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 Hi there! Today’s card is inspired by The Paper Fun Day Challenge - #92 - Anything Goes (Challenge Link) I discovered I am low on birthday cards, so this fun snail from Unity Stamps was perfect for the occasion!  The stamp is called, “Eventually Yours.”   (Shop Here) For the card design, I used EMK’s Sketch #24 with the “It’s my Party” DSP - Paper Pad from Stampin Up.   I assembled the card base and added a scrap strip of Basic Black - Cardstock to the center.   The snail was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored with the coordinating color markers.  The snail was fussy cut, popped up with foam and added to a scalloped contour die from Stampin Up’s Color and Contour set. (Coastal Cabana cardstock - SU) The sentiment was switched up to read “it’s time to celebrate” - from SU’s - Zesty Zebras set.   I created the speech bubble from Kristina Werner’s - “Just Talking” Die set. Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye

 Hello! Today’s card is inspired from Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge - #501  (Challenge Link) and  Craft Challenge #793 - “Christmas”  (Challenge Link) It has been fun to see holiday themes in non-traditional colors, so I was instantly attracted to the fun pastel trees in the center.   For my card, I found similar colors and created a die cut inlay card front from Concord and 9th’s - Tree Lot Inlay Die.   (Shop Here) I cut 4 - panels of white, peach, delightful dijon, and perfect parakeet. (Stampin Up) I then, rotated the colors on the panel, reassembling the pieces like a puzzle.   (The extra bits will go in a small baggie behind the die for future use!) After the panel was assembled, I added the sentiment from Concord and 9th’ and Kristina Werner Collaboration called - Joyful Holiday.   I cut the shadow from the coordinating cardstock, and cut the “holly jolly” from glossy black cardstock - (Recollections) Dies are from CC&9th’s - Festive...

 Hi there!  Today’s card is inspired from the Tawnie Owl Paperie’s - November Sketch #47. To join in on the fun, click the link  (HERE) Crystal Minkler, who also runs the Build Your Holiday Card Stash, hosts the Falling for the Holidays link party.   It’s a fantastic way to build your holiday stash up, AND have a chance to win from the many sponsors! (Link) I won a gift certificate from Stamping Bella, and used this cute hedgie along with the sketch. (SHOP HERE) For my card, I started building the card base using the Mushroom Meadows - paper pack from Unity Stamps. (SHOP HERE) I stamped the hedgehog with markers and punched the center with a 2 1/2 inch circle punch.  pop I really wanted to include the mushroom but did not want the image to become lost in the patterned paper.  I saved the negative piece and trimmed it down, and used 4 - cut chip board layers as a backing to pop up the center piece.   The sentiment is from - Stampin Up’s - Prairie Grass ...

 Hello! Inside Today’s card is inspired from this week’s sketch at Atlantic Hearts. To join the challenge, click  (HERE) For my card, I began by creating an embossed panel with a starburst pattern from Stampin Up - called Starstruck. I used a scrap piece of Coastal Cabana - card stock (SU) and cut 1/4” piece of paper from the “It’s My Party” DSP - Paper Pad from Stampin Up.  A circle was cut from Daffodil Delight - card stock, and the weenies were added from the - Hot Dog Birthday set from Stampin Up. I used washi tape to mask the sentiment so only “it’s your birthday” stamped on the banner (Lawn Fawn Magic Slider Dies). The inside, I repeated the masking process to read, “Hot Dog”   Thanks so much for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye

 Hello! This weekend I began the process of addressing and stuffing Christmas cards.  I know it seems crazy to begin so early, but I do this for a couple of reasons.  First, we celebrate a birthday just a couple days ahead of the holiday.  And secondly, it gives me a chance if I need to verify an address.   After I worked through my cards on Saturday, I realized I am terribly short on birthday cards! So, today’s card is inspired by the Krafty Chicks - Challenge Blog with the theme of Birthday #845.  ( Challenge Link) Inside: Simon Says Stamp - Big Birthday Greetings For my card, I created a center pop-out style card.  I began with My Favorite Things - Happy Cake Day Die and cut a brown glitter piece, a champagne glitter piece and a cream light weight cardstock piece.  (Recollections) I adhered the cake and layers onto a scrap of cardstock and then fussy cut the whole piece.   The candles were cut from gold cardstock scrap (Recollections) and ...

 Hi there!  Today I made a Christmas card inspired from the Color Dare Challenge #727.  To play along, click the link  (HERE) . This card is also for the Jingle Belles - Holiday Left Over Challenge - I used the left over dark green evergreen sprig with my florals! (One left over out of my dish!) -  (Challenge Link) For my card, I chose the Stained Glass Window die from Paper Trey Ink. I glued 3 die cuts together for added dimension. ( Shop Here) The frame was adhered to a ivory panel embossed with a brick texture from the Brick and Mortar embossing folder from Stampin Up Next I added florals from Concord and 9th’s - Festive Blooms Dies (Shop Here) For the florals, I chose Soft Seafoam, Vellum, Pearl White Shimmer, Shaded Spruce and Evening Evergreen.  (Stampin Up).  The gold was taken from scraps from Michael’s gold foil cardstock. I kept the sentiment very simple and added “Love and Joy to You” - from Stampin Up’s Wrapped in Christmas stamp set. Eveni...