SugarPea Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello friends! It's time for the very first ever SugarPea Designs challenge! This is a monthly challenge, and a chance to win some moohlah to spend on some sweet stamps of your own!

This month, anything goes! Just use a SugarPea Designs image, link your creation on the Sugar Pea blog here and you could win $5 to spend in the online shoppe!

I've used Bushel and a Peck for my card today. I used the pretty flower image this time and made it a Mother's Day card. I've watercoloured with distress markers and sponged my edges for a soft look. A vellum flourish, some sequins and stitching finish off the card.

The layout is Cardabilities #91. I used my envelope punch board to create the tabbed panel.

Here's the inside of my card...

Head on over to the SugarPea Designs blog to see the amazing design team creations - I hope you'll play along with us!

Stamps: Bushel and a Peck (SugarPea Designs) Paper: Collecting Moments (Fancy Pants) Ink: Kraft (MFT) Hero Arts Navy Dies: Double Scallop Edge Border (Reverse Confetti) Fancy Flourish (MFT) Other: Distress Markers, Sequins, Sewing Machine, Envelope Punch Board

Curtain Call Inspiration: Love Letter

This is my second post today, for my Avery Elle Guest Designer post, please click here.

Hello friends! I'm so excited that it's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge...my first as a design team member! Here's our inspiration for this round...

photo credit:  loveandlavender.com

We have a fabulous new sponsor, DeNami Design, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Love Letter challenge!

DeNami Design generously provided love themed stamps for each of the crew gals to work with for the challenge today!  Thanks so much, DeNami Design...we LOVE our stamps!  

The LEAD of this challenge will receive a $20 gift certificate to use at DeNami Design!

I received some gorgeous stamps to use on my card! I've stamped the Small Scallop Heart on white cardstock, and layered in the Small Heart Outline, pieced with some gorgeous MME paper. The hearts are attached with beading wire for a bit of whimsy!  

I loved the envelopes, kraft and twine in the photo so used them all on my card! I've used text paper to represent the book.

The Sending You Love Sentiment was stamped on a little banner and layered over the envelope I created with the envelope punch board.

Here's a peek inside my card...

You won't want to miss what our special guest and crew have whipped up using love themed stamps from DeNami Design!

Curtain Call Crew

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Barb Murphy

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Love Letter and play along with us!

Stamps: Small Scallop Heart, Sending You Love, Small Heart Outline (DeNami Design) Paper: Record It: Heirloom (MME) Ink: Kraft (MFT) Rose Red (SU) Dies: Sentiment Strips (MFT) Stitched Circles, Fanfare Scalloped Border Die (Lil' Inker Designs) Other: Wire, Jewels (Kaiser) Bakers Twine, Envelope Punch Board

Lawn Fawn Winter Hop - WIN!!

Hello! Welcome to my stop on the Lawnscaping winter hop! We're sharing projects using wonderful Lawn Fawn stamps celebrating winter today. You should have arrived here from Elena's Blog. If you need to start at the beginning of the hop, visit the Lawnscaping Blog. Please leave a comment here and at all the stops on the hop for your chance to win some fab prizes - more on those over at Lawnscaping.

I was so happy to see this theme - any excuse to ink up my beloved Yeti. This is one of my fave stamp sets of the year - I love this adorable guy, the wonderful sentiments and all the lovely accessory images.

Lots of dimension on this one! I cut the Stitched Journaling Card and heat embossed the snowflakes in white. I die cut some rolling hills and added Frosted Lace Stickles. Yeti was stamped and coloured with copics before getting a fluffy coat of sparkly stuff flocking.

The little trees were paper pieced and I added some snowflake sequins to the twine bow.

Here's a peek inside the card...

I selectively inked a couple of sentiments to create a take on "I love you".

It's time to head on over to see Sharna W now - happy hopping, don't forget to comment here for your chance to win!!!

