Bugaboo is 1 year old

Bugaboo is having it's 1 year birthday.  All week they are holding mini challenges.  Their regular weekly challenge is also going on.  For the main challenge, make a birthday card!  Easy Peasy.

Happy Birthday Bugaboo!

The image is Bugaboo

The sentiment is from Create with TLC

The colors are Copic Markers

DP is My Minds Eye

White is Neenah Solar White

Embossing with CB folder

Ribbon is from my stash

This card may be entered in the following challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenge:  Birthday Card for Bugaboo
Stampin B's:  Use a die cut
Totally Paper Crafts:  Birthday
Paper Crafting Journey:  Lets Get Digital
The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Birthday

A new twist at Our Craft Lounge!

Our Craft Lounge is starting 2011 off with a new twist.  Instead of doing just it's weekly sketch challenge, they are going to do different types of challenges.  This week is a color challenge!  So.......lets get started!

RED     BLACK      KRAFT

Use these colors and a stamp/stamp set from Our Craft Lounge to make your project. (Doesn't have to be a card).  Post it to Mr. Linky on the web site here .  At the beginning of each month, one crafter is picked from the submitted projects.  This person gets to pick an OCL stamp set of their choice as a prize.

Since I just won the 'Botz family' set last month in their month long daily giveaway, that is the set I used for this challenge.

This set is just TOO CUTE!  I had to use a flash to show the black springs against the black cardstock.  (Sorry for the glare)  Doesn't he just make your heart spring!

Mr. Robot was stamped, colored, cut out and put p on pop dots.  His stamped antenna were cut off and replaced with some black coated wire that I wrapped around a toothpick to create the spring.  I then (this sounds so brutal!) cut out his heart, attached it to another piece of wire made into a spring and then put the start of the spring into his chest.  Now his heart really springs!

Recipe:

Image and sentiment:  Our Craft Lounge, 'the Botz family'

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo black to stamp, Copics to color

DP:  Costco special from years ago

Border punch:  EK success

Embossing Powder:  Zing red glitter embossing powder

Stickles:  Ice clear

Brads:  from my stash

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Our Craft Lounge:  Red, Black and Kraft
My Partner in Crafting Crime:  Anything new (brand new stamp set that I won)
Fab N Funky:  Anything Goes
Stampin B's Design Team:  Old favorite and Something brand New (DP paper I hoard, new stamp set I won)

GingerLoft Challenges-Celebration!

GingerLoft Challenges is getting ready to start their next challenge.  The theme for this one is 'Celebrations'.  Now, you don't have to use a GL image, but......Tami has a bunch of beautiful ones posted on her website.  Many of them are freebies to "try before you buy".  There is a little bit of something for everyone as the digi images are of a broad scope.  Some are fairly simple (fun to color!) and others are amazingly detailed.  Check them out in the store. 

On to the 'Celebration'!

As you can see, I am celebrating Valentine's day.  I don't often vary from cards or scrapbook pages.  The instructions for this paper cup on the Scor-Pal website just made it look so easy!  (They actually have pages of directions for many boxes, bags, envelopes, etc.)

This image so reminded me of my friend Marsha and her husband.  This is truely how I see them.  Probably helped that they came to our halloween party as a 20's flapper and her guy!  After making this, I promptly gave it to Marsha for her to give Steven at Valentines.

The image was printed twice, the heads were cut out on one and placed over the intact image using pop dots.  The edge of both layers was embossed and dots of glittter to the black background as stars.  A heart tag and some ribbons and the cup was complete.  I added a celophane bag of macadamia nut hershey kisses in the cup completed the project.

Ingredients:

Image:  GingerLoft designs:  The Kiss

Embossing:  Zing brand, Red Glitter Finish

Glitter:  SU Dazzling Diamonds

Ribbon:  Michaels

DP:  DCWV, The Luxury Stack

Macadamia Nut Hershey Kisses:  Curteousy of our vacation in Maui!  LOL

This project may be entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp:  Your newest stamp
My Time to Craft:  Something New (new stamp, new type of project for me)
Drunken Stampers Challenge:  Use something new (new stamp)
Sparkles Forum Challenge:  Something new (new stamp)
The Crazy Challenge:  All Things New (new stamp)
Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters:  Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge Blog:  Starts with 'C' (celebration!)
The Creative Cottage Challenge:  Something new  (new stamp)
Stamp-n-Doodle:  New Years Resolution (add romance to my relationship)
Moving Along with the Times:  Out with the old, In with the new (old paper, new image)
Cute Card Thursday:  Out with the Old (old DP and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge:  Lets see your new goodies or new techniques (new image, new style project - the cup)

So I lied............on accident

In my last post I said that it was the last challenge of the year at OCL.  Well, I lied, on accident!  I didn't realize that New Years Eve is a Friday.  So......head over to OCL, check out their sketch challenge for today (through next Thursday).  Remeber, a winner will be picked next year (week, LOL) to receive the stamp set of their choice.  I stayed with the New Years theme (see last post) as I needed to make 2 more cards to celebrate the new year. 

Card # 1

This stamp set is so easy and versatile to work with.  Just love it.

Simply says Happy New Year in gold embossing on the inside.

Recipe:

Images & Sentiments:  OCL "Cheers" stamp set

Cardstock, DP from Paper Pizzazz, Neenah Solar White

Inks:  Mememto inks, Copic markers

Embossing:  Ranger clear embossing powder, gold detail embossing powder.

The balloons are paper layers, the glasses and bottle are raised on dimensionals.

Border punch:  Martha Stewart

Die Cuts:  Nesties

The second card, following the same sketch.

and the inside

Not that I drink alot, but, this stamp set has some great drink stamps!  LOL

Fun to color and fairly easy to cut out.

Recipe is basically the same as the card above. 



This card may be entered into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Paper Playtime:  New Years
Dutch Dare Card Challenges:  New Beginnings
4 Crafty Chicks:  New Year
Stampin B's Design:  Celebration
Southern Girls:  Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenges:  The letter C- as in Celebrate
Wednesday's Challenge:  New Years

Paper Pretties:  Ring in the New Year
Little Red Wagon:  Leftovers - the black  ribbon, leftover from halloween

Our Craft Lounge sketch challenge

This is my second post today.  Our Craft Lounge has their latest sketch challenge posted.  It is the last one for December and the last one for 2010!  Come on over the join in.  Random thingy will be picking the winner of a stamp set of your choice from OCL the beginning of  January.  Always cool to get to pick what you win!

Happy New Years to everyone!

All images and sentiments are from OCL set 'Cheers'

Coloring is with copic markers

Sponging is all with mememto inks

Embossing is with versamark and Ranger clear embossing powder

Papers and ribbon are from my scrap basket

Dry embossing done with CB embossing folder 'swiss dots'

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Simon Says:  Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes

Sew Many:  Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time:  Surprise Us
CRAFT:  New Year
Fun with Shapes and More:  New Year
Paper Playtime:  New Year
City Crafter Challenge:  Stamp it Out
CYDA:  Punch it
Catch the Bug Blog:  New Year

Nesties Storage Solution

Tammie and I were recently discussing our choices for storing our nesties.  Seems like there are as many ways to store as there are nesties!  I tried to describe my cafe rod system to Tammie without much sucess.  So.........since a picture equals a 1000 words, here is my nestie (and EK punch) storage solution.  As  needed, I just add another rod and pile them on.  I packages are plastic CD cases.  There is/are strips of sticky back magnet on the cards for the nesties to stick to.  The original packaging picture is attached to the front of the CD cases along with the # of the nestie.

This method keeps them off of my desk but always right in front of me when I am trying to decide which die to use!  :)

Seasons Greetings! Back from Maui

We are officially back from vacation!  Had a wonderful time in Maui!  Weather in the 80's, rain one day and then just plain beautiful after that!  Can you believe this water?

The water temp is around 79 degrees.  Was just to beautiful to not take pictures, lots of pictures!

Also went up to the volcano crater.  What an amazing view from the top of the world!  Well at least from 2 miles up!

Was pretty cool up here, mid 50's.  Big change from the beach.

We also had some of the most amazing sunsets!

Every night was like this!  So beautiful.



Went snorkling, zip lining, whale and dolphin watching, walked and ate our way around the island!

Had too much fun!

We had a great vacation!  Our Christmas was wonderful.  With one son home and the other on the phone (Oklahoma), we got to open presents (I got a kindle!) and visit as much as possible.  I will be cleaning out my craft room this week and hopefully will be papercrafting by Wednesday!

Have a Happy New Years!

Distressed!

This is my last post before vacation.  A vacation without my laptop, how will I ever survive?  LOL.  Just spendidly, hehe.  This card is my contribution to the Gingerloft Challenge DT submission.  The challenge (which starts Dec. 12) is 'distressed'.  This is definitely NOT something that I normally (or even occassionally) do!  It was fun but don't expect many more from me.

The image is by Tami from Gingerloft.  Isn't it just too cute!

The sentiment is from Create with TLC  (I think).  Seems like she had this digi in mind.

Coloring is copics.

Papers are all from my scrap basket.

The ribbon from Michaels.

