The Male Room - Ribbon, Make It Masculine

Happy almost Turkey Day!!!  My family is here and I have a full house.  That also means lots of cooking and eating and telling old stories.  Love family time.

It's time for another challenge at The Male Room.  For the next 2 weeks, we want see if you can make ribbon look masculine.

I used an image from Stampin'Up that I got years ago and thought it was SO cute.  It's called For Father.  This card is very simple;  Kraft paper for the base, 15¢ discount paper for the main design paper and a little pop of color with the blue.  The ribbon was strung through some metal hardware.  I did make a mistake, when the kids get wild it happens.  I forgot to lay the ribbon under the corner piece, so I had to cut the ribbon to meet up with the corner and it worked out better (no lump under the paper now).

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Happy Thanksgiving !!

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

• 2 Cute Ink Digital Stamps Challenge Blog - #120 Pet Theme
• Ruby's Rainbow - #93 Just Because
• The Pink Elephant - TPE278 Anything Goes

stamps used: SU For Father
paper used: the Paper Studio kraft, Bazzill, discount paper, BoBunny curry dot
dies cuts used: MFT Square Stax 1 & Stax 2
embellishments: SU hodgepodge hardware, Bobbin Ribbon

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #42 Say It In Color!!

Happy Monday crafty bloggers!!  I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want see sentiments that are not in black, but put them in color.  I know it can be a challenge for some, but give it a try.

We have 2 fabulous sponsors for this challenge.

The winner for Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet will win a $10 gift certificate.

The winner for Sweet Stamps will win a $10 gift certificate as well.

The image In Her Easter Bonnet Silhouette 6005 was stamped for my use for this challenge.  I went ahead and colored the little bit of white there was on this image with water color and regular color pencils.  I thought pearls would help dress up her hat too.  I didn't want to overdo the image.  Since it was a victorian/vintage style image, I put some beautiful metal corner pieces in the corner.  Some fancy ribbon was needed as well.  

I had a couple of womanly quotes and settled on this one from Unity Stamps called A Woman of Strength.  It took a couple of different inks to decided which looked okay with the paper I already choosen.  Looking kinda plain, I added a satin ribbon behind the sentiment (it's really not brown, but golden).

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Deep Ocean Challenge - #91 Shabby Chic
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sooooooo Girlie
• Pile It On - #46 Vintage
• The Corrosive Challenge - #212 Girly

stamps used: Sweet Stamps In Her Easter Bonnet Silhouette 6005, Unity Stamp Co A Woman of Strength
paper used: Bazzill, discounted dp (i paid .15 cents for)
die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 1 & Stax 2
embellishments:  Really Reasonable Ribbon, Momenta metal corner, Recollections pearls

Scrapping4Fun - #30 Bling

Hello fellow crafters!  The Holiday season is fastly approaching here in the States.  Thanksgiving to fatten us up and then Christmas to fatten us up even more.  My family will start coming in next week, so it's going to get busy with me cooking for everyone.
There is always time for a fabulous challenge.  For the next 2 weeks at Scrapping4Fun Challenges, we want to see some "BLING".

I went with a bling tree, due to the inspiration picture.

This tree has alot of bling and is the inspiration picture.  

The image is from Stampin' Up from the stamp set called Snow Swirled.  I just think this image is beautiful and I have used it in the past.  As you can see, I added lots of fancy die-cuts to compliment the tree.  

Besides the bling on the tree, there is also some around the sentiment and a brad wrapped around the ribbon.  I thought about added more, but I was worried about it being too much.  I also didn't want traditional Christmas colors, just wanted something different.

Here's the inside.  I decided to make a few more to give as my Christmas cards and thought about adding the ribbon in the inside of the card.  (Without the brad and crunched up part, just leave it flat.)  I'll have to see what it looks like and of course a Christmas sentiment will be added.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Ribbon - #106 Christmas Creation with Ribbon
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - #106 Winter Holidays & Ribbon Theme
• Ruby's Rainbow - #92 Non-Traditional Christmas

stamps used: Stampin' Up Snow Swirled & Four the Holidays
papers used: SU Razzle Raspberry & Gray, MFT Grout Gray
die-cuts used: La-La Land Filigree Corner Die, Spellbinders Romantic Retangles & Resplendent Rectangles, MFT Formal Flourish
embellishments: Recollections Adhesive Rhinestones & Brads, Really Reasonable Ribbon

The Male Room - Time

Hello fellow bloggers!  It's time for another challenge at The Male Room.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see your manly creations on the theme - Time.

I couldn't decide which stamp to use for this challenge.  But somehow settled on this wine stamp from Unity Stamp Co, called It's Wine O'clock.  I've had these stamps sitting around for a bit and they needed to be inked.  I used some cork ribbon on the side, because a wine card needed some cork on it somewhere.  

I did use clear embossing powder on the clock.

Here's the inside.  I was going to use this image for the front of the card, but I thought it seemed too busy. So, it ended inside with a sentiment.  This stamp set is also from Unity called Lets Uncork.

