AUGUST SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

I'm late, I'm late, I'm late for an important date..... That date being when I was suppose to have my card ready for the August Simply Paper Design Challenge. I have plenty of excuses, but they really mean very little, so I shall move on.....

First, see what Cindy, Regina and Debbie came up with over on Cindy's blog, which will also show you the sketch and colors. Boy, they all did a great job. You can see by the post that I received the one Debbie submitted as my birthday card from her --- loved it!!!! Pictures do not do justice to these cards, they are so much more gorgeous in real life. Regina's is so cute, using the twine around the top of the jar. I haven't bought this stamp set --- yet. And Cindy's --- did you see the leaf border around the bird? I love how she did the colors on that. I am so not worthy....

For my card, I wanted to use the For the Birds stamp set, but wasn't sure where to go from there. I stamped the wagon image (you know, little red wagon...) with Stazon ink and colored it with my stamp pads and blender pens. I added Gumball Green and Marina Mist to the challenge colors, so I could have green leaves and a little blue bird. I punched this out with the 2-1/2" punch (I love my punches!!!). Then, I had planned to border it with the largest stamp from the Daydream Medallions set, but, alas, I did not have a block large enough to mount it on (added to my list for my next order). So, I settled with using the Floral Frames Framelit dies (which coordinate with the Daydream Medallion set) to cut out flowers with my Big Shot in the Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight. This was all mounted on a piece of Early Espresso that had been embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder, also using the Big Shot. I attached a piece of Cherry Cobbler ribbon from corner to corner and added a sentiment from the On Your Birthday set (retired) punched out with the small oval punch layered over the modern label punched from Cherry Cobbler. The finishing touch was pearls placed around the largest flower.

 

Hope it was worth the wait and I will try to be on time with the next challenge. It should be posted on Cindy's blog this weekend. Please join us!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

CUPCAKES AND PARTY HATS...........

Again, a very quick post. This card uses a sketch and color combo found here. It was the June 2011 Simply Paper Design Challenge. The only thing I did different was that I flipped the sketch upside down. The stamp set is Party Hearty and was colored up with my markers. Easy peasy............

Thanks!!!! Have a great day!!!!

MARCH SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

This post will catch me up with showing my cards for our team's challenges. The challenge is here and the groups projects are here. We also have a couple of extras thrown in there --- thanks for joining us, Debbie & Regina!!! You guys did an awesome job!!!
I love this Turtle & Co. set. It's not only because it is so darn cute, but it is the Ronald McDonald House set for Stampin' Up this catalog. This means that with every set sold, Stampin' Up donates $3.00 to the charity. What could be easier to help those with loved ones in hospitals far from home?

This is an absolutely horrible picture, but the card was really cute in real life. Really --- I mean it. (Actually, the picture on Cindy's blog looks much better, so she must have waved her magic wand over it or something.) Anyway, I colored Mr. Turtle using my blender pen and my stamping pads (using the top with some color squeezed on it). I used my Scoring Tool to make a little frame on the layer under the image. The flower was made using my Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch and adding a button all tied up with hemp twine. A small piece of Pacific Point ribbon creates a little faux tab on the right.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!! Have a great weekend!!!!

FEBRUARY SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

Almost there....... I am up to posting the February Simply Paper Design Challenge. Check out the challenge here and the finished cards here. Debbie N., my upline and Cindy's sister, played along using the sketch only. She is the best upline you could ask for. Check out her blog, Unfrogettable Stamping, here.

So, here is the card I came up with. I used the Circle Circus stamp set to make my own designer paper. I layered a couple of pieces of ribbon and added buttons. The button "ties" are just really thin strips of paper that was very, very carefully tied (after several failed attempts). Very simple, but not a card to mail --- too lumpy and bumpy with the buttons on there.

Have a great day!!! Check back soon......

JANUARY SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

For January, I was the one to pick the colors and come up with a sketch. I have seen this color combo for winter cards before and just love it!!! See the challenge here and the cards from the group here.

