THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #314--"MOTHER'S DAY CARDS"--1 MAY 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Anything Goes" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were beautiful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is perfect for right now--"Mother's Day Cards"!  Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps.  The winner this week will receive a $12 gift certificate to the Sami Stamps Store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with from Sami Stamps, and I chose "Read Me a Story."

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash
~Colored pencils in blue, brown, magenta, peach, red, and violet
~Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen embossing folder
~The Paper Studio Sticky Doos foam adhesive squares
~Patterned paper from stash
~Pretty Cute Stamps Matryoshka Mom clear stamp set
~Ranger Archival Ink Designer Series:  Wendy Vecchi in Red Geranium

We look forward to seeing your Mother's Day cards this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

30th Anniversary of Connie's Sweet 16 Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to the 30th Anniversary of Connie's Sweet 16 Birthday Blog Hop!  We are so delighted you are joining us to celebrate Connie's birthday!!  We will be showcasing projects centered around--you guessed it--birthdays!

Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop.  This is a one-day blog hop, and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

We have several awesome sponsors for this hop, and a freebie for everyone at the end!

One lucky winner will win two free files from Miss Kate Cuttables.

One lucky winner will win these awesome goodies from Connie's Crafty Cart.

And

Everyone can win this cute Birthday cut file for free!  After you hop and leave a comment on all the blogs, send Connie a message on FB or via email at conniecancrop@yahoo.com, and she will send you the Free SVG from Paper Crafting Word.

What do you need to do to win?  Easy . . . become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.  You have until 10 pm Wednesday to finish the hop and leave your comments.  Winner will be announced on Wednesday, 3/16/16, at Connie Can Crop.  Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

You can never have too many birthday cards, right?  With a seven-year-old son, it seems I'm always needing birthday cards, so with all the bright colors, I thought this would be perfect for a boy OR a girl!

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny It's My Party collection

~Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder

~Recollections foam adhesive circles

~Ribbon from stash

~Stickles in Black Diamond

Up next is Shawnee!

Here's our lineup in case you get lost:

Connie

Kim

Veronica

Amanda

Sarah

Janet

Alicia

Pam

Miranda

Angela

Lyne

Barbara

Michelle

Ashley--YOU'RE HERE!

Shawnee--GO HERE NEXT!

Daphne

Lisa

Holli

I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!  Thanks for stopping by!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #292--"USE SOME BROWN AND YELLOW"--29 NOVEMBER 2015

This week's challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is to use some brown and yellow on your project.  Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies, and the prize is a $12 gift card to the A Day for Daisies store.

A Day for Daisies provided the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog Design Team members with an image for our projects, and my chosen image is "Joy."

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny Forever Fall patterned paper

~Cardstock from stash

~Colored pencils

~Cuttlebug Autumn Type embossing folder

~A Day for Daisies image--"Joy"

~Inkadinkado Autumn Time Inchie Bundle--inside image and sentiment

~The Paper Studio Sticky Doos foam adhesive circles

~Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee

~Ribbon from stash

~There She Goes Clear Stamps Bountiful Blessings stamp set --front sentiment (company out of business)

~ZIG Writer in Clover

What type of project will YOU create that uses some brown and yellow?  We can't wait to see them!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Fun Friday at Timeless Twine!

Happy Friday, everyone!  It's Fun Friday at Timeless Twine!  I have to apologize first off, because I completed my projects then realized just a few moments before posting that I was supposed to use a particular stamp set this month.  I'm so sorry, guys!!!

For Fun Friday this week, I decided to make mortarboard tassels with Timeless Twine, as I needed a couple of graduation cards and had never made tassels for a card.  I think they turned out pretty cute!

It's a little hard to see, but the twine is wrapped around a black brad in the center of the "mortarboard."

Supplies Used
Black brads--stash
Cuttlebug embossing folders
Timeless Twine in Cherry Red and Tuxedo Black

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #27--Love is in the Air

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope you're all snug and warm inside.  We got about three inches of snow last night, so we're out of school for a SNOW DAY today!!!

Our newest challenge at Through the Purple Haze is Love is in the Air and is sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs, who will be awarding the winner of this challenge four digis!

They so graciously provided the DT with images, so I chose the French Maid image and created a happy birthday card:

I thought my card needed a French sentiment since she was a French maid!

Supplies Used

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Ribbon from stash

Colored pencils

Rubber letter stamps from stash

Stickles in Black Diamond, Candy Cane, and Frosted Lace

Challenges Entered

Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' 52 Week Card Challenge

Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Monthly Card Challenge

Pile It On #5--Ribbon

Challenges 4 Everybody #38--Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time--Challenge #198

Scribble and Scrap--Challenge #11 Anything Goes

Be sure to head over to the Through the Purple Haze challenge blog and get your project linked up by this weekend.  We can't wait to see what you create!  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Scrapping4fun Challenges--Challenge Two--Card

I hope everyone's had a great week!  I've been in my craft room in the afternoon/evening for several days this week, and I feel like I've really accomplished some things.  It's time for another challenge at Scrapping4fun Challenges!

