Barks Marvin Masculine Dog card: Grrrrrrrrrr

Hello all!  I have been playing with this new to me stamp set. I purchased it recently at a creative reuse store, Scrap it up. The stamp set from Stampers Anonymous is called Barks Marvin the Crime Solving Dog. I was ecstatic to score such a great set of just a few dollars.  I pulled out some premade backgrounds and started stamping away with this new set.  I created several cards. This was my husband's favorite.

Since it was my husband's favorite, I figured it was the most masculine of the bunch, but they are are truly masculine cards.  

My husband did note this image isn't as clear as some of the others which were stamped and embossed with pretty much the same ingredients.  I believe it is the kraft paper. These images were also pretty large.  I put this on a 5x7" card.

Ingredients:

Stampers Anonymous Barks Marvin: The Crime Solving Dog stamps

A muse French Roast ink

Woven Tapestry embossing powder

Tim Holtz Sizzix Harlequin embossing folder

Distress inks a green and a blue on tag

kraft tag

velvet brad

misc card stock and papers including Bazzill

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-200-dogs-andor-cats.html until 8.5.25x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-818-masculine.html until 8.5.25x

https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/favourite-cats-or-dogs-and-why.html until 8.6.25x

Dogs because I am dog person.  As an adult I have only had dogs as pets. I am just a dog person...love my Sparky!

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/257-masculine-card.html until 8.9.25x

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/07/67-layer-it-up.html until 8.14.25x

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-97.html until 8.29.25x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/08/nbus-challenge-77.html until 8.31.25 (C9)x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31.25x

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Jillibean Soup Unicorn card with Sketch N Scrap

 I hope your day is all Rainbows and Unicorns!  What a fun card, I was in a whimsical mood when I found this paper stack on top of my 6x6 stack.  I recently purchased it at a thrift store.  I say good score!  It only had one piece of paper missing and cost 75 cents!  I searched Evernote and found all my unicorn images. I landed on this Jillibean Soup coordinating set and stamped and embossed it in Sparkling Sky blue. I layered it on some pastel blue glossy paper. Finally, I layered it on some glittered papers resulting in sparkle and shine and sparkle again!

Here is the sketch I used from Sketch N Scrap.

Here's a side view.  I popped up the unicorn and only one of the clouds to create depth.  The stamps had coordinating dies which is why I purchased this set second hand from my favorite creative reuse store Indigo Hippo.  They are in the middle of their summer fundraiser if you'd like to help. They use these funds to give all sorts of artists the ability to access affordable art supplies.  They do a lot of work with children including providing free school supplies.

A close up of my unicorn embossed with some glittery embossing powder.

Ingredients:

Jillibean Soup Large Circle Shaker stamp and die set

Colorbox Aqua and Sweet Melon inks

Stampin Up Grapefruit Grove embossing powder

Sparkle N Sprinkle Sparkling Sky embossing powder

KCB Designs Chasing Rainbows 6x6 paper pad

Scrapbook.com Pastel Glossy 6x8 cardstock

Recollections ribbon

The Paper Company Artic Snow card base

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/mttc-564-theme-is-to-use-fiber-starting.html until 7.24x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/hqfcb-7-at-tfatu-for-july-2025-anything.html until 7.30x

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2025/07/card-sketch-287.html until 7.31x

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-221-ag-use-hand-punch-andor.html until 7.31x

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2025/07/551-sparke-shine-patties-creations.html until 8.6 x

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Scrapbook.com Cheers to a New Year for Atlantic Hearts Challenge #610

Welcome to the final day of 2024 and my inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch 610.

I created a golden new years card using foil papers and gold embossed sentiment.  

You can find the sketch HERE.

I hope you have a very happy New Year!

Ingredients:

Scrapbook.com Hello Winter Stamp Set and Coordinating Die

Colorbox gold ink

Embossing Arts Fine Line Detail Gold embossing powder

Teresa Collins Studio Gold 6x6 paper

die cut

gold and white card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html until 1.3

https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-299-new-year.html until 1.7x

You can play along until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Kindred Stamps Galactic Desert Sexy Goddess card

Happy Anniversary to my husband, it's been 10 years.  I paid homage to the traditional tenth anniversary gift, tin.  I used the Tim Holtz Foundry embossing folder on some metallic card stock. I think any man of a certain age finds this image of the galactic princess from the epic sci fi story to be a turn on, I paired it with a sentiment that reflected such.

Another view.  It was hard to not get a pink reflection from my phone on the metallic dry embossed piece.  I used embossing powder and heat embossing on the sentiment.

