Happy Little Stampers CAS: One Layer Card

October's Happy Little Stampers challenges continue with the CAS Challenge! This month we are looking for a ONE LAYER CARD. I love making CAS cards, but one layer cards are an entirely different beast. There is no room for error! I persevered and made a Halloween card: 

I recently added this fun MFT stencil to my collection, so broke it out and blended a couple of distress inks onto my card front. Leaving it in place, I used the same colours with a raindrop stencil, only upside down. ;) A white glaze pen added some texture to the ghostly eyes. The sentiment is stamped in black and embossed. 

If I can conquer the one layer challenge, so can you! Lots of OLC inspiration from the HLS design team. You have all of October to join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Lawn Fawn Tiny Halloween stamp, Memento tuxedo black & blueprint sketch & shaded lilac distress ink, MFT watercolour wash freeform & ARTplorations abstract April showers stencil

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Celebrating Birthdays at the Sisterhood

Happy snarky Saturday! It's time for a new Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge, and we have decided to celebrate - with B is for Birthday! I may have to look into getting a set of pennants like Edna's for the next birthday bash I host. :D While snark is always optional for our challenges, I managed a little on today's card: 

For some reason, I seem to make a lot of snarky birthday cards. :D I wanted something a little different from my usual, and thought this sentiment paired perfectly with the patterned paper I had leftover from the 12 Kits of Occasions I was lucky enough to guest for. (Thank you, Tracey!) I added a pair of chipboard specs from STAMPlorations, coated with a bit of gesso and then painted with blue acrylic paint. 

Lots of birthday inspiration from my sisters in snark and our current Queen of Snark and guest designer, Melanie! Hope you'll join us. 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Vicki Boutin Let's Wander patterned paper, MFT Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2 stamp, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, CRAFTplorations sunglasses, white gesso, Decocraft blue acrylic paint

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Inkspirational: Photo

Inkspirational is back with a new photo challenge! Lots to choose from in this fun cake photo. I didn't really feel I could ignore the cute foxes...

From the photo, I also took inspiration from the little mushrooms and the greenery. Instead of the background bricks, I added texture with a woodgrain impression plate. The stamps and matching patterned paper (what a great idea that is!) come from Ms. Sparkle & Co - which seems to now be a subsidiary of DCWV, and no longer makes stamps or patterned paper. I turned to Freshly Made Sketches for help with my overall card design.  Bonus points if you know why I chose the sentiment I did! 

Lots of foxy inspiration from my Ink teammates, so be sure to visit! 

Supplies: Neenah white & (?) rust cardstock, Ms. Sparkle & Co. Paperie Woodland Creatures stamps & patterned paper, Simon Says Stamp To Thine Own Shelf stamp, Versamark & Memento Morocco, rhubarb stalk, cantaloupe & cottage ivy ink, Wow opaque white embossing powder, Winnie & Walter Catharine cutaway frame, Concord & 9th In Bloom sentiment & Spellbinders circle dies, foam tape

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Color Hues: Orange and Green

October! The month of (Canadian) Thanksgiving, Halloween, and possibly pumpkin spice everything. Of course, to start the month, there's a new Color Hues challenge. It's my turn picking the colours, and with October in mind, I chose ORANGE and GREEN. (I didn't know when I chose them that everyone seems to be going pastel this fall. :D) Time for my first Halloween card! 
 

I started by stamping, embossing and die cutting a few pumpkins and a whole bunch of leaves. They are watercolored using distress inks, with more intensity on the leaves for contrast from the pumpkins. I blended the same green on a scrap of cardstock for the ground. My sky is white pigment ink on dark grey cardstock with a cloud stencil. Although it's hard to tell, I used vellum for the ghosts. Finally, the sentiment is embossed in white. 

Since we celebrated our one year birthday recently, we have two guest designers for this challenge, Marcia and Jacinda! Be sure to check out the variety of creations from them as well as my teammates - you're sure to be inspired! 

Supplies: Neenah white & Memory Box earth neutrals cardstock, Canson watercolour paper, vellum, Ellen Hutson Got Candy & Thankful stamps & dies, Versafine onyx black, Brilliance moonlight white & carved pumpkin, Crackling campfire & rustic wilderness distress ink, Wow clear gloss black & opaque white embossing powder, MFT cloud stencil, foam tape

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Seize the Birthday with Cake!

It's time for another Seize the Birthday challenge, and my teammate Shirley has picked a classic: CAKES! Instead of baking a cake, I stencilled one - that's close, right? 

This cake stencil is a lot of fun, as there are a bunch of different ways to *decorate* it. Almost all the family birthday cakes I make are either chocolate or mocha (except for one annual lemon cake request), so I blended a couple of mocha layers and frosted them in chocolate. I used a gel pen to add the stripes to the candle. And only one candle - that's the way it's been lately, if there's a candle at all, it's on the birthday person's piece only. No more blowing all over a cake people are going to eat, it's the pandemic! :D This is my new favourite birthday sentiment - I've used it on the inside of other cards, but it's about time it came to the front of the stage. 

I'm hoping the good people at Simon Says Stamp enjoy a good birthday cake, since I'm adding this to the current Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. 

Lots of yummy-looking inspiration from the StB team and our continuing surprise party guest, Jenny! 

Remember, cake or no cake, we are happy to see all birthday cards in our gallery, so come join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray patterned paper, Concord & 9th Top It Off stamp, Versamark onyx black, MFT biscotti & barn door, squeezed lemonade, carved pumpkin, vintage photo & speckled egg distress inks, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Gelly Roll white gel pen

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Addicted to Stamps and More: Die Cuts and Stencils

Addicted to Stamps and More is back with a new Die Cuts and Stencils challenge! My love for layering stencils for colouring continues, so that is what I used for today's card: 

The last time I used this stamp and stencil set, I used blues, so this time decided to try pinks and purples. I definitely like it both ways! For the sentiment, I die cut the sentiment outline in both white and black cardstock. I stamped and embossed "best" and "ever" in black, and "day" in gold pearl embossing powder. The beginning of the sentiment is stamped and embossed right on the gold banner, then the two layers of die cuts offset slightly for dimension. 

My teammates' cards cover a range of colours, occasions and use of stencils and die cuts! Be sure to visit the ATSM blog, and then play along! 

Supplies: Neenah white & Recollections black cardstock, gold pearl paper, Pigment Craft Co. Delicate Floral Background stamps & stencils, Stacked Sentiments: Best Ever stamps & dies, Versamark, Versafine onyx black, MFT extreme black & spun sugar, picked raspberry, shaded lilac & rustic wilderness distress inks, Wow clear gloss & pale gold pearl embossing powder, MFT blueprints 24 banner die

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