Some new old items to use

I belong to a local crafter's group.  Our leader some times gets items a family is wanting to give to good homes.  The last time, I scored on several lengths of lace and other trims.  I finally had a chance to use the orange lace and the dragonfly trims.  They were a good match for the Our Daily Bread image ( one i had already colored).  I used Spellbinder circle dies and DP from my stashand I added some  shiny orange gems to the dragonflies.
Sketch:   Feeling-sketchy
Circles:   Art Impressions 
Bling:   Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge 
Dies:    Happy Little Stampers
             Scrapyland
Dragonfly critters:   2 crafty critter crazies    
Lace:    Creative craft cottage
Any:   A bit more time to craft

For MMTPT502 - 5 year old Payson

This week, the destination for SplitCoastStampers Teapot Party is 5 year old Payson.  She has alrady had 2 heart surgeries and faces more.  The challenge is to use a border (an embossed Darice sentiment).  She likes purple and cats - and of course the hearts (various dies) represent her surgery.  The image is by Dearie Dolls, colored with water color pencils.  I added some sequins - usually a favorite of little girls!  I have trouble arranging items at random - they just don't look right!  Ideas?
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Cats:    Show us Your Pussies
Layers:    Crafty Catz
Die cuts:   Creative Knockouts
Have  a Heart:   Addicted-to-Stamps
Feminine:   Creative Craft Cottage  
Circles:    Ple it On
Fairy tale - 3 kittens/lost their mittens:  Allsorts 
  (Can you see the kitten showing its bare paws?  And I think the mother is there, too!)

Any, with critter:   2crafty Critter Crazies

Christmas 2017 12-12

I have settled on using this image for several more cards - getting down to the wire.  It is an image I saw on Pinterest, and an old freebie from the blog Beyond the Fringe.  I have not had much time to check - I did see a long list of freebies, but I don't think she is doing many currently.  I used this dp with dots, and a strip of ribbon.  The background uses a cuttlebug snowflake folder.
Sketch:   Sketch-Tanten
Dots:  CCC Digi Creations
Christmas:     Aloha Friday 
                        Cards Galore
 
 
 

QKR Stampede challenge #272 ~ Anything Goes / Option - Christmas Tag

This week, the Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede has the option of creating a Christmas tag. You may enter up to 3 times before 3 p.m,. EST on Thursday for a chance to win some QKR images.  There is also a winner for some one using QKR/Eureka images.
I must admit that hubby and I need more gift card holders than tags, but this was fun to make.  I used the Spellbinder Labels 1 die. The DP is double sided - great for a tag.  I used the Holly image (from the QKR Stampede store) which I colored and fussy cut.  Now cutting is not really my thing, but I am pleased with the result - including leaving a bit of white to provide contrast.  The sentiment is also from the QKR - Stamp On It store.  I added metallic cord for the tie.
Challenges:  
Tag:     Tag You're It
Tag for a present:    C.R.A.F.T. Challenge
Spots/stripes:    Creative Craft Cottage
Red & Green - Christmas:   Christmas blog Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Any:    House That Stamps Built

SCS Dare to Get Ddirty - Butterfly sympathy for Flynn family

I am catching up here, adding cards that have been on my SplitCoastStampers gallery since 8/8.
This uses the Darice embossing folder and a Kanban butterfly.  Unfortunately, I need to use it now.
CAS: Stamplorations
Butterfly:   Creative Craft Cottage

Shaped card

The inside shows the back of the wizard and the sign proclaims:  "poof...you are one year older."  I sent it in the mail today and forgot to take a picture of the inside.  I did make a very similar card a few months ago, but changed up the colors.  The Labels 1 die works well for this shaped card.  I used shades of blue, and added a layer of gold that shows just a bit .The images are QKR Stampede digis colored with Prismas.
 3 "B's"(blue, banner, birthday, back (the last two are on the inside):  Pink Gem
Shaped card:  Creative Craft Cottage
                         Crafty Sentiments

3-D tree

The tree is made with quite a few Cheery Lynn die cut pine branches, decorated with star stickers.  The background uses an  embossing folder - as I recall, Nellie Snellen's (no label!).  Bits of glitter create some falling snow.
O Christmas tree:  Simon Says Monday
Dimension (tree, embossing):    Mod Squad
Any:   Creative Craft Cottage

