A Little Magic

Welcome to the Weekend and Happy Saturday Friends!  I hope your week went well and you'll find a bit of crafty time this weekend.  We've been experiencing lots of rain due to Hurricane Isaias, so prayers for all those dealing with the aftermath.

I have a quick share today featuring a cute Halloween card (the only kind I like to make), made with the new "If the Hat Fits" Stamp Set from Simon Says Stamp - part of the Stamptember 2026 event.

I'm not known for CAS styled cards but this style just works for this card.  I've embossed the background panel using a Halloween themed folder from Darice (an oldie but goodie) and colored the hat using Copic Alcohol Markers.  The image was fussy cut and popped on foam pads.

I've inked around the embossed panel with light purple ink from Catherine Pooler.  The sentiment and stars have been heat embossed and the sentiment oval die cut and popped on foam pads.  Lastly, gold sequins added for a bit of additional interest.

I wish you a fabulous day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

1. Inkspirational
   
2. Simply Clean & Simple
   
3. Creative Crafting Uncles
   
4. Crafty Catz
   
5. Pearly Sparkles
   
6. Craft Rocket
   
7. Digi Choosday
   
8. Creative Fingers
   
9. Polkadoodles
   
10. Snarky Stampers
    

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Clean & Simple

Hello and Happy Thursday!  I'm back on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog with a new Guest Designer project.  The theme this week is Clean and Simple and I couldn't resist using this adorable image from Lee Holland Digital Designs.  It's the Bunny Holding Flower, which I turned into a big Gerber Daisy!

In keeping with the theme of this weeks' challenge, I kept lots of white space and colored the bunny with only shadow and light pink to highlight the ears, nose and tongue.  

For design interest, I've added a Gingham Ribbon and embossed the background panel with a Dandelion Seed Embossing Folder.

Please join the Krafty Chicks Challenge this week, we would love to see your CAS creations!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Cute Card Thursday

The Paper Shelter

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Addicted to Stamps & More

Double D Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Polkadoodles

Crafting Happiness

Use Your Stuff

Lemon Shortbread

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Pattie's Creations

World Wide Open DT Challenge

Crafty Animals

Rainbow Butterfly

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  The day has gotten away from me so before it gets much later, I would like to share a Clean and Simple card featuring die cutting, Die Cut Inlay, Ink blending, Stamping and Heat Embossing.

I die cut a butterfly shaped aperture in a piece of card to use as my top layer.  I ink blended a rainbow on the card base in the area behind the aperture then inlaid the butterly in the space; I left the wings free for dimension.  The sentiment, from a set by Cardz TV, was stamped and heat embossed.

For the final touched, added sequins in rainbow order cascading down the front and Fun Stampers Journey Crystal Cuts on the tips of the butterfly wings. 

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Lemon Shortbread

Try It On Tuesday

Make the Cards #mtcc12 #makethecardchallenge

All Sorts

Let's Craft and Create

Creative Moments

Day of the Month Card Club

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

Double D Challenges

 

Swirling and Twirling Leaves

 Good Sunday Morning!  Today's make and share is my style of CAS which is not my preferred style but now and then it's good to try something out of your comfort zone.  I had another play with the new stamp set Autumn Silhouettes from Gina K. Designs Fall Release.  

I wanted to give the illusion of leaves floating and swirling in the Fall Breeze, and this design was inspired by watching one of Gina K's You Tube videos.  I masked off the middle area of the card and blended Aged Mahogany, Carved Pumpkin, Peeled Paint and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks.  I then stamped the images and sentiment with Versamark Onyx Black and this card was complete.  I did not add any sparkle, card candy or sequins...just a CAS card for Autumn.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Corrosive Challenge

Dare 2 B Artzy

Stamping Sensations

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Gem of a Challenge

Crafter's Castle

Cardz TV #125

Creative Knockouts

Simply Less Is More

QKR Stampede

Crafter's Cafe

Everyday Is An Adventure

Hello and Happy Monday!  I'm back with another make and share for today; an A2 sized card that features a big sentiment and is basically a Clean and Simple Design.  CAS isn't my typical style as I like to use lots of Designer Series Paper, layers and color up digi stamps however I'm trying to broaden my styles to embrace all sorts.

I started by inking just the center section of a card panel by taking a scrap piece of card and tearing it on 2 sides to get rugged edges.  I inked the middle portion of the card with a combination of Distress Oxide Inks in the colors Speckled Egg and Bundled Sage.  

After the ink blend dried, I chose some botanical stamps from my stash and a sentiment stamp from Kelly Creates; leaving the images colorless except for the middle of the flower, which I glued Peacock Glitter from Recollections using a Quickie Glue Pen (my "go to" for adhering loose glitter in small areas).  For the final touch, added flat back pearls and mounted on on a light blue mat.  

I enjoyed making this simple design and look forward to creating another.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Artsy Stamper

Make My Monday Challenge

Path of Positivity

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Pixie's Crafty Workshop

613 Avenue Create

Corrosive Challenge

Crafter's Castle

Cardz TV #120