Manly Monday

My Manly Monday card this week features patterned paper from October Afternoon, truck stamp by Tim Holtz, sentiment stamp by Hero Arts, cardstock by Recollections, die cut by Spellbinders, and ink by Ranger Industries and Memento Ink.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/-One for the guys

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2012/06/challenge-4die-cuts-or-punches.html-Die cuts or punches

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/-One for the guys

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/-One for your dad or boy card

http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/-Celebrate men challenge

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/-#106-For that special guy

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ #174-Let's hear it for the boy

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/-Male card creations

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/-Travel

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/#21-For the fellas

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/-Boy Crazy

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/-Card for a guy

http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/-Masculine card

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/-Card for a male

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/-Make it for a man

http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com// #158- Male card

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/#111-Male card

One Stitch at a time challenge #117-Father's Day Card

This week at One Stitch at a Time our challenge is to create something for the man. I made this fun Father's Day card by using a digital stamp from Gingerloft. 

I used Ranger's distressing inks, water and a paint brush to color my image in. The patterned paper is by DCWV, water color paper by Strathmore (HL), embossing folder by Cuttlebug, sentiment stamp by Stamp N Plus and ink is by Close to my Heart.

Thanks so much for looking.

Chalk Ah Lot Cafe Sunflower Card

Welcome back to another week of Powdered chalk challenge #11 Get well cards. I am featuring two stamps by Stamp N Plus:

Sunflower J787

and

Sentiment stamp M2606

I heat embossed the image using Stamp Affair embossing powder and then colored the image in using powdered chalk and paint.

The die cut is by Spellbinders and the embossing folder is by Cuttlebug.

Join us at Chalk Ah Lot Cafe for our Get Well challenge using powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus.

Star Graduation card

I made this card using paper by Karen Foster, MME and Creative Memories. The star shapes were cut out using the Cricut and a Quickutz die. The gold star in the center has been dazzled with gold metallic powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus. The star border was made using my Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge (border 1"x11" at size 1 1/2). I then cut it into two pieces to fit my card. The twine covers the seam giving it a seamless look. lol The sentiment is a tag sticker from way back in my stash using a stamp from The Paper Co, ink by Memento Inks and a brad by The Paper Studio. 

Thanks for looking.

Happy Friday-Let's Party

I have a birthday card to share today. This one came together with a background stamp by Stampendous, which I heat embossed and then put Perfect pearls within the design. The ink I used is by Tsukineko/Versa Mark and embossing powder by Stampendous. The patterned paper is by Recollections and the flower sticker is by Sassafras. Sentiment sticker is by EK Success and brad is by The Paper Studio. I hope your day is as beautiful as it is here.

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/-Swirls and flourishes

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Its a girl thang

Owl Grad card

Here is my card for today's post at the Stamp N Plus blog. I used the Owl (L2267) and the alphabet stamps from Stamp N Plus to make my card. I also used powdered chalk mized with paint to color in my owl  and to make my own yellow paper. The tree branch was cut out using my Cricut and the labels are by K & Co. Thanks for taking a look.

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

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

Stamp N Plus challenge-Owl Graduation Card

Our new monthly stamp challenge can be found at the 

Stamp N Plus blog 

starting today and ending at the end of the month. 

The challenge this month is to use black and white only on your creation. {The red in my card is my watermark}. 

You are only allowed four entries for this month long challenge. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the month.  

For my card my owl stamp I stamped it on black by using white craft ink. It takes a full over night for it to dry but well worth it. I then used a circle punch to give it shape. The sentiment are simply letters that I put in the circle. I eyeballed the whole thing. I like the way it turned out. Perfect for graduation season.

You can find the Owl stamp M970 & the alphabet letters at the given links. These rubber stamps are of fabulous quality producing a beautiful image every time.

Other Supplies:

Patterned paper by GCD, circles by Creative Memories Cutting System or punch, border punch by Fiskars and black ink by Tsukineko.

Be sure to visit the other DT members blogs for their wonderful black and white inspiration.

