Paper Crafting Journey #27 Jan 19th Floral Theme

Paper Crafting Journey

Challenge #2

Floral Theme

This is my first "official" card as a Paper Crafting Journey DT member.  The last couple of ones in November and December were just as a guest before the new term started with this challenge.

For the first challenge of the year, they had a sponsor, but no digi's, so i asked Ignacio, from Nicecrane Designs if he would like to also be a sponsor and supply the digi's)?  Of course, he said yes!! 

The digi's are from the Flower Children series.  I used pink cardstock for the border papers and the patterned papers and flowers are from my friend, Elaine.  I added stickles to the edges of the flowers.  I also added distress stickles in "Peeled Paint" to all the leaves on the sigi's. The button is from my stash.  The center stripe is from the flower paper that I cut out.  Unfortunetly, I glued the digi too far to the left, so had to find something to fill the rest of it and decided to add another flower children digi.

There will be two lucky winners from this challenge

Nicecrane Designs

Prize-$15 gc to store

Sketching Stamper Digi Stamps

Prize-4 stamp sheets

Incy Wincy #126 Jan 2nd Limited Runs Digi's

2 Jan 2012

Challenge #126

Anything Goes

 Prize Any 3 digi's @ store

Hope everyone survived the holiday season!!  I know I barely did!!  First off, we have what they call "Cedar Fever" down here in Texas!!  And if you have allergies (which I do), it's complete missery!!  An they say it's suppose to last past the middle of Feb!!  Oh yea...

Then we were suppose to be sponsored by Jen's Digi Stamps, then they went caput...of course, after most of us had made our cards!!  Luckily, we have our very own talented designer on our DT!!  Yea Nikki!!  So our new sponsor is Limited Runs Stamps.  You also have to make sure you check out her monthly challenge blog here.  Oh yea, she also has freebies and a candy for every follower!!  So go check it out...


Back to my card...the purple & yellow bg papers are scraps and the purple ribbon paper was left over from a kit that I had bought to make a book for my daughter when I first started doing scrap booking.  The ribbon only went down two of the sides, so I cut out a piece from another side and added it to the bottom.  There were hats also in the corners, so I cut one of them out and added the flower, instead.  Originally, the bunny had a bow on top of her head so I cut it off and replaced it with the hat.  I thought it was just too cute!!  The purple flowers are from my scraps and the yellow's are metal with rhinestone flowers in the middle.

Silhouette Card

I made this card quite a few months ago, but got sick and sort of forgot about it.  I don't know where I got it from, though.  The red paper I distressed, added the "Kaleidoscope" border using the Bordabilities Dies, adding rhinestones from my stash and flowers that I got from my friend Elaine.  I know, I love all the stuff she sent me when we did our swap, so get used to me saying that!! haha...

Challenges entered:

Ooh-La-La-Creations Challenges #93 Bingo (flowers, dies, gems)

Stamps R Us Challenges Bling it on

Allsorts Challenge #129 Black & White + 1 color

If The Shoe Fits Scrap It #96 Try somethiing new (using silhouette)

Cute Card Thursday #190 Red is for Rememberance



CDAC progressive Challenge #1

 8 Aug 11
CDAC Progressive Challenge #1
August

How does the CDAC Progressive Challenges work?

The CDAC Progressive Challenge is a proactive freebie challenge. What that means is as long as you are proactive by making and submitting cards to this challenge you will continue to get freebies offered in a large variety of styles. These images are created by the artists that have groups here on CDAC and by those that participate in the CDAC drawing Challenges. This is a fun way to get and use fabulous images that will be offered during these challenges. You will have a full two week to enter the challenge, so not only will you get these images free, but if you participate in each of the challenges during that series you will go into the drawing for the Grand Prize. EVERYONE that plays is a winner, because EVERYONE that plays earns the next challenges images for free. Repeat the process again, and you will receive the next freebies emailed to you again and so on and so on..

To join just click on the link CDAC Progressive Challenge and sign up.

