Light the Candles – (in my style) -Alternatives

I finally finished making cards from the Stampin’ Up kit, Light the Candles Card Kit, in “my style.” I loved the kit when I first saw it but I knew I would change it to fit “my style”. Plus, I like to see how many cards I can make from one kit. I made duplicates of these 6 designs and I was able to make 31 cards so far!! Here are all the cards I made from the kit. I have a little bit left over but this kit has taken me longer than I wanted to design it and kit it up so those pieces will have to wait to be used!

Since I posted card #1 in another post I will start with card #6 and work my way backwards.

 Here is card #6 that I made. I got the idea from one of Diana Gibbs alternative cards on her blog, Stamping with Di. She took the laser cut candles and used them for a different card which left her the background sheet of the strips. She used one of the chickens from Hey Birthday Chick stamps by Stampin’ Up. To change mine up a little I found a panda set that I thought was perfect. The music stamps come on the stamp but I stamped them by themselves so I could place them where they needed to go. I added a banner and a circle for the sentiment. This card reminded me why stamping is so frustrating to me. I made enough stuff to make like 8 cards but with all my stamping mess ups I ended up with 3!! So I ended up cutting my own strips and putting Wink of Stella glitter brush on them. This card is 6 ¼ x 4 ¼ .

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill (Sunbeam, Raven), American Crafts (Robins Egg, Lip gloss), Doodlebug (Tangerine)
Patterned Paper: Stampin Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Gina K Foam Tape (1/16), My Favorite Things banner die (Shadow Box Swag MFT1984),

Crafters Companion Great Minds Stamp, pom pom, 1 ¾ circle cut on Cricut, Wink of Stella brush

Here is card #5 that I made. I got the idea from Helen Read’s cards I found on the Pinterest (Her blog is All Things Stampy)….she also inspired card #4 too! She used the background paper that goes behind the candles and stamped right on the glitter to say “Happy Happy” and then “birthday on the last one. I did run the glitter paper through my printer and it worked but decided I didn’t want to do that a lot with a chance of glitter getting in the printer. So I cut the strips from card stock and printed on that. I used only the color strips and not the white like Helen Read did. I decided to pair mine with a large balloon and embossing folder background. The yellow dotted paper is from inside an envelope. These cards are 4 ¼ x 5 ½.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Admiral, Sunbeam, Raven), American Crafts (Robins Egg, Lipgloss), Doodlebug (Tangerine)
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Gina K Foam Tape (1/16), Lawn Fawn Balloons (LF856), Spellbinders Embossing Folder (Stargazer SES-016)

Here is card #4 that I made. Now this card I was hoping to go more masculine (without pink). Even though it doesn’t have pink I’m not sure I consider it totally masculine! I got the idea from Helen Read’s cards I found on the Pinterest (Her blog is All Things Stampy)….she also inspired card #5 too! She used the background paper that goes behind the candles to make another card so she had the top laser cut piece and she backed it with red and blue. In making this card and #5 there were several boo boo’s so they evolved as I went. I used Try Stampin’ –Or Not- On Tuesday Sketch #616 (TSOT616) and made it a 5 ¼ x 5 ¼ square card.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill (Admiral, White), American Crafts (Robins Egg), Doodlebug (Tangerine)
Laser cut candles: Stampin Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Sizzix Thinlits Borders #559200, Gina K Foam Tape (1/16), jewel from kit, Eyelet Outlet (white enamel dots), Queen & Company Epoxy dots (orange), Cricut Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss Dots)

This is the 3rd card I made from the kit. I used Sketch #2 from the August 2023 Card Sketch Challenge at Scrapbook.com. The original sketch is CAS(E) this Sketch #243(CTS#243). I turned it on its side and made it a horizontal card.

