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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Inktegrity's Inspirational Challenge #15: Sketch Layout

Greetings!


Well, today is the first day of Fall (technically not until 11:09 p.m.), but nevertheless it is time for apple cider and falling leaves. My creation today was inspired by Fall and it was created using the layout from Inktegrity's Challenge for this week using this sketch.


 Here's my creation based of the sketch using the image from Inktegrity.



Also, this week Inktegrity is sponsoring Corrosive Challenge again, the theme is to dust off anything old in your stash. So make sure that you stop by there and submit an entry.


Recipe:

Digi Image: Inktegrity
Sentiment: Inktegrity (computer generated)
DP: SU
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Pumpkins
Accessories: Dewdrops from "The Paper Hollow"


Now get to creating...








Remember: There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!








Monday, September 20, 2010

"a day for daisies" Let's celebrate Challenge

Greetings!

I have so much to blog about, but first and foremost I wanted to remind you of the challenge that is going on over at "a day for daisies" challenge blog.  Use one of Tammy's gorgeous images to create a card with a celebration theme.  I chose "tummy," because I wanted to celebrate mtoherhood.  I finally got to see my friends' baby girl this weekend and it stirred up some dormant maternal feelings in me.  She is so precious and beautiful.  Therefore, I decided to celebrate motherhood as my challenge card.  I apologize for the quality of the pic.  I think my camera is exhausted, because I went to a Third Day concert last night and took a bunch of pics (maybe will share later).  Anyways, check out my card and I hope that you will join us over at "a day for daisies" CDAC group and on the challenge blog. TFL!


Recipe:
Image:  "a day for daisies"
Color tool:  Copics, Stickles
DP:  SU; Cardstock: Cor'dinations
Punch/Diecut:  Tim Holtz, Spellbinders Scallop circle and circle
Accessories: Bling from Dollar General


Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Design Team

Greetings!

I am sooo excited!!  I wanted to share some AWESOME news with you!  I was recently asked to be a DT member for another digi stamp store that I absolutely love..."a day for daisies".  I am truly honored to be a part of this design team as well.

Over at "a day for daisies"  they have Flower basket challenges which are held the 1stand third Friday of each month so you want to make sure you join in over there as well.  The challenge that started today is "let's celebrate."  So make sure you join in on all the fun!

You can find this fab group on the CDAC forum.  Again, if you haven't signed up yet over there you don't know what you are missing.

Now get to creating...



Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

"Thank you" Tote

Greetings!

Yesterday, I showed you a card that was "out-the-box" for me and now I am going to show you a tote that is also "out-the-box."  I decided to make little "thank you" totes and fill them with candies.  I won't say who they are for in case they are reading this post.  I basically make only cards; although, I have several templates for boxes, totes, houses, etc.  I decided to make this lil' box and I didn't use a template, which is totally "out-the-box."  It is a 9x9" sheet of double-sided dp.  If anyone is interested in a toot for this, I can put one together these totes are super easy to make.  Just let me know.  I also added a beaded handle which was another challenge for me, but you've probably realized by now that I love challenges.  Well, here's my lil' creation TFL!


Recipe:
Image:  A day for daisies (I added to her image a couple more boxes.)
DP: Rustic paperpack
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Accessories:  Beads from a friend, Gems from Michaels

Now get to creating...


Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Inktegrity Hump Day Inspiration #14

Greetings!

"Hi there" from way up high!!
I have a terrible fear of heights, but I love to fly.  I know that sounds silly, but that's me at times. :-)  I want to share with you a card I created for this week's challenge on the Inktegrity Challenge Blog, "Anything Goes"! I love the "Anything Goes" challenges because then I am able to challenge myself.  I used my paper piecing skills on this creation and combined that with background digi paper from MS Word and of course the wonderful digi images from Inktegrity!  Walaah...here's my creation!




Okay, to find out how you can join in on this challenge just head over to the challenge blog.  While you are there, you can check out more awesome creations from the Inktegrity Fall Design Team, which includes myself!!!  Yes, Joni was so sweet to ask me to join her fab group of ladies.  I thank her once again for the opportunity. The full list of ladies that make up this phenom team are listed on my sidebar.  Make sure you go over and check them out. 

You really don't want to miss out on the chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Inktegrity Store, do you???  Of course not, so get to creating!


Recipe:
Digi Image:  Inktegrity (airplane and tag)
Sentiment:  Inktegrity (the banner was computer generated)
DP:  MS Word
Embossing folder:  "Stars"
Accessories:  Ribbon from Michaels





Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

First Flight...

Greetings!

