From the Whole Herd

 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 love this stamp set from My Favorite Things; the farm animals are so cute and the sentiments are just too fun!  I made another version of this card with the cow from the same set first and then I decided to make another one using some of the other animals.  So, I die cut both layers of the "hello" sentiment, stamped, colored and fussy cut the animals, stamped the rest of the sentiment and adhered everything in place on some plaid patterned paper that said "country/farm" to me.  I finished everything off with some die cut hearts and I added some glossy accents to those hearts to give them some shine and make them stand out more.  I actually used the base layer die of the "hello" set to cut the horse so he would fit perfectly around th.e sentiment as I didn't want to add extra bulk under the sentiment.

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: MFT "The Whole Herd"

Dies: MFT "Essential Hello" die-namics, "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and "Tag Builder Blueprints 5" hearts

Challenges:

Through the Purple Haze #216--anything goes

Snippets Playground #483--anything goes with snippets (everything except the card base was cut from scraps)

Cupcake Inspirations #597--anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz--masculine

World's Greatest

 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 one of our fabulous sponsors: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

This is my Father's Day card for my husband.  Who doesn't love a good burger with some fries?!!  Since the colors in the image where bold and bright, I used some bold, bright patterned papers.  I just love the pops of black; they really make everything else pop!  For the fizzy bubbles, I added some glossy accents which adds a fun touch.  You can see them 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: Mirtillamente "Bollicine" digi; PaperTrey Ink "World's Greatest"

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle

Challenges: 

Cards Galore Challenges #124--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #218null--anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations #597--anything goes

Crafty Catz #674--make it masculine

Creative Fingers #280--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #232null--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #574null--anything goes

Open Road

My dad is a motorcycle guy.  This is the card I made for him for Father's Day.  The patterned paper has a map of the continental United States.  You can see Florida down there by the sentiment.  New Hampshire, where my parents live is up by the enamel dots.  I used a light gray card base and squares for my image panels (which were actually left over from die cutting the frame for this card that I posted the other day).  I used a light gray ink and inked the image up several times to get a darker, but still subtle image.  I added a strip of Ocean Tides card stock running down behind the image panels.  I finished it all off with some gray enamel dots.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions motorcycle and "Father's Day"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Lawn Fawn frame die leftovers

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #23null--anything goes

Cards Galore #124--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #87--anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #280--sketch

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

Double Trouble #168--We Dare You (Thing #1: masculine)

Penny's Challenge #573null--anything goes

Sweet Stampin'-null-Father's Day/Special Man

Crafting Happiness #178--outdoor toys (motorcycles are big toys!)

Cupcake Inspirations #596--for the guys

 

Cardz 4 Guys #349--father's day

Little Red Wagon #760--plains, trains, automobiles, vehicles of some type

C.R.A.F.T. #723--transport/sport

As You Like It--with words or without words (99% of the time, I include sentiments on the front of my card as I usually have an occasion in mind when I make a card.  Also, it doesn't seem finished if there is no sentiment)

Crafty Catz #674--anything goes with the optional twist: make it masculine

Creative Fingers #280--anything goes

Turning ONE!

 Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Feeling Blue (use blue as the predominate color)

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This weekend we are celebrating the first birthday of a sweet little boy in our family.  This is the card I created for him.  One of the best things about handmade cards is that you can personalize them to the recipient.  With this spelling of his name, he will never be able to find mass produced items with his name on it, but he will have a card with his name on it!  I die cut the frame and trimmed some scraps of blue patterned papers to fit behind the frame.  Then I die cut the letters of his name and the number "1" out of dark blue card stock.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto one of the patterned paper panels and then stamped the elephant on a scrap left over from cutting one of the other panels.  I added a little shading to the elephant with a gray marker and then fussy cut him out and adhered him to the fourth panel.  It is super cute and relatively easy--the hardest part was getting the letters squished together enough to fit in that panel!  It was a tight fit, but eventually I managed to do it.

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: Verve "Emory"; PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink letters and number; Lawn Fawn frame panel

Challenges:

Cutie Pie #195--Dads AND/OR lads (I went with lads)

Crafty Calendar--for a child

Sheepski Designs #87--anything goes

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

Make My Monday #227--B is for Blue and Birthday

Double Trouble #168--We Dare You (Thing #1: masculine)

Inkspirational Challenge #317--frame

Creative Knockouts #523--2 or more patterned papers

Cupcake Inspiration #596--for the guys

Tuesday Morning Sketches #760--sketch (I turned it horizontally)

Get Your Party On

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

 Here is my card:

Oh, my, I just love this image; it's super cute and the little bear looks wiped out from partying!  I created this card for my father-in-law who's birthday was this week.  As soon as I saw this image, I knew I had the perfect sentiment to pair with it.  I ended up using it on the inside as I didn't have enough room to use it on the front of the card.

It is also kind of fitting for my father-in-law as he gets up early and is very active so he goes to bed quite early at night.  I was able to use up some paper scraps on this card: the red, blue and yellow pieces were all scraps.  I actually pieced together the red piece behind the the image and underneath the blue strip--no one will ever know.  I really like how this one came out, I think it is all the black; it really sets off all the different colors.

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 "Party Animal" digi; MFT "Anything But Essential Birthday Sentiments"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Challenges:

Creative Fingers #279--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #231--anything goes

Cards Galore Challenge #124--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #218--anything goes

Cheerful Sketches #133--sketch

Sheepski Designs #87--anything goes

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

Make My Monday #227--"B" is for . . . bear, balloons, blue, and birthday

Double Trouble Challenge #168--We Dare You (Thing #1: masculine, Thing #3: tails up--rainbow of colors; #2: play with Colorful  Options)

Colorful Options--Aqua or rainbow of colors (I use primary colors for my rainbow, although I didn't use purple--one of my balloons is orange but it looks more like yellow.  Anyway, I hope this counts)

Fab n' Funky #597--circles

Penny's Challenge #573--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--masculine

Double D--pick three: old, new, borrowed, blue (I use old: the circle die, new: the image, blue: paper)

Little Red Wagon #759--so cute

C.R.A.F.T. #722--masculine

Di's Digi Designs--furry friends

Sweet Stampin'--Father's Day/special man

Wishes

 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:

I had this adorable swan stamped and cut out and waiting in my bits and pieces stash and I figured now was the perfect opportunity to use her.  I stamped the crown and three lily pads from the same stamp set.  I used a strip of washi tape to mask off the waterline and blended on a little pond for the swan to swim on.  I added a few "waves" to add interest and I finished it all off with a sentiment.  I added gold wink of stella glitter pen to the water lilies and a gold glitter Spectrum Noir pen to the crown for a little bit of shimmer and sparkle.

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: Pretty Pink Posh "Pond Friends"; Raisin Boat "Flourishing Thoughts"; MFT "Otterly Love You" wave

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #218--anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms #17--anything goes with flowers with an optional mood board

Creative Knockouts #522--anything goes

Double Trouble Anniversary Raffle #167--#1: Birthday (pink ticket)

Word Art Wednesday #680--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #572--anything goes

Sweet Stampin'--CAS

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #718--anything goes

Creative Fingers #279--anything goes

Love Begins

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:

My best friend's first child (oldest boy) is getting married this weekend!  It's hard to believe we are at that age already (well, actually, my children are a bit younger and not quite ready for getting married, but I'm almost there!).  This is the card I created for him and his soon to be wife!  There are a lot of roses, and gold, and embossing and all sorts of beautiful things going on here!  I started with the gorgeous roses!  These are hands down my favorite flower stamps.  The layering (if you can get them lined up correctly) is fabulous and they always turn out so beautiful!  Then I chose my sentiment--the main sentiment is one stamp and the three large words are individual stamps so you can create a sentiment with different colors.  I chose to use black ink for the main part and then heat embossed the large words with gold embossing powder for some extra glam!  I stamped the background piece with the same pink from the flowers and a light gray and then I heat embossed one of the design elements with gold embossing powder to add more shine and tie in with the sentiment.  I added a bit of gold glitter paper and a piece of gold satin ribbon down the side and finished it all off with gold Nuvo drops in the center of the background elements and as embellishments on the sentiment panel.

While in the middle of heat embossing my background, one of my cats tried to jump up on my desk and ended up scattering a whole bunch of things onto the floor including almost an entire jar of the gold embossing powder!!  Thankfully, I have tile floors, but still, I had to sweep it all up and now there is cat hair and other pieces of dirt in it.  So, moral of the story is: If you think to yourself "I should dump this powder back into the jar before moving on." DO IT!!  You will save yourself a mess and the aggravation of having to clean up that mess!

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 "The Sweet Life", "Guide Lines Two" and "Inside Out: Love"

Dies: Papertrey Ink "The Sweet Life"; Spellbinders "Labels 37" (even though I have had this for years and years and years, it may be the first time I have used the set); MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Paper Funday #65--anything goes with the optional twist: flower shoppe

Aud Sentiments #313--foiling AND/OR Flowers

Beautiful Blossoms #17--anything goes with flowers

MFT Card Cue--flower power

Sketch Saturday #751--sketch (I turned it on its side and adjusted the circle elements a little bit to fit my sentiment better) with the optional twist: use a die cut shape

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #230--anything goes

Double Trouble #167--6th Anniversary Raffle (#1: I chose wedding/anniversary--yellow ticket, #2: I partnered with Beautiful Blossoms, and Paper Funday)

Shopping Our Stash #522--how does your garden grow

Word Art #650--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #572--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--lots of texture (I have smooth card stock, rough glitter paper, satiny ribbon and the dots from the Nuvo drops, as well as the gold heat embossing)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes