More Fun with My Besties

Hello. I am sharing more Besties cards that I made this week. Really, just for the fun of it.

I like each of them for different reasons. Which one is your favorite?

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:

Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Kelsie, Besties - Lucy, Besties - Olivia, Say It In Style, Sunny Days Ahead, Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black, Peacock

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Build-A-Rainbow Thincut, Petite Clouds Die (MFT), Stitched Sentiments (MFT), Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Bracket Thincuts, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Gold Glitter Gems, Candy Dots (SU), Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Happy crafting!

Casandra

TMS#597 Besties Card

Hello. I'm back again today with another card I created for the current sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Isn't she cute? I am loving the candy apple, peacock & glacier color combo. It really pops.

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:

Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Zoey, Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Build-A-Rainbow Thincut, Petite Clouds Die (MFT), Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Gold Glitter Gems, Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Happy Crafting!

Casandra

TGIFC307 Besties Card

Good afternoon!

Today's card is being posted just "under the wire". I'm playing along with the cute sketch over at TGIF Challenges.

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:

Paper: Petite Gingham Paper (MFT), Wisteria Cardstock, Sweetleaf Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Zoey, Perfect Fit - Birthday, Gnome Matter

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Circle (MFT), Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Clear & Bitty Sparkles, White Tulle Ribbon (SU), Thin 3-D Foam Tape

This card will be going in my stash for a summer birthday in our family. Have a great day!

Casandra

TCH13 Besties Card

Good morning.

I missed the deadline at Color Hues Challenge, unfortunately, but wanted to share my card with you anyway. Meet Kelsie.

Kelsie is part of the Besties series of stamps that I have been sharing recently with you. She's actually the first one I inked up. I paired her with a sentiment from our current (March, 2021) stamp of the month set, called Winged Masterpiece. I love the pops of blue and yellow together.

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:

Paper: Mix-In Paper, Bluebird Cardstock, Sundance Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Kelsie, Winged Masterpiece

Inks: Bluebird, Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Stitched Square (MFT), Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Heart, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Clear Sparkles, Thin 3-d Foam Tape

Wishing you a great day!

Casandra

MTCC8 Besties Card

Hello! I'm back today with another challenge creation. I am entering the card (on the left) into the Make The Cards Challenge. 

Aren't these sweet stamps just the cutest? I certainly couldn't resist them, and bought all 4.

Products used are Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):

Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Fern Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Olivia, Besties - Zoey, Sassy Coffee (Technique Tuesday), Sweater Weather In The Woods (MFT)

Ink: Peacock, Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Stiched Square Dies (MFT), Stiched Rectangle Dies (MFT), Clear Sparkles, Gold Glitter Gems, Thin 3-d Foam Tape

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Casandra

WWC311 Besties Card

 Good morning.

I am playing along with a challenge today over at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. Meet Lucy.

Lucy's <card> was made with a mix of new and current products. The sketch was Pinterest inspired, and Lucy was colored in to look like my sister-in-law, Brandy. She has these gorgeous Shirley Temple ringlets. It looks like you have a week to play along with the WWC311 challenge. 

Products used are Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):

Paper: Mix-In Papers, White Daisy Cardstock, Peacock Cardstock

Stamps: Besties - Lucy, Winged Masterpiece, Winter Penguins

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black

Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Stitched Circle (MFT), Stitched Sentiments (MFT), Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Clear & Bitty Sparkles, Thin 3d Foam Tape

Thank you for stopping by today. Happy crafting!

Casandra

Winter Penguins Cards

Hello! It's a beautiful day here in Northern Michigan. We still have snow on the ground (and ice in the driveway), but the sun has been shining for most of the week. It got up to 40 degrees the other day, and I was feeling nostalgic with past springtime memories.

Before I move on to sharing some springtime/floral cards with you, I wanted to share some of my favorite winter cards with you. Other than the stamp of the months, I focused primarily on the Winter Penguins set in the January/February book. It was fun to pair them up with (retired) paper collections and embossed cardstock. They really can be combined with anything, not just winter paper.

Products used are by Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):

Pattern Paper: Claire, Every Little Thing, Boutique, Mix-Ins

Cardstock: Wisteria, Lilac, Mint, Sapphire, White Daisy, Glacier, Pewter, Sweet Leaf, Twilight, Charcoal, Peacock, Sugarplum, Peach, Hollyhock, Sunset, Outdoor Denim, Raspberry, Eggplant, Black 

Inks: Peacock, Pewter, Hollyhock, Eggplant, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Stamps: Winter Penguins, Perfect Fit-Birthday, Say It In Style, Short & Sweet, Cherishing Her 

Tools: Tri-blend Alcohol Markers (Spectrum Noir), Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Wisteria Ribbon, White Daisy Ribbon, Silver Embellishing Thread, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Clear Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Chelsea Gardens Dots, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Birthday Embossing Folder, Fancy Border Thincuts, Oval Dies (Spellbinders), Stitched Square Stax (MFT), Nordic Frame Die (The Greetery), Stitched Sentiments Die (MFT), Border Bling: Tin Stitch Die (Papertrey Ink), Scallop Circle & Circle Die Set (Stampin' Up), Sentiment Suite Basics Die (The Greetery), Circle Shaker Thincut, Stardust Stickles, White Gel Pen, Thin 3d Foam Tape

Aren't these penguins just the sweetest? I really enjoyed letting my creativity fly with this set. These penguins are available on my website here.

Thanks for stopping by today. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Happy crafting!

Casandra

Greetery Cards and a Tag

 Hello to you on this snowy Wednesday (here in Northern Michigan). Appears that the weatherman actually got this one right. LOL We woke up to 6" of fresh snow in the driveway this morning and the county plow hadn't come through before the bus did. Here's hoping the kids don't have wet feet today at school. Yikes.

Anyway, I recently made a few projects with The Greetery's latest release called "Nature Lover". A couple of my projects were inspired by a new favorite blogger (Flutter) by Atomicbutterfly. I highly recommend that you have a look-see through her beautiful gallery. She's simply amazing.

Without further adieu, here they are:

I love that forget-me-not die set and that wooden heart slice is "to die for". ;) If you haven't heard of The Greetery before now, be sure to give their website a visit. So many beautiful things. I used my Close To My Heart inks and blender brushes to ink up the forget-me-not diecuts.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Happy crafting!

Casandra

MFTWSC527 Challenge Card

Good Monday morning to you.

I'm back today playing along with a sketch challenge provided by My Favorite Things. 

Products used:

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (CTMH), Sweetleaf Cardstock (CTMH), Crumb Cake (SU)

Stamps: Wild & Punny (CTMH), Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Squeezed Lemonade (Ranger Distress Oxide)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle A2 Stax (MFT), Stitched Circle Thincut (CTMH), Petite Clouds (MFT), Slimline Grass (MFT), Sunray Stencil (MFT), Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Green Stitched Ribbon (American Crafts), Clear Sparkles (CTMH), Blending Brush, Tri-blend Alcohol Markers (Spectrum Noir), Thin Foam Tape

I am really enjoying playing with stencils, distress oxide inks and blender brushes right now. I love the simplicity of pattern paper, don't get me wrong, but stencils bring my artwork to a whole new level creatively. 

You have until tomorrow (Feb. 9th) at Noon (EST) to play along with this fun sketch. 

Happy crafting!

Casandra

Valentine's Day Cards for 2021

Hello!

Has it really been 2 years since I last posted? I have become a seasonal paper crafter, due to time constraints. 2020 was a year for the books, wasn't it? My family and I were sick last winter, before COVID became widely known in the U.S. Thankfully, we are all doing well now.

Please forgive the lack of watermarks on my photo's. I wanted to share some cards with you today that I made for Valentine's Day, this year. The two red & pink combo's were Pinterest-inspired. I just love how they turned out, and the tree card might just be my favorite Valentine's Day card of all-time!

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated: 

Paper: Oh My Heart Paper Pack, Mix-In Paper Pack(s), White Daisy Cardstock, Ballerina Cardstock, Candy Apple Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Hollyhock Cardstock

Stamps: Say It In Style, Just To Say, Modern Trees (MFT)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pewter, Ballerina

Accessories: Stitched Hearts Thin Cuts, Heart Thin Cuts, Scallop Border Thin Cuts, Shaker Circle Thin Cuts, Crimped Frame Die (The Greetery), Stitched A2 Stax Dies (MFT), Essential Stitched Sentiments Die (MFT), Stitched Circle Die (MFT), Heart Embossing Folder, Clear Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Stitched Red Ribbon (Jo-Ann's), Red Sparkles (Wal-Mart), Thin Foam Tape

What do you think? Are you ready for Valentine's Day? If you haven't found the time to create your cards yet, I hope you will find inspiration here. Wishing you all good health, and happiness.

Happy crafting!

Casandra