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Stamps: Yeti, Set, Go (Lawn Fawn) Paper: Granola (MME) Ink: Black Memento Dies: Stitched Journalling Card (Lawn Fawn) Flags (MFT) Other: Button, Twine, Embossing Powder, Envelope Punch Board, Snowflake Sequins, Sparkly Stuff Flocking, Frosted Lace Stickles

Mini Card Recipe Swap!

Hello friends! I have a sweet little card for you today, for the current Small Size Matters Recipe Swap!

Linda always inspires me with the recipe swap themes, and I particularly enjoyed this one. There is something so sweet about a mini card, the small canvas is wonderful to showcase smaller images.

Did you see the Pantone colour of the year is Radiant Orchid? I struggle with purples in my cards, so I thought I better start getting used to them!

I created a little 3x4 notecard and matching envelope for the challenge. The card layout is Deconstructed Sketch 129. I used lots of different inks for this project - I won't list them all because I think the beauty of this stamp set is finding your own combos!



I hid a little hello sentiment under the flap of the envelope, which I decorated with a little flower.

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are Wplus9 Fresh Cut Florals with matching dies, the paper is Recorded by Webster's Pages, and I've also used Hero Arts shadow inks and some fab Doodlebug Enamel Dots. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

The envelope came together super quick using my beloved Envelope Punch Board.

Did you know Wplus9 just released MORE Fresh Cuts? Find it at IHP here! I know it's on my must have list!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you over at Catered Crop! 

Stamps: Fresh Cut Florals (Wplus9) Paper: Recorded (Websters Pages) Ink: Assorted Hero Arts, MFT, SU  Dies: Pierced Circles, Mini Dizzy Doily (MFT) Fresh Cut Florals Die (Wplus9) Other: Sewing Machine, Enamel Dots, Envelope Punch Board

Animal House!

Hello friends! I have a card for the brand new Catered Crop Recipe Swap today - the theme is Animal House - use an animal on your creation! We're also welcoming three HOT new designers! Welcome Barbara Anders, Lisa Henke and Tammy Herschberger!

This adorable and oh so hip Hippo from Avery Elle has been in my stash begging for ink for months now. I had to paper piece him and add some hipster flair. I'm also playing along with the AEI♥U challenge which is anything goes!

I know! Another square file folder card created with the envelope punch board! I swear I'm done for now. This is the base you see me create in the tutorial video. I paper pieced the hippo, popping up his head on foam dots.

I added shading with grey copics and gave him some super rosy cheeks. I made sure to set his hat at a jaunty angle! All the paper is from the same glitz pack.

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are Avery Elle - Hipster-Potamus and Handwritten Notes, the paper is Glitz - Finnley, and I've also used the Hey Script Word Die, Shadow Inks and Enamel Dots. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Here's the inside of my card...

I love the Handwritten Notes set, the sentiments are just so fun.

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you'll play along with the Animal House challenge!

Stamps: Handwritten Notes, Hipset-Potamus (Avery Elle) Paper: Finnley (Glitz) Ink: Fresh Peach, Pale Tomato, Soft Granite Shadow Ink (Hero Arts)  Dies: Pierced Circles, Lead The Way (MFT) Hey Script Word Die (Memory Box) Other: Doodlebug Enamel Dots, Magnetic Snaps

Thanks a Latte

Hi there peeps! I'm going to keep it short and sweet today - hubby and I get to have our first movie and dinner date night since the baby was born and I'm SO excited!

It's time for another fun challenge at Crazy for Challenges!

This week the challenge is to create a thank you card. Here's my card...

I've made a square file folder card with magnetic closure again - you can check out my video tutorial here.

Lots of new and old Verve goodies on this one! I used Holiday Treats, the co-ordinating Tagged Rectangle Die and the Cup of Cheer dies.

The paper is MME Cut and Paste.

On the inside of my card I used the frame image from Unto Us with the coordinating Classy Label die.

