Penquin

This is a birthday card I made for my son. He is a Penguin Fan (bad pun lol) The penguins were made on the cricut - Animal Kingdom cartridge. The snowflakes, birthday stamp and snowdrifts are embossed. It fits the following challenges.
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes.
Crazy Challenge #46 - Let it Snow.
Fussy and Fancy - Show us some snow.
Stamping Vacation - Watch This: Inspiration Movie -March of the Penguin.
Stamping Vacation - Create a masculine card with black and White.

XmasPanda

A Christmas easel card for my friend that collects Pandas. The bear is 3d and furry. The rest of the card is made from things in my stash.
It fit the following challenges;
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is for Yuletide. - Use Holly and Berries and/or Red and Green.
Crafty Creations - Looking for a "Beary" project.
Frosted Designs - Use a ribbon - The red and green tree ribbon.
Paper Sundaes - Not a square or rectangle.
Stamping Vacation - Use a play on words - "Beary Merry Christmas".
Stamping Vacation - An animal that has Black and White.

Childreninsnow

This snowy Christmas card was made with a digi stamp from Digital Tuesday. The rest is paper and embelies from my stash. The circle and frame were cut with Nestibilities.

It fits the following challenges;

By the Cute and Girly - The theme is Children.
City Crafter - Let it snow.
Craft Your Passion - Anything goes.
Crafts and Me. - Predominately blue.
Daring Cardmakers - Snowy sort of theme.
Digital Tuesday - Baby it's cold outside - and digi picture.
Gingersnap Creations - Snow people.
Pixiedust Studios - Let it snow.
Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas Card.
Simon Says Stamp - We don't want to see and red or green.
Stamping Vacation - Monochromatic in Blue

PinkAngel

PinkAngel

This is an easy Christmas card. The angel is a Tulip Rub on. The cardstock is Bazzil. The oval was cut with Nestibilities. The angel saying is stamped and then embossed. The leaves and some of the flowers are punched. There are some plastic flowers and bling is by Darice.
It fits the following challenges;

All Sorts - Monochrome - Pink.
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open Challenge - Angel.
Ooh-la_la Creations - Inspired by a Christmas Song - "Angels we Have Heard on High".
Papertake Weekly - Red and Green must not be seen.
Peachy Keen Stamps - Emboss - Silver Angel saying.
Stempeltraeume - Non traditional colors.
There She Goes - Bring on the Bling - Gems on the flowers.

Town Scrappers - Bling - Gems on flowers.

Gingerbread

This is a good card to use up small paper scraps. All paper from my stash. There is a ribbon behind the square with the gingerbread man. The Gingerbread man square is up on pop dots. (doesn't show in picture.) The Christmas tree is a brad. Hope all had a good Thanksgiving, I ate too much as usual.

This card fits the following challenges;

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Gingerbread.

Design Dollies - at least five layers.

Everybody Art Challenge - Gingerbread.

There's Magic in the Air - Anything Goes

I did it Creations - Surprise Me.

TeaBag Tree

This card is a tea bag fold tree. The tutorial is at Practical Scrappers. The paper in the tree is iridescent by Canson Effects Papercraft . The corners and sentiment are rub-ons by Mini Marks. The tree is decorated with Stickles.
It fits the following challenges:
Drunken Stampers - No stamps for you.
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Monochrome.
Stamping Vacation - Monochrome Red.

Santa Globe

This is a shaker card. The paper and ribbon are from my stash. The large snowflake was cut from a Christmas garland. The Snow Globe Digi is from I did it Creations. The frame on the Globe was cut on the Sizzix.


It is for the following challenges;
Anything Challenge Week 25 - Let it snow.
Card Patterns - The sketch.
Challenge up Your Life - St. Nicholas.
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Christmas Anything Goes.
Easy Craft Projects - Theme of snow.
Marks Finest Paper - Have a circle on your card.
Paper Play - Let it snow, Let it snow.
Stamping Vacation - Use paper with snowflakes on it.
Totally Paper Crafts - Snow and snowflakes.

