My boys...a layout

A layout! I feel like I haven't made a layout in so long. I guess probably because I haven't!

This is for Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #55 which is to use this as the color inspiration:

And Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 115 to make something for Dads or grads and to stamp.

And All Things Unity #33 which is to make something manly.

I chose to scrap this photo of the boys with their dad. I think it just shows how much they love him!

I did add a little blue to the colors I chose as I just felt it needed it (sorry Kim, I won't feel bad if you disqualify me!). I just got these cute little book plates and I couldn't wait to use the. Here I framed the photo with it. I love metal embellishments!

 A rubon on a tag with some twine. Mmmm, love twine!

My stamps are from Unity's current kit of the month "Think happy Thoughts". I stamped and fussy cut those flowers. I don't know why people think you can't put flowers on a "boy" project.

 Not sure I'm digging this title. It came with the stamp set so I tried it. But I think I want something more to do with "Dad" rather than "Family".  I'll have to stare at it for awhile.

If only the baby was in the photo too!

Love Birds

This is for Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #32

 The solid cardstock is SU pear pizzazz and peach parfait. Dotted paper is Apple Cider from Imaginisce (still my fave!). Owls are from a SU punch.

 The branch is from one of the Paper doll cartridges. It was a  leaf and I cut off a few pieces so it looked more like a branch.

 These owls are so fun to make. This is a fun punch. Even the kids can make these.

Happy Birthday card

This one's a triple entry!!

1. Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #29

2. ScrapbookSteals.com Monday Card Madness#3

3. Wee Memories Challenge #27

boo...

This card is a double entry for both Off The Wall Craftiness and ScrapbookSteals.com

Second entry for Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #28

Inspiration colors:

Monday Card Madness #2 at ScrapbookSteals.com using this sketch:

 

First, I turned the sketch on its side and changed it just a tad. I sprayed the card with some log cabin smooch spritz and used the leftover scraps from my paper pumpkin to make this really simple card. The papers are from The Spiders Web from My Mind's Eye. I cut the word BOO using the Happy Hauntings cartridge and the leaves are cut from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge. The button is Stampin Up.

Vote for Kim!

Kim Wilson over at Off The Wall Craftiness is a finalist in a card-making contest at Scrapbooks, etc.

Here is her card:

I think hers is really the best and have been voting for her here. You can vote once a day until October 31st. But what's in it for you you ask? Well, you get to help a really talented person win! AND.... you can be entered to win one of her brand new stamp sets from her own line Wilson Designs!

Read her post here for more info. If you vote please let me know so I can tell her and I'll get an extra entry! Good luck, Kim!

The paper pumpkin

* Update and Disclaimer - I just saw a very similar pumpkin like this on Oh My Crafts's blog today (October 12th). I swear I did not copy theirs. My post was first : )  It is so bizarre that we both used the same papers to make them! I really thought it was mine when I first saw it and then realized that theirs was better! Anyway, I really did create this all on my own! But here are their instructions if you'd like a little more guidance or just want to see how similar they are!
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Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #28

The inspiration photo:

So instead of making another card I thought I'd try something different. I think these paper pumpkins are so cute so I just had to have one.

I started with 3 sheets of The Spider's Web collection from My Mind's Eye.

I cut them into 1-inch strips that were 12 inches long. I didn't need the entire sheets; there was some left over. I think I probably used about 18-20 strips. I cut out circles of paper and glued the strips to them with glue dots. In retrospect using brads might have been easier so that the strips could be spun around to make them evenly spaced. Then I cut a 6-inch strip of paper and rolled it to make the stem and glued it on too. Then I cut 12-inch lengths about 1/4" wide and wrapped them around a pencil to make the tendrils. Lastly, I cut out a leaf shape from a coordinating paper, drew on some veins, inked the edges and glued it on as well.

I love Autumn and everything that goes with it! I wonder how long this will last with two little boys wanting to play with it???

Easy on the ink there...

Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #27

Inspiration photo:

My card:

 SU Early Espresso card stock, scrap vanilla card stock and scrap My Mind's Eye Breaking Free paper. Sentiment stamp from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes and the script stamp (stamped on the aqua paper) is SU's French Foliage. I inked up everything (even the rose)! I might have gotten carried away and had some trouble with the sponge daubers. You can see the circles on the right side. Oops. The border punch is also from SU but can't remember the name just now.

 I don't know if you can see it in the photo but I sprayed some Vanilla Smooch spritz. I may have been heavy-handed with that as well. It's not the look I wanted, but it is very sparkly now! The flower is Martha Stewart and felt leaf was limited-edition SU.

 Oh, and I added some faux stitching with my white gel pen. This was my first attempt at something trying to look vintage or aged. Not too bad.

bloom

This is my second entry into this week's Off The Wall Craftiness challenge.

Here is her inspiration photo again:

This is another of my favorite cards that will be hard to part with! I used my Cricut again to cut the word bloom with the Just Because Cards cartridge and the pink frame using the Accent Essentials cartridge. The patterned paper is  from the American Crafts Play collection. I love that pack of paper - it is so fun! I double cut the pink flower from the same paper and popped it with foam dots. The green flower is from a pack that I can't remember the name for (from K&Company maybe?)!

hi

Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #22

This week's inspiration photo from OTWC:

So at first I was so excited about these! I love working with black and couldn't wait to do it. But then it became hard to incorporate the other two colors. Initially, I wanted to make a shaped card and thoughtI'd do a circle and make colored dots on it. But it didn't quite work out the way I wanted. I ended up mounting the black circle card to the front of a rectangle.

Then, I used my Cricut to cut the dots using the Accent Essentials cartridge. I also added a few more dots with my hole punch too. The ribbon originally had an orange stripe in the middle. I cut a strip of black cardstock and glued it onto the ribbon to make it match. I attached everything to the card and then stamped a very simple sentiment. That's it.

Notice that this card was made only for the Off The Wall Craftiness challenge? I feel bad always doubling up cards I make for her challenges with other challenges. So I told myself this week her cards would be just for her challenge. : )

Sweetie Pie

My second entry into both Off The Wall Caftiness and Wee Memories challenges:

OTWC's inspiration photo:

This was also made with the Cricut Just Because Cards cartridge.