FTSSC & FTSCC Week 1 - DONE!!

The Scrapbooking Yahoo Group that I am active in, Friends That Scrap, has started a weekly layout and card challenge similar to the on-going Scrap Your Ass Off challenge over at Paper Secrets. Each week a layout sketch and a card sketch will be posted along with a list of requirements to choose from to incorporate into your layout or card. If you get the first week's completed and posted on time, then you are eligible for the 2nd week. There will be a prize at the end to go to "the last man standing'! I think this may go on for awhile because we have some real scrapping machines in this group!! It will definitely be a challenge for me with all the other committments that I have, but I want to give it a try. I have completed both challenges for the first week with time to spare!! WooHoo!
The layout challenge (Friends That Scrap Scrapbook Challenge) for week 1 - Use 1: paper tearing, stamping, distressing. Use 3: 3+ buttons, ribbon, journaling, 3+ pattern paper, 3+ flowers, stickers, rub-ons. Here is the sketch:

    
 and my layout...
I used distressing...along with 3+ buttons, 3+ flowers, journaling, and ribbon                            






The card challenge (Friends That Scrap Card Challenge) for week 1 - Use 1: stamping, distressing, misting and 2 of these: 3+ patterned paper, ribbon, rub-ons, chipboard, eyelets, bling.
Here is the sktech:

           
 and my card...I used a digital stamped image from DigiDarla, and ribbon and bling.









I think I am really motivated by challenges and can't wait for Week 2! Thanks for looking.

Nellie bookmark

My grandchildren love to read and I decided to use Nellie from Little Miss Muffet Challenges to make bookmarks for them. I used Publisher to create the bookmark and the sentiment, Copic markers for nellie and bakers twine on her trunk. I cut around the trunk so that it hangs over the page! I entered this in Little Miss Muffet's Anything Goes challenge as well.

Just for Fun!

I was in the mood to make a card - one with pumpkins - so I did this one just for fun. I'm sure I'll find a special person to send it to! And while I was doing it, I tied it to several challenges.

•  DYSU -kraft paper and twine
•  Simon Says Stamp Challenge - chevron
•  Little Miss Muffett - something with writing on it
• Stampin' Sisters in Christ - harvest/Fall
• Catch the Bug - button, tag, flower
• Card a Day Blog - harvest
• Perfect Sentiments (PSC49) - Fall/twine
• Simple Salutations Challenge 11 - Autumn/Fall
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Autumn

I used a kraft card base, chevron paper from DCWV Safari Chic stack, image from Digi Darla and colored with Copic markers, sentiment from Stampin' Sisters in Christ , Queen & Co. felt fusion, flower & button from Lilybeedesign and bakers twine. The doily border was cut from a Martha Stewart punch.  

One Card, Three Challenges

This card was entered in three challenges.
       Bugaboo Stamps - anything goes
       Simon Says Stamp Challenge and Blog Hop- use a non-digi stamp (and washi tape is optional)
       Stamping Sisters in Christ - bright colors
The stamped image is the small bird that I stamped, heat embossed with white, then cut out.

Mojo Monday 257

I made this card for a young family who will be moving to Rwanda in a few weeks as missionaries. The Mojo sketch seemed perfect. I used paper from the K&Co.Life Journey pad as well as some Bazzill scraps. The stamped image is from the Cloud9Design set 'Home' and is colored with Copic markers. It  is cut with Nestabilities. I used Publisher to create the sentiment. The strip is Heidi Swapp tape and the border is cut with the Creative Memories Border Making System. I made the flowers with punches and used pearl bling for the centers.

I made this card last night for my aunt's 88th birthday. She loves music and plays and sings beautifully. So I wanted to give her something which reflected that! She loved it!! I decided to go ahead and enter it in 3 blog challenges.

• DYSU - birthday
• Broken Box - circular shaped card
• Stampin' Sister's in Christ - birthday

The cute digi is Robin's Tune from Broken Box Stock . I used paper from 7 Gypsies Avignon paper pack, cut the digi using my nestabilities. I colored the digi using Copic markers and topped it off with baker's twine. I made the flowers with scraps from the 7 Gypsies pack and a blue scrap from my stash. The flower center is a blingy embellie from my stash as well. This card was fun to make!