Challenge card with Embossing.

I love the look of Embossing but it is really hard to keep it

clean especially when you do it on Black. I love the look

of this card. I think it is my favorite of all.

I think Black and White are just the most elegant two 

colors when put together. 

I used a simple flower pattern and embossed it with white.. I then cut it 

out using my Sizzix Scalloped cutter and backed it with my Sizzix

Scalloped cutter with cut outs. The look is so pretty.

I tried 3 different times to get a clean, stamped sentiment and just

could never get it. So, this looks like I splattered it with paint. It was 

also cut out with the same Sizzix cutters, only in smaller sizes.

To finish it off I ran a black and white scalloped edge 

strip down the side and used some silk flowers with

pearl sprays to make it pop.

One last look at my finished card.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll come back again.

Made Especially For You challenge: Create a card using three eylets

Your challenge this week is to create a card using

3 eyelets. Easy right. Well, I didn't have eyelets so

I used the next best thing, Brads. Tell me what you

think of my card.

I believe this digi is from Bugaboo. I just love her but I don't

remember her name. I'm going to have to start righting their names

down beside them when I down load them. Anyway, she is so 

cute. Since it is Spring and the apple blossoms are out I made her sittiing 

on an apple branch.

I am very happy with my coloring. I am new to using Copics  but just

keep working with them and I learn alittle more each time.

I had these apple blossom stems and little flowers left over

from another project. I really liked them with this card.

Like I said before I used brads instead of eyelets since I didn't have any

but I still like them with this card. And here is one last look at my card for this week.

Don't forget to join us at Made Especially For You with your creative use of 3 eyelets. 

PTT#73-Color/Picture Inspriation

This week at Party Time Tuesday there challenge is

either a color or picture challenge. You could choose to either make

a card with the 3 color choices or make a picture. I chose to do the

3 color theme. I'll show you my card first them the challenge

photo.

I found this DIGI on a free internet site. I just loved this

cute little sleeping mouse hanging from a branch of flowers.

So now here is the sketch we had to choose from.

Beautiful colors, don't you think.

Here's a closer look at the little mouse. I just think this is so sweet.

I used a strip of grogain ribbon across the top to

sit the sentiment on.

And I think the sentiment says it all. I hope you'll stop in again

to she what else I've been up to and be sure to become a 

follower. Once I reach 100 I'll have a grand blog candy to give away.

Card Crafters Circle Challenge - SENTIMENT

It's Tuesday and it hasn't been a very good day for me so I retreated to

 my quiet and creative space. My scrappin room. Card Crafter's Circles 

challenge was to make a card with  a sentiment, so I made this card that 

really made me smile.

I found this stamp today at Crafters Warehouse and just had to have it along with the saying.

The stamp it by Impressions and the papers I just had in my scrappin box. The scallop along the 

bottom is from one of Fiskars punches.

Aren't they just the cutest. The ball, sun and bag are all

stickers by Joleen's Boutique that were also in my

stash of supplies.

The sentiment was also bought at Crafter Warehouse all on

sale. Don't ya just love when you don't even have to pay 

full price for things. I sure do. Anyway,  one last look at my

card.

I hope you enjoyed my card and will drop by again. Become a follower

and when I reach 100, I will be giving away a grand blog candy gift.

Sketch Challenge

It's time for another Sketch challenge

here at Made Especially For You. I'll show you

the sketch in a few but first my card.

For this challenge once again Bugaboo donated our Digi

images. They are so awesome that way. So I picked this

little gal carrying a pot of flowers.It just went 

with the sentiment. I am so addicted to Digi's

now.

Here is the sketch that we used.

I used my Martha Strewart lace punch to make the top of my card.

then to make it look like two separate strips I place this ribbon down

the center.

I love this sentiment.

Here's a closer look at my little gal. Just love her.

And finally one last peek at my card.

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CFC57: Create a Clean And Simple project using acetate or vellum

CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is to make a card

using Vellum or Acetate. I have never done a card

like this and it was really fun. Here is what I did for this

challenge.

