SUNFLOWERS ARE JOYFUL FLOWERS THAT ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE.
MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH SUNFLOWERS!!!

Monday, February 28, 2011

365 Cards, There's Magic in the Air, Designed 2 Delight, Totally Stampalicious, Pollycraft Challenge, Cupcake Craft, Paper Cutz, Crazy 4 Challenges, Incy Wincy and Paper Playtime

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Paper Studio; digital image and sentiment are Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; micro mini beads on the vase; Spellbinders circles; ribbon and felt butterfly trim from my collection.  TFL




365 Cards - Day 364 - Super Sketchy Sunday




There's Magic in the Air - Color Challenge
Yellows, Greens, and Blues

Designed 2 Delight - Progressive February Challenge
use Daffodils image

Totally Stampalicious - Recipe
1 ribbon, 2 different patterns paper, 3 embellishments

Pollycraft Challenge #82 - 3 Circles

Cupcake Craft #131 - Anything But Square
no squares allowed on project

Paper Cutz #80 - Springs

Crazy 4 Challenges 376 - Flowers

Incy Wincy #83 - Spring is in the Air

Paper Playtime #40 - Digi Monday - Anything Goes

365 Cards

Here is my card for the 365 Cards challenge for Day 172 to do a Do Over from one of my old cards.




Here is my NEW card that I made.  Decided this time to make a card with more springy colors.















Here is my OLD card that I think I made about 3+ years ago.

365 Cards, Sentimental Sundays, The Crafty Pad and The Corrosive Challenge

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital images and sentiment are Tiffany Doodles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; ink distressing around the edge of printed paper; Spellbinders label die with paper piercing.  TFL



365 Cards - Day 168 - Sketch




Sentimental Sundays #44 - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad #110 - Something Yummy for Your Tummy

The Corrosive Challenge #105 - Distressing
ink distressed around printed paper and sentiment

Friday Sketchers, The Stamping Boutique, Lollipop Crafts, Stamp Something, One Stop Craft Challenge, Patties Creations, Allsorts and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  All papers are Paper Studio; digital image is The Stamping Boutique; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders label die; SU tab punch; stamped sentiment is CTMH; ribbon from my collection; handmade lace and ribbon flower with mini button center and silver cording.  TFL




Friday Sketchers #143 - Sketch







The Stamping Boutique - February Challenge
use Stamping Boutique image

Lollipop Crafts #28 - Think Spring

Stamp Something - Something with Flowers

One Stop Craft Challenge #120 - Spring Flowers

Patties Creations #16 - Make Your Own Embellishment

Allsorts #92 - Make Your Own Flowers

365 Cards - Day 362 - Fun with Buttons
create an embellishment that includes at least one button

Sunday, February 27, 2011

City Crafter, Stampin for the Weekend, Stamptacular Sunday, Karber Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital image is Karber; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils & OMS; Stickles; stamped sentiment is Printworks.  TFL

City Crafter #45 - Nothing to it!!
 No bows, lace, flowers, button....nothing

Stampin for the Weekend #4 - Monochrome

Stamptacular Sunday #100 - You've Been Framed
make a frame

Karber Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Midnight Madness and Die Cuttin' Divas

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Paper Studios; image is die cut from Indie Cricut cartridge (it is layered to give it a bit of dimension.  flower Spellbinders die cut; Stickles & gems; fiber from my collection.  TFL





Midnight Madness #92 - Sketch






Die Cuttin' Divas #4 - Shadows Shadows

365 Cards and Fresh Brewed

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; digital sentiment is Fresh Brewed; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils; Spellbinders label die; ribbon from my collection.  TFL





365 Cards - Day 144 - Best Seller






Fresh Brewed #36 - Ribbons & Bows

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Craft Your Days Away, Simon Says Stamp, Make It Colorful, Karen's Doodles and Claudia & Company

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper from my scraps; digital image Karen's Doodles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for sky; Spellbinders label die; ribbon was RAK from long ago; letter staple and letter stickers from my collection.  TFL



Craft Your Days Away #14 - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp - Coffee and Cream

 Make It Colorful #8 - Light Source from Top Left

Karen's Doodles #51 - Masculine

Claudia & Company #76 - Recipe
1 tag, 2 buttons, ribbon and sticker

Critter Sketch, Cards for Men, There's Magic in the Air, Mark's Finest Papers, Cupcake Craft Challenge, Saturday Challenge, Crafty Ann's, Sew Many Challenges and Daring Cardmakers

Here is my card for these challenges.  Digital image is Paper Cupcakes; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; ric rac ribbon from my collection.  Papers, sentiment sticker and star shaker embellishment are all from the $ store or Target $spot.  TFL





Critter Sketch #53 - Sketch & use ribbon






Cards for Men #4 - Recipe
1 image, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishments

There's Magic in the Air - Children's Birthday Care

Mark's Finest Papers #44 - Food

Cupcake Craft Challenge #130 - Cake N Ice Cream
use both or just one

Saturday Challenge #123 - Sweet Treats

Crafty Ann's #35 - Birthday

Sew Many Challenges - Stars


Daring Cardmakers - Pound Shop Pretties
things found at the $ store

Tuesday Morning Sketches, Totally Stampalicious, Squigglefly, Crafty Emma's, 365 Cards and Simon Says Stamp

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is K&Company and Scrapbook Etc; digital image is Squigglefly; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Spellbinders square and label die;  flower from Michaels; stamped sentiment is Studio G; lace, jute ribbon and pearls from my collection.  TFL




Tuesday Morning Sketches #82 - Sketch





Totally Stampalicious - Color Challenge
Brown, Green & Blue

Squigglefly #86 - Digital Delights
use digi and add something that starts with "D" (die cuts & dots)

Crafty Emma's #25 - Flowers and Flutterby's

365 Cards - Day 363 - Create a Faux Frame

Simon Says Stamp - Coffee & Cream colors

Have you heard about Birthday Sundaes???

There's a new challenge blog in town.  Do you need to make some birthday cards for your stash??  Well this is the blog for you because they are all about birthday's. 
 Hey they even have a blog candy to get everything rolling.   Go check it out Birthday Sundaes.

Friday, February 25, 2011

The House That Stamps Built, Scrapmasters SPCC; The Crazy Challenge, Pollycraft Challenge, 365 Cards and Little Red Wagon

Here is my card for these challenges.  Paper are from my scrap pile (trying to just work from there this week); digital image is Pollycraft; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for sky; Spellbinders deckled rectangle and scalloped rectangle; piercing; gold pearls and little diamonds on flower from my collection.  TFL




The House That Stamps Built #F2311 - Sketch
I flipped the sketch on it's side.






 Scrapmasters SPCC - #88 - Color Challenge
Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand and Rose Red

The Crazy Challenge #55 - Baby Love

Pollycraft Challenge #81 - Diamonds and Pearls

365 Cards  Day 360 - Imagine This: Good News

Little Red Wagon - Animals

Sketches in Thyme, Daisy Doodles and 365 Cards

Here is my card for the challenges.  Background is shimmer cardstock that I embossed with QuicKutz folder; digital sentiment is Daisy Doodles; Spellbinders scalloped rectangle; stamped image is Studio G; Stickles; glitter ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.  TFL





Sketches in Thyme #14 - Sketch






Daisy Doodles #28 - Valentine with Color and Shimmer

365 Cards - Day 86 - Keep It Simple
1 stamped image, 1 stamped sentiment, 1 embellishment
no patterned paper

Happy Monday Challenge, Lollipop Crafts, Charisma Cardz, Simon Says Stamp & Show, Digital Tuesday, Crafty Sentiments and Paper Play

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Paper Studio and DCWV; digital image and sentiment are Deedee' Digi; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; EK Success border punch; Spellbinder label die; paper piercing; silk flower with gem center.  TFL




