Girls just wanna have fun [with Pigment Craft Co.] day!

My sweet friend Ivana from Pigment Craft Co. has been so quiet lately - I'm hoping all is well and she'll be back creating and producing more loveliness soon!  Here are two cards I made using her Winter Sprigs, Dashing Sentiments, and sweet little Latte Heart elements sets...

If you're wondering?  The background cover die is a perfect match from MFT

called Mistletoe Cover Up - no longer in the shop =[ 

Pretty Pink Posh makes the stencil I used on my circle - called Wafers!

The circle was created using a laminated piece of junk mail, and a circle die -

my daddy raised his baby girl to use her noggin!

Sending my love, sweet friend!  I miss you!

=] Michele

Color Hues #31 Guest Designer!

I loved receiving the invitation to play cards with the fabulous

Color Hues team for Challenge #31!

Thanks, Nancy - and thanks to our Hostess, Cindy!

Here are Cindy's very appropriate final color picks for December 2021!

That's right - this challenge will run from now until December 29th!  Lots of time to play, and tons of inspiration from their designers!  Ready for my card?  You can see all the inspiration I needed to make my Red and Green choices right outside my studio window!  I'm having lots of feathered friends visiting daily!

A wonderful Berry Sprig set from Pigment Craft Co.*, stamped three times, and their sentiment, too!

Since the coordinating dies cuts the 'you' separately, why not use the CH31 colors there, too?

These are the inks I've used today.

Now, may I dedicate this one to each and every kind person who takes the time in their busy days to stop by my lowly little blog for a visit?  You can't know the joy it brings me throughout the year!

Okay.  Now it's YOUR turn!  Lots of ways to use Red and Green at this time of year!  We'll be ready for you in the Color Hues gallery!

Ho, Ho, HO!!  

<=]>  Michele

* Pigment Craft Co. products can be purchased at Simon Says Stamp!

Playing Cards with Friends - October 2021

Happy Fall, my friends!  I have been tapping my toe waiting for that calendar flip - you see I have another dear friend Playing Cards this month!  You might know Kristie from her work on the Catherine Pooler DT, or from all the wonderful cards she's posted on her blog: Kreative Kristie!   Kristie and I even had a chance to meet for reals this Summer - but not enough time to get our craft on!  So it was a treat when she accepted my invitation to play cards... ready for our assignment?

All the Colors of Fall!  No Pumpkins! 

but Halloween’s always a Treat!

Well, it is the month of tricks, and treats - so I had to make another Halloween card!  Besides, this little Poppystamps boo-friend wanted to make another appearance!  

Still too cute to spook!

I've brought out a discontinued EH Boo die, and paired it with a  new Taylored Expressions Fineline Leaf background stamp, inked in a few Concord & 9th inks - their minis made inking the rows a little bit easier!  Kristie's CP minis would have been perfect, too!

But it's that Pigment Craft Co.* Dashing Sentiments stamps and dies, that bring the fun to this card!  So easy to snip apart to make room for the BOO!

I'm off to visit Kristie, and I hope you'll follow my lead - I wonder if she'll be making a Halloween card, too?  Only one way to find out.... thanks for playing cards, my friend!

=]  Michele

*I've just discovered that SSS carries the Pigment Craft Co. line!  How awesome is that?

A Plethora of plaids!

My friends over at CAS Christmas card challenge may have caused a frenzy of crafting in my studio... I'm MAD for PLAID!!  and mittens- remember, I do live in the Mitten State!

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Therefore, each Christmas card-making session must include a few Mittens - why not plaid ones??  You'll have to run by the CAS Christmas challenge to see which of these is shared there - oh, and play along while you're at it!!  

While searching through my patterned paper stash, I came across

this lovely set of Holiday Plaids from PTI - very old, still gorgeous, and the Mitten die is from PTI, too - sadly neither is still available, but there are plenty more where those came from.  Seems I've used many products that are no longer available, like 

this J.O.Y is from an older MFT die set but we all have old favorites that are timeless - I'll bet you have a few of your own that would do the trick!  

However, I did find the perfect sentiment from Pigment Craft Co. from These Hands: Warm Easily!  and this inside one from Colorado Craft Co. - fits like a ... mitten?! lol  From Merry Merry Mini

Now, if you looked closely at that photo of the State of Michigan from outer space, you'll quickly notice that the thumb on that first card is facing the wrong way - easily fixed!

