Floral Encouragement Card

Good afternoon! It's been awhile since I've played along with a ColourQ challenge but when I saw the colours this week, I knew I had to participate. I'm not really a fan of pink, but I really like a pink and brown colour scheme. The layout for this Floral Encouragement Card comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches and it was designed by Laura Nehring. I love the way the sketch is laid out, it has a wonderful main focal point and just enough detail without becoming fussy. You might notice I've sanded my embossed panel again. I'm really into sanding right now! I LOVE the way it enhances the embossing. The flower was stamped using the rock-n-roll method. If you look closely you can tell the tips of the flowers are darker than the center. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your day!

Floral Encouragement Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Raspberry Ripple card stock, and Early Espresso, Primrose Petals Core'dinations card stock.
• Stamps: Blooming with Kindness stamp set.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, and Early Espresso.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 2" Circle punch, pearl basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals. 

*All supplies by Stampin' Up!.

This Floral Encouragement Card is entered into the following challenges:

• ColourQ: Colour challenge
• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch challenge
• Love to Create: Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Paper Playtime: Use some Brown
• Twisted Tuesday: Anything Goes

Embossed Blossom Card

Hello! I hope you had a great day! I've been rearranging and organizing my craft room. Every inch of the floor has been vacuumed and everything dusted. It's amazing how fast everything goes from clean to cluttered. Oh, well! Later this evening I took a break and made this Embossed Blossom Card for a couple of challenges. The crumb cake card stock was dry embossed using the fancy fan embossing folder by Stampin' Up! and the detail on the perfect plum blossom was heat embossed using a translucent pearlustre embossing powder by Zing!. The crumb cake tulle was accented with a raspberry ripple bow that I stitched in place. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!!!

 This Embossed Blossom Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Sketch challenge
• Sunday Stamps: Color challenge 
• Forever Friends: Use ribbon or lace
• Pretty Little Ribbon: Flowers and ribbon

Little Duck Baby Card

Hello and happy Monday! Are you looking for a fun card challenge to participate in? The theme challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is Baby Shower Cards. Our sponsor is Meljen's Designs and my Little Duck Baby Card was created using the Little Pull Duck image. I kept the card gender neutral because I never know which one I'll need. The design for my card comes from the Deconstructed Sketch no. 86 by Jen Shults. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added Stickles to the duck for a little sparkle. The pacifier paper is by The Paper Studio and the Sweet Baby stamp is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set by Stampin' Up! I hope you will play along with us this week and link up your baby shower card creation. Thanks for stopping by!

This Little Duck Baby Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Songbird Challenges: Baby Mine (New Baby)
• Use Your Stuff: Colouring

 

Zebra Heart Valentine Card

It's hard to believe Valentine's Day is only 17 days away. Tomorrow I'm putting all the cards I've made in the mail for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. This Zebra Heart Valentine Card is the last card I made. I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketch by Rita Wright. I did a little embossing and sanding on the new Primrose Petals Core'dinations card stock from Stampin' Up! The patterned paper is by American Crafts, embossing folder from The Paper Studio, zebra stamp by Stampabilities, Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment stamp, classic stampin' pad in primrose petals and Full Heart punch by Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Contemporary Valentine Card

Hello! Here is a quick Saturday afternoon post to enter a couple of challenges. This Contemporary Valentine Card is entered into the following challenges:

• CAS-ual Fridays: Make Your Mark
• Addicted to CAS: Hearts

I started this card by colouring the square with my Copic markers. Then I cut the heart with my Cricut machine, adhered it with dimensionals, and then added the sentiment. Depending on your colouring speed this was a super quick and easy card. Thanks for stopping by!

Feel Better Card

Going through my card stash I noticed I didn't have any Feel Better Cards. This sentiment is not the first thing that springs to mind when I'm making a card, but with all the illness going around this winter I figured I needed to have a couple on hand. So, I made this Feel Better Card using my new Secret Garden stamp set and Framelits Dies by Stampin' Up! The design came from The Paper Players sketch challenge and the colours were inspired by my couch. Check out the photo below with the adorable feline who thinks the couch is hers. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! 

 

Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration is going on now!!! Spend $50 and select a free sale-a-bration promotional product.

 

Feel Better Card Supplies*: 

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, and Summer Starfruit card stock, and Print Poetry designer series paper stack.
• Stamps: Secret Garden stamp set and Sassy Salutations sentiment stamp set.
• Inks & Colouring: Classic stampin' pad in Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple stampin' write marker, and pearl translucent embossing powder by Zing!
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, heat tool, Secret Garden Framelits Dies, oval punch, modern label punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, basic pearl jewels, and stampin' dimensionals. 

