365 Cards: Day 179- White Space

Had to blow some of the layers of dust off of the poor, neglected blog and participate in a challenge!
I loved this white space sketch at 365 Cards...




I saw a great tutorial on Jennifer McGuire's blog on how to color butterflies with Copics. Now, I am not comparing this poor little butterfly to her masterpieces- I used Crayola markers and some butterflies that I found at momswhothink.com , but they did the trick for me!


I added a bit of glitter to the wings and glued just the body to the card- so the wings are free!

The sentiment is from the MSE Birthday set and the papers are from a package I got at Walmart a few years ago (threw away the packaging- sorry).

Hard to believe that the summer is coming to an end. It has been a busy one!

See you soon,

Chrissy

Life is Sweet!

Oh my goodness, it has been a while! Not to make excuses, but... right after I got my Cricut I got SCAL and became obsessed with it! I was playing with it and getting to know how to use them together and the unthinkable happened!!! A computer virus. It was a bad one and my computer was gone for a few weeks. So, since then, I have been trying to recover all that was lost when the bug hit.

Also, in the same time frame were my 3 kids' birthdays and Easter, no kiddin'!

So, here we are, back in action.

I love love love the sketches at 2S4Y, so I thought I would humbly play along this week.

Here is the sketch...

And here is my little card...
The papers are all from the DCWV Spring Stack, which, by the way, I picked up a Winner's for $11...it is 180 pages of cute! The cupcake is from Jane's Bakery at Squigglefly- with the glitter on top it looks good enough to eat. The ribbon and button are from Micheal's bargain bin and the label is cut with SCAL and my sweet little Cricut :)
thanks for looking and hope to see you soon!
Chrissy

365 Cards Day 336- The 3 S's

Good weekend all!

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to use stripes, square and spring. This tiny bouquet felt springy to me and the little square has rounded corners-I hope that still counts ;)


The striped paper is so old that I can't remember where it came from. The flower and sentiment stamps are Studio G, the ribbon is Offray and the punch is Martha Stewart.

Have a great weekend,

Chrissy

365 Cards Day 321- In Stitches

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to use stitching to highlight a feature on your card.
I used an image from a free download set I found here. The set is adorable and includes a few stitched flowers.






I printed one of the flowers on cardstock and used the stitching as a guide for my stitches. I chose to use threads that matched the colors of the image. I punched a circle of patterned paper and attached it to the center of the flower with a yellow button and twine (of course, I had to add a button and twine!). I stamped the sentiment from a Studio G mini set that I got on ebay and easy-peasy, the card is done!


Thanks for looking and have a fantastic day!
Chrissy

CPS 148- Happy Birthday

So, as a kind-of New Years resolution, I decided to try and play along with more challenges. I love them, they are a great source of inspiration for me and I love to look at everyone's take on the various challenges.

One of the challenge sites that I love is the CPS site.


Here is the sketch for this week....












I used some scraps from my stash for this and my previous card posted earlier today! I am loving the idea of using up scraps! The flower is punched from an old book from a yard sale pile...I hope it wasn't a first edition or anything! The sentiment is from a TPC Studio greetings set.

Hope you like, and see you soon,

Chrissy

365 Cards Day 207 "DIY Patterned Paper"

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to make your own patterned paper. OK here we go...

I used a patterned paper from a My Mind's Eye stack for the background paper and then handcut a label (I'd love to have some of the label dies that are around but alas, I cannot afford them- so I make up my own and cut them out by hand! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do ;) Then I stamped a Tim Holtz -Flights of Fancy Clear stamp on the label in indigo ink and sponged the lighter blue over the whole label. After it was all dry, I stamped the sentiment. It is currently my favorite sentiment stamp- so cute. I cut some deep brown card stock with my Martha Stewart double scallop punch, topped it with another patterned paper from the same stack and tied on a button with my allllll time favorite-twine!





I am so excited to have done two challenges in two days! I love them and am completely addicted.

365 Cards Day 192 "So Sweet"

I am officially "back to work" after an extended (lucky me!!!) maternity leave. This, of course, means less crafty time :( boohoo. I am off for the day though, so I thought I'd get a card in!

The challenge today at 365 Cards is to use the word"sweet" on your card.

What is sweeter than a cupcake?!?!




I added some puffy paint to the heart on the cupcake....it looks like icing to me-yum!


Hope you all had a great long weekend and a super day ahead!

365 Cards Day 184 "Movie Monday"

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to use these posters as inspiration.




I am a child of the 80's and I probably should've seen this one but I don't remember it!?!? But, based on the posters and what I can recall from the decade, here goes.




I used the no-sew ribbon gathering technique that I discovered here on Lisa's blog.



The layout is from this week's Get Sketchy challenge. I love how versatile it is and have used it a few times this week!



The sentiment is from a Studio G clear stamp set that I got on ebay for a greeeaaat deal. Love ebay. The gems are from the dollar store, as is the ribbon and the black&white patterned papers.

Thanks for looking! I will see you later, I suddenly feel like watching a movie, lol.

Get Sketchy #3

When I was checking out Amy's blog and discovered that she was designing for Get Sketchy I had to pop over! This is my first time in though....I had to work myself up for it. These challenges are addictive.



Here is the sketch for this week.












And here is my attempt.


I used some American Crafts card stock for the base , the patterned paper is from the dollar store (love that place!). I used the Quickutz cookie cutter for the square and the circle is a Nestabilities- both run through my Cuttlebug. The sentiment is one of the Studio G clear stamp sets, and the twine is from my stash.


