The CAS-ual Fridays Challenge for this week is to make a 4 x 9 card. I paper pieced the images and added a sticker and gems for extra bling. I decided to leave lots of white space and I'm really happy with the result. I think it draws your eyes to the focal point of the card.
I used a frame that I had an old picture in. I wasn't too fond of it anymore and it seemed perfect for this project! I spray painted it white. This is my FIRST time spray painting something. It's so cool! I found the candlestick next to it at my local Goodwill for $1. I spray painted it also:) I want to show you the magnet that I made up close:
I made the pearl magnet from one of my grandma's old clip earrings! I have one more pearl magnet to make and then two from this cool pair of white and clear plastic earrings with gold flecks in them. FUN!
Happy Friends with Flair! Be sure to stop by Unity to see all the Unity goodness!
Good Morning! I have some more cards from my fun new set, "Life is a Carnival" by The Craft's Meow. They both go with a different challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts. The first card is for the challenge to use embossing. It's been a long time since I heat embossed! It was fun to get out my pigment stamp pads and use those juicy colors:) I love this fun carousel too, look closely at the animals on it!! The inside sentiment is "Enjoy the ride of your life."
The second card is for the challenge to NOT use white or cream. I had this great dp picked out, then I realized it was all lined with white! Now as I'm looking at the aqua dp it seems to have little cream dots. We'll just ignore that, okay?!? The colors are a bit brighter and clear IRL. The flash glare seems to be covering up some details.
Hello! I am so happy that I got my new stamps from The Craft's Meow today!! I inked them up right away. The first card I made uses the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 127. I just love this image and the fun words that you can match with it. Almost makes me want to ride a roller coaster....NOT.
Hello, Friends! I received an email today about challenges The Craft's Meow was hosting. Since I'm always looking for a good challenge (and a chance for free STAMPS) I thought I'd give two of them a try. I didn't use The Craft's Meow stamps because I just have one set that I keep using over and over! I'm going to be heading off to buy some more after my post:)
My next card is a shabby birthday card for the Simply Scrapping Crafts Challenge. Their sketch is below. I used Papertrey Ink's Mixed Messages for the sentiments on my tickets. All the rest of the card is made from bits and pieces that I've collected and hoarded,er,saved over the years. This isn't my normal style, but I had fun playing with it!
Happy Sunday! Today's card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. You can see the sketch below. If you saw my card yesterday, you know that today I sneaked in another one of those great purse stickers that I found in my stash. Always fun to shop at home!! I added some pink gems to the purse to make it a little more fun:)
Challenge: MFTWSC29
Hello! This Friday's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to use a rub-on or sticker on your card. The purse is a sticker that I've had for awhile; I believe it's from K and Company. I stamped the background journaling spot on the paper, wrapped the ribbon around, tied a bow and put my sticker on. I added the bling to the purse because I felt that it needed a little something extra. The sentiment is from Unity's Jan11 KOM and the journaling spot is also from Unity. Such a fun and quick little card:)
Good Morning! I was inspired to start making shape cards and this is my second one. I've used the colors of the JUGS challenge, although not a lot of gray. Gray is absent in most of my scraps, buttons, bits of ribbon and such. I do have gray ink which was so light I combined it with a light brown ink so that you could read the sentiment. There's a bit of gray in my vintage shell buttons too:) My coral looks a bit pink too...ah well! Aside from my color "challenges"....this was a fun card to make. I kept adding and setting it aside, picking it up again and adding more, etc. Sometimes that is just my favorite way to create:)
Challenge: JUGS 93
Hello! Here is a bright and cheery card for the current Ippity Challenge. The challenge is to use Unity/Ippity stamps and paper piecing. I LOVE paper piecing. I find so much satisfaction in cutting out colored bits of paper:)
Hello Friends! Today I am playing with CAS-ual Fridays and their Sweets and Treats Challenge. The cupcake that I paper pieced is from Unity. I don't know which set because it came in a bunch of stamps that I won. It's an adorable image and easy to paper piece. The dp is from an older BasicGrey paper pad: Nook and Pantry. A scalloped edge and a simple greeting finished it off. Yea for sweet treats, especially CHOCOLATE ones:)
Good Morning! I'm trying out a new sketch challenge: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I've noticed that others have used these sketches and they look like fun. Today I used "Sending You Sunshine" from The Craft's Meow. I stamped the tree and images and then paper pieced the clothing. I just love this sweet little set:) The cloud background is from Pebbles and all the other dp is from Echo Park's Summer Days. I plan to use this sketch again. I really like it!
Today's card is for my fantastic niece who is turning 9! She loves all things glittery and I have it on good authority that her favorite colors are (in this order) - bright blue, lime green, pink and purple. I used lots of Papertrey Ink dies to create this card! I was excited to find that the limitless circles dies I have fit right inside the mat stack one die. Don't you just LOVE the holographic paper?!? It's from a small piece that I have been hoarding. For once the camera actually does it justice:) So much fun! I can't wait to see her soon:)
My second card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge 28. I stamped the You Rule ala Mode on white and colored her with Copics. I traced around her with an NO gray Copic to give her some dimension and make her stand out. Then I found this awesome ribbon in my stash with the alphabet on it! Perfect! Love it when that happens!! I used Circa 1934 dp and a Jenni Bowlin journaling spot. The ala Mode and the journaling spot are popped up. 
I'm starting to get the back to school bug! I'm thinking about new things that I want to do this year and how I want the room's design to be more functional for the kids:)
Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!
Hello Friends! Being home for the summer gives me time to get in so many crafts and try new ones. Yea!! The idea and download for this plaque come from the blog, Just Another Hang Up. (I'm linking you to the direct post for this project.) Basically, you get a wood plaque from the youI spray it with a fixative so that the ink won't run during the next step. Next, Modge Podge that baby onto the plaque and smooth out the bubbles. Then add a layer or two of Modge Podge to the top. Voila! You're done:) And, yes, Suzanne has a MUCH more detailed tutorial on her blog. AND, she makes them for tons of holidays!!! THANK YOU, Suzanne:) Below is the second plaque I made. I added puffy stickers to this one and just Modge Podged over it all. It worked beautifully:) 
Good Morning! Today's card is my entry for the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge to make a masculine card with kraft cardstock. In case you have the same hard time with the sentiment that I did, it really reads, "You're a real fun guy!" I know, wacky, but cute in it's own way. It's actually a valentine stamp, but I just wiped the ink off that part of the sentiment before I stamped it. I also popped it up off the page. I'm not sure what Unity set it is from, I won it in a package of miscellaneous stamps. The mushroom (fungi) image is from the Unity Dec10 Kit of the Month. I also cut part of it off because there was a lacy edge on the image. Not very masculine! IRL, the debossing looks great on the kraft and the colors aren't dull or blurry. I'm not sure what's happening to change my photos once I upload them to Blogger, but it isn't making me happy!! This was a nice, bright picture in Adobe!! If anyone has any hints, please share them with me!!
Hello Friends! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. Of course, with the star in the sketch, I knew I'd have to do another fun Fourth of July card:) I wish I had the new PI with the cute sparkler, but I don't. I went with this cutie and just paper pieced her to be dressed for the Fourth!
Good Morning! I had so much fun playing with this new set from My Cute Stamps. It just made me smile:) I would give this card to someone who was having a bad day, nothing serious! Hopefully it would make them smile as much as this set makes me smile:)
Good Morning! Happy Friends with Flair! If you haven't had a chance to see all the wonderful creations, please stop by Unity for the full list of friends! I'm also entering this in the All Things Unity Challenge to use butterflies.
