Totally Papercraft Challenge #125 - Layer Upon Layer

Totally Papercraft's Challenge today is being sponsored by Kenny K.

The challenge is to use three or more layers.  I actually have nine.  The flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The gorgeous die is from Cheery Lynn.  The paper is actually quite old (at least 12 years).  It was paper that my daughter had for scrapbooking in high school.  She's now twenty-eight.  Nothing like keeping things a while.  If I don't watch out my family may call Hoarders on me.  Just kidding, I'm not that bad!  I have lots, but it's organized.

I had to oversize this card so I would be able to color the detail.  It's actually 7X7.  I don't know how I would mail it if I had to.  Maybe I can make a decorated box and put it in a padded envelope.  I can't image who I would send it to, though.  It might shock my friends a tad!

I was just about done with it and decided to remove the corner decoration that I had made and add flowers.  They are actually two different shades of red and purple.  It still needed something.  I looked though my stash and came up with the purple feathers.  Just the right touch, I think.

Copics:  C00, CO, C1, C3, C5, C7, BG000, E00, E01, E11, E13, E19, E49, E08, 

G14, R20, R24, R27, R29, V01, V04, V06, Y28

 

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

Bearly Mine  Pearls & Lace 

Crafty Amigo  Hats

Creative Card Crew Swirls and Pearls

Bunny Zoe's Swirls and Lace

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner Anything Goes

That Craft Place Anything Goes

Southern Girls  Pearls

Crafty Creations Free for All

Paper Shelter Swirls and Pearls

Penny's Paper-Crafty  Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge Lace

Daring Cardmakers Lace and Pearls

Poodles Parlour Use a Digi

Totally Stampalicious - Your Fave Embellishment

This card is made with a stamp from Totally Stampalicious.  I love this image, well actually the sentiment.  Is this not true?  So funny!  The challenge this week is to use your favorite embellishment.  I would say mine is probably ribbon.  Although, flowers are right up there with it.

Copics:  B24, BV04, C00, C0, C1, C2, E01, E30, E34, E37, G14, R20, R29, Y17

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

Stamp With Fun  Favorite Stamp

Birthday Card for Tim

 

This is a birthday card for my son, Tim.  He turns twenty-six tomorrow.  Tim is a film major at Arizona State University.  He used to dress exactly like this when he was in high school.  I just couldn't resist this image.  He had at least five or six three piece suits and a huge collection of fedoras and other hats.  Very frequently he would go to school dressed in a suit and tie with a matching fedora.  He just had to be different.  Still does!  Only now, as a starving college student, he can't quite afford the elaborate outfits.  He hopes to write and direct movies someday.

 

 The image is by Kenny K.  I found the filmstrip and movie clapboard on my computer.  I had forgotten about it.  It's from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  It includes several movie themed svg files.  I was going to cut the filmstrip with my Cricut and the svg, but I was too lazy to set up the Cricut so the I decided to go with the digital image instead.    The paper is from my stash.  The words are computer generated.  

Of course, he's colored with Copics.

Copics:  C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C7, C9, E00, E11, G21, G24, R11, R24, R29, R39, YR24

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Inspire Me Fridays   Always Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces For Someone Special
Shelley's Images What the Text
Digi Stamps 4 Joy White, Black & One Other Color
Card A Day Blog Just for Men
Creatalicious Challenge Anything Goes
Anything Goes Polka Dots with a Birthday Theme

Christmas in July - With a Twist!

I really enjoyed this challenge!  This is my first Design Team card for 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  The challenge this week is Christmas in July with an optional twist.  The twist is to use no red or green on your card.  Success!  It really is quite difficult to think of Christmas with no red or green.

The image is from this week's sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps; it's called Winter Robin.

The paper is from Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey.  The die is from Memory Box.  

Copics:  B91, BG0000, BG000, BG10, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, 100, E25, YR15, YR16, YR18

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card and Scrap Wings
Card Cupids Ribbon, Twine or Washi Tape
Crafter's Companion Ho, Ho, Ho Christmas
Through the Craftroom Door Christmas in July
Can You Digi It  - Non-Holiday Image
Creative Card Crew Swirls & Pearls
Hooked On Crafts Christmas in July
Lollipop Crafts Christmas in July
The Squirrel & the Fox  Christmas in July

Here Comes Summer

Totally Papercraft's Challenge this week is "Here Comes Summer."  By the heat here in Arizona we're way in the middle of it.  Hardly a day under 100 degrees lately.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Simon Says Seamp.  They're giving away a twenty-five dollar gift certificate.