I layered all the pieces in a silver mat.  The printed paper is from the Kindred Stamps Galactic paper stack. I mounted my colored image on pop dots.

It's too late to play along, however, I want to give credit to the card sketch I used from Sketch N Scrap.

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Galactic Desert and Sexy Space stamps

Kindred Stamps Galactic 6x6 paper

We R Comstock collection paper: Ginger

Colorbox Cranberry pigment ink

Stampin Up Burgundy embossing powder

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Sentiment Strips die

Tim Holtz Sizzix 3D Foundry embossing folder

misc card stock including metallic

Alcohol markers for Sexy Goddess:

Prisma color Crimson

Quick Craft Bronze Green

Chameleon Carmel NU4

Spectrum Noir- Basic Earth Brown, Classique Portrait Pink and Sangria, Tri Blend Fair Skin and Metallic Antique Bronze

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2023/11/sos509-emboss-like-boss.html until 11.20x

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/11/card-making-paper-craft-scrapbook.html until 11.23

Random Winner

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-7.html until 11.26x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/tfatu-november-2023-11-agf-theme-main.html until 11.30x

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2023/11/508-lots-of-layers-leanns-world-101.html until 11.30x

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Snowflake Wishes cards

It's time for Christmas in July!  I used a lot of Stampin Up on this project. It turned out to be a pretty card without any designer paper!  I used lots of techniques including heat embossing, an embossing folder, die cutting and layering embellishments.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Snowflake Wishes stamps, dies, ribbons, gems and papers

Stampin Up Merry Moose stamp sentiment

Stampin Up inks: Blue Brilliant Craft, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party and Not Quite Navy

Stampin Up Winter Snow embossing folder

Judikins Galaxy embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-challenge-reminder-heat-embossing.html until 7.11x

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-143-anything-goes-in-pink.html until 7.23x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/89-no-design-paper.html until 7.27x

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-105-christmas-in-july.html until 7.27x

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/123-christmas-in-july.html until 7.31

https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-102-anything-goes-christmas.html until 7.31x

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/mlccb-51-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html until 8.15x

https://christmasbingochallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/cbc-2-anything-goes-with-featured.html until 8.15

G=Ribbon/Glitter/Sentiment Main Focus

Thank you so much for reading my post today.

Have a great day!

Alicia

Stampin Up Musical card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome once again to my inspiration for the latest Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch.  I began with the idea to create a thank you card for a friend.  I stamped a musical background on an A2 piece of shimmer card stock.  I used a rainbow ombre ink pad and then die cut strips of the stamped image.  I spaced them appropriately on the green mat layered .25" smaller than the A2 card of white card stock.

Here's this week's sketch:

I cut two nesting circle dies and stamped and embossed the sentiment on the white top circle.  I found some music note dies in my stash and added those as embellishments.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Music background stamp

Stampin Up Music From the Heart

Stampin Up Kaleidocolor Celebration ink

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins Northwoods embossing mix-half detail clear and half detail black

Divinity Designs Double Stitched Circle dies

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Sentiment Strip dies

Spellbinders Love Notes dies

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2023/03/490-add-sentiment-conie-fong.html until 3.29x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes.html until 3.31

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/03/rainbows-or-use-rainbow-colors.html until 4.2x

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-569-lots-of-layers.html until 4.4x

Don't forget to play along until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Kindred Stamps You're Just a Ray of F'in Sunshine Cards (Warning Profanity)

 Hello Sunshine!  I just love these cards but I am fond of the f word. I sat down and created a series of these experimenting with various stencils as backgrounds.  I used various colors of Distress inks.

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Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Tim Holtz Rays stencil

white card stock 

yellow A2 card base

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Sun die from Darice Summer Vacation set

stencil and yellow paper from my stash

white A2 card base

This is my least favorite, I was trying to balance the rays and I feel I did succeed with that element. However, they don't radiate correctly for my eye.

We are often our own harshest critic. Tell me what you think below.

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Sun die from Darice Summer Vacation set

stencil and yellow paper from my stash

white A2 card base

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2022/05/soss-210-f-is-for-f-words.html until 5.27.22

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2022/05/173-sentiment-as-focal-point.html until 5.31.22x

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Cricut Ornament Card Peaceful Wishes for Bitten by the Bug 2

Hello and welcome to the latest Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge: Christmas or Hanukkah Ornaments.  I went with a unique combination of pink, white and gold for my ornament.  I used the same papers for the rest of the card.  I stamped and embossed my sentiment in gold.

I did use a different gold, this paper is embossed foil saving me a step in adding interest to the card.  I manually die cut the circle the ornament is layered on.  I used pop dots underneath the circle to clear the bulky ribbon.

The real star is the embellished ribbon.  I really don't know how to describe it.  It's on a spool but more metallic than fiber ribbon.

Ingredients:

Cricut ornament image

Stampin Up Peaceful Wishes stamp

Colorbox Gold pigment ink

Tutti Scalloped Stitched Nesting Circle die

Judikins Egyptian Gold embossing powder

misc papers from my stash: foil, shimmer and embossed

gold embellished ribbon

chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2021/12/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-155.html until 12.16x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/12/frantic-stamper-in-december-could.html until 12.30x

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2021/12/ch123-use-dies-or-punches.html until 12.31x

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-36-anything.html until 12.31x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html until 12.31x

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-stash-challenge.html until 12.31x

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-pick-previous-challenge.html(choose any 2021 challenge-metallic paper)

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-99-its-up-to-you-partnering.html until 1.5x

Don't forget to play along with Bitten by the Bug 2's Ornament challenge until December 20.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Finnabair Trust the Magic with Dies R Us

Hello, I used several techniques to create this magical card.  I used a new stamp offering from the store, Finnabair Trust the Magic. First, I used Distress Oxide ink and a stencil to create a subtle background.  Then I stamped the image with black pigment ink and embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder-Bridal Tinsel.  I know you expect that powder to create a subtle sparkle and it's there but when you use black ink to begin the effect is a bit different.

 

Here's a side view where you can see the embossing from a another angle.  It's still hard a little hard to see the iridescent sparkle.

After the background was created, I die cut the frame and embellishments.  I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Squares to make a frame.  I was left with a beautiful scalloped square that I will use on another project.  I cut the Sue Wilson Industrial Chic Swirl just once in gold. I cut that one piece into several parts and adhered to the back of the frame which I popped up on dots to create dimension on my card.  This photo actually shows a bit of the iridescent embossing.

Memory Box Mini Gears is just one die which makes it easy to cut a lot.  I used it twice once in gold and once in pewter to compliment the inking.  I sprinkled those gears around the card.  I used a couple of different gems and stickers to fill in some of the centers of the gears.

One last look at my stamped image.  I also used the stamp set on some purple paper scraps and tore the edges.  After I inked the edges, I tucked those pieces into the corners that did not have as many die cuts.

I used the following products from the store:

Finnabair Trust the Magic

Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Squares

Sue Wilson Industrial Chic Swirl

Memory Box Mini Gears

Ranger Embossing Powder-Bridal Tinsel

Distress Oxide Dusty Concord ink

Tim Holtz Stencil

I also used 

Black Pigment ink

metallic and other specialty paper

Ranger Distress Coordinations paper

gems, stickers and a bingo token

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month, and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2021/04/soss-182-d-is-for-distress.html until 4.16 (C10)x

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2021/03/challenge-4-anything-goes-mixed-media.html until 4.22x

https://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/april-fantasy-and-magical.html until 4.27x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/04/april-2021-challenge-4-anything-goes.html until 4.30x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/classic-design-challenge-5th-birthday.html until 4.30x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Karen Burniston Unicorn-Be Yourself

 Good day.  Today, I created an iridescent unicorn card.   I thought I may send this to my nephew so I wanted to keep it unisex. I thought the snippets of iridescent poster board I had in my stash would make a perfect unicorn.  Of course, I had to throw in some glitter (the mane). I added a metallic blue horn and muzzle.  I stamped and embossed the sentiments in a metallic blue. I layered all that on a stitched rectangle die from cloud paper.

Here is a close up.  I tried to keep the rest of the card simple to not distract from the very unique unicorn.  I added a recent find of iridescent gem accent picks behind the die cut which is popped up on foam for more effect.

Products from the Dies R Us Store:

Karen Burniston Horse, Unicorn and Zebra

Frantic Stamper Stitched Rounded Corner Rectangles

Other products:

Fresh Ink Freesia

Recollections Pearl Sapphire embossing powder

Little Acres Unicorn Dreams stamp set

accent pick

misc papers and card stock

American Craft Metallic blue pen and precision black pen

EK Success Metallic Red Write pen

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-196.html until 1.17x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/139-something-new-in-your-stash.html until 1.17x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-2021-challenge.html until 1.30x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/01/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-january.html until 1.30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-rachel-vass-designs-january.html until 1.30x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2021/01/nbus-challenge-22-and-happy-new-year.html until 1.30x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/01/pearls-andor-gems.html until 1.31x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-2021-challenge-1-anything-goes.html until 2.7x

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store. For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
FACEBOOK
INSPIRATION BLOG
FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

Thanks for stopping by!