For You

Here's a fun card I made for a friend:

Inspiration came from the following challenges:

Authentique sketch challenge

Crafter's Companion June challenge to use Sunshine/Yellow and their stamps

Stacy's card challenge to use pearls
Stampin Sisters in Christ to use flags or banners

Of course when I need yellow paper one of my go-to lines is Authentique's Blissful!

And I used the daisies from the Poppies and Daisies stamp set from Crafter's Companion.

I love all the bright yellow, but think the kraft paper and linen tone it down nicely.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supply list:

SU Crumb Cake cardstock

Authentique Blissful 6x6 pad (light yellow patter, yellow gingham, and black and yellow dots)

Authentique Free Bird Fair-Weather paper (solid yellow)

Colorbok white cardstock

Poppies and Daisies stamp from Sheena Douglass

SU linen thread

Divine twine - black

Twinery twine - yellow

Kaisercraft pearls

Mister Huey's Opaque White mist

Tattered Angels Wheat Beer Glimmer Mist

Staz-On Jet Black ink

SU Summer Sun marker

American Crafts Leaf marker

Growing in Unity, Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of Growing in Unity!
Every day this week I will be posting a project I made using Unity stamps. Visit my blog every day and comment for your chance to win two Itty Bitty stamps of your choice!

Today, I made another very simple card:

I just added strips of washi tape and cardstock. Then I stamped the butterflies from the Dream Big Itty Bitty set right onto the tape and added the sentiment to the bottom.

I'm entering this into:
Stampin' Sisters in Christ's challenge to use any type of animal, bird, or bug.
 Stacy's Stash challenge over at Sketches 4 All to use pink.


Thanks for looking and leave a comment for your chance to win some stamps!


Supplies:
Unity Dream Big stamp set
StazOn Jet Black ink
Pink woodgrain wash-homemade
yellow woodgrain-Authentique cardstock
grey and green washi - Studio G

Happy Birthday

For this week's SP&Company stamps DT project I made a cute little birthday card using the new Mustache Madness stamp set and papers from MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up.

This stamp set is so much fun and even if you don't like mustache humor you can still use it for other occasions! I chose to use the Happy Birthday sentiment - it's just so big and bold!

I used a couple sheets of that beautiful Dolled Up paper from MME to die-cut some balloons. I added some black and white twine for balloon strings.  And then cut out the corners of the card front with a scallopy lace punch and adhered on a white card base. Can you imagine getting balloons that looked like this?? How cute would that be? : )

Now for the inside I decided to use a pop-up die I have of a 3-tier cake. I thought that would be fun! And then I'd stamp another sentiment from Mustache Madness "Where's the Cake?"

So the cake looked great when I first made it. But then after the card is folded the cake gets smashed and just doesn't hold up very well. I think the problem is that I didn't use strong enough tape. I just used my tape runner when the directions suggested using  a strong tape like that red Sticky Strip stuff. I didn't think I had any. Turns out I did. So I will remake this using the stronger tape and see if it helps. I got this die on clearance and I think I might know why it was on clearance. But maybe the tape will work! We'll see....

Just so you know it's also driving me crazy that the cake doesn't match the balloons. I cut the cake first before I knew what papers I'd use on the front. I wish I didn't use that purple. Oh well! The next one will match : )

Thanks for stopping by and if you'd like more inspiration using SP&Co stamps head over to their blog at http://sp.thescrapmaster.com/.

Happy Birthday

Here's a simple card using a rainbow of colors:

I stamped the sentiment from SP&Company's Mustache Madness set. That mustache in the set is so wonderful, but the set has so many other uses as well!

I stamped in ROYGBIV order and ended in black.

A touch of rainbow ribbon and that's it!

Thanks for looking!!

 

For more inspiration using SP stamps head over to the blog at http://sp.thescrapmaster.com/.

Wishing You the best

My entry for Stampin' Sisters in Christ, Monday Card Madness #73, and Stacy's Card Challenge

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge is to make a card with variegated colors (my flower).

The MCM challenge was to use this sketch:

And Stacy's challenge was to use metal on your card. I added a metal brad and metallic  embossing powder:

Supply list:

SP and Company Bold Sentiments I stamp set

SU Fun Flowers die

Zing Metallic Copper embossing powder

SU cardstock and patterned paper

Not Snow Much

This is my second post of the day. For my SP DT post featuring my Valentine's card scroll down to the post right after this one or clcik HERE.

