To Sew or Not to Sew?

Today's Lasting Memories Challenge is sewing!

I do not sew...that's one crafty talent that I do not possess, lucky for me real or faux sewing/stitching goes. I searched through my stash and came upon some DCWV stitching rub-ons. Score!

So here is my challenge layout~

Very clean and simple...the picture is another from Magic Wings. Paper is from the My Mind's Eye Bohemia collection. Title is made from Thickers.

To play along and see what the rest of the team created, please check out the Lasting Memories blog!

More than one....button!

Happy Saturday!

Today's Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday Challenge is to use more than one button.

Our challenge sponsor this week is~

Check out the SSDS blog to play along and see what you can win!

Doodles by Hope Jacare generously gave the design team a few images to play with, I chose Clara Cupcake for my card.

I dug out some older Basic Grey to play with - the Blush 6x6 pad and the buttons are from the Foofala Hall Pass collection.

The sketch (and also challenge to use buttons) is from the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Witchy Fairy!

I created this card last night for Flutter By Wednesday #128 (purple, orange, black with a butterfly, fairy or angel) & Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #97. I just love how it came out!!

At first Witchy Fairy (from Paper Makeup Stamps) was just on a white background but she looked so blah, so I found a piece of sponge and added some SU Apricot Appeal to the background, I think it really helps Witchy pop! I was going to chalk the background at first but I have no clue where the chalks are, must be in one of the boxes that I still need to unpack LOL! All supplies on the card (with the exception of the images/ink) are from the Taylored Expressions Project Pantry kit that I got last month. I still have plenty left to make more cards next year!

Here is the sketch~my version is a little different since my image panel was much larger than I gave it space for LOL.

Thanks for looking!!

Paper Cutz Challenge #65

TGIF!!!

Today's PaperCutz Challenge is to make a card, layout or craft project for Breast Cancer Awareness using any colors you'd like.

Here is my take on the challenge~

The adorable ribbon bear is a freebie that I downloaded from Bugaboo Stamps earlier this week. I painted the ribbon with Tutu Pink paint from Creative Inspirations, IRL it sparkles so nicely but my camera didn't pick that up.

I used this week's Techno Stamper sketch~

To play along with PaperCutz, please click HERE. While you are there, check out the rest of the samples from the DT!

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Ribbon Bear ~ Bugaboo Stamps

Paper: image printed on PTI, Basic Grey Sugar Rush

Copics: E31, E47

Other: Martha Stewart border punch, classic scalloped squares large nestabilities, tutu pink creative inspirations paint, marvy scallop punch

Have a GREAT day!!

Best Witches!

I'm running out of time to share my Halloween cards, eek! LOL!

This one was created for this past Saturday's SFYTT sketch, what a great sketch!

Here is the sketch~
I'm also entering this into the following challenges~

Crazy4Challenges #60 - Halloween

Drunken Stampers #39 - Halloween

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Trick or Sweet ~ Taylored Expressions

Paper: Echo Park Paper Company & Prism cardstock (from a TE Project Pantry Kit), image was stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU Only Orange

Copics: N0, N7, YG17, Y21, YR16, E27

Other: Cuttlebug Spider Web folder, orange stickles, scattered straw distress stickles (on the broom), big scalloped circles lg nestabilities, bat button is from the TE kit

TFL!

Trick or Sweet!

Halfway through the week, YAY!

Here's a quick post today showing another Halloween card from my crop~

I used a Sweet Stop sketch from a few weeks ago~

and incorporated these challenges~

CRAFT Challenge #73 - Spooky

Dutch Dare #89 - Halloween

Twisted Thursdays - Spots & Dots and things that go bump in the night

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Trick or Sweet ~ Taylored Expressions

Paper: Echo Park Paper Company, Prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento

Copics: YG17

Other: Smooch Illuminate & Green Apple, buttons from the TE Project Pantry kit, twine, big scalloped circles lg nestabilities

TFL!

PTT #18

Happy Tuesday!

I finally have a PTT card to share with you all!

This week's challenge is a color challenge, when I was coming up with challenges I thought it would be fun to name some of them after cakes so this one is called "Carrot Cake Challenge" and the colors that should be used are orange, brown and white/ivory and don't forget the birthday wording on the front of your card!

I created this card for my FIL's birthday on Sunday. The paper is from the SEI Moonrise collection, the leaf was cut from the Stretch Your Imagination cricut cartridge and the sentiment is from the Paper Makeup Stamps Birthday Cheer set.

I used an FTL layout from last week~

To join in the Party Time Tuesdays fun, please click HERE where you can enter and also see all the wonderful samples from the design team!

Card Supplies~

Stamps: PMS Birthday Cheer

Paper: SEI Moonrise

Ink: Memento

Other: Stretch Your Imagination cricut cartridge, American Crafts ribbon, SU corner rounder, chocolate spica pen

Many Blessings to You!

Here is another card I made on Saturday ~ it is for a Fall Colors swap.

I mixed old and new on this card. I finally opened up a Hero Arts stamp set that I bought 2 years ago, a border punch I bought a year ago and the new is the paper (Imaginisce Apple Cider collection) from this month's Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit. It's hard to see but I embossed the background with my cuttlebug pumpkins folder.

I used another Taylored Expressions sketch~

and incorporated these challenges:

Treehouse Thursday #72 - Thankful

MelJen's #30 - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers - Autumn Leaves

Stamping for the Weekend #49 - Halloween/Fall

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Happy Thanksgiving ~ Hero Arts

Paper: Imaginisce Apple Cider Collection, Prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento

Copics: YR18

Other: EK Success border punch, cuttlebug pumpkins folder, big scalloped circles lg nestabilities

TFL!

I'm back (and have a card to share!)

I'm not quite 100% yet but I'm back! Still coughing up a storm but otherwise am feeling okay finally.

This is the first of 10 cards that I made yesterday at the crop and it's for this week's Paper Cutz Challenge! Create a LO, card or project for Halloween using stars, circles, diamonds or crescents. I've got some circle gems and I used my EK Success star border punch.

While I was at the crop, I did shop LOL! Tim Holtz has some super neat embossing folders out and I got a Halloween set and a Christmas set. The one used above is called Halloween Words, thought it was so cool! The paper (Echo Park Paper Company) and cardstock are from the Taylored Expressions Halloween project pantry kit and the image is from the TE Trick or Sweet set, I was able to make 6 cards altogether using the images from the set. I'll be showing them all week!

I used this sketch from Taylored Expressions~

To play along with this week's Paper Cutz Challenge, please click HERE!

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Trick or Sweet ~Taylored Expressions

Paper: Echo Park Happy Halloween, prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Sweet Plum

Copics: C1, V09

Other: Tim Holtz Halloween Words embossing folder, EK Success star border punch, pumpkin smooch, gems from the TE Project Pantry Kit

TFL!

MIA

Just a quick note to let my readers know that I'll be MIA from designing & blogging this week.

I went back to the doctor's today and have a bunch of new meds to start and need to rest so I can get better.

I should have some layouts to share next week from the crop that I'm going to on Saturday (which I'll probably finish packing for on Friday night LOL!)

Check out Party Time Tuesdays tomorrow for an all new challenge!

Lasting Memories Challenge #11

Good morning!

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. I started on prednisone (steroids) yesterday, so hopefully this cough will be gone soon! Yesterday my DH and I spent the day shopping - new clothes for both of us and some frames & art for our dining room. It was a lovely day

Today's Lasting Memories Challenge is to MAKE handmade flowers and use them on your layout. I did not follow the directions, oops - we can blame that on being sick all this time right? LOL

The flowers are my page are from THIS Etsy shop - so cute!! Not too easy to stick though - any suggestions? I've got glue dots on the leaves and pop dots on the flowers but they are all ready to fall off :/

The paper is from the Basic Grey Perhaps line and the pictures are more for my Magic Wings album...4 years later and I'm still working on it LOL

To play along, please enter your challenge HERE and check out the rest of the inspiration from the design team!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge

Happy Weekend!

Any big plans for the weekend? I am hoping to pack for an all day crop that I am going to next Saturday. I am going to start on my wedding album! I already have all the supplies, now I just need the time to make page kits so I don't have to haul everything with me lol.

Today's SSDS challenge is a sketch one, sorry for the tiny picture!

And my take~
Yes more Pyrus! I love this line!! The big leaf flourish is from the Pops stickers, underneath the panel is a ribbon doily...what a pain to get all the holes poked out lol. The sentiment (from the Amy R Autumn sentiments set) was punched out with the SU designer label punch. Bling is from the $1.00 bins at Michaels.

To play along, please enter your sketch creation HERE and check out what the rest of the Design Team made.

Have a great day!

Paper Cutz Challenge #63

TGIF!

I can't believe it's been a week since I posted...well yes I can, last night was the first night that I went into my craft room since Saturday's card. Feeling a little better but I'm still coughing a lot. Anywho, you're not here to listen to me complain...it's time for another Paper Cutz Challenge!

This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES! Make any card, layout or craft project!

I still had all of the Basic Grey Pyrus stuff out from the last card. This card was super quick. Both flowers are from the Pops stickers and the sentiment is from the Amy R Autumn Sentiment set.

To play along, please enter your project HERE and check out all of the Design Team inspiration!

Sentimental Sundays #23

sssshhhh...I'm not really here, I'm resting like I'm supposed to be!

When I saw THIS card by Danni earlier this week, I knew I had to get this digi and use it for this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge which is Autumn or Fall. I saw Ann's card the other day and was inspired to use my new Basic Grey Pyrus paper. I'm a Basic Grey junkie lol and bought quite a few things from the Pyrus collection. I used some of the ribbon doilies and Pops on this card. The sentiment is from the Amy R Autumn Sentiments set.

Okay, now I'm really going back to bed. Luckily I can take my laptop with me and watch this week's General Hospital episodes!

Paper Cutz Challenge #62

I am a day late with this post, so sorry...still sick and under orders to rest, rest, rest.

This week's Paper Cutz Challenge is to use red, white & black ONLY! It worked out perfect for my card, I made this to send to some dear friends of mine that are celebrating their first wedding anniversary this weekend.

To make the window, I ran my card through my Cuttlebug first using the Polka Dots folder, love the new 5x7 folders, every inch of the card is covered. Then I punched out the oval using my Giga Marvy Scalloped Oval punch. Easy peasy!

To join in this week's challenge and to see all the wonderful inspiration from the rest of the team, go HERE!

PTT #15

Party Time Tuesdays is back!!!

Please go HERE to check out this week's challenge and all of the wonderful birthday inspiration from my team.

Sorry I don't have a card to share with you all. I've been battling a cold since late last week and never finished what I started over the weekend.

Happy Partying!!!

Lasting Memories Challenge #9

Today's Lasting Memories Challenge is to use fancy folds or folders (pockets) on your pages. I have to admit, I was a little stumped at first. Check out the challenge HERE to see the challenge details and links to some ideas.

I remembered that I bought some folders at Target quite some time ago on clearance, amazingly enough I was able to find them and all the coordinating elements on my page in record time. If you saw my room, you'd know why this is amazing LOL

This is my adorable niece, Grace, who was 4 months old in the pics - she's over 2 now!

To play along, please link your challenge HERE and while you are there, check out what the rest of the team has made!

Have a great day!

Flower Cupcake

I've managed another card, yay!

I found THIS sketch for World Card Making Day in the Scrapbook Challenges forum.

I got this cupcake from My Grafico sometime last fall...I can't provide an exact link as I can't find it on their site anymore. However, they have LOTS of cute cupcakes to buy!

Here is a close up of the sparkle~ I added Smooch Illuminate to the flowers on the cupcake and the prima flower.


Card Supplies~
Stamps: Cupcake ~ My Grafico; sentiment ~ Hero Arts
Paper: Basic Grey Two Scoops, image printed on Georgia Pacific
Ink: Memento Angel Pink
Copics: R11, Y11, G21, G24
Other: prima flower & brad from stash, Basic Grey Bling It, Marvy punches, Studio 18 rhinestones, EK Success scalloped scallop border punch

TFL!

Miss Island Pixie

Are you enjoying World Card Making Day? I'm trying to...this cold is slowing me down!

I did make a layout earlier, you'll see that tomorrow morning :)

Danni issued a challenge to me yesterday...to use some of the many digi stamps I have printed! She will have a few cards posted tomorrow, so be sure to check her out HERE.

This is the stack of digis I pulled out this morning...think I have enough to choose from? LOL


I decided to pick an image from the top of the stack, Island Pixie from Pixie Dust Studio - they have so many more cute images since the last time I visited, eek! I need to use, use, use and not buy, buy, buy!


Here is a close up of the sparkle, shine & paper piercing ~ another eek, it's not showing up too well, hopefully if you click on it, you can see it...


Knowing full well I couldn't go with a digi only challenge, I went to my challenge list and incorporated a few more~

ESS #102 ~ sketch
Flutter By Wednesday #124 ~ sparkle & shimmer plus butterfly, fairy or angel
Hanna & Friends #64 ~ So Dotty
365 Cards ~ The 3 P's ~ Polka dots, paper piercing (on the brown piece under the scalloped area), pop dots
Paper Sundaes #37 ~ Things with Wings
Alphabet Challenge - W is for Wings

Card Supplies~
Image: Island Pixie ~ Pixie Dust Studio
Paper: American Crafts ~ Everyday; PTI cardstock
Ink: SU Apricot Appeal
Copics: YG23, YG25, E00, R20, E17, E18, R85
Other: big scalloped ovals lg nestabilities, paper piercer, sundance smooch, fairy dust creative inspirations paint

Off to create some more!

Open Challenge @ Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays!

Good morning!

Happy World Card Making Day! Any big crafting plans? I'm hoping to get lots of cards and a few scrap pages done today. So the blog may be a bit busier than usual!

Today's challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays is an open challenge - anything goes!

We are sponsored by Gingerloft Digi Stamps.

The lucky winner will receive 3 digis of their choice.

Here is my card. I decided to pull an image from a pile on my desk. Riley was the lucky one! I really like the layout I used on the card and want to use it again.

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Cyber Riley ~ Riley & Company, Heidi Grace sentiment

Paper: image stamped on PTI, Basic Grey Granola

Ink: Memento

Copics: E37, E41, E53, N7

Other: Large deckled rectangles nestabilities, MM brads

To play along, please link your creation to the SSDS blog and check out all the inspiration from the DT while you are there!

Dig out those patterned papers!

Today's Paper Cutz challenge is to use 3 patterned papers!

I made this card for a Letter M swap as well. This image is so fun, I just love Changito!

My patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Granola collection and the image was colored with E25, N5 & N7. The brads are from Making Memories.

If you'd like to play along (I'm sure most of you have plenty of pp!!), please link your creation to the Paper Cutz blog, while you are there check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT!

Hope you have a great Friday!