Pastel card

I made this card using an embossing folder by Sizzix, cardstock by Recollections, patterned paper by Three bugs in a Rug, stamp by Stampin Up, ink by CTMH and Colorbox/Clearsnap and flowers by Martha Stewart. Flower punches are by Marvy and Creative Memories.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/-Flowers

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/-Spring

http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/-Spring

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

http://willowsketchiechallenge.blogspot.com/-Embossing

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/-Use a stamp {sentiment}

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/-Use a rubber stamp {sentiment}

Pink and black TY

I am totally brain dead today. All the life has been sucked out of me. I think the only way to get back to "normal" is to make cards for the rest of the night. lol

Here's one I made this month. Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/-Thank you

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/-Less is more

http://willowsketchiechallenge.blogspot.com/-Embossing

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/-3 shapes {circle, square and rectangle}

http://wishcraftcards.blogspot.com/-Waste not {The SEI chipboard has been in my stash for years}

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/-No DP

http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/-Thank you

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

For you Card

I made this card to open from the top. The background and sentiment stamps are by Fiskars. The papers are by Recollections and Sunborn. Ink by Tsukineko, flower rosette die cut by Tim Holtz, flower punch by Marvy and stickers are unknown.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look:)

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/-CAS

Manly Monday

This week's Manly Monday post is for Dad. It could be used as a Father's Day card or birthday or whatever.

Supplies:
Stamp-Maya Road

bottle-Jolee's

embossing -Sizzix

patterned paper-Basic Grey

cardstock - Recollections

ink-Colorbox/Clearsnap

&

Ranger Industries

rub-on - The Paper Studio

Brads-CTMH

Thanks for looking:)

Challenges

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ -Emboss it

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

Chalk-Ah-Lot Sorry I was Crabby Card

This week at Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe the challenge is ANYTHINGS GOES w/ CHALK.

Powdered chalks can be found HERE and crab stamp can be found HERE

Supplies:

Basic Grey patterned paper

Cardstock by CGull and Recollections

Ribbon by Doodlebug and Offray

Ink by Versa Mark

Embossing powder by Stampendous

Die cuts by Spellbinders

Sentiment by Cricut Don Juan cartridge using Design Studio to weld the letters together

Gems by Imaginisce and The Paper Co

Thanks for looking.

I combined my grey powdered chalk with paint and then painted the crab image. I know crabs aren't grey but with the rest of the card showcasing red, it worked for me. I hope you like it.

Challenges:
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ -anything goes

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ -Card for a guy with a sentiment

http://hobbystuggu.blogspot.com/search/label/Utfordringer -Animal focus

http://liastampz.blogspot.com/ (13)-Anything goes & add a sentiment

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ -Ribbons

http://hotshotcraft.blogspot.com/ -red

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/ (40)-anything goes

http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ (98)-Animal Planet

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ -Anything goes

Thank you to all the DT members that leave nice comments. They are very appreciated. I know it's time consuming for you but it's something I really look forward to reading.

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #100

This week at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge the challenge is Kids cards

We are sponsored by Digi Darla's Digital stamp club.

I used Basic Grey patterned paper, tickets by K & Co, colored in using Copic markers, die cut by Spellbinders and cardstock by Recollections.

Thanks for looking.

Pink and Grey card

My card's supplies:

Die cut - Spellbinders

patterned paper  - very old/unknown

ribbon - Queen and Co

Flower (pink)-Prima

Flower (grey) - Recollections

ink - Ranger

stamp - Fiskars

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/ -ANything Goes

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

http://hotshotcraft.blogspot.com/ -Ribbon

http://cceestampers.blogspot.com/ -Focus on a sentiment

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

Thinking of you

A Thinking of You card. Patterned paper by Bo Bunny, Daisy D's and Making Memories. Cardstock by Recollections. Flowers by Petaloo. rub on by Kaisercraft. Die cuts by Spellbinders.

Thanks for looking.

Thank You card

A quick and easy Thank you card today. The papers are by Making Memories. I dry embossed the top with a Tim Holtz embossing folder by Sizzix. The doily die cut is by Martha Stewart and sticker inside by American Crafts. The ribbon is by Studio G. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look:)

Challenges:

http://cceestampers.blogspot.com/ -Focus on a sentiment

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/ -CAS

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ -CAS

http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/ -Anything goes

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/ -CAS

Pink Thinking of you

A quick pink card for you today. The background stamp is by Hero Arts and the sentiment stamp is by Stamp N plus Scrap N. The scallop circle die cut and border are by Spellbinders and the label the sentiment is on  is by Cricut. Ink by Stampin Up, Colorbox and Ranger. Patterned paper by Making Memories with cardstock by Recollections, Hobby Lobby and Sunborn. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Challenges:

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ -Anything goes

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ -Just Sentiments

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/ -floral

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/ -Sentimentally yours

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/ -Spring Scallops

Manly Monday

Funny thing about posting to your blog-you have to take the pictures off your camera. Who would have thought?

This week I used wrapping paper and Mod Podge to create my card. I crippled the paper because it already had creases in the middle of the map and then smoothed it back out using the MP. The label is from Martha Stewart and the rub on by The Paper Studio. Cardstock be Recollections.

PS My husband didn't think the ribbon was very manly but I chose to post it anyway.

Thanks for looking

Challenges:

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ -Handmade background

scrapitgirl-Going green by recycling (wrapping paper)

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/ -One for the boys

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ -DIY image

http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/ -One for the boys

One Stitch at a Time #105

This week's One Stitch at a time challenge is Girly. My image is by CutenToonz.

I paper pieced her dress using patterned papers by Recollections. The flower paper and matte paper is by Sunborn and the darker color for the border is by Creative Memories. The punch is by Stampin Up and the flowers by Prima. The sentiment is by Hero Arts and the ink by Colorbox. I used Copic markers to color in the rest of the image. Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/ -Floral

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ -About the ladies

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/ -Paper piecing

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/ -Border punch

http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/ -Any occasion with metal (brads)

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ -Anything Goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ -One for the girls

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/ -Monochromatic

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/ -Flowers

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #99

This week at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge the challenge is to make an easel card. You can find instructions on how to make an easel card HERE. They are not that hard to make and are very fun to look at. You should give it a try. 

We were sponsored by Fred She Said. They have the most beautiful images. Check them out.

For my card I used distressing inks to color in my bird and flowers. I used watercolor paper by Hobby Lobby and then used a Spellbinders die to cut out the flowers. I embossed it as well. The bird I fussy cut it after painting it.

The yellow paper is by CGull. I used a Hero Arts background stamp and yellow ink by CTMH to give it a little pattern but not too much that would take away from the digi's.

The pink carstock is by Recollections and the card base is by Halcraft. The sentiment is a SRM sticker.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ -Things with wings

http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ -Think Spring

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ -Easel Card

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/ -Think Spring

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/ -Floral

http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com/ -Spring

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ -No Designer papers

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ -Using stamps for a background

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/ -Flowers

http://littledarlingschallenges.blogspot.com/ -Spring

http://www.thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/ -Perfect pastels

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/ -Spring

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ -Easel Card

Happy St Patrick's Day Cards

I have a few cards to show you but not much to say about them. I am busy creating stuff and need to get off the computer and get back to it. Thanks for looking.
The image for this first card is by The Stamping Boutique

St Patrick's Day card

I have a St Patrick's day card to share today. The image is by The Stamping Boutique I colored in the image using my Copic markers and then used a few Spellbinders dies to matte it. The background of the card is a border stamp that I stamp multiple times to give the look of a background stamp. I then put Liquid Pearls (Platinum) in the circle part of the design. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ -Use a digi

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ -St Patrick's Day

http://scrappersdelightspapercrafts.blogspot.com/ -Luck of the Irish

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ -Show us some green

http://www.thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/ -Luck of the Irish

http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ -St Patrick's Day

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ -Use stamps to make a background

http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com/ -Green

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ -A bit of green

http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/ -St Patrick's Day

Christmas Cards all year Round Mid month reminder

Don't forget to start up on those Christmas cards and then link them to Christmas cards all Year Round.
Here is another card I made for the challenge of making your card green and using two pieces of patterned paper. Thanks for looking.

Butterfly sympathy card

Not much to say today. I hope you are all having a good week and are crafting your hearts out.

The Spellbinders die cut is stamped, heat embossed and then inked with distressing ink. I sprayed it with perfect pearls and water. The butterfly is colored in using Copic markers. Thanks for looking.

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ -things with wings

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ -Anything goes

http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/ -Things with wings

http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ -Going dotty

http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/ -Sympathy

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/ -Sympathy

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ -Embossing

Paper Piecing

I love this technique but tend to forget about it. This Lawn Fawn stamp is perfect for paper piecing. There is this ONE with the bathing suits that would be great too.

