Card Cupids Challenge #17

We have a Spring Themed challenge for you this week! This should be easy for everyone as I am sure we are all busy thinking about flowers, birds and sunshine :o) Even though I live in Southern California, it has not been so sunny here lately...just gloomy rainy days...

I am so super thrilled to share our sponsor this week:
Scrappy Mom's Stamps 

OMG!!! If you have not checked out and already purchased stamps from Scrappy Mom’s, I cannot begin to tell you how amazing these stamps are and they are so reasonably priced! These are must have stamps for any card maker!

One lucky participant in this weeks challenge is going to receive the newly released “Kid’s Incorporated” stamp set!

I had so much fun using this set and I made the sweetest card.

Whatcha think?

CLICK HERE to join the challenge!!

Challenges:

Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes

Pink Paper Paradise - Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - Animals

Tuesday Morning Sketches - For Kids

Thanks for taking the time and visiting my blog.

Hugs!!

Card Cupids Challenge #16

You all are going to *LOVE* this weeks challenge! It is so appropriate for this time of year! The challenge is to create a “Green” card. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner we thought it would be fun to see what green inspired cards you could come up with! We also have a brand new sponsor this week! Our challenge sponsor this week is Copic!
The winner of this challenge will receive this amazing prize from Copic!



Isn't this a fabulous prize?!?! Copic was kind enough to provide our Design Team with Spica Pens to use on their projects. If you are not familiar with Spica Pens you must check them out! They have such brilliant color and I cannot begin to tell you the amount of glitter they can put on your project!

Here's my "green" card.

I used A Child's Year cartridge for card base & hat.

The sentiment I found online.

I used spica pen (pitch black) on the sentiment & around the clovers.

Now it's your turn to create a "Green" card & join the challenge!!

CLICK HERE

St. Patties Card

Who doesn't love green??? Yup, it's almost St. Patties Day!!! No, I don't do anything crazy to celebrate the day, but I will enjoy a green beverage :)

I made this fun little card for my daughter. It turned out too darn cute lol

card recipe:

Simply Charmed cartridge

Pot card base (pg. 33, mirror & weld shadow feature, cut at 5")

Pot (grey card stock cut at 5")

super cute leprechaun buddies cut at 2.5"

peachy keen stamps (pk-490 & pk-460)

1" circle punch (for 'gold' coins)

stickles, spica glitter pen, white gel pen

sentiment is an image I found online

Challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion - St. Patrick's Day

Paper Cutz Challenge - St. Patrick's Day

Crafty Hos' Challenge - St. Patrick's Day

Send a Smile 4kids - Anything Goes
Crafting with Cristina - St. Patrick's Day
Crazy About Cricut - St. Patrick's Day

1 green card----->a few challenges

There are so many fun challenges going on out there in blog land =)

I made this adorable card this evening so I can join a few challenges.

Isn't this the cutest beaver? I love these chipboards by DCWV

Challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps - sketch challenge

More Than Favors - zoo theme

The Paper Variety - green card (at least 50% green)

Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings - green theme

Card Cupids Challenge #14

Good morning!! It's time for another Card Cupids Challenge!! Hooray!!
This weeks challenge is to create a shaped card! No squares, no rectangles – think out side of those four corners and get creative! If your die cutting machine has been collecting dust this is a great challenge to dust it off and put that old friend to use!
This challenge is sponsored by Some Odd Girl and the winner will receive 3 Digital Stamps of their choice from the Some Odd Girl store!
CLICK HERE to join the challenge.



Here's my card. I used one of the Some Odd Girl digi stamp. Super cute!!

Card Recipe:

Card base: Wild Card cartridge (pg.52 Doily cut at 5" & Liner layer cut at 4 3/4")

SU! card stock: certainly celery

Cuttlebug folder: Bloom Dots

Some Odd Girl digi: Earthy Mae

SU! ink: chocolate chip

Memento ink: tuxedo black

Martha Stewart: butterfly punch

EK punch: real estate sign

vellum paper, sentiment stamp, white gel pen, Spica glitter pens, copic markers

Challenges:

GAB Challenge - wet/dry embossing

Hugs! XoXo

a Frame & a few stories

Hey everyone =) Hope you all had a pleasant weekend. I was busy mopping floors and dusting for the past 5 days since we remodeled the guest bathroom. It was crazy with all the dust, noise, people, did I mention dust??!!?? But everything is back to normal now & I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out. Who knew a bathroom could make me this happy..heehee
So now you know the reason for my lack of posts & submission to challenges.
I missed being in my craft room!!

Over the weekend I worked on a picture frame I made for my daughter. She is truly a gift in my life. I know she is now a teen (I can't believe she will graduate from middle school in 3 months!!) , but she is still my goofy little girl =)
I purchased the frame at Michaels ($1), and I used Mod Podge (matte finish) to seal the paper to the frame.
Other supplies I used: MS Doily Lace edge punch, craft paper (K&Company Carolyn Gavin Greenhouse stack), Tim Holtz paper distresser, flower punch, various chipboard & stickers.

I also wanted to share Ashley's clay project for her adv. art class. Poor thing, she had such a difficult time adhering the pieces together. First, one of the hearts fell off on the way to school, then the head fell when one of her friends took a 'closer' look. She was so grumpy while working on this project, all the unfortunate mishaps. But she had success at last & turned in her project in one piece!!

My final share for the evening is a package I got from Norway!! OMG, I was so freaking thrilled & excited. My sweet & darling friend Lilli a.k.a. The Crazy Card Maker sent me the nicest package. It was filled with goodies!! She even crochet my daughter some hand warmers, which came in so handy since it's been freezing over here in So. Cal. & to top that off (I didn't think it was possible!!!), she gave me a cartridge that SHE won in a challenge!! Can you believe this girl!! I was tearing up when I saw the note she sent me and the fact she was so generous to think of me. I just love her! Hopefully one day I will be so lucky to meet you in person, Lilli. You are the greatest friend <3

Thanks for stopping by & visiting me =)

Card Cupids Challenge #13

Hooray! It’s time for a new challenge! This weeks challenge is sponsored by our friends at Bugaboo Stamps and the winner will receive 7 digital stamps of their choice from the Bugaboo Store! They have so many adorable digital images!! I just love them!

This weeks challenge is to use buttons and/or ribbons on your card. Simple enough!

Here's is my creation. I am so pleased with the way this card turned out!

Hugs! XoXo