Robot

Here is a card I made for my brother's birthday. It's a little childish, but I think he'll like it. He's turning 35 today. I haven't sent it yet because I was so busy getting ready for my husband's birthday which was yesterday. I was inspired by these challenges:

Runway Inspired
Sweet Sketch Wednesday
Pile it On - birthdays

This card is fun because I used a little Adhesive Spring to pop-up the robot. I love how it wiggles :)

Here is a front view of the card:

 

This is the Runway Inspired challenge photo. I was inspired by her striped shirt , the yellow in her shoes and skirt, and the little cyclops she has on her t-shirt, hence the robot.

I'm also entering this into Heart2Heart's "spring forward" challenge.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Sunny Yellow
Other paper: b&w pack I got from M's (not CTMH), vellum from HL (not CTMH)
Stamps: Outta This World, Hodge Podge Alphabet
Ink: Black Pigment Ink
Other: Black Hemp, Honey Mini Medley, Honey Marker, Artist Cricut Cartridge

52 {C}CT Color Challenge #15

This week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown we have a gorgeous color challenge: Black, White, and Metallic Gold. I made a card based on the sketch at Sweet Sundays.

I used the retired stamp set "A Timber" and stamped the tree in black and then embossed the presents and the star with gold embossing powder. I was really excited to get to use one of my new winter Cuttlebug embossing folders. Here is a close-up:

I offset the circle a bit so you could see more of the pretty embossing. For the inside I used a Bible verse from "Glory to God!" embossed in gold, and an old wooden "Merry Christmas" rubber stamp that I have had for a long time.

 

Come play along with us this week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown!

               Materials used:Cardstock: Black, White DaisyB&Ts: For AlwaysStamps: A Timber, Glory To God, Merry Christmas 07 -Stampabilities (Not CTMH)Ink: Black, VersaMarkOther: Gold Embossing Powder, gold ribbon from Walmart (not CTMH)

Color Dare, Mojo Monday, Pink Elephant, and H2H

I didn't have to do specific colors for the color dare this week, because I chose something different. The challenge is to pick any 2 (or more) paper packs from CTMH and use them on your project. I really liked the inspiration photo from the Pink Elephant this week, so I chose the yellow and grey paper from Dotty for You. To that I added some black and white paper from For Always. I used the theme of "daylight savings" time from Heart2Heart by using a little clock from the Enjoy Life stamp set. The sketch is from Mojo Monday.

Here is a close up on the little cluster:

You may be asking what? is "always timeless." Well, the inside answers that. It's God and his care:

Well, there you have it. I hope you liked it. And I hope you will join in with us at Color My Heart. If you don't have 2 CTMH paper packs, then use one with a different kind of paper, or just pretend like you do :) Have a great weekend!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Grey Wool, White Daisy
B&Ts: Dotty for You, For Always
Stamps: Enjoy Life, Keepsake Alphabet, Card Chatter - Sympathy
Ink: Grey Wool
Other: Bitty Sparkles, Black Marker, yellow flowers from Prima (not CTMH)

Kraft Card

Here's a fun card with a new technique I learned today:

I used the color challenge from Pals Paper Arts, and I used the technique from CASE Study. It was embossing with white on kraft and then color with alcohol-based markers.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Kraft, White Daisy
Stamps: Card Word Puzzle
Ink: VersaMark
Markers Sets: Hollyhock, Sorbet
Other: White Embossing Powder

52 {C}CT Sketch 15

Hi everybody! I'm so excited to announce that I was chosen to be on the design team at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown! I'm not sure I deserve it, but I will do my very best to live up to the task. Here is my very first design team card, for sketch number 15:

I did a very interesting technique called "embedded image" that I learned from Technique Time Tuesdays. Here is a close-up of the little Christmas tree:

You can learn this technique here. The look is really neat, and makes you wonder, "how'd you do that?" I added some red and green bitty sparkles to the tree, and the star on top was embossed with gold embossing powder and cut out.

