Teen Time

 It's Saturday!!  That means it's time for another challenge from Di's Digi Designs.

The challenge this time is: Lots of Layers
And here are my cards for your inspiration:

My two babies just turned 13!!  I usually make them each different cards tailored to their interests/likes.  But with time being short and needing to create a card as inspiration for this challenge, I decided to make them very similar cards, personalized with their favorite colors.  The older twin's favorite color is blue and the younger one's favorite is purple, but also likes a lot of black.  I wanted them to be even more different, so I flipped one of the images (that is about the extent of my digital image editing abilities) and printed it out as a mirror image of the other.  Then, I printed the images out on coordinating patterned papers and paper pieced their sweet dresses and bows.  The card bases and matting layers are made out of a soft gray card stock.  Of course, I had to add some sparkle, so I die cut "13s" out of silver glitter card stock.

Right now, this sweet image is on sale!  So, if you want it, go get it now!!

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create.  And make sure you hop over to the Di's Digital Designs blog to see what the rest of the team has made for this challenge.

Check out Di's Shop here; she has the most adorable images!!

And you can go to her Facebook page for all sorts of super cute inspiration!

Supplies: 

Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "Birthday Cake Teddy" digi; MFT "Essential Sentiments" sentiment

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" banner die, "Bold Stripes Cover Up" die; PTI "By the Numbers Border die"

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #631--sketch

Alphabet Challenge--P is for Patterned Paper

Cardz TV #153--anything goes

Cards Galore--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #188--anything goes

Cutie Pie Challenge #165--anything cute

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Critter Crazy Challenge #56--anything goes

Crafty Creations #427--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #169--anything goes

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #509--anything goes

Creative Moments #226--anything goes

Crafty Catz #572--anything goes with the optional twist: sparkle and shine

So glad

 Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week is a favorite for me: Use Up Your Fall Scraps!

And here is the card I created:

If you have visited my blog much at all, you probably know that using up scraps is perhaps my favorite thing to do while card making!!  There's something so satisfying about using something left over from something else.  My card today is quite similar to last weeks as I still had the same elements sitting on my desk.  I started with my tag.  Die cut the tag shape out of ugly scrap card stock (you know, the thin flimsy stuff in rather hideous colors that you got for a really good price and now you know why!), add adhesive and adhere the strips of scrap patterned paper to the tag.  Mine were already cut to these heights, I just had to trim off the width that overhung the tag edges.  The pumpkin (to which I added a little shading with markers), the little greenery sprigs and the die cut leaves were in my bits and pieces stash from a project I made with some Sunday School kids at church probably 3 years ago.  I have a TON of the "thanks" die cuts in my bits an pieces stash.  I have a ton because I was planning to use them on Thanksgiving place settings last year and then ended up receiving a different die at the last minute that I wanted to use instead.  The red paper was also a scrap, I just trimmed it to the correct height and the sentiment strip was die cut from a piece of scrap card stock.  The twine, sequins and card base were the only items not left over from something else!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this challenge.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies: MFT mini leaves and "Blueprints 13" tag shape

Challenges:

Cut It Up Challenge #230--thanks or thanksgiving

Alphabet Challenge--P is for Patterned Paper

Cardz TV #153--anything goes

Cards Galore--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Love to Craft #64--anything goes

Paper Funday #65--anything goes with the optional twist: thanks/thankful/grateful

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #218--sketch (I turned it on its side)

Crafty Creations #427--anything goes

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #62--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the pumpkins, leaves and fall colors)

Crafting Happiness #117--thankful for November

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #169--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--Thanks/Thanksgiving

Fall Hello

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week the challenge is "Thankful for Fall".  You can use a fall theme, thanks, Thanksgiving, or something else related to the thankful or fall.  So fun!!

And here is the card I created:

As so often happens with me, I started my card with a sketch (see the challenges below) and then went about making it happen.  I used a bunch of scraps from a fall-themed paper pack.  One little strip down the side and the tag was made with a bunch of already cut strips.  I love making tags with this technique; so fun!!  I started by stamping the fern image with a caramel ink on kraft card stock.  Then I pieced my tag together and die cut it.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the pumpkin and adhered it to the tag with some dimension.  I stuck some some die cut sprigs behind it that had been in my bits and pieces stash for a while.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment with a circle die and finished the card off with a bit of twine and some gold sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this challenge.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Round Pumpkin", "Fern" and "Happy Hello"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" tag; Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #187--autumn/Fall

Use Your Stuff #434--Halloween or pumpkins

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #415--anything goes with snippets (all the patterned papers were scraps, the die cuts were all scraps or cut from scraps and the strip of gold sparkle card stock was from a scrap)

Retro Rubber #170--fallin' for autumn (I have had this sentiment stamp since I began designing for Repeat Impressions back in 2015.  I believe the pumpkin stamp has been in my collection since 2016)

Try Stampin' on Tuesdays #530--sketch with the optional twist: embellishements

Sorry I forgot

 A new month has arrived and that means a new challenge from the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog.  This month's challenge is Anything Goes.

