Let's Get Trendy Now!3 Day 4 Stitching

Amy Tsuruta, whose blog I've followed for years, is hosting a fun class/project called Let's Get Trendy Now! 3. It features 5 days of inspiration and a challenge for each day. All challenges are open until June 30th and I'm going to try to catch up and do them all. Next up for me is Day 4 Stitching. I used some Bo Bunny papers and Lawn Fawn stamps to create this card. I did some simple stitching around the circle chipboard. I'm usually the faux stitching type but I was making this card especially for my cousin and I know she will appreciate the extra details. They are offering a prize for each challenge as well. For the stitching challenge the prize is an awesome stamp set from Fresh Squeezed Stamps. I own many of their sets and am definitely a fan of their quality stamps and fun quirky sets. I encourage you to check out the website for inspiration and to join in! I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog's Anything Goes challenge.

Let's Get Trendy Now! 3 Day 1 Neon

Amy Tsuruta, whose blog I've followed for years, is hosting a fun class/project called Let's Get Trendy Now! 3. It features 5 days of inspiration and a challenge for each day. All challenges are open until June 30th and I'm going to try to catch up and do them all. Next up for me is Day 1 Neon. I've been hoarding this Amy Tangerine Sketch Book paper for a long time but I had to cut into it because it was the only neon supply I could think of. I love bright colors but neon is usually a little too bright for me. I didn't want to cover the paper too much because I think it's awesome the way it is. I would definitely just hang that sheet up as art work if I had the space. They are offering a prize for each challenge as well. For the neon challenge the prize is some buttons from My Clever Creations. I encourage you to check out the website for inspiration and to join in! I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog's Anything Goes challenge.

Let's Get Trendy Now!3 Day 4 Handmade Embellishments

Amy Tsuruta, whose blog I've followed for years, is hosting a fun class/project called Let's Get Trendy Now! 3. It features 5 days of inspiration and a challenge for each day. All challenges are open until June 30th and I'm going to try to catch up and do them all. Next up for me is Day 4 Handmade Embellishments. I created this flower embellishment by painting raw chipboard and adding strips of ribbon to fill the negative space. I have lots of ribbon and raw chipboard but don't always use it so it's good to give it some new life. They are offering a prize for each challenge as well. For the handmade embellishment challenge to prize is a paper pack from GCD Studios. I encourage you to check out the website for inspiration and to join in! I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog's Anything Goes Challenge.

Let's Get Trendy Now!3 Day 5 Textured Layers

Amy Tsuruta, whose blog I've followed for years, is hosting a fun class/project called Let's Get Trendy Now! 3. It features 5 days of inspiration and a challenge for each day. All challenges are open until June 30th and I'm going to try to catch up and do them all. Next up for me is Day 5: Textured Layers. I used the Avocado Arts Sweet Treats Sweetie set. I added texture by embossing the chipboard with distress embossing powder, adding some sewn ribbon, and putting glossy accents on the sentiment heart. They are offering a prize for each challenge as well. For the textured layers challenge the prize is some fabulous Zva bling. I encourage you to check out the website for inspiration and to join in! I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog's Anything Goes Challenge.

Simon Says Stamp Take a Picture Challenge

The latest challenge at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog is to use a film/picture theme. My card features Glitz paper and the Mama Elephant We Click stamp set. Simon Says Stamp is as always offering a generous prize so check it out.

Squeeze A Palooza #8

Fresh Squeezed Stamps is once again hosting Squeeze a Palooza. This time the theme is summer so I used summery colors and images. I created my cards with Happy Hexagons and some Pink Paislee paper. Check out Squeeze a Palooza because there are multiple chance to win and Fresh Squeezed Stamps are top notch quality. I own several sets and use them regularly. 

Squeeze A Palooza 7 and Simon Says Anything Goes

Fresh Squeezed Stamps' Squeeze a Palooza is back and this month the theme is spring. I used Soda-lighted and some older Basic Grey Hello Luscious supplies. This is my third entry. I loved the soda bottle vase pic shared as inspiration. There's at least two chances to win but the more people who play along the more chances to win so check it out. I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.

Squeeze A Palooza 7 and Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

Fresh Squeezed Stamps' Squeeze a Palooza is back and this month the theme is spring. I used The Sweet Life and some older Basic Grey Hello Luscious supplies. This is my second entry. I was already playing with the bees and I just adore them so much so another card was born. There's at least two chances to win but the more people who play along the more chances to win so check it out. I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.

Some Boy Cards

I've been focusing on using up stash and creating some cards for Operation Write Home. Here is a pile of masculine (for little boys) cards I made over my spring break. There's mostly Echo Park stickers and Cosmo Cricket paper and some Avocado Arts stamps. You can clearly see some birthday cards so I'm linking this up at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog. Happy 4th birthday to the challenge site!

Fresh Squeezed Stamps: Happy Hexagons

I was the lucky winner of the Happy Hexagons set from Fresh Squeezed Stamps. It was a set I was really loving so I was excited to win it. 

I thought it would work great with this old Basic Grey line because they both have a really fun graphic quality. So I played around with different arrangements of hexagons on the various papers. Some of these cards could even be given to a guy which is definitely a feat for me personally.

Thanks to Fresh Squeezed Stamps for the fab set. Next up to play with the Subway Series set.

