SFTW - Anything Goes

Here comes another weekend, wohoo!  It's always a time for fun and crafting and for the next two weeks at Stampin' for the Weekend we've made it easy for you, our challenge is "Anything Goes" and we're giving away a surprise prize.  It'll be fun.  (Sorry for the mix up if you are re-reading this, my post is edited and deletes the sponsor who was named earlier)

Today is a sad day for us at SFTW.  This is going to be our last challenge .  The challenge has been around for a long time and there are so many followers that it was a very difficult decision to make but it was time.  I'm not sure when SFTW weekend started but it was around for awhile before I joined the Design Team in January of 2011.  I've been very lucky to work with a lot of very talented and fun women who I am going to miss seeing on a regular basis.  But if there's one thing I've learned since I've started posting cards and playing in challenges, you meet the friends you've made in one place at another place.  So as sad as I am to say goodbye to SFTW, I know that this is an opportunity for someone to grow and that I will see each an everyone of my buddies again.  I want to thank Rebekah (Berrylicious), our team coordinator and artist extraordinaire, who did all the hard work and put her soul into our blog for so long.  Without her, we would have perished years ago. Thank you sweetie, I hope you bloom wherever you're planted.  

We'd love to see you play in our last challenge, but please remember, just one entry and no back linking.  If you've got some time stop over at Rebekah's blog and leave her some love.  For that matter, I think everyone on the DT could use a little extra love today so if you've got some time for comments these are the gals who could really use it.

Here's the deets:
stamps - the Paper Nest Dolls "Teddy Bear Emma"
ink - printer
paper - Copics, E-Press Blending card stock; My Favorite Things "Cotton Candy", "Gumdrop Green" and "Blu Raspberry" card stock; Simple Stories "Vintage Bliss" dsp pad
miscellaneous - Copics;  Spellbinder's "Label's 4" and Gold Label's 4" dies; My Favorite Things "Party Hat Border" and "Happy Hellos" die-namics; Creative Memories Scalloped Corner punch; Stampin Up Slot Punch; Wink of Stella Dark Pink; Close To My Heart - Flamingo Dots; ribbon; Divine Twine; teddy bear charm

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Crafty Girlz #20 - Anything Goes
Delightful - Hello Friend
Milk Coffee - Summer Fun (she's got on flip flops, it's got to be summer!)
Southern Girls - Dyeing to See Those Punches

Thanks for stopping by, come back again.  Thank you to all our Stampin' for the Weekend fans from over the years, I'll be seeing you around.

SFTW - Anything Goes

It's Friday, yeah!  And for lots of you the weather has finally started to warm up and there's lots of fun things to do.  Well, in my neck of the woods it's pretty warm most of the year but now it's rainy so I just may be in the house over the weekend, but I don't mind because I've got plenty of stamping to do.  So if you're stuck in the house over at Stampin' for the Weekend we've got the perfect challenge for you.  The theme this week is "Anything Goes".   So make whatever you need to make, it can be birthday, Father's Day, retirement, sympathy, whatever you feel like making we will be happy to see. BUT we've got two big rules - You can only enter one item and you have to stamp (or use a digi) on your card or project.  We've also got the usual rule of no back linking.  But you can enter as many other challenges as you like.  This fortnight we're sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls.   


Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Cowboy at Heart"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; My Favorite Things "Steel Grey" for sentiment
paper - Stampin' Up "Basic Gray" card stock; My Favorite Things "Lemon Drop" card stock; October Afternoon "Sasparilla" patterned paper pad
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up neutrals candy dots; My Favorite Things Blueprints 13 die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls #19 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments #108 - Any Sentiment for a Guy
C.R.A.F.T.  262 - Father's Day/Male
Milk Coffee - For a Dad/Special Male
Moving Along with the Times - Father's Day

