Special Friend

Hi there!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  It's been rainy and dreary here, but at least it's warm.  Spring is definitely in the air!  I'm popping in to share the card I made for a couple of challenges I like to do when I can.  It is for The Paper Players #86 (color challenge), Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Mother's Day/special girl) and The Paper Shelter Challenge (anything goes). 

Here is the color inspiration from Lesley at The Paper Players:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I chose the "special girl" option for the Simons Says challenge.  I started with a card base of SU Pear Pizzazz and layered with glittery patterned paper from the Best Creations A Walk In The Garden 6x6 pad.   I was thrilled to find all the colors I needed in this sheet from the pad.  My sweet image is Zoe Spring from The Paper Shelter.  I printed her on Cryogen White and colored her with Copics.   The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  My only embellishment was a few roses from my stash. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I always appreciate your visits and kind comments!  Have a great day and hope to see you again soon!

Spring Has Sprung

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  Are you having a good week so far?  So far, so good on my end.  I'm popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges I like to do.  It is for The Paper Players #85 (spring has sprung), Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge (use corner embellishments, blue and green color combo, oval background and add some flowers) and the current Whoopsi Daisy Challenge (lace and pearls).

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Certainly Celery and layered with pretty blue and green patterned paper from the Memory Box Minuet 6x6 pad.   My sweet spring image is from Whoopsi Daisy Sheet 330.  You can purchase the sheet from Linnie here.  This is one of the two sheets I received for winning last week's challenge!  Thank you, Linnie!  I printed the image on Cryogen White and colored it with Copic markers then highlighted the flowers with some Stickles.  I did a bit of sponging with Memento Summer Sky (clouds) and Pear Tart (grass).  The image is layered on a lacy oval frame made with the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I think Paulette generously shared it as a freebie recently. Thanks, Paulette! The corners were made with a Cuttlebug Vintage Corner die. I added some wide crocheted lace and a few white pearls.  Three Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and see you again soon!

You're A Winner!

Good morning!  Did you all have a good weekend?  Some of you here in the US get to be off for another day for President's Day.  If you are one of the lucky ones, enjoy!  I am popping in really quickly to share the card I made for two challenges - Through The Craftroom Door Challenge #20 (CAS, but must have a sentiment) and The Paper Players #83 (CAS - masculine).

Here is my card for the challenges:

The card is pretty self-explanatory.  The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Breeze 6x6 pad.   My image is Big Guy Golfing from Mo's Digital Pencil.  He can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed him on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from an older Gina K. Designs set called King of The Grill.    That's it - a super simple masculine CAS card for my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and see you soon!

Mo's DP2 Challenge #122 - My Sentiments Exactly

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  You know I love Thursdays because it's Mo's Challenge day!  This week, Debbie is our hostess and the theme she picked is "my sentiments exactly" - must use a Mo's image and any sentiment on your card.

Here is my DT card:

I started with a card base of SU Pool Party and layered with Poppy Parade and two patterned papers from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party collection.  My adorable Mo's image is For Teacher - Girl.  She can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed her on Cryogen White and colored her with Copic markers.  My sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It can be found in Paulette's store here.  A few buttons, and some Baker's twine from my stash, finished my card.

I took inspiration for my card from a couple other challenges: Sketch Saturday #194, Crafty Emma's Store Challenge #72 (lots of layers), Craft Your Passion Challenge #97 (recipe: 1 ribbon or twine, 2 patterned papers and 3 buttons) and The Paper Players Challenge #82 (colors: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Soft Suede and Vanilla).  Here is SS-194:

And the The Paper Players color inspiration:

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Be sure to visit Mo's Challenge blog and check out the spectacular creations from my wonderful teammies!  I know as soon as you see them, you'll want to drop everything and create your own project for the challenge! Go for it, because you could win a gift certificate to shop in Mo's store!

Have a great day!

Card For A Couple of Challenges

Good morning!  Hope you're having a good day so far!  It's chilly and rainy here today - a good day to be working on projects indoors.  I'm popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges I like to do.  First, it's for The Paper Players #80 which was a sketch challenge.  It is also for the Digital Tuesday Challenge #145 (use a digi and the colors red, black and white).  Finally, this is my entry to the current Make it Colourful Challenge #44 (shading reds).

Here is the Paper Players sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Black Onyx and layered with a patterned paper from my scrap bag (sorry, no name on it anymore).  My image is a digi from Make it Crafty called Elizabeth J.  She can be found in the MiC store here.  I printed her on Cryogen White and colored her with Copics (the reds: R39, R37, R35, R32; the red shading: E19, W5, W7).  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It was part of the February Club.  I shaded the words with the same colors as the image.  I punched a heart from red glitter paper and popped it up.  Three glittery little heart gems finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back soon with some other projects I've been working on.

Timeless Tuesday #151 (and more)

Hi there!  Happy Monday!  I hope you've had a nice weekend!  It was a 3-day holiday weekend here in the US, so it was kind of a busy one for me.  I didn't have much time in the craft room, but I did manage to finish a card I was making for two challenges I like to do: Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #151 (photo inspiration) and The Paper Players #78 (color challenge).

Here is the photo inspiration for the Timeless Tuesday Challenge:

And here is the color inspiration for The Paper Player's Challenge:

Here is my card for the two challenges:

Lucky for me, the colors were very similar for both, so I went with the colors as my inspiration from the Timeless Tuesday photo.  I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Base Weight White which I cut with my Spellbinders Labels One Grand Nestabilities in the Grand Calibur.    I cut a smaller panel of Cryogen White Iridescent with the largest of the regular Labels One Nesties.  I cut a third panel first with the Cheery Lynn FRM15 Lattice #2 die then the same Spellbinders Labels One die so I could layer the lattice over the Labels One diecut.  I stamped the crocus from Flourishes A Year in Flowers 1 set twice with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored both flowers with Copics (YG25, YG23, YG21, G21, G20, R14, R22, R20, R00).  I cut out the whole image from one and just the flowers from the other.  The flowers were popped up on foam tape over the base image to add dimension.  I cut a flourish from SU Pear Pizzazz with the Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish die and layered it on the lattice. The crocus image was popped up on the flourish.  A soft pink May Arts silk bow finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your visits and hope to see you again soon!

Mo's DP2 Challenge #117 - Clean & Simple

Good morning!  It's Thursday and time for another Mo's Challenge!  We've got a really fun one for you this week!  The theme is "clean & simple".  Not a style I use that often, but that's what makes it a challenge, yes? 

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Base Weight White cardstock. I embossed a layer of GKD Layering Weight White with the SU Tulip Frame embossing folder and added it to the card base.  My Mo's image is called Married.  It can be found in Mo's new store here.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it with Copics.  I added a bit of Star Dust Stickles to her dress, veil and shoes then matted the image with some iridescent blue cardstock from my stash.  A triple-loop bow of satin-rimmed white organza and a Webster's Pages Sparkler finished my CAS card.

My card is also for this week's Paper Player's Challenge #77, where the theme was - "all you need is love".

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to head on over to the Mo's DP2 Challenge blog and check out the always amazing creations from the rest of the DT!  After that, why not grab your favorite Mo's image and play along with us?  We look forward to seeing your fabulous creations!

Merry & Bright

Good morning!  Yay!  It's Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  I'm going to be finishing up my Christmas cards and hopefully getting everything in the mail so I can focus on decorating the house next.  Today, I have another Christmas card to share.  It is my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz site.  This week's theme is to make a Christmas card with non-traditional Christmas colors.  I combined it with a couple of other challenges I like to do - this week's The Paper Players Challenge #75 (non-traditional Christmas stamps or colors), the Our Creative Corner Challenge (a sketch challenge) and of course, my favorite challenge of the week, Mo's DP2 Challenge #112 (include a banner or tag). 

Here is the OCCC sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:



I started with a card base of GKD Bubblegum Pink and layered with patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Botanical Christmas/Winter Fairy Tales Petite Papers pack.  My adorable Mo's image is called Christmas Morn.  It can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it with Copics.  The sentiment is from the JustRite Christmas Nested Sentiments set.  I made a banner with the sentiment and added a little bow and button to it.  Another bigger bow and button finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge over at The Outlawz and check out the fabulous creations from my wonderful teammies and our awesome December Guest Designer, Shelby!  We would sure love it if you played along!  Not to mention there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs this month if you enter the challenges!

Have a great day and see you soon!

Teapot Tuesday and More

Hi there!  Hope you've had a good day!  This is my second post today, so if you are looking for my Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team post, please click here.  I'm back to share a special card I made for this week's Teapot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.  You can read this week's story here. Two weeks ago, the destination for our teapot cards was Nate and Will Renz, the twin sons of Katie Renz, who sadly lost her courageous battle with gastric cancer on November 7.  The twins turned 6 on November 19 and we wanted to shower the boys with birthday wishes at what was otherwise a very sad time for their family.  Well, this week, our destination is Katie's oldest son, Hunter.  Hunter is turning 12 on Thursday and we wanted to keep the birthday wishes flowing for him, too.  You can read all about Hunter here.  Hunter loves books and reading and magic.  He especially loves Harry Potter!

Here is the card I made for Hunter:

I used the sketch from The Paper Player's Challenge #74 for my layout.  Here is the sketch:

I started with a card base of GKD Cranberry Tart and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Oxford 6x6 pad.  I used this cute image from Bugaboo Stamps called Har Repotter - The Chosen One.  I printed him on Cryogen White and colored him with Copic markers.  I added some Polar White Flower Soft to look like feathers on the owl and Glossy Accents on Harry's glasses.  The sentiment was a freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.  The numbers were from a Basic Grey alpha sticker set. The card is personalized for Hunter with more alpha stickers on the inside.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by again!  I hope you have a great night!