Just give it a flip, and emboss if that cut edge bothers you - it was the perfect time

to bring out another favorite embossing folder!  Just look at that detail!

AND that sweet little PLAID heart!

Could this darling Colorado Craft Co. sentiment be more appropriate?

From Kittens and Mittens.

Another golden oldie set from MFT will remain in my arsenal of mitten sets...  and this PTI table-cloth plaid continues to be among my favorite, too... first her closeup:

Pinkfresh Studio: Braided Circles for a spotlight!

I loved that this set comes complete with the necessary loss-protection device:

mitten strings!

Last, but not least... now if you are totally disgusted by non-matchy-matchy plaids, I give you permission to walk away!  But there were SO many plaids in that collection to use!

Pigment Craft Co. These Hands: Warm Easily layering dies 

another perfect sentiment, and another very old embossing folder.

Have you taken a guess at which plaid card has made it over to CAS Christmas Challenge yet?  You'll have to go see if you're right! [I let Tom choose his fave!]

Thanks, Colleen for such a fun challenge!

=]  Michele

Inspired By #187 - hello, fall!

 

Our weather is still feeling quite Summer-like but I sure do love all the end-of-summer colors, and vibe of our Inspired By #187 hello fall  photo this week!

It was the perfect time to use my gourd - pardon my pun - from Pigment Craft Co. again!  Also, a lovely gift from a darling friend from Connecticut sure did come in handy for my Gingko leaves... here's a peek of the inking I did on those gourds, using Citrine ink from The Stamp Market, and a few greens, and blue-greens from Catherine Pooler.

An old favorite die from Altenew came in handy for the frame, cut from a 

discontinued MFT card stock.

The wood grain paper has been distressed just a tiny bit in order to 

play nicely with the colors on my leaves.  

Remember we have a Christmas version this week, too - and I mean it is GORGEOUS!!  Have a look-see HERE!  While you're there, say hello to all the beauty of Fall from my teammates!

=]  Michele

Pigment Craft Co.: Pumpkin Patch, stamps & dies and Latte Heart Elements, stamps & dies

Papertrey Ink: Leave it be, stamps & dies

Altenew: Rounded Rectangles Dies

Craft Consortium Wood Textures patterned paper - distressed

Catherine Pooler inks: Spruce + Sage, Mint to be + Seafoam

The Stamp Market Citrine ink

Pigment Craft Co. Guest

Welcome friends, and fellow card makers!  I'm back today to share more of the wonderful products from the August release at Pigment Craft Co.  If this is your first time visiting,  HERE are all the details from release day!

Ahhhhh Autumn - what's not to FALL in love with?  Cooler temps, and a more color-filled world - at least in my little corner of the world!  Which brings us to my cards - and the sweet Hello Autumn Split Sentiment & coordinating die: 

I took full advantage of this fabulous Latte Heart cover plate

to create my very first FULL shaker!  A shaker full of sequins I've had

since the sequin rage was new - it's about time I used a few of these PPP in

Lime Sorbet, Marigold, and Tangerine.  I'm happy to share a step by step instruction,

if any of you would like that - let me know in the comments!

I created this fun glitter embossing powder by mixing some WOW glitter, with

some clear embossing powder!  

While I had my box of embellies out, I found a wee baggie of 

the teensiest seed beads, in all the right colors.  Undoubtedly leftovers from

one of the fabulous 12 Kits gals!  and the perfect size for a tiny shaking leaf - one made using

both the Falling Leaves Shaker dies, which cuts the outline to build up a well,  

and Falling Leaves die, which I used to make the backer to hold it all in easily.

You've no doubt noticed the gorgeous Cozy Stitches background - one among the many released this month - you might know it has indeed become a favorite!  So here she is again...

As much as I adore orange - pumpkins, and gourds, in these shades always jump right into my arms at the Farmer's Market!  PCC's Pumpkin Patch stamps, and dies 

made them so fun to recreate! and the Latte Heart Elements, and dies were the perfect little sentiment for them. 

There are a few more, but I'm saving them for my post on the Pigment Craft Co. blog today!  Hope you take another few moments to stop over there to see them!  Thank you!

=]  Michele

Remember!  There is a free gift with qualifying purchase, and shipping codes on the 

Pigment Blog! 

