October | Lunar New Year Challenge

Happy October blog friends..  Today and I am sharing some inspiration for the October Lunar New Year Challenge and I am creating one of our amazing sponsors. Lawn Fawn has a great selection for your Lunar New Year creating. Today I am using Lawn Fawn:

• Outside in Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackables
• Year Thirteen Stamp/Dies
• My Lucky Charm Stamp/Dies
• Winter Wavy Sayings Stamp
• Candy Cane Lane Petite Paper Pack
• Pink & Main (Layered Rectangles A2 dies)

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut the large Outside in Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackable on a piece of the Candy Cane Lane paper. 

Die cut a piece of white cardstock using the third largest rectangle from the Pink & Main (Layered Rectangles A2 die set, add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the LF rectangle. 

Die cut the second largest LF Outside in Stitched Scalloped Rectangle on a different piece of the Candy Cane Lane paper and add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the top of the white rectangle. 

Add some liquid glue to the large rectangle and adhere it to your card base. 

Stamp out these adorable images from the Year Thirteen and My Lucky Charm  on white cardstock using black ink and color them using your favorite medium. Die cut the images using the coordinating dies. 

Create your scene with your die cut images. Stamp the steam from the Year Thirteen stamp set in black ink right above the Dim Sum. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Winter Wavy Sentiments directly onto your background using black ink. 

Finishing with a little sparkle here and there. I used misc. silver gems. 

So simple and cute.... don't you think? I love these sets together. Plus don't even get me started on these amazing patterns on the paper. 

Thank you to the amazing sponsors.

Visit the October Link-Up Party post HERE to see all of the design team projects and be inspired to create your own! When sharing your challenge entries on social media, feel free to save this badge and post it along with your project. Please tag us @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects. 

Bella Blvd | Card Inspiration

Hello Blog friends... Today I am all about the boys today with the new Teen Vibe Carson collection. I am having a blast creating with this collection.  I can think of all kinds of fun cards to create for the boys. It is always hard creating for the boys but with this collection it sure does make it easy. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Let's Talk paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut out the Friend sentiment from the Daily Details paper and add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the card. 

Pick out the FRIENDS sentiment from the Doohickey stickers and add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the bottom of the FRIEND sentiment, leaving it hanging off just a bit. 

Pick out one of the small hearts from the new Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers (Bell Pepper) and add it to the I on the Friends sentiment. 

Pick out this fun HAT from the Ephemera Icons and add some foam tape to the back and add to the left corner of the Friend sentiment. 

Finishing with a strip measuring 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 of the Lets Talk Baker paper and a strip of the Daily Details Backer paper measuring 1 1/4 x 1 1/2. Adhere the two together and tuck it int he middle and under the Friend sentiment and adhere it using liquid glue. 

Nothing like a good friend card and I think this gets the point across... don't you think?

Next up it is Burger Time... ok this could be a girl card too. 

I am all about a good hamburger and french fries, so you can imagine my excitement when I seen this cute Bella-pops. I just knew it was for sure going to be BURGER TIME. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Daily Details Backer paper and adhere it to the top of your card base using liquid glue or a tape runner.

Cut an 4 x 5 1/4 of the cool Screen Time paper and adhere it to the center of your card using liquid glue or a tape runner. 

Add to the center of your art the very fun Hungry Bella-Pops. They are already sticky so you just peel and stick. 

Now time for this fun sentiment BURGER TIME. Pick your letters from the new Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Orange and Blueberry. Add them to your card. (They are already sticky so just peel and stick.)

Finishing with a few of those new Be Brave Epoxy dots. 

Bella Blvd Supplies:

Teen Vibe Carson Collection

Be Brave Epoxy 

Hungry Bella-Pops

Ephemera Icons

Doohickey Stickers

Daily Details Paper

Daily Details Backer Paper

Screen Time Paper

Let's Talk Paper

Let's Talk Backer Paper

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Orange, Blueberry and Bell Pepper

Lots of fun loaded in these two cards.

