Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #8: Flap Fold Christmas

Hello crafty friends!    I have 3 posts for you today!  Enjoy the inspiration :o)

In this post I'm sharing my card for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog, this month's challenge is all about the "Fancy Fold".

I'm not big on some "Fancy Fold" cards, mainly because I want the card to be able to stand on their own.  There are a lot of folds, that don't allow the cards to stand and I picked one of those to do for this post.  I went through my Pinterest folder of cards saved to see what I liked.  The Flap Fold card stood out and I wanted to give it a go.  There are several tutorials out there on blogland, so just watch a couple and make it your own.  The couple I watched, the punch on top was mainly off to one side, but I wanted mine in the middle.  Instead of using a punch (this is why they were off center), I used a die-cut, so I could center it.

The center punch is big enough where the tab will not hit it when opening and closing.  The snowman image from A Day For Daisies called Mr Snowman, is popped up, so it can be used as a tab to hold the front flap down (my snowman was a tad too tall, but it works).  He was also colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.  Hopefully you will give your cards a new fold or 2.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Alphabet Challenge: Snow is for "Snow People"
• Crafty Catz: #395 Anything Goes + Lit It Snow
• Kleuren met Potloden: Nov Challenge/Winter
• Naughty or Nice: #46 Season's Greetings
• Sparkles Christmas Challenge: #83 Snowman/men

stamps: A Day For Daisies: Mr. Snowman, Stampin' Up: Four the Holidays & Snow Swirled
paper: the Paper Studio: white, Merry Christmas words, Bo Bunny: Noel Ornaments
die-cuts: MFT: drifts, SU: punch 1 3/8 circle, scallop
embellishment: embossing powder: pewter

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #17: Sweet Baby

Hello crafty friends!  I have 3 wonderful post for you today, since it's the beginning of the new month.  Hopefully you can find some time in this busy holiday season to join us in this Anything Goes challenge at Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.

Today I 'm sharing a commission card I made.  Seems like babies, retirement, and sympathy cards are on the rise this year.  This sweet image is from A Day For Daisies called Jenna.  Using my Prismacolor pencils to create soft colors for this image.

Here's the inside.  I needed to leave room for all the coworkers to sign.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect Time To Craft: #12 Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends: #56 Anything Goes
• Creative Ladybirds: #32 Anything Goes

stamps: A Day For Daisies: Jenna, SU: Short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, the Paper Studio: Sweet Pea Icons
die-cuts: Spellbinders: marvelous squares
embellishments:  Lace, Celebrate It: princess ribbon, metal hand

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #104: Christmas Window

Hello crafty friends!  It's the last month of the year......how did it go by SO fast??!!  New month, means new challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  Since it's the first of the month and all the new challenges start, I have 3 posts for you today.  Enjoy some inspiration.

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog has 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will pick 3 awesome winners.

 Winner will receives 4 images of choice

Winner receives $7 gift certificate 

Winner receives 15% off coupon store

Using sponsored image Christmas Window from Pickled Potpourri, I created this Christmas card.  I love the classic, old timing Christmas.  This image comes with 4 sentiments for you to choose from and it won't break the budget at $1.49.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and distressed ink the edges.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Vintage Journey: Winter Wonderland
• Card Mania: #99 Christmas
• Challenge Up Your Life: #80 Trees
• Crea Chicky's: #16 Christmas
• Your Next Stamp Challenge: #78 More Inspriration (Color Challenge)

stamps: Pickled Potpourri: Christmas Window
paper: Bazzill, Bo Bunny: Midnight Frost Flurry
die-cuts: MFT: Let it Snowflake
embellishments: Celebrate It: burlap ribbon, paint, Stickles: diamond

Let's Craft & Create #131: Thank You Turkey

Hello crafty friends!  The holidays are approaching fast!!  We have a new challenge for you at Let"s Craft & Create: Colors of Fall or Thankful.

I got this cute and funny image from Just Ink Lined called Turkey Thumbs Up.  He is colored up with my Prismacolor pencils.  Just kept everything real simple, but made sure I stayed in the theme.

Here's the inside.  Hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving has a wonder day.  My house will be full, but there always tons of fun with a house busting at the seams.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Calendar: Nov Autumn Colours
• Crafty Friends: #71 Add Sentiment
• Creative with Stamps: Thankful
• Sunny Day Crafting: #61 T is for Turkey
• Through the Craft Room Door: Nov 14: Anything Goes

stamps: Just Ink Lined: Turkey Thumbs Up, Stampin' Up: Short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, MME: traveler
embellishment: twine

Dr Digi: It'll Be Okay

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.  I'm also getting swamped with everything getting ready for Thanksgiving, since family will start arriving this weekend.  Lots of scrubbing and getting food for the army about to arrive.

I created a card using one of Dr Digi's newest images, Hank the Hopeless Hunter.  We all have days like Hank.  Looks like the ducks are having fun and Hank should just be friends with them, like a duck whisper.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and sponged the background with distress ink.  The sentiment is from a MFT stamp set.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #8 Anything Goes with a critter 
• Aud Sentiments: #193 Anything Goes + a Sentiment
• Digistamps 4 Joy: #142 Anything Goes + For The Guys
• Nordsalten-HobbyKlubb: #163 Make Something Foe A Man 
• Scrap From The Heart: #15 For The Man

stamps: Dr Digi: Hank the Hopeless Hunter, MFT: PI-My Umbrella
paper: Bazzill, Recollections: Grey & White diagonal
die-cuts: MFT
embellishment: Recollections: mini brads

Creatalicious: Autumn

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Creatalicious post.  I know many of us in the US are busy getting ready for Thanksgiving.  My house will be full again this year, as my family comes together at my house, starting this weekend.  We all live in different states and sometimes, this is the only time we see each other during the year, it makes the time really special.  Hopefully you can find some time to come play in our new challenge: Anything Goes w/ option Thanks.

I created a card using sponsor image Autumn Beauty from The Paper Shelter.  This beautiful image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I thought the burlap and some autumn colors will go with the season.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafting From the Heart: #183 Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar: Nov: Autumn Colours
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #28 Anything Goes

stamps: The Paper Shelter: Autumn Beauty
paper: Bazzill: Carrot Cake & coral, MME: Bijou Birds Green
die-cuts: Spellbinders
embellishments: Burlap, Recollections: sticker dots, 3GJ: Pink tie dye ribbon

Dr Digi: Cheeky

Hello crafty friends!  I have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so enjoy.

This is my Dr Digi post for today.

Dr Digi has some new and fun images to work with in his store.  I created a little pouch/pill box from Dr Digi's paper (it's 7.5x8).  Using one of the newest image, Emogeez Cool for the image and sentiment.  The are very easy to use, because they are already precolored.  Just print, cut and paste.  I did use photoshop to color in the sentiment.

It can fit a whole lot of candy inside there :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Craft-Dee BowZ: November Anything Goes with Handmade Bow

stamps: Dr Digi: Emogeez Cool
paper: Dr Digi
embellishment: 3GJ: ribbon

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #7: Stenciling

Hello again crafty friends!  I have 4 posts for today, so enjoy :o)

This post is for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog.  For the month of November we are looking for projects that use "Stenciling".

I'll be honest, I do not have stencils (or maybe there's 1 hiding somewhere in my craft closet).  So, I created my own using die-cuts.  For one of the stencils, I decided to add texture by using modeling paste and some alcohol pigment colors.  The 2nd stencil I created, I really didn't want to clash with the texture paste, so I sprayed it with pearl and distress ink.  Die cut a sentiment, to make it very simple.

It was very odd not coloring up an image to do a project :oD

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Country View: November: Stencils

paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: white
die cuts: Sizzix: Tim Holtz: Celebrate 660223, 660220 661185

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #103: Autumn Reading

Hello crafty friends!  I have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so grab some coffee and enjoy.

This post is for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the month of November, it's " Anything Goes" and we have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.  That means the DT will choose 3 awesome winners.

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

winner will receive 3 images of choice

winner will receive $10 gift certificate

I'm using the beautiful sponsor image Autumn Fall Girl Reading from Star Stampz to create my card.  I fell in love with this image and colored her with my Prismacolor pencils.  It has a kitty and just sitting outside reading, looks just perfect to me.  The stamped sentiment is from Unity.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect To Time Craft: #11 Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude: #33 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations: #353 Anything Goes
• Crea Chicky's: #15 Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampers: #12 Autumn or Halloween
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #27 Anything Goes

stamps: Star Stampz: Autumn Fall Girl Reading, Unity: Sending my Love
paper: Bazzill, Glitz: vintage love dasmask
embellishment: YNS: gumdrops

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #16: Computer Guy

Hello crafty friends!  I'll have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so sit back and enjoy.

This is my Love to Craft! Challenge Blog creation.  You have the whole month to join in what you are creating this month and as always it's "Anything Goes".  Can't wait to see what you have been crafting.

Here's a commission card I was asked to create.  A nearby company is downsizing and some are retiring, some are being forced to retire, but this young man decided just to go back to school and change his career decision.  He's going from engineering to a computer engineering.  This image from Mo's Digital Pencil was perfect, called Computer Guy.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I couldn't resist the banner to say "Good Luck".

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 613 Avenue Create: #202 Anything Goes/twist Masculine
• Perfect Time To Craft: #11 Anything Goes
• Classic DT Challenge Blog: #19 Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: #130 Anything Goes
• Digistamps 4 Joy: #142 Anything Goes + For the Guys
• Scrap From The Heart: #15 For the Man

stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil: Computer Guy
paper: kraft, Tim Holtz: destinations
die-cut: MFT: Jumbo Banner Day Stax
embellishment: Bead Landing: cording