This image is from the retired Holiday Tag Team set. The sentiment is from A Word for You. The snowflakes are cut out with the Big Shot and the Northern Frost decorative strip die. All layered together and tied up with a simple piece of ribbon.

Thanks, again, for stopping by. See you on the flip side......

DECEMBER SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

I may get caught up yet. Probably not, but hope springs eternal. This was my card for the December Simply Paper Challenge. Check out the challenge here and the group's cards here.

I used the Delightful Decorations set for my ornament, Snow Swirled for my tree and Word Play for my sentiment. To break up the white space, I spritzed it with my markers and Color Spritzer Tool. The ornament is raised up on dimensionals and is hanging on a piece of baker's twine. This one is an easy mailer, no big lumps or bumps.

Thanks for stopping by!!! Hope to get more stuff posted this week, so keep checking in.........

NOVEMBER SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

Took me longer than I had planned to get this post out. Again. Hopefully, better late than never. This was our groups challenge for November. You can find the details here on Cindy's blog. The group's projects are found here. Check out all of the buckles on Cindy's card. I LOVE IT!!!! These colors just beg for a masculine card.

I kept mine very simple. The sentiment is from Word Play and I used the retired background stamp Sanded on my Crumb Cake layer. The only extras added were a couple of eyelets on each corner with some hemp twine ran through them.

Thanks again for stopping by and spending a little of your day with me. Have a great Super Bowl Sunday!!!!

OCTOBER SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

We have been busy, busy, busy. My DD made the "B" team in basketball at her school, which means practices and/or games 4 days a week. She also is participating in an indoor soccer league on Saturdays. Thank goodness my son has chosen to not do basketball or indoor soccer. His sport is fall soccer and he is completely content with just that. Hopefully, with all of this winding down, I will be able to post a little bit more. I have been stamping a little here and there, so I do have bunches to share, I just haven't had the time to type everything up. I also must admit to a mojo deficit right now, so I am hoping that will come back once I start sharing my older projects.

So, as the title states, these projects are what I did for the October Simply Paper Design challange. October?!?!?!!?? That long ago?!?!?!?!?!? My, time really does fly. You can find the challenge details on Cindy's blog here and all of the team's projects here. You will also see one by Cindy's friend Regina that is so, so cute.

For mine, I used the retired stamp set Booglie Eyes (except the "BOO!" sentiment, which is from a non-SU! set). I could not decide which image I liked best, so I did two cards, using the same layout for both, just switching the paper on each --- my witch with the skull paper (from the Cast-a-Spell DSP) on an orange layer and my little ghost with layers of purple cardstock and the batty paper (from the Ghostly Greetings DSP). The images were colored with blender pens. Then, just add a little ribbon and some googly eyes and you have a couple of (not so) spooky Halloween cards.

Witchy Woman

Googlie Ghost

Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I will be showing you my November challenge card next, so check back soon.

SEPTEMBER'S SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

It's time for another challenge. Where in the world did the month go???? Here is where you can find the challenge details and the design team's projects. This was my entry:

I used the Pretty in Pink cardstock as my base, using my Versamark to add a few flowers for background. Then I layered the Basic Gray, Night of Navy and Rose Red. I used some of my pewter Jumbo Eyelets to loop the satin Pretty in Pink ribbon through. The image is from Of the Earth (retired) and is stamped in all four colors and raised up on dimensionals. This is definitely not a card you would want to mail, with all the layers and hardware, but it is quite pretty in real life (if I must say so myself).

I loved this sketch so much, I also made my hubby a birthday card using it. I used the Jumbo Eyelets (in Antique Brass this time) with the Hemp Twine looped through it. The stamp set is the long retired Wildlife Reserve. The cardstock base is Crumb Cake with Always Artichoke and Soft Suede layers. The image blocks are mounted on Basic Gray squares and raised on dimensionals. The DSP is from the new pack called Well Worn --- great for masculine cards.

Thanks for stopping by and keep an eye out for the next challenge --- the months are flying by, aren't they? It will be Christmas before you know it.

Have a great day!!!!