Melissa

Bonnie

Kathy

Tina

Paulette

Beverly

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 Cafe Challenge #11

For challenge #11 at Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe we would like you to make a Get well card project using
powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus. 

Only those projects using the Stamp N Plus powdered chalk will be eligible for the prize-2 powdered chalks.

My card this week features a Rosebud stamp L486 which I painted in with yellow powdered chalk and paint. The sentiment is also from Stamp N Plus. 

I made this card from scraps of paper I had in my stash. The only paper I know of for sure is die cut patterned paper behind the stamped flower is by Bella Blvd. The embossing folder is by Cuttlebug, stickers by Cloud 9, ink by Colorbox.

Caring Thoughts card

I made this card for a lady that has just had surgery. I don't have any recover fast from surgery stamps so I thought this would work for the occasion. Flowers by Stamping Scrapping and Prima. Patterned paper by Making Memories and Stampin Up. Cardstock by Hobby Lobby. Brad by Close to my Heart and button by Making Memories. 

Thanks for looking. 

Christmas Cards All Year Round June Challenge

This month our at Christmas Cards All Year Round our challenge is:

TWINKLE-TWINKLE Lights - mulit-colored or clear, embossed or bling, strings or singles, vintage or new, bright or dull, broken or whole ...inspriation is limitless! Make it electric and fun. How about those BOLD colors of card stock we rarely use?

I used a stamp from a set of small stamps a student got me for Christmas many years back. I think from Michael's. My line of lights is a little bit off. It takes careful stamping to get rubber stamps to meet up. I colored them in with Copic Markers. The green patterned paper is by Echo Park. The edgibilities and label die cuts are by Spellbinders. Ink by Memento and Stampin Up. The sentiment stamp is by Elle's Studio. Brads are by Close to my Heart.

Be sure to join us for this month long challenge making Christmas cards. I am sponsoring the challenge this month with the prize below.

Prize for this month:

Challenges:

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/-Use two of something (two brads)

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Many Layers

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

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

http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/-Anything goes with sentiment stamped on the front

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/-Dimension

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamp N Plus Sorry card

I'm always trying to figure out new ways to add ribbon to my projects without the adhesive showing through. I used Mod podge on this card to adhere my ribbon. I always start making a card by cutting a card front. Even if it's the same color as the card. The card front is what I work from and then adhere it to the card base once I am finished. This way nothing shows on the inside of the card like brads, eyelets, ribbon, sewing, etc. For this card I wrapped the lace around the card front using Mod Podge on both sides to make the lace stay put. The best part about it is it worked. I loved the way it turned out and would def do it again. 

Stamp is in a set called Note-ables. It's a great mix of sentiments for all types of cards. I used patterned paper by DCWV, Spellbinders die cuts and Ranger Distressing inks.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Any Sentiment

http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/-Die cut or punch

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Many Layers

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

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/-Vintage/Shabby Chic

http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/Anything Goes with sentiment stamped on the front

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

Owl congrats

Good early morning. 4 AM to be exact. Love it when pain wakes me up in the middle of the night and won't go away. Yeah right. 

Anyway, my card today is featuring stamps and chalk by Stamp N Plus Scrap N.

Letter stamps

Owl stamp

Powdered Chalk

The zig zag cardstock is painted with chalk and paint. I stamped the owl on black carstock using white pigment ink by Stampin Up.

Don't forget our congratulations challenge at Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe. It ends this Saturday, June 2nd.

Manly Monday

I have to tell you that from now on Manly Monday posts will not be approved by my husband anymore. His idea of manly is a lot more simplistic (stupid) then I wish to make my cards. I will continue to post a manly card on Mondays but not at the expense of an argument with the man. 

This weeks card I used my Unity stamp again with the distressing inks as my painting medium. The embossed background is by Quickutz and the embossed sentiment is by Cuttlebug. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my sort of manly card. Boys are so....whatever:)

Thanks For Looking.

Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe #10

Welcome back to our second week at Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe. 

The challenge is make a congratulations project using powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus. 

Only those projects using the Stamp N Plus powdered chalk will be eligible for this challenges prize. 

