AAA Cards ~ Challenge #305

Time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. This is our last challenge of 2025. Here's the challenge

Here's my card. I've incorporated the Optional Twist - white on white.

For my card, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs' Twiggy Things die set. I die cut the wreath and three of the three layer flowers. I gently curled the petals of each layer of the flowers for a bit of dimension and glued the three layers together. I glued the wreath and the flowers to a white A2 card base. For the sentiment, I die cut it using PinkFresh Studio's Scripted Greetings die set. I glued the word, "Thanks" in the center of the wreath to complete the card.

We'd love for you to join us this fortnight. Please add your clean and simple card to our gallery. Will you use the Optional Twist or not?

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Unity Stamps ~ Growing in Unity Girl ~ Day 5

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes.

WOW! Day 5 already. My week is done. Here's my card #5.

I made this card in honour of my late cousin, Stuart. He served 34 years as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a tour in Afghanistan. For my card, I used Unity Stamps' Kit of the Month for March 2023 called A Good Man & Some Butterflies. I started with an A2 panel of kraft cardstock. I stamped the background using Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink. I then stamped the boots with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu marker Y585. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again with Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink. I trimmed the kraft panel slightly and adhered it to a cream A2 card base to complete my card.

Thanks for visiting. 

sue

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Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl ~ Day 4

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes.

Here's card #4

I have so many friends who I could send this card to. I think that I may need to make a few more. I used Unity Stamps' Witty Chick Whimsy stamp set. I stamped the image withe Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - B02, B12, BG23, E25, G14, R05, Y15, Y17, Y38. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set below the image. I then used a rectangle die to die cut the panel and adhered it to a light green striped background panel with double sided tape. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base, again with double sided tape.

Thanks for visiting. Hope to see you tomorrow.

sue

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Unity Stamps ~ Growing in Unity Girl ~ Day 3

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes. 

Wow! I'm already mid-way in my week as Unity Stamps' Growing in Unity Girl. Here's card #3

Yup, another Z-fold card. For my card, I used Unity Stamps' Kit of the Month for December 2022, called A New Chapter. I stamped the image on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Copic markers B12, BV04, BV31, E41, R32, Y15, Y28, YG63. I die cut the image with a circle die and die c ut a thin mauve mask with another circle die. I adhred the two circle together. I found some mauve patterned paper and cut two strips 5 1/2" x just narrower than 2 1/8" and one panel at 5 1/2" x just narrower than 4 1/4". I cut the patterned paper just a bit narrower than the actual dimension to allow for the folds. I cut a white card base at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Along the long edge, I scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" to create the Z-fold. I adhered the patterned paper to the card base. I then glued the circle die cuts - only applying glue to the left half and placed it in place on the top panel to complete the card. Here's another view.

Thanks for visiting. Hope to see you tomorrow.

sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #507

There's a new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More! The next challenge on our rotation is

Here's my Christmas card

For my card, I used Spellbinders' Ornament Frame cutting dies, Spellbinders' Holiday Flower & Greenery cutting dies and Spellbinders' Classic Greetings cutting dies. I received these die sets as part of Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2022 event.  I die cut the pieces using scraps of cardstock as well as gold and silver cardstock. For the lower layer of the poinsettia, I applied some Aged Mahogany distress ink on the tips with a small ink blending brush. I glued the pieces in place on a teal A2 card panel. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

If you're working on your 2025 Christmas cards, we'd love to see them in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl ~ Day 2

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes. 

Here's card #2

For this card, I started with an A2 panel of 100 lb bristol. I smooshed distress inks (picked raspberry, mustard seed, carved pumpkin, twisted citron) onto a plastic place mat, spritzed a bit of water and picked up the ink with the bristol panel. I repeated the process until I achieved an almost covered panel. When the panel was dry, I stamped the butterflies using Unity Stamps' Kit of the Month for March 2023, called A Good Man & Some Butterflies. I used a rectangle die to die cut the central panel and one size larger to die cut the frame. I adhered both pieces to a black A2 card panel, revealing a think black frame. For the sentiment, I stamped it using Unity Stamps' For the Guys stamp set on a scrap of pink cardstock and I trimmed it to a simple sentiment strip. I glued the sentiment in place. To complete my card, I adhered the black panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

Thanks for visiting. Hope to see you tomorrow.

sue

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Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl ~ Day 1

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes. 

Here's card #1

Please excuse the photo. I had a difficult time trying to get a good photo. Here is another look.

I made a z-fold card with a circle cut out that had a spinner. I used Unity Stamps' Life is Tough stamp set. I stamped the little cow with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a cream piece of cardstock and added color with Ohuhu markers E463, MG170, W583, WG150. I used a circle die to cut it out. I also stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, sorry, not shown, that says "life is tough but so are you" on cream cardstock with a brown ink and die cut a circle, the same size as the little cow. I cut a white card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I scored along the long edge at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4". I found some patterned paper and cut two strips measuring just under 2 1/8" x 5 1/2" and one piece measure just under 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I adhered the pieces to the front of the z-fold card. The pieces are just slightly narrower to allow the paper to fold. I die cut a circle about 1/2" wider in diameter than the little cow circle. I glued a piece of invisible thread about 6 1/2" long between the two circles and to the back of the first fold with glue. Before putting the card in an envelope, wind the little circle with cow so that the recipient upon taking the card out of the envelope, the little circle with cow will spin. 

Thanks for visiting. Hope to see you tomorrow.

sue

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