Ruff day?

Happy May 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 inspiration for this card came from the paw print cover plate.  I have a small stack on my desk of items I haven't used yet (or haven't used very much).  I was looking through the stack and came across the die and a plan started to form.  I really like this sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge (unfortunately the challenge expired before I could add the card) and remembered I had a stamp set with a pup that would work well with the sketch.  I also had a bit of red patterned paper on my desk that was already the perfect width for one of the banners so red became the color scheme.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut out the pup and found another scrap of a coordinating red paper to use for the second banner.  The sentiment was from the same set and I added a little heart that was left over from cutting the background and I colored it with a red marker.  

I don't like to throw anything away that might have a purpose.  Several years ago, I created some invitations to a baby shower and had a couple left over.  They were too cute to throw away so I have been holding on to them.  Last month, we had a baby shower for a new baby boy at our church and I ended up cutting off the front panels of a couple of the invitations to use as cards for this sweet little baby and his mom.  So, I still had the back panels with the information for the other baby shower.  So, I just flipped it over and die cut my cover panel from the "clean" side.  Once adhered to the card front, no one will ever know!

I also love to use my little scraps of white card stock.  They are perfect for small sentiment panels and when an image is going to be fussy cut (or die cut) out.  As you can see below, I used some of these scraps for this card.

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: Your Next Stamp "Words: Cats and Dogs"

Dies: Your Next Stamp pawprint cover plate

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #200--Fill in the blank, Adorable . . . (I have an adorable pup!!)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Creative Knockouts #545--2 or more patterned papers (I used two different patterned scraps)

Creative Fingers #299--anything goes

Alphabet Challenge--A is for alphabet (I used D for Dog)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #252--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #595--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #804--make is sew! (my cover plate has stitching)

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #505--anything goes with snippets

 

Mother

I have the privilege of being a guest designer for Double Trouble Challenge for the month of April and this is my card for the new challenge.

And this is my card for your inspiration:

I have actually 4 layers and even my flowers have 4 layers.  I used purple and green as my 2 colors and I have one background using patterned paper.

Make sure you head over to the Double Trouble blog for all of the details of the challenge and see what the DT has created.

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink "

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Memory Box "Impatients" die

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe #318--anything goes with the optional twist: feminine

Die Cut Divas--flowers

NBUS #73--never before used schtuff (this is the first time I've had both the die cut flowers and the stamp set out to play)

Beautiful Blossoms #28--anything goes with the optional mood board

Triple B--anything goes with birds, blooms or butterflies and the optional mood board

Creative Fingers #299--anything goes

Alphabet--a is for alphabet (I used F for flowers)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #252--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #696--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

The Paper Shelter #635--that special lady

Penny's Challenge #595--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--make it girly

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #669--sketch (I turned it 90 degrees to fit my sentiment)

Sending Hugs

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

 Here is my card:

It's interesting how your style evolves and grows as you spend more time crafting in any form.  I am not a fussy card maker, but CAS cards used to be extremely hard for me to pull off well.  My style falls more into a classic, somewhat embellished style with lots of layers.  BUT, I have worked to understand the CAS style and I think I am getting pretty good at it.  I printed this beautiful image out in a large size so it could really be the star of the show.  I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die.  After I colored up the image, I add a simple sentiment and RESISTED the urge to add any embellishments at all.

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 "Jos Daffodils"

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 12" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Cards Galore #134--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #318--anything goes with the optional twist: feminine

Die Cut Divas--flowers

Crafty Calendar--feminine

Moving Along With the Times #177--spring flowers

Beautiful Blossoms #28--anything goes with flowers with the optional mood board

Triple B--anything goes with birds, blooms, or butterflies with optional mood board

Fab n' Funky #614--think spring

Word Art Wednesday #695--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #594--anything goes

Double D--springtime flowers

As You Like It--Favorite: CAS or Fancy and Fussy?  (As I said in my post, I don't really prefer either of these options, but I so admire people who do CAS well and my aim is to get better and better at it.)

Krafty Chicks #764--CAS

Whole Herd

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

While I was playing around on Pinterest this week, I came across a tutorial for this card style that I just HAD to try.  It looked so fun, and honestly it is quite easy to make once you get the two pieces cut and scored.  I need to make a birthday card for my nephew who is turning 8 this month and I thought he would appreciate something a little bit "more" than a regular card.

