Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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
Polka Doodle - Coloring
Tansa Teaser - Beautiful Border

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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

Saturday, August 21, 2010

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.
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







Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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".

Monday, August 16, 2010

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.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

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
PolkaDoodle - Acetate or Vellum

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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

Sunday, August 8, 2010

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

Saturday, August 7, 2010

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.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Wire Tree


Wire Tree


This card is make with a beaded wire tree from Paper Bliss. The greeting is embossed with Stamp La Jolla's "Chinese New Year" stamping powder.

This was make for the following challenges.

Stamp Challenges - Christmas in July

Stamping Vacation - Build-a-Sketch Challenge #7

Treehouse Thursday Challenge # 060 - Seeing Spots & Dots.