A Box Card and a House for Scrappy Tails

It's Monday and time to wake up and craft! 
I not only made one card, but two cards.  This post is picture heavy!

A little bit of glitter can go a long way.  I made a box card with one die set and filled it to the brim with some of the goodies from just one other Scrappy Tails set.
I love this box card die.

A glimpse from the left side

A glimpse from the right side

Close up of front of box

Second card is a HOUSE, yes a house!

Front of house folded to go in an envelope

Side and front of house with gold glittering lit lamp post.

Back and other side of house two golden glittery lit lamp posts.

A little table and cupcake rack inside.

Supplies Both cards:
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine
Stickles Glitter

Supplies Card #1

Scrappy Tails A7 Decorative Pop Up Box Craft Die

Scrappy Tails German Winter Village Coordinating Craft Die

Scrappy Tails

Stickles Diamond glitter

Supplies: Card #2

Scrappy Tails A7 Storefront Pop Up Card Metal Craft Die

Scrappy Tails A7 Flower Shop Add On Metal Craft Die

Scrappy Tails A7 Storefront - Coffee Shop Add On Metal Craft Die

Stickles Gold Glitter

I'm entering the following challenges:

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

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 4 of 8

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything Goes" 

NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff)  The HOUSE

Peace on Earth Xmas "Anything Goes"

Be sure to visit Die Cut Divas challenge to add glitter.

Easy Peasy Craft Roulette Challenge

 Just finished my card this morning for the Craft Roulette Challenge
Categories for this Challenge

Project: A2 - YES, an A2 size card
Colors: Tea Party - tea cups come in all kinds of colors
Element: House pet(s) my kitties are house pets, just super Xmas kitties
Random: Stripe(s) - just about the whole background

Aren't these adorable little kitties?  I wasn't too sure how they would work with such a busy background, but I like it.  It's my first time using the Itty Bitty Holiday sentiments (even though they aren't on the website) & the Frame.  

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Winter Kittens stamps & dies

My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Strips Die-namics

My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Holdiay - sentiments no longer on MFT website

My Favorite Things  Tri-Frame Cover-Up Die-namics (first time using)

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff)

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" 

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

Christmas Cards All Year Long Different themes - all Xmas

Christmas Kickstart Challenge "Always Christmas #88 (red Xmas border) Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 4/8

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

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.