Hello Friend

I am enjoying a long weekend here in Canada and even though it is a gorgeous day out and my to do list is a mile and a half long, I have decided to take some me time. My card to do list is a mile long too but I have chosen to colour up a stamp in my stash that has only seen ink once before and make a card for my Just Because stash. Blossom from Your Next Stamp is adorable and will bring a smile to a friend who needs one. 

I also found a couple challenges to play along with (linked below) which I don't get to do very often either! Happy me time to me! 

After stamping the adorable Blossom on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured her with copic markers and cut her out using a border edge from Kat Scrappiness. Next I stamped the sentiment and mounted it on matching card stock. The patterned paper is from my stash and I cut it and card stock to fit my A2 size card base. Twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

I am entering this card in the Your Next Stamp Challenge #187 - Anything Goes

and in Krafty Chicks Chicks Challenge #618 - Week 5 - Anything Goes  challenges too just for fun!

Stamp: Blossom - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment - Waving Hello -Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper - Stash

Hammermill Digital Cover Stock, Tuxedo Black Memento ink, border - Kat Scrappiness, twine, enamel dots. 

Copic Markers

Dog - E23 E25 E29 E30 E31 E43 B02

Birds - B24 B28 B37 B29 R02 R05 YR18 Y11 Y15 Y17 V01

Leaves - YG01 YG03 YG17 BG96

Flowers - E01 E93 E95 E04

Grass - YG03 YG17 BG96

I will be adding this card to the March and April challenge on the Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook group

Thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome day!

Tulip Thank You

I don't often get thank you cards sent out. I think about it and then life gets in the way and by the time I get the chance to sit down and play in my craft space the reason for sending the card in the first place is too far gone. 

Today, I had some time to just sit and play and so I decided I needed to add to my thank you card stash so I can just grab a card and get it in the mail in a timely manner. I totally stepped out of my comfort zone with this one as it is clean and simple with just a few pops of colour. I have had this now retired stamp set in my stash for a long time and it has never seen ink but I think it is perfect for a thank you card. 

This stamp set has 6 different framed flower types to choose from but I chose to work with the tulips since it is spring. Using my Misti, I stamped it three times - not quite perfectly but close - and cut it out using a stitched rectangle die. I added a few pops of colour with Copic alcohol makers and a heart cut out of glitter paper. To finish my card I stamped the sentiment and glued it on to a white A2 card base. 

Stamp: Framed Flowers (retired) - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment - Waddles Summer Fun -Your Next Stamp

Hammermill Digital Cover Stock, Tuxedo Black Memento ink, glitter paper, stitched rectangle die - Your Next Stamp

Copic Markers

Leaves -YG23 YG17 BG99

Tulips - Y11 Y15 Y35 YR04

I will be adding this card to the March and April challenge on the Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook group

Thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome day!

Merry and Bright Pony

Sharing a card I made for a challenge that includes two of my favourite things - ponies and plaid!  When I saw this winter ponies set I had to have it. They fit perfectly in to my horse and pony stamp collection.......and yes I do have a collection! 
The ponies in this set just make me smile and a perfect for Christmas cards for my horse loving friends. 

I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. The matching dies for this set are on my wish list so I will have to see if Santa can fit them in to my stocking. I created some snowy hills using a double stitched hills die and some glitter paper. Some trees from Memory box, matching sparkly snowflakes, ribbon and gumdrops finish off my scene. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Holiday Ponies - Your Next Stamp
Sentiment: Holiday Ponies - Your Next Stamp
Patterned Paper: Mint Cocoa Kisses - Your Next Stamp, Watercolour Wishes - Lawn Fawn

Hammermill digital cover stock, Tuxedo Black Memento ink, trees - Memory Box die, Star Dust Stickles, double stitched hills die - Your Next Stamp, Galena ribbon, Marvy Snowflake punch, white sugar and sparkle gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers: EB5 EB3 DR5 
Copic Markers: E31 E34 E37 BG11 BG15 BG49 

 I am entering this card in to Your Next Stamps Challenge #127 - Mad For Plaid 

I hope you have enjoyed my post! Thanks for stopping by! 