Now it's time to go see all the fab inspiration from the design team, happy hopping!
Andrea Murdock
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Betty Wright
Frances Byrne
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Kelli Hull
Kristine Reynolds
Peggy McCurry
Sarah Gough -you are here!
Silke Kittman
Silke Ledlow
Vicki Parson (November Guest Designer)

Stamps: Holiday Treats, Unto Us (Verve Stamps) Paper: Cut and Paste Adorbs (MME) Ink: Bubblegum, Sno Cone (MFT) Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Cup of Cheer, Tagged Rectangle, Classy Label (Verve Stamps) Other: Envelope Punch Board, Ribbon, Twine, Jumbo Eyelets

Square File Folder Card with Hidden Magnetic Closure - Video!

Hi friends! I have another file folder card and video tutorial to share today using the Envelope Punch Board from W R Memory Keepers. I've seen so many regular sized file cards with this tool, but I wanted to make a square version AND include a hidden magnetic closure, here's what I came up with...

I love the little tabs at the top just begging you to open the card!

My stamps today are from There She Goes, Season's Greetings. It's There She Goes Again week and the Trendsetters are all sharing creations made with some fab Christmas sets. Be sure to go visit and see all the amazing inspiration!

I just love that vintage Santa! I coloured with copics, fussy cut and added stickles accents on the robe trim and the stars. I'm playing along with the Merry Monday challenge to use trees and bling (does glitter count as bling?! I hope so!)

Here's the video on how to make this card base...

View full size on You Tube here.

Here's the inside of my card...

Christmas sentiments don't get any more perfect than that!

Thank you for visiting - if this is your first time, I'd love if you'd become a follower and like my facebook page (links in the sidebar) I'll be having a giveaway for followers very soon!

  

Stamps: Season's Greetings (There She Goes) Paper: Reflections Christmas (Echo Park) Ink: Memento Black, Kraft (MFT) Dies: Let it Snowflake, Pierced Circles, Simply Scallops Medium (MFT)  Other: Ribbon (SU) Magnetic Snaps (Basic Grey) Copics, Stickles

Envelope Punch Board File Card and Envie

Hi friends! I have a new (to me) fun tool that I'm sharing today...

I'd been seeing these W R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Boards when I went shopping, but didn't pay much attention because I still have a bunch of envelope templates - and who needs a tool that only does one thing? Not this girl! Yesterday though, Frances posted these tags and I finally clicked that this was the board everyone was using for lots of things, including the fun file cards you might have seen around. (stampin' up are selling this board, I bought mine on sale - exactly the same thing, just the original branding and cheaper!)

I grabbed one last night and oh is it fun! You can do a bunch with this board - just have a peek around pinterest or youtube for inspiration! Here's my pinterest board where I have a couple of tutorials pinned.

I probably should have watched a tutorial for the file cards, but I just winged it and (the second time!) it turned out great. I used half a sheet of cardstock, put the cardstock in the punch halfway for the first tab, then just chose a measurement for the second punch to create the tab shape then trimmed away the excess cardstock. Flipped the card over and did the same thing.

I also made the little envelope on the front of the card with the punch board, using an old template as inspiration. It took me awhile, but using a template worked well - I'm not good at visualizing things otherwise! 

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are from Wplus9 - Fanciful Feathers and Basic Banners, the paper is Wildflower by Carta Bella, and I've also used the Stitched Journalling Card by Lawn Fawn, White Twine, and Enamel Dots. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Here's the inside of my card...

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to play some more!

Stamps: Fanciful Feathers, Basic Banner (Wplus9) Paper: Wildflower (Carta Bella) Ink: Brilliance Black  Dies: Fanciful Feathers Die (Wplus9) Stitched Journalling card (Lawn Fawn) Other: Twine, Button, Envelope Punch Board (WRMK) Enamel Dots (Doodlebug)

Playing along with the SSS Thank You challenge!