Cut it Up Challenge #1

Hi friends!

Here is a double page layout that I created at a crop on Saturday for the first challenge at Cut It Up Challenges. The challenge is Anything Goes - just include a die cut. I used circle die-namics and the new flower medley die-namics from MFT. 

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The layout uses Week #228 sketch from Nuts About Sketches. This was my birthday celebration just a few weeks after we closed on our house in 2009 - before we officially moved in. It was fun to look at these pictures and see how far our house has come since then!  Patterned papers are Imaginisce - All Kinds of Happy and Bazzill cardstock. 

TFL!

More Celebrate Cake ~ FBW #204

Happy Wednesday!

Just a few more days til the weekend, yes I'm already counting down LOL!

Today I'm sharing my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a birthday themed challenge - just remember to include a butterfly or fairy on your project!  You can enter HERE and check out all the DTs card on the FBW blog too!

For my card I used another from the large pile of SCACD stamps I cut apart on Monday ~ More Celebrate Cake, isn't it cool? I love it!

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I used the JUGS sketch for my card layout~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: More Celebrate Cake (Susana Loves Stamps), Hooray for Birthdays (Scrappy Moms Stamps)
Paper: Copic xpress cardstock, Glitz Yours Truly 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: mini flag die-namic (not sure which set it came from), Smooch Gold, brad & ribbon from stash, Martha Stewart butterfly punch 

Flip flop Birthday

TGIF!!!!

Even happier that tomorrow is Saturday!  I will be at the allergist's office bright and early to get scratched with a bunch of allergies to see what I respond to.  I've been having issues for months now so a re-test is in order to see if I have any new allergies. Hopefully the tests will give us some answers as to why medicines I've tried aren't working as they should.

Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my sister. Her birthday was on Tuesday and I went to see her and my cutie pie nephew on Wednesday night. The card was a big hit! I know she LOVES flip flops so I had to have this set to make her a card.

We also have a birthday party tomorrow. No plans for Sunday though so I'm hoping to blog more and create more! Have a great day!


Supplies~
Stamps: Flipping Out (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: cardstock (PTI), Beach Babe (Fancy Pants)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Hawaiian Shores (all PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: rhinstones (Queen & Co.)

A Penguin Birthday

Here's another card I made today!  Last weekend I colored 8 images to match a kit I got last year or the year before from Taylored Expressions. Having all the images pre-colored really speeds up my card making!

My niece is turning 4 this week so I will give this card to her. I know it's not pink LOL!  But it's a card done ahead of time for a change!  The end of the week will be busy for me and I know I won't have time to make a card then. 

I used the Techno Stamper Lunchtime Sketch~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
Paper: Bazzill cardstock, MME So Sophie Clever 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics
Other: MFT Chevron Stripes Die-namics, MFT Fishtail Stax, yellow stickles

Go Green with Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!  Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?  I am so excited about it staying lighter later!

Today's Birthday Sundaes challenge is to create a birthday card and USE GREEN on it! Don't forget a birthday sentiment/wording on your card front.

This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps - check out all the details {HERE}!

Here is my creation for the week, a very quick and easy card. Some stickers, punches, paper and I quickly whipped this up.

It's not my favorite ever but I didn't have time to color an image and I didn't want to skip another week. The paper is from the K&Company Poppyseed paper pad.

Lots to do today so off I go! Hoping to get in my craft room after I get some housework done!

Get Messy with Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!

This week's Birthday Sundaes challenge is to "Get Messy"! Create a birthday card using lots of inking, paints, mists. You get the idea. Make a mess and of course, have fun doing it! Don't forget to include a birthday sentiment/wording on your card front.

Our sponsor for this week is Couture Stamping by Candice Fields, an independent CTMH consultant and former Birthday Sundaes DT Member! Candice is giving away the CTMH Fashionista stamp set, shown below. Candice is also offering Birthday Sundaes fans a 10% discount during this challenge. You can find her store HERE and her blog HERE. To receive the discount, please email your order directly to Candice at stampinpearls at gmail . com (remove the spaces).