That prize is a set of metallic chalks. Colors are Gold, Silver, Copper and Bronze. 

For my card this week I combined the powdered chalk with paint and painted my paper to give it the sparkle and color I was looking for. Then I stamped the Floral Bough and congratulations on top of the chalked area-wait for it to dry completely before stamping on to it. 

Stamps can be found at Stamp N Plus.

I hope you are all having a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look and playing our challenge.

One Stitch at a Time challenge

This week at One Stitch at a Time the challenge is to use Red, White and Blue. My image is by Delicious Doodles called Steampunk Corner. There are so many awesome images to choose from. I really enjoy Teri's style.

So here is my graduation card that I made using the corner. I printed it on photo paper and then used blue alcohol inks to give it that rich blue color. Thanks for stopping by

Black, Red, White Flower with a Pin card

I really love Saturdays. It's my favorite day of the week. Today's card was inspired by a new background stamp that I got on sale at Michael's. I heat embossed it and then used Ranger inks Barn Door and Fire Brick to make the paper red. Fun little layered flowers have a stick pin for an out-of-the-box thing for me. They were hiding in my stash for who knows how long. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Challenges:

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

http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.co.uk/Heat emboss main image

It's your Birthday

I have a birthday card to share today. The card base is by Michael's-one of those bins staring at you while you are waiting in line. Sucker buy for sure.The patterned paper is by Basic Grey and I cut it to match the card base. The die cuts in the center are by Spellbinders (white) and K and Co (on top of the white). The stamp is by Fiskars and the ink is by Tsukineko.

Thanks for looking.

Stamp N Plus

For my card this week at the Stamp N Plus blog, I included a bottle cap that I used alcohol inks to change the color to match my patterned paper. I placed a sticker in the center and surrounded it with Glossy Accents. The patterned paper is by Making Memories, die cuts by Spellbinders, sticker by K and Co, embossing folder by Provo Craft, ink by Close to my heart and Stampin Up with cardstock by Recollections. The stamp is by Stamp N Plus but is not on the website as of today. Soon to be added.

Thanks for looking.

Adorable baby boy card

I recently made this baby boy card. I used my Spellbinders die to cut out the scalloped circle in the cardstock and then place a layered flower into the area. The flower's layers are made up by Oriental Trading Co (paper flower), Making Memories (patterned paper) and Colorbok (adorable embellishment). The blue cardstock is by Bazzill and the black and white are by Recollections. The sentiment is a sticker by EK Success and the background patterned paper is by Basic Grey.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/-New Baby

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

http://www.sjpapercrafts.blogspot.com/-All about the boy with an old product (I have had that adorable embellishment for years.)

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/-Dimension

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/Anything Goes

http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/timeless-tuesday/-Flower

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/-Dig out the old

Bridal Shower card

I have been MIA lately. Life is so busy right now. I did make this pretty bridal shower card. I used cardstock from Sunborn, patterned paper by Recollections (houndstooth-silver is unknown), flowers by Stamping and Scraping and Prima, stamp by Sweet Stamps, ink by Staz-on and ribbon by Karen Foster and Offray.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/timeless-tuesday/-Use flowers

http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/-Fancy flowers

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

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

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/Ribbon or twine

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/-One for the ladies

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/-Wedding/anniversary

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/-May flowers

Chalk-Ah-Lot challenge #10

Winner of two powdered chalks for challenge #9 is MelissaSunshineHoneyBee. Congratulations! Email me to claim your prize at grohcm (at) gmail (dot) com.

This week our challenge is to create a congratulations card using powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus. You must use powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus in order to be placed into prize drawing. The prize for this challenge is 4 metallic chalks. These are wonderful to play with and add that special sparkle to any creation.

Just a reminder of the rules:

1.) You must you powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus Scrap N

2.) You must mention and supply a link back to our Chalk-Ah-Lot challenge blog

3.) You may combine your project with any other and as many as you would like challenges.

4.) You have entered a drama-free zone. Let's be adults and play nice with others. 

