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Hey everyone!  I'm up with this week's challenge at the Cardz4Guyz blog today.  My theme is to use a die cut on your project..pretty easy right!  For my card, I used this really fun fold that came into my email from Debbie Naylor who has a great Stampin Up blog www.UnfrogettableStamping.com   .  She sent us this great tutorial on how to make a U-Fold card!  I really thought this was fun so I gave it a try !  I used some Stampin Up with this card but you can totally use whatever product you have in your stash! Now I'm just showing you the front of my card, but if you check out her original tutorial from Feb 14, 2019 you will see just how fun this fold is!  This is super easy thanks to her step by step instructions!  Try it, you will be making tonz of these   Now for my card, I used some scrap paper and an old stamp that I had for the sentiment.  I used a combination of my CC Designs die to cut out the oval in the centr...

Hi Everyone! Welcome to our first Pile it On challenge of March.  We are being sponsored by the lovely  The Paper Shelter Our theme this week is to create a project where your favorite color is the focus…for me, this is Green!  So I created this fun St. Patrick’s Day birthday card using the Paper Shelter  Giraffes On Holiday  (the St. Patrick’s Day image) I just used some random papers from my stash for this and a couple of different dies for the image and mat…I added some St. Patrick’s day ribbon and shamrock stickers.  The sentiment I printed out on my computer in a Celtic font which I thought went really great with this image! Come on over to the PIO blog and see what the rest of the DT has created for you! Entered into these challenges: Creative Knockouts : Lots of Layers ( I love layers, I’m really challenged with CAS cards) Water Cooler Wednesday:  All about Occasions (I’ve got birthday and St. Patrick’s Day)

Welcome to March everyone.  I know lots of people say that February went by fast, but not for me!  Oh man, it felt like those Arctic cold days just kept dragging on one after the other. I am glad to be in March and the 'green month'.  Green is my favorite color! :) Ok...new challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year Long ...this month's theme is Mistletoe/Love/Kissing....so go ahead and create a Christmas project with that theme in mind and we want to see it! Here's mine! My stamp set is actually a Valentine's day one from Recollections.  I embossed it in black and then colored it in with my copics.  Surprisingly, I had zero items for mistletoe!!!  I did manage to find a little cut apart from a sheet that happened to have a mistletoe on it, so I fussy cut it out and put it atop of my 'hogs.  The DP is Merry and Bright from Pink Paislee and the stamp set is from Momenta (wow..old on that one eh??? ). Hop on over to the blog and play along with u...

Hey there all! It's a bit early but I have a St. Patrick's Day card for you.  It's for our Clean and Simple Challenge over at Cardz4Guyz for you! I decided to break out my Tim Holtz Crazy Birds stamps and dies along with their little accessories.  I haven't used this set in practically forever! I colored him with my copics and then cut him out using the co-ordinating dies.  I did a squiggly, hand drawn border and then for embellishments, just a titch of washi, a shamrock and some enamel dots.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts. Come play along with us on the blog and show us your CAS!

Heading into the final days of February everyone if you can believe it.  Such a short month to go by so quickly. Come on over to the Southern Girls Challenge blog where our "GIRL POWER" challenge is up and ready to go! Our awesome sponsors are Krafter's Cart and Oddball Art Stamps  I was in the mood for Easter folks, so that's what I made for this challenge... I'm using the Big Eye Girl Chibi Bunni digital for this one.   I am slowly getting through my Easter/Spring paper from Echo Park and I'll be able to buy some new ones...woohooo.  I added the paper with some Lawn Fawn of course as they just go so well together.  I colored her with my copics and added a bit of Wink of Stella to her hair and her ears.  I broke out the brads for this one, just because I hadn't used them in forever and actually found a cute little pink bunny one that went perfect with this. Don't forget to play along on the blog with us and show us your gir...

Hey there everyone!  Now remember that card I posted the other day ...the double pocket card.  I have another one for you! I made one for this week's challenge at Pile It On,  which is themed Feeling Blue (we would like to see blue as your primary focal color). We are sponsored this week by All Dressed Up I had a lot of fun putting the pieces together for this and realized that I didn't have as much masculine stuff as I thought I did - shocking! The DP is from Graphic 45s A Proper Gentleman Collection (think 2009!)  Then I just started adding things from my stash...the bicycle die cut, the jar clip and the celebrate are some of the last pieces from last month's SCT sampler.  Then there were some gear die cuts that I have had forever that I got in a swap. I added a few stickers and blig in blue as well to finish it off.  The dapper gent images I believe are from Authentique. This is a really fun fold card to do, and really easy.  I hop...

So some news for you...I'm really excited to be on the   Christmas at Sweet Stampin  Design Team.  I love making Christmas cards and so it's going to be great to inspire you with them each month. Our challenges are anything goes, so this is a great way to challenge yourself to get a head start on your Christmas cards for the year! Here is my first card! Now we all know that I am trying to use up some of my older stock which is exactly what I've done here....I'm working with Simple Stories and Pink Paislee for my DP and my die cuts.  I fussy cut the snowmen out of a 3x4 card and used it as my focal point.  I've got tonz of those doilies so I'm trying to incorporate them into my projects as well.  A few orange Nuevo dots for a pop of color and voila!  One down! Stop by the blog to see the rest of the DT projects and to play along.  I look forward to stopping by your blog!

