Another House Mouse Challenge Entry!

I decided to do another House Mouse card since I needed a birthday card! I used Poppin Good Birthday and this card will be an Anything Goes entry on House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge (HMFMC190).

I wanted to try a background technique using Distress Inks that I had seen on UTube. I love how it turned out. I colored the image with Copic Markers and added a little Glossy Accents to the eyes, nose, and candle flames, then attached the image to the Distress Ink background with mounting squares. I tied coordinating floss onto the background piece. I stamped the sentiment from a set of Fiskars sentiment stamps. I stamped the white cardbase with the same Distress Inks using Stampin Up Gorgeous Grunge.  Last I mounted the distress ink background piece onto the cardstock base with mounting squares and added some sequin stars as a finishing touch.

Also entered in Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge

Bake and Pray

I love to BAKE, I love to PRAY
Let me Pray for you while I Bake.

Phyllis, owner of 'Taste and See' in Mineral Wells, TX, wants to be able to pray for requests submitted by her customers in her bakery shop. She asked me to make a sign for her to put on an easel on her counter along with slips of paper and a jar to hold the requests. Here is what I came up with for her. It is 8 x 10 mounted on cardboard.

I've entered this project in the following challenges:
Colorful Creations September Favorite Things Challenge
Make It Monday Challenge #156
Papertake Weekly Challenge - anything goes

Cousin's 50th Wedding anniversary card

I had fun making this card for my cousin and her husband's 50th wedding anniversary. I used some old lace that I had, a die cut doily using my Moroccan Motif Nestabilities, 50th die cut from gold glitter paper, label is stamped and cut, the gold butterflies are punched with Martha Stewart punches from gold glitter paper, small pearls on the butterflies, misc. flowers from my stash with liquid pearl centers, and a white sewing pin with the tag 'Forever Young'. The cool thing is their last name is Young!!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
     Created with Love - Anything Goes
     Make It Monday - #149
     Simon Says Stamp - Pin It
     Pin & Tack - Anything Goes
     Colorful Creations E Challenge - Butterflies & Flowers

FTS April Sketch plus 5 other challenges!!

I used the sketch (below) for a card rather than for a layout this time and have entered it in the following additional challenges:
     Wags 'n Whiskers - Spring
     Divas by Design - Spring Colors
     Make It Monday - leave a comment
     Catch the Bug - cardstock and bling - used Bugaboo baby bundle flower image
     The Outlawz - Copic Marker Challenge - April Showers (bring May flowers!)

 

Challenge Layout and card for Week 16

I just couldn't wait to put these pictures of Todd and Cade on a scrapbook page...father (who is our son) and son (who is our grandson)!! Cade is our little guy who, at age 16 months, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after ending up in the ER with a blood sugar of 1200. Scared us to death. But that was a year ago and we have all adjusted very well. Cade has the sweetest temperament and always (almost!!) has a ready smile. He gets pricked and injected at least 8 times a day yet is so sweet natured about it all. He does better than I do!
Anyway, Todd and Cade had gone for a jog to the park. Cade was in such a playful mood when they got home. He and Todd were sitting on the couch and I caught these pics of them! Cute, huh?

This layout was for the FTSSC weekly challenge. We had to use the sketch below. We also had to use 2 of the techniques so i used stitching and tearing. Then my 3 elements were a household item (the paper clip and the Santa playing card), an animal, and chipboard.

 

This is the card that I made for the same group's weekly card challenge. I used the following sketch, used stamping and border punch as my techniques, and my 3 elements were 'brown and a second color, chipboard and lace.

I also entered the card in Shelley's Images (Anything Goes). That's all I had time to link to this time.

Thank you for looking.

First layout and first card for 2013!

This double page layout is for the Friends That Scrap FTSSC weekly challenge. We are now on week 14 and 12 of us are still in the challenge. For this challenge, we had to use the sketch below. I used distressing and misting as my techniques. My embellishments include a metal tree charm on the tag, lace, and tags.

I entered the first half of this layout in the Colorful Creations For the Boys challenge. For this one we had to use blue, a star, bling, and 3 brads.

Last, I entered the card below in the Friends that Scrap Card Challenge. It is also week 14 in that challenge and I am 1 of 4 left in that one. The sketch we had to use is below. My one technique is 'black and white'. The 3 embellishments I used arepunches, 3+ patterned paper, and striped paper. This card is also entered in Shelley's Images' Anything Goes challenge. The card shows up with a blue tint, but it truly is black and white!!

Two projects, several challenges!

 For my Friends That Scrap Wk. 10 Challenge, I did the following layout. We were given a sketch and we had to choose one of the following: tearing, chalking, stamping, misting; and 3 from the following list: 5+ buttons, 8+ pattern paper, bling, glitter, 5+ eyelets, rub-ons. On this layout, I misted the two frames and also the flowers. Then I used 5+ buttons, 8+ pattern paper and rub-ons. The family pictured are part of our extended family.

I'm also entering this layout in The Pink Elephant's challenge for this week - a layout featuring something that makes you  happy.

The card I made used the sketch provided  and from these techniques - stamping, coloring, stitching - I chose coloring. We also had to choose two from the following list: 3+ pattern paper, 3+ flowers, an animal, glitter/bling, ribbon/twine. I used coloring, 3+ pattern paper and an animal. I also entered this card in Stampin' Sister's in Christ challenge to make a Christmas card. I'm sad to see that blog go dormant for a time - I've just started participating in their challenges and enjoying their inspiration. But I certainly understand, and feel that when God closes a door, we must be obedient to that. Family is more important than any hobby that we may have! So this will be their last challenge.

Thanks for looking at my creations!

So many things I want to do...so little time!

