Sympathy

Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Embossing.  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: SheepSki Designs.

 Here is my card:

Another sympathy card needed.  I absolutely love how this one turned out!  I had an idea in mind and it actually turned out pretty much how I envisioned.  I printed out the image in a large enough size to really take up most of the card.  I colored it up and then fussy cut it out so I could adhere it on top of an embossed panel.  I stamped the sentiment and at first had a fancy border stamped around it as well, but it just didn't seem to fit with the feel of the card.  So, I cut off the borders and popped up the simple sentiment and it just finishes the card perfectly!!  I added a few small pink pearls and that was all it needed.

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: Sheep Ski Designs "Wild Roses" digi; PaperTrey Ink "Boutique Borders: Sympathy"

Darice Damask embossing folder

Challenges:  

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #259--anything goes

Cards Galore Challenge #138--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #233--anything goes

Creative Inspiration--anything goes

We love Stamping--flowers

Can You Handle the Pressure--anything goes with the optional twist: summer fun

Triple B--anything goes with birds/blooms/butterflies

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Creative Fingers #306--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #603--anything goes

Counting the stars

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I have been working really hard to use up EVERY single scrap of this patterned paper pack!  The partial star was already die cut from a previous project and the side strip was made with little tiny scraps of the same pack.  And then I had some little tiny scraps left and I die cut out the three brown stars. I pulled them all together and thought the would work perfectly with this sentiment.  I will probably use it as an encouragement card.  If God knows the names of the stars, He certainly knows your name and He cares about YOU!!

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: Verve "Shining Star"

Dies: My Favorite Things "Star Stax";  Stamps of Life little stars

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #711--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #259--anything goes

Snippets #512--anything goes with snippets (every single thing on here is a snippet, other than maybe the card base)

Cards Galore #138--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

Colorful options--mood board colors OR rainbow (I went with the rainbow option)

Hello

I was chosen as the Star of the Month for CRAFTChallenge several months ago, and I get to guest design for them for the month of August.  For the first challenge the theme is Summer/Holiday (Vacation)/Anything Goes.  The sponsor is Star Stampz.

I chose to go with the Summer theme.  Where I live (on the coast of New England, USA), strawberries ripen at the beginning of summer.  So, when I saw this image, I decided to go with a strawberry themed card, and here it is for your inspiration:

I colored up my image and then chose some green and red patterned papers to extend the color scheme.  I die cut the "hello" and finished everything off with some red pearls.

I hope that you will stop by the CRAFT blog to see what the Design Team did for this challenge.  And then come back and play along with us.

Supplies:

Stamps: Star Stampz "Strawberry" digi

Dies: YNS "hello"; unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #553--eat 5 a day (fruits and veggies)

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #259--anything goes

Cards Galore #138--anything goes

Creative Sketchy Girls #105--sketch

 

Pattie's Creations #233--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #112--girls

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

Creatalicious #291--anything goes with the optional twist: summer fun/at the beach (summer fun: picking strawberries)

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: summer fun

Love Those Pretty Papers--summertime

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Bear hugs

Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Embossing.  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: Sheepski Designs.

 Here is my card:

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary!  This is the card I made to give to him.  I used an embossing folder on my patterned paper on my base layer--something I don't think I have tried before.  It gives a fun texture, obviously, but I'm not sure I like it and it sort of muddies up the pattern on the paper itself.  Overall, I do think it turned out really cute.

In the photo below you can see the sentiment I added to the inside as well as one of the die cut hearts left over from the front of the card.

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: Sheepski Designs "Fuzzy Friends"; PaperTrey Ink "Inside and Out: Love"

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazong; MFT "Tag Builders: Blueprints 5" hearts

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday (Retro) #229--sketch

Can You Handle the Pressure--anything goes with an embossing folder with the optional twist: birthday or anniversary

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Crafty Catz #699--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--summertime blue

Make My Monday #257--masculine

Penny's Challenge #602--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #818--masculine

Krafty Chicks #779--anything goes

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Hoppy birthday

 Happy August 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:

This card was created with a bunch of scraps and bits that were lying on my desk just waiting to be used.  Since I was in a bit of a hurry (as I very often am), I decided to use some of these pre-made elements and create a fun, and cute, birthday card for a family member.  I really enjoy trying to use up every last bit of patterned paper from my paper packs.  When I get down to just little scraps, I love to create the border pieces using small strips of scrap paper.  The varying widths and patterns make for a fun element, I think.  So, I trimmed off the front of my card base and adhered one of these border pieces to the front.  I also had the die cut "hello" letters (two sets of them, don't ask me why I had two sets!!) sitting on my desk and thought it would be a fun addition to the sentiment AND add a bit more interest to this otherwise very CAS car.  I stamped the frog, fly and trail and sentiment directly onto the card base, colored up the frog and glued the "hello" in place and it was finished!  I love the pun in the sentiment!

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: Memory Box "Hoppy Holidays"

Dies: MFT "Essential Hello"

Challenges:

NBUS #76--never before used schtuff (this is the first outing for this adorable frog stamp set)

Inkspiration Challenge #346--birthday

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Crafty Catz #699--anything goes

Make My Monday #257--masculine

Word Art Wednesday #710--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #602--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #818--masculine

Krafty Chicks #779--anything goes

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Monochrome

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I had a bunch of fun with this one as I stepped outside my comfort zone and went a little bit mixed media.  I started by stamping a French Script in several places over the background.  I then stamped the frame image three times and added several butterflies, all in the same Aqua Mist ink.  I splattered on some gold and black splatter from Picket Fence Studio.  I stamped the sentiment with the same Aqua Mist ink and added some gold thread and some gold nuvo enamel drops to finish everything off.

You can see the shimmer on that gold splatter in the photo above.  I also swiped on some of that same platter in onto my sentiment panel for some extra shimmer.

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: Hero Arts "French Script"; Altenew frames; Picket Fence Studio butterflies; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #346--birthday

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--make your own background

Nbus--never before used schtuff (the first time out for the butterfly stamp set)

Creative Knockouts #551--sparkle & shine

Cards Galore #137--anything goes

Die Cut Divas--happy birthday

We Love Stamping--sun, sea & sand OR anything goes (I went with anything goes)

Joy to the World

 A couple months ago, I won the chance to be a guest designer for CRAFT Challenge Blog.  This challenge is the one I get to design for!!  Yippee!!  The challenge is "Christmas in July" and the two amazing sponsors are The Cutting Cafe and Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

I am using an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and here is my card for your inspiration:

I thought using this gnome as a Christmas image was a bit of fun, so I colored him up to look a bit like Santa.  And he is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."  Now that I say that, I wish I had added a Christmas tree; that would have been so fun!!

I used some scraps of patterned paper and a snowflake border die cut that was in my bits and pieces stash.  The silver stars also were in the stash.  To go with the music theme, I embossed the base panel with a music score embossing folder.  It added so much interest to all that white space!

Supplies:

Stamps: Dr. Digi's House of Stamps "Tony I Gnomey" digi; Papertrey Ink "Just Sentiments: Be Merry" sentiment

Dies: Memory Box snowflake border; Verve stars

Darice embossing folder

Challenges:

Cards Galore Challenge #137--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe Blog #321--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas in July

Creative Inspirations--stars AND/OR stripes

Craft Rockets #127--Christmas in July

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #307--sketch

Moving Along With the Times #180--masculine

Crafty Gals Corner #268--fill in the blank-- . . . in July (Christmas)

613 Avenue--anything goes with the optional twist: any holiday

Creative Fingers Challenge #305--anything goes

Make My Monday #256--embossing

Di's Digi Stamps--Christmas in July

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

Paper Shelter--anything goes