Sparkly Snowflake Kisses

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have a sparkly snowflake card to share with you today featuring Ink to Paper/ Papertrey Ink Products. I used their two challenges "What Do I Do with This?" and "The Great Cover-Up for my inspiration. One ask us to use foil and one to add sequins.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Have you used foil? Do you like it?
A: Me? Yes, I'm new to foil but I love the look!

Supplies:
Paper Trey Ink Stamper's Select White Cardstock
Paper Trey Ink Snowflake Dies
Thermoweb Silver Foil
Thermoweb Laura Kelley Toner Sheets
Silver Sequins

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 511-512
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Touchy Feely

Create a card using sequins as accents

Create a Card with Foiling Accent

September Blog Comment Winner & October's Prize

      It's September Winner Time! 

Thank you EVERYONE for your kind comments and answering my "Make Crafty Friends Q & A" I love reading your responses because everyone is so SWEET and KIND!

Mr. Random Picked Blog Post number 37 out of 40 which was this post Titled: Snowball Fight

 

 

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Back To School Slider Surprise

 Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm sharing a fun Back to School Slider Card for the Cut it Up Challenge #235 "Back to School- Follow a Tutorial" Challenge. I followed the My Favorite Things Slider Surprise Tutorial using the Surprise Slider Die-namics die and darling images from Paper Nest Dolls. My twin sister is a 2nd Grade teacher and a SAINT! The patience she has with the kids, the fun she creates for them in class and remotely is just incredible. They are learn SO MUCH from her and she makes school enjoyable. Most of her students come back year after year to say HI even through college! She has positively impacted SO MANY LIVES, I'm in AWE and so PROUD to be her sister.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Who is one of your favorite teachers?
A: Me? I loved my 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Hahn.

Here is the step by step of how it slides. If you want to see it in action, head to my Instagram @MadeByMeghanK

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Supplies:
Paper Nest Dolls Teacher Emma
Paper Nest Dolls Super Girl Emma
My Favorite Things Surprise Slider Die
Echo Park Paper 6x6 School Pad

Challenges:
Cut It Up Challenge #235 Back to School Tutorial
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #511-512
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Touchy Feely

Open Bloom Floral Cards

Hi Crafty Friends,
I am sharing two CAS flower cards inspired by the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge and Time Out "Quote" Challenge below.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which do you like better floral cards or character cards?
A: Me? Character cards especially cutesy ones

Card #1: Forever Grateful

Card #2: Blessed

Supplies:
Altenew 3D Open Bloom Craft-A-Flower Die
Altenew Thank You Stamp Set
Altenew Garden Trellis Die
Altenew Burlap Die

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #565 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Anything But Square
Gem of A Challenge #20 Anything Goes
Cardz TV #150: Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Challenge #39: Anything Goes

 

Rainbow Penguins

Hi Crafty Friends,
I love penguins and I love rainbows so why not combine the two? This little set is from Penny Black called Mimi's Christmas.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which color penguin would you like to see in real life?
A: Me? The PINK ONE!

Supplies:
Your Next Stamp Snowflake Panel Die
Penny Black Stamps Mimi's Christmas

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #565 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Anything But Square
Gem of A Challenge #20 Anything Goes
Cardz TV #150: Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Challenge #39: Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge Favourite Autumn or Winter: Winter because I love winter critters like the penguins above!
Penny Black Saturday Challenge Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #692: Anything Goes

Snowball Fight

Hi Crafty Friends,
I made two Winter themed Outside the Box Cards using My Favorite Things Pile on the Hugs Stamp set. I was inspired by the My Favorite Things Color Challenge #174 and Outside the Box Challenge Winter.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: When is the last time you had a snowball fight or built a snowman?
A: Me? Every year when there is snow, I'm a kid at heart

Card #1: Build A Snowman

Card #2: Snow Much Fun

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Die-namics
My Favorite Things Pile on the Hugs Stamp Set
My Favorite Things Snow Buddies Stamp Set

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #565 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Anything But Square
As You Like It Challenge Favourite Autumn or Winter: Winter because I love playing in the snow like my cards above... snowball fights and building snowmen!
My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #560
My Favorite Things Color Challenge #174
My Favorite Things Outside The Box Challenge Winter
ABC Christmas Challenge S and T: T is for Two ( Two little girls, two mounds of snow, two flying snowballs)
Cute Card Thursday #692: Anything Goes

Sweet Sentiment Surf's Up Retreat: Monkey Island Water Shaker

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have a fun "water" shaker card for you to make for the Sweet Sentiment Surf's Up Retreat! All you need is some hand sanitizer (which we all have gallons of left over from the pandemic right?!?!) and a zip lock baggie! The little Chill Out Monkey and Palm Tree digi are perfect for the "above" water portion of the card and all the digi Sea Creatures can be colored up and placed "underwater". See below for the step by step of how to create this bright island water shaker card.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Have you ever been surfing? Were you able to do it?
A: Me? No, I have never been but I would love too!

Here is it in ACTION: 

Step #1: Squeeze the Hand Sanitizer into the Ziplock bag and add sequins if you would like the extra sparkle.

Step #2: Seal the baggie tight and smoosh around the sequins so that they are all in the front where they will be seen on the card

Step #3: Place the baggie on your background paper and fold over the seat and tape tightly

Step #4: I backed my pattern paper with heavy cardstock so that it doesn't flop around and bend

Step #5: Now you get to make your background! I used a slimline card base so that I could create "above" and below the water. I glued the purple sky, water shaker piece, and island dies down to the base then framed is with the pink polka dot edge so that you can't see the seams of my background pieces

Step #6: I finished my card by gluing all the critters I colored and adding the awesome seaweed die from the Sweet Sentiment Shop to the left corner for even more underwater elements

Supplies:
Sweet Sentiment Chill Out Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Pistachio Biscotti Sequins
Sweet Sentiment Seaweed Die
Sweet Sentiment Surf's Up Digis
Hand Sanitizer
Ziplock Bag

Cute Card Thursday #692: Anything Goes