Hello, everyone! It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog. The theme is: Ribbons and/or Bows. I am using an image from our fabulous sponsors: All Dressed Up.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
First Dance
Here is my card:
The oldest son of my best friend is getting married in two weeks!! Two weeks ago, some of us at church threw his bride-to-be a wedding shower. It was amazing! This is the card I created to give her with my gift. For some reason, my printed just decided it did not want to accept my card stock anymore, so I had to do a quick readjust and printed this out on printer paper which is definitely NOT a good medium on which to use alcohol markers. So, I had to pull out my colored pencils which I rarely ever do. Thankfully, there wasn't a lot of area to color as most of it is the bride's white dress! I matted the image on black cardstock, then some torn mulberry paper before adding it to an embossed white panel. I finished everything off with a fun sentiment, some pearls and a yummy black and white dotted ribbon and bow.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: All Dressed Up "First Dance" digi; PaperTrey Ink "Together Forever" sentiment
Cuttlebug damask embossing folder
Challenges:
Through The Purple Haze #215--anything goes
Pattie's Creations #218--anything goes
Sheepski Designs #86--anything goes
Can You Handle The Pressure--anything goes with the optional twist: flowers
Art Impressions Stamps #378--just for you (I made this for the bride-to-be)
Simon Says Stamp Monday--romance, wedding, anniversary
The Paper Shelter #596--lots of layers
Sunday, May 12, 2024
You are amazing
This is the latest installment of my attempt to use up this paper pack; it just keeps multiplying!! This first card used up a TON of little strips of paper!! I pieced each layer together (but I'll let you in on a secret: I didn't put strips on the portions that are covered by other layers) using different narrow strips of the paper. It creates a lot of color and interest and is kind of fun. I added a bit of ribbon and a single pearl to the body of the butterfly.
The second card also uses a herringbone piecing technique, but I was able to use more of the larger pieces.
I think this third card is my favorite. I just love that yellow rose paper; it has a bit of gold foiling in the pattern. It is so gorgeous!!
And the final card used a bunch of circles. I had several squares that were just the right size for my circle die and voila!
That's it for now, but there will be more, probably several more--those scraps just keep coming.
Card 1:
Supplies:
Stamps: YNS "Whatnot Sentiments Thirteen"; Verve "Blue Skies"
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Challenges:
Creative Fingers #277--anything goes
Cards Galore #123--anything goes
Crafty Calendar--anything goes
We Love Stamping--vintage OR anything goes
Tuesday Morning Sketches #756--sketch
Lil' Red Wagon #755--create your own background
Card 2:
Supplies:
Stamps: YNS "Whatnot Sentiments Thirteen"; Papertrey Ink "The Sweet Life"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Make My Monday #225--florals
Craft Rockets #114--flowers
The Paper Funday #65--anything goes with the optional twist: flower shoppe
Moving Along With the Times #166--flowers
Aud Sentiments #313--foiling AND/OR flowers
Beautiful Blossoms #16--anything goes with flowers with the optional mood board
MFT Sketch #697--sketch
Card 3:
Supplies:
Stamps: YNS "Whatnot Sentiments Thirteen"
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Challenges:
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #229--anything goes
Through the Purple Haze #215--anything goes
Sheepski Designs #86--anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner#255--anything goes with the optional twist: lace or pearls648
Word Art Wednesday #648--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Pixie's Snippets Playground #480--anything goes using snippets (all the pattern pieces and cardstock were scraps, and the butterflies were punched from a scrap of card stock)
Card 4:
Supplies:
Stamps: YNS "Whatnot Sentiments Thirteen"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Challenges:
Sketch Saturday #750--sketch
Unicorn Challenge #98--for the girls
Creative Inspirations--feminine
{Pin}spirational Challenge #313--patterned paper
Penny's Challenge #571--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--use dies
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Amazing
If you have been by to visit by blog in the last several weeks, you may have heard me talk about trying to use up the scraps from a patterned paper pack I have. This card uses some of the last remaining "larger" scraps; they were just large enough for this fabulous sketch I found. I love a good sketch and they are often perfect for using up scraps just like this.
Supplies:
Stamps: YNS "Whatnot Sentiments #13"
Dies: unbranded butterfly die
Challenges:
Creative Fingers #277--anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #229--anything goes
Cards Galore #123--anything goes
Crafty Calendar--anything goes
Creative Inspirations--feminine
Crafty Gals Corner #256--anything goes with the optional twist: lace AND/OR pearls
{Pin}spirational Challenge #313--patterned paper
Triple B--anything goes with butterflies, blooms, or birds and the optional mood board
Word Art Wednesday #648--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Penny's Challenge #571--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--use die cuts
Mother's Day
Today I'm sharing the Mother's Day card I made for my mother-in-law. I didn't put any sentiment on the outside because I really didn't want to take away from this stunning butterfly! But I will show the Mother's Day sentiment on the inside at the end of this post.
For the bast couple of weeks I've been working on using up this patterned paper pack. I'm down to a lot of small scraps, so I have been getting creative with how to stretch those scraps. Probably many of you already know this, but I just wanted to share a quick little behind the scenes view of how I do it. This works best if you use a sketch (or layout0 that has a lot of layers--layers that you can hide things behind. In the photo below, you can see that each panel has been pieced together. Most of the time, the patterned paper doesn't come close to covering the mat layer.
Once those layers are placed together on the card base, you see how most of the bare spots are hidden behind other layers.
And once I add the focal circle, no one will ever know that these are not full sized patterned paper panels!
I added a large die cut butterfly and finished it off with a bunch of pearls lining the body. Here is the sentiment on the inside:Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink "Tucked In: Mother"
Dies: unbranded butterfly; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"
Challenges:
Creative Fingers #279--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #229--anything goes
Cards Galore #123--anything goes
Crafty Calendar--anything goes
Sheepski Designs #86--anything goes
Creative Inspirations--feminine
Crafty Gals Corner #256--anything goes with the optional twist: use lace or pearls
{Pin}spirational Challenge #313--patterned paper
Triple B--anything goes with the optional mood board
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--use die cuts
Friday, May 3, 2024
Amazing
Happy Friday!!! It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog. This week, the challenge is: Add a Sentiment
Here is my card for your inspiration:
If you've visited my blog recently, you may remember that I am working on using up the end of a paper pack. This card is another one using up some of those scraps. I found a fun sketch using some fishtail banners that were perfect for using some of the larger pieces of patterned paper. I pulled out the pink in the floral piece with a hot pink circle mat for my beautiful butterfly that I die cut out of a pale pink. The die is actually designed to die cut two separate pieces that can interlock and be used on the top of a treat box, or something similar. It creates two bodies with alternating slots that can fit together. I wanted to just use it as a butterfly, so I carefully trimmed off some extra pieces on the bodies and layered them together to make it look like one piece. To hide the slots, I added a bunch of pale pink pearls and unless you look really, really, really closely you can't even tell! I finished everything off with a sweet sentiment and some hot pink rhinestones!
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: Your Next Stamp "Whatnot Sentiment Set Thirteen" sentiment
Dies: Unbranded butterfly die; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"
Challenges:
NBUS--never before used schtuff (first time out of the packaging for this butterfly die)
Triple B--blooms, butterflies, or birds
Word Art Wednesday #646--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Penny's Challenge #570--anything goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground #468--anything goes with snippets (all the elements were cut from snippets)
Simon Says Stamp Monday--feminine
Double Trouble--SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing (Thing #1: anything goes)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--feminine
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Who's turning 7??
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 youngest nephew just turned 7!! I can't believe it! Where has the time gone? While I was looking through my Pinterest boards a while ago, I came across a card with a number wreath with the specific age highlighted and I wanted to sort of recreate that look. So, I die all the numbers out of dark brown card stock and the "7" a second time in yellow to make it stand out. I die cut a circle out of craft card stock and adhered the numbers around the edge of the circle using a smaller circle to help space them out. I stamped my sentiment on white card stock and then die cut an arrow out of red card stock to help draw even more attention to the "7". Then I stenciled my kraft layer with pawprints and then die cut it to create a fun pop-up slider card with a hidden message. I used more red and yellow card stock to keep the card feeling bold and bright and finished the front of with a sweet little kitty!On the inside I finished the sentiment and added another little kitten having fun with a ball of yarn.
Interactive cards are fun for any age, but I especially like to make them for kids as I know they enjoy the movement and hidden surprises.
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: PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes" all sentiments except the hidden one and "Just Sentiments: Birthday" hidden sentiment; MFT "Cat-astrophe" cat; Lawn Fawn "Push Here"
Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers Border Die"; MFT "Slider Surprise" and "Blueprints 13"; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, Large" and "You are Here" arrow
Challenges:
613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: a splash of color (my yellow is the splash)
Crafty Catz #670--for a boy
Creative Fingers #276--anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #228--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #646--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Penny's Challenge #570--anything goes
Creative Knockouts #520--for the kids
Krafty Chicks #713--all occasions
Creative Creases #81--fun fold
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