Sunday, July 31, 2011

ribbons

More head start on Christmas. The ribbons are woven at the corners. The stars are brads.
All materials are from my stash.
It fits the following challenges;

365 CardsDay 146 - Super Sketchy Sunday.
Crafts and Me Challenges #45 - Ribbon.
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #93 - Christmas In July.
Crafty Creations #129 Christmas in July - Anything Christmas.
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #42 Christmas in July.
Stampin’ “B’s” Designteam #121 Make a card using ribbon.

Friday, July 29, 2011

burflies

Hello,  I'm back from taking the grandchildren to Universal studies Florida.  They wore me out completely.  Harry Potter land was the big hit..  Well on to the card.
This card has an embossed and sanded background. The cardstock used is Cor’dinations Black Magic. The butterflies are cut with dies by Cherry Lynn Designs. All other materials are from my stash. 

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 150 - Thursday Background - Create a background for your card using wet and/or dry embossing.
The Pixie Cottage Challenge #80 - Emboss It!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Purple Butterfly

The flowers and the butterfly are up on pop dots. The Bling is by Darice. All other materials are from my stash. 

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 140 - Raised Up - Whether stamped or digi raise up two different parts of the image off the page.
Flutter by Wednesdays This week our challenge is OPEN!! Just remember to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!!
Paper Play Challenges # 28 - "Things with Wings".
Pattie’s Creations #26 GLITTER or BLING.
Stampin’ for the Weekend # 12 - Wings and Things.

Peach flower

The flower is made using Cor‘dination cardstock. I sanded the edges of the petals to get the shaded effect on the flower. All other materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;

365 Cards Day 139 - Super Sketchy Sunday
All Sorts #112 - Free & Easy.
Scrappy Frog’s Challenge - Summer Flowers.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Window

A general card. The green panel in the center is pierced and embossed and there is a window behind it to show off the piercing. The piercing doesn‘t show up well in the picture. The Flower is embossed and the leaves are pierced. The corner flowers are painted with pearlescent water color paints. All materials are from my stash.
It fits the following challenges;

365 Cards Day 138 - Saturday Collage Card Here comes the final collage card challenge of the week... Your collage card for this challenge is to include the following three items/techniques on your card - Tearing - Piercing - Painting. = The pink background paper is torn. 
Amber’s Crafts and Stuff #18 - Embossing.
CraftyAnn’s Challenge #45 Our theme is Dry Embossing.
Little Red Wagon Color scheme.

Lilly

The digi is “Lilly the Enchanted Fairy” fromMichelle Perkett Designs. She is painted with pearlescent water color paints. The pearls are from Hero Arts. All other materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 134 - Tuesday Collage Card - Buttons, Rick Rack, and Pearls.
Fresh Brewed Designs! Our challenge is to use THREE of ANYTHING! - Three buttons.
Inspirational Card Sketches #122 - Sketch.
Your Next Stamp #46 ~ Button Up!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

1920

A vintage card. The photo is my mother’s graduation picture (1929). All the digi pictures are from Digital Tuesday. The flowers are punched. All materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 137 - Friday Collage Card. A photograph - A vintage style item - Soft colors.
Creatalicious Challenges #24 Something with the theme of 1920's.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Get Punchy.
Just us Girls # 93 - Color scheme.
Simon Says Anything Goes !! Anything goes.

Sunny Beach

Another slanted easel card.  The sky is sponnged over a cloud stencil.  I envy the girl in the picture.   Oh to be on a beach somewhere. All Materials are from my stash. The digi image is from Tellen’s Place Designs. The scallop shells are sequins.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 136 - Thursday Collage Card Your Thursday collage trio Sponging - Scallops - Stitching.
Crafts and Me #43 - Summertime.
Delightful Sketches We want to see FANCY FOLDED CARDS.
Die Kreativen Stempel Freunde #29 This time we have the Theme :"Summer".
Fussy and Fancy # 41- Summer.
Paper Play Time #50 - Make any paper craft project with a SUMMER theme!
Tellen’s Place Designs ANYTHING GOES! !" but you MUST use a Tellen's Place Designs digital image.
Tuesday Throwdown #57 This week, our challenge is "Fun in the sun."

