Seize the Birthday #320

 

Today I'm sharing a card created for our latest Seize the Birthday challenge.  Glenda is our host and she's chosen the combination of CAS and Die Cuts for her Topping.  

I know CAS means different things to different crafters but in my example its taking on the role of lots of white space.  Or in this case, orange space.  

My focal point is a two piece die cut frame created with a tone on tone orange card base.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut my hen and then stamped the two part sentiment.  A pretty simple CAS card with a sentiment that fits my mood lately...constantly struggling to keep up.  LOL!  (More on that later...all good stuff.)

Supplies:

Ellen Hutson - A Good Egg stamp set

A Jillian Vance Design - Oh Cluck stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog and hope you're inspired to add your CAS/Die Cut creation to our gallery.  Toppings are optional but birthday cards are not.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #271

 

The Sisterhood has the perfect February challenge for us, combining both Valentine's Day and Snark.  We're calling it Black, Black Heart...aka, the anti-Valentine.  Here's my take on the challenge.

I combined a simple cat die with a snarky sentiment for the perfect off beat Valentine's Day card.  I added some dry embossing to the heart as well as the white background panel to give this card a bit more interest and popped on a few gold pearls to finish it off.  

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Kitty Cats die set

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set

FSJ - Inspire EF

Hero Arts - Infinity Hearts die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more snarky Valentine inspiration.  Upload your card to our gallery and join the fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #126

 

The calendar just turned to a new month which means it's time for another Color Hues challenge.  Julie B is our host this month and she's chosen the perfect Valentine colors of Pink and Red however, you do you.  As you will see, I created a thank you card.

I dug through my cardstock scraps and chose two reds and two pinks and then went to town die cutting using a daisy die set.  Because green stems are not allowed I chose to make my gold, an approved neutral.  I embossed two pieces of cardstock with a 3D frame folder and then pieced them together to create the front panel.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white.

The Stamp Market - Dainty Daisies die set

Spellbinders - Molded Frames embossing folder

MFT Stamps - Bitty Thanks sentiment stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration.  Get those creative juices flowing and enter your card in the gallery for a chance to guest with us in the future.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #319

 

My card today was created using our latest Topping over at the Seize the Birthday challenge blog.  Cathy is our host and has chosen A Rainbow of Colors as our prompt.  

I really wanted to use some of my new postage stamp stencils so I chose a design that would work for the multicolored rainbow.  Because I also wanted a kraft background I opted for Distress Oxides in the softer hues of the rainbow.  I added some white gems on their bodies and quadruple stacked my die cut sentiment in white.  

Supplies:

Waffle Flower Crafts - Collage Butterfly Stencils

Waffle Flower Crafts - Postage Collage die set

Spellbinders - Handwritten Sentiment die set (Simon Hurley)

I invite you to play along with us.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery.  Remember, the Topping is optional but Birthday themed is not.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #125

 

Welcome back to another Color Hues challenge!  Carol is our host and she has chosen the wonderful wintery pairing of Blue and White.  Of course you don't have to create a winter design as you will see below in my card.

When I saw the DT samples on the Honeybee site on Black Friday I knew these needed to be mine. I began by die cutting the ginger jars, first in two different patterns of blue designer papers then in both navy and silver cardstocks.  I am truly in love with these and blue isn't even "my" color.  :-)  I mixed and matched the pieces to get coordinating sets of jars which I added to an embossed navy panel trimmed in silver metallic cardstock.  The panel was then adhered to a navy card base with a silver heat embossed sentiment strip.

And because I couldn't make just one I created a similar but different card in greens.

Again, I let a paper pack do most of the work.  I die cut the ginger jar in a peach patterned paper, assembled it with gold accents, slathered it in Wink of Stella and finally added a generous layer of Glossy Accents over top.  The next day I added it to a die cut panel of gorgeous green and peach paper along with a gold embossed sentiment strip.  The entire panel was adhered to a dark green card base.

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Ginger Jar die set

Honeybee Stamps - To the Wise One stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Cottage Countryside paper pad

Spellbinders - Diamond Plaid embossing folder

Emily Moore Designs - Decorative Sentiment Die set (green panel)

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiments die set

I invite you to visit our blog for much more Blue and White inspiration.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #318

Happy New Year!  Let's hope this is a good one.  :-)

I am here today with our first Seize the Birthday challenge of 2026. Barb is our host and she is calling her Topping a "Blizzard of Snowflakes."  She would like us all to create a snowflake background for our birthday cards using the technique/product of our choosing.  

It is difficult to see from my photo but my background consists of navy colored die cut snowflakes adhered to a navy cardstock clear embossed panel.  I had every intention of capturing a close up before posting however I forgot before I mailed this one out.  But yay on me for doing so, right?  LOL!

Being a Floridian I wouldn't get much use from a traditional snowy card other than at the holidays so I decided to create warmth with a coffee cup.  I began by first stamping a crackle background to a panel of navy cardstock in Versamark ink.  I added clear embossing powder to that, heat set it, and then adhered the navy snowflakes over top to cover the entire background, clipping the excess off at the edges.  I replaced the negative circle with one of a lighter blue and heated embossed a sentiment strip which I adhered over the dimensional background.  I also sprinkled a few sequins before calling this one done.

Supplies:

Trinity Stamps - Snowflake Background

MFT Stamps - Coffee Break sentiment set

Concord & 9th and Simon Says Stamp - snowflake dies

Fun Stampers Journey - Cozy Knit embossing folder

Simon Says Stamp - Crackle Background stamp

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration from the design team as well as our guest, Hellen.  Remember, the Topping is optional but birthday is not.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #270

Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!! I hope Santa and his elves were good to you and your families.  I must have been very good because he gave me my gifts early in the form of Black Friday crafty sales.  And he was very generous.  LOL! 

The first of The Sisterhood's 2026 monthly prompts is to use something new.  It can be something brand spanking new like my deer below or something that's been in your stash for ages that just hasn't seen the light of day yet.  My deer was a Black Friday Honeybee gift with purchase and I couldn't wait to crack him open.  Of course it always helps when you have the perfect sentiment to make a classy die cut just a bit snarky.

I die cut the deer from colored cardstock scraps and added a bit of shading to the body area.  I created some snow hills from white glitter cardstock and used a pretty red metallic cardstock for the bow and the sentiment strip.  The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed in white and the background was splatted with diluted white paint to create the illusion of snowflakes on a dark winter night.

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Black Friday Freebie Reindeer die set

MFT Stamps - Sassy Pants Holiday sentiment set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration from our team as well as our Queen.  You have all month to upload your creations to our gallery using something New. One lucky winner will be invited to be our Designing Queen for the following month.  Please note that we are no longer accepting 100% digital or AI creations.  You may use digis in your design but it must also contain some sort of physical artwork.  Anything not in compliance will be ignored and/or deleted.

If you are not familar with Darnell's challenge I also invite you to check her out and upload your creation to her gallery. 

Thanks so much for visiting!!!

Jules