MPS Challenge 9

Challenge #9-use glitz, glam, and glitter!  My picture is not very good, but the green (My Mind's Eye) paper and the white (DCWV) are glittery.  I used Sweet Treats for the cuts.  I used a texture plate from SU to give the cone some depth.  The stamp is Scrappy Mom's.

National Scrapbbok Day! My Pink Stamper Challenge 1

Welcome to National Scrapbook Day!  I hope that you will find some time to make a card or layout or some type of craft project today!  Today, I am going to be taking part in the challenges posted by Robyn over on My Pink Stamper.  This is Challenge #1-Anything Cupcake!  I have several birthdays in the next few months that I need cards for.  I thought this one would work great for my niece!  The printed paper is DCVW, the CS is SU.  I used Celebrations to cut the cupcake.  I also inked the edges and used Stickles for the sprinkles.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.

Card Challenge

It's time for the Wednesday card challenge over on Paper Crafting Mania.  Normally, I don't get the sketch done, but today's sketch just spoke to me!  The red cardstock is CM.  I used the SU petals-a-plenty embossing folder.  The green and ecru carstock is DCWV.  I used SU Bells & Boughs stamp set with SU ink!  The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.

MPS Challenge-Bird

Robyn over at My Pink Stamper is doing some challenges today.  I decided that I'd play along.  The first challenge was to make something using a bird.  Now, I'm not really into the "bird craze" that is going on right now.  I'd prefer not to have birds on any of my stuff, but I tried.  I used Very Merry Tags and got a jump on my Christmas tag making!  I cut the tag at 4".  Then I cut the layer in red, then again in brown and cut the brown to fit onto the red.  I ran the red thru my CB using the D'vine Swirls folder.  I also inked the edges of everything using Colorbox chalk ink.  The green paper is DCWV, the brown is Coordinations and the red came from my scraps.  ****I have played with this all afternoon.  If you saw my first post, I apologize, that was awful!  I went back and sprayed the image with shimmer mist.  I made the shimmer mist using SU's Frost White Shimmer Paint and alcohol.  I also added a bow to the top.

Paper Bag Album

For Shelly's birthday, I made her a paper bag album. The paper is Bo Bunny.
For the front page, I used Don Juan and Sweet Treats to cut the title. The 40th is chipboard that I inked with SU ink. I cut the scalloped square with Storybook.

These pages were super simple! The right side is pre-printed and the left is DCWV cardstock with the scallop borders done with a Fiskers punch. I wanted Family on this page and I didn't have a stamp, so I used a handwritten label. The label was a punch from SU.

Next is the Friends page. If you untie the ribbon, the gold paper will accordian done to hold more pictures! I cut Friends with Mickey Font. The right side is pre-printed!

Once again, super simple pages! The left side used a Marth Stewart border punch and some CM flowers. The right side used a frame from cut Storybook using CM paper and a vellum tag from CM.

The left side is pre-printed with a little bling added for effect! The right side is DCWV cardstock.

This is the back cover. These were all tags from the paper pack. I added some bling.

These are the two tags that I inserted into the pockets on two of the pages. Once again, super simple!

Happy Birthday Shelly!

Today is my friend Shelly's birthday! This is the card that I made for her. I used DCWV printed paper with CM cardstock. The stamps are CTMH and the ink is SU. The ribbon came from Joann's. I used Very Merry Tags to cut the tag with.

Christmas in July (August!)

Over on Paper Crafting Mania we do a swap each month. July's theme was Christmas. This is the card that I made for the swap. The paper is DCWV. The Merry Christmas was a SU stamp then embossed with gold embossing powder from Joann's. The other stamp is CTMH with SU ink. The poinsetta is a dimensional from Recollections. Then I inked the edges with Colorbox Chalk Ink. This is the first time that I have made a shutter card without it being one from a class.

Color Challenge Card

I was trying to do the color challenge over on Paper Crafting Mania this week by following a sketch. I don't know about you, but my cards never look as good as the sketch! I either don't pay attention to all the little details or I just don't take the time to do them! But, here is the card that I did for the challenge. The colors were blue, green and white. My pattern paper is DCWV, the white card stock is SU. The ink and stamp are also SU. I inked the edges with chalk ink from Colorbox. The flower is Prima and the ribbon is American Crafts. I used Storybook to cut the shapes.

Top Note Card

I've had this card sitting on my table for a couple of weeks and just yesterday actually put it together! The pink paper is DCWV and the flower paper is My Mind's Eye. I used the SU Top Note die for the white shape (I love this shape!) and ink and stamp are also SU. The ribbon is American Crafts.

Multiple pictures

I used 11 pictures on this layout by trimming my pictures down and trying a new arrangement. I've learned to think "outside the box" when it comes to getting all my pictures on the page! This is the next page after the Christmas morning page (in the last post) so I didn't title it. After I took the picture, I decided that it did need a title. I put "Our Turn" in the spaces above and below the top picture on the right hand page. I also used some good old stickers to fill in some of the empty spaces! If you're like me, you have lots of stickers, so use them! The holly paper is DCWV, the red cardstock and lined journaling paper is CM. The stickers are also CM.