 I chose this image by Saturated Canary.

The sailboat digital paper is by AZredhead available on Etsy.  The dotted paper is by MGACreations, also on Etsy.  I colored her with Copics.  The ribbon is from my stash and the Happy Birthday stamp is from Stampin' Up.

Copics:  B01, B94, B21, B23, BG0000, BG000, BG10, C00, C0, C1, C2, E000, E00, E08, E11, E19, E21, E23, E29, R20, R22, R24, R29

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Cute & Girly A Day at the ...

Cup Cake Craft Room Layers

Mema's Crafts Anything Goes

Sparkles Challenge Summer fun

Unique Crafters Patriotic

Crafty Sentiments Summertime

Digital Tuesday Kids

Party Time Tuesday Be Patriotic

Tuesday Throwdown  Summertime

Incy Wincy Designs Patriotism (USA)

Lexi's Creations At the Beach

Paper Pretties Celebrate - Any Occasion

Victorine Originals Happy Birthday

Amusing Challenges Red, White & Blue

Corrosive Challenge Summertime Girls

Crafting When We Can Summer Fun

Gingerloft Challenge Red, White & Blue

Divas by Design  Red, White & Blue
Little Red Wagon  Life's a Beach
Penny's Paper-Crafty Red, White & Blue
Perfect Sentiment  Red, White & Blue + Sentiment

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Summertime
Delicious Doodles Summer Holiday
Pattie's Creations Red, White & Blue
Simply Create Too  Summer

Crafty Catz - Seeing Spots

This card is for Crafty Catz Challenge #140 - Spots.  I couldn't fins a suitable spotted paper 

to go with this image so I added spots with a Sizzix embossing folder. 

The sponsor this week is Floppy Latte Digital Designs 

I visited their website this past week and this image caught my eye right away.  Fortunately, it ended up being one of the digis they provided the design team for this challenge.  I lucked out.  Anyways, I usually research animals and birds before I color them so I can do so accurately.  This time I was unable to research because I have no idea whatsoever what type of bird this is.  So I winged it and came up with my own color scheme.  Hopefully, I'm not too far off.

The paper is Fairy Flora by Prima.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for the edging.  

Flowers are from my stash. 

Copics:  BG0000, BG000, BG05, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, 100, C2,

 E35, G20, G21, G24, R11, R20, R22, Y13, Y17

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I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Creatalicious Anything Goes
Desert Island Crafts Choose 3
                                   (Teal/Glitter/Animal)
Marianne's Design Divas Animal Antics
Creative Craft Challenges 2 Tweet Tweets
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge  Winged Things
Squigglefly Summer Color
Dream Valley Challenges Things With Wings
Ruby's Rainbow Embossing

Totally Stampalicious - Ribbons and Bows

 

I designed this card for the Totally Stampalicious Challenge, Ribbons and Bows. The image,  Storybook Elizabeth by Sylvia Zet, is available here.  I think this image is just darling.  My soon-to-be grandson already has a collection of Dr. Seuss books. 

 

The paper and flowers are from my stash.  The ribbon is from Taylored Expressions.  This is my favorite ribbon to use on cards.  I need to order more.

Copics:  E00,E02, E31, E35, E97, E99, CO, C1, R11, R20, V01, V04, YR20, YR24

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Allsorts  In Bloom
Crafty Calendar Flowers in Bloom
Hiding in my Craft Room Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour Cute and/or Cuddly
One Stitch at a Time Use a Digi
Ribbon Girls Girlie Card
The Scrapbooking Queen Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network  Anything Goes

Checking for Mail

Hi, what a week it's been.  Trying to get ready for the baby shower on Saturday.  I worked quite a bit this week on making favors.  They are finally done.  Now off to buy prizes for the games.  Then wrapping, wrapping, wrapping.  Oh, and off to the restaurant to pay the bill.
Can't forget that one or they'll be no shower.