I made two cards today.  The first one is using the "Victorian Fan" digi from  "priscilla styles" Store and the second one is "Olly in the Tub" from Anne's Digital Art  .  On both cards I used up some of the never endless supply of scrap paper. 

The top card was made a little different.  I distressed it every way possible.  I ripped, inked and burnt it.  The letter were punched from punches from "Cutting Edge".  I used Tim Holtz's distress ink in "Vintage Photo" and "Antique Linen" on everything!! ha ha...The flowers are from Prima, lace is scraps, and the butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch.  The metal leaves were silver that I tried to distress.  I found a mix online that said to mix vinager and bleach.  It's nasty but worked ok.

The embossing on the bottom card I did from one of my old metal embossing plates.  I went over it with distress ink in "fired brick".  I added some flowers from Prima and pearls.

Challenges Entered:
Crazy Challenge #79-embossing
KB Challenges #24-anything goes using a digi
Simon Says Stamp and Show-Tim Holtz technique (embossing)
Dream Valley Challenges #13 distressing
Sentimental Sundays #67-flowers

Incy Wincy Aug 1st Challenge #105 Monocromatic

 1 Aug 11

Challenge #105

Monochromatic

This week we are being sponsored by Floppy Latte Designs.    Our challenge for this week is monochromatic.  If you have trouble with the exact shades of being monochromatic, see the color circle at the bottom of this post. 

Now onto my card.  A few weeks ago I used a silhouette for the first time and am just in love with them now.  This one is called "Butterfly Solace".  Instead of coloring the background, I sponge painted it in "Peeled Paint" and "Broken China".  The die on the outside is Lattice Rectangle and "Crown Oval" on the inside.  The flowers, pearls, and ribbon finish it off. 

Both the digi and patterned papers are from FLD.  For the papers on the inside, I used 2 different shades of greens and embossed the die with "Peeled Paint". 

Recipe: digi and patterned papers-Floppy Latte Designs, dies-"Lattice Rectangle" and "Crowned Ovals", plain papers-Bazzill, ink-distress in "Peeled Paint" and "Broken China", flowers-Prima, pearls- Kaiser Crafts, lace-Hero Arts.

You have to remember that monochromatic means shades of one color, not different colors of one color.  If you have trouble with it, you can check it out the picture below.  Hope this helps.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends #30 Monochromatic



Delicious Doodles DT Card

                                                                          19 July 11

                                   Delicious Doodles DT card

This is the card I made to use for the Delicious Doodles Challenge.  I used the DD "Mushroom Fairy" digi along with Teri's "Driftwood Frame" digi.  The papers are from MME and the butterfly and small flower beads are from Creative Charms.  I added some stickles to the mushroom for a little more sparkle.

I like the way it came out and hope you do too...

Recipe- digi's-Delicious Doodles "Mushroom Fairy" and "Driftwood Frame", paper-MME "Lifetime Stories", flowers-Petaloo, beads-Creative Charms, metal leaves charms-stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Craft-room Challenge- butterflies

Make It Make Challege Blog-#7 shabby, torn crumpled

Gingerloft Challenge #22 Make it sparkle

Little Claires Designs #11 Things with Wings

Stampin for the Weekend #12 Wings & Things

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges #111 Butterflies

The Shabby Tea Room #71 So Charming

Mrs. Peter Rabbit Series ATC's cards with box

    July 11

Nicecrane Designs

Mrs. Peter Rabbit Series ATC's 

with Fascinating Fantasy Paper

I made the box with Bazzill paper, ribbon sprayed with Glimmer Mist in "Garden Fairy" and flowers from K & Co decorated with stickles and  rhinestones.

To make the card I used the same Bazzill paper as the box and  paper from the Fascinating Fantasy Paper pack.  I sprayed the patterned paper with a clear glimmer mist that I had made from water and Perfect Pearls.  I then added the same flowers to match the box and made the folded frames to put the ATC pictures in.  You can find all the directions for them online here at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/.

