Prom 2012 - Take 2

I created this for Scrapfit's challenge #68 to use mist.  Sorry about the blur in the center of the photo--I guess I need to look at my lense.

Thanks for looking!

Teddy Bear Hugs

I made this for the Moxie Fab World The Chevron Chic Challenge! I used three papers with the chevron design (the bear itself, the black and the green background)! The bear is a CTMH stamp, and I fussy cut it. I zap dotted (Helmar) the MME scalloped square piece. I also entered this at Sketches 4 All.

Baby Card with Graphic 45

I was super thrilled to see that I had won an 8 x 8 paper pack from Graphic 45 recently!! Thanks for sending it out!  Once Upon a Springtime is my favorite collection of theirs!!!! I was also excited to see the Simon Says - Look What The Stork Brought ! challenge!  The flower is Prima. I made a banner from a Studio Calico stamp and cut some of the excess off of some Kaisercraft letters. I also added a little pink semi-circle at the top of the banner.  I'm actually proud of this card. I usually don't like making cards and am horrible at it!!  I also entered this card at Sketches 4 All...

Someone Special

This is for the Crafter's Companion USA's April challenge - Flowers.  The stamp is Someone Special.

Making Sugar Cookies with a Friend

I thought this photo was so pretty that I immediately thought of some pictures from this past Christmas!!! (the little hearts look like the raw cookie dough--and the recipe for the dough I made has some almond extract in it--exquisite)  This is the gorgeous Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger. Can you tell that my inspiration came from the photo?  Earlier, I really tried making Christmas papers work with the photos, but I just couldn't help using all of this PINK--especially after seeing the lovely trigger! I even added an American Craft's medallion/rosette to Basic Grey's Big hot pink and formerly green flower and a button to the smaller one.  The papers are American Crafts from the gorgeous Letterbox collection! The tiny letters and words are My Little Shoebox.  By the way, this is my son and his friend making Christmas cookies. I made it using Sketch Inspiration #204.

Paper:  American Crafts, Letter Box
Ribbon:  American Crafts
Flowers:  Basic Grey (loopy), Prima, My Mind's Eye (small crochet)
Buttons: stash
Border and corner punch: Fiskars
Letters and words:  My Little Shoebox

Celebrate Julie

This is for Frosted Design's Celebrate Life Challenge. I made it from a sketch byKim Sparks that she posted on the Practical Scrapper's one year anniversary crop.  I used some of the goodies that I got from ArtfulDelight!

Meijer Gardens Falls with Chihuly

I was pretty pleased with how this turned out! This was for Frosted Designs challenge to use felt. I used the Sketches in Thyme sketch Challenge 5 for this week! It's funny how often these two challenge sites go together so well! Thanks so much for giving me some fun inspiration to scrap my recent vacation pictures!!!!

Updated 7/15/2010:  I made Top 3 at Frosted Designs for this one! I was so happy to see that someone (besides me) enjoyed my work!

Monochromatic Green Hydrangea

This GREEN monochromatic beauty is the card I made to be entered into Caardvark's Celebrating Core'dinations challenge.  This is such a fun challenge! I used a piece of green embossed Core'dinations card stock as my focal background paper.  It is so much fun to use. I sanded it and roughed up the edges.  It sure handles well!!  I used Hero Arts' hydrangea as the main image and also used it very subtly on the card base and in the background of the piece where I stamped my image.  I put some stickles in the center of each little flower within the hydrangea.  I hope you like it! Green is my favorite color so I sure do!

Supply list:

Card Base:  Bazzill Basics Paper Pear Crush

Next layer:  Core'dinations CE Amazon Seeding (love this one)

Next layer:  Bazzill Basics Paper Kiwi Crush

Next layer: Making Memories

Stamp:  Hero Arts Hydrangea

Ribbon and spiral clip: CTMH

Ink: CTMH (Clover Meadow and Garden Green)

Fiskars: Corner Punch

Bear with Handmade Flower Card

I made this card for the http://www.couturecardstock.com/blog challenge to add stitching (real or faux). I added faux!

Caardvarks Photo Inspiration Challenge / Stamp Simply #130 - A Color Challenge

If you would like to play along:

http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/2010/03/photo-inspiration-challenge.html

http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/03/11/stamp-simply-130-a-color-challenge/

NOTE:  Green butterfly has Tim Holtz Crackle Paint; Salmon colored butterflies are on white glossy paper which I inked with shades of pink/salmon/green and then spritzed with water and sprinkled with salt until it dried.  Cut butterflies out with a Martha Stewart punch!