Sept. 23 QKR Stampede challenge - embossing with glitter and sparkle

When I saw the theme for this week's challenge (embossing) at QKR Stampede, I thought about this snowflake folder for a wintry card.  QKR has this great digital image, "Snowy Cabin",  as well as the let it snow sentiment.  Since we are in AZ, I could use it to rub it in to some one in snow country.
I did not color the image, but used a lot of glitter on the trees and the snow - on the image and on the embossed snowflakes.
Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder;  glitter, metallic silver strip, Floral Garden Diamond ribbon wrap; glittery snowflake button..  The mats look black here but IRL they are dark blue.  I especially like the crisp look of the white and blue.
CHALLENGES: 
Sketch:    Scrapping Everyday Miracles
Song - Let it snow:          Creatalicious
Any, with glitter:    Sparkle n Sprinkle
Embossing:     Get Creative
Trees:     Double D Challenges
Favorite color:   As You Like It
Any:    Creative Craft Cottage
             Glitter n Sparkle
             Classic Design Team
             Craft Your Passion
              Doodle Pantry
              Jo's Scrapshack
              Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
              Polkadoodle
              

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - Cullenwr - summer vacation

I am still adding cards from my SplitCoastStampers DTGD gallery,  This one was added for Wanda Cullen on Aug. 8.  I used some travel themed papers, ribbon, an oval die cut and Cuttlebug sentiment.
Summer vacation + die cut: Die-cut-Divas
For the men:   Creative Craft Cottage

Get Well - Dearie Doll

I seldom make get well cards - more thinking of you.  This die cut from Cuttlebug has not been used a lot!  The tag is by Spellbinder - cropped at the bottom.  The cord is a metallic gold; the image a pre-colored digi by Dearie Dolls; the DP by Lily of the Valley.
CHALLENGES:    
Sketch:      Tuesday Morning Sketches
Get well:    Die Cuttin Divas
Any:           Avenue 613
                    Addicted to Stamps
                    Crafty Friends 
                    Creative Craft Cottage
                    Inspiration Destination

Hearts and a rose for DH

I hope this is masculine enough.  Hubby is always so thoughtful - he wrote a poem and brought a rose for me (yes, already) - he always says he'd buy a million if he could.....awwwww...!1 After 58 1/2 years we just don't come up with much of anything new!
Enough of that...
I lucked out the other day as I popped in to JoAnn's - they had Darice folders at 6/$10 - this is one  that I came home with.   I had to use it.  The image came from A Day for Daisies, several weeks ago.  I colored with Brilliance ink and an aqua pen.  The tiny heart is part of the image but I cut it out and popped it up a little.  Die cuts by Spellbinders, and the heart ribbon from my stash.  I did the sentiment on the computer.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:      Sketch Saturday
Hearts:      Craftin Desert Divas
                   Deep Ocean Challenge
                   Whimsie Doodles
                   Double Click Connections  
                   Fresh Brewed Designs
                   The House that Stamps Built  
                   Mod Squad Challenge
Love:          Dies r us
                    Polkadoodle
                    Whimsy Inspires 
Use red:      Di's Digi Designs

Valentine:   The Paper Girls
                     The Paper Shelter
Any:            CCCdigicreations

A sad new day

 I have been neglecting the SplitCoastStampers Teapot Tuesday challenges recently, but the story last week encouraged me to be involved more regularly. Sue from Kansas recently lost her husband of over 40 years,  They were rvers, and since we were also rvers, I feel a connection, and wanted to send a card to let her know people are thinking of her.  (See the challenge here:  MMTPT390).
New: Sue is beginning a new phase of her life; a new technique - cutting and sponging the flowers in this image from A day for Daisies;  words:  Word Art digis; DP by Theresa Collins;  (faux) stitching - border embossing folders by Cuttlebug; ribbon; dark teal and shimmery silver cs by Recollections; glitter on centers of flowers.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:                Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Stitching:            A day for Daisies
Monochrome:    Julia Spiri Challenge 
Blues:                  The Paper Shelter
Glitter:                Creative Craft Cottage
                             Sparkle n Sprinkle
New:                    Cuttlebug Mania
                             Inky Impressions
Words:                 Crafty Catz  
Digis:                    Doodle Pantry
Any:                     Lemon Shortbread
                              Word Art Wednesday

White witha touch of red and blue

I will let you in on a secret. The back of this card sports an embossed butterfly panel also.  That is not the secret.  When the card was completed I realized there was a sizeable streak of adhesive on the back side.  (Is there a product that would successfully remove this?)  If you have followed my posts, you realize I am VERY reluctant to discard my productions.  AHA - how about a butterfly panel to match the front?  It is white on white.
Supplies:  Hampton Art daisy (the center one was masked to stamp the other two); chalk pencils - a few dots and a bit of red chalk was sponged on the background; ribbon, Die-namics flourish;  $ stamp sentiment; glitter; dark blue cs is recycled from a stockholder annual report cover.
Sketch:      http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/02/bi-weekly-sketch-challenge-28.html
Flourish die:  http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/
Garden flowers and butterflies:  http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/
Butterflies:  http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/
Red, white, blue (USA):  http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/
Bow:   http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/
White on white with some color:  http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/
Use blue:   http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
Glitter - on flowers:  http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/