Oriental Dragonfly Card

Created this Clean & Simple CAS Oriental long card using a sketch which you can see below that I flipped. Used Mark's Finest Papers Dragonflies stamp. Used a Cuttlebug embossing border that I had forgotten I had with wonderful Lily Pad design. Card is 7 1/2" long.

Supplies List 


embossing: Cuttlebug Nouveau Borders
ink: Versafine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper:  cardstock -black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Standard Circles

stamp:  Mark's Finest Papers Dragonflies
twine: black/white

Entering this into the following challenges:

12/13 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch14 5E(#1) 12/7















12/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Dec Linky Ch Anything Goes UE 12/5  
12/31 Ribbon Carousel RCC88 Anything Goes UE 12/3 

Wishing you a Bee-utiful Day Bee, Flowers & Honeycomb Bday Card

Created the base layer of white cardstock by embossing w/ Stampin' Up Honeycomb embossing folder. Used Tim Holtz Distress Ink squeezed lemonade on the Honeycomb embossing. Top layer is clear vellum. Stamped sentiment & Bee from Clear Dollar Stamps Home Sweet Hive stamp set which is a new/recent to my stash gift from my Internet friend, Gail Scott, of I Like Paper. Used Spellbinder Hexagon die to cut sentiment tag. Below the Bee is stamped a Hero Arts Row of Perky Flowers. Colored the Bee & flowers w/ Crayola pencil colors.

This can BEE a Birthday Card.

Supplies List 

Crayola: pencil colors
ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
paper: vellum, cardstock -  white, yellow
Spellbinder: Nest Hexagons
stamp: Clear Dollar Stamps Home Sweet Hive, Hero Arts Row of Perky Flowers
Stampin' Up: embossing - Honeycomb embossing folder
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink -squeezed lemonade

Entering this into the following challenges:

8/22 QKR Stampede Ch52 Don't Bug Me Bug Image or Sentiment 3E(#3) 8/16

8/23 Allsorts Wk220 Use your new stash 3E(#2) new Clear Dollar Stamps Home Sweet Hive 8/17

8/24 Pile It On Ch#33 No Designer Paper unlim 8/18

8/28 A Blog Named Hero Ch#30 Victorious Vellum Use Vellum unlim tot5combch use least 1 Hero Arts item 8/15

8/30 Kitty Bee Designs Ch#6 Birthday 2E(#1) comb10totch 8/16

Bee Theme Bday Card Wobble Guest Designer at Action Wobble

Won at Action Wobble last mth and was asked to be a Guest Designer. I got to choose the theme for the challenge and of course this HoneyBee chose "Bee" as her theme. Click here for details & to enter the challenge.

Before I had a Cricut I only had Sizzix dies and have kept them since I like them. Used a Sizzix Bee die. Used Die-namics Open Hexagon Borders, Darcie's Bee-utiful sentiment, stickles/glitter and added a wobble.

Supplies List 

dies: Die-Namics Open Hexagon Borders, Sizzix Bee
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - black, yellows
stamp: Darcie's BEE-utiful - sentiment
stickles: Diamond, Gold
wobble - added to back of Bee

Entering this into the following challenges:

8/14 Cute Card Thurs Ch281 Die-ing to Punch unlim 8/8

8/16 2 Sisters Ch156 Fav Embellishments unlim fav embellishments - stickles/glitter & wobble 8/10 

8/17 Pile It On #32 Outdoors unlim 8/11

8/18 MFP Friends of Speedy TV Ch85 Glitter 5E 8/12
8/18 Simon Says Stamp Mon Make the Cut Ch 5E(#3) 8/12

 

8/19 Crafty Sentiments Dies & Punches 3E(#3) 8/13
8/19 Paper Take Wkly Occasion-ally Make card for an occasion 5E(#3) 8/13

8/20 Perfect Sentiments PSC87 The Great Outdoors 3E(#1) 8/14
8/20 Word Art Wed Ch93 Amything Goes 5E(#1) 8/14

8/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Aug Linky Ch Anything Goes unlim 8/1
8/31 Just B Creative Anything Goes unlim 8/1

Butterfly ATC

Created this Clean & Simple CAS ATC using making memories stamp that Susan of Expression Avenue gave me.

Stamp pieced 1 Whimsical Designs stamp and used with another Whimsical Designs stamp.

fluttering by to say hi  <-- cut off 'hi'

Happy Birthday To You 

to get:
fluttering by to say
Happy Birthday To You

Used a Fiskars corner punch to give some detail to the corners of the ATC.

Added a wobble to back of Butterfly.

Wobble action
 

Supplies List
ink: Memento- Tangelo, Tuxedo Black
paper - cardstock - yellow
punch/embossing - Fiskars elegance corner
stamp: making memories Doodles Insect - Butterfly,
   Whimsical Designs - Whimsical Fun Vol 1, Everyday Sentiments 
wobble: added to back of Butterfly

Entering this into the following challenges:

5/12 Craftin Desert Diva Craft It Up & Link It Up Party #5 Use a "Pun" unlim 4/29
5/12 Crafty Boots Use a stamped character unlim 4/29
5/12 Simon Says Stamp & Show Inspired By unlim insp by use of wobbles 5/6

5/14 Action Wobble Ch53 Anything Goes 3E(#1) 5/8
5/14 Simon Says Stamp Things With Wings 5E(#3) 5/8

5/15 C.R.A.F.T. Ch206 Birthday 5E(#2) 5/9
5/15 Moving Along With The Times CAS(Clean and Simple) 3E(#3) 5/9

5/16 ATCs with Attitude Ch39 Things with Wings 3E(#3) 5/3
5/16 QKR Stampede Ch38 Spring or Pink, Yellow & Green 3E(#1) 5/10
5/16 Totally Papercrafts Ch166 CAS 3E(#3) 5/10

5/17 Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR97 Super Scraps Sat 3E(#1) 5/11

5/22 Crafty Ribbons Ch45 No Designer Paper unlim 5/9

5/23 Simply Create Too Ch37 Anything Goes 3E(#2) 5/10

5/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Linky Ch Anything Goes unlim 5/2