Warm Bunny/Cool Bunny Digital Freebie Card

While this little guy isn't my usual style I think he'll be perfect to put a smile on my daughter's face this winter. She's in grad school up in North Carolina, and they had snow today! It wasn't a lot, but enough to stick to the ground and give everyone a warm and cozy feel (or a headache depending on how you view snow!).

I printed him out at FedEx and trimmed him down then mounted him on black card stock from Michaels then onto a piece of Seaside Spray from Stampin' Up. It's a little hard to see, I did use some glitter glue on the snowflakes, giving it a a little sparkle and dimension, although you can finish it anyway you want.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

I just had to share this last picture. I sent this card to my daughter and was thrilled at how much she liked it…

Thinking of You Snowman Digital Freebie

Today's card came out a little bigger than usual. A slimline card fits in a #10 envelope. They have acetate envelopes that hold both of these to use at a craft show for example. I'm mailing this card in one of those larger envelopes. Since the maximum that an envelope can be is 11.5" I'm fine with the post office. I will be putting a non-machineable stamp on it because of the rhinestones.

Aside from the size, the card was real simple to make. I had the snowman printed at Fed Ex then mounted him on a piece of black card stock. On a larger white card base I put a piece of pink washi tape down the side, then stenciled on some bubbles (hopefully they look like snow). I mounted the black card stock on the stenciled part and added a few rhinestones and accented some of the snowy areas with Stickles Glitter Glue.

Another idea for this printable would be as a decoration for the front of a gift bag. A wine size gift bag would be perfect, but he could go on a regular size bag as well. You can even make him a bit smaller and create a gift tag too.

The photo below shows a little more detail that the glitter glue has on the clouds. Some glitter glues take on the color of the image behind it, as it did here. It looks like I used pink and blue glitter glue, but it's really just one whiteish color.

You can print this any size you want for a card and finish it any way that works for you. Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Note: I don't receive any compensation for any links you click. It's just a courtesy to let you know the materials that I'm using. :)

NBUS Challenge #57 (Cheerfoil)

I'm getting one more NBUS Challenge in just before Christmas because I just bought a new product and wanted to share it, even though it didn't go quite as planned. That's part of the fun!

Today was a really fun crafting day. I went to Pink & Main's store in Palmetto, Florida this morning. It's less than half an hour from my house and I feel so blessed to have a craft store to visit when I want to get a little crazy. It's their factory and store, so it's not going to close down like to many of the local brick and mortar craft stores. In fact, aside from Joann, Michaels and a Hobby Lobby that's a bit too far away, all the craft stores are gone from my area. Pink & Main is a haven for me!

I have one of their Minc machines, and it's a lot of fun to foil things for card making. I only had gold, so today I picked up a new Cheer Foil (their brand). It looked white, or silvery, but it turns out it was clear. It took some trial and error, but I was able to create a couple of cards as a result.

The sparkly colors are only supposed to take
where the black is, but it took over the white too.
I'll have to play around with this product a 
little bit more!

The first card got messed up. I foiled the front of a base and the foil was supposed to only stick where the black is, but if you look closely you can see that the foiled adhered where the white is too. I then tried to foil on a sheet of regular card stock, but it didn't take. Thankfully I had some toner-based card stock in blue, which I used with the clear Cheer Foil I bought today and it looks cute. I was going for a snowy feel and I think I've got that.

Once I had the base, I mounted a digital stamp that I created on the front and framed it with black card stock.

The other card that I'm featuring here is one that was supposed to be the base for the one that got messed up. It's super plain, but as least I was able to salvage it and use it as a New Year's card.

This one was supposed to be a base for the messed
up on on the left. I salvaged it with a few
rhinestones. I didn't want to put flowers on it
because I thought it could be a good
masculine card.

It's a simple design using just glitter paper, silver shiny paper, rhinestones and a stamps from Avery Elle. It will be a great card for just the right person.

Despite feeling a little defeated in my craft room, I did have fun making both of these and using a NBUS product too!

Thanks so much Darnell for encouraging us to use our old and new NBUS products. I really enjoy your challenges!

If anyone is interested in the snowman, here's the free digi. I simply cut him out and glued him on my card front. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Warm Wishes Digital Freebie

If you're looking for a card that can serve as a Christmas Card or one of those "you sent me one but if I send you one now it's not going to make it on time" cards. We've all needed those!

This Warm Wishes freebie may be the perfect card for such occasions. It's red, green and has cocoa on it but it doesn't say Christmas. Warm wishes, cocoa and cookies can take us far into the season!

