Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes

Hello and welcome here!  It's been a while since I posted a Top Tip Tuesday challenge, it's hard to believe it was only a month ago I was away visiting family.  Well I'm back to share another challenge and tutorial with you.

Challenge - Anything Goes

Tutorial - Shaker Card

Card Sizes:  4.25" x 5.5"

You can find the Shaker Card Tutorial HERE. Shaker cards are perfect for Christmas cards because you can you glitter to look like snow.

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Anything Goes Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 Digi Images of Your Choice

 

When you shake the card, it looks like it's snowing!

Inside:

 Recipe:  PP-Graphic 45 Nutcracker Suite Collection Sugar Plum Fairy & Echo Park Pride & Joy ABC, Bazzill CS-tan & black, CTMH White Daisy CS, Heartfelt Creations Clear Cardstock, CTMH Black Ink, Recollections Glitter Paper-Grape, Ispired Stamps 1" Circle Sentiments Stamp Set, Memory Box-Birch Trio & Precious Ornaments, Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Window Die, Martha Stewart-Crystal Coarse Glitter, Foam Squares, Martha Stewart Holly Punch, Red Rhinestones, Impression Obsession Snowflakes Die.

Your only limited by what fits in the pocket of your Shaker Card, for this sample I used sequins.  So ideas to add to your pocket:  shaped confetti, beads, glitter, Flower Soft, mini safety pins (for a baby card!), or sand.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-Bella Blvd Molly Selfie & Lucky Starz Color Crazy Starz, Bazzill CS-Mono Typhoon & black, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, CTMH Ink-Black, Spellbinders-Labels 22 & Fancy Tags, My Favorite Things Stitched Circles Die, Heartfelt Creations Clear Cardstock, Sequins, Blue Rhinestones, Foam Squares, EK Success Ticket Corner Punch, Verve SS-Big Wish.

I hope you'll join us for the Anything Goes Challenge!

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Ribbon/Twine Challenge and Box Card

Hello and welcome here!  It's another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and this time it's a ribbon/twine challenge where you need to use 2 or more pieces on your project.  I've also written up a Tutorial and Template for TTT on the Box Card you see here.  The tutorial you can find over on today's TTT post, but I'll add the Template here.

Challenge - 2 or more Ribbon/Twine

Box Card Tutorial & Template

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 A big thank-you to 2 Cute Ink for supplying the DT with images.  I used Angel Fish Doodle for my card.  The card opens in the middle to reveal a hidden box when you slide off the belly band.

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the 2 or More Ribbon/Twine Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

2 Cute Ink - 2 Images of Winner's Choice

The belly band slides off.

The box opens and reveals money, or photos, or a gift card etc.

Because of the folds it wants to pop open, but it does fold fairly flat to fit in an envelope.

Copics Used:

Fish - BG72, BG75, BG78, B37, YR14

Water - BG0000

Shadow - N1, N3

Recipe:  My Mind's Eye PP-Winter Wonderland "Presents" Paper, Bazzill CS-blue & orange, Spellbinders-Labels 23, Standard Circles Lg. & Sm., Marvelous Squares & Beaded Circles, Cuttlebug Die-Vintage Corners, Verve Stamps-Big Wish, CTMH Black Ink.

Enjoy,

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Shaped Card Challenge

Hello and welcome here.  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, and it's all about Shaped Cards!  There are some Shaped Card Tips I found for you over on the TTT blog to help get you inspired! 

Challenge - Shaped Cards

Shaped Card Tips

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Shaped Card Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Shape EZ - 2 Shaped EZ Templates

Be sure to check out the DT Shaped Cards for some great inspiration!

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Monochromatic Challenge & Origami Shirt Tutorial

Hello and welcome here!  I hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying some nice weather where you live. Today the Challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday is Monochromatic, I also have an Origami Shirt Tutorial there for you to make the super cute shirts you see on my cards, you can find that HERE!!

Challenge - Monochromatic

Tutorial - Origami Shirt

Card Size: approx. 6.75" x 7"

How fun is that!?!  An origami shirt easel card.  I had a lot of fun with making it.  Once you do 1 it's easy to catch on and comes together quickly.  It also was a lot of fun trying to decide how to embellish the shirt.

 

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Numbers Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Kenny K

 

Recipe:  PP-Echo Park Pride & Joy ABC, Bazzill CS-blue, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Spellbinders-A2 Filigree Delight, EK Success-Fountain Fun Corner Punch, CTMH SS-Cricut Artiste Collection Kudos, CTMH Ink-Outdoor Denim & Black, Copic N1, N2, N3, BasicBasic Ribbon-5/8" Blue Striped, Foam Squares, Rhinestones.