And here is the card I created:

I'm still working on finishing up a collection of One-Sheet Wonder cards (you may have seen some of them the last couple months (it's taking me a while).  Though I love these little elephants so much that I might just have to do another batch using them.  This card was for my sister-in-law, and unfortunately I was a little late . . . maybe a little bit more than a little late.  So, I had to include a "belated birthday" message on the inside with, of course, another one of those cutie elephants to soften the blow.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Head on over to the LTSCB blog to see what the rest of the team has created and to get the full details of the challenge.  Then get inky and play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create.

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT "BB Adorable Elephants" all images and sentiments

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" label die and "Stitched Scalloped Border Trio"

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #457--You don't bring me flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #516--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Creative Moments #225--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #583--all occasions

Crafty Catz #570--anything goes

Creative Fingers #218--anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs--all creatures great and small and/or dotted paper

Joy to the World

 It's Saturday!!  That means it's time for another challenge from Di's Digi Designs.

The challenge this time is: Embossing (either wet or dry)
And here is my card for your inspiration:

So, I embossed my white panel with a script embossing folder and then swiped some gold metallic gilding polish across the raised part to make it stand out and add some color to the panel.  I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder.  That way I included both forms of embossing on my card.  With the glitter paper and the gold sequins it is very shiny and sparkly.

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us; I can't wait to see what you create.  And make sure you hop over to the Di's Digital Designs blog to see what the rest of the team has made for this challenge.

Check out Di's Shop here; she has the most adorable images!!

And you can go to her Facebook page for all sorts of super cute inspiration!

Supplies: 

Stamps: Di's Digi Stamps "Penguins Christmas Tower" digi; Papertrey Ink "Just Sentiments: Be Merry"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large" and "A2 Matting Basics A"

Challenges:

Sparkles #129--flora and/or fauna

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--something beginning with S and/or T (I have sequins and text)

Die Cut Divas--anything goes

Merry Little Christmas #39--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #286--Christmas sentiment

Alphabet Challenge--O is for Outdoors

Cardz TV #152--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

Fab n Funky #537--embellish it

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Creative Moments #225--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #625--outside

Krafty Chicks #583--all occasions

Crafty Catz #570--anything goes

Creative Fingers #218--anything goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches #629--sketch

Thankful

 Good morning!  Today I am making a special appearance as a Guest Designer for Penny's Challenge.  The challenge is always Anything Goes.  The sponsor for this challenge is Digi Doodle Studios.  Here is my card using "Ollie's Pumpkin Patch":

Isn't he cute??!!  His little spots are so fun!  I colored him up with my Spectrum Noir markers, added a bit of burlap ribbon that was rescued from some packaging, a die cut "thankful" and three gold sequins to finish it off.  Make sure you head over to Penny's blog to see all the details and to see what the design team has created.

Supplies:

Stamps: Digi Doodle Studios "Ollie's Pumpkin Patch" digi

Dies: unbranded "thankful" die

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #70--autumn and/or Halloween

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Die Cut Divas--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--fabulous fall or happy Halloween

Creative Craft Cottage #145--autumn/Halloween

Craft Rocket Challenge #186--autumn and/or mushrooms

Dare 2 B Artzy--fall

{Pin}spirational Challenge #282--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the colors and the fall theme)

Sweet Stampers #61--autumn or Halloween

Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #28--Fall colors

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #168--anything goes

Double D--sunflowers

Alphabet Challenge--O is for outdoors

Cardz TV #152--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Use Your Stuff #434--Hallowe'en or Pumpkins

Shopping Our Stash #457--you don't bring me flowers

Crafty Sentiments--anything goes

It's almost Christmas

 Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week is: LOL (snarky or funny)

And here is the card I created:

I went a little to the snarky side.  I haven't used this set a whole lot because I try not to do too much "potty humor", but I really couldn't resist.  It actually started with a fun sketch I saw (see my challenge list below) which led me to a slimline card and this larger sized sentiment.  And of course, I had to add the outhouse.  I free-hand cut my my snowbank and traced it onto my background panel.  I stamped the pine tree repeatedly across the tree line with Black Soot Distress oxides so they would be visible but also blend in a little.  I stamped the tree again twice with a pine green ink and then sponged blue ink around the edges to blend them into the background.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the outhouse.  I stamped the main sentiment with versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I adhered the snowbank, trees and outhouse in place and then splatted on some white paint to look like snow.  I added a little bit of blue marker to make a "path" to the outhouse.  I stamped the rest of the sentiment with navy ink, fussy cut it out and adhered it with some foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this challenge.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "holy crap!", "it's almost Christmas", "Outhouse" all from the "holy crap!" series, "Lg Pine Tree"

Challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--something that starts with "s" and/or "t" (I used snow and sentiment)

Through The Purple Haze #185--anything goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #63--anything goes

ABC Christmas--U is for under the tree, V is for vocabulary (I have a very large sentiment)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #39--anything goes

Creative Fingers #217--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #168--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #286--Christmas sentiment

Alphabet Challenge--O is for outdoors

Cardz TV #152--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #565--anything goes with the optional twist: add a flower or 2 or more (I did not use the optional challenge)

Make My Monday #160--E(scape) it!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #444--sketch