Getting Back to Some Challenges Again...

I haven't played with Crazy 4 Challenges in ages, but decided to make a card for their C4C124 to use polka dots and stripes. I used a Stamp Fairy digi image, colored it with Copics and made a simple Easter card for one of my granddaughters. I used Recollections striped dsp, along with some scraps of bubble gum pink, and a piece of some matching polka dot ribbon I've had for a long time. The sentiment was done with a G Studio stamp ($1 at Michaels) and 2 Spellbinders ribbon tag dies. I'm thinking this might look cute if I add some glossy accents or glitter to the egg Toby just painted! I keep forgetting how the little ones like sparkle!
Have yourself a great Saturday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Two Challenges Finished

I couldn't sit and not create cards for World Card Making Day now could I? First up is a card I made for MFP Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #23, which is to use buttons and bows. Marks Finest Papers is celebrating their first anniversary and Faith has improved your chances of winning if you play along with them this week, so get your buttons and bows and play along!
I figured I'd get ahead of the game with my DGD's birthday card, so now I can stash this one away until she turns a year old in a few more months. It's done in SU!'s new IN color Blushing Bride. I created the envie and insert with an old Coluzzle template. Simple and easy, but I think it's perfect for a little girl celebrating her birthday.
Next up is Crazy4Challenges#57 and Silke challenges us this week to the above color combo.

I decided to use leaves in autumn colors for my card, so I punched them with a MS punch and drew veins with a stencil tool. The b/g DP is from a gorgeous paper pack by K&CO that Heidi sent me recently {{hugs my dear friend}} and it perfectly matches the kraft squares. Sentiment is by Marks Finest Papers.
That's probably it for me today, but I hope you're all having fun creating cards for WCD and stamping your hearts out! Have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Some lattice work for a Queen

Here's a pretty basic card I cased from the gallery of Peggy-Sue, the newest stamper to be crowned QFTD24 on SCS. I chose this card from her gallery and patterned my card after it, but made a few changes along the way. I also created the recessed diamonds background so I could use this card in the Crazy4Challenges#52 this week where we're to create some sort of lattice work on our cards. I don't have any of those fancy punches, so I grabbed my trusty ole Scor-Pal and created my own lattice work in the background. This is an easy card to make, and will go through the mail with no extra postage, so that's always a plus for me!
I'll have more a little later, so stay tuned and thanks for poppin' in today :)

Carol

Crazy4Challenges#46 - It's all about the buttons!

Today's challenge over on the Crazy4Challenges blog is to show your buttons! This image looks amazing IRL but unfortunately it's difficult to capture the image well in a photograph. I used an ATC from the Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby Idea-ology paper stack that has a beautiful bird swooping in on the top right. It's a beautiful print all by itself, but I stamped some flowers from the SU! Echoes of Kindness in Close to Cocoa on the side and bottom for extra interest. After stamping, I embossed the whole panel with the SU! square lattice embossing folder (I told you I can't put this folder down!) and mounted it on a panel of soft suede. I layered the image with Pink Pirouette and Rose Red and stamped the white card base with the linen backgrounder using Close to Cocoa Ink. Sadly, I have no more Close to Cocoa card stock which is why I had to use Soft Suede, but it's close enough in color to work well. I added some Soft Suede ribbon, and tied a little pink button to the ribbon with tan hemp. I used the word window and fancy label punches to create the sentiment from SU!'s So Many Sayings. For the final touch, I sponged all the edges with Close to Cocoa ink.
Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you a great weekend!

Carol

Happy Saturday :)

I made a couple challenge cards today, and first up is the Just Us Girls #16 challenge. This week Kristin challenged us to create something with Burgundy, Blush, Vanilla, and Gray. I used the Fifth Avenue Florals set, stamping the images with Versamark and embossing with Claret ep and cutting them out. I used 2 different die cuts and embossing folders for the mats and crimped some leaves out of silver metallic cardstock. I added some MS silver microbeads to the stamens of the flowers.

This card is a double challenge card following the Crazy4Challenges#20 which is a sketch this week. It's also for the OCC challenge which is to use the colors of blue and green. My friend Michelle sent me this adorable stamped image a while ago and I pulled it out and colored it with Tombows for this card. I added some glaze with pens, and some dazzling diamonds on the frosting. The sentiment was made with a Just-Rite set, embossed with silver ep and I added some Geo sparklers tiny stars. I used scraps of green and blue for this one.
I hope everyone is having a pleasant weekend so far. Take care and make it a great one!

Carol

It's the Weekend!

Happy Saturday everybody! I hope you're all having a great weekend and staying warm!
First up is a card for the C4C19 challenge which is to make a birthday card. My birthday stash was getting low anyway, so this was the perfect opportunity to add to it. The image is a clear stamp I got from a $1 bin at Joanne's. I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with clear ep. I colored it with Tombows and added a few stickles to the candles along with some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the frosting. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I used some pink passion and pacific point cardstocks, embossing the pink with the numbers ef and layering all on a white cardstock base. Lastly, a few snippets of ribbon were added for interest.
This card is for the JUGS15 challenge to add stitching. It's also for the OCC 3D challenge to create a 3D card. I used an old piece of self-adhesive fabric binding on the vertical panel and stitched it down to real red cardstock with my sewing machine. I used a scalloped punch on that panel. The hearts were cut with my Cricut from Vintage Cream and Real Red and popped up on dimensionals on each layer. I laid down a few diagonal strips of Scor-tape and added some MS tinsel glitter for the background. The Lovey Dovey heart from the "A Little Somethin" SU set was stamped with Versamark, and embossed it with red ep. I added a few Geo Sparkler red heart stickers to the top and the smallest heart and finished it all off with a red grosgrain ribbon tied in a knot. I just couldn't seem to get a good picture of this card for some reason. I tried using red and black backgrounds, but they looked even worse than this photo! Maybe my camera just doesn't like glitter or something?! LOL
That's it for me today, but thank you to all of the ladies who gave us these great challenges and samples for inspiration! Have a fabulous weekend!!

Carol

Crazy for Challenges #15

I needed one more card for Christmas, so I made a card for the Crazy4Challenges#15 this week, which has a theme of "snow." I used my trusty Cuttlebug snowflake ef on real red for the background on this card. The ornaments (stamp from $1 spot at Michaels) were stamped in versamark on white cs and embossed with silver ep. I cut them out and popped them up on foam tape, adding some silver cording to make them look as if they're hanging. I added some silver beads to the ornaments and the sentiment panel, which was punched with a modern label punch and stamped with an Inkadinkado stamp. I outlined the sentiment panel with a silver deco pen to match the silver ornaments, and added a piece of silver metallic ribbon at the top and this quick card was done!
Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy your weekend :)


Carol

C4C week 12

Don't ask me why I keep making cards with this color combination because I have no idea why?! For this card I used the last substantial scrap of turquoise I had left, so maybe I'll move on to something different now! These colors really look good to me, but I have no clue why I made a Christmas card? I used this week's Crazy for Challenges #12 sketch found here. I love the ease of creating with such a great sketch! I started with a white cardstock base, stamping it with the small snowflake from the Snow Swirled SU! set with blue lagoon chalk ink. I embossed the metallic silver cardstock with the snowflake CB ef. The snowflake from Snow Swirled was stamped with versamark and embossed with winter wonderland ep and after it dried, I dotted it with a glue pen and added some MS tinsel glitter. Unfortunately the silver panel kept reflecting the light and you can't see the details, but it's there! LOL The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver ep and I added some silver pearls to both of the black panels and a larger one in the center of the snowflake.
Does anyone out there like these colors? Let me know if you do, and you might just find this card in your mailbox later next month!!

Silver Snowflakes

I made this card to meet 2 challenges. The Crazy4Challenges#10 asks us to make an easel card this week, while Flourishes FLLCNOV asks us to take inspiration from the lyrics of "My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music. The line that inspired this card was "Silver white winters that melt into springs." This is the first easel card I've made and I'm so happy with it that I'm sure I'll be making many more! I love the elegant look of silver and white together, so once I started, this card just came together easily. I embossed the white cardstock base with Versamark, using the snowflakes from the Snow Swirled set by SU! and silver embossing powder. The main tree image is from Flourishes Forest of Trees, was also stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver ep. I had a sheet of silver metallic paper that I used for the mats in the image and sentiment. I did all the edges with a silver deco pen, and added a few silver pearls on the sentiment panel. I used some silver metallic ribbon from my stash and the bow-easy to make the little bow. I used the Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the top note die, and Nestabilities Labels 4 for the main image and sentiment panels.
Thanks for stopping by today, I wish each and every one of you a spectacular weekend!

Carol

C4C8_Navy Christmas Card

It's been another rainy weekend here in PA, so I decided to make another card while my stuffed shells are baking in the oven. I made this for the Crazy4Challenges#8, where this week the challenge is all Geometric. We're supposed to use 3 different geometric shapes, so for mine I used a square, a triangle and a circle. I used Night of Navy for the card base, and added white, PTI bitty box dsp and Bashful Blue. I scored the white panel diagonally just for interest, but I liked the way it turned out once I finished with it. The sentiment is from PTI and stamped with night of navy and bashful blue. The vertical panel was embossed with the snowflake ef and a few snowflake Geo sparklers were added for a touch of dazzle. I used a scalloped circle, and plain circle punches for the sentiment.

That's it for me in my stamp room for this day. I'm going to eat dinner and watch the Nationwide race that just came on a little while ago. Have a wonderful evening!!!

C4C7

Here's the sketch challenge #7 over on the Crazy4Challenges blog for today.

And here's the card I created for the challenge. I used a Flourish tree image and colored it with markers before stamping it on wc paper. I sponged the edges with creamy caramel and layered it on a piece of wild wasabi textured cardstock. The dusty durango panel was stamped with the Flourishes basketweave backgrounder stamp using potter's clay ink. I LOVE the look of this backgrounder stamp! The striped panels are from a Debbie Mumm glitter stack from Jo-Anne's and punched with an EK success small scalloped border punch. I added a few snippets of curry and durango ribbon with a copper leaf brad on the outside and the inside. Click the photo and you'll see a little of the inside. I stamped the curry cardstock base with dandelion ink using 2 tiny leaf stamps from a Jo-Anne's Autumn stamp set. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp set, done in chocolate chip.

