Chirp Chirp Hooray!

Happy New Year!

New year, new month and new challenge at Seize the Birthday! 

I hope everyone had a nice holiday. 

Barbara is our hostess and 

her Toppings is "Make your own snowflake background"!

I have to admit I am glad we had a break for the holidays. My break meant having to curtail any crafting and a lot of other regular activities due to tenosynovitis (form of tendonitis) in my right hand and wrist(dominant hand).  It's an injury I got back in the summer and had to have a shot then. Then, in early November, the hubs and I decided to repaint several rooms and the tendonitis came back with a vengeance exacerbated by newfound arthritis.  Two months wearing a brace, little use of my hand and four shots within that time.😩 UGH

Today's card was my first attempt at crafting earlier this week and I'm so happy I could do it minus pain.  So, <knocks on wood> hopefully back to normal!

Please stop by the STB blog and check out all the rest of the team's beautiful snowflake birthday cards.  Also, welcome to our Surprise Guest for the next two months, Helen! Be sure and give her a big welcome! Remember, we also have our ATG Birthday challenge if you're not feeling a Toppings challenge.  We love having you play either way!

Thank you for visiting my blog and hope you come back soon!

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.”

 – Twyla Tharp

Nance

 

Let's Celebrate Cake

Happy Tuesday!

It's dreary and rainy and cold here in Central North Carolina.  A far cry from the almost 80 and sunny it was on Sunday! If it's going to be dreary and cold, I'd rather have snow than rain.  Rain just makes it bone cold.

Anyway, today's post is a birthday card for the Krafty Chicks Birthday Challenge.  I haven't played with the Krafty Chicks in a long time and I've missed it!   So hoping my crafty mojo is more continual here on out and I can play more often.

The cake I made with the cake die from Birthday Stacks stamp/die set (Catherine Pooler). I cut it three times, ink blended them all the same and then cut down the top two to make the gradual layers.  I embossed them all with the snowflake border (Catherine Pooler) in white. Embossed the sentiment on the cake too.  The balloons I colored with Copics and popped them up. 

For Following Challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #754- Birthday

Card Supplies:  

Stamps: Balloons -Snow-rific Party; Cake stand - I Eat Cake; Cake and sentiment - Birthday Stacks; Snowflakes - Winter Wishes. All by Catherine Pooler Designs 

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White. Patterned Paper - Snow Day Birthday (Catherine Pooler); silver metallic cardstock (LawnFawn).

Ink: Samba, Oh Boy, Fiesta Blue, Something Blue (Catherine Pooler Inks); Versamark; Copics.

Extras: Cake stand die, Cake part die, balloon dies, Scallop frame die, Stitched die (Catherine Pooler). White emboss powder (WOW).

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!

Hugs & Luv!

🩷

Nance 

 

Foxy Cocoa

Hello Again! 

Another card to share today.  I know - shocking right?  

This card took a slight turn from original conception but I am glad I pivoted. And yes, that's a marshmallow the fox is holding.

For Following Challenges:

Card Supplies:  

Stamps: Winter Hat - Winter Vibes(Catherine Pooler Designs); Sentiment - Graphic Greetings Valentine (Taylored Expressions).

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White. Grey cardstock; Kraft cardstock.

Ink: Samba (Catherine Pooler Inks); Versamark.

Extras: Fox Die -Heart Hugs(Honey Bee Stamps);  Mug die - Hot Cocoa Die (MFT Stamps); Falling Hearts Emboss Folder (Simon Says Stamp); White emboss powder (WOW).

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!

Hugs & Luv!

🩷

Nance 

Frosty Bluebird Kisses

 Good Evening!

A quick post tonight for the color challenge over at Color Hues.  And a BIG CONGRATS to my friend, Bonnie, on her permanent spot on their Design Team! Woohoo!  

I chose the Snowman and Friends dies from Waffle Flower for my card.  It was snow much fun cutting everything in pink and aqua. These birds remind me of all the bluebirds that come to our feeders.  I recently got the Hubs one of those feeders with a built-in camera so he can see them up close and personal when he's not outside. 

For Following Challenges:

Card Supplies:  

Stamps: Senitment - Snow Cheer Sentiments (Waffle Flower); Background - Candy Stripe (Hero Arts).

