MFTWSC142 Sending Thanks

I don't know why but when it came time to buy a bike I did not buy a pink bike or a purple bike.  go figure.

for My Favorite Things weekly sketch challenge.

Here's the deets:
stamp - MFT Sending Thanks
ink - MFT Grape Jelly and Steel Blue
paper - MFT Nightshift Blue, Steel Blue, Cotton Candy, Grape Jelly, Berrylicious and Smooth White
miscellaneous - MFT stencil MPD Gears; MFT die-namics Skyline Border; Solid Skyline; Bicycle; Fishtail Flags; circle punch

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC142 - sketch
Sister Act #25 - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #98 - Punches and Dies
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #48 - Anything Goes

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Jellypark Friends - Sentiment as Focal Point

This week at Jellypark Friends we're challenging you to make a card with the sentiment as focal point.  
When you're making a stack of Christmas cards you want something that's quick and easy.  Using a sentiment as the focal point is a good choice.  Most sentiments can be punched out or die cut and be ready for use on your card.   If you feel like it you can dress it up a bit by adding some color like this one.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Christmas Bundle Set"
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill "Ruby Slippers" and "Sunbeam" card stock"; October Afternoon "Make It Merry" dp
miscellaneous - copics; baker's twine; charm; Spellbinder's scalloped circle die; pearls

Here's the challenges:
Jellypark Friends - Sentiment as Focal Point
Crimbo #50 - Quick and Easy
Crafty Creations #240 - So Charming
Sisterhood of Crafters - Devine Digis
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Polka Dots
Whoopsie Daisy - Use More Than 2 Patterned Papers
Creative Card Crew #45 - Christmas

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PWC276 School Spirit

Uh-oh!  I am running late, it's already Wednesday afternoon, that means the Wednesday challenge at Paper Pretties is already started.  This week it's "School Spirit".
Rah! Rah! Rah!  Make a card with some school spirit on it, link it up on the Paper Pretties challenge blog and you'll be in for the random draw for the prize which is your choice of 5 digis from the Paper Pretties Store.  

Stop over Paper Pretties and see what the rest of the design team has created.  It's always inspiring.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties Cis digi
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill Bikinni Rose; Basic Grey Two Scoops Pack
miscellaneous - copics; stickles; dew drops; Stampin' Up Pistachio Pudding ribbon; button; baker's twine

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC276 - School Spirit
Ruby's Rainbow #63 - Team Spirit
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel RCC85 - Back to School
The Pink Elephant TPE217 - Use a Digital Image of Paper

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CIC228 Robyn's Fetish

As usual the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge has a photo that is making me drool as I write my post.  Fortunately for me and you the photos do not contain any calories and are here strictly for your inspiration.

This week we have Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More for our sponsor.  We've been lucky to have them a few times.  I particularly like the primitive style images they have but there are so many images in so many styles to choose from that a trip to the shop is a must for you.  Go on over now I'll wait for you to come back...

For my card I chose to work with the "Apple Cider" digi.  It's got that fall feeling.  Since I live in sunny Florida where the temperatures are still in the 90's and the palm trees don't change colors I needed to do a little seasoning of my own.  I was able to use the colors of the inspiration photo and pick up the chevrons from the cupcake papers.  

Need some more inspiration?  Stop over at the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog and see what the rest of the sweeties created, I know they always knock me out with their work.  Then get busy making your card, we love to see what you do.  Don't forget to link it up.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Robyn's Fetish "Apple Cider" digi
ink - printer
paper - My7 Favorite Things "Orange Fizz" card stock; Bazzill "Rain" card stock; My Mind's Eye "Away We Go" patterned paper pad
miscellaneous - copics; baker's twine; Close to My Heart aqua dots; My Favorite Things "Happy Hellos" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC228 - photo
Sister Act #24 - Anything Goes 
Milk Coffee - Fabulous Fall Colors
What If Wednesdays DCC911 - Food Happy
Sisterhood of Crafters - Devine Digis

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Keeping Up

Second week in a row Saturday has been my day to get the MFT sketch challenge done.  I still have to get back sketches done to be caught up.  

Why does this feel like being back in school at the end of term!