There are 8 pics in the set but I only used 5 different ones for the card set that I made.  Each card will all be exactly the same, except that each one will have a different ATC picture in the center.

Here's one of them.  I won't make this post too long by showing you every single one of them.

To get your own set of these very cute ATC's, just click on the link

http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20_91.

For the paper pack, click on this link: http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84_75&products_id=535

I would like to enter this card set into the following challenges:

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge-#12 Must include animal

Craft Your Days Away -#24 Fancy Folds

Lollipop Crafts -July Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenges-Through the Garden Gate

Pollycraft Monday Challenge-#101 The Great Outdoors

Simon Says Stamps Challenge-Anything Goes

Crafting For all Seasons-#5 Furry Friends 

Anything Goes Challenge-#45 More Than 1 Fold

OSAAT #67 Things With Wings

OSAAT
19 June 11
Challenge #67 Things With Wings

This weeks sponsor.  The lucky winner gets a $10 voucher to the store.

I got to pick an image from Teri, the master creator behind Delicious Doodles.  Since our theme is Things With Wings", I picked this hot little number.  I angeled her on a diagonal, added some flowers, pearls, butterfly's, stickles, and sparkly ribbon.  The butterflies were cut out with a punch from Martha Stewart. 

Don't forget about the newsletter. This week we highlight the talents of Jess from Floppy Latte Designs.  The freebie is just darn cute to miss out on.  Check out all the info on Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Recipe: digi-Delicious Doodles "Mushroom Fairy", paper-blue, purple, and cream card stock,  pearls-Hero Arts, punch-Martha Stewart's "Butterfly", flowers-Prima, lacing-We R Memory Keepers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Sweet Stampin Challenge Things With Wings

Totally Gorjuss #85 Pearls and Swirls

Crafts 4 Eternity #24 Embellishment recipe-letter "R" (ribbon)
Cheerful Stamp Pad #20 Things With Wings
Bunny Zoes Crafts #13 Fairies
Simply Create Challenges #46 Fly With Us (wings)
Belli Challenge #120 Letter "G" (glitter)
Stamp With Sarah Kay (Stampavie)  #145 Butterflies

House Mouse #97 Adorn With Jewels

14 June 11
House Mouse Challenge #97
Adorn With Jewels

I haven't entered a House Mouse challenge since Christmas, so I thought that it was about time to enter one again.
I used the "Relaxing Bubbles" digi for this challenge with papers from American Crafts "Botanique" line.  I added a few white sticky dots as bubbles.  When I ran it through my Provo Craft Die cutter, to cut out the scallop circle, it smooshed them in the paper.  Sort of looks cool that way.  I added some jewel bead strings and a butterfly.  The butterfly is also from American Crafts.

I made this challenge to fit the following challenges:
Karens Doodles Challenge #67 Frame It
Stamps R Us Challenges Recipe-1digi, 2pp, 3 embellies
Sweet Stop Sketches #112-Sketch

There's Magic In The Air Pick Two (pearls/gems)

The Shabby Room #66 Color (pink, green, neutrals + flowers)

Nicecrane Designs-Victorian Kids Series

 16 May 11
Nicecrane Designs
Victorian Kids Series

I made this card using  new series of digi's from Nicecrane Designs.  it's called Victorian Kids.  the paper is also from Nicecrane Designs.  It's also a Victorian.  I colored the digi with my Copics and added some lace and flowers.  It's a tri-fold card.  I decorated the middle of the inside panel with papers from the Victorian line, but in a different color.

You can get the digi set by clicking on here

-http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20_83

and the papers are here-

http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84_82&products_id=516

I wouls like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Belli Challenge -#117 use something with the letter "S" (stamp)

Lil Red Wagon-#81-use a tree

***Note*** I will be on vacation from May 27th until June 5th...If I happpen to win, please don't discount my entry. I will contact you as soon as I get back.- In The Garden

thanx-ReneeCupcake Craft Challenges



Incy Wincy #94 May 16th Clean & Simple

16 May 11

#94 Clean & Simple

This weeks sponsor is Digital Delights.

