Cardabilities #41 {Vintage Note}

I have been in a crafting mood lately, and I have been trying to find new challenge blogs to play!  Well, I found a new one...new to me that is!  What a great sketch this week.  The challenge is called Cardabilities and here is their sketch! 

Tonight I wanted to create something vintage and warm. I used some new Bo Bunny paper and I got out my Copics to colour the floral image from Stampendous. The butterflies are from my embosslit die called "Beautiful Wings" from Stampin' Up and I added some pearls to the butterflies.  I don't know why I used black but it seemed to bring out the richness of the paper. I hope you think so too!  I sponged all the edges with some Crumb Cake Ink.

Just Add Ink and CAS-ual Fridays

Today at Just Add Ink, they are hosting a wonderful sketch challenge!  The CAS-ual Friday Challenge blog is asking us to Just Add Colour. I loved the simple layout and decided to play with a Pink Cat digital stamp from my stash. 

I love this little Dino.  So I inked him up with my Copics and cut him out carefully.  Then, using my deckled rectangle nestabilities, I framed him for the centre of the card and popped him up on dimensionals. I used the Rectangle shape instead of the Oval

This little Dino is having a yummy “bite” of cake! I love it, this is how I want to eat cake but I try to restrain myself! LOL!  I wanted the sentiment to reflect that a person SHOULD eat cake and have some fun on their birthday too.  So I stamped this…”It’s YOUR day…ENJOY!” 

Be sure to visit the gals at the Just Add Ink and CAS-ual Friday Challenge blogs to play along this week! I am so happy you stopped by!

Friday Mashup #29-That's a Wrap! and Mojo Monday Sketch

Good morning everyone!  Happy Friday!  I have been without internet for 24 hours! Yikes! Thank goodness for I-Phones!!! LOL!  My cable was out but it was because of my router...grrr...so frustrating but I am happy that it is finally back!  This week the lovely Kim is our hostess at the Friday Mashup and she is challenging us to use a Belly Band on our Card or to use Twine.  I used the current Mojo Sketch for my layout!


Photo from Google

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project featuring "A Belly Band".
2. Or Make a project using "Twine".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project "Using Twine with a "Belly Band".*

*Belly Band: A strip of card stock (or you can use ribbon) wrapped around the middle of a card like a belt. It is made slightly loose around the card so it can be slid off to read the text beneath or inside.

I decided to just use twine on my card and used a bit at the top of my card, on the ribbon. I used some Upsy Daisy Paper that I had in my stash.  Then I got out the snowflake punch and punched out a glitter snowflake from the silver glimmer paper. The Marina Mist Satin Ribbon also adds a shine!

We hope that you will join the Friday Mashup Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Friday Mashup Design Team

Holly

Kasey

Lisa

Kim

Heidi
Nina -Guest Designer
Michele -Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Just Us Girls and Fall-to-Layout

Well I can't sleep.  I spent the day purging and cleaning my craft room!  It feels SO much better and I am thrilled with it!!  Being all clean and tidy, got me in the mood to craft!  So I was looking through some fun challenges and came across the Fall-to-Layout Sketch and the Colour Challenge over at Just Us Girls.

A work mate just had a baby in September and so I wanted to create a card for her that we could all sign.  She had a girl, but I just had to colour the cute dino in green.  LOL!  I used the Pink Cat Dino Image and some Certainly Celery Cardstock and some retired "Lavender Lace" cardstock.  The lavender piece was embossed with my dots folder.  I used my Oval nestie for the main image and then my wide oval punch for the sentiment.  This is a really clean and simple card, I hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

We hope that you will join Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Freshly Made Sketches Design Team

Lesley Croghan
Linda Callahan
Cindy Hall
Tui Nathan
Jennifer Timko
Rita Wright

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Paper Players #68-Clean and Simple Red and Green Christmas

This week at the Paper Players, I have the pleasure of hosting our Clean and Simple Challenge.  This week I am looking for Red and Green Christmas Cards! 

I decided to play with the new Red Glitter paper and created a poinsettia using my 5 Petal Flower Punch!  This was a quick and easy card that I created for my Christmas stash!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
Cindy Hall

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Friday Mashup Challenge #28-A Snowflake is Winter's Butterfly

"Here comes Susie Snowflake, look at her tumbling down! Tap, tap, tapping on your windowpane, to tell you she's in town!"


I love Doris Day and I especially {heart} her wonderful Christmas album. On that album is the song, "Susie Snowflake" and it was always a favourite of mine as a child and still is today! I think snowflakes are one of the prettiest parts of Christmas and on Christmas cards...so this week I am challenging you to make an Easel Card with Snowflakes on it! The design team has come up with some gorgeous samples, I hope you will join us this week and get a little wintery...


Photo by Glory Albin



So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project featuring "Snowflakes".
2. Or Make an "Easel Card".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create an "Easel Card featuring Snowflakes".

*For Directions on how to make an Easel Card Click Here *

We hope that you will join the Friday Mashup Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Friday Mashup Design Team

Holly

Kasey

Lisa

Kim

Heidi
Nina -Guest Designer
Michele -Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Freshly Made Sketches #6 and Inkspirations Colour Challenge #20

Wednesday is here and that means it is time for another challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!  I decided to ink up the Summer Solstice set for this card and wanted to play along with the pretty colour challenge over at Inkspirations. 

Aren't these colours so pretty! Love them together!!!!  The colours really informed me how to make my card this week!!!  Here is my card created with these two challenges.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you get the chance to play along with both challenges this week!

Freshly Made Sketches DT:
Linda Callahan
Cindy Hall
Tui Nathan
Jennifer Timko
Rita Wright
Lauri Ingram (our featured designer this week)

Smiles,

  

{Supplies used}

Stamps: Elegant Greetings (retired), Summer Solstice

Papers: Bold Brights DSP Pack, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Inks: Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip

Other: Scallop Trim Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Oval Nesties, Pearls, Big Shot