Green Window

Green Window card.

This was a quick and simple Christmas Card. The outside poinsettia is gold embossed and the inside poinsettia is green sparkle embossed. The window andpunched edge outline is done with Stickles. The inside poinsettia is actually stamped on the inset. A nice card when you want to make a bunch. I did some in green and some in red. The sentiment is an outline sticker.

This is for the following challenges;

Character Cafe - Embossing.

Crafty Pad - Christmas sparkle.

My Time to Craft - Something with a window on it.

Pink Xmas

This is done with a juxtaposition technique. I learns about it a while back, but finally tried it. The bunnies are cut with a Cricut - Animal Kingdom. The trees have been stamped and embossed.

The sentiment is an outline sticker.

It was made with the following challenges in mind;

Anything Challenge - Embossing.

Card Inspirations - Pink Christmas card.

I did it Creations - Holiday Color Mix Up. (Easter Colors)

One stitch at a time - Winter Wonderland.

One Stop Craft Challenge - Embossing.

Pile it on - Christmas card with animals.

There's Magic in the Air - Non traditional colors Christmas card.

Winter house

Winter House

This is a Christmas Card. The Digi image is from Digital Tuesday. (I just love all their digis, so beautiful.) The papers are from my stash. The wreaths on the door and windows are made from Flower Soft. The coloring is done with Letraset. The roof and trees are glittered.

This is for the following challenges;

A Difference Challenge a Week - This weeks theme is houses.

Bee Crafty - Christmas card - use a Digi Image.

Crafts and Me - Glitter

Design Dollies - Show something to represent Cold.

Easy Craft Projects - Christmas project using Red.

Paper Sundaes - "Let it snow."

Rainbow Lady - Make a picture.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Color theme of Red and Gold.

Vintage girl

This is a birthday card. Made from things in my stash. The digi stamp is from Digital Tuesday.
It fit the following challenges;
Cowgirl Sunday - Tons of Bling - the butterflies.
Dancing in Pajamas - Any stamp that is of the female gender.
Ginger snap Creations - Haute Couture
Flutterby Wednesday - Create a new creation with a butterfly, fairies or angels.
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodle - Make a card in the "vintage" style.
Pixie Dust Studio - Color challenge - green, pink and blue.

White roses

White Roses

A double embossed note card. Embossed with Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss and a Nestibilities circle. The roses are quilled. One must look at the enlarged version to get a better idea of the details.. The white on white was difficult to get on camera. It is white, not pink s it shows up in the picture.

This card fit the following challenges;

Craft your passion #30 - Anything Goes.

Crafty Ann's - Ribbon, Gems and one embellishment made of paper.

Fun at Fairy Knoll - Anything Goes

Spoonful of Sugar - Relish to Embellish. - The quilled roses.

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Monochrome in all white.

Thanksgiving Tree

Thanksgiving Tree
A quick and easy Thanksgiving card. Made from paper from my stash. The Stamp is Hero Arts "Creative Trees". The fiber is embroidery thread. It was made for the following challenges;

Alys Sunday Challenge - Distressing - Around the tree print and the sentiment.
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes.
Paper Players - Anything Goes
Polkadoodle - Use Autumn shades.
Stampin with Stacy - Color challenge
Theres Magic in the air - A Thanksgiving card.

Step Ghost

Step Ghost
Happy Halloween to all!!!
A center step Halloween card. The embossed webs used Versa Mark. The Bat Border was found in a dollar bin. The Ghosts were cut with a sizzex. The bones and eyes bling is by Darice. The small ghosts and bats are party confetti.

