Showing posts with label graphic 45. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graphic 45. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2026

Spring into Christmas - Card #14

 



My 14th card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers' Linky Party has a Graphic 45 designer paper background. The die cut elf and gifts are from the die set Santa's Helper by Sizzix. The LOVE sentiment is from the die set Christmas Cutouts also by Sizzix. The Christmas die is by Momenta.



Spring into Christmas - Card #13

 



My 13th card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers' Linky Party was created using {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68. I used a mix of Graphic 45 holiday papers with a die cut sentiment from Spellbinders. 





Spring into Christmas - Card #11

 


My 11th card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers' Linky Party was created using {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68. I used a mix of Graphic 45 holiday papers with a stamp and die sentiment from Spellbinders.




Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Masculine Birthdays

I needed a couple of masculine birthday cards for family members this week so here is what I came up with. 


This 5x7 card was created using dies from Spellbinders glued to an old calendar page. 



While this card used Mini Musical Instruments dies by Spellbinders, Essentiaal Sentiment Strips Die Set by Altenew, and designer paper by Graphics 45.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Midnight Tales - Graphic 45

I created this fun Halloween design for today's Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenge #1027. No stamps or ink here. I used papers from Graphic 445/s Midnight Tales collection and cat dies from Impression Obsession.




Wednesday, September 4, 2024

You & Me & the Sea

 Today's card was created using Sketch 1026 from Splitcoaststampers. It was created with some of my hoarded Graphic 45 papers from the Ocean Blue Collection. The beach babe is a die from Spellbinders but I used two circle punches to create a smaller hat so as not to cover the sentiment. The sweet little sand dollars were created with a very old, but treasured die from Cuttlebug.


I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:







Thanks for visiting with me today! 
Come see me again soon!

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Hello Sunshine

I haven't used any of my adorable House-Mouse images is a good while, so decided to choose one to use for the SCS Sketch Challenge today. I mounted the image on a treasured piece of Graphic 45 paper from the Tropical Travelogue Collection. I watercolored the image using my SU reinkers. The sentiment is from Verve.


In addition to SC1013 at Splitcoaststampers, I have also entered this card in the House-Mouse Challenge #416 - Anything Goes.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

CCEE2110 - Learn about Butterflies

Did you know that March 14 is learn more about butterflies day? Well, CCEE March hostess, Frances Byrne has asked the CCEE Stampers to include at least one butterfly on our designs today.


The designer paper is Heaven Sent from Little Darlings Collection by Graphic 45.
The stamp set is A Touch of Ink from Stampin' Up.

Check out the rest of these beautiful butterflies from the CCEE DT:


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

CCEE2041 - World Octopus Day

October hostess, Frances Byrne, has informed the CCEE Stampers that today is World Octopus Day! She has therefore declared that the CCEE Stampers should include an octopus or other sea animal on this week's cards.

I searched my collection high and low to see if I could come up with an octopus. Turns out I have no octopus stamps or die cuts, but look what I found in my Graphic 45 tub!! These papers are from their By the Sea collection and work perfectly for World Octopus Day, if I do say so myself!




The links below will allow you to see the wonderful "Octopus Day" designs by the rest of the CCEE Stampers Design Team:

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

CCEE2040 - Mad Hatter Day

It's a brand new month for the CCEE Stampers, and our challenge hostess for the month is Frances Byrne.

Before we get onto this week's challenges we would like to introduce you to our two new DesignTeam members who are joining our team this week. Please make welcome Hazel Estibeiro - her blog is Handcrafted Expressions and Manal Habib -  her blog is Miniscraft.


Apparently the 6th October is Mad Hatter Day, so for our challenge this week create a card inspired by the theme … Hats, Alice In Wonderland, Mad Hatter.


I have combined some of my treasured Graphic 45 paper from the Hallowe'en in Wonderland Collection and a die cut from the Cricut Design Space. I added a bow and a couple of metal charms.



Let's see what the CCEE Stampers' Design Team members were inspired to create:

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

CCEE2017 - Interactive Cards

Anyone who knows our April CCEE Stampers hostess, Frances Byrne, knows how much she loves cards that pop, slide, or move in any shape or form. For our challenge this week, Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to make interactive cards.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I avoid them as much as I possibly can. It seems that no matter how carefully I measure, cut, and fold something is always off just a bit which keeps the card for working properly.

