Happy Birthday

Hello again.  I have another card for you.  I need some birthday cards for this month, so I will be working on them over the next few days.

I am not sure about this color scheme.  I like the coral and mint.  It is outside the box for me, not what I would normal do.  I like the fancy little fold.  In order to open the card, you have to take the ribbon completely out.







I am using it in the following challenges:

   Fab N Funky - Things with Wings
   Clear It Out - Fancy Folds and Dies
   Just Add Ink - Color Challenge
   Paper Shelter - Come Fly With Me
   Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes #242

I don't know if I will be back or not.  Have a good one.

Fall Flowers

Hello.  This weekend is Labor Day weekend in the USA and it is good because I am really getting into Fall already.  It is hot here, but if I stay inside in the air-conditioning I won't notice it.

After working all weekend, I am finally getting some stamping time.    I should be doing other things but I really wanted to work on a few cards.  I showed this stamp to my sister and I told her what I wanted to do with it and she said it wouldn't work.  Under all of the die cut flowers, there are some stamped flowers.  I just covered them up.

The stamp is by Make An Impression.  Years ago, they made a bunch of stamps with this duel purpose.  I haven't used them in a while and I decided to play with a few of them.  All of the punches are Punch Bunch punches. 

I am using it in the following challenges:
   Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
   Through The Purple Haze - Flowers
   Crafty Gals - Lots of Layers (flowers and leaves)
   Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes #48
   Really Reasonable Ribbon - Autumn Colors
   Tuesday Throwdown - Just Because

Chat with you a little later.

 

Another surprise card

Hello again.  One more card for tonight.  After that I am probably finished for the night.  I am in the middle of a good book and it is calling to me.

I got this little Mr Fix It from Little Miss Muffet.  I thought I would make up a card and hide it for my husband.  They are in the middle of a big job and it has meant long hours and lots of headaches trying to get every thing else done around the big job.  Maybe this will be a little pick me up for him when he finds it.  I did denim overalls and a gray shirt which is what my husband wears most of the time. 

The challenge at As You Like It is your two favorite embellishments and why.  I use ribbon and my perler beads more than anything.  I have a wide selection of both and can almost always find some thing that will work.  And even though, this is a masculine card, the ribbon looks good on it.

I am using it in the following challenges:

   As You Like It - 2 Embellishment & Why
   Just Add Ink - Cards for Male
   Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes
   Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
   2 Crafty Girls - Sketch #5

Off to enjoy my book.  Chat tomorrow.

  

Christmas in August

Hello and Happy Tuesday. 

Yesterday when I was making the birthday boxes for work, I decided to go ahead and make some for the countdown boxes.  I need to do 6 this month and this is number 3.  It should be too hard to get a few more done this week. 

Once again, this was a Sizzix treat box die.  I have had it for a lot of years and I still love it.  It cuts great and goes together easy.  I used a bunch of holly leaves from the Silhouette Online store.  I will buy the candy for these right before Thanksgiving.  I added gems for the holly berries.

I am using it for the following challenges:
   Inky Impressions - Christmas in August
   Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes
   Crafty Hazelnut's - Anything Goes

I should be back later with some thing else.  But I have some housework to do first.

Me again

Wow, three cards in one day.  That is a first in quite a while.  I have enjoyed playing around tonight.

A couple of weeks ago, I took out my Papertrey Friendship Jar set, I love this set and I haven't use the summer one in a while.  I had really meant to use the flags for the 4th of July, but I ran out of time.  Strawberry season ended some time ago also, but I buy strawberries until late late summer so I don't know why I can't use them on my card.

I have never been good at masking, but this came out really good, if I say so myself.  I added some transparency paper to the top of the jar to give it so shine.


I am using it in the following challenges:
   City Crafters - Just One Corner
   Curtain Call - Mason Jars
   Di's Digitals - Ribbon, Lace or Twine
   613 Ave Create - Anything Goes


This is probably it for tonight.  See you all tomorrow.

Back To School

Hello again.  Back again. 

I really need to make a couple of back to school cards and I really need to mail them.  Maybe tomorrow, I will run to the post office and get some stamps.

I just had to make the bus trio card.  These trios are just so cute.  I have the pencil one also.  Maybe I will make it tomorrow.  I colored in the grill and the tires and added clear gems for lights.  The paper came from Happy Hearts Studios (the best digital paper ever.).  Then instead of a ribbon, I cut out an ABC.

I am using it in the following challenges:
   Clear It Out = School
   Cute Card Thursday - Back To School
   Simon Says Wednesday - Back To School
   Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
   3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes

Chat with you later....

Miss Kate Cuttables

Hello.  How is everyone doing?  I have really not done a lot of creating.  I hope the mood changes.  I only have two weeks left before school starts back.

Every year, I make little treats for everyone's birthdays.  I really wanted to have 15 done when school started, so all I would need to do is add the candle.  Today, I decided  to make some.  I have this die from Sizzix that I just love.  The ladies have seen it before but I love it because I can put anything on the top and make it different. 

I picked this green paper and the yellow reminded me of honeycombs so I decided to put a bee on it.  I thought it came out really cute.  Now I only need 8 more treats.

I am using it in the following challenges:
   Miss Kate's Cuttables - Sweet Treats
   Paper Take Weekly - To Die For
   Seize The Birthday - Anything That Flies
   Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
   Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes #41

Off to see what else I can do.