Boy's Cards

A couple of boys cards I have made today, thanks to my friend Carrie of Stampin & Scrapin.

I think I need a lot more practice with the MCPT or buy some Copic Markers (I can dream).

Supplies: DCWV Card, PP - Pebbles Inc, Cardstock - DCWV, SU Pun Fun Stamp, ColorBox Ink and Star Cuttlebug Folder.

Have a great day and happy crafting.

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC26

This is my take on The Fresh Batch Sketch for this week - I had problems with copying the sketch from the site - the sketch is being held by the cupcake.

DP - American Crafts - Metropolitan Street Fair

Cardstock - Bazzill

Sentiment - Funky Fairys

Rik Rak - Stash

Thank you for looking and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 133 - Imagine This: Bubbles

I can't believe I have finished and posted my card for today's challenge already. LOL
Today's challenge is to think of bubbles and how they might inspire our card. When I think of bubbles I think of a bubble bath.

DP - Free from Craft Magazine (It is actually snow from a Christmas Pack, but I think it looks a bit like bubbles)
Image - Pink Petticoat
Sentiment - Penny Black
Cardstock - Bazzill

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #25

This is my first challenge for "The Sweetest Thing" blog challenge, which I came across by due to one of the ladies from the 365 Cards Challenge had used a previous sketch - I had fun with this sketch and I will defiently be back on Sunday to check out the next sketch.

DP - Kaisercraft

Image - SU - Birthday Whimsy

Sentiment - SU - Circle of Friends

Raindots - Kaisercraft

Ink - Staz-On

Have a nice day and happy crafting

365 Cards - Catch Up - Day 127-132

Very Long Post Today - Sorry

Here are my cards for the challenges from Day 127 to Day 132 - Finally

Day 132 - Picture This
The Challenge for today was to use the photo above to inspire our card.

DP - My Mind's Eye - Wild Asparagus
Cardstock - Bazzill
Ink - ColorBox
Stamped Image & Sentiment - SU - Birthday Whimsy

Day 131 - Ad Inspired

Today's challenge was to use the Ad selected by Amy to inspire our card.

DP - Free from craft magazine

Computer Generated Dr Seuss quote.

Cardstock - Bazzill

Day 130 - That Tickles MeToday's challenge was to create a humorous card.

DP - Pink Petticoat - Big Fella's Download
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Image - Stamp-It - The Boys
Cardstock - Bazzill

Day 129 - You Have Me in Stitches


Today's challenge was to stitch an image on our card. Not just around the outside of the card, but an actual image. A flourish DOES count, since these are typically quite detailed. I did struggle with the challenge, I tried hand stitching but that did not work so I turned to my sewing machine and stitched the stems of the flowers - I have not put a sentiment on the card as yet because I am not sure what to use it for - maybe Thank You or Get Well or Thinking of You???

I hope my machine stitching image counts for the challenge.

DP - SU
Cardstock - Bazzill

Day 128 - Card Recipe
Today's card recipe challenge was:

1 5x5 Card
1 Rub-on image
2 Buttons
1 Piece of patterned paper
1 piece of ribbon - NO BOW
1 Sentiment inside the card

I did not have an image rub-on so I made my own with a free download from Lilly-Boo's Boutique.

DP - My Mind's Eye - Wild Asparagus
Rub-On - Lilly-Boo's Boutique Free Download
Ribbon - Basic Grey
Buttons - Stash
Sentiment - Unknown

Day 127 - Super Sketch Sunday
Today we had to create a card using the sketch above.

DP - My Mind's Eye - Wild Asparagus
Ribbon & Button - Stash
Image - Unknown
Sentiment - SU - Birthday Whimsy

Have a great day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Catch Up - Day 123 to 126

Happy 4th of July to all the American 365er's.

Well I have finally caught up on the last 3 card challenges as well as today's - Yippee.
I do apologize for the long - long post.

Day 123 - White Space

The challenge: Well, we've had a white space challenge before, but this time, Pam asked us to direct all the decorations to the blacked-out areas in the above Sketch. That means absolutely NOTHING in the white space!!
DP - Free from a magazine

Rik Rak - Stash

Stamps and Bazzill

Day 124 - Do-It-Yourself: Computer Generated

Today's challenge - Pam challenged us, to hop on our computer and Do-it-Yourself digital-style.