Have a great rest of the week and I hope to see you in the challenge!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Unity Stamp Co - Friends with Flair
• Creative Moments - #55 Anything Goes/Celebration

stamps used: Unity It's Wine O'clock & Lets Uncork

paper used: All from Hobby Lobby

die-cut used:  MFT Postage Stamp Stax

embellishment used: Cork Ribbon

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #41 Bling It On!

Goodness sake, where is this year going.  It's hard to believe it November already and the Holiday Season is upon us.  UGH!  It's Monday, it's cool outside and time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see some BLING!

We have 2 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.

Scribbles Designs winner will receive 3 images of choice.

The Paper Nest Dolls winner will receive a $25 gift certificate good for digital and rubber stamps. 

For this challenge I got to use the image Bubble Bath Ellie.  Very cute image and easy to add some bling, with all those bubbles.  I know my boys have had the bathtub overflowing with bubbles on more than one occasion.  For the bubbles I used 3 different Stickles and Liquid Pearl.  I colored the rest of the image with water color and regular color pencils.

Here's a little more bling.  I thought it look like the bubbles in a way.

Closer shot of the image.  I even used 3-d glossy accent on the water by the soap.  The image layer and the layer under the image, are both popped up.

Here's the complete inside of the card.  I put the sentiment on the side and added a blank side panel to write a little note.  

thank for looking and reading :o)

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
• ABC Challenge - W is for Water
• Card & Scrap - #85 Layers upon Layers
• Dragonfly Dreams - #11 Let's Be Girly & Use a Die-Cut or Punch
• PPinkydolls Challenge - #6 Anything Goes or Add some Bling
• The Shabby Tea Room - #239 Just Neutrals 

  

  Shabby Tea Room

stamps used: The Paper Nest Dolls Bubble Bath Ellie (digital), Toread Comge (front sentiment, rubber), Unity Stamp Co Fix All Your Problems (inside sentiment, rubber)

paper used: Bazill, Sassafras wall of fame, SU black, MFT smooth white

die-cuts used: Spellbinders Marvelous Squares & Romantic Rectangles

embellishments: Recollections adhesive rhinestones, Liquid Pearls, Stickles crystal, diamond & waterfall, Accent glossy 3-d

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #29 Christmas

Hello crafty friends and welcome to another challenge at Scrapping4Fun Challenges.

 We have a wonderful inspiration picture (I love vintage Santas).  You'll have 2 weeks to create a Christmas project.  Can't wait to see the creations for this challenge!

I went to one of my favorite companies for a digi image of an old timey St. Nick.  I love the realistic images from this company, Just InkLined.  I used the digital image Letter From Santa.  The image was colored with my water color and regular color pencils. There are a couple of different pattern papers behind the image, one old time ornaments and an old script tissue paper.  The sentiment is from a rubber stamp set from Unity Stamp Co, called Entwined Poinsettia. 

I couldn't decided between ribbon or the snowflakes on the top corner. As you can see the snowflakes won.  Some stickles was added for the smoke from the candle and 3D accent to St. Nick's glasses.

Here's the inside.  I'll add a Christmas message before sending.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I'll like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenges - #188 two or three word sentiments
• Crafty Catz - #253 Anything Goes
• Divas by Design - Anything Goes
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Bingo (Glitter, 2 DP, Die-Cut)
• Little Red Wagon - #261 Krafty! (must use kraft cardstock)

stamps used: Just InkLined Letter From Santa (digital), Unity Entwined Poinsettia (rubber, sentiment) 

paper used: the Paper Studio kraft, MFT paver red, Carta Bella Christmas Day, Recollections printed tissue, Bazzill, scraps

die-cuts used: all from MFT Fishtail Flag Stax, Oval Stax 1, Let It Snowflake, Wavy Edge

embellishments: stickles

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #40 - Seeing Dots

It's hard to believe we are half-way through October!  The leaves are finally changing here, so Fall Festivals are in full swing and so much fun to do.  I love the Autumn and everything about it.  I guess that's why I loved coloring this cutie from Lacy Sunshine for our challenge.  For the next 2 weeks at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, we want to see some dots on your projects.  Remember there must be some stamping, being rubber/clear or digital.

We have 2 wonderful sponsors for the is challenge.  They both have some great images.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps will give the winner 2 images of choice.

Lacy Sunshine Stamps will give the winner 3 images of choice.  Thanks you wonderful sponsors :o)

This is such a beautiful image and I loved coloring it.  I usually don't color hair black, because I still struggle with getting the right highlights, but I wanted black hair for my image.  Anyway, I used my water color and regular color pencils for this image, Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves from Lacy Sunshine.

I like when the leaves are bright, so I made sure she collected some vibrant leaves. There are some dots on the patches and sunflower centers.

Wanted to add a sunflower on the card to match the sunflowers in the image.  You can see there are lots of dots on the paper, flower center and the ribbon is dots.