Magical Birthday

Tomorrow is my neighbour's 5th birthday. I call her "Miss Magoo". She is an adorable, opinionated, happy, full energy little lady who makes me laugh almost every day. She, her brother and their dog are usually waiting at the window to wave, stick their tongue out or make a funny face at me when I get home from work or return from walking my dog. 
I chose to make a CAS (clean and simple) card for her birthday and also so I could include my card in a challenge. She loves dirt and mud but also, princesses and ponies so the Magical Ponies set from Your Next Stamp was perfect for her card. 

It is hard to take a picture that catches all of the sparkle on this magical pony! She is coloured with sparkle pens and a wink of stella pen - her mane and tail are super sparkly and her wings are filled in with Stickles. Miss Magoo does love her sparkle
I hand fussy cut around the pony leaving a thin white edge and added a touch of alcohol marker to the hooves. The sentiment is from the stamp set and I combined two sentiments by masking them to make one sentiment. The stars in the background are cut using a Tim Holtz die and some magical striped patterned paper from Your Next Stamp is peeking through them. 
I find CAS cards extremely challenging but I am also glad to have a challenge to play along with that forces me to step out of my comfort zone. Leaving so much white space just feels wrong to me but I am happy with how this one turned out even if I am sitting on my hands.........

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Magical Ponies - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Magical Ponies - Your Next Stamp
Patterned Paper: Fairytale Magic - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Sparkle Pens, Wink of Stella, Twinkle Stickles, Swirling Stars die - Tim Holtz 

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 

I am including this card in Fun Friday Challenge #112 - Clean and Simple at Your Next Stamp

I hope you have enjoyed my post! Thanks for stopping by! 

Tweet Greetings

I love this stamp and I have had it sitting in the "new" bin on my craft desk for months. I am on holidays this week and it is too hot to do anything outside, so I decided it is the perfect day to ink up this super cute stamp and play along in the Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour challenge at the same time! 

After colouring this adorable stamp with alcohol markers I cut it out using a stitched oval die. Some blue ink and a cloud die were perfect to add some fun clouds in the background. 

The YNS Sketch and Colour Challenge lets you choose to use the colours, the sketch or both! I have chosen to follow the sketch but i put it on a square card base. Plaid and watercolour patterned papers were perfect for this stamp. I stamped the sentiment and cut it using a fish tail banner die.

I inked all of the edges in a matching ink, added some ribbon and used my favourite - gumdrops - to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Blossom - Your Next Stamp 

Sentiment: Blossom - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Summer Plaid - Your Next Stamp, Watercolor Washes - Lawn Fawn

Misti, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stitched oval and fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, Baby Blue Memento ink, cloud die - Quickutz, Celebrate It ribbon, Bark Versa Mark ink, gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir markers: AG1 AG3 AG4 MB1 MB2 MB4 AB1 AB3 GY1 CT4 RB1 RB2 RB3 FS6 FS8 

I am entering this card in the YNS Sketch and Colour Challenge #95 

Here's the sketch 

I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by!

Magical Friendship

Every once and a while as time permits, I like to play along in a challenge when I have creative block.The sketch and colour challenge at Your Next Stamp is one of my go to challenges to participate in.

I have had my eye on the Magical Ponies set from Your Next Stamp for a while now and a couple weeks ago was able to purchase it at a local show. This set has ponies, sentiments and fun decorative elements all in one set. I decided it was the perfect set to play along with the Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge #89. 

The Sketch 

After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge - I really do need to get the matching dies! It is hard to see in the photo but the pink mane and tail are coloured with a sparkle pen. I also added some polka dots to the bow with a white gel pen just for fun.  

I cut puffy clouds and inked the edges to create the lines on the sketch instead of using patterned paper. I added some fun stars (from the set) to help give my card a magical feel and cut my slider piece using a mini slider die.

I masked each word in the sentiment (it is in a long line) to be able to stack it. 

Card Recipe

Stamp: Magical Ponies - Your Next Stamp

Dies: Stitched Rectangle, Puffy Clouds Border, Mini Slider - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Watercolour Wash Brights - MFT

Pink Champagne Spectrum Sparkle Pen, Memories and Stampin Up ink

Spectrum Noir Markers: MB1 MB3 MB4 IG2 AB1 AB3 PP3 PP5 DR3

I hope you have enjoyed my card today! Thanks for stopping by!

Coffee......

Anyone who knows me, knows I love my coffee. I am morning person......after my coffee and for me there is nothing like the first coffee of the day. 

I decided to share my love for coffee by making a card to participate in the Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge #87. 

Sketch

I decided on a square card layout and used the coffee rings stamp to include the "circle" portion of the sketch.

After choosing my stamp I coloured it with alcohol markers and cut it out with the matching die. I set it aside, cut my patterned paper and added some coffee rings as my interpretation of the sketch. 

The sentiment is stamped on a fish tail banner die and all the paper edges inked to match. Some sparkly gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Coffee Right Meow, Coffee Rings - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Coffee Right Meow - Your Next Stamp

Die: Fish Tail Banners - Your Next Stamp

Watermelon Party Sparkly and White Sugar and Sparkle Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Cream and Sugar - Doodlebug, Wood and Notebook - Snap Basics

Umber ink - Versamark

Spectrum Noir Markers: MB1 MB2 MB4 PP1 PP3 PP5 EB5 AB1 AB2 AB3

I hope you have enjoyed my post - thanks for stopping by! 

100 % Outrageous Joy

Sometimes you just have to stop and play with one of your favourite stamps right?!  That was the case for me this morning! It is cold and snowy out so I banished myself to my craft room! 

The "Krash The Horse" stamp from Your Next Stamp was one of the first horse stamps I ever bought and I used it to play along in my first ever Your Next Stamp challenge back in 2013. Today I am using the stamp for Sketch and Colour Challenge #82.

This stamp is very near and dear to my heart because it is named after my horse - Krash. He has passed on now but I can say ... he did like to have a bucking fit and kick up his heels now and again - just to keep my on my toes of course....

The Sketch 

I chose to follow the sketch for the challenge and make a fun shaker card. After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers I cut it out using the matching die. 

I cut out my oval shape for the shaker portion of the card and added some fun butterflies using the mini butterfly stamp and some Stampin' Up. I used the same ink to edge all of my card pieces.  I stamped the sentiment and added it to my card. Some twine, a wood horseshoe and my fav gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Krash The Horse, Mini Butterfly Ink Splatter - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Waddles Rainbow Fun - Your Next Stamp

Ink: Creamy Carmel - Stampin' Up 

Love Me Some Latte gumdrops - Your Next Stamp, 3D Foam Pop Dots - Forever In Time, twine, seed beads, sequins, silver gel pen

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: GB8 GB10 EB5 EB6 EB3 IG2 IG3 IG5 MB1 MB3 MB4

Copics: RV11 RV32 RV34

I hope you have enjoyed my post today! Thanks for stopping by! 

Eclipse Note Cards

My news feed on Facebook has been full of gorgeous Eclipse cards lately. Truthfully this type of card fascinates me....it would be totally out of my comfort zone but I had to try one! 

A couple of weekends ago I was playing around with some ink blending and stamping. I made some backgrounds to have some on hand in case I needed a quick note card or two. 
I decided they would be perfect for me to use to try an eclipse card with. I used some scripty word dies I had on hand .....and honestly I knew they would be a challenge to get popped up and they were! Next time I think I will try some thicker letters

I started by doing some ink blending and then using a darker colour to stamp my flowers. I found this stamp at a destash I went to so I'm not sure who makes it. I added some clear glitter to the larger, darker flowers on both cards. 

Next, I die cut my words and popped them up with foam. The finished size on is 3.25" x 3.25" and it was a great way to use up some of my cardstock pieces. 

