Hello!

When I originally bought this Doodlebug paper, I bought it for the other side which is a much more subtle brown on brown pattern. But then I saw this card and and knew it would be perfect for this card. The stars were cut with Spellbinders and embossed with a SU folder. The bottom of the banner is done with a Taylored Expressions die. Hot Off the Press provided the sentiment.

Sail Away

You can't tell, but this is a thank you card...the sentiment is on the inside. I used some goodies I got at the Scrapbook Expo to make it. The Queen & Co. washi tapes and Heartfelt Creations stamp set were must haves for me. With the addition of some Taylored Expressions dies, the card was finished!

Green Tree

I really liked this card I saw on Pinterest and needed to figure out how to make it since I didn't have that particular die. I found this Taylored Expressions die in my die collection and this pretty SU tree stamp that fit inside it. The Cuttlebug embossing folder gives the whole thing a kind of wood look. The tree is stamped in Memento Cottage Ivy. I was going to originally stamp it in brown, but thought it would look too much like a sympathy card.

Stenciled Hexagons

When I saw this card, I knew I wanted to do my own version. Since I love hexagons, that's the shape I chose to use. I cut out a stencil using a Taylored Expressions die and pulled out some SU colors that went well together (Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry). I liked the streaky look and created it by using a small sponge dauber. The "hello" is a Hero Arts die and the "thank you" is from Heidi Swapp. And typical me...I had to add some Triveni bling!

 

Happy Dirtday!

Isn't this a fun card? I used a set from SU and some bright yellow Powder Puff Lemonade ink. The tires in this set never stamp very well so I used some circle dies and Recollections brads for the tires. 

Cupcakes!

Here are two identical cards featuring different sentiments. So many cards can be used for different occasions just by that simple change. The cupcake is a punch from SU, the border is by EK Success and the label shapes are Taylored Expressions. As usual, the bling is Triveni.

Lawn Fawn Love

One of my favorite love sets is this one from Lawn Fawn. It's cute and punny and fun to use. I kept these simple and stamped and layered the images on some Taylored Expressions hexagons. They were still a bit plain, even for a masculine card, so of course I had to add some sparkle.

 

Totally Nuts

Oh my gosh, when I saw this card I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I got out my Taylored Expressions hexagon dies and Spellbinders circles and made the "nuts." Using Memento London Fog and Fresh Ink Chocolate along with a dauber, I added an aged look to them. The background was done with a dauber, a nut and London Fog. I cut apart a Hero Arts sentiment so it would fit better then stamped it in SU Real Red. The squirrel is from the same stamp set and is stamped inside for a double pun. I love how this one turned out.

 

Some birdie

I just love how this card turned out. It'll make a great card for someone to send home to a child. I used the idea I saw here and gave it my own little twist. Those head feathers are actually the end of a Memory Box snowflake die and the bodies were done with a Sizzix egg die. They just screamed...or tweeted?...for googlie eyes. I made the beaks with a rectangle folded in half and cut to the corners. You can't really tell in this picture, but they do open. 

For the sentiment, I layered a Spellbinders oval onto a Taylored Expressions label die. The sentiment itself is from Hero Arts and is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black. The inside stamp is also Hero Arts.

Thank you banners

I wasn't sure all of these patterns worked together, but the hubby said they did. I used a Darice folder on some Core'dinations paper then sanded it to bring out the red from the black. The banners are made with DeNami silver paper and a scrap piece of Basic Grey. The Inkadinkado sentiment is layered on a piece of DCWV chevron paper. All of the sentiment layers were cut with Taylored Expressions. The black ribbon is from my stash. Oh, I CASE'd this card here.

Embossed birthday

When I saw this card on Pinterest, I thought it would be perfect to use up some scraps of patterned paper. I cut out the center with a Taylored Expressions die and placed the scraps in the right spot so none of the background blue could show through. The Stampendous sentiment and Mama Elephant stars are heat embossed with black.

Scrappy thanks

I had some scraps left over from using some 6x6 Creative Imaginations paper and figured they'd be perfect for a banner card. I just added some Taylored Expressions die cuts and an Inkadinkado sentiment to finish it off.

