Caardvarks Card Challenge using Penny Black stamps

Caradvarks blog is having a Penny Black card challenge with amazing prizes from Penny Black. All you have to do is make a card inside and out to enter, the deadline is today though at midnight, so get out all your cardmaking stuff and participate. You have 3 chances to win, go to Caravarks blog or Penny Black to make the connection to Caravarks for all the fabulous details and to check out their online gallery.
I used Penny Black Stamp Christmas Text stamp block and Holly Jolly Clear Stamps.
I first stamped the Christmas Text stamp on a white piece of card stock using Memento ink, distressed the edges using a distressing tool, and then inked the edges with Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap using a blending tool. I took a glue pen and the Flower Soft Sage Fine to do the leaves and allowed it to dry.

My card is an A2 card and I use 2 sheets of Fancy Pants paper from the Traditions Collection.

I cut one piece from the Holiday Sentiments, inked and glued it lopped sided to the face of my card. I took my Christmas Text piece and added it to the top, bent over one edge and added a few staples from my tiny attacher to the top left corner and again on the bottom right.

I stamped my snowman and mouse onto white card stock and colored in with my Copic markers: R24,R27, R81, Y19, E31, E33 and G02. Once I had them colored I then distress these with my distressed inks. I fussy cut them an added the snowman to the front of my card with pop dots, added a little bit of Frosted Lace Stickles.

On the inside of my card I added one of the journal tags from the Fancy Pants paper, fussy cut the packages from another of the tags and glued them to top of the journal tag. I added my fussy cut mouse to the right of the package so it would look like he placing his package on top of it.

I placed just a small black string to the top of the his package. I added a small amount of Frosted Lace Stickles to the mouses hat. Almost forgot the most important part: Stamp the sentiment on the Journal Tag!!!! Enjoy.

Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger -Diggin on Damask

The challenge over at Moxie Fab was to create a card, layout, bag, tag etc with something to do with Damask. I decided to do a several cards using 2 sheets of paper and one set of stamps.
The stamps I selected are the July Kit Club stamps called "Happily Ever After..." from Unity. Love them!!!! My papers are K & Company Flower Vine, it has a great vintage look to it and Basic Grey Nook & Pantry Cornbread paper.

On each of my papers that I used I distressed them with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink and a blending tool.
This is the card that I am submitting for the Challenge at Moxie Fab. I don't think you can ever have enough friends and you need to take the time to let them know how special they are in your live. You get to live your life once so family and friends are very important.

I made this 3" x 3" birthday card to use on a birthday bag. If you haven't thought about it before. 3" x 3" are a fabulous way to get rid of your scraps. I stamped my image and then used a Marvy 2" scallop punch to punch the image out and placed it on my card with pop dots added a small bow. Instant gift tag.

This is an A2 card that I made using a paper doily and again a Damask stamp and a sentiment from the Unity stamp set. I added so some brown ric rac and a button that was tied with tan string. Love that string it comes in a variety of colors. Paper doilies come usually 10 to a pack and are very inexpensive.

And to finish up my cards I made this congratulation card for a new baby that is in my life. The rosettes are so easy to make. I have share a few times on my blog on how to make them so make sure to scroll down to see how to do them.

Supplies:

K&Company: Flower Vine

Basic Grey Nook & Pantry: Cornbread

Unity Stamps: July 2010 kit of the month-Happily Ever After

Inks: Versamark, Tea Dye Distress Ink, Versafine Black

Chestnut Roan Embossing Powder

Copic Marks: R81, B00, E21, Y19

Paper Doily

2" Marvy Scallop Punch

1 1/8" circle punch
Martha Stewart Scoreboard

Me and the Little Rascals - Big Giveaway!!!!!

Me and the Little Rascals is giving a very large gift away. You have to do three things, be a follower of Samantha's blog, be a follower of Imaginisce and post on your blog for all to see!!!The drawing ends on Nov 3oth, so get entered.

Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge Friday with Sketch Inspirtion - "Snow Child"

A friend told me about the Bo Bunny sketch challenge so I thought I would do a layout using the new Bo Bunny "Midnight Frost" Collection. It is so pretty. I decided to flip the sketch because it worked better with my photos.
I had to use the photos of my grand daughter Annie because of the colors and the snowflakes that were on her jogging suit. The love a toddler learning to walk and trying to run, never a moment to sit down, so we were very thankful for our playpen. The layout deadline is November 3rd for the challenge.

I used the outside border of the "Midnight Frost Chipboard" Piece. I couldn't discard it when it to is so pretty. I placed it on a piece of the "Midnight Frost" paper and placed both pieces on to a piece of green card stock. I was able to capture the curve of the chipboard better when I did this.

