Oldie Moldie Monday

 It is Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.  Yes, I do have a large stash of cardmaking supplies but I do still use them.

Actually lately I have just been working on what is laying on my desk from projects I have been working on or projects that had good intentions.  I had a set of journaling cards on my desk or cut aparts and have been making cards out of them.

I have a friend going through a very rough time and I think this card will go to her.  I hope it cheers her.  I don't think she will care that the supplies were oldie but not moldie.

Remember to show some love for your old supplies.

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Winter Fun

I keep playing with things found on my desktop.  The penguin (a gaggle of three) were hanging out on my desktop for ages.  One went into the witness protection program on my desk hiding so he did not have to be part of the winter fun cards.  He will emerge sometime.  

The current challenge at The Paper Players is Winter Fun in a clean and simple card design.  I decided to use two of the penguins in this challenge - I made 2 cards.

I found blue card stock which coordinated with the blue on the penguin's attire.  Matted a white snowflake embossed background and also used the blue to mat a circle for the penguin to sit on.

I embossed the circle also.  (I am trying to use my embossing folders more this year.)  I believe the sentiment die is from Penny Black.  I have had it a long time.  I did finish the card with some white irridescent splatters.

Thanks for stopping by - and yes the third penguin has shown his cute little face on the desk.

Oldie Moldie Monday

It is Monday, time to show some love for your old supplies and I have lots of old supplies which still make lovely cards.

I also have been challenging myself to "use what is on my desk" and some of this is well aged supplies.  I had a pile of cut aparts on the table and this is one of the cards I made.  It is right on trend with the mushrooms.

 Thanks so much for stopping by and remember to show some love for your old supplies.

Beautiful Patterned Paper

 When I first started card making, I fell in love with patterned paper.  Maybe it was because my first love was fabric.  I was not a stamper and so paper was how I made my cards.  I still love patterned paper and even though I have too much Christmas patterned paper, I could not resist by a few 6 x 6 pads.  Unfortunately I do not remember who makes this paper I used on my card but I believe it is a European company.

The current challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is wreath and I looked through the new patterned paper and yes there was a beautiful wreath.  The card is 5 x 7.  I matted the wreath (which had to be trimmed down) with two different solid colors.  I put everything on a light grey card base.  I like the contrast of the grey card base rather than using white.

I die cut a gold sentiment and placed in the center of the wreath.  I also fussy cut the poinsettia which was on the strip I cut off and popped it up over the poinsettia on the wreath.  I brushed on some red Stickles on the berries and then finished the card with gold and iridescent white splatters.  The white splatters brought it all together for me.

There are a couple more wreath images in the paper pad so I really should just make a few more of the card.

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Something Old - Something New

It is never to early to start making your Christmas cards for 2024.  Luckily there are several challenge blogs which help you create.  They come up with the idea and then you must create.

The current challenge at Jingle Belles is Something Old and Something New.   I had to have the newest Tim Holtz sticker book this year so the gift tag (holly image) and postcard (holly image) and sentiments are from that sticker book.  The old part for the challenge is all the cardstock, embossing folders, and gold ink are from my stash.  I also used my red stickles and brushed some on all the berries.  

I do like how the cards turned out.  One of my goals for the new year was to use my embossing folders and I have been rocking that.  This is a Gina K embossing folder and I like that it is bigger than the normal A2 card front.  It also has a vintage feel to it.  

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Scraps on the Desk and A Challenge

 I am cleaning/clearing my house for a remodel project so I have been taking little mental breaks by looking at what is on my design table and making a card from it.  Today I found this lovely gift  tag I had saved for a card and two scraps of paper which matched perfectly.  How lucky was I in finding that matching paper.

Another goal I have for this year is to use my embossing folders more.  I grabbed one of my many snowflake embossing folders and did the entire background. I adhered the red and teal for the white layer and then embossed all of it.  The tag is popped up on the embossed background.

The current challenge at Jingle Belles is to Wrap It Up!  My little recycled tag worked wonderfully for the challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Stay tuned for more Scraps on the Desk creations.  I already have two laid out.

Oldie Moldie Monday

 It is Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.

I believe I have had this fish paper since Operation Write Home creating days.  It made wonderful masculine cards.  The paper was from Hobby Lobby.

This will be a birthday card for my brother.

Thanks for stopping by.  Remember to use some of your older supplies and make something wonderful.