Tag!

Tag! You're It! This week's challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters is Tags...coincidentally, Sketch #148 at the Just Us Girls Challenge and the ColorQ Challenge #149 also spoke to me to come up with this first creation...

The color combination of Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Certainly Celery and white certainly looked like a challenge, but I think I made it work with a little help from my new paper and some Verve stamps :)

My little tag fits perfectly into the little folder I created with the labelled panel from the JUGS sketch.

My second tag is going to be attached onto my niece's birthday gift. It features Verve's Wishful Elegance, Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels #10 and some liquid pearls to finish it off. Also, first use of my little grommets that have sat unused to this point!

This was my first attempt at making a couple of tags and I can see why they can become addictive :) I had used a tag or two on a card before, but never in a pouch like my blog buddy Moe has mastered, so I really wanted to give it a shot. I can't wait to try again.

Make your way over to The Sisterhood for some Tag fun and you could win a $10 voucher from Di's Digis!

 

Warm Wishes : Sisterhood Challenge & JUGS Sketch 118

Using the Just Us Girls 118 - Sketch Challenge as the basis for this wintery little number, which is on it's way to my grandparents, I created this card for The Sisterhood of Crafters' Let It Snow challenge. The idea: create a winter themed card or project.

My little Verve mitts were perfect. PLUS, I got to use my previously unloved scalloped edge nestabilities. I really wanted to try this faux embossing technique, so I cut out three kraft snowflakes as the 'squares' in the sketch. Yep - this was a big stretch for me, as I'm usually a rule follower to the enth degree. Alas, I'm trying to branch out ;)

Also, up until yesterday, it's been so nice here that I've had a hard time doing much in the way of wintery crafts. I mean, when you're +8C in January, you're doing pretty good! Unless, of course, you're looking to haul your friend out to the countryside for a little XC skiing and there's no snow in sight. Then you're just darn outta luck. But it's now supposed to be about -13 today, so we're well on our way to frosty cool and hibernation mode. ;)

I started my snowboarding lessons last night. Let's just say I think I may have underestimated what I was getting myself into after my two hours of riding last time. I fell on my butt so much that I actually stayed seated a couple of times when I was doing up bindings for a bonus second or two just so I could chill the impending bruise. Now I know how MrP felt last time!

Oh well - Happy Wednesday everybody!

Just Us Girls Sketch - Happy Birthday!

With two sweet and super talented friends working on this layout, I knew I had to join the fun. Maureen is guest designing for October and created the sketch and Andrea is part of the JUGS team, so it's last minute, but I fit this challenge in!

I used a previously uninked PTI Birthday Bash stamp, one of my fave flower dies - Beautiful Blooms II #1 Die Collection (along with the fabulous recycled Starbucks sleeve that Maureen inspired me to create) and presto!

What do you think? It's gonna be a hand-deliverer, I think. Mail could be a small fortune =) 

Happy Anniversary - with a Prize from Delicious Doodles!

The Sisterhood of Crafters has some Anniversary celebrating for you this week! Our incredibly talented alumni, Teri, at Delicious Doodles had a crafting anniversary so we're celebrating and she's providing the prize - five of her fabulous digis! Congrats & Happy Anniversary, Teri!

I haven't really been finding nearly enough time to sit & craft and it was nice to have a chance to tidy up a little, too. Every time I'm at my desk I get a little panicked by the mess. Clearly, if I just took a few minutes each time I wouldn't have this problem, but alas...
Taking more than a little inspiration from my super talented friend Andrea (who aptly creates true beauty for each of these challenges), I used the JUGS Saturday Sketch #96 and CR84FN Color Challenge #35.

This was such a fun sketch and I wanted to try a little something new so I pulled out some unlvoed eyelets and string to play. I used my favorite set for Anniversary cards - Love Story - as well as the classy label stamp from Love Notes and Die. Bountiful Backgrounds made an appearance, too.

While I had these stamps out, I decided to make a few other cards...which I'll be sharing in some upcoming posts.

Get on over to the Sisterhood and share your Anniversary craftiness for a chance to win!

 

Sisterhood Challenge meets JUGS on Viva la Wednesday

The challenge over at the Sisterhood this week is to use ribbons & brads....and I managed to get both in with the last VLV Sketch of the month, which I'm very excited about finishing a month of challenges! I also used the Just Us Girls Challenge #72 - and used Soft Sky for the Aqua, Cameo Coral for the Melon - and Kraft!

This was such a fun combination of colors and I'm glad I was able to give this sketch a go. It's been a hectic week and it's not slowing down.

Monday was our provincial holiday known as Family Day. MrP lost his Grandma. Worst Family Day ever. The few minutes I had to create this card and tomorrow's TE Blog Hop card were a nice change of pace. I hope to find some more time for crafting soon!

A whole lot of Challenges

Unlike my friend Andrea, I might just be the worst challenge "Pile It On"-er out there, but I used three challenge to create this card and I was loving every minute of it!

I used the Curtain Call Color Challenge {Act 69} for my paper & ink selections, the Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #57 for the layout and I attempted to do Andrea proud with some participation in the Just Us Girls 71 Challenge - Spotlighting, my first ever attempt at a technique that she has mastered.

Another unloved stamp set got some use (and assembly) when I pulled out my SU! Branch Out set. I sure do love getting some ink to that new rubber and using one of my current favorite colors - cherry cobbler.

I think I might just have to try multiple challenges on one card again - made me feel like I accomplished something! =)  Or maybe that was because of the new stuff used and a new technique attempted. Either way, I've been having a blast!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Stamps: Verve Kind Words & Bountiful Backgrounds, SU! Branch Out,

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Versamark

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Nestabilities, Half Pearls, Clear Embossing Powder

I got some Inkspirations & JUGS!

The challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters this week is, of course, in celebration of an upcoming day known in our household as the commercial holiday. In other households, it's Valentine's Day. =) That's not to say we don't embrace it a little, but by little, I mean very little. We exchange cards. That's about it. We go out for supper the weekend before or after - but that's nothing special since we usually have a nice supper out once a week. I just can't believe the way that the cost of flowers gets hiked up so badly. I guess I'm just too cheap. LOL
Plus I don't see why there should only be one day when we spoil each other!

Regardless, I did want to participate with my Sisters in this challenge and get my card made for MrP. I found the JUGS70 sketch on Andrea's blog and the Inkspirations Color Challenge #56 from Marisa's blog, so thanks to my friends, I was inspired to create this simple card that gets the message across =)

I inked up my Verve Text Objects and grabbed my Nesties Labels Fourteen, but this card made me realize something that I'm desperately lacking - the heart nesties that Marisa always is rocking. I've since resolved this issue and ordered them up from Peggy, my local 'dealer' who feeds my good for her, bad for me nesties addiction!

The color combination was perfect for a MrP card - not too girly - and I think he'll like it just fine.

Get over to the Sisterhood and show us your Valentines creations!

Also submitting for A Spoon Full of Sugar's Challenge 138 - Let's See Some Love.

Stamps: Verve Text Objects

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Half Pearls