It was made for the following challenges;
4 Crafty Chicks - Create using punches or dies - The ghosts are from dies and the border is a punch.
Aifactory - Halloween creation.
Crafty Little Place - Theme of Spooky.
Gingersnap Creations - Use VERSAMARK - The embossed webs.
Little Red Wagon - Halloween.
Rainbowlady's Challenge - Spooky and scary.
Spoonfull of Sugar - Punches and Dies - The ghosts from dies and the border punch.
Stamping Vacation - Clear as Mud - Spider theme with no spiders showing.
Totally Papercrafts - "Bling in On" - The eyes and bones are bling.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin

Thanksgiving Pumpkin
A Thanksgiving card for a friend. The stamp in the center is painted with pearlescent water color paints. The papers and cards stock are all from my stash. The pumpkin ribbon from sale at Wal-Mart. The scalloped frame cut on a sizzix.
It was made for the following challenges;
Bugaboo Stamps - Whirling, Swirling, Twirling Autumn
City Crafter - Autumn Leaves Falling
Stampin' Bees - Make a Thanksgiving card that features pumpkins.
Stamping Vacation - Paper with more than one type of leaf - Both the back ground and fore ground papers have leaves.

Ghost and Spider

Ghost and Spider
This was another fun and easy Halloween card. The Webs are embossed in silver. The large Ghost is a die cut from sizzix. The little ghosts are from party confetti. (one of my favorite places for embellies.)
It fit the following challenges;
By the cute and Girly - Spooky.
Creative Cottage - Use some embossing.
Ooh-la0la Creations - Scary Stuff.
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 - I picked -Diecut, Embossing powder, something scary.
Wildflower Patch - Ghosts, and Goblins.

Blue Angel

Blue AngelThis is an Easel Card (I love making them.) for Christmas. I love the colors of blue and white for Christmas. The Angel is a Digi stamp from Digi Doodles. She is paper pieced with Sarkle paper and silver paper. Decorated with Stickles. The flowers are punched from paper scraps. The Christmas stamp is embossed with a sparkle blue. It was made with the following challenges in mind.
Challenge up your life. - Easel Card

Crafty Card Maker - Digital Plus - Take a digi stamp a step further - Paper Piecing

Crafty Pad - Christmas

Delightful Sketches - Christmas

Flutterby Wednesday - Open Challenge with angel, butterfly or fairy.

Paper Make Up Stamps - Make a card that is not a square or rectangle.
Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle - Angels dress is glitter paper and Stickle highlights.

Halloween Boo

Halloween Boo.
A fun easy Halloween card. Paper from by stash. Words cut on Cricut - George Cartridge. The eyes are Darice google eyes. The sentiment stamp on the inside says "I only have eyes for you, Happy Halloween" and a pair of eyes..
It is entered in the following challenges;
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Halloween.
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Black and White and one other color.
Corrosive challenges - Challenge #87 Halloween.
Drunken Stampers - Halloween
Dutch Dare - Halloween.
Fab 'n Funky - Things that go "bump" in the night.
Stemeltraeume - Black and Orange

Leaves and Thanks

Leaves and Thanks
This card is for Thanksgiving and Autumn. The tree is a punch and the leaves are from a party confetti pack. (hard to get them to stick, but Jewel-it seem to work.). The words are a digi stamp. Inside says "Happy Fall, Have a happy Thanksgiving!"
The card if for the following challenges;
Crafty Creations - Color challenge.
Daring Cardmakers - Autumn Leaves.
Easy Craft Projects - Autumn Theme
Rainbow lady - Fall Foliage, Leaves, trees.
Stampin Vacation - Thanksgiving

Pink Vintage

Pink Vintage
Another Cancer Awareness note card. This one made from by stash. (The piece of lace behind the oval was laying on my worktable and I don't remember where it came from. But it fit perfect on this card.) The pink DT paper also has a lacy pattern and make the lace difficult to see in the picture.The Digital Lady is from Digital Tuesday.
It is entered in the following challenges.
Allsorts Challenge - Top row of the Bingo - Brads, Lace and pearls.
Chrisma Cardz - Vintage.
One Stitch at a Time - Embellish it.
Robyns Fetish - Make a card for a girl
Sweet Stampin' - We want to see ribbon.
Totally Gorjuss #52- Pink

Oct Swing Card

This if the first time I made a swing card. All made from stuff in my stash. Stamps by Artful Stamper - Web. Kolette Hall - Spider with web.

It fits the following challenges;

Corrosive Challenges - Make a creation without using white paper.

