Just Because

I recently found adorable free digi images from Sliekje and fell in love with this cute digi. Unfortunately this little kitty reminds me of my self lately. I created the card for the Stamp Something digi challenge with GCD Studios papers and a BG sentiment stamp. Yesterday I was the opposite of this laptop kitty though and went skiing. Unfortunately I'm a bit more out of shape than I would like and so I'm quite sore today (could also be the fall I took towards the end). It was fun though and hopefully I can do it again this season.

Caardvarks and Stamp Something

This first card is for the current Caardvarks challenge to use myStampBOX (their current sponsor) logo colors which are hot pink, black and white. I actually don't have a lot of black and white in my stash but thanks to a recent Paper Crafts Blog win I had the perfect black and white chipboard to be the jumping off point for me. When I created this card the Cupcake Craft challenge was to create a 'sweet' card so I made the little candy piece for the center. But with the craziness of moving back to school the posting on the card was delayed.

This second card is for the Stamp Something challenge to stamp a birthday something. I love my Hero Arts elephant collection but find it hard to match at times. But I was determined to use it for this challenge. This card also incorporates the current Sketch Girl sketch but I've flipped the sketch a bit. I have really enjoyed seeing everyone's interpretations of the Sketch Girl sketches and can't wait to see more so please join us.

Lots of Challenges

This card was made for several challenge. It started with the ICS sketch and challenge to make a Christmas card. I combined this with the Caardvarks challenge to make a winter card and the Pile it On challenge to use no patterned paper. Finally since I wasn't going to use patterned paper I knew I'd be pulling out the stamps so I incorporated the Stamp Something use a charm challenge. I loved the challenge of using no patterned paper and had fun making the snowflake design for my card. My charm is the fun plastic ornament that I got in a swap. I've been in a bit of a funk and this card got me going again. I love when a challenge is not only a bit difficult but also really inspiring and that's what I got when I combined all these fun challenges.

Two Cards to Share

This first card is for this week's Use It challenge and the ICS sketch. The Use It challenge was quite complex. You had to make a square card, with a summer theme and sentiment, use twine, a flower, a pin, and ribbon, and punches. Then I combined it with the ICS sketch. It was quite a challenge to get all that on one 4x4 card.

This second card was made using a sketch from Stamp Something. The frog stamp is from Colorbok Friendly Forest. The papers are from Colorbok as well and came in a pack of chipboard. The chipboard alone was a great deal but it was cool to get some bonus paper. The plaid paper I used makes this card also fit the plaid challenge from last week at 365 Cards.

Stamp Something Shape Challenge

The challenge this week at Stamp Something was to use shapes. I used a saying stamp from Studio G and the scalloped circle is from 7 Gypsies. I used the squares and circle for the shapes.


One weekend when I was home recently my mom and I were crafting together and I asked her if she wanted to do one of the challenges I was working on. Since then her and my cousins have been into doing challenges on weekends when I'm home. This is a card I made for one of the challenges they came up with for the four of us to do. It's been fun to craft with my family and watch the creativity they have.

ICS #10 and Stamp Something

This first card is my take on ICS Sketch 10. The paper is from BG Euphoria. I asked my younger cousin to pick her favorite line for the card and she unsurprisingly was draw to all the purple (it's her fave color). The cute little stamps on this card and the one below are from Studio G and were sent to me from the lovely Suzanne. I had so much fun playing with the stamps this weekend.


This card I made for the Stamp Something challenge to stamp an Easter something. The paper I used is from SEI. I love how the paper contained the cute scalloped stripes and so I cut them out to create a card accent.


I just had to share the adorable card Suzanne sent me with those stamps. It's just too cute! She's a super talented lady and I love visiting her at the Card Garden. I have some time to craft tonight and can't wait to get started on the Card Patterns Sketch this week.

Stamp Something and Caardvarks

First is my card for the sketch challenge at Stamp Something this week. I decided to use my Sassafras Lass owl set. This is one of my favorite sets because all of the owls are so cute and the branch and cloud make it perfect for building scenes with.


This is my card for the Caardvarks sketch. It seems like everyone is doing sketches but that works for me because I love them. Hero Arts is the sponsor this week so I used my bird set from them in the design. I also used the Basic Grey Mellow line. They have to many cute sets and on their blog they've been showing sneak peeks of their new releases.

Stamp Something and 2 Sketches 4 You

I made this quick card for my sister. She wanted me to make her a card since this past weekend I insisted on buying another set of St. Patty's day stamps even though I don't make many cards for the holiday. I bought the set just to get that cute little owl. I think I could adapt him to work in non-St.Patty's Day card. Which leads me to the Stamp Something challenge which was a favorite something challenge. Owls are my favorite trend in scrapbooking supplies. I also used Laura's Sketch #21 from 2 Sketches 4 You. Now after this quick card I need to get to sleep so I'm ready for my exams tomorrow.

Tamara's Sketch #83 and Card Patterns #3

This Thank You card was made with Card Patterns Sketch #3. They have an awesome sponsor this week, I {heart} Papers and the guest designed Hanneke did great job with the sketch. For this card I used Sassafras Lass Woodland Whimsy which I love because it uses so many colors.


I made this card for Tamara's Sketch #83. I just found this sketch site yesterday when I was looking for some new challenges. I love the site because there is one card sketch as well as a recipe challenge each week. I'm going to give this week's recipe a try later today. For this card I used some handmade papers my mom bought for me a few years ago. So many of them have a shine and a sparkle which I love. Also the shine in the background paper inspired me to add the gold bling to the tree image.
Also when crafting I had the Caardvarks kraft cardstock challenge and Stamp Something 3D challenge in mind. Both cards use kraft cardstock and since I popped up the stamped images on my Happy Spring card to add more dimension it works for the Stamp Something 3D challenge.

CPS #99

I created this card for CPS #99 and the Stamp Something challenge. The challenge this week at Stamp Something was a bit unexpected because the challenge was to not stamp on your creation. I do many cards without stamping but I can't do any without inking something. Like in this card where inked the wings besides inking the edges of my papers. I also got some help from Crayola markers for coloring the heart and adding the "stitching." I wound up with three bottles of Xmas red Stickles, all three as part of gifts. I'm so happy to finally have some Stickles to use. I wasn't sure what the big deal was until I tried them and loved them. For this card I mixed some Basic Grey and We Are Memory Keepers papers.

Stamp Something Sketch Challenge

I made this card for the sketch challenge at Stamp Something. I love sketches and really wanted to use my new stamps so I was excited to see the sketch challenge this week. I used my brand new Christmas stamps from Walmart and pastel pencils to color it in.

Stamp Something Summer Challenge

Two weekends ago my sister had a graduation party and we had lots of fun playing badminton and playing on the trampoline. Here's the layout that resulted from that awesome summer day. I thought the challenge at Stamp Something for a summer project would be perfect and I used Studio G snails and an Autumn Leaves journaling block. The more I use the stamps the more I want more stamps. I also used the Adorn It stickers I received from participating in their Teen Talent Search awhile back. I love the T-shirt they sent as well. Tomorrow I will be posting a quick tip over at the Scrappy Jo's forum so go check it out for some advice and also they are having a 50 cent sale so you might find some deals as well.

Stamp Something and CPS

Here's a birthday card I made combining the sketch from CPS and the color challenge from Stamp Something. I didn't finish in time for the challenge at Stamp Something but the color combo perfectly fit the new BG Euphoria line which I recently acquired so I had to use it. The card didn't turn out quite how I wanted but it was fun and I love adding pastel color to stamped images. It makes me want to get more stamps but I'm resolved to do more scrapping before I get too many more supplies. I like how the past couple of CPS sketches have been very open. I'm thinking I will have to make another project tomorrow so I can leave this week on a satisfying scrapping note.