Monday, March 26, 2012

Purple Passion

Since I am entering this card in several challenges I just called it
Purple Passion.
Products I used were:
Martha Stewart: Punch Around the Page.
Spellbinders: Fleur


Friday, March 23, 2012

Made Especially For You Challenge: Distressed Ink



Our sponsor this week is (My Craft Spot) with this wonderful
set of Friends and Neighbors stamps. Sure wish I could enter to win
this for myself.

So, onto my card. I am very timid when it comes to destressing anything on my cards
and this time is no different. I used a VERY light inking along the sides of my card, which I will
admit doesn't even really show up, but trust me it is there.

This card is so out of my norm, but I think she turned out great. The back ground is
a light floral which had dragon flies on it which you can't see, but I loved the faded look
of this paper. It had just enough lavendar in it to make my little gal pop.

I used my victorian sizzix frame which I just love on this card. My little gal is
lightly water colored then cut out. This something new that I am trying, so I still
have some techniques to  work on, but I think she turned out pretty well.

For the flower I used my Anemone Flower Topper in two different colors, and for
the center I used a white paper flower. The leaves around the flower is from my
leaf die.

I used my circle cutter to cut our some pre-stamped sentiments that I had done along while back.For the
framing of the sentiment I just cut a little larger circle in the lavendar, then placed a few more leaves around it.

For the inside I framed a piece of white journaling paper with the same lavendar from the front
 and placed another leaf at the bottom. I am really super pleased with this card.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Perfect Sentiments Challenge:

PSC24: Distressed Thank You's

Here's another card challenge for Perfect Sentiments. This week we are suppose to use a
distressed technique so I chose to ink the sides of my card. I really like this card. I think it
is really cute.
For this card I had been over at my friends house a very long time ago and she had this
adorable stamp set, so I stamped it on cardstock and stuck it away. So when I was looking for some
thing to do for the challenge I came across it and thought this was perfect for this
challenge. The Holy Cow and Cow I just cut out and placed glue dots on them to make them stand up off the page.


For the back ground I used my scalloped edge punch that places a whole at each scallop. The Sentiment was cut by my circle cutter and framed with this polka dot circle frame and then I
found my pouch of black and white flower pedals and layered three different ones to make my
flower. I love, love this card. Here is one last look at my finished project.

I have also entered this card at


Saturday, March 17, 2012

ME4Y Challenge...Card featuring three buttons

Welcome back for another "Made Especially For You" card challenge. This weeks
challenges is to make a card using 3 buttons.. Simple right. So here goes with
what I chose to make...
I have had this mouse stamp for a long time and hadn't used it so thought with the weather
like it is , rain, rain, rain, it just made since to do something about rain with it. I had this perfect
back ground paper of rain. Doesn't it look perfect.

I stamped the design on card stock, colored it and then cut it out. I did a reverse dots embossing on the
back ground oval just for added texture. Love this stamp.

And this sentiment is EXACTLY how I feel right now. The rain doesn't normally affect me, but
this year it is really bugging me. I want to be outside working in my yard. So, when I found this
I knew this is what my card would be all about.
The flowered lace ribbon reminded me of rays of sunshine that end at the buttons.
I love this card, I hope you do to. Heres one last look at my finished card.

The lucky winner of this challenge will win this prize from My Craft Spot.
WOW that's a tone of sentiments. Wish I could win this one :)








Wednesday, March 14, 2012

CFC-47

This weeks challenge over at  http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/  was to create an Easter Card with
something that you would find in an Easter Basket. I just happened to have this stamp that had two
of the items you would find in a basket. A bunny and an Egg as well as grass. So perfect for  this
challenge.

Here is my card.
I found this back ground paper in my stash box. I cut my scalloped retangle frame from Sizzix to sit my oval
on top of so that my rabbit would really pop. The rabbit is a stamp from Stampin Up.
The trim I used is also from my scrap box. I picked it up at a garage sale this past summer and I love the way it looks like grass. And the lovely bow is from Reasonable Ribbons.

The Happy Easter is another stamp from Stampin Up.


For the inside I just cut two ovals one larger than the other and back them for the journaling. And for the bottom of my card I used alittle more of the ribbon lace to sit my little rabbit on. This one will be hard to give away, but I have the perfect person.

And if you are a Cricut lover be sure to come back on Saturday for our
DO YOU SPEAK CRICUT reviews.


   


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CAS-ual Fridays - Clean And Simple Challenge! CFC43

I have never made a round card before and it was allot of fun to do. I wasn't really sure how to get started once I had cut out the circle. It's such a different shape than I had ever worked with before. So I once I had looked at the sample I decided to emboss the top with my Sizzix Floral embosser. I had some DCWV paper scraps that went really well with the green so I cut a half circle for the bottom half.
I chose to use this cute K & Compnay  birds with a nest strip, representing the 3 florals in the center of the card.
I stamped my sentiment onto a circle and bordered it with the same green from the card.  I love using the K & Company Three dementional flowers. That just seemed to set the card off.
For the inside I cute a white circle and used another K & Company flower. I absolutely love this card. I will be making more Circle cards in the future.
One last look at my first circle card.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Made Especially for you... Sketch card.

ME4Y SKETCH CARD

This weeks challenge was to make a card using a sketch, which I will show  you in awhile. So here is my card using that sketch.
This was really fun for me. I have never made a banner before so I cut this out by hand using a sewing template. I used a blue ribbon to attach the banner too. For the horizontal design I cute a blue bazzil that I ran through my checkered embossing folder and framed it with white
Next I made this silky flower from three different colors that I had in a mixed bag of peddles then placed a crystal in the center.
For the sentiment I used the chipboard word "SMILE" from a stash that I  had. Placed the butterfly in the corner and added 3 pearls to finish it off. Now for the SKETCH.

If you are a Cricut user, then you don't wanna miss out on our "Do You Speak Cricut Reveiws". Every Saturday one of the DT members will be posting a review of their favorite Cricut Cartridge. So make sure you stop by "Made Especially For You" and see if your favorite cartridge was chosen.










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