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

Less is More Easter for PaperCutz #85

TGIF!  It's a new month, wow! This year seems to be flying by at full force, I hope you are all making the most of it!  I'll have my month in review posted over the weekend.

Today I bring you a new PaperCutz Challenge! We want to see your Easter cards, layouts or projects using any colors.  To play along with PCC, link up your creation HERE and check out the samples from the rest of the team!

Here is my take~

I swear the base matches the dp IRL. For some reason it looks bluish on screen to me! I decided to tackle a CAS card when I found the below great sketch over at Less is More.  The cutie patootie chick is from Stampendous and the dp is from my scraps, not a clue who made is. I either bought it last year or the year before at the LSS.

TFL!

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!

Paper Cutz Challenge #57

TGIF!!!

This is my first challenge as a DT Member for Paper Cutz! So excited to share my card with you!

This week's challenge is to make a card, LO or craft project using 1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 colors on any theme you’d like.

I must admit the 3 colors thing got me hung up for awhile, I'm so used to incorporating lots of colors that to just pick 3? Torture LOL!! After debating with myself, I went with a Christmas theme. Can't go wrong with red, white & green!

{if you click on the picture, you should hopefully see the sparkly ornaments!}

Here is the sketch I used~

We'd love to see what you do with this recipe! Please link your challenge card to the Paper Cutz challenge blog and check out all the wonderful inspiration from my fellow DT members! Their links are also on my left sidebar.

Card Supplies:
Stamps: Fluffles Baubles ~ Stampendous; sentiment ~ Amuse Holiday Greetings
Paper: Basic Grey Wassail
Ink: Memento
Copics: R59, R89, E41, BG96, BG99
Other: Large Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities, misc. ribbon & buttons from stash, Smooch Illuminate

Have a great day! I'm excited for the long weekend, lots of wedding details to wrap up!

Christmas Changito

Today was my last weekday of vacation…this week just flew by!  We got some painting done, unpacking and some moving (yes, I’m still moving stuff from my parents’ since September LOL!) and some yard work.  Today was normal housekeeping stuff and I made 3 cards!

Here is one of them. I had Mike again pick a number and it corresponded to this week’s Limelight sketch challenge.  Oooh it was a tough one but I’m glad I did it, love how it turned out! 

 

Here is the Limelight sketch ~

Other challenges entered ~
ABC Christmas Challenge – O is for Ornaments
Ooh La La Creations Challenge #58 – Christmas in July
Going Grey Challenge – use at least 3 embellishments

Card Supplies~
Stamps: Changito Elf ~ Stampendous
Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
Ink: Memento
Copics: E25, R59, G85
Other: marvy punches, ribbon from Michaels, diamond glaze, gold spica pen, frosted lace stickles, Basic Grey Bling it rhinestones

Have a fabulous weekend!!

PTT #1

Happy Tuesday...June 1st already, wow!

I am so excited for today, the launch of Party Time Tuesdays!!

The first challenge is an easy one..."Anything Goes Birthday", just make sure to include a birthday greeting/sentiment on the card front.

My card is very CAS...it was for my little cousin's 3rd birthday the other day. I decided to keep it flat and just keep the focus on the monkeys. The layout is from Eat Sleep Stamp - ESS#83.


Card Details~
Stamps: Changito B-day ~ Stampendous
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Basic Grey Cupcake
Ink: Memento
Copics: R46, YG95, E25, E27
Other: SU ticket punch, Marvy scallop circle punch

If you'd like to play along, please link your card to the Party Time Tuesdays blog and for more inspiration check out the design team's cards. They are featured on the PTT blog (along with the June Guest Designer) and their personal blogs are listed on the right sidebar.

Have a great day!

3-in-1 challenge card

A quick post for this morning!


I made this card the other night for a few challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges #34 - sketch

One Stop Craft Challenge #76 - Things with Wings
Paper Sundaes #14 - Card with no people

Card Supplies~
Stamps: Bee Showers ~ Stampendous
Paper: Basic Grey Urban Prairie
Ink: Memento
Copics: BG01, BG07, N7, Y35
Other: Lemon spica pen, MM brads, glossy accents, SU ticket punch, crystal stickles

Thanks for looking! Stop back tonight for a Squigglefly sneak peek!

You Take the Cake!

Well, my snow day is just about over. I did enjoy my day though :)

Final tally: 4 cards and 1 ATC

I realized I needed a birthday card to mail out tomorrow so I put this one together rather quickly. I've had this stamp for a few years now and it's the first time I'm putting it on a card (that I can recall anyways LOL!)


I used last week's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch -


Time to call it a night! I'll be back tomorrow night with another card or two to share :)

A Touch of Christmas #1

*3rd Post of the Day - scroll down to see what you've missed!*

So when I saw that Danni and Kimberly were doing A Touch of Christmas, I just had to participate! Why not get a jump start on Christmas and start your cards or projects? I told Mike in December that I would start in January and he was like yeah, right! He was surprised when I went downstairs to show him this card!

This is a very funky Christmas card for me, but it all came together quite quickly. The paper is Basic Grey Bittersweet, yes I used a Valentines paper for a Christmas card. I kinda like it! The image with its dots and stripes seemed to just flow with my paper.

This sketch from 2 Sketches 4 U was perfect for the card.


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Fluffles Noel
Paper: Basic Grey Bittersweet
Ink: Memento
Copics: RV21, RV23, E33, E35, R89, YG17
Accessories: ric rac ~ Michaels

Thanks for looking!

On the 7th Day of Christmas

I'm wondering if I can make it through the next 18 days of showing off cards...

Hopefully now that we've got the tree up and all decorated, I can concentrate more on my card making and gift making. I whipped this adorable Fluffles up just a bit ago after making the rounds for new sketches.


I used today's Techno Stamper Lunchtime Sketch for my layout -

And here are a couple of pics of our finished tree!! I cannot wait to scrap these pictures, we had such a good time decorating our first tree in our first home :)

There are many more lol...I couldn't help but play with all the different settings on my camera since its my first Christmas with it.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Fluffles in Lights ~ Stampendous; Holiday Greetings ~ Amuse
Paper: DCWV, misc. cardstock
Ink: Memento
Accessories: E33 copic marker, spica glitter pens, Marvy scallop punch, Nestabilities Ribbon Tags Trio, American Crafts ribbon

And now I'm off to bed! Hopefully I won't be as late with my post tomorrow!

Make a Wish!

TGIF!

It was a busy day and an even busier night. Today is my mom's birthday, so after dinner I had to make her a quick card since I didn't do it earlier this week. I'm not sure that I like it, but she did and that's all that counts. I think its because the green don't completely match...


Here is the PCP sketch that I used:


And I can finally share this Fluffles card that I sent Terry for her birthday which was earlier this week. I love how this one came out, purple is one of her favorite colors, so I used my BG Eva paper pad.


Here is a close-up of the image. I popped up the cupcake and I also layered the hat.


I used this sketch from Sweet Sketch Sunday, love their sketches!!


Supplies Used:
Card 1 -
Stamps: Fluffles Cupcake ~ Stampendous
Paper: Basic Grey Urban Prairie
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up Certainly Celery
Copics: E35, E41, YG03, BG01, RV21, E27
Accessories: Cuttlebug birthday folder, Nestabilities Labels One, spica glitter pens

Card 2 -
Stamps: Fluffles Cupcake ~ Stampendous; Hero Arts Birthday Messages
Paper: Basic Grey Eva
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: T1, T3, E35, E37, V04, V15, E53, RV23
Accessories: Marvy punches, pop dots, spica glitter pens

Thanks for looking!

On the 3rd Day of Christmas

I bring you one of my favorite monkeys!

Here is Changito Santa paired with my favorite new Christmas paper - BG Eskimo Kisses.

This was a fun and fast card to create and here is the sketch that I used:

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Changito Santa ~ Stampendous, Amuse Holiday Greetings
Paper: BG Eskimo Kisses
Ink: Memento
Copics: N7, R89, E25, gold spica pen
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels One, Stampin Up corner rounder, snowflake from Dress It Up buttons, crystal stickles

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to finish getting ready for work. I'll be back tonight with some more eye candy :)

Sweet Treats

When one of my card groups suggested a cupcake swap, I jumped right in to sign up. I adore cupcakes. They are so much fun to eat and to use on cards!

I incorporated two challenges into my card - Paperplay Challenges #23 - Sweet Treats and the sketch challenge over at Our Creative Corner.


If I had to pick one favorite thing about this card, it would be the fun flock on the cupcake. I always forget to use it! I'm glad I don't have to pick only one favorite since I really love what I made - my favorite color combo, ribbon & stickles, what could be better?

The Recipe:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes ~ Stampin' Up
Paper: GP, Creative Imaginations (brown), pink (stash)
Ink: Rich Cocoa ~ Memento, Copics ~ R81, E25, E27
Accessories: Think Pink Fun Flock ~ Stampendous, stardust stickles, corner punch ~ EK Success, ribbon ~ American Crafts

Thanks for visiting!

Fireworks Changito for Cute Card Thursday

I created this card over the weekend for a fireworks swap. Love my Changitos!

This is the perfect card for Cute Card Thursday #66 Wheely Good Fun. Use wheels on a card or a project. Changito with his wheelbarrow fits the bill! I used SC233. for the layout.

The Recipe:
Stamps: Fireworks Changito ~ Stampendous
Paper: GP, Provocraft, Scenic Route
Ink: Rich Cocoa ~ Memento, Copics ~ see below
Accessories: star brads (stash), stardust stickles

Thanks for looking!!

You're Cool Beans

This is the card that I created for my stepdad for Father's Day. I was having a hard time until I saw this sketch last Sunday morning - yes I know, nothing like waiting til the last minute!!

This is SSSC23 from The Sweetest Thing blog. I immediately thought of Gina K's My Cuppa' Joe set when I saw the squares, except I envisioned circles with the coffee cups.

I can't believe I made a card with NO patterned paper! That does not happen often at all! I thought the strip in the middle would be great run through the Cuttlebug and I was right.

