Pretty Fun Fold

Tonight I decided to try something new to me...I don't think I've made one of these before.  I love how it opens and closes and still leaves room to leave a message, unlike some of the other fun fold cards I've made.  I used a pre-colored image and paper from The Paper Shelter.  The image is called The Lady & The Fountain.  I added gems, flowers, a porcelain bird, a stick pin I made and some pink & purple pearls.  I drew some stitching around the image.

What is really cool about this fold is that you can make two of these with one sheet of 8-1/2 x 11 cardstock. The card measures 4 x 8-1/2, the strip is 1/2 x 8-1/2.

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Dream Valley Challenges (enter up to 10 challenges) –  Things w/wings

Through The Craftroom Door  (2 entries max) –  Anything Goes  

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog (1 entry per person) – Pastel Colors

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Furry/Feathered friends    

A Snowflakes Promise (doesn’t have to be winter) –  Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter (enter up to 3 times, one must use a TPS image) –  Stitching

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Create and Inspire  (Up to 3 entries)– ALWAYS anything goes optional/add some flowers

Crafty Gals Corner (up to 2 entries) – Add Flowers

Moving Along With The Times – butterflies

A look through the window

I've gotten a lot of fun dies recently, and they're still arriving in my mailbox.  I've fallen in love with Wish.com!  I've purchased so many dies and still haven't gotten to how much it would cost in the store.  The only thing is having to wait for things to arrive.  LOL

This card I used the kitty cat dies I just got.  I've had the fence, tree, window dies and the flower edge punch was already in my collection.  LOL  I used a bunch of pop dots between he fence, window and the kitties.  I also added some hemp and some gems.  I chose to make the playful cat orange and the sitting cat black because that is so much like my bf's cats.  LOL

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Pile It On – (winners announced on Wednesdays) – Animal

Crafting From The Heart  (up to 3 entries)– always anything goes 

Tuesday Throwdown – texture (in the tree and window)

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Furry/Feathered friends    

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges – Use a background (wood background)

Create and Inspire  (Up to 3 entries)– ALWAYS anything goes optional/add some flowers

Crafty Gals Corner (up to 2 entries) – Add Flowers

Crazy 4 Challenges – use a shade of green (the tree)

Congrats!

This fortnight the challenge theme over at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge is Black and White Plus one other color.  We are being sponsored by Sheepski Designs and by Drawn By Krista.  This image is from SheepSki Designs and is called Dream Dress.  I went with the extra color being pink.  I added pearls, gems, flowers, a word die, and an embossing folder.  The image was colored using chalk and ink.

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The Crazy Challenge (up to 4 entries) – monochrome

The Paper Shelter (enter up to 3 times, one must use a TPS image) –  Love

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog (5 entries)– Flowers + a sentiment

Simon Says stamp Challenges (up to 5 entries) –   Going Dotty

Create and Inspire  (Up to 3 entries)– ALWAYS anything goes optional/add some flowers

Crafty Gals Corner (up to 2 entries) – Bling

In The Pink (always use more pink than any other color) up to 3 entries – Bling and sparkle

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog –  Embossing

Simply Create Too (enter up to 3 times) –  Must use a digi

SheepSki Designs Challenges - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog (max of 3 entries) – ring o’ roses

B&W + One

This fortnight the challenge theme over at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge is Black and White Plus one other color.  We are being sponsored by Sheepski Designs and by Drawn By Krista.  This image is from Drawn By Krista.  I added some oval dies, black and white striped papers and just stuck with solid black, white and red cardstock.  I kept this very CAS.  The image was colored using chalk and I hand wrote the sentiment.

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Pile It On – (winners announced on Wednesdays) – Animal

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges – kids and teen birthday

Inspiration Destination (enter as many times as you like) – always anything goes  optional twist “Masculine”

C.R.A.F.T challenge (up to 2 entries) – birthday and a blog hop

Seize The Birthday (up to 3 entries) – Creatures/Animals

Happy Mother's Day!

I want to wish all of you Mom's out there a very happy Mother's Day!  I made two of these last minute this morning and the other one Friday night,  One is for my daughter's step mom, one is for my boyfriend's Mom and the other is for his sister.  All cards are using Fred She Said pre-colored images.

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The Ribbon Girl Blog –  Use any image any type of card

Glitter n Sparkle  (up to 3 entries) – One for the ladies/Mother’s Day

Pile It On – (winners announced on Wednesdays) – Animal

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Tiddly Inks Challenge (use their image) – anything w/a Tiddly Ink image – blooming beautiful (Spring flowers)

Through The Craftroom Door  (2 entries max) –  Anything Goes  

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog (1 entry per person) – Bright Colors

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Anything goes    

A Snowflakes Promise (doesn’t have to be winter) –  Anything Goes

The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog – Feminine

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog (5 entries)– Flowers + a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Create and Inspire  (Up to 3 entries)– ALWAYS anything goes optional/add some flowers

Crafty Gals Corner (up to 2 entries) – Bling

4 Crafty Chicks – Celebrate Women

Simply Create Too (enter up to 3 times) –  Must use a digi

Allsorts Challenge Blog (max of 3 entries) – ring o’ roses

Crafting With Dragonflies (one entry)– Lots of flowers and/or For Mother’s Day

Great Impressions (up to 3 entries per month) –  Feminine

Mary Poppins

This week in Boise Idaho it is Music Week!!!!  Now that may not mean much to most of you, however to me that means going to free shows and performances.  This year their big play is Mary Poppins, and I'm going tonight with some girlfriends!  I'm so excited!!  Mary Poppins was always my favorite show growing up.

This is the new release sale over at the Cute As A Button shop.  if you use the code YOURSPECIAL30, you can get 30% off on this image and a few others.  For my card I used the landscape die and some cloud dies.  I colored her with chalk and ink.,  I created the sentiment myself.  All I did was add some pearls and a bow.

Here issome sentiments for your use with this image should you go grab it.

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The Ribbon Girl Blog –  Use any image any type of card

Glitter n Sparkle  (up to 3 entries) – For the kids (inspired by a kids film)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Crafting From The Heart  (up to 3 entries)– always anything goes 

Through The Craftroom Door  (2 entries max) –  Anything Goes  

Die Cuttin' D ivas (up to 3 entries) – tell what die cut you used – Mother’s Day/Fem

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Anything goes    

A Snowflakes Promise (doesn’t have to be winter) –  Anything Goes

The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog – Feminine

Little Red Wagon –  Punny Projects

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges – kids and teen birthday

Cute Card Thursday – dies and punches

4 Crafty Chicks – Celebrate Women

A Mother's Work...

One thing I've learned as my three kids were growing up is that a mother's work is never done.  Even now, having a 27 yr old, I am still Mom!  My 23 yr old is in Guam for a few months and all I do is worry, even tho I'm happy for her.  This Cute As A Button image reminds me of when my baby was a baby and my oldest daughter was about to start Kindergarten.  This is called "Working Mom".

For this card I used lace, a doily die, flowers, and a sticker strip.  The image was colored with ink and gel pen.

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Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Through The Craftroom Door  (2 entries max) –  Anything Goes  

Die Cuttin' D ivas (up to 3 entries) – tell what die cut you used – Mother’s Day/Fem

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Anything goes    

A Snowflakes Promise (doesn’t have to be winter) –  Anything Goes

The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog – Feminine

Simon Says stamp Challenges (up to 5 entries) –   hint of pink

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Create and Inspire  (Up to 3 entries)– ALWAYS anything goes optional/add some flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog –  Mother’s Day

Simply Create Too (enter up to 3 times) –  Must use a digi

QKR Stampede (enter up to 3 times) –  FEMININE CARDS/MOM’S DAY

Crafting With Dragonflies (one entry)– Lots of flowers and/or For Mother’s Day

Another Furever Friend Gone

Yesterday my boyfriend's mom had to put her beloved pet down.  He was 15 and had cancer.  Sometimes I wish we could legally make that choice for our human loved ones who are suffering with no chance of change, but I'm sure that is opening a can of worms many would truly be upset over.

I made this card using a sweet freebie image I found, a sentiment I created, a new butterfly die I just got, some flower stickers, some gems and some cheese cloth.  I tried to keep this relatively easy using just the two colors of cardstock and making it smaller, so it is only 4-1/4 squared.  I love how it turned out!

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Pile It On – (winners announced on Wednesdays) – Animal

Crafting From The Heart  (up to 3 entries)– always anything goes 

Through The Craftroom Door  (2 entries max) –  Anything Goes  

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog–  Anything goes    

A Snowflakes Promise (doesn’t have to be winter) –  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes

Simply Create Too (enter up to 3 times) –  Must use a digi

Happy Birthday To You

This sweet birthday card was made using a pre-colored image from Whoopsi Daisy, sheet music, bird, banner and music dies and pearls.  I love these dies that have the stitching on them!

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Pile It On – (winners announced on Wednesdays) – interactive and/or birthday

WhoopsiDaisy Challenge  - (up to 2 entries, 3 if at least one is a WD image) – tic tac toe (digi, gems, stitching)

Dream Valley Challenges (enter up to 10 challenges) –  blue and yellow

The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog – Feminine

Little Red Wagon –  Time to Celebrate

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges – Lovely Ladies

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (include sketch and comment)– sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges – something “music” realated

Looking Up To You

I made this sweet card using an image called "Boarding With Mom".  I felt like it was more like a big sister...So, that is how I made it.  I created this sentiment specifically for this image.  I colored this with ink and chalk.  I stuck with the blue and the yellow just to keep it more...clean, I guess.  LOL  This is for the new CAAB Challenge.

Here is the sentiment...if you're interested:

Here is the card I made...

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Dream Valley Challenges (enter up to 10 challenges) –  blue and yellow

Sisterhood Of Crafters (no more than 3 entries) –  The Letter B

Word Art Wednesday (up to 5 entries) –  anything goes   

Cute Card Thursday – Family

QKR Stampede (enter up to 3 times) –  Wheels or anything goes