Beverage Twofer

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The cards I'm sharing today were designed specifically for Darnell's Twofer Challenge.  With the exception of the punched flowers, both have been created from the same stamp and die bundle, as per the rules.  Here they are together...

And a closer look...

I chose the shorter cup because it is perfect to create flower pots.  Do you agree?

Card: SU's Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler
Ink: SU's Soft Suede, and Antique Linen (whip cream) and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks
Stamp sets: SU's Coffee Cafe
Tools and embellishments: SU's Coffee Thinlits and Petite Petal Punch, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges...

#7 Beverage at Twofer Card Challenge
AG at TTCRD
July AG at Not Just Cards

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Colored & Embossed Spotlight

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The main feature in today's card is a gorgeous rose embossing folder that I won a while ago from Di at Pixie's Snippets Playground.  Unfortunately it was won that long ago that I can't remember which company made it, or the name.  Oops!  As much as I love butterflies, roses are a close second, so I loved playing with it...

Card: Flirty Flamingo and Whisper White
Ink: Flirty Flamingo, and Pink Pirouette and Tip Top Taupe Stampin' Write Markers
Stamp sets: Artistically Asian
Tools and embellishments: Layering Ovals framelits and Scalloped Oval punch (retired)
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#267-268 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#268-269 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#121 AAG at Inspiration Destination

I'll be back on Friday with another creation using some of these elements, so I hope you'll join me then.

Thanks for being YOU!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I know, after promising that you'd seen the last one layer card for a while, I've got another card featuring two of the stamp sets that were used in those sets, but this isn't a one layer, AND there's a welcome return of another of my favorites, butterflies...

Card: Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder (ink and Stampin' Write marker) and Rich Razzleberry
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures and Me = Grateful
Tools and embellishments: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly and Bracket Label punches (latter retired); Basic Rhinestones and extras from my stash
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#265-266 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#266-267 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#226 AG at Addicted to Stamps and More

I'll be back on Wednesday with my latest DT creation for House of Cards, and another post, so I hope you'll join me then.

End of Term Blog Hop at House of Cards

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Can you believe we're at the end of my third term at House of Cards?!  Unfortunately we are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and I'm honored to be one of them who is staying on.  To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Donna.

This hop will run FROM December 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH December 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment!

***PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLOG HOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH OF DECEMBER. CARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH ON THE 15TH, AS PER THE USUAL AT HOC.  THANK YOU!***

BEFORE WE START--we'd like you all to know that this blog hop is also a DT CALL!!! We're looking for crafters comfortable in any card making style and it might just be YOU!  You will be contacted by December 20th  to know if you've made the team. :)   Each DT member will just be in charge of one card/project per month plus commenting.  If you're interested in working with us a HOC for a six month term from January through June of 2017, please email Mynn at onastampageATgmailDOTcom with the following information:

A link to your blog.
Attached cards showing your style--3 maximum.
A brief description as to why you'd like to join the team at House of Cards.
Any major life happenings you KNOW you have coming up in your life from January-June 2017 that might interfere with your DT responsibilities.

Please email Mynn at onastampageATgmailDOTcom if you have any other questions!  And now...

I've taken inspiration from the colors and the stocking in the image...

And used images from our amazing founder Mynn's etsy shop MHK Designs, to create my card...

Card: Mint Macaron and Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers to color images, and Pear Pizzazz ink
Digital stamp set: Deck the Halls from MHK Designs
Tools and embellishments: Clear Wink of Stella
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#100 AG at Crafty Gals Corner
#340 AG at Craft your passion
#168 AG at Artistic Inspirations
November/ December at MHK Designs

And now, here's your hop order~

House of Cards Challenge Blog

Mynn | Cohenna | Donna | 

You're here --->Em<--- 

Heather | Jane | Judy 

Karen | Katarina | Katy | Leslie | Linda | Merethe

Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Bird and or Colors with HOC Team 3

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

House of Cards Design Team 3 are sharing our creations with you today for our current challenge. This month it's bird and or colors with this inspiration...

Here's a reminder of my card...

Full details can be found in my original post here.

I'd love you to take a look at what my teamies have got for you...

Michele

Heather

Ruza

Steph

Susan

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Bird and/ or Colors for House of Cards

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the 1st of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at House of Cards.  Add a bird and/ or use colors from the image...

I've chosen 3 of the colors to create my Z fold card...

Card: Smoky Slate and Whisper White
Ink:  Peekaboo Peach Stampin' Write marker (from 2016-2018 In Color pack), Pistachio Pudding Stampin' Write marker (retired), and Smoky Slate ink
Stamp sets: Floral Phrases and Thoughtful Banners
Tools and embellishments:  Layering Squares Framelits
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#327 AAG at Craft your passion
#114 AAG at Creative Fingers
Thankful Thursday #187 at DL.ART
#87 AG at Crafty Gals Corner
#101 AAG at Inspiration Destination Challenges

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one!  I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Clear Papers with HOC Team 2

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Team 2 at House of Cards are sharing their creations with you today for our current challenge!

Clear papers...

Here's a reminder of my card...

I'd love you to take a peek at what my Team 2 teamies have got for you...

Rocky

Ruza

Katy

Merethe

Tina

Shirley

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Clear Papers for House of Cards

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the 1st of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at House of Cards...

Card: Old Olive (base and overlay) and Botanicals Vellum Stack (SAB now retired)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers (all from Brights pack)
Tools and Embellishments: Botanical Builder Framelits
Adhesives: Tear & Tape

Challenges...
#309 AAG at Craft your passion
#174 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#69 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Joyful Season Album Part 2

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Following on from Wednesday's post, today I'm sharing the cover, insert and box lid I created for both of those albums.

Cover...

First page...

