Christmas Glow

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  This week we have a color challenge for you.  You must use, yellow, green and brown on your project.

Our sponsor is Robyn's Fetish. 

I was given this beautiful image to work with and at first the color combo had me completely at a loss since this is obviously a Christmas image and the colors are not Christmas-y.  But then I remembered that I had bought this beautiful window die about two months ago and hadn't used it yet.  And then an idea was hatched!  So I stamped my brown cardstock with a woodgrain stamp and used the die to cut out the window.  I traced the inside of the window on my card base and then masked off the lines and sponged it with yellow ink to look like the soft glow from a candle.  And my green comes in with the holy leaves.  I used my scor-pal to score every half inch across my card base and then sponged some antique linen distress ink along the grooves to make it look like siding.  

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us this week.  These colors are perfect for a Fall or Thanksgiving card, though as you can see, they are not limited to those occasions.  Hop on over to Jo's blog for the full details and to see what the rest of the team has done with this challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps: Robyn's Fetish "Beautiful Bow"; Verve "Peace On Earth"
Dies: Impression Obsession window die

Challenges:
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #70--Holly & Ivy
Christmas At Sweet Stampin'--anything (Christmas)goes
Aud Sentiments #168--anything goes
Creative Fingers--anything goes
Craft Your Passion #338--anything goes
Tuesday Morning Sketches #378--sketch

Crafter's Cafe #161--Christmas comes early
Penny's Challenge #304--Christmas
Crafty Gals #98--any holiday
Inspiration Destination #112--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #390--Christmas
Cute Card Thursday #452--Christmas/holidays
30 Day Coloring Challenge (the Daily Marker)--anything hand colored

Classy Pumpkins

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

Isn't that little scarecrow adorable!?  So cute!  I was going to use that as my inspiration starting point, but after seeing the rest of the cards from the DT, I decided to go in a different direction to give you more ideas on how to be inspired by this photo.  'Cause I'm like that (and maybe 'cause I'm always the last one to finish up my cards).  Anyway, I really love the planks on the wall, and the pumpkins (I LOVE pumpkins) and the placement of the sentiment, so here is my card:

I started out by scoring my cream layer every half inch with my scor-pal.  Then to age it a bit, I swiped Antique Linen distress ink along the grooves.  I stamped my pumpkins with creamy caramel ink as I thought black would be too harsh for this card, and I LOVE how it turned into no-line coloring.  It was completely unplanned but came out fabulous!  I fussy cut them out and adhered them to the background.  Stamped the sentiment on one of the planks to mimic the sentiment in the photo and tied a bow with some seam binding.  My card base looks black, but it really is a yummy chocolate brown, so the colors are soooo fall.  I hope you will get a chance to play along with us this week.  I know photo challenges tend to be hard, but remember that you can be inspired by ANYTHING in the photo!  Now, head on over to The House blog for more inspiration; I KNOW you will not be disappointed.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Tall Pumpkin", "Wide Pumpkin" and "Let us . . ."

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow
Scrapping Everyday Miracles--scripture challenge: Psalm 136:1--Give Thanks to the Lord . . .
Word Art Wednesday #256--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
DRS Designs #252--Nature's Bounty
Aud Sentiments #168--anything goes
Brown Sugar #224--anything goes
Crafty Catz #346--anything goes
Creative Fingers--anything goes
YNS #32--brown, tan, orange, green, cream
Come And Get It--ribbon or twine
Fashionable Stamping #117--'tis the season (autumn)
Simon Says Stamp Monday--thanks/thanksgiving
Craft Your Passion--anything goes

Flyby 2

Last week I shared the birthday card I made for my middle child.  I have twins, so the middle and the youngest both have the same birthday.  This is the card I made for the youngest, who's favorite color is green.  It's similar to the card for the other, but different just as the twins are similar but really quite different.

They were both so excited to open their cards as they love these cute little dragons as much as I do.  Here is a close up of the little cutie:

I added some clear wink of stella to the wings because, obviously, dragons have sparkly wings. : )  Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges:
Cutie Pie--cute and no designer paper
Pattie's Creations #128--birthdays
CAS Mix Up--stamping + masking+your choice (I stamped the dragon, masked it and used a scalloped oval as a mask to sponge the clouds--my choice elements are sponging, die cutting, dimensional pop dots, enamel dots)
Sugar Pea Designs #21--sketch

Crafty Creations #328--animals
Creative Knockouts #167--outdoor fun
Aud Sentiments #168--anything goes
Crafty Catz #346--anything goes

Savior

Here it is mid-November already!!  Only a little over a month until Christmas!  Gasp!!  And right now, it's time for some mid-month inspiration for Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

 I decided to create a card with a fun twist on a gatefold.  I folded the pink layer top and bottom and then trimmed the flaps into triangles.  Then adhered the snowflake element on top.  It opens up as you see in the photo below:

I'll have to get a little creative with the writing/greeting on the inside so it doesn't show through when the card is closed, but it's a fun fold, so I think it's worth it.  I hope you get a chance to play along with us this month, there is still plenty of time left.  Hop on over to the CHNCC2 blog for the full details and to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Fab Flakes"; Verve "Peace On Earth"; Hero Arts "French Script"
Dies: PTI "Fancy Flakes"; Verve "Vintage Oval"

Challenges:
Unicorn Challenge #15--snow/snowflakes
Creative Craft Cottage #75--Christmas
Word Art Wednesday #256--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Inspiration Destination #111--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #389--winter
Time Out Challenge #70--Home Sweet Home Photo Challenge (inspired by the white, pink and tan/kraft color combo)

Aud Sentiments #168--anything goes
In the Pink #167--winter
Brown Sugar #224--anything goes
Crafty Catz #346--anything goes
Open-Minded Challenge #11--Christmas
Fashionable Stamping #117--'Tis the Season
Craft Your Passion #338--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps #357--non-traditional Christmas colors

Give Thanks

Welcome to another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week is a Designer's Choice and Cheri chose "Being Thankful".  A perfect challenge for this time of the year, right?

I saw a tutorial for creating the Bokeh technique and decided to give it a try.  I LOVE how this turned out.  I changed it up a bit by first stamping the maple leaf in SU!'s Creamy Caramel before I did the sponging.  It really builds the leaves right into the background.  The colors I used for the sponging are green (new leaf from PTI), yellow (lemon tart from PTI) and orange (orange zest from PTI), I finished it off with some antique linen distress ink around the edges and to soften the orange a bit.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Maple Leaf Sil.", "Oak Leaf Sil." and "Let Us . . ."
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle die

Challenges:
Cards Galore Challenge--anything goes
Through The Purple Haze #112--add embellishments
Divas That Cut--be thankful or thank you cards
Scrapping Everyday Miracles--scripture challenge: Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord . . .
A Bit More Time to Craft #31--anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #274--Fall colors
Craft Your Passion #338--anything goes
Time Out Challenge #69--give thanks with a grateful heart
Shopping our Stash #277--Gobble 'til You Wobble--thanksgiving or thanks card
Die Cuttin' Divas #291--Fall Harvest

Flyby

I've got some birthdays coming up this weekend, so I need two birthday cards.  This one is for my middle child.  All my kids think this Magical Dragons set from MFT is the cutest thing, so of course, I had to use it for their birthday cards.  The favorite color is blue, so here it is:

 I stamped the dragon first, and then masked it so I could sponge the clouds using a scalloped oval as a second mask.  I added some clear Wink of Stella to the wings for some sparkle.  You can see it better in this next picture.

Isn't this dragon just soooooo cute?!  Love him, and I LOVE this set.

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and stitched strip to cut off the bottom corner of the rectangle; Paper Smooches "Cute Clouds"

Challenges:
Pattie's Creative Challenge #128--birthdays
Through The Purple Haze #112--add embellishments
CAS Mix Up--stamping + masking + your choice (I used sponging, die cutting)
Cuttlebug Mania--tic tac toe (I chose the animal, die cuts, sentiment row)
CAS(E) this Sketch #197--sketch

Di's Digi Designs--handcolored image
Simon Says Stamp Monday--shine as bright as a diamond (silver rhinestones)
Southern Girls--Pop It Up (the clouds are popped up on foam tape)

Special Request

Back in September I made this birthday card for my Brother-in-Law using this "Holy Crap" set from Repeat Impressions.  He loved it so much (still has it pinned on his bulletin board at work) that he asked me to make one for his brother using the same set.  So, here it is:

 His brother's favorite color is blue, so I went with that as my starting point.  The dark blue paper has a really great shine a texture to it that added just enough interest so I didn't have to add any embellishments really.  Here is the inside of the card:

 And a picture of the shaker element in action.  The brown sequins were considered the "must have". : )

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Holy Crap" series
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"; Verve "Flag It" banner

Challenges:
MFT #305--sketch

Pattie's Creations #128--birthdays
Crafting with An Attitude--anything goes
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Penny's Challenges #302--anything goes
Inspiration Destination Challenge #110--anything goes
DRS Designs #251--trash to treasure (the acetate came from some stamp packaging--I always save those pieces to use like this)
Brown Sugar Challenge #223--anything goes
Craft Your Passion #228--anything goes