For this card I used patterned paper by Reminsce (flowers) and the other I think is by K and Co. Cardstock by Recollections and Hobby Lobby. Ink by Memento. Die cut and border by Spellbinders.

Thanks for looking

Challenges:

Corrosive Challenge-Paper Piecing

Fairy Tale challenge-Paper Piecing

Stamp and create-Paper Piecing

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/-Girly/Mother's Day

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/-About the ladies

It's fun to paper piece with digital stamps too. Just print the same digi (at the same size) on the patterned paper you want something to be. It looks awesome when you do it with clothes like a top and pants. See my card below. I used cardstock as the top and not a very good print for the pants. But live and learn. I've previously posted this card but wanted to show the fun of paper piecing with digital stamps too. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday

This week's Manly Monday is a found treasure within the deepest part of my craft room. Whe I use to go to crops and retreats I would use other ladies cartridges and stamps to use for later. This airplane is one of those creations. I have no idea where it came from but it was so cute I had to use it for a congratulations card. The sentiment sticker is by SRM and Cardstock by Sunborn. The card base is by Halcraft. The patterned paper is really old as well and therefore I don't have a manufacturer for it. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Challenges:

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/-One for the boys

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

Chalk-Ah-Lot Frog Hang in There card

Edited May 2021. 

BIGGER PICTURE.

CLEANED UP CHALLENGE LINKS.

This fun sentiment from my Cricut was perfect for the frog stamp. It can be found on the Wild Card cartridge under shift phrases of the tweety card. (page 47 in the handbook)

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/-Anything goes-ENDED (2017)

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/-see those layers-STILL GOING

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/-Animals-REMOVED

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/-Animals-ENDED (2017)

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/-Branching out

Thanks for stopping by.-ENDED AND NOTHING TO LOOK AT

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #98

This week at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge the theme is Easter and we are being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish. Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/-Pastels

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/-Spring

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Perfect pastels

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Spring colors

http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/-2 items at least 6 months old

{which are the Making Memories corner stickers and Happy Easter sticker}

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Pastels with Easter theme

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/-Spring is springing

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/-Spring/Easter

http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.com/-Recycled (see below)

http://stempelsonne.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/-Recycle see below

I have used this card base before. But I liked the egg for an Easter layout instead. I took it apart and made the one above. Way to be green:)

Bird-day party

My mom bought me this stamp set by Layers of Color called birdday party. I've never had a stamp set by them before. I think they are nice and wanted to show you a card I made using it. 

For this card I just used the sentiment stamp from the set. It goes great with the embossing folder by Provo Craft. To get the embossed areas different colors I used Smooch ink by Clearsnap. I used different shades of green to give a shadow affect along with some dots of purple mixed in there. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/-Spring

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/-Green

http://clearlyistamp.typepad.com/my_weblog/-Anything Goes

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/-Kraft paper

http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/-self made DP

http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.com/-Things with wings

http://hotshotcraft.blogspot.com/-Ribbon

http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/-Happy Birthday

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Happy Birthday (not sure this qualifies for this challenge)

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Green and Yellow

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/-Things with Wings

New technique

I made this card using the Velveteen technique by the amazing Sheri Carroll and then posted it in Hero Arts Flickr group for March's contest. It turned out so pretty I thought I should share it here. 

Supplies:

Flowers, label and sentiment stamps by Hero Arts

Background stamp and smallest flower stamp by Fiskars

ink by Close to my Heart and Stampin Up

Cardstock by Recollections

die cut by Spellbinders

Thanks for looking

Challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Green and Yellow

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/-Favorite things {learning new techniques}

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/-Yellow

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/-Spring colors

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/-Green and yellow

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/-flowers

Purple Sympathy

Quick post here. I just wanted to show you another one of the sympathy cards I made this weekend. The flower stamp is colored in with Copic Markers. The sentiment is a rub on by Kaisercraft. Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/-Glitter (Stickles on the flowers)

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/-Flowers

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/-Monochromatic

http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/-Spring Flowers

Shaped card

I made a bunch of sympathy cards for someone to buy recently. This shaped card was one of them. I used my Cuttlebug and Spellbinders die to make the card and then I just dug in my box of die cuts to layer whatever I could find. Stamped sentiment is by Hero Arts and flower stamp by Imaginisce. The ink on the flower is by Colorbox and the clear embossing powder is by Stampendous. Thanks for looking.

I made this card for the following challenges 

http://stampendousblog.wordpress.com/-Out of the box 

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Shaped card

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/-Throw us some shapes

Manly Monday

This week's Manly Monday card is for a cousin of my husbands for his birthday. Him and his wife are camping people so I thought this canoe was fun twist to their hobby. The stamps are by Close to my Heart, patterned paper by Stampin' Up and Little Yellow Bicycle, cardstock by Hobby Lobby and Oriental Trading Co, floss by Karen Foster and ink by Stampin' Up.  I inked the edges of the cardstock with a distressing tool. Thanks for looking. 

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/-Boys will be boys

http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/-Birthday card for boys

http://clearlyistamp.typepad.com/my_weblog/-Anything Goes

http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ (#95)-Distressing

http://www.gettingcricky.com/-Something fishy

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/-Use a stamped image

One Stitch at a Time #103

This week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time is to recycle. I chose to recycle this packaging from some rub ons by using my Tim Holtz alcohol inks to make the surface the same colors as my patterned paper and my colored in image.

Using my Cricut I cut the marquee shaped die cut to go behind the Spellbinders die cut with the image on it. I also used a piece of the packaging for the sentiment. Staz on ink worked well on this glossy surface. My image is by Stitchy Stamps. She has the cutest Easter stamp right on the first page.

Other supplies:

Copic markers

Stickles by Ranger

ribbon by Michael's and Stampin Up

patterned paper by Provo Craft

Card base by Recollections

Sentiment stamp by Stamp N Plus Scrap N

Challenges:
http://www.doitwithdigischallenge.blogspot.com/-Mum's the word
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/-Dies or punches
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/(#97)-Recycle
http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Busy Bugs
http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.com/-Things with wings (ladybug paper)
http://sjpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/02/monthly-challenge-2-february.html-Flowers include red or pink
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

Thanks for looking

Cupcake card Robyn's Fetish Challenge #97

This week at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge our theme is Cupcakes. We are sponsored by

Limited Runs Digital Stamps.
The company is still around as of March 2019

They have a ton of fun cupcake images. You must check them out. I got the apple cupcake and had fun coloring it in with my Copic markers. The pink die cut I made using alcohol ink on glossy paper. I used some of my Copic marker refill ink to get just the right color to match the image. I then cut the die cut using my Cricut and the Storybook cartridge.

The background stamp is by Hero Arts and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I then used my distressing tool and Sugar Spun distressing ink to give it a pink hue. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great Sunday.

Challenge:

http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/-Wet embossing

Christmas Cards all year Round

With all the exciting things going on this week I completely forgot to post my Christmas cards on the 1st. I do apologize.  This months challenge is Green and use two different green patterned papers. 

Stop by the BLOG to see a great rule change. 

Thanks for stopping by.

patterned paper by Hot off the Press

cardstock by Recollections

ribbon by Oriental Trading Co

sentiment sticker by K and Co

die cut by Spellbinders

ink and Stickles by Ranger

embossing folder by Provo Craft

The image is a digital stamp but Idk who it is by. If anyone recognizes it leave me a comment where I can give the credit.

patterned paper by Making Memories

Joy stamp by Unity is stamped with Colorbox inks and heat embossed with clear embossing powder

The tree stamp is by Clear Dollar Stamps and it was stamped with Versa Mark ink and embossed with white embossing powder

both embossing powders are by Stampendous

die cut by Spellbinders

punches by Creative Memories

cardstock by Recollections

patterned paper and sentiment by K and Co

ribbon by Hobby Lobby

recycled an old card for the mattes around Santa and the sentiment.

Santa is patterned paper by the scrapbook calendar people. I didn't get one for Christmas last year and can't remember who makes them. If you know shout it out.

THE ROBYN’S FETISH CHALLENGE HAS REACHED 400 FOLLOWERS

Yea! Robyn's Fetish has reached 400+ followers. Isn't that exciting! In celebration of such a momentous occasion, this week we are celebrating at the BLOG with posts showing many aspects of The Robyn's Fetish Challenge blog and her digital stamps. To start with, here are a few of my favorite cards that I made using a Robyn's Fetish digital stamps.

{I put a link to each stamp under the card}

Easter Egg

Happy Harry

Bella

Fruity Strawberry

Be sure to stop by my DT sisters blogs

Lilia

& 

Susan G

To see their creations with Robyn's Fetish images. 

Don't forget our challenge this week is People and you can link up your projects HERE

Thank you for making The Robyn's Fetish Challenge so successful!