Here is my creation~

To make my card, first I punched 3 circles and added them to my card with repositionable adhesive. I stamped the sentiment and then ran the card base through my Cuttlebug with the Seeing Spots folder.   I then sprayed my card with 3 different Glimmer Mists - Lemongrass, SWAK, and Dazzling Diamonds. I did a few layers of each (and ended up with a warped card lol - it's safe to say I lack patience in waiting for things to dry!).  I then removed the circles so that I'd have the white spots to add my buttons. Just a tip when using the adhesive, do not use a lot. I used a bit too much and my paper tore when I took the circles off. 

I had tons of fun making this card and hope you will join us this week! The Design Team knocked this challenge out of the park - once again! 

Bday Sundaes #43

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

We have an inspiration challenge for you this week at Birthday Sundaes!


Create a birthday card using the following picture as inspiration - it must include a HEART and a birthday sentiment on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card!

Photo Credit: http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/2011/02/valentines-day-treats/

Here is my take~ quite different than I imagined but I wasn't in the mood to color (well that and I still haven't cleared my desk of stuff that I need to sort and get rid of!) I did have fun making it though. Got to use a few new dies that I've been hoarding!

The layout was inspired by this week's Cards & Things sketch - love their sketches!

Supplies~

Stamps: Sweetest Cupcakes by My Pink Stamper

Paper: Basic Grey Nook & Pantry

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Other: Layered Hearts MFT Die-namics, Jumbo Monarch MFT Die-namics, Kaiser rhinestones, pop dots

Super Boy for Birthday Sundaes

Good morning and Happy Superbowl Sunday! I'm not a football fan but I'll use it as a good reason to get together with friends and have a fun time!

Easy peasy challenge this week at Birthday Sundaes! Simply create a new birthday card and remember to include birthday wording/sentiment on your card front. Please click {HERE} to enter your card and see what the DT created this week!

This week's sponsor is Karen's Doodles and they provided some cute images for the DT to use.

The lucky winner will receive 3 digital images of their choice. 

Here's my card using Super Boy! I'm trying to get practice making boy/male projects since I'll have a new nephew in May :) 

I went with a kraft theme since I didn't have a flat surface to color on at the time I made this card.  A different look for me but I think it works! The designer paper is from the MME Kraft Funday - Happy Days paper (psst...it's on sale at SCACD right now!) The cardstock is all from Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is from the Hooray for Birthdays set by Scrappy Moms Stamps. Such a fun and versatile birthday set! I used my gold spica pen to add a few highlights to Super Boy.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Have a Fairy Happy Birthday!

Good morning!

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes challenge! This week we'd like to see your birthday themed easel cards!
Click {HERE} to enter your creation and to be inspired by the Design Team cards. The rules have also been updated and there's no limit on the number of entries where you card can be linked - just make sure to follow our challenge theme and the rest of the rules which can be found {HERE}.

We're also welcoming a new sponsor!

Trendy Twine will be sending the winner a Trendy Twine ValenTwine mini pack!

Here's my easel card using {these} directions from SCS~

When creating my card last night, I was also inspired by the Use Striped Paper challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the Things with Wings challenge at Crafty Catz.

Supplies:
Kirsten Silhouette - Paper Makeup Stamps
Birthday Cheer - Paper Makeup Stamps
Country Drive dp - Echo Park Paper Co.
cardstock from Papertrey Ink
Pixie Passion ink - Stampin Up
Tuxedo Black ink - Memento
Martha Stewart punch
Kaisercraft rhinestones
buttons from stash
Twisted Lime twine - Trendy Twine

Bday Sundaes #40 along with DYSU #55

Happy Sunday! I hope you all have been having a good weekend!

We've enjoyed some snow and I've spent a lot of time in my crafty room reorganizing. I'm so excited for it to be done so I can share some pictures. I'll be even more excited when spring hits and I repaint & redecorate!

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes challenge!


This week's challenge is to simply create a birthday card and have your birthday wording/sentiment on the front of your card. Please do take a moment to review our rules if you are unfamiliar with them. As a reminder, any cards linked to more than 5 other challenges besides this one will be deleted.

This week we are sponsored by ~

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

The lucky winner of this week's challenge will receive 4 images of their choosing!

Thank you to MelJens for supplying the DT with some cute images to play with. Check out the blog to see what everyone created this week and enter your challenge card!

Here is my creation using Daisy Pitcher ~

I was inspired by the Patterned Paper challenge at Do You Stack Up to use more of my Lily Bee Head Over Heels paper and the sentiment is from my new Scrappy Moms stamp set - Hooray for Birthdays.