This card is for Crafty Catz Challenge #139 - Metal,
 and the sponsor for this week is Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

 

The image I used is from A Day for Daisies.  This card has gone through so many transformations it's funny.  My daughter was visiting when I was originally working on this card.  We picked out a paper and I put the card together.  The  more I looked at it, the more I felt it was way too busy.  A couple of days later I ripped it apart and tried some different papers.  I tried some very simple papers and this one.  I finally settled on this paper.  I left it another couple of days and looked at it again.  Still too busy for my liking.  Along came this challenge to use metal.  I decided to try metal corners on it to see if I like it any better.  The jury is still out on this one.

Copics: B00, B02, B12. B14, BG0000, BG000, BG10, C0, C1, C3, C5, 

E00, E02,E34, E35, G20, G21, G24, R17, Y17, YR09

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges Embellish It!

Fab 'n Funky Cute & Girly

Charisma Cardz Anything goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Girly

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Anything Goes

Fairytale Challenge Soft Color Tones

Totally Papercrafts #123-Use a Digi

This week's challenge at Totally Papercrafts is an easy one for me.  It's to use a digi. 

 This week's sponsor is Digistamp Boutique.  

I chose to use a image from Mo's Digital Pencil entitled, Two Tu-Tus.  Cute name!

As I was blog hopping this week, I came across an amazing blog with some really beautiful work. 

 The blog is A Sprinkling of Glitter.  Her work is amazing.  Anyways, she was the inspiration for this card.  On her website is a tutorial for making a card using Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page and also a box for the card, since it's larger than average.  I'm going to try a few cards using this technique.

I colored this image using Copics.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The pearl spray is Zva and the butterflies are cut from a Cheery Lynn die.  I always see butterflies on cards and love the way they look, but always forget to use them when I'm making a card.  I also added some cheesecloth behind the image.  The card is antiqued a bit with Distressed Inks.  The paper is from my stash; as usual I have no idea of the manufacturer, although, I do know it was purchased at JoAnn's.

Copics:  BG000, BG01, E00, E08, E11, E19, E97, E99, R11, R20, R22,
V000, V01, V04, Y15, YR20, YR24

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Art with no Boundaries Anything Goes& Performing Arts
Bunny Zoe's  Girls, Girls, Girls
Digi Makeover Challenge Anything Goes
Hooked on Crafts All That Glitters
Incy Wincy Designs Anything Goes
Love to Create Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show Depth of Distress

Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Anything Goes-Any Artist

Partytime Tuesday Anything Goes

Totally Stampalicious-Red, White & One Other Color

For this week's challenge at Totally Stampalicious I chose J.J. Cook available here.  The challenge is to use red, white and one other color.  I like the clean look of how this turned out.  It doesn't show in the photo too well, but the ribbon is pleated and is available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  The digital papers are from Echo Park.  I'm really beginning to like using digital papers.  Its so much cheaper than buying paper, especially since I have to travel quite a long distance to get to any craft store.  It also has the convenience of not running out.  I just just simply print off another page.

Copics: (Not too many this week)  C00, C0, C1, E00, E02, E34, R24, R39

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Ippity Challenge  Bright Colors
Platypus Creek Digitals Black, White & One Other Color
Robyn's Fetish No Flowers
2 Sisters Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs Spotty and Dotty
Delicious Doodles  1,2,3 Recips (one ribbon, 2 papers, 3 colors)
Dilly Beans Dots
Fab 'n Funky Polka Dots
Ruby's Rainbow Black, White & One Other Color

Crafty Catz-Challemge #138-Pastel Colours

This week's challenge at Crafty Catz is to make a card using pastel colours.  I usually tend to use pretty deep colours so this was a nice change.  Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique.  They generously provided a selection of images.  I thought this Noah's Ark would be ideal done in pastels. The winner this week will win three digis of their choice from The Stamping Boutique.

Copics:  B0000, B000, B00, B01, B21, B23, B32, B34, BG000, BG01, C0, C1, C2, C5, E30, E31, E33, E34, E35, E97, R20, R21, R22, V000, V01, Y00,, Y02, YR24, YR31

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Creations  Baby
Sisterhood of Crafters Circles
Forever Friends  Anything Goes
CMC Copic Challenge Baby Themed
Southern Girls Oh Baby, Baby
Shelley's Images Show Us What You Got
4 Crafty Chicks By the Sea
Alphabet Challenge Journey
Fairytale Challenge Soft Color Tones

Barnyard Rooster

I made this card to enter Digi Doodle Shop's Challenge: Farmyard or Zoo.  I was excited to see that they had a challenge I could color an animal for.  I absolutely love their selection of animals.  I think I own most of them.  Anyone that knows me knows how much I love coloring animals!  My husband doesn't quite like the coloring on this one.  I like it, though.  There will always be room for improvement.  

