Thursday, January 12, 2012

All That Scraps Preview of the new image - Blowing Kisses

Today at All That Scraps we are previewing a very special image.  The image is called Blowing Kisses from C. C. Designs.  Such a sweet image that I had to make a very feminine card to go with it.


Recipe:
C.C. Designs image - blowing kisses
Silhouette - Heart flourish and heart ticket
EK Success - Leaf branch
Recollections - pink flowers
MS punch - lavender flowers
EK Success - flower punch
McGill - Starburst punch
Red pearls
Crystals

Challenges:

All That Scrap Preview of the new image - Balloon Lucy

All That Scraps is previewing a new digital image called Balloon Lucy.  Another sweet image from C. C. Designs!  This little girl is celebrating a birthday.  She is carrying a balloon to give to the birthday girl.  (I added a few more balloons)

Here is my card using this sweet image:


Recipe:
C. C. Designs - Balloon Lucy
Paper - My Mind's Eye - fine and dandy
C. C. Designs - birthday logo sentiments
Flower punch - McGill

Challenges:

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

CFAS Ch#18 - Snowman or Snowflakes

Crafting for all Seasons is having a really fun challenge this round.  The theme for this challenge is "snowman or snowflake".  

We have three fabulous sponsors for this challenge:


You can see all the fabulous images here www.bugaboostamps.com
PRIZE:  7 digital images of the winner's choice


View their gorgoeus images here at www.someoddgirl.com 
PRIZE: 3 digi images of the winner's choice


and their fabulous images can be found here at www.thestampingboutique.com
PRIZE: 3 digital images or 1 digital paper pack of winner's choice

For this challenge I have created the following cards:




Recipe:
Stamp - Snowman Bring it on! from The Stamping Boutique
Icicle border - MFT
Paper - DCWV Linen Closet
Liquid Applique





I wanted to try something different for this challenge.  I do so love snowman and snowflakes.  I used the Cricut cartridge - winter lace to make the large snowflake on this card.  I used the snowflake embossing folder from Cuttlebug and the image is from Hambo Stamps called Snowman sled. I have been waiting for just the right challenge to use this image and, of course, a little white glitter from Martha Stewart for the snow.

Instead of blues I just had to try purples.  I love the result.

So please show us your snowman/snowflake card at www.craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com

Challenges:

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Quick and Easy Knitting

Hello Everyone,

It is early in the morning here and I just wanted to pull out some of my winter projects that I did not finish from last winter.  Shh.. Don't tell anyone but yes I have a ton of unfinished project not just winter ones.  I am just happy to be finishing the two I pulled out of my collection.

The first one is a slim scarf I was making for one of my kids.  They just love the lightweight slim ones.


It is almost done and still on the knifty knitter from Provo Craft.  I have quite a few of these knifty knitters in different sizes and shapes.  I don't really know how to knit in the traditional sense.  I would love to learn but wouldn't know where to start.  So I have opted for the easy way.

My second project is a knitted belt for my daughter.  She loves to have weird and different belts and this seems to work for her.


Yes, this one is also still on the knifty knitter but just needs to be taken off the device.  Then it will be done.

Check these knifty knitters out.  You can make all kinds of quick projects with these lovely products.  I used something like the pink knifty knitter above as a kid so that should tell you how easy they are to use.

Will post pictures when they are all done.

Hugs!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Happy Newt Year!

And no it is not a misspelling.  LOL

Just a new way to write Happy New Year using a cute Newt!  Ha Ha Ha :)

My card tonight is made following two challenges.  The First Challenge is the Hammmboooo Hoooeeedooownn.

The name just seem to echo through my mind like that.  LOL.  This weeks challenge is to make a card using this adorable Reptile digi from Hambo Stamps. and something new.

I also used the My Favorite Things "Wednesday Sketch Challenge #53.


This is the card a came up with following both of the above challenges:


The new item on my card is the lime green floss used in the stitching.

This card won Best in Show at the Hambo Hoedown here.

Challenges:

Monday, January 2, 2012

MFT January Guest Designer Contest

I am a huge fan of My Favorite Things dies and stamps.  So when I saw that they were having this fun contest to win a big prize and a chance to be a guest designer I had to enter.

The theme for this contest is "paper piecing"!

Here are my two entries for this contest:


This card uses the image "Pure Innocence Letter" as well as several MFT Die-namics dies. On the image the dress, shoes and heart clip in her hair are paper pieced.




This card uses the image "Pure Innocence Heart" as well as two dies from MFT die-namics. On the image the heart, dress, shoes, and heart clip in her hair are paper pieced.

Here are most of the products used on my cards:  
(two products are not shown:  DCWV Summer Dream matstack and ek success heart gems)