Thank you so much for letting me share with you today.

Have a wonderful day!

Winter Wonderland...

Happy Thursday blog friends.. Today I am back with another Christmas card. Yes, I am getting festive. I pulled out some scraps from my scrap drawer and also today I am using some oldies but goodies. This little scene was created using the Papertry Ink Ornament Background dies and the sentiment is from Taylored Expression. So let's get started. 

I picked three pieces of designer papers that would pass for Christmas. I believe the top one is Lawn Fawn, the middle one is Reverse Confetti and the bottom is American Crafts... how's that for memory. LOL 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size. 

Cut a white panel A2 size and adhere your fun patterns using liquid glue. Trim off the access. Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue.

If you own this set from Papertrey Ink, die cut all the pieces out and adhere them together. I used a little ink on the trees and the yellow is a piece of yellow cardstock and the deer is die cut on kraft cardstock. The pieces layer so it is really easy to adhere together. I used some foam tape for a little dimension. 

If you do not own this set but have trees, deer, snowman or maybe some mountains. Die cut a scalloped circle and create your own scene, just use foam tape. 

Adhere the scene to your card using foam tape. 

Stamp the sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas stamped in green ink. I used the coordinating dies and just added a smaller banner behind in yellow. This unites the yellow from the house. 

I added some silver glitter dots for the snow and a little fine white glitter on the white parts. 

Never get rid of the older sets that you love. It is always fun to pull them out again and see why you kept the set. I don't think this scene will ever get old. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Thursday.

Christmas Snowflakes...

Happy Tuesday blog friends.. Last week I took advantage of the Spellbinders Paper Arts sale. I purchased from there $1 and $5 bin. Boy of boy did I get some good stuff. Today I am using some of them... Delicate Snowflakes and Kaleidoscope Window stencil (both new) and I also used the Camper Life for the sentiment. So let's get started... shall we?

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a white panel ink blend a green and pink ink using the Kaleidoscope Winder stencil. Stencil almost all of the panel but leave some white. I also sprinkled a little Copic Opaque mixed with water. Set aside to let dry completely.  Once dry, adhere to the card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Delicate Snowflakes on colored cardstock. Pick colors that you love. I went with green, blue, pinks and silver glittered cardstock. Once all your pieces are die cut, adhere them together to create these pretty snowflakes. 

Add some foam tape to the back of the snowflakes and adhere them to your card. 

Die cut the Merry Christmas on pink cardstock and a white backer. Adhere the parts that touch the snowflake using liquid glue. 

Add a little bling with some silver glittered drops. 

Lot of die cutting, but so worth it when you see the finished product. Can you believe it is almost October? It is time to start your Christmas cards, Christmas will be here before you know it. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed Tuesday!

Bella Blvd | Teen Vibes Carson Collection | Sports Fun

Welcome Blog friends...  Today I am sharing from the Bella Blvd NEW Teen Vibes Carson collection. It is all about the boys today. This collection is full of sporty fun that you can use to create cards or to capture those sports moments on a scrapbook page. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel non the Athletic paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut or machine cut a foot ball out of the Just Chillin paper and white cardstock. Add the football to your card using foam tape. 

Pick out these other fun sports themed images from the new Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip and layer them in the middle of the card using foam tape and liquid glue. You can pick out any images you like because there are so many to choose from. Don't be scared to layer them.

I then added some of the new red Be Brave Epoxy dots here and there. 

Finishing with this fun sentiment from the new Ephemera Words 

Don't you just love that fun Athletic Paper? 

Creating a card to give your athletic kid or husband will for sure bring them some encouragement. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the cool Skater paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut or machine cut an inner scalloped rectangle frame on the Skater backer paper and adhere to the card using foam tape. This gives your card a little dimension. 

Pick out this awesome Skate Life sentiment from the Ephemera Words and add it to the center of your card using foam tape. 

