Technique Tuesday Fidget Spinner fun

Welcome to another edition of technique Tuesday - today I am playing with adding fidget spinner to a card.

My card design was inspired by playing along with a few challenges: 

TGIF Challenges mood board #tgif582  - that gorgeous sunset and Ferris wheel just beg to combine the Scenic Coast DSP with Boardwalk Fun dies 🎡 

Sweet Stampin’ Anything But A Birthday card - chose to add a You Did It sentiment 

Time Out Challenge #TOC315 Pick 2 inspo list - summer fun sunset by the beach! 

I’m getting inky with Scenic Coast DSP, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Greetings for All ephemera pack and fidget spinners from Amazon. 

The fidget spinners are an easy to use add on that gives your card an interactive experience.

A fun “hey you did it”  card - will work for either a graduation or retirement because after either event you deserve a vacation by the water where you can ride the Ferris wheel as you watch the sun go down! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Sweet Saturday Share

Welcome - today’s Sweet Saturday was fun playing with new goodies! My design was inspired by a couple challenges.

Stampin’ Up! Only challenge - colour challenge Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight and Real Red #SUOC403

Global Design Project Case the Designer #GDP552 - I was inspired by the Woodgrain texture and the 2 stacked images in the sketch. 

I’m getting inky with Wild Bunch stamp set, Tree Ring embossing folder, Everyday Arches, Boardwalk Fun dies, Rhinestones coloured with blends, Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight and Real Red inks and blending brush. 

How adorable is this little Koala? He pairs great with the Boardwalk Fun palm trees and the Tree Rings embossing folder! Cute little birthday card for someone special! 

I couldn’t resist giving him a bobble head! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

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Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday.

Today I am getting inky with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder, Days Like This Memories & More cards, the Fabulous Sayings from January product of the month and Beautiful Butterflies stamps & Dies, Garden Green ink and some retired ribbon and rhinestones.  

 

I just love this card bundle - the colour palette is so fun. Colours are Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Pool Party, Secret Sea and Timid Tiger. Plus it has so many pretty designs on the different cards and makes quick and easy yet stunning results! 

A 5 minute card to let a friend know they are on my mind.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday. Today’s Happy Birthday card design was inspired by playing along with a couple challenges.

The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #578 to use Pretty Peacock, Pool Party & Soft Sea foam.

The Stick It Down for this fun layout inspiration. I have stretched it to be a slimline version. 

I’m getting inky with Fragrant Layers stamp set, Fabulous Sayings stamp set, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam blends, Wink of Stella, Holographic gems, gold metallic ink, unbranded gold twine. 

The final design is a stunner if I do say so myself. Love the colour palette with the pops of Gold against the white space. 

Lots of texture and shine! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday - I’m sharing a throwback card front from the partial embossing technique and retired heart dies that I finished off today. 

Im playing along with a couple challenges to get the MOJO flowing.  The Colour palette and floral and heart imagery from over at Stampin’ Up! Only Challenges #SUOC394.

Over at INkspirational the word prompt of XOXO do my sentiment.

 

I’m getting inky with current SU product: the Fragrant Layers dies, Made with Love stickers sheet and DSP, Hearts of Love 3D embossing folder, Greetings for All ephemera pack and retired pink bakers twine and rhinestones. 

Came together as a cute little Valentine for a loved one!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

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Thanks a Latte Monday

Happy Monday! Today’s card design is inspired by the coffee lovers out there! 

Playing along with the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters and their Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #cccc47. 

As well as Just Us Girls mood board Christmas Latte and Sweets #JUG802

And playing along again with the Colour INKspiration challenge #199 cause it’s a fun combo with Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie. 

I’m getting inky with an oldie but a goodie the Sizzix Thanks a Latte Emboss and Cut folder and dies and the Stampin’ Up! Jar of Sweets stamp set, Greetings for You ephemera sentiment and Traditional Christmas Sequins. 

