Anything Goes Challenge!

This fortnights challenge theme is Anything Goes! Our sponsor is Rick St. Dennis and I used his that-a-way witch digital stamp to create this fun Halloween card.

The background was created by stamping the images onto purple card stock using Versa-mark sticky ink and embossing with Leaf Zing Embossing Powder. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils, fussy cut and adhered to the panel with foam tape. Glossy Accents were applied to the witch's hat, boots and cat!

Link up your creation by  2015 for a chance to win your choice of digital images! 

Supplies used:

• That-a-way Witch Digital Stamp by Rick St. Dennis
• Prismacolor Pencils and Colorless Blender Marker
• Inkadinkado "Pattern Play Halloween" stamp set
• Zing Lime Embossing Powder
• Recollections 65 and 110 lb card stock
• Glossy Accents
• Scotch foam tape 
• Versa-mark ink

Try Something New!

The newest challenge theme at Melonheadz... Try Something New! My new technique was double-dipping a background. I used Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves Distress Inks on parchment paper, sprayed with water, and dipped a piece of watercolor paper into the ink. After drying, I dipped parts of the paper in a 2nd time and flicked water droplets onto the paper with a wet paintbrush.

I'll admit, I was nervous to try it at first...I'm such a perfectionist and this was out of my comfort zone. I love how this turned out though with a fun messy background effect!  The cute football player / cheerleader were printed out, fussy cut and adhered with Scotch foam tape.

Link up your creation using a new technique by September 27th, 2015 for a chance to win your choice of digital stamps!

Supplies used:

• Mowed Lawn & Seedless Preserves Distress Ink Cube
• Melonheadz Football Combo Pack
• My Favorite Things "All Star" Stamp Set
• Strathmore Watercolor Paper
• Recollections 65lb and 110lb card stock
• Jet Black StazOn Ink 
• Scotch foam tape

Love Layering!

The newest challenge at Creative Craft Cottage is:  "Layer it up!" Layering is one of my favorite card making techniques. I love how it creates a border for the image as well as adding dimension.  This card was made using a digital stamp image by Ppinkydolls.

Link up your creation to the challenge blog by midnight July 20th for a chance to win digital stamps!

Supplies used:

• "Sweet Bear" Digital image by Ppinkydolls
• Prismacolor Pencils and Prismacolor Blender Marker
• Embellishments from The Paper Studio
• White Jelly Roll gel pen
• Recollections 65lb card stock and 110lb card stock
• Cuttlebug embossing folder

Welcome to the Neighborhood

This fortnights challenge at Melonheadz is:  Celebrations!  A friend of mine is moving soon and I thought a new home was a good reason to celebrate.  Found a stamp set by My Favorite Things called "Homespun Birdhouse" and it included this sentiment. While it's not exactly a "congrats-on-your-home" card, I know I would be thrilled to receive this cute card from a new neighbor! What do you think?

Link up your creation at the challenge blog by July 19th for your chance to win a digital stamp bundle!

Supplies used:

• Melonheadz digital image
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Prismacolor Blender Marker
• wood veener given as a gift
• My Favorite Things Homespun Birdhouse stamp set
• Recollections 110lb card stock
• foam tape

Summer fun!

It's a new Melonheadz challenge: Summer fun!  I used this adorable digital image from Melonheadz along with a new stamp set from The Stamps of Life monthly die hard kit club. The sentiment says "Hope to 'Sea' you soon!" and thought it paired well with this summer digi.

 

Share your creation by linking up at Melonheadz for a chance to win your choice of a digital stamp image bundle!

Supplies used:

• The Stamps of Life whale2stamp set and matching dies
• Melonheadz digital image
• Prismacolor pencils
• Black Stickles
• Teal StazOn ink
• Jet black StazOn ink
• Recollections card stock 65 & 110lb

Lots of embellishments!

It's time for another challenge at Creative Craft Cottage! This fortnight's theme is Spots and/or Stripes.  I'll admit I forgot about the theme while creating my first card using a Rick St. Dennis image.  I've been battling nausea for a week now. Taking the time to glue all these small embellishments helped distract my mind for a while during the creative process and it helped a ton!

The small gold gems are actually tiny sequin-like embellishments found in nail art kits.  I had enough of a challenge getting these into the image, let alone my own nails! Needless to say, they are staying in the craft room and not with my nail polish lol!  The quote says "The warmth and kindness of your heart...makes you more beautiful year after year! Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!" 

 The 2nd sponsor for the challenge is The Cutting Cafe.  I used their cute Pocket Shaped Card cut file to create a gift card pocket on the front. The message says "Wishing you a pocket full of birthday wishes."

Share your creation by linking up at Creative Craft Cottage for a chance to win cut files from The Cutting Cafe or images from Rick St. Dennis!

 Supplies used:

• Miss Razz Matazz image by Rick St. Dennis
• The Cutting Cafe Pocket Shaped Card cut file
• Prismacolor pencils
• Tiny nail art embellishments
• White Gelly Roll pen
• Glitter Card stock by The Paper Studio
• Paper Lace embossing folder Cuttlebug
• Washi tape
• Black Stickles
• Yellow ribbon
• Stampendous gold micro glitter

New Challenge at Creative Craft Cottage!

My first card for the challenge at Creative Craft Cottage uses an adorable digital stamp created by our first sponsor: Lacy Sunshine!

 

This stamp is titled "Darla Dogwood" (link below) and she was colored using Prismacolor Pencils. The background uses an A2 size piece of brown card stock embossed with one of my favorite embossing folders. I used pink patterned paper from the Sweet Soiree paper pad to mat each piece.

 

Here is the 2nd card using a digital image from our 2nd sponsor: The East Wind!

I just adore this cute fairy image from The East Wind! The colors purple and green popped into my head while coloring her. This also gave me the chance to use some candy stripe embellishments and twine I received from another wonderful papercrafer, Deb!  Thank you sweetie! :)

Some flowers in the embossed background were dusted with Perfect Pearls. I mixed Perfect Pearls powder with a tiny bit of matte Mod Podge to give her purple eyeliner.  Glossy Accents were added to her wings to finish this card.

Supplies used:

• The East Wind Digital Stamp - Flower Fairy and Birdie Love 
• Prismacolor Pencils
•  Prismacolor colorless blender marker
• Lacy Sunshine Digital Image - Darla Dogwood 
• Dogwood stems from Hobby Lobby
• Stamp set by My Mind's Eye "True Blue Stamps"
• Embellishments, green twine, thin white ribbon
• Recollection 65lb card stock
• Embossing folder "  " used in the Cuttlebug
• Sweet Soiree paper pad from Craft Smith
• Recollections gold embossing powder 
• Flower petal punch
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Spare Parts small white flowers from Hobby Lobby
• Garden Paper Pix double sided 12"x12" paper pad by Paper House
• Candy Stripers self-adhesive stones from Queen & Co.
• My Favorite Things Cameo stamp set (Happy Birthday stamp)

All that glitters!

Latest challenge by Creative Craft Cottage  is:  Challenge 39: All that glitters! The sponsor this fortnight is All Dressed Up. I just love this image and, to me, the bike just had to be in gold! I used gold Stickles on the bike and the rest is colored in Prismacolor pencils.

The patterned papers are from a Craft Smith 12" paper pad called "Sweet Soiree" with a gold paper border from The Paper Studio Glam Glitter pack.  Finished off with a cute dragonfly embellishment my mom sent me. (Thanks mom!) Submit your glittery project for a chance to win 2 digital stamps at Creative Craft Cottage!

This card will be entered into:
The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Challenge: Don’t abandon the coral
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Let's get Sentimental
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - May
Supplies used include:

• All Dressed Up digital stamp "Girl on a Bike" 
• Sweet Soiree by Craft Smith Paper pad
• The Paper Studio Glam Glitter paper pad
• Gold Stickles
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Elmer's tape runner adhesive
• Embellishments

Sparkle for Mom

Newest challenge on Melonheadz blog is: Add Sparkle! This includes glitter, gems, bling, etc. Mother's day is coming up soon on May 10th this year, so this was my theme.  I layered each element with fun glitter paper and used gold Stickles to outline the handmade bow!

Love adding a small touch to the inside!  Did you post a card for mom? Leave your link in the comments so I can visit! :)

Supplies used:

• Melonheadz digital bundle "Death by Chocolate"
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Glam Glitter paper pad by The Paper Studio
• Sweet Soiree paper pad by Craft Smith
• Satin ribbon outlined with Gold Stickles
• Heart gem embellishments
• Zig 2 way glue pen and Elmer's permanent tape runner

Die Cuts Challenge

This fortnight at Creative Craft Cottage is challenge #37 - Use Die Cuts!  I decided to use my favorite die set, Spellbinders Butterflies Two, and create 2 different card styles.  This first digital image is by Karleigh Sue.  Dies were used to cut through the paper as well as the foam sheet to create a butterfly-shaped "pocket" to hold sequins and glitter.  Love shaker cards! :)

I used the die cut butterflies to decorate the inside of the card.

For the 2nd card I used this adorable image from Lemon Shortbread.  I die cut a bunch of butterflies to create this faux embossed background with pink on pink card stock.  I love how the girl appears to have wings behind her!

**The A.M.L.C. watermark is not on the inside of the actual card.**

How are your spring projects coming along?  Feel free to share with me in the comments section. I would love to see them! :)

Supplies (and digital images) used include:

• Lemon Shortbread image titled "Sweet Lolita Bouquet"
• Karleigh Sue image titled "Hot Date"
• Spellbinders Dies Butterflies 2
• Spellbinders Dies Fancy Tags
• Core'dinations card stock (Joann's)
• Recollections card stock (Michaels')
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Patina Stickles
• Elmer's tape runner & Zig 2-way glue pen
• Foam sheets (Michaels')
• Embellishments, sequins and nail glitter
• Clear acrylic sheets from Orientaltrading.com 

Pink and Orange Spring Card!

The newest Melonheadz challenge theme is...Spring! I fell in love with this orange and pink themed paper pack I found at Tuesday Morning.  Wanted to use my new mason jar die also, it's so cute!

 

Please feel free to join us for the challenge at Melonheadz! A melonheadz image is not required, so share your spring creations!  :)

Supplies used:

• Melonheadz "Cassie's Floral Combo Pack" digital image bundle
• Distress Ink in "Spiced Marmalade"
• Crate Paper 12x12" pad from Tuesday Morning
• Copper Stickles
• Buttons and Twine
• Foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
•  Michaels card stock

This card has been entered into the following challenges:  Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April Challenge.  5/1/15

Glittery Bunnies!

Starting today, March 16th, is the newest challenge at Melonheadz Friends.  Animals!!!  Those who know me realize that I adore animals of all sizes, my favorites being cats!  Since Easter is soon upon us however, I chose these cute bunnies for a spring-themed card.

The glitter-look on the rabbits was achieved using a thin layer of Stardust Stickles. Stickles are quickly becoming one of my favorite products for glitz and shine!  Plus they dry fairly quickly! (In my opinion anyway with a light layer.)  I also pulled out my Stampamajig for the first time to use with a set of alphabet blocks I've had stored away.  I'll admit it, had to go back to YouTube and re-watch the video on using it.  But with a little practice, and a ruler, it didn't turn out too bad!  Found out the letter "O" is not positioned on it's block straight and had to make a few adjustments. (As you can see!) The word "you" turned out perfect finally!

 

Items used for this project:

• Woodland Creatures Combo Pack by Melonheadz
• Stardust Stickles
• Core'dinations Card stock from Joann's
• Colorbox 6" Designer paper pad from Walmart
• Gold Sharpie Permanent Marker
• Worn Lipstick Distress Marker
• Thin Teal Ribbon
• Alphabet blocks
• Stampamajig
• Staz on Jet Black ink
• Gold Stampabilities Ink