D2D: Summer Days

Hello Friends,
I'm back to share the new image coming to you if you played along on the progressive challenge this week at Designed2Delight.
Here's my card:

This sweet image is called Summer Days. I'm a June baby so summer is my favorite season. The sun is out, time to relax, & as you can see, this girl is enjoying some sunshine :)

For my card, I colored the little summer bear with Copics & then used a washcloth with blender solution to dab over the image to give it that fuzzy look of fur. I used a bit of pointilism for the grass. I had so much fun creating a little quilled sun. I haven't quilled in ages, so I need to do it more often :)
Here's a closer peek:

To finish I added a ribbon banner & buttons.

You can find all the deets to the progressive challenge on the D2D Blog as well as more inspiration from the DT.

This card will be joining the fun at the following challenges:
The Sweet Stop: Sketch 108 (rotated the sketch)
A spoonful of Sugar: Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for peeking!
Gotta Go!

ABC Challenge: U is for...

UNUSUAL Folds!

Howdy friends,
Welcome to a brand new challenge at ABC Challenges! This week the challenge, should you accept it, is unusual folds. This is a great challenge because now those of us who stick to the basic card form get the chance to step out of our comfort zone & create something different. I chose to go with a card style I've long admired but was very intimidated by---> The Tri-Fold Shutter card.
Here's my card: closed

 opened:

I couldn't believe how super simple it was to make. Seriously, I felt like such a fool for being afraid for so long cuz it's an AMAZING card style!
Here are a few more peeks & then come the deets :)

flattened out on the table

 stretched out view from the top

What i love about it is even though it stretches out to 12 inches, it closes to A4 size! (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
This is a wedding card. I used some papers from one of my fav BasicGrey collections---> Cappella. I embellished it simply with some Prima flowers from YMH and my Viva Decor pen.

You will definitely be seeing more of these type of cards from me, let me tell ya! It's so easy, but fabulous!  It took longer to cut the layers than to create the card. Is there a particular card style that you've put the brakes on? Join us this week & just do it! Do it afraid like I did & you might surprise yourself ;) You've got til next Monday to Linky your card creation to the ABC Challenge blog & possibly be awarded a spot in the Top 5 or be the winner of the fabbie prize offered by our sponsor:

Whiff of Joy! Woo hoo!

You can find a wonderful tut on the tri-shutter card at SCS---> Here.
Thanks so much for peeking!
Gotta go!

Cardabilities DT Reveal Sketch #31

Hello friends,
So with Blogger & my life so wonky lately, I've been away from my craft room. But today, is the reveal of the latest & greatest Cardabilities sketch.
Here's the sketch:

 Here's my card:

As you can tell, I rotated the sketch. It's a graduation card for one of my students. I used our school colors of brilliant blue & real red. That is one color I wish SU hadn't retired cuz it's a perfect match to our school colors :( I did hoard of course, so I do have a bit of a stash ;) It's going to a male student so I didn't want to add to many froo-froo embellies. I used the For the Graduate stamp set from PTI & popped up the grad cap then I did a bit of faux stitching. 
You've got 2 weeks to upload your card creation to the Cardabilities Gallery & be sure to check out the amazing cards the rest of the DT created with this sketch.

If you are a fan & enjoy the Cardabilities sketches as much as I do how about joining the Design Team! That's right, there's a DT call going out right now. This is my last term since I've been part of the DT for a year :( so it's my time to retire (tear, tear) but now I'll be playing along from the other side of the fence & I'll be eligible for the fab sponsor prizes ---> heh heh heh :) So pop by the Cardabilities blog & check out THIS POST for all the deets.

Thanks so much for peeking today! Have a great week :)

Creative Card Crew Challenge: May Flowers

Hi friends,
Hope you Mommies (and those that nurture like Mommies) out there had a fabulous Mother's Day. My boys made a chocolate cake for me & I got some flowers from the hub. Today, May 10th,  happens to be Mother's Day for many Spanish speaking countries so Feliz Dia de las Madres again! :) and yes, I get more treats on this day too :) I accept gifts bilingually! (hee hee!)
Today also marks a new challenge at Creative Card Crew. This week, the challenge is... May flowers.
Here's my card:

It's a gift card holder that holds a tea bag & Starbucks gift card for my son's teacher.

Here's a closer peek:

Isn't this the cutest tea cup? It's called English Tea Cup from our fabulous sponsor this week: Robyn's Fetish! I printed it twice & popped up the roses. They're colored with Copics & then I sprayed them with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist for a bit of shimmer :) I added a bit of Crackle Accents to the cup to give it the look of a vintage porcelain tea cup.

You can find a video tut I created for this gift card holder (made with just one envelope)---> HERE.
Please stop by the Creative Card Crew blog to take a peek at the flowery creations by the rest of the DT & be sure to Linky your creation by next Monday to be in the running to win the fabby prize pack offered by our friends at Robyn's Fetish.

Thank so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!




The 411
Copic Recipe: R20, RV32, RV34, YG11, YG13, YG17
Stamps: English Tea Cup- Robyn's Fetish, Teacher's Apple- PTI
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Hibiscus Burst- PTI
Paper: Couture- SEI, Neenah White cs
Tools: Labels 14- Spellbinders
Other: Copics, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Doily, blink, Crackle Accents- Ranger, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, ribbon

D2D: Pail of Flowers

Hola Friends,
Happy Cinco de Mayo! or as some like to call it: Cinco de Drunk-O! Today commemorates the Battle of Puebla where the Mexican Army defeated the much better equipped & larger, French army. Ok, so the French came back & knocked their lights out later, but we celebrate the "David over Goliath" underdog win of the Mexican army. Most people I know spend the day celebrating with Coronas, Tequila, & margaritas! Ah well...