What I did was first used my embosser  with one of

my floral embosser. It leaves such great details on your

card. I took my vellum and Martha Stewarts butterfly  border punch

and single butterfly and punched out my design. I used Tim Holtz's

distressed ink and colored the Vellum. Something else I've never done before.

For the sentiment, I used my Cheer Up stamp right on the Vellum.

I think it really turned out great. Hope you'll come back for another

challenge next time.

PSC36: Father's Day Color Story

This weeks challenge  at Perfect Sentiments was to make a fathers day card using 3

colors from the scene below. So this is my challenge card.

I had this great guy package of pre-made manly  things

so I decided to use my Fishing Digi that I got from Bugaboo. The worm is 

a stamp that I picked for a buck, not knowing really what I was going to do

with it but I really liked it and thought it was the cutest thing. Well, now we all

know what I did with it.  I

Isn't he just the cutest?

Here's a closer look at my Digi with the HUGE

fish that he caught.

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The saying I made myself and then cut it out with my Sizzix

die cutter.

The project I am sharing today for the Made Especially For You Thursday Craft 'n Chat is tags

 Not just any tags, but tags using an interesting little embellishment 

I was first introduced to this little embellishment by a fellow DT member at Colorful Creations

The first time I used this little embellishment was for a up-cycle project I made for a Blog Hop

It's the little pop top tab on a can of soup, vegetables or pop can

I had so much fun making a tag for the FCCB - "Save the Earth" Cricut Crawl in April

I received many positive reactions to my tag and clever use of the pop top tab

I hope you will be inspired to save those tabs and create a project of your own

A list of supplies needed to create my tag sample:

I used recycled cardboard for the base of my tag

I used a recycled checked shopping bag for my background paper

You can also use wrapping paper, bags, junk mail or other paper you have on hand

You will also need:  

Scissors, paper trimmer, 1-3/4" circle punch, small 1/2" circle punch and a tiny hole punch

Adhesive, medium glue dots, sponge dauber, distress ink, sentiment stamp

a die cut image and background for underneath ( mine is from Elegant Edges/Cricut cartridge)

Embellishments:

Jute, pop top tab, 3 flowers, large brad, 3 tiny buttons, chipboard butterfly

Trim your cardboard base to 3-1/2" x 6-1/2", as well as the background paper

Punch out a coordinating piece of cardstock using the 1-3/4" circle punch - cut in half

Cut a small 1/2" circle out of coordinating cardstock, to cover the lower part of the tab

Adhere the background paper to the cardboard

Adhere the large half circle to the top center of the tag

Using a glue dot, adhere the 1/2" circle into the lower part of the tab

This step is to cover the ragged edges of the tab

Using the tiny hole punch, punch through the layers on the tab and cardboard

Attach a large brad to the center of the tab

Using the sponge dauber and distress ink, sponge around the edges, stamp the sentiment

I also used the edge of the ink pad and lightly pressed onto the oval for some distress lines

Adhere the front and back of the die cut together

Adhere the die cut onto the tag and add the embellishments as shown in the photo

I hope you enjoyed today's project 

and 

have been inspired to use this unique embellishment on your next project

Scroll down for a few more samples

Thanks for reading my tutorial

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

http://simplyfrenzied-karen.blogspot.com/

Dynamic Duos #5 - Bold and Sassy Colors

This weeks challenge is called Bold and Sassy colour choice! Only the two colours, otherwise known as "The Dynamic Duo", may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome. I love working with this type of cards. So I am hoping that my

card will qulify.

I loved making this card. It is one of my new free Digi's that I got off line. She is so prescious

don't you think. All my papers are from my scrap box that sits right beside me. I used every

little scrap of paper that I can.

This little gal is so interested in the lady bug that has landed on her toes just

makes her so adorable. I cut her out with my Sizzix scalloped cutter which really

sets her off.

In each corner I cut a Sizzix corner decor to add more texture to her.

To finish her off I chose this Dream sentiment which I feel says 

everything about this card.

The dream stamp was embossed with white embossing power.

It's the perfect sentiment. I hope you enjoyed my card. Please drop by again

to see what I have been upto and do become a follower.I will be giving away

some blog candy once I hit 100 followers.http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/

I am also posting this card with:

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://bugaboostamps.blogspot.com

/http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/