Inkyfingeredcat

Todays Christmas in July project was using a few old Craft Stamper magazine stamps as part of my sort out project I’ve been doing for a while now which I stamped, cut and added as a background mat layer.

I stamped the main image two times using Starry Night ink that I blotted a little first so it was a bit paler.

Then I cut the panels into different sizes for the different cards.

One I added the Joy stamp which I stamped and fussy cut, and the little sparkly stars.

The next I cut smaller and added onto the silver glimmer mat.

I then added gems to bring some more sparkle but decided against adding the Joy stamped word.

Fairly clean and simple cards for me this time. What do you think? I must admit as much as I like that Joy word I can’t see me using it much. The other one though I can imagine using albeit not that often as I tend to make OTT cards for Christmas rather than these simple ones… maybe that stays but the Joy stamp gets added to the go pile!

Have plenty more of these craft stamper magazine stamps to sort through and assess … but that’s two more sifted! and two more cards made.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello. Today was a delve into the backgrounds already made pouch and I found some bits of the painty and embossed background I made in May for an Addicted to stamps and more challenge.

I decided to use two pieces and like last time teamed them with a JoFY star image which I inked in similar colours to the background.

I added the white cardstock mat to both pieces to frame them and also the white doodled lines. I then added some flat purple sequins for embellishment.

As there is lots of writing on both the star and the background I decided against adding a further sentiment. Quite unusual for me as I usually always add a sentiment.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today I have another card made using papers I cut for the failed sheet load of cards project from a whole back.

I decided for this one to create a slightly smaller card base though rather than the traditional A6 size as the topper looked a little small otherwise.

I added the topper on top of a cut out paper ribbon and then added the deer onto the top which was fussy cut from the magazine kit.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment from the Tidings and trimmings set which as it has a small font works well on this smaller card size.

I then added card Candi as embellishments.

Cute!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Todays card for Christmas in July is a quick little notecard using up scraps and a cute little image I stamped a while ago from a magazine.

I mean that little penguin is so cute, right?

I gave him a little weaving of cardstock scraps to sit on, a bit of dsp and then some paper I had done a soft snowflake stencil design on.

I added the sequins and the sentiment and then added it to a 4×4 card blank … perfect and oh so simple!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello! Back with another birthday card made as part of my design team contribution for Happy Little Stampers for the Anything Birthday challenge. Quite nice to have a little break from the Christmas in July too!

I had a little hunt in the scraps drawer and found a panel of the Expressions in Ink dsp and decided to go with that as my starting point.

Next I grabbed some of the leftover fussy cut Perfectly Penned flowers left from the April patterned paper playtime session and then just had fun organising them.

I decided I wanted a contrasting colour though so had a look in the 6×6 papers and found this Oh So Ombré paper. Perfect for backing the main panel and creating a panel across the front.

I did add a couple of strips of card stock underneath the central strip to give it some dimension. I punched to notches at the sides too so I could wind the paper string around it and it would sit nicely in one place.

I then decided I needed the black card base so I made a 5×7 one from black card stock and then die cut the letters from the remaining card stock and stacked them up to give them dimension. I then stamped and fussy cut the Biggest Wish birthday sentiment in a contrasting colour and added it to the ribbon.

I used some black card Candi to embellish. I kept the inside of the card simple with just the white insert as I hadn’t got any of the dsp left to add inside and I had also used up the last of those fussy cut flowers too!

So pleased with the card and that’s another pouch of fussy cut elements used up … think I am on a bit of a mission to have used up as much of these as I can before the end of the year! Thinking 2024 I might then get myself some new stash … although looking around my room I have so much I still think I can’t quite justify it!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Quite some time ago I cut up some papers as part of a sheet load of cards template but didn’t end up doing much with them so popped them to one side and so I’ve decided to try and use some up as part of my Christmas in July series … so be prepared some of the cards I feature this month are likely to be based on these papers!

This one is a fairly simple card featuring patterned paper, an embossed panel and a fussy cut element from a magazine. I mean you can’t really get more simple than this. I did add some clear gems to the wreath to add some bling but otherwise kept it super simple.

Love how cute it is … and I still absolutely love this embossing folder. It’s such a great one for adding interest and works with any focal image.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Well that is half of 2023 already passed. How can that be? Time really does seem to disappear so quickly.

I’ve been playing with Patterned paper again as I usually do at the start of the month.

Those who have popped by my blog before will know that I am doing a similar exercise all year (I got organised last year to sort it out and make my life easier!) and using one sheet of 12×12 dsp and cutting it apart to provide the main elements for my cards. So far this is working well and I’ve been pleased with the results.

This time the dsp is actually Christmas paper so I think in fitting with the Christmas in July challenge which I’ve decided to play along with this month. Especially given the change in weather the last few days to rain and wind!

Here is what I made ….

A lovely earthy coloured card using the Crumb Cake base and some die cuts in different colours of green from the Pinecones dies. Of course there are the dsp pine cones elements on the top plus the piece of dsp reversed as the base.

I chose to die cut a panel of white for the sentiment and stamped the sentiment from Merriest Moments.

I then finished off the outside with the gems from the stash.

I also added a strip of the dsp inside with a cut apart element.

I have lots of the cut apart elements left so suspect there will be more cards to come using these bits… think I will just leave the pouch with them in on the desk and see what happens.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello! Today I have my “any occasion” card for the Addicted to Stamps and More blog design team.

I made a new baby card using a very old stamp Two by Two which I then coloured with my promarkers.

I kept the whole card simple with the focal image on the top with a mat of the same colour cardstock as the next layer but I also added a layer of vellum that I embossed and then ripped one edge to give interest. I adhered this to the base with the pale green brads.

I then layered it all on the smoky slate grey card blank.

Love how cute this is!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Managed to finally get round to writing up the blog post on the artwork I made for my wall from the master board I made a few weeks ago.

This is the master board …

And this is the finished artwork…

To be honest it was pretty much a stick things down project!

I die cut a smaller panel of white for the background to the flowers, I stuck the flowers and the gems in place. I added the die cut leaves which I painted black (as I couldn’t be bothered to die cut new ones out of black) and I found the wooden laser cut word in the stash and painted that black too.

On the wall with the fairy lights on it does look a little different in terms of colour but I love it!

And so pleased I finally did something to put in the frame that has been empty for quite some time!

If you want to see a video of it being put together here it is.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Managed to actually use up one of the pouches of fussy cut dsp that I’ve had set aside as part of the patterned paper playtime sessions for this year by using the last few flowers (ok there were quite a few but they were only small) on this fun card.

I took a scrap of calypso coral and embossed it with the decorative dots folder. Then I stuck all the flowers down, some overlapping and some off the edges to create a decorative background panel.

I then decided to mount it on yellow and onto a smoky slate card base to keep it funky.

I embossed the sentiment onto a banner which I punched from a scrap of cherry cobbler. Next I found the yellow twine and the yellow gems in the stash and thought they would work together as embellishments.

I raised the panel up onto foam to give it dimension and the same with the banner sentiment.

Love how this came out. Bright and cheerful! And that’s a pouch emptied! Feels good to be working through my stash like this and making some fun projects along the way.

Having the elements already fussy cut out really helps me just go for it whereas if I was staring at a full piece of 12×12 I would never have made anything like this from the flowers on the paper.

Happy crafting!

Catherine