Get Together

It's time for another challenge from The Love To Scrap Challenge Blog.  We hop you enjoyed our Blog Hop celebrating our 3rd Birthday last week.  Thanks to those who hopped along with us.  This challenge is: Bare Necessities--use no more than two embellishments.

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Karleigh Sue Digis

I was given this "Pumpkin Spice Latte" image from Karleigh Sue to work with.  And I can see her colored up in rich autumn colors to go with the name of the image, but it's getting close to spring here, people, and she needed to look the part.  I started the color combo based on a ribbon, that I didn't end up using.  But I still liked the color combo and sent with it anyway.

I have to say, that I would definitely wear a pretty turquoise coat like this one!  The bit of blue ribbon was in my bits and pieces stash, and because Leslie said we couldn't use more than two embellies, I had to add the large clear rhinestone to finish things off.

Challenges:
If You Give a Crafter A Cookie #38--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the colors)

Lacy Sunshine--anything goes
V's Sweet Ideas #44--Lady Luck (I used a female image AND the color green)
Pattie's Creations #120--green
Unicorn Challenge #7--Clean And Simple
Inky Impressions--Let's hear it for the girls
Inspiration Destination #75--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
DRS Designs #216--bling it on!
Jo's Scrap Shack #128--anything goes
Creative Fingers #104--anything goes
Hiding in My Craft Room #241--spring colors

Supplies:
Stamps: Karleigh Sue Digis "Pumpkin Spice Latte"; PTI "Guide Lines 2" and "Heart to Heart #2" sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Let Your Dreams Fly

Hello, Everyone! It's Heather with my Project of the Week for The House That Stamps Built.  I was drawing a blank on what to share with you this time, until I was making a different card and added a little bit extra to dress up the inside and I figured I would do a quick little project about decorating the inside of a card.  I usually don't decorate the inside of my cards, but every once in a while I do like to add something to make it more special.  Here's my finished card:

 The base layer was stamped with Repeat Impressions "Sheet Music" stamp and the main panel uses the "Dandelion Breeze" stamp and the "Dreams Take Flight" sentiment.  I stamped the image in versamark and embossed it with white powder.  Then I sponged a bit of aqua around the image to really make it pop.  Ok, so on to my project.  Here's what you need:

• your finished card
• a light and dark ink (I used two grays)
• your stamps (I used the same image as the front and a second sentiment)
• I used a stitched rectangle to match the front of the card and the same ribbon as on the front

 Start by stamping your sentiment in the darker ink color.  I used "Beautiful Days" and a dark gray.

 Then stamp you image in the lighter color ink.  You want to be able to see it, but don't want it to distract from the sentiment.  I used the dandelion image and a light gray ink.  It's a little hard to see in the photo, but it is just enough to add some interest.

 I finished it off by wrapping a strip of ribbon around the bottom of the panel.

 And then adhered it to the inside of the card.  It's a fun and pretty way to make your card just a little bit more special.

I hope you enjoyed my project  and I hope it inspires you to decorate the inside of your cards once in a while, too.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sheet Music", "Dandelion Breeze", "Dreams Take Flight" and
"Beautiful Days"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics B" rectangle

Challenges:
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #38--inspiration photo (that turquoise/aqua color grabbed me right away!)
Fussy & Fancy #158--Shabby Fun with Bingo (I used the 2nd row: something old {the ribbon I've had for years), something new {first time I've used this dandelion image}, frills and/or lace {sheer ribbon} and pretty pearls too)
Scrapper's Delights #53--anything goes
Unicorn Challenge #7--Clean and Simple
Word Art Wednesday #221--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Crafting by Designs--anything goes for March
The Paper Shelter #238--Bingo fun (I used the first row: text, ribbon, pearls)
Inspiration Destination #75--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Crafty Ribbons #145--monochrome
Jo's Scrap Shack #128--anything goes
Creative Fingers #104--anything goes

Beautiful Butterfly

Welcome!  It's time for another What If? Wednesday challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a color combo for you to use and, boy, it's a beautiful one!

At first I wasn't so sure about it, but then I found these papers in my stash and I really fell in love!  I actually used all four colors.  I'm not much of a kraft person (and I don't actually have very much) so I went with the brown.  Then I saw this kraft banner in my bits and pieces stash and knew it was perfect for my sentiment!!

Oh, the pink ribbon was in my bits and pieces stash, even tied in the knot already!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "9001W Butterfly (lg)" and "1807W I'm so glad . . ."
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" banner

Challenges:
Winter Wonderland--must use a sentiment
As You See It #125--a sentiment that I LOVE to use is: (this sentiment is so beautiful and can be used for so many different things)
Craftin' Desert Divas--lots of layers
East Wind #50--going round in circles
Cards Galore Challenge--make a card for March
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Card Mania #78--polka dots and/or stripes
Southern Girls Challenge--Getting Wordy

Poinsettia Bear

Welcome to March and welcome to another challenge from Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.  As always, it is a month-long anything goes (Christmas-related) challenge.  The sponsor is the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps.  I used this adorable image called "Poinsettia Bear".  Unfortunately, I think it might be retired as I couldn't find it in the store.  But, it doesn't really matter because each and every image in the store is super cute.

This card started with the cream colored circle and the strip of flower patterned paper; the circle was in my bits and pieces stash, and the patterned paper is part of a paper pack I am almost finished using up.  Oh, yeah, the sentiment strip was in the bits and pieces stash, too.  It was a fishtail banner, but I trimmed it down to fit my space.  The poinsettias were die cut from scraps and the background paper was also an offcut. The only full sheet "harmed" was the chocolate brown card stock for the base and the scalloped circle, and perhaps the cream mat under the patterned paper.  Hope you can play along with us this month, it's time to get started on those Christmas cards!

Challenge:
Fantastic Tuesday #125--include an animal
Holly Jolly--getting sentiment-al
Lacy Sunshine--anything goes
Creative Fingers #103--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #149--cute
Christmas at Sweet Stampin--snowflakes (on my embossed circle)
Word Art Wednesday #220--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Creative Inspiration #345--sketch

Fab N Funky Challenge #293--Christmas
Mod Squad Challenge--animal fun
The Paper Shelter #257--animal magic
Little Miss Muffet #132--anything goes
As You Like It--Favorite Occasion (Christmas is definitely my favorite occasion, but to make cards for and to celebrate)
Cute Card Thursday #414--florals
Crimbo Crackers #101--die cuts
Winter Wonderland--must use a sentiment
Crafty Hazlenut's Christmas Challenge #270--use a sentiment
Hiding in My Craft Room #240--any holiday
Come And Get It--monochrome
Pixie's Playground #218--anything goes with snippets
Craftin' Desert Divas--Lots of Layers


Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Poinsettia Bear" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders "Standard Circles, large", "Classic Scalloped Circles, large" and "Layered Poinsettias"
Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder

Three's A Crowd

We're turning THREE in March! Can you believe it?! The Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog Design Team is proud to bring you our "Three's A Crowd!" Blog Hop to celebrate our third birthday! We're being sponsored by Your Next Stamp! Come hop with us for a chance to win a $25 gift card to use in the YNS Store! And as an extra added bonus, our challenge and blog hop participants may use code YNSLTS3 to receive 20% off their order - and this code is valid for the duration of our blog hop! How awesome is that?!

As you hop, leave comments! The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

All of the LTSCB designers are creating BIRTHDAY inspiration projects for our blog hop. Everyone participating in the blog hop is invited to link up a birthday project for an extra entry into the drawing!

I just love YNS stamps!!  Karen, the owner, is always delivering the most adorable images and they are usually paired with some super fun sentiments.  Here is the card I created to celebrate LTSCB's 3rd birthday this month:

This is Phoebe.  Isn't she adorable?!  Don't you just love her sweet little floral dress?!  I even managed to use up some things from my bits and pieces stash!  I had the 3,4, 7 and 8 in the stash, so I just cut the 2, 5, and 6 and had a fun little border strip to use.

 I embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder and colored the hearts with a red marker.

Here is the line-up:

Ann
Heather
Irena
Lee
Leslie
Lillian A
Robin
Tina

We hope you are enjoying the hop and if you get lost along the way - or if you landed here in the middle of the hop and want to join in the fun - head over to the Love To Scrap!Challenge Blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

Happy Hopping!

Supplies:

Stamps: YNS "Phoebe with Wagon"

Dies: YNS "Stitched Line"; PTI numbers border die; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps grass die; Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle

Challenges:

Crafty Cardmaker's #56--for a special woman (I think this will be for my daughter's birthday--it's coming up this month)

Lacy Sunshine--anything goes

YNS #33--sketch

Creative Fingers #103--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #149--cute

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes

Crafty Creations #309--something to eat/drink

Word Art Wednesday #220--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Cuttlebug Mania--I {heart} you (use a heart)
Addicted To Stamps #182--make your mark (ink and markers)
Penny's Paper Challenge #266--anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #60--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #74--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs--Oh so girly
Little Miss Muffet #132--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #352--Mother's Day or Female
Cute Card Thursday #414--florals
Winter Wonderland--must use a sentiment
Di's Digis--use at least 2 die cuts

Blessed

With this card, I'm playing along with the Verve Diva Dare Challenge.  The inspiration photo is fabulous and I was definitely inspired.

I love the brick wall, and I got a brick stencil for Christmas that I hadn't gotten to play with yet.  This was the perfect time to break it out.

I also went with the flowers and the chalkboard art on the wall.  So many great elements in that photo.

Challenges:
Viva La Verve Sketches--sketch

Word Art Wednesday #220--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Eureka Stamps #181--bingo (I used die cuts, embossing, flowers)
Tuesday Throwdown #282--create your background (I stencilled the brick and stamped the main panel)
Creative Craft Cottage #58--pearls and/or lace
Addicted to Stamps #182--make your mark (using ink)
Penny's Paper Challenge #266--anything goes
Crafty Gals #60--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #74--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #414--florals

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Surely Goodness" flowers and "Be Blessed" sentiment
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and large banner; Verve "Flag it" (I trimmed the banners to make them more narrow and shorter); PTI "Rustic Wreath"
MFT "Mini brick wall" stencil

Smile

Welcome to another What If! Wednesday Challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a sketch for you:

A sketch is a great way to start a card.  In fact, it's pretty much how I always start.  I decided to use this super cute bunny.  I guess I was feeling in need of some springtime.  

The color scheme was inspired by the purple of the clover and one of those little butterflies which was in my bits and pieces stash.  I punched a few more out to go along with it and added some pearls.  A little bit of the purple ribbon was in the stash, too.  But unfortunately, while making the bow, I cut a bit too much and now there is a different piece in the stash. : ) The sentiment tag was also in the stash.  It was a little bit too big, so I trimmed it down a little to fit my sentiment better.  I masked off most of the sentiment before I inked it up so only the "smile" part actually received any ink.  This is a great way to stretch your sentiment stamps.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "702W Clover Bunny" and "8602W Smile"
Punches/Dies: Martha Stewart butterfly punch; Fiskars Apron Border punch; Verve "Flag It!"

Challenges:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps #319--amethyst (use purple)
Lacy Sunshine--anything goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground #217--anything goes using snippets
Creative Fingers #103--anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #126--anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #186--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #149--cute
Crafty Ribbons #144--leap (bunnies leap, well, at least hop)
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow
Fantastic Tuesday #125--include an animal
Creative Craft Cottage #58--pearls and/or lace