I Did It Creations Challenge - Fancy Folds

 Happy Friday!  It is time for another challenge at I Did It Creations!

This week's challenge is a fun one.  Create a fancy fold card!  There are many techniques out there for making a card with a different look.  We also have Stampin Dragon as our sponsor this week.  Check out their designs here - amazing designs. :)

Lately I have seen a lot of the "step cards."  I have done a side step card and a regular step card, which are pretty fun.  I thought I would challenge myself and do a double side step card.  The tutorial is from Dawn Griffith, a Stampin' Up demonstrator. Click here to see the tutorial.

To enter the challenge for a chance to win, please see the revised rules below:

All entries are eligible to be in the draw for one digi image of your choice from the challenge sponsor. If the winner has used an image from the challenge sponsor the prize will be a $5.00 coupon.

Each week the images used by the DT will be available upon request as a freebie to use in the challenge. Please email jeanette_wtrs@yahoo.com with Freebie Request on the subject line.

Add the link to your project to the challenge blog by Thursday, August 5th midnight EST.

Below is my double side step card using Jiggy:

 Supplies:

Bazzil chocolate brown cardstock

My Mind's Eye designer paper

Jiggy was colored using Copics YG67 and YG03

Hero Arts sentiments inked with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and distressed with Jiggy's background.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations!

Claudine 
Debbie
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish 

And be sure to check out the forum.  There are challenges and lots more going on!

Thanks for stopping by!


Hugs,

I Did It Creations! - Buttons and Bows

Happy Friday!  Time for another challenge from I Did It Creations! 

This week's challenge is using two of my favorite embellishments: buttons and bows!  I must have every single color of the rainbow of buttons and ribbon!

To enter the challenge, your creation must have at least one button and bow plus one image.  If you have any images from I Did It Creations, show them some love!   Leave a link to your project on the challenge blog.  Deadline to enter is Thursday, July 22nd at midnight EST.

This week, our sponsor is Lil Diva.  Check out their designs here.  It was hard to pick just one. :)

Below is my card with Flower Fairy:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Bo Bunny designer paper

Basic Grey buttons

May Arts gold twine

EK Success corner punches

Flower Fairy's background was cut using Nestabilities Dahlia die-cuts and colored with the following Copics: E3, E00, E02, V06, V09, R20, W3

I am also entering my card to the following challenge:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Use buttons!

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team's creations:

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish 

Also, be sure to check out the store for all the latest images available.  And be sure to check out the forum, where there are lots of contests and challenges to participate in!

Thanks for stopping by!


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I Did It Creations - A Sketch

Happy Friday!  Welcome to another challenge from I Did It Creations!  Thank you to those who participated in last week's "Special Occasion" challenge.  There were some great creations out there!

This week is doing something fun that I like to do - a sketch!  I love sketches!  There are many ways to interpret them.

To enter the challenge and be eligible for the prize, your creation should follow the sketch and include an image from the challenge sponsor.  You can interpret the sketch any way you want as long as you incorporate the elements.  Post your project to your blog and include the link at the challenge blog.  You have until next Thursday, July 22nd at midnight EST.

This week's challenge sponsor is none other than Robyn's Fetish!  Love their images.  For my card, I chose the image "Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friend."  Such a cute image!  If you like this image, check this image and the others at the store.

Below is the sketch and my card:

Supplies:

Bazzil orange and green cardstock

Designer paper from my stash

Sentiment from Inkadinko

Flowers and brads from my stash

May Arts yellow woven ribbon

Image cut with Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop and colored with Copics

Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team and their wonderful creations:

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish 

And check out the forum to see new challenges and more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Thanks to a wonderful friend

I wanted to make a thank you card to a very good friend of mine to thank her for the beautiful bracelet she made for me.  She just got started in making jewelry and her work amazes me.  For inspiration to make her thank you card, I checked out some challenges that I usually participate in plus some new ones.

And here is the card I created for my friend:

Supplies:

La-La Land Crafts Porsha stamp colored with Copics 100, E33, and R59

Bazzil black and white cardstock

My Minds Eye Designer Paper - for the background and Porsha's paper pieced dress

May Arts ribbon

The Robin's Nest dew drops

Martha Stewart border punch

Cuttlebug Bloom Dots embossing folder

Hero Arts sentiment

Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie scallop oval for Porsha's background and the sentiment

My card will be entered into the following challenges:

La-La Land Crafts - Color Challenge: use black, white and one other color ( I used red)
Project Tuesday - make an easel card
Crazy 4 Challenges - Color Challenge: use black, white, and red
Crafty Hos' Challenge: Color Challenge: use black, white and _________
KL Stampin N' Scrappin - Dry embossing
Thanks for stopping by!


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Birthday Boy!

Today, I participated in the Chi Chi Memories sketch challenge.  I really like the sketches, but I REALLY love the images. :)  I won the last sketch challenge and got to pick either the birthday boy or birthday girl set.  I don't have a lot of "boy" themed images, so I chose the birthday boy set.  I LOVE IT!  I used two of the images for the sketch challenge for this week.  I love this card so much that I am going to make two for my friend's twin sons, who will be celebrating their 1st birthday in September.  Never too early to think about occasion cards. :)

Below is the sketch and my card for the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil brown cardstock

Designer paper from my stash

May Arts woven blue ribbon

Martha Stewart scallop punch

"Birthday Boy" sentiment colored with At You Spica baby blue and chocolate pens

Birthday Boy colored with Copics E00, E33, E37, B12, and the colorless blender

Birthday Boy's background cut with Nestabilities small scallop circle

Thanks for stopping by!

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"Stepping" Up To A New Challenge

This week's La-La Land Crafts's challenge is to create a step card.  I have created one before and never knew there were other versions.  Kristine, the host for this week's challenge, was great to provide links to several different versions of the step card.  I thought I would try the side step card.  The tutorial was so easy to follow!  

Below is my side step card using Beach LaLa, one of the new stamps from their summer release!

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Pinecone Press Papers designer paper

Beach LaLa was colored with the following Copics:

E09, E00, E02, Y15, Y38, YR04, YR23, R20 and the colorless blender

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations Challenge - Special Occasion

Happy Friday!  Welcome to another challenge from I Did It Creations!  First off, thank you to those who participated in both the weekly I Did It Creations challenge and the Operation Write Home Blog Hop over the 4th of July weekend!    Both events were so much fun and we appreciate the support.

This week's challenge is about special occasions.  For me, this year has marked so many special occasions - my parents' 40th anniversary, me and my husband's 9th wedding anniversary, birthdays and weddings.  That is the challenge for this week!  Make something for that special occasion.

To enter the challenge, your creation should have at least one image.  If you have any images from I Did It Creations, show them some love.  In fact, through July 15th, there is a 30% discount off of everything in the shop.  Check out the shop!  Leave a link to your project in the comments section of the challenge blog by next Thursday, July 15th at midnight EST.

Stitchy Stamps is the sponsor this week.  Check out their designs here.

Below is my Happy Birthday card for one of my best friends with China Doll.

 Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Hero Arts washi paper and sentiment inked with Memento Ladybug ink

Cuttlebug Asian embossing folder

May Arts gold twine

China Doll cut with Nestabilities labels die-cut and colored with Copics E00, R20, RV13, E37, W3 and the colorless blender.  At You Spica gold pen

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team and see their wonderful creations:

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Another Red, White and Blue Creation!

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you are enjoying the day!

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use the colors red, white and blue!  So appropriate for celebrating 4th of July.  This was a pretty easy challenge, as I still had some paper left over from my 4th of July projects, but couldn't decide on which Penny Black image to use. :) 

Here is my card for the challenge using the cute kitty with balloons from the PB Bubbly set.

Supplies:

Red and blue Bazzil cardstock

Designer paper from Scenic Route

Sentiment from Best Crafts designer paper

May Arts ribbon

Corners cut from my EK Success punch

PB image cut, usiing my Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop die-cuts, glittered with Sakura glitter pen and colored with Copics W3, R20, R35 and B28.  Also used At You Spica pens gold, red and sky blue for the balloons

Thanks for stopping by!

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Operation Write Home Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!  If you just came from Debbie's blog to my blog, you are in the right place!  If you just came to my blog, start at the beginning at the Stars and Stamps Blog to find out how to participate in the blog hop.

The blog hop was started to create cards for our troops overseas.  The cards will represent honoring America's 234th birthday.  They can be red, white or blue or anything to commemorate the day!  The blog hop will run today (July 2nd) through July 4th.

What is great about July 4th is that my parents were married on that day!  I love hearing the story of how they prepared for their special day and how one person gave them fireworks as a wedding present!

I Did It Creations is sponsoring the blog hop and will have a freebie for you to use.  Check out the shop to see the designs and the challenge blog for the freebie!

Here is the card I made for the blog hop with Robyn's Fetish image Liberty Bell:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

 Star and blue/white digital paper from Toucan Scraps (first time using digital paper and I love it)

Sentiments cut from designer paper from Craft and Craftin'

Liberty Bell cut using Nestabillities small rectangle and small rectangle scallop die-cuts, colored with the following Copics: E35, E37, E57, W3, and the colorless blender

And now...it is time to visit Nicole's blog next to see what she has in store!

Below is a list of the participants in case you get lost!

Stars and Stamps Blog
Teresa
Jeanette
Robyn
Janette
Trish
Debbie
Alicia (that's me!)
Nicole
Susan
Angela
Ruth

Have fun!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations! - Red, White Or Blue!

Happy Friday!  It's time for another challenge from I Did It Creations!  In honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, this week's challenge is to use either of the colors: red, white or blue.  Or use all of them!  To enter the challenge to win two free images, you creations should have at least one image. You can use any image you like, but if you have any images from I Did It Creations, show them some love.  There is a freebie available at the challenge blog.  Post your link to your project in the comments section of the challenge blog by next Thursday, July 8th at 6pm EST.

This week, Robyn's Fetish is the designer!  Click here to check out the images at the store!

Here is my card, using the lovable A Sailing We Will Go image:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

We R Memory Keepers designer paper

EK Success corner punch

Cuttlebug "stars" embossing folder

The bear was colored with the following Copics: E57, R59, B24, E00 and C3

Sentiment from Hero Arts

Check out the rest of the team's designs!

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy 4th of July!

Hugs,