Thinking of you

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Anything Goes!!

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Actually, I have a whole bunch of cards.  I know they are fall themed, but I'm finishing up a project I started back in October!  These were all created using Kendra's Card Template and cutting guide.  You end up using 6 sheets of 6x6 paper (use them all up except for a very few tiny scraps) and create 15 cards.  It's really fun and I'm finishing up this quarter's cards just in time!!  So, here are the rest:

Card #1:

For all of the cards, I used the same 4 colors of card stock: cream, kraft, chocolate and pops of orange on the leaves.  I used a woodgrain embossing folder on some of them and orange mulberry paper on most (it's such a great way to add texture and interest), and I used rhinestones from an orange/yellow pack.  I tried to keep them all in the "thankful/thinking of you" theme and ended up using two different stamp sets and a single sentiment stamp.

Card #2:

This card was already posted on my blog.  If you want to read the details, you can go here.

Card #3:

This one really had me intimidated and I left it for last.  I do kind of like how it turned out.  It definitely has a retro feel to me.  I used this kraft colored grossgrain ribbon on several of the cards.  I really try to keep to a limited range of products to keep everything looking cohesive.

Card #4:

I just love the texture from the mulberry paper.  And the cream "sweater" paper gives it such a cozy feel!

Card #5:

Again, the sweater paper adds a cozy feel and these detailed leaves add so much interest!

Card #6:

One of my sheets of paper was a plain, dark brown.  After creating all the cards, I probably should have chosen a different sheet of paper because it just looks like brown cardstock.

Card #7:

This one is really interesting.  I did use a one-off product on this one (meaning I only used it on this one card), but the large sentiment die really fit perfectly in the center and I don't think any of my elements would have worked so well.  I die cut the sentiment twice and adhered them together and then backed it with vellum so it would stand out from the patterned background.

Card #8:

Not one of my favorites, I have to say.  I ran out of large pieces of kraft card stock, so I had to create an entire panel with the mulberry paper.  I do like the texture, but it brings a lot more orange into this card than any of the others.

Card #9:

This card is what inspired me to pull out this intricate leaf die.  Otherwise the card was a bit blah (because of that brown patterned paper I chose!).  My other leaf die I was using was too large, this was just the perfect size!

Card #10:

Love this cute little leaf print!

Card #11:

These little banners are so cute, but again, the brown paper really doesn't accentuate the layout.

Card #12:

I think this one is my favorite!  I LOVE this leaf print paper and adding the fancy border die cuts just fancies it up so much for me!

Card #13:

This is kind of a fun one, too.

Card #14:

Very dark with all the brown, but I had run out of the kraft card stock by this point.  

Card #15:

I was a little intimidated by this layout at first too, but it ended up being another of my favorites.  I think it's the brightness of that leaf paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Card #1:

Supplies: 

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink leaf; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas (I did not use the twist)

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies: Papertrey Ink leaf

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #626--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Card #3:

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Accent Notes"

Dies: Papertrey Ink leaf; MFT "Blueprints 12" stitched circle; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Creative Fingers #268--anything goes

Card #4:

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies: Papertrey Ink leaf

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #220--anything goes

Card #5:

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Accent Notes"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; unbranded leaf die

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #737--anything goes

Card #6:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink leaf

Darice Woograin embossing folder

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Card #7:

Supplies:

Dies: Unbranded thank you die

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Card #8:

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Accent Notes:

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; MFT "Blueprints #12" stitched circle and "Mini Delicate Doilies"

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #696--all occasions (thinking of you is an occasion)uy

Card #9:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings" 

Dies: unbranded leaf die

Card #10:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings"

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge--T is for texture (embossing folder, ribbon and mulberry paper, plus rhinestones)

Card #11:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings"

Card #12:

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Accent Notes"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 12" small circle; PaperTrey Ink "Filigree" border die

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Snippets Playground #470--anything BUT Christmas using snippets (these card are the ultimate use of snippets--using up 6 entire sheets of pattern paper; but also, the border dies and sentiment circle were cut from snippets, and the mulberry mat was torn from a tiny scrap of mulberry paper.)

Card #13:

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Accent Notes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink leaf; MFT "Blueprints 12" small circle and banner

Card #14:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh "Thoughtful Greetings"

Dies: Papertrey Ink leaf; Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"

Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Card #15:

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressing "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies: unbranded leaf

Party on

 Hello, everyone!  Here is a mid-challenge reminder for our "It's a Wrap" challenge over on the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  You still have almost 2 weeks to play along with us.  We have two sponsors and the image I used today came from All Dressed Up.  Here is my card:

I took a little bit different twist on the "It's a Wrap" theme: I created a card celebrating the "wrapping up" of an old year and the beginning of a new year.  I die cut some gold glitter numbers, colored up these beauties from All Dressed up and added some gold sequins for a whole lot of sparkle and bling!!  I added some gold nuvo glitter pen to the layers of the skirt on the blue dress.  You can see it better in the photo below.

I added a fun party sentiment that is meant for a birthday card, but I thought it worked perfectly for this party card!!

Remember, you still have almost 2 weeks to play.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps:  All Dressed Up "Best Frocks"; MFT "Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes" sentiment

Dies: PTI "By the Numbers" number dies

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #213--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #303--feminine

Creative Inspirations--Happy Christmas/Happy New Year

Creatalicious #273--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas/New Year

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: any winter holiday

Aud Sentiments #308--embossing folder AND/OR winter/New Year

Penny's Challenge #561--anything goes

Di's Digis--any winter holiday

As You Like It--Anything goes

Creative Fingers #268--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #220--anything goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches #737--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #512--winter holidays

Inkspirational Challenge #305--celebrate

The Paper Shelter--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--party time

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Blessed

 One of the pastors of our church is retiring at the end of the month.  We are having a little celebration for him tomorrow morning before church.  This is the card I created for him:

I was able to use a piece of patterned paper (well, at least most of it) that I wasn't sure how I was ever going to use.  It is a bullseye (target), and I think it caught my eye because the sketch I chose to use had these arrow elements in it.  It seemed fitting and nice and manly.  So, I die cut it with a stitched rectangle die and matted it on cream card stock before adding it to a chocolate brown card base.  The cream really makes it pop!  I used the same cream for the sentiment panel and matted it with the brown card stock as well.  Die cut two silver arrows and some red hearts and finished it all off with some silver brads.

Supplies:

Stamp: Verve "Jeremiah 17:7" Plain Jane

Dies: Verve stars; Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle and "You Are Here" arrow; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #155--Die-cember (Thing #1: use a die cut)

Cards Galore #188--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #81--layer it

We Love Stamping--winter flowers AND/OR foliage OR anything goes (I chose the anything goes option)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #268--sketch

Penny's Challenge #561--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--use dies

Word Art Wednesday #626--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

As You Like It--anything goes

Creative Fingers #268--anything goes

Alphabet Challenge--S is for stars

Plaid Christmas

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Celebrate!

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Of course, at this time of year, I am all about celebrating Christmas and the birth of Jesus!!  So, my celebrate card is a Christmas card, though you can create a project with any celebration in mind.  This card was rather quick and easy to create, which is a bonus this time of year.  I pulled out two plaid patterned papers from the same pack, cut a bit of red satin ribbon, die cut the snowflake and the banner die (I actually die cut this three times and glued them all together for dimension), stamped the sentiment and adhered everything together finishing it off with some clear rhinestones!  Probably one of my fastest in a long time!  You can't see it very well in the photo, but the snowflake is die cut from white glitter paper for a bit of fun sparkle!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Ornamental Christmas"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "Fancy Flakes"; MFT "Blueprints 12" stitched banner

Challenges:

Jingle Belles--anything goes (Christmas related, of course!)

Double Trouble #155--Die-cember (Thing #1: use a die cut; #3: ribbobn, bow, string, cord, twine or washi--I used ribbon; #2: play along with Use Your Stuff challenge--I did!)

Use Your Stuff #481--wrap it up (I wrapped ribbon around my base layer)

Shopping Our Stash #511--whatever the weather (I have snow)

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--anything goes

Cards Galore #118--anything goes

ABC Christmas--Y is for your choice

Crafty Calendar--Christmas themed

Sheepski Designs #81--layer it

Creative Inspirations--Happy Christmas/Happy New Year

Crafty Gals Corner #250--'Tis the Season

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: any winter holiday

Penny's Challenge #561--anything goes

Di's Digi Stamps--any winter holiday

Sweet Stampin'--Christmas

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--use dies

Atlantic Hearts #555--sketch

Fab n' Funky--Christmas

Lil' Red Wagon #735--Merry Christmas

CRAFT #702--Christmas

As You Like It--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #694--Christmas

All Wrapped Up

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: It's a Wrap.  I am using an image from one of our fabulous sponsors: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

I decided to create a gatefold card.  Unfortunately, they are so hard to photograph well.  But it is a fun twist on a regular fold card, so it was worth it.  I just LOVED her shoes (I'm a total shoe queen) and wanted to make them really fun.  So I colored them with a sparkly black pen and added red marker to the soles for a fun pop of color.  They weren't quite sparkly enough for my liking, so I added a bit of gold Wink of Stella over top of the black.  It wasn't quite what I was looking for either, but it definitely added more sparkle.  You can see that sparkle in the last photo of this post.  I already had some of these snowflakes punched out on my desk, but they weren't the correct shade of white to go with my image panel, so I punched out some more out of some white glitter paper.  I finished everything off with a button and some twine.