Card Recipe

Ink: Stampin' Up and Distress Inks

Die: Scripty Words Dies - Your Next Stamp

3D Foam - Forever In Time 

I hope you have enjoyed my post today! Thanks for stopping by! 

You Lifted Me Up

When the creativity train leaves the station, I will often try to make a card for a challenge just to get the train moving back in to the station again - my brain lol.

The Sketch and Colour Challenge at Your Next Stamp fit the bill just perfectly today! I also needed a thank you type card for a dear friend of mine so it was perfect - get a card made and participate in a challenge, it's a win win!

I started by colouring my stamp with alcohol markers and paper piecing the heart balloon. Once that was done I cut out my stamp using the matching dies. 

I cut out a circle for the sky and added some matching blue paper after running it through a cloud embossing folder. 

Next, I took the a stitched hills die to cut the curve in the bottom of my cardstock and added a piece of matching patterned paper (this is a great way to use up pieces of patterned paper left over from other projects). 

The card base was assembled using cardstock and patterned paper to match. Then I put my sentiments on an acrylic block, inked it up and held my breath hoping everything would stamp right the first time. 

Some ribbon and clear gumdrops finish off my card. 

Here is the sketch from Sketch and Colour Challenge #55 at Your Next Stamp

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Waddles Rainbow Fun, Waddles Summer Fun (thank you) - YNS

Crystal Clear Gumdrops - YNS

Double Stitched Hills Die - YNS

Patterned Paper: Sunny Days Ahead - Echo Park

Cloud Embossing Folder - Darice 

Ribbon - from my stash

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG2 BG4 BG5 CT4 GB5 OR1 PP3 PP5 DR3 TN3 TN5 TN7 1G1 

            I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by! 

Snow Fun!!

I have to be honest, I have alot of things I should be doing but the "fall" feel of the weather this morning was a good excuse for me to have a little play until it warms up. 

I wanted to do a card to enter into a challenge for something different and fun, so I grabbed my stamp, markers and supplies and here is what I came up with.

I had some fun colouring Waddles with alcohol markers and cutting him out with the matching die to this set. I added some glitter to his hat and the snow at the back of his tobbogan. Two stitched square dies gave me the perfect tool to make my frame to keep the focus on the stamp. A tree stamped with matching green ink gave me the perfect background for my stitched snow hills. Some sparkly gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Waddles - Snow Fun, Load Up (tree) - Your Next Stamp

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Squares, Double Stitched Hills - Your Next Stamp 

White Sugar and Sparkle Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Sugarplums - Doodlebug Designs

Ink: Certainly Celery - Stampin' Up! 

Quickie Glue Pen, Hero Arts Glitter

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT4 GB5 OR1 PP3 PP5 DR3 BT4 BT6 BT7 

The Sketch

I am entering this card in the Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #47.

Happy Sunday! Have a fantastic day!

Waddles Birthday

My son's girlfriend had a birthday earlier this month and tomorrow we are having a little Birthday dinner for her. She LOVES penguins so I think "Waddles" is perfect for a Birthday card for her.

I love the Waddles line of stamps from Your Next Stamp. They have had some cute new releases lately that are definitely on my wish list. 

Since my son's girlfriend is young and full of energy and life I chose to use some bright, fun paper from Photo Play for her card. 

Waddles is coloured with alcohol markers and then cut out with the matching die. The bow has Clear Spectrum Sparkle marker on it to add a little sparkle. The sentiment is from the Happy Day Sentiments, also from Your Next Stamp. A few gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Waddles - Snow Fun & matching die - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Happy Day Sentiments - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Party Girl - Photo Play

Love Earth, White Sugar and Sparkle, Magical Pastel Sparkly gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen, Standard Circle die - Spellbinders

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG3 BG5 BG7 CT4 GB5 OR1 PP2 PP4 PP5 CG2 CG3

Thanks for popping by! Your thoughts and comments are appreciated. 

Ice Cream Makes Everything Better!

I don't know about you, but ice cream on a super hot day is the perfect cool down treat. It is also what we were given as children when we were sick to help us "feel better".....personally I'm good with ice cream any time! I really don't need a reason

This cutie named Waddles from Your Next Stamp is perfect for making a card with an ice cream focus! I am entering this card into Sketch and Colour Challenge #41 at Your Next Stamp.

