House of Cards February Challenge

Hello everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend!  It was in the 70's here, and I could not have been happier.  I got up early on Saturday and cleaned my house, so that I could try to spend the rest of the weekend outdoors.  I went to the local Farmers Market, went for a walk, and attended a BBQ at a coworkers house.  Gosh it was a great evening for a BBQ.  On Sunday, I went to church and for another walk before I decided to create a few things.  In all, it was a great weekend, and I'm feeling refreshed.

Today is the first of February.  This means there is a new House of Cards challenge posted.  I'm happy to be settled and back into creating for HOC again.  This month our challenge is to create shaped cards.

 
Here is the card I created.

I wanted to do something more on the CAS side again, but my card didn't exactly turn out that way, I don't think.  I did try to keep most of the white space, and eliminate a ton of embellishments.  In all, it's a very cute card, and I know just the person to send it to.  I hope she likes it.  I was excited to combine the following challenges in my card.

Addicted to CAS Challenge #80:  Red
Simon's Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Inkspirational Challenge #101:  Inspiration Photo (I was inspired by the love theme)
Just Us Girls Challenge #328:  Tic Tac Toe (I chose 3 layers, Flowers & Sequins)

That's all for me today.  I hope you'll head over to the HOC blog to see everyone's cards for this month.  They're pretty fabulous.  Hopefully you'll get to play along with us this month too.  We'd love to have you join us!  Have a wonderful week friends!

Hugs!

XOXO

Greetings!

How's your weekend going, so far?  Ours has been nice, and relaxing.  My daughter was very sweet, and woke up early this morning, to cook me breakfast.  She said that even though I'm physically her mom, I'm her mom and dad in most ways, so she wanted to do something nice for me on Father's Day.  What a sweet girl I have!  Our movie theater marathon was fantastic yesterday, although, I don't think we'll do that often.  By the middle of the third movie, we were kind of tired of sitting in the same chairs.  They're comfortable, but you know. lol 

I feel like I'm on a crafty roll this weekend.  I have another card.  Three days in a row is almost unheard of for me these days.  Here is the next card I have to share with you.

I have these gorgeous MFT Cover Ups sitting in my stash, and I had been wanting to use them.  So, I decided last night was time to do just that.  I love how this turned out, and again, decided that less is more.  For a bit of added interest, I touched up the petals of my flower with my clear Wink of Stella pen.  It's so pretty in real life.  I can't wait to send this to my friend.  I know she'll love it.  I'm going to submit this for the following challenges.

Papertake Weekly: Oh So Pretty
The Card Concept #37: Butterfly Effect (Inspiration Photo)
Fusion Challenge: Sketch & Inspiration Photo

I'm off to make more stuff.  I hope you have a wonderful day, celebrating the fathers in your lives. 

Hugs!

What's In It:
Paper: SU Whisper White Cardstock, MME Collectable: Notable Patterned Paper
Stamps: Art-C Butterflies, Our Daily Bread Designs Be Mine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Salty Ocean Distress Ink, Clear Wink of Stella
Accessories:  MFT Jumbo Dot Cover Up, Art-C Butterfly Dies, Recollections Mulberry Paper Mini Roses, Avery Elle Caribbean Blend Sequins

No Longer Two

Happy Friday!!

So, while I have been waiting for R and Hulk to arrive, I was able to create one more card for my collection.  As you've probably noticed, I don't make many shabby or vintage cards.  That's because I totally SUCK at that style. lol  Today, I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone and attempt something shabby.  Here is how it turned out.

I have to say, I'm quite impressed with myself. lol  I tried to channel a couple of my favorite shabby cardmakers, Andrea Ewen and Becca Feeken, and think they might actually approve of this one. :-)  There are more layers on this card, than any of my cards recently.  I think I'll have to continue this, as it looks awesome.  I love the old Bible print, and the background stamp with VersaMark too.  You can't really tell in the photo, but I gently sponged the roses with Spun Sugar distress ink.  They're really pretty in real life.  The only thing I think I need work on, is tying bows with seam binding ribbon.  I just couldn't get it to smooth out, once I had tied my bow.  It looks a bit awkward in the picture, but it's a little better, in person.  Eh, maybe I just need to practice more.  I'm going to submit this for the following challenges.

Mojo Monday #360: Sketch (it's not tall and skinny, i hope that's ok)
Shabby Tea Room #233: Celebrate (Photo Inspiration)
Simon's Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #147: Anything Goes

I hope that all of you have a wonderful, and safe holiday weekend.  I will be back next week with another something crafty, hopefully.

Hugs!

What's In It?
Paper: SU Blushing Bride & Very Vanilla Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, Page from an old Bible
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Love Scriptures, Hero Arts Flourish Background
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, VersaMark, Spun Sugar Distress Ink, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen
Accessories: Memory Box La Rue Heart Die, Spellbinders Labels 4 Small Die, SU Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punch, I Am Roses White Paper Roses, I Am Roses Green Leaves, Zva Creative Pearl Flourish

Matthew 1:21

Good day!

How is your week going, so far?  Between work, workouts, and school sporting events, I have had very little time to do anything else, and it's only Tuesday. lol  The silver lining to all of the chaos this week is that R will be here with Hulk, for the holiday weekend.  I'm super excited.  It's the first time we get to meet Hulk since R got him.  I have a feeling it's going to be very difficult to let them leave.  I can't wait until they're with us, full time.  Long distance stuff is hard. :-(

Anyway, here is the next card I want to share with you. 

This is probably the MOST non-traditional Christmas card I've ever made.  But, by now you know how I LOVE the non-traditional holiday stuff. ;-)  The sentiment is beautiful, but I probably would have never paired it with these colors on my own.  I do love the simplicity of the card, quite a bit, because the message stands out.  I'm going to enter this into the following challenges.

Wanna Sketch #19: Sketch
Word Art Wednesday #146: Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenge #38: Inspiration Photo

I'm off to work, and then workout, and then another volleyball game.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Stay crafty my friends!

  




What's In It?
Paper: Purple Shimmer cardstock, SU Melon Mambo & Whisper White cardstock, SU Designer Series paper
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Christmas Verses
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink, Salty Ocean distress ink
Accessories: Zva Creative gems, PTI Tag Sale die, SU Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon

Key To Heaven

Good day!

Since I will be studying all week, for my test on Wednesday, I was happy to get some time in my craft room last evening.  Here is the next card I have to share with you.

I'm not sure this turned out exactly how I pictured it, but I think it's pretty.  I don't know if I like the flowers at the top and bottom of the sentiment panel yet, but I think I'll just leave it alone.  I was excited to play along with the following challenges.

Word Art Wednesday #145: Anything Goes
Fusion Challenge: Photo Inspiration & Sketch
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes

I'm off to my busy day of work, and then I'm hosting a "study group" at our house, for those of us who want the extra push to get things absorbed before tomorrow's test.  I hope all of you have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

What's In It?
Paper: SU Melon Mambo & Whisper White cardstock, Bazzil Lemon Yellow textured cardstock, Bo Bunny Yellow Polka Dot cardstock, Teal Chevron patterned paper
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Quote Collection 3, CASual Fridays Casual Comfort
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink, SU Strawberry Slush & Pistachio Pudding Stampin Write markers
Accessories:  SU Arrows Embossing Folder, SU Little Leaves Die, Prima Charlotte Flowers, Prima Say It In Crystals Border

Commit

Hello!

How has your weekend been?  It has been pretty nice around here.  We went to the Albert City Thresherman's show yesterday, and then we were bums the rest of the day.  I woke up this morning wanting something different, for breakfast.  So, I made pumpkin spice waffles with scrambled eggs and bacon, and I can't even tell you how excited I was.  Everything was delicious!  The house smelled of pumpkin pie, and it reminded me of the holidays.  It made me miss my sister and I can't wait to see her.  We usually get together for Thanksgiving each year.  My daughter said she was woken up by the smell, and couldn't wait to come downstairs to see what was going on.  What a great way to be woken up, in my opinion. :-)

I was happy to get back into my craft space yesterday afternoon.  There were so many challenges I wanted to participate in this last week, but just didn't have the time.  Here is one that I did get done though.

   
This really took me a while to put together, as I wasn't happy with my first, or second, attempts.  This didn't even turn out how I pictured it in my head either, but I think it turned out ok.  The colors were definitely challenging for me, and I'm sad to say I used the last couple pieces of Wild Wasabi I had on hand.  I will have to see how I can get more of this cardstock.   It was one of my favorite colors.  I needed a little bit of something, but wasn't sure what, so I used strips of verse from an old bible I had.  This is the second time I've cut pages out of a bible, so I'm hoping no one gets offended.  I do have several others that we do not use for anything other than worship, I promise! 

I'm going to enter this into the following challenges.

ODBDSLC21: Sketch
Word Art Wednesday #144: Anything Goes
Pals Paper Arts #214: Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe & Wild Wasabi

I'm off to try to put another card together, and then cook meals for the week.  I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday afternoon.

Hugs!

What's In It?
Paper: SU Whisper White, Wild Wasabi & Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, Bo Bunny Blue Polka Dot patterned paper, Pages from an old Bible
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 5
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink, SU Crisp Cantaloupe dye ink, Sakura Clear Stardust pen
Accessories: Labels 4 Large die, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork die, SU Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Freckled Fawn Pink & Rustic Enamel Dots

Guidance

Hi!

Today's post is going to be short and sweet.  I am running a bit behind, because I overslept, and I forgot to schedule this post. lol  I'm becoming more and more content with my CAS cards lately.  Here is another I made to share with all of you.

I really wanted the sentiment to stand out, and be the focal point on my card.  I do believe I have achieved what I was attempting.  I love this sentiment, and I remind myself everyday that I need to continue to do this.  I'm entering this card in the following challenges.

Word Art Wednesday #143: Anything Goes
Case This Sketch #87: Sketch (w/additional challenge to add a tag)
Just Us Girls #252: Ribbon
Cupcake Inspirations #272: Mint, White & Gold

I hope everyone has a great week.  I'll be back soon, hopefully, with another card to share.

Stay crafty my friends!

What's In It?
Paper: Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock, SU Whisper White & So Saffron cardstock
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Sentiment Collection 3, Hero Arts Graph & Large Canvas Stripes background stamps, 7 Gypsies NottingHill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink, VersaMark, Scattered Straw Distress ink, Simon Says Stamp Mint dye ink, Sakura Stardust Pen
Accessories: Avery Elle Gift Tags die, SU Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Martha Stewart White Lace