Crafts and Me - Halloween

Craft Your Passion - Orange, purple and black.

Crafty Cardmakers - Fancy Folds

Crazy Challenge - Halloween Theme.

Inktegrity - Halloween.

Stamping Vacation - Use stickers.

Panda

Panda


I made this card for a birthday for a friend who is wild about Pandas. The 3D Panda is from Jolee Boutique. The corner die cuts are from sizzix. The stamps are from Inkadinkado (bamboo)and Great Impressions (the character for love).

It fits the following challenges;

Aifactory - Animals

Ooh-la-la Creations - Nothing floral.


Secret Crafter Saturday - An Oriental theme.


Whoopside Daisy - Jane - Color challenge - Black, white and one other color.

Pink Ribbon

Pink Ribbon. This tri fold note card was made with Cancer Awareness month in mind. I am a breast cancer survivor so this means something special to me. I want to stress the importance of self exam, it saved my life. Mammograms are great but do not always show the complete picture - mine didn't. Note the pink ribbons on the front. The digi image is from Digital Tuesday, one of their always fantastic images. The coloring was done with Letraset Markers. It was made with the following challenges in mind.

Anything goes - Ribbons.

Artful Inkables - Embossing *Thinking of you" stamp and Flowers - The quilled roses.

Charisma cardz - More than one fold.
Digi doodle - Image of a person and/or People.

Digital Tuesday - Digi Image

Drunken stamper - monochromatic other than black and white - Pink.

Gingersnap Creations - Use Versamark - Used on the embossed "Thinking of You".

Sketch and Stash - Sketch

Stampin' Vacation - Special Month Challenge Breast Cancer Awareness.

Theme Thurdsay - Honor Breast Cancer Awareness - use pink as the main color.

There's Magic in the Air - Showcase an image within a frame.

Pumpkin Trifold

Pumpkin Trifold

This card is made to the same pattern as the last card "Pink Angel". I learned this card last week and have been making them for all the holidays. It was made with things from my stash. The Pumpkin on the trick or treat stamp was colored with Letraset Aqua Markers. The pumpkin on the front is ribbon.

It is entered in the following challenges;

Charismacardz - Autumn Colors

Cowgirl Sunday - Halloween Fun.

Fussy and fancy - A Halloween project.

Opus-gluei - Halloween

Pink Angel

Pink Angel
This is a card that will go to a senior care facility. Made with paper from my stash. There are three patterned papers, two with roses, one pink the other white with pink roses and the third is the striped on the front. It is a tri fold card with the greeting on the inside under the angel. The angel is a digi stamp from Digital Tuesday. The card fits the following challenges.

Alphabet Challenge - W for wings, use some wings somewhere on your project.
Fab n' Funky Challenge - Use a digi image.
Flutterby Wednesday - Open theme using buttergly, angel or fairy.
Paper Cutz Challenge - Use 3 patterned papers.

Polkadoodle - Have an interesting fold.

Kokeshi Doll

Kokeshi Doll

I made this card in response to the challenge at Crafty Card Makers. The Kokeshi doll is cut on a Cricut. The Chinese characters are from a stamp set. The "Thinking of You" is embossed. The Flowers are from punches and highlighted with silver Stickles.

It is entered in the following challenges;

Crafty Card Makers - An Oriental Theme.

Penny's Challenges - Circles any way you see fit.

Secret Crafter - An Easel Card

Stampin' B's Design Team - Make a Red, Black and White Card

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Use punches - the flowers and die cut - the doll

Boo Ghost

Boo Ghost

This is a fun Halloween card. The ghost hangs in the hole in the center of the card and moves around when you open the tri-fold card. The stamps are all in black ink, I don't know why they show up as red in the picture. The stamp on the inside says "Gouls just want to have fun!" The orange on this cardstock was very very bright, it doen't show up as bright in the picture.

It was made for the following challenges.

Alice in Wonderland - Create a card with a Window or Hole.

Art on the Darkside - Black and orange.