Today I want to share with you one of two projects that are "out-the-box" for me for totally different reasons.  The first I'll show today and the other tomorrow.  For those of you that know me, know that I don't celebrate Halloween.  However, from the moment I saw this image I felt compelled to create this card.  I actually saw the colors and how I wanted the images to appear.  I created this card as a way to challenge myself.  I wanted to take an image and merge it into a pre-existing environment.  I think I need to show you the card so that you can see what I mean.


If you look closely, there is a scene behind the witches.  There's the full glowing moon, trees, plants, rocks, etc.  I downloaded this image from an online gallery and played around with it until it looked dark and eerie.  I then placed the witches on the rocks in front of the moon and colored them.  I wanted to incorporate as many "Halloween" colors as possible.  I believe these lil' witches are both anxious and nervous about taking their "first flight."  I am sure that they will do fine. :-)  TFL!

Recipe:
Image:  A Day for Daisies
DP:  Paperstack
Coloring Tools:  Copics
Diecuts/Punches:  Embossing folder, MS
Accessories:  Ribbon form Michaels

Now get to creating...







Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

I pray...

Greetings!

I hope that you're creative juices are flowing.  I know mine have been somewhat.  I wanted to share with you a creation I made for a challenge over at TLC Creations.  Paulette has supplied us with a cute image of a bunny praying and we are to create a card.  The challenge ends today, so you need to "hop" over there if you want to get in on it.  Anyways, here's my creation.  I wrote the little sentiment to go along with it because the original that I heard growing up scared me.  lol  As always...TFL!


I have to mention that I paper pieced certain elements of this card.  You may be able to figure out which parts because I rushed to finish it so that I could enter it today. *gigl*

Recipe:
Image:  Create w/TLC
Sentiment:  computer generated
DP:  SU
Cardstock:  Cor'dinations
Diecut:  Spellbinders Label, Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Accessories:  Ribbon from Michaels

Now get to creating...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Flutterby Butterflies

Greetings!

It seems like I haven't posted anything in a while.  My apologies.  The card that I am showing you today is made up of three of my favorite things...butterflies, angels and purple!  I love this cutie little angel playing with butterflies.  I actually imagine her in a field and the butterflies are dancing all around her. 


I love how one of the butterflies looks like it is helping her fly. *gigl*  The color scheme and layout for this card just happened.  Don't you love when it just happens?  I have tons of books and papers for card layouts and color schemes, but 99% of the time it is the image that decides for me how the card is going to look.  Do you ever experience that or am I nuts? (Don't answer the "nuts" part) lol  Oh well, as always TFL!

Recipe:
Image:  A Day for Daises
Coloring Tools:  Copics
DP:  Basic Grey Wisteria (Violet)
Cardstock:  Cor'dinations
Embossing folder:  "Butterflies" Crafts-Too you
Diecut:  Spellbinders Hectagon
Paper Punch:  MS
(I wish Martha Stewart would put the name on the punch itself. *gigl)
Acessories:  Butterflies (SU diecut/embossing folder), Gems

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Mojo 155 Contest: Balloon Lift

Greetings!

It has been so windy here in Michigan that I feel like I was in a balloon.  However, I am terrified of heights so I don't see myself ever taking a balloon ride, but I love to see them.  Over at Mojo Monday, they have a contest using the layout below.  I decided to use this balloon digi to create my card.  TFL!




My apologies, I will have to come back later and post the recipe, because I don't have the information on the artist who created the digi image.  I like to give everyone credit for thier work.

Recipe:
Image:  I have looked all over and can't find where I got this image from.  If someone knows, please let me know.  As I said I want to give credit to the artist.
DP:  Okay, Every stitch of paper used to create this card is from Microsoft Word.  Yes, I used Word as my designer paper.  I will post a quasi-toot to show you how to use MS for your DP as well.  Keep following.
Sentiment:  Inktegrity "High There or Up High" Digi set.  This is such an adorable set.
Diecut:  Spellbinders Scallop circle
Accessories:  Ribbon from Michael's dollar bin.

Now get to creating...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Mo's Challenge: Antique and Vintage

Greetings!

Over at Mo's DP2 Challenge, the theme this week is to use browns to give an antique or vintage look.  The antique style isn't my stronger suit.  I can't seem to master it, but I don't let that stop me from trying.  That is how we learn afterall, right?  Well, here's my attempt at antique and vintage.  I decided to use Mo's Wiz of Oz collection.  I created a "tent card" which reminds me of a shadow box.  I like how it turned out, but will re-do this card and make some changes.  TFL!