A bootful of thanks

Today I have two versions of the same card I found here. I started by stamping the SU boot in SU Real Red on kraft paper and fussy cutting them out. The brads are from Colorbok and didn't lay very flat so I added a couple of small pieces of dimensional adhesive to make the whole boot pop. The die shape is from Taylored Expressions and the embossing folder is The Paper Studio. Some ribbon from my stash and two stamps from Hero Arts (the flower/star and sentiment) finish the cards off.

I'm partial to the one on the right because of the shimmery Bazzill paper. Which one is your favorite?

 

Best. Dad. Ever.

I love this sentiment from the Mama Elephant set Papa Love. It's how I think of my own dad. And I was thinking of him while I made this card. I used some SU inks and stamps along with a SU punch. The bottom orange shape was done with a Taylored Expressions die. The button is a Martha Stewart punch and the brads are American Crafts. The string is a weird waxy one that somehow ended up in our house. After making this card, I got rid of it. It doesn't stay where you put it, even with Scor-Tape, and I had to glue the knot to make it stay. I love how this card turned out and you can find my inspiration for it here.

Believe in Yourself

When I decided I wanted to use orange and the black/white DCWV paper for this card, I didn't think beyond that...like what other color I was going to use for the base. I was using my Spellbinders like crazy for the circles and ovals since this is a kit for a future card making party. I stamped my Paper Smooches sentiments and used my Taylored Expressions die. Then I came to a grinding halt as I started to put it together. What on earth was going to go with that orange? Thankfully, my mom was there (it was our weekly craft day at an LSS) and helped me choose a color. Whew! The American Crafts brads were added to give the card a finished look. You can see the card that inspired this one right here.

It's a die. It's a stencil. It's both!

A Blog Named Hero is having a stencil challenge and this Taylored Expressions die popped into my mind. Using the die, I created a stencil then pulled out my Color Box Cat's Eye stack of inks. I love how it turned out. It's so bright and cheerful. I even saved the stencil so I can use it again. The sentiment needed to be bold so I chose these two words from an A Muse set and stamped it with black VersaFine. 

Hexagons, triangles and stripes!

The current Friday Mashup is to use hexagons, triangles or both. I chose to use both! Using my Taylored Expressions hexagon dies, I cut out the hexagons from some SU paper and then cut them into triangles. Then I formed a new hexagon with the triangles. It was fun to do, but time consuming lol. The brad in the middle is American Crafts and the bling is Triveni. I used a Hero Arts sentiment and Deconstructed Sketch 137. This card also works perfectly with the MWT over at OWH to use turquoise or teal.

Soccer, anyone?

I love soccer. I played for several years growing up and still enjoy the game. When I saw this card, I knew I'd have to do something similar, especially when the OWH MWT is hexagons. I started by using my Taylored Expressions hexagon dies and mounting them on a piece of green paper. Then I used a Spellbinder circle to cut out the ball. The embossing is a Cuttlebug folder and the sentiment is from Mama Elephant. The baker's twine sets off the sentiment tag. 

Penguin Duct Tape

I had no idea where this card was going when I started it. My hubby gave me this adorable penguin tape for Christmas and my mom gave me the Taylored Expressions hexagon die set. I had the two out on the table at my LSS and just HAD to use the two of them together. So I got busy cutting out hexagons and then got stuck. They didn't fit the card the way I planned so I simply sat there. 

A light bulb finally turned on and I turned the card sideways. Duh. I wanted a way to make a type of banner with them and found this DCWV paper I've had for ages. How perfect that the swirls on it went with another Christmas present...the Darice background folder. The silver paper I've also had for ages, the orange is Bazzill and the plain black is basic card stock. The Stampin' Up sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black onto white card stock then punched with a Stampin' Up punch.

Snowmen with no snow

I had to smile when I saw Cards in Envy Snow Buddy challenge. With all of the snow around the US, we don't have any here in the Pacific Northwest. However, I did get a cute new Mama Elephant Polar Pals stamp set for Christmas with some snowmen in it. The sentiment is from the same set. I stamped everything on white card stock and used some paper from a new 6x6 DCWV paper I also received for Christmas. The inks are VersaFine Onyx Black and SU Old Olive. I used my new Taylored Expressions dies to layer the sentiment and some American Crafts brads to finish it off.