Fun with New Goodies

As you may know, my mom is perhaps more of a crafter than I am, and thanks to her local craft shop, Scraps of Love, we get our hands on some incredible products. For example, this gorgeous Authentique paper, "Majesty," from their Splendid collection. I actually grabbed it for the striped side, but I realized that I could cut out the center of one of the florals to make a shaker card. Mom also hooked me up with two jars of Martha Stewart glass microbeads, so I tried my hand at gluing them onto a scalloped border. I need to perfect the technique, but I really like the effect. In the past, I've only used microbeads for shaker cards; which I did again (see photo on right).

The sentiment is from the Rosy Wishes set by Crafty Secrets/Clear Art Stamps, and reads, "May all that's good and true / Cheer you this joyous day, / And the rosy leaves of happiness / Be strewn upon your way." This is my first time using it, but I'm thinking I'll be using it often! I stamped it in Spanish Olive VersaMagic chalk ink. I cut some butterflies with Stampin Up's Beautiful Wings Embosslit, featuring the striped side of the paper.

I'm thinking I'll have to make more of this card!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Paper Shelter Challenge #96: Anything goes
Scrappy Frogs: Try Something New (This is my first time using microbeads as an embellishment. So fun!)
WordArt Wednesdays #64: Anything goes (2nd entry)

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Simply Natural

If you follow this blog, you know that CAS isn't really my thing, but I like to try it every once in a while. I really love this week's color combo at The Play Date Cafe, so I paired it with the truly CAS sketch at Less Is More to make this:

 The sentiment is from the Wildflowers set by Crafty Secrets/Clear Art Stamps. I love this white leaf garland; I added color with Copics. I popped the band with foam tape, and that's it! I think I'll be making more of these... really like how it came out.
 

Inspiration/Challenges:
Card Makin' Mamas: Clean and simple Card
Less Is More: Sketch #8
The Play Date Cafe: Black & White + a Splash of Emerald Green
WordArt Wednesdays #64: anything goes

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The Puzzle of Love

Time for another fun challenge at One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi.
I chose Missing Piece by Reeces Scraps for myself & teamie Vicky (her card is so different from mine, and so fabulous!.

I printed the image out on Kraft, some pretty DP, and a white cardstock for the back message portion.

Inspiration/Challenges:

1. Artistic Inspirations: More than one fold
2. Brown Sugar: Valentines
3. C.R.A.F.T.: Valentines Day/Love
4. Crafty Ribbons: Love/Romance/Anniversary
5. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge: Use Red or Pink
6. Melonheadz Friends Challenge: Use a Digi
7. Ruby's Rainbow: Valentines
8. Southern Girls: Get Krafty
9. Whimsical Designs: Love

Hope you'll join the "Use a digi" challenge at One Stitch at a Time this week (and be sure to check out my teamies' fabulous projects). For entries using a StitchyBear Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), you'll be eligible for our sponsor prize. You're welcome to enter the challenge using different products, but instead you'll be entered into the draw to win a £3 coupon to StitchyBear Digi Stamps. Can't wait to see what you create! 

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More Snowy Fun with Sunshine Mail

There are a few more days left to enter the "Snow Much Fun" Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge. The only real rule is that you send in at least one card (Donation guidelines here). 

We're sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, and I loved their Winter Sock Monkey digi so much that I just had to make another card!

I used the free font Scrap-Snow for the sentiment again...actually, this was a scrap I had from making the first card.

I used my new favorite Cuttlebug embossing folder; I guess this snow scene one is discontinued, but I found it at an Estate Sale while visiting my mom this winter. It's not my usual thing, but it was only $2 and I thought it would be fun... Well, as I'm checking out several women told me that it's actually very hard to find! Oh well, they should have snapped it up first ha ha! I embossed it a couple of times and then cut it down to make some more layers. I mounted the scene onto another white piece that I embossed with a polka-dot folder. Simple, yet fun!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Addicted to CAS: Embossing
Creative Stamp Friends: Winter/Wintersport

Digi Haven: Winter/snow + digi
Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge: It's all white
Sweet Pea Stampers: Clean and Simple no embellishments

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Snow Much Fun at Sunshine Mail

Whoop, it's the first Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge of the year! We have a talented & expanded design team, a name change (formerly Card Cupids), and the organization plans on sending cards & care packages to more people than ever.

Our challenge theme is "Snow Much Fun", and the only real rule is that you send in at least one card (Donation guidelines here). 

We're sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, so I used one of their adorable Winter Sock Monkey digis for this card.

I used the free font Scrap-Snow for the sentiment; what can I say, the title of our challenge seemed perfect for the sentiment too!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes
Bugaboo Sunday Challenge: Stella Says Sketch & 3 of Something (3 snowflakes; 3 papers; 3 instances of glitter Skickles - 2 snowflakes & ball on hat)
Card Makin' Mamas: Anything Goes
Digi Darla Challenge: Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge: Winter Wonderland + digi stamp
Eureka Stamps: Layer It Up & Let It Snow

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