Butterflies should fly.

I made this card for a couple of challenges.

 The colors are from The Play Date Cafe

Let me tell you that was not an easy color combination for me. I did find some papers from the DCWV Mariposa stack that worked though. I love using patterned papers. A lot of the time when I make a card, I start with picking out patterned papers in the colors I need first. 

The layout comes from a Get Sketchy sketch for this week.

That one was also a challenge... So I decided to combine them. (what?)

Right before I went to take pictures of this card, my almost 2 year old son decided to "play" with the butterflies. All the butterflies were off the card, and he had torn one right down the middle...He was making them fly (AKA Throwing them in the air)...What a goober. lol. Well I got them glued back together, but he left his mark. 

Do I sound super whiney, or what?  I don't mean to. But its all snowy outside too. Yuk.

I promise my next hope will be so cheerful it'll induce smiles. 

Pinkx3+purple=3c

Three more cards inspired by 1 Moxie Fab collor challenge.

 On this card I tried a technique iv'e seen, for the first time. I love how it turned out. Altough don't let me fool you, that x-acto knife and I had to fight it out.

The challenge if you haven't guessed it yet was the Pretty Pastel color challenge.

 

I couldn't stop layering on this one. Can you tell? I got to use a bunch of goodies though, like WMS music background stamp, border punches, spellbinders die, lace, buttons...ect

I used ink and my heat tool to age the edges of the paper. If you try this be very careful not to keep the heat tool in one place too long... It might catch fire. But you know that don't you.

The cricut did all the work cutting out the card base for this one. I love that shape so much.

 The punny valentine images are from a sheet of patterned paper I found at Hobby Lobby (or Michaels?) a while ago.

Pink, and adventures in style.

I've been on a roll lately, i'm telling you I'm loving the challenges out there. They really inspire me to create in ways I would probably not have thought of on my own. So here are two completely different cards inspired by the same color challenge.

This card was all made with 1 sheet of patterned paper. I just cut out elements I really liked and added them back on with dimensional adhesive.

The pallette for these cards was inspired by Moxie Fab World, this one is the Monochromatic challenge.

Thats right, pink x3. Sweet.

For this card I used a couple different papers from the Sweet Stack by DCWV (I used the smaller mat stack size)

I love the rick rack on the edge of the card.

I've really been experimenting with my style of creating latley. (I'm sure you've noticed!) I don't know that I have a "style" thats just me. I really like so many different techniques and trends...I do know that I like feminine. Girly and glittery :) And vintage/retro. Whether its bold like my "Love you forever" card or soft and shabby like these cards, I created it and its me.

Happy Sunday :)

Here's another flower garden-y card with that DCWV paper. This time the focal point of my card is a handmade embellishment made by yours truly ;). The fancy mangifying glass chipbboard like piece of course!

I cut the shape out with my cricut about 5 times and adhered them all together, to make it thick like chipboard. I really love the dimension it gives to the card. I then glittered the hek out of it. You know I like doing that.

Flower garden

After a year of sitting in my closet untouched, I finally cut into my DCWV Garden stack, I love those papers! They are super thick and some have glitter, or embossed parts... they're great.  I made these quick little cards with one of my favorite patterns from the stack. I'm still working on a couple more. 

I also made a couple felt flowers using PTI dies, and wool felt. I love these, I'm want to make a whole flock of flowers...yum yum. 

Christmas bling

So here's yet one more Christmas card....

I'll post a non-Christmas card next time, to switch things up...lol

I made this one a couple of weeks ago. I haven't really been in a crafting mood as of late, but I need to get on it because I have a mile long list of projects to finish up!

Cardstock is from the DCWV neutrals stack...oh I hate that stuff for card bases...lol, I was Just trying to use it up but now I regret using it on this card. Its so flimsy. Great for the cricut though...

The patterned paper is Jenni Bowlin and K&Company.

Stamps are from Papertrey Ink, Studio G,and you probably can't see the snowflakes stamped in Ranger Distress antique linen, BUT those are Inkadinkado. Other ink color is Ranger Distress Fired Brick.

All the blingy swirls are Michael's store brand (Paperstudio? Reminisce? I can't remember...)

I made that sparkly star by cutting chipboard (cardboard from packaging) and glittering it with this great chunky glitter from Joanns. You can find that glitter in the kids craft section, it comes in little tubes. 

The lace is a ribbon roll I bought on clearance at Walmart. The seam binding ribbon was bought from Prairie Bird Boutique on Etsy. 

So after posting these pictures I noticed my lace ribbon is totally crooked...why didn't I notice that before I photographed it!? O well. C'est la vie. 

Also... I can't seem to get my tension ,on my sewing machine, correct for sewing on paper. I love the look but  i've the bobbin thread is always just sitting on top of the card instead of pulling through. Any tips?

...simply hello

Soooo.... I made this card a while ago with my gypsy and cricut. I can't remember what cartridges I used (sorry). I think I used accent essential, and.....? I'm sure you'll recognize the shapes.Everything was cut with the cricut... the card itself, the tiny bird, the flourish, the mats the sentiment is sitting on...okay I did say everything, silly me. 

The papers are all DCVW from I the mariposa and crafty stacks...If i'm remembering right.

I bought the crochet trim at Joanns, it was one of the "by the yard" laces. I inked it a bit with some Tim Holtz antique linen.

I stamped the sentiment (Papertrey Ink-mega mixed messages) and then used some Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Stickles over the top. I kind of distressed all the edges with my scissors, for a more tattered vintage look.

On the inside of the card, I used the flourish that you see on the front (before I adhered it to the front) as a mask. I made up my own glimmer mist with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink re-inker and gold perfect pearls. I just added a few drops of the re-inker and put a tiny scoop of the perfect pearls into a ranger mini mister, then filled with water. You can't see it in the picture but its really very shimmery. 

Lately I've been doing a lot more stamping (thanks to a PTI addiction) and so my poor little cricut is sorely neglected. I was looking through my cards and found this one, and it reminded me that I can make a whole card with just my cricut and still achieve that shabby or vintage look I love so much. I really need to take it out and use it more! I really do love that machine.

Waltzingmouse stamps challenge

I made this card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge... I love this challenge, but this is the first time I've been able to participate. Yay! 

The sketch

Supplies: Cardstock: DCWV pink, PTI aqua, white | Stamps: PTI fillable frames, Peace be still & Polka dot basics II. Waltzingmouse Stamps music background | Ink: Colorbox rasperry, PTI frost white and aqua | Dies: PTI fillable frames and peace be still | Embellishments: RickRack from walmart, Rinestones by paperstudio, glitter from Joann's.|