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I scrapped. It's true. It finally happened again!

I used this sketch from this month's Authentique challenge:

And I came up with this:

Yeah, so I flipped the sketch and added and extra photo. And moved the journaling. But I liked the way it turned out!

For details on how I created the background paper see my post here.

Supply list:

AC white cardstock

Authentique Freebird Endless (polka dot)

Authentique Journey 6x6 (blue and grey damask-like paper)

Authentique Freebird Delight (journaling)

Authentique Glowing (black paper, Classic Type alpha stickers)

Authentique Petite Type Circle alpha stickers

SP&Company Falling Snow stamp set

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Frost

Hello, DT Tuesday

It's Tuesday and time for another SP&Co Design Team post.

I used the Ultimate Sentiments II set again- this is one of my favorite all-purpose sets!

 I actually double-stamped the sentiment, something that is easy to do with a clear stamp. First, I stamped it in pink, then stamped again in green after carefully lining up the stamp. It gives a shadow effect:

I also entered this into Stacy's Stash Challenge,over at Sketches 4 All, which is to use an edge punch. I used the Flowerburst punch - I put two lengths together to form a full flower and hid the seam with the ribbon punch in pink.

p.s. I didn't use any twine or foam adhesive!

I felt like I've been using those on everything recently. :)

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Supply list:

SP&Co Ultimate Sentiments II set

EP A Walk in The Park 6x6 pad

Flowerburst border punch

SU ribbon border punch

Marvy Uchida scallop circle punch

DT Tuesday, Thanks a Bunch

It's Tuesday again, so time for another SP&Company Design Team Post.

I used the Bold Sentiments I stamp set along with papers from the MME Lost & Found 2 Breeze 6x6 pad again. These papers are so soft and pretty, yet can have a masculine feel as well - they are very versatile.

I used this Pagemaps sketch for Stacy's challenge over at the Sketches for all:

I added faux stitching and added some I-rock gems in a flourish shape.

Thanks for looking!

Supply list:

SP&Company Bold Sentiments I stamp set

MME Lost &Found Breeze 6x6

SU scalloped border punch

SU scallop punch

Marvy Uchida scallop punch

I-rock studs

White signo gel pen

SU Early Easpresso Ink

MS Ocean, Dusk Blue, and Copper ink

filled with LOVE

I've got a double challenge entry today.

First is Unity's January KOM challenge using this sketch:

And the second is a Pinterest-Inspired Challenge at the Sketches4All group using this photo:

So using Unity's  December Kit of the Month I came up with this card:

I stamped and fussy cut the jar and filled it with punched hearts.

Then I inked a doily and wrapped it with red twine.

I created the banner by stamping the sentiment in pieces to make it long rather than a square.

Supply list:

Unity December KOM {...filled with love}

Twinery Maraschino twine

SU Basic Black ink

Studio G grey ink

Wilton doily



Uggh. It's almost May. Why is the flu still here????

I have been sick with the flu or something that's been going around.

Got it on Friday.

It's still here.

Not happy.

I miss my craft room but would rather cuddle up in bed or on the sofa.

My kids however, have been busy. They made some Easter crafts. They wanted to enter them in the kids' contest at Sketches for all. The criteria was that it had to contain a bunny and eggs.

Let me just tell you that this bothered me. So much. What does a bunny have to do with Easter??? It really bugs me when people don't recognize what Easter really is.

But my son knows what it is and his younger brother has an idea. And they really wanted to enter the contest.

Oh, I forgot to say why they were excited to enter.

Remember this?

My 7-year-old entered this in his first online challenge. AND HE WON!!!! We don't have the goodies yet as they are coming from overseas and will take awhile. But he was eager to enter again!

Here is his Easter entry:

 He cut the bunny, chick and egg on my Cricut! Yep, he knows how to use it. It's so cute to watch him!

He added egg stickers and some grass he cut with shaped scissors and he wrote his sentiment.

I think it's so cute!

And my 4-year-old wanted to play too!

