September Calendar Layout at Spectators at the cottage

Cottage calendar September 2019
Watching the cleanup from the tornado debris and repair the electricity.
PP- Creative Memories, C Gull, DCWV,
 Cardstock by Recollections
Stamps by Stampin Up and Close to my Heart (Cones)

Thanks for looking

Mimi's Button Day Sign

In honor of
Count your buttons day
I thought this sign is perfect.

Paul’s mom moved from an assisted living to a memory care based building. The facility likes to have the resident‘s name on their door and so my husband asked me to make something. I didn’t know what I was going to do and so I was playing around with what ended up being her sign.

I painted some cardboard off white with Making Memories paint.
I arranged these buttons to form her name. The buttons are woodsy looking.
I adhered some red yarn around her name. What a pain in the butt that was.
The background paper is by C Gull
I used rub-ons to create the word welcome.

The sign was rough looking the way it was with that cardboard showing and I wanted to give it a feminine touch. So to cover the cardboard on the top and bottom of her name, I adhered some pink ribbon and lace from her old stash on top of it.

I’m a little disappointed with the placement of the lace but i came up with a new slogan, 

It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be done.

Thanks for looking.

AU Football layout

Another layout done for the nephew book. There is a bunch of Cricut cuts on this one so I'll start there. I arranged the stars on the Cricut Craft Room to be evenly spaced out because I was using it as a stencil. I cut the stars background by using the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge. I did so in multiple colors for future layouts. It took me some time to plan it out and I really liked the look. I used the Creative Memories Total Sports cartridge for the year. The name in the bottom right area had to be blurred out but it was cut out using the Don Juan cartridge. 

I noticed on the pictures that everything orange was from AU. I looked up the AU logo and found it was for Auburn University. I liked the look of the logo but was having trouble finding this font in my collection of cartridges.

There was no short supply of problems while trying to find a similar look. I ran into simple things like the opening of the U wasn't wide enough to fit the A inside. I tried manipulating the letter by stretching it in all the right places and was unsuccessful. It looked weird. Then I noted the tops and bottoms of the letters are square not rounded like in the layout below. Another thing going on with this long process was I wanted a shadow to go behind the letters and that wasn't always an available option as shown here. So I ended up using the Lyrical Letters cartridge Jumbo font. I made two of the same size and off centered them behind. It doesn't look exactly like the real logo but I really gave it a Girl Scout try. 

Moving on, the football helmet is a chipboard embellishment by Paper Accents that I colored orange Smooch Spritz. I was having trouble getting them unclogged to work properly. I opened the bottle of an orange spray, poured it on the helmet and worked it through with my finger, Worked wonderfully and took much less time then mixing some red and yellow paints together to make an orange acrylic paint. 

The orange paper is by C-Gull and I placed it on the this funny angle for something different. The blue starry background was sprayed with a blue Smooch Spritz.

Thanks for looking.

SB.com-Sports

SB.com-Cricut with hat

Reindeer 2012

6 year anniversary giveaway can be found

HERE

Another layout to add to the Christmas card book. This is my aunt and her family in Utah with the aging parents in Michigan. So their Christmas card for 2012 was a little bigger then the average card but maybe it wasn't but it just feels like a lot with 6 photos on one card. I followed the sketch at
Sketch N Scrap
with some creative forgiveness because my layout it 8 1/2 x 11 and not 12x12. I didn't have the heart to cut the reindeer into two so I left a larger border on the photo then in the sketch. I think that paper is by Momenta, which is very old, the snowflake patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View, the light blue paper is by CGull and then the white and light brown cardstock are by Recollections with the dark brown by Coredinations.

I die cut the 2012 out with my Cricut and I layered it on top of a scrap of light brown paper and blue paper. The smallest snowflakes is a punch by Marvy, middle size is a punch by Creative Memories, and the largest is a die by Simon Says Stamp. The enamel dots are from my friend Ashly. She makes them isn't that cool. We swapped dots for sequins one time. I love how nice the crafting community is.

http://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1646003/tp/1/-Cricut
http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/-Sketch

Fall Thanks Cards for Chalk Ah Lot Café

I forgot to post my Chalk Ah Lot card for the start of the last challenge. So today I will post both cards. The challenge is Thanks/Thankful/Thanksgiving with chalk. All of the powdered chalk I used on my two cards is by Stamp N Plus. I combine the powdered chalk with their paint and use a fine-tip paintbrush to apply the mixture to my card. I used many different colors for these two cards which can be found over on the right-hand side of the website.

For the first card, I stamped and heat embossed a cornucopia stamp by Stamp N Plus. Colored it in as told above and then inked the edges with distress ink. The image is matted onto patterned paper by DCWV and adhered to the card front with foam adhesive. The card front has patterned paper by K and Co, a doily by Little Yellow Bicycle, the ribbon by The Paper Studio, and a wooden feather by Maya Road that has been painted with red crackle paint by Ranger.

My second card is an embossing folder by Cuttlebug that I painted over the raised area. The sentiment is by Stamp N Plus and the orange paper behind is by CGull.

Thanks for looking.

Chalk Ah Lot Owl with a Tie Masculine card

My card is for this weeks Chalk Ah Lot challenge, Father's Day or masculine card with chalk. It uses THIS owl stamp and the word part of THIS stamp both by Stamp N Plus. My powdered chalk, also by Stamp N Plus, was combined with paint and used with a paint brush to "color in" the owl image. I used colors Dandy for the eyes, Teddy Bear for the body and Foggy for the nose and toes.

The patterned paper is by Basic grey, cardstock by Oriental Trading Co and Recollections. The embossing folder is by Darice and I've inked the edges of the cardstock panels with Colorbox Chalk inks. The yellow banner like label die cut is cut out using my Cricut the paper is by CGull. The tie brag is by Eyelet Outlet. I think if I added a grad cap brad to the owl it could be used as a graduation card.

There's a little more white space on my card than usual. I'm branching out and trying something new. Honestly, I didn't want to cover up the tree embossing because I think it matches the owl stamp really well.

Thanks so much for looking.

Challenges:

http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2013/06/challenge-111-use-brads-or-eyelets-week.html- Eyelets or brads

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/- Father's Day
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/-Heavy Metal
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Emboss it
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/- Things with wings
http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/- Father's Day
http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/- Owls
http://hobbyhousechallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/- I for image as the focal point
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/- Father's Day (yellow banner)
http://asimplefive.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/- Father's Day
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/- Father's Day or for a male
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/- One for Dad
http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/- Birds of a feather

Christmas Cards all year Round

This month at Christmas Cards All year Round the challenge is to create a card for a child. We are sponsored by our DTC Tracey and she supplied us with the choice of 4 images. I picked the little girl and colored her in with powdered chalk and paint mixed together. I thought the stocking patterned paper was young looking and matched well with my painted image. 

The patterned paper is by Best Creations, felt ribbon by Oriental trading Co, white cardstock by Recollections, Black cardstock by CGull, sentiment stamp by Hero Arts and ink and red cardstock by Stampin Up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I look forward to viewing your Christmas card for our challenge. 

With Sympathy card

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A new sympathy card for you today. I love this Basic Grey 6x6 pad of paper for making cards. It's got a lot of variety and goes well with the Bazzill cardstock. The die cuts are by Spellbinders, stamp by Fiskars, ink for the sentiment by Memento inks and distressing ink around the edge of the card and on the die cut by Ranger Industries. The fabric brad is also by Basic Grey.

Thanks for looking.

Take a seat

I love this chair stamp by Stamp N Plus. I colored the image in using powder chalk and paint both by Stamp N Plus. I had to do this in layers. I painted the flowers red first and let it draw. Then I colored the cream color going around the flowers. It turned out so cute. Embossing folder by Spellbinders, cardstock by CGull and patterned paper by DCWV. The border punch is by Fiskars and brad by Close to my Heart.

Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday

I'm very late today. I have been super busy making cards for the ladies at school. I like to give them options. Here is one I made for a BIL's birthday. The request for a bottle cap card for any Bud. I like this one with the crown for a guy. Patterned paper by Me and My Big Ideas, cardstock by CGull, Stampin Up and my stash, stamp by Hero Arts and ink by Memento inks.

Thanks for looking at what I think is a manly card.

Challenges:

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/-For the special guy

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/-Texture Bottle cap gives texture

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

http://www.gettingcricky.com/-Summertime {traveling using the map on the patterned paper and drinking a bud. That sounds like summer for a lot of people.}

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

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

Chalk-Ah-Lot challenge #9 continued

Chalk-A-Lot Cafe is holding a Anything Goes using powdered chalk from Stamp N Plus

Powdered chalks can be purchased at http://www.powderedchalk.com/. The owner of Stamp N Plus Scrap N is offering two free chalks for the price of shipping and handling of $4.99. Check out the website and choose a color you would like to have sent to you then the owner will send you one discontinued color as well. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to receive free chalk.

The great thing about powdered chalk is it can be used with so many different mediums, such as paint, water, glue, Mod Podge, petroleum jelly, etc. I really like to use the powdered chalk with paint and then pain my images as if I was an artist. You can add more to certain areas to get the affects of shading. My card below has a little bit of shading to it. The sweet hippo image can be purchased HERE.

Thanks for stopping by:)

Challenges:
http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/-Baby/New arrival

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

http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/-Mother and Child

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/-Baby

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 #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

Birthday Cake and Presents Card for Robyn's Fetish Challenge #89

This week at Robyn's Fetish Challenge we have a sketch for you to follow. 

We were sponsored by Delicious Doodles.

Here is the sketch and my card using an image from Delicious Doodles.

I used a background stamp from Hero Arts to heat emboss with clear embossing powder on the red paper. I then sprayed the paper with Perfect Pearls and water. The present stickers are by Jolee's and the felt ribbon by Oriental Trading Co. The circle was cut out using my Cricut and then stamped with a Fiskars dotted line circle using red ink by Stampin Up. I colored in the image with my Copic markers. The Happy Birthday sentiment stamp is from Maya Road and the border punch is by Martha Stewart. The white paper is by Recollections and the red by CGull. Thanks for looking.

Challenges

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/(TU#49)-Anything Goes

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/(FR)-No patterned paper

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/(FR)-Happy Birthday

http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/(TH#52)-Over the Rainbow

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/(W#151)-Heat Embossing

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/(W#114)-Felt

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/(W)-Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

2 Completely different November Calendar layouts

I thought I would show you my November calendar page for this year, which I made last year and then next year too.

This one is 2011 (I heat embossed all those snowflakes and then used ink to resist them-for 10 calendars! I know, right?)

This one is for 2012. I went a little simple this year. There could be two photos on this layout but this one looked so nice {especially when I cut myself out of the photo::))} I just kept it to one. Digital leaves are by Shelly's Images.

UPDATED LINKS, PIC SZ, TITLE 11-8-21
 Challenges for the bottom layout:

STILL A CHALLENGE BLOG-CCEE Stampers-Four embellishments.

STILL A CHALLENGE BLOG-Patties Creations

Paper Crafting JourneyClosed 2014*good ex's*-Use a Digi 

Sarah Hurley's Challenge*CLOSED 2015-More than on image (2 different digital leaves)

Sassy Studio*CLOSED IN 2016*good ex's

Diva's by Design*CLOSED 2014
Friendship garden challenges-*CLOSED 2014