Bear hugs

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

 Here is my card:

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary!  This is the card I made to give to him.  I used an embossing folder on my patterned paper on my base layer--something I don't think I have tried before.  It gives a fun texture, obviously, but I'm not sure I like it and it sort of muddies up the pattern on the paper itself.  Overall, I do think it turned out really cute.

In the photo below you can see the sentiment I added to the inside as well as one of the die cut hearts left over from the front of the card.

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 "Fuzzy Friends"; PaperTrey Ink "Inside and Out: Love"

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazong; MFT "Tag Builders: Blueprints 5" hearts

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday (Retro) #229--sketch

Can You Handle the Pressure--anything goes with an embossing folder with the optional twist: birthday or anniversary

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Crafty Catz #699--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--summertime blue

Make My Monday #257--masculine

Penny's Challenge #602--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #818--masculine

Krafty Chicks #779--anything goes

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Hoppy birthday

 Happy August 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 card was created with a bunch of scraps and bits that were lying on my desk just waiting to be used.  Since I was in a bit of a hurry (as I very often am), I decided to use some of these pre-made elements and create a fun, and cute, birthday card for a family member.  I really enjoy trying to use up every last bit of patterned paper from my paper packs.  When I get down to just little scraps, I love to create the border pieces using small strips of scrap paper.  The varying widths and patterns make for a fun element, I think.  So, I trimmed off the front of my card base and adhered one of these border pieces to the front.  I also had the die cut "hello" letters (two sets of them, don't ask me why I had two sets!!) sitting on my desk and thought it would be a fun addition to the sentiment AND add a bit more interest to this otherwise very CAS car.  I stamped the frog, fly and trail and sentiment directly onto the card base, colored up the frog and glued the "hello" in place and it was finished!  I love the pun in the sentiment!

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: Memory Box "Hoppy Holidays"

Dies: MFT "Essential Hello"

Challenges:

NBUS #76--never before used schtuff (this is the first outing for this adorable frog stamp set)

Inkspiration Challenge #346--birthday

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Crafty Catz #699--anything goes

Make My Monday #257--masculine

Word Art Wednesday #710--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #602--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #818--masculine

Krafty Chicks #779--anything goes

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Monochrome

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I had a bunch of fun with this one as I stepped outside my comfort zone and went a little bit mixed media.  I started by stamping a French Script in several places over the background.  I then stamped the frame image three times and added several butterflies, all in the same Aqua Mist ink.  I splattered on some gold and black splatter from Picket Fence Studio.  I stamped the sentiment with the same Aqua Mist ink and added some gold thread and some gold nuvo enamel drops to finish everything off.

You can see the shimmer on that gold splatter in the photo above.  I also swiped on some of that same platter in onto my sentiment panel for some extra shimmer.

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: Hero Arts "French Script"; Altenew frames; Picket Fence Studio butterflies; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #346--birthday

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--make your own background

Nbus--never before used schtuff (the first time out for the butterfly stamp set)

Creative Knockouts #551--sparkle & shine

Cards Galore #137--anything goes

Die Cut Divas--happy birthday

We Love Stamping--sun, sea & sand OR anything goes (I went with anything goes)

Joy to the World

 A couple months ago, I won the chance to be a guest designer for CRAFT Challenge Blog.  This challenge is the one I get to design for!!  Yippee!!  The challenge is "Christmas in July" and the two amazing sponsors are The Cutting Cafe and Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

I am using an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and here is my card for your inspiration:

I thought using this gnome as a Christmas image was a bit of fun, so I colored him up to look a bit like Santa.  And he is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."  Now that I say that, I wish I had added a Christmas tree; that would have been so fun!!

I used some scraps of patterned paper and a snowflake border die cut that was in my bits and pieces stash.  The silver stars also were in the stash.  To go with the music theme, I embossed the base panel with a music score embossing folder.  It added so much interest to all that white space!

Supplies:

Stamps: Dr. Digi's House of Stamps "Tony I Gnomey" digi; Papertrey Ink "Just Sentiments: Be Merry" sentiment

Dies: Memory Box snowflake border; Verve stars

Darice embossing folder

Challenges:

Cards Galore Challenge #137--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe Blog #321--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas in July

Creative Inspirations--stars AND/OR stripes

Craft Rockets #127--Christmas in July

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #307--sketch

Moving Along With the Times #180--masculine

Crafty Gals Corner #268--fill in the blank-- . . . in July (Christmas)

613 Avenue--anything goes with the optional twist: any holiday

Creative Fingers Challenge #305--anything goes

Make My Monday #256--embossing

Di's Digi Stamps--Christmas in July

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #258--anything goes

Paper Shelter--anything goes

Be Merry

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Use a Die Cut.  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: All Dressed Up.

 Here is my card:

I went with a Christmas theme again as I thought this little Santa girl was super cute!  I colored her up and added some Diamond Dust glitter to the "fur" and pom pom on her hat.

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 "Little Christmas Girl" digi; Papertrey Ink "Just Sentiments: Be Merry" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"; My Favorite Things "Fancy Flourish"

Challenges: 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #174--sparkle & bling

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #111--Christmas in July

Cheerful Sketches--sketch

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: any holiday

Aud Sentiments--tags AND/OR Christmas in July

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #257--anything goes

Creative Fingers #305--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #601--anything goes

Holy Night

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:

I've had this card (in pieces) sitting around on my desk for a while.  Well, in need of a quick Christmas card for this challenge, I decided to finally finish it up!  I used two different patterned papers and embossed them with a snowflake embossing folder.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder and adhered it to a mat cut with a scalloped border die.  The ephemera is all from Not 2 Shabby and I added some gold thread to "hang" the ornaments with.

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 "

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders scalloped border die

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug snowflake

Not 2 Shabby paper and ephemera

Challenges:

Fab n' Funky #620--Christmas in July

Penny's Challenge #600--anything goes

Cards Galore Challenge #137--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #111--Christmas in July

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: any holiday

Aud Sentiments #327--tags AND/OR Christmas in July

Creative Knockouts #550--Christmas in July

Sweet Stampin--Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--emboss it (I used heat embossing and dry embossing)

Little Red Wagon #815--Ya gotta have Christmas in July

 

Christmas Joy

Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Use a Die Cut.  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: All Dressed Up.

 Here is my card:

I just love the All Dressed Up images; they are so cute!!  I chose to go with the Christmas in July theme and picked out this adorable little girl and her polar bear.  Maybe the winter theme will help cool things down around here!  I used some Christmas themed papers that have been in my stash for FOREVER!!  I've got some snowflakes, I've got some stars, I've got some stripes and red, white, and blue!  I added some die cut snowflakes and a sentiment and all done!  For a little sparkle, I added some ultrafine glitter to the pompom on her scarf and each of the little stars on her headband.  You can see it 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:  All Dressed Up (I don't see it in their shop anymore.  Maybe retired?); Verve "Peace on Earth" sentiment

Dies: Memory Box "Lindamen snowflake"; My Favorite Things "Sweet Snowflakes" and "Blueprints 12" banner

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. #758--Christmas

Crafty Catz #697--anything goes

Creative Fingers #304--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--red, white, and/or blue

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #131--anything Christmas goes

Shopping Our Stash #551--red, white, and blue

Fab n' Funky #620--Christmas in July

Paper Shelter #645--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas in July

Penny's Challenge #600--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #814--to boldly go!

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #174--sparkle & bling

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--blue Christmas

Creative Sketchy Girls #104--sketch

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #111--Christmas in July

Creative Inspiration--stars AND/OR stripes

Creatalicious #290--anything goes with the optional twist: stars

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Fabulous

Happy July 1st!!  It's time for a new challenge on the Critter Crazy Challenge blog!  And this month we are celebrating our 100th challenge!!  Wahoo!  For this month ONLY to celebrate this milestone, your card featuring a creature MUST be a birthday card!  There will be a prize, so head on over to the Critter Crazy Blog and check out all the details.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This is for my Bestie.  She turned 50 a week ago and this is the card I made for her.  I took some soft floral papers to go along with my cute little flamingo.  I added some gold embellishments and accents and a pretty handmade flower to add a bit of elegance.  I didn't feel like coloring, so I stamped the flamingo on white cardstock and then again on a pink patterned paper.  I fussy cut the body from the pink image and adhered it to the white panel after coloring the rest of the image on the white panel.

