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YT Challenge: Mel's Winter White Challenge!

Hey all!

Whoa, I know what you're thinking... 3 blog posts in 3 days? In the same week?! NO WAY!

Yep, I don't know what's making me post this much. I actually HAVE been creating, believe it or not. It's just that creating blog posts for all of my crafty endeavors can be a bit tedious. Sitting at the computer on a folding chair is not very fun when you're 37 1/2 weeks pregnant! By the time I'm done, my butt hurts, my ankles and feet are swollen, and I'm exhausted!

Anyway, I wanted to get another blog post in here because I recently participated in a challenge on You Tube! It was hosted by Mel (her channel can be found HERE) and the challenge was to create a card or scrapbook layout that included the following:

1. the colors white and purple
2. a snowflake
3. a Cricut cut (can be combined with the snowflake)
4. a stamp
5. twine
6. Create a video response to her challenge video found HERE.

Here's my card!

supplies: CS: white (SU! and Neenah); stamp: Maria (from the The Greeting Farm Roll Call kit); sentiment: SU!;  ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Elegant Eggplant (SU!); twine (Whisker Graphics); snowflake (Gypsy Wanderings Cricut Cart, cut at 3") ; Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug); wide oval punch (SU!); dimensional adhesive; Copics

And here's my video response:

 

It was super fun to play along with a You Tube challenge! It was my first time and it certainly won't be my last! Love how the challenge really pushed me to use stuff already in my stash - especially the fact that I used my GYPSY for the first time EVER!

Cross your fingers that I win! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

SKdigis Challenge #6 - Create a Circle Shaped Card!

Hi All!

It's time for another awesome challenge from SKdigis! This week we're asking you to create a circle shaped card using an SKdigis image!

Sounds simple enough, right? :) Hope so, because we're totally inviting you all to play along!

Here's my card for this week!

supplies: CS: Bazzill, Recollections, Neenah; digi stamp: Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness kit (SKdigis); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger); Scallop Circle Card, large circle (Cricut Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge); oval punch (SU!); sentiment: Bras Vol. 3 (Skipping Stones Design); other: twine, Pearl Pen, Copic Markers

So, I kind of struggled a bit with this card. Circles are just a challenge for me! And since I'm trying to utilize my Cricut more, I decided to use the Birthday Bash cartridge to create my shapes! Easy peasy!

I also was inspired by Sonia's fabulous Breast Cancer Awareness kit and wanted to use the little girl - she reminds me a little bit of M. :) AND she's wearing a little badge that says "I wear pink for my grandma." - totally appropriate since my mom has been a Breast Cancer survivor for 17 years!

Linking up to the following challenges:

1. Pile it On #42: Shape Card
2. Crafty Mess #19: Anything Goes
3. Deep Ocean Challenge #36: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by this week and checking out my circle shaped card! :) Be sure to stop by the other DT member's blogs and see what they've created as well!

Have a fabulous week!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #115 + Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!

Welcome to Skipping Stones Design's Sketch Challenge 115 and the release of Sassy Cats 2!

If you just came from Jingle's blog, you are in the right place.  If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design.  The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Here's our sketch this week!

Here's my take on it:

supplies: CS: Orange (Paper Trey Ink), white (Neenah); DP: My Mind's Eye; stamp + sentiment: Sassy Cats 2 (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!); twine: Whisker Graphics

Yep, I went against the grain and made a SQUARE card. *lol* Circles mystify me for some reason. *lol* Hope you can tell though - all of the elements of the sketch are there! :)

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs.  This month we are welcoming Cyndi Bundy and Barb Turpin  to our team as Guest Designers! Kazan Clark will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!
Head over to Katie's blog for some more Skipping Stones Design inspiration!

Wendy J.
Karen
Kazan
Shannan
Cyndi
Taylor
Kandi
Barb
Wendy P.
Stephanie
Jingle
JoAnn
Katie

Also linking up to:

Sentimental Sundays #89: Shaped Cards

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day! :)

Kat Scrappiness Project: Chocolate Bunnies!

Hi Everyone!

