Masculine birthday

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built and this week it is a fan favorite: Anything Goes!! And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

I was definitely time crunched for this one, and when that happens, I definitely look for a CAS creation.  And it's more ideal if I don't have to color anything as that takes me a bit of time.  So, I was flipping through my Repeat Impressions stamps and came across this motorcycle which I haven't inked up yet being a little intimidated by it.  But I figured I could go with a black and white scheme and not have to color it.  Then when I stamped it, I realized you don't have to color it anyway and it looks fabulous just as it is!  I die cut a silver "happy" and heat embossed the "birthday" and was finished as quick as a wink (almost)!
Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us.  And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Harley" and "Belated Birthday"
Dies: MFT "Happy Trio"

Challenges:
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #31--anything goes
Power Poppy Creative Confetti--take 10 (a ten minute card)
CAS(E) This Sketch #310--sketch

Aud Sentiments #221--bingo (I used the top row: patterned paper, embossing, die cut)
Crafty Catz #450--anything goes with the optional twist: for a boy (man)
Creative Fingers #158--anything goes
Crafty Friends #104--gemstones/pearls (I used black pearls)
{Pin}spirational Challenge #233 (inspired by the color combo)

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Cardz 4 Guyz #124--CAS

Spring Bear

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

The challenge this time is: Include an Animal
And here is my card for your inspiration:

I just love all of Di's images; they are all sooooo adorable!!  This little guy was just screaming to be colored up.  I'm definitely ready for winter to be over, though I would REALLY like to have one good snow storm first!  We've had several predicted, but then they've just turned to rain.  My kids and I are still hoping . . .  After that, I will be ready to see some cute little Daffs poking their heads out of the ground!  I had a bit of a problem coloring up this image.  I was trying to fix things and it just kept getting worse, so, I'm not super happy with how the bear turned out, but didn't really have time to color it again.  And then, my marker slipped and made a long brown line right out of his backside.  Ugghhh . . . I was able to mostly fix it with a blender pen, but had to hide it with the hello die cut; which is a fun addition anyway.  I die cut the "hello" three times and layered them together the sponged the edges with a little bit of dark brown ink to set it off a bit.

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create.  And make sure you hop over to the Di's Digital Designs blog to see what the rest of the team has made for this challenge.

Supplies: 

Stams: Di's Digi Stamps "Daffodil Bear" digi

Dies: Simon Says Stamp "Painted Hello"; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large" and "Picot Circles"

Challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #154--sketch

Crafty Sentiments--Spring is springing
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #100--anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Craft Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow

Happy 25th

We have a 25th anniversary party to go to tomorrow--a couple in our family.  I went with the traditional silver color and added a fun pop of pink with the roses.

These roses from PTI are my absolute favorite!!  They are so gorgeous and detailed and can be stamped in any color combo.  I went with  three shades of pink and stamped the leaves in two shades of gray.  I was going to go with green for the leaves but wanted to keep the only color with the roses.  The silver frame around my circle element was created by die cutting two different pieces and layering them together on the back of the circle; I think it turned out really cool.

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink "Sweet Life"; Sweet n Sassy Stamps "Celebrating Milestones"
Dies: Papertrey Ink "Sweet Life" and "By the Numbers" border die; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large" and "Filigree Delight"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle
Cuttlebug Mania damask embossing folder

Challenges:
Creative Fingers #158--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #221--bingo (I used the right diagonal: die cut, digi or stamp, ribbon, I also used the center column: embossing, digi or stamp, stitching)
Double D Challenge--pink and white
Mod Squad--brand name clear or rubber stamps (all clear stamps used on this one)
Cuttlebug Mania--marriage (an anniversary is a celebration of marriage)
Tuesday Morning Sketches #491--sketch

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #100--anything goes
Alphabet Challenge--X is for xtra bling
{Pin}spirational Challenge #232--inspiration photo (those gorgeous pink roses; need I say more!?)

Crafter's Cafe #213--fancy folds or embossing

Frosty Christmas

I've been leaving my (quickly decreasing) bits and pieces stash out on my desk so I can keep looking through it and keep the pieces fresh in my mind.  So, when I see a sketch the one of those pieces will go with, I can jump right on it.  This is how this card came about: I saw the sketch and almost instantly thought of this piece of ribbon that was in the bits and pieces stash.  I wasn't thinking pink at first, but as I was looking through a paper pack I came across this scrap of pink and all I had to do was trim down the width of it, which I used to paper piece the little snowman's cute hat and scarf.  I colored the snowman with colored pencils and gave him some snowball sequins to juggle.  So cute!