5.) Most important is to have fun and explore what you can make using powdered chalks by Stamp N Plus Scrap N

Also you must be a follower of our blog. 

Here's my card for this week. I used the floral stamp X2066 in the center of the flower by making it into a brad using the itop by Imaginisce. Before punching out the stamp I painted the center with powdered chalk and paint with some Stickles in the center. The sentiment stamp M2687 can be found on the website as well. 

Other supplies:
black and white flower by Creative Memories

border by K & Co

ink by Stampin Up and Versa Mark

embossing powder and Stickles by Ranger

patterned paper by Making Memories

Cardstock by Stampin Up and Recollections

Thanks for stopping by

Stamp N Plus card

I made this simple card using patterned paper from DCWV, cardstock by Stampin Up, a flourish sticker by Chatterbox, die cut by Spellbinders, sentiment stamp by Stamp N Plus (#L1453) and ink by Ranger industries. The card base is by Studio G from Michael's. It comes with the decorative edge and I cut my paper to match it. While the die cut was still holding the paper I used my distressing tool to ink the edges. I love the look it gives. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. 

Stamp N Plus Scrap N 

Challenges:

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/-#119-CAS

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

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/#10-Sentiment as focal point

http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/-Show us what you've got

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

http://trulyscrumptiouschallenge.blogspot.com/-#80 Anything goes

Graduation card

Graduation season is upon us and I have been making some fun new cards for the Open Houses I have been invited to. I got this patterned paper from Hobby Lobby. It is by The Paper Studio. The gold paper is old and by Creative Memories. The edges of the gold were made using Spellbinders edge dies. The ribbon is by Doodlebug and cardstock is by Recollections. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/-For a boy

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/-Use ribbon or twine

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

http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/-sentiment as main focus

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/-Graduation

Mom's Daisy

Here's another Mother's Day card I made. I colored the stamp in using powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus and paint. Die cuts from Spellbinders, patterned paper by DCWV, Stickers by Cloud 9, butterfly punch by Marvy and cardstock by Pioneer, Recollections and Sunborn.

Thanks for looking.

challenges:

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Something for mom

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/-Black, white and some other color

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

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

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/-One for the ladies

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/Black, white and ?

http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

http://stampedblessings.com/-Flowers

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/-Butterfly kisses

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/-I love Mom

http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

One Stitch at a Time

This week at One Stitch at a Time our challenge is to "Use your Favorites". I love to use Christmas products, rhinestones and my Spellbinders dies. So I chose an image from Stitchy that I could make a Christmas card with and use those items.

Thanks for looking.

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

I'm out

I'm out for a few days. I'll be back to post on Saturday evening....well maybe Sunday:)

Stamp N Plus Card

Happy Thursday all. I'm so excited to share my Mother's Day card with you. I made it a while back and have been waiting to show it. I used the Floral Bough border stamp to create the background. I would stamp part of the image off the cardstock and create a line of pretty flowers all the way up the card. Using my blending tool I created a shadow along the edges of the kraft cardstock. The sentiment stamp is from the Mother's Day stamp set. 

Be sure to check out all the stamps available at

Stamp N Plus Scrap N

Other supplies:

Ink and blending tool-Ranger Industries

Die cuts-Spellbinders Label 8

Cardstock-Making Memories and Oriental Trading Co

Patterned paper-K and Co

Flowers- Michael's and Prima

Ribbon-Stampin' Up and Offray

Thanks for looking.

Mother's Day card

I just wanted to pop in for a quick Mother's Day post. Thanks for looking.