Here is the inside of my card. I stamped John 3:16 from the Everlasting Life stamp set:

Materials used:
Cardstock: Cranberry, Colonial White
B&Ts: Mistletoe
Stamps: Countdown, Autumn/Winter 2012 Petite Perks, Everlasting Life, Advent Calendar WOTG
Ink: Versa Mark, Cranberry, Chocolate Distressing Ink
Other: Clear and Gold Embossing Powders, Cocoa ribbon Assortment, Mocha Opaques, Sparkles - Red Assortment, Sweet Leaf Rhinestones

Later Sk8r for Color My Heart

I chose Outdoor Denim, Lagoon, and Pear for the color dare colors this week because they are the colors in Later Sk8r - a new boy's paper pack from CTMH. I made a layout because I needed to work on my sons scrapbook. I only had the paper swatches, so I made a layout using 6" strips. The layout is a Heart 2 Heart scrapbooking layout.

Here is what I stamped on the left page using second generation Outdoor Denim:

Here is my title cluster on the right page:

I used the Scroll Album WOTG stamp set for this layout. I stamped the chicken wire background image in Outdoor Denim ink on some Color-Ready Alphabet letters for the title.

I hope you can join us this week at Color My Heart. I'd love to see what YOU can create with these colors!

 

Materials used:
Cardstock: White, Slate
B&Ts: Later Sk8r
Stamps: Scroll Album WOTG
Ink: Outdoor Denim, Pear, Lagoon
Other: Color Ready Alphabet, ribbon and buttons from my friend (not CTMH)

Non-traditional Christmas Card

I haven't participated in any challenges for a while, so I thought, "What if I just combined them all into one card?" I don't do that very often, and I know I'll be breaking the rules on one or two challenges, but I think it was worth it. I LOVE this card! It is a VERY non-traditional Christmas card, but it makes me happy. Here are the challenges:

Pink Elephant - Anything Goes
Merry Monday - Tic Tac Toe (I did ribbon, cute, & designer paper)
Heart 2 Heart - Clean and Simple
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Psalm 73:26
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers, Flowers and more Flowers
Opus Gluei - Movies (I chose Mixed Nuts)
Crazy4Challenges - texture (my felt letters)
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - felt (letters)
Less is More - Paper Piercing
CAS-ual Fridays - Silver
A Day For Daisies - die cut (wooden butterfly)
Frosted Designs - bold colors and patterns
Black Tie Fridays - Animals (butterflies)
Color Throwdown - I used Smoothie, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, and Cashmere
Inspired By - I was inspired by the pink and the little flowers
For Your Inspiration - pink and outdoors
Freshly Made Sketches
I think that's all. :)

Update: I decided to link up with Pile it On, who's having a "sunshine" challenge this week. I mean, why not pile on another one?

Here is a close up on the letters:

 

Here is the inside:

For the CAS-ual Fridays challenge, I colored my wooden butterfly with my silver metallic marker, then added Silver Glitz Glitter  Gel. I chose the movie Mixed Nuts for the Opus Gluei challenge because it is a Christmas movie that takes place in California, so it's warm and bright and sunshiny. It's one of my favorites.

For Heart2Heart, CAS-ual Fridays, and Less is More, where the challenges are Clean and Simple, I made sure to use minimal layers, and keep some white space. For Freshly Made, I made sure to add no distressing.



Materials used:
Cardstock: White
B&Ts: Dotty for You
Stamps: Art Philosophy, Card-Chatter Sympathy
Ink: Sweet Leaf, Smoothie
Markers: Sweet Leaf, Smoothie, Buttercup, Silver Metallic
Other: Cashmere Twill Ribbon, Garden Wooden Shapes, Silver Glitz Glitter Gel, Keepsake Felt Alphabet
Digi images: A Day for Daisies, Word Art Wednesday

Disclaimer: Some might say, when you use X-mas to replace Christmas, you are trying to x Christ out of Christmas. But here is a little known fact. In Greek, the word Christ starts with an X. Greek was the language he spoke. That's why X-mas is short for Christmas.