TFL!

Birthday Sundaes #38

Good morning!

Birthday Sundaes is back for a new year full of new challenges, new and returning sponsors, and lots of inspiration!

Today's challenge is the easy peasy Birthday Card Challenge - just create a new birthday card and remember to include birthday wording/sentiment on your card front. Edited to add: We also have an optional added challenge to add something NEW to your card. If you do, please let us know what it is! Please enter your newly created birthday card {HERE}. Check out the inspiration while you are there!

This week we are sponsored by Whimsie Doodles and they generously supplied the DT with some fun images to use. The lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at Whimsie Doodles!

I used Gift Leah for my card along with a bunch of scraps from one of my LYB Winter Twig layouts.  The layout is from last Wednesday's SCS card sketch.

Thanks for looking!

Picadilly birthday card

It's Sunday and even though Birthday Sundaes doesn't have any more challenges this year, I still have a birthday card to share!

Today is my mom's birthday and I broke out my new Basic Grey Picadilly paper and embellishments that I picked up at the LSS a few weeks ago.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - perfect for the fun flowers! Some of the flowers in the package and fabric and the camera really picked up the texture in them.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Cheer set from Paper Makeup Stamps (which is already sold out - bummer!) - have you shopped their rubber closeout sale yet? If not, check out the details HERE!

Thanks for looking!

Don't faint...I crafted!

My crafty mojo has been zilch...zero...nada lately.  Lots of things swirling around in my head and it's really affected my craftiness. Trying to get myself out of this slump!

Today is my stepdad's birthday and I knew if I handed him a store bought card, he would have been really disappointed. So while dinner was cooking, I pulled out a card kit that I got from Taylored Expressions last year.  The paper is from the Imaginisce Birthday Bash line.

I cut the presents and banner from some of the dp included in the kit and layered it on another piece of dp and voila - a card is complete!

I am entering these challenges:
Birthday Sundaes #37 - Birthday card w/birthday wording/sentiment - my own challenge since I've been very absent :/
4 Crafty Chicks #66 - Birthday
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #101 - Anything Goes
Cooking It Up with Katie #86 - Anything Goes

TFL!

Bday Sundaes #35 - Put a Tree on It!

Good morning!

This week's Birthday Sundaes Challenge is to include a tree on your birthday card, as well as the usual birthday wording/sentiment on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card and to check out what our Guest Designer, Rayna, and the rest of the DT created. They are so creative in their choice of trees!

Here is my card~

I used the Willow Tree from the Cottage Collection from Paper Makeup Stamps (p.s. it's on sale for $3.00 now!!). I've had it for quite some time and finally inked it up for the first time!  I've had the kraft and black combo in my head for awhile that I've wanted to try and love it. I used my Copic Multi liner pen to doodle some butterflies. :)  I really wanted to add some score lines so the background isn't so boring but I cannot for the life of me find my scoring tools although I have the scoring board LOL!  My room is like the black hole currently and really needs to be cleaned up big time...hopefully the week of Thanksgiving since I will be off from work!

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

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #31

Good morning! 

I'm here with another fun challenge for Birthday Sundaes!  This week the challenge is to create a tall (or long) birthday card.  Click {HERE} to enter your card and to check out the wonderful samples from our Design Team and Guest Designer!

We are being sponsored by:

The winner will get to pick 3 digital images of their choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy shop!

SNSS also provided the Design Team with images to use - thank you SNSS!

I used Fall Arrangement which I've had in my digi collection since sometime last year and this is the first time that I remember using it.  I am so pleased with how the image looks, I haven't been coloring much but taking my time really helped me get back on track. I was inspired by the tiny flowers on the image to use this patterned paper from an old DCWV fall stack.  The layout was inspired by a CPS sketch from a few weeks ago. 

I am also entering my card into Challenge #11 - Fall Flowers/Pumpkins at Crafting for All Seasons.

Card Supplies~
Papertrey Ink cardstock - Plum Pudding, Summer Sunrise, Kraft
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Fall Arrangement digital image
sentiment from Hero Arts
Copics
DCWV patterned paper
Fiskars threading water border punch
leaves from stash
mini pop dots

Fall Colors Birthday for Birthday Sundaes

Good morning! I had tons of fun at the crop yesterday and made 4 scrapbook pages and 6 cards. I hope to share some in the next few days as they are for various challenges.