Box lid

Because they are both Christmas gifts, I'm not sharing the inside cover dedication, because I don't want to spoil the surprise! Suffice to say that it is decorated similarly to these and handwritten. 

Card: Cherry Cobbler (other album), Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso
Marker: Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Write (from 2014-2016 In Color pack, used for "SEASON")
Stamp set: Gorgeous Grunge and Joyful Season
Tools and embellishments: Crystal Effects
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#213 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#291 AG at Craft your passion

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one. I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Beth's Album and Pictorial

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

A month ago today my beloved sister celebrated a milestone birthday. She'll likely kill me for saying it was her 50th, but as it's mentioned in the album I created for her, I think I'm safe. Least I hope so! Grin.

I was unsure what colors to use, so asked her what she wanted. I'd mentioned a while back, when creating her son Daniel's album, that I'd create one for her, so wasn't spoiling the surprise. Her reply was "Camo, please!" She's a skilled crossbow hunter, so it didn't really surprise me!

In addition to the Basic Concertina Album I shared with you on Friday, you'll need LOTS of card OR DSP for the inserts and LOTS of Sticky Strip. While this one isn't the same base as in the linked pictorial, and it's the same size as Daniel's album, it differs from that one because all of the pages in this one are photo pockets.

This one is a whopping 18, yes, EIGHTEEN concertina pages, the thinking behind that originally coming from Daniel's birthday being his 18th.

Card or DSP
To cover every page you'll need 57 pieces cut to 4 3/4" square, plus a few extra for the cover. AND 17 pieces cut to 4 3/4" x 3 1/8"
Inks: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive used for the background, and Early Espresso
Marker: Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write (from the 2014-2016 In Color pack)
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Joyful Season, Butterfly Basics and Me = Grateful
Tools and embellishments: Deco Labels Framelits, Stamping Sponges and Crystal Effects
Adhesive: Sticky Strip (retired) and Tombow

Using the second largest die from the Deco Labels, cut apertures from all the squares of card/ DSP and using the smallest die, cut apertures carefully in the smaller pieces

Stamp the pages as desired. For these I sponged on the inks then added Gorgeous Grunge to complete the camo look, before stamping the branch from Joyful Season onto the squares.

Carefully add tape to 3 edges of the photo pockets, having decided on the orientation of the aperture. Here each double page has a horizontal and vertical aperture

For the smaller pieces, attach them so that the edge is flush with the tab used to join the pages. Stamp the tab if desired

For the cover, I stamped the sentiment from Butterfly Basics in Old Olive and randomly added Crystal Effects to mimic raindrops

For the top page I stamped a sentiment from Me = Grateful in Early Espresso and colored the letters with the Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write marker

For the inside of the cover I added a handwritten dedication

I also created a box for the album and decorated this the same as the album cover

While there is a heck of a lot of work involved, I know this and indeed Daniel's albums will be forever treasured. It is well worth the effort and I hope you'll agree

Challenges...
#153 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#175 AG at Brown Sugar
#291 AG at Craft Your Passion

I'll be back on Wednesday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

October Awareness Month ~ Baby Loss

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's card is another Awareness Month creation, this time for baby loss. While there are just two birds on it, I've created it in honor of my three angels, Hannah Louise, Joshua James and Toni-Louise. All three passed away before they were born and I'll forever treasure the time I had with each of them.

I am so blessed to be their Mama, and I'm even more blessed because in passing, my precious little man Josh saved my life, thanks to the discovery of a previously undiagnosed condition. While the grief and pain I feel at their loss will always remain with me, I am comforted, not only by the fact that they are together, but that they are always with me and on the day my Lord and Savior chooses, we will be reunited.

The verse I've used, from Stampin' Up!'s Trust God stamp set, says it all... "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

If you, or someone you know has experienced the loss of a child, whether in pregnancy or in childhood, I'd be honored to create a similar card in their honor for you. Please contact me by email at emlouisef at gmail dot com. Similarly, if you've been touched by my post and would like to speak to me, in absolute confidence, about the issues raised, please do. I'm here for all of you, whether you're a regular reader, or this is the first time you've read one of my posts. You can reach me either via email or at the Ministry page.

Card: Whisper White
Markers: Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write (retired, from the 2013-2015 In Color pack)
Stamp set: Trust God
Tools and embellishments: Woodgrain TIEF, Bird Builder Punch, Deco Labels Framelits, Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Tear & Tape and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#205 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#198 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
AG at TTCRD

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a GREAT one. I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Project Landon Part 2 ~ Brag Books

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Following on from Monday's post, when I shared the birth announcement cards I created for the arrival of my great-nephew Landon Ryan, today I'm sharing the first part of the project to have been created; brag books.

Although only one is shown here, in a VERY image heavy post, there are indeed 13 that were created... One for each of Landon's 4 sisters, Brianna, Makayla, Chloe and Charissa; parents Tosha and Josh; his cousin Tristan; Uncles John and Daniel; Aunt Alicia; grandparents Beth and Wayne and also one for ME too...

Cover to cover...

Last but not least, the box lid detail...

The books were created over several months, just like the little man who's arrival they celebrate :)

Card: Whisper White, So Saffron and Coastal Cabana (retired)
DSP: Lullaby (retired)
Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon
Marker: Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write (retired) and White Gel pen
Stamp sets: Celebrate Baby, Baby We've Grown (both retired), Gorgeous Grunge and Back to Basics Alphabet
Tools: Simply Scored, Labels Collection Framelits, Envelope Punch Board (for file pockets)
Adhesives: Tombow and Sticky Strip (retired)

Challenges...
#201 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#216 Super Scraps Saturday at HIMCR (lots of snippets/ scraps used for all the shoes)
#194 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground

I'll be back on Friday with another creation from "Project Landon", so I hope you'll join me then.