Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Cuttlebug Mania Colour Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's a Colour Challenge this fortnight over at Cuttlebug Mania!  The colours to use are soft pink, lavender, soft orange and white.  Have fun and don't forget to use your Cuttleubug!!

Challenge - Colour Challenge
Soft pink, lavender, soft orange and white

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
Using these colours was a challenge for me, but I think I managed to pull it together.  The banner is a light pink glitter paper, but it looks quite dark in the photo.  It was fun working with the different angles of the paper.


Inside:
Recipe:  PP-Doodlebug Designs Sugar Shoppe Birthday Bouquet & Prima Something Blue Collection Announcement, CTMH White Daisy CS, Bazzill CS-lavender, DCWV-Glitzy Glitter CS Stack, Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight, Verve Stamps Banner Die, Memory Box Pippi Die, Foam Squares, Pearls, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, CTMH Ink-Black & Baby Pink, Verve Stamps-Wishing You, CTMH SS-Quick Cards Butterfly.

Cuttlebug Items Used:
Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight Die
Verve Stamps Banner Die
Memory Box Pippi Die

Hope you'll join us for the Colour Challenge!
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.


Sponsor
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
http://www.meljensdesigns.com/
 
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

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Inspired Stamps Wedding Card

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for some more Inspired Stamps inspiration.  This week the DT could chose between a wedding card, or a baby card.  I chose to make a wedding card.  I've been feeling a bit under the weather and it sure helps having lovely Spring weather!  I hope you're enjoying some nice weather too.

Card Size:  5" x 5"
I used 1 Corinthians 13:13 around the edge of my card and I love how it turned out.  I used plain cardstock and you could use the wedding colours to personalize it. 


Inside:
For the inside of the card I used 'Congratulations' from More Perfect Sentiments and the heart is from Hymn:  Mushrooms and Leaves.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-1 Corinthians 13:13, More Perfect Sentiments & Hymn:  Mushrooms and Leaves, Bazzill mauve CS, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH Ink-Black & Petal, Spellbinders Adorning Squares, Pearls, Foam Squares.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps STORE

Inspired Stamps BLOG

It's difficult to take pictures of my card when I have a camera hog in the way!  Angel is the newest addition to our family...she's mostly white with dark patches that look like angel wings on her back.


Enjoy,
Deneen

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Inspired Stamps Flower Card

Hello and welcome here!  This week the Inspired Stamps DT are sharing projects made with a March or April New Release stamp set and a Bazzill Basics Paper Pack.  Did you know that the Inspired Stamps store sells some 6x6 Bazzill Basics Paper Packs?  Be sure to pop on over and take a lookie!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Hymn:  Mushrooms and Leaves for the flowers and vine.  I stamped the flowers and vine onto patterned paper from the Bazzill Basics Worldwide paper pack.  I love the bold colours!!  The sentiment is from Hymn Girls:  June stamp set.  I finished the front off with a corner die cut and some pearl pen dots.


Inside:
I finished off the inside with Hymn Girls:  June.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn:  Mushrooms and Leaves and Hymn Girls:  June, Bazzill Basics-Worldwide, Bazzill CS-mint, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH Ink-Black & Juniper, Cuttlebug Vintage Corners, VivaDecor Pearl Pen Ice, Rhinestones.

Inspired Stamps Products Used:

Inspired Stamps STORE

Inspired Stamps BLOG



Enjoy,

Deneen


Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Cuttlebug Mania Easter Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  We celebrate Easter this week and so it's fitting that Cuttlebug Mania is having and Easter Challenge with a twist that there needs to be an egg somewhere on your project.

Challenge - Easter using an Egg
For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

For the challenge twist I decided to make my card in the shape of an egg!  I embossed the background and decorated the egg using several different dies.  I finished it off with some pearls.


Recipe:  Bazzill CS-pink, purple & green, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH Black Ink, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, Crafts Too-Lattice EF, My Favorite Things Die-namics-Chevron Stripes, Taylored Expressions-Designer Mini Tags, Heartfelt Creations-Sweet Juliet Die, Rhinestones, Pearls, Foam Squares, Pink Baker's Twine.

Cuttlebug Items Used:
Crafts Too Lattice Embossing Folder
My Favorite Things Die-namics Chevron Stripes
Taylored Expressions Designer Mini Tags Die
Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet Die

I hope you can join us for the Easter Challenge, be sure 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

Sponsor
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.

http://www.stampandcreate.com/


Hope you can join us for the Challenge!
Deneen

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Inspired Stamps Hymn Girl Card

Hello and welcome here!  I am really enjoying the set of Hymn Girls released by Inspired Stamps!  I love how versatile they are, you can paper piece them, or colour them, or just leave them as is.  Do you have a favourite??  This week the DT are sharing cards using the Hymn Girls, so be sure to check out what they've created!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Hymn Girls:  August for the main image.  For the background behind the girl I used the dots from Background Stamps stamp set.  I paper pieced her dress and added a touch of colour to her skin, very quick and easy.  The patterned paper is from Bazzill Basics Vintage Marketplace.

It's difficult to tell from the photo but I paper pieced her head as well, I added it to the card front using foam squares.

Inside:
For the inside I used the sentiment from Spring Sketches.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn Girls: August, Background Stamps & Spring Sketches, Bazzill Basics 6x6-Vintage Marketplace, Bazzill brown CS, CTMH White Daisy CS, CTMH Ink-Baby Pink & Black, EK Success Wrought Iron Corner Punch, Distress Inks-Vintage Photo, Foam Squares, Pearls, Copics-E51 & W2.


Inspired Stamps Products Used:

Inspired Stamps STORE

Inspired Stamps BLOG



Enjoy,

Deneen

Thursday, April 03, 2014

Inspired Stamps April New Release

Hello and welcome here!  Inspired Stamps is releasing some more stamp sets for you to enjoy. I am showcasing Hymn Girls:  September and Lowercase Sketchy Alphabet.  Be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations for the other newly released stamp sets!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
The first Hymn Girls were released last month, and today the rest of the Hymn Girls are being released.  I have used Hymn Girls:  September.   The word 'reflections' is part of the stamp set!  I used Copics to give the image a touch of colour.  I made a sunburst with Bazzill Basics Vintage Lace and Bazzill CS.


Inside:
For the inside I used Hymn Girls:  September and More Perfect Sentiments.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn Girls: September & More Perfect Sentiments, Bazzill Basics Vintage Lace, Bazzill CS-yellow, coral & cream, CTMH Black Ink, Distress Inks-Vintage Photo & Antique Linen, Foam Squares, Sequins, Copics.

Copics Used:
Skin - E00, E93
Dress - YG91, YG93
Shoes/Shading - E43


Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
For this card I used the new release Sketchy Lowercase Alphabet.  I made a banner using the letters that spell 'smile'.  The pretty flower paper is from Bazzill Basics Vintage Marketplace.
 

Inside:
For the inside I used Sketchy Lowercase Alphabet to spell 'happy', and added 'birthday' using a black felt tip pen.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Sketchy Lowercase Alphabet, Bazzill Basics-Vintage Marketplace, Bazzill CS-pink dotted & light green, Foam Squares, Pink Baker's Twine, Mini Clothespins, Pearls, Black Felt Tip Pen.

Inspired Stamps Products Used:

Inspired Stamps STORE

Inspired Stamps BLOG



Enjoy,

Deneen