Just let the patterns do all the hard work. Don't you just love those checkers and how about those skater shoes... I think it is so cool. I hope you do too. 

Bella Blvd supplies used:

Teen Vibe Carson Collection

Skater Paper

Skater Backer Paper

Just Chillin' Paper

Athletic Paper

Be Brave Epoxy

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Caio Chip

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a sport cool day!

For You...

Happy Monday blog friends.. This weekend was busy and so happy it is Monday. Can you believe how fast this month is going by? Before you know it Christmas will be here and we will celebrating the new year. 2025 is right around the corner... WOW.

But let just enjoy this wonderful day. Today I am using more from the Crop & Create 2023 class. This was  from the Spellbinders class and good news they did release these items, it was not exclusive to the class only. I used the All Occassion Bow and Petite Blooms and Sentiments dies. The 3D Spellbinders embossing folder Cross My Heart was from the Pinkfresh class and sorry this folder is not yet available. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on light blue cardstock and 3d emboss the Cross My Heart or choose another folder to emboss. Adhere the panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut all the pieces from the All Occassion Bow. Pick colors that make you happy. Adhere your bow together. Set aside.

Die cut the Petite Blooms and Sentiments on colored cardstock. Pick colors that you love. Adhere the pieces that go together and now let's create a fun floral scene on our bow. Adhere using liquid glue and foam tape. 

Die cut the bow with the sentiment and add it to your bow using foam tape. Tie a little white twine bow to the top of the tag. 

Add foam tape to the back of your entire bow and adhere it to your card base. 

Finishing with a little sparkle in the center of the flowers add a fun gem. 

All die cutting and not stamping. With all the fun dies you don't always need to stamp on your cards. I love the change. Die cutting can take some time, mostly when you have dainty pieces. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Let's Celebrate...

Happy Friday blog friends. I hope that you all had a wonderful week and are ready for a great weekend. I am so ready now that the weather has cooled off.  When it is hot, you just do not want to do anything... right? 

Well I kept a few stencils and stamps to create with and I pulled out this Taylored Expressions Dotty Ray stencil and Cake Walk (stamp/stencil/dies). 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Stencil the Dotted Ray stencil using blues, teals and red ink. Try and ink up with a light hand. 

On a 6x6 piece of white cardstock stencil the Cake Walk designs using the same ink you used for the stenciled background. 

Die cut the stenciled images using the coordinating dies. 

** I am not sure if this set is for sale, it was from the Crop & Create event last year**

Stamp the sentiments on the images from the Cake Walk stamp set in black ink. 

Add some foam tape to the back of the images and create your scene. 

I know I say this a lot but what a simple card to create. All stenciled... from the background to the images using all the same ink colors. Cards to not have to be complicated. Sometimes less is more. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a blessed weekend. 

Remember to always smile. 

Lots of Thanks....

Happy Monday blog friends. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I have been melting all weekend. It has been HOT here in SoCal and dang we are just not used to this HOT of weather. My air conditioner literally never turned off. That electric bill should be fun. 

Well I am still in the middle of selling my home and moving to another. It is such a tiring thing to do, but looking forward to having all my crafty supplies available. I had this set available because I just got it mailed to me for the Pinkfresh Studio class I took last month. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Ink blend a light purple and pink together on a white panel and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Modern Design Blocks on white cardstock and adhere to your colorful background using liquid glue.

Stamp out the lovely Cozy Blooms on white cardstock using black ink. Use the coordinating dies to add the color to the florals. My theme was pink, purple, reds and green. Die cut the images out using the coordinating die set. 

Stamp out this beautiful sentiment from the same Cozy Blooms set on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating dies. 

Now let's adhere the sentiment first using foam tape and add the flowers around the sentiment. I did not use all the flowers. Just add them until you are happy with the look. 

Finishing with a few light pink sequins here and there. They are hard to see in the photos, but look really pretty in person. 

That is all I have for today.... 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a beautiful Monday!