A Matchbook Card for Craft Roulette

What do I do with categories like these?
Project: Mini Card(s)  (well, ok)
Colors: A Pretty Day - that's ok, right?
Element: Scent(s) and/or Nose(s) ???
Random: Packaging  (what?)

First, mini cards or card?  Oh, my, I'd forgotten I have a bunch of Art Impressions' matchbox scenes to choose from.  These are so adorable and perfect for this challenge.  Which one?  Ok, I've never used the Halloween set and am really excited about using it.  A pretty day can be a blue sky, pink and purple flowers and orange pumpkins.  Somebody has to have a nose, right?  Random: Do I use bubble rap to make a background?  NO.  The card itself is the package after you close all the flaps, it lays flat and closed, a package itself.

So, Mini Card: Matchbox card
Colors: Blue, pink, purple and orange
Element: 2 noses - cat & pumpkin has a nose
Random: the card is the package

Card folds up and can go in a tiny envelope

View from left side

View from right side

Card folded up & tucks into flap on back.  I am holding the card over the envelope it can be put into.  Of course you can't mail a small card like this, but they are easy to put together and so darn cute!

Supplies:
Art Impressions MB Halloween (MB for matchbook)
Art Impressions MB Template dies (ESSENTIAL A MATCHBOOK CARD)

Art Impressions Envelope dies (not necessary, but cute to hold the MB card

Patterned paper - double sided

Copics
Stickles Gold Glitter

Vagabond die cut machine

  

I'm entering the following challenges:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" 

We Love 2 Create 

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (monthly

 

Find a Little Time for a Day of the Month challenge

Just a reminder to join the Day of the Month Card Club challenge. 
It is National U.S. Postage Stamp Day.  

You can do this, because I did.  My first card was totally different from the card below, which utilizes the Postage Collage die and some different fun stamps. So take out those postage type dies and have some fun and join the challenge.

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die
Scrappy Tails Santa's Workshop stamps & coordinating dies (Happy Holidays)

My Favorite Things Price Tag ($10 & $15)
My Favorite Things Stuffed Santa stamps & dies no longer available  

Altenew  Dynamic Duo Snowy Delight & add-on die bundle (Wishes, Kisses & snowman)

Copic markers
Aleene's True Snow

Scrap paper from another project
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"                       
Classic Design - ATG 

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) 3/8 #168

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes Unlimited #7-2024

Christmas Cards All Year Long all Xmas

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes"  Kat Scrappiness Christmas in July challenge * Die cuts, Stamps, snow & mainly red & green

Unicorn Not Square

 

The Creative Crafters in July

  The Creative  Crafters 
starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a Christmas card as inspiration for this month.  You don't have to make a Christmas card because this challenge is always "Anything Goes".   
Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge!

I had to try out my new stamp and die set from MFT and I love how it turned out.  I just thought all my kittens should be brown.  I am happy with my color palette.  I am not going to want to give this away, so it will have to be a very special person for me to give it to them.  

Close-up

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Winter Kittens stamps and matching die-namics
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Level Up Die-namics
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Snow Drifts Die-namics
Kat Scrappiness Starlights Jewel - slimline patterned paper
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Long Different themes - all Xmas 4/5

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 3 of 8

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes" 

NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Kittens stamps & dies
Kat Scrappiness Christmas in July challenge * Die cuts, Holiday tree (Christmas Tree), Stamps & add snow.

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Pattern paper #67 Lost Coast Portal To Creativity 2/2

An Easy Challenge This Week at Craft Roulette

 Here we go with the parameters for a Craft Roulette Challenge!

Project: Smaller/Larger (some houses larger, some smaller)
Colors: Planets (Earth colors)
Element: House(s)  (lots of houses on Earth)
Random: White Border (white border around card)

I searched for a set of houses and found one that I have never used.  The roof is separate from each house, but fairly easy to find the matching house.  I thought I'd make all "wood" houses to make it easy on myself with black rooves.  Where I grew up in Pennsylvania, we said rooves for the plural of roof.  Sorry, off track there.  I haven't used the slimline die cut in awhile either. I'm also claiming the tree is wind blown.

Supplies:
Whimsy Stamps Slimline Meadow Die Set

My Favorite Things My Neighborhood (houses)
Copic markers - grass, tree truck, flowers & toadstool
Distress Oxide faded jeans

Vagabond die cut machine

Scrap paper

I'm entering the following challenges:

Love To Scrap Challenge #168 (always Anything Goes) 5/8

Love to Craft Challenge #81 2/8

NBUS #64 Never Before Used Schtuff - Houses

Old Dies But Never Used Die

 Yes, indeed, I've had this die for years, but never used it. I really played around with the trees, using them under the cover die cut and over it too.  I mixed old and new, enjoying the mix of the new car with the old dies.

Supplies:
Brass and Bliss (used to be Rubbernecker) Evergreen Tree die cuts
Brass and Bliss (used to be Rubbernecker) Tree Panel #3 die
Impression Obsession dies Birch Trees - little birds
Scrappy Tails Christmas Postcard and Tag Stamp & die cut (car & sentiment)
Copic markers
Wink of Stella on Trees and on outside border which doesn't photograph at all 

Red Glitter paper

Pinkpaislee Merry & Bright "Wish List" paper (patterned paper under the die cuts

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge #88 

Love To Scrap Challenge #168 (always Anything Goes) 4/8

Love to Craft Challenge #81 1/8 Christmas Cards All Year Long all Xmas Anything Goes 4/5

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 3/8

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas (Love those patterned papers NBUS #64 Never Before Used Schtuff - Cover die

Back with a Craft Roulette Card

 We've Got Parameters!
I was able to play along with Craft Roulette this weekend.

Project: Dutch Door (house has a Dutch door)
Colors: Gnomes (mostly browns)
Element : Movie (The Aristocats by Walt Disney)
Building Blocks (lines across the wood building)

Another Christmas card with an easel card.  It really is so easy to make this pop up easel card and I've made some really different (I don't want to say strange) houses since I bought this fantastic die. I've paired the Poppy Stamps house with some new stamps and I must say, I find it so much fun to look at it.  

Card standing up (full view) 

Close up of the House

Even closer

Closest shot - you can really see the blocks of wood here on the 2nd floor

I really do love this

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Winter House Pop Up Easel Set Craft Die
Scrappy Tails Winter Village (stamps out of stock & matching dies
My Favorite Things BB Sittin' Pretty Stamps and matching dies (plant)
My Favorite Things Winter Kittens stamps and matching dies
Glitter Paper for roof
Copic markers
Patterned paper - wood look
Vagabond die cut machine
I think the sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs

I'm entering the following challenges:
Lost Coast Portal To Creativity #187
Christmas Cards All Year Long Different themes - all Xmas Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 3 of 8 The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes" 
NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Kittens stamps & dies #64
Kat Scrappiness Christmas in July challenge Die cuts, Stamps, add snow.
Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & patterned paper #67

Day of the Month Card Club

 What's the Challenge this Month at Day of the Month Card Club?

I thought "No Way" am I going to be able to do anything for this challenge, but after my total brain collapse, I thought of two interpretations, totally different.  The other one I will reveal mid-way through the challenge.

Here's my more traditional interpretation for National U.S. Postage Stamp Day, a blending of old and new stamps.  The Post Card stamp is an old Hero Arts wood block stamp that I have had for many, many, many years.  Add another "many" to that.  I added some Scrappy Tails stamped and colored die cuts to make this a Holliday card with some snow to top it off.

Remember to have fun!

Supplies:
Hero Arts Wood Block stamp (post card) a very old wood block stamp
Scrappy Tails Santa's Workshop which includes the sentiments - "Tis the Season to be Jolly" and "Happy Holidays"
Copic markers
Aleene's True Snow

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"                       
Classic Design - ATG 

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) 1of8 #168

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited #7-2024

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes"

Christmas Cards All Year Long all Xmas

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes" 

Unicorn Not Square

June Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 First, the picture, then the parameters!

I think these flowers say "Summer", a Theme option with a "Thinking of You" Friendship option. I decided I wanted to go with summer as it's already been 104 degrees, Fahrenheit here.  We know for sure that summer has arrived in California.  

We'd love to have you join the group.

Supplies:

An old stamp
Enamel Dot

I'm entering the following challenges:
Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"                       
Classic Design - ATG 

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) 1of8 #168

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited #7-2024

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes"

July with Morgan's Artworld

  "Anything Goes" July 1st to July 27th

You can use any image or project you have posted in July. For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at

Morgan's Fitzsimons Art Studio    

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook 

What a lady amidst the flowers! 

You really should visit the store to see how others have colored this beautiful image here. I fussy cut around the frame because I wanted to show the uneven edges and used foam tape to lift the panel up.  My friend, Linda, sent me the die-cut sentiment and I thought it was perfect for sending a card, just because.

Supplies:
Morgan's Artworld Butterfly Kisses in the Flowers 3

Copic markers
Yellow card

I'm entering the following challenges:
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"                       
Classic Design - ATG 

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) 1of8 #168

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited #7-2024

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes"

Welcome To a Scrappy Tails Card

Welcome to a Scrappy Tails house card.  I love the two Christmas sets of Santa's Workshop and German Winter Village because they can really complement each other.   last card this month using Scrappy Tails products and I have really enjoyed these products.  Be sure to enter the Die Cut Divas' challenge to add glitter.

The object of the Die Cut Diva's challenge is to add glitter.  This card is a larger than normal size for me - 5" X 6 1/2" card.  I bought these at a local craft store years ago and now I needed one for my larger house and it worked out even better than I thought.  I had a slimline star studded pack of paper in different colors and after putting my large colored house on the different colors, I chose a dark green color (it looks aqua here, but it isn't).  I die cut white hills to cover up the bottom of the card.  I must say, even though it's an unusual colored sky, it fits.  I added glitter to the Christmas tree tops and along the die-cut hills.

Supplies:
Scrappy Tails Santa's Workshop (Large House)

Scrappy Tails German Winter Village stamps (out of stock) & dies
Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges (for the snow hills)

Kat Scrappiness Star Lights Jewel slimline paper - no longer available

Stickles - Yellow & Crystal
Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Simply White and Red Berry
Wink of Stella (on the windows)

Copic markers
Aleene's True Snow (I use a toothpick to layer the snow)

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Long Different themes - all Xmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 1 of 8

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" #66 The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes" 

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"                       
Creatalicious  "Anything Goes" NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Large house #64
Kat Scrappiness Christmas in July challenge * Die cuts, Holiday tree (Christmas Tree), Stamps & add snow.

A Farewell to Elizabeth Craft Designs for This Month.

The Die Cut Divas' Theme is "Your Favorite Die Cut Shapes".

You only have until 9:00 p.m. tonight to enter here. 

I think we all have many favorite die cuts from square or round to houses and forests.  My first card is a slimline card, which I haven't done in quite some time.  I've cut an Elizabeth Craft Designs (ECD) fence to make it into train tracks by cutting off the fence tops.  I had fallen in love with a card from an ECD DT when these die cuts came out and had to get that fence just to make train tracks.  

I made my own sky and couldn't find my ECD cloud stencil so I chose Broken China Distress Oxide ink to sponge in a sky.  I tore up some paper and sponged away on the panel.  I put the sponged panel down and realized I had made mountains instead of clouds.  This is one mistake I love.  I always hate to give away my train cards.  

For my next card, I only used the train engine and made a mini slimline card.  I used this dotted patterned paper because somehow it just reminds me of a blue sky with snowflakes and is a bit whimsical. 

 I happen to like using Nuvo drops for those small dots that seem to disappear upon taking them out of the dies, no matter how I try to corral them, 

Supplies on both cards:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Holiday Train
Elizabeth Craft Designs Sentiment die set containing both sentiments on the cards
Nuvo Drops Crystal Drops Gloss Red Berry
Distress Oxide Broken China
Waffle Flower Shader Brush 1+ - Double Ended -  5 pack

Vagabond die cut machine

First Card also included
Elizabeth Craft Designs Train Carts
Elizabeth Craft Designs Slimline Adventure Edges (cut to be railroad tracks)

Second Card also included
The Paper Studio Enamel Stickers (set includes light & dark grays, black & white)
Scrap papers

More Elizabeth Craft Favorites

I've always felt these mugs were just so much fun and have used them as Christmas tags before, but I am going to make some more to give away to friends.

The one thing I do differently to my mugs when putting them together as tags is that I sandwich the whipped cream die cut between the chocolate die cut and the mug die cut so that the back of the tag only shows the two dies cuts instead of three.  

Be sure to join the Die Cut Divas to enter the challenge of "Your Favorite Die"

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs BRRRR (no longer on ECD site)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Hot Chocolate
Dark chocolate scrap paper
Twine

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Always Christmas w/option of dies

Finally Done!

 Would you like these categories?  I didn't.

Project: Anniversary (4th of July in U.S.)
Color: Salad (fruit Salad - lemons, blueberries, raspberries, oranges)
Element: New (design for me & using the number/letters of set)
Random: Folded Corner (small piece of patterned paper folded in at bottom right)

I stared on my card, but found I had placed my patterned paper incorrected and had to peel off the narrow panel and put it on the other side, making the other pattern on the right side.  I just made due with the new design and it has worked out well.  There was minimal damage to the rest of the card, because I could cover it up.   I couldn't find any of my dies with numbers or letters and finally found two sets at the same time.  I had a frustrating time with putting this card together and almost forgot the folded corner.  BUT it is DONE!

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Backyard Barbeque
Elizabeth Craft Designs Die set - Words 1 Celebration
Elizabeth Craft Designs - 4th of July no longer available
Sizzix thinlits ABC

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine
Scrap patterned paper

Anything Goes at The Creative Crafters

 The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a Christmas card as inspiration for this month.  You don't have to make a Christmas card because this challenge is always "Anything Goes".  

Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge!

I die-cut this wonderful bird house a number of times so I could just grab whatever paper die-cuts I wanted.  When I'm ready to work on pop-up cards, I like to be able to just pull out the parts I want to work on without pulling out the die cut machine.  I've made panels out of scraps so I could use up my scraps.

One of my crazy bird houses is here, 

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Bird House Pop Up Easel Set craft die
Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyful Wishes
Scrap papers
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Fab an Funky - #597 Circles
The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" w/opt twist
Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Always Christmas w/option of dies
Creatalicious - "Anything goes"

Lots of Dies on this Card

Yet again, I was able to enter Craft Roulette challenge

Project: Holiday (summer holiday)
Colors: Tropics (greens orange, brown)
Element: Wheels (scooter has wheels)
Random: Geometric Shape(s) (scallop, rectangle, circle)

If you look at my list of supplies, you may be wondering how I used the Postage Collage die in this card.  Here's what I did.

1. Cut an 8" by 11 1/2" Copic paper into 4 quarters

2. Center the Postage Collage Die in the center of the quarter paper & tape to paper 

3. Die cut and keep both the outside outline & the regular die cut

4.  Use the outside outline to frame any A2 card

I've had the calendar picture for years and it worked out so well as the background for a tropical holiday card.  I added some palm trees and what's better than a scooter to get around on an island for your summer holidays?

Supplies:
Scrappy Tails Santa's Workshop matching stamps & dies
Waffle Flower: Postage Collage Die
Elizabeth Craft Designs
Old Calendar page
Copic markers
Crystal Drops Copper Penny
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist 4/8

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (unlimited)

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" 2/3

Scrapping for Fun Anything Goes 3/4

 

Spin That Wheel!

 Spin That Wheel!

On May 31st, that wheel went round and round at Craft Roulette and the results are:

Project: A2 size card (this is an A2 size card)
Colors: French Cafe (colors of French flag - blue, white, red)
Element: June (riding a scooter, walking a dog)
Random: Polka Dots (Chic lady's shirt)

I really had a lot of fun with this one.  I had just received this set about a week or so before, so this is the first time using it.  I put glossy accents all over the scooter and the chic lady's shoes while I spread Wink of Stella across the sky.  I left the bottom under the Eiffel Tower glitter free. The sentiment says "Paris is always a good idea".

Supplies:

Scrappy Tails J'adore (Paris Besties) stamps & die bundle
Copic markers

Blue cardstock
Hero Hues Enamel Dots - clear
Altenew enamel dots Essential Black and White (stars & hearts)
Vagabond die cut machine

May Card Chain Challenge Reveal

I'm so glad we are still doing the Card Chain Challenge.  It's such fun to receive a card and to send a card anywhere around the world.

The challenge directions include a Color, Sketch, Theme and Product/Technique option and within the theme option is always "Friendship", so you never have to really worry if you just blank out on the other options.

I didn't start out with this stencil or die.  I didn't like how the first panel I stenciled turned out and started over with this die.  Here I used two different oxide inks to  one of the stencils from the a Postage Collage stencil set.   

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die

Waffle Flower Books and Coffee Combo (both stamps & dies)

Waffle Flower Hello Friend Combo (both stamps & dies)
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Coloring Stencil (1 of 2)

Hero Hues Enamel Dots - clear
Copic markers
Oxide Inks
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist 4/8

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (unlimited)

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" 2/3

SheepSki Deisngs #87  (3/3)

Scrapping for Fun Anything Goes 3/4