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SFTW- For the Girls

Happy Friday!  I hope you all have fun plans for your weekend and that they include some time for stamping especially because the new challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend is so darn easy, at least for me.   This fortnight the challenge is "For the Girls".  For me, left to my own devices that's just about every thing I make.  I have to think about making it masculine.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Live and Love Crafts.  There is so much beautiful stuff there you could get lost for days!  Go check it out but don't tell your hubby I sent you.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Teddy Bo

ink - digi

paper - Close To My Heart "My Reflections - Skylark" pack

miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Captivating Squares" die; Stampin' Up ribbon and corner punch;  Creative Memories scalloped corner punch; Martha Stewart border punch; Baker's twine; purse charm; eyelet lace

Here's the challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend -For the Girls

Crafty Girls -Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe #64 - Girly

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SFTW Photo Inspiration

It's the weekend so it's time for a new challenge to keep you busy.  At Stampin' for the Weekend we've got a beautiful photo collage to inspire you. Between the six photos and the color choices you're bound to find something to get your blood pulsing and you running off to your stamps.  So get busy and play along for a chance at the prize donated by the online store Sweet Stamps.  

I love this color combo, lavender is a favorite for me so every one of these photos tugs at me.  Yummy cookies, beautiful countryside, fashion forward model, hip graphics and then there's the lemons.  Oooh, I love those lemons with the baker's twine, that's the one that stopped me cold.  I knew if I went digging in my stash I had a fun lemonade stamp.  So that's what I did, I found that, and pulled some other elements from the collage and I had a card in no time. 

The rest of the design team have amazing cards, if you haven't been to the Stampin' for the Weekend blog yet get over there and see what they've done.  They are quite talented and I am always impressed with their work.  Today is no exception.

Here's the deets:
stamps - Impression Obsession "Sweet Lemonade"; My Favorite Things "Sheet Music Back Ground" and "DC Washi Patterns"
ink - My Favorite Things - "Black Licorice" and "Steel Blue"; Memento "Dandelion"
Paper - Stampin' Up "Pale Plum" card stock; My Favorite Things "Steel Blue" and "Smooth White" card stock; K and Co "Susan Winget Botanical" dsp pad
miscellaneous - copics; stickles; Clear Star Gelly Roll marker; Spare Part Vintage Brads; Hero Arts Sparkle Gems; SU bling; Baker's twine; sun charm

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Photo Inspiration
Crafty Ribbons - Sweet Treats
Sister Act #56 - Anything Goes


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SFTW - Anything Goes

Happy Weekend Peeps!  I've been retired for a few years now and I can still get excited about the weekend.  I used to be excited because I would have a couple days off from work and get to do fun things with my friends.  These days when I get excited it's because there are fun events scheduled on weekends that I hope to attend.  I love when I have time to stamp on the weekends but I try to make time to do some arts and/or crafts everyday and these days if I don't make time to do some everyday I end up in big trouble.  But I digress...
At Stampin' for the Weekend we've got a new challenge for you.  This is one that everyone should be able to play along.  It's "Anything Goes".  As long as you use a stamp or digi you can make any kind of card or project.  The challenge is being sponsored by Marker Pop. What a fun shop that is.  As soon as you get a chance take a break and stop on over there, you'll have a great time shopping.

My card is an "anything" card, an all occasion card.   One of the things you can't see in the frontal photo of the card is the "Tole" layering of the balloon.  This photo taken on the side shows that every part of the balloon that could be considered a layer has been done over, cut out and popped up.  The balloon portion of the image has been stamped 5 times.   After coloring the images they are cut out.  The first popped up layer is the entire balloon.  The next layer that is colored and cut is the banner and rosette going around the center of the balloon.  Next the rosette is done, then the last piece is the blue center.  There's a small blue pearl in the center of the blue layer.  While this doesn't shoe well in the photograph it looks really good in real life and it's very easy to do.  If you've never tried it, next time you're looking for something new give this a go.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Close to My Heart "Give a Lift"
ink - Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Scatter Straw
paper - Close to My Heart "Balloon Ride" pack
miscellaneous - copics; twine; charm; machine stitching; Balloon Ride Assortment; Spellbinders Opulent Ovals die

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
The Sweetest Thing - Sweet Sunday Sketch 210
L'il Red Wagon #228 - Truly Dimensional
Crafting for All Seasons #72 - Spring Into Spring
Tuesday Throwdown #186 - Stitching
Creative Card Crew 57 - Charms
Love to Create #106 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Be Inspired by a Song, Film or Book ("Around the World in 80 Days)

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SFTW - Sparkle and Shine

It's Friday so let's get busy having some fun - break out those crafting supplies and play along with the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge.   This fortnight the challenge theme is "Sparkle and Shine".  Make those cards pretty with some glitter and don't spare the bling.  I love sparkly blingy cards so I can't wait to see all your creations.

