Felt Merry & Bright

I had a crafting weekend over at Marisa's last weekend and I just had to use here tree die cut from PTI using my spring green felt from Felt on the Fly.  I love using dies to cut felt to make my own embellishments and I also thought it would be fun to play along with the Die Cut challenge going on over at the Caardvards blog.  I strung silver rope through the die cut, felt tree and added a few buttons before adhering it to some stitched Crate Paper paper mounted on Early Espresso paper (my new fav color).  To finish it off by adding the image to a debossed, wood grain background.

Supplies
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, and Early Espresso (SU!); Christmas Patterned Paper (Crate Paper)
Ink: Early Espresso (SU!); Tea Dye Duo (PTI)
Stamps: Tags #9 (PTI)
Extras: Silver Cord (From my stash - may arts??); Buttons (PTI and Autumn Leaves); Punch (SU!); Wood Grain embossing plate (PTI)

HB2U

I couldn't resist participating in the Caardvark's B-day Challenge, again.  I was inspired by this card sketch at Got Sketch and my scrap pile.  I pulled out a bunch of my lovely advertisement cards from Studio Calico and few other small scraps in my bin and went to town.  I love how the back is distressed and antiquey.  It makes the blue thickers pop!

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Supplies:
Paper: Green patterned paper (SU!); Orange Yellow Grid paper (Sassafras); Real Cherry Veneer (Creative Imaginations); Cream Cardstock (Neenah)
Stamps: None
Ink: Tea Dye Duo (PTI)
Extras: Noteworthy Spriral Journal (Making Memories), Foam Thickers (American Crafts); Pinking Scissors (Fiskars); Buttons (PTI and Making Memories); 

Happy Birthday to Mom

There is a new challenge over at Caardvarks to create a birthday card.  I was also inspired by the photo below from the Tuesday Trigger over at the Moxie Fab Blog.  I was inspired by the green, pink, blue and yellow color combo in the photo.  The photo also reminded me of a country living and homegoods, so I had to use fabric paper with a picket fence, add a little sewing, and use crochet flowers.

Note:  I was a day late for the Tuesday Trigger, but I loved the inspiration, so I played along anyway!

Not only did I get to use some of my American Crafts Dear Lizzy fabric paper to make this card.  I also added a making memories frame that I had been hoarding surrounded by crocheted flowers, which I am trying desperately not to hoard, and a little thicker action. You other crafting ladies know how hard it is to not hoard these lovely things!

Have a great night!

Supplies:
Paper: Melon Berry Cardstock (PTI); Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Dear Lizzy Fabric Paper (American Crafts)
Ink: Basic Black (SU!)
Stamps: Sentiment (SU!)
Extras: Crochet Flowers (American Crafts); Glitter Metal Frame (Making Memories); Fabric Thickers (American Crafts); Sewing Machine

I {heart} hearts

I used one of my new SU! Cling stamps to create this card. I paired red, caribbean, and brown together to create the layered heart card this past weekend. The card came together pretty quickly, especially since all of the popped up hearts were done with a punch. if there is a punch that will fit a stamp set I want or have, I need to get the punch. It is so much easier to punch out a stamped image, than cut it out. This card was made for the Red Heart Challenge over at the Hero Arts blog.

Here is a close-up so you can see the layers.

You also need to visit Janie's blog here to see what she made using my card as a template...so cute!!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Paper: White Cardstock Neenah)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Cool Caribbean (SU!)
Stamps: I {heart} hearts and Sentiment stamp (SU!)
Extras: Bling (Kaiser); Hearts punch (SU!); Corner Chomper

Tall Order #2

This is the second card I created for the Caardvarks Tall Order Challenge. This card is 4x8 inches and of course has my new love, ruffles. This time the pleat of the ribbon exposed both colors of the satin ribbon. This card also fits the Halloween Challenge over at the Stamp Something Blog. As stated in previous posts, this is Holiday Overload on the blog this week. But, hey at least I have plenty to post this week. There may be a little Holiday Overload next week. I was a busy gal with Marisa and Janie last weekend, so there is plenty to post.

Enjoy your day!

Ruffled Christmas

I just can't keep away from those ruffles. It's like Pringles, once you pop you can't stop. I created the ruffles on this card by laying down a strip of monoadhesive (my adhesive of choice) and pinched the top as I moved along. To make sure it stayed in place I stitched the top and then added a bow with polka dot ribbon to cover the stitches. I used more of the felt embellies from Making Memories and used a strip of the masking tape from the same collection, Falala. This first card is also a long card, which is the challenge at the Caardvark's blog.

Here is a close up so you can see those Moxie fabulous ruffles!

This was so much fun, I couldn't help but make just one more ; -)
I made the ruffle this time by stitching down by layering the ribbon like a wave and stitching it down.

