Save the Hooters……

Although breast cancer month is over this is one thing we should never stop checking. I made this card for my friend that has just finished chemo for breast cancer, I really wanted her to get it yesterday but the mail takes an extra day from home. 
The image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is Stella save the Hooters. I coloured with my prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits. The sketch I used is from Catch the Bug Challenge Blog Stella says Sketch #146.

I flipped the sketch left to right it just looked better that way. I used up some scraps of patterned paper from Stampin’up and ribbon I’ve had for years. the chipboard buckle I made a while ago when I was playing around with bic markers and some chipboard pieces that are ages old.

A close up of the buckle, it almost looks marbled.                                                   

              

Here is the inside of the card, I thought it needed a little extra so I added the punched flowers, I used more scraps of the patterned paper.

                        

I finally unpackaged the leaf punch, I am sure I have had it for 5 or more years, probably the “more” part. If I have time I love to decorate the inside of the cards, but almost always run out of time. I thought it just looked so pretty.
I am entering this in the Stella Says Sketch 146 at Catch the Bug Challenge blog. They are a happening challenge blog, no matter what day of the week you will find something to enter there.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope you had a creative Wednesday.

The Snowflake Fun Continues at Clear it Out Tuesday!

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Okay now the commercial is over I can get on with my card. Seriously Clear it Out Tuesday is a great Challenge blog to belong to, it was my first, Laura and all the other members of the design team are awesome.  The challenge continues, Anything Goes but the stash item is a snowflake on your project. I’m so happy to get some Christmas/winter cards done I have 22 to make for swaps. There are two sponsors for this challenge, Digi Darla Designs and QKR Stampede this week I used an image from Digi Darla Designs called Snow Penguin Doll and here it is……

I printed two images so I could fussy cut the scarf, toque, beak and feet and pop them up. The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches  I think I have missed the deadline for it but I just loved the sketch.anyway. Just about everything here is stash, the paper is a 12 X 12 paper pad I bought at Wal-Mart 4 years ago, it is double sided with the same pattern on both sides. The snowflakes are about the same age too as well as the ribbon. I love the blue and lime green together.
Supplies
Image ….Bugaboo Stamps
Cardstock…Pacific point Gable green GP white
Accessories…Spellbinders rectangles, snowflakes, ribbon, sentiment is from Impression Obsession Inc. (one of my first winter stamps)
Challenge I am entering this in:
Glitter n Sparkle for the Show us some Snow challenge
Nice to see you visiting again and the challenge is open until December 2, 2013.

Time for a new Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Thanks to all that played along with us the last two weeks for the Angel Wings challenge…..now get your thinking cap on and join us for the new challenge…..”Let’s Decorate”. Head over to The Cheerful Stamp Pad to see what the other design team members have made for your inspiration. The sponsor for the challenge is Floppy Latte.
My thoughts went to what I do to decorate for Christmas and one thing is to hang our two stockings on the antique secretary, I don’t have a mantel. My image from House Mouse Designs I am really fond of making them into cards, I also like to try to enter a card in the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog…you will find it HERE.

I also thought about decorating the card so I used some red lace and rhinestones for decorations, I also used my spica glitter pens on the candy canes.

Here is a close up of the lace and rhinestones. And next a close up of the cute little rodent that has been munching on the candy cane.

Challenge I am entering this in is:

My Favourite Things #HMFMC 158 at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog this challenge ends November 30.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find some time to join us at.The Cheerful Stamp Pad for the “Let’s Decorate” challenge.

Wow I made a “Clean” card for Freshly Made Sketches

Hello friends and family, I saw this sketch and so wanted to try it but as you all know I am not good with a Clean and Simple card (CAS) This sketch made it so easy and I love how it looks. What do you think?

There isn’t really a lot to say about it, it speaks for itself. I couldn’t believe how fast this went together, picking the cardstock took the longest. I used a Hero Arts stamp Script Christmas, Versafine Crimson Red ink, cherry cobbler, GP white cardstock and the patterned paper is from Stampin;up.
I am entering this in Sketch 113 at Freshly Made Sketches this sketch ends on Monday not sure if it is A.M. or P.M. which is why I’m getting it done tonight.
Thanks for taking time to have a peek at my blog to see what I’ve been creating.

Challenge time!!! The Drunken Stampers challenge #151

Team Yellow Canary brings you a new challenge…..it’s a PLACE  and the place is a DINER, alternate theme is FOOD. You remember the old fashioned mom and pop places, good home cooking and you never left hungry. There are still a few great places left but you really have to look for them.

If you didn’t arrive here from The Drunken Stampers Blog head over there and check out the rules and check out what my teamies have done for inspiration. visit their blogs and don’t forget to leave some love for them too.

A couple of years ago I was involved in a lot of Recipe card swaps and I found a 12 X 12 Kitchen stack pad, it’s very heavy patterned paper, close to being cardstock weight and I finally got to use some of it. My image is Dottie from Bugaboo Stamps and went with the colours in the paper. The sketch I used is from Tuesday Morning Sketches # 225.

Supplies

Image….Dottie from Bugaboo Stamps

Cardstock…..Pretty in Pink, Tempting turquoise, GP white

Patterned paper…DCWV Kitchen pad

Ribbon…..Pleated PIP from SU

Accessories… Bakers twine, heart charm, Spellbinders Long rectangles. turquoise rhinestones.

Challenges for this card are:
Sketch 225 from Tuesday Morning sketches
November Bingo…Catch the Bug (bugaboo image/patterned paper/charm
Thanks for looking today and come back anytime you are always welcome.

Snowflakes, Snowflakes let us see some Snowflakes

I only want to see them on your projects I’m not ready for any of the white stuff yet but the new challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday is Anything Goes and the stash item is SNOWFLAKES. We would like to see a snowflake or more on your project. We have two sponsors for the challenge Digi Darla Designs and QKR Stampede.
Being from Ontario, Canada we have moose in the northern area so I chose a Christmas Moose from QKR Stampede. It was just so adorable I had to use it for this challenge. My snowflakes are not the traditional colour but they are on my card.

The cardstock is Ridinghood Red it pair so well with the patterned paper from one of the Christmas pads I have. The tiny snowflakes are leftovers from a border punch and the larger ones are an EK punch I bought last trip to the U.S., found them in Wal-Mart. Added the rhinestones and the Happy Holiday.
Thanks for looking today and head over to Clear it Out and get all the rules of the challenge, while you are there check out all the great inspiration the design team has made for you.

Week 2 of Challenge 73 at The Cheerful Stamp Pad…..

Wow there are some great cards for the Angel Wings challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad and there is another week for you to play along with us. The sponsor is Michelle Perkette Studio check it out she has great images.
I was thinking about this challenge and realized I don’t have many :”Angel” stamps but in my stash was Tilda from Magnolia stamps already coloured, I also used a lot of pieces of patterned paper from my stash, so other than the main background I don’t know who they are from.

I used a the current sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy I have used their sketches a few times they are easy to follow. I will be entering my card in Challenge 52 on the Challenge Blog. there is still 8 days to get in on the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today and head over to The Cheerful Stamp Pad check out what the other design team members have made for your inspiration, then make yourself an Angel wings card and join us for the challenge.