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted. Secret Garden stamp set and Framelits are sold in a bundle to save you 15% in wood or clear stamps.

This Feel Better Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. The Crafty Bloggers Network: Flowers
2. The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

 

You Drive Me Bananas Card

Good afternoon! We have reached the middle of the week, hooray! This afternoon I've been playing around with my stash and trying to come up with a Valentine card for a boy. In the end I created this You Drive Me Bananas Card. The monkey paper is from The Paper Studio topped with a 3" heart I cut with my Cricut machine and the sentiment was made using the computer. I know it's nothing fancy but it's simple, cute, and it has a monkey sticking it's tongue out which makes me chuckle. Thanks for stopping by!

This You Drive Me Bananas Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Hearts
• City Crafter: Forever Mine, use Hearts
• Our Daily Bread Designs: For a Child

Frog Prince Valentine Card

Let the record show that I think frogs are cute! Not in a cuddly, pick it up and love on it cute, but cute nonetheless. When I found the Frog Prince digital image by Meljen's Designs I immediately added it to my cart. The image was already colored, so this card came together very quickly. Hopefully this cute Frog Prince Valentine Card will put a smile on the recipients face. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

This Frog Prince Valentine Card is entered into the following challenges:

 

1. Card Makin' Mamas: Clean & Simple

2. Pink By Design: Kids Valentines

3. Whoopsi Daisy: Use a Digi

 

Frog Prince Valentine Card Supplies:

• Paper: Whisper white and Bashful Blue card stock by Stampin' Up! and patterned papers by American Crafts.
• Stamps: Frog Prince digi by Meljen's Designs and sentiment stamp by Craft Smart.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Primrose Petals.
• Other Stuff: Heart edge punch by Fiskars, Fashionable Hearts Embosslit by Stampin' Up!, and stampin' dimensionals.

Have a great day!

 

Perfectly Preserved Hearts Card

My Monday mornings usually consist of doing laundry and making a card to participate in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. So while the washing machine and dryer did all the real work, I played with my craft stash. This Perfectly Preserved Hearts Card was made exclusively with Stampin' Up! products. Tomorrow is the start of the Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration, so for every $50.00 you spend you get to pick something free from an amazing selection of products. If your anything like me, my list of wanted items is long and I can't wait for the sale to start.

Perfectly Preserved Hearts Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Real Red and Pool Party card stock and patterned paper from the More Amore dsp.
• Stamps: Perfectly Preserved stamp set.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Basic Black and Primrose Petals.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, square lattice embossing folder, cannery set framelits dies, bitty banners framelits dies, fashionable hearts embosslits, scalloped edge punch, vintage faceted button, pool party twine, rhinestone jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes

 

Won't You Be Mine? Card

Good morning! I hope you had a lovely weekend and maybe you're enjoying an extra day off today. We have another challenge for you at Created With Love Challenges. How does an ANYTHING GOES challenge sound? Our sponsor this week is DigiDarla Designs and I've used their Valentine Bears image for this Won't You Be Mine? Card. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added a couple of heart brads next to the sentiment. I've kept the design simple and free of a lot of embellishments because I'm sending it to the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. If you have some time to make a couple of Valentine's cards for a great cause, please click on the link and check out the details. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

This Won't You Be Mine? Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
2. Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes

Teddy Roses Valentine's Card

It seems sleep can wait! I should have never checked a couple of challenges so late at night, because as soon as I did, I had to make a card. This Teddy Roses Valentine's Card is my evening creation. I used the sketch from the My Time to Craft challenge and the details came from several challenges listed below. The digital image is from Bugaboo and the patterned paper is from the new Print Poetry paper stack from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

 

My Teddy Roses Valentine's Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Simply Create Too: Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks: Pearls, Pearls, Pearls
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Teddy Bears
• Catch the Bug: January Bingo (Twine, Bugaboo image, Pearl)

Valentine's Card

It's Friday! That means it's time for a CAS-ual Fridays challenge. The challenge this week is to make a LONG and SHORT card, so for this Valentine's Card I made it 4 x 8. I like making cards this size but sometimes I just forget about it, so this was a fun challenge for me. The patterned paper is the new More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper  by Stampin' Up!.  I love the mix of colours in this paper. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!!!

