For A Boy Who’s 3!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time again with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our challenge hostess for May, Charlene Merrick brings us another fun challenge.

This week’s challenge is a technique challenge …. vellum embossing – use either heat or dry embossing on your vellum.

For my card this week I used a few La La Land stamp sets, Heart Balloon Luka who also comes with presents and the Brick wall. When I was searching through my vellum box to work out what I was going to do for this challenge I discovered the blue adhesive vellum which I have had for years …. one piece was already embossed with the numbers embossing folder, obviously I had been thinking of doing something with it some time back and then changed my mind. Well now I have a Grandson I figured it would be ideal for a birthday card. I also had the white card base sitting on my desk with the acetate opening as I had been playing with that technique a week or two ago so I decided both would make a fun birthday card.

Now I have to say my Grandson isn’t even 2 yet … he will be at the end of this month, but I already have plenty of boy 2 year old cards so I am getting in an earlier start for next year. I will need some for Christmas when I give my cards away to family and friends.

Here is the inside of my card, very simple. The vertical Happy Birthday shows through the acetate on the front of the card and I added more of the blue vellum to match that on the front.

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Charlene Merrick	Cindy Haffner	Joanne Grzelak	Shirley Quarry	Brandi Wiggins	Anne Harmon
Brenda O'Rear	Lois Bok	Vicky Gould	Sabrina Friel	Kathy Bradley	Tosh Leyendekker (special guest Designer)

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Stamps: Heart Balloon Luka; Brick Wall – La La Land Crafts; Little Boy Who’s 3 From Make A Wish – Paper Pretties; Vertical Happy Birthday – Lucy’s Stamps

Paper: White; Blue Vellum

Other: Black Ink; Spellbinders Ribbon Banner Die; So Trendy M-Bossabilities; Cuttlebug Numbers Embossing Folder; Foam Tape; Copics

UR Fabulous!

Hi everyone,

It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for this week’s Wednesday Stamp Club sketch over on the MFT Stamps Member Forum of SCS. This is another fun sketch!

This week I have used MFT Stamps à la modes I’ve Got UR Back stamp set, I just love this stamp set. I paper pieced the letters and also the girls top. I used the Die-namics Rectangle STAX Set 1 and Die-namics Rectangle STAX Set 2 for the main images used on this card. Along the edge of the striped designer paper I added the Die-namics Mini Scallop Edge and for the sentiment I used one of the banners from the Die-namics Mix & Match Banners dies.

Here is the inside of my card, I again used the Die-namics Mini Scallop Edge along the edge of my designer paper and added a sentiment from the set close to the designer paper.

To play along with us this week all you need to do is follow the sketch, upload your creation to SCS using the keyword MFTWSC72. Join us this week in the MFT forum for lots of chatter and fun! Be sure to check out Kim's Blog, she will have a full list of all the designers participating in today's challenge!

Stamps: à la modes I’ve Got UR Back – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Red; Fine & Sunny DP – Kaisercraft

Die-namics: Mix & Match Banners; Rectangle Stax 1 & 2; Mini Scallop Edge – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Sewing Machine; Dots; Foam Tape; Copics

Hello Friend!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog, this time it is Cheryl Walker’s turn to host the challenge.

Cheryl has given us a tic tac toe challenge … to use 3 of the items in the board below either vertically, diagonally or horizontally.

For my card I used Alota Rubber Stamps Bug with Carrot Wagon.  I went diagonally across the tic tac board using die cuts; Alota Stamps & Gems.

Do you want to play along???? you can use any stamps you want, although if you have Alota Rubber Stamps we would love to see them on your cards.

You have until the 31st May to complete this challenge, you can enter as many entries as you wish for a better chance of winning!!! You have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps if you card/project is selected randomly from all the entries received.

 

Stamps: Bug with Carrot Wagon – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Orange; Gathering DP - Authentique

Other: Black Ink; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax; MFT Die-namics Mini Tabs Foursome; Foam Tape; Copics

ConGRADulations!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog. This week our challenge is to create a Graduation card.

This week I used Paper Pretties Graduation Lily to create my card.

Here is the inside of my card. The sentiment I used here comes from the Paper Pretties Graduation Zac stamp set, I love this sentiment.

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC206.

Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

 

Stamps: Graduation Lily; Graduation Zac – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Black; Yellow; Carolina Breeze DP – Teresa Collins

Other: Black Ink; Black Ribbon; MFT Die-namics Tab Foursome; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax; Copics

Clowning Around!

Hi everyone!

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This week the challenge hostess is Silke Kittmann.

Silke has challenged us to a Recipe Challenge~~~ 3 stars, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon

For my card this week I used Clown Riley , I just love this cute clown

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge.

Cindy Haffner

Jovita Torres

Joy Stagg

Kelly Santi

Laurie Clout

Michele L

Silke Kittmann

 

Stamps: Clown Riley – Riley and Company

Paper: White; Black; Blue; DP

Other: Black Ink; Star Nestabilities; Buttons; Yellow Ribbon; Rhinestones; Foam Tape; Copics

Friends Forever!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick one today, using another of the Crafters Companion Humphrey’s Corner Collection range. I so love these cute little elephants and I know my sister will too

I paper pieced the table cloth and kept most of the coloring to match the designer paper colors

Stamps: Friends Forever – Humphrey’s Corner Collection

Paper: White; Black; Yellow; Carolina Breeze DP – Teresa Collins

Other: Black Ink; Black Ribbon; Modern Label Punch & Die; Foam Tape; Copics

Coffee and Friends!

Hi everyone,

I have another card to share with you all today, this time round I am using Stamping Bella’s Uptown Girls Clarissa & Camille Share a Cafe.

Stamps: Uptown Girls Clarissa & Camille Share a Cafe – Stamping Bella

Paper: White; Brown; Teal

Other: Black Ink; EK Success Wavy Border; XCuts Tags & Bookplates Die; Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

A Birthday Wish!

Hi everyone,
It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week Barb Anders continues with her May challenges.
Our challenge this week is an Inspiration Piece. Let this picture inspire your creation, i. e., make a round card or have round elements, go with the colors or the small prints. Go country--WHEREVER this picture takes you, follow it :)


For my card today I went with the circle and also the pinks in the photo. I created a lever card using a svg file from SVGCuts.com. I used to make these years ago but back then I called them inside out cards as the image is actually on the inside piece but shows through on the outside.

Here is the inside of my card.
Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Andrea Murdock	Barb Anders	Betty Wright	Cindy Haffner	Jessie Rone	Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Pelkey	Kelli Hull	Silke Kittman	Silke Ledlow	Vicki Garrett

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Tickles!

Hi everyone,

My card today uses a stamp from Stampavie, it’s called Tickles. I cut out the middle portion of the front of my card and inserted a piece of acetate instead so that the sentiment can be seen from the outside of my card.

The flowers used on this card are made from paper clay and then airbrushed using my copic airbrush.

Here is another view of the front of my card with it standing up as you normally would stand the card, the top photo I had it closed leaning against the background so I could get a good photo.

Here is the inside of my card, the sentiment is near the bottom of the card so it can be seen though the acetate on the front.

Stamp: Tickles – Stampavie; Happy Birthday – Printworks

Paper: White; Red; Fine & Sunny DP – Kaisercraft

Other: Black Ink; Brands; Paper Clay; Flower Mold; MFT Die-namics Circle Stax 1 & 2; MFT Die-namics Squiggle Border; Acetate; Red Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics