Handmade Love Card

Hello! This afternoon I've been combining a few card challenges. I used the CR84FN Color Challenge ,the Mojo Monday Sketch challenge, and the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger photo to create this Handmade Love Card. It's been awhile since I participated in all of these challenges, so it made perfect sense to combine them. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Handmade Love Card Supplies:

• Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, and Pool Party card stock by Stampin' Up and patterned paper by American Crafts.
• Other Stuff: Swiss Dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug, Finishing Touches Edgelit, Pool Party twine, and Small Heart punch by Stampin' Up!, Cricut Machine, Home Accents Cricut Cartridge, and paper heart doily from dollar bin at Target.

When I look at the Moxie Fab Trigger photo called Sweet Dreams it reminds me of a serene comfortable romance and that helped me decide to make this Handmade Love Card that I will use as a wedding card.

Red Star Christmas Card

Here is quick afternoon post to share this Red Star Christmas Card I made using the Mojo Monday sketch designed by Carole Burrage. I combined the sketch with the color challenge at CR84FN and went with a Christmas theme. If you're wondering why I didn't make the star a glittery silver? There is a story behind that! The short story is I do want to stay married to my husband, who has threatened to throw away and ban glitter from the house. His position is it gets everywhere and then the cats walk through it and then lick their feet and they could ingest it. I know he is right, but it's really hard to refrain from using glitter. So, I went with a red star. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Red Star Christmas Card Supplies:

• Paper: Dark red folded card by Recollections, basic grey, very vanilla, and cherry cobbler card stock by Stampin' Up!, Christmas Sheet Music and Red Harlequin patterned papers by The Paper Studio, Rejoice Collection patterned paper by Bo Bunny, and basic grey/neutrals dsp by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Merry Christmas by Stampabilities.
• Inks & Colouring: Tattered Angels glimmer mist in silver sugar and classic stampin' pad in cherry cobbler.
• Other Stuff: Decorative edge punch, silver ribbon, Cricut machine, Christmas cartridge (star), grey rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Denim Floral Birthday Card

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful day. This afternoon I was able to snag a little crafting time while I was doing laundry and I came up with this Denim Floral Birthday Card. My inspiration for this card came from the CR84FN color challenge and from all the bling featured on denim fashions these days. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a crafty day!

Denim Floral Birthday Card Supplies: Kraft card stock, burlap and denim patterned paper by The Paper Studio, chocolate chip and very vanilla card stock by Stampin' Up!, corrugated card stock (source unknown), Blossom punch and Boho Blossom punch both by Stampin' Up!, small flower punch by Creative Memories, Fiskars decorative corner punch, copper brads, jute twine, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp and classic stampin' pad in early espresso both by Stampin' Up!, small brown rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

This card is also linked to:

• Simply Create Too: Anything goes

Pastel Thinking of You Card

When it comes to color challenges sometimes the challenge is having the right colors in my stash. The colors for the current CR84FN challenge is Lavender, Peach, and Neutral.  My stash has plenty of lavender but peach was proving to be a tricky color, but I finally found the perfect shade to make it work. I combined the color challenge with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and this Pastel Thinking of You Card is the end result. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Pastel Thinking of You Card Supplies: Peach card stock by Core'dinations, Lavender card stock and Cream Country Crackle patterned paper by The Paper Studio, Lavender Spattered and Lavender Butterflies patterned papers by Paper Pizazz, Big Shot, Edgelits - Finishing Touches by Stampin' Up! (127010),  Flower Layers  Bigz  Die (657108), Floral Botanical Set medium die (657095), lavender gemstone brad by The Paper Studio, Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment stamp by Stampin' Up!, word window punch and modern label punch both by Stampin' Up!, ColorBox chalk ink in Lavender by Clearsnap, and stampin' dimensionals.

Smallest Things Card

Good afternoon! I was sifting through the challenges on my desk and realized I needed to make a card for the CR84FN61 Color Challenge. I love color challenges and I love combining them with a sketch challenge. I found a wonderful sketch at My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge. The two challenges worked really well together to create this Smallest Things Card. Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay tuned for my MOJO Monday card.

Smallest Things Card Supplies:

• Paper: Aqua card stock, ivory card stock, Madeline Collection patterned paper by Prima Marketing, and Vanilla Sunshine Collection patterned paper by SEI.
• Stamps: Smallest Things by Stampabilities.
• Ink: Classic stampin' pad in early espresso and ColorBox dye ink in sugar cookie.
• Other Stuff: Floral embellishment by The Paper Studio and aqua colored pencil.

 

Triple Butterfly Card

Two of my favorite colors are included in the CR84FN color challenge. Those colors are purple and green, so of course I had to play along. I knew I wanted to use butterflies and the blue zebra patterned paper. This triple butterfly card design evolved from my first idea. I originally had the zebra paper turned horizontally but, I just didn't like it. After I played around a bit and added some twine, this is how it ended up.

Triple Butterfly Card Supplies: Very vanilla cardstock by Stampin' Up!, euphoria patterned paper by Basic Grey (eup-1248), grape crush and parakeet cardstock by Bazzill Basics, blue cardstock and blue zebra patterned paper by The Paper Studio, butterfly prints stamp set by Stampin' Up! (retired), sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado (60-60049 Everyday Expressions), VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Stampendous! Pearlustre embossing powder in translucent pearl and jade pearl, heat tool, butterfly punch by Stampin' Up! (retired), circle punches, scallop circle punch, purple doodle twine, foam tape, and stampin' dimensionals.

Floral Sympathy Card

Today, I've created a Floral Sympathy Card by combining the CR84FN color challenge with the Mojo Monday sketch challenge.  I was happy the colors in the Bo Bunny Little Miss collection worked great for this challenge.  I did flip the sketch to make sure the cute little hummingbird didn't get covered up by the center image.   Have a crafty day!

Floral Sympathy Card Supplies:

• Paper: Tan cardstock, brown cardstock, patterned paper by Bo Bunny (Little Miss Jaquoya #12LMQ613, Little Miss Brenna #12LMB668), and ivory cardstock.
• Stamps: With Sympathy sentiment stamp, Studio g by Hampton Art (dollar bin at Michaels).
• Ink: Classic stampin' pad in early espresso by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Real Estate punch by EK Success, Cricut machine, Cindy Loo Cricut cartridge,  Boho Blossom punch by Stampin' Up!, little flower punch by Creative Memories, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

Ladybug Hello Card

Hello Friends!  Today was a wonderful lazy Sunday.  So, I took advantage of a couple challenges and came up with this Ladybug Hello Card.  The challenge combination came from a color challenge at CR84FN and a sketch challenge from Catch The Bug, also listed at the Bugaboo Stamps blog.  I adore the digital ladybug stamp from Bugaboo.  Can you see the little black rhinestone eyes? 

Ladybug Hello Card Supplies: Black cardstock, white cardstock, riding hood red cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Ladybug and Buttercups patterned paper by Over The Moon Press (EK Success, OTM141/C4, this paper has been in my stash for a couple of years), yellow patterned paper by Recollections (mom's diner, cone, 130011), Fiskars scallop edge punch, ladybug flower pot digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps, various markers and colored pencils, sentiment stamp by Hero Arts (classic messages, CL414), ColorBox chalk ink in warm red by Clearsnap, yellow ribbon by The Paper Studio (887182), paper flower embellishments by Recollections (223382), red gemstones by The Paper Studio (rainbow asst., 317693), green leaves cut with Cricut machine (Straight from the Nest cartridge), little black rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

I'm also linking this up to the Make It Monday blog.  Bugaboo Stamps is their sponser this week.  So click on over to any of the fabulous challenges to ignite your creativty.

Made a Difference Card

If everyone would send one card to someone who has made a difference in their life, we could possibly save the postal service from financial difficulties.  Sometimes it's the small things people do for us that we want to recognize and a thank you card doesn't always do the trick.  I think that's why I love this wonderful sentiment so much.  This made a difference card was made using the colors from the CR84FN color challenge.  So,don't delay put a card in the mail today!

Made a Difference Card Supplies: White cardstock, patterened paper by K & Company (Jubilee designer mat pad, 30-388826), patterned paper by Bo Bunny (Little Miss Jamayka, 12LMJ620), Bazzill Basics cardstock (Rope Swing Dotted Swiss, 8-820), eyelet border punch by Stampin' Up!, Cricut machine, Cricut cartridge (George and Basic shapes, used to cut 2 1/2" circle), sentiment stamp by Hampton Art (Made a Difference, PS0126), classic stampin' pad in Crumb Cake by Stampin' Up!, Spare Parts paper flower brad by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

Handmade Anniversary Card

The challenge for today is a color challenge from CR84FN.  My first creative thought is not at all what I ended up with.  Funny how that works sometimes.  I had several papers that I could have used but I decided to play with ribbon today.  The picture doesn't really show that the broad ribbon is an ivory shimmer ribbon that I layered with a pale yellow ribbon.  An elegant look is what I was hoping to achieve with this handmade anniversary card.

Handmade Anniversary Card Supplies:  Pale yellow cardstock, gray texture cardstock, gray glitter patterned paper by DCWV (The Linen Closet Matstack, MS-003-00055), random ivory shimmer ribbon, pale yellow ribbon by Offray, gray satin ribbon by Essentials (865-5078), flower Belle Button by Dritz (BB966), Happy Anniversary stamp by Stampabilities (FR1035), and London Fog dye ink by Memento (ME-901).

Handmade Thank You Card

One of my new favorite things about Monday is participating in the MOJO Monday sketch challenge.  Last week I found a great color challenge and I thought I missed the deadline, but I didn't.  So, today I combined the two challenges.  A MOJO Monday sketch challenge and the CR84FN color challenge.  The final result was a handmade thank you card with butterflies and rhinestones.

Handmade Thank You Card Supplies:  White cardstock, patterned paper by The Paper Studio (Tiny Sketchy Ornate), patterned paper by K & Company (Sweet Nectar designer mat pad, 30-657083), amethyst gemstone cardstock by Core'dinations (GX-GEM350), glitter gray and textured gray cardstock by DCWV (Latte cardstock matstack, MS-003-00042), Fiskars scallop edge punch, Cricut machine, Cricut cartridges (Straight from the Nest and George and Basic Shapes), butterfly punch by Martha Stewart Crafts, twine by Stampin' Up!, epoxy brad by The Paper Studio, clear sentiment stamp by Hero Arts (CL414, classic messages), ColorBox chalk ink pad in lavender and charcoal by Clearsnap, rhinestones by Recollections, and stampin' dimensionals.