DP - Funky Hand - Salt & Pepper - Printed on my printer

Sentiment - Head Hunter - Printed on my printer using WordPad.

Day 125 - It's A Snap

Today's challenge: Use some sort of closure on our card - possibilities include a snap, magnet, ribbon, twine/brad combo, etc.

I cut a hinge with my Cricut using the Fabulous Finds cartridge and placed it between the DP and card on the front and back and placed a ribbon through it to close/tie - I hope this counts for the challenge.

DP - DCWV - La Creme Stack

Buttons - stash

Ribbon - Stash

Rhinestones - Kaisercraft

Sentiment - stamp unknown

C - cut on Cricut from Pooh & Friends Font and used the negative.

Day 126 - Show Your True Colours

Happy 4th of July

Today's challenge: Pam said: Today, in the USA, we are celebrating the birth of our nation. I am happy to tell you that I am in Minnesota celebrating with friends and family in my hometown. If you live in the US, then I want to see Red, White, and Blue on your card - that's it, only those colors, in honor of the American flag!!

Now, if you don't live here, but you want to use those colors, then please do. Otherwise, show some love for your home country by using your nation's colors.

I used the colour scheme - Red, White & Blue

DP - Kaisercraft - Thrill Seeker

Rain Dots - Kaisercraft

Stars - Cut on Cricut using George & Basic Shapes cartridge

HB - Thickers - American Crafts (I did get something in that is American, if only by name - LOL)

Have a great day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 120 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Today is Super Sketchy Sunday at 365 Cards

I think the card is way too busy - may have to make another one.

Paper - K&Company - Berry Sweet

Cardstock - Bazzill

Ribbon - Regal Trim - Sullivans

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 119 - Seeing a Silhouette & SAS Challenge #21

Today's challenge at 365 Cards is to create a silhouette of an image on your card. This might require some fussy cutting or coloring in a stamped image...

Ok - I cheated on this one - I did not have a silhouette stamp and I cannot even cut a straight line with a ruler so I turned to my cricut - I cut the girl from the New Arrival Cartridge and cut her belly off a bit - so I suppose I did do a bit of fancy cutting. LOL

I used the sketch from Stamps and Smiles - my first time at using one of their sketches.

Paper - Pink Petticoat & Funky Fairy's

Ribbon & Sentiment - Misc from stash.

Rhinestone - Kaisercraft

I have just realized I am another year older, it is 12.14am 28th June here in Australia - so it is my birthday - Yippee.....

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 115, 117 & 118 and CPS 121 & Pile It On

365 Cards - Day 115 & CPS 121 & Pile It On #3 - Purple

The challenge for 365 Cards was Piece it together, I used the sketch from CPS #121 and Pile It On asked for Purple.

Day 117 - Simply Stamped

The challenge at 365 Cards was Stamped Simply, we could only use One stamped image and One stamped sentiment.

Day 118 - I've Been Framed

The challenge at 365 Cards today was to create a Frame on our card, I hope my card is correct as I don't want to cause any trouble with doing the wrong thing like some of the ladies yesterday - LOL - you ladies were/are just so funny, it was not good for my bad back, laughing so much with the banter going on. TFS

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 114 - Lovin' Lavender

Today's challenge is to make lavender the dominant color on our card.

I am still undecided on this card, but anyway I finished it on time, that is a plus.

DP - Pink Petticoat

Image - Hero Arts

Sentiment - Stamp-It

Skittles

Rhinestones - Kaisercraft

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 109, 110 & 111 - Catch Up Again

Day 109 - Colour Scheme



Today's challenge - Use - Green, Yellow, Orange, Brown and Aqua in our card .... and make it a feminine Card!

Day 110 - My Guy

Today's challenge - Make a masculine card, and use an ARGYLE pattern.

Day 111 - Say it With Stripes

Today's challenge - create a card with Bold Colours and Stripes.

It has been a busy and long week for me and I hope to be able to actually make my cards on the same day as the challenge is set from now on - fingers crossed.

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 106, 107 & 108

Day 106 - Super Sketchy Sunday


Today is Super Sketchy Sunday and this is my take on the above sketch.
DP - DCWV - Green Stack
Owl Stamp - Kelly Panacci
Sentiment - Computer Generated.

Day 107 - So Girly

Today's challenge was to have the word Girl somewhere on the card - mine is on the DP in the bottom right hand corner.