Onto the challenges:

http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/-Mother

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/-Honoring mom

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Something for mom

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/-I love you mom

http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/#62-Mother's Day

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/#67-Mum's the word

http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

Thinking of you

I love how CAS this card is. It just proves to me that you don't have to pile on a bunch of embellishments to make a card look nice. I used patterned paper by DCWV. The sentiment is heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then I used distressing ink to make it stand out. The sentiment stamp is by Stamp N Plus Scrap N and the background stamp on the right is by Anna Griffin. The embossing powder is by Stampendous and inks by Versa Mark and Ranger Industries. Brads are by Close to my Heart.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/-Resist technique

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/-No punches or die cuts

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/-Sentiment as the focal point

Manly Monday

This week for Manly Monday I am using the same stamp I did two weeks ago. This time after I stamped and heat embossed the image, I used my distressing inks and tool to blend the color into the shirt. I then cut the shirt out and glued it on to the blue cardstock. I'm in love with this Unity Stamp and am so glad I bought it. The blue paper on the side is scored to create the lines. The sticker sentiment is by EK Success and would be perfect for a Father's Day card. Card base is by Halcraft. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge-Anything Goes for May

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/-Tim Holtz (Using his distressing tool and inks for s technique I learned from him in class in 2010)

http://stampedblessings.com/-Fussy Cut

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/#3-Anything Goes

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/#17-Anything Goes

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

http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/#31-Men Only

http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/-Let's hear it for the Boys

Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe challenge #9

Starting back up with challenge #9 this week that will run for 2 weeks. You must use powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus Scrap N which you can find HERE. There will be a prize for one person to be chosen by random.org and if we have enough participants a top 3. Challenge will end on Saturday, May 19th and a new challenge, winner and top 3 will be posted on Sunday, May 20th. 

The owner of Stamp N Plus is offering 2 free powdered chalks (One discontinued color and one of your choice) to those willing to pay shipping and handling of $4.99. Go to the powdered chalk website and click on contact me to make arrangements to receive your free chalks. Once you get them join in on our challenges. We would love to see what you do with the chalk.

This fortnightly challenge is: 

Anything Goes

Since Mother's Day is upon us I wanted to share a quick card I made to celebrate the occasion. I used the powdered chalk combined with paint to color in my image. The flower stamp can be found HERE. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamp N Plus Scrap N-Stamps

Powdered chalk

Challenges:

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/-Flowers for Mum

http://www.lisasomerville.com/-Celebrating Mom

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/-Ribbon

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

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/-4 or more layers

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

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/-Circles (dry embossing has circle pattern)

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

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ #168-Mother's Day

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

Saturdays are the best

I' don't know if I've brought this up recently so I'm gonna tell ya now-I love Saturdays!! I get to play today with my new stamps and embossing powders compliments of Stamp N Plus Scrap N.  

For now I just have this wedding or shower card to share. I used paper from the local scrapbook store, border sticker and die cuts by Cosmo Cricket, Embossing folder and Edgibilities by Spellbinders, and a sentiment sticker by EK Success.

TGIF

This week has been a crazy one. I apologize for the delay in posting new cards.

I work for this wonderful company called Stamp N Plus Scrap N and they have a BLOG that I will be posting to every Thursday with a new card/project featuring their stamps. 

This is the same company that makes the powdered chalks that you see me use for Sundays challenge. We had a little shift in the DT and missed last weeks post. However this week I will be back on the Chalk-Ah-Lot blog posting a new challenge. I hope you will join us. 

For yesterday I posted a card using the powdered chalks with paint and glue and Stamp N Plus sea shell stamp. I used a combination of blues chalks with paint and painted the background of the die cut and then greens for the other. The pop bottle paper is painted with powdered chalk and Elmer's glue to give it some sparkle. The sea shell stamp can be purchased HERE. Thanks for looking.

The owner of this wonderful company is offering a new color of chalk and a discontinued color of chalk for free. You just need to pay $4.99 for shipping. Shipping packages is really expensive but for free chalks to play our challenge at Chalk-Ah-Lot cafe I think you will be pleased.

Challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ #87- Anything Goes

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/ #26- Favorite Stamp Co. Stamp N Plus Scrap N

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ #106-Anything Goes

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ #37- Spots and Dots

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ #24-Use punches/Die cuts

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

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

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

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/-Favorite Embellishment (Powdered chalk)

Christmas Cards all Year Round

This month at Christmas Cards all year Round the challenge is to create a Christmas card inspired by a Christmas song. I did two for this month. (I need to step it up and get more done if I want to send out Christmas cards this year) Thanks for looking.