A Card and a Layout!

Today, I'm participating in the Die Cuts R Us Challenge: Earth Day. I made this card with supplies keeping "Earth friendly" in mind. The birds are stamped on a piece of ravelled muslin and the papers are all scraps. I distressed the edges and inked them to make the card go in the direction of being a bit shabby, then hand stitched the edge of the yellow paper before attaching to the card. Enjoy!

And, as promised, the Christmas layout I did on my scrap weekend:

A close up of the embellies... my handmade buttons and star chipboard!

Have a good night!

Hi There!

This is another card I did for a challenge over at Die Cuts R Us. This challenge was based on a sketch:

And this is my take:
Supplies: Patterned paper: Bo Bunny, SEI, Making Memories (Giggle Kids); Red Scallop: Bazzill, Just the Edge; Cardstock: Coredinations and Paper Source; Brad: Basic Grey (Eskimo Kisses); Felt letters: Making Memories; Punches: Fiskars; Ink: Colorbox.

Wish me luck... the new peeps for the Die Cuts R Us Design Team will be announced soon!

I'm a Guest Designer Today!

I am the Guest Designer today over at Die Cuts R Us! Go check it out!
This is ONE of the projects I made, but to see the other one, (and a complete supply list) you will have to click here.
This is a card for my hubby- not sure if I'll give it to him for Valentine's Day or for our anniversary in April. He is a big fisherman, so this will fit him perfectly!
Enjoy your Saturday... I'll be painting and ripping apart a powder room. :P

Love is in the air!

It's time for another Caardvarks challenge! This one was easy:

HEARTS

Supplies: White, pink and raspberry cardstock. Patterned Paper: TPC Woodland Whimsy. Heart stamps: Hero Arts, "Love is in the air" stamp: Claudia Rose. Border punch and corner rounder: Fiskars. Other: foam tape.

Valentines Day is coming fast, so all the cards I have been making lately have hearts, or are the same color scheme: pink, red, light blue. Hope you enjoy!

Tomorrow, I will be a Guest Designer at Die Cuts R Us! So, be sure to check it out while you're drinking your coffee and eating your doughnut in the morning!

Die Cuts R Us Challenge!

Here is another card I made for a challenge, this time, for Die Cuts R Us. The challenge was to use leftover Christmas/Holiday paper.

Supplies: Ivory Card, Coordinations Whitewash paper, Patterned Paper, (skiing and swoosh) Cosmo Cricket; Glittered Polka Dots, Making Memories Mistletoe, Color Spray, Tattered Angels; Foam tape.

I had a lot of fun making this card, mainly because I got to practice several techniques! I used my Cuttlebug, paint, ink, swirly masks, and the outcome was exactly what I wanted.

Enjoy your day today!

Welcome 2010 + Challenge

Happy New Year! I welcome 2010 with open arms! I am up for some challenges, serious craft time, staying organized, and trying new things (like my new Cuttlebug that Stephen gave me for Christmas and some mists). I vow to be more calm and not to sweat the small stuff!

2010... bring it on!

To start the year off right, I am posting my first challenge submission for 2010 to Die Cuts R Us. I just ordered from the DCRU shop and they ship super fast! I purchased embellishments and some embossing folders for my new Cuttlebug that I haven't used yet! :) DCRU has fantastic prices too, so check it out!

The challenge is to make something inspired by the colors that are in the DCRU logo, which is this:

And this is what I came up with, all color inspired, but I also took a cue from the stuff she is holding to make my 4 rectangle boxes to the right of the LO:

The photos in this LO are pretty bad. It was Anna's 3rd birthday and we had her party outside, there was a lot of shade and shadows. Oh well... Anna loved all the purple and pink!

Hope you all have a great evening! We are expecting snow here, and lots of it! Hopefully, the kids will be out of school tomorrow and we can all go sledding! I have a craft plan for the evening, after the kiddos hit the sack since my DH is in Texas. I plan to share more tomorrow!

Embellishment Challenge

The Die Cuts R Us blog has a challenge every Tuesday. This week it is to make your own embellishment. I made several of these stocking embellishments for the upcoming holiday season.

For some reason, this picture looks a bit washed out. It's a little brighter in real life! I also made some with red ball fringe. The stocking measures about 2.5x4 inches and can be used on a card, gift tag, scrapbook page, etc.

Supplies: Both patterned papers are from My Minds Eye, ball fringe, satin ribbon, machine stitching.

Anna's 5th birthday (sniff, sniff...) is coming up on Monday with her party being on Sunday. I can't wait to share her invitation and goody bags! They are a hoot!