Inkspirational #302 - In the Mood for Cupcakes

 Inkspirational Challenge #302 has just been posted over at the blog.  It's a festive holiday Mood Board!

I was inspired by those delicious red velvet cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting and berries on top, as well as the greenery around them.

I got to use some recently purchased dies as well as a stamp/die set I've had for some time but hadn't used yet!  Win/Win!

The cupcakes are made using the Hey Cupcake Die.  The framing was made using Ornament Box Top - Vertical Stamp and Ornament Box Top -Vertical Die, all from the Greetery.  

 

In the close up below you hopefully can see the glitter I put on the frosting.

I die cut the cup cake holders out of vellum.  

The strawberries and box frame are up on foam dots and strips.

So what are you inspired by from this lovely Mood Board?  

Check out the Inkspirational Blog to see the beautiful designs the rest of the DT created and to link up your own creation! 

 

You have until Nov 17 to link up!

I'm also linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using the new Cupcake die, as well as the frame die and stamp, which were purchased LONG AGO!

Cards for Guys

Circle card -   the cupcakes are circles - and guys love food gifts, right?!

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Colorful Options

Red

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Stamps:  Ornament Box Top Vertical - The Greetery.

Paper:  White, Vellum - Papertrey Ink, Textured Canvas Green - Lawn Fawn, Red Hots - Bazzill, DP - Make It Merry - Honey Bee.

Ink:  Ruby Red - Altenew.

Accessories:  Hey Cupcake Die, Ornament Box Top Vertical Die - The Greetery, Dazzling Diamonds - Stampin' Up, foam dots.

Oh Deer, It's Christmas

 My son and DIL live in a log house on the top of a mountain and they have deer that come to the back of their home every day.  The deer live all around them in the woods.  So, I'm always looking for cute deer stamps/dies/sentiments to use on cards for them.

I've had this Dashing Deer Bigz Die for many years but I can't remember ever using it.   I recently purchased the It's Christmas, Oh Deer stamp from Unity (it's on sale right now - just sayin') and realized, combined, they make a fun shaped card -  perfect to send to my son and DIL this year!

I die cut the deer twice out of white hammered paper and inked it by rubbing both Classic Kraft and Fine Linen ink pads over it.

I die cut the sentiment with an arches die from The Greetery and inked over that piece.

I adhered the front and back of the deer across the ears and antlers, scoring the back piece below the adhesive, so it will stand up.  I adhered the sentiment to the deer along the side edge on the front.

I colored the nose with a black pen and added a black gem for the eye.  I added white dots with my white POSCA pen around the Oh Deer sentiment but they are hardly noticible!?

I love how this came out!

I'm linking my card to:

Double D Challenge

Oh Deer

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The Holly and Ivy Christmas

Anything Goes

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NBUS

First time using the Oh Deer stamp and I think it's the first time using the deer die.

Christmas Craft Creations

Monochromatic

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Stamps: It's Christmas, Oh Deer - Unity Stamps
Paper: white hammered paper - Amazon
Paper Size: 4" wide x 5" tall
Ink: Classic Kraft and Fine Linen - PTI, Espresso - Altenew
Accessories: Dashing Deer Bigz Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, A2 Arches die - The Greetery, Black 01 micron Pen (for nose), black gem (for eye), white POSCA pen.

October Cards Reveal - The Card Chain Challenge!

 Today's the reveal of the 34 cards exchanged in October over at the Card Chain Challenge blog.  For October, I sent a card to Barbara in Switzerland (it was Barbara's first time playing along!) and I received a card from Bonnie in Colorado.

There is always a  sketch, color scheme, themes and Product/Technique offered to use - you can choose all things or just one thing.

This month, I chose the themes of Bears and Friendship!  Can you tell that by the look of my card?!!

Instead of putting Theodore on a card (Theodore Colorize die/Tim Holtz/Sizzix) - I made him a stand alone by die cutting an extra base piece and adhering the front and back together just at the top of his head.  

I scored a line on the back piece just below the glued section, so the back would fold open as shown below in the photo on the right and he'd stand up.

Check out all of the 34 cards that were exchanged in October over at the Card Challenge Blog!  

You can also sign up to join in on the November Exchange here.  

You need to sign up by Nov 6th - come join us!

I'm linking my card to:

Critter Crazy Challenge

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Stamps:  Whittle Love - Poppy Stamps

Paper:  Tan, Brown, Dark Brown - Bazzill

Ink:  Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Espresso - Altenew

Accessories:  Theodore Colorize Thinlit die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix

Group of Seven Cardmakers - Oct Technique Stencil over Heat Embossing

 It's time for the October Group of Seven Cardmakers technique!  This month we are stenciling over a heat embossed background stamp.  

There is a video on this technique as well as written step by step instructions over at The Group of Seven blog.

Here are two cards I made using this interesting technique followed by a few creation photos for each card.

For the Christmas card - I white embossed a text background stamp Twas the Night Before (it's the whole story of 'The Night Before Christmas"!) from Rubbernecker.

Then I stenciled over the white embossed text using Frosty Flakes Stencil from the Greetery using Ranger Distress Stormy Sky and Salty Ocean

and here is the resulting panel

To finish my card, I die cut the Santa and Sleigh and the Merry Christmas out of blue glitter paper and adhered them over the embossed text.

