Artistic Inspiration Guest Designer spotlight / Anything goes with twist / Triangles

Monday January 19, 2015

 

I am the guest designer at Artistic Inspiration and the theme is Anything goes with twist / Triangles 

 

Their sponsor is Fitztown  and I am using the image Cutie 8

This is my card using the image Cutie 8. I thought with the theme being Anything goes / Twist -Triangles, that this image was perfect. She has a triangle shape body plus she is holding a triangle piece of cheese. I die cut a piece of cheese yellow card stock and took my circle stamp by a muse and used versa mark ink and clear embossing powder to give a cheese look. The designer paper is from my minds eye with colorful triangles. I die cut another triangle and did the sentiment on it, also adding more circle in versa mark but not embossing. I am happy with the way this card came out.  I hope you play long at Artistic Inspirations.  Thank you for letting me be a guest designer.

Challenges:
Sister act #89 - atg
Whoopsi daisy - atg
Just us girls #276 - color challenge
Hiding in my craft room #183 - color it
The sisterhood of crafters - atg /twist-new (image)
Buckwells crafty challenge - atg
Scrap and craft #1 - atg
Scrapping4fun #33 - happy birthday
Jo's scrap shack #71 - atg
Glitter n sparkle #120 - cute
Scribble and scrap #36 - atg
Scrappy hands #30 - layers
Seemacrafts - January - atg

recipe: cutie 8/fitztown, mme, scraps, su, su punch, sizzix die, a muse stamp circles, pp hb sentiment, cs wink wink sentiment, clear embossing powder, wink of stella, copics, viva pearl pen, ms punch

Day 2 Catch the bug 5th birthday bash - Sketch / happy birthday

Day 2 Sunday January 18, 2015

 

Day two of the birthday bash at Catch the bug - Sketch

 

Just use the below sketch and make your card and post to the above link. Join us in a fun filled birthday party.. Party on !!!

 

This is my card using the above sketch.  WO hapbee birthday  is the image I used. Had to use some flowers on my card as it just was in need of them I though. These are one of my favorite.  Hubby and I took a LOT of scraps and punched out about 4 different size circles and scallop circles and these fun little flowers. So I have a large variety of colors and it's just for the grabs when needed. I love this and got rid of a lot of paper scraps. I had hubby while I was off at work punch out a bunch of leaves.. I just gave him a bunch of green papers and he just punched now and then so have a good variety there too.. For my card I used the scallop, circle, flowers and leaves. Sweet not having to take time out to punch some. I used an embossing folder for the background as when I was laying out the card it looked to plain.  This is a nice fun card and woo hoo another birthday card for a loved one.

 

Challenges:
The paper shelter #186 - punches and or dies
4 crafty chicks #229 - flowers
Moving along with the times - dies and punches
As you like it - fav. emb. folder/why (simple /subtle doesn't take away from image
Sister act #89 - atg
Whoopsi daisy - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #63 - atg with some sparkle
Scrapping4fun #33 - atg 


recipe: wo hapbee birthday / bugaboo, su card stock, scraps, ek punch, su punch, ms punch, sb die, viva pearl pen, copics, glitter, white gel pen, embossing folder, pti sentiment, zing embossing powder

Day 1 - Catch the bug Birthday Bash.. We are 5 years old.. Happy Birthday

 Day  1 - Saturday January 17, 2015

 

Catch the bug is turning 5 years old and so we are having a fun week long party and you are invited.

 

We have a new Birthday set for this Birthday Bash.. You could win it.. See the set below my completed card.. hope it inspires you to play along and possibly win it.

 

Today we start off with a our first challenge. for those of you who want to play along, and who doesn't want to.  come on it's fun and easy and lots of chances to win.. If you play along and are chosen you could win some awesome images.

 

You know how to play bingo so just choose three in a row and enter your card over at the Catch the bug site.

 

 sorry it's blurry - hope you can read it ok.

This is my card I made using the bingo row  animal (mouse) stripes, and embossing (birthday) image is   Mouse balloons image

I know it's hard to see the embossing of birthday, it's black embossing power and tiny letters so hard to see but it's embossed. I added a few other die cut balloons and again I used a die cut negative piece. Fun card and I'm ready for a birthday in 2015.

Challenges:
The paper shelter #186 - punches and or dies
Cute card Thursday #356 - just for laughs
Creative knockouts #72 - birthday
Sister act #89 - atg
Whoopsi daisy - atg

recipe: mouse balloon/bugaboo, su base, bg fact dp, scrap, mft die, lil inker die, ss die and sentiment, glitter, copics, wink of stella, thread

 

 

 

 

 

Catch the bug Free Friday / Thanks for being awesome

Friday January 16, 2015

 

Friday and that means Free Friday at Catch the bug

Todays Free image is AKV SOCCER GIRL

 

 

This is my card using the free image. I took a manila tag and ranger inks and colored it.. using the water spritz and placing the card in the ink until I got the effect I wanted.  Then I used an embossing folder on the red/orange card and cut the corners to mimic the tag. Added some white floss, small piece of mesh and then cut the image out and used pop dots and raised her over the tags. I had a great sentiment from Verve and thought this would fit nicely. I thought it would be nice for a parent/ aunt/uncle/ friend to give the sport person in your life for a little encouragement card.   Win or loose it's how you play and being awesome.    I hope you head over to Catch the bug / Bugaboo and grab your free image.. While it is free..

