Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #68 AG

Hello fellow crafters!  This is Christmas week!!!  Hopefully everyone is ready to celebrate and be with family.

This will be our last challenge of the year for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog....It's Anything Goes.  Remember we wan to see some stamping on your project, with rubber/clear and/or digital.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate

Winner will receive 3 images

Winner will receive $12 gift certificate

For this challenge I made 2 cards, so it's a little long.  First is the sponsor image from Angie's Cards & Digis.

I'm using the sponsor image Butterfly on a Toadstool.  I like to color nature scenes.  The image is colored with my color pencils and I sponged the green background (which the pic doesn't show it's true beauty).  I decided to add a little more pop of red with the paper.

Here's the inside.

I would like to enter this butterfly card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #155 Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge - wk 342/343 Anything But Christmas
• Inkspirational - #98 Bah Humbug!  (NO Christmas projects)

stamps used: Angie Digi Stamps-Butterfly on Toadstool, SU-short&sweet (sentiment)

paper used: SU old olive & dp, the Paper Studio kraft & white, MFT wild cherry

embellishments: the Paper Studio burlap mini daisies, Making Memories antique copper brads

My second project of this challenge:

For my second card I used a image from my stash, but it's still A Day for Daisies image, which is one of our sponsors.  The image is called Hope, but I could no longer find it on their website.  It's a beautiful image too.  This is colored with my color pencils.

Some pearls on one side, lace on the other.  The designer paper is from Michele R Designs.

Here's the inside.  The sentiment is from Unity called Remember YOU Baby Jesus

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Merry Christmas and have a fun and safe New Year!!  See you next year :o)

I would like to enter my Christmas card in the following challenges:

• A Day for Daisies - #137 Add Pearls (i have 3 on front left)
• Colouring in Scrapland - #6 Christmas
• Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
• Dragons Lair Design - Vintage Christmas
• Kleuren met Potloden - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #111 Anything Goes twist Add some pearls
• The Christmas Challenge - #74 Anything Goes

stamps used: A Day for Daisies-Hope, Unity- Remember YOU Baby Jesus
paper used: the Paper Studio-kraft & white, Recollections-cape cod, Michele R Designs-vintage teal frost 
embellishments: Lace from stash, Recollections adhesive faux pearls

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #61 Do A Double Take

Hello fellow crafters!  Once again, thank you for all the sweet comments on past posts :o)  

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects using at least 2 different patterned papers.  Remember, there must be some stamping either rubber/clear and/or digital.  

For this challenge we have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means 3 wonderful winners will be chosen.

The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate.

The winner will receive a $12 gift certificate (equal to 3 images).

2 images of choice, 3 images if the winner uses a TSB image.

Thank you sponsors :o)

I got to work with this adorable image from A Day of Daisies called Playing in the Pumpkin Patch.  The image was colored with my color pencils.  As you can see, I used 2 different designer papers behind the image.  One is Autumn Shades by The Paper Shelter and the other is Cottage Garden by Michele R Designs.  Some buttons and ribbon were added, but I didn't want to take away from the image, so I kept it pretty simple.

Here's a close up of the image.  I wanted a soft feel to this card, so I used soft colors.  

Here's the inside.  I put a little sentiment inside that seemed appropriate. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Please look on the challenge blog to check out other DT projects for inspiration.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 3 Girl Jam - September Challenge - Anything Goes with Ribbon
• 4 Crafty Chicks - #262 Fall
• Allsorts Challenge - #327 Lots of Layers (6 layers)
• Aud Senitments - #139 Fall Fun plus a Sentiment
• Our Creative Corner - Shades of Autumn
• Daring Cardmakers - Elemental Inspiration Challenge (pumpkins, fall leaves in the dp, the colors of autumn)

stamps used: A Day of Daisies - Playing in the Pumpkin Patch (digital), Stampin' Up - Simply Said (rubber)

paper used: Bazzill, the Paper Studio - white & kraft, The Paper Shelter - Autumn Shades,  Michele R Designs - Cottage Garden

embellishments: 3 Girl Jam - vintages buttons & ribbon (Halloween Harvest, Seasons Bundle), twine

Scrapping 4 Fun #35 Vintage

Hello again!  I loved seeing all the projects in the LOVE challenge, there are some very talented crafters out in blogland.  Are you ready for another challenge at Scrapping4fun?  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see vintage projects.

I will admit, I struggle with vintage.  It's very close to shabby chic and I love both, but creating them is a challenge for me.

Here's what I came up with.

I colored the image Vintage Slip from A Day for Daisies.  At one time this was a free image, but it's no longer available :o(.  The image was colored with water color and regular color pencils.  Some distress ink was sponged around the outer edge of the die-cut.  I added some satin ribbon on the corners.

I found this metal birdcage in my stash, thought it was perfect with the birds in the image.   Pearls and roses seem like a vintage thing and I found this perfect flourish in my stash too.  Thank goodness for hoarding "a few things".  I tried to stick to very mute colors in my papers.  I hope my take on vintage inspires you.