For Challenge Two, we'd like to see a card with at least two embellishments and a quote, and your card must also relate to the upcoming season.

I used a piece of brown cardstock as my base and folded it to make a 4x6 card.  I embossed my ecru cardstock with the Cuttlebug Autumn embossing folder before adhering it to my card base.  The images and sentiment are all from There She Goes Clear Stamps' Bountiful Blessings set, and I used Ranger Archival Ink in coffee to stamp them and to ink the edges of the torn paper.  I've had this stamp set for a little while, but I hadn't had the chance to use it until now.  I'm really happy with the way it turned out, though!

We can't wait to see what you can create!  You've got two weeks to get your card uploaded to the Scrapping4fun Challenges blog, which means the deadline is Thursday, 26 September (my oldest son's birthday!).  Be sure to stop back by on Monday for a BIG announcement!  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Scrapping4fun Challenges--Challenge One--Color Combo & Recipe

Welcome to the FIRST challenge for Scrapping4fun Challenges!  The first challenge is a color combo and recipe:

The color combo for Challenge One is dark brown, blue, green, and white.  You should use all six colors in your layout, but any shade of these colors is fine.  Here's the recipe to go along with the color combo:  

                     1.  Flowers (store bought or handmade)

                     2.  Mist or ink

                     3.  Title

                     4.  Journaling

                     5.  Any pattern with an emboss folder

                     6.  12x12 layout (single or double)

Here's my layout for Challenge One:

The cardstock underneath my title, flower, & brad are all from my stash.  The background paper, striped strip, arrow sticker, and journal card are all from the Echo Park Boys Mini Theme collection.

 I chose the Cuttlebug Houndstooth embossing folder to use underneath my title,

and the title stickers are Reminisce self-adhesive diecut stickers from The Freedom Collection (from a LOOOOOONG time ago!).  I inked the edges of the patterned paper underneath the photo with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Faded Jeans.

 I found this sketch at Sketch N Stash:

I think the sketch was meant to be for a card, but it just seemed to work perfectly for what I wanted.  

You can find all the rules for the challenge at Scrapping4fun Challenges.  You have until Saturday, September 14, at 1:00 pm European time to get your creation linked up on the challenge blog.  If you're not sure about the time difference, there's a clock with European time in the upper left corner of the challenge blog.  I hope several of you will enter and get this new challenge blog going!  Can't wait to see what you create!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

April Showers Bring May Flowers Blog Hop

Welcome to the "April Showers Bring May Flowers" Blog Hop!

We're so happy you could join us today!

You should have arrived from Angela.  If you happened by my blog or are joining me from your dashboard, head over to Miranda's blog blog to start at the beginning.  We don't want you to miss any of the fun!

We will be showcasing spring-like projects or projects with a rain or flower theme!  In addition to seeing a lot of awesome creations, there is some blog candy available, too.  Miranda will be giving away a gift card to either Michael's or JoAnn's (winner's choice).  To be eligible for the blog candy, you are required to visit each stop in the hop and leave a comment!  The winner will be announced Wednesday, April 24, on Miranda's blog!  Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post, as I may have some candy, too (HINT, HINT!)!

I initially made this card for a card challenge I was participating in and then realized it would work PERFECTLY for this blog hop!  I card-lifted from one I saw in a magazine, and I think this one turned out quite lovely.  I used a set of Sizzix dies in three different sizes and used pop dots to adhere them together for some extra dimension.  The Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder came in handy for use on the background and on the small blue piece on the front.  The ribbon and gem were both from my stash; the punches were ones I found in my punch drawer, but I couldn't find the names to them (I guess I need to use them more!).  I decided to add another image and sentiment on the inside, so I added the yellow cardstock and stamped in royal blue ink from Studio G.  The image and sentiments are all from the same set, boots4rain from The {Stamps} of Life.

I hope you're enjoying the hop so far!  To thank you for stopping by, I've got some blog candy to give away.  The winner will have her choice of either the boots4rain stamp set or umbrella4you stamp set from The {Stamps} of Life.  There are only a couple of things you need to do:  (1) become a follower if you're not already (if you are, just let me know), and (2) leave a comment telling me what your favorite part about spring is.  That's it!  I'll draw a winner on Tuesday, April 23 and will post the winner on my blog.  

Now you can hop on over to Lluvia.  Should you get lost along the way, here is the entire lineup:

Miranda

Vanessa

Pam

Claire

Angela

Ashley <=== YOU ARE HERE!

Lluvia <===GO HERE NEXT!

Robin

Vicki

Sarah

Sandy

Patti

Tara

Daphne

Laura

Sarah Mae

Mary Ann

Thanks for joining us!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

P.S.  If you get the chance, check out my new food/photography/travel blog here.  It's a work in progress, but I hope it's going to be GREAT!

LiaStamp Challenge #35--Anything Goes!

If you're here for the "Heart Warming" Blog Hop, please click here!

If you're here for my first creation for Miracles Momma Designs, please click here!

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So sorry I had to miss out on the last LiaStampz challenge, but my printer is out of one color of ink, and my local store doesn't carry my replacements.  Guess I'm going to have to order!

Our newest challenge at LiaStampz should be an easy one for everybody--ANYTHING GOES!!!  I chose this cute Cow Buzz image for my card:

The background paper is from Bo Bunny's Forever Fall line, and I ran it through my Cuttlebug then distressed it with some brown ink.  I colored the image with RoseArt colored pencils and added some Stickles in Star Dust and Black Diamond for a little extra sparkle.  The letters are some letter stickers I found in my stash.  I think it turned out pretty cute!

We can't wait to see your creations!  Be sure to link them up at the LiaStampz blog, and don't forget that you get an extra entry if you use a LiaStampz image.  Hope to see you!

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge--Vintage #38

OOPS!  I did it again!  I didn't get my project for the newest Pattie's Creations challenge posted last night!  I'm in Boston right now with some of my students from school for the Harvard Model Congress conference, and things have been a little crazy.

Our newest challenge is vintage!  I used the Vintage Wedding Dress with Lace image for my card:

I really like how this turned out!  I ran my background cardstock through my Cuttlebug using the D'vine Swirl folder and then sanded it just a little.  After coloring the image with Crayola colored pencils, I adhered it to the cardstock using pop dots, then I put individual pearls along the bodice edge for some added dimension.  Sorry, but the maker of the sentiment stamp escapes me.

What vintage project can YOU come up with???  Don't forget that you're REQUIRED to use a digital or stamped image on your project.  You've got until Thursday, March 8, at 1:00 p.m. Central time to get your project uploaded to the Pattie's Creations Design Challenge site.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge--Valentines & Love #37

If you're here to see the winner of my blog candy from the Valentine Card Blog Hop for Cancer Patients, please click here!
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Happy Friday, everyone!  I can't BELIEVE I forgot to post about the new challenge at Pattie's Creations!  In honor of Valentine's Day on Tuesday, our latest challenge deals with Valentines and Love.  I used Pattie's image "Lab Puppy Present" for my card.

I really like the way this turned out!  I embossed the light pink cardstock with my D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder; the rhinestones are from Queen & Co., and the sentiment is from The {Stamps} of Life.

When linking up your project, please remember that it MUST have a digital or stamped image somewhere on your creation.  You've got until Thursday, February 23, at 1:00 p.m. Central time to get your project uploaded to the Pattie's Creations Design Challenge site.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

NettieG's--Gratitude is my Attitude

If you're here to see my creation for Lollipop Crafts, please scroll down!

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It's time for a new challenge at NettieG's!  We had some wonderful entries for our recipe challenge, and I can't WAIT to see what you all have in store for the new challenge.  Our new theme is Gratitude is my Attitude, which means we want to see cards of thanks.  I used the Mr. Ian Inchworm from NettieG to make an education-themed thank you card.

I embossed the pice of red cardstock with my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder before adhering it to the blue base.  The ribbon and sentiment stamp are both from my stash, and I colored the image with Crayola colored pencils, then adhered it with pop dots. 

How do you interpret our theme?  Will you make a thank-you card or a Thanksgiving project?  We can't WAIT to find out!  Be sure to get your project linked up at NettieG's Digital Gems Challenge blog by Sunday, November 27.  Happy scrapping, everyone! 



Lollipop Crafts Challenge #56--Thanksgiving/Fall

What an honor it is to be a guest designer at Lollipop Crafts this month!  I'm really looking forward to participating in all of their challenges this month and getting inspiration from the wonderful members of the Design Team.  For my first challenge, I was asked to create a project with a Thanksgiving or Fall theme, so this is what I came up with:

I really like the way this card turned out!  The patterned paper and ribbon are both from Bo Bunny's new Forever Fall collection.  The sentiment and cornucopia stickers are ones I picked up recently (I apologize that I don't remember who makes them!), and I used my D'vine Swirl Cuttlebug folder to emboss the background piece of brown cardstock. 

I can't WAIT to see how many of you play along with this challenge!  Be sure to get your project linked up to the Lollipop Crafts site by Sunday, November 13, and check back here on Thursday to see my creation for the Spotlight.  Happy scrapping, everyone!

Paper Cutz Challenge #113--Stars, Circles, and Diamonds, Oh My!

Happy Friday, everyone!!!  It's time for another challenge at the Paper Cutz Challenge!  This week it's Challenge #113--Stars, Circles, and Diamonds, Oh My!

I started with a white card base and affixed a piece of black patterned cardstock.  I ran a piece of orange cardstock through my Cuttlebug using the Stars folder, then affixed that to the black cardstock.  The bling words and numbers were in my stash, and I added a black cat sticker to the top.  Voila!

Now, it's your turn!  Create a card, layout, or project for Halloween using stars, circles, or diamonds, and any colors you'd like.  We can't WAIT to see your creations!  Be sure to get them linked up to the Paper Cutz Challenge site before next Thursday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!