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)