Supplies:
Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Holiday Snow Globe" snowman; Verve "Merry & Bright"

Challenges:
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #44--anything Christmas goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything Christmas goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--carols & songs (Frosty the Snowman)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Stinkin' Inkers--baby it's cold outside
Merry Little Christmas #7--anything goes
Moving Along with the Times #91--a little shabby chic
Crimbo Crackers #178--anything Christmas goes
Cardz TV #83--anything goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #346--anything goes with snippets (the ribbon and the patterned paper--both scraps)
Make My Monday #90--make it krafty
Fab n Funky #428--Christmas
Mod Squad--brand name clear or rubber stamps (I used both: unmounted rubber by YNS and clear stamp by Verve)
Little Red Wagon #485--baby it's cold outside
CAS(E) This Sketch #310--sketch

Belated Birthday Wishes

I love a good sketch, pretty much always starting my card with one.  And this sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge really caught my eye because of those little square elements.  I've had this little kraft square in my bits and pieces stash and was wondering how in the world I was going to use it.  So, when I saw the sketch, right away I saw that square in my mind and this is how it turned out:

 I had a color combo in mind and I accidentally die cut a dark blue square instead of the light blue at first and then I had a miss cut with the first light blue square and I REALLY didn't want to put those into my bits and pieces stash, so I figured out a way to use them on the inside.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Mat Stack 5" sentiment
Dies: Impression Obsession window die (the little squares are the window panes)

Challenges:
Addicted To Stamps #329--Clean and Simple
Make My Monday #90--make it krafty
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #100--anything goes
Addicted To CAS #153--grid
Cardz TV #83--anything goes
CAS(E) This #309--sketch
Crafty Catz #449--anything goes with the optional twist: keep it simple

Stained glass beauties

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week we have a beautiful inspiration photo for you:

And I actually have 2 cards for you today:

 As soon as I looked at the picture, I was grabbed by the folded ornaments and I thought of this "Stained Glass Round" stamp as it reminded me of the patterns in the ornaments.  I stamped it all over an entire panel and then colored them up using the colors from the inspiration photo.  As I was trying to decide where I wanted to go from there, I decided to cut it into two pieces, thus the two cards.  The first is very feminine:

I added lots of pink and little pink rhinestones to accent.

The second card is more masculine as I went with the darker colors in the photo.  It could really be used for both and I added the belated birthday sentiment because I am ALWAYS sending cards late. 

The maroon scalloped oval die cut was in my bits and pieces stash--another piece I was struggling to use, but it works perfectly with this color combo.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this photo.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

CARD #1

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Stained Glass Round" and "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies:  MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle and "Scalloped borders"

Challenges:
Crafty Creations #384--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #374--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Shopping Our Stash #389--make your mark (colored with my spectrum noir markers)
{Pin}spiration #232--inspiration photo (inspired by the pink and the ribbon/bow)

Crafting with an Attitude #48--anything goes
Sketch Saturday #551--sketch (I turned it to the side)

CARD #2
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Stained Glass Round" and "Belated Birthday"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders "Standard Ovals, large" and "Classic Scalloped Ovals, large"
Sizzix "Flower Circles" embossing folder

Challenges:
Handstamped Sentiments #308--sketch

Retro Rubber #104--tic tac toe (I used the right diagonal: textured emboss/birthday/blue) the stained glass circle stamp is almost two years old (May of 2017)

Crafter's Cafe #213--fancy folds or embossing
Crafty Calendar--add texture and ribbon

Christmas Blessings

These three blank ornaments were in my bits and pieces idea, and I had a fun idea to stamp some poinsettias.  I have to say it turned out even better than I anticipated; in fact, I LOVE how it turned out!

 I stamped the images on the ornaments, then colored them with my spectrum noirs, then restamped over the top (using my stamp-a-ma-jig) with versamark ink so I could emboss the images with some gold tinsel embossing powder.  The sparkle on this is amazing!!  You can see it in the photo below.