I went online to find how to tie a tie...it really wasn't that difficult, lol.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I also made a smaller shirt to fit onto a card front. You will find the measurements for this card on the Tutorial as well.  I debated on adding buttons to the front and a pocket but decided to just go with simple.

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-BoBunny Surprise! Banners, Bazzill CS-cream & Mono Aspen, CTMH CS-Sweet Leaf, CTMH SS-You Rock & Happy Birthday, CTMH Ink-Black, Grey Flannel & Sweet Leaf, Tonic Studio Ticket/Tag Corner Punch, Foam Squares, Rhinestones, Cuttlebug Diamond Plate EF.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT monochromatic creations!!!

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Numbers Challenge and Pop Up Box Template

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and this time it's all about Numbers. As long as you have a number on there somewhere, it's good for the Challenge!  I have written up a Tutorial and Template on the popular Pop-Up Box, you'll find it over on the TTT post HERE.  The fun part of this box is that it folds flat for mailing!!!

Challenge - Numbers

Tutorial & Template - Pop-Up Box

Card Size:  6" x 4.25"

The Box itself measure 4" x 5" so that it will fit in a invitation size envelope.  When I attached the doily and cupcake, I attached it above the box edges and made it a bit longer than the Template size.

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Numbers Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

 Meljen's Designs - 4 digital images of the winner's choice

 

I added glittery stars and the number 3...perfect for a little girl having a 3rd birthday!!

Isn't this great!  It folds flat for mailing.

A big thank-you to  Meljen's Designs for supplying the DT with images.  I used the digital image called Birthday Cupcake.

Copics Used:

Cupcake Liner - YG25, YG67

Cupcake - E37

Icing - R81, R83, R85

Sprinkles - E37

Candle - Y11, Y18

Flame - Y11, Y35, YR04

Stars - Y18, Y19

Recipe:  Meljen's Designs-Birthday Cupcake, PP-Bella Blvd Birthday Girl Pretty as a Present & Bella Blvd Lucky Starz Color Crazy Starz, American Crafts Glitter CS-Mulberry, Recollections Glitter Paper-Grape, Bazzill CS-pink & green, CTMH White Daisy CS, Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Border, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Slice-Playground Fonts, Cheery Lynn-Sophie's Heart Mini, Spellbinders-Floral Doily Motifs, Quic Kutz-Nesting Star, Foam Squares, Copics.

Pop-Up Box Template

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations.

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Paper Piecing Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's Tip week over at Top Tip Tuesday so I don't have a project to share, but there are Tips over on the blog that may interest you!

Challenge - Paper Piecing

Tips

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Paper Piecing Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Stamp and Create

Hope you can join us for the Challenge!

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Metal or Faux Metal Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  This week it's a Metal or Faux Metal Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday.  For those that need some Tips on how to make faux metal, you can find a few links over at TTT.  And for some inspiration be sure to check out the Design Team projects!

Challenge - Metal or Faux Metal

Tips - Links to tutorials and techniques etc.

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Girly Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Care 2 Stamp - $15 Voucher

  Check out the DT creations over at TTT!

Enjoy,

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday 3, 5 or 7 Challenge With Dress and Overall Templates

Hello and welcome here!  It's hard to believe we're into March already.  So let's march on over to Top Tip Tuesday for this week's challenge...which happens to be 3, 5 or 7...3 patterned papers, or 3 rhinestones, or 3 dies used etc., it's up to you!   I also did a short Tutorial with Templates for the Darling Dress and Overalls.

Challenge - 3, 5 or 7

Tutorial/Template - Darling Dress and Overalls

Card Sizes:  approx. 4.25" x 5.5"

You can find the Darling Dress Template over at Stampington & Company, it's free to download.  If you need help to resize a PDF you can find a tutorial HERE on how to do that, you will find it after the Bow Tutorial.  And if you need help making this template into a Silhouette Cut File, you can find that on the 3, 5, or 7 Challenge post at Top Tip Tuesday. 

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the 3, 5, or 7 Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Zlatoena's Design - 2 digi images

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-Prima Jodie Lee Delight Collection "Delicious", Bazzill CS-cream, Prima Trim Cream Lace, Wild Orchid Roses 3/8" Pink Tone, Ivory Roses, Pearls, CTMH Ink-Black & Smoothie, CTMH SS-Eclectic Edges, JustRite SS-Just the Right Words.