I made the Teacher card first because as I was looking for inspiration that is the one that inspired me. I thought with the generic papers it could be a Teacher Thank You card. Then this morning as I was getting ready to post and put stuff away I saw the Wish Big and thought oh that could work to. So I had to make one to see and I liked it to. So I ended up with two Teacher cards and two Birthday cards. Karen S is a bad influence on me because she makes things look so cute and easy. Because of Karen S. I have a bunch of sentiments like this that has a big word (die cut) and then a little stamp that goes with it. Karen S. uses them all the time and they look cute! But I struggle when I use them. So I was sooooo excited this came out and I got to use some!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Admiral, Sunbeam), American Crafts (Robins Egg, Lipgloss), Doodlebug (Tangerine)
Patterned Paper: Stampin Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Sizzix Framelits Stars Dotted #662731, Sizzix Thinlits Borders #559200, Queen and Company Sentiment Stacker #2, Gina K Foam Tape (1/16), jewel from kit.

This is the 2nd card I made from the kit. This card is similar to the sample in the kit. The orange patterned background is actually the card base in the kit. My card is 6 x 6 so I opened the card base and cut it to make a 5 ½ x 5 ½ square. The line from the original card showed so I covered it up with the blue banner!! I cut the white part around the cake so there wasn’t so much of it. I then made it into a shaker card. I felt the white was too plain so I used Confetti Die by Your Next Stamp to cut out all the little dots around the cake. The stamp sentiment was too big for my space so I just printed it on my computer. I used Sketch #1 from the August 2023 Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com. The original sketch is MFTWSC290. I turned it on its side and instead of the banner going across the image I turned it into the tab on the side. I wasnt sure about the sketch but when I turned it I loved how it came out.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Admiral), American Crafts (Robins Egg, Lipgloss),
Patterned Paper: Stampin Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Confetti Metal Die (Your Next Stamp), Foam strips from card kit, acetate, small corner rounder, jewel from kit.

This is for Sketch #4 of the August 2023 Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com. When I saw the sketch I knew it would be hard for me the way it was in the middle of the paper. I liked it better turned on its side and that is how this card came about. This is card #1 using the Light the Candles Kit from Stampin’ Up. The patterned paper is actually an envelope undone and used. I made two half circles out of one envelope (so 1 envelope will make 2 cards). I don’t have all of Stampin’ Up cardstock so I used Bazzill that also matched. 

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Admiral), Doodlebug (Tangerine), American Crafts (Robins Egg), Stampin’ Up (Magenta Madness)
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up (Light the Candles Card Kit)
Accent/Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss dots), Gina Marie Design Dies (Circle Stitch), Sizzix Framelits Stars Dotted #662731, Gina K Foam Tape (1/16).

Country Home Cards

Last year I went on a Scrapbooking cruise out of Galvaston, Texas. It was put on by a couple Stampin’ Up Demonstrators. Which I have really never used their products because I’m not a stamper! Well they had some items set up that you could make if you wanted and you were given the products to make them. They had a cute fall hanger but I didn’t need a fall hanger so I took the supplies home and decided I could make cards out of it. So here are three cards I have come up with so far.

I used Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! May 25, 2017 sketch for my inspiration.

I used Atlantic Hearts Sketch #187 for my inspiration.

Inside: … for thinking happy thoughts of you.

I used My Favorite Things Sketch #318 for my inspiration.

Supplies on all cards:

Stamps: Country Home by Stampin’ Up

Patterned Paper: Country Lane Designer Paper by Stampin’ Up

Cardstock: Bazzill (Cajun, Palo Verde)

Accents/Tools: brads, ribbon, EK Success scallop punch

Poppy Mouse – Thanks

So I bought this image several months ago to make a thank you card for some co-workers that saved my butt! They re-arranged their schedule to help me and I wanted to let them know how much I appreciated them. Well life got in the way and I hadn’t been able to make the card till tonight. I saw the challenge at Cute Card Thursday – One Word Sentiment. The challenge is being sponsored by Di’s Digi Stamps and this is one of her digital stamps so I had to play along. I thought sketch #2 at February Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com would be perfect for this. I had the hardest time finding paper that I liked and could make it work with this sketch. I’m happy with the outcome! This also fits the Photo Inspiration Category at the February Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com.