Here's the deets:
stamps - My Favorite Things "IB - The Front Porch - Fall" and "Large Scale Backgrounds"
ink - My Favorite Things "Kraft" and "Steel Blue"
paper - Wausau "Kraft" and "Sand"; My Favorite Things "Primitive Cream" and "Natural"
miscellaneous - My Favorite Things "Blueprints 7" and "Happy Hellos" die-namics; circle punch

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC141 -  sketch
Sister Act #24 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #48 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #286 - Hip To Be Square
Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #239 - Let's Get Krafty
Tuesday Throwdown #164 - Anything Goes
Whoopsie Daisy - Show Us Fall Related Creations

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SFTW - Back to School

It's time for a new challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend.  This fortnight the theme is "Back to School".  We've got Saturated Canary as our sponsor so you're going to want to play along with us.  
Now that it's back to school time some of you are breathing a sigh of relief and doing the happy dance in your craft room while you're pulling out your supplies.  It's okay to admit it, you're among friends.  Now get the supplies that have a "back to school" theme for your card so you can play along in our challenge because you know you want a chance to win a Saturated Canary prize.  Seriously, who wouldn't want to win?
Once you've got your card completed pop on over to the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge blog and link it up.   You might want to stop over there now to see what the rest of the design team has created.  They always make the most outrageous samples.  They never cease to amaze me.


Here's the deets:
stamp - Saturated Canary - Sisters Back To School
ink - printer; Bic marker for sentiment
paper - Cosmo Cricket "Boyfriend" dsp; My Favorite Thing "Kraft" and "Orange Fizz" card stock
miscellaneous - Copics; bling; Stampin' Up notebook edge border punch and corner punch; brads; baker's twine; pencil twine; machine stitching; stickles; My Favorite Things Oval Stax die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Back to School
the Kraft Journal Make It Monday #137 - Sketch
Milk Coffee - Fabulous Fall Colors
Sisterhood of Crafters - Divine Digis
Crafty Creations #239 - Let's Get Krafty
Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons #60 - For a Child/Back to School
Kaboodle Doodle #188 - Back to School
Card Makin' Mamas CMM74- For the Kids

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PWC275 - Distressing

This week at Paper Pretties we're distressed, that is we're distressing our cards for this week's challenge PWC275.   So this week you can take out your frustrations on your card when you play along with us.  

There are fancy kits available for distressing but you don't need to have anything special to distress a card. If you don't have one of the razor edge distressing tools you can just rip it up in your hands or you can use the edges of the blades of your scissors to scratch up the paper edges.  I also used an emery board from my manicure supplies to rub off some of the surface of the patterned paper.  A dark ink sponged around the paper and that does it, at least for the distressing part. 

 For the rest of the card, it's easy peasy.  The tree (from the O Christmas Tree stamp set) was stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder.  Then the star was stamped  and gold embossing powder was used and lastly the sentiment was stamped, again gold embossing powder was used.  The sentiment doesn't show up well in this photo, it's just "Merry Christmas" but it's a very pretty font, under the twine.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "O Christmas Tree"
ink- Versa Mark; Ranger Walnut Stain
paper - Stampin' Up "Cherry Cobbler", "Soft Suede"  and "Neutrals DSP Patterns Stack"
miscellaneous - Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder; Gold Embossing powder; baker's twine; button; Close To My Heart Mocha Opaques

Here's the Challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC275 - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown #164 - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Winter Wonderland Christmas Cards
Simon Says Stamp - Embossed
Cutie Pie #52 - Christmas in September

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Pile It On #36 Tic Tac Toe

This week's Pile It On challenge is Tic Tac Toe.  It's a very fun and easy board and you don't have to worry about some one else getting their x's in the way of your o's.  Just pick your line and make your card.  Any three items in a row will do it, in whatever direction you choose.

For my card I choose the top row - Patterned Paper, Metal and For a Child.  My card also qualifies for the middle row going up and down.  The green library clip holding the sentiment is metal.  

Our sponsor this week is Simply Betty.   If you can relate to this phrase "there's a little "quirk" in all of us" then you will probably enjoy a shopping spree at Simply Betty.

My card uses "We Come In Peace".  Can you tell I've colored her skin in greys instead of fleshtones? Or that the whites of her eyes are green and her hair is stickles red?  Her offspring have stickles green eyes, there are shiney stars in the corners and light and dark blue bling are scattered around the background of the image panel.  This card is really much better looking in real life.  I wish you all could see it.  It's so nice I don't want to give it away but I know it'll make a little boy very happy.

