Classic Car

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 Morgan's Art World.  

Here is the card I created:

I'm always in need of masculine cards, and this gorgeous card image is absolutely perfect for a male birthday.  I had something completely different in mind when I started, but as soon as I laid the image panel on this patterned paper, I fell in love!!  It just looks so perfectly masculine with a little bit of vintage vibe to go along with the antique car.  I wanted to keep it simple so I added just the three screw head brads. It still looked a little too plain, so I added the black frame around the image panel.  I think it really helps set it off and draw your attention right in. 

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 Dec 7th by 12:00AM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Dec 14th.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Morgan's Art World "Car" digi; Verve "Surely Goodness" sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle

Challenges:
Pattie's Creations #152--birthdays
Power Poppy Confetti--birthday
Crop Stop #45--anything goes
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #28--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #99--anything goes
Incy Wincy--square cards
A Gem of a Challenge #232--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
Little Miss Muffet #203--anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks #431--Crazy Egg (anything goes)

Let it Snow

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 used my mini MISTI for this so I could stamp the scarf in red while keeping the rest of the image stamped in black.  I used a red marker to stamp the scarf and then made a mask by stamping it again on scrap paper.  I placed the mask over the stamped scarf and then inked up the entire image with black.  On all the dots of snow, I used my clear Wink of Stella to add a bit of winter feel.  You can see the sparkle better in the photo below.

I created my own corner embellishment by stamping and fussy cutting the holly berries and leaves image.

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 "Snowman and Friend" and "Holly Sprig"
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Lawn Fawn "Merry Christmas Border"

Challenges:
Unicorn Challenge #38--use a sentiment
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenge #128--winter layers
Crafting with an Attitude #45--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
That's Crafty--winter wonderland
Christmas with the Cuties #21--wrap up warm
Creative Fingers #154--anything goes
Stamplorations Theme and Sketch--sketch

Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Fussy and Fancy #225--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #99--anything goes
{Pin}spirational Challenge #229--inspiration photo (inspired by the snow and the red of the little girl's clothes)

Hand Stamped Sentiments #303--inspiration photo (inspired by the red)

CRAFT #492--make your own embellishment
As You Like It--Rubber or Digis? ( definitely like rubber better as I like to be able to stamp were I want and even selectively stamp parts of the image.  Plus, my tech skills are not all that fabulous)
Cute Card Thursday #557--festive colours
Aud Sentiments #217--Christmas or winter sentiment
Crimbo Crackers #172--anything goes
Crafty Catz #439--anything goes with optional theme: all wrapped up
Cardz TV #75--anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #380--any holiday
Sweet Stampin'--whatever the weather
Cupcake Challenge #459--inspiration photo and The Holidays

Tuesday Throwdown #419--inspiration photo

Use those Scraps

It's my turn to post a Pick of the Week project for The House That Stamps Built.  I'm always on the hunt to find different ways to use up my scraps and this is one of my favorite ways to use up little scraps.  All you need are scraps, strips of scrap card stock (this is a good way to use up colors you don't use often), scissors, and an adhesive (I use spray adhesive as it holds well and covers the entire area.

  So, get your scraps together and a couple strips of scrap card stock.  I like to cut my card stock just a bit longer then the length of an A2 card by about 1/2-3/4 of an inch wide.

 Put your adhesive on the card stock strip and begin sticking on your scraps edge to edge.

 I like to use mixes of wide and narrow scraps and the length doesn't matter as you will be trimming them off.

 Flip the strip over and trim along the edges of the card stock.

 Here is my strip all trimmed.  You can see the little tiny scraps that can finally be thrown away and the larger scraps that can be used to create another strip.

 It's really quite quick and easy and I finished 3 and still have plenty of scraps left to create more.

 As for what you can do with them??  They are perfect for adding to the sides or bottoms of a CAS card.  It adds interest without overwhelming.  To finish this card, I used "Shepherd Boy" and "Christmas".

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Shepherd Boy" and "Christmas"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle; Memory Box "Lindeman Snowflake"

Challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes

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

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #99--anything goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #41--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #362--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Cute Card Thursday #557--festive colors

Aud Sentiments #217--Christmas or Winter Sentiment

Crimbo-Crackers #172--anything goes

Winter Wonderland--Christmas or winter characters

Cardz TV #75--anything goes

Hiding In My Craft Room #380--any holiday

Dream Charlie

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. 

And here is the card I created:

A couple weeks ago, I saw someone use this image for a Christmas card and I was so inspired; I knew I had to have the image!  I added the snowflake to the mug to make it a little bit more Christmasy.  I finished everything off with a die cut snowflake, button and some twine.