Boo To You by Deasy Designs

I've known about Deasy Designs for awhile but I've recently been using stamps more and had to check out their latest release. The two new holidays sets are so adorable! I love characters and designs I can paper piece. I ordered my stamps last week and the shipping was super fast but I had to wait until the weekend to play. This card admittedly was a little labor intensive but boy do I love that happy witch. This card is also for the Shopping Our Stash challenge to use your favorite things because anything Halloween is my favorite (I have a whole bucketful of stuff but only make a few cards a year). Maybe it's because I was born so close to Halloween but I love everything about it and am excited that it's almost time. I love all the Halloween items in stores right now. Anyway this is some old K and Company paper so even though the stamp is new the paper is from my stash.

Shopping Our Stash 62

This week at Shopping Our Stash the challenge was to use something that we bought but never touched again with the idea of "What was I thinking?!" On my card, my "What was I thinking?!" item is the birds. They are so cute but I until recently I didn't even stamp (but I bought stamps) and so these birds just sat there uninked for a long time. Even now they aren't exactly my style. I seem to enjoy paper piecing and stamping on patterned paper and these are kind of hard to use with those techniques. But maybe I will try to give them another shot because they are so stinking cute.

Shopping Our Stash 61: Something New

The challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash is to use something new. Of course the idea is to use your stash so this means something in your stash that you haven't used and is therefore still new. Well for me that is the Basic Grey What's Up collection. I had to have it a few weeks ago at the LSS but was waiting to get the matching embellies which arrived last week so it was perfect for the challenge. This is also for the Basic Grey Challenge blog challenge to use things with wings. I've been trying focus on making some cards for the Cards foe Heroes drives out there. In my car is a pack of cards ready to be mailed to the Lawnscaping drive which you can check out here. 

More with Perfect Sentiments

Perfect Sentiments allows you multiple entries and I have a tendency to make more than one card before I'm done playing with a set so there is a another card with some old Basic Grey and Avocado Arts Zip N By set. Some of the hearts are from other sets of theirs as well. I also used my fab Kreaxions Punch 917 to create a simple border for the bottom of my card. Remember the Perfect Sentiments challenge is Anything Goes and they are offering a fab Avocado Arts set as a prize.

Perfect Sentiments with Avocado Arts

I recently discovered Avocado Arts stamps at the Scrapbook Expo in NJ. I love their stamps because you can build scene with them and many have multiple uses. For instance the top of the hot air balloon is also used to create a globe with this set. While checking out the sneaks for the upcoming set on their blog (I'll be adding the new set to my collection as soon as its released) I found a link to a challenge they are sponsoring. The challenge is at Perfect Sentiments and is for anything goes with a double entry if you use Avocado Arts. For this card I used up some really old Basic Grey papers and the Zip N By to Say Hi set from Avocado Arts. An Avocado Arts stamp set is up for grabs so check it out!

Critters in the Sea Bday Card

My photography skills are a little rusty to say the least. Also I haven't found the perfect spot or time to photograph in our new apartment but I wanted to get a picture of this card before I gave it to my cousin for her birthday tomorrow. When she saw the Lawn Fawn Critters of the Sea set she couldn't decide what critter she wanted on her birthday card so in the end she got all of them. I combined her personal challenge to create a Critters in the Sea birthday card with this week's Lawnscaping inspiration photo challenge. I pulled mostly the colors from the photo challenge.

I'm also playing along with Shopping Our Stash challenge with is titled "My Precious" where you are challenged to use something you've been hoarding. Well I have a limited supply of Cosmo Cricket's Salt Air collection so I def hoard it but thought it was perfect for this particular card so I parted with some of it.

Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas

I hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season and wishing you a wonderful new year! As a teacher this season has been especially busy, helping the kids prepare gifts and holiday items to share with their families. Also I've been battling a cold for well over a month. Luckily I have the next week off so hopefully I can rest up and maybe do some crafting. The card above was made with Kreaxions Punch 312 and Basic Grey Nordic Holiday.

Lawnscaping Challenge 21

I got my first Lawn Fawn stamp sets about a week ago using some birthday money. I don't usually order scrapping goodies online but I've been eyeing Lawn Fawn stamps for so long and the shipping is quite reasonable so I finally broke down and bought two sets. I treated myself to Critters in the Forest and Critters in the Snow because well her critters are too cute. I used both sets here and created the card for the Lawnscaping Challenge to make a thank you card. I was inspired by guest designer Jennifer McGuire's card that used a snowman since it snowed here even before October was over. I also used Kreaxions new Punch 312 which features snowflakes. Paper is Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather.

Can't Use Just One

When I started this card I had just planned to use the star template and Punch 305 but unsurprisingly when you have all the lovely Kreaxions products sitting out in front of you it’s hard to use only a few. I wound up layering the punched star template on a circle cut with the circle cutter and then on the base of the card I punched the corners with Punch 916 and punched a butterfly for an accent. I love that their products are designed to work so easily together. I encourage you to play along with our July challenge. On my next post later this month you will see my take on the challenge.

Happy Summer Everyone!

The school year finally ended last Thursday. I loved the experience I had and am so excited to be teaching kindergarten next year but I never did get the hang of maintaining my crafting or my blogging while dealing with the job and commute. I’m hoping some summer downtime will allow me to play along in a few challenges and catch up on some fabulous bloggers. I’m still designing for Kreaxions and you can see some of their fabulous products featured in my cards today but unfortunately I had to leave my spot with Die Cuttin Divas because I just didn’t think I was giving them my best. Anyway, happy summer everyone! I look forward to sharing with you and checking out your blogs.