Happy Monday Challenge - Sketch






Lollipop Crafts #27 - Black, White & Pop of Color

Charisma Cardz #8 - Black, White & One other Color

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Stripes

Digital Tuesday #99 - Punches

Crafty Sentiments - Spring

Paper Play #8 - Let's Get Sentimental

365 Cards, Sentimental Sundays, Bugaboo, Delightful Sketches, Pals Paper Arts and The ABC Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  All papers are from my scrap pile (looks like I better work from that pile some more....great papers in there); digital image Bugaboo; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Glossy Accents on the jar; background is QuicKutz embossing folder; Fiskar's scallop punch and Spellbinders ovals; stamped sentiment is SU.  TFL 




365 Cards - Day 357 - Sketch



Sentimental Sundays #43 - Be Inspired - Photo




Bugaboo - Get Well

Delightful Sketches - Use Your Scraps

Pals Paper Arts  #82 - Scallops - Clean & Simple

The ABC Challenge - O is for Ovals

Sketch Saturday, Simon Says Stamp, Digi Doodle Shop's Best, 365 Cards, I Did It Creations

Here is my card for these challenges.  Various printed papers in my scrap pile; digital image is Digi's With Attitude; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; Spellbinders Wonky Squares; Thickers and buttons from my collection.  TFL





Sketch Saturday - Sketch







Simon Says Stamp - Coffee & Cream
colors

Digi Doodle Shop's Best #48 - Spots / Dots

365 Cards - Day 361 - I've Got Your Number
use a number

I Did It Creations #43 - Anything Goes

The Power of Flowers....

We have a new challenged posted up at Simply Create today.....Power of Flowers.  You all blew us away with your Bold and Bright cards for the last challenge and we can hardly wait to see all your fabulous flower creations.  Be sure to pop over to Simply Create to see all the stunning cards the DT has made to get your creative juices flowing.

Here is my shaker card just packed full of flowers.  Stripe paper is DCWV; digital image fairy house is Tiddly Inks; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; stamped fairy is Studio G; shaker has some round and mini flower sequins and glitter; Martha Stewart flower border punch; punched and layered flowers with heart brad center; flower fabric trim to frame image is from Hobby Lobby.  TFL

Top Tip Tuesday...... I have a couple of tips to share with you that I used on this card.

First tip is a technique that I learned a year ago and have only used it one other time.  Emboss white core card stock with Cuttlebug dots embossing folder and then sand lightly to reveal the white core.  Use markers on the embossed dots to make very cute dotted paper to match you project.

Second tip is the way I did my shaker for my card.  I recycled the plastic dome shape from some stickers that I bought.  This one was pretty shallow so it worked perfectly.  I actually used two of them exactly the same size so that I could stamp my little fairy on the inside of the top one to make her look like she is flying.

Papertake Weekly #53 - Sketch



365 Cards #358 - Color Scheme




Tiddly Inks #39 - Shaker Card

Top Tip Tuesday #23 - Bling It On

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Stripes

Creative Inspirations #100 - Stripes

Kaboodle Doodles #55 - Break Tradition
do a new technique or fold

Crafty Cardmakers #40 - Fairies
and use at least 2 paper punches

Creative Card Crew - Fantasy

Crafty Creations #107 - At the Bottom of My Garden Lives

Flutter By Wednesday #143 - Open
use butterfly, fairy or angel

Cooking It Up With Katie #50 - Recipe
some white, add some wings, finish with wishes

Do You Stack Up #8 - Anything Goes

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Sew Many Cards, The Cuttlebug Spot, Fab N Funky, Top Tip Tuesday, Tuesday Throwdown, A Spoonfull of Sugar and Party Time Tuesday


Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Basic Grey - Eva; digital images are Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; background Sizzix embossing folder with ink on top; Spellbinders label dies; sentiment 3D glitter sticker is Miss Elizabeths; ribbon from my collection.  Spiral pop-up inside with Designed 2 Delight image.  TFL

TOP TIP TUESDAY Tip ---- This is a really great cheap homemade stamp cleaner/conditioner.  Can be used for rubber as well as acrylic stamps.