Pigment Craft Company - Guest Designer

Hi there, my friends!  So happy you've stopped over!  I have been given the honor of representing Pigment Craft Company, and their fabulous August Release, as a guest designer!  I can't wait to share my makes - but before I do, I must tell you that the release is now live, and there is a free gift with qualifying purchase, while supplies last!   You can see ALL the lovely new products in this release in the Pigment Craft Shop.

I will also be hopping on Instagram this morning, and there are lots of chances to win prizes there - a $100 gift card @pigmentcraftcompany and $25 gift card from each of my fellow hoppers!  I'd love it if you would follow me over there @mfergu01

Are you ready to see my projects?  Let's do this!

First up is a cozy card using PCC's Latte Heart background stamp, with a few bits of my favorite grey added using Latte Heart Elements, and Sweater Season sentiment stamps, and coordinating dies!  This cozy background was easy to ink in multiple colors by simply covering all but one row of hearts with a post-it mask! 

Don't those grey dots highlight the grey sentiment nicely?

How about my little yarn accent for an extra cozy touch?  And a bit of icy

sparkle using some PPP sequins, and an old favorite stitch line for the finish!

That darling inside sentiment is from another new set: Split Sentiments: Autumn the newest addition to Pigment Craft Company's Split sentiment sets with coordinating dies - you'll see more of that later in August - wink!  and yes, that IS the set in the photo at the top!

Next up:  a wonderful layering stamp set called: These Hands Warm Easily, and their fun coordinating dies, which I've used to cut that fun steam, and cuppa .. but there is another available which cuts the entire stamped piece - shown here - and those fun little flowers on the sleeves!  It makes it so fun and easy to add dimension, and depth.  I've used the layers to create gloved hands, warming up with a cuppa!

This fun background die, called Quatrefoil Background, is just one of many 

Pigment Craft Co. is introducing this month.  You all know I haven't met a background die I didn't love!  Don't think I'll miss the chance to use those leftovers - I'm seeing rice for a wedding shaker!

I'll be back with more cards using the new goodies on August 24th, 11 am EDT as a guest here, and at the Pigment Craft Company blog - hope you'll come back!

Now off you go to @pigmentcraftco Instagram for the Hop, or Pigment Craft Company for the SHOP!  They have a few discounts with qualifying purchase, too, so check that out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

=]  Michele

All the inks used today are from The Stamp Market, or Catherine Pooler.  If you have questions, please email me!  

Inspired By #179 - You're one in a MELON!

 

A year or so ago, I managed to 'melon-ize' just about everything!  

Today, I just borrowed the colors, and saw IB179 in a different way:

Okay, so those shiny enamel dots won't win me any seed-spitting contest, 

but I hope this causes a smile, or two!

Before we head over to see my teamies cards, I want to share 

another little One in a Melon card I made yesterday while playing with my new Rainbow set from Waffle Flower!  

Before anyone asks about those stitched hearts:  it's an Amy Tangerine ef - check ebay!  

That's where I found mine!  Called cross-stitched hearts or something like that! 

Okay now let's go over to IB179 to see what/or how my teamies have melon-ized their DT cards - hope you join me, and are inspired to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

=]  Michele

Pigment Craft Co. Jumbo Botanical: Budding branch

Altenew Celebrations paper

The Stamp Market Lovely Labels for sentiment

Waffle Flower Craft Rustic Rainbow die set

Hey, sweets!

I had a gap to fill in my crafty supplies, and I found just the set to fill it!  Welcome, Berry Patch, from Pigment Craft Co., to my crafty world!  Let's start with a closeup of this sweet little sentiment... it also has a shadow die, but I loved seeing the green shine through...

I clipped the berries from their greenery to fill this sweet little stack of bowls - then popped the leaves, and bowl of berries onto a Pinkfresh oval of pale pink!

Next up - here they are as Pigment Craft Co. intended them - our bird friends have planted the most wonderful berry patch by our deck!  Looks like we'll be having hundreds of these tiny wild strawberries to munch on!

All these mini cubes helped to rock-n-roll color onto the berry cute stamps

Now don't you just want to make jam??  and eat it on a piece of homemade bread, right out of the oven??  ahhhhhhhh Summer!

=]  Michele

Pigment Craft Co.  Berry Patch stamps, and dies

Pinkfresh Studio - Braided Ovals, and Braided Tags

Concord & 9th mini cube collection, and Parsley card stock

Ellen Hutson - pale rose card stock