The button from Oriental Trading Co.

The snow is covered in sparkly fluff from Our Craft Lounge.  (can't see it well here)

The die cut is a nestibility.

I hope that every one has a safe and wonderful holiday season!  See you when I am done playing, lounging in the sun and sea, and yes, after a few mai tai's on the beach!    Yippee for me!

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Stamp Something:  Christmas something (colors, images etc)

The Stamp Man Challenge:  Christmas and 3 colors (red, black and blue)

Gingerloft Challenges #7

It's time for the next Gingerloft Challenge.  This one is super simple, use bows.  How easy is that!  Go to the Gingerloft website and pick up a freebie or purchase digi in the sale that is going on.  Make a card or "object" and use some bows!  It's fun, it's easy and it's free.  What more could you ask for?  LOL.  Isn't this just the sweetest face you have ever seen?  Love the image.  And, check out that border punch.  Aren't those paw prints just too much!?  Love them!

Image:  'Playground' by Gingerloft

DP:  scrap basket

Coloring:  Copics

Inks:  Mememto

Punch:  EK success border punch

Die Cuts:  Spellbinder Nesties

Ribbon:  Michaels, Joanns

Outside sentiment:  Our Craft Lounge - 'Crystal Clear'

Inside sentiment:  Hanna Stamps

Bling:  Winter bling - Oriental Trading Co.

Challenges Entered: 

A Spoon Full of Sugar:  Anything Goes

For Fun:  Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky:  Going with the Flow

Hodge Podge:  Anything Goes

Paper Cuts Challenge:  Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenge:  One for the Girls

Cute Card Thursday:  Blast from the Past - challenge 49 'Animal Magic'

Delicious Doodles Challenge:  Celebrations

Top Tip Tuesday:  Layers upon Layers

It's a girl!

So....... I don't make baby cards.   Well, at least I haven't,  until now!  LOL.  Karen's daughter is having a baby girl!  Karen requested a baby card, so.......here it is.  Love this image and sentiment.   How very true.

The image and sentiment are both from Create with TLC.  Paulette does such an amazing jjob with digital word art and images.  Lately, those images have been mostly vintage, this one being no exception.  While you can go to her site to purchase, she also posts multiple freebies every day. 

Image:  Create with TLC

Sentiment:  Create with TLC

Sentiment inside:  Our Craft Lounge

Cardstock:  Bazzill

DP:  Sorry, from my stash

Ribbon:  Michaels

Border Stamp:  EK success

Coloring:  Copics

Inking:  Memento inks

The main image is colored and then covered with my embossing pen and ranger inks clear embossing powder.  This lets me sponge the background with all those wonderful colors without messing up the color of the image. 

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday Challenge:  Use from your stash, use a digital image

Cute Card Thursday:  Anything goes

Moving Along with the Times:  Nice and Bright

Stamp Something:  Anything as long as it's digital

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Birthday card (literally!)

Pattie's Creations:  Birthday Card
My Partner in Crafting Crime:  Marker Madness-Use your markers

Little Red Wagon:  Do it in Threes (I used 3 different card stocks. sponged the background with 3 colors)

Raise the Bar Challenge:  Oh Baby!

Sentimental Sundays:  Childhood
Lady Bug Craft Ink:  Ribbon

Great Outdoors

This is my first post as a DT for GingerLoft Challenges.  Tami has a wonderful selection of digital images, serious and quirky, detailed and simple.  There is something there for everyone! I have chosen 2 images for the November 14 challenge.  (I know I am early but I have a string of 12 hr shifts to work and don't want to be late for my first challenge)!  This first image is called Winter Trees.  I have done 2 cards with it.  One is simple with a couple of mats.

The card is dry embossed, copic coloring, flocking  with Crafty sparkles and and a little glitter.  Finished with a couple of of strips of paper across the bottom that matches the mats.  The ribbon completes the card.

The second card, with the same image,uses a sketch from Our Craft Lounge.  Once again the beautiful 'Winter Trees' image from GingerLoft.  There is designer papers, ribbon, brads that I coated in glitter, copic coloring, flocking with Crafty Sparkles, and die cutting using nestabilities.  I wish you could see the sparkle coming off of this card.  It SHINES!

The second image from GingerLoft Challenges that I chose to work with is called "Christmas Door".  This is another image that is quite detailed and shaded.  It requires little coloring to be just gorgeous! 

This image is also colored with copic markers.  I used two new-to-me techniques for this card.  The first is used on the white CS that I used the CB EF on.  The technique by Tex  is for adding sparkle or color to the top of the embossed images.  Check out the video, it was easy!