I purchased the Karen Burniston Photo Collage Pop-Up dies over a year ago and have used them only once. And not very successfully, I must say. So today I watched this You Tube video over and over and over until I was able to construct the pop-up structure and get it to work correctly.  Below is the Christmas card I ended up designing.

Front of the Card




Inside of the Card




The designer paper is by the Paper Studio and the dies are from Sizzix. The Oh what fun sentiment is by Stampin' Up.

As luck would have it, I attended a Zoom card making event this afternoon hosted by Stampin' Up demonstrator Andi Fazioli and learned another interactive card. I had a lot of fun with this design as well. I chose papers from my favorite paper maker Graphic 45. The inside images are from By the Tide by Stampin' Up and the sentiment is from Hen & Chicks by Power Poppy. I used various punches and dies to create the frilly embellishment behind the 3¢ stamp.

I am entering this card in: 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #70 - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #486 - Anything Goes Christmas

Front of Card




Inside of Card

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #455 - All Dressed Up - Include a Moving Part

Here are links to the interactive cards created by the CCEE Stampers Design Team:



Wednesday, December 11, 2019

CCEE1950 - Santa through the Window

Lynn McAuley, December CCEE hostess here with the final challenge of 2019. After today the CCEE Stampers will be on holiday until January 2 enjoying the season with their families and friends. We thank you for another wonderful year of shared stamping and wish you and yours the very best during this season of joy. Please join us in the new year for more shared stamping fun!

For our last challenge, I am asking that you create a card which has a window. It will then be your choice on whether you want to be peeking IN on Santa or peeking OUT at Santa. I can't wait to look through your window to spy on Santa. Have fun!!



My Santa image is from Unity.
The Christmas tree is Graphic 45 paper
The dies: Pine and Cones from Sizzix
Window - Poppy Stamps
Sentiment - Impression Obsession
Embossing Folder - Stampin' Up

Let's peek in or out of the windows on the CCEE DT's cards:



Monday, August 26, 2019

Recessed Baseball - KSS

My sweet cyber friend, Sabrina Friel, posted a fun design for Try a New Technique Challenge #757 over at Splitcoaststampers this morning. Since I have been reupholstering chairs for the church all week (I have blisters on top of blisters from prying staples out of hard wood), and did not have my Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card done for today, I decided to give it a try! It involves recessing the designer paper behind the raised card front. I tried and tried to get a great photograph so you could see the depth easily, but this is the best I could do.




The baseball bat, baseball glove, and sentiment are all a part of the Kitchen Sink Stamps' Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps set.

The designer paper is from the Good Ol' Sport Collection by Graphic 45.

I am also attaching the color recipes I used today for those who may be interested.




I am entering today's card in the following challenges:





Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog - Challenge 43 - Something Beginning with B

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:


Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe


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Thursday, July 19, 2018

CCEE1829 - National Zookeepers' Week

Hello to all our CCEE followers! Lynn here to share with you this week's challenge.

Back in the day when I was a young mother, one of the first trips I planned during the summer break from school was a day at the zoo for my son and his cousins. We all loved watching the crazy antics of the animals. This week in honor of zookeepers' week, I am challenging you all to include at least one (more if you want) zoo animal on your card.

Those of you who choose to share your card in an online gallery, please include the keyword CCEE1829.

I have used Lil' Elephant Multi Step Clear Stamps and for the grass Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps both by Kitchen Sink Stamps to complete this challenge.   The designer paper is graphic 45 safari adventure.

Color Recipe for the elephant:
     Layer 4 - Memento Tuxedo Black
     Layer 3 - Memento London Fog
     Layer 2 - SU Gray Granite
     Layer 1 - SU Going Gray




Take a trip through the CCEE Zoo by checking out the links below:


Maryann Einam


Wednesday, May 16, 2018

CCEE1820 - Pack Rat

Anne Harmon is really pushing the CCEE Stampers to the limit this week by asking us to use some of our favorite  hoarded designer paper to create a card for this week's challenge.

So I went into my craft vault and pulled out some of the most prized paper in my vast collection. Of course, it is Graphic 45.  The paper is Leading Ladies from the Curtain Call Collection. What could be more divine?