Bugaboo Stamps - Halloween in 3D

Card Inspiration - 2 or more stamped images - The spiders on the front and the spider webs and spider web circle on the inside. Two stamped sentiments one on the ghost and one on the inside.

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Shirley's 2 girls - Create something spooky.

Stamping Vacation - Occasion Oasis Challenge - Halloween.

A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes

Great Lion

Grrreat Lion
This is part of a set of cards I make that are sent to Children's Hospital. All the paper is from my stash. The Lion is up on Pop dots. The papers were chosen to match the ribbon. The stamped setiment is made with the Martha Stuart Alphabet set.
It is entered in the following challenges;
Pixie Dust - "Fur or Feather" Use an animal on your project.
Stamping Vacation - Make a card for a person that needs a hug
Stamping Vacation - No No Challange - No sparkle

ChristmasJoy

Christmas joy

This card is a Christmas card with a layered flap. The Joyto the world is a rub on. The three Christmas trees are brads. The joys stamps from a Christmas stamp set.

It was made for the following challenges:

Alphabet challenge - T is for Trees.

Christmas Stampin' - Three or more brads.

Cowgirls Sundays Sampen' challenge - Create a Christmas or Holliday card.

Polkadoodle - A card with a chaped Flap and three brads and follow their sketch.

Autumn bookmark card

Autumn bookmark card

The sayings on the bookmarks are " Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower." Albert Camus

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all" Stanly Horowitz

The is a folded double pocket card. The leaf on the front is actually a piece of material. This card is for the following challenges.

All Sorts - Colors of Autumn

Bildmalarna - Make a card with a bookmark

Our Creative Corner - A Card made using a favorite fold technique.

Paper Play - "Autumn is a Comin'

Stamping Vacation - Use a leaf embellishment

Gold Bookmarks

Gold Bookmarks

These were made as gift for the volunteers at our community library. They are made by layering embossed outline stamps. The are done on black and gold. Then the rinestones are added. They are entered in the following challenges.

CCEE Stampers - Create a bookmark
Crazy for Challenges - Create anything "Book Related"
Stempeltraeume - Bookmark
My time to Craft - Challenge 106 - Jeweled

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

This card was made to celebrate September. With the birthstone of the month - sapphire and the colors of sapphires. The Morning Glory is the flower of the month. I've tried to take a side view to show of the layering of the flowers. The embossing was done with the Cuttlebug's D'vine Swirls It was made with the following challenges in mind.

Anything Challenge - Say it with Flowers

Cowgirl Sunday Stampen - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Blue and Flowers

Crafty Card Makers - Glitter and Sparkle - Gems in the corners and Stickles on the flowers.

Daring card makers - Sapphire cards

Gingersnap Creations - 3 Dimensional

Pile it on - All about adding layers.

Country Garden

Country Garden

This card was make as a get well card for a friend. The picture is a digital from Digital Tuesday. I colored it with water color pencils. I quilled the roses and their leaves that are in the corner. The lace border was punched from green cardstock.

Alphabet Challenge - R is for Roses

Bee Crafty - Anything Goes

Cowgirls Sunday - Hand made flowers.

Crazy for Challenges - Use some form of Lattice

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Let's get Digital

Gingersnap Creations - Paint

Polka Doodle - Coloring

Tansa Teaser - Beautiful Border

Silver and Black

Silver and Black
This card is a general card. Made from my stash. Silver stickers on the corners. Dew drops on the three cutout cards. Empossed swirls and punched out butterflies.

Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #119 - Anything goes with butterflies.

Stampin' for the weekend Challenge #45 - Anything Goes.

Stampvie - Theme swirls.

Wild Flower Patch - #29 Black and White.

Autumn by Camus

Autumn by Camus

This card had quilled leaves on the side. Other leaves are stamped. All materials are from my stash.
This card was made for the following challenges.

Alphabet Challenge - Q for Quotes

Audsentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Positionng system - Sketch

Stamping Vacation - Leaves

Zig Zag Birthday

Zig Zag Birthday

A birthday card for a friend. A zig zag fold with blue and silver. All parts are from my stash. The flower is painted with pearlecent paints. It is for the following challenges.