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 Nov. 30th by 12:00AM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Dec 2nd.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Little Blue Button Stamps "Dream Charlie" digi; PTI place card set snowflake

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large" and "Standard Scalloped Circles, large"; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps small snowflake

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #557--festive colours

Penny's Challenge #407--anything goes

The Paper Shelter #363--Christmas card

Fab n' Funky #417--Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #41--anything goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches #480--sketch

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #94--anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #225--anything goes

Crafty Creations #378--anything goes

Crop Stop #45--anything goes

Aurora Wings #73--holiday Spirit

30 Day Coloring Challenge--color

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

Cutie Pie #128--Christmas layers

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes

Noel

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

And here is the card I created:

  Ok, so I know at first look, my card does NOT resemble the inspiration photo at all!!  But, here's how I was inspired: obviously, that little bird caught my attention right away.  Immediately, I thought of the little sitting cardinal stamp, but cardinals are red (though I guess I could have colored it up as a female and kept to the browns in the color scheme).  But I did also use the grays and the snow theme.  So, even though at first it doesn't seem like it, this card was definitely inspired by the photo.

  To create my focal piece, I started by stamping the cardinal and then stamping it again on scrap paper to create a mask.  Then I stamped the frame in such a way so the cardinal was perched right on the edge.  Then I stamped the "Noel" inside the frame and fussy cut around the frame and the cardinal.

  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.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Cardinal", "Marquee Frame (lg)" and "Noel"

Dies: Memory  Box "Lindeman Snowflake"

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday--let it snow
Crafty Friends #97--gemstones and/or pearls (three sliver rhinestones)
YNS #102--sketch

Crafty Catz #438--anything goes with the optional twist: something with wings
4 Crafty Chicks #429--snowflakes
Make My Monday #84--winter foliage (poinsettia and pine boughs in my patterned paper)
Moving Along With the Times #84--winter animals (I definitely associate cardinals with winter)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #22--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #113--Christmas is coming
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes
Cards Galore #57--anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments #303--inspiration photo (inspired by the birds and the poinsettias)

The reason for the season

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

The challenge this time is:   Add a Sentiment
And here is my card for your inspiration:

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 "Izzy's Nativity" digi; PTI "Inspired: Jesus" sentiment

Dies: PTI "Inspired: Jesus"; MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle and "Stitched Scalloped border"

Challenges:
Cardz TV #74--anything goes
Fussy and Fancy #225--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #491--Christmas
Little Miss Muffet #202--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--all that glitters is gold
The Paper Shelter #362--Christmas is coming
Fab n' Funky #416--with an animal
Crafty Sentiments--Christmas
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #339--anything goes using snippets (a strip of one of my paper scraps and the red scalloped piece was already cut, I just had to trim it)
Sweet Stampers #26--Christmas
Word Art Wednesday #360--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
30-day Coloring Challenge--just color
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #20--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #113--Christmas is coming
Cutie Pie Challenge #129--winter layers

Christmas Wishes

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. 

And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

 I've had this beautiful ice skater for quite a while and this is the first time I've printed her colored her up.  I've been crazy busy for the last two weeks, so I needed to create a rather CAS card and my scrap paper strips are the perfect way to dress up a CAS card without overshadowing the image.  I added a strip of silver glitter paper as a separator between the patterned paper and the main panel.  It goes along with the sparkle I added to her outfit with a clear Wink of Stella pen.  You can see that sparkle 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 Nov. 23rd by 12:00AM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Nov. 25th.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: The Paper Shelter "Fantasy on Ice" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment

Dies: Memory Box "Lindeman" Snowflake; MFT "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #429--snowflakes

CAS(E) This Sketch #298--sketch

C.R.A.F.T. #491--Christmas

Little Miss Muffet #202--anything goes

Crafty Creations #378--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #406--anything goes

The Paper Shelter #362--Christmas is coming

Crafty Sentiments--Christmas

Tuesday Throwdown #418--playing dress up

A Gem of a Challenge #231--anything goes

Sweet Stampers #26--Christmas

Hiding In My Craft Room #378--super scraps

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #411--anything goes with the optional twist: use a button or two

Crimbo-Crackers #171--anything goes

Double D--Wishes are possible (Christmas wishes--and the blue color scheme)

30-Day Coloring Challenge--color something

Try Stampin' on Tuesday November Technique challenge--glitter (I used glitter paper and glitter pen)

Incy Wincy--Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #4--anything goes

Christmas with the Cuties #21--wrap up warm

Creative Craft Cottage #113--Christmas is coming

That's Crafty--winter wonderland

ABC Christmas--Wis for wishes, X is for x-mas

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes