Music

This weeks Crazy4challenges blog challenge is to incorporate music into your card.

Great excuse to pull out my Guitars2play set from The Stamps of Life.

Here is the card I came up with for today's challenge.

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I used the Center Step Up card die

The music notes are die cut with a super old original small green Sizzix die.

I still have a few of them around that I use.

 Other than that, all the supplies can be found at The Stamps of Life.

Be sure and stop by the Crazy4challenges blog to check out the design teams inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Lemons Make Lemonade

It's the last challenge of the month for the

Crazy4challenges blog.

I had fun being a guest designer all month and I guess I didn't mess up because they asked me to come back for October so come back to see more Crazy4challenges blog challenges.

Apparently today is Drink Beer Day...so for our challenge today include some form of drink on your card, Beer, Wine, Martinis, Mararitas, Lemonade, Tea, or Coffee...it's all up to you!

So...for my challenge card I decided to pull out my Lemonade2drink stamp set 

 and dies from The Stamps of life and make this fun step card.

I took a few pictures so you could see all the angles.

I used the rounded step up card die from The Stamps of life.

One last pic...can you tell I love this card?!?

I hope you will play along a create a card for the challenge today but even if you don't have crafting time today...be sure and stop by the Crazy4challenges blog and check out all the inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Fintastic Step Card

Today I am sharing a card that I made using the new

Rounded Corner Step Up Card Die 

from The Stamps of Life.

I also used the Dolphin2stamp and shells2stamp sets.

Everyonce in a while you make a card that turns out exactly like you saw it in your head.

This is one of those cards and I love it!

I hope you love it too!

If you don't have a step up die you should get this one for sure!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Rounded Corner Step Up

The Stamps of life is re releasing one of my favorite card dies today!!

It's the rounded corner step up card die.

I love the rounded corners on this die and...it comes with the grass and trees and the sun too!

Makes it so easy to create a fun scene.

I added the fence die and the dog from the friends4cookie set.

There are already lots of samples in the gallery and more to come so don't forget to stop by there for inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

You're Udderly Fantastic

Hello Friends!

I found another farm animal card that I haven't shared yet!

This one is one of my favorites

I used the Sizzix Tree Step Up Card die.

The cow is from the Morefarmanimals2stamp set.

To create the reversed cow in the front I used the palette4mirror.

Here is the inside of my fun card!

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Hats4critters

I have been waiting and waiting for this new set from The Stamps of Life to be released!

Finally it is time to share Hats4critters!

I made a fun birthday card using this set and the 

Happy Birthday Step Up Card Set.

This set has an owl, a racoon, a dog and a cat with a birthday hat, Santa hats,and a graduation hat.

It makes it a very versatile set!

And...there are matching dies available!

I made a graduation card too!

I used the new Hats4critters and the Sizzic Circle #2 flip it card die.

For the inside I used a sentiment from the graduation2celebrate set.

If you love this set as much as I do hurry over to the Stamps of Life site because it's on Flash sale for 24 hours!

Need more inspiration?

Head over to the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

I Tried to be Good

I know it seems crazy...but it's time to start those Christmas cards!

The Stamps of Life recently released a few coordinating stamp sets that are perfect for making cute, quick cards for everyone on your list!

Here is a fun Center Step up card that I made using the new stamps.

All the supplies are from The Stamps of Life!

For this card I used:

Santa2stamp

patterns4santa

sayings4santa

Santa Dies

Kind Sentiments Step Up Card Dies

Believe Patterned Paper

There are tons of great samples in the gallery so stop by for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Hump Day Hedgehogs

Happy Hump Day!

I am so looking forward to the weekend!  I had to work over the weekend so I will have worked 12 days straight without a day off when the weekend finally comes!

Saturday will be a happy day and I think I will feel like these two happy hedgehogs!

I used the Mini Happy Day's Step Up Card Die from the Stamps of Life

and the new Hedgedhog2stamptwo stamp set.

I also used the grass die from The Stamps of Life.

I am just in love with these adorable critters!

It is so easy to make a cute card when you have such cute stamps!

I am counting the days till the first when the next new release comes from The Stamps of Life...I've seen them and I know you'll love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Flower Power w/ Dies

I have another card to share today that uses the newest stamp set from The Stamps of Life.

The set is called FlowerPower2fill.

I used the basic step-up card die for the base.

The flowers were cut with the Flower Power Die and I used the grass die too!

There are more samples filling up the gallery so be sure and take a peek!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Dog-gone Awesome!

I am so excited that Stephanie is finally releasing this fun new stamp set!

I got it a couple of months ago and absolutely fell in love with it and....I especially love this card!

Try and tell me that you don't love it too!

This new stamp set is called  Freiends4cookie and it has matching dies!

I used the Sizzix Basic Step Up Card Die Set.

Grass Die

Cookies Friends

Mini Flower Dies

treats4cookie

Best part of all is that it's on Flash Sale at 40% off for the first 24 hours so go get it now!!!

Family Step Card

Hello Rubber Cafe' Fans!

Kristine here today with my final card that I made with the November Kit of the Month Club from, The Rubber Cafe'.   
This month's kit called Love Makes You a Family!  

The kit includes Echo Park's 6x6 pad- The Story of Our Family by Designer Lori Whitlock, and tons of amazing ribbons and mini Distress Inks!  

For today I used the stamps from the Creative Cafe' Kit, Family Tree stamp set, and the add on set Home Sweet Home.

I haven't made a stair step card in a while  and this months kit seemed perfect for one so here's what I came up with.

To create this card I started with an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of dark brown cardstock.

I used my Scor-pal to score the panel at:

1 5/8"-3 1/8"-4 7/8"-6 1/4"-7 3/4"

Fold the card so that it looks like this.

I forgot to take pics as I was doing the decorating at the beginning but basically, measure each section and then trim patterned paper slightly smaller to fit.

Adhere with Scrap Happy Glue .

Stamp the sentiment with the Peacock Feather distress ink and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Die cut with Classic Circle die.  Back with two layers of die cut scallop panels and then glue to the card with Scrap Happy Glue.

Tie ribbon around the bottom of the card.

Create a sentiment panel by stamping the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on an oval die cut panel.  Back with two layers of scallop die cut oval panels and then adhere with Scrap Happy. Glue

Stamp Home on a white panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with markers.

Trim and then adhere to card with Scrap Happy. Glue.

Stamp owl family on a white panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with markers.

Trim and then adhere to card with Scrap Happy. Glue.

Stamp the two owls on white paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with markers.

Trim and then adhere to card with Scrap Happy. Glue.

And then the card is complete!

I hope you enjoyed today's card.

Check back every day to see all the amazing projects by the rest of the team!

Supplies:

Stamps:  The Rubber Cafe'-Creative Cafe' Kit:, Love Makes You a Family-Family Tree Stamp Set and the add on set.

Paper:  The Rubber Cafe'-Creative Cafe' Kit-  Echo Park's 6x6 pad- The Story of Family and Bazzill Cardstock.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Peacock Feathers, copic markers (B10 B11 B13 B91 B93 R21 R22 R24 Y00 Y08 Y35 Y38 YR07 YR68 E31 E33 E35 YG97)

Adhesives: The Rubber Cafe'-Scrap Happy Glue 

Other: Prisma Colored Pencils, Scor-pal