I used all the same steps for my first card, white embossing the Windowpane Plaid background stamp from The Greetery

and then stenciling over the embossed panel using the Lupines Stencil from ArtPlorations and Distress Inks Mowed Lawn and Seedless Grapes.

And here is the resulting panel

To finish my card, I added a Small Talk Sticker Sentiment, rubbed the edges of the panel with Gold Pigment Ink and splattered over the panel with a Black POSCA pen.

Note:  As with most techniques, you have to experiment with what background stamp works well with what stencil.  Think about how much un-embossed white will be left on your panel when you go to stencil over it. 

We hope you'll give this technique a try!  If you do - please link up your card over at The Group of Seven blog so we can all see it!

I'm linking my Christmas card to:

NBUS

first time using Frosty Flakes Stencil

Inkspirational

Jingle Bells

Not a Creature was stirring

flying reindeer!

Linking my Stenciled Lupine card to:

Stencil Fun Challenge

Orange or anything goes

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Christmas Card

Stamps:  Twas the Night background stamp - Rubbernecker

Paper:  White - PTI, Bermuda Bling Glitter Paper - Core-dinations (Michaels)

Ink:  Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean - Ranger Distress, Versamark.

Accessories:  white embossing powder, embossing pillow, Dash Away All Dec 2021 Stamptember die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Special Merry Christmas Die - Memory Box, Frosty Flakes Stencil - The Greetery, blender brushes, heat tool.

Lupines Card
Stamps: Windowpane Plaid background stamp - The Greetery.
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves, Versamark, Gold Pigment Ink - Color Box
Accessories: Lupines Stencil - ArtPlorations, finger sponges, Small Talk Stickers: Occasions - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, Black POSCA Pen, white embossing powder, embossing pillow, heat tool.

A Doorway to Christmas

 Another Christmas card from me today -  I am loving this Elegant Entrance die from the Greetery and the Herringbone Parquet die makes the perfect background inside the door.  My first Christmas design using them!

(I used the doorway with a fall theme card on this post.)

We are getting a glimpse into Santa's home here (wow!) - where you can see a photo of one of his reindeer on the wall!   The images are all rub ons from the Christmas Collection by  Taperlogy -  I LOVE these rub ons.  They've really got the technology down - they rub on easily and don't rip when you peel off the backing the way many other rub ons I purchased in the past have.

Here's a look at the card with the door closed -  inviting the receiver to open it right up!  

I decided to just add a die cut easel on the back of the panel so the receiver could display this card on a shelf if they wanted to - I know I would!  

I'm linking my card to a few of the Christmas Challenges out there:

Peace on Earth

anything goes

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Jingle Belles

Not a Creature was stirring  

Maybe it's a stretch? but there IS a reindeer on the wall!?

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Holly and Ivy Christmas

Anything Goes

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Paper: Hammered White - Amazon, White True Black - PTI, Metallic Gold - Parklane (JoAnn)
Ink: Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: Elegant Entrance die, Herringbone Parquet die - The Greetery, Small Easel Die - Sizzix (retired I think), Christmas Collection Rub Ons - Taperlogy

A Cup of Warmth for Christmas

 I keep working on my Christmas Cards and I'm also trying to use things in my craft room that have been purchased and then tucked away!  Luckily there are lots of challenges out there to inspire us to create!

I colored the die cut mug pieces with Copics, then stacked them.  I cut a  piece off of a coaster cut with the Coaster Die from  The Greetery.  After I stacked the mugs, I splattered them with a black POSCA pen.  

I'm linking my card to:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown

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NBUS

First time using these fun Papercut Cafe mug dies and first time using this sentiment from a PTI set. 

Stamps: Snowman Accessories - PTI
Paper: White, True Black - PTI, DP The Magic of Winter Paperpad - Echo Park
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Accessories: Papercut Cafe Thinlit dies- Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Coaster Die - The Greetery, Vanilla Flower/snowflakes - Simon Says Stamp, foam dots, Copics:R59, YG63, BG18, E37, W2, black POSCA pen

Pumpkins on the Steps

 I made this card for a friend to give to her sister, Jo.  It's a fall birthday so I went with pumpkins!  And I got to use this beautiful recently purchased doorway die! 

I stamped the background panel using Elegant Arches, cutting out the arch shape in the center with A2 Arches Die and because they all come from The Greetery, the Elegant Entrance Arches die fits perfectly inside the opening!  The doors do open, but I chose to adhere the pumpkins, wheat sheaves and squash cut using the Autumn Harvest Die set onto the panel, so for this card, the doors do not open.

I printed the sentiment off my computer and added the sweet red acrylic heart.  I sponged the colors onto the pumpkins and wheat using DOX inks and adhered them onto the card with foam dots.

I'm linking my card to the following challenge:

Double D Challenge - Pumpkins

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NBUS

First time using the beautiful Elegant Arches Entrance Die.

Stamp: Elegant Arches - The Greetery
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal - Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Ranger Doxide inks: Tea Dye, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Crushed Olive, Galactic Stream - Altenew.
Accessories: Elegant Entrance Arches Die, A2 Arches Die, Autumn Harvest Dies - The Greetery, red acrylic heart - Honey Bee, foam dots.