My Dollar Spot Ribbon Gets Used!!

I originally wanted to make this card for this weeks technique challenge. You cut out an image and pop it up numerous times for a layered effect. I thought my moose would be perfect for it! Of course I thought so much about the rest of the card that I ended up forgetting to cut and pop up the moose. That happens to me a lot, I have a plan and then I forget about it and end up with something else! Otherwise I really love this card. The colors and layout are inspired by past challenges. At the end I realized it was missing something, I needed some sort of embellishment. I was looking through my basket for some Jolee's stickers when I found this ribbon from the Target Dollar Spot. It matches the Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou perfectly!!

Stamps: Moose You
Ink: chocolate Chip, River Rock
Paper: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Confetti White
Accessories: Dollar Spot Ribbon, Scallop Punch

Weekend Sketch Challenge #41

I have been wanting to use my All Natural set for a while now. With all of the new sets I've gotten lately it has gotten to the bottom of my pile. Beate's Weekend Sketch challenge worked really well with what I had in mind. The card is simple but I left it that way so I can add a sentiment later when I send it out.

The colors are from a past color challenge. I have printed out all of the past color and sketch challenges so I can use them for ideas when I'm stuck.

Stamps: All Natural
Paper: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Summer Sun, Confetti White
Ink: Summer Sun, Old Olive
Accessories: Certainly Celery 1/4" Ribbon, brads

Dollar Spot Inspired Card

I found some new stamping/scrapbooking stuff at the dollar spot at Target the other day. I got this really cute ribbon there. I matched up some of the colors and then put this card together with the colors inspired by the ribbon and the layout from Beate's challenge from last weekend. I designed this whole card around the ribbon and then forgot to even put it on the card! Ugh. Oh well, I'll use it on something else. Otherwise I really like the card, it's for my nephew for his birthday so I needed it to be boyish.

I designed a new watermark to put on my pictures. It was a little small for the picture and I didn't quite resize it enough but at least it's there for now. It took me FOREVER to do but I really like it!

Stamps: Crab & Company
Paper: River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Jet Black Stazon, River Rock
Accessories, Aquapainter, Scallop Punch, 1 3/8" Punch

Birthday Pinch!

Two of my nephews have birthdays in April. I made this card for one of them but I'm not sure which one. Probably Kaden since his is only about a week away! My original intention for the background was to make a random pattern with the starfish and sea shell stamps. It ended up being a less than random pattern with only the starfish stamp. I have a bad cold right now and my mind is a little fuzzy!

Stamps: Crab & Company
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Paper Piercer

Baby Boy Onesie Card!

I just found out that my oldest sister is going to have a boy. I am really excited to make really cute baby things but I am stumped when it comes to making boy things. Well I knew I wanted to make a few of these adorable onesie cards. It was a bit challenging for me but I like how it turned out. I think I might make these for her to send out as baby announcements or something. Of course I cannot take credit for the design of this card (I wish!) I got the idea and directions from Lauren Meader's blog. Her whole blog is great and her onesie cards are much better than mine!

Sorry about the poor picture quality. I am experimenting with different lighting and modes on my camera trying to get better pictures.

Stamps: So Many Scallops

Paper: Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Ballet Blue, So Saffron

Accessories: Lauren's Tutorial! buttons and Scallop Punch

Sketch Challenge Gone Bad!

I make this card over the weekend for the Sketch Challenge #168. It seemed like nothing went right with this card. First I couldn't decide on the colors I wanted to use, then I cut the panels the wrong size and had to cut new ones, then I couldn't decide on the image I wanted to use! And of course while I was putting it together I guess I wasn't paying enough attention to the spacing of the panels and there is a bigger gap on the right side than there is on the left side. Some of the layers are actually a little crooked (if you can't tell!) I tried to fix them but they were really stuck together. So to those that complain about Tombow Mono adhesive not keeping their cards together, they should come take a look at mine!

Speaking of Tombow Mono, awhile back I made a few binder clips covered with DP. I used my mono adhesive because it was all I had and I mentioned that it stuck fine. Well it did, until now! I noticed yesterday that the paper is peeling off so I will have to try something else to hold them together.

Stamps: Blooming with Love
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Purely Pomegranate, Barely Banana, River Rock
Paper: Blue Bayou, Barely Banana, Purely Pomegranate, Ginger Blossom DP
Accessories: Aquapainter

Moose You So Much Deer

This card if for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #40. It is a great sketch and when I first saw it I had a great idea of a card to make using Crab & Company. Well, I am at my mom's for the weekend and I didnt bring Crab & Co. with me!! Ugh. But I really like the card I came up with anyway. It took me a long time to figure out exactly how I wanted the card with the colors and that "grass" at the bottom. I also stamped the deer twice in Creamy Caramel using my Stamp-A-Majig because it didn't seem dark enough after just one stamp. The scallop is up on dimensionals.

Stamps: Moose You
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Chocolate Chip ribbon, Scallop Punch, 1 3/8" Punch