I love hidden journaling. So the tag that I used is a Heidi Grace Journal Mount Sticker. I placed a sheer purple ribbon that has been stapled on to the left corner using the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, also added a few lavender gemstones to the center of the snowflakes. I just slid it in behind my photo.
I pulled the journal tag out a bit so you would have a better look at how it will be. I love clever ways to make my pages have some interest and adventure to them.
I placed my flourish to the right side of my double mounted photo after I added some of my purple sheer ribbon to it and added pop dots to the snowflake that I fussy cut. I added a some gemstones and some glittery snowflakes from EK Success to my layout.
Here is my title "Snow Girl" part of it is from the "Midnight Frost" Chipboard and the "child" is from English Rose font from Quickutz.

Supplies:

Bo Bunny Midnight Frost "Moonlight, Frost Flurry and Chipboard"

Bo Bunny "Tutu Dot"

Green Cardstock

Heidi Grace "Cardstock Journal Mount Stickers

EK Success " Snowflakes"

Quickutz "English Rose"

Lavender and Black Gemstones

1/4" lavender sheer ribbon

Glue Arts

Pop Dots

Bella Blvd October Artisatas Sketch Challenge: "Happy So....

This is a sketch challenge that Bella Blvd had for their DT's using scraps. I just thought the sketch was to cute to pass up and I had the perfect photos to use with it. I titled it "Happy So.... Don't Even Think About Taking My Cookie!!!" Love these photos of my grand daughter Annie.

I used the Bella Blvd Estate Sale Collection - Bits a Blvd and Nana's Apron along with some Pink, Ming Blue and White card stock.
Here is the sketch that was posted on Bella Blvd blog if you would like to work up your scraps.

I used the Bits a Blvd strips for my layout. Some of the strips I left alone, others like these flowers I fussy cut from the strip and pop dotted them to give them dimension. I added random buttons and tan string to the center of each of the flowers

I fussy cut one of the strips to make the diamond shape border that I added to my labels. I also added some of the tan string and buttons to each. I stapled the small word stripes on with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher. Love that attacher!!!

My "SO" is the Quickutz English Rose font. I punched my circles from a 5/8" circle punch. My journaling I did on the computer in Microsoft Word Doc Tempus San ITC (26). Added some pink gemstones to each corner and the centers of the circle punches.

Supplies:

Bella Blvd Estate Sale Collection: Bits A Bella and Nana's Apron

Card stock: Pink, Ming Blue and White

Quickutz English Rose Font

Tim Holtz Stapler

Corner Rounder

1 1/8" and 5/8" circle punch

Tan Twine string

pink gemstones

Glue Arts

pop dots

Buttons

Imaginisce "A Haunting We Will Go"

I created my "Haunting We Will Go" Halloween card using some of IMAGINISCE products that I had leftover from the card I posted yesterday. They are having a card challenge on their blog and you needed to make a card using the colors black, purple, green and orange and post your card here before Nov. 1st, 2010. I promised you yesterday that I had another card so here is my second card. I do have a Cricut but decided because I only had so much of the Dino Roar Primordial on hand I would just draw my witch and paper piece it. So I found a witch from an old tole painting book that I had on hand ,I drew it on to paper , cut it and paper pieced it together. Again I had to take the 5/8" circle punch and cover the brown circles with them so I would stay in the color family that was required for the contest. I used the Imaginisce Candy and Pumpkin stamps. The sentiment is on the Candy Stamp. I colored my images in with Copic Markers:YR04, YR07, GO5, Y19 and E35. I used Rouge Chalk to give my little Witch some color in her checks. Her flesh is actually a lite green colored card stock. I inked all of the sides with the Memento Tuxedo ink that I use to stamp my pumpkin with. Here is a little closer look at my witch and pumpkin. I added just a little Frosted Lace Stickles to the flower and the collar of the witch. My pumpkin and the brim of the witches hat is placed on pop dots. I placed a Fall Leaf Sticker behind the pumpkin. My hair is made from black string. I added just a few black eyelets to finish my card off.

Imaginisce "Creepy Crawly" Card

I created my "Creepy Crawly" Halloween card using some of IMAGINISCE products that I had on hand. They are having a card challenge on their blog and you needed to make a card using the colors black, purple, green and orange and post your card here before Nov. 1st, 2010. I actually made two, I will post the second tomorrow.

I made these fabulous pleats using my new Martha Stewart Scoreboard. I scored the paper every 1/2" and just folded it and attached it to my ebony paper with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. Here is a side view showing that I used the Imaginisce Frame stamp and placed it on pop dots after I colored it in. I also place an Imaginisce Falling Leaf sticker behind it. My little spider that is coming down is part of the Happy Halloween stamp from where the "Creepy Crawly" sentiment is on. I added a little Glossy Accent to the spider to give him just a little dimension. I stamped my frame using Memento Tuxedo Ink and used Copic Markers: YR04, YR07, V12, and V15. Here is an inside view from the left side of the card. I included some of the the Dino Roar Primordial paper to the bottom of the inside of the card along with some of the stamped spiders. The Dino Roar Primordial had brown circles so I had to use a 5/8" punch and punch some black circles an place over the brown so I would be able to stay in the color theme that was required.

Here is a better look at my little spiders from the Imaginisce Happy Halloween stamp. I drew my spider web up in the right corner with a Black Zig pen.