A Cheery Sympathy Card

I see a lot of sympathy cards that to me are just depressing.  I think a sympathy card can be bright while still showing sympathy so I tried to make one of my own that I will be adding to the Wee Memories #57 challenge and the CPS #219 challenge.

Here's the sketch from CPS: 

And here's my 'bright' sympathy card:

SUPPLIES -
Elena's Easel Turtle Tots - Picking Posies
Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Spellbinders Labels Three
Crafters Workshop Daisy Clusters Template
Dusty Concord, Broken China, Shabby Shutters Distress Inks
Copic markers - R32, YR65, Y21, G21, G94, E35, and B00
Black Fine tip marker
Pink Floss

Hey Chickie!

Using the sketch from LilyPad:

I made a card to use in both the Lily Pad challenge and the WeeMemories #57 challenge.  I wanted to make a shaped card with one of my Spellbinders dies and though this little chickie fit inside perfectly.

I think since I made the little chick on polka dot paper, I will also enter this card in the Lawnscaping Polka Dot challenge.

SUPPLIES -
Paper Smooches Chubby Chums
Lawn Fawn Teeny Tiny Backdrops
Caribbean Twine from the Twinery
Milled Lavender Distress Ink
Provo Craft Paper Pad
Orange Glaze Pen

Wee Memories #56 and Lily Pad Embossing Challenges

Today I created a card that can be used in two challenges - Wee Memories #56 and Lily Pad Cards Embossing Challenge.  I've been dying to try the dry embossed frame that I saw on Kristina Werner's Make a Card Monday video and finally had a reason to do it!!  It turned out much better than I expected.  I added some heat embossing and a Dazzles stacked rose for the final card:

SUPPLIES - 

Stacked Roses Dazzles stickers

Stampin' Up A Word for You

Glaze pens

Silver Embossing Powder

Stylus

CPS #218 and Lawnscaping #10

I have a vacation week this week and have every intention of doing some major spring cleaning of the basement and my craft space.  I've been working so hard the last two days, I've been to exhausted to do much crafting, but today... TODAY I made a point of doing a little something fun.  Using the sketch in CPS #218 challenge:

and the call for Polka Dots at the Lawnscaping challenge, I was inspired to do a birthday card -

SUPPLIES - 

Lawn Fawn's Bake me a Cake

Basic Grey Kioshi Paper Pad

Spellbinders Large Scalloped Ovals and Large Ovals

Flower Brads

Bazzil Paper Flowers

Ranger Distress Inks in Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord (to make the vertical strip behind the flowers)

CPS Card Sketch 217

**This is my second post today so please scroll down to catch both posts!"

I like the challenge of fitting things to a sketch but still making it my own.  I was psyched when I found CPS's Card Sketch Challenge.  Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

SUPPLIES -

Cupcake Kiki La Rue by C.C. Designs

AmyR's Birthday Sentiments 

Spellbinder's Ribbon Banners, Large Rectangles, and Large Scalloped Rectangles

Kaiser Kraft Peachey Keen Paper

Ranger Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo

white gel pen

brads

Wee Memories Challenge #55 - C.R.A.F.T.S

This week's Wee Memories Challenge is C.R.A.F.T.S - Color, Ribbon, Acrylic, Floral, Twine and Stamps.  I wanted to make a simple card that combined a couple of these items, so here it is:

Started with a 4 3/4 square card base.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the dots to give the background some interest.  Stamped and embossed the sentiment.  Tied the twine around the card.  Added the flower. And rounded the bottom two corners.  

SUPPLIES - 

Stampin' Up!'s A Word For You Stamp Set

Twine from the Twinery in Cappucino, Honeydew, and Blossom

2.5" Pajama Grosgrain Flower by Bazzill

Versamark

White Embossing Powder

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

I think in the end I combined Color, Ribbon, Floral, Twine, and Stamps.  Now if only I could have found some acrylic to go with it!

Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search

Happy Mother's Day!!  After spending quality time with my mom - planning which classes we want to take at our upcoming CKC Convention -  I came up with this card for the Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search.  

SUPPLIES - 

Bee and Thanks DigiStamps from Paper Smooches

Clouds stamp by Hero Arts

Ranger Distress Inks - Broken China, Wild Honey and Shabby Shutters

Ranger Black Enamel Accents

Diamond Stickles

Basic Grey Oliver Bloomers

Spellbinders Blossom Two

Happy NSD!!

What crafty things did you create during National Scrapbooking Day??  I had the unfortunate pleasure of working this weekend, so I did not get to spend as much time crafting as I would have liked, but I forced myself out to one of the local stores to gather supplies during the sales for NSD and was inspired to get something done before heading off for bed and another day at work.

I also realized - tomorrow is Mother's Day.  I've had a few little gifts stashed waiting for the day, but I never took the time to wrap them, so...

I crafted a cute little gift bag for mom.

Finished bag minus the gifts :-)

I've been dying to use the Fanciful Frames set from Lawn Fawn and had the perfect idea for the gift bag.

Close up of the center

I think my mom will enjoy it!

SUPPLIES

Stamps - Lawn Fawn's Fanciful Frames and Jessie's ABCs; Ketto's Dolly from Stamping Bella

Kioshi Paper from Basic Grey

Bloomers from Basic Grey

Twine from the Twinery in Cappucino, Peapod, and Lavendar
Antique Linen Distress Ink
Various Copic markers

and some paper tape I had lying around

Enjoy what's left of NSD and to all the mother's out there - Happy Mother's Day!

Two Challenges! (continued)

PART TWO - 

The next card I came up with, I had my sister-in-law in mind.  Her birthday is next Monday and I wanted to make a cute card for her.  She studies crows on an island in the Pacific so I had to do something with crows.  I saw the pop-up card idea on a you tube video which I can't seem to find now (if someone knows where it is let me know so I can give credit!).

card front

card inside

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! Party Hearty and So Happy for You

Ink - Distress Inks by Ranger in Dusty Concord, Broken China, Dried Marigold, Fired Brick,

        Wild Honey, and Shabby Shutters

Other - Bakers Twine from the Twinery

           Stampin' Up! Two Step Owl Punch

           Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher

           Glossy Accents

           Orange Glaze Pen

Two Challenges!

PART ONE -

This week I found two challenges that I couldn't wait to take part in.  The first is a paper piecing challenge over at Wee Memories and the other is a party themed challenge at Lawnscaping.

For the paper Wee Memories paper piecing challenge, I created a little snapshot of a sneaky little racoon.  The racoon, log, cupcake, and picture frame have all been paper pieced.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest and Say Cheese

             Stamping Bella Cupcakabella

             Stampin' Up! Party Hearty

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper - Kioshi Paper Pad by Basic Grey

           Hey Birdie by Kaiser Kraft

Other - Bakers Twine from the Twinery

           Buttons

           Brads

           Diamond Stickles

           Red Stickles

           Copics 

Check out my next post for part two of "Two Challenges!"

A Beginning

Hello blog world!  I hope you enjoy my creations as much I love putting them together.

I'll start with a card I made for the Lawnscaping Challenge #8.  I had just gotten the stamp sets in the mail when I found this challenge so I HAD to do it.  Enjoy!

SUPPLIES:

Lawn Fawn stamps - Jessie's ABCs, Say Cheese, and Critters in the Forest

Kaiser Kraft Paper 

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Copic markers

I love the adorable hedgehog and have a feeling I'll be using a lot of him in the future.