OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop & SSDS DT Card

It is time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays!

This week the challenge is to use something with stars and stripes on a card, layout or project. The wonderful sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digital Stamps. The winner will receive 7 FREE Images.

The supplies I used are: 

• OWH Sketch #96
• Cardstock - Recollections
• Heart Brads - Recollections
• Stamp - Studio G
• Embossing Folder - Sizzix "Celebrate Stars and Streamers"
• Digi - Bugabee "Turtles - July USA Colored by my lovely husband on the computer!

Check out all the great DT projects for inspiration. You have until June 1st to play along @ http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com

It is also OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop time and this card is perfect for it. I had internet problems and didn't get my post done in time to be in the hop, but you can join the hop from the beginning HERE! There is over 120 awesome bloggers involved.

CANDY
I will be giving away a huge box of awesome scrappiness from my store to a winner on June 1st. Valued at $50!

Just leave a comment to be entered. You don't need to be a follower to be entered but new friends are always appreciated.  Thanks!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle DT Card - Use you Stash challenge!

It is time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays!

This week the challenge is to use your stash on a card, layout or project. The wonderful sponsor this week is Whoopsi Daisy Digis. The winner will receive a sheet of Digi's.

The supplies I used are:

• Pattern Paper - Paper Studio (Been in my stash for a couple of years)
• Cardstock - Scraps
• Prima Flowers - Bought these on Ebay a couple of years ago
• Mini Brads - Paper Studio
• Regular size Brads - Recollections
• Stamp - Inkadinkado (had this set for a couple of years)
• Digi from Whoopsi Daisy "Fairies" Colored by my lovely husband on the computer

Check out all the great DT projects for inspiration. You have until the 9th to play along @ http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts #144 - Spread your Wings (projects with wings)
• DYSU #61 - things with Wings

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle DT Card - More then 2 layers challenge!

It is time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays!

This week the challenge is to use more then 2 layers on your card, scrapbook page or project. The wonderful sponsor this week is Digi Stamp Characters shop on Etsy. The winner will receive 3 digital stamps from her store.

I love her images and they are mostly on sale for only $1.65 this week.

Scan doesn't show but there is 5 layers to this card!

The supplies I used are:

• Pattern Paper - Hot off the Press
• Cardstock - Paper Studio
• Digi from Heathers store "Pure Innocence 034" Colored by my lovely husband on the computer
• Stamp is Studio G
• Ribbon is unknown 

Check out all the great DT projects for inspiration. You have until the 24th to play along @ http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

• Daring Cardmakers - Postage or Mail Theme
• Craft Us Crazy #21 - Favorite Color (Purple, Purple, Purple)
•  Digi Doodle Shop #95 - Anything goes
• DYSU #59 - Layers
• Shelly's Images - Anything goes

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle DT Card - Snowman Hugging Warm Wishes

It is time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays!

This week the challenge is a winter themed card, scrapbook page or project. The wonderful sponsor this week is Gingerloft Digi Stamps.

The supplies I used are:

• Cardstock - Paper Studio
• Pattern Paper - Hot off the Press "Mittens"
• Ribbon -Bobbin "Snow Balls 5c"
• Sentiment - Studio G Stamp "Warm Wishes"
• Digi Image - Gingerloft "Snowman Hug" colored on the computer by my lovely husband!
• Ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" 
• Making Memory Brads "Black"
• OWH S&S Sketch #92

Check out all the great DT projects for inspiration. You have until the 13th to play along @ http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

• Dilly Beans - Winter Wonderland
• Simply Create #4 - Layers (more then 2)
• DYSU #53 - Let It Snow
• Belli Challenge #134 - Snowflakes
• Digital tueseday #141 - Winter Wonderland

OWH Sketch #82 Challenge - You're Purrrfect Cat Card

Okay Followers, on my blog a couple days ago, I stated I didn't like coloring Digi's. It takes me forever and I never seem to like the end results.

For this weeks OWH Sketch #82 Challenge I am showing you why I prefer my Cricut or Stickers will do too. Look at this cat, so cute! I cut 10 of them and glued together, under 1 hour. PURRRRFECT for me!

Once I decided on the colors of my cards, I made all 10 of them in 3 hours, and that is with the Grand Daughter interrupting several times. But the best thing of all, I saved the file on my Gypsy. So, I can reload and make more at any time.

Not all the cards are the same as my blog sample,
as I changed colors and bling as needed.
They all say "Your're Purrrfect" and slanted like the sketch.

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle DT Card - Cattitude! by Robin's Fetish

Okay, I don't do Digital Images and this card is why, LOL!  I love the design and the colors used but the coloring of the cat, sucks. I tried 5 times using markers, crayons, colored pencils and finally water color pencils to get this mess of a cat. (I wouldn't dare show anyone the other samples, as they are hideous, thou the grandkids love anything) So, therefore I will be making my OWH cards like this with a Cat cut from my CRICUT! (will post it tomorrow and show you the difference.)

But, since I am on the Design Team, I want to play along with this weeks Sponsor and use this cute Cat "Fanny da Kitty" digital image.

This weeks challenge is a photo challenge!

I used all scraps from my stash including paper, mini provo craft flowers, mini orange bling and fiber. I also used the OWH Sketch #2 for design layout!

I hope you will join us this weeks at SSDS for our challenge. The winner can choose either 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper pack. Hope to see your card there!

Also submitted this card:

• Love to Crop - ribbon & bling
• Craft Calendar - hot colors
• Frosted Designs - Animals
• Craft us crazy - Anything goes

Several challenges done using Stickers & Scraps to make OWH cards!

I bought some paper off Ebay and the seller sent me a little baggie of stickers as a free gift. I started to give them to my grandchildren when I thought, Hmmmm...they are awfully cute, use them.

So I challenged myself to make some OWH cards with the cute stickers. 

I must say some of the cards turned out really cute.

Card Patterns Sketch #125

OWH Sketch #79

OWH Sketch #125

OWH Sketch #52

CPS Sketch #228

Everything was made using scrap paper, bling, twine & ribbon. I didn't open a new package or use a whole sheet of paper for any of them, except for the card bases. I still have 5 more stickers to use, so stay tuned for those cards when they are finished.  

(Wow, this was fun, fun, fun. Just find some matching papers, grab a sketch and create.)

I entered the following challenges:

• Card Patterns Sketch #125 (Thanksgiving card)
• CPS Sketch #228 (Sponge Bob Fun Card)
• OWH Sketch #79 (Missing You Kid Card)
• OWH Throwdown - Cards for Kids (Sponge Bob Fun Card)
• Paper Sundaes #79 - Beachy or summery (Missing you Kid Card)
• Make it Monday #47 - anything goes (Get Well Soon Card)
• Simmon Says - Stamp and show anything (Kindred Spirits Squirrel Card)

OWH Sketch #71 - Owl Card

For this weeks OWH Sketch #71 Challenge I made a few OWL cards from Scraps!  

• Owl cut - Cricut "Create a Critter" Cartridge
• All paper and cardstock was in my Scrap file, don't know names but probably Recollections or Paper Studio
• Ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" 
• Ribbon - Michael's $1.00 bin (don't know name)

Scroll down to see my Orangy "Just a Note cards" I made today for OWH too!

Just A Little Note Card

I made this "Just a Little note" card using Card Positioning Systems #220 sketch but didn't get it entered in time for the challenge, LOL!

Oh well, it still turned out to be a very nice card and I was able to make 6 of them for OWH before running out of the pattern paper!

• Pattern paper - Scraps
• Cardstock - Paper Studio "Orange" & "Black"
• Music Note cut - Cricut "Gypsy Wandering"
• Circle Punches - EK Success "Scallop" & "Circle"
• Ink - Momento "Black"
• Ribbon - Recollections "Orange"
• EK Success Corner Punch 

Other Challenges with card!

• Dysu challenge #22 - use lots of Orange
• M.A.G. #29 - Gypsy Wonder page 68 (music note)

OWH Stars & Stamps Sketch #66 Challenge - Anytime Cards

For this weeks OWH Sketch #66 Challenge I made a couple Anytime cards from Scraps!



