Just a note

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 Digital Delights by Louby Loo. 

As always, it is an anything goes challenge, BUT this week we have an optional twist if you want to challenge yourself a little bit.  The twist is to use this sketch:

The design team was given this adorable (and sweet) little bee image to work with:

This image would be absolutely perfect for a school related card: teacher thank you, happy first day of school, or just a little thinking of you at school.  But, I am a homeschool mom, so I don't need any of those type of cards.  So, I thought it would also make the perfect "just a note" card as the bee is holding a pencil; maybe he just finished writing a little note.  For the flowers, I stamped them on the same paper as the background of the card and then added shading  with a Spectrum Noir marker.  For the largest flower, I stamped it twice, cut out just the center of one and adhered it to the center of the other with a bit of cardboard to give some dimension.  Then I stamped the leaf image twice, leaving one whole (the long one rising out of the top of the large flower) and cut the second one apart to add around the other flowers.  To finish everything off, I added liquid pearls to the stamens of the flowers and colored the bees wings with wink of stella for a nice sparkly finish.  It can see all the fabulous sparkle in the photo below: 

I forgot to take a picture of it, but inside, I stamped the sentiment "Feel Better Soon" so the completely sentiment reads "A note to say . . . feel better soon."

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us this week, and I would LOVE for you to tackle our sketch!

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 August 24th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of August 27th.

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

Supplies:
Stamps: Digital Delights by Louby Loo "Pencil Bee" digi; Verve "Take Note" sentiment and "Joyful Blooms"
Dies: Spellbinders "Labels One"; MFT "Blueprints 12" rounded rectangle and stitched rectangle

Challenges:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Crafty Creations #348--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #296--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--add a sentiment
Penny's Challenge #342--anything goes
The Paper Shelter #305--punches and dies
Fab n' Funky Challenges #361--anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #256--anything goes
Sweet Stampin'--flowers
Little Miss Muffet #409--anything goes
Divas That Cut--anything goes

Beautiful

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 a fun color combo?!  If I made Halloween cards, I definitely would have made one of those as the colors would be perfect.  But, I don't, but that deep purple, orange and black still grabbed me, so this is what I came up with:

I really wanted to create a wreath look, so I stamped the flowers and leaves and cut them out and started layering them on the side of the circle (which was in my bits and pieces stash already).  Then I realized that the stem from the "Flower Power Separates" set would make a passable twig wreath.  Fun, huh?!  The black square behind the circle is actually cut apart and spread out to fit the circle as it was too small and the next size up was way too big for my card.  And if I hadn't told you, you would never have known.  It is a bit hard to tell, but the card base and the strip that lies underneath the sentiment panel are actually a nice deep purple.  Ooo . . . I just love how this turned out.  The colors on the flowers are just so vibrant and really pop out at you!  To finish everything off, I added liquid pearls to the center of the flowers and then added a couple in groups inside the "wreath" to add a bit more interest.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Separates "Small Daisy, solid", "Leaf Outline, small", "Stem Outline", "Flower Cluster solid", "Birthday" and "Beautiful" from the "Hello" cling set
Dies: Spellbinders "Fleur Di Lis Squares" and "Classic Circles, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" rounded rectangle; Sizzix flower embossing folder

Challenges:
Fashionable Stamping #126--use your inks how ever you like (I stamped with die ink, and swiped it across the edges of the embossed panel, and I colored with my alcohol ink markers)
Sweet Stampin'--flowers
Hiding In My Craft Room #313--super scraps (the circle was in my bits and pieces stash and all of the flowers and leaves were stamped and cut out of scrap pieces of white card stock)
Southern Girls #166--add some stamping
Cute Card Thursday #490--embossing
As You Like It--your favorite embellishments and why  (pearls are one of my favorites [it's so hard to choose just one!] and I used liquid pearls for my flowers--pearls are so elegant, but they can be used for just that 'little bit of dressing up' and something simple as well)
Pink Gem Challenge #200--birthdays
Crafting By Designs--anything goes

Christmas Wishes

Welcome!!  It's time for our mid-month inspiration post from Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.  Remember we are a month-long, Anything (Christmas-related) Goes challenge.  So you still have a couple weeks to play along with us and work on that Christmas card stash!  Here is my card for your inspiration:

I decided to go CAS with this one and I really love how it turned out!  I die cut a medallion out of the white panel, layered it with the die cut banner and sentiment and added a few sequins.  Easy Peasy!  I hope you will play along with us this month!  Can't wait to see what you create.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Verve "Ornamental Christmas"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 25" banner; Spellbinders "Medallion Seven"

Challenges:
Sweet Stampers #10--CAS
Crazy 4 Challenges #398--monochromatic
Hiding In My Craft Room #313--super scraps (the patterned paper down the side is a scrap)
Cardz TV #8--anything goes
CAS(E) This #234--sketch

C.R.A.F.T. #428--anything goes
Merry Christmas #25--anything goes
Mod Squad--black and white + one (I have used black and white and red)
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
The Holly and Ivy #12--anything goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #294--anything goes with snippets
Stamplorations Theme and Sketch--summer challenge: stamping + anything goes

Stamplorations CAS card challenge--summer challenge anything CAS goes

ABC Christmas--P, Q, R: people, quick or red (I used quick and red)
Sparkles #79--a festive sentiment
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes

Get Well

Happy Saturday!  It's time for a new challenge from Di's Digi Stamps.  This one is a fun one: Flower Fancy--just add some flowers.  Easy right?

And here is my card for your inspiration:

Aren't these little mice just so sweet!!??  One of our family members just had some fairy major surgery so I made this little get well card for her.  It was my first time coloring a background and I think I like it, but boy it's a lot of color for me!  The ribbon and lace were both recycled from a card someone had sent me a couple year ago and worked perfectly!  The yellow flower paper has been in my stash forever and it was nice to finally be able to use some of it.
  I hope you will be able to play along with us this challenge; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:
Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "Hey, ho, hey, ho Mice" digi; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps get well sentiment set that seems to be retired
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" and "Classic Circles, large"; MFT "Fancy Corners"

Challenges:
Cards Galore--anything goes
Pattie's Creations #137--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Dies R' Us #78--summertime fun
Crop Stop Challenge--anything goes
Sheep Ski #5--flower power
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #294--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Crafty Creations #347--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes and I used the sketch

A Bit More Time To Craft #49--anything goes
Creative Fingers #135--anything goes
The Paper Shelter #304--blooming days
Penny's Challenge #341--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #428--anything goes
Cardz TV #8--anything goes

Get well wishes

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a tic-tac-toe challenge for you:

The best thing about tic-tac-toe challenges is that there are so many options, and you can basically create your own challenge.  I have to admit that I was a little challenged with this one, though.  It took a bit of figuring, but I finally decided to use the bottom row.  Plus, I used butterflies and off the edge.  And here is my card:

 You can see right away my bright colors!  And my fun fold is a Z-box fold that I made using this tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers.  I tweaked it a little so my connecting piece was in the middle instead of the bottom.  And did you notice how perfectly the chevrons line up between the left and right panels?  It took a little bit of figuring out, but it really gives the illusion that it opens like a regular A2 card . . . until it doesn't. : ) Don't you love that glittery butterfly?!  After coloring it and fussy cutting it out, I added some glue and SU! Dazzling Diamonds fine glitter.  LOVE that stuff; it's so pretty!

 It opens out really fun.  The way I made it doesn't leave room for much writing inside, but it did leave a perfect spot for a small sentiment.

 Here is is all the way open. 

 And you can see my sentiment.  It's a bit hard to read, so, it says "Hope you're better soon!  Now, this is where the whole card almost fell apart.  I thought I had a get well sentiment, so I just made my card with the fun fold and the bright colors and then went looking for that get well sentiment only to find I didn't actually have one!!  Oh, boy, now what?  Then I came across one that is designed to go with a cat theme: "Feline Better".  Now, it reads: "Hope you're feline better soon" and that 'feline' just didn't go with my card theme at all.  But the way the words are placed, I was able to do some creative masking and selective stamping and no one (except all of you!) will ever know.  I really like altering my sentiment stamps like this; it really stretches the usage you can get out of just one stamp.  Hop on over to The House blog for the full details as we are trying something a bit different this month, which means more chances to win!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Feline Better" and "Butterfly, lg"
Dies: Spellbinders "Fleur Di Lis Squares"

Challenges:
Creative Craft Cottage #93--butterflies
Tuesday Throwdown #353--interactive (a fun fold)
Incy Wincy--no words (none on the front of the card)
Come And Get It--time to die (use die cuts)
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch--anything goes with stamping

Crazy 4 Challenges--bright and cheerful
Cardz TV #7--anything goes
Alphabet--K is for Kinetic
Creative Fingers #135--anything goes
Scor-Pal #40--3D cards
Pattie's Creations #137--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Crafting with an Attitude--anything goes
Love To Craft Challenge #13--anything goes
Cheerful Sketches--sketch

Crafter's Cafe # 178--more than 1 fold
A Bit More Time To Craft #49--anything goes

Special Sister

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 the Oddball Art Company.  

I was given this sweet image to work with:

It came with a birthday sentiment that I had all intentions of using, but when it came down to it, I didn't have a place for it.  August 6th is National Sister Day, so I decided to turn my card into one for my sister.  We were never very close growing up as she is 6 years younger than I am.  That means, she was only 13 when I got married and left home.  Plus, I spent two years at college 14 hours away, so she was 11 at the most when I was still living at home.  But a year and a half ago, she and her husband moved to the town my husband and I live in, and we have become quite close, both physically and relationally.  They live one mile down the road from us, now!  Anyway, I think this girl looks like she is leaning out the window to send a special hello, don't you?  Thanks for stopping by!

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 Aug. 10th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Aug. 13th.

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  Oddball Art Co. "Lizzy Love IMG287" digi; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps "Special"

Dies: Impression Obsession window die; Fun Stampers Journey "Daisy Blooms"; Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"; 2 Martha Stewart butterfly punches

Stencil: MFT "Small Brick Wall"

Challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes

Crafty Creations #347--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #294--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #340--anything goes

SheepSki Designs #5--flower power

Divas That Cut--anything goes

Crafting with An Attitude--anything goes

Cutie Pie--here come the girls

Craft D Bow-Z--anything goes with handmade bow

Cut It Up #127--friendship (my card is an ode to becoming friends with my sister)

Sweet Stampin'--sympathy or thinking of you

Come And Get It--just add flowers

Tuesday Morning Sketches #414--sketch

Quick birthday

Last week, my family and I were at Word Of Life The Pines campground in Schroon Lake, NY.  I realized at the last minute that my brother-in-law's birthday was two days after we would get home and I would not have time to make a card and get it sent on time, so I took a few basic supplies with me to the campground and whipped up this card between making supper and playing in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.  It actually came together quite quickly, and maybe that's because I had and idea in mind and only brought a very few supplies.  Even though it was quick, I think it turned out really cute!  I mean, can you resist those sweet puppy eyes?

Supplies:
Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Word Critters Collection--Cats and Dogs"
Dies: NONE!!

Challenges:
YNS #69--sketch

Creative Fingers--anything goes
Cardz TV #7--anything goes
Cards Galore--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Creative with Stamps #17--boys to men

Stinkin' Inkers--guy talk
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Penny's #339--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #294--anything goes with uplifting sentiment