TCP - June challenge

Yikes I got so hung up on catching up on the My Favorite Things challenges I almost forgot to make a card for this month's The Cat's Pajamas challenge.  Last month was less is more so this month Alma gave us "the More the Merrier".  Pile on the embellies.   Now that can be fun.

Here's the deets:
stamp - The Cat's Pajamas "Tied Up"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" for image and
"Rich Cocoa" for sentiment
paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft" and "Hot Fudge" card stock; Bo Bunny "Timepiece" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; heart brads; the Cat's Pajamas "Heart Swirl" Cut Up; heart pearls; Divine Twine; Glitzy Glitter; My Favorite Things "Oval Stax" die-namics






Here's the challenges:
The Cat's Pajamas TCPTUESJun13 - the More the Merrier
Polka Doodles week 26 - Animals
Charisma #25 - 3,2,1 recipe (3 pearls, 2 flourishes, 1 twine)
Crafting for All Seasons #55 - Make It Girly
Tuesday Throwdown #153 - Glitz and Glimmer

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CIC217 - Jellypark Friends

It's time for another Cupcake Inspirations challenge.  This week we've got a pirate theme going and a great sponsor - Jellypark Friends.  In case you don't know, I'm quite partial to Jellypark images and I have the great pleasure of being a member of the design team.  I love every single image that's available from Jellypark.   I like to make girly cards, it's just my nature but the boy images are so cute that I have just as much fun and inspiration using them.  If you've got little boys then you must visit the shop, you'll fall in love too.

In keeping with the pirate themed cupcakes my card uses the pirate boy digi image.  Besides being cute he's also fun to color.  What do you see in the cupcakes?  There's six different designs, will one of the designs be what inspires you or like me, will you be inspired by the overall theme.  Whatever it is, have fun making a card and don't forget to link it up.  the sweeties are anxious to see what you create.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends Pirate Boy
ink - printer
paper - My Favorite Things "Red Hot" and "Sno-Cone" 
card stock; October Afternoon "boarding Pass"
miscellaneous - copics; bling; red cord; compass charm




Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenges CIC217 - photo
Simply Create Too #40 - Use the Colors of Your Flag
Brown Sugar #48 - Boy/Man
Paper Playtime #13 - Red, White and Blue
Delightful - Red, White and Blue

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PIO #26 - Bling

I'm loving this week's Pile It On challenge #26 and I think you will too.  It's "Bling" and our sponsor is Floppy Latte Digital Designs.   So, are you excited?  Then go get your supplies out and start stamping.  After you've "blinged" it up post it on your blog or gallery and link it up to the Pile It On challenge blog.
Don't forget to list another challenge, better yet, "pile it on" and find as many challenges as you can.  








Here's the deets:
stamp - Floppy Latte Digital Designs "Blossom Branch"
ink - printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Bermuda Bay" card stock; Bazzill "Blossom" card stock; Graphic 45 "Bird Song - Cherry Blossom"
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Lacey Squares" die; lace; ribbon; bling

Chris' Challenges:
Pile It On #26 - Bling
Craft Your Passion #168 - In the Garden
Pause, Dream, Enjoy #13 - Anything Goes
Ribbon Reel #56 - Candy Colours (photo) include flowers, ribbon and lace
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Flowers and Ribbon
Partytime Tuesday PTT#126 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #153 - Glitz and Glimmer
Crafting for All Seasons #55 - Make It Girly
Crafts and Me #138 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons #50 - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Sister Act #13 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Not Cute

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All Caught Up

Another Christmas card done and all caught up on MFT sketches.  wohoo!  
Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things - Clearly Sentimental About Christmas
ink - MFT "Gumdrop Green", Ranger "Shabby Shutters" and "Worn Lipstick"
paper - MFT "Sno-Cone", "Sour Apple" and "Smooth White" card stock; Basic Grey "Eskimoo Kisses - Thin Ice" patterned paper
miscellaneous - MFT "Poinsettia" die-namics; SU brad with gem; pink brads; Martha Stewart snowflake punch; Viva Glitter Liners - "Holo Iridescent", "Gold" and "Peridot"

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC111 - sketch (closed)
Southern Girls - Leaves It Out
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes


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A Masculine Birthday

 My Favorite Things recently  had a summer special so I stocked up on some card stock and picked up a couple other things including the "Inspired by Lighthouses" stamp set.  This is a set that could get a lot of use since lighthouses are great for masculine and feminine cards.  So I was able to keep two of my new year's resolutions by making this card.  I made a masculine birthday card and I inked up a new set.  And I got another old MFT sketch done.  






Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Inspired by Lighthouses"; sentiment from "LLD - Document It - Bingo"
ink - Memento "Nautical Blue"
paper - My Favorite Things ""Natural", "Whip Cream" and "Nightshift Blue" card stock; Recollections Printed Scrapbook papers
miscellaneous - My Favorite Things "Fishtail Flags Stax" and "Sea Charms" die-namics; twine

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC123 - sketch
Sister Act #13 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar #48 - Boy/Man
Cupcake Craft #248 - Not for Flowers
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

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Jellypark Friends - Summer Challenge

Are you ready for the newest Jellypark Friends challenge?  It's time and we have a timely theme for you "Summertime".  You can interpret that any way you'd like.  Jellypark Friends's has lots of really cute summery images from which you can choose but you don't have to use a Jellypark image to play along with us.  We just like to see them being used.  You've got two weeks to make your card, don't forget to link it up when you're done.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Boy Rock Pool Crab"
ink - printer
paper - My Favorite Things "Nighthift Blue"; Bazzill "Beeswax" card stock; K & Co "Itsy Bitsy" patterned papers
miscellaneous - copics; Creative Memories cutting system; My Favorite Things "Fishtail Flags Stax" die-namics; Viva Glitter liner "Holo Iridescent"; star brads; fish button

Here's the challenges:
Jellypark Friends - Summertime
Creatalicious #52 - All About Summer
Scrappy Frogs - Summer Vacation
Pause, Dream, Enjoy #13 - Anything Goes
Pinspirational #63 - photo
Use It Tuesday #58 - Bring on the Sunshine (the patterned paper is at least 4 years old)
Milk Coffee - Summerfun

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It's Never Too Early

It's never too early to start your Christmas cards, that is, unless you like more stress during the holidays.  Sadly, I'll have mine ready early and I'll still be late because while I enjoy making them I don't enjoy writing them out.  Oh well...

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Seasonal Sentiments"
ink - Memento "Cottage Ivy"; Ranger "Vintage Photo"
paper - My Favorite Things "Smooth White", "Primitive Cream" and "Red Hot" card stock; Martha Stewart "Cottage Christmas" pad
miscellaneous - bling; ribbon; baker's twine; tree charm






Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC114 - sketch (closed)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me #138 - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday PTT#126 - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft #248 - Not for Flowers
The Squirrel and the Fox #46 - Use Something Metal (charm)
Come and Get It - 3 Embellishments, 2 patterned papers, 1 ribbon or twine
Oozak #16 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment

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PWC264 - Invitations

It's Paper Pretties challenge time again.  PWC264 is "Invitations".  If you visited my Paper Pretties post last week you know I did an invitation then too.  Well, I am a complete airhead and had my weeks mixed up but fortunately I saw the Paper Pretties blog post that was for summer fun.  I quickly went into edit mode and changed all the references to the challenge.  Fortunately a party is fun, so the card I made wasn't so off the wall and I could make it work for last week's challenge and I got to make another invitation for this week's challenge.  

This invitation is supposed to be reminiscent of the cutesy little Valentine's day cards little girls like to give out.   I'm sure a little girl would love to give these out to her friends. 
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Making this invitation is easy.  First I stamped, colored and cut out the valentine's cupcake from the Holiday Sweets I set.  There's also a Holiday Sweets II set.  Between the two stamp sets there are eight different cupcakes from which you can choose.  Next I cut two of the largest cupcake from the Spellbinder's cupcake dies.  The patterned papers are from October Afternoon's "Cakewalk".  I traced the cut out die onto the back of the patterned paper and cut it out about a quarter of an inch from the line and then affixed it to the card stock.  The "Cakewalk" package has two of each paper.  One of the papers has four tiny invitations included on it.  I used one of those blocks for the inside.  Of course if you don't have that paper  you can make up an inside page on your computer.   Lastly I used a heart brad to hold the two pieces together.  

If you're having an adult party you could use the Holidays Cheers I or Holiday Cheers II to make your invitation.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Holiday Sweets I"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - Bazzill "Petunia" card stock; October Afternoon "Cakewalk" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; brad; Viva Glitter liner "Holo Iridescent"

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC264 - Invitations
Partytime Tuesdays PTT#126 - Anything Goes
Stamp with Fun #217 - Celebrate
Pause, Dream, Enjoy #13 - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time #169 - Something That's Not Square

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MFTWSC109 - Sweet As Can Bee

Another old My Favorite Things sketch done.  A couple more weeks and I just may be up to date.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "DG - Sweet As Can Be"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" and "Rich Cocoa"
paper - Close to My Heart "My Reflections - Buzz and Bumble"
miscellaneous - copics; Viva Glitter Liner "Holo Iridescent"; My Favorite Things "Fishtail Flag Stax", "Vine Border" die-namics; button, twine

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC109 - sketch
Pause, Dream, Enjoy #13 - Anything Goes
No Matter Which #12 - Bingo (column 1 - die cut, 2 - buttons, 3 - sparkle/bling)
One Stop Craft #231 - For a Friend

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MFTWSC124 - Best Day Ever

Still catching up on the MFT sketches... if your a regular visitor you must be sick of seeing that.  The good news is that I've only got four more to go and I'll be caught up.  