I would love to just sit in my craft room and scrapbook all day (and night!) if I could, but 'life' keeps getting in the way! No seriously, there are other very important things that God has placed in my life as well, so 'balance' is always my goal! This week, we have been making major room changes in our home. We've moved my hubbies' office to a different room, and moved the huge L-shaped desk out of my scrap room into his office. That has left me with lots more room, but lots less storage! So...there are still piles of things lying around on the floor waiting for me to find a place to put them! However, in the midst of all the mess, I managed to get some scrapping done!! LOL!

My Yahoo group's weekly Card and Layout Challenges have been completed, leaving me in the challenge for at least another week! Then I also made some cards to send to a group member as a snag.

My FTSSC layout challenge this week had to use the following sketch and had to incorporate (my choices) misting, flowers, butterflies (or any bug), and rubons. I actually did a two page layout, but the second half followed the challenge. The pictures are of our sweet Will and Clint (his BaBa) enjoying time together playing the instruments. Will is very musical and from a very young age exhibited rhythm and a love for singing and playing!

 

For the card challenge, I used the following sketch, stamping, twine, & 5+ patterned papers.This card was also entered in the current challenge for  Stampin' Sisters in Christ whose challenge is 'broken and put back together'

Last are a couple of the additional cards I made. The turtle card, digi from DigiScrapKits, is entered in Craft Your Passions's 'clean and simple' challenge and the skunk card, digi also from DigiScrapKits, in The Pink Elephant's 'punches or dies' challenge. 

New Challenge card and layout

I love these challenges...they really do motivate me!

Here is the sketch and the card for the Friends That Scrap Card Challenge. Of the required element choices, I used embossing; 3 pp, chipboard (star). I stamped then paper-pieced the Christmas tree.

 

 

Then here is my layout for the Friends That Scrap Scrapbook Challenge. On this I used stamping; bling, glitter, hidden journaling, and a large die cut. The hidden journaling is behind the scalloped circle attached to the flowers. It says, "While dating, Tori & Greg found many opportunities to get all dressed up including a friend's wedding, Father's Day, and the night that Greg asked Tori to marry him!"

Number Your Days

Psalm 90:12 "So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of Wisdom."
I love this Bible verse and am challenged by it daily. When I read the challenge for Stampin' Sisters in Christ, I knew that I wanted to use this verse on my card. I used kraft cardstock, DCWV Tattered Time paper, Basic Grey Capella chipboard flowers and photo corner. I printed the verse, punched the bottom of the paper with a zig zag border and added brads and a piece of lace.
Challenges I entered:
*Stampin' Sisters in Christ - time, clocks, calendars, sundials, etc.
*Craft Your Passion - photo inspiration...I focused on the concentric circles
*The Pink Elephant - vintage or shabby chic

Week 5 challenges completed!

I managed to get my FTSSC layout and FTSCC card completed before the deadline again this week.

The card is done on a DCWV designer card base, DCWV paper, prima flowers, ribbon from Specialty Ribbon Designer set, digital image from Free Vintage Digital Stamps, stamped sentiment and liquid pearl.

I also entered this card in Stampin Sisters In Christ current challenge with a theme of 'peace'.

My layout uses Bazzill cardstock, Martha Steward doily punch, ribbon, snowflake buttons, a penguin button with baker's twine, and a penguin and snowman that I paperpieced. The title is Thicker's glitter stickers. I used Glimmer Mist to add snowflakes to the background paper. This is actually a two-page layout with the first side representing the challenge sketch.

Counterfeit Kit Challenge

Another fun challenge that I am participating in on my Friends That Scrap Yahoo group is a Counterfeit Kit Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to take one of the on-line Scrapbook Club kits and counterfeit it from your own stash. Boy do I need to use up my own stash!! So this challenge sounded perfect for me. At the beginning of the challenge, we were given pictures of the kit we were to counterfeit and given a few days to pull our own kit together. I chose to pull together a Christmas Kit, counterfeiting as best as I could the kit we were to model. For example, there was a piece of ribbon in the selected kit, so I added a piece of ribbon to my kit. There were tags in the selected kit, so I I added tags to my kit. And on and on. Then we were challenge to use ONLY the items in our Counterfeit kit to complete layouts - some posted as challenges, others as layouts of our own. So here is a picture of the kit I pulled together after viewing Citrus Twist’s September Kit “Life’s Little Details”. 




 




 my patterned paper        my embellishments      my cardstock

 I have also added a patterned paper 'add-on'. You'll see on the main website that 'Add-On kits' can be purchased, so we are allowed to model 'add-on' kits as well! 

 And these are the layouts that I have completed so far using 'only' my counterfeit kit.

Above is our 1st Counterfeit Layout Challenge...and my take on it. Below are two other layouts I've done. 

Another Sketch Challenge

This layout is for the October Sketch Challenge on my Yahoo Group Friends that Scrap. The picture I used is an earlier photo of my grandson who is now 4. LOVE his wrinkled feet!!

FTSSC & FTSCC Week 3

Well, I'm still in...but it's getting harder the closer it gets to the holidays! At least I have two passes to use. Here is the layout sketch for this week and my entry. I used stamping as my technique, and also used journaling, 3+ buttons, and 3+ patterned papers (as well as some twine on the buttons). This layout is of Will trying to eat peas with his fork. After several attempts, he switched to his spoon and was successful! Isn't he cute!!

Next is my card entry. Per the requirements, I chose embossing as my technique and my additional elements are 3+ patterned papers and bling.

FTSSC/FTSCC Week 2 done!

This week's layout sketch for Friends that Scrap was....

       and my take one it...










Our card sketch for Wk. 2 was
                                                              and the card I made...