I used the Cherry Cobbler ink and blending brush over the embossed areas and added some red bakers twine and sequins and a popped up sentiment from the Greetings For You ephemera pack. 

Perfect “Thanks A Latte” Christmas card to go with a gift for the coffee and sweet lover! 

Inside of the card decorated with the Jar of Sweets jar and sentiments and fussy cutting the embossing folder for the corners. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday!

I’m playing with the Christmas Tags & More DSP, Christmas greetings Mix & Match Specialty cards & envelopes, Greetings for You ephemera, Traditional Christmas sequins and the new online exclusive triple banner punch.

It turned out adorable - the plaid just gives me such warm holiday memory vibes! I’ve used one of the Mix & Match specialty cards & envelopes for my background layer. Added a gold foil banner using the triple banner punch. Made a collage using the circle punches to layer gold foil and white circles under the bell from the Christmas Tags & More DSP ephemera with some of the Holly leaves. I used my Cherry Cobbler blender pen to colour some of the white holly berries to have some more pops of red on my design. Added some gold twine and red sequins dots for added bling! 

While I had the materials out took a little extra time to keep playing and made a couple extra cards as the ladies at work are eagerly wanting some Christmas cards donated to our the Everyday Dreams fundraiser so they can make another donation and get some Christmas cards as a thank you. Love knowing that the cards will do double duty of making not only the receivers of the cards happy but are helping to raise funds for help those we support have some of their everyday dreams come true. 

I need a card for this afternoons Stamp2Cr8 team meeting and this old Gloval Design Project is the inspiration we were given to be inspired by: 

Quick and easy no stamping required designs but that still pack a punch of WOW 🤩 love the 3D Forever Plaid embossing folder for holiday cards as it gives me Christmas plaid vibes! 

Fussy cutting can be so therapeutic - focuses the mind on the task and helps quiet unwanted thoughts. I’ve made a bonus card today playing along with Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc283 for left line win of ornament, red, Christmas sentiment.

I fussy cut this design and mounted on the 3D exposed brick embossing folder. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday.

Colour palette inspired from over at Color INKspiration. #CI198 Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Real Red and Very Vanilla.

Sketch inspiration came from CASE-ing Tuesday. I have stretched it to accommodate a slimline design. #CT537

Playing with some current product Delicate Pine Snowflake stamp set, Christmas Words hybrid embossing fold, white embossing powder, Pearl embellishments and a strip of retired DSP.  

Fun “Warmest Winter Wishes” holiday card with some fun texture and sparkle! ✨ 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

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Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday where I play with my old favourites from my stash.

Today’s card design was inspired by a few challenges.

The Color Dare had a fun colour palette I chose Gorgoeus Grape / Highland Heather and Granny Apple green.

INKspirational challenge #353 of seeing stars promoted me to pull out star themed goodies!

And the layout sketch over at Build Your Stash Holiday Cards #BYSHC63 - love that their sketches include estimated measurements as a helpful guide.

I’m playing with the retired So Many Stamps & Dies and a Recollection Celestial embossing folder and some gold twine. I’ve paired with the current Greetings For You ephemera and Traditional Sparkling Sequins. 

Love how the final design came together. The purple and green is a fun combo and the stars are perfect for a Christmas card. I used the brayer to ink up the embossed stars so that the white stars pop and add fun texture. I inlaid the purple on purple stars using the Gorgeous Grape for the swirl layer and inlaid stars in Highland Heather. I’ve added Wink of Stella on the stars and finished off with gold sparkling sequins. The gold sentiment was brayered over with the Highland Heather to help tie in the colour palette. 

I end up with an extra star cluster in the reversed purples so whipped up a second card with some scraps of Irresistible Designs DSP with Highland Heather brayered to colour it. The Greetings for All ephemera which has black and white sentiments which I coloured the white with my Highland Heather ink to tie it in. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh. Love

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