Noel

This mojomonday sketch challenge has a lot going on. I am prepping for 2 craft sales in November so thought I should get started on Christmas cards. The DPs are all from DCWV Christmas Stack. It is so easy when the papers are double sided and color coordinated. The Noel stamp is Craft Smart (Hobby Lobby) colored with colored pencils and star gel pens. Ribbon and red gems from Michael's

Angel blessings

papercraft star has a challenge of "Anything Goes" Here is my card:

I got this new stamp from Hampton Art this week. Isn't she just adorable?  My daughter's birthday is coming up so I made this for her. Supplies mostly from scrap file. The DP is Luxury Stack. The HB stamp is Lawn Fawn. I colored the angel with colored pencils and used clear star gel pen on the wings for some shimmer.



WMC 67

I think this is my first time entering a challenge from Wee Memories. I do love their blog--so many inspiring ideas. This week's challenge is making a 1 layer card.

I don't remember the source of this technique--I saw a video quite a while back. The background is made by cutting a rectangle (or any shape you like--some of the nesties would be good to use also) in a scrap of cardstock and taping a piece of gauze over it. Then sponge on color over the gauze. I used Studio G sage green and Color Box sky blue. The dragonfly is Stampabilities stamped with Studio G truquoise and them lilac over that (Use a stamp-a-ma-jig). The sentiment is from PTI.

change

papercraft star has this color challenge this week.

I wasn't sure I could come up with something in that combo. But looking in my stash, I found this butterfly print on vellum (it is actually black instead of navy) and the quote that I printed on the computer and punched out. So then I found a piece of aqua to back the butterflies and backed the scalloped circle with red. So I had my entry. Turned out way easier than I thought! The butterfly is Stamp Affair. I stamped it with Staz-On black onto a piece of the aqua paper, cut it out, outlined with black marker, highlighted with Clear Star gel pen. The antenna are black jeweler's wire. In real view, it is popped up with Pop Dot. That gorgeous shimmery aqua ribbon was only $1.00 a spool at WalMart--gotta love that price. The jewels at the bottom are actually stickers from Michael's. I think this might be a great anniversary card with the message "Thank you for changing my world"

Back to School

Paper Craft Star challenge 59 is a back to school project.
I know this card is an odd back to school project. A good friend's son had a bike accident 2 days before school started. He broke an ankle and is in a cast and on crutches. He is going to have a rough few weeks so I wanted to make this card to cheer him up. Also I wanted to share my designer "camo paper". I used a light tan paper and smeared Timber Brown, Pine Green, Sage Green, and Tea Dye inks at random. I'm thinking I'll have to do this for some other masculine cards. Lots of potential.



The card base is Kraft paper. The turtle stamp is from Stampabilities, colored with colored pencils. The sentiment is computer generated. I tied some twine for extra texture.

Play Date Cafe 95

Challenge 95 from the play date cafe is using this picture as inspiration

This is my interpretation:

I used Cuttlebug swirl IP on the navy background. The DP is Nana's Kids pack. The doily is from Martha Stewart. Sentiment is from TAC stamped with MS geranium and geranium sponged around the edges. The shimmer ribbon is from WalMart.

Pinterest Inspiration

Papertrey Paperdolls. uses this photo from pinterest as inspiration for this week challenge. If you are not familiar with pinterest, spend some time there. They have such inspirational photos.

I just bought Cricut's Lacy Labels and thought this would be a good chance to use it. Took some trial and error but here is my card.

The card base is Kraft. I used the PTI linen IP on the cream cardstock for texture. The sentiment is also PTI. The ribbon from WalMart is a shimmer mettalic that picks up the pink. Hard to see here but there are tiny pearls for the butterfly bodies and flower center. I think I am really going to like that Lacy Labels cartridge. It is so pretty and feminine.

29 again

The front

The inside

This card is inspired by my friend who has been "29" about 40 times!!LOL!! It suits Tuesday Throwdown challenge 62 of using non stamped sentiment. I did the Celebrate on my computer.
The candles are from Hero Art and colored with watercolor pens. The gold and red are just a pieces of Bazill from my scrap file. The 29 is cut out with Cricut. That inside sentiment is stamped (Stampabilities) because I forgot to type it when I made the inside sentiment.
I know she will soooo enjoy this card. I don't know if I can actually wait for her birthday in November to share it with her.

Play Date Cafe challenge 94

The Play Date Cafe challenge is using this picture and color combo for inspiration:


I used ivory cardstock base, turquose Bazill cardstock, and brown handmade paper from Paper Passport Collage Pad. The light covers in the picture reminded me of vellum so I used gold vellum to cut the flower with Cricut.The ribbon which is turquoise with gold running through it is from Michael's. The sentiment from Studio G. I used this sketch from Stampin 411 for the design.

"newsprint"

It is so good to be back in the craft room to create my own projects. My granddaughters visited for 2 weeks and they love to "craft" and we did lots of projects.
Then I spent 2 weeks volunteering for a project at church.
Entering some challenges is just what I need to get my mojo going again.
Papertrey Paper Dolls  is posting a challenge to use some kind of "newsprint" as a background. I really admire those crafters who can pull off the vintage & shabby chic looks. I think mine always look messy. So here is a CAS take on the "news" background.

All of the papers are from my scrap file. I don't know the maker of this DP but I found it in a really cool store in Branson MO. The border punch is Fiskar. Labels 8 Nesties for the label with black background trimmed close.  I used an orange sharpie to trace around the embossed edge of the label. Sentiment is from TAC. And OOPS! I just noticed it is a little slanted. I should have used the Stamp-a-ma-jig instead of eyeballing it. Never pays to try saving a little time.