Paper: Neenah 110# Solar White; Aqua cardstock; Patterned paper - Winter Pick N Mix (Catherine Pooler).

Ink: It's A Girl, Midnight(Catherine Pooler Inks).

Extras: Snowman & Friends Dies (Waffle Flower); Postage Stamp die (Catherine Pooler).

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!

Merry Ho Ho!

Nance 

Sweater Weather

Good Evening

or 

Good Morning! 

It's beginning to feel like sweater weather here in central NC.  The last few days have been chilly and breezy. I haven't transitioned my mind yet from short sleeves.  I mean a month ago I was still wearing shorts some of the time.  Course we could be in shorts again next week.  LOL Not likely but got to love NC weather - hot, cold, hot cold.  It's like its perimenopausal here! 🤣  Anyway, I made my card cozy.  Not that we will probably see any snow here in the Triangle this winter, but we will be able to dress like we might, at least every other week.

 

I recently purchased these alpha dies from Pinkfresh Studio during a sale and they seemed perfect for this card I created for the Addicted to CAS challenge that I'm slipping in.  I used a sweater embossing folder by Taylored Expressions for my background and then for the outline alphas I cut them from some photo paper I had that I smooshed left over ink on some point a while back.  And then the inner alphas and snowflake I cut white.  How cozy and chill is this?

For Following Challenges:

Thanks for stopping by and come back soon!

Have a warm and cozy day!

💖

Nance

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #560 - Winter Fun

Happy 2023 Ya'll!

🎉🥳

Well, for the Salkelds it's already been an eventful year!  One cat visit to the vet already.  One Hubs with bronchitis (thankfully that is all it is) and a leaky ceiling! 😒 That's 3 so putting it out in the universe that we've hit our quota for the year already! 

On a better note, there's a new challenge beginning today over at Cupcake Inspirations...

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #560 - WINTER FUN

The background is the Swirling Snow background by Catherine Pooler Designs stamped and white embossed. The skate and flowers are all from the Let's Go Skating stamp set, also Catherine Pooler Designs, stamped in Sparkling Berry, Cove Blue, Tranquil, Spruce, Wintergreen, and Sand Castle inks by Catherine Pooler.  I embossed the sentiment (from same stamp set) in white also.  Very fun!

Stop by the Cupcake blog and check out the rest of the team's creations.  We have three new Sweeties on board too so make sure and welcome them!  Then come play along in our Winter Fun challenge!

Winter Fun Blessings!

Cupcake Inspirations #559 - Happy Holidays

Hello and Happy Monday!

Boy this month is going fast not to mention the year!

Today begins the last challenge for 2022

over at Cupcake Inspirations!

Our last theme for 2022 is Happy Holidays!

We also have a sponsor this fortnight:

Laurie Furnell Ink

Prize: 2 Sets of Digital Stamps of Choice

Winners will be announced after our short holiday break -

January 9th

 If you need any last minute Christmas cards, this week would surely be the time to do them! So come play along with us!

Holiday Blessings!

CIC #556 Reminder

It's just another Monday!

It's the 2nd week of Cupcake Inspirations Anything Goes Challenge!

 

The Paper Shelter was very generous is giving us this cute image, called Comfy At Home.  It's a tad warm here in NC right now, so not really snuggle time.  LOL

We also have another sponsor this fortnight - - -

THE PAPER SHELTER

The Prize for on random winner:  3 Digital Stamps

So be sure and stop by the Cupcake blog and see all the Team's inspiration and get all the info on the prize!

Also --- We are looking for some new Design Team members so check out that post here.  The term is from January -June 2023.

Warm N' Cozy Blessings!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #556 - Anything Goes

Hello Monday again!

Happy Halloween! 

Hope you're ready for ghosts n goblins and witches or minions or the like at your doorstep today!  

And here's another good treat...

Cupcake Inspirations has a new challenge the next two weeks -

ANYTHING GOES!

The Paper Shelter was very generous is giving us this cute image, called Comfy At Home.  It resembles me a lot during the winter with at least one of my two cats enjoying to snuggle up in a blanket with me.  I colored it up in Copics in one of my favorite color combos for the holidays - Teal, pink and red. 

We also have another sponsor this fortnight - - -

THE PAPER SHELTER

The Prize for on random winner:  3 Digital Stamps

So be sure and stop by the Cupcake blog and see all the Team's inspiration and get all the info on the prize!

Also --- We are looking for some new Design Team members so check out that post here.  The term is from January -June 2023.

Warm N' Cozy Blessings!

Happy Winter

Ok, here's another winter card I made recently using products from Catherine Pooler's latest release, Retro Winter.  

I first used a blender brush to blend the color, Hot Tub, onto watercolor paper.  Then I stamped the Shining Star background stamp in Versamark on it then embossed with gold embossing powder by WOW. I cut off the 1/4 of the bottom part of the white cardbase that was 4.25x5.5 and adhered a cut piece of white vellum a little longer than 1/4 to the bottom to replace the cardstock on the bottom. I then cut the background down to about 3-3/4 length and adhered it on the top layer.  I die cut the Polar Edge die out of gold foil cardstock and adhered it to the vellum. Next I die cut two white sentiment dies and one out of some Hot Tub inked cardstock, stacking them with the green on the top and adhered it along where the background met the vellum.  My final touch was adding some Nuvo Crystal Gems to some of the stars on the background and the snowflakes.


Entering Following Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #23 - Snow

Happy Winter Blessings!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #480 Winter

Good Morning!

It's time for a new challenge at 

Krafty Chicks Challenge.

Lori is our host this week

and 

her theme is Winter!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #480 - Winter

Winter usually means snow, unless you live in the south, where I do, and snow is nearly nonexistent.  We might get one fair storm (3-5 inches) a season, but most of the time it's just a dusting. I love having at least one big storm each winter.  Maybe my snowy white card will help bring some to the Triangle of NC this winter. ;) 

I used some new dies from Catherine Pooler for my card.  The bottom is a beautiful edge die, Polar Edge die.  The word die, by Catherine Pooler also, is cut twice in white and once in gold foil.On the top half the two larger dies are part of the Snowflake Trio Die.  The smaller snowflake is by Taylored Expressions.  The gold stars are from Michaels.

Stop by the Hen House and see the rest of the Team's projects and welcome our November Guest Designer, Claire Broadwater.  Then come play along with our Winter theme.


Entering Following Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #23 - Snow

Krafty Chick Blessings!

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Winter Scene

Good Afternoon!

It's a new month so there's a new challenge over at 

CAS Christmas Card Challenge!

This month our hostess is Susan!

The theme for this month is Winter Scene.

My card began by making the northern light background using Catherine Pooler inks.  I used a star cutting plate on it to finish the background.  Next, I die cut the trio of stitched trees and glued on top of the background.  Then the double stitched rectangle was added on top along with the stitched label sentiment.  I added a final touch of shimmer inside some of the stars.

Be sure and stop by the CAS Christmas Challenge blog and check out the rest of the Design Team's cards and welcome our October Guest Designer, Lyn!  Then come play along.  Do you have your Christmas cards done?  Christmas is now less than three months away!  Hard to believe isn't it?

Card Recipe:
STAMPS: Sentiment from Christmas Tree Farm (Catherine Pooler Designs).
PAPER: White cardstock (Neenah).
INK: Lemongrass, Flirty Fuchsia, Grape Crush, Suede Shoes, Juniper Mist (Catherine Pooler Inks)
EXTRAS: Stitched label (Kat Scrappiness); Stitched tree die (Avery Elle), Star background-Starry Night Cover Plate (Catherine Pooler Designs); Nuvo Shimmer pen.

CAS Christmas Blessings!

Paper Sweeties January 2018 Blast from the Past Favorites!

Happy Tuesday!

Today is the 3rd and final day of Paper Sweeties Winter Blast from the Past Favorites!

Hop along the list below and check out more fun and fabulous projects from the team:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jinny Newlin
Karen Letchworth

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner
Mackie Robertson 

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Nancy Salkeld (You are Here)

For today's card I decided to make a winter wreath on a door.

Window Sweet Cuts - Paper Sweeties

Paper Sweeties Merry Little Christmas

Hello Spring - Paper Sweeties

Hello Spring Sweet Cuts - Paper Sweeties

Be Happy Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Hello Friend Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

Let it Snow Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

Paper Sweeties Blessings!