Down the side I used one of my patterned paper scrap strips.As I said, I just love how this one turned out.  And I got to use some items from the bits and pieces stash!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Poinsettia"; Verve "Beyond Measure" sentiment
Dies: Elizabeth Crafts Designs ornaments; MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle and "Stitched Scalloped Trio"

Challenges:
Atlantic Hearts #302--sketch (unfortunately, the deadline has already passed)

Double Trouble #21--Thing #1--flowers; Thing #3--anything with wings or "b" related (I used baubles and bows); Thing #2--play along with Atlantic Hearts sketch (it had already closed--I did use the sketch, but I don't know if it counts if I didn't get to link to the sketch challenge)
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #44--anything goes Christmas
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Sparkles #97--poinsettias
ABC Christmas--C is for Candy, D is for Decorations
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #7--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--flowers
Addicted To Stamps #328--holiday
As You Like It--Favorite: birthday or Christmas and why?  I do enjoy making birthday cards, but I love Christmas cards (I need more of them, so that works out, too).  I love that you an use as much sparkle and glitter as you want.  AND Christmas is about the birth of Jesus and I LOVE celebrating that!

Make some noise

This card is a bumper crop of items from my bits and pieces stash.  The sentiment panel and the pegboard piece (which is actually two pieces, pieced together behind the sentiment panel) were both in there.  The other day, I was looking through some stamps and saw this set and matching dies from Taylored Expressions.  When I looked at the sentiment "make some noise" the tools came to mind.  And voila!  A fabulous masculine card (if I do say so myself)!

 The blue paper is a tiny bit textured and it has a really subtle pattern on it that reminded me of denim once I got it paired with these tools.  I wasn't able to use all the die cut tool pieces on the outside, so I added the rest with the sentiment on the inside.  It really finishes everything off nicely.

Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions "All the Fixings"; CAS-ual Fridays "Woot, woot!" front sentiment and first part of inside sentiment
Dies: Taylored Expressions "All the Fixings" and pegboard

Challenges:
Crafting with an Attitude #48--anything goes
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #31--anything goes
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Try Stampin' on Tuesday #395--sketch and optional twist: use ribbon or twine

Word Art Wednesday #374--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Crafty Creations #384--anything goes
Cardz TV #83--anything goes

Birthday Flowers

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 the week is Sparkle N Sprinkle. 

And here is the card I created:

This is such a beautiful image and the file also comes with a single bloom and two sentiments, plus the images in color.  For this card, I used the uncolored main image.  I just haven't dared use a pre-colored image yet.  I did some outside the box fussy cutting for the main image.  Love that technique!

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Challenge Rules

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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  Feb. 22nd at 12:00AM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Feb. 23rd.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sparkle n Sprinkle "Bonnet Bouquet" digi; Verve "Better Togther" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders " Classic Ovals, large" and "Scalloped Ovals, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle (base panel)

Challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs--make it girly

Double Trouble #21--Thing #1: flowers; Thing #3--anything with wings or "b" related (I used a bonnet, blooms, and a bow--all in my image)

Crafting with an Attitude #48--anything goes

Cheerful Sketches--sketch

Sweet Stampers #29--stitching: real or faux (I used a stitched die)

Shopping Our Stash #389--make your mark (color with markers)

Crafty Sentiments--flowers

Penny's Challenge #417--anything goes

Crafty Creations #384--anything goes

Mod Squad--spring flowers

Yes . . . no

This is the final Valentine's Day card I made this year.  I got this stamp set last year and really wanted to use it.  So fun because it comes with the sentiment options that I used on the inside.  It totally reminds me of being in middle school and all the "check 'yes' or 'no' note passing that used to go on).  I used tons of patterned paper scraps by die cutting all these fabulous hearts.  

Here's the inside:

Fun, right?  I added two hearts that were left over from the outside.  

Supplies:

Stamps: Neat and Tangled " Be Mine" (I don't see it on the website, so it must be retired)

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Sweet n Sassy Stamps hearts

Challenges:

Stick it Down Challenge--sketch

Cupcake Inspirations #463--Be Mine

Double D--a month of hearts

If you give a Crafter a Cookie #110--inspiration photo (inspired by the hearts)

Sweet Stampin'--Valentine's

Crafty Friends #105--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--typography

Use Your Stuff #347--hearts/pink and/or red

{Pin}spirational Challenge #232--inspiration photo (inspired by the Valentine's theme and the pink and the hearts)

Tuesday Throwdown #425--falling hearts

Die Cuttin' Divas #407--love

Crafting By Designs--love is in the air

Crafty Gals #185--love is in the air (add a heart)