Here's a glimpse of the inside. I couldn't find my sentiment stamps so I used Changito Coffee to spruce it up.


Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a good weekend. I hope to get lots of cards made at some point. If not, I still have a few to share from last weekend.

The Recipe:
Stamps: My Cuppa' Joe ~ Gina K. Designs, Stampendous
Paper: GP, PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate & Spring Rain
Ink: Rich Cocoa ~ Memento, Copics ~ E55, E57 & B21
Accessories: argyle embossing folder, CM circle punch, misc. buttons

SFYTT with Biker Bee

Here is a card that I created over the weekend for a patriotic swap. I just love this cute little bee from Stampendous, he's all ready for a parade!


Here's the Sketch for You to Try sketch that I used from last Saturday. I changed it to a vertical card versus a square, don't like paying the extra postage they require!

The Recipe:
Stamps: Biker Bee ~ Stampendous
Paper: DCWV, Paper Company, GP
Ink: Tuxedo Black ~ Memento, copics (sorry don't have them written down!)
Accessories: diamond stickles, cricut (george cartridge for the circle), marvy giga scallop circle punch

Thanks for visiting!

Changito at Home

I love, love, love how this card turned out!! I only wish I had made 3 instead of just the 2 that I needed for a masculine swap.

This cute stamp is called Changito at Home, its from Stampendous' new line from this spring. The coolest thing is that, besides the cuteness, is that it was available in cling form. Woohoo for taking up less storage space and it stamps just as nicely as the wood mounted Changitos.

The layout of this card is ESS39. Its another fabulous sketch by Tracy over at Eat Sleep Stamp. I did have to flip the sketch to make my image fit right.

Here is my version:

I paper pieced Changito's pajamas and his furniture. It was a pain, but I really love the end result! It was tough keeping track of some of the tinier pieces. After the first one, I put the pieces into the Xyron X so I wouldn't drop them. My other favorite feature of this card is the wood floor that I drew in! Its not perfect but it really gives the card the "feel" of a home. I hope the recipients like them as much as I do.

The Recipe:
Stamps: Changito at Home ~ Stampendous
Paper: GP, Paper Co, Leisure Arts patterned paper (waaaaaaaay old stash!!)
Ink: Tuxedo Black ~ Memento
Copics: T1, T3, B97, E27, E35, E53
Accessories: silver spica pen, zig millenium writer, staples (used for the ribbon)~ Making Memories

Here's a bonus Changito for you!
I created these embellished stamped images last week for a 4th of July swap. If you click on the picture and make it bigger, you'll see that I covered the fireworks in glossy accents and Star Dust stickles.


Thanks for stopping in!

Let's put on the Glitz!

This card was for a Glitz swap. I tried to put as much glitter on here without overdoing it LOL!

I used Taylored Expressions Sketch #67 as an inspiration for my creation. My image panel was too big to put the scallops on the bottom.


My take:
I just love how this turned out. Its so bright and cheery! The cute bee stamp is from Stampendous and the fun paper is Basic Grey Urban Prairie. I used 4 different stickles and my clear spica pen to "glitz" it up.

The Recipe:
Stamps: Bee Showers ~ Stampendous
Paper: GP, Urban Prairie ~ Basic Grey
Ink: Tuxedo Black ~ Memento, Copics
Accessories: ribbon (stash), corner rounder ~ Stampin Up, prima flowers, clear spica pen,
Stickles ~ waterfall, black diamond, star dust, fruit punch

Thanks for visiting!

Celebrate with Changito!

I participate in a Card of the Week swap on one of my yahoo groups. This month's theme is "Man" cards. I don't think I'm all that great at masculine cards, so I figured this would be a good challenge. I used Sketch #228 from SCS.

This is Changito celebrating the weekend LOL!

The Recipe:
Stamps: Changito Coffee ~ Stampendous, Say It in Style ~ CTMH, My Cuppa' Joe ~ Gina K. Designs
Paper: GP, Paper Company, Papertrey Ink, CTMH
Ink: Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa ~ Memento, Copics ~ E11, E33, E37, B02
Accessories: ticket corner punch ~ Stampin Up

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your week is off to a good start!

World's Best Mom

Here is the card that I gave to my mom yesterday :) She loved it. I incorporated some of her favorites - green, cats and flowers.

I used Cambria Turnbow's WSC80 for the layout of the card which you can see HERE. The paper is a mixture of new and old. I recently started rearranging my scrap papers so that I have better access to them and boy, its really working out well for me. I am using the Cropper Hopper Vertical Storage System and its fantastic! A little pricey, but well worth it since its making my scrappy life so much easier!

The Recipe
Stamps: Grasshopper Fluffles ~ Stampendous, sentiment ~ Studio G
Paper: Georgia Pacific, Paper Company, DCWV, Colorbok, Hot Off the Press
Ink: Tuxedo Black ~ Memento, copics (B02 - third marker)Accessories: ribbon ~ Michaels, mega circle punch ~ Marvy, giga scallop punch ~ Marvy, designer label punch ~ Stampin Up

Thanks for looking!