For my card I used some stickles on the lipstick and the gold ring on the lipstick case.  It doesn't show that well in the photo but you can see it IRL. You also may not be able to see that there are three rhinestones under the sentiment.  Then there's the heart bling on the image layer.  It's not a lot of bling but it's just the right touch for this card.  

One of the reasons I didn't go crazy with the bling is because I went a little crazy with die cuts.  I'm a sucker for hearts and there are four different heart dies used on this card. I'd use more if I could figure out where to put them.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - Stampin' Up Making a Point
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Stampin' Up Blushing Bride, Real Red, Whisper White and Baja Breeze card stock and More Amore Specialty DSP
miscellaneous - copics; Simon Says Floating Hearts and String of Hearts dies; Spellbinder's Rectangle and Fleur de Lis Rectangles,  Heart and Scalloped Heart dies;  stickles, bling

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Sparkle and Shine
Splitcoast Stampers Lovefest2014I - Die Crazy
Moving Along with the Times - 4 Things Beginning with L (lines - with the heart strung on them, lipstick, love - the hearts, Lis - fleur de lis)
Tuesday Throwdown #184 - Anything Goes
Love to Create #104 - Anything Goes

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SFTW - Flower Power

It's the weekend!  So how about a Stampin' for the Weekend challenge to keep you busy?  The challenge theme is "Flower Power" and we've got Stamp and Create for our sponsor.   Get your stamping stuff and some flowers out and play along with us.  We can't wait to see what you create.

If you visit my blog regularly you've probably noticed that I don't usually use flowers on my cards.  Well, I don't know what got into me but once I adhered those big flowers to the card I thought it needed something more and before I knew it I just couldn't stop.  This is one busy card.  I wonder if there are any "Not CAS card challenges" out there.  By the way I made those big flowers using my the Cat's Pajamas heart border to cut out the three pieces and then I rolled them, put pearls in the center, surrounded the pearls with stickles and then added bling around the pearls.  The edges of the flowers and the rest of the card were sponged with Ranger "Antique Linen" ink.  By the way if you saw this card from another angle you'd see that there are roses under the big flowers on the left side too.  I don't know what made me finally stop I just hope that I stopped soon enough.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "Ewe Complete Me"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Ranger "Antique Linen"
paper - Stampin' Up "Crumb Cake" card stock; My Favorite Things "Insulated Pink" card stock;
Basic Grey "Cappella" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things "Pierced Circle Stax" and "Circle Stax" die-namics; the Cat's Pajamas "Heart Border", "Heart Swirl", "Queen of Hearts border" Cut Ups dies; Spellbinder's "Hearts"and "Scalloped Hearts" die; pearls from Stampin' Up Pretties Kit; heart button Pebbles Button Candy Dots; peach lace; gingham ribbon; linen twine;  stickles; cupid charm; Sandylion flowers; Jolee flowers; bling

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Flower Power
the Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES256 - Love
Southern Girls - Bling it, Bling, Bling
Milk Coffee - Girly Challenge
Sisterhood of Crafters - Love You
Simon Says Stamp - Get Krafty

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SFTW - Anything But a Card

It's Friday, WOOHOO!  The weekend's here so it's Stampin' for the Weekend time, and if the weather hasn't changed you might as well get your stamps out because it's miserable outside.  Even here in beautiful sunny Florida it's cold, but as we like to say, at least it's not snowing. 

In the states this is a particularly big weekend.  It's Superbowl weekend, so you may be involved in a party or like me, uninvolved with football and sitting in your craft room enjoying some inky time.  In that case why don't you play along in our challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend to make anything but a card.  