Hiya everyone!  I'm here with this week's Cardz4Guyz challenge!  Our theme, chosen by Sue, is Wild Animals!  What a great idea!  No doubt you all have some fun wild animal stamps or even layouts/projects about them or a trip to the zoo maybe?  Lots of choices. For me, I was cleaning out my stamps bucket and came across this Paper Smooches one that I hadn't used in awhile.  It's the Chubby Chums and the matching dies!  (check them out in the store here ) I have had these papers in my stash for awhile and used some of them for a previous project but I still  managed to squeeze out another card!  I hope you like it and don't forget to play along with us this week!  I can't wait to see what you create! DP - Simple Stories & Crate Paper Hearts - Recollections Enamel dots - Carta Bella Markers: copics

Hello peeps!  So here's my February 2018 sampler projects.  Looks like I had started working with some of the pieces last year then stopped, so when I opened it up, the kit wasn't full.  I don't have a full picture for you, but this is the one from Scrapbook & Cards Today that shows what we received  Lots of fun pieces and of course one of my fave companies - Doodlebug! I didn't use up every last piece, I still have a few of the die cuts left from DB and 1 Canoe 2 as well as the vellum sheet from DB and the one from American Crafts...I don't use a lot of vellum so I need to figure out how to incorporate that!  My first project is actually a layout using the   1 Canoe 2   I've not used their product before but I found it quite pretty.   I wanted to challenge myself to use it on a more masculine layout and I think it went pretty good!..it's quite easy to incorporate these pieces into your layouts as well as for cards or tags! The DP ...

Hello friends! I'm back with the second part of my Year of the Sampler  for January using the January 2019 Sampler from Scrapbook & Cards Today.  I know it's February, but things got busy and I didn't get a chance to post! So these are using the few items that we received from the Webster's Pages Love is in the Air collection. I ended up with a couple of cards and a couple of ATCs(as I had a swap due! :) ) So for this one, I fussy cut the flowers on the Sweet Fragrance sheet to use as my focal point.  I then added a sentiment from Stampin up and a few enamel dots.  I went over the flowers with a bit of Wink of Stella  For this one, I made it a 4x4 card for something different.  Using the same paper from the other card, I stamped the sentiment also from Stampin Up.  I added a butterfly and some little springs also from Stampin Up and then a little circle tag that was just in my stash.  A couple of blingy stars to finish it off.  F...

Welcome Welcome.  So today's project is a bit out of my comfort zone, only in that I'm not a huge fan of the color, so I don't work with it a lot.  Luckily though, it's February and Valentine's, which is probably the only time that I bring it out. Our challenge is Pretty In Pink (one of my all time favorite movies BTW) on the Pile It On blog today.  Our sponsor is the lovely All Dressed Up I'm using the Sightseeing In Paris digi for this one because I think it was perfect for this challenge and because I have a soft spot for " gay Paree" :) DP: Pebbles & American Crafts Embellishments: Letter Stickers (Gossamer Blue), Stars: unknown, Die Cut: unknown Coloring: Copics Dies: Tim Holtz Punches: Martha Stewart

Happy February everyone!  It's here!  I'm always excited as my birthday is on the 11th :) Pop on over to Christmas Crafts All Year Long and see what this month's challenge has inspired the Design team to create. Our theme is Carols/Songs. Here's mine, inspired by O Christmas Tree and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen    This is from a Stampin Up kit that I found on one of my shelves. (Sorry, the name escapes me)  I didn't have the actual stamps that went with the kit so that one is from my stash, and I added the twine and the Nuevo dots.  It's fairly clean and simple for me, and quite easy as well with all the pieces needed right there in the kit! I hope you like it and look forward to seeing what you create as you play along with us!

Ok, so as we spoke a few days ago, my crafty goal this year is to use up my  Scrapbook & Cards Today  Samplers as they come in. So January has some fun goodies from Webster’s Pages, Photo Play Paper and American Crafts. I’m highlighting today the cards from the  Photo Play Paper p ieces we got. Now this set of papers is from their Hello New Year II set. I don’t make New Year’s cards and I rarely take pictures for New Year’s to warrant a layout. So what could I create with this…. Quite a bit actually. My first card is a wedding card! The champagne die cut and the DP are from PPP, the foil die cut and the glitter paper as well as the sequins are from my stash.  I added some washi from Stampin Up as I thought it went really well with this line. Next, we have just a simple card for any occasion.  I did some embossing, as well as created a tag for the focal point.  The little bird is from Elizabeth Crafts outline stickers and I sprinkled some gl...

Welcome everyone! Have you stopped by the Cardz4Guyz blog yet? Our new challenge is up....our theme this week is Something that Begins with a T.  Look around your scrap space and see what you have...is it a theme, some paper with an image, some washi tape..... Here's mine...I went with T for Telephone! I had this paper for awhile that was sitting on my desk and I really wanted to use it up.  I really love this color combo! Be sure to stop by the blog and see what else the Design Team has created for you DP: Crate Paper (unknown) Embellishments :  die cuts - crate paper & provo craft, sequins - stash Stamps: Studio Katia

Ok, so last year I signed up for Scrapbook & Cards Today scrapbook sampler.  Each month, you get a little sampling of some of the hot products from your favorite lines...a little here, a little there...just enough to get you excited but not so much that you don't know what do with it all.  It's a great way to try out some of the lines and products that are popular but you just aren't sure about....a way to fall in love with some favorites you forgot about.... Last year I used up only 1 of my 12 samplers (the January one) ...sooooo this year, it is my goal to create some projects with each one as it arrives that month and hopefully before the next one does.  I will also be trying to incorporate the one from the previous year, so it may work out to be last year's within the first 2 weeks of the month and then the current year in the last 2 weeks..we will see how it goes! This month is almost over, but I am going to do my darndest to create some projects with this...