MDUC #116

Color Challenge: PINK, WHITE & GOLD

First of all HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!  Woo hoo!!  Happy to report it took me 6 hours to make this card!!  YIKES!  LOL!  Well not happy to report it took 6 hrs but am happy I am spending time in my craft room.  And I'm not even done yet!  Love it when hubby leaves for the day.  hee hee

So this week at MDUC we have this amazing challenge which I thought I would turn into a Christmas card.  Well pretty much everything I am creating is being made to serve a dual purpose.  hee hee!  So today I paired up Snowman with Star with this snowflake circle frame that I can't find now but I did buy both from Magnolia-licious.  It did make my card image bigger but I just love how it turned out.  And it was a total fluke that I nailed the masking of the two images on the first shot! 

I distressed all layers with gold, added a gold doily, some cheesecloth, a few doohickey swirls, ribbon & lace and the "Snow Flurries" Tim Holtz snowflake border punch using chipboard.  I even distressed that with gold and added crackle.  Looks cool IRL.  Also added glitter for the snow under the snowman and flower soft to her hat.

You should SEE all the ladies creations!  HOLI CRAP did they all do amazing!  So if you need some inspiration please visit the Magnolia Down Under Challenge blog and be ready to have your socks blown off --- I still need to find mine.

Ok so today's challenges I'm entering are:

Simply Create - Something 6 mos or older....my images are a few seasons old but I just LUV them!

The ABC Challenge - Anything Goes - YAY!

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Distressed another one of my fav's!!

Well enjoy your day making cards and blog hopping.  Seems to be a very busy weekend for all that.  I'm off to work on something more now!  

TPS Lil Haunts Review

Last year we had some really great digi creations come from Tickled Pink Stamps but a little late for Kellie to have made up into rubber.  Well now she has RUBBER for those of you who like to get inky!!  Check out all the other cards on her blog for a review of the images and to check out what the lovely design team made up.  I personally just love this line!

This image is Lil Haunts Witch Lylah and she's even on sale right now!!  Be sure to grab up your favorites as these are available for a limited time only. 

I got this idea from Splitcoast Stampers but didn't actually use the tutorial because I was at a crop and went by memory so you should be able to find the tutorial there.  

Challenges for my project:

Card Makin Mama's - Punchy (My 2nd entry)

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes - (Won top 5)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Dies and/or Punches

Crazy 4 Challenges - Halloween or Fall

Pile It On - #39 Fancy Folds - (Won top 3)

Enjoy your week all!!

Stamps: Lil Haunts Witch Lylah

Paper:  Authentique "Glowing"

Embellishments:  Martha Stewart test tubes, skull toothpicks and candy, Wild Orchid Flowers, misc gems and misc ribbon.

Punches:  Tim Holtz branch tree and MS fence punch

Copics:  YR18, 15, 14, 00

100, C9, 5, 7, 3, 1, 00

E53, 51, 50

Graphicat Grand Opening Blog Hop

COME ONE COME ALL!!

It's finally here!!  Congratulations Cheri!!  The first official day of your new online store!  And WOW you should see the amazing product Cheri, Graphicat Stamps, has for your shopping pleasure!! 

Did you come from Yvonne's blog?  GREAT!  If not tho and you'd like to get in on a chance to win some goodies you could start at the beginning at Graphicat Creations.  Cheri is giving away 3 free digi's at EACH stop along the hop and a $25 gift certificate for the grand prize!

This is one of the Graphicat Stamps Halloween sentiments so I thought I'd add a mirror in a frame created by my Silhouette.  I've paired this sentiment up with an image from Tickled Pink Stamps as Cheri will be carrying these on her site soon as well.  YAY!!  So nice to have a Canadian supplier for these and the only Canadian supplier too.

Now off to check out some more of what Graphicat Stamps has to offer so you next hop is over to Gloria!!

Cheri

Sarah
Nicole
Tara

Yvonne

ME --- You are here

Gloria - Next stop and she ROCKS!

Tanya

Chris

Shelley

Janet

Carla

GRAPHICAT STAMPS

If you'd like to place an order Cheri is offering FREE SHIPPING for the first week!!  If you get a chance, check out her website.  It's sooooo easy to get around in an has some new features that I haven't seen on any online stores yet.  Woo hoo!!

Stamps:  Graphicat Designs sentiment and TPS "Lil Haunts Vampire Lilith"

Embellishments:  Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and pearls, ripped rag and misc chain.

Punches:  Martha Stewart blood border punch, Quickutz flourishes and Silhouette mirror

Copics: 100, W7, 5, 3, 1

YR16, 14, 12 and E14

MDUC #114

INSPIRATION PHOTO

Well here we are again for another MDUC challenge and I almost freakin forgot to post it!  Had my card done early in the week, took pictures but just forgot to write the post.  HOLI COW REALLY?!!  Remembered an hour before - and I really wonder how.  AND I was making a card!!  ha ha ha!!  Phew occupied or what?!  I am soooo laughing at myself right now!

SO this week at MDUC we were asked to use this photo for inspiration, which is so pretty.  Immediately my mind went to Kaisercrafts "Chanteuse Collection" filled with greens, pinks and browns. 

I wanted to do more then just a card and who wouldn't want a gift on their birthday anyway?  So I made this cute little box filled with Hershey Kisses.  It's made so you can fit Dove chocolates inside but I went to 3 different stores and couldn't find any!!  Pout pout!  I found this tutorial done by Katie from Clearly iStamp and instead of using the biggest nesties, I used my Silhouette.  Way easier for me!!

Instead of using a button as Katie had in the tutorial, I made a handle instead.  The sentiment is from Magnolia and the butterfly is a Maya Road chipboard butterfly that I distressed in green ink and then added Crackle Accents. 

I wanted to try something a little different and went with the center step card (tutorial here) but  just added an inch to make it wider.  I had fun with this one!!

Ok so since I'm a little behind today I won't be adding any details but please don't hesitate to ask if you'd like some information.

Today I'm going to enter my card into the following:

One Stop Challenge - Girly

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mama's - Let's Get Punchy

Addicted to Stamps - Anything But a Card - my chocolate box

Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday Time

Enjoy your weekend all!!  Hugs!

IT'S SKETCH TIME AGAIN!!!  YAY!!

We have such a great sketch by Chelsea at CLP Challenges again that I've actually used it twice this month!  Thanks to Lili of the Valley some lucky winner will receive £10 gift voucher!!  Ooooh wish I could enter.  LOL!!

The image is called Christmas Dance.  Isn't she cute?!! You should check out the other cards created by not only the DT of CLP but the DT of Lili of the Valley as well.  There's a whole lot of amazing inspiration over there!

I'm going to enter this card into Pile it on  for their "Layers" challenge.  I can't make a card without them!!  Enjoy your week!!

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley "Christmas Dance" and "Dreamy Days" sentiments

Paper: My Mind's Eye

Embellishments:  Wild Orchid Crafts lace and flowers, corrugated cardboard and white paint, misc rose ribbon, Prima pearl bouquet and Stickles glitter.

Punches: Lacey Circles Spellbinders and Crown Circles

Copics:  E44, 43, 42, 41

BG 13, 11, 10, 0000

C3, 1, 00

Lil Christmas Lad Scrooge Damon Preview Day 3

Well it's day 3 of the gorgeous line of Tickled Pink Christmas images available September 12th and aren't you glad these images are coming out early?  What a great idea!! 

I had so much fun with this card and image.  Isn't he handsome?!!  I used a lot of Liquid Applique and was hoping for a chilly effect.  hee hee  I love my Silhouette lamp post and added crackle for a vintage effect.  I also used the new Christmas paper from Graphic 45 called Christmas Emporium collection.

You must go and check out the other samples at Tickled Pink Stamps.

Also, if you'd like to check out the new challenge at Tickled Pink Stamps challenge blog this week it's all about using chipboard.  I've used some Maya snowflake chipboard and covered them with a nice blue and distressed the edges with brown, popped a little button on top and voila!  Easy embellie!!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Pile it On: B is for Brads, Buttons, Bows, etc.
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round: Old stash - anything more then a year old.  Well I bet no one thought of this but my Copics are more then 1yr old.  LOL!!  But so are my Maya chipboard snowflakes, buttons and fence punch.  The fence post is actually a Martha Stewart halloween punch but I cut off the wings of the bats.

Stamps: Lil Vintage Christmas Damon from TPS

Paper: Graphic 45 "Christmas Emporium" Collection

Embellishments:  Liquid Applique, Maya Road snowflake chipboard, misc ribbon, word tiles, corrugated cardboard and buttons.

Punches:  Silhouette lamp post

Copics: B99, 97, 95, 93

E11,00,000

100, W9, 7, 5, 3, 1