I made one for a female and one for a male, thou my husbands says it still is too femalish! (Is that even a word, LOL)

Okay off to finish lunch, then work in the yard. It finally isn't raining around here. It is a beautiful sunny day!

Working on completing an 8 x 8 album for Cat Lovers tonight, if I finish I will post pictures tomorrow. (Didn't get it done, mowed instead, LOL)

Have a Great Weekend!

Card Patterns Sketch #111 - I Love You Flower Bouquet Card

 
For this weeks Card Patterns Sketch challenge #111 I made a "I Love You" Mother's Day card with a Flower Bouquet on it!

• Pattern paper - DCWV Winter Combo Printed Matt Stack
• Cardstock - Recollections & Paper Studio
• Flower Bouquet Cut - Cricut "Holiday Cakes"
• Scallop Circle cut - Cricut "Birthday Bash"
• Ink - StazOn "Royal Purple"
• Stamp - Hampton Art "Kelly's Sentiments"
• Buttons - Hot off the Press
• Floss in Buttons - DMC
• Ribbon - Offray
• Foam Dimensional - EK Success Dots 

Other Challenges with card!

• Cardz TV - Mother's Day Color Challenge (green, blue, purple & white)

I made 9 cards today, just in time for the challenge deadlines!

Today is my Grand-Daughter's 2nd Birthday and I have been playing with her for most of it, but I still managed to get 9 cards made for OWH while she was sleeping and just in time to meet the Challenge deadlines.

I hope you will scroll below to leave me comments on these 3 cute card designs. All are made with scraps from my stash and Inkadinkado rubber stamps. 


I used stickers, brads, ribbon, scallop punches, Border punches, pattern paper & card stock! Yipee!

The challenge sketches used are:

• Card Positioning systems #209
• Operation Write Home #60
• Card Patterns #107

CPS #209

I twisted this sketch on its side!

I twisted this one on its side too!

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great weekend!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Spring has Sprung

Saturday's challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays is "Spring has Sprung", make anything springy! 

I had this beautiful paper that speaks SPRING to me so decided to finally see what I could do with the Card section of Cricuts "Stretch your Imagination" for it and this is what I came up with!

I wouldn't recommend this for any beginner, as it does not match up correctly when cut. I had to manipulate it and make several trial cuts, just to get it to work. Took over 2 hours on my Gypsy! Not a fun card to make for being such a simple one.

• Cricut "Stretch your Imagination" Cartridge
• Pattern Paper - Paper Pizazz
• Red Glitter Cardstock - Scrap from DCWV
• Yellow Glitter Cardstock - Scrap from Joann's (sorry, don't remember the manufacturer)
• Black  & Cardstock - Paper Studio
• Ink - Stazon "Black" (yes it is inked around the edges, you just can't see it in this photo)

Okay, can't wait to see your SPRINGY cards for this weeks challenge! You have until the 18th to get entered. Be sure to welcome the new DT members while you are there. They are from all over the world and would love to read your comments.

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Sketch Challenge

NOTE: IF LOOKING FOR THE OWH BUNNY HOP click here!

Saturday's challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays is a Sketch Challenge ! It is being sponsored by ME, Yeah! 

This is my week for sponsering, so enter your creation and you might win a $20 gift certificate to my store at Circle B Enterprises Scrapbooking & More. Plus everyone who enters can have FREE SHIPPING on an order too! See the Challenge blog for details.

This is the Sketch from CPS being used! I love this one as it is easy and can be used for so many types of cards especially for OWH use!

Here is one of about 7 cards I have made so far, all of them from Scraps! 3 of them I stamped "I like you" on the big brad and the other 4 say "Thank you". I also used my new Cuttlebug and ran the bottom color through it. That made the card even nicer, but I forgot to take a new picture afterwards. Oh well!


Okay, can't wait to see your cards from this great sketch! You have until the 11th to get entered. Be sure to welcome the new DT members while you are there. They are from all over the world and would love to read your comments.