Supplies:
Paper: Old Olive and Basic Black cardstock (SU!); Cream cardstock (Neenah); Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
Ink: Versamark (Tsukedo); Scarlet Red (PTI); Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Stamps: Handwritten Christmas, Backgrounds Text and Retro (PTI)
Extras: Masking Tape (Making Memories); Scarlet Red Ribbon (PTI); Polks dot Ribbon (K&Co); Felt Embellishment (Making Memories); Sewing Machine and Thread

Button Tree

I created this card for the Caardvarks Shape Up Challenge HERE. The challenge is to create any card that is not a square or rectangle. I got together with my friend, Katie, on Friday and had a chance to play with her Silhouette (see her blog HERE). It was so much fun! I learned to weld and re-size. I created this tree card by welding the top of the tree image to create a card I could fold and then resizing the tree top to create the hounds tooth layer. I inked and added buttons...and voila. The finished size is approximately 4.25 x 5.5 inches.

I am still resisting the gloriousness that is the Quickutz Silhouette, all I have to do is remember that I can go to Katie's or Marisa's and play! Restraint---I swear (we will see how long that lasts).

Supplies:

Paper: Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip cardstock, Patterned Paper (SU!)

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (SU!)

Stamps: None

Extras: Buttons (Bag O' Buttons); Cream Twine (PTI); Die Machine (QK Silhouette)

Fairies Live Here

I wasn't going to participate in the Good Knight! Caardvarks Challenge, until I saw this $1 acrylic stamp at Michael's yesterday. This stamp set was perfect, since the theme of the challenge is Fantasy. I just love the little mushroom and sentiment that I used to create this 4.25 x 4.25 inch card. Hope you enjoy.

The Close-Up

The Copics

Supplies:

Paper: Aquamist Cardstock (PTI), White Cardstock (Neenah), Patterned Paper (SU! - retired)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento), Black (StazOn)
Stamps: Mushroom and Sentiment (Studio g)
Extras: Square Scallop die (Spellbinders), Ribbon (SEI), Button (Autumn Leaves), Emboidery Floss, Green Glitter Pen (Marvvy), and Copics

Urban Prarie

My 3 year old niece and sister came over this week for a trip to the Children's museum and card making. Who would have known my niece loves to craft. She will be my guest blogger for tomorrow's post; she did a fantastic job. While they were here I started my Caardvarks challenge using the sketch below. I didn't finish until tonight...I was having too much fun teaching my niece how to use a Revolution, a Big Shot, and punches (can never start them too young)! I really like how this card turned out; the center really seems to pop. After I got everything complete I thought about adding a sentiment, but that would have been too much. Let me know what ya think.

EDIT: I came back and decided the card needed a small sentiment at the bottom and decided to outline the center with paper piercing.

Supplies:
Paper: Spring Moss cardstock (PTI), Basic Black cardstock (SU!), Urban Prarie Patterned Paper (Basic Grey)
Ink: Basic Black (SU!)
Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Extras: Chipboard flower (Basic Grey), Scallop Punch and Corner Rounder (SU!), Circle Punch (Fiskars), Border Punch (Basic Grey), Lacey Ribbon (Making Memories)

Nuttin' Better

It has been about a week since I sat down and got crafty. To get out of the craftless funk I decided to participate in the Caardvark's Critter Challenge. The challenge is to create a card using a critter. I cannot tell you how much fun I had making this card! When I thought of this challenge all I could think of how cute would it be to have a nut card with a squirrel on it. Truth be told, any excuse to use my Year Round Puns from Papertrey Ink. Every time I open this card up it just makes me giggle. Let me know what you think!

I designed the template and hand stitched the top of the nut. I even stitched on the buttons. All paper used on the front of the card was made using the Green Stack, which is made of 70% recycled material and has a really unique texture.

Supplies (5 x 6 inch card):
Paper: DCWV Green Stack, SU! Kraft Cardstock (base of the card)
Stamps: Year Round Puns (PTI)
Ink: StazOn Brown
Extras: Linen Thread (SU!), Buttons (PTI), Circle Punches (Fiskars and SU!), Scallop Punch (Marvvy Uchida), Squirrel Die (Quickutz), and Glaze Pen for the eyes and nose)

Perfect Pear

This is my first Caardvarks challenge, and the challenge is to use Kraft cardstock. This is a good one for me, since Kraft is my go to background/base color. I love it; it looks fabulous with almost anything. This time I decided to change it up and use Kraft as my focal point rather than a neutral background. I used rub-ons on the kraft in order to create bold, clean images. The 4.25 x 4.25 inch card base is white cardstock that I embossed with a cuttlebug die, then I added the rub-on word perfect onto the embossed cardstock.

This card was so fun and makes me giggle. I love puns!

Suplies:
Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock; SU! Kraft, Chocolate Chip, and Old Olive Cardstock
Extras: Old Olive Ribbon (SU!), Rub-ons (SU!), embossing folder (Provo Craft)