I know it's been a while since I've posted a Kat Scrappiness project... For some reason, my January felties got lost in the mail! :( But luckily I've got some February goodies to play with and I'll be showing them off all week! I'm super excited! :)

Here's the first of my projects:

supplies: CS: kraft base (Paper Accents), white (Neenah), yellow (Recollections); DP: October Afternoon; felt chocolate Easter bunny (Kat Scrappiness); sentiment: Pink By Design; ink & ribbon (SU!); oval & petite scalloped oval nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Isn't this bunny super adorable? It makes me want to take a bite out of his ear! *lol* I love how the feltie set comes with other colors - pink & ivory. I think it would be perfect for any card - not just Easter cards... Like with this card - I made it into a love card and not an Easter one. :)

Versatility! I like it!

Linking up to:

Card Patterns #152
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #126: Create a happy card - happy news - rejoicing in life

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great week! :)

Birthday Sundaes #43: Inspiration Pic!

Hi All!

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes Challenge! This week's challenge is an Inspiration Picture:

(photo credit: http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/2011/02/valentines-day-treats/)

Cute, right?

Here's my take on it:

(supplies: CS: kraft (Paper Accents); DP: Basic Grey; stamp: Birthday Anya 2 (The Greeting Farm); sentiment: Birthday, Birthday (Pink By Design); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Star Dust Stickles (Ranger); nestbilities (Spellbinders); bling (Recollections); flowers (I Am Roses)

This week's challenge is not only based off the Inspiration Picture but you have to use a heart on your birthday card!

I blinged up Birthday Anya 2's heart topper on her cupcake and I used my circle heart nestabilities frame too! I pushed myself to add some I Am Roses flowers - I always forget! All in all, I think it's a simple, yet fabulous, card! :)

Linking up to:

All That Scraps - Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp - Love is In the Air: It's not a Valentine's Card, but it's certainly full of hearts! :)

Hope you all get a chance to play along with us this week at Birthday Sundaes! Check out the blog for more inspiration! :)

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #109!

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Itt's time for another Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge! It's our first challenge of the month and we're welcoming a whole new batch of guest designers: Julie Day, Emily Leiphart,  & Candice Fields!

We're also welcoming Pamela Young as our guest sketch artist this month. Here's what she has challenged us to work with this week!

 

Here's my take on it!

supplies: CS: kraft (Paper Accents); DP: My Mind's Eye; stamp set: Everyday Blessings (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!); Twine: Whisker Graphics

For this week's card, I used one of my very favorite Skipping Stones Design sets - Everyday Blessings. I really love how elegant and versatile it is - I know I just used the sentiment, but I think it packs a punch, don't you? And you all know how much I love creating Thank You cards. One can never enough of those in the supply, right?

I hope you get a chance to play along with our sketch challenge this week! The winner gets a prize! Yippee! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #104

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

It's time for another sketch from Skipping Stones Design! Here's this week's sketch by our Guest Sketch Designer Chan Vuong:

 Here's my take on it!

supplies: CS: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla (SU!); stamp sets: Rustic Tiles, Christmas Song (Skipping Stones Design); stamping ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red (SU!); ribbon holder, brad: Creative Impressions; twine: Whisker Graphics.

Be forewarned... my next few cards might be Christmas themed... oh and they all have Kraft cardstock in them... Just sayin'. :)

Anyway, I loved this sketch for the week by Chan! I had a fabulous time using more of Rustic Tiles as part of my "patterned" paper... Which, by the way is still on sale for $12.49 until the end of the night tonight! Hurry and pick up yours today!

I'm also really loving creating Christmas cards. I should have a handful to give away for Christmas! Yay!

Also linking up to the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Anything Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown #76: Create a Masculine Holiday Card

Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week at Skipping Stones Design! This week we're saying farewell to our guest designers Jimmi Mayo, Betsy Veldman, & Jessica Griffin, as well as our Guest Sketch Designer Chan Vuong! We had a great time having them join us for the month of November! Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello!

you are FIN-tastic!

Hi everyone!