Thanks for looking and have a super-fantastic day!

365 Cards Day 182 "Sporty Saturday"

The challenge today at 365 Cards is to create a card with a sports theme.

I used some football stamps that I got with another set on ebay. At the time I said "when will I ever use these?!?", but I really wanted the other set and it was a super-duper deal! So, today, when I checked the challenge and it was a sporty theme, my honey said "there you go! you can use those football stamps now." Needless to say, I was both shocked that he was listening when I said "football stamps, what will I ever do with those?", and inspired to get going on the challenge. Breakfast is for wimps anyway! lol.

The strip of balls (mounted with foam squares for interest) and the helmet are both from the football set that I mentioned above, the sentiment is one of the $1.50 Studio G stamps from Michael's and the paper is from an autumn stack by Me and My Big Ideas that my beautiful mother in law gave me for Christmas last year. I cut the circles with my circle nesties (lovelovelove) and my Cuttlebug and mounted with foam squares too.

I can't believe that I pulled this one together, I am not a sports fan you see! But, I hope you like it and thanks for looking.

365 Cards Day 179 "Checkerboard Background"

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to use a checkerboard background on your card. I am not sure if this qualifies, but...

It is actually way cuter in person. In the picture the squares just look messy but some of them are on foam squares and some are not...maybe that is why they look that way in the picture?!?!

The sentiment is one from a set of rubber stamps I picked up at the dollar store, and the paper is My Mind's Eye. I love brown and pink together!

Thanks for taking a peek and see you next time.

365 Cards Day 174 "Just Peachy"

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to use peach as the main color on your card. It just happens that I was at Micheal's and they were having a HUGE clearance! Everything marked down was another 50% off. I only had about 5 minutes but what a 5 minutes! I got a sweet Nursery stack by Prima Marketing. It has a peachy shimmer paper in it - fate sent it my way!!!

Now that I see the picture on the screen it looks more pinkie then peachy :( But look at the shimmer and glitter. What pretty paper.
I got the dragonfly at Clear Dollar Stamps. The sentiment is from the Chelsea Sentiments Inkadinkadoo set . I am getting better at saving the packaging from my supplies!

365 Cards Day 172 "ABCs and 123s"

The challenge today at 365 Cards was to include alpha stickers on your card (and at least one # sticker!). The card I made is for Norah's cousin who is turning ONE this weekend. I could've gone with the blue for boys color choice but.....

I just love orange and lime together- so citrus! I used American Crafts Autumn card stock for the card and tags (which I cut with an EK Success punch). The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye. I found the greatest little sticker books with alpha stickers and a few phrases and stuff at the dollar store. There were a couple of different themes- these stickers were in the summer themed book.

It is another hot one here today so, hopefully we'll get to hit the beach for awhile- it is Norah's favorite place!
We are so lucky to live on the coast where a beach is only minutes away :)

365 Cards Day 168 - A Touch of Toile

The challenge today at 365 Cards is to use toile as the background. Now, my family may beg to differ, but, as a newbie to card making, my supplies are somewhat limited. I had no toile paper! I did have some wallpaper sample books to turn to... and here is what I came up with.

The background paper is stitched to the cardstock- I have used wallpaper on a few cards and the glues that I have never seem to be sticky enough. I just got this new Martha Stewart border punch (double scallop) at Michael's and I was itching to use it, lol. And the metal embellishment is from the dollar store, there were five in the package! I am a dollar store junkie. There are not many places to shop for craft supplies in our small city so I find the dollar store to be a great source! In fact, my kids call it the $20 store :) .


Oh yeah, I almost forgot! I made these cute little cards yesterday- also found the adorable bubble stickers at the dollar store! I ran the cardstock through my Cuttlebug with the circle Quickutz (there were two different size stickers in the package). And the sentiments were from a paper stack that had a few alphabet die cut pages. I popped them up on foam squares and voila! I think they are so sweet- and so easy!

It is gonna be a scorcher here today (34 degrees C)!! That means beach allllll day.

Have a great one, and I hope it is as nice a day where you are!!!

365 Cards Day 167 "Gift" Card

The challenge for today at 365 Cards is to create a card that looks like a wrapped present. When I saw this paper it reminded me of a gift wrap so when I checked the blog this morning it was an easy decision! The paper is from a My Mind's Eye stack. The tag I made from an EK Success punch and the sentiment is from a Dollar Store set that I use aallll the time! I have had a hard time participating this week...time restraints and such, so I am super happy to post today! Have a great weekend all.

365 Cards Day 158 "What's Your Sign?"

Today's challenge over at 365 Cards was to use a sign on your card. My brother's birthday is coming up next week and he is a car freak...he drives a race car and is a mechanic, so I guess he lives cars!This is him (you can't really see his cute face) in his race car. So, I decided to go with a car theme for his card. Since I was using a car-why not throw in a "stop" sign. It is even cuter because his business is called "Last Stop Auto". I think he's gonna laugh when he sees it!

365 Cards Day 156 "Ad Inspired"

Wow, I love that ad. It not only inspired my card....
but may have also inspired my bedroom makeover! I'll let you know how that turns out ;).
Once again, I really am not sure of the source of most of my supplies. I know that the cardstock is American Crafts Autumn Collection and that is about all. The background paper is from a wallpaper sample book and I chose it because it has a basket feel. Thank you so much for looking and for all of your encouragement. It really means a lot to me.