Simple Birthday

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Confession:  I have a whole, entire, large box of crafty items that I have never used and I've had them for probably 3 years (most of them anyway).  I've been thinking that I should just pull items out and use them instead of reaching for the things I use all the time.  So, while I was digging around in the box, I found this beautiful die set from Altenew.  I wasn't quite sure how to use it, so I went to the webstore and looked it up and found so much beautiful inspiration.    I die cut both layers from white card stock and then I inked up the underlayer with purple ink for the flowers and green ink for the leaves.  My small blending brushes were dirty, so it was a little challenging to get ink to be where I wanted it, but the white frame helps hide some of the overlap.  Then I trimmed out a little section for my sentiment (which I had to stack on top of itself instead of using it in a line as is intended.  I stamped the sentiment on a white card base and adhered the two layers of die cut to it.  Added some tiny purple pearls for interest.  I think it actually looks more CAS than it really is, but it reads simple in my book at least.

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: MFT "Something for Everything" sentiment set

Dies: Altenew "Layered Floral Cover Die A&B"

Challenges:

Cards Galore--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #88--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

Moving Along With the Times #169--CAS

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: floral

NBUS--never before used Schtuff--first time using both the die set and the sentiment set

Beautiful Blossoms #19--anything goes with the optional mood board (I did not use it)

Triple B--anything goes with the optional twist: red (I did not use the twist)

Make My Monday #230--let's celebrate

Inkspirational Challenge #320--use products from 2 or more companies (Altenew and MFT)

Penny's Challenge #576--anything goes

Double D--basket full of posies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #234--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--add a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--beautiful blooms

Yappy Day

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is a sketch:

  I am using an image from one of our fabulous sponsor, Pattie's Creations.

 Here is my card:

Oh, my goodness!!  Isn't he the cutest??  My brother-in-law is on his second Frenchie and they are just adorable (in a funny looking kind of way)!  I made this for my nephew who is turning 10 this week.  I just realized as I typed that thought, that I should have added some "10" elements to the card as it is kind of a big deal to reach double digits!  Oh, well, maybe I'll get it right for the next one!  I used some fun, bright scraps on this one and a punny sentiment and finished it all off with some bright yellow enamel dots!

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: Pattie's Creations "French Bulldog" digi; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps "Cute Critters" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" and "Classic Circles, Large"

Challenges: 

Cards Galore Challenges--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #220--anything goes

Cutie Pie Challenge--beginning with a "B"--bulldog

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Sheepski Designs #88--anything goes

Creative Inspiration--anything goes

Paper Funday #67--anything goes with the optional twist: critter crazy

Crafty Catz #676--anything goes with the optional twist: make it cute

Creative Fingers #282--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #576--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #234--anything goes

Merry Christmas

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Christmas cards are probably my favorite type of card to make, probably because I love Christmas so much!!  A couple months ago, I won a prize package from Not 2 Shabby that included two beautiful paper packs and a matching set of ephemera for each.  For today's card, I pulled out two sheets of paper, die cut a rectangle from each sheet and then cut the rectangles in half so I could use two different patterns on two different cards.  This way, they both have the stitching from the rectangle die.  I added a piece of wide satin ribbon across the join to hide it.  Then I die cut a fancy frame out of gold paper.  It's actually a solid piece, but I cut out the inside with a craft knife to create the frame.  Then I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder onto a piece of white card stock, adhered a piece of ornament ephemera and glued the whole piece behind the frame.  Then I die cut  the layers of the poinsettia, inked the embossed veins and adhered them all together and glued on the card.  I finished everything off with some gold Nuvo drops.  Unfortunately, I forgot I had added them and was not being careful with the card and accidently smeared several of the drops with another piece of paper.  So, I carefully cleaned up the edges and remade them as best as I could.  I ended up with a few more in the bottom corner because I had to cover up some rogue spots.

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 "Just Sentiments: Be Merry"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders "Fleur Di Lis Squares" and "Layered Poinsettia"

Not 2 Shabby paper and ephemera packs

Challenges:

Jingle Belles--my sweet emboss-able you (I heat embossed my sentiment)

Sparkles Challenge #162--handmade ornament or ornament card (I have ornaments on my paper and my sentiment panel)

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--anything Christmas goes

Die Cut Divas--winter wishes

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Christmas Kickstart #88--Festive Frames

Tuesday Morning Sketches #764--sketch

Lil' Red Wagon #764--something you love! (I LOVE Christmas, patterned papers, and die cuts--specially fancy ones)

You are sweet!

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is a sketch this month:

I am using an image from one of our fabulous sponsors: Pattie's Creations.

 Here is my card:

Oh, my!  This little pineapple with her sunglasses is just too fun!!  I chose some tropical themed papers to go along with her and added a bit of ribbon and some gold sequins to finish everything off.  So fun!!

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: Pattie's Creations "Pineapple with Sunglasses" digi; YNS "Love Bites" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle and "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #575null--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--stars AND/OR stripes (I have used striped paper on the circle layer)

C.R.A.F.T. #726--graduation OR anything goes

Crafty Catz #675--anything goes with the optional twist: add embellishments

Creative Fingers #281--anything goes

Di's Digi Designsnull--hand colored image

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Cards Galore--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #220null--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Sheepski #88--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

Craft Rocket #116--summertime

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #194--aloha (I was inspired by the tropical colors)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #233null--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday-Simon Says Stamp Monday--summer fun

Cow are you?

 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:

I just love this sentiment paired with a cow image (and this particular image is so adorable!)!!  It's just too fun!  Overall this was a pretty quick and simple card which was just what I was going for!  I die cut both layers of the "hello" sentiment, stamped, colored and fussy cut the cow, adhered everything in place and stamped the rest of the sentiment and then finished it all off with some little pink hearts.  This is the first time I have used this "hello" die set and it definitely won't be the last! (Actually, based on chronological order of how my scheduled blog posts will post, this card will be posted after another card using the same die.  But this card was actually the first to use it.)

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: MFT "The Whole Herd"; Cardz TV "More Critter Captions"

Dies: MFT "Essential Hello" die-namics and "Tag Builder Blueprints 5" hearts

Challenges:

Through the Purple Haze #216--anything goes

Creative Fingers #281--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge #278--anything goes with the optional twist: pastel colors

From the Whole Herd

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I love this stamp set from My Favorite Things; the farm animals are so cute and the sentiments are just too fun!  I made another version of this card with the cow from the same set first and then I decided to make another one using some of the other animals.  So, I die cut both layers of the "hello" sentiment, stamped, colored and fussy cut the animals, stamped the rest of the sentiment and adhered everything in place on some plaid patterned paper that said "country/farm" to me.  I finished everything off with some die cut hearts and I added some glossy accents to those hearts to give them some shine and make them stand out more.  I actually used the base layer die of the "hello" set to cut the horse so he would fit perfectly around th.e sentiment as I didn't want to add extra bulk under the sentiment.

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: MFT "The Whole Herd"

Dies: MFT "Essential Hello" die-namics, "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and "Tag Builder Blueprints 5" hearts

Challenges:

Through the Purple Haze #216--anything goes

Snippets Playground #483--anything goes with snippets (everything except the card base was cut from scraps)

Cupcake Inspirations #597--anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz--masculine

World's Greatest

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Men and Boys.  I am using an image from one of our fabulous sponsors: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

This is my Father's Day card for my husband.  Who doesn't love a good burger with some fries?!!  Since the colors in the image where bold and bright, I used some bold, bright patterned papers.  I just love the pops of black; they really make everything else pop!  For the fizzy bubbles, I added some glossy accents which adds a fun touch.  You can see them in the photo below.

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: Mirtillamente "Bollicine" digi; PaperTrey Ink "World's Greatest"

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle

Challenges: 

Cards Galore Challenges #124--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #218null--anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations #597--anything goes

Crafty Catz #674--make it masculine

Creative Fingers #280--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #232null--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #574null--anything goes