Happy Everything!

Well, it's challenge time over at Happileigh Scrappin'.  Yay!!!  =D  This week Leigh came up with a great challenge: Special Folds.  That means we want to see anything except the traditional one-fold card.  Otherwise, it's wide open.  It could be a gate-fold, a tri-fold, an easel card....or not a card at all.  What about a matchbox or a carton?  The possibilities are endless!

I decided to try a new fold called a Spring Card.  I found the tutorial over at Split Coast Stampers.

I love this card because it folds flat, but when you pull it out of the envelope it pops up.  How fun, right? I used Leigh's Happy Everything Vase, which can be found here in the floral section of her store.  I also used some flowers from her Tea Party set.  The flowers were all colored using Spica Markers, Glaze and Souffle pens.  Paper is from Prima's Sasha Collection.  Papers and card folds edged with pink chalk ink.  The flowers on the bottom corners were made using a Cuttlebug Quilled Rose/Carnation Kit.  I was really excited how they turned out...here's a close up.

It took a couple of tries for me to figure out how the kit works, but I'm happy with the results. =D I added a yellow gem to the center of the flower, and some stickles to all leaves.

Well, that's it for my creation!  Head on over to the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the Happi Sisters came up with...you won't be sorry!  Remember, you do not need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image to enter the challenge, but if you do your entry will be counted twice!  If you don't have any Happileigh Scrappin' images you can find some freebies here, or you can head to the store here.  Leigh's still having a spring sale...buy three, get one free.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'm also entering this into the Fab 'n' Funky Make Your Own Blooms challenge.

Asian Inspiration

A couple of months ago I bought a fan die for my Big Shot.  Ever since then, I've been wanting to do an Asian inspired card.  Then, I found this fabulous image over at Tiddly Inks named Chi, which I thought was absolutely perfect for that style.  Lastly, I got some Asian style outline stickers at last weekend's Rubber Stamp and Scrapbooking Expo....and I was set!

The inside:

The image on the front of the card is the Chi image, colored with Copics.  This is the first time I've really tried highlighting with black hair, and I'm really happy with out it turned out!  (I used C0, C2 and 100.)  I know a lot of people don't like to use greys for the highlights...but I like the result.  =D  The coins and fan outlines are the stickers, and the inside of the fans were colored with Souffle pens.  The Chinese characters on the inside of the card are from Designed 2 Delight and mean happiness.  I wrote "happiness" underneath so anyone who picks up the card will immediately know what it means.  I used origami paper for the fan. (Thanks for the idea, Stef!!)

I am just stoked at how this turned out....but I still have a ton of embellishments that I planned on using but just didn't fit with this card.  So, don't be surprised if you see a few more of this style over the next couple of months!

No challenges for this one.  I just had this card stuck in my head and had to get it out on paper.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Rock and Roll!!

Hey folks!  Tiddly Inks is having a new challenge based on an inspiration photo.  Here's the photo:

Pretty, huh?  I like those colors....very rainbow-y. LOL  

The card I made for this challenge I also used a sketch by Stamp 'n' Doodle:

How fun, right?  I love that the embellishments look like little suns.  =D

Here is my project:

and the inside:

The image for my card is Tiddly Ink's Rocknrolla.  Isn't she adorable?  I love roller skates (and watching the roller derby).  I can totally see her racing around the rink, knocking down the opposing team....and what goes with roller derby more than Rock and Roll music?  Nothing!  =D  It's hard to see, but "Rock and Roll" is written on the guitar.  I had a lot of fun with this card once I got going.  I would have used more colors from the inspiration photo, but apparently the printer I used when printing my challenge list was running out of some colors.  On my printout the bottom of the shower curtain looked like brick red instead of purple.  Oops!

Anyway, I hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by. We'll see you soon!

Challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Inspiration Photo

Stamp 'n' Doodle: Sketch

Digital Tuesday: Seeing Stars

Pollycraft: Music

Girls Day Out

Last Saturday my mom and I went to the Rubber Stamping & Scrapbooking Expo at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.  Oh, the fun we had!  So many great deals!  Plus, we got to see a lot of stuff that we don't usually see since most of the Expo people are from other states.  Over the next few weeks I'm sure you're going to be seeing some of the stuff I got.

One of my most interesting finds is the Iris Folding Stamp from Stamp N Plus Scrap N.  The Iris Folding Stamp is a particular type of stamp, not name of the stamp I bought.  (Actually, they don't really have names.  I looked at the store and the stamp I bought is F-IR059.)  All of the stamps have numerous lines running through them.  You stamp it onto a piece of paper, and cut the stamp out using a craft knife.  Then, using removable tape, you tape the paper you cut out over the hole in your card, using it as a type of guide/mask for the next step.  You tape numerous tiny pieces of folded paper following the lines on the mask.  When you have completely covered the hole, you remove the mask from the front and voila!  You have an awesome image created out of many little pieces of paper.

Yes, I know....I'm HORRIBLE at describing this.  It's kind of hard to describe...but if you saw the process I promise it would make sense! LOL  Here's my card:

See all the lines from the folded pieces of paper?  Because I used a shiny paper for the dress, it was REALLY hard to take a picture.  The actual colors of the card...background is a pale purple.  The Stickles outline is bright red. The frame is a denim blue, and the red dress is a bright, shiny red (like metallic wrapping paper).  I wish I had been able to get a better picture, because it really makes the card look great.  

I just couldn't wait to use this stamp!  It was a lot of fun.  Next time, I'm definitely using different colors.  I will also probably try it without a shiny paper....and we'll see if the pictures turn out better.  =D

We'll see you tomorrow!

Pearls and Lace

Well, I just don't believe it.  It's only Tuesday night....and I have made the Anita card for this week's challenge!!  I'm WAY ahead of the deadline this time!  (I hope it makes up for missing last week's AWESOME sketch that I totally hope to use some day, but I just didn't have time last week. *sniff*)  I know it's pretty simple...but I wanted it to be.  I didn't want to add anything to distract from the image or the background, you know?  I see all these lovely creations with a million embellies but nothing is overshadowed....and I just can't do that yet.  Still trying to get comfortable with them. LOL

I'm also using this for a Polka Doodles challenge that I thought was kind of interesting.  It's a menu choice, where you can pick only one option from each category.  The menu is:

Color: Pink or Turquoise

Image: Fairy or Butterfly

Embellishment 1: Ribbon or Lace

Embellishment 2: Pearls or Gems

I picked Turquoise, Fairy, Lace and Pearls.

Anyway, here's my card!

I used one of my favorite Anita fairies, as well as one of her sentiments.  The lace with pearls I got at Michael's.  Mini pearls are from Recollections.  The ticket stamp around the sentiment is from Imaginisce.  I stamped it, then colored over it with a turquoise Spica glitter marker, then outlined it with a black ballpoint pen. Fairy colored with Copics and crystal Stickles. Papers from the Sasha collection and Me and My Big Ideas.

I hope you like it!

Challenges:

Anita: Pearls and Lace

Polka Doodles: Menu Choice

A Stitch in Time...

Happi Monday, y'all!  It's time for this week's Happileigh Scrappin' challenge.  This week, I got to pick the challenge.  I decided to go with "Stitching".  Use hand stitches, machine stitches, or faux stitches...it's all up to you! So, grab a needle (or a pen) and sew up some fun!

I used Leigh's Bee Bounty for my card.  I just love that cute little bee!!  I hand stitched around all of the design papers.  I decided to use a different kind of stitch of each paper.  It was fun figuring out how to make them turn out right. Some day I hope to have a sewing machine so I don't have to do it all by hand, but it was a peaceful way to pass the time. =)

So there you have it!  Head on over to the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge Blog for details and to check out the submissions from the other Happi Sisters.  Remember, you can use an image from any company, but if you use a Happileigh Scrappin' image your project will be entered twice.  If you don't have any Happileigh Scrappin' images yet you can go here for some freebies or to the store here.  There's still a sale going on (buy three get one free) so now's a good time to stock up on Leigh's gorgeous images!

I am also entering this card in Digital Tuesday's Thinking of You challenge and AiFactory's Nature Walk challenge.

Inspire

Well, I posted this a couple of days ago....and then Blogger went crazy.  (Not my fault, I swear!!)  Now, my post has disappeared.  I don't really remember everything I said...a lot about not being really sure what Steampunk is but I've been hearing about it a lot and really wanted to give it a shot.  Anyway, here's the card I posted.

Basically, I used lots of Tim Holtz.  Distress inks, embellishments, embossing folders.  If you're really interested, let me know and I will give you a list of the components.  Main thing is the image is from Tiddly Inks.  Love it!

Sorry this is so breif...I'm actually at work right now and trying just to get this up as soon as possible.  =(  I promise my first post was cool and kind of funny....but now you'll never know. LOL

Challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers: Steampunk or Machine

I Love Puzzles!

Tiddly Inks is have a new kind of challenge....a puzzle challenge!  I do love puzzles!  =)  It's a two part challenge.... 

First!  You make any kind of project with any Tiddly Inks image and post it HERE before 9pm CST.  (If you're reading this right after I post you still have an hour and a half so hurry up!)  

Second! After 9pm, you go back and do a blog hop of all the entries.  I've seen the kinds of projects Tiddly Inkers post and they are awesome so I know this is going to be a blast!

Third!  Also after 9pm you do a blog hop of the Tiddly Inks Design Team.  Hidden in the DT's blogs will be the pieces to two jigsaw puzzles.  Each puzzle is a Tiddly Inks image.  After you have seen both whole images, you go to the TI store, find the names of the images, and email them to Christy (her contact info is on the Tiddly Inks blog).

Oh, this is just so exciting!!  =)  Here's my card:

And here's the inside:

I didn't want to have a lot of embellishments on the card because the dp is so involved...I didn't want anything getting lost.  =)  I used one of my favorite Tiddly Inks images, Tainted.  She was colored with Copics.  DPs are from DCWV's Rockstar stack.

I hope you liked my entry!  Now go enjoy the rest of the hop!!  =)

I am also entering this card into Digi's With Attitude! Challenges #25: Make Us Laugh.

Good Morning!

Happi Monday, y'all!!  You know what that means....time for another Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge.  Woot!  This week was Barb's turn to host. Unfortunately Barb had to leave the DT last week, but we decided to keep her challenge in honor of her time with us. The challenge is: Emerald Birthday.  If you were not aware, the Emerald is May's birthstone.  So, what we'd like to see is either a card with emerald being the main color or a birthday card.  If you make a birthday card with the main color being emerald...you get entered into the challenge twice!  How cool is that?

Here's the card I made for the challenge:

I used Leigh's image Sunbonnet Bonnie, which can be found at the store here.  Green is one of my very favorite colors, so I had a lot of fun with this challenge.  Orange is NOT one of my favorite colors.  In fact, I very rarely use it.  However, I had these fun little orange flowers I really wanted to use....and I'm pretty happy with the result.  I decided I like how the colors went together.  =D  Now most of you know me pretty well so you know the image was colored with Copics, and the bow was covered with Stickles.  I just have SUCH a hard time finishing without my Stickles. LOL

Ok, you've seen my project.  Now head on over to the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge Blog to check out the gorgeous cards by the other Happi Sisters.  Remember, you can use any image to enter the challenge, but if you use a Happileigh Scrappin' image your project gets entered twice.  If you don't have any Happileigh Scrappin' images yet, you can find some freebies here,  or you can visit the store here.  Leigh still has a couple of specials going on (free Mother's Day sentiment with purchase and buy three get one free) so you'll want to hurry.

Thanks for stopping by, as always!  I love to hear from you.  =D  I'll see you all soon!!