Guest Design Spot: The Shabby Tea Room

Hi, friends!  I'm so excited to tell you that I am a guest designer this week at The Shabby Tea Room! :)  The title of this challenge is "Pretty Prints"!  We want to see projects that use some sort of fabric in them and that are inspired by the colors in...

...this photo~

Here's what I came up with~

Details~

I've used stamps, twine, and a straw from Paper Sweeties, a fabric flower from my stash, enamel dots by My Mind's Eye, a Sakura purple glitter gel pen (faux stitching), Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stickles by Ranger in Diamond, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by and look at my creation!  I hope you like what you see and that you join in this week's fabulously fun challenge at The Shabby Tea Room!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

CASual Colors

Well, I've had an interesting weekend...Picasa.  That's all I'm going to say.  Some of you may know the issues I've dealt with--if you want more info about dealing with Picasa problems, email me and I will share what I've learned!  BUT, I do have a card to share with you today!!!

Here it is~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

CASual Fridays: Strips of color/pattern

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Add some sparkle

Paper Players: CAS + Sentiment as main focus

It was a fun card to make.  I used some cardboard from a package of patterned paper, cut a strip, added some washi tape.  Next, I put it onto my card, and added some elements!  That fabulous polka dotted arrow is from the die cuts that Katy sent me!!!  I'm loving them! :)  I'll be sending this to a special friend so it's also my weekly "Spread the L-O-V-E" card! :)

Thanks for stopping by--I hope you have a fabulous week and had a wonderful weekend!  Happy stamping! :)

Summer and winter meet up...

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Hi, friends!  I've made 2 cards today that I'd like to share, and they are seasonally opposites!  One is a summery friendship card and the other is a festive winter card!  I really like the way both came out, but I don't have a lot of time to blog today as I've got some admin responsibilities to attend to, and I want to comment on your creations!!!  Let's get started, shall we?

Here's my summer card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Basic Grey: Fun in the Sun

Aud Sentiments: For a Friend

Just Us Girls: Sketch

Nothing says summer to a Kansan like sunflowers!  I've never entered a Basic Grey challenge before and so I wanted to enter this time.  I've used my favorite BG patterned paper, some BG clear stamps, and a BG fabric flower on this card.  The sentiment is by Technique Tuesday and all other supplies are from Stampin' Up!  The sunflowers and earthly tones remind me of summer and the sentiment is special--I'm sending it to a friend that I don't get to see much anymore due to her working full-time now...it's sad, really.  She's my BFF and I want her to know I love her!!!  Let's keep going...

Here's my winter card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Charisma Cardz: Sketch

Digi Haven: Christmas in July

(find my freebie here)

Can You Digi It?: Christmas in July

DYSU: RED

 

This card is kind of a mistake...I had every intention of following the sketch to the letter and not rotate it, etc., but then after I had glued down all the background pieces, I realized the card front had been facing the wrong way! LOL!!!  So, the sketch is rotated...I think this turned out well!  I used a free digi stamp from Broken Box Stock, lots of Stampin' Up! papers (IN PURE POPPY AND REAL RED), markers, punches, and glitter, and a sentiment made by yours truly!  You know what that means--it's free to you for a limited time! :) 

Here's your freebie from ME

(will be deleted in the next few days)~

Thanks for stopping by!  Before I go, I want to invite ALL OF YOU to come and join in my Technique Tuesday Challenge: Cascading Cards!!!

I am trying my hardest to get more participation, but it isn't happening...it makes me sad!  Please stop by and play along!  There are free digi prizes from me for the 6 winners!!!  Thanks for considering it, and happy stamping! :)

A rare post...

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...AND A BIT LINK HEAVY...JUST, BE CAREFUL***

Yeah, I know.  I'm hilarious!  It's not rare at all for me to post!  Or to have some crazy warning about lots of photos, etc...BUT it is rare for me to post a handmade card for Word Art Wednesday!  Usually I make a digital print over on my digital artwork blog, My Uni-verse, but this time I've created a special digi to share with you all!  Let's take a look at the EASEL card I made.  That's right.  I finally made one!  Rare post indeed!

Here's the card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Word Art Wednesday: Jeremiah 29:11

CR84FN: Color Inspiration

Feeling Sketchy: Sketch

Digi Makeover: Easel Card

What do you think of my very first easel card?  I rather like it!  I can't believe I thought it would be too hard for me to try!  If you think this, TRUST ME.  If I can make it, anybody can!!!!  I've used papers by Stampin' Up! and Pink Paislee, ink by SU!, rhinestones from the dollar section somewhere and ribbon from SU!  Oh, and a darling fabric flower by Basic Grey!  AND, I've used the faux pressed flowers technique that was featured last month at Technique Tuesday.  Stop by there tomorrow for a brand spakin' new monthly technique challenge--it's a goodie! 

Oh, I almost forgot, I promised you the free digi!  Yes.  I did!  I made it by me own wee self!  If you fancy it, take it for your own stash! ;)

Here it is~

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be making a digi print, as well, and posting my thoughts on this scripture over at My Uni-verse.  I hope to see you there, too!  Happy stamping, friends!

Just Us Girls #95 Fabric

Wow. This was really tough for me! The challenge (here) this week at Just Us Girls was to create a card with fabric on it. RIBBON DIDN'T COUNT. EEK! I was IN TROUBLE!

I really put this off until the last minute, hoping that I would somehow be inspired just by thinking about fabric. Then I remembered a sweet gift from a friend who wanted me to get into quilting--beautiful, colorful quilt squares that, I have to admit, I'll never use. So, this is what I came up with from those quilt squares:

A quilt card! It was very time consuming, but I am pleased with the result. Thank you for the challenge, ladies! It got me out of my comfort zone and helped to inspire my stamping day! PLUS, I got to use something that had been sitting in my house for literally years. No joke.

Anyway, I hope my little faux quilting experience inspires you to create something out of your comfort zone today! Happy crafting!