Original sketch is a Skipping Stones Design. Found it here: http://craftsbybeth.blogspot.com/2016/06/using-card-maps-series-ii.html

SUPPLIES:
Digital Stamp: Poppy Mouse @ Di’s Digi Stamps
Inks: Pre-colored digital stamp printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer
Cardstock: Bazzill (Watermelon), greens – unknown
Patterned Paper: KI (Autumn Flowers Paper Pad)
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge, Basic George Cricut Cartridge, fiber

Slam Dunk Thank You

Inside: Thank You!

Last month at work we were raising money for Big Brothers Big Sister. The local Police Dept (SPD) and the local Sheriff Dept (GCSD) play a basketball game every year where all the money raised goes to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Well my boss started talk crud that he could out sell me on tickets/donations to Big Brother Big Sister. So I told him it was on like Donkey Kong!! I sent an email to my family and friends and in less than 2 weeks they raised $550.00!!! Yay for family and friends!! As my SIL would say “we crushed him!” as my boss only raised $240.00. But we accomplished the main goal and that was we beat the Sheriff’s dept in raising the most money! So to thank my family and friends I made 19 of these cards to send out!

I did black and blue to represent that the local Police Dept (SPD) won!! The image is a free clip art I found on the internet. I used sketch #4 of the April Card Sketch Challenge.

1) April Card Sketch Challenge – Sketch #4 – original sketch MFTWSC326.

Supplies:
Clip Art: Basketball Net Clipart @ Clipart Kid
Cardstock: Bazzill (Bazzill Blue, Pumpkin Patch, White, Raven)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accent/Tools: corner rounder

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Heartfelt Thank You

One of my friends requested this card. She follows Cards for Cops Facebook page and saw that they were requesting Thank You cards to be sent to the lady in Baton Rouge that helped the police officer that was in a fight for his life. You can read about it here: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_7e51e442-f7a1-11e6-a824-0f1df04e51e0.html

So I remembered this sweet angel, Angel Caroline, done by Faith a long time ago (before she renamed the store to From the Heart Stamps). I colored her up with my minimal Photoshop skills and put stickles on her wings. Probably shouldn’t have covered the smaller parts and it just bleed over the black but I still think it looks okay. I used Atlantic Hearts Sketch #198 for my inspiration. I used the colors from the I {heart} Sketch challenge #163.

CHALLENGES:
1. Feb Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Favorites category

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Angel Caroline from Faith @ From the Heart Stamps (it was from her first store Design2Delight)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Nelly, Blue Oasis, white)
Patterned Paper: Not sure very old paper with no name
Inks: colored in Photoshop by me (very basic)
Accents/Tools: EK Success 1/16 pop dots, Stickles Glitter Glue (frosted lace), Cricut Expressions 2, Basic George Cricut Cartridge, Cutterbee scissors, sentiment – rub on.

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Thank You card for Vet Assistant

So better late than never!! We wanted to give our vet assistant a thank you card to thank her for helping us get through Misty’s illness and passing. It only took me since June to make it and mail it. But she got it and loved it and was very thankful.

CHALLENGES:
1) August Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #2.
2) August Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Bonus – simple card.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven, Ash)
Patterned Paper: Dogs & Cats by Lana Rickabaugh (2006)
Accents/Tools: Cuttin’ Up cricut cartridge, Cricut Expression, Xyron X

Hopping along with House of Cards!

It is the end of the third term over at House of Cards so they are having a “goodbye” and “welcome” new team members Blog Hop till the 15th with a bunch of prizes. Someone somewhere during the hop will win a $25.00 gift code to Deedee’s Digis just for playing along. How it work is you go to the blog (click here) and visit each team member that is listed in the post. Then make a card based on the following inspirational photo and link it up to the challenge.

This card took on a life of it’s own when I ended up combining 3 main challenges. So I looked at the inspirational photo and the flower in the frame keep drawing my attention so I decided to go with that. I found the flower in the Stitchy Fall set that I thought would work perfectly. In trying to figure out what color scheme I wanted to go with I saw the color challenge at ColouQ and started going that direction (I missed the deadline but that’s okay still got a cute card from it!) Then I remembered seeing a sketch at Feeling Sketchy that had a square with circles and thought that would go with how the flower looked in the photo above. So this is what I came up with when I mixed all that together. The only thing I think might have looked better is I mounted this on a black card base instead of just leaving it the blue but I still like it!

 

CHALLENGES:

1) Feeling Sketchy #122 – use the sketch provided to make a project.

2) House of Cards Blog Hop – use the inspirational photo to inspire your card

3) Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #140 – Stitching, faux or real. Around the edges of the flower and center piece are faux stitching.

4) Sweet Stamps Challenge #224 – polka dots. The center of the flower has polka dots.

5) Kitty Bee Designs – Aloha Friday Challenge #48 –  Sew Cute – use faux or real stitching

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Stitchy Fall @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Paper Studio (pink), Bazzill (Mexican Poppy, Intense Orange, Blue Oasis)

Inks: Colored digi in photoshop then printed on a canon inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: button, scrap ribbon, Coluzzle, EK Success 3-D pop dots,

Thank You Flowers

 

I made this card for the Digi of the Month Challenge at Imagine That! If you make a project with this months image you will get next months image FREE!!

Seeing all the Thank You cards that were made this past month I decided I need to make some for my stash!! Design was inspired by the I {heart} sketches #83.

CHALLENGES:
1) May Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Favorites Category – inspired by an older sketch at I {heart} sketches.

2) Digi of the Mnth Challenge at Imagine That! – make a project with the image provided

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Teacup Pansies @ Imagine That! digis by Kris
Cardstock: Bazzill (Nelly, Mexican Poppy, Cutie)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon inkjet printer
Accents/ Tools: embossing folder

Thankful for my neighbor’s garden

I am very blessed to have great neighbors that are also my friends. I am also very thankful that they like to garden and then share it with us. We are very spoiled with fresh lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, garlic, strawberries and much more. So each year I try to get them a gift card to buy more supplies and say Thank You. This is a little late but I still think they will know how thankful we were for the fresh food from the garden last season.

I used this weeks sketch at Outlawz Sketch Challenge. Deedee’s Digis is sponsoring the challenge so if you play you will have a chance to win a $10.00 gift code to the store. I used Bigelow’s Bounty as I thought it was perfect and cute all at the same time! If you think this image would be perfect for some cards you need to make stop over at Deedee’s Digis by Dec. 1st as she is having a 50% off every set sale as a Thank You to the customers!

CHALLENGES:

1) Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #203 – Furry Friends. Rabbits are furry!!

2) Daring Cardmakers Challenge – Something old and something new. The paper and the border punches are old. The image is brand new to me!

3) Digi Sketch Challenge – Use die cuts/punches or/and sketch. I did the theme: punches.

4) Aloha Friday Challenge #37– Thank you/ Thanks.

5) Sentimental Sundays Challenge #234 – Heartfelt Thanks. I hope having the sentiment inside is okay. I did add an image to the inside with the sentiment…so hopefully it counts.

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Bigelow’s Bounty @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Check Him Out 2009)

Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: Martha Stewart fence border punch, Martha Stewart border punch, pop dots, Xyron X

Sew Thankful

So I changed jobs at work and my new position requires me to wear a uniform. I haven’t worn a uniform in 8 years so had to buy all new ones. Well, I got them just 2 days before having to wear them and they didn’t fit. So I called the Tailor shop up the street from my house. As soon as I told her my issues and that I would need it done in one day she said No problem come on in. She was an angel sent from God above and saved the day! I plan on getting a gift card to a local restaurant to thank her for work extra to squeeze me in and getting my uniforms done in one day. Diane’s Daydream Designs set – Life is Sew Sweet – sewing notions is perfect for this.

I cut out the drawn thread and used real floss as thread. I printed out an extra set of buttons to cut them out and pop dot them on the card. I used a past Tuesday Morning Sketch #273 as my inspiration.

CHALLENGES:

1) November Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme – Thank You

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Life is Sew Sweet – Sewing Notions @ Diane’s Daydream Designs

Cardstock: Bazzill (white, yellow), green -unknown

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Lost & Found two)

Inks/Markers: pre-colored digital stamp printed on Canon inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: floss, cutter bee scissors, pop dots