ABC Challenge - B is for blue.

Crafty Cardmakers - Birthday

Rosie Dees - More than one fold

Stampin' Bs - A Die Cut, a circle and a flower.

Stamping Vacation - Card Maze #7

Stamping Vacation - No No Challenge - Do not use brads or eyelets.

Tuesday Throwdown - More than one fold

Ribbon Weave

Ribbon Weave

This card is made from things brom my stash. The main ornament is from the Cricut Christmas cartridge trimmed with stickles. This card was make for the following challenges.

ABC Christmas Challenge - Q is for Quick 'n Easy

Christmas Stampin' - Use two or more different ribbons.

Crafty Ann's - Christmas in August

Creative Cottage - Challenge #21 - Christmas

Opus Gluei - Move it out of your stash

Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas in August

Vintage School Girl

Vintage School Girl

This is a 5 x 5 card. The blue cardstock is embossed with the Cuttlebug Folder "D'vine Swirl. The Digi stamp is from Digital Two for Tuesday. The ribbons are from scraps and all else is from my stash.
Bling is yellow stars.
This card is for the following challenges.

Alice in Wonderland - Main panel is three inches tall and sketch.

Catch the Bug - Back to school and primary colors.

City Crafter - "Isn't She Lovely" a picture of a girl or lady.

Kah Wink i Dink - Back to School

No Time to Stamp - Use ribbon scraps.

Paper Cutz Challenge #54 = Back to School.

Shelly's images - Ribbon, bling and embossing

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge # 44 - Back to School.

Stampin' Royalty - "School Days".

Lady in Spotlight

Lady in Spotlight

This was a fun challenge. The flowers are punched. The Digi stamp is from Digital Tuesdays. The embossing on the bottom is done with the Cuttlebug folder "I love you". This card is for the following challenges.

Craft your passion - Anything goes.

Crafty Cardmakers - Spotlight technique

Creatalicious -Something vintage.

Digi Doodle - Flowers

One Stitch at a Time - Use a punch or punches.

Clear Poinsettia

Clear Poinsettia

This is a Christmas card made on clear acetate. Made with things from my stash. The poinsettia is from an old Christmas garland. The card is entered in the following challenges.

Crafty Ann's - Challenge #21 Christmas in August

Die cut Dreams Christmas club - Poinsettia

PolkaDoodle - Acetate or Vellum

Snowman with heart

Snowman with heart

Snowman and saying is a digi from Michelle Perkins. Sayin is "Give the gift of your heart to those you love today and every day."

Purple shadows on snow man done with pearlesent water color paints. The hearts are pearlescent heart sequins. Snowflake paper is from Paper Pizzaz.

The following are the challenges used in this card.

City Crafter - A project with hearts.

Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Christmas card with snowman.

Stamp with fun - A lilac and blue theme sponsored by Michelle Perkins.

Stampavie and more - Christmas in Summer

Boo and Bats

Boo and Bats


I found this border punch with the bats in a sale bin. I just couldn't wait to use it, so I made an early Halloween card. The ghost is from a Sizzix die cut. The lettering is from Cricut (George cartridge)

Here are the challenges used in this card.

Cute Card Thursday - Whateva! - Whatever theme you like

Darkness Inspirations - Vintage Halloween

Haunted House Designs - Foul Flutterings - the bats
Theme Thursday Challenge - Halloween

blue snowflakes

Blue Snowflakes

This easel card was make with blue bazzill paper and Best Occasion metallic paper. Other parts from my stash.

Made for the following challenges...

Christmas Cards All year round - Snowflakes

Dutch Dare - Anything Goes

Limelight Paper Crafts - Follow sketch and use Pop Dots.

Moving Along with the times - Christmas theme.

Paper Jewels Stamps - A monochromatic work.


Tuesday Throw Down - Create a monocromatic card.

Winter Wonderland - An Easel card with Sparkle and Shine. Sparkle on the iridescent snowflakes and shine on the metallic paper used.