Seasons Greetings

I have had the most trying day.  I haven't had internet for twelve hours and Comcast is 100% useless!  Their customer service is terrible!!!!  I would've had like ten projects to show you but with the anger I'm feeling I couldn't get my create on.

Anyways, I really wanted to make a simple tag-adorned card.  The challenge at Christmas Card Challenges inspired it, and I figured it would make a great, bling-free card for OWH.  Love to donate to OWH,

Close-up of the greeting :D

I'm of course entering challenges:

• Christmas Card Challenges - #10 Tags
• Christmas Cards All Year Round - Blue and White
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday #177
• Fat-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Cards Galore - Add An Element of Bling - I chose Rhinestones!
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Anything Goes
• Cards and Scrap - Use A Stamp
• Ecelctic Ellapu - Texture (I dry embossed and then sanded the background)
• Hiding In My Craft Room - #134 Blue Without You (Use Blues!)
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Night Shift Stamping - Winter Potporri
• The Rubber Buggy Challenge - Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party 
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Add A Little Sparkle - I used the bling cause no glitter for OWH!
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #43 Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
• Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes
• Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
• 12 Days of Christmas Card Link Up

Thanks so much for looking!  Laters!

Alternate Valentine

Happy Hump Day!!  Now that I've spent my hour with the sexiest man alive (Stephen Amell, hello!  I love Adam Levine but he's no Green Arrow....) I can get back to my crafting.  It's been bugging me that all Valentines are so girly.  Pink and red and white, they just scream feminine and I thought, well they don't have to!  They can be any color they want to me.

I decided to make a blue Valentine.  Not only is it PERFECT for a girl to give to her guy, but it's fun and unusual.  I like alternatives to the norm.  They help keep things interesting.

I just love how it came out.  The color and the accents, everything just gelled.  I love projects that turn out like that!

I just had to put glitter somewhere, so I figured the matte Distress Glitter on Cupid's wings would be perfect, 'cause it's glitzy, but still manly.  Plus, he is getting this card from a girl....

I'm entering some challenges of course:

• Make It Monday Linky Party
• Crafty Hands - Shades of the Same Color
• Scrappy Moms - Love Is In The Air
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
• Everybody Art Challenge - Valentines
• Crafting For All Seasons - Show Us Some Romance
• Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/Love
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love Is In The Air
• Lexi's Creations - Valentines/Heart
• Inklings and Yarns Inky Linky 43
• More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Valetnines
• Pause Dream Enjoy - Hearts
• Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge - Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - Love Is In The Air
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Just Inspirational Challenges - St Valentine/Love
• Ooh La La Creations - Use A Heart
• The East Wind Challenge - Anything Goes - They also have an AWESOME giveaway check it out!
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• Stamp And Create - Love Is In The Air
• Simon Says Stamp - Have A Heart
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes + A Heart

Thanks so much for looking.  Laters!

Christmas In February

Happy Monday!  I'm trying to create more holiday cards during the off-season this year.  Don't know how good I'll do, I always say I'm going to do it and I don't, but I'm off and running, I've already made five new Christmas cards in 2014. YAY!

This card was actually inspired by the challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge.  They wanted you to use minimal embellishments--they're on the letter B for Bare Essentials this week.  This is what I came up with. It was so hard no to focus mostly on die cuts and wood and such.

No bling, no buttons, no bows, I'm impressed with myself lol.

I'm linking to these challenges:

• ABC Christmas Challenge - Bare Essentials
• Fab N Funky #201 - Christmas
• Creative Inspirations Challenge - STAMPING
• Sparkle Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes AND a blog hop!
• Make It Monday #177 - Anything Goes
• Inklings and Yarn Linky Party
• Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
• FAN-tastic Tuesday Challenge - Cute or Sweet
• Crimbo Crackers - Christmas Happiness
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking, have a crafty day. Laters!

Inspiration Challenge With The Craft Garden!

Happy Saturday crafters!  There's a  new challenge starting today at The Craft Garden and it's an inspiration challenge!  You can make anything you like, drawing inspiration from this photo:

I was instantly inspired by the pallet wood, and by the colors.  I tried to draw all of that into the card I created.

You know me, I LOVE music.  I hadn't had a chance to use this stamp yet and I thought this card was the perfect opportunity.  I'm really happy with the way the colors came together.

Girl, put your records on.....

Come and play with us this month at The Craft Garden!  I can't wait to see what about the photo inspires all of you.  Thanks so much for looking.  Laters!

Love To Create Challenge Blog Design Team Call

Happy Friday.  It's FINALLY the weekend!  I'm going to be snowed in and spending it in my craft room, YAY!  Today I've got a Valentine's Day card to share with you, but it can also be used as a romantic card any time of the year.  I created this card special for the Design Team Call at Love To Create Challenge Blog.  Love To Create is a favorite of mine, and when I saw this call, I knew I had to apply.

This is the inspiration photo for the call.  I love the range of colors, and yes, I want to eat the cookies. :)

The call required a card with a fancy fold and the colors above.  I knew instantly that I wanted to make a twisted easel card 'cause I'd never created one before.

This is how the card looks closed, before you open it. It's very dimensional and would have to go in a box and not an envelope.

And here it is open.  Ta da!  The easel stays put 'cause the little sentiment tag holds it in place.

Close up of the inside.  I made the flowers myself with hand-painted paper.  I like to be creative and make my own embellishments rather than buy them.

And a close up of the bow, stick pin and flowers on the card front.

I've had a blast making this card.  I hope everyone over at Love To Create likes it, too.  I want to thank them for this amazing opportunity!

Be You

It has taken me hours to do this post because my STUPID computer is being so slow.  I just don't get it. It's moving at the speed of the turtles (The Slowskys!) in the AT&T commercials.

Anyways.  I've got a card to share with you really quick, specifically created for the sketch challenges at Creative Card Crew and Seems A Little Sketchy (don't you just love that name?).  Here's what I created.

I'm so happy with how she turned out but I've gotta get off this computer now before I literally throw it down the stairs!!  Need caffeine and a break from technology!  Laters!!

Project Runway Challenge - Week Two

Last season (or maybe it was two seasons ago) while watching Project Runway, I thought to myself that it would be fun to create cards based on the challenges the designers work with every week.  I thought, this would be interesting.  And I started to do the projects, and then I got busy and the holidays and bam, only did it for like, three weeks.

So this year, I'm starting it over.  There's a new PR spinoff this season called Under The Gunn and already, I love it. Who doesn't love Tim?  Anyways the first week the designers had to use specific projects and I'm still working on that project, but Week 2 is done, so here it is.

This card is also my second opportunity to apply for the Hobbycutz Design Team.  The theme for this weeks' challenge is Lots of Layers, and as you can see, I paper-pieced the dress and flower with multiple layers of handmade and mulberry papers, and added shimmery and glittery accents.  This was also my first project with a new stamp set that I got for my birthday. I'm SO happy with how it turned out.

This week on Project Runway, they challenged the designers to create something that shows who THEY are as a designer.  This is who I am.  Colors, glitter, bling, a lot going on but it's all cohesive.  Artsy and feminine at the same time.  A tiny hint of vintage along with a modern flair.

I'm also going to link up to my favorite linky parties, Make It Monday and Just Be Creative Crazy.

Thank you SO much for looking and wish me luck with Hobbycutz!!  Laters!!