For my project I've covered a mini legal pad and put a little pocket inside the cover for coupons.  I picked up a package of these pads at an office supply store a while ago.  The pads are inexpensive so with a little bit of work and what's already in your stash you've got a great little present.  I've made a couple of these and I described how I made the cover in this post.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Teddy Bo "Shopping Daze"
ink - printer; Ranger Antique Linen
paper -Stampin' Up "Garden Green" card stock; "Delicate Dots" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Labels 22" and "Decorative Labels 22" dies; Heidi Grace rub on alphabets; Martha Stewart border; My Favorite Things Fancy Flourish die-namics; Jolee's Boutique Leatherettes shoe stickers; EK Success Scalloped Scallops punch; embroidery floss; credit card charm; bling

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything but a Card
Whoopsie Daisy - Bring on the Bling and Sparkle
Craft Your Passion #198 - Spots and Stripes
The Squirrel and the Fox #62 - Use embellishments
Come and Get It - Let's Go Shopping

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SFTW - Happy Birthday

It's Friday, so it's time to break out your craft supplies for the first challenge of 2014 at Stampin' for the Weekend.  The theme for the challenge is "Happy Birthday" and the sponsor is Live and Love Crafts.

Challenges don't get much easier than this.  Your card can be masculine or feminine, for a child or an adult which means you can make a card for anybody so everybody can play along this fortnight.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Snowflake Splendor:
ink - My Favorite Things "Berrylicious"
paper - Close To My Heart "Frosted" pack; My Favorite Things "Smooth White" card stock
miscellaneous - bling; My Favorite Things "Snowflake Splendor" die-namics; Spellbinder's Labels 18

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend #1 - Happy Birthday
Southern Girls - It's All New (new stamp set and new paper package)
Delightful Challenges - Brrrr!
Kaboodle Doodles #206 = Winter Wonderland
Craft Your Passion #196 - Cool Colours
The Squirrel and the Fox #61 - Show Off Your New Stuff

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SFTW - Use Some Red

Let's get this weekend started!  At Stampin' for the Weekend our new challenge is "Use Some Red".  We've got Saturated Canary as our sponsor so I'm sure you're going to want to play along for a chance to win a little shopping spree.  I know I would.

Non-traditional colors for Christmas cards is my favorite way to go but this fortnight's challenge is to "use some red" so I ended up using just about every color on my card.  I used lots of my favorite color pink and a little of another favorite aqua.  Too bad, I couldn't figure out a way to get some purple in there.  Oh well...


Here's the deets:
stamp - Saturated Canary "Nikki"
ink - printer; Ranger "Worn Lipstick", "Peeled Paint" (on flower edges)
paper - Bazzill "Ruby Slippers", "Parakeet"; My Favorite Things "Pink Lemonade";  Basic Grey "Eskimo Kisses"; My Mind's Eye "Wonderful Winter"; Stampin' Up "So Saffron"
miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things "Winter Rose", "Oval Stax", "Royal Leaves" die-namics; ribbon; Close To My Hearts "Pretty Pins"; Jolee snowflakes stickers; gel pen; stickles; SU rhinestone brad; bling

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Use Some Red
Fab 'N' Funky #196 - A Touch of Frost
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #236 - Christmas
Crafty Ribbons #73 - Spots or Stripes
Saturated Canary #58 - Untraditional Christmas Colors

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SFTW - Festive

It's the weekend!  Yeah!  I hope you're ready to enjoy this one and that you've got some time for stamping.  Come and join us for this fortnight's "Festive" challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend.  Do I need to point out that this is the last weekend before the hostilities I mean festivities begin?   So get your stamps and papers out and get cracking now.  We're all just waiting to see what you can whip off before you run out to shop in one of those Black Friday sales and our sponsor Live and Love Crafts is going to give one of you a prize so don't forget to link up your creation on the SFTW challenge blog.  While you're over there check out the rest of the design teams creations, they are fantastic.  Maybe you even have some time to leave them a little love.

If this is your last free weekend before the festivities thanks for spending some of your time with me.  I hope to see you back here soon.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Merry Christmas to Ewe" digi; My Favorite Things "More Washi Patterns"
ink - printer; Stampin' Up "Baked Brown Sugar" for faux washi tape
paper - Stampin' Up "Cherry Cobbler", "Whisper White" and "Baked Brown Sugar" card stock'; Memory Box "Spiceberry" patterned paper; Xpress card stock
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up corner punch; Spare Parts brad; My Favorite Things "Washi Tape" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Festive
Moving Along with the Time - Music Inspired! (We Wish Ewe You a Merry Christmas)
Crafty Sentiments Designs- Christmas
Charisma #46 - Christmas
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter Wishes
Cards For Men #23 - Christmas

SFTW - Autumn - Fall Colous

 Stampin' for the Weekend has issued its challenge for this fortnight and it's "Autumn/Fall Colours".  If you've visited my blog in the last couple weeks you know that I'm loving this theme.  If you haven't visited, the reason I love the fall color themes is because where I live we don't experience the changing of the seasons with glorious colors.  We get more of Hot, hotter, hot again and rain or something like that.  I'm not complaining, I'm just explaining and I love all the Palm trees, but I digress...


Our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  They are one of my favorite companies and I've often said that my favorite character is Stella because she cracks me up.  Well, this is my favorite Bugaboo stamp.  I love it because I can make a birthday card for anybody with it.  It works for boys and girls, men and women.  It's up to you how you want to color and embellish it.  

One of the other things I love about Bugaboo stamps is that you can find funny images and not just plain old funny but sarcastic funny, birthday card mean funny - go check it out.  Bring your wallet, you'll want to buy something.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo Cupcake Word Block
ink - printer
paper - My Favorite Thing Tangy Orange and Safety Orange card stock; Basic Grey Ambrosia; We R Memory Keepers Grandma's Kitchen Simple Stripes and Delectable Delights dsp
miscellaneous - copics; bling; Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar ribbon; gold grosgrain ribbon; Waxed Linen twine; leaf charm; brads; glossy accents

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Autumn/Fall Colors
Crafty Creations #247 - Autumn Colors
Divas By Design - Use a Digi
Crafting for All Seasons #64 - Autumn Colors

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SFTW - Spooky

BOO! 
We're getting "Spooky" for the next two weeks at Stampin' for the Weekend.  So mix up something spooky and link it up for a chance to win a prize from out sponsor.
Do you love Halloween and all the scary and creepy stuff that goes with it?  I love most of it, at least I used to but at some point the stuff crossed the line.  It's the slasher stuff that can get a bit too gory for me.  So far I haven't seen anything in the paper crafting realm that has crossed the line, and that's a comfort to me.  It's good to know that I can click around all day and see all kinds of ghosts and ghouls, and they may be creepy and bloody but they aren't likely to gross me out.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - the witches are unmarked
              the sentiment is A Muse
ink - My Favorite Things Black Licorice and Jelly Bean Green 
paper - My Favorite Things Sour Apple Green card stock; Stampin' Up Basic Black and Whisper White card stock; Basic Grey Eerie patterned paper; 
miscellaneous - Jolee spiders; My Favorite Things Oval Stax and Spider Web die-namics; Stampin' Up yellow and green markers

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Spooky

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SFTW - Fairies and Fantasy

Can you believe it Friday again? Not only is it Friday but another month is almost over.  Before you know it this challenge will be over and I haven't even told you what it is.  So I better get to it.  It's the latest Stampin' for the Weekend challenge.  We've got "Fairies and Fantasy" for our theme and you've got two weeks to get a card put together.  
The other day on of the design team wanted to know if a mermaid was an acceptable image.  This sort of cracked me up because recently there were a few shows on television that "proving" mermaids were real.  I tried to watch them but I kept falling asleep on them and what I saw of them didn't win me over so if you want to use a mermaid I won't removed your card from the gallery.