Here's the deets:
stamps - My Favorite Things "My Favorite Sentiments" and "DC-LLD Journal It Calendar Basics"
ink - My Favorite Things "Kraft" and "Razzleberry"
paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft". "Razzleberry" and "Primitive Cream" card stock;  October Afternoon "Cakewalk" patterned papers
miscellaneous - twine; button; MFT "Dizzy Doily" and "Fishtail Flags Stax" die-namics





Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC124 - sketch
Oozak #16 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Sister Act #12 - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles week 25 - Summer Birthday (August 16 is my mom's birthday)
Fussy and Fancy #91 - Button Up
Fairy Tale #70 - Happy Birthday

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CIC216 - Robyn's Fetish

Once again Cupcake Inspirations Challenge CIC216 has another mouth watering photo for your inspiration and we've got one of our long time friends, Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps for this week's sponsor.  
Some of my favorite images from Robyn's Festish are  primitive in style but for this week's challenge I picked the English Tea Cup because of the flowers on top of the cuppies, that and I just happen to have a thing, not quite a fetish, just a thing for tea cups.  






If you aren't inspired by the cupcakes you can use the featured colors like I did.  Besides using card stock in those colors the tea cup  is colored with the palest of the Copic Lavenders and the roses are multiple shades of pink with glitter.  In imitation of fancy porcelain tea cups I've lined the lip with gold glitter.  These colors are so popular you probably have several patterned papers that you can use.  So go dig them out and get busy making a card for our challenge.  The Sweeties can't wait to see what you create.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Robyn's Fetish "English Tea Cup"
ink - printer
paper -  Bazzill "Petunia", "Frosted Teal", "Intense Amythyst" and scraps of light pink card stock; Crafty Secrets "Heart Warming Vintage Collection"
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Circle" and "Scalloped Circle" dies; lace; ribbon, Prima Rose; bling; The Cat's Pajamas "Heart Swirl" Cut Ups

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC216 - photo
Totally Papercrafts #172 - Flowers and Bows
Sister Act #12 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #41  Bingo (Lace, ribbon and flowers/ bling, glitter, flowers/Lace glitter, charm - too bad I didn't use a tag or a button)
Crafty Ribbons #49 - Flowers Galore
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Flowers and Ribbon

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MFTWSC129 - Fluttering By

I've got a few more sketches to catch up on but in the meantime I need to keep current with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Club challenges.

For this week's sketch I used one of the Doodle Garden images.  Cute isn't it!?
The patterned papers are from October Afternoon - I especially like the photo frames.  They remind of the the booths that were around when I was a kid.  They're back in fashion now but now people rent them out for parties.  Back in the day you'd find them in amusement parks and Woolworth's stores, places like that and I think they were  $50 or a dollar for a strip of 4 photos.  I think everyone I know crammed into one of them with a couple friends.  It was a lot of fun - times were simpler, what can I say.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "DG Fluttering By"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - My Favorite Things "Berrylicious" and "Sour Apple" card stock; October Afternoon "Midway"
miscellaneous - copics; Viva Glitter Liner "Holo Iridescent"; lace ribbon; baker's twine; butterfly charm; Nailheads; MFT "Circle Stax" and "Fishtail Flags Stax" die-namics; Stampin' Up slot punch

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC129 - sketch
Crafty Catz #188 - Anything Goes

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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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spotlight on Thank You Teacher

This week at Jellypark Friends we're spotlighting the "Thank You Teacher" image.  So if you've made a card using this image leave a comment on the Jellypark Friends Challenge blog letting us know.  It doesn't have to be new, this is open to cards that have already been posted.

Some of the things you might not be able to notice when you look at the photo of the card is that there's faux stitching or doodling around the edge of the patterned paper and that the image is popped up on dimensionals.  

