Pink, red & white Sunshine

Just a little reminder that you have until Feb 14 to enter the "pink, red, and white" challenge at Sunshine Mail Foundation. The only real rule is that you send in at least one card (Donation guidelines here). 

We're sponsored by Red Rubber Designs, and I had the chance to use their adorable Furry Friends set:

I punched out the sentiments & images with a 2-inch punch. It added the border on the sentiment pieces with Sakura Glaze pens. I didn't do much with the images, except that I colored the white cat with a white Glaze pen for the card on the right. I made the textured backgrounds by simply coloring with a solid color Copic and blotting Copic blender solution on with scrap piece of Aida cloth.

The papers & ribbons are from my Valentine's Day stash, and the the wide "ribbon" is actually Dry Wall tape colored with Copics.

I'm entering these cards as a set into the following fabulous Challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #128: Pink and Red
• A Gem of a Challenge #66: Hearts/Valentines 
• Allsorts #193: Valentines
• My Sheri Crafts #103: Valentines
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #244: Valentines
• Simon Says Stamp: Heart
• Speedy and Friends #146: Show us some Love
• Stampotique Designers' Challenge #86: Red, Pink, White

Thank you for visiting & hope you'll join us for the Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge,

Fun with Washi

We recently had a "Decorative Tape" theme at the Pile It On Challenge, and between the gorgeous projects by the Design Team and the beautiful products by our sponsor Freckled Fawn, I really wanted to play with some of the tapes in my stash. For inspiration, I found the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge with the optional twist of using Washi Tape.

If you follow on blog, you may have seen my "Sew Simple" card a few days ago; if this looks familiar, it's because I made them at the same time!I had so much fun making the rosette with Kraft paper & "measuring tape" Washi.

I used a sentiment from the same Our Daily Bread Designs stamp set and another Amy Tangerine fabric brad (yes, that's a tiny sewing machine; too cute!) Between the rosette and the brad, I used a paper button cut with SU!'s Sweet Buttons Embosslit die, which I colored with Pear Tart ink (Memento).

I made the frame with a decorative tape I got on sale at Michaels over 3 years ago. I added machine-stitching in white thread (I was going for a "seam-binding" look). That funky ribbon was in my stash; love it's Shabby Chic look.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons #37: Anything goes with ribbon
Happy Campers #10: Shabby Chic
Tuesday Morning Sketches #184: Sketch + Washi Tape
Whimsical Designs: Textiles (ribbon, fabric brad, linen-textured paper, thread)

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Star Spirelli

Here's a quick card I made this morning:

I was really intrigued by the "Spirelli" technique challenge at Crafting by Designs. I actually had a turquoise embroidery thread remnant (DMC Fluorescents) that was just enough for this project. I cut the starry shape with a die from a•muse studio, and used a Recollections punch for the tiny stars in the corner. 

The star-shaped, music-patterned stamps are from a set that came a Crafts Beautiful Magazine; and the sentiment stamp is from a Teddy Bo set, another magazine freebie, this time from Simply Cards & Papercraft. The sentiment is heat-embossed with a yellow power from Creative Zoo. The ribbon is from my stash, and the star-patterned Kraft DP is from My Mind's Eye. I finished the card with a machine-stitched border using yellow thread.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Card Mania: Color combo
Cards in Envy: Sketch
Crafting by Designs: Spirelli 


Update: This card was chosen as the winner of our Try a New Technique challenge at Crafting by Designs for the month of February! Wow!

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Sew Simple

Since I got to spend all day waiting for contractors (who never showed up, sigh), I pulled out some of my favorite products and got crafting!

I couldn't resist the "Kraft & Kreme" challenge at Less is More, and paired it with the current Clean & Simple sketch. The sentiment stamp is from Our Daily Bread Designs, and the corner stamp is from SP & Company. The sentiment is stamped in Rich Cocoa ink (Memento); the "stitching" is stamped in Craft White (SU!) and heat-embossed in Brown Sugar with embossing powder (Zing).

I cut the rosette from Kraft paper with a Tim Holtz die, and covered the edge with a "measuring tape" decorative tape that Mom got free with a British magazine. I covered the center with a paper button cut with SU!'s Sweet Buttons Embosslit die, and finished it with this stunning fabric brad from American Crafts' Amy Tangerine line.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Clean & Simple: Sketch #226
Less is More: Kraft & Cream

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Sunshine Mail Challenge: Pink, red, and white

It's the 1st of the month (Rabbit rabbit!) which means it's time for a new 2-week Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge. This time our theme is "pink, red, and white". The only real rule is that you send in at least one card (Donation guidelines here). 

We're sponsored by Red Rubber Designs, and I used their fabulously unique Happiness of Life set:

Inspiration/Challenges:
Crafting By Design: Animal
Hanna & Friends #164: Anything Goes with a cute stamped animal
Party Time Tuesdays #105: Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: Hearts
Vickie's Challenges: Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting & hope you'll join us for the Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge,