Paper Smooches & Cas-ual Fridays {Celebrate}

Playing with the current "Inspiration Theme" over at Paper Smooches and the theme challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays. I liked the tags and decided to ink up the candle from the "Warm Hearts" set. I then, used my Copics to ink them up in the colours that stood out to me on the colourful tags below. I loved the contrast of the brown tag circles and thought a kraft base would make the colours pop. 

 

Such a simple card, but I am happy with how it turned out. It felt good to make this card a bit earlier in the week. I created my tag using a piece of white cardstock and cutting off the sides to create a tag look and then I punched a circle.

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Warm Hearts, Sentiment Sampler

Inks: Memento Black & Copics

Papers: Kraft, Red, and White

Extras: May Arts Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Circle Punch

I am also entering this into Simon Says Stamps-Anything Goes and CAS-ual Fridays {Congratulations}.

Seize the Birthday #18 {Oh Snap!)

Wow, the last two weeks FLEW by and we have a brand new sketch over at Seize the Birthday! Design Team Member, Jen Nelson has created the sketch and I absolutely loved it! There is so much you can do with it! This week we are sponsored by Neat and Tangled Stamps, they are offering a stamp set to the Winner!

I wanted to create a masculine card based on the inspiration photo over at The Alley Way Stamps and I need a belated birthday card for a male family member, then I remembered the fun challenge over at CASology, hence the mustache >>> it is FURRY. *wink*

I am playing along with a couple of challenges today:

The Alley Way Stamps-Inspiration Photo

Simon Says Stamps-Anything Goes
 CASology-FURRY

Merry Monday #64 {From Our House to Yours}

Merry Monday is here and with it a brand new Christmas card sketch! A special thank you to Marisa Ritzen for being our Featured Designer for Merry Monday for the Merry Month of May! We loved having you join us Marisa, and share your gorgeous creations!! Didn't the month ZOOM by! 

This week, the sketch is very simple. I decided to use my stocking punch from Stampin' Up, a sentiment from AMUSE stamps and some Christmas paper from Jillibean Soup. Quick and easy! This card took less that 10 minutes to make which is the whole point!! Crank them out and get another Christmas card done for your stash!

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: AMUSE

Inks: Black

Papers: Espresso, Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Jillibean Soup

Extras: Twine, Stocking Punch

Welcome to our Guest Designer this week Hazel!! She won our challenge a couple of weeks ago! Would you like to be a Guest Designer? Be sure to play along, as our weekly winner is our next Guest Designer!

Allisa Chilton	Bonnie Klass	LeAnne Pugliese
Margaret Moody	Narelle Farrugia	Nina Forsyth
Sherry Eckblad	Sue Joyce	Vicki Burdick
Wendy Aungst	Hazel Harris Guest Designer	Marisa Ritzen Featured Designer

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the challenge and make a Christmas card.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery.

3. Feel free to combine other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and myself.

5. As always, please have fun and make the challenge your own!

This linky will close at Noon (PST) on the Sunday before the next Merry Monday Challenge.

1. Nancy Williams	2. Lisa Lynn	3. Colleen F	4. Sari	5. Linda S.	6. Kim Heggins
7. Kimberly Wiener	8. Margaret A (Granmargaret)	9. Kristie Goulet	10. Marie Bingaman	11. Benzi	12. Erika Clark
13. Rose	14. Judy May	15. anja curvers	16. vicki dutcher	17. jaydee	18. Brenda H
19. fabiola	20. shelia	21. kathleen barrett	22. Violet Verhoog	23. Janet Zeppa	24. Martha H.
25. JaynErynM	26. Kim Badelt	27. LisaJ	28. Kirstin	29. Joyce	30. JoAnn B.

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Merry Monday Winners

Wow! This is the last week of May and June is almost here! The year is zooming by and I am so happy to have as many Christmas cards made for my stash as I do!! Woohoo! I hope you have been building your collection too. It is never too late to start!! 

Last week's entries were amazing! I was so happy to see all the wonderful creations submitted. Thank you so much for joining us! 

Now onto our TOP PICK for the week!

Cindy Major

Isn't Cindy's card delightful! I adore the image and her colouring!

Congratulations Cindy! We hope you will join us as our Guest Designer for Monday, June 3rd. Please email Sherry at seckblad@aol.com. Be sure to put "Merry Monday Guest Designer" in the subject line.  

And our Honourable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.

Be sure to visit each blog to see the winning projects by clicking on the pictures:

1. JoAnn	2. Jackie Bowman	3. Kristie
4. Janet Kay	5. Heather	6. Benzi
7. LisaJ	8. Alyson M	9. Linda S.

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Seize the Birthday {Sharing another Bugaboo Birthday card!}

We are having so much fun this week, using Bugaboo Stamps to create birthday cards!! I went with some bright, bold colours for my 2nd card using this week's sketch! You have until May 28th at Noon (EST) to join us!!

Here is the sketch!

I decided to flip the sketch on its side and used a flagged sentiment in the top left hand corner. We hope you will join us! There is a wonderful prize from Bugaboo Stamps up for grabs!! 

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps (Poppi Watertoy), Sentiment AMUSE (Retired)

Inks: Copics

Papers: MME It's a Boy Thing, White, Black, Poppy Parade

Extras: Button

To JOIN OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE,

CLICK HERE.

Paper Issues {Using Dies with Washi Tape}

Hi crafty friends! I am up on the Paper Issues blog today and would love it if you could stop by!!! I am sharing a card I made using a mustache die!!! 

CASology {Royal}

I love Friday nights because it is my crafting night! Well, tonight I was inspired by the fun challenge over at CASology! They have a FUN cue word this week...here it is...ROYAL. Well that was just the incentive I needed to dust off my Cricut! 

I cut out the sentiment and the crown with an old, and retired CRICUT cartridge. Then I used some of my Stampin' Up Punches and some Washi tape to create a "medal" of sorts. I think that this card would be perfect for a friend at work. She always wears pink and she is a pal. I think it will make a nice "end of the year" surprise for her.

Surprise Happy Birthday Hop for Jessica {Smile it's your Birthday!}

Today is a special day! The lovely and talented Jessica Knutsen, of There She Goes Stamps, is having a birthday!! Happy birthday Jessica!

To help her celebrate, her amazing friends have put together a SURPRISE Birthday Hop and my friend Meredith aka Crafty Math Chick, has invited me to be a part of it! Thank you so much Meredith!!

I decided to ink up a set I just picked up from There She Goes called, "Oh Snap"! It is a delightful set and FUN to colour!! I paired it with some pretty papers from Simple Stories called "Vintage Bliss".  I used the current MOJO Monday Sketch and I am also playing along with Simon Says Stamp (take a picture).

Happy Birthday Jessica!! Wishing you a special year, filled with adventure and happiness!! 

To follow the hop, here is a linky with all the participants! 

Thanks for helping us celebrate Jessica's birthday! Have fun hopping, and on the way, the last hop will be Jessica's blog, so be sure to say hi to her and wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

1.	Monica-La Papera Gialla	14.	Tracy Valure	27.	Christine Okken
2.	Heather Pulvirenti	15.	Sandra MacLean	28.	Danni Bindel
3.	Crafty Math Chick	16.	Mary Johnson	29.	Stephanie Muzzulin
4.	Karen Giron	17.	Silke Ledlow	30.	Tracy MacDonald
5.	Jenny Peterson	18.	Tara Cardwell(Craftilicious)	31.	Karin Åkesdotter
6.	Vera Yates	19.	Tangii Crain	32.	Joy Stagg
7.	Wendy Bond	20.	Michele L	33.	Lesley Croghan
8.	Angela Thomas	21.	Kelly Collins	34.	Piali
9.	Danielle Lounds	22.	Debby Hughes	35.	Alina Igna
10.	Lisa Henke	23.	Cassie Trask	36.	Wendy Leake Ramlakhan
11.	Torico	24.	Anita Autore	37.	Jessie Rone
12.	Jodi Collins	25.	Wendy Price	38.	Jessica Knutsen
13.	Kim O'Connell	26.	Cammy Wall	39.	Stephanie Serrano

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MUSE, Artful Delight, CAS on a Sunday & City Crafter {Celebrate Your Day}

Thursday is here and I am excited to be playing along with the current MUSE Challenge. This week's inspiration card is gorgeous! I love the colouring! All week I have been looking at different stamps in my stash and this one from "There She Goes" Stamps jumped out at me! So I inked it up and got colouring! The sentiment comes from "Paper Sweeties".

Card above made by Muse for this week, Marion Vagg

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: There She Goes, Paper Sweeties

Inks: Copics

Papers: Crumb Cake, White

Extras: None

I am playing along with CAS on Sundays-Pastel Pretties and the City Crafter Colour Inspiration Challenge.

Edit to add: My lovely friend June pointed me to the Artful Delight sketch. So I am linking up. Artful Delight