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Thank You Teacher"
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill "Chocolate" and "Apricot" card stock; My Mind's Eye "Six by Six - Away We Go" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; candy dots; My Favorite Things "Retro Squares" border die-namics; button; waxed linen thread

Here's the challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches FMS91 - sketch
Cards for Men #12 - Boys Will Be Boys
CCEE1325 - CAS and Masculine
Top Tip Tuesday #103 - Masculine
Crafting for All Seasons #54 - One for the Guys
Sisterhood of Crafters - It's All About the Boys

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PWC263 - Summer Fun

If all those cupcakes are going to be there that's my kind of party.  This week the Paper Pretties challenge PWC263 is "Summer Fun". 

If you are making invitations for your child's birthday party you could have a little family fun by making them together.   There are so many cute and fun images that would work well for an invitation.  My choice is the "Crazy for Cupcakes" digi image.  I think using a digi for an invitation is good idea because you always get a good impression and you can make it any size you'd like.  You can save a little money and print it on copy paper and if you pay attention to your folds you can print your party information on it.  However you choose to make your invitation, if you're making them they are sure to be special.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Crazy for Cupcakes" digi
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill "Blosson", "Flamingo" and "Snow White" card stock; Recollections "Light Pink Dots" and "Pink Plaid" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; Viva glitter liner "Holo Iridescent"; heart buttons; bling

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC263 - Summer Fun
Paper Playtime #12 - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Buttons and Bling 
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Sweet Stampin' - Something Sweet
Cutie Pie #46 - One for the Kids

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Busy, Busy, Busy

 

 I've been busy, busy, busy this week but I managed to squeeze in time to get some more of the My Favorite Things sketches that I missed done.  Getting the cards made was actually easier than finding the time to get them posted.  So, here they are:

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "LJD Blissful Butterflies"
ink - MFT "Grapesicle"
paper - MFT "Berrylicious" "Primitive Cream" and "Gumdrop Green" card stock; K & Co "Susan Winget Botanical" dp
miscellaneous - MFT "Dizzy Doily" and "Circle Stax" die-namics; bling; Stampin' Up Crochet ribbon; purple waxed linen cord; butterfly charm






Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC122 - sketch
The Squirrel and the Fox #46 - Use Something Metal (charm)
Paper Players #150 - Bring on the Bling
Oozak #16 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment

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Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Inspired by the Sea"
ink - MFT "Steel Blue"
paper - MFT - "Steel Blue", "Banana Split" and "Natural" card stock; Recollections Printed Scrapbook Paper
miscellaneous - dew drops; My Favorite Things "Party Banner" die-namics




Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC120 - sketch
Totally Gorjuss #188 - For Dad
Simply Create Too #39 - Father's Day or Male
Polka Doodles week 24 - Male Theme
Fairy Tale #69 - Pennants

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Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Hearts and Stitches" and sentiment from "Inspired by Travel"
ink - My Favorite Things "Kraft"
paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft", "Steel Blue", "Sno-Cone", "Banana Split" and "Berrylicious" card stock; My Mind's Eye "Follow Your Heart Be Amazing" dp
miscellaneous - My Favorite Things "Bicycle", "Circle Stax", "Skyline" border, "Solid Skyline" and "Rounded Banner Stax" die-namics; bling; waxed linen thread; sun charm



Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC118 - sketch
Scrappy Frogs - Summer Vacation
Creatalicious #52 - All About Summer
Simon Says Stamp - Transport
L'il Red Wagon #189 - Use Three or More Patterned Papers

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CIC215 - Prairie Fairy

Happy Father's Day!   Whatever you do, whoever you  celebrate I wish you a beautiful day.

In keeping with the holiday Cupcake Inspirations Challenge CIC215 is fishing themed.  Funny thing is that my father, brothers, and husband were/are not into fishing.  They may have gone once or twice but they were not into the sport.  Even funnier my stepdaughter, and best friend Susan love fishing and even my daughter likes to fish.  You can make your card masculine or feminine, we just want you to make a card that this photo inspires.

This week one of my favorite sponsors is back - Prairie Fairy Designs and I'm using one of my favorite images "Fishin' Gilly"  I love this girl.  When I color a Gilliam image I usually make her hair red and then I'm reminded of my friend Judy's who had gorgeous curly red hair.  Such pleasant memories.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Prairie Fairy "Fishin' Gilly"
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill "Hillary (green)" and "Yam" card stock; October Afternoon "Campfire"
miscellaneous - copics;  My Favorite Things "Solid Bracket" border die-namics; divine twine; button; dew drops

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC215 - photo
Freshly Made Sketches #90 - Sketches
2 Sisters #148 - Just for Dad
Totally Gorjuss - #188 - For Dad
Ribbon Carousel RCC82 - Fun in the Sun

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