I printed mine out at FedEx for a slick, professional finish, then cut the design out leaving a bit of white around the edges. 

A green card base with a strip of patterned paper on the edge was the base for this card. I then used an inexpensive glue stick to glue the graphic down. I finished it with some self-adhesive enamel dots.

This is one of my favorites so far this year! I hope you enjoy it too. Feel free to download it.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Triple Challenge Masculine Birthday Card

Today's card is kind of a triple challenge for me, and I'm not even entering it in any blog challenges!

The first challenge is because it's for a guy. No offense to the guys, but it is a little harder making these. The second challenge is that it's for someone in a facility that can't have layers on their cards. I wanted more than to just stamp the words happy birthday on a sheet of paper, so I came up with this design.

The third challenge, which isn't really a challenge, is that he would like a word search or something brainy to do. I would love to include something, but have to run to the store first. If I had ink in my printer I would certainly print something out, but this is something that I certainly should have in my snail mail arsenal. After today, I'm on a mission to always have something fun to put inside a card.

Anyway, I made this card with a cut out and the truck is on the inside. It's interesting enough, but still one layer so I think it will pass the test. I used stencils in addition to stamps to give it more interest. The only down side is that the ink did bleed through on the very back of the card, but there's really nothing I could have done about that since it's a single layer card. 

When you open it up it looks like this:

I'm hoping that this man will enjoy his pickup truck and that he has a good birthday. It's often hard to have a birthday around Christmas. The card will be a little late and I hate that, but I'm sure it will cheer him up anyway.

My complete supply list is:

• 110# White Card Stock
• Stampin' Up! Basic Grey Ink
• SU! Parakeet Party Ink
• SU! Seaside Spray Ink
• Memento Black Ink
• Taylored Expressions Big Delivery Stamp Set
• LDRS Rainy Day Stencil
• Tim Holtz Herringbone Stencil
• Sizzix Ornate Labels #3 Die
• Copics B00, B23, B29, C5, E97, Y02 and R14

Well that's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping by my little blog and have a wonderful day!

NBUS #57 Challenge Card

Today’s card is a little break from Christmas while still focusing on some trees. It also features an NBUS item, which is the stamp set called Always An Adventure from Stampin’ Up! So it’s being entered over at the NBUS Challenge #57 this month. I made it with my daughter in mind who loves all things outdoorsy.

Here’s my complete supply list:

• Stampin’ Up! Always An Adventure Stamp Set
• SU! Seaside Spray Ink & Card Stock
• Speckletone True White Card Stock
• SU! Garden Green Ink
• SU! Pear Pizzazz Ink
• Memento Rhubarb Stalk Ink
• Memento Rich Cocoa Ink
• Potter’s Clay Ink
• Copic Marker
• 
  Spellbinders Dies
• SU! Basic Gray Ink & Card Stock
• Sentiment Hero Arts

This was a really fun card to make and I especially like that it can be masculine or feminine. I wish I had the dies to go along with it, but picking it up for only $1.00 was a really good deal too, so I can’t complain.glad I finally pulled it out and used it this week!

A Masculine Merry Christmas

While browsing through some older stamps I came across this one of a deer. My daughter bought it for me four years ago for Christmas. When asked what I wanted for Christmas in 2019 I told her to go to Michaels or Joann's and choose a rubber stamp that she liked. I love doing this because I get a new stamp and it's often one that I wouldn't choose on my own. That's exactly what happened here.

This deer stamp is one that I've used several times and it makes a perfect stamp for a masculine card. Yet I would have never bought it on my own. I'm so glad she did! I've used it for birthdays but never thought about making a masculine Christmas card. I think it turned out perfect for just the right guy.

Here's my complete supply list:

• Inkadinkadoo Deer Stamp
• True White Speckletone Card Stock
• Stampin' Up! Soft Suede Ink
• SU! Cherry Cobbler Ink & Card Stock
• SU! Always Artichoke Card Stock
• Holly Paper From My Stash
• Crinkly Gold Paper from Hobby Lobby
• Misc. Gold Washi
• Sentiment from Avery Elle 

It's so much fun asking for stamps for Christmas and yet still being surprised by which ones get picked for us! 

Retro Rubber Challenge #221 Merry Christmas!

Well after yesterday's card class in which I had 13 ladies, it feels really good to just sit down and make one card! I forgot how much work goes into putting on a class, and maybe I'm a little older too. :)

Anyway, today's card is made for Retro Rubber's Merry Christmas Chhallenge #221. (#rrcb221) It's their last challenge this year and the theme is simply Merry Christmas. There is a design that goes along with it, and my inspiration from that is the sheet music and the metallic bells.

It's a little hard to see from the photo, but the ornaments are silver  and the tops of the ornaments are gold.

Here's my complete supply list:

• White Card Stock
• Rubber Stamp Tapestry Stamps (2015)
• 
  Stampin' Up! Merry Music DSP
• SU! Real Red Ink & Card Stock
• SU! Garden Green Ink
• SU! Pear Pizzazz Ink
• SU! Soft Suede Ink
• SU! Ornate Ornaments Dies
• Silver & Gold Card Stock from Michaels

It's really getting down to the wire for sending Christmas cards out and I've got to get working on that now.

Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you have a blessed season, and a special thanks to everyone over at Retro Rubber for all their hard work all year long!

Highlights From Today's Card Making Class

After a long break due to Covid, I finally hosted a Christmas card making class at my church. With everything else going on right now during the busy Christmas season, I was somewhat reluctant, but I'm so glad I did!

That's me standing in the back. I got to meet lots of new ladies and we all had a great time. They were so proud of the cards that they made. You can see it on their faces below:

We made matching gift tags too!

They really worked hard on their projects:

My mom (in the red shirt) helped out so much. I couldn't have done it without her! 

It was such a fun class! I'm exhausted but it was worth it. I hope we can get together again soon and make more cards. I'm thinking of a birthday class in the summer when things are slower. And maybe dividing it into two classes with a total of eight in each. 

It makes my heart happy to see how much fun everyone had!

Tropical Christmas Freebie

I made this card especially for my husband's brother and sister-in-law. They live by the Carolina Coast and love the beach.  If you have a beach-loving person in your life, they'll love this card too. 

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Sister & Brother-In-Law Digital Freebie Christmas Card

It was really fun designing custom Christmas card for my husband's siblings this year. Each got a very different look that was tailored to their unique personalities. 

This one is for my sister-in-law. Even though it says Sister and Brother-In-Law, it's kind of being sent from my husband, so that's why it reads that way.

After professionally printing out the artwork at FedEx, I trimmed it and mounted it on burgundy card stock then added a strip of snowflake patterned paper and mounted it all on a green card base.

I've included two digital freebies here, one for a sister and brother-in-law like I needed, and one for a brother and sister-in-law, which I may use for my own brother! Feel free to use either of these for your own personal use!

Below are the free digis. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Hurried Hanukkah Card

My son is home now waiting to start school and we've been watching the show Master Chef. Contestants are asked to make specific dishes in a short amount of time. The best dish wins that round. They run around the kitchen like crazy as they make the most amazing dish they possibly can before the timer goes off.

That's the way I felt making this card!

It seems the older I get the quicker time passes. It seems like is should still be summer, yet here we are in the first week of December.

All year long I've been making mental notes of the Hanukkah rubber stamps and paper that I had. And I kept thinking, I've got everything I need to make the perfect card when the time comes. Well, yikes, it's here already and way too soon. 

It took me about 20 minutes just to find all the supplies. Once that happened, it came together nicely.

Here's my supply list for this card:

• Star of David Paper (from my stash)
• Stampin' Up! Blueberry Bushel Card Stock & Ink
• SU! Boho Blue Card Stock
• CTMH Festival of Lights Stamp Set
• Memento Danube Blue Ink
• Copic B21
• Silver Paper from Hobby Lobby

I really wanted to send this with a Hanukkah postage stamp, but didn't have one. Once again, I was at the post office so many times and saw them, but thought I had plenty of time to buy one. It was more important that it got in the mailbox today than have the right stamp, and it did make today's mail.

This year Hanukkah runs from December 7 to December 15. I'm pretty sure it will make it there by the 15th.

This hurried up card gives me new motivation to try and be more diligent and organized with all my cards this upcoming year. There's nothing wrong with making a Hanukkah card in July, which is what I'm hoping to do in 2024. I'll be good and ready next year!

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa to everyone!

Matching Christmas Card & Gift Tag

Pre-Covid I hosted card-making classes each Wednesday night at my church for a year and a half. Looking back, it was a lot of work. The hardest part was not knowing how many ladies (and sometimes a guy would join us) I would have each each week. I would prepare for 12, and usually had around 7 or 8. I loved those days.

Now I go to a smaller church where my mom attends and I haven't led a card class since early 2020. But that's all going to change next week. Once again I'm hosting a Christmas card-making class. This time I had sign ups, and over 15 people are coming. Since that's really too many for one class, especially since most of them are stamping newbies, I'm dividing the class into two afternoons.

