It’s Tuesday…Challenge time at Shopping Our Stash!!

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It’s almost May and it’s a May Day challenge at Shopping Our Stash,

Here is my project for the challenge, it is a 2013 day planner I repurposed for keeping track of my challenges. Lots of space on each page to jot down challenges I want to do and what dt projects that need to be done and checked off when they are finished. Here is the inspiration picture for you.

May 1st is May Day I’m not sure if any schools do the May pole dance it was quite the co-ordination to get the over and under to make the pattern on the pole. The picture is just to inspire you for the challenge. You can go many ways with it, ribbons, something twisted, tall and skinny, rainbow colours you have lots of options.  As you can see I went with the ribbon theme and I used the 7 Chakra colours on the coils of the book, I love purple and had some scraps from other projects so did my new favourite thing and made a sunburst. I used a Bugaboo image it doesn’t pertain to May Day but it shows me it’s my crafting book. You can find Bugaboo images HERE
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I love the sentiment it came along with the image I used, hope it  keeps me on track.

I am entering this in:

Glitter N Sparkle Challenge blog challenge #82 use some ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today to check out what I’ve been crafting. I hope you will join the May Day challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

The Colour Purple………no not the movie it’s a challenge

At Clear it Out Tuesday the theme is a colour challenge and that colour is purple, the stash item is purple things. The sponsor for the challenge is Lacy Sunshine, so many new awesome digis there, you just have to go have a peek. Check out the Facebook page, you get to see the new ones as they are done lots of inspiration too, you will find it HERE.
I was hoping for warmer weather when I chose Eleanor Tubing as my digi for the Purples challenge, it sure would be nice to have some warm weather but this week it is going to be rain, rain and more rain

 

Isn’t she just adorable in her purple swim suit and floating around on the inner tube? I used two shades of purple for my card, I embossed clouds on the light purple layer. Added some purple sheer ribbon.

Here is a close up of Eleanor’s adorable face.

Inside of the card semi finished, i used the same embossing folder  and I die cut the happy birthday added the flower (glued the sentiment too far over)  there are always ways to correct a tiny error now the big ones are a little more difficult lol.
I am entering this in:
Lacy Sunshine challenge Blog challenge #32 use your favourite colour combination. My favourite colour is Purple and I love doing monochromatic cards.
Thanks for looking today and dig into those purple things and play along with Clear it Out Tuesday for the challenge. Check out the rules and remember it ends next Monday night at 8 p.m. EDT. while there have a look at the great inspiration the rest of the team have made.

Time for a New Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!!

Another Monday has rolled around again and there are only a few days left in April. The Cheerful Stamp Pad has a new challenge for you, we want you to get out the embossing powders and make a project. I don’t know if you have been neglecting doing heat embossing I know I haven’t done much in the last while I’m sure your heat gun will be happy for the work. Challenge #85 is sponsored by Stamp On It.

This card was very easy to do, the stamp is from Stampendous and is called Wisemen. I used pewter embossing powder on violet stardream cardstock, layered on silver then on black for the base.

Here is a different look at the card, it is very difficult to get a really good picture of it. I will be so glad when I can get outside to take the pictures.

The inside just waiting for the sentiment.
I would like to enter this the following challenge:
Crafty hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra Anything goes
Thanks for joining me here today and I hope you will find time go get out those embossing powders and join the challenge.

Challenge #148….Earth Day at Shopping Our Stash

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At Shopping Our Stash we would like you to join us in celebrating Earth Day Today!! April 22, 2014. The challenge is to up-cycle or recycle your project. Check out what the other design team members have done, they are awesome. I really didn’t know what I wanted to do for my project a lot of ideas came to mind but I decided to recycle an invitation card I received a while ago.

I trimmed the front and layered it on so saffron and teal, I removed the flower and popped it up and added the ribbon to the stem. I just couldn’t bear to not use the whole card, I thought it would make a cheery get well card or Birthday card so didn’t add a sentiment.

Here is a closer look at the flower.

More teal, so saffron and a white layer  for the sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will join us for Earth Day! Just click HERE to check out the rules for the challenge.

Who let the Dogs Out?…..

Happy Earth Day to all my friends, family and followers.
A new challenge at Clear It Out Tuesday it’s Animals and the stash item is striped paper. It can be any animal but you have to use the stash item of striped paper. Be sure to check out the rules to enter the challenge and it closes at 8 p.m. EDT on Monday April 28, 2014. While you are at the challenge blog don’t forget to vote for your favourite design team’s card. The sponsor for the challenge is Meljen’s Designs check out the store the images are so cute.

My image is from Meljen’s designs, isn’t he the cutest little puppy in a pocket?  I picked out the stripped paper and then matched them with the so saffron and I think buckaroo blue (retired) buttons are from CTMH I bought 4 or 5 years ago. Happy Birthday is from Stamp’in up.

Just a close up of his sweet little face.

Totally finished inside….the sentiment is from Printworks.
Thanks for stopping by today and get out those cute animal stamps or digis and add the stripped paper and enter it in the challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday

It’s Monday and the Fun Continues At The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Mid challenge time at the Cheerful Stamp Pad, use three different patterned papers challenge #84. There isn’t a sponsor this challenge but you would be the next Guest Designer!!!. It’s like an Anything Goes challenge but you use 3 different patterned papers on your project. For my card I tried a new technique a sunrise card using three different patterned papers. It sure looks a lot harder than it really is but it’s messy.

What a great way to use up 1 1 /2 X 4 inch scraps. I found the tutorial for the sunrise technique at Too Cool Stamping. I used mostly Stampin’up on this card the oval and label punch Warmest regards stamp set and a heart embossing strip. The ink is versafine moss green.

The sentiment is from Printworks Collection.com I also used a couple of left over scraps. I didn’t need as many as I cut.
Thanks for looking today and I hope you find time to get your crafty on and join us at the Cheerful Stamp Pad for the Use 3 Patterned Papers Challenge.

It’s SATURDAY!!! and E is for Embellishment at SOSS

For me is really is Saturday, I totally forgot my blog post yesterday. `Note to self….do the blog post as soon as you finish the card.
Since it is the second Saturday of the month it`s time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers it is E for Embellishment. Now you can have as many as you want, all the same or all different but it has to be at least 2 now that is an easy challenge.

I know it`s Easter, I haven`t lost my mind that far but I really wanted to use this adorable image from House Mouse Designs. I have been trying to make a couple of Christmas cards every month. The flourish stamp is from Hero Arts the poinsettia is a boss cutz die, I did cut an extra petal to make it look fuller.

Close up of the cute little rodent. I coloured it up with my prisma colour pencils and oms, added some white opal liquid pearls on the had and snow.

A closer look at the poinsettia, I used a brad in the center for one of my embellishments. I put 11 red rhinestones on the flourish to make and even dozen for the challenge.

As you can see, I still haven`t ``dug`` out the sentiment stamps for the inside of my Christmas cards. One day I will have a marathon.
Challenges I am entering this in:
House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge add a flourish and a flower (ends tonight)
Gruffies and Guests Any thing goes with an optional twist (lace)
Crafty Hazelnut`s Christmas Challenge Put a hat on your project
Crafty Hazelnut's christmas Extra challenge Anything goes for April

Thanks for looking today and have a fabulous Easter weekend.