Thursday, February 20, 2020

Tall and Skinny

Sometimes there are challenges that just catch my eye and I know I really want to play along just because it seems so fun.  When I saw Double Trouble's "It's a Tall Order" challenge, I knew I was going to make time to play along.
I've had several of these tall and skinny card bases for quite a while.  Someone gave them to me years ago when they were cleaning out their stash.  I've only used a couple because I never really know what to do with them.   I also had been having fun with scraps a week or so ago and made these paper pieced mugs AND I already had them stacked together like this, which is also perfect for the challenge.  I had the doily die cut in my bits and pieces stash (it was a gift from a friend) and when I went to look for some patterned paper, I found the background piece already cut to the exact size I needed!  I so love using up scraps!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Thanks a Latte"
Punches: Fiskar "Upper Crest" border punch

Challenges:
Double Trouble #50--It's a Tall Order (Thing #1: tall and skinny; Thing #3: stack it up; Thing #2: play along with Try Stampin' On Tuesday)
Creative with Stamps #47--red

Merry Little Christmas #17--anything goes
Winter Wonderland--anything goes
Holly and Ivy #65--anything goes
Crafter's Cafe #236--use pink and/or red
Try Stampin' on Tuesday #443--sketch

C.R.A.F.T.  #545--Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #477--anything goes Christmas with the optional twist: use some green
Use Your Stuff #392--circles
Alphabet Challenge--W is for Anything you Wish

12 comments:

meg said...

you created a great card for this tall skinny base,thank you for joining in at the Alphabet Challenge

missgailly said...

Cool card and I love that stack of cups. They look perfect on that doily. Thanks for playing along at USE YOUR STUFF - Gail

Sherri Thacker said...

I love tall and skinny cards and don't make them enough. I also love your stack of cups. Thanks for joining us at The Crafter's Cafe.

Helen said...

A fabulous design - great prompt and a great card.

Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge.

Helen x

Heather said...

This is so perfect, Heather - love that stack of cups, and I even like the doily, lol. What a fun background paper, too! Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!

Donna Scholz said...

Heather, what a nice card! You were able to include all 3 parts of TSOT and DT's challenges! Sounds like it's a lucky card since so many of the elements were just waiting for you to grab them during your creativity surge! Thank you for joining TSOT, and sharing your card with us!!! -Donna

cass said...

Great design for a tall skinny card. Thanks for entering your wonderful creation at The Crafter's Cafe this fortnight.

Melanie R said...

Great sketch interpretation, Heather! The colors are fabulous and the stacked cups with the doily meet the challenges perfectly. Thank you for playing along with us at Double Trouble #50 and TSOT #455.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

I'm glad you were able to use that old stash of tall and skinny cardstock...and you made it so much fun. Glad you were able to enjoy working with the sketch...fun card. Thanks again for your support to Double Trouble and TSOT.

Dawn Phillips said...

Lovely card with some beautiful papers. I have tonnes of tall skinny cards. I need to do something with them. Thanks for joining us at The Alphabet Challenge. Love Dawn x

Dorlene Durham said...

I love the long tall cards too. I don’t make them enough. LOL. Thanks for sharing your card at the Creative With Stamps challenge blog. Dorlene DT CWS

Krafty Kaylin said...

great card. thanks for joining us at TSOT.