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.  And don't forget your card MUST be a birthday card featuring a creature!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tracey Hey "Fabulous" image; Papertrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes" sentiment

Dies: PaperTrey Ink numbers; My Favorite Things "Fancy Flourish"

Challenges:

Creative Sketchy Girls #104--sketch

The Paper Shelter #644--anything goes with the optional twist: cut it out (I fussy cut the body of the flamingo before adding it to the base stamped image

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Crafty Catz #697--anything goes

Creative Fingers #304--anything goes

Alphabet Challenge--f is for feathers (flamingos have feathers)

Birthday cow

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 cheated a little bit on this one: I already had the tag made.  I think I actually made it for a Cut It Up Challenge quite a while ago.  But, it's been sitting on my desk waiting to be used and I decided to finally turn it into a card.  I die cut the base layer with a stitched rectangle die and then stamped the focal image repeatedly to create a pattern.  I did add ribbon and twine to the tag, heat embossed the second sentiment with white embossing powder on black card stock and finished it off with some black enamel dots.  I love the color of the tag against all the black and white of the rest of the card.

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" cow; Verve "Birthday Wishes" embossed sentiment; Cardz TV "Critter Captions" cow sentiment

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" tag, stitched rectangle and stitched banner; I don't remember where the hearts came from

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

We Love Stamping--nature or anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #304--sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Deepest Sympathy

Another sympathy card; the third I've needed in just over a month.  Not fun, but necessary.

 This paper pack was already on my desk.  It's an interesting pack, most of the patterns/colors are rather tropical and flowery, but there are a couple of these blue patterns.  I felt they were more subtle and soft and more fitting for a sympathy card.  I pulled out my favorite flower layering stamp set and some pretty ribbon to finish it off.

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "The Sweet Life" roses and leaves; Verve "Borderlines" sentiment

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "The Sweet Life" roses and leaves; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (I did not use the twist)

CRAFT #757--cute OR anything goes

Make My Monday #254--more than one butterfly (I have 3 on my patterned paper)

Word Art Wednesday #704--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

We Love Stamping--nature OR anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #305--sketch

Beautiful Blossoms #30--anything goes with flowers with an optional mood board

Triple B--anything goes with a bird, butterfly or bloom and an optional mood board

70 and fabulous

This past weekend, we celebrated the 70th birthday of one of my husband's aunts.  This is the card I made for her.  I already had this paper pack out on my desk from another card that I had made (which I will post next week) and it seemed a good fit as the aunt and uncle live in Florida for half the year--it seemed very tropical to me.

 Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers" border die and "Filigree" border die; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (I did not use the twist)

Word Power--sentiment as the focal

CRAFT #757--cute OR anything goes (I went with anything goes)

Crafty Catz #696--anything goes with the optional twist: use hot colors

Creative Fingers #303--anything goes

Sketch Saturday #778--sketch with the optional twist: popping an element

Word Art Wednesday #707--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

Autumn birthday greetings

 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 our fabulous sponsor: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

And no, I am NOT ready for Fall to arrive--summer just got here!!  But, I don't have very many manly images from Mirtillamente, so I decided to choose this beautiful pumpkin image and get a head start on a fall masculine birthday card.   I love the bit of patterned papers just peeking out behind the image panel!

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 "Autumn Season" digi; Verve "So Happy" sentiment

Dies: unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges: 

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #319--anything goes with the optional twist of masculine

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Moving Along With the Times #179--birthday

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Thing #1: 3 or more layers, 2 or more patterned paper, 1 piece of kraft; Thing #2: play along with Try a Sketch on Tuesday)

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672--sketch

Creative Fingers #363--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #256--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

Using up some scraps

 I have a paper pack that I have had for a quite a while and it is getting down to some pretty small scraps left.  I had a fun time playing with them this past weekend.  Here's what I came up with so far.  I was able to use the larger pieces on the top card and used a bunch of smaller scraps for the second card.  Based on the sketch I decided to use, I was able to use tiny scraps to create the illusion of larger pieces.  You can see that at the very bottom of the picture and can see how they hide behind the main panel in the finished first card.  I still have all those scraps left in the top right corner, but I have an idea for some of them.

In the photo below you can see my scrapped layers--you can't even tell!  This card with all the colors is perfect for a little boy birthday we celebrated over the weekend.  Can you tell he was turning 2??  I also pulled the arrow from my bits and pieces stash.  And the fun enamel circles I have had for a long time!

Here is the sentiment I created for the inside.  As are all two-year-old boys, he is definitely full of shenanigans!

The second card made with the larger scrap pieces, I turned into a Father's Day card for my husband.

All I needed to do was add a little pirate, stamp the sentiment and add some enamel dots.  Using up scraps and supplies I have had for a long time is one of my favorite things to do in card making!

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"; CAS-ual Fridays "Shenanigans" inside sentiments

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers"; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" and "Blueprints 12" banners

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe #320--anything goes with the optional twist: masculine

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Moving Along with the Times #179--birthday

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the boys

Colorful Options--aquablue or rainbow (I used ALL the colors)

Word Power--sentiment

Sweet Stampin'--rainbow creations

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Thing #1: 3 or more layers, 2 or more patterned papers, 1 piece of kraft; Thing #2: Try a Sketch of Tuesday)

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672--sketch

Crafty Catz #696--anything goes with the optional twist: use hot colors

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #256--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #704--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "Party Like a Pirate"

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Crafty Gals #267--fill in the blank--dad's . . . (day--Father's Day)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Snippets Playground #508--anything goes with snippets (everything is snippets)

CRAFT #757--cute or anything goes

Creative Fingers #303--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

A Father's Always There

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This theme is perfect for this time of year with Father's Day just around the corner (or in a couple of days, in fact).  This is the card I created for my father for Father's Day.  An easy layout made easier by these beautiful papers.  For a little fun, I made this a gatefold card.  For a little extra fun, I stamped a sand dollar image in a light turquoise ink behind the sentiment.  It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but it adds just enough in real life.

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 "Father and Mother" sentiments; Repeat Impressions "Sand Dollar"

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--Add a sentiment

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #169 (retro sketch)--sketch

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the guys

Aud Sentiments #326--fun fold AND/OR summer

Creative Creases #104--anything goes with more than one fold

Word Power--sentiment as the focus

Fab n' Funky Challenge #618--use your die cuts

Word Art Wednesday #702-703--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #598--anything goes

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Things #1: 3 layers, 2 patterned papers, 1 kraft paper)

Cardz 4 Guyz #374--seashells (on the smaller piece of patterned paper and the sand dollar behind my sentiment)

As You Like It--Favorite: use a sentiment or without words (I add a sentiment 99% of the time.  Usually I am making a card for a specific reason/person and therefore, I know what the card will be used for and can add it at the time.  My cards don't feel complete without a sentiment.)

 

Congrats

 Two young ladies from our church are graduating from high school this year.  We had a small celebration for them at church this morning.  These are the cards I created for them.  They are almost identical except the pattern on the patterned paper.  I die cut the patterned paper with a stitched rectangle die.  Then I die cut several layers of the hat and adhered them all together to get some added dimension.  I adhered the hats to vellum circles to help them stand out from the background.  I die cut "congrats" and some small stars out of gold shimmer card stock.

The black and white patterned paper is so gorgeous.  The black lines are raised and have a bit of shimmer and shine to them that looks amazing in real life!  You can see a bit of it in the photo below as well as the dimension on the hat.

This is the picture of the second card.  It is almost identical to the first except the pattern on the patterned paper is different.

Supplies:

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle and graduation cap; PaperTrey Ink "Congrats"; Stamps of Life small stars; unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #255--anything goes

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #267--fill in the blanks--fancy . . . (paper!  All those flourishes make it super fancy!)

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (this paper would be perfect for a wedding, but I did not use the twist)

Fab n' Funky #613--use your die cuts

Penny's Challenge #641--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #810--see through it

Creative Knockouts #548--die cuts/stencils/punches

MFT #11--sketch

Father's Day

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Men and Boys--Let's see those masculine makes!!  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

I created a father's day card for my Father-in-law using this yummy cheeseburger and fries image.  I used a few things from my bits and pieces stash--namely all the red stars.  The stars inspired me to use a star embossing folder for the background.  And I was able to use some scraps of red patterned paper that I have had for 20+ years!!  For the bubbles rising out of the soda, I added some glossy accents to the image to give it a realistic look.  You can see the shine in the photo below:

I finished off the inside with a sentiment and then added the remaining three stars from my bits and pieces stash and a strip of red card stock that I had trimmed off a previous card and it had just been sitting on my desk.  I LOVE using things up!!  And even better when you can create a fabulous card with those things!

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 "Father and Mother"

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Verve large star; Stamps of Life small stars

Paper Lane star embossing folder

Challenges:

Double Trouble #192--sun fun (Thing #1: 3 torn edges, 2 colors {red and black}, 1 die cut/punch/ephemera)

As You Like It--favorite type of embossing (do love the magic of heat embossing, but dry embossing is also magical and so much easier and less messy.  So, I prefer dry embossing)

Crafty Catz #694--anything goes with the optional twist: make us smile (who doesn't smile at the thought of a burger and fries)

Creative Fingers #322--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #255--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--masculine

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #632--sketch

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Paper Funday #77--anything goes: embossing heat AND/OR dry

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the guys

Fab n' Funky Challenge #618--use your die cuts

The Paper Shelter #641--anything goes with the optional twist: masculine

Penny's Challenge #598--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--masculine

Wonderful

Last week I made a card (you can see it here) and had a bunch of lovely pieces left over.  I figured a second card was practically made; I just needed to combine the pieces together.  The kraft label die cut and the strip of floral paper were left overs from the other card and I still had the purple card stock out and the flower die set, and this is how it came together:

 I stamped the smaller part of the sentiment first and then stamped the "wonderful" using my mini MISTI.  After stamping it on the kraft label, I adhered the flower die cut in place and since it was still in my MISTI, I was able to stamp the sentiment again on TOP of the flower.  It creates a seamless look and  really fun (easy) technique!  I finished everything off with a sheer, sparkly organza ribbon and bow and a few clear rhinestones to add a little bit more sparkle.

Here is my original card:

Supplies:

Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Whatnot Sentiment Set Thirteen"

Dies: Taylored Expressions "Floral Stems"; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 12" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Retro Sketch #128--sketch

Word Art Wednesday #701--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Creative Knockouts #547--real or faux stitching (I have a stitched rectangle and stitched label die cut)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #770--anything goes

Creative Fingers #302--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #255--anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms #29--anything goes with flowers with optional mood board

Fabulous

Happy June 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 card was inspired by an Art Festival I went to with my friend last weekend.  There was a booth that had a whole bunch of art work that involved flamingos dressed up in various ways with attitudes to go along with them.  My friend mentioned that they reminded her of cards that I might make and I remembered that I did indeed have a flamingo stamp set that I had never used.  So after we came home, I went looking for the set and this card was born!  I have a paper pack that I am trying to use up--it's pretty much just little scraps and pieces.  I made the piece down the side using a bunch of these scraps.  I cut a little strip of gold shimmer card stock to join the scrap piece to the main panel.  Then I die cut a bow and a bunch of stars out of the same card stock.

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: Tracy Hey Flamingo set

Dies: Picket Fence Studios bow; Stamps of Life stars

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #230--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Fab n' Funky #617--add a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday #701--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #597--anything goes

Di's Digi Stamps--sentimentally yours

Pixie's Snippets Playground #507--anything goes with snippets (my strip of scraps)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #770--anything goes

Creative Fingers #302--anything goes

So sorry

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

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Here I am three challenges in a row with a sympathy card!  Not fun at all, but I have had a need for all three of them  I used several brand new dies on this one along with a very old sentiment and some pretty, soft, floral papers.  For a bit of sparkle, I added some clear rhinestones to the flower panel and also as "trails" for the butterflies.

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 "Boutique Borders: Sympathy"

Dies: Taylored Expressions "Simple Stems" flowers; unbranded label dies and butterfly dies

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe #319--anything goes with the optional twist: no squares

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

NBUS--never before used schtuff (this is the first time I have used both the flower die and the butterfly dies)

Beautiful Blooms #29--anything goes (with flowers) with an optional mood board

Fab n' Funky #617--add a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday #701--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #597--anything goes

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #631--sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #770--anything goes

Creative Fingers #302--anything goes