This matching card and gift tag are what we're making. I'm thinking it's pretty easy, and still a little challenging. My supply list for this is:

• White Card Stock
• Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Season Stamp Set
• SU! More Wishes Stamp Set
• SU! Garden Green Ink & Card Stock
• SU! Cinnamon Cider Ink
• SU! Early Espresso Ink
• SU! Pear Pizzazz Ink
• SU! Real Red Ink & Card Stock
• Red Ribbon (from my stash)
• Patterned Paper (from my stash)

My first class is next weekend and I'm hoping it all goes well! I'll hope to post a few pictures if the class is okay with that. I'm up for the challenge and may even do this more often!

Upcycled Calendar Christmas Cards

This was my very first attempt at upcycling a calendar to create some easy greeting cards.

I started with December from this calendar:

The weight is a bit heavier than envelope paper, but not it's not as heavy as card stock, so it worked out perfectly for both the envelope and the card fronts. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture before I cut up December's artwork, but here are my results:

I was able to get two cards, one quite large and one a smaller note card size out of one calendar month.

I was grateful that the artist's name showed up on the largest card.

I used an envelope board to make this envelope. Avery labels make it easy to write the addresses. I'm not crazy about how it looks in the front, but the back turned out well:

The large card, which I think turned out really well, is going to be mailed in a clear envelope:

Well, that's it for today! In January I hope to do a YouTube video showing more detail of how this is made and some different tips, but for now, this is what I've got. Showing off the artwork of this great artist is wonderful, and giving an old calendar a second chance is great too, but the fact that it's almost free is a big plus too!

Yellow Lab Christmas Digital Freebie

Who wouldn't want a sweet Yellow Lab wishing them a Merry Christmas. This guy is complete with peppermint candies and a Santa hat too.

If you, or someone you love, would love getting a card like this, feel free to download it and turn it into a holiday smile.

After printing mine out at FedEx, I trimmed it, mounted it on red card stock, then on two pieces of patterned. paper. The red stiped paper picked up the peppermints, and the swirly brown background was chosen because it looked good with the dog's fur. But you can mount it any way you want!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Christmas Pug Digital Freebie

Once again a digital image is just what I need this Christmas. I have a friend who loves her pug Duke, and from what I see on Facebook, he's just adorable. I've always loved pugs too, and wanted to honor her fuzzy family member with a Christmas Card with a pug on it.

Rather than buying a rubber stamp with a pug, which would totally be adorable, I opted to create a digital card front, especially since she's the only person I know who has a pug. 

This one is really simply finished with a red card stock frame and then it's mounted on a green card stock base. The only embellishments are three green rhinestones from Michaels. Easy peasy!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Retro Rubber #220

It's time to play over at Retro Rubber again! This round, #220 (#rrcb220) is a tic-tac-toe round. 

First of all I've got to say that the design team has the cutest cards with all the snowmen. I don't have any snowmen stamps and I really need to fix that. Of course I can't for this round, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for that perfect snowman stamp. I think I struggle with them because they're white and in my mind, hard to color. Do I use a light blue, or a light gray, or just keep them uncolored and color the hat, scarf and carrot nose?

Anyway, being a snowman-less stamper, I opted for the right hand row and used Trees (just one tree, but I'm hoping that's okay) and Embossing (dry embossing on the Cherry Cobbler card stock) and Your Choice which is the silver thread.

My complete supply list is:

• True White Speckletone Card Stock
• Stampin' Up! Lovely As a Tree (2001)*
• Silver Card Stock
• Silver Embroidery Floss
• SU! Cherry Cobbler Card Stock & Ink
• Memento Green Ink
• Sizzix Embossing Folder
• Stickles Pearl Red and Diamond Dust 
• Silver Enamels
• Sentiment Unknown**

*I believe that Lovely As A Tree was the longest running stamp set in Stampin' Up!'s history! It was introduced in 2001 and ran through 2019.

**This stamp is in a basket waiting to go to a stamp class that I'm doing at my church and I have no idea where it's from. I'll take the time to track it down later, but wanted to get this entry in today.

So that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a great day!

White Rocking Horse Christmas Freebie

Who doesn’t love a rocking horse for Christmas!? This guy in white really stands out against a white background. The sentiment is perfect for anyone too

I mounted him on dark red card stock then used some patterned palaver to partially cover the green card stock. Three inexpensive, clear rhinestones give this card a finished look. 

Feel free to use this and finish it for your own card or craft. 

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!