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Christmas shaker

This is a shaker card with stars in the shaker. All materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 135 - Wednesday Collage Card Today's three required items are
Chipboard, Patterned Paper, and Fringe - The chipboard is the frame.
Charisma Cardz  # 28 IT'S IN THE STARS All we ask is you have stars somewhere on your project,
Fun at Fairy Knoll #59 -This week is the our challenge is Christmas in July!
Simply Create Challenges #48: Christmas Time we here at SC decided to get a jump start on our Christmas project.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Sunshine

Fun with bright colors. The digi is my own. All materials are from my stash.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 132 - Super Sketchy Sunday - Sketch
City Crafter Challenge #65 Let the sunshine in.
Crafty Ho’s Challenge # 16 Color Scheme.
Creative Inspirations # 120 - No Flowers Allowed!
Crafty Purple Frog - This week and we have chosen a theme of Summer Sun.
Papertake Weekly - Our theme this week is Hot Hot Hot so let's see some hot colours i.e. reds, pinks, oranges etc.


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Strawberrry

This was a new technique for me. It is a Slanted Easel. (It was surprisingly easy.) You can find the tutorial at Split Coast Stampers. The paper is from “Recollections”. The digi image is from Meljen’s Designs. All other materials are from my stash. (Although the beads on the pin are from my jewelry making stash.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 133 - Monday Collage Card - Today's 3 items are Lace, Pins, and Glitter.
Anything Challenge # 45 - More Than One Fold.
Craft Your Passion #66 Our challenge this week is "Just for You” General card for anyone.
Cutie-Sunday #144 We would like to see *Lace* .
Cute Card Thursday - Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Lace!
Fab ’n Funky Challenges "Bakers Dozen" We would love your projects to feature "FOOD"!
Gingerloft Challenge #22 Make it sparkle.   

Monday, July 11, 2011

On the beach


A Beach scene card. The digi is from Digital Tuesday. I colored it with water color pencils. The papers are from a prize package from 365 Cards. The sea shells are sequins.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 130 - Summer Fun.
ABC-Challenge - Our challenge for the next two weeks will be Y is for Yesterday.
Creative Inspirations # 119 - To The Seaside!
Crazy 4 Challenges #95 - Make a SUMMER Themed card.
Dutch Dare-Card Challenges #120 - Summer Fun.
Lexis Creations #44 - For this week's challenge the is theme 'AT THE BEACH' .
One Stop Craft Challenge #139 Summer Time.
Stampin‘ ”bs” Design Team # 118 Make a card with a BEACH SCENE you need to include SAND. (It can be real or in an image.)
Stempel Träume #90 Summer.
Totally Paper Crafts # 74 The Beach.


Rainbow Fairy

A fun card with lots of bright colors. The Digi is from Tellen Place Designs- Fiona Fairy. The die cut butterfly is “Exotic Butterfly’ from Cherry Lynn Designs.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 128 - Ad Inspired.
By the Cute and Girly - July - Things with Wings.
All Sorts Challenge # 111 - Free & Easy.
Alphabet Challenge - Our challenge for you this week is J for Just One Word. We only want to see One Word on your work this week please! - The embossed sentiment says "Enjoy".
Digi Doodle Shop’s Best #66-Butterflies.
Flutterby Wednesdays - The Challenge this week is OPEN!
Kaboodle Doodles Our challenge is USE THOSE SCISSORS. The fairy is cut out.
Stamp Something - Something with Bugs or Butterflies.

Stars

This card was made with materials from a Card Maker Kit. It is a gate fold card. The sentiment inside says “You are a star.”

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 126 - Color Scheme.
Craft Your Days Away #24 ~ Fancy Folds.
If the Shoe Fits Scrap it #85 We want you to show us your PATRIOTIC side! Let's see , your red, your white, your blue.
Patties Creations #25 Your Flag Colors.
Sassy Studio Designs Make a card or project using red, white and blue.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Starflower


This is another card to go to a children’s hospital. Inside it says “Your are a star”. The materials are from my stash. The stars are from party confetti and the bling is by Darice. The flower and star border are stamped.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 131 - "Wishing on a Star" - Here are stars to wish on and a wishing flower to wish on.
Digital Tuesday Challenge #118 - bling it up.
Scrappy Frog’s Challenge - Summer Flowers.


Crosswords.


A get well card for a friend. All the materials are from my stash.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 129 - Criss Cross Create something that looks like a crossword puzzle answer on your card.
Crafty Ann’s Challenge #44 Our theme is Get Well/Thinking of you/Just because. Make something for someone you know could do with a bit of a lift right now.
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - theme of GET WELL.


Triple Flowers

This was a fun card to make. I love making the layered flowers. All materials are from my stash. The sentiment is embossed.
It fits the following challenges;

365 Cards Day 127 - Triple it! Today's challenge is called Triple it, but perhaps I should call this one Triple it times two, because the challenge is to take an item and triple it twice.
Belli Challenge #121 - Custom Made Bellies.
Charisma Cardz # 27 - All about flowers.
Tuesday Taggers  - Flower Power.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Bird


A spring card. The sentiment is stamped then embossed. The layered flower is handmade.
It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 125 - Super Sketchy Sunday.
Audsentiments Challenge We want to see sentiments with AT LEAST 2 Words.
City Crafter #64 ~ Birds of a Feather.
Ooh-la-la-creations #83 - Summer Flowers.
Pals Paper Arts # 101 - Color scheme.
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes.
Sentimental Sundays #62 - Anything Goes.
Stempeltraeume - The topic this week is: "Embossing".


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Metal

This is a card for a man. I used metal washers on the card. All the mateerials are from my stash. The brown cardstock is embossed with a bark folder.

It fits the following challenges;

Sweet Stampin’ use something unusual, something that you would not normally use on a card - I used metal washers.
Hanna and Friends # 100 - Card for a man.
Ruby's Rainbow  # 7 Happy Birthday.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Campers

This was a fun card to make. I just love this image and was happy to finally get a chance to use it. This digi image is from Bugaboo Stamps. All the materials are from my stash.
It fits the following challenges;:
365 Cards Day 123 - So Silly This one is an anything goes kind of challenge, except that we want you let your silly side shine
Catch the Bug July–Anything Goes Challenge!
 One Stitch at a Time # 69 "Use a Digi",
Stamp Challenges July Digi Day~ CHALLENGE~ 7.6
Stamping 411 Sketch.
Wee Memories  #61 - Our new challenge theme, "SUMMERTIME".
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Pink Dahlia

Have a happy and Glorious 4th
The flower’s layers were cut with the Spellbinders Nestabilities set “Dahlia’ All materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 124 - Sketch from Card.
Allsorts Challenge #110 - Free And Easy
Anything Challenge # 44 - For our challenge this fortnight our theme is "The Letter D" = The Dahlia.
Crafty Card Makers # 49 We would like to see SPOTS & STRIPES somewhere on your Design.  .
Do You Stack up #26 Square.
Ooh-la-la-creations #83 Summer Flowers.
TotallyPapercrafts - Bingo - I picked the diagonal - Gems - Flowers = Die Cuts.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Beach


Oh! To be on a beach somewhere. This is a center step fold card with a summer/beach theme. For texture the sand is made with sandpaper. The clouds are balls of fuzzy stuff I bought at a convention a couple years ago and never found a use for. The stickers are by Darice. All other materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 122 - Feeling Fuzzy - Cards that have a little added texture to them.  The sand and the clouds.
Crazy 4 Challenges Make a Center Step Card.
My Time to Craft # 146 This weeks challenge is Here Comes Summer!
Moving Along with the Times This week the Theme is “Here Comes The Summer”.
The Secret Crafter Saturday - This week's challenge is a theme of “Here Comes The Summer”.

July 4



A quickie July 4th card. The circles are die cuts. All materials are from my stash.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 120 - Beautiful Blue Ribbon - blue ribbon-inspired.
All Sorts Challenge Week 110 - Free And Easy.
Belli Challenge #120 - The Letter G - Create a new project that features an embellishment that begins with the letter G. - Old Glory.
Delightful Sketches - Red, White and Blue.
Little Red Wagon #87 - Patriotic.
Party Time Tuesdays #22 4th of July.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Dahlia



Another try at the large layered flower. This time I put it up on pop dots. The flower’s layers were cut with the Spellbinders Nestabilities set “Dahlia.“ The matching flower stamp set was embossed in white. All materials are from my stash.The center strip was cut with a border punch.

It fits the following challenges;
365 Cards Day 118 - Super Sketchy Sunday.
Colour Create #74 Color scheme.
Digital Tuesday #117 The challenge is Flower Power.
Divas by Design #5 Use die cuts and/or punches on your creations.
Ruby’s Rainbow #6 Flowers.
Stamp with Sarah Kay #146 - More than 3 layers.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Black Butterfly


A friendship card with my favorite embellies - Layed flowers and butterfly. All materials are from my stash.



It fits the following challenges;

365 Cards Day 119 - Feeling Punchy this challenge, which is all about creating your own embellies using paper punches. Layered Flowers.
Alphabet Challenge - Our challenge for you this week is I for Insect.
Digi Doodle Shops #65 Anything Goes.
Flutterby Wednesdays The challenge this week is OPEN! just be sure to use a butterfly, fairy or angel,
Lexis Creations For this week's challenge we would love to see all your projects with the theme 'A BUGS LIFE' . We want to see all those fabulous creations using bugs in your images...butterflies, ladybugs, bees, dragonflies etc.
Pals Paper Arts 100 - What's Your Technique  - Embossing is my favorite.
There she goes #113: A Challenge To DIE For! Use at least three different dies or punches on your card/project. I used three flower punches and two circle punches.