Are you looking closely at my card thinking something looks funny.  Not ha ha funny but peculiar funny.  When I was taking the photograph something looked odd to me and I couldn't figure out what it was but I finally figured it out.  Have you got it.  It depends on how good your eyesight is, or how detail oriented you are.  If you look closely at the background paper the white lines in it are handwriting and it's upside down.  I wasn't paying attention to that when I attached it to the card base, oh well...aren't those leaf wings the cutest thing...

here's the deets:
stamp - Mo Manning Fall Fairy Jensen digi
ink -printer
paper - Stampin' Up So Saffron card stock; My Favorite Things Orange Fizz; Scenic Route Paper Co Harvest Small Harlequin patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things Oval Stax die-namics; Spellbinders Opulent Ovals dies; bling; orange ribbon

here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Fairies and Fantasy
Delightful Challenges- Happy Fall Y'All
Cute Card Thursday #288 - Pretty Ribbons
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 #19 - Use Ribbon
Whoopsie Daisy - Ribbons and Bows
Dream Valley #66 - Autumn
Crafty Cardmakers #100 - Winged Things

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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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SFTW - #17 - Use Butterflies

What a great challenge Stampin' for the Weekend's got going on for the next two weeks.  It's "Use Butterflies" and our sponsor is Saturated Canary.  Who doesn't like butterflies?  Actually, my daughter hates butterflies.  If you've read some of my previous posts you'll notice that there's a trend, that is, things that I would think everybody likes, well my daughter doesn't.   If you're like my daughter, try to put your dislike aside so you can play for a chance to win the Saturated Canary prize.

You can stamp your butterfly, use a die cut or punch.  My card used a sticker and butterfly patterned paper.  We're not fuzzy about what kind of butterfly you use, just use at least one and we'll be satisfied.





Here's the deets:
stamp - Saturated Canary "Easter Dress"
ink - printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Coastal Cabana", Gumball Green", "Crisp Cantaloupe" and "DSP Stack in colors 2013-2015; Recollections "Teal Butterflies"; October Afternoon "Midway" 
miscellaneous - copics; brads; Martha Stewart butterfly sticker; MFT flower border and oval stax die-namics; machine stitching

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend SFTW#17 - Use a Butterfly
Saturated Canary #50 - Things with Wings
Allsorts week 219 - Stitching
Whoopsie Daisy - Show Us Stitching (real or faux)
What If Wednesdays DCC814 - Things with Wings
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Dies and Punches
Crafty Ribbons #57 - Use 3 of Something (3 of the flower border die)

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Stampin' for the Weekend - Rick St Denis

It's the weekend and at Stampin' for the Weekend we've got Rick St. Denis for a sponsor and a challenge for you to make a shaped card.  Shaped cards are a lot of fun to receive but I rarely make them so I think it's a good thing when I get challenged to make one.  

I've made a teapot, a cupcake,a  crayon, a Christmas tree, a heart and Easter egg shaped cards but I just couldn't figure out what shape I wanted to use with this image.So I did a google search for "shaped cards" and got so many ideas that I could make shaped cards for the rest of my life and not use all of the shapes that came up.  OK, I'm exaggerating but if you need an idea for your shape try that search.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Rich St. Denis "Texas the Vamp" digi
ink - printer
paper - MFT "Natural" card stock; Crafty Secrets "Heart Warming Vintage Collection" dp
miscellaneous - copics; lace; stickles; ribbon flower

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Shaped Cards
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Oozak - Anything Goes

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SFTW - Pink and Green Photo Inspiration

It's the weekend!  Wohoo!  and if you're a lucky ducky you're having a nice long holiday weekend.  Here in the United States it's 4th of July weekend. For me that means lots of birthdays, my hubby, good buddy Eileen, and sweet MFT lady Kim. I hope you all are having a good time despite the weather.   From what I've been reading on blogs and seeing on TV if you're anywhere on the east coast you're getting lots of rain.  We've had so much rain here on the Gulf Coast of Florida it's been pouring for a week.  Not your typical Florida rain that lasts for 15 minutes and then the sun comes out and you'd never know it rained.  This rain just goes on and on, it lets up for a bit but then it comes back like gangbusters.  But I digress...

If you're here you're probably a paper crafter.  It's time for the new Stampin' for the Weekend challenge.  We've got a pink and green photo inspiration for you.  Isn't that just a wonderful room.  I'd move in.  But again I digress.  This fortnight we have Saturated Canary for our sponsor.  What a great sponsor. The images are so much fun to color and use in cards.  I can't imagine anyone not wanting to have some of these digis in their stash.  So get busy making a card for this challenge, 

My card uses "Dreads".   I've always loved the variety of ways African Americans can style their hair.  This young lady reminds me of some of my NJ friends who were very hip and always had the best and latest hair styles.   If you're Rastafarian it's a religious thing and you just grow them forever.  None of my friends were rasta.  I'd watch them start with short hair which looks really good in the twists.  Since they weren't rasta they could change styles at will and none of them ever went much longer than shoulder length.    

I wasn't sure I'd be able to color the dreads well but I think in the end they look pretty good.  I'll be anxious to see what my friends think.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Saturated Canary "Dreads" digi
ink - printer
paper - Close To My Heart "Chantilly" pack
miscellaneous - copics; flower stickers; bling; ribbon, twine; peace sign charm; Viva glitter liner "Peridot"

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Pink and Green Photo inspiration
Saturated Canary #47 - Celebration
Craftin' for All Seasons #55 - Make It Girly
Whoopsie Daisy - Let's Get Girly
The Ribbon Reel #56 - Candy Colours

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SFTW - Anything Goes

It's the weekend and at Stampin' for the Weekend it's time for a new challenge.  It's "Anything Goes".  It doesn't get much easier than that.  So I expect to see everybody and their brother participating.  You've got two weeks so get to it.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Wedding Car Couple" digi
ink - printer; Ranger "Vintage Photo"
paper - Bazzill "vintage Pink" and "Snow White"; Crafty Secrets "Heart Warming Vintage Collection" patterned papers
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Circle" and "Scalloped Circle" dies; lace; pink twine; button; just married car charm; pearls; liquid pearls, Viva Glitter Liner "Holo Iridescent" (on bow)




Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
CRAFT #212 - Recipe:  Image, Pearls or Rhinestones, ribbon (I used twine and lace - I hope that's acceptable) and Sentiment
Creative Belli #172 - Wedding (the lace and the button have come with me thru 2 moves, that makes them at least 3 years old)
Merry Monday Sketch Challenge #67 - sketch 
Paper Playtime #12 - Anything Goes
Ooh, La, La - Buttons and Bling
Coffee, Chocolate, and Cards #41- Bingo  (Lace, Buttons and Bling )

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Stampin' for the Weekend - Cute

It's Friday and that means it's time for Stampin' for the Weekend's new challenge.  If you happened to stop over at the blog you know that our challenge hasn't posted today.  Don't fret, like the little note says it'll be up tomorrow.  Our fearless leader is lucky enough to be on a vacation and unable to get to it till tomorrow.  I say, yeah!  party on! this can wait another day.  The team was given a choice, they could put up their posts today or tomorrow.  I was running late so my choice was to put it up on Friday, but at night instead of my usual morning post.

The SFTW challenge for the next two weeks is "Cute".  You gotta love that one, and who better to sponsor a "cute" challenge than Stamp Fairy.  Oh my goodness, I have some really cute images from Stamp Fairy - bunnies and bears are my favorites from Stamp Fairy.  There are so many images to choose from, you're sure to find many you want.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Stamp Fairy "Lenny Bee"
ink - printer
paper - Co'ordinations card base and card stock; Cosmo Cricket "Earth Love"
miscellaneous - Prismacolor pencils; Jolee's bee stickers; My Favorite Things "Fishtail Flags Stax" and "Oval" Stax; pearls; Viva Glitter Liner "Holo Iridescent"

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Cute
Totally Papercrafts #170 - Punches and Dies
Charisma #22 - Tons of Layers
Crafts and Me#136 - Something Old (the patterned paper and the bee stickers are a couple years old)

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