Oh, My Stars!

Why, yes, I do happen to absolutely ADORE this sentiment. For reals, though. I do. Like... lots.



It is my turn to be up over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today and I created this super fun card because, well, gold, white, and stars. Seriously. What more do you need in life? Yes, that's what I thought.

Gold.

White.

Stars.



I die cut the large star using the Star Fri-die and then stamped and embossed the pattern onto it using three stamps. Ummm... love. For reals, though. The star stamps and the sentiment are from the Twinkle set. Which you need. Nowish.

#thatisall

Have a Happy!

Thanks a Latte!

You guys know I love a good pun. Or a bad one, to be honest. I just can't even HELP it! I decided to play along the the MFT Card Challenges Sketch Challenge and pulled out one of the fun punny stamp sets from MFT. And gold and white. Because gold and white.

I don't work with ovals often, so this sort of intrigued me. I pulled out the Pierced Oval dies from Spellbinders to serve as my base for the die cut image. I love those pierced dies. I seriously reach for them SO STINKING MUCH.



This has a few layers, which was kind of fun, as I don't often work in layers. I stamped the cool triangle background (from Aha Arts)in gold Delicata ink and then added a cute puffy sticker border from Pinkfresh Studio. I {HEART} PUFFY STICKERS! For reals, though. I totally do. I then die cut the oval, added it with foam tape, die cut the cup, lid, and sleeve, added that with foam tape, and then heat embossed the sentiment in gold on vellum and wrapped it around the whole lot of it! Layers can be fun, guys!



I have to be honest, I'm not usually one for sketch challenges, as working with a sketch just isn't my favorite thing in the world, but this one was very clean and simple in style and pushed me out of the box a little with the whole oval thing, so I jumped in. I am so glad I did! This card turned out super cute and was a lot of fun to create!

You can find links to the supplies I used below. Please note that Simon Says Stamp links are affiliate links and your support is appreciated. The other links are not affiliate, but I love this stuff, so check it out anyway! HA!

Cardstock: Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth White, Bazzill Gold Metallic Cardstock
Vellum: Bazzill 40lb. Vellum
Dies: Spellbinders Pierced Ovals, My Favorite Things Coffee Cup die set
Stamps: Aha Arts Border and Pattern set, My Favorite Things Perk Up set 
Embossing Powder: Simon Says Stamp Detail Gold Embossing Powder
Tools: Milwaukee Heat Gun, EK Success Powder Tool, Spellbinders Tool 'n One
Ink: Tsukineko VersaMark Clear, Gold Delicata
Sticker: Pinkfresh Studio

Thanks for stopping by! Have a Happy!

Because Bulk Christmas Cards

I have a confession: I dislike creating cards in bulk.

Yup. It's true. I absolutely love creating a fresh, new design for each and every card I make, however, the truth of the matter is, when it comes to Christmas cards, sometimes you just need LOTS and it is a bit quicker to do bulk batches. That being the case, I make a compromise. I create batches of five or ten cards each. I still don't do lots, but five or ten is totally doable. Creating in bulk is a bit of a different ball game, though, to be honest. You have to have a design that is simple enough and yet something that still stands well on it's own. I decided to pull out my awesome deer stamp from Bossy Joscie and a great sentiment from Stampendous! for this batch and I love how they turned out! Easy peasy, folks! For reals, though.



As you may have noticed, I am mildly obsessed with the white and gold color combination. I just think it is absolutely GORGEOUS! It also allows for a strong impact with a simple design. I used gold embossing powder and some gold string to bring some shine to this design. Annnnnnnd....I sorta kinda love it. I do. I really and truly do.



The square is die cut using the Spellbinders Pierced Squares dies. They are awesome. I created five of these in a under an hour or so. They came together quickly, but still totally feel like 'me'.

Do you create cards in bulk at all? How many is your limit?

Have a Happy!

Crafter's Companion and CardMaker Magazine Blog Hop Time!

Good Morning, friends!  Today we have a super fun blog hop with lots of inspiring cards from Crafter's Companion and CardMaker Magazine!  Not only are there lots of amazing cards along the way, but a great prize opportunity, as well, so stick around, eh?



Gold and white.  *sigh*  I just love it!  Absolutely gorgeous, simple, happy colors!  I pulled out my Crafter's Companion Christmas Magic stamp set and my gold Delicata ink for this one and I just love how it turned out!



I dry embossed the background with the awesome 6x6 Let it Snow Embossolicious folder from Crafter's Companion.  I love how deeply these folders emboss!  So much happy texture!

NOW... this is the awesome prize you could win!  Ummm... yup.    That's pretty daggum fabulous, if I do say so, myself!  It includes two six marker sets (reds and browns), Christmas Seasons stamp set, Mistletoe Moments Embossing Folder, and a one year digital subscription to CardMaker Magazine!)

To enter, head on over to the Crafter's Companion Facebook page, find the post with this photo and fill in the entry form!  Your next stop on the hop is Latisha Yoast!

Here is the full hop list so you can visit everyone!

CardMaker

Kendra Wietstock

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Stacy Morgan

Khristen Foss

Laurel Beard

Chrissie Tobas

Alice Golden

Stacy Harper Watson

Denise Coulter

Christiana Reuling

Michelle Woerner

Roxanne O'Brien

Trena Brannon

Leah Lucescu

Rosemary Dennis

Tenia Nelson

Stephanie Severin

Jennifer Ingle

Latisha Yoast

Taylor Usry

Crafter’s Companion

Have a Happy!