I came up with an Overalls Template back in 2008...you can see that post HERE...I had discovered the Darling Dress Template and wanted a boy version to match.  You can save it to your computer to use.  A big thank-you to Zlatoena's Design for supplying the DT with images, I used Soar/Bunny on a Space Rocket.

Inside:

 Recipe:  PP-BoBunny Blast Off! Stripe, Bazzill CS-cream, Zlatoena's Design SS-Soar/Bunny on a Space Rocket, Foam Squares, Buttons Galore, Black Felt Tip Pen, Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday & Star Struck, CTMH Ink-Black & Outdoor Denim.

Copics Used:

Ship - N1, N3, N7, R08, R27, B26, B29

Flame - Y08, YR16, R27

Bunny - E41, E42, E43, R22

I couldn't help myself, lol, I made an all white dress.  I used netting to give it some character.

Inside:

Recipe:  CTMH White Daisy CS, White Satin Ribbon, White Netting, Pearls, CTMH Black Ink, JustRite SS-Just the Right Words.

For more 3, 5, 7 inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations!  Hope you can join us.

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Stitching Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and this time it's Stitching - Real or Faux!  I'm in charge of finding the Tips over at TTT so I don't have a card to share with you today but be sure to pop by the TTT blog to read some great sewing Tips I found and to see some great creations!

Challenge - Stitching - real or faux

Tips for Sewing

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For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Girly Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

2 Cute Ink - 2 digital images of winner's choice

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Girly Card and Crepe Paper Flower

Hello and welcome here!  It's another busy Tuesday here on my blog and I'm starting with the challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday.  This fortnight it's a Girly Challenge!  You'll find the Crepe Paper Flowers Tutorial I did at TTT so be sure to pop by the post found HERE.

Challenge - Girly

Tutorial - Crepe Paper Flowers

Card Size:  6" x 4.25"

A big thank-you to Heather Ellis for supplying the DT with images!  I used digital image Pure Innocence 049. I coloured her with Copics and finished the card off with a crepe paper flower!  I added Stickles to the flower petals and her wings.

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 For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Girly Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Heather Ellis - 3 images of winners choice

 I added Stickles to her wings.

Copics Used:

Skin - E0000, E000, E00, R20

Hair - Y08, YR31

Shirt/Flowers/Shoes - V12, V15, 0

Tights/Wings - RV02, RV10

Mushroom - YG01, YG03, YG17, E44, E47

 Grass - YG17, YG67, YG95, YG99

Sky - BG0000

Outline - N1

Inside:

Recipe:  Heather Ellis SS-Pure Innocence 049, BoBunny PP-Double Dot Passion Fruit Vintage, Bazzill mauve CS, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH Ink-Black & Blush, CTMH SS-Geometric Thoughts (inside:  Leeza Gibbons SS-Wishes & Dreams & Cornish Heritage Farms SS-Beautiful), Spellbinders-Labels 4 & Elegant Labels 4, Cheery Lynn Dies-Mini Fanciful Flourish Left & Mini Fanciful Flourish Right, Stickles-Fruit Punch, Foam Squares, Rhinestone, Crepe Paper.

Cards Used in the Crepe Paper Tutorial

Tutorial found HERE.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 Inside:

Recipe:  PP-BoBunny C'est La Vie Decoupage, Bazzill Stonehenge CS & teal, CTMH CS-Cocoa & White Daisy, Marianne Designs LR0116 Flourish, Distress Ink-Gathered Twigs, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch, White Crepe Paper, Foam Squares, Basic Grey Glazed Brads, CTMH Ink-Black & Twilight, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, Pearl Pen Viva Decor Cream, Stampabilities SS-True Friends, Inkadinkado SS-Decorative Corners.

Card Size:  5" x 5"

 

Copics Used:
RV00, RV52

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-Bella BLVD Birthday Girl Pretty as a Present, Bazzill Prismatics CS-mauve & pink,Spellbinders-Classic Scalloped Circle Lg., A2 Bracket Border 1, Standard Circles Sm. & Big Scalloped Circles Sm., Cuttlebug EF-Seeing Spots, EK Success Ticket Corner Punch, Foam Squares, Rhinestones, Pom Pom, Pink Crepe Paper, Copics, CTMH SS-Hearfelt Birthday Wish, Playdate & Happy Birthday, CTMH Ink-Black & Amethyst.

 Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 

Recipe:  CTMH White Daisy CS, Bazzill CS-grey, light green & dark green, Spellbinders-Grateful Lattice, Memory Box-Delicate Vine, White Crepe Paper, Stickles-Golden Rod.

For more Girly inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations!!

Deneen