Today, I get to give you a sneak peek at the next image for the progressive challenge at Designed2Delight! Since it's the beginning of the month, this beautiful image will be available FREE for 1 week beginning tomorrow on Faith's blog & the progressive challenge begins!

Here's my card:

 This is a truly lovely image. It just begs to be watercolored, but I went the Copic route :) I wanted the soft feel of watercoloring so I used the lightest Copic colors which were last year's new releases. I printed the image 3 times in 3 different sizes! I know I'm a maniac that way ;) but I wanted the flowers in the pail to overflow a bit more so I used a slightly larger size to layer over the base image. (That's the BEAUTY of digi images :) Then the third set, I used to accent around the image. The paper (which oh my gooooodness, is so gorgeous!) matched Faith's image seamlessly... happy sigh...
Here's a closer peek:

and yes, I went crazy with my Viva Decor Pearl pen again ;) (I reeeeally should seek help for my addiction!)
The sentiment is stamped on the satin ribbon with VersaCraft ink. It is *perfect* for stamping on fabrics & it won't smudge & smear. I also paper pieced (a la digi) the sweet little quilt.

You can find all the deets to the progressive challenge on the brand spanking new & redesigned D2D blog---> Here. Grab it tomorrow & play along!

My card is hobnobbing with the following challenges:
The Sweet Stop: Sketch SSS106
Fun For Challenges: Lots of Flowers
Simon Says Stamp: Paper Piecing
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday: Open Challenge (Anything Goes)
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum Challenges: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for peeking today... and everyday!
Adios!

The 411

Copic Recipe: Flowers:V0000, B0000, R0000, G0000, BG0000, B0000 G20, G24, G40 Pail: C3, C1, C00

Stamps: Pail of Flowers (digi)- Designed2Delight, Delightful Dahlia- PTI
Ink: VersaCraft ink: Real Black
Paper: Couture Collection- SEI, Pink Pirouette- SU, Neenah White CS
Tools: Beaded Ovals- Spellbinders
Other: Copics, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Pearls- SEI, ribbon

ABC Challenge: T is for...

TWO or more images!

Hi ya friends,
Welcome to a brand new challenge at The ABC Challenge! This week is T is for Two or more images (sentiments or text don't count as one). But first, I'd like to apologize for not coming to visit your blogs lately :( It's been crazy busy here with report cards (for nearly 200 students) and planning for the 5 de Mayo activities the Spanish Department has been preparing for. Hopefully things will return back to just crazy normal in a few days!  ugh :(
Ok, back to this week's challenge...
Here's my card:

Isn't she just Ahhhhhdorable! I know I say that about all the Maggies ;) My two images are Longing Tilda & Romantic Window. They're colored with Copics. The little roses got a bit of red Spica glitter pen so they're sparkly.
Here's a closer peek:

The letter T is brought to you by: WILD ROSE STUDIO 

 who is offering this cutie Milton fresh from their newest collection :) sweetness...

 Be sure to stop by the ABC Challenge Blog & check out the fabulous cards the rest of the DT has created using 2 or more images. The more the merrier, right?! You've got until Monday night to Linky your card creation.

We are also saying good-bye to out fearless team leader, Heidi :( we sure do appreciate everything she's done to make it such a great DT to be a part of. We'll miss you Heidi!

Thank you so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

The 411
ETA Copic Recipe: Flowers: R24, R29, G24, G21, G40   bricks: R20, R22, R24  Window (wood) E25, E31, E53 glass: BG10 Tilda: skin E00, E000, E11, R20 Hair: YR23, E35, Y23 Clothes: BG11, BG13, BG18

Stamps: Longing Tilda, Romantic Window- Magnolia stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: The Thrift Shop- October Afternoon (luuuv), Aqua Mist cs, Vintage Cream cs, Pure Poppy cs- PTI
Tools: Doily Lace Die- PTI, Cricut & Wild Card Cart
Other: Copics, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Pearls- Kaiser, Ribbon, Stick pins- Maya Road, Stickles, Spica Pen

Blog Candy Winners!!

Hi ya friends,
Thank you so much for sharing in the fun of my 2nd blogoversary!
3 winners were chosen via Random.org and here they are:

Blog Candy #1 My Luv for Papertrey Ink

lisa808 said...

Matching stamps & dies--it doesn't get any better! I had a Mother Goose book of nursery rhymes that I loved as a child. It was passed along to both of my brothers. April 13, 2011 9:07 AM 

YAY Lisa! This is really funny cuz I just won her blogoversary candy! Hee! Hee! There's one for Karma, Lisa :)

Blog Candy #2 My Luv for Cardmaking

 Congrats goes to...

E.T said...

One lesson I keep on spreading... try to forgive.. the more people you forgive, the more at peace you become. Your candy has been added in the Blog Candies section at Feline Playful!

April 20, 2011 10:19 PM

and Blog Candy #3 My Luv for Tools

Jessica Wekenman said...

Wowza! What a huge and generous blog candy! My favorite tool would have to be my Martha Stewart Score board! I have really wanted to the pink ATG gun! Thank you so much for the chance!  April 13, 2011 7:09 AM

Jessica, you are a girl with a gun now!

Ladies, you've got 48 hours to contact me (9pm PST Wednesday) or I take that gun & redraw! click on my little chalkboard on the left & send me your deets.

Now, I've got some more Blog Candy to give away cuz my blog has passed 150,000 hits! Cr---azy! The next blog candy will be open to EVERYONE! Yes, this means my friends from a far can get in on the fun too :) I'll give you the deets soon...

I don't know why all of a sudden everything is in CAPS but Blogger is going wonky!  Thank you everyone!