I have let it be the star of the show on today's card. No stamping here; just a die cut sentiment from Die'sire.



Let's take a look at the papers the rest of the CCEE Designers have been hoarding!!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Follow the List - CCEE1638

This week our hostess, Lois, asked the CCEE Stampers to Follow the List.

We were to include on our card:
One (1) animal
Two (2) layers
Three (3) colors (plus neutrals -- black, white, gray -- if you wish)


The image and background paper are Raining Cats & Dogs by Graphic 45
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black and Stampin' Up Lost Lagoon

Won't you join us by adding a card to the CCEE Blog!

Visit the rest of the CCEE Team to see which animals they have chosen!

Monday, June 20, 2016

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More - Baseball - KSS

Welcome back for more 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes more designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. Today I mixed some sensational papers from Graphic 45's Good Ol' Sport Collection with images and sentiments from Kitchen Sink Stamps' Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps which is currently on sale for $16.50. With baseball season in full swing, it is the perfect set for anyone whose children or husband are involved in the sport.

10 Minute Card



Stamps: Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Dapper Denim and Naturals Ivory by Stampin' Up
Cheer On by Graphic 45
Inks: Dapper Denim by Stampin' Up for the sentiment
and on the glove:
Layer 4 Memento Espresso Truffle
Layer 3 Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa
Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft
Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Fine Linen

20 Minute Card
I used a mixture of the papers from Graphic 45's Good Ol' Sport Collection to create a mosaic background for the bat, glove, and pennant on this design.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenge - Summer

Crafty Cardmakers - #166 For a Special Man

Addicted to Stamps - Challenge #129 Anything Summer


Stamps: Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Dapper Denim, Riding Hood Red and Naturals Ivory by Stampin' Up
Good Ol' Sport Collection by Graphic 45
Inks: Rhubarb Stalk by Memento for the sentiment
and on the glove:
Layer 4 Memento Espresso Truffle
Layer 3 Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa
Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft
Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Fine Linen

and on the bat:
Layer 3 Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa
Layer 2 Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 1 Memento Peanut Brittle

Other Members of the Kitchen Sink Crew:




Wednesday, February 24, 2016

CCEE1608 - Floral Design

In 1995 Massachusetts Governor William Weld declared February 28 Floral Design Day to honor educator Carl Rittner, the founder of the Rittner School of Floral Design. The CCEE Stampers' Challenge today is to use this week in the dead of winter to do some paper and ink floral designs! Here is hoping that an array of gorgeous flowers will remind us that spring is just around the corner!

My card was also created for Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #220. The beautiful Bible verse used on my card is provided by Word Art Wednesday.



Papers: graphic 45 and Stampin' Up
Tools: Susan's Garden Sunflower Dies by Sizzix
Curvy Leaves Dies by Elizabeth Craft Designs
Oval Dies by Spellbinders

Look at all the pretty flowers shared by the CCEE Stampers Designers:


Frances Bryne

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

CCEE1435 - Herringbone

Today Amber is bringing another fun challenge to the CCEE Stampers. This week the focus in on the herringbone technique. It is a super fun technique for using up scraps of paper. Directions for this technique can be found in the Splitcoaststampers Tutorial Section

Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the challenge post on the CCEE Stampers Blog. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1435 to your keywords.

Here is my herringbone design!


Stamps: 3 Gentlemen by Tim Holtz
Sentiment from Sassy Succulents by Power Poppy
Papers: Naturals Ivory by Stampin' Up
Recollections Black, Bazzill Yellow
Assorted Graphic 45 scraps
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Wild Honey
Embellishment: Dimensionals and Ribbon

Be sure you check out the fabulous herringbone designs by the rest of the
CCEE Stampers' Design Team found linked below!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Because of You - SC418


Today's design was created for Sketch Challenge 418 over at Splitcoaststampers. This anniversary card is for a certain husband I know who needs a hand-made card for his crafty wife in a couple of weeks. I bet she will be surprised that he came up with one just for her!!

Stamps: Because of You by Gina K. Designs
Papers: So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, and Always Artichoke by Stampin' Up
Botanicabella Collection by graphic 45
Inks: Memento Espresso Truffle and Rhubarb Stalk
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Embellishment: Gold Cord