Stampin' Up! Valentine's Card Supplies:

• Paper: Primrose Petals, Real Red, Pool Party, and Very Vanilla card stock and the More Amore dsp.
• Stamps: Love heart stamp.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Primrose Petals.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits, Scallop Trim Border Punch, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Heart Mouse XOXO Card

This week is flying by! Today is my Friday, so hooray for the weekend!!! This afternoon I made another Valentine's card to share with you. This Heart Mouse XOXO Card was made using the sketch from Repeat Impressions and a digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and used dimensionals to adhere the image. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

My Heart Mouse XOXO Card is entered into the following challenges:

    1. Make It Monday: ANYTHING GOES
    2. Crafting by Design: ALCOHOL MARKERS
    3. Lady Anne's: ANYTHING GOES

Be Mine Card

 

Good afternoon! I hope you're having a great day!!! For a Wednesday, I can't complain. I did have fun putting this Be Mine Card together today. I used a sketch from Whimsie Doodles and used a digital image from Meljen's Designs. The digital image was already colored, so don't be impressed, I didn't color the image. The XOXO paper is by The Paper Studio and it's not a true red but it matches perfectly to the Rose Red card stock by Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

 

This Be Mine Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Through the Craftroom Door: ANYTHING GOES
• Fashionista Challenge: RED AS MAIN COLOR
• Paper Playtime: PETS

Handmade Love Card

Hello! This afternoon I've been combining a few card challenges. I used the CR84FN Color Challenge ,the Mojo Monday Sketch challenge, and the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger photo to create this Handmade Love Card. It's been awhile since I participated in all of these challenges, so it made perfect sense to combine them. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Handmade Love Card Supplies:

• Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, and Pool Party card stock by Stampin' Up and patterned paper by American Crafts.
• Other Stuff: Swiss Dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug, Finishing Touches Edgelit, Pool Party twine, and Small Heart punch by Stampin' Up!, Cricut Machine, Home Accents Cricut Cartridge, and paper heart doily from dollar bin at Target.

When I look at the Moxie Fab Trigger photo called Sweet Dreams it reminds me of a serene comfortable romance and that helped me decide to make this Handmade Love Card that I will use as a wedding card.

Party Cat Birthday Card

Good morning fellow card enthusiasts! We had a very cold weekend here in Oklahoma. So, I spent a lot of time in the house. Part of my weekend was spent cleaning my crafting space. It's amazing how I found things I forgot I had by just cleaning and looking through my stuff. Other than that, I really didn't do a lot this weekend. Now it's Monday and time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week our theme is Critter Birthday. That means you need to make a birthday card with a critter on it. I used a cat, which is my favorite critter! Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop, they feature a variery of products and embellishments to make one of a kind projects. My Party Cat Birthday Card was made using a sketch from the Clean & Simple Stamping Blog. The colored Party Time Cat digital stamp is from Meljen's Designs. Since the image was already colored it made this card come together quickly. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope you will play along and make a critter birthday card for our challenge.

 

This Party Cat Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: ANYTHING GOES
• Crafting When We Can: FAVOURITE THINGS (favourite critter = CATS and favourite technique = HEAT EMBOSSING, used on the sentiment).
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge: IT'S TIME FOR SOME GINGHAM
• 613 Avenue Create: ANYTHING GOES

 

Have a great day!!!

Embossed LOVE Card

Good evening! I hope everyone has stayed warm today. It's cold and rainy here in Oklahoma, which has been a good excuse to stay inside and make a card. This Embossed LOVE Card was made for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. My goal is to make at least a dozen cards for the drive. If you would like to make cards for the drive please click the link for all the details. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Embossed LOVE Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Whisper white and rose red card stock by Stampin' Up! and miscellaneous pink card stock from my stash.
• Stamps: Love heart stamp.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in rose red (126954).
• Other Stuff: Embossing folder from the adorning accents set (125601), fashionable hearts embosslits (125596), full heart punch (119883), white hemp twine by Colorbok, and stampin' dimensional.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

This Embossed LOVE Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Paper Creator's Crafts: LOVE IS ALL AROUND
2. The Squirrel and The Fox: ANYTHING GOES
3. Avadares Challenge: VALENTINE'S DAY OR LOVE
4. Addicted to CAS: LET'S GET EMBOSSED

Striped Heart Valentine's Card

In my quest to make as many Valentine cards as possible for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive, I'm using every challenge possible to help me create my cards. This Striped Heart Valentine's Card was made using the Love Is in the Air theme from The Paper Players. The sentiment is heat embossed and the hearts were punched with the Full Heart punch by Stampin' Up!

This Striped Heart Valentine's Day Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Fresh Brewed Blog: Anything Goes
• Divas by Design: Anything Goes
• Inky Impressions: Add a Sentiment

Cards from the Heart Card Drive

Hello Friends! I wanted to share with you a Valentine's Card Drive for children who are in the hospital. Cards go to St. Jude and other hospitals who need them. Winter Sims is the organizer and here is a link to her blog Winter Wonderland. You will find a detailed list of guidelines and her address. She needs to receive the cards no later than January 31. I participated last year at the last minute and this year I plan to make as many cards as possible. They don't have to be fancy or elaborate (in fact there are rules for that) but something made from the heart to put a smile on a child's face. I can't think of a better way to make a difference with a hobby I LOVE. I hope you will join me and make Valentine's cards for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craft-room Challenge: Valentines
• Lady Anne's Challenge: Anything Goes
• Lexi's Creations: Anything Goes

Welcome Wall Hanging

Good morning! Are you ready for a challenge this morning? How does ANYTHING BUT A CARD sound? That's the theme this week for the Created With Love Challenge. I've made this Welcome Wall Hanging using the Bundled Owl image from our sponsor Cedar Chest Designs. I have to admit when I started this project I had NO idea what I was making! I didn't have many fancy supplies laying around the house to use so I searched through my Cricut cartridges for inspiration. I found the tree frame on the Cindy Loo cartridge and cut that out. I decided to make a starry snow scene for the bundled owl, but when I was done with it I didn't really know what to do with it. I looked around my house and saw a wall hanging I had up for the holidays and the *stars* went off. So, that's what I made a Welcome Wall Hanging. See, all you have to do is start and the project will eventually come to you.

 

Welcome Wall Hanging Directions:

1. Use comic book board or something sturdy for the main part. The finished size is 8" wide by 7" high. Cover the board with patterned paper, I used night of navy dsp by Stampin' Up!.
2. Cut frame image using Cricut machine at 5", Cindy Loo cartridge.
3. Create a winter scene by cutting the night of navy card stock slightly smaller than the frame and adding the details you desire.  I used the Starry Sky all over the page punch by Martha Stewart. Adhere a glittery card stock to the back of the punched star card stock and then add snow drifts to the front. Accent snow drifts with Stickles and spray the whole scene with ice Radiant Rain shimmering mist by Creative Imaginations. Let dry.
4. Print Bundled Owl digi image and color with Copic markers. Fussy cut image and add crystal effects to eyes, let dry.  
5. Cut Welcome with Cricut machine using the Alphalicious cartridge at 1 1/4". I used white card stock for my shadow letters and the same glitter card stock I used for the stars as the main part of the letter. Adhere letters together using a Xyron create-a-sticker.
6. When everything is dry, adhere frame to the winter scene and attach owl image with dimensionals/foam tape. Measure and punch holes and secure your ribbon. Attach frame image using dimensionals/foam tape and then place your Welcome letters centered below frame.

That's it! This makes a great handmade gift idea, so let your imagination run wild and see what you can come up with. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you play along with our challenge.

 

This project is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Creative Creations Challenges: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes

Silver Star Thank You Card

Today's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to create a thank you card. This was the perfect time to open my new Starry Sky all over the page punch by Martha Stewart. My brother & his wife bought it for me for Christmas and I needed to make them a thank you card. So, this Silver Star Thank You Card was made for them with the punch they gave me. I used Midnight Muse card stock and a thank you stamp from the Sassy Salutations set by Stampin' Up! I heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder. The silver star was cut with my Cricut machine and I added a little bling to finish it off. A super easy card! Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful weekend!!!

 

 

This Silver Star Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Stampavie and More: Blue & White
• Scrap FIT: Wish Upon a Star
• Sandy's Crafty Creations: Blue & White

Stampin' Up! New Year Card

The first day of 2013 was a super lazy day for me. I didn't even leave my house. I watched Grumpy Old Men and did a little laundry. I cooked a pot of beans and made this Stampin' Up! New Year Card. It was a great day! Tomorrow it's back to work and the official end of the holidays. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

All supplies by Stampin' Up! except the multiple circles corner punch by Fiskars.

This Stampin' Up! New Year Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The ABC Challenge: Embossing
• Crazy Amigo Challenge: Happy New Year
• Party Time Tuesdays: Celebrate Anything
• Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes