Friday, October 21, 2011

Frosted Designs Color Challenge

First, I must say "Happy Birthday" to my mom!

The Fabulous Friday Challenge Color inspiration at Frosted Designs this week is a beautiful fall inspired montage:


I've created this card using Basic Grey paper for the background and shipping tags for the pumpkins. The pumpkins are colored with Tim Holtz Distress stains and ink and run through a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The leaves are Making Memories holly leaves with the points rounded off to make squash leaves out of them. I've added a CTMH brown pearl to each just for fun! The vines are rub-ons from my stash, not sure of the manufacturer.


I hope you are inspired to make a project using the gorgeous colors of fall! Link it up at Frosted Designs to be in the random draw for a fabulous prize from One Stop Card Crafts!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Frosted Designs Recipe Challenge

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge this week is a recipe!
Use at least four of the following:
1. The color yellow
2. Ribbon or lace
3. chipboard
4. flowers
5. misting or inks
6. buttons
7. stickers
8. rub ons


My design team project is a new page in my art journal.
From the recipe I used these six elements: 
Yellow, Lace, Flowers, Ink, Buttons, Rub-ons.

Here are some close-ups: (click to enlarge)



I hope you are inspired to make a project using the recipe challenge and enter it at Frosted Designs by October 28th to be entered in the random draw for a fabulous prize from Prairie Bird Boutique!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Die Cut Heart Card

Stuck on U Sketches has a challenge up to use a die cut heart. At CKC Valley Forge last July, I purchased a set of four scalloped nesting heart shaped dies made by Lifestyle Crafts. This was the perfect challenge to try them out! I used Fancy Pants Designs paper and folded a base, then offset the die so the left hand side wouldn't cut, leaving me a fold for my card. Using the next size smaller die, I cut the center for the front of my card. I outlined some of the print with a gelly roll sparkle pen and added a flower and brad. I think it's cute!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Thinking of you card

Fancy Pants Designs is having a card challenge on their Facebook page. 
I used their "Hot Chocolate" line to make this card:


I used this sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches:

Other product used is:
Close to my Heart - stamp, flowers, and pearls
Making Memories - brad
Imaginisce - flower
Punches by Fiskars and Martha Stewart
Versafine ink, Zing embossing powder
Stampendous Stamp
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Tim Holtz distress ink

Oweeeeee! Poor Jakey

Jakey wins the prize for first blood shed at Mommom's house - off the kitchen step - splat onto the laundry room floor - split lip - blood everywhere!

I've used this sketch from My Scraps and More :
Paper and Journal block: Cosmo Cricket "Get Happy"`
Hug me bear strip: Cosmo Cricket "Jack's World"
Giraffe and Tickets: My Minds Eye "Alphabet Soup - boy"
Alpha: Echo Park, Distress Ink: Tim Holtz


Thanks for looking! I appreciate your comments (and followers!)

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Practical Scrappers Card Contest

WOW! The card submission for the Practical Scrappers Card Contest are AMAZING! Hop over there and check them out - and be sure to vote for your favorites!