You can't see it in the picture but the hats are coloured with Sparkle pens and the ice cream has a clear sparkle on it as well.

Sparkly Close Up

I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers and sparkle pens and fussy cut them. This stamp set has a matching die set but I don't have it so my manicure scissors got a work out! 

3D Pop Dots give the middle penguin some dimension as he pops off the card. The sentiment is stamped directly on to the patterned paper and it is from a different stamp set also from Your Next Stamp (name is below).

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Waddles - Happy Brrr-thday - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Ellie Loves Ice Cream - Your Next Stamp

Dies: Stitched Rectangle Dies - Your Next Stamp

Ice Ice Baby and Hey Baby Sparkly Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Soak Up The Sun - Carta Bella

3D Pop Dots - Forever In Time

Moonstone, Rose Quartz and Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens

Thanks for taking a peak at my take on Sketch and Colour Challenge #41 at Your Next Stamp. Here's the sketch: 

Have a fantastic day! Now.. I think you need ice cream don't you?

No Coffee?

The temperature where I live today is 26 degrees feeling like 31 with humidity. What's a gal to do when it's too hot to work outside?  Play in her cool craft room of course! 

The card I am sharing today is made for the current challenge at Your Next Stamp (the link is below). I used the super cute set from Your Next Stamp called "Coffee Right Meow" with the matching die. The new "little notes die set" as perfect for this card as well. 

I based my card on the sketch (below) substituting the circle shape for  staggered rectangle shapes instead. 

I stamped my image onto Copic XpressIt cardstock using my Misti and coloured with alcohol markers. Graph paper was cut using the "Little Notes Die" set as well as the clip board and word "notes". The sentiment is from stamps included with the set (I added the punctuation). I used a tuxedo black marker from Memento and ran it around the edge of my cat to help it stand out and mounted the cat with pop dots. I added Silver Wink of Stella to the clipboard clip since they are usually shiny.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Coffee Right Meow and matching die - Your Next Stamp

Dies: Little Notes Die set, Stitched Rectangles Die - Your Next Stamp, Creative Time Die

Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: The Best of MME, Numbers -Echo Park

American Craft Twine, Recollections cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and marker, Forever In Time Pop Dots, Silver Wink of Stella, Close to Cocoa ink by Stampin' Up

I am entering this card in the Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #40.

Thanks for stopping by! Stay cool! 

Make It Better

Wow! It's the first of March and spring is just around the corner! 

A new month means a new challenge here at One Crazy Stamper. 

I am a horse lover, well an animal lover to be honest, but horses hold a special place in my heart and always will. I grew up riding my friends horses and had the pleasure of being owned by one - yes you read that correctly lol, for 12.5 years. 

I have more then a few horse stamps but when I saw this one from Your Next Stamp I knew I had to add it to my "collection". There are two stamps with sentiments in this set and it is available at One Crazy Stamper. 

I started by colouring my stamp and cutting it out with a stitched square die. I inked the edges and mounted it on cardstock. The patterned paper is cut using fishtail banner dies. Some green vines, a flower and gumdrops (my favourite) finish off my card.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Jessica With Her Horse - Your Next Stamp

Dies: Stitched Squares, Fishtail Banner Dies - Your Next Stamp

Build A Banner, Vines die - Whimsy Stamps

Patterned Paper: Bundle of Joy (Echo Park),Necessities - Wood (MME)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain Distress Ink

 Copic Xpress It cardstock, Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp, flower (stash)

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 TN2 TN6 TN7 EB6 EB3 EB5 CG3 CG4 PP3 PP5 DR3 CT2 CT4 GB11 BT2 EB6

I hope you enjoy all of the inspiration from the design team and will come play along with this month's Anything Goes Challenge - we can't wait to see what you create!

Don't forget to stop by One Crazy Stamper online or the store for your crafting needs.......or wants

Thanks for stopping by! Until next time.....