Nick's Birthday Card

I made this card for Nick, Amanda's friend that we all kind of adopted, for his 21st birthday. Now, I'm not good at guy cards and when you're talking a 21 year old, who knows if he'd really like it, but he said he did. Amanda went through my CTMH Originals book and picked this pattern and she choose the colors for the card. The paper is all DCWV. The inks are SU and Colorbox and the stamp is SU. I cut the stars and numbers with George and Basic Shapes.

50th Birthday Card

I have another card for today. This one is for my BIL's 50th birthday party which is tonight! I've had the idea in my head, just hadn't done yet! The red paper is CM and I ran it thru my Cuttlebug using the Happy Birthday folder. I cut the "The Big Day" from Beyond Birthdays and then trimmed the "day" off. I also cut a shadow for it in a grayish paper from CM. The 5 and 0 came from Sweet Treats. The glitter paper for the flame is DCWV. The black cardstock is from the Paper Studio.

I took a picture of the inside of the card also. The stamp and ink is from SU. I took a small strip of the red from my scraps box and ran it thru the Cuttlebug also just to give it some more texture! (I had already written in it when I took the picture. That's why you can see another piece of white paper laid over the first!)

NSD-My Pink Stamper Challenge #3

This challenge was "Think Outside the Box." You were to do something that you don't normally do. Well, I did a TON of stuff this weekend on cards that I don't normally do! After much debate and putting this challenge off to the VERY last! I decided to use a tab off of a soda can as a buckle accent on my card. All of the paper is DCVW, the ink is SU, the stamp is CTMH, and the ribbon is American Crafts.

NSD-My Pink Stamper Challenge #12

This challenge was Critter-licious! You had to use a critter! This is what I came up with. I used Paisley for the cut and then I inked all the pieces except the cherry paper. Then as I was looking thru my stamps I saw this Way to Go! in one of my CTMH sets! How perfect is that?! The cherry paper is DCWV and all the rest came out my scraps! The inks all came from different companies.

NSD-My Pink Stamper Challenge #10

This challenge was called May Day. You were to do something Springy! I scraplifted this card from my CTMH Originals book. I have always liked this sketch and when I decided to do it, their colors were just perfect! The pattern paper is DCWV, the chalk for the destressing was by Colorbox. The stamp was CTMH and the ink was SU. The flowers and leaves were cut from Plantin Schoolbook.

NSD-My Pink Stamper-Challenge #2

This is my entry for the second challenge from My Pink Stamper. This challenge was to use your scraps! I had these left over from a card I did in April and I was waiting to get to use them! The paper is DCWV. The stamp and ink are SU. I blinged it up (is that word?) using Stickles! And there's another bow! The ribbon is from Offray.

My First Challenge

I am going to play all day today! I've got my IPod blasting and my cropping stuff out! There are several sights doing challenges if you are like me, stuck at home on NSD. So, play, challenge yourself, and have a good time! This challenge came from Glenda at Paper Crafting Mania. This challenge was SOOO much fun! She had you cut paper into several sizes:

Then you used 4 of the shapes and made your OWN card sketch! This is my sketch:

Then, you have to follow your own sketch! (Now really, how hard is that?) Here is the card that I made with my sketch:

The hardest part of this whole thing was tying the bow! Oh, I almost forgot, the pattern paper is DCWV, the pink is SU and the blue is CM. The ribbon is Offray from Joann's. I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder from Provo Craft.

Swap card

Here is the card that I did for Paper Crafting Mania's May swap. I got the idea from my Go to Sketches by PaperCrafts. The watermelon pulls out of the slot. I thought it was different, so I'd try it! The green paper and striped paper is My Mind's Eye, the pink is DCWV. I used accents from my sticker letters for the seeds! The stamp is CTMH. The pink ink is SU and the green is Studio G. The purple brads are Spare Parts.

Happy Birthday Card

This is a card that I made for my SIL's birthday on Monday. I used a MOJO Monday sketch to design it. It will also work for a weekend challenge over on Paper Crafting Mania! I just love the way this turned out! Here are my measurements: Scalloped square is 5", the inside square is just slightly smaller than 4.5", the circle is 3.5", the inside squares are 2.5" and 2.25" and the green strip is 1.5". The card base is 4.25". I used DCWV new Flower Shower Spring Matstack for the pattern paper. Not sure about the cardstock. The ink and stamp are SU. The ribbon is American Crafts and the pearls are Recollections. I cut the scallop using Storybook.

Easter Treat Bags

I intended to get this picture posted before Easter, but as you can see, I did not. So, better late than never, right? These are the treat bags that I made for my kids and my nieces and nephew. The girls are the ones that look more like a flower and the boys are the square ones, I cut those from Storybook. I used DCWV paper and SU ink and stamp.