Now it's your turn.  Pick your row. Make a card.  Find at least one other challenge to enter your card into and link it up.  We look forward to seeing it.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Simply Betty "We Come In Peace"
ink - printer, Marvy pen for sentiment; Ranger Faded Jeans
paper - Wawsau Paper Firecracker Red, Sunflower and Birthday Blue card stock; Stampin' Up Bordering Blue card stock; Crate Paper Orbit Collection Line Up and Playtime dsp
miscellaneous - copics; the Cat's Pajama's Topper; My Favorite Things Stars border die-namics; Stampin' up library clip; bling; stickles 

Pile It On #36 - Tic Tac Toe (Patterned Paper, Metal, For A Child)
Totally Gorjuss #200 - Anything Goes
Sister Act #23 - Anything Goes
Creative Corner - Child's Play
A Gem of a Challenge - Use 2 Backing Papers
Southern Girls - Make Believe
Fab 'N' Funky - #183 - Opposites Attract (on the color wheel)
Crafting For All Seasons #60 - Back to School/For a Child
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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CIC227 My Creative Classroom

This is my favorite part of Sundays.  The cupcakes at the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  I think this week's photo is one of the cheeriest and most fun photos around and it wasn't hard being inspired by it.

This week we have My Creative Classroom for our sponsor, stop over at our blog to find out more about them, the prize, and see some more inspiration.

My card uses the color scheme, washi tape with a red gingham print, and three pairs of sun glasses.  

What will you create?  There's so many ways to go.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Taylored Expressions "It's a Banner Day 1"
ink - MFT Blu Raspberry
paper - MFT - Smooth White, Sour Apple, Orange Fizz, Banana Split and Blu Raspberry card stock; Stampin' Up Gumball Green card stock
miscellaneous - Taylored Expressions Spectacles Dies; Washi tape; bling; baker's twine; sun charm; Close To My Heart dots

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC227 - photo
Taylored Expressions - Tic Tac Toe (washi tape, birthday card, 2 or more dies)
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
Friday Mash Up #126 - Washi Tape
CCEE1336 - Birthday Card

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A Sketch Challenge

Every time I see this image I think of the sixties and I hear Jimi Hendrix singing "Time has come today..." 

So I took my little stroll down memory lane making a card for the MFT sketch challenge.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things DG  Far Out and MDP Timeless for sentiment
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and MFT Kraft for sentiment; Ranger walnut stain
paper - MFT Kraft, Natural, Primitive Cream, Banana Split, Razzle Berry
miscellaneous - copics; MFT MDP Gear Stencils; MFT Blueprints 7, Pierced Rectangle Stax and Tickets borders die-namics; twine; clock charm; Close To My Heart mocha Opaques; heart button;

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things - Wednesday Stamp Club MFTWSC140 - sketch
Sister Act #23 - Anything Goes

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Jellypark Friends - All About the Kids

Are you ready for a fun challenge?  Well if you are then it's a good thing it's time for Jellypark Friend's new challenge "All About the Kids".

My card card uses one of the new releases "Girl Running with Cake".   I just can't resist cake.  Fortunately for me when the cake is on a stamp I don't have to worry about how many calories I'm consuming and I love just the same, maybe even a little more.  I can make it whatever flavor I'd like it to be and it's so much fun to color and adding on stickles.  

I doubt that anyone would need it but I made a "How To" list for throwing a birthday party.  If you need directions feel free to copy them.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Girl Running with Cake"
ink - printer
paper - Stampin' Up - Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana card stock and Specialty Sweet Shop DSP
miscellaneous - copics; SU Pistachio Pudding ribbon; baker's twine; birthday present charm; My Favorite Things Birthday Present border die-namics; Stampin' Up notebook border punch; pink clip; Close To My Heart dots; Creative Memories cutting system; stickles; Marvy scarlet marker

Here's the challenges:
Jellypark Friends - All About the Kids
Crafty Ribbons #60 - Anything Goes with Ribbon
CCEE1336 - Make a Birthday Card
Dream Valley #64 - For a Child

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PWC274 Paper Piercing

It's Wednesday, hump day, or as I prefer new challenge day at Paper Pretties.  If you're like me and prefer the challenge then you need to know that PWC274 is "Paper Piercing". That is p-i-e-r-c-i-n-g which means poking holes that form a design or outline.  If you're like me you have trouble discerning piercing from piecing.  If you look closely you'll notice that my sweet hippo is wearing a paper pieced dress.  Oh, well, no will take off points for paper piecing but you do need to get some piercing on there too. 

My card uses the totally adorable "Fairy Special" stamp set which has three oh so very cute animal fairies and four birthday sentiments to adorn your cards or projects.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Fairy Special"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; pink marker used to ink sentiment
paper - Bazzill "Buttercream", "Blossom" and "Glow" card stock; Simple Stories Vintage Bliss
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "circles" and "Lacey Circles" dies; Stampin' Up "Modern Label"  and border punch; stickles

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC274 - Paper Piercing
Creative Card Crew #44 - Things with Wings
Paper Playtime #18 - Use Three Different Papers (the hippo is pieced with a third paper)
Dream Valley #64 - For a Child
Craft Your Passion #178 - Do You Believe In Fairies? (yes I do! doesn't everyone)
Sentimental Sundays #170 - Happy Birthday

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CIC226 - Digi Darla

It's time for another fun and girly challenge from Cupcake Inspirations Challenges.  We've got Digi Darla Designs back as our sponsor this week.  You can see some of the fun and cute images being used by the design team this week if you go to our challenge blog. You can stop at Digi Darla's and see all of what they've got to offer and of course you can stop at both.

This week you we're giving a choice of photo or color inspiration challenge.  Which ever you'd like to play.

I love the Digi Darla image I'm using.  It's Purse 2,

The schools I attended required that uniforms be worn.  But they didn't say anything about purses!  I have purchased or been given purses of all shapes and sizes, used and new, in flea markets and on e-bay.  I do love a purse.  So for my card, it's hard to see but the purse is the card.  I printed the card as large as my printer allowed.  There are two of them cut out.  The top portion, above the purse, the handle and the area in the middle of the handles are glued together and then the card opens under there.

In this large size this would also make a cute box to hold a few cards or tags made with this image.  It could also be made into a little book.  I see so many possibilities for this image. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Digi Darla Design "Purse 2"
ink - printer
paper - Georgia Pacific card stock
miscellaneous - copics; Ranger Glossy Accents; pearls; stickles

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC226 - photo or colors: fuschia, rose and pool
Sister Act #22 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Make it Girly

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PWC273 - Black and White Plus One

I just love this week's Paper Pretties PWC273 Challenge.  It's "Black and White Plus One".  You can pick whatever other color you'd like your plus one to be.  The most amazing thing about this challenge is that you can't go wrong, whatever color you pick will look good.  So pick one and get cracking so you can enter the challenge and have a chance to win five digital images.

I had a difficult time deciding on a stamp to use.  I had to do the old "eenie, meanie, miney, moe" to make my choice but I am very happy with the outcome.  Once I decided on this stamp the plus one color had to be red for the cardinal.  If the cardinal wasn't in this card I could have gone with blue for snow, orange for the carrot, any color that I like for the stripe in the scarf - you get the idea.  Now get going.

This card is so quick to make and looks great.  You can make it even quicker with a few changes.  Make it a single layer card, stamp the snowman a little higher on the card and Instead of using the ribbon and button use a washi tape to underscore him.  I have a red and white washi tape so I think I will do just that later on and post it.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Frosty -Clear"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - Bazzill "Snow White" and "Grenadine Red" card stock
miscellaneous - red copic marker; Stampin' Up slot punch; red gingham ribbon; snowflake button

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC273 - Black and White plus One
Partytime Tuesday #135 - Anything Goes
Ooh, La, La - Inspired By a Song - Frosty the Snowman
Totally Gorjuss #198 - Bows
Card Makin' Mamas CMM73 - Black and White plus One
ABC Christmas - Q is for Quick

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The Cat's Pajama Blog Hop

I can't believe the sneaky peeks are over.  It was so much fun playing along with the Cat Pack.  I can't thank Miss Meowy enough.  She really is the Cat's Pajamas.

Of course if the sneaky peaks are done that means the stamps are going to be released today.  Now Alma is on the west coast and she hosted a party last night so if you're sitting at your computer on the east coast in the early hours of the morning don't be surprised if the new stamps aren't there yet, give her a little time and come back later.   In the meantime enjoy the bloghop.

The hop starts at Alma's blog Dancing in Pajamas.  So if you just popped in here without being on the hop why don't you join us now.  Pop on over to Alma's and follow along to see what the design team and the Swanky Stampers have created for this special event.


If you are following along you got here from the fabulous Noelle's blog Paper and Ice.  When you leave here you're going to Kimberly's blog It's So Pretty!  It's So Cute!

I made this as part of my daughter's birthday present and she actually liked it.  If you have a teenager you know how hard it can be to get things right.  Inside the bag there's a chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing, her favorite.  Since the cupcake is in a plastic case I sliced up some of the dp and put it in the bag for color.  

For some occasions a cupcake with a pretty tag is just the perfect gift but sometimes you need a little more.  My daughter's birthday called for more so I flipped over the tag, covered it with dp and then attached a gift card envelope to it.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas - One Cupcake
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - Close To My Heart "Chantilly"
Miscellaneous - copics; the Cat's Pajamas "Bitty Banners", "Apron border", "Gift Card Envie" Cut Ups; hole punch; ribbon;  brads

Thanks for stopping by.  Now it's time for you to hop over to Kimberly's blog.
  

The Cat's Pajama's Sneaky Peeks Day 7

It's day 7 of the Sneaky Peaks.  This is the last stamp set for this release and boy have they been the BEST EVER!  But the fun isn't over yet.  There's the release party tonight and the blog hop that starts tomorrow at 12AM (or midnight tonight depending on how you look at it) on Alma's (Miss Meowy herself) blog.

For today's card bun bun is back and he's got one heck of an ice cream cone.  Can you find where I used the new bitty banner die?  It's in reverse, in the upper right corner of the ice cream paper I used one of the banner punches and sewed a button in the space it created.  

This month the challenge at the Cat's Pajamas is to make a card that will fit in a long envelope.  It's a little bit out of my comfort zone but I was game to give it a try.  Basically I took the measurements of a legal size envelope  and made my card base slightly smaller and tried to figure out how to use some TCP toys on it.  Fun, fun, fun.

Don't forget there's still a chance to win today's stamp set.  Just leave a comment on the Are You In It To Win  thread and you could be picked.  How sweet is that?

Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "Lickable" (available 8/27)
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" and Stampin' Up "Lovely Lilac"
paper - Stampin' Up "Lovely Lilac" and Pistachio Pudding" card stock and "Specialty Sweet Shop" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up Pistachio Pudding ribbon; lilac waxed twine; ice cream cone charm; the Cat's Pajama's "Heart Border", "Buttons", "Toppers" and "Bitty Banner" Cut Ups dies; Spellbinder's "Oval" and "Scalloped Oval" dies; flowersoft; dew drops; machine stitching; embroidery floss

Here's the challenges:
the Cat's Pajamas TCPTUESAug13 - long, tall card
Totally Gorjuss #197 - Bows
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C200 - Animals
Simply Create Too #44 - For a Child
Crafty Catz #195 - Stitching with ribbon
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #46 - Sweet Treats

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The Cat's Pajama's Sneaky Peeks Day 6

It's Day 6 of the Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peeks.  Today the penguins are up and they're staying out of trouble for a change, this release they've gone camping.  Isn't that adorable and romantic.  

This card worked up very quickly.  There's just a little bit of coloring for the grass, tent and beaks and the sky was sponged.  The Cat's Pajama's Cut Ups were used for the banner, the star topper and stars.  A few green brads were used to give it a little more pop of color.

This stamp set will be available at the Cat's Pajama's store on 8/27.  In the meantime there's still a daily prize of a stamp set being made to one of the people who leave a comment on the Cat's Pajamas "In It to Win It" thread at Splitcoast Stampers.



Here'a the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "Under the Stars"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Up "Garden Green" marker for sentiment; Ranger "Faded Jeans"
paper - My Favorite Things "Nightshift Blue"; October Afternoon "Campfire" dp
miscellaneous - copics; the Cat's Pajama's Bitty Banners and Holiday Toppers Cut Ups; stickles; button brads

Here's the challenges:
Crazy for Challenges C4C200 - Use Animals
Sweet Stampin' - Journeys, Travel or Destinations
Creative Corner - Cute Critters

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