The Best

Happy May 1st!!  It's time for a new challenge on the Critter Crazy Challenge blog!  As always, it is a month long challenge: Anything Goes as long as you feature a creature.  Here is my card for your inspiration:

My husband needed a card for a work friend who was turning 40.  This guy also happens to love golf, so I combined both into this card.  I didn't have time to color an image, so I printed it out onto a patterned paper which gives it interest with out having to color.  In hind sight, it might have been a fun idea to add some shading, but as I said, I really didn't have time to color.  I barely finished the card in time for my husband to leave for the party as it was.  And because of that, I didn't even have time to take a good photo; we just shot it right there on my work desk.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hop on over to the Critter Crazy blog and check out the details and the rest of the projects from the Design Team.

Supplies:

Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "Ted In the Rough" digi; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers" border die

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #276--anything goes

Crafty Catz #712--anything goes

Creative Fingers #321--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--4-legged friends

Word Art Wednesday #450--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Polar Bear

Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Gone But Not Forgotten (Use an image from a designer that is no longer in business).  I am using an image from Bugaboo Stamps.

 Here is my card:

This cute little polar bear is my absolute favorite Bugaboo Stamps images, in fact it is one of my all time favorite images from anywhere!  It is so adorable!  I made this card using scraps from the same paper pack I used on one of my last cards. (I also used the same sketch--it was such a good one!)  I have only a few very small scraps; I can't wait to use them up--it's one of my favorite things!  The blue ribbon was a scrap on my desk and the snowflakes were left over from a previous project.  They finished the card off perfectly--even covering up a seam in one of the strips on the tag.  I love the non-traditional color scheme.

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Polar Bear" digi

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" tag die; PaperTrey Ink "Snow Globe" snowflakes

Challenges: 

ABC Christmas--H is for hat: I is for image only (no sentiments)

Pixie's Snippets Playground #551--anything goes with snippets (the entire card (other than the base) was snippets)

Paper Funday #86--anything goes with the optional twist of dies or punches

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #276--anything goes

Creative Knockouts #569--use 2 or more patterned papers (I used 4 different papers)

As You Like It--Favorite: brights or pastels? (I don't know if mine count as pastels, but I definitely prefer softer colors over bright colors)

Crafty Catz #712--anything goes

Creative Fingers #321--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--4-legged friends

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Birthday Flyby

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Something with Wings

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I have made several of these never ending cards using this tutorial.  They look really complicated but really the hardest part is deciding how to decorate them--you have to do 4 cards in place of one!  This card is for my nephew who, you guessed it, just turned 9.  I wanted to use some bright, happy colors, to match his level of energy!  I used my favorite dragon stamp set and decided to stamp them on patterned paper instead of coloring them.  But after having to fussy cut out around all those little spikes and claws, I don't think I actually saved any time.  But I think they turned out super cute and fun!

I got to use up a lot of fun patterned scraps on this one.  For a little more fun, I die cut some bright yellow stars to use as embellishments.

On the last side, I left a blank square so I could write a message.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Side #1:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 12" stitched banner; Verve stars

Side #2:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: Paper Trey Ink "By the Numbers"; Verve stars

Side #3:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"

Dies: MFT "Slice of Cake" and "Blueprints 12" banner; Verve stars

Side #4:

Stamps: Paper Trey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes

Dies: Paper Trey Ink "By the Numbers" border die; Verve stars

Challenges:

 

Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Colors of Spring

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This is the card I made for my mom's birthday.  I saw the sketch and it really caught my eye and I had to use it!  Lily of the Valley are not blooming here in Southern New England, yet, but they should be starting in a couple weeks.  The ones we have around here are all white, but there are some very pale pink ones out there and that is how I colored mine up.  I fussy cut the image and draped it around the sentiment strip so neither the sentiment nor the image were covered up very much.  I think it adds a fun and interesting touch.  Before adhering both to the card, I added some gold embroidery thread and that was a really good choice if I do say so myself!  It instantly took the card from "meh" to eye-catching.  I finished it up with some pink pearls.  It is a smaller sized card: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 so it would fit the sketch but not be too gigantic for the flower image.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Fred She Said "Lily of the Valley" digi; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:

Cards Galore #146--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #241--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #119--use dies

Die Cut Divas--anniversary/birthday

Creative Inspirations--Easter/Spring

We Love Stamping--Spring

Moving Along with the Times #188--anything spring

Crafty Gals Corner #276--anything goes with the optional twist: spring

Aud Sentiments #336--watercolor AND/OR spring

Beautiful Blossoms #40--anything goes with flowers with the optional twist: inspiration picture

Love Those Pretty Papers--spring flowers

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #275--anything goes

Crafty Catz #711--anything goes

Creative Fingers #320--anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge #365--sketch

Word Art Wednesday #748--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Groovy

Yesterday, I had a bit of time to just play.  (I mean, I could have used that time for something more productive, but I didn't!)  This card was inspired by all these little scraps from a paper pack.  It started out with this card I made for my mom using some of the pieces from the paper pack.  And then since there were only scraps left, I decided to use a bunch of them up.  I created this card and a second card using the same layout that I will post at the beginning of next month.  The striped circle was already die cut and all the rest of the patterned paper pieces were scraps.  Even the stars were die cut from scraps as well.  This isn't normally a color combination that would appeal to me, but I do actually really like how it turned out!  And the patterns made me think of this "groovy" sentiment.  Such a fun card all around!

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Surely Goodness"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; Verve stars

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #119--use dies

Crafty Calendar--dies/punches

Craft Rocket Challenge #135--Layer It Up

Word Power--sentiment as focal

Try A Sketch on Tuesday #693--sketch

Pixie's Snippets Playground #530--anything goes with snippets

Word Art Wednesday #748--anything goes with uplifting sentiment 

Creative Moments Template

Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Gone But Not Forgotten (Use an image from a designer/company that is no longer in business).  I am using an image from one of my old-time favorites: Bugaboo Stamps.

 Here is my card:

Bugaboo Stamps images are so adorable and I was very sad when they went out of business.  I needed a birthday card for my dad, and I thought this fun image was just perfect!  I colored him up and used the die cutting out of the box technique.  Then I added some glossy accents to the balloon to give it a beautiful shine!  The fun image needed some bright happy papers The two striped papers are from a patterned paper pack that is almost used up (just little bits to use up!!) and was able to find a bright yellow from another pack to go along with them.  I finished everything off with some bright red enamel dots.

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Bear Balloon 3"; MFT "Essential Sentiments"; PaperTrey Ink "World's Greatest" DAD

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched banner; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges:

Cards Galore #146--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #241--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #119--anything goes

Die Cut Divas--birthday or anniversary

Crafty Calendar--dies/punches

Craft Rocket #135--layer it up

Paper Funday #86--anything goes with the optional twist: die cut/punches

Colorful Options--yellow

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #275--anything goes

Crafty Catz #711--anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #320--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--bright & cheerful

Double Trouble #214--Let's make this Air-mazing (#1: 3 patterned papers or special papers, 2 colors, 1 image; #3: any flying element (balloon)

1st Birthday

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: For a Baby/Child

Here is my card for your inspiration:

We have a young family in our church who's little guy just turned one.  So, I decided to take this opportunity to make a first birthday card for him.  I had several of these stamped onesies left over (probably from the baby's baby shower) and thought it would be fun to create a little background using them.  Luckily, I managed to find the same patterned paper and stamped one more of the blue onesies and the reverse of the paper was the green, so I stamped four on that paper as well.  Because the originals had been mounted on white card stock, I had to mount the new pieces on white and cut them out as well.  It adds a texture to the background for a bit more fun.  I die cut a vellum circle to help the die cut "1" to stand out from the background and stamped "st" directly onto the circle.  I added the sentiment to die cut stitched banners.  I think it turned out so fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! "By Ones and By Twos"; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes" st; My Favorite Things "Essential Sentiments"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By The Numbers"; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched banner; unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #274--anything goes

Crafty Catz #710--anything goes

Creative Fingers #319--anything goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground #529--anything goes with snippets (3 of the onesies were left overs and the others were fussy cut from a scrap of paper, all the die cuts were cut from scraps as well)

Double Trouble Challenge #213--SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing (#1: 3 die cuts, 2 patterned papers, one number one!)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--happy birthday

Little Red Wagon #852--M is for masculine

Krafty Chicks #814--birthday

Cards Galore Challenge #146--anything goes

Die Cut Divas--anniversary or birthday card

Paper Funday #86--anything goes with the optional twist: die cut/punches

Word Power--sentiment as the focal point