Card Patterns Sketch #99 Challenge

For this weeks Card Patterns Sketch challenge #99 I made "I Can't wait to get my arms around you" Cards for OWH!

 

• Octopus Cut - Cricut "Create a Critter" Cartridge
• Border Cut - Cricut "Birthday Bash" Cartridge
• All Card Stock - Recollections from Michael's
• All Pattern Paper - Kimberly Poloson "Cabana Blooms" Mat Stack
• Stamp - Unknown Brand
• Ribbon - Unknown Brand
• Ink - Cat's Eye "Black" and "Silver"
• Foam Dots - EK Success 

Other Challenges with card!

• Stamps R Us #13 - Animals
• OWH Throwdown - Cards for Kids
• Charisma #4 - Valentines/Love
• Penny's Paper Crafty #45 - anything goes
• Simon Says - Animal Antics
• Sister Hood of Crafters - Anything goes

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Get Punchy!

Saturday's challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays is use some sort of punch, border, images, hole punch etc. on card!

This is my design team card using Martha Stewart's Border Punch "Doiley Lace"!

Sorry it didn't scan very good! You can't see the gold inking and the Green's really do match on the card, LOL!

I also used:

• Scrap Papers
• Recollection - Foam Tape
• Cat's Eye Ink - "Citrine" Green & "Gold"
• Flower in Pot from Cricut "April Showers" Cartridge
• Friend stamp- Hampton Art "Kelly's Sentiment"

Now it is your turn to make a card with something punched!  Be sure to post your project on Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Blog when finished, to enter this weeks drawing. You have until Jan 28th!

Card Patterns Sketch #98 Challenge

For this weeks Card Patterns Sketch challenge #98 I made You're the Best Cards for OWH!





 

• Strawberry - Cricut "Indie Art" Cartridge
• Scallop and Circle - Cricut "Birthday Bash" Cartridge
• All paper used is from Scraped Leftovers mostly from Making Memories "English Garden" Pack!
• Black Ink - Cat's Eye
• Black Brads - Making Memories
• Stamp - Hampton Art "Kelly's Sentiments"

Other Challenges with card!

• Fantabulous #43 - Something Sweet

Doodlecharms Dragonfly Card using OWH Sketch #42

Sorry the Scanned picture does not show the 3D effect very well!

• Paper Studio Pattern Paper & Cardstock
• Orange Buttons with DMC Maroon Embroidery Thread
• Staz - on Black Ink
• Marvy Black Marker
• Maroon Crystal Gems
• EK Success Pop Dots

CHALLENGES

• M.A.G. Challenge by the Page #3 - Cricut Doodlecharms pg 93
• OWH Stars and Stamps Sketch Challenge #42

Card Positions Systems Sketch #187 Challenge

This weeks challenge I used my scraps mostly, Yeah!!!!

I used the leftover Fall Pumpkin Paper (don't know brand), one of the Scarecrows from Jolee's Boutique "Scarecrows" package, a circle cut from Scrap red card stock, 4 red leaf accents (got a package of 50 different colors from the $1.00 store about 2 years ago and still using, LOL) and my stazon blazin red ink. Everything was placed on a A2 size card made from half a sheet of Paper Studio Olive Green card stock.

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Open Challenge

Saturday's challenge at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays is an open challenge - anything goes! The challenge is being sponsored by Gingerloft Digi Stamps and the lucky winner will receive 3 free digis of their choice. 

My Design Team card is very simple but looks wonderful in person and since I placed paper on the inside, it will be great for the soldiers to write home on.

I seen this paper at Michaels during their 5 for $1.00 paper sale. It just called to me and said "hey, why not repeat the Heart Circle pattern on your Cricut machine and pop dot it up in the middle." So, I did! I used the George Cartridge and of course I inked around everything with my brown Stazon ink and then placed on a matching pink card.

Best thing is 1 sheet made 6 cards! So only about $1.50 total cost for all 6. I actually bought 5 sheets why they were on sale, so now I can make 6 more every month, until I run out! Great idea huh!

To play along this week, just link your creation to the SSDS blog and check out all the inspiration from the other DT while you are there!