Challenge me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton and Friends...

So glad you can join me as I play along with 

"Challenge me A Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton and friends".

My challenge for Michelle this year was to combine die cuts and fussy cutting. 

As you can see, I was just a bit excited about this and got carried away, 

with not just one but nine cards...

First two feature Winnie+Walter stamps and Lil Inkers Stitched Oval diecut...

Also playing along with AAA Challenge - Maxi white

Technique Tuesday's Celebrate the Seasons by Ali Edwards sentiment paired with 

My Favourite Things window diecut and santa stamp set...

Also playing along with 
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge

Technique Tuesday's Celebrate the Seasons by Ali Edwards with dies from

Poppy Stamps Pine Tree Border and Memory Box Deer Trio and Lil Inkers Stitched Oval...

Next up two cards featuring Simon Says Stamp Holiday Frames die cut

 and Inkadinkadoo stamp set, with Bo Bunny patterned paper...

Also playing along with 

Challenge up your life - Black and white +1 colour

Inspired by the Bathurst car races on the weekend I was card-making, featuring 

Winnie+Walter Merry and SC Christmas dies..

Also playing along with the fabulous Jingle Belles

Is it Christmas Yeti - add a creature Challenge

And finally two cards featuring Stacey Yacula's Purple Onion snowman, 

and Simon Says Stamp Holiday Frames. Created the sparkly background

using Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shaker Afternoon Delight Denim...

Love it if you are inspired to create your own die cut and fussy cut Christmas card!

"Challenge me A Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton and friends"

AAA it's Happy Birthday Two Moo...

Celebrating hubby's birthday and just in time to play along with the fabulously fabulous AAA Cards 4th Big Birthday Bash. Created using Paper Smooches dairy nice cows and sentiment for a "Happy Birthday Two Moo" birthday card, paired with country inspired sunshine gingham checked paper.

Playing along with 

AAA Cards 4th Big Birthday Bash

CASology Farm

CAS(E) this Sketch and 

Seize the Birthday

 

Too Cool for School @ FUSION

Had fun creating for this fortnights FUSION, combining inspiration from this super cute school snacks photo, and fabulous sketch. 

I think this sentiment from MFT Vertical Greetings is perfect for teachers, stamped in Versamark Watermark ink and embossed in Zing White to create a faux chalkboard look. Stamped this Paper Smooches Falling for You apple onto polka dotted paper and fussy cut the white insides, adding pips created using the Paper Smooches butterfly wings from the Welcome Spring stamp set.

Love to see how you are inspired by FUSION photo, sketch or both!

Hope you get a chance to play along!

Hop on over to FUSION to see some more too cool for school inspiration from

 our amazing Design Team too:

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Carol Mayne - Jeanne Jachna - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Also playing along with Inkspirational Black plus one
AAA Masculine Card (great for a male teacher!)

 

Paper Smooches Guest Designer Shaker Style...

So super excited to have been invited to be Guest Designer over at Paper Smooches this month!! I just LOVE playing with their fabulous stamps and die cuts and this months release is no exception! If you want a chance to join in the fun, hop on over to Paper Smooches blog for your chance to be a Guest Designer for June.

Created this super cute hot lips shaker using the fabulous Paper Smooches Hugs & Kisses die and Smooches. Created the shaker box by die cutting the Paper Smooches Polaroid in red cardstock, then added a clear layer of acetate before backing with another Polaroid die cut from foam sheet, then filled with cardstock hotlips!

Had super fun playing with the Paper Smooches Smooches stamp set from last months Thanks a Million stamp set, coordinated with the super Paper Smooches die cut Smooches lips and sentiment.

Playing along with AAA Cards CAS Shaker too!

 

Lucky Days FUSION

This fortnights FUSION challenge is filled with the luck of the Irish, so I thought I'd celebrate around the world! I thought it was super fitting too seeing as we will be heading off around the other side of the world in a few weeks, to join DD on exchange in Paris.

Created using the gorgeous (and Never Been Used Schtuff) Neat and Tangled Origami Map die cut and stamps, paired with these super cute Create a Stamp Crystal Letters alphabet stamps. Both the map and letters were stamped in white ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder, over watercolour backgrounds created using Twinkling H2Os, with added shimmer and a wooden frame, picking up on the textural elements from the inspiration photo.

This month we are also luck enough to be joined by special Guest Designer, Kate Lorenzini of Pinned and Penned, so make sure you stop by for some extra fabulous inspiration from Kate and the team!

Betty J - Deanne K - Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Karren J - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan - Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton - Sandie Munro - Shannon Jaramillo - Stephanie Severin

I would LOVE if you could join in the fun @ FUSION too!

   

 

Also playing along with NBUS #6 on the fabulous Darnell's home base,

 AAA Cards Embossing, Curtain Call Key Lime and 

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge too!

Full of Love for FUSION...

OK I have to admit, I do {heart} how this card turned out! I seem to be on a roll with my red and woodgrain cards LOL!

Inspired by these fabulous FUSION paper hearts and super cool FUSION sketch, the sentiment is stamped using Dina Wakley's Scribbly Alphabet, combined with Amy Tangerine's Today Thickers foam hearts, filled in with MME red polka dotted paper, and backed with MME woodgrained paper on a red cardstock base, with the front of the card offset about one inch compared to the back. 

As usual, you can play along with FUSION using either this gorgeous FUSION photo inspiration, or this fabulously versatile sketch, or a combination of both. Hop on over to the FUSION site for some more super gorgeous inspiration from the fabulous FUSION DT... 

Betty J - Brandi Hall - Deanne K - Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Karren J - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan - Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton - Sandie Munro - Shannon Jaramillo - Stephanie Severin

I would LOVE if you could join in the fun @ FUSION too!

PS. If you joined along with my Favourite Things post, send me a note with your address as I'd love to send you a little thank you! 

Michelle Lupton, Karren J, Susanne V, Sonja K and Kelly Griglione!

Also playing along with Addicted to CAS Red,

AAA Cards Love me Like You Do, and Sparkle and Shine.

Those of you who play along with Sparkle and Shine, may know that founder Angel Johns recently lost her husband to illness, and is now facing raising her two boys alone. 

A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help the Johns family.

 

Blue Christmas FUSION...

Welcome to a Blue Christmas FUSION! 

I was running behind this fortnight, and whipped up these Christmas cards using WPlus9 Festive Greetings, stamped in Momento Luxe Bahama Blue. Card number two also features Lil Inkers Stitched Square and Stitched Snowflake dies, together with Ali Edwards Christmas die. I couldn't decide which was my favourite, so I thought I would be cheeky and include both!

As usual, you can play along with FUSION using either this gorgeous photo inspiration, or this fabulously versatile sketch, or a combination of both.

Pop on by the Design Team blogs for some more super FUSION inspiration:

Betty J - Brandi Hall - Deanne K - Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Karren J - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan - Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton - Sandie Munro - Shannon Jaramillo - Stephanie Severin

Hope to see you playing along, can't wait to see what you create!

Also playing along with...

City Crafter Snow Queen (Card #1)

Her scarf reminded me of the tangled Christmas lights
CAS on Sunday Christmas (Card #1)


AAA Cards Anything Goes (Card #2)

Merry Monday Blue, White and Textured Christmas (Card#2)

Spring into Mixed Media Card Challenge...

Mixed Media Card Challenge

Today is the first of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, so this months Mixed Media Card Challenge Spring theme with optional bird, brings a whole lotta Spring colours. I wanted to try and get a little messy this month, so got creating using Gelato watercolours and salt for the background (spread rock salt over the watercolour background to concentrate the colour where the rock salt crystals are resting as it dries), together with Gelato watercolours for this gorgeous Neat & Tangled songbird. Paired with the Avery Elle sentiment.

There's some more fabulous inspiration from the design team over on 

the Mixed Media Card Challenge blog.

Looking forward to seeing your fabulous SPRING creations!

Also playing along with The Paper Players Think Spring, 
AAA Cards Watercolour Rain and Mixed Media Monthly Birds of a Feather

 

PS Happy 4th Anniversay - Hogs & Kisses...

Happy Fourth Anniversary Paper Smooches

I thought I'd try and kick myself out of my mojo lull by joining in the fun with Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes, this very cool Freshly Made Sketches and Addicted to CAS Hugs and Kisses. Don't forget the Paper Smooches Designer Challenge is on at the moment too!

Created the large heart by using the small Paper Smooches Hearts die cut, enlarging on the photocopier by 400% and using this as my template to fussy cut the large heart. Cute little hog is from Paper Smooches Green Acres, and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches We Connect. Papers are from Kaisercraft, including the gorgeous red embossed paper for the hearts, the little hog is stamped onto Gelatos on watercolour paper then fussy cut, with die cut alphas from MFT.

Also playing along with 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge H is for Hearts, Hugs, Hogs...

AAA Cards Love, Love, Love, Happy Little Stampers Embossing,

Crafty Cardmakers Love, Love, Love,

Inspired by Stamping Colours & Hearts

I'd LOVE it if you could play along with this months 
Mixed Media Card Challenge - LOVE too!

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