The second was doing a raised frame over my image.  This video is at StampTV and is also quite simple to do.  There is flocking with the Sparkly Fluff (love this stuff) and the snowflakes are layers acrylic in clear, white and silver.  Finished with white brads dipped in diamond glaze and then SU dazzling diamonds glitter.  Finish it off with a bow made with white and sheer ribbon with strips of silver that run through it.  Everything used in making these cards came out of my scrap baskets except the card bases.  Gotta love that.

I hope that you enjoy these cards as much as I loved making them!

Entered in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: Winter Wonderland

Allsorts Challenge Blog:  Twas the Night before Christmas

The Crafty Purple Frog:  Time for You to Sparkle

Craft Your Days Away:  All White except for the image

Little Red Wagon:  Use the color Red

Top Tip Tuesday:  Christmas inspired

The Creative Cottage Challenge Blog:  Embossing

One Stop Craft Challenge:  Embossing

Simon Says Challenge:  Are you all white?

Crafty Calendar Challenge:  Winter Snowflakes

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge:  Christmas Card or Creation

City Crafter Challenge:  Get your Digi on

Stamp and Create:  Tis the Season 

My Partner in Crafting Crime:  Marker Madness

The Stamp Man Challenge:  Christmas 

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog:  Anything Goes

Card gift sets!

I did a class at Memories of Time last week.  So much fun!  Sponsered by Our Craft Lounge and put on by Cammie and Kisa.  We made a set of 4 cards and a holder.  With this set done, I went home and thought that these would make a great gift and maybe it would be worth it to make some to sell at work or a Christmas craft show.  So............I got really busy.  I actually completed 10 more sets using various stamp sets.  I took them to work to show a friend......and sold them all in about 1 hour!  How cool is that.  One friend let me bring home the 4 sets that she bought so that I could photograph them.  (Silly me, I didn't do that before I took them to work)!  Anyway, here are some quick pics of the 4 sets that I did. 

The second set of cards is from a stamp set from Stampin Up.  The other 3 sets are from Our Craft Lounge.  The cards all are different from each other, but from individual sets and color specific.

The  coloring was all done with copic markers.  The die cuts are all from spellbinders.  The border punches are EK success.  Ribbon from Michaels, papers are from my scrap basket.  The leaf set has clear embossing using Ranger clear embossing powder.  The penguin set has sparkly fluff on the hats and scarfs.  The birds set has flowers from prima (orange and yellow), I don't know where the pink ones are from.  And, believe it or not, all of the bling on the moose cards is from Oriental Trading Co.!  They have some great sets of seasonal bling.  These were from the winter set.

Really fun to make and nice to earn some money to pay for my fix (my craft stuff)!

DT for Gingerloft challenge blog!

I have wonderful news (at least to me)!  I have been selected to be a DT for Gingerloft Challenges!  This is a small digi stamp company that is doing challenges and supplies both digi's as freebies and for sale.  I will be posting some cards made with the wonderful images that they have shared with me.

Please go by and check out the challenges!  There are plenty of freebies to play with and the challenges don't require that you use one of their images (BUT........why not try one out)!

Mystical Wishes

Our Craft Lounge is having their weekly sketch challenge.  Today's is a layout for a scrap page.  Since I don't have any photos ready to go, I used the layout on a 5x5 card.  The stamp set that I used is one that I won in the last OCL blog hop for their new releases.  While 'Crystal Clear' is not a set I probably would have purchased for myself, I have been really pleased with how often I have actually used it!

This card would be perfect for a halloween/October birthday.  Or any other reason to give a card/gift!

The image and sentiments:  Our Craft Lounge
Inks:  Memento ink, Copic markers
Bling:  SU dazzling diamonds, stars from my stash
Papers:  No names on the back of the DP,  heavy wt. black cardstock.

This will be entered in the following challenges:
Our Craft Lounge:  Layout
Bee-Crafty:  Halloween
2 Sisters Challenge Blog:  Halloween

Penguins in Winter

After watching that silly pink skating snow woman, (see post 2 below)  I wandered some more into the wintery fantasy land.  Suddenly I was hit by a glittering snowball.  I looked up and what did I see, two cute, fat little penguins all bundled up.  They were having a snowball fight - and not aiming very well!  Actually, maybe they were aiming just fine!  LOL



The images and sentiment are from Our Craft Lounge.

Stamped with Memento Inks, colored with Copic Markers.

Glitter is SU Dazzling Diamonds.

The edge punch is an EK success border punch.

For the snowflake border inside, I just used the border punch on both sides of a strip.

The white paper is Neenah Solar White.

All other paper and the ribbon is from my stash.

The snow flake is a nestie.