A Bookmark Book

This project combines some of my favorite things: piano-hinge books, bookmarks, digi stamps,
This was inspired by two challenges: Dutch Dare Challenge #87 and Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo #66. I was drawn to these challenges by the impressive examples, and had fun combining the two challenges into one project. The theme is "Live, Laugh Love," inspired by the paperfacesdesigns Angel series.

coloring, and first-thought writing.





Inspiration:
Dutch Dare Challenge #87: Bookmarks
Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo #66: Cajun Craze, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Digi stamps: Live, Laugh, Love Angel series from paperfacesdesign
Bookmark quotes: Christina Gay
Supplies: Cricut personal cutter, SCAL software, K&Company designer double-sided cardstock, HP printer & ink, Tim Holtz scissors, ZipDry glue, Sharpies, Marvy paint pens, wooden skewers, heart brads, Offray ribbon

DARE, sans Nancy Reagan

I wanted to make a trifold card using mainly recycled materials, and I found inspiration in the Freshly Brewed Challenge #15. The theme is DARE: Distressing, Autumn, Ribbon, Embellishments.
The only part of this card that isn't reused is the ribbon and the message card. I cut the leaf patterns on my Cricut, at low settings.


Supplies: leaf cut files from SCAL2 library and FreeSVGFiles.com, box from case of 7-up, Quaker Oats box, green rubber band, magazine advertisement page, ribbon from Plaza and Target, Fiskars punch, Cricut electronic cutter, SCAL2 software, Tim Holtz scissors, ZipDry glue, white cardstock, emery board, Tim Holtz Distressing ink

Cheer up! Aud Sentiments challenge #11

Somewhere along my travels through the crafting-web, I discovered the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog. How could one resist, with a title like that? Also, their design team is awesome and very inspiring. Here's my entry:


This month's sentiment is "Cheer Up," and I went with the obvious. I used mostly recycled materials to create the balloon, as a little advert for the Truly Trashy Challenge.

Supplies: box from case of 7-up, green rubber band, Election flyer, ribbon from Plaza, Martha Stewart punch, Core'dinations cardstock, K&Company A4 pre-cut card, HP printer, Tim Holtz scissors, Mod Podge glue, ZipDry glue, emery board, white cardstock, digi stamping

Sketch Challenge

I had lots of fun making this rotating circle card for the clean&simple sketch challenge #108.

Around the house we're calling it the Happy Orange Death Star.

Sketch by clean&simple
Supplies: Cricut personal cutter, SCAL software, Recollections cardstock, Core'dinations cardstock, brad, EK gold pigment ink and mini stamps [for stars inside rotating circle], Martha Stewart red and yellow embossing powder, heat embossing tool, Tim Holtz scissors, ZipDry glue

colourQ Challenge #50

I found another too-fun-to-pass-up challenge at coulourQ. The color palette for this challenge happened to match the scrap papers leftover from projects earlier in the day: Cherry Cobbler, Peach Parfait, Peat Pizzazz, Early Espresso, white. I found this image at Open Clip Art Library.