Sparkly shoes!!

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Mirtillamente "Mrs. Peter 2" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment

Dies: Kat Scrappiness "Crafter's Essentials 1" rounded stitched rectangle; MFT "Blueprints 12" stitched banner

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #219--anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge #304--add glitter (I have glitter paper and glitter pen--I hope that is enough)

Creative Knockouts #509--Tis the Season

Creative Fingers #267--anything goes

Use Your Stuff #481--wrap it up!

Double Trouble #155--Die-cember (Thing #1: use a die cut, Thing #3: ribbon, bow, string, cord, twine or washi {I used twine}, Thing #2: play along with Use Your Stuff #481--wrap it up)

Build Your Stash Holiday Cards #40--sketch

Sheepski Designs #81--layer it

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--use craft dies

Cards Galore #118--anything goes

Silent Night

 Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Use more than ONE die cut:

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I had this Christmas paper pack out for another card I made earlier in the week, so I decided to keep going with it.  One of the snowflakes was left over from another project, so I die cut a second to match (although I accidently die cut a larger size than the first one).  I stamped my sentiment and then added a silhouette image of Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus in a light gray ink.  I finished the card off with gray twine and some clear rhinestones.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Peace On Earth" sentiment and "Beyond Measure" image

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "Layered Snowflakes: Drift"

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #93--Christmas

Creative Inspirations--contemporary Christmas colors

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #266--sketch

MFT Christmas--anything Christmas goes

Penny's Challenge #566--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #624--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Christmas Bear

Happy December 1st!  It's time for a new challenge on the Critter Crazy Challenge blog!  As always, it is a month long challenge: Anything Goes as long as you feature a creature.  Here is my card for your inspiration:

I was using this paper pack for another card I made this week and decided to keep going with it.  There are so many beautiful papers--I really love this pattern with the gold foiled words and snowflakes.  It just so happened that the reverse side of this paper had polar bears on it!  (You can just see that on the circle behind the polar bear image.)  Polar bears are probably my favorite Christmas critter, so I HAD to pull out this oldie but goodie from Bugaboo Stamps--I've had him for years and years and years, but I still love him!  To match the gold foiling on the paper, I heat embossed my sentiments with gold embossing powder.  You can see the shimmer and shine in the photo below.  I finished it all off with a large die cut snowflake and a clear rhinestone.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hop on over to the Critter Crazy blog and check out the details and the rest of the projects from the Design Team.

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Polar Bear" digi; Verve "Peace on Earth" large sentiment and "Richly Blessed" small sentiment

Dies: Spelbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; PaperTrey Ink "Fancy Flakes"; MFT Stamps "Blueprints 12" stitched banner die

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #212--anything goes

Cutie Pie Challenge #188--digis & die cuts

Moving Along With the Times #161--winter animals

MFT Christmas--anything Christmas goes

Penny's Challenge #566--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #624--anything goes with uplifting sentiments

Di's Digi Designs--Christmas with NO red or green

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Christmas Joy

  Hello, everyone!  Here is a mid-challenge reminder for our "Winter" challenge over on the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  You still have almost 2 weeks to play along with us.  We have two sponsors and the image I used today came from Pattie's Creations.  Here is my card:

This image actually has a cute little heart on the "sleeve" of each mug, but I wanted to use it for a Christmas card, so I used die cut snowflakes to cover up the hearts.  But the image, as is, would be perfect for a Love or Friendship themed card.  I pulled out some non-traditional colored Christmas papers, and thought this one with the mittens and hats was perfect to go along with the cups.  While I was trying to decided what I was going to do with the horizontal strip along the bottom of the card, I remembered that I had several of these die cut snowflake border pieces that someone had given me years ago.  It was the perfect piece to dress up that strip.

Remember, you still have almost 2 weeks to play.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Pattie's Creations "Lattee Love" digi; Verve "Beyond Measure" sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; PaperTrey Ink "Layered Snowflake: Drift" snowflakes; the border die is either from Memory Box or Whimsy Stamps

Challenges:

Cards Galore #117--anything goes

Through the Purple Haze #210--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #212--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #193--Christmas

Die Cut Divas--all about the Holidays

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #80--Getting ready for Christmas

Creative Inspirations--contemporary Christmas colors

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #265--sketch

Peace On Earth #52--anything goes (I used the gray/blue color scheme and the snow theme)

Use Your Stuff #479--winter/snow

Fab 'n Funky #584--Blue Hues

MFT Christmas Challenge--anything Christmas goes

Creative Fingers #266--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #218--anything goes

Inkspirational #303--seasonal (winter/Christmas season)

Penny's Challenge #566--anything goes

Krafty Chicks #691--all occasions

Crafty Catz #660--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas or winter

Di's Digi Stamps--Christmas with NO red or green

Sending Hugs

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Friends and Family

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My best friend's father passed away just about a year ago.  I made her this card to send to her on the anniversary of his passing to remind her that she's not alone and offering encouragement and support.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Sweet Life" roses and "Boutique Borders: Sympathy" sentiment; Verve "Text Objects" friend

Dies:  Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Verve labels

Challenges:

Cards Galore #117--anything goes

Through The Purple Haze #210--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #302--feminine

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Cheerful Sketches--sketch

Beautiful Blossoms #10--anything goes with the optional twist: autumn colors

Triple B--anything goes with birds, blooms, AND/OR butterflies

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #217--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #622--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Creative Knockouts #508--lots of layers

Winter Cards

Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Winter.  I am using an image from both of our fabulous sponsors: Pattie's Creations and Beccy's Place.

 Here is my card using the image from Pattie's Creations:

I kept this card very simple as I wanted the image to be the star of the show.  So, I printed it out quite large, colored it and trimmed it down to just fit on a black card base.  I used a black fine line pen to draw a frame around the edge, leaving room for a secondary sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink to fit in with the frame and make it look they belong together.

and from Beccy's Place:

I also kept this card very simple, but I dressed it up a little bit more by adding strips of gold card stock down the sides of the image and finishing everything of with some clear drops.

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pattie's Creations "Joy 2" and Verve "Star of Wonder" sentiment

Challenges: 

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--11 Pipers Piping (I used the Christmas carol option: Joy to the World)

Pattie's Creations #212--anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner #249--dots AND/OR stripes (dots on my ornament)

Less Is More #496--anything CAS goes

Inkspirational Challenges #302--mood board

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: Beccy's Place "All Tied Up--Mistletoe" and Papertrey Ink sentiment

Challenges:

As You Like It--Favorite: Modern or traditional Christmas colors (I do like to do modern every once in a while, but I definitely prefer the traditional red, green and gold!)

Cards Galore Challenge #117--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #93--Christmas

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #306--gift tag/packaging AND/OR Christmas

Christmas Bingo--bingo (I chose the O column: layers, twine {in the image}, rectangle, and Free)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #217--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #559--anything goes

ART Impressions #364--making spirits bright

MFT Christmas--anything Christmas goes

Through the Purple Haze #210--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #80--getting ready for Christmas

Peace On Earth #51--anything goes with the mood board

Creative Fingers #263--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #621--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Krafty Chicks #689--Christmas

Fall greetings

 Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Layer It Up (and don't forget the die cut!)

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This card is actually one of 15 created from a cutting guide and card template set from Kendra's Card Challenge.  If you haven't attempted one of these, you should!  You take 6 pieces of patterned paper, cut them following Kendra's cutting guide, and create 15 cards using her templates.  Obviously, you have to use other card stock, etc, but it is an awesome way to COMPLETELY use up 6 sheets of patterned paper and have 15 coordinating cards.  This quarter's template ends up leaving you with a couple really tiny scraps (that I have no problem throwing away because they are soooo tiny!) but otherwise you use all 6 sheets completely.

Anyway, on to my card: my background was made with a woodgrain embossing folder and a dark brown cardstock.  I thought it added to the rustic, autumn feel of my patterned papers.  After I layered the patterned papers onto the cream cardstock, they just really seemed to "need" something, so I pulled out some old, old, old mulberry paper, tore the edges and it became the perfect textural addition to my card.  I die cut my leaf out of orange paper and brushed on some brick red ink around the edges to give it depth.  Stamped the sentiment and finished everything off with some tiny orange rhinestones that I have had for AGES!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "I'm so glad . . ."

Dies: Papertrey Ink leaf die

Darice woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:

Creative Knockouts #507--fall is in the air

Word Art Wednesday #620--anything goes with uplifting sentiments

Use Your Stuff #496--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--emboss it

Can You Handle the Pressure--anything goes with an embossing folder and the optional twist: vines/greenery

Meowy Christmas

 Happy November 1st!!  Where has the time gone??  It's time for a new challenge on the Critter Crazy Challenge blog!  As always, it is a month long challenge: Anything Goes as long as you feature a creature.  Here is my card for your inspiration:

I created this card as a companion card to this card I shared last week:

You can see the full details of that card here.  I created a whole A2 sized panel using my scraps and when I trimmed it to fit my sketch, I was left with an opposite half that could easily be made into a reverse of the first card.  I used all of the same elements, only I didn't add a bow and I colored the kitty gray instead of black.  They are super cute and both cards were quick to make once I created the scrap strip panel.  I finish both off with the same punny sentiment are red pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hop on over to the Critter Crazy blog and check out the details and the rest of the projects from the Design Team.

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT "Cat-astrophe"; Cards TV "Christmas Critter Captions"

Challenges:

ABC Christmas--use is for use it up (using up some scraps, OLD ribbon and OLD pearls)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #264--anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #216--anything goes

MFT Christmas--anything Christmas goes

Word Art Wednesday #620--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #558--anything goes

Crafty Catz #656--anything goes with the optional twist: any 4-legged creature

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Use Your Stuff #496--anything goes

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #44--anything goes

Double Trouble #151--SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing (#1: anything goes)

Cat Christmas

 As so often happens, I found a super fun sketch that I just needed to play along with and create a card using it.  Here is my card:

I've been having so much fun using up scraps on the most recent Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketches that I had to continue on and use some more.  I went looking through a pack of Christmas papers I have and came up with these scraps shown below:

I took the narrow strips and then cut the rest of the papers into strips the same width and used them to create a panel.  As per the sketch, I cut the panel and ended up with two scrap, strip pieces that I can use on cards.  Check back on Wednesday to see the other card I made with the rest of the panel.

I stamped the sentiment and stamped, colored and fussy cut the little kitty before adding him to the card.  Finished everything off with some ribbon and some red pearls.

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT "Cat-astrophe"; Cardz TV "Christmas Critter Captions"

Challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground #466--anything goes using snippets

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #548--sketch

Christmas Kickstart Challenge--Christmas with a cat

ABC Christmas--U is for use it up (using some scraps, and the red ribbon and pearls I have had for a looooong time!)

Pattie's Creations #211--anything goes

Crafty Catz #656--anything goes with the optional twist: any 4 legged critter

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #216--anything goes

My Favorite Things Christmas--anything Christmas goes

Jingle Belles--not a creature was stirring

Make My Monday #212--Pun/Fun sentiment

Fluffy Unicorn

  Hello, everyone!  Here is a mid-challenge reminder for our "It's Alive" challenge over on the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  You still have almost 2 weeks to play along with us.  We have two sponsors and the image I used today came from Polkadoodles.  Here is my card:

And, oh, boy, did I have fun with this one!!  I found a super fun sketch that let me use a whole bunch of scraps!!  Since I was using this adorable unicorn image, I wanted to use some magical paper scraps and I remembered I have this pack that has a lot of gold foiled accents.  And this pack had a lot of little scraps that were perfect for this sketch.  I pulled out a bunch of the scraps that were big enough, you can see them below:

A lot of them only needed to be trimmed a little and they were perfect!  After I colored the unicorn, I added some gold sparkle pen to the horn, wings, and strands of the tail and mane, you can see it in the photo below:

I finished the card off with some tiny gold die cut stars.

Remember, you still have almost 2 weeks to play.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Polkadoodles "I'm a Fluffy Unicorn" digi; CAS-ual Fridays "Be a Unicorn" sentiment

Dies: Stamps of Life star flip die set for the tiny stars

Challenges:

Cards Galore #116--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #211--anything goes

Moving Along With the Times #159--anything goes

The Fairy and the Unicorn--anything goes with a fantasy creature

Penny's Challenge #557--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Snippets Playground #465--anything goes with snippets

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #547--sketch

Fab n' Funky #582--make it female

Lil' Red Wagon #727--patterned paper or not (it is a big YES for me!  And I specially love being able to use up patterned paper scraps!)