 

Challenges:
Crafty cardmakers and more #130 - something old (papers) something new (image)
Crafty sentiment - girly
Papertake weekly - It's all new - image
Penny's paper crafty #210 - atg

recipe: akv soccer girl/ctb, su, scrap, tag, verve sentiment, ranger inks, mesh, thread, embossing folder, corner chomper, copics, white pen for dots on bag.

Aud Sentiments #123 - Theme ANYTHING GOES / Behind every successful woman

Thursday January 15, 2015

 

Welcome to a new two week challenge at Aud Sentiments #123 theme ANYTHING GOES  I know after the holidays it's nice to get an Anything goes challenge to do what ever you want vs. all of those holiday theme cards.. Although I did get a lot of nice cards made so that was a good thing..

 

 

Our sponsor for these two weeks is Sassy Studio. I used the image below called Latte Mama

 

This is my card. I used the brown for the coffee part of the image and I am liking blues and browns together so chose this fun scrap of blue paper from Club scrap. The sentiment is from Verve. I finished the card with some enamel dots. She was fun to color and I like the way her hair came out.
I hope you find time to play along and post your card over at the Aud Sentiments blog and remember to put your sentiment on the front of your card. Cant wait to see your project.

Challenges:
Sweet stampin - girly / no pink
A gem of a challenge #135 - something new (image)
Crafts galore encore - atg
Crafty calendar - something new (image)
Natalie and Amy #28 - all things new (image)
House of cards - wk 1 - color challenge/glittery
Scribble and scrap #35 - atg
Crafty cardmakers and more # 130 - something old (papers,sentiment) something new (image - to me)
Crafty sentiments - girly
Penny's paper crafty #210 - atg
Sassy studio designs #264 - it's my thang / favorite colors (brown/teal

recipe: sassy studio latte mama, su base, club scrap, scraps, sentiment verve, color box ink, copics, enamel dots, corner chomper

Catch the bug Humor Wednesday / What- I said

Wednesday January 14, 2015

 

Catch the bug Humor Wednesday - on the 17th it's known at Ditch the new years resolution day.. Now I know I can relate to this and thought that Mildred exercise / box of chocolates was perfect for my card.  I know if it was me that chocolate would be one of my first choices and I thought the WHAT- I SAID DIET NEXT YEAR.. was appropriate, at that is what I usually say to those resolutions.  I hope you have enjoyed my card and got a good laugh out of it.

 

Challenges:
My time to craft #274 - stripes
Come and get it  - humorous card
Scribble and scrap #35 - atg
Crafty cardmakers and more #130 - something old (dies/image) Something new (vellum stripe paper)
Penny's paper crafty #210 - atg


recipe: mildred exercise/box of chocolates, kraft, vellum (stripes), copics, color pencils, lil inker alph. die, scraps, wink of stella glitter brush

Inspiration Destination # 16 challenge

Wednesday January 14, 2015

 

Welcome to Inspiration Destination weekly challenge

 

#16 and as always its ANYTHING GOES

 

Our week challenge is sponsored by Rick St dennis

 

This is the image I chose to use from Rick St dennis called Charlotte Chic  I love her fun look and sassy attitude.  I had no intention of cutting her out .. but when I was adding red to her hair it really ran/bled onto the white.. so I chose to cut her out vs. reprinting her as I wanted that red hair to go along with my color theme.  I had this 12x12 paper from Club scrap and it said hello gorgeous but beings I had to cut it down it now says he gor.. funny.. I used it anyhow as I love the red and purple.  She was a lot of fun to work with and I hope you play along. You have a week to do a ANYTHING goes card and post to the Inspiration Destination blog.



 

Challenges:
Sweet stampin - girly /no pink
A gem of a challenge #135 - something new (image, twine)
Crafts galore encore - atg
Crafting musketeers #21 - hats/valentines ( her flower pot hat)
Crafty calendar - something new (image, twine)
Natalie and Amy #28 - all things new (image, twine)
Come and get it - humorous card
Scribble and scrap # 35 - atg
Incy wincy design 1/12 - color challenge
Kraft Journal #206- take your pick any 3 /pattern paper, punch, twine vs. ribbon
Crafty cardmakers and more #130 - something old (paper/die/punches) - Something new -image/twine)
Crafty sentiments - girly
Papertake weekly - it's all new - image/twine
Inky chicks #45 - atg

recipe: charlotte chic/rsd, club scrap, kraft, recollection, scraps, su punch, ms punch, jellybean twine, ss sentiment, ss heart die, wink of stella, viva pearl pen, glossy accents, copics