Make some noise

It's Saturday!!  That means it's time for another challenge from Di's Digi Designs.

The challenge this time is: Try Something New
And here is my card for your inspiration:

I used two different "something new" items.   One of them is the arrow die down the left hand side.  I've had it for several months and haven't used it yet.  I wasn't quite sure what to do with it, but it seemed to fit with this fun arrow paper.  And my second new thing is the fun T-slider fold I used.  I followed a tutorial from Beccy at Beccy's Place.  She has a TON of tutorials for different folds.

As you pull the tab, the center folds up and reveals a hidden sentiment.  It's really fun!

I hope you get a chance to play along with us this challenge.  I can't wait to see what new things you are willing to try.

Supplies:

Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "MP3 Mike" digi; Cas-ual Fridays "Woot Woot" sentiment; Lawn Fawn "Push Here" pull sentiment

Dies: Poppy Stamps "Rush Arrows"

Challenges:

{Pin}spirational Challenge #218--inspirational photo (I was inspired by the rustic feel and the red of the truck)

Cardz 4 Guys #197--metal madness (metal eyelets)

Word Art Wednesday #340--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Tuesday Throwdown #398--interactive

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Penny's Challenge--anything goes

Simon says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Crafty Creations #364--anything goes

Little Miss Muffet #192--anything goes

Creative Fingers #149--anything goes

Cardz TV #54--anything goes

Better Together

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsors for this week are Oddball Art and Sasayaki Glitter. 

So, I have two cards for you today, using images from each of the sponsors.  First up is the card I made using an image from Oddball Art:

I won this feather image a couple months ago.  There are actually three different images, but I used one twice to create this cluster.  I heat embossed the sentiment in silver and added some antique silver frantage powder to the feathers.  I love the dimension and texture it gives.  This was an anniversary card for my sister and brother-in-law so here is the inside.

I stamped the sentiment and added a different feather image.  I colored it the same, but instead of adding the frantage, I added silver paint pen dots to keep it flat on the inside.

     My second card uses an image from Sasayaki Glitter that I was given for this challenge:

 Isn't she so sweet?!  I think this would be perfect for a little girl birthday card, but would also work for a female of any age.  I used, vellum, mulberry paper, ribbon, and lots of pink--it's definitely girly!

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until July 6th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of July 8th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create.

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: Oddball Art "Lizzy Love Img 371" digi; Verve "Better Together" sentiment; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps "Anniversary Innies" inside sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:

Crafty Creations #369--anything goes
Penny's Challenge--anything goes

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps #436--finish the inside
Creative Fingers #148--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #206--anything goes
As You Like It--favorite type of embossing (this is a toss up for me as I do really like the texture achieved with dry embossing, but after 15+ years, the magic of heat embossing still gets me every time!)
Inspiration Destination #153--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #340--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Crafty Gals #168--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: Sasayaki Glitter "Baby Elly's Birthday" digi; MFT "Delicious Birthday" sentiment

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
The Paper Shelter #345--going digital
Try Stampin' On Tuesdays #370--sketch and optional twist: use vellum

Simon Says Stamp Monday--food and/or drink (birthday cake)
Sweet Stampin'--food and drink (birthday cake)
Brown Sugar #269--wedding or party (birthday party)
Power Poppy--Let's go round and round
Creative with Stamps #27--cute animals

Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow

Peaceful monochrome

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  And this week it is a fan favorite: Anything Goes.  I have to admit, I am often running behind and this week I was true to form, and was so glad it is an anything goes challenge!  Since I was so behind, I decided to go with a monochromatic color scheme (white and gray) and leave my image uncolored.  I think it created a really elegant, masculine card, which is good because I need to send out a masculine card this week.  Here is my card:

 I added a torn edge along the bottom (something I haven't done in ages!) to give it interest and texture without having to add any additional layers.  I also added texture with the twine and the stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week, I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Bass Harbor Light (lg)" and "Birthday"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Atlantic Hearts #270--sketch

heARTful Stamping--anything goes
Cardz TV #53--anything goes
Alphabet Challenge--G is for the great outdoors
Creative Fingers #148--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #206--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #153--anything goes
Crafty Gals #168--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #84--anything goes
Crafty Friends #86--anything goes

Dance

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsor for this week is Little Blue Button Stamps. 

Here is the card I created:

I won this little cutie a couple months ago and decided to color her up for this.  Since she has an umbrella, I picked out the patterned paper and sentiment to go along with the rain theme.  It's a little hard to see in the picture, but her pink boots are polka dotted!!  So fun!  Because, if I had rain boots, they would definitely be polka dotted!!  You can see them a bit better in the photo below.

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until June 29th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of July 1st.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create.

Supplies:

Stamps: Little Blue Button Stamps "ML with Umbrella 2" digi; Verve "Blue skies" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"

Challenges:

Cutie Pie--spots and dots (dots on her boots but also on the ribbon)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Calendar--use 3 of something (I used 3 pearls)

Little Miss Muffet #191--anything goes

Crafty Friends #86--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #84--anything goes

Use Your Stuff #317--inspired by a song (Rain, rain, go away)

Tuesday Morning sketches #458--sketch

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Crafty Gals #168--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #340--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Inspiration Destination #153--anything goes

Craftaholics R Us #25--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #206--anything goes with sentiment

Flower inspiration

Happy Wednesday!!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a GORGEOUS inspiration photo for you.  You can choose to be inspired by the colors, or the image, or both (as I was)!  Here it is:

Aren't those colors so yummy!!!??  As soon as I saw this photo, I KNEW what stamps I was going to use.  Obviously, my favorite Flower Power Separates would be the perfect fit (and I do so love using them).  Here's the card I created:

I love how the white flowers in the photo really pop, so I heat embossed all of my images with white embossing powder before coloring them and fussy cutting them out.  Then I layered them all together  to (sort of) imitate the clusters in the photo.  My frame is backed with vellum and then some patterned paper, the vellum softens the color and pattern so it doesn't take away from the beautiful flowers.
     I hope you will get inky and play along with us; I can't wait to see how this photo inspires you!
And if you haven't bought these flowers yet, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon on my left sidebar.  I use them all the time!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Pattie's Flower Outline", "Mum Outline", "Daisy Outline, small", "Leaf Outline, large", "Leaf Outline Wavy" and "Happy Birthday"

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Die Cuttin' Divas #374--embossing (I used heat embossing)
heARTful Stamping--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #84--anything goes
Crafty Friends #86--anything goes
Cardz TV #52--anything goes
Craft Rockets--birthday
Penny Black--in the garden
Southern Girls--anything goes

Celebrate your day

It's Saturday!!  That means it's time for another challenge from Di's Digi Designs.

The challenge this time is: Summer Fun

And here is my card for your inspiration:

Isn't this little Ted the cutest!?  But he'd better be careful as his ball has fallen off the tea and a little lady bug has climbed on!!  Except for the card base, green dp and image panel, everything was cut from scraps, even the kraft mat layer and the blue around the image.  As this is a masculine card, I didn't want to tie a bow with the twine; instead I did something a little different by interlocking two pieces of twine and pulling the ends toward the different sides.  It adds a bit of interest without adding bulk or too much froofiness.

  I hope you will play along with us this time; Can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "Ted in the Rough" digi; Raisin Boat "Flourishing Phrases" partial sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; MFT sun layered sun die

Challenges:

Dies R Us #99--summertime fun
Cardz TV #52--anything goes
Crafty Catz #421--anything goes
Cute Card #534--sun, sand or sea
Little Miss Muffet #191--anything goes
Crafty Gals #167--anything goes
Fab n Funky #318--show me some sunshine
Die Cuttin' Divas #375--masculine or father's day
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #328--anything goes with snippets
Cas-ual Fridays #201--boys of summer
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #138--sketch

Craft Rockets #44--birthday
Ribbon Girl--anything goes with the optional twist: summer
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #15--anything goes
That's Crafty--a summer's day
Always Happy Birthday--anything goes with the optional twist: summer birthday
Creative Inspirations--Here comes the sun
Dare 2B Artzy--bright colors
Divas That Cut--animals or pets
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Crafting with an Attitude--anything goes

Happy Chef

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter. 

A few months ago, I won a couple images from The Paper Shelter and this adorable little chef was won of them.  Here is the card I created using him:

 My father-in-law's favorite meal is spaghetti and meatballs, so as I was scrolling through my images from The Paper Shelter and saw this guy, I knew I had to use it!  Isn't he adorable?!  Oh so fun!  The circle was in my bits and pieces stash and the banner was cut from a scrap of white card stock.  The button was recycled from an item of clothing my kids have outgrown.

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until June 22nd 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of June 24th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create.

Supplies:

Stamps: The Paper Shelter "Trattoria Chef" digi; Verve "Strong Anchor" sentiment

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and "Blueprints 12" banner; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:

Unicorn--masculine

Crafting with an Attitude #40--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Power Poppy--let's go round & round

Stinkin' Inkers--the guys have it

Pile It On #142--all sorts of holidays (Father's Day)

Crop Stop #40--anything goes

Cardz 4 Guys #196--father's day

Aud Sentiments #205--anything goes

CAS-ual Fridays #201--boys of summer

Sketch Saturday #517--sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges #438--masculine cards

Die Cuttin' Divas #375--masculine or Father's Day

The Paper Shelter #343--ribbons, buttons, or pearls

Penny's Challenge #384--anything goes

Crafty Creations #368--anything goes

Pause, Dream, Enjoy #24--anything goes

Craftaholics R Us #24--kraft

Creative Moments #145--anything goes

Happy Father's Day

Happy Wednesday!!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a tic tac toe challenge for you:

Here is the card I created:

 I did a tutorial on Monday as to how I turned these palm tree line images into the silhouettes you see here.  I also promised a card using this image and here it is.  I followed a tutorial by Teresa Momber that you can find here. I got a little carried away and sort of forgot about the tic tac toe challenge.  Oops!  So, I decided the row I used the best was the top one: tone on tone, masculine, twine or ribbon.  I didn't exactly use the tone on tone on the front of the card, so I had to add it to the inside where I stamped the palm trees in gray ink onto the gray card base.

I hope you will play along with us this week.  And if you need any of the stamps I used today, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon in my left sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions: "Large Palm Trees", "A father is . . . ", and "Father's Day"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
heARTful Stamping--anything goes
Fashionable Stamping #136--seaside
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps #434--water
Crazy 4 Challenges #438--masculine cards
Sweet Stampin'--dad or special man day
Cardz TV #51--anything goes
Crafty Catz #420--anything goes with the optional twist: ribbon or twine
Time Out #111--holidays with the optional twist: one layer (I'm not sure mine counts as one layer, but I only have one other than the base)
Aud Sentiments #205--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #152--anything goes
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Handstamped Sentiment #291--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the water theme and all the blue)

Cardz 4 Guys #196--Father's Day
Pile It On #143--all sorts of holidays
Stinkin' Inkers--the guys have it
SheepSki Designs #15--embellish it or CAS (I went CAS)
Crafting with an Attitude #40--anything goes
Card Mania #105--nautical
Cards Galore--anything goes
Unicorn Challenge--masculine

Summer Sunset

It's Heather here with my Pick of the Week for The House That Stamps Built.  Today, I'm going to show you a really easy technique that can stretch the usage of your stamps: turning line images into silhouette images.  All you need for this technique is:

• image
• black ink
• black marker (I usually use a Sharpie)
• paper

Start by stamping your image, then color in your entire image with the black marker (see, I told you it was really easy!).  I really like to do this with images that I will use with sponged backgrounds, specially for night scenes.

 The above lighthouse image is really fabulous, but there is a LOT of detail coloring.  This technique totally eliminates that coloring but still retains the beautiful lines of the image.
     The next image shows a different lighthouse.  I kind of smudged the top of the image when I stamped it, but with this technique, it's not noticable at all.

 The next photo shows how this technique is perfect for hiding incomplete stamping.  I did an awful job getting the center of the palm trees to stamp completely, but once I colored them in, it looks like I stamped perfectly.  Look for the card I made using this panel in our challenge that starts Wednesday.

Here is the card I created using the tall lighthouse:

After stamping and coloring in the image.  I sponged on some inks to create a summery sunset scene.  Makes me feel hot and hazy just looking at it!  I stamped a few birds and added several light gray clouds for some interest.  (you can barely see the clouds, but they are there).  I heat embossed the sentiment on vellum so it wouldn't cover any of the scene.

Here is a card I made a while ago using this technique with the Bar Harbor Light image:

Supplies:

Stamps: "Bar Harbor Light (lg.)", "Cape Hatteras Light", "Large Palm Trees", "Sandcastle" (I only used the birds), "Clouds" and "Birthday"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" and fishtail banner

Challenges:

Crafty Friends #85--happy birthday
Unicorn Challenge--masculine
Card Mania #105--nautical
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #23--anything goes
Dies R Us #98--sunshine or clouds
Stinkin' Inkers--the guys have it
Always Happy Birthday--anything goes with the optional twist: summer birthday
Ribbon Girl--anything goes with the optional twist: summer
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #83--anything goes
Crafting by Designs--anything goes
The Paper Shelter #342--Letters and/or numbers (letters in my sentiment)
MFT #388--sketch

Crafty Gals #167--summer colors
Inspiration Destination #152--anything goes with the optional twist: use a real stamp
Cute Card Thursday #53--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #205--anything goes
Cardz TV #51--anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges #438--masculine cards
Fashionable Stamping #136--seaside

Sweet Day

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsor for this week is Little Blue Button Stamps. 

I used a super sweet image from Little Blue Button Stamps (it's actually the same one used in their badge!) to create this yummy birthday card:

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until June 15th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of June 17th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create.

Supplies:

Stamps: LBBS "Wishing Charlie" digi; MFT "Delicious Birthday" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "Radiant Rectangles" and "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:
Aud Sentiments #205--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #533--anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #83--anything goes
CRAFT #471--add ribbon and sparkle (sparkle from my rhinestones)
Cuttlebug Mania--frame it
Simon Says Stamp Monday--all things bright and beautiful
Crafty Friends #85--happy birthday
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow
Cards Galore--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Dare 2B Artzy--bright colors
Crafty Calendar--3 of something (I used 3 patterned paper)
Always Happy Birthday--anything goes with the optional twist: summer birthday
Crop Stop #40--anything goes