Love

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

And here is the card I made using the board:

I used the top row: love, vellum, red/black.  The red and black combo really caught my eye as I had this black die cut circle in my bits and pieces stash.  It was was too small for matting an image and maybe even a sentiment so I was kind of doubting I would be able to use it very easily.  At the same time, I had just come across a sketch that I really wanted to play with.  So, I die cut a heart out of the black circle and then die cut a larger black circle with heart cut out and was able to use the hearts in the layout as well.  Win, win, win!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you check out the House blog for the full details and to see what the rest of the DT has created.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out the 10% off your entire order coupon over in my left side bar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sheet Music" and "Love Stencil"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps heart dies

Challenges:
Try Stampin' on Tuesday #394--inspiration photo or sketch (I used the sketch)

Dies R Us #114--use the color red
Creatalicious #156--anything goes with the optional twist: love, hearts
Cute Card Thursday #568--anything goes
Creative Fingers #151--anything goes
Sweet Stampin'--Valentine's
Crafty Friends #105--anything goes
Use Your Stuff #347--hearts/pink and/or red
Die Cuttin' Divas #407--love

I Dig You

I think I finished up my Valentine's Day cards today.  This one is for my little nephew who is 4 1/2.

All boys love trucks and backhoes and dirt, so I'm sure he is going to love this one.  It's not all mushy and girly, but I did sneak in some hearts on the paper.  And the sentiment is just perfect, don't you think?

Supplies:
Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Keep on Trucking" and "Large Splatter"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
Art Impressions Stamps #249--stripes & circles
Crafts Galore #60--anything goes
Your Next Stamp #107--die cuts
Sketch Saturday #550--sketch

Sweet Stampers #29--Stitching (real or faux)
Crafty Friends--anything goes

Love you bunches

Yesterday, I shared the Valentine's Day card for my youngest, this one is for my middle--she love monkeys and is less into the sparkle and girly stuff than the youngest.

I stamped and fussy cut the branch image several times to create the look of a tree.  The panel behind the monkey was in my bits and pieces stash, I just cut the bottom into a banner shape to fit the sketch I used. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sugar Pea Designs "Cheeky Monkey"; Neat & Tangled "Purrfect" little hearts

Challenges:
Art Impressions #249--striped & circles
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #99--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Creative with Stamps #35--love

Feeling Sketchy #210--sketch

2 Crafty Critter Crazies--anything goes
Penny's Challenge #415--anything goes
Love To Craft Challenge #31--anything goes
Crafting By Designs--anything goes

Love Mew

This Valentine's Day card is for my youngest.  She is our cat lover and I think she will appreciate these sweet kitties.

Supplies:
Stamps: Neat & Tangled "Purrfect" image and sentiment.  The hearts are either from that set or Neat & Tangled's "Be Mine"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:
Incy Wincy--make it girly
Tuesday Morning Sketches #489--sketch

Try Stampin' On Tuesday--inspiration photo or sketch (I used the inspiration photo--was inspired by the colors and the flowers)

Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bows
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Crafty Calendar--add texture and ribbon
Penny Black--anything goes with tags (my little sentiment tag)
Crafter's Cafe #212--fairy tale and/or something beginning with "f" (I used flowers)
Fab n Funky Challenge #426--hearts and flowers
Little Red Wagon #483--hello, sweetie (sweet kitties)
Crafty Catz #448--anything goes with the optional twist: hearts and flowers

I carrot 'bout you

Another cute little Valentine's Day card I created while playing around the other day.  I think this one is going to go to my little, 6-year-old niece.

 The little carrot was in my bits and pieces stash and was kind of the inspiration, or at least the starting point, for the card.  Not only does it have a cute carrot and a fun sentiment, but it also has a fun interactive element:

The tab pulls out and reveals a little line of hearts.

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Some Bunny" and "Push here" little arrow
Dies: Lawn Fawn "Double Slider Surprise" banner, and pull tab and stitched notch, "Slide On Over" slot die; MFT Blueprints 12" stitched rectangle and "Pierced Heart STAX"

Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #99--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Divas That Cut--Love is in the air
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #31--anything goes
Creative Inspiration--with love
Lawn Fawn--color inspiration

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #83--anything goes
Pile It On #151--pretty in pink
MFT #423--sketch

Creative Fingers #151--anything goes
YNS #107--die cuts