So my "C"s are: Card (that's a pretty obvious one!), Critters, and Cow.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut out the farm animals and then adhered them to the card with some die cut grass.  Of course, I had to add in a die cut "8" to celebrate his eighth birthday.

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: My Favorite Things "The Whole Herd"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink number die; Your Next Stamp grass die

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #251--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #229--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #108--use dies

Craft Rocket #124--layer it up

Paper Funday #75--anything goes with the optional twist: beginning with B (I have lots of blue and a billy goat)

Crafty Gals Corner #206--fill in the blank-adorable . . . (critters!  I think these are just the cutest farm animals ever!!)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Creative Creases #102--anything goes with a fun fold

Penny's Challenge #594--anything goes

ART Impressions #401--A, B,C . . . 1, 2, 3 (I used a die cut 8)

Cardz 4 Guyz #370--fancy folds

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--patterned papers

Little Red Wagon #803--Birthday

Farm Fresh

 A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to be a guest designer with Double Trouble Challenge for the month of April.  

The first challenge of the month begins today.  Here is a sneak peek at the challenge:

You will have to head over to the Double Trouble blog for ALL the details.  

And here is my card for your inspiration:

I have my three pastel colors: blue, pink and green; my one sentiment with two words (I had to mask it a little to get it to two words!); and my one slimline card.  I had a bit of trouble with the twist to use at least one decorative or colored egg as I don't celebrate Easter with eggs and bunnies and such, but I did remember that I had this farm set that had little eggs in it.  So, I colored them up to be green eggs (some chickens do indeed lay green eggs) and there you go!  And of course, I used the sketch and I managed to use up all of that pretty lace as well!  This small piece has been sitting around for a long time.  It's always fun to use things up.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Double Trouble blog and check out all the details and then play along with the challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: She's All That "Farm Fresh"

Dies: unbranded circle dies from Amazon

Challenges:

Creative Fingers #298--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #251--anything goes

Cards Galore Challenge #134--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #229--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--feminine

Craft Rocket #124--layer it up

The Paper Funday #75--anything goes with the optional twist: beginning with "B" (I have blue and basket)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #203--Bunnies and eggs (I have a basket of colored eggs)

Colorful Options--pastels or rainbow colors (I used pastels)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #545--hippity hop (Easter or bunnies or chicks--I have a little chick)

Penny's Challenge #594--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #802--circles

C.R.A.F.T. #752--Spring/Easter/anything goes

Blessed

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

 Here is my card:

CAS cards have always been a bit of a challenge for me.  But over the years I have gotten better at it.  I printed out the image and die cut it with a stitched rectangle die.  The longest part was definitely coloring the image, then I stamped the sentiment and sprinkled around some tiny white pearls.  Done!

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 "Tulip Border" digi image; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #693--anything goes with uplifting sentiments

Penny's Challenge #593--anything goes

Sweet Stampin'--female cards

C.R.A.F.T. #752--spring/easter/anything goes

Crafty Catz #691--anything goes

Cards Galore #134--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #229--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #317--anything goes with the optional twist: CAS

Unicorn Challenge #108--use dies

Die Cut Divas--flowers

Crafty Calendar--feminine

Creatalicious #287--anything goes with the optional twist: Easter/spring

Moving Along With the Times #177--spring flowers

Beautiful Blossoms #27--anything goes with the optional twist of the mood board (I did not use the mood board)

Triple B--birds, blooms or butterflies with optional mood board (I did not use the mood board)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Baby boy

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

Here is my project for your inspiration:

I created these cute little boxes for the favors for a baby shower I am co-hosting this weekend.  As you can guess, it is for a little, baby boy.  He actually was born 6 weeks early so is already here!!  But, we had this scheduled before the birth, so here we are.  I have a die that cuts out the little box.  Then I stamped the baby items on one side and "Thank you" on the second (see the photo below).  I then stamped a onesie on blue patterned paper and again on white card stock.  Fussy cut them both out and adhered the blue onto the white.  After putting three little Dove chocolates inside, I tied them up with an organza ribbon bow.  So cute!!

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:  Papertrey Ink "Through the Trees" sentiment; SU! "Oh, baby" image

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs favor box

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #544--fun folds

Penny's Challenge #593--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #801--I guess that's why they call it the blues

Crafty Catz #691--anything goes

Creative Fingers #298--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #251--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #108--use dies