We are on the 30th challenge at Birthday Sundaes! This week we'd like to see you create a birthday card using fall colors, just remember to include birthday wording on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card and to see what our Guest Designer, Nancie, and the Design Team created.

Here is my take on the challenge ~ I {heart} fall colors and used the Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 pad along with a FTL sketch from a few weeks ago. You can see the sketch {HERE}.

Supplies Used~

• Stampin' Up Just Believe stamp set
• Verve Stamps Birthday Bash set
• Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 pad
• Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock
• Various inks (should have written them down LOL!)
• Ribbon from stash
• Stampin' Up corner rounder
• Gold stickles

TFL!

Belated Birthday Card Challenge for Birthday Sundaes!

Good morning!

Today's Birthday Sundaes Challenge should be helpful for lots of people :o)  We are challenging you to create a belated birthday card, don't forget that the birthday wording should be visible on the front of your card. The Design Team really came up with some fun ideas. Click {HERE} to see the samples and enter your card!  Did you see our Guest Designer Sabrina's Spotlight? If not, click {HERE} to check it out!

Here is my take on the challenge~

I found the sentiment in a Fiskars Make a Wish Quotes set that I picked up quite a few months ago at Joann's. I think this is only the second time I've touched this set!  The fabulous paper is new Crate Paper Random that I got from SCACD last week, love the mix of patterns in this pad!  I dug the primas out of my stash and blinged them up. The border punch is also by Fiskars and called Apron Lace.

I used last week's SCS sketch as a jumping point - a great sketch to use something other than an image. I have really been enjoying making cards without coloring, although I'm not sure I make them any faster LOL!!  I spend lots of time looking through all my pretties to decide what to use.

TFL!

Criss Cross Birthday Card for Birthday Sundaes

It's almost tomorrow and I'm finally getting time to blog! It's been a very busy weekend and I haven't been on the computer much at all (which is a good thing sometimes!)  I went to an all day crop yesterday and didn't get home until 1am today!  I got lots done that will be posted here over the next few weeks. I'm actually ahead on my DT work, yay me!

This week's Birthday Sundaes challenge is to create a Criss Cross Birthday Card! There are some easy directions from Splitcoast Stampers that you can find {HERE}. Don't forget to include birthday wording on your card front!  You can upload your card {HERE} and check out this week's Guest Designer, Ashley! Her spotlight is posted {HERE}.

Here's a look at the inside panel~

Supplies Used~

• Papertrey Ink - Inside & Out: Birthday
• Basic Grey Indie Bloom 6x6 pad
• Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Kraft & Black cardstock
• May Arts pleated ribbon
• Petaloo flower
• Stampin Up corner rounder
• Recollections pearls

TFL!

My card for Birthday Sundaes!

I have power again, yay!!!  It came back on about 9:30 pm last night but it was too late to start photographing & uploading pictures then.   We survived Irene with no real damage - just a huge mess to clean up in our backyard, luckily only parts of trees & limbs came down and missed our house thankfully! We lost the food in our fridge & freezer as well, we hope to restock once the stores around here restock their shelves. For now it's pasta, soup or takeout from places that are up & running.  There are still many, many people around the state with no power so I consider us to be very lucky & extremely grateful.

I did read 2 books and made 3 cards during the power outage, so at least I was a little bit productive! We tried to play UNO by candlelight after the flashlights died but it didn't go so well - it's quite hard to differentiate between blue & green with just a flicker of a flame!

Here is the first card that I finished - my DT card for Birthday Sundaes.

As a reminder, the challenge is to create a birthday card using this picture as inspiration (and include birthday wording on the card front).  With all the purple, you may be wondering how the heck I was inspired? I went with the dots & stripes on the flags, the green on the plate and naturally, the cupcakes :)  You can enter your card {HERE}!

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Supply List~

Stamps: CC Designs Swiss Pixie Cupcake Birgitta Digi

Paper: Papertrey Ink Stampers Select white cardstock, Basic Grey Eva

Ink: Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant

Other: copics, Crystal stickles, Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder, bling from stash, mini pop dots, Marvy scalloped circle punches

TFL! So happy to be back online!