January Guest at Poppystamps!

 January Guest Designer at Poppystamps!

I was thrilled when Poppystamps Design Team member, Kim Singdahlsen, invited me to be her Guest for the January Poppy Challenge PSC#88: Happy Birthday!

You need to use at least one Poppystamps image on your entry to the challenge. Cards, page layouts, tags, mixed media and home decor projects are all welcome!

I am always adding to my collection of Poppystamps dies and stamps and used a mix of old and new that is perfect for a masculine birthday card.

I picked up the Tall Curve Background die a while ago and have been adding Tall Curve Border dies to my collection regularly ever since. The Art Deco Curve Border is my most recent addition and is cut from gold paper and adhered to navy background panels.

An Oval Fold Frame is cut from another piece of navy cardstock. This panel provides a guide for the Deco Birthday Greeting sentiment to be selectively stamped directly on the white card base. The navy portion is inked and stamped first and then the gold portion heat embossed with some of the gold overlapping the navy.

After the sentiment is stamped, the oval frame is adhered to the card base and the gold panels adhered to the oval frame.

I hope you play along with the PSC #88: Happy Birthday. A randomly chosen winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to shop for more Poppystamps stamps and dies!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CAS(E) This Sketch #340 + Poppystamps Challenge #60

I thought the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch #340 was perfect to use with my Poppystamps Bat Ring die and enter in the Poppystamps Challenge #60 Anything Goes.

The die is cut twice, first from black cardstock and then from white. The inner moon portion of the die cut is inked with Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks and inset into the black bat ring.

I'm not sure if it was the need to ink up my purple Taylored Expressions Blending Brush that led me to ink a bit of night sky before the bats and moon were added, but I'm glad I did.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #390

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #390!

Clean Team designer, Judy Rozema, has given us a fun sketch to work with this week! I love the banner/flag elements!

I've been trying to work a few more masculine designs into my card stash and love that this Poppystamps Birthday Blowout sentiment could be used for a birthday, graduation or general congratulations card.

A piece of nautical washi tape covered white cardstock is cut to create the smaller banner and an anchor embossed scrap used for the larger banner. These are layered and wrapped around the stitched main panel before the sentiment embossed heart is added.

The navy anchor embossed panel is adhered on the left side of the card base before the white panel is popped up over it.

I'm linking this card to Poppystamps Challenge #56 Wishi Washi.



After checking out the Clean Team cards at Freshly Made Sketches I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Twofer Card Challenge 14: Balloons

I have a couple of cards to share based on the Twofer Card Challenge 14: Balloons!

It took me a while to remember thinking the inside piece of Papertrey Ink Shaker Shapes: Balloon Die looked like a giant Easter egg, but once I did the cards for this challenge came together pretty quickly.

For this first card a watercolor paper panel is inked with orange and yellow watercolor paints before the large balloon is die cut. A little extra Mustard Seed and Spices Marmalade Distress Inks are sponged over the die cut before the Simon Says Stamp sentiment is added.

The MFT cloud stencil along with Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans Distress Inks adds a bit of interest to a white panel before the balloon is adhered. The top of the balloon is popped up and the bottom adhered snug to the panel before the panel is added with foam adhesive to a blue card base.

For this second card, the balloon shaker is transformed into an Easter egg by simply turning it upside down and snipping off the bottom piece. The same balloon die used on the first card is used to cut a transparency piece and a light aqua balloon. This balloon is embossed with a dotted chevron embossing folder to form the base of the shaker. The shaker is filled with assorted sequins and confetti pieces before being sealed.

The Papertrey Ink Simply Spring sentiment is stamped on the designer paper panel before the shaker piece is added. A couple Poppystamps Egg Cetera eggs and a set of Bunny Ears finish off this little scene.

I'm also adding this card to Poppystamps Challenge #54 Spring Cleaning (with the sequins, confetti, designer paper and embossing folder all being something old that hasn't been used in ages) and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where Simon Says Cute.. 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

 

MIM334 + Seize the Birthday & CTS287 + PSC#48 + SSS Anything Goes

After a month long separation, I'm so happy to be reunited with my craft room and even happier to have a couple of cards to share today.

This first one is inspired by Lexi Daly's Glitter Inlay challenge for PTI's Make It Monday #334 and Seize the Birthday.

The sticker paper was cut slightly bigger than the Text Block birthday die cut. After the die cut was adhered, a trio of glitter colors were poured over the panel and worked into all the nooks and crannies created by the letters.

The finished panel is popped up on a white card base.

This second card is inspired by the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch #287, along with the Anything Goes challenges at both Poppystamps (PSC#48) and the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

A trio of Mama Elephant Party Kit balloons provide the rectangle element of the sketch, with the angled Poppystamps Happy Birthday Melody die stretched across the panel.

     

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CASology Week 305: JUMPY

Welcome to Week 305 at CASology!

I'm not sure if I've ever shared this, but our first family pet was a beloved aquatic frog that lived in a fishbowl. We inherited Hoppy from a neighbor who received him/her(?) as a party favor. Yes, some parent sent all the kids home from the birthday party with frogs! I couldn't resist these fun Poppystamps dies that reminded me of the days Hoppy was a big part of our family and they were the first thing I thought of with the cue word JUMPY.

For a little texture and interest, the Impression Obsession background stamp is inked with Versamark and heat embossed with a clear embossing powder. The sentiment strip wraps around the panel and the frogs added to look like they are jumping for joy.

The design team has terrific cards this week!

Anna Uhras
Bharati Nayudu

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Kevin Bray

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Sue Symens

We are looking forward to seeing how JUMPY inspires you - just remember to keep it Clean & Simple! You have until 9 AM Monday (CMT) to link your card to the CASology blog.

I'm linking this card to the Poppystamps Challenge: For the Boys.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Muse #266 + Poppystamps Challenge #44 + Seize the Birthday

I've had the Poppystamps Challenge #44: Patterned Paper Please in the back of my mind all month and when I saw Tracey's sweet card for Muse #266 started working with the idea of making a patterned paper elephant.

 

I didn't get far with my elephant, so turned to another African animal and found greater success with my Poppystamps Giraffe Trio. The gray from the elephant inspired my card base, the square block from Tracey's design became a square cutout and I used a similar "wishing you" sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.

The giraffes are adhered to the card base with glue dots for a bit of lift and the top panel adhered with foam tape.

I am also linking this card to Seize the Birthday in their Anything Goes category.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

FMS #323 + CTD #479 + JUGS #426 + PSC #41

Several challenges went into making this card, starting with the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches #323 and colors from Color Throwdown #479. Given the love theme from Just Us Girls #426 and Poppystamps Challenge #41 to use hearts, it wasn't long before this design came together.

A white panel is inked with Festive Berries and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks and various sizes of the Poppystamps Love Balloon dies cut out. The die cuts are arranged on a heart embossed panel to mimic the color blocking of the sketch.

The Poppystamps Sentiments of Love stamp is paired with a Memory Box Sketchbook Love die to provide the sentiment.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CASology Week 233: GLISTEN

Welcome to Week 233 at CASology!

We have a fun cue word this week that brings a variety of images ito mind. My first thought was glistening snow, and with Poppystamps sponsoring our challenge this week, I pulled out their large Laurette snowflake die for my card.

Wanting to highlight the glistening snow look of the white glitter paper, I went back and forth between a white or aqua card base, finally deciding I liked the contrast of the aqua for this card. A selectively stamped Mama Elephant sentiment in white ink finishes this card and allows flexibility in how I use it.

Check out the Design Team cards for more great ways to interpret GLISTEN on a card!

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion

Sponsor: Poppystamps!

We are looking forward to seeing how GLISTEN inspires you -  just remember to keep it Clean & Simple! You have until Monday at noon (CMT) to link your card to the CASology blog. 

I am also linking this card up to the Poppystamps Challenge #28 Silent Snowflakes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie