark isn't a requirement but it is highly appreciated.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #113

 

Well it's July.  Are we having fun yet?  I think your answer to that question may be a direct function of where in the world you reside.   

Fortunately we have another Color Hues challenge to distract us from world chaos.  Tracey is our host and she's chosen the combination of Red and White as our duo.  I added some touches of black and grey as my qualifying neutrals.

This is for all of those who need a hug today.

I had a heck of a time getting a semi decent photo of this one.  Sorry, after 10,000 backgrounds and orientations this was the best I could manage.  

I die cut and assembled my lighthouse and boulder and added it to a white cardstock panel embossed with rope texture.  The sentiment was die cut, stamped and heat embossed in white.  The finished panel was adhered to a red card base.

 

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns 

me a bit  of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA! 

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Guiding Light die set

Spellbinders - Castaways embossing folder

Spellbinders - Snowflake Wishes stamp/die set 

I invite you to visit our blog for more fabulous cards from our DT and hope you will be inspired to join in the gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #308

It's time once again for another round of Seize the Birthday challenges!  Cathy is our host this fortnight and she's chosen the Topping of Silhouette.  I really had to dig deep to find stamps that would fit this catagory but after that, this card was a breeze to make.

I began by first masking off the bottom of a white cardstock panel and applying a generous layer of green ink.  (Distress Oxides)  I moved the tape and then created a dusk sky using a blend of three additional colors. Once this was thoroughly dry I stamped the silhouettes and sentiment using a very crisp black pigment ink.  The cats were stamped first followed by the tall grass and finally the sentiment.  It's a nice mix of three companies products and ones I haven't used in a very long time.  It's always nice to have an excuse to use the oldies but goodies.

Supplies:

Gina K Designs - stamp set from an older kit

MFT - Housecats (sentiment)

Your Next Stamp - Tall Grass stamp

Distress Oxide inks

I invite you to visit our blog for more fantastic inspiration by my fellow teammates and encourage you to add in your card.  Toppings are optional.  Birthday themes are mandatory.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #112

Today's Color Hues challenge is brought to you by Stef.  She has chosen Peach and Cobalt as her color duo and I decided to create a card using several hues of each. 

I began by browsing my scrap drawers for three hues of each color.  I cut them into strips and adhered them, darkest to lightest, to a scrap of white cardstock, abutting each piece tightly to the one prior.  I die cut a large heart from both a white cardstock panel as well as a piece of craft foam, adhering them together for some dimension.  (These were cut narrower than the A2 card base for something a bit different.)  The colored strip piece was positioned over top of the card base so that it peeks through the die cut heart panel when it's placed over top.  A couple of thin strips of blue cardstock were added to the vertical sides for a bit more interest.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiments stamp set (older set)

Spellbinders - Sketched Floral embossing folder (older set)

Memory Box - Cherub Hearts die set

assorted cardstocks

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

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

My Personal Protest

 

I do try to keep my blog and Instagram accounts free from controversial subjects however the time has come for me to speak out in my own crafty way. 

If you do not share my views and wish to unfollow me that is your perogative.  There will be absolutely no hurt feelings on my part.  

But today, on No Kings Day, when our Failure in Chief has decided that his multimillion dollar birthday party is more important than using that money to better the lives of working Americans and law abiding immigrants I need to voice my dissent.  

And what better way to begin other than with the Notorious RBG.

Supplies by Hero Arts and Spellbinders

Next up is my take on a meme I've seen floating around.  It's a sad world when you can ask the smallest of questions and everyone knows exactly what you're talking about.

Supplies from Spellbinders and Hero Arts

And don't even get me started on the tariffs and their affect on small businesses, especially our beloved crafty shops.  Behold the Taco Truck.....IYKYK.

Supplies from Spellbinders, Erin Lee Creative and Sizzix

I'm actually happy that I don't have any dies that could be used as ICE agents because that card would not have been pretty.  

No matter who you voted for, this IS NOT OK.

Thanks for visiting.

Jules

Seize the Birthday #307

 

We're halfway through the month of June which means that it's time for another round of fun over at the Seize the Birthday challenge blog.  Barb is our host and she's chosen Fancy Fold as her Topping.

I rarely create anything other than traditional card bases so I had to put on my thinking cap for this one.  I have no idea what you call this design so feel free to inform me in the comments.  

This is what it looks like folded up with a belly band.

Removing the belly band it unfolds to this.

To create the fold I began with a sheet of teal cardstock cut to 5.5" x 11.0".  I scored it at 1.25", 5.5" and 9.25".  I folded it in half at the 5.5" mark.  I folded the left side in and the right side out.  

I die cut two scalloped borders from red cardstock and adhered them to the outside edges of the card base.  I chose a small polka dot paper to add to these folded sections as well as the inside center.  This is also where I stamped my birthday sentiment.  I stamped a text background onto the two remaining front sides for a bit of interest.  I made a belly band from white vellum and adhered some die cut florals to the center.  I added a few of the leftover florals to the inside.  It's almost like a mini scrapbook album when completed.  

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns 

me a bit  of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA! 

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Stylish Oval Hello You Florals

Spellbinders - Kaleidoscope Sentiment Arch stamp

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka 6x6 paper pad

Hero Arts - Novel Prose background stamp

A Jillian Vance Design - Top Stitch die set

Bearly Arts glue 

I invite you to come join in on the fun!  If you aren't a fancy fold kinda person (no worries...neither am I.  LOL!) then create and share a new birthday card.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules