Basic Grey Mini Flag card

I spent an enjoyable day yesterday with my local scrappy girlfriends. Made 8 cards!  That's a ton for me considering how I don't do a whole lot of crafting these days. Paying the price today for all that crafting with my arthritis but it is what it is...

This is one of the last cards I made but I have to get it posted first since it's for the Basic Grey card sketch challenge that ends in just a few hours!  I used the July kit from Simon Says Stamp along with the Basic Grey   Picnic stamp set. The paper is BG Paper Cottage and it was available to us subscribers in the kit before it's even in stores. Too cool!!  I made 8 cards with it and I still have enough to make a few more cards.

Here is my card~

and here is the sketch~

Now I need to figure out when the rest of the challenges end so I can post the other cards!

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: Picnic (Basic Grey)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey), Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Powder Puff Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes)
Other: toothpicks from my friend, Vanilla Bean crinkle ribbon (My Craft Spot), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft)

Happy Birthday for Birthday Sundaes #34

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes Challenge!

Today is DT Member Tracey's Birthday and she is sponsoring us. Happy Birthday Tracey!!

This is the prize that Tracey is offering, an assortment of Kaisercraft Christmas supplies. Aren't they pretty? I love Kaisercraft!

Our challenge today is an easy one - create a birthday card and include birthday wording on your card front. Easy peasy! Also we have Mary Beth joining us as a Guest Designer today, you can see her sample on the Birthday Sundaes blog and visit her blog {HERE}.  If you'd like to enter for a chance to win this fab prize, click {HERE}. Please be sure to abide by our rules when entering.

Here is my card~

I just LOVE the colors in this paper! It's Authentique Blissful and I got it from Susana's. My favorite source for 6x6 paper. I used 3 different Martha Stewart punches for the butterflies and the sentiment is from the Birthday Cheer stamp set from Paper Makeup Stamps. Speaking of PMS, I'll be back in a few hours with my sneak peek for PMS' new release tomorrow!

I am also entering my cheerful birthday card into these challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (plus a bit of bling)

Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog - Ribbons & Bows

Annabelle Stamps - Say it with Sentiments

Clean & Simple Stamping - FTL165 sketch

Stars, Circle and Diamonds, Oh My!

TGIF! Any big plans for the weekend?  I hope to get some crafting & cleaning in my craft room done. I moved my desk last weekend and it makes a huge difference since I'm closer to the lighting but now I have a big mess to clean up LOL! Well several since every time I make a change, I've never finished cleaning it up! I'd rather spend my time crafting!

This week's PaperCutz Challenge is to make a card, layout or project for Halloween and to use circles, stars or diamonds.  Click {HERE} to enter your creation and check out the great DT samples!

Right away I knew what paper I wanted to use, I've had this Cosmo Cricket Matilda paper since it came out and haven't touched it. I also incorporated the House Mouse color challenge of orange, yellow, black and green after seeing my bloggy friend Vicki's card on Monday. It's been ages since I've played with my mousies! The mousie is from my stash of HM images and the sentiment is from the Happy Haunting set by My Craft Spot. The ribbon is from Walmart.

For the layout of the card I played along with My Time Made Easy Pretty Patterns #31 which is to choose a sketch from challenges #13-18.  I chose #17, pictured below. 

This card will also be entered into these challenges:
Going Grey with Scrap Creations: Halloween
Everybody Art #163: Halloween
Clear It Out Tuesday: Halloween + Old Supplies

TFL!

Shake, Rattle & Roll with PaperCutz!

I am *finally* here with Friday's PaperCutz Challenge. This week Mary would like to see us all "Shake, Rattle & Roll" - make a card, layout or project for Halloween using a Cricut cut, hand stamped or digital stamped image of a skeleton or skull & crossbones BUT you must make it CUTE and not spooky!

I found a cute skull head on the Cricut Rock Princess cartridge and had to use it :)

I cut the skull with Papertrey Ink shimmer paper, it's so sparkly in real life. You can only see some sparkle in the picture.  The card layout is my own, I used up some of my fave Basic Grey Eerie paper scraps.  Instead of cutting the bow that went with the skull, I tied one on using My Craft Spot crinkle ribbon. She's stylin' now!

Click {HERE} to enter your creation and see what the Design Team created!

Ribbons for Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!

Sorry for the quiet blog the last few days. I have been recovering from bronchitis and haven't been very crafty at all.

Today's Birthday Sundaes challenge is all about the ribbons! Use ribbons on your birthday card and don't forget birthday wording on your card front! This week we also welcome Laurie to the team officially, click {HERE} to see her creation as well as the rest of the DT samples!

This week we are sponsored by~

 

If you play along with us this week, you have the chance to win this fabulous stamp set~

Here is my sample...not the best in the world but it was all I could manage the other day. I didn't want to miss another deadline for my own team!  It did work out like I planned, but I did envision grander plans using ribbon lol. I used what was still on my desk from a few previous cards - love this Crate Paper pad. May need to get another one!

Supplies Used~

• Spectacular Sayings stamp set by My Pink Stamper
• Crate Paper Random 6x6 pad
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Butterfly punches by Martha Stewart
• Crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot
• Queen & Co black pearls
• Fiskars Apron Lace punch

TFL!

PCC #109 - Caution: Ghost Crossing!

TGIF!

Are you ready for another PaperCutz Challenge? We've got a fun one for you this week! We'd like to see a card, layout or project using a Cricut cut, hand stamped or digital stamped GHOST and the following colors - WHITE, BLACK, PURPLE AND ORANGE ONLY.  Click {HERE} to enter your creation and check out all the DT samples.

I dug out an old CTMH stamp set for my card this week - it's called Kittens in Costume. The paper is new though, it's from the Echo Park Apothecary Emporium paper pad. The sentiment is from the My Craft Spot Happy Hauntings set.  I realized after I took the picture that I didn't put any embellishments on it lol...oh well, it will be easy to mail!

TFL!

Cooking It Up with Katie #74

It's the middle of the week already!

It's time for Cooking It Up with Katie!  This week our sponsor is Gingerloft Digi Images. Click {HERE} to play along with us and to check out what the other chefs made :)

We'd like to see you use this recipe on your creation:

• Use some Purple
• Tie a Bow
• Finish it off with a sentiment

Here's what I created:

I used last week's sketch from The Paper Players, worked perfectly for my Riley image. I love the 'spooky' feel to my card.  The BG Eerie is some of my favorite Halloween paper EVER and I will be so sad when I use it all up! Good thing I bought an extra 6x6 pad lol! I tried to stamp the sentiment in Brilliance white ink and that didn't work out too well so I stamped over it in black and I love how some of the white shows up on the edges, I think it adds to the spookiness, he he.

Supplies Used:

• Riley & Company - Witch on Broom
• My Craft Spot - Happy Haunting 
• Basic Grey Eerie 
• Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White & Plum Pudding cardstocks
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Marvy circle & scallop circle punches
• The Twinery Charcoal twine

PaperCutz Challenge #107

Happy Friday! What a loooooong week it's been! I'm happy to have a 3 day weekend. We've got lots to do around the house and I need to get some crafty time in!

Today's PaperCutz Challenge is Designer's Choice! The talented Diane (who does fabulous Cricut work) is challenging us to create a card,layout or project using 2 cricut cuts or stamped images of zoo animals along with some dimension or bling!  You are free to use any colors/themes you'd like.

One would think I would *finally* use my Create a Critter Cricut cartridge - nope, I decided to go with a stamp set that hasn't seen love in a long time - my good friend Changito. We used to be best buds until I discovered so many other stamp companies.  I created a little scene for my friends - it took a bit for me to get it the way I envisioned but I like the results.

For my bling, I used a copic spica pen in Chocolate for the coconuts and for dimension I added some Milk Chocolate crinkled ribbon from My Craft Spot behind the mat and popped up the whole panel.  The edges of the card were inked with Colorbox Chalk ink in Chestnut Roan.

I love zoo animals so I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Please enter your creation {HERE} and check out the DT samples on the PCC blog or use the links on my left sidebar.

Supplies~

• Stampendous Changito Dos stamp set
• Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock
• Bo Bunny Zoology
• Memento Rich Cocoa ink
• Colorbox Chestnut Roan ink
• Stampin' Up Always Artichoke ink
• Copics (G94, G99, E37, E39, E25, E27)
• Copic Spica pen - Chocolate
• My Craft Spot - Milk Chocolate crinkle ribbon
• Mini pop dots

Open Challenge this week @ FBW!

It's Wednesday...and this is the only card I've made this week.  {sigh - think my mojo flew off to cooler weather}

We have an open challenge this week for Flutter By Wednesdays - just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. I sat down with no plan last night but I think I pulled it together okay. I was going to add more colors to the card but I really liked the cream, green & black combo once I started gluing things down. Please click HERE to enter your creation at FBW!

Other challenges I incorporated
Deep Ocean Challenge #4 - Ribbons
Everybody Art #151 - Dots
Stamps R Us - Through the Garden Gate
Once Stitch at a Time #71 - Flowers
PaperPlay Challenges #28 - Things with Wings

Card Recipe
Stamps - Poppy Collage by Memory Box
Paper - Hometown Summer by Pink Paislee, misc. cardstock
Ink - Bamboo Leaves by Memento
Other - Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Recollections pearls, Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot

Thank you for fluttering by today!! Hopefully I'll be able to get more done to share soon!

Have a Dandy Day!

My mojo strikes at the wrong times sometimes, does that happen to you? I should be in bed now but I was inspired to make a few cards tonight.

This card using the Kirsten Fairy Silhouette by Paper Makeup Stamps was inspired by a card that I saw on Jami Bova's blog on Monday.  She printed the silhouette on designer paper and I love how it looked so I decided to use my stamp and give it a whirl. I love the scene that I created :)

I wasn't sure that I would add a sentiment but then I saw the 'have a dandy day' in the Little Moments stamp set. Just perfect!

Supply List:

Stamps: Kirsten Fairy Silhouette & Little Moments by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist - Fly a Kite

Ink: Colorbox Black

Other: grass decorative scissors, misc. button, crinkled ribbon from My Craft Spot 

TFL!!