Thanks for the great challenge ladies, and thanks to everyone for stopping by. It's a dreary day here in PA and it's pouring down rain (again). Definitely a good day to stay indoors and STAMP!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

C4C6 Truly Thankful

Happy Saturday Everyone! This week over at the Crazy4Challenges blog, Vicki challenges us to create a card with a thankful theme since she, along with all of our Canadian friends are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. I created a card that simply says "thanks." I embossed the foil with the Cuttlebug Victorian ef and layered it on PTI dsp. The floral image from Echoes of Kindness was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and colored with Tombows. Stickles were added for a little sparkle. I scored around the edges for a little interest and the sentiment was stamped with perfect plum. A few silver pearls (thanks Silke) were added as a finishing touch.
That's it for me today..........we're dachshund sitting for a neighbor and having our granddaughter over for the day. It all begins at 7:30 am, so I've gotta get in gear!
Have a wonderful weekend!!!

C4C5_Sew Happy

Happy World Card Making Day Everyone!!

This card was made for Crazy4Challenges where Vicki challenges us to use any kind of sewing on our cards. I chose to use my sewing machine and do some real stitching this time. The dsp is all from SU, using a Tangerine Tango card base. I love this new twick or tweet stamp I just got and had to make a card with it. The MS goo punch was used for the border, adhering it with 2 word window punches and mini black brads. The spiders were done with a MS punch and the eyes and scalloped circle were dotted with a white gel pen. Tag punches and Nestabilities were used for the image panel, and the pumpkin was colored in using a glaze pen. The gold cardstock is from my scrap stash.
Since it's raining, I'll probably spend most of the day making cards. It's just one of those kind of days, KWIM?
Enjoy your Saturday and thanks for checking in :)

Carol

C4C4_Bunny Bath

I made this card for the C4C4 sketch challenge this week, hosted by Cindy Haffner. This was the perfect sketch for me to ink up this cute little Bunny Bath stamp by Stampendous that I just love. I stamped him on wc paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink, and embossed him with clear ep; then colored him with Derwent wc pencils. The papers are Baja Breeze and Parisian Breeze by SU and the ribbon is also by SU. I used an EK border punch on the vertical panel, and the Bow-Easy to make the bow. The clip was in my stash, and the sentiment was made by using $1 mini stamps, and punched with a 3/4" circle punch. The button was from my button box and tied with some thread.
If you want to have fun playing in this great challenge, click the link above and to check it out! You'll see some fabulous sample cards to kick your MoJo into gear! Thanks for the challenge ladies, and thanks for stopping by and spending a little bit of your day with me here:)

Carol

C4C3_Crazy4Challenges

I had to make a card again for the Crazy4Challenges #3 this week, because it's another one of Cindy's great sketches. I went with black and white and a touch of red with this one. I embossed the black panel with the Cuttlebug Fleur de Lis ef and then swiped it with the Versamark pad and embossed it with clear ep. The striped dsp is by Kaiser, and the image is one sent to me long ago by Heidi. I colored the image with Tombows and filled in the white circles with a glaze pen, and then doodled around the edges. 3 brads later....done!!!!

Thanks for another fun challenge this week, and I hope you're all enjoying your weekend!

Carol

Crazy4Challenges#2

Here's a card I made for the Crazy4Challenges#2 sketch found here. This one is going to a life-long friend of mine who will undergo a double mastectomy/reconstructive surgery within the next week. She's facing this with a positive attitude and a remarkable spirit, but I want to send a little personal encouragement of my own.
I embossed the squares with a Cuttlebug ef, and used Nesties label 4 for the main panel, embossing the smaller one with another Cuttlebug ef. The velvet ribbon was in my stash, and the little acrylic flower is by CTMH. Dsp and cardstock are by SU Pretty in Pink, and I used scraps of morning mist gray cardstock. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and was stamped in Basic Gray.
Thanks for stopping by and if you get time, check the Crazy4Challenges blog and play along. You'll find lots of inspiration there!! Enjoy your weekend!

Carol

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C1

I found a new blog called Crazy 4 Challenges that posted their first challenge today. This week it's a sketch challenge designed by Cindy Haffner, and if you're looking for inspiration, check out the amazing DT they have over there! You'll love the fabulous cards those talented ladies created.

For my card I began with an old Quickutz snowflake die and cut it out of PTI bitty box dsp. I stamped a big snowflake in Soft Sky on the white circle panel and matted it with Soft Sky textured cardstock. The brads were pressed in a Versamark pad, dipped in Winter Wonderland ep, and embossed for some sparkle. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado and it's on a Nestability tag die, strung up with some Soft Sky double stitched ribbon. I added a prima and some piercing for finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by on this gorgeous day! I hope you're enjoying your extended weekend!

Carol