My kids actually let me work in the craft room (well, they were at my side of course!) and I was able to create another card!

supplies: CS: blue (Bazzill); Solar White (Neenah); DP: Echo Park'; stamp: Mermaid Anya (The Greeting Farm); sentiment stamp: Splashtastic Summer set (K Andrew Designs); stamping ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Night of Navy (SU!); twine: Whisker Graphics; wave border die: Taylored Expressions; Modern Label Punch (SU!); pearls: KaiserCraft; Copic Markers, dimensional adhesive

I was really in the mood to create another center step card like the one I made here. And you all KNOW already how much I love the Splashtastic Summer set from K Andrew Designs - nevermind that it's my only set I own! I plan on ordering more! It's super versatile - not only do these stamps work with Cricut cartridges perfectly, but they already work with a TON of stamps I already own! How awesome is that?! :) yay for using an older TGF Anya image! :)

Also linking up to TGF's Farm Fresh Challenge: Retro-Fresh Blue/Berry challenge! <--- say THAT ten times fast! *lol*

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you all have a fabulous week! :)

aloha!

Hi everyone!

I had a little bit of time in my craft room today and wanted to share with you a card I made:

supplies: DP: green (Bazzill), Whisper White (SU!), Solar White (Neenah); DP: Echo Park; image stamp: Hula Anya (The Greeting Farm); sentiment stamp: Splashtastic Summer set (K Andrew Designs); stamping ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pear Tart (Memento); grass punch: Martha Stewart; cloud punch: Fiskars; twine: The Twinery; mini brads: SU!; other: Copic markers, dimesnional adhesive

It's been a while since I've inked up my Hula Anya, but I thought it was appropriate - my family and I are headed to Hawaii next year! *happy dance* I'm super excited because this is our first BIG trip to Hawaii with the kids. We used to go almost every year before DH and I got married but after having kids... well, you know how that goes.

Anyway, I wanted to create this card as my FIRST official member of the Getting Cricky Junior DT. I used the "aloha" sentiment from the Splashtastic Summer set - I'm TOTALLY in love with these sentiments! You ALL know how much I love collecting different "aloha" stamps - I just had to have this one in my collection too!

AND another great thing about these sets? Kristal donates a portion of each sale to charity! Gotta love that!

Here's the set I used:

Cute, right?

Anyway, I'm also joining in on the fun at Card Patterns this week! It's been a while since I've played along! :)

Thank's for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

get WHALE soon!

Hi again everyone! I was planning on posting this tomorrow, but tonight will have to do - I've got some challenges I need to enter this in! For my Skipping Stones Design post, go HERE!

When I'm in a creative rut, I usually turn to You Tube - there are so many fabulous crafters out there that have a TON of ideas. There are lots of techniques I haven't tried yet when it comes to my scrapbooking and cardmaking so usually when I turn to You Tube, I find something that inspires me!

Here's a fold I've never tried before - it's a side-step card and I used THIS video to help me...

supplies: CS: kraft: Bazzill; light blue, red, blue (SU!); white (Neenah); DP: Basic Grey; whale: Create a Critter whale cut at 3" (Cricut); sentiment: Splash-tastic Summer (K Andrew Designs Stamps); square punch, scalloped square punch (SU!); twine: The Twinery; waves die: Taylored Expressions (I think!): Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Ok, so I admit I had created this card base a few weeks ago - I had every intention of using it on a different card... But the images I had in mind for that card didn't get colored properly and I had an accident with an eyball... *lol*

Anyway, I came across this card base the other day and was inspired by this new sentiment set I purchased at K Andrew Designs (just tried out for their DT, btw - keep your fingers crossed!) - I thought it go well with the cute whale on the Create-A-Critter Cricut cart I've been neglecting. :)

Linking up to:

CCEE1143 - Make a funny get well card.
Paper Playtime #59 - Anything Goes: Past or Present Project
Paper Pretties: Use a Sentiment
Come & Get it Challenges: Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner: Fancy Folds

What do you think? Yay for using my Cricut! One self-challenge down! Yippee!

Thanks for stopping by!