Um, yeah. Okay. So there is a bunny on this one on one of the square stickers. That orange thing is supposed to be a chick. And it is saying "Happy Trick or Treat!". Well, that's what it's supposed to say but it's spelled all wrong! Now. On the left side. Is a water buffalo. He insisted it have a water buffalo! I have no idea why. But it had to have one. So it has a blue body and huge yellow horns. And no face.

Oh, this makes me laugh every time I look at it! =D

Happy Birthday card

This card is for Stacy's card challenge at Sketches 4 All which is a sketch challenge

The Stamptacular Sunday Challenge which is to make an adult birthday project and use a stamp

and Wee Memories Challenge #49 which is "Free Your Creativity" meaning ANYTHING goes!

I made it and photographed it in a rush so the colors don't look too great - it's much brighter in person.

 I stamped the sentiment, the flourish and the flowers on the yellow strip of paper. That yellow paper is actually the white back side of what was left after I cut the first layer. I sprayed it with Glimmer Mists and stamped the flower to make my own patterned paper since I didn't have a yellow one I liked.



flower: Sassafrass Lass paper whimsies

I-rock pearl bling

SU! linen thread

BasicGrey Ambrosia patterned paper

Glimmer Mists: Yellow Daisy, Lemon Zest, Wheat Beer, Black Magic

Stamps: Martha Stewart (flower), SU! (sentiment), BasicGrey (flourish)

Ink: SU! Basic Gray

Happy Anniversary card

I'm entering this in:

 Wee Memories Challenge #47 - use anything Spring or green

Mojo Monday #182 - sketch challenge (I elongated mine to fit the sentiment inside!)

Sketches 4 All - Jessica's Challenges March - use 5+ flowers, pearls/bling, ribbon/lace, and spring colors

Supplies/tools:

Sizzix Fun Flowers Bigz L die

Sizzix Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Sizzix Little Leaves (?) sizzlet die

SU! corduroy brad

Sizzix Beautiful Wings Embosslits die

I-rock and stones

Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge

My Minds Eye Bella Bella paper

Glimmer Mist

amber, aka MOMMY!

Here's a layout I did that ended up being harder than I thought. Why? Because it was about ME!  I 've been doing a lot of scrapbooking lately of my kids' photos. And then a thought popped into my head. "How will my kids remember me?" Sure, they'll have all these scrap pages of their birthdays and first days of school, etc. But what about mom and dad?! So I decided that from now on I will also scrap myself, my husband and even just some of our day-to-day activities just so we can remember what it was like to have little ones all over the house. And so our kids will remember some fun stuff about us.

This is for Wee Memories Challenge #40 which is Free Your Creativity, which means anything goes!

I used ScrapbookSteals.com's MWM #8 Sketch:

 AND, it is also for Stacy's Scrap Your Stash challenge over Sketches4All which is to make someting about yourself and to doodle on it.

I love these felt letters from Thickers.

 These flowers are from the new Sizzix die from SU!, Fun Flowers.

My attempts at doodling!



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A triple challenge entry

This is a triple challenge entry! For

Color Throwdown #25 to use Pear Pizzazz, Kraft and Blushing Bride colors

Wee Memories Challenge #39 to use ribbon

Stacy's Bling on 2011 Challenge #4 at Sketches4all to use at least 3 types of bling


It was going to be a cover for a notebook, but I cut the cardstock to small and it became a cover for my planner instead:

(Okay, so this isn't Blushing Bride, but I didn't have it. But I think this pink looks nice too!)

Here is my planner before:

Just plain green.

I covered it with Kraft cardstock (punched so it fit over the spiral) and then embellished away

My homemade flower:


Ingredients list:
Kraft and Early Espresso cardstock from SU!
Other paper is random from my scraps
Linen thread is SU!
Green ribbon is Offray
Green bracket cut from Accent Essentials cartridge
Newsprint patterned paper from SU!
Olive vine glimmer mist
Crushed Olive Distress stickles
Corduroy button is retired SU!
Library clip is retired SU!
Rhinestones are Imaginisce from the I-Rock Hot Rocks compact
Script stamp is from SU!'s French Foliage
Ink is river Rock, Early Espresso, Basic Black and Old Olive
Punches from SU!: 1 3/4" scallop circle, Spiral Border, Decorative Label, Boho Blossoms

Now let's just see how long this lasts before something falls off of it!