Category: Just Because cards

  • Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    Having just gotten over pneumonia and basically living off it… I quite agree with this statement. Though truth be told I would eat it anytime 😆

    When I saw the new Simon Says Challenge I knew I had to play… Food or Drink – always fun cards to create. All of my supplies are from Unity except the sprinkles (I purchased from Simon Says Store)

    I wanted some interest so I used the postage stamp dies for subtle texture. The ice cream is mounted on foam squares.

    Might want to go grab this stamp set as it’s on sale right now!

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    Playing along with:

  • Rise & Shine

    Rise & Shine

    I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog today with my second card for this month’s theme – which is sunshine

    I took a little different view of it for this card. I was thinking of having coffee and watching the sun rise.

    I love these Unity Papers Chickens & Chintz – all the elements of morning the roosters, the newsprint and then I added the coffee using die cut mugs using a Honey Bee Stamps die. The Stamped sentiment and image on the one mug are from Echo Park.

    I added a button for some interest and them mounted the mugs using foam squares. Thankfully this card went together quite easily because I didn’t have the energy or brainpower to struggle this time LOL

    Also playing along with:

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  • Groovy Summer Card Trio

    Groovy Summer Card Trio

    My cards using the Groovy Summer collection was up on the Echo Park page the other day.

    This was such a fun collection to work with – brought back memories of Friday night roller skating. The colors and the elements are so groovy 😉 The collection is on sale right now too.

    There are FREE instructions on how to create all three of these up on the Echo Park Website

  • Sweet As Honey

    Sweet As Honey

    The new Inspired By Challenge is up and I was inspired by the cute little bumblebee

    Itt gave me a good excuse to finally ink up this stamp from Stampin Up! I have paired it with some papers from SU as well. For a bit of whimsy, I added some stitching, including a ‘flight path’. The little bee is mounted on foam squares for dimension.

    Here’s this week’s inspiration. Come join us!

  • Coffee Date with Amy

    Coffee Date with Amy

    Hey everyone, happy Friday! I am having a coffee date with Amy today. Both of us have played along with this month’s theme at Lattes & Layers which is Bloom. To make things even more exciting…Amy is having a giveaway 😀 you’ll have to check out her Instagram for more information on that. 

    For my card, I reached for the Bailey Girl stamp set from Unity (she’s ON SALE right now), there’s just something about her… IYKYK

    So many things I love about this card. I love the fun papers from Stampin Up, paper piecing (I would totally wear that hoodie) and fussy cutting

    I mounted here on foam squares for some dimension.

    Now don’t forget to check out Amy’s card HERE

    And be sure to grab this stamp set while it is on sale.

  • Clothes Pin Inspired

    Clothes Pin Inspired

    The new Inspired By Challenge is up and I love it. I love this time of year when I can start hanging clothes outside to dry – would be perfect if I had a clothesline but a clothes rack works.

    I was inspired by the colors, roses and the sketch to create my card. I used a stencil from Stampin Up! so it went together very quickly. The die is from MFT and I thought it was perfect for the sketch.

    I hope you come play along with us!

  • Mouse & Me cards

    Mouse & Me cards

    My cards were up on the Echo Park page the other day. I used the new Mouse & Me collection.

    If you are a Mickey Mouse fan (and who isn’t?!) then this collection is a must have! There are so many ways that you could use it.

    I had fun creating a fold out pop up card for one of them and there are FREE instructions for all three cards up on the Echo Park website.

    Now go check out all the fun things available in this collection

  • Smile and Shine

    Smile and Shine

    Hey everyone, the new Inspired By challenge is up. It is such a pretty one. I was inspired by the colors, sketch, flowers and umbrella to create my card.

    I thought the new Silly Goose collection by Carta Bella worked well. I love the soft pretty colors and how can you not love the cute little geese.

    Now come and play along we would love to see how you are inspired!

  • Buzzing by with a hi

    Buzzing by with a hi

    I made this card awhile ago and forgot to share it. It is a newer stamp from Unity called Hip Hop Honeybee. I just love those big cute eyes and his sneakers!

    I coloured with copics and then added some gloss to the eyes. I have also used the Thinking Out Loud stamp set – a talking bubble is always a nice touch don’t you think? I paired that with some old CTMH paper, which…. my stock of it is finally getting quite low. I loved it when it released and bought a couple packs of it.

    here’s the links to the stamp sets (the Thinking Out Loud one is ON SALE so don’t miss it!

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    Playing along with the Simon Says challenge Things with Wings

  • Let’s Go Shopping

    Let’s Go Shopping

    The new Inspired By Challenge is up and it is a fun one. I love the colors. The Cafe made me think of a little cafe in Europe so I decided to use the French Girl collection from Echo Park. I was inspired by the colors and the sketch and instead of a cafe, I have a boutique. Reminds me of when I shopped on the Champs Élysées – window shopping of course because it was much too expensive for me LOL!

    I adhered the stickers to some scrap paper then fussy cut them out so that I could mount on foam squares.