OCC Stampaholics Challenge

Here’s a fun little square card I made for  a couple challenges! The first one is the Stamp-a-holics 10-minute inspiration challenge.  And I actually did this card in 10 minutes!!!  The second challenge is the Our Creative Corner anniversary challenge.  You were to make a card based on your anniversary gift—and since DH & I have been married for 11 years, the gift is steel (!!!) and the color is turquoise.  Perfect for the inspiration, which is shown here:

And here’s my card:

I had a REALLY difficult time photographing this---it is so dreary and gray today!  The paper is actually a little more turquoise than is shown here, so just pretend that it looks like the pillow in the picture!  The base is Kraft, the DP is Pink Flamingo, and the scalloped flower is Kaleidoscope DP with a pink corduroy button brad.  The “steel” is a soda can flower cut with the Blossom Party diecut—pretty cool, huh?  I already had that cut, so that was a time-saver.  Stamped the sentiment from Define Your Life in Stazon and my card was done!  Here’s a closeup of the flower:

Thanks for visiting! 

Ten-Minute Card----NOT!

My sweet bloggin’ friends Lesley and Carole’Anne have started a new 10-Minute Card Challenge, so I thought I would try to make a card in 10 minutes.  Well, that didn’t happen.  It was more like 20 minutes….although if I had not tried to ink my sentiment with a marker instead of just going the easy route with an ink pad, it would have been less.  So here’s the sketch to use for the challenge:

and I decided to use the Inkspirations Color Challenge here:

and made a Mother’s Day card:

I know, my panels do not match the sketch, but I REALLY wanted to use this image and it was just too tall!  I hope they don’t mind!  I love how it came out, great colors, fun sketch!  Thanks for visiting again today!

• Stamps:  Friends 24-7, Itty Bitty Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Old Olive
• Ink:  Stazon, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Real Red
• Acc:  Blender Pens, Oval Punches, Embossing Folders, Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Sweet Pea Trio

When I first received SU's new Sweet Pea Designer Paper pack, I thought, "What in the world am I going to do with some of these pages?"  If you're a scrapper, there are lots of cool pages for layouts.  If you're a cardmaker, you may think that those pages will just go to waste.  I wanted to make a few cards with those exact pages just to show my customers that with very few supplies, you can make some awesome cards with those pages. 

Basically, I just cut the portion of the 12x12 sheet that had the main focus on it, into a 4"x5 1/4" sheet, mounted it onto a coordinating color card and added a rub-on sentiment.  So let's look & see.  Here is a full sheet of DP:

I trimmed the corner down to the size I wanted, added a couple layers, a rub-on sentiment from Autumn Harvest, and faintly stamped a little silhouette from Pocket Silhouettes on the panel.  I added a Pumpkin Pie flower punched from the Boho Blossoms punched, stamped it in Craft White with the polka dots from IBBG and added a large brown brad for this quick effect:

Even easier is the next one: no stamping at all!  JUST a rub-on sentiment:

Oops, I lied.....I did line the interior of the card and stamped a tiny little bit:

 

 

 

 

 

Recognize that from the Trendy Trees set?

 

 

Finally, I did do this one up a little more with some heat embossing of the Medallion stamp and a little tag cut with the Modern Label punch and using the Teeny Tiny Wishes set:

You will get LOTS of use from this great DP---there are tons of coordinating patterns & prints....I can't wait to go make some more!  TFL!  Remember, if you'd like to create some projects like this, I can help you with any SU purchase you may care to make!  Just click on my link on the sidebar!

10-Minute Valentine Challenge

DH's favorite color is camouflage!! Is that really a color? Anyway, I threw caution to the wind today and made him a quick little un-traditional Valentine card that reminds me of camouflage and fulfills a whole bunch of challenges!

Here they are:

• CaroleAnne's 10-minute card challenge
• SCS's CAS48 - to make a Valentine card
• SCS's WT252 - to use a new product or new technique
• and Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 11:

So I can thank Susan for this "new" technique of placing scored lines on my card....I just never think to do it, plus I don't have a Scor-Pal, but it is easy enough to do it with my scoring tool:

The CAS part is self-explanatory! The stamps are a new clear-mount set from SU, which I have been using a LOT lately! This really did take about 10 minutes--I decided to add some embossing with my Big Shot (look at the closeup photo on top) so that may have added a minute or two (only because I had to look up my directions as to how to do it!!!). Thanks for visiting today!