Mix in 10 oz. spray bottle, 2 TBLS Glycerin (purchase at drug store), 1 tsp. baby shampoo or baby wash, 8 oz. distilled water.  Can be mixed in larger bottle and then poured into smaller spray bottle.  I just spray a small amount on a cleaning pad and then rub your stamp back and forth to clean and condition.  You will be amazed how great your rubber stamps will feel.....even the really old ones this will condition them so they feel like new again.
Note- If using Staz-On ink on rubber stamps you will need to use some of the Staz-On cleaner first and then use the homemade stamp cleaner/conditioner to keep your stamps conditioned.







Sew Many Cards #44 - Sketch







The Cuttlebug Spot - Pop Up Images Inside

Fab N Funky #61 - Recipe Time
1 image, 2 embellishments, 3 papers

Top Tip Tuesday #23 - Bling It On


A Spoonfull of Sugar #140 - Birthday Wishes

Party Time Tuesday #4 - Anything Goes

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Do It With Digi's, Digi Stamp Boutique and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV; digital image is Digi Stamp Boutique; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles; EK Success border punch; chipboard sentiment and gems from my collection.  TFL





Do It With Digi's #4 - Sketch






Digi Stamp Boutique - February Challenge
use Digi Stamp Boutique image

365 Cards - Day 157 - Card Recipe
4 1/4 x 5 1/2, 2 - 3x3 printed papers, 3 rhinestones, sentiment,
1 stamped or digi image, 2 buttons

Flashback Friday

Here is my first 3D project posted to my blog on April 3, 2009.  Papers Prima, ribbon, acrylic heart, some chipboard Heidi Grace, other chipboard K&Co.  TFL

Flashback Friday 8.0 - First 3-D Project 

Here is the original link to my project.

http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com/2009/04/mini-album.html

Monday, February 21, 2011

365 Cards, Paper Playtime, Stamptacular Sunday, Stamp Something, Paper Sundaes, Crafty Catz, Craft Your Passion

 Here is my card I made for the grandson.  Printed papers are Paper Studio; stamped image and sentiment are Studio G; coloring done with glitter markers; paper piercing; fun foam star with Stickles.  TFL




 365 Cards - Day 354 - Hannah's Thursday Sketch







Paper Playtime #39 - Technology

Stamptacular Sunday #99 - S.O.S. Someone Special


Stamp Something - Something Funky

Paper Sundaes #57 - Masculine Colors

Crafty Catz #70 - One For the Men

Craft Your Passion #46 - Male Card

365 Cards, Penny's Challenges, Make It Colorful, Designed 2 Delight and Guylou Inlimitabilty

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is SU; digital image and sentiment are Designed 2 Delight; paper piecing; rainbow background I did the coloring with glitter chalks; epoxy hearts from my collection.  TFL





365 Cards - Day 352 - Tuesday Sketch by Audrey











Penny's Challenges 347 - Photo Inspiration




Make It Colorful #7 - Smooth Gradients
create a rainbow and blend each color into the next

Designed 2 Delight - February Progressive Challenge
use Appliqued Tree image

Guylou Inlimitabilty - Anything Goes

365 Cards and Crafty Sentiments Design

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed paper is K&Company; stamped sentiment is TAC; corner die cut is Cuttlebug; fiber from my collection.  TFL





365 Cards - Day 350 - Super Sketchy Sunday by Wendi






Crafty Sentiments Design - Lemon & Lilac

365 Cards, Cupcake Inspirations, Lexi's Creations, Simon Says Stamp & Show and Incy Wincy Designs

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Doodlebug; digital image is Lexi's Creations; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for the sky; Spellbinders label dies; corner punch; ribbon trim is Making Memories; sentiment sticker from my collection.  TFL 




365 Cards - Day 356 - Heidi's Saturday Sketch











Cupcake Inspirations #99 - Photo Inspiration








Lexi's Creations #34 - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Stripes

Incy Wincy Designs #81 - Use Punches or Dies