Here's the inside...still more dots :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Alphabet Challenge Blog - R for Round or Rectangle
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - #117 Anything Goes with a sentiment (2/5)
• Crafty Boots - Falling Leaves and Halloween (Autumn or Halloween)
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #57 Anything Goes with a twist..add some yellow
• Kitty Bee Designs - Aloha Friday #34 Dies and/or punches

stamps used: Lacy Sunshine Stamps Rory Collecting Leaves (digi), MFT DG Happy Harvest (sentiment, no longer for sell-clear stamp)
paper used: BoBunny Shadow dots, Bazzill, scraps, MFT Smooth White
die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 1 & Stax 2, Circle Stax 1 & Stax 2, Upsey Daisies, Momenta leaves
embellishments used: texture Bobbin Robbin.

Scrapping4fun - Anything Goes

Hello my crafty followers.  I thank each of you for your beautiful comments and thank you for following my journey through this crafty blog world, it really warms my heart.  

I know you are here for a challenge.  So...it's an easy one from Scrapping 4 Fun...Anything Goes.  For such an easy challenge, I struggled to come up with something.  Then, when I was making my oldest son some chocolate covered coffee beans, it hit me.  I had to take some into the grocery store where they are so kind to me and helped me pick out the beans (i don't drink coffee) and asked me if I would bring in some of the final product.  I knew I needed something special to bring them in.  Here's my project:

A cute little bag.  The bag is actually from our trip to Greece in 2010.  There was no writing on it, but it was such a heavy duty bag, I knew I had to keep it.  I got to use mainly scraps for this bag, thank goodness.  The blue dp was the only non scrap piece used.  

I finally inked up a stamp and die set I bought a couple of years ago from C.C. Designs called Coffee & Cocoa Logos.  The edge of the blue dp was inked and sponged.  Added some liquid pearls dots on the edges.  You can see part of a die-cut I used for steam, that was cut from vellum, then I added Stickles. 

The ribbon was from the wedding in Greece we went to celebrate and was added to one of the handles (i should have taken a better pic of the bow).  For some reason, I decided to add the tickets hanging from the side.  I found some fun cork ribbon and had to use it.  I also added the music paper and cork ribbon to the back of the bag, because I hated to leave it plain.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Check out the other DT inspiration creations

I would like to enter my bag into the following challenges:

• Aud Sentiments - #117 Anything Goes (with a senitment)
• Divas by Design - Texture
• Southern Girls Challenge - Getting Wordy On It
• CC Designs: Design Team Call

stamps used: C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps Coffee & Cocoa Logos, MFT Just The Ticket

paper used: brown, blue, red, & kraft scraps, music scrap was from Creative Imaginations, Colorbok antique paperie

die-cuts used: C.C. Designs Coffee & Cocoa, MFT Just The Ticket

embellishments used: Liquid pearls, Cork Ribbon, Stickles stardust, jute, recycle ribbon

Tha Male Room - Halloween

Good morning my crafty friends and welcome to another challenge at The Male Room.  Halloween is just around the corner and boy did it come up fast.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see manly Halloween projects. Halloween seems like a manly holiday.

For my manly Halloween card, I couldn't pass up using this stamp I've had for awhile.  Actually, it was the sentiment that reminded me of a man, because men are kinda "corny".  It's from Unity perfectly titled Corney Friend, from their stamp of the week collection.  I colored the image with my trusty water color and regular color pencils.  Added a tape web to the corner and some ribbon to the bottom. The design paper is from Stampin'Up.

Here's the inside.  I need to find the perfect "corny" sentiment for the inside now.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter in the following challenges:




stamp used: Unity Corny Friend
paper used: Stampin'Up and MFT Smooth White
die-cuts used: MFT Oval stax 1 & stax 2, MFT Sentiment Strips
embellishments used: ribbon from Wal-Mart (i know this ribbon is old, because i haven't been to a Wal-Mart in at least 8 years or more), Martha Stewart paper tape

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #39 Anything Goes

Hello October and good morning crafters!  We have an easy challenge for you at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog....Anything Goes.  We want to see your beautiful creations, just remember, stamping with rubber/clear stamps is a must.  Please NO digital work this challenge!

For this challenge Taylored Expressions is our sponsor.  The winner will receive a petite stamp set of their choice.  Some of the petites have die-cuts to go with them...awesome!!

For this challenge I got to work with the petite stamp set Life Saver.  It comes with 2 die-cuts, the anchor and life preserver.  How cute is this!  I decided to make a bookmark, since we needed some for school and thought the sentiment was perfect. The image is colored with watercolor and regular color pencils.  I die-cut the life preserver twice, once in red and once in white.  Then fussy cut the parts I wanted red to glue on the white piece.  Added some gauze, fish brads, and twine to finish up my bookmark.

Here's the back.

The petite stamp set I used.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #92 Anything Goes
• Anything Goes with a Twist - Challenge #1 Anything Goes
• Creative Corner Challenges - Anything But A Card
• Craftin Desert Divas - Anything But A Card

stamps used: Taylored Expressions Life Preserver , MFT Bookmark Duo & stamps (the circles around the sentiment)

paper used: MFT Wild Cherry and scraps

die-cut used: MFT Bookmark Duo & Stamps (retired)

embellishments: Recollections brads, Twine, gauze