Recipe:
Images:  Mo's Digital Pencil Too
DP:  K&Company
Ink:  Copics
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Accessories:  Ribbon

Now get to creating...


Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Kenny K Challenge: Music

Greetings!

I love music!  I have these moments when I will just break out in song.  I am one of those people you see driving down the road singing my heart out.  I owe my love for music to my mother, because she is a singer and she play music while we slept.  If you checked out my music selection you would find everything from Mercy Me to Train.  I love Train's "Hey, Soul Sistah,"  I am always singing that song and it is the inspiration behind this card that I've created for Kenny K's challenge.  TFL!


She looks like she is jamming to some funky tune.  I think the entire "Rock Squad" series that Kenny has is fab.

Recipe:
Image:  Kenny K. digis
DP:  K&Company
Ink:  Copics
Diecuts:  Spellbinders Square, Circle, Scallop Circle and Square Scallop with loops
Sentiment:  Computer generated

Now get to creating...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Friday, September 3, 2010

MY 100TH POST: Chocolate Apples

Greetings!

Fall conjures up for me all kinds of thoughts, feelings, and cravings.  One of those cravings is caramel or chocolate covered apples.  My sister makes these tripled dipped apples.  Oh they are sooo good.  Over at the Treehouse Stamps blog, they are giving an apple freebie away and you have to create a project in order to continue to get the freebies.   Here's my entry...TFL!


Apples dipped in chocolate and caramel are yummy to my tummy.

Recipe:
Image:  Treehouse Stamps
DP:  Digi paper and K&Company
Ink:  Copics
Punch:  MS Dripping
Accessories:  Ribbon (misc.), stickles

Now get to creating...


Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Some more Angels

Greetings!

As promised, here are the other two card creations that I made using A Day for Diasies' angels.  You should really check out her store.  TFL!



I could just picture this little being sitting on a cloud keeping watch over us.  How precious.  This would make a very cute baby card.


Do you know what happens whe you wish upon a star?  Well, I believe that angels collects them and write your wishes on back of them and then hangs them back in the sky.  When you see a shooting star that is a wish being fulfilled, racing across the sky to it's owner.  Again, this is what I believe. :-)

Now get to creating (and wishing)...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Angels...Angels...Angels...

Greetings!

Don't you just love it when you discover a new digi site?  As you know, I am member of CDAC (if you haven't joined you should) and there is always a new digi company popping up over there almost daily.  I love it!  Well, my recent little treasure is called "A Day for Daisies."  Tammy, the owner and her sister make the cutest little digis.  I joined her group yesterday, bought a bunch of digis, colored them, paired them with sentiments, and created cards (which I will show below).  Wooo...I have added this site to my favs list and applied to be a DT member. 

I was attracted to this group, because of the angel images.  Anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE angels and the color purple.  She makes the cutest little beings that are so delicate and lovely.  I have added her blog and store information at the end of this post.  Okay, without further ado here's my creations using the gorgeous angel digis from A Day for Daisies.  I welcome your feedback.




Okay, I decided to break the post up over a few days.  Sooo, you'll have to tune back in to see the other angel creations.  Isn't this digi adorable.  How beautiful is her hair and how her dress hangs off the moon.  TFL!

Recipe:

Sentiment:  Create with TLC
DP:  K&Company designer paperpack
Ink:  Copics
Diecuts:  Spellbinders circle and scallop dies
Accessories:  Crystal Stickles

Now get to creating...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Fashion Fades...

Greetings!

I must say that I have never been a "slave to fashion."  In my mind the only purpose that clothes served was to cover your body.  *gigl*  As I have gotten older, I find myself attracted to certain colors.  I'm finding this to be the case when I sit down to create a card.  Looking through my stash of cards that I have created, I noticed that several of them are pink/green color combos and these are not even my favorite colors.  I wondered why this was the case.  I've come to the conclusion that several craft companies are to blame.  They make papers, embellishments, and cardstocks in these colors so I am force to use them.  At least this is what I have reasoned in my mind. *gigl*

Keeping in tradition with the pink/green theme, here's a card I did for a challenge over on CDAC.  If you haven't joined that group, you should.  Check out the link on the sidebar --------------------->.
They have these cool challenges and one of them is a freebie and all the artist gives away these cool freebies.  I used one of the freebies to make this card.  TFL!


Recipe:
Image:  Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
DP/Cardstock: Create w/TLC and SU dp and MS cardstock
Ink:  Copics
Diecuts:  Spellbinders Label
Accessories:  Dewdrops, Misc. Ribbon
Now get to creating...

Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Sue Nelson and I

Sue Nelson and I
2009 Rubber Stamp Convention