Here's the simple inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #232 Hand Colored Image
• Crafty Gals Corner - #5 Pinkalicious
• Pals Paper Arts - A Color Challenge
  

• Scrapper's Delights Challenge - #40 Anything Goes
• The Outlawz Challenge - Twisted Thursday, Anything Goes-Twist add people

stamp used: A Day for Daisies - Vintage Slip

paper used: Tim Holtz - Crowded Attic, Bazzill, discounted paper, the Paper Studio - white

die-cut used: Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangles

embellishments used: Recollections-floral embellishments, Michaels metal embellishments (birdcage), the Paper Studio-ribbon

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #43 Shape Shift!

It's November and the Christmas countdown has begun!  Where has the year gone?  I know...too fast.

It's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to challenge you, not to make a square or rectangle card.  There are SO many fancy die-cuts out there and other fancy tools, I'm sure you can come up with something gorgeous.

 We have 2 fabulous sponsors for this challenge.

Lacy Sunshine will give the winner 3 images of choices.

A Day for Daisies will give the winner a $12 gift certificate

I created a card with the image from A Day for Daisies called To Grammy's House.  I was going to make a sled shape card, but I thought it would be too much.  This is what I ended up with .  I colored the image with my water color and regular color pencils.  Made sure there were some die-cuts and a little bling, since it's Christmas time.  The metal hardware, holding the ribbon, I painted white to go with the card.

To make the snow, I used some paint and thick glitter.  Stickles were used in the falling snow.

Here's the inside.  The sentiment is from Amy R Stamps called Frosty Sentiments.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

i would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #222 Die-Cuts
• Clear it Out Challenge - Winter Wishes/ Stash: use a snowflake
• Craftin Desert Diva's - #45 Christmas
• Crafty Sentiments - Use Die-Cuts Challenge
• Creative Knockouts - All That Glitters
• Digi Choosday - wk 47 Xmas Celebration
• Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - #113 Use Some Snow
• Pile It On - #48 Sprinkle It

stamps used: A Day for Daisies: To Grammy's House, Amy R Stamps: Frosty Sentiments

paper used: MFT Wild Cherry, Jellybean Green and Smooth White

die cuts used: MFT Mini Album Bracket Stax, Sentimental Flourish and Let It Snowflake

embellishments used: Stickles, white paint, glitter, recycle ribbon, SU hodgepodge harware, recollections adhesive rhinestones

Scrapping4Fun - #31 Anything Goes

Happy Thanksgiving!!  I hope everyone has had a fabulous day with family :o)

Because the holiday season is in full swing, we have an Anything Goes challenge at Scrapping4Fun.  So, upload your crafty projects.

I had this image Tender Thoughts from A Day of Daisies that I painted with Gelatos.  I don't know if I'm totally happy with the results, but it was a learning process.  Trying new things is fun and I will probably try this technique again.  I couldn't decide on how to use this image after I painted it, but it became a card.  I had the butterfly fabric sitting around for awhile, actually most of the stuff I used is several years old.    

I fell in love with the butterfly bling years ago and it seemed fitting for this card.  Some flowers with pearls were added.  I just hate using things when I only have one of them, just want to make sure I use them for the perfect project.  I'm sure many of you are the same way.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Creative Moment - #56 Anything Goes/Make it Sparkle
• Fab 'n' Funky - #239 Anything with Die Cuts
• Milk Coffee - Lots of Embellishments
• The Pink Elephant - TPE #278 Anything Goes

stamps used: A Day of Daisies Tender Thoughts

paper used: Coordinators, Recollections Printed Canvas, SU black, MFT smooth white

die-cuts used: Spellbinders Marvelous Squares, MFT Inspired by Butterflies

embellishments: Recollections floral (bling), Prima flowers, the Paper Studio pearls and rhinestones

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #33 - Anything Goes

Good morning Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog followers!  The year is already half over, it's sad and hard to believe!  Where do the days go? 

We do have a favorite challenge going on at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog....Anything Goes! Remember, we like to see stamped rubber/digi images or sentiments on your projects.

Once again we have 2 sponsors, so that means 2 winners for this challenge.

The winner for A Day for Daisies will receive a $12 gift certificate (equal to 3 images).

The winner for Eureka Stamps will receive 5 images of choice.

What awesome sponsors we have! :o)

I got to work with the image Tender Thoughts by A Day of Daisies.  This is such a sweet image!  I colored it with water color and regular color pencils.  I made one of the butterflies a light purple-blue color, they are my favorite.  They are tiny and plain, but they are my favorite to see in the summer.  I used a butterfly brad to wrap around the thick ribbon.  Some yellow flowers and rhinestones were added for a little more embellishment.

Here's the inside.  I think I might add a scripture or a prayer inside this card...seems fitting.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #96 Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Crafts Galore - Use Stamp or Digi Stamp on your project
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #68 Summer Days
• Digi Galore - Anything Goes and DT Call
• Divas by Design - Ribbon and Flowers
• Ladybug Crafts - Summer Flowers
• Little Red Wagon - #244 Summer
• Natalie and Amy - #22 Summertime
• Pile It On! - #27 Add Some Flowers

stamp used: A Day For Daisies Tender Thoughts (digi) 

paper used: Bazzill, MFT Grout Gray, Paper Pizazz Soft Tints Lavender Swirls

die-cut used: Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares

embellishments used: RRR ribbon, Making Memories brads, i Candy brads, Recollections Adhesive Rhinestones, Flowers were a free gift from Unity Stamp