I finally got to use one of my new paper packs.Farm Fresh by the Paper Studio.  I bought it about three months ago, but then I got out of card-makin' mode.  I'm glad I remembered I had it.  The button is from my grandmother's button collection that was left to me.  I colored this with Copics, of course.  

Copics:  BG72, BG75, BG78 C00, C0, C1, C3, C7, 100, E31, E07, E00, R24, R27, R29, R35, R37, YR20, YR24

I doubt if I will find many applicable challenges.  That's okay, though, I had a ton of fun making this one and I actually finished the inside this time!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

CCEE Stampers Masculine

PaperPlay Challenges Use s Die

Crafting for all Seasons For a Man

Stampavie and More Something with Wings

Paper Makeup Stamps  Things with WIngs

There She Goes Winged Things

Gingerloft Challenge Vintage

Cardz TV Anything Goes
Ippity  Color Challenge

Totally Stampalicious-Todally Rocks

This my Design Team entry for Totally Stampalicious' latest challenge, to make a card for a teen. 

 This cute image. Rockin' Frawg, is available here..  The papers were from my stash.  I colored him 

with Copics and added lots of Stickles to the star.  I finished it off by sewing all the layers and 

adding some sparkly brads.

Copics:  C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, E30, G20, G21, G24, R12, R14, R19, R20, Y15, Y17

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time Stitch It
Robyn's Fetish Anything Goes
Squirrel and the Fox Make it Sparkle
Di's Digi Designs Spotty and Dotty
Splendiferous Creations For the Men
Card Crafters Circle Sentiments
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Masculine
Delicious Doodles For the Fellas
Fussy and Fancy Boy Attitude
Delightful Challenges For the Boys
SJ Crafts All About the Boy!
Paper Playtime Say it with Sentiment
Paper Cupcakes  One for the Boys
Cutiepie Challenge Real or Faux Stitching
Stamp and Create Bold & Bright

Girl with Lamb

This is an image I won last week in The Digi Bells Design Team Blog Hop.  

 This week the challenge at Elizabeth Bell's World is to use a sketch with an Elizabeth Bell image.  

Here is the sketch:

 

I colored this with Copics and used papers and brads from my stash.

Copics:  BG02, BG05, C00, C0, C1, E00, E02, E97, E99, R20, R22, YR20, YR24

I am having the hardest time coloring curly hair.  I have watched a multitude of videos on how to do it.  I'm just not getting it.  Practice, practice, practice.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Di's Digi Challenge  Spotty & Dotty
Card Crafter's Circle  Sentiment
Divas by Design  Summer Theme
Freshly Brewed Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Summer Inspiration

I have gone back and forth to this card so many times today.  I'm trying to get this done while watching the US Open.  Not so easy to do.  The television and my computer are in two different rooms.  Well, I'm done for now.  Back to golf.  See you later!

Dreams-First Crafty Catz DT Post

I was very happy to learn that I was selected for the Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Design Team!  This is my first entry.  The challenge this week is "#137-Embossing."  This week's sponsor is the fabulous Paper Shelter.  I chose this cute little boy, dreaming of the big leagues, for my image. 

 

                                                                                                                

 

I wish I knew the manufacturers of the paper that I used.  I previously belonged to a club that I received kits from each month.  I never got around to keeping track of which companies products were supplied each month so now I have a big basket of papers that I don't know the manufacturers for.  Oh well.

Copics:  B21, BG0000, BG000, BG10, C00, C0, C5, E00, E02, E33, E34, E97, E99, G12, G14, G20,  R14, R17, R20, R27, 

Y17, YR20, YR24

The Paper Shelter will be awarding one participant a gift certificate to their store. If you use a Paper Shelter image you could win a $20.00 gift certificate, with any other image you could win three digis.   So come and play for a chance to win!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Freshly Brewed Anything Goes

Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes

Nutcrackers Spots and/or Stripes

Paper Shelter Challenge Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters  Bunting

Paper Makeup Stamps Seeing Spots

Charisma Cardz Male Card
Cropstop Banners or Pennants
Delightful Challenges For the Boys
Do You Stack Up Masculine