DP - Autumn Leaves - Cute World Girl

Letters - American Craft

Ribbon - Stash

Rhineshones - Kaisercraft

Day 108 - Oh Boy! and Card Patterns Sketch #19

Today's challenge was to create a card that is all boy - make it masculine birthday card, but not for an adult.

I used the Sketch #19 from CardPatterns.

DP - Kaisercraft

Rub-ons - Kaisercraft

Cardstock - Bazzill and DCWV

Star Punch - Fiskars

Twine

This week is Cosmo Cricket Week at 365 Cards and there are 2 kits to be one, so come along and join us.

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 103, 104 & 105

Day 103 - Card Recipe

Today's ingredients for our Card Recipe:

4.25 x 5.5 card

Solid Background

2 Patterned Papers

Stamped Sentiment

3 Jewels

PP - Provocraft - Beyond Birthdays Pad

Jewels - Kaisercraft

Misc Stamped Sentiment

Day 104 - Imagine This: Grass

We were asked to use Grass for the inspiration on our card, we could use an image or just be inspired by an image.

I printed a picture of grass and used my Cricut for the fence and number people and computer generated sentiment.

Day 105 - Sing Along Saturday

Let the song Rainbow Connection inspire our card.

PP - K & Company - Berry Sweet
Ribbon - HOTP
Rhinestones - Kaisercraft
Star Bling - Crafty Bitz

PS - I will be back on Sunday to comment on all the cards I have missed as I have a busy weekend planned.

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day's 102, 92, 91 & 90

Here are a few catch up cards I have made today and I think I have 2 more to go for May.

Day 90 - I See Your "Two" Colours

The Cuttlebug Embossing Folder was kindly lent to me by my Cricut Message Board Friend - SharonSkippy - Thank you Sharon.

Day 91 - Front & Centre

I have not placed a sentiment on this card as yet because it could be used for Father's Day or a male Birthday.

Day 92 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Day 102 - Challenge Combo

Today's challenge was a real challenge for me - we were asked to make a card using a challenge from March, April and May.

The combo's I used:

March - Rounding the corner and Flashy Friday

April - Brad, Blossom and Circle

May - Age Is Just A Number and Circles, Scallop & Bling.

I think that is it and I hope it is right.

Have a great day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 100 - Manic Monday & Day 101 - Fun With Food: Veggies

I started my card for Day 100 last night and I thought I would finish it off this morning before my DD woke up but that did not happen because I went to let the chickens out for the day and noticed a car parked in our bottom paddock (I live on 18 acres), it had come off the road and went straight through the fence, so I spent half an hour looking for my horse in that paddock and finally found her - so I did not get to finish the card, but now I have and here it is:

Day 100 - Manic Monday
Pam said: To quote one of my favorite 80's bands, The Bangles, "It's just another manic Monday...
"But in this case, I don't mean something stressful - rather, I challenge you to use 5 bold colors on your card: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, and BLUE - No pastels!

Cardstock - DCWV - Whitecore
Paper - DCWV - Nana's Kids
Image - Pink Petticoat


Day 101 - Fun With Food: Veggies



Today's challenge is Fun With Food: Veggies, Pam said it's as simple as it sounds, just create a card with a veggie (or two or three...) on it. And for extra fun, this challenge is being sponsored by Crop Stop.
The only Veggie paper I had was the Mushroom paper from DCWV - The Green Stack.
Cardstock - DCWV - WhiteCore
Raindots - Kaisercraft
Photo Corners - Jasmine Cricut Cart
Large Mushroom - I actually scanned the paper into my computer and cropped and resized it and cut it out in the DCWV WhiteCore Cardstock.
Fiskars Border Punch

Have a nice day and happy crafting.

365 Cards - Day 99 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Today's challenge at 365 Cards - Super Sketchy Sunday. As an added bonus Jeannie from Dragonfly Journeys! recently celebrated her 10,000th hit on her blog, and she would like to award one lucky 365er a prize. So what do you have to do to be considered for this prize? Just participate in this sketch challenge, AND include a dragonfly on your card. For details on the prize, please visit Jeannie's blog. Thank You Jeannie.

Paper - DCWV - Blossoms & Butterflies

Cardstock - DCWV

Flowers - stash

Raindots - Kaisercraft

Dragonfly - Cricut - Pooh & Friends Cart cut at 2"

Sentiment - Studio G

Have a nice day and happy crafting.