We want to see clean and simple on you cards this week.  No fancy hoopla or lots of bling...

I used the "Madison The Bride" digi for my card and colored her in purple tones, printed the pp off my computer, cut out some ribbon, added a charm, and dotted the flower in her hair, her ribbons, and the bottom of her dress with stickles.  I think she's just too adorable.

Recipe: digi: Digital Delights "Madison the Bride", paper-Berry Lane Designs, die-scallop circle, ribbon-scrap, and charm-Maya Road "Journey Accents".

The lucky winner gets their choice of three digi's from the store...

http://www.digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

Baby Bud Designs-Punches & Dies

ECP challenges-#38-Pretty Pastel Colors

Kaboodle Doodles-#67-Tic-Tac-Toe (digi/punch/glitter)

OSAAT #62 May 15th Anything Goes

15 May 11

Anything Goes

Winner gets a $10 voucher from:

http://www.joannasheen.com/

This week we are being sponsored by Joanna Sheen.  One lucky person get a $10 voucher to the store.

This weeks challenge is an easy, peasy one.  Anything Goes.  Whatever your hearts desires.  I got to pick my digi from Stephanie, the talented artist behind GlitterBabes.  You can find all her digi's at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

I'm a little outside my comfort zone on this one.  I usually don't do animals. I'm trying to do new things and push the envelope, as far as my typical cards that I make..  But this is another card I'm not real thrilled about.

Recipe:  digi-GlitterBabe "2horses", paper-scraps, flowers-Prima, chipboard-K & Co "Amy Butler", distress ink-Tim Holtz "antique linen".

Don't forget about the newsletters.  You get all the lastest updates when the designers add new digi's and a free digi.  This week the newsletter spotlights are very own Deb R.  It's free, so why not sign up now?  You can find all the info on the right side of the main page here.

Make sure to stop by all the other DT members blogs and leave them some love.  Remember, we all need  love... 

Nicecrane Designs Card

14 May 11

Here's another card I made using Nicecrane Designs dig's and papers.  This time I used the "Tell Me Stories" line.  This whole set is just adorable. I
colored and attached it to the papers from the "Grunge Nature" ATC paper line.   The other half of the paper is a liner paper from the inside of a scrap booking album. 

I used the sketch for this card from Fussy and Fancy Challenge.

Here's the samples of the paper pack and digi's that I used. 

Here's the link for the "Grunge Nature" papers-

http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=356

Here's the link for the "Tell Me Stories" digi line-

http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20_79

Recipe:  digi-Nicecrane Designs "Tell Me Stories", paper-Nicecrane Designs "Grunge Nature" paperpack and Bazzil, ribbon-Maya Road, flower and rhinestone-Prima "e"

This card was made to fit the following challenge:

Kaboodle Doodles-#66 (Lots of Layers)

Fussy and Fancy Challenge (sketch)



OSAAT 5-8 #61 Fancy Folds

5 May 11

Fancy Folds-more than one fold

Our sponsor this week is

http://thestampingboutique.com/

prize is 5 digi's of your choice

 For this weeks challenge I got to play with a digi and papers from June at Dezinaworld.  I was so excited when she came out with them a couple weeks ago and that I got to pick them out this week.  I used three different papers from the paper pack.  I popped the girl and the birdhouse.  For the birdhouse, I put it over one that was printed on the paper.  You can find all her designs, along with all the other designer's at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

It's a good thing that the easel card counts as a fancy fold, because it's the one that I do the best at.  That and one of the few that I can actually do.

Recipe:  paper-"Shabby Chic" pack, digi-Spring Girl, pearls-Prima "e" & "Say it in pearls", flowers-Prima "Essentials", and "silver" & "diamond" stickles-around the bottom of her hat, buttons on jacket and flower on birdhouse. (You can't even see them)

here's the inside-

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

May 7th-CES Challenge #35 (Favorite Color Combo-maroon, purple, and brown)

May 6th-Inspire Me Fridays 5 (Anything Goes)

May 5th-Paper Romance Challenges (Favorite Die-Spellbinders Labels #5)

May 2nd-Craft Your Passion Challenges #56  (Anything Goes)

Nicecrane Designs Challenge

5 May 11
Anything Goes

Nicecrane Designs is doing their own challenge on CDAC.  It's a weekly challenge and the prize is a whopping $30 GC to the card.  How can you possibly beat that?

Here's my card for this weeks challenge.  I love the way it came out, although, it's starting to look alot like the other ones I've done.

Recipe:  digi-Nicecrane Designs-"Twiddle Dee", paper-Nicecrane Designs "Mistique Nature", charm-Making Memories, ribbon & beads-scraps.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Digi Doodle Shops Best- #57 Sketch

Incy Wincy #91 Ribbons & Buttons 4-25

 25 Apr 11
Ribbons & Buttons

This weeks challenge we want to see ribbons & buttons.  I'm not a big a button person.  Actually, the only the time I use buttons is when it has to be for a challenge.

We are being sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs for this challenge.



Recipe: digi-Sassy Studios "Skater", flowers-Prima "Essentials", scraps-ribbon, buttons, paper.

Winner receives your choice of 4 digi's

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:  FTTC #114-Color Challenge-Aqua, Brown, & Yellow

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #58

17 Apr 11
#58-Sassy

Here's my big news I was talking about a little while ago.  I was invited to be on the One Stitch At A Time Challenge DT.  The darling Stitchy invited me herself.  I'm soooo excited-plus this is going to save me soooooooo much money now that I don't have to buy the digi's & papers..haha.

OK-on to my first card as a DT member...

This week is all about being "Sassy".  What do you think?  Does she say sassy enough to you?  I tried to make her look like she was sitting in a tulip garden, being what else, but sassy!!  Instead of having her on the circle, I made it look like she's coming out of it, this time.  I cut some of the tulips from the paper and popped them and added stickles for some glitz (not sure if you can see it though).

Let me know what you think, please..

Recipe: paper-Toucan Scraps "Tulips", digi-Kelley's Kids "Bubu Fairy", diamond and waterfall stickles, and "circle" die

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges: Simon Says "For a Child"

Incy Wincy #89 Flower Frenzy

11 April 11

Flower Frenzy

This week is all about flowers, and lots of them.

We are being sponsored by us (ATTCC) so the prize

is your choice of four digi's from the store.

Recipe: digi-Chelsea, flowers-Prima, lace-scrap, sprayed

with Tsukinko "Walnut Lace", paper-American Crafts. 

The background paper is from a scrapbook, from

"Havoc", that I use to put our vacations pics in.  It's the extra

liner paper.  Sorry, a little hard to explain.

Incy Wincy #88 Make a Pocket Card

4th April 11
Make a Pocket Card

This weeks challenge is all about making a pocket card.  I made a Diagonal Double Pocket Card.  You can find the instructions on Splitcoast Stampers here.  It's actually quit simple.  I left the tags and inside blank, so whomever gets the card, can write whatever they want on it.

This weeks sponsor is Stampin Dragon Designs and prize is your choice of four digi's.

Recipe: paper-Crate Paper's "Blue Hill" Collection, digi-"Yoo Hoo Teas" & Delicious Doodles "Driftwood Frame" by Delicious Doodles, and tags-Labels Four.

Michelle Perkett DT card

 24 Feb 11

This is the card I made for the DT call at Michelle Perkett Studio. 

 

 I used the "Princess Fairy" digi and decorated her with stickles.  The papers and lace are from the endless pile of scraps.  (Can someone please help me make them disappear so that I can buy new stuff)..haha.  I printed the saying off my computer and cut it out with the "Labels 4" dies.  Keep your fingers crossed for me and hope you enjoy it....