Father's Day

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

 Here is my card:

This is my Father's Day card for my dad.  He used to own a motorcycle so this is the perfect image for him!  This is an adorable image and Kit & Klowder has a tutorial on how to color him.  Just to be clear, I did not use the tutorial, so please don't judge their class on my coloring ability!!  I find it challenging to use my markers on very fine details (partly because I am now at the age at which I need reading glasses to see up close), so I decided to attempt colored pencils.  I actually think it came out pretty well.  I'm not overly happy with the color of the bear's fur, but other than that, not too bad, if I say so myself.  In order to have any chance of coloring within the lines, I printed the image out rather large so it didn't leave much room for any extras.  But I did find the little red heart in a bag of bits and pieces and I think it finishes it off perfectly!

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: Kit & Klowder motorcycle bear (sorry, I don't know the name); PaperTrey Ink "Mother and Father"

Dies: unbranded circle die and unbranded stitched label die, both from Amazon

Challenges:

Mother's Day

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This is the card for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.  Purple is her favorite color, so I pulled out some purple patterned papers and a couple greens from a different pack.  I stamped the image directly onto the patterned paper and layered the green leaves over the the leaves on the purple image I die cut the image with the matching die and added some shading white a gray marker.  I used a banner die from the same set for the sentiment and finished everything off with some gold ribbon and some small purple pearls.

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: Pink & Main "Roses"; PaperTrey Ink "Mother and Father"

Dies: Pink & Main "Roses"

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #277--anything goes

Crafty Catz #713--anything goes

Creative Fingers #322--anything goes

Cards Galore #147--anything goes

Die Cut Divas--celebrations

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: may flowers

Aud Sentiments #337--embossing AND/OR Flowers

Beautiful Blossoms #40--anything goes with optional mood board

Word Art Wednesday #752--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Lil' Red Wagon #858--May flowers

The Best

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:

My husband needed a card for a work friend who was turning 40.  This guy also happens to love golf, so I combined both into this card.  I didn't have time to color an image, so I printed it out onto a patterned paper which gives it interest with out having to color.  In hind sight, it might have been a fun idea to add some shading, but as I said, I really didn't have time to color.  I barely finished the card in time for my husband to leave for the party as it was.  And because of that, I didn't even have time to take a good photo; we just shot it right there on my work desk.

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: Di's Digi Stamps "Ted In the Rough" digi; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers" border die

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #276--anything goes

Crafty Catz #712--anything goes

Creative Fingers #321--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--4-legged friends

Word Art Wednesday #450--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Polar Bear

Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Gone But Not Forgotten (Use an image from a designer that is no longer in business).  I am using an image from Bugaboo Stamps.

 Here is my card:

This cute little polar bear is my absolute favorite Bugaboo Stamps images, in fact it is one of my all time favorite images from anywhere!  It is so adorable!  I made this card using scraps from the same paper pack I used on one of my last cards. (I also used the same sketch--it was such a good one!)  I have only a few very small scraps; I can't wait to use them up--it's one of my favorite things!  The blue ribbon was a scrap on my desk and the snowflakes were left over from a previous project.  They finished the card off perfectly--even covering up a seam in one of the strips on the tag.  I love the non-traditional color scheme.

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: Bugaboo Stamps "Polar Bear" digi

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" tag die; PaperTrey Ink "Snow Globe" snowflakes

Challenges: 

ABC Christmas--H is for hat: I is for image only (no sentiments)

Pixie's Snippets Playground #551--anything goes with snippets (the entire card (other than the base) was snippets)

Paper Funday #86--anything goes with the optional twist of dies or punches

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #276--anything goes

Creative Knockouts #569--use 2 or more patterned papers (I used 4 different papers)

As You Like It--Favorite: brights or pastels? (I don't know if mine count as pastels, but I definitely prefer softer colors over bright colors)

Crafty Catz #712--anything goes

Creative Fingers #321--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--4-legged friends

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Birthday Flyby

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I have made several of these never ending cards using this tutorial.  They look really complicated but really the hardest part is deciding how to decorate them--you have to do 4 cards in place of one!  This card is for my nephew who, you guessed it, just turned 9.  I wanted to use some bright, happy colors, to match his level of energy!  I used my favorite dragon stamp set and decided to stamp them on patterned paper instead of coloring them.  But after having to fussy cut out around all those little spikes and claws, I don't think I actually saved any time.  But I think they turned out super cute and fun!

I got to use up a lot of fun patterned scraps on this one.  For a little more fun, I die cut some bright yellow stars to use as embellishments.

On the last side, I left a blank square so I could write a message.

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:

Side #1:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 12" stitched banner; Verve stars

Side #2:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: Paper Trey Ink "By the Numbers"; Verve stars

Side #3:

Stamps: MFT "Magical Dragons"

Dies: MFT "Slice of Cake" and "Blueprints 12" banner; Verve stars

Side #4:

Stamps: Paper Trey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes

Dies: Paper Trey Ink "By the Numbers" border die; Verve stars

Challenges:

Creative Creases #115--more than one fold

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #276--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #572--up, up, and away (something you would see in the sky)

Simon Says Stamp Monday--4-legged friends

Word Art Wednesday #750--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

 

Birthday Wishes

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This is the card I made for my mom's birthday.  I saw the sketch and it really caught my eye and I had to use it!  Lily of the Valley are not blooming here in Southern New England, yet, but they should be starting in a couple weeks.  The ones we have around here are all white, but there are some very pale pink ones out there and that is how I colored mine up.  I fussy cut the image and draped it around the sentiment strip so neither the sentiment nor the image were covered up very much.  I think it adds a fun and interesting touch.  Before adhering both to the card, I added some gold embroidery thread and that was a really good choice if I do say so myself!  It instantly took the card from "meh" to eye-catching.  I finished it up with some pink pearls.  It is a smaller sized card: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 so it would fit the sketch but not be too gigantic for the flower image.

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: Fred She Said "Lily of the Valley" digi; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:

Cards Galore #146--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #241--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #119--use dies

Die Cut Divas--anniversary/birthday

Creative Inspirations--Easter/Spring

We Love Stamping--Spring

Moving Along with the Times #188--anything spring

Crafty Gals Corner #276--anything goes with the optional twist: spring

Aud Sentiments #336--watercolor AND/OR spring

Beautiful Blossoms #40--anything goes with flowers with the optional twist: inspiration picture

Love Those Pretty Papers--spring flowers

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #275--anything goes

Crafty Catz #711--anything goes

Creative Fingers #320--anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge #365--sketch

Word Art Wednesday #748--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Groovy

Yesterday, I had a bit of time to just play.  (I mean, I could have used that time for something more productive, but I didn't!)  This card was inspired by all these little scraps from a paper pack.  It started out with this card I made for my mom using some of the pieces from the paper pack.  And then since there were only scraps left, I decided to use a bunch of them up.  I created this card and a second card using the same layout that I will post at the beginning of next month.  The striped circle was already die cut and all the rest of the patterned paper pieces were scraps.  Even the stars were die cut from scraps as well.  This isn't normally a color combination that would appeal to me, but I do actually really like how it turned out!  And the patterns made me think of this "groovy" sentiment.  Such a fun card all around!

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Surely Goodness"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; Verve stars

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #119--use dies

Crafty Calendar--dies/punches

Craft Rocket Challenge #135--Layer It Up

Word Power--sentiment as focal

Try A Sketch on Tuesday #693--sketch

Pixie's Snippets Playground #530--anything goes with snippets

Word Art Wednesday #748--anything goes with uplifting sentiment