Baby Boy Congratulations

So my ex-boss asked me to make a baby boy card for one of his current employees. So this is one of 3 cards I made for him to choose from….he picked this one!

I’m sure I’m the only one that still HAS this paper! It was perfect for the sketch Karen used in the July Inspirational Card Challenge – Sketch Category. The patterned paper was punch in squares to get the images.

CHALLENGES:
1) July Inspirational Card Challenge – Sketch Category. Original Sketch by Studio Calico found here:
http://www.studiocalico.com/2013/09/sunday-sketch-michelle

SUPPLIES:
Patterned Paper: My and My Big Ideas
Cardstock: Bazzill (Parakeet, lemonade)
Accents/Tools: 7/8″ square punch, pop dots, xyron x

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Happy Birthday circles

I didn’t get to play in time for the NSD Sketch Challenge but I was inspired by sketch #4 (original was from zrobysama.com.ua). I found these papers in my scrap drawers and thought the circle images would work in place of the flowers. I think it turned out pretty good!

CHALLENGES:
1) June Inspirational Card Challenge – favorites category.
2) Allsorts Challenge #365 – in the Pink!

SUPPLIES:
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (Birthday girl)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Bubblegum) (Limeade, butterfly – discontinued)
Accents/Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder – birthday, 1/16 Ek Success pop dots,

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Graduation

I needed a card for a friend who graduated college while working full time and raising a family. Very proud of him! So I used the sketch from the card challenge and made this whole card out of scraps!! Now that I’m looking at it I should of tilted the the top circle on the bottom so it would look like the hat was falling…oh well will do if I make another card! I got to use a brand new embossing template that I got a couple months ago when they were on sale at JoAnns.

CHALLENGES:
1) May Inspirational Card Challenge – Sketch Challenge – original sketch can be found here:
http://www.studiocalico.com/2013/09/sunday-sketch-aleksandra

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven, white)
Patterned Paper: TPC Studio (Valedictorian), The Paper Company Studio (Grad Plaid), Reminisce (The Graduate)
Accents/Tools: EK Success 1 3/4 circle punch, Reminisce enamel dots, Darice Embossing Folder (graduation cap), EK Success 1/16 pop dots, white brads

Fiesta Birthday

Had another request from a customer to make a Fiesta themed birthday card for her 5 year old granddaughter. She had sent me a photo of what she liked which had a big number and a hat on the number. So I found the perfect fiesta digital images at Mygrafico and this is what I came up with. She loved it!

CHALLENGES:
1) Feb Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Bonus Category – have a number on the card.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Fiesta Fun Red Digital Clipart @ Mygrafico
Cardstock: Bazzill
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Ek Success Cutter Bee Scissors, Ek Succes 1/16 pop dots

Perseverance

Deedee’s Digis is sponsoring Path of Positivity Challenge which is a new challenge for me. It is a different type of challenge as they give you a word and then you create a project that shows/tells what that means. You really need to check out the blog and read how and why the challenge blog works. This month the theme is Perseverance.

Last week a friend of mine contacted me and asked me to make her daughter’s college graduation card for her. I said yes not only because she is my friend but because her daughter graduated. About a year ago my friend’s daughter was thinking about quitting school because she had a full time job during the summer and liked having that income. Also because she had moved to an apartment during the summer and liked the freedom. She was being influenced by the world and world views and was losing focus of the big picture. The good thing is that God never looses focus and he MAKES the big picture so my friend and I prayed for her daughter. Her daughter persevered and is graduating this Sunday. I know momma is proud of her. My friend sent me this quote and asked that it be on the card. She said her daughters favorite colors were purple and yellow so this is what I came up with. I made that word art based on the one she gave me and just made it two different shades of purple. I used a sketch from blueprints 14 at My Favorite Things.

CHALLENGES:

1) May Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #2 was a group of four from blueprints 14 at My Favorite Things.

2) Path of Positivity Challenge #26 – Perseverance

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Congratulations Graduate @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: Fiskars border punch, EK Success border punch

New Releases and a Sale at Doodle Pantry

Yes, I know it is NOT December 1st but Laurie at Doodle Pantry decided to release the stamps earlier and have a SALE at the same time!!! How AWESOME is that!! And she asked me to stay on through January as a Guest Designer!! Yippee!! I was so glad because there are several stamps being released this month that I wanted!!

Nov 28-Dec 3 – Doodle Pantry is having a  black Friday/cyber Monday sale 40% off everything coupon sale  (excluding products labeled as bundles).

The first one is the Goose Me Digital Image.  I’m late on two of my friends birthday cards so expect to see more of this adorable stamp! I love that saying “Oh my gooseness!” That makes me smile each time I say it!

Oh…..come back on Dec 1st to play in the Doodle Pantry Blog Challenge #41  because you will receive Goose Me FREE just for using a Doodle Pantry image on your entry into the challenge. And if you don’t have a Doodle Pantry image they are 40% off right now till Dec 3rd and there are FREE ones in the store. CUTE FREE ONES!!

Inside: For having you in my life.

CHALLENGES:

1) Sketch-N-Scrap – Sketch #14 – Use the sketch provided as inspiration

2) 2 Sisters Challenge #171 – Thank You

3) Card Crafters Circle Challenge #102 – Thankful – Thank you

4) Card Makin Mamas Challenge #76 – (CMM76) Sentiments of thankfulness or gratitude

5) Creative Belli Blog Challenge #183 – Thank You. My old stash used – the friend paper. I have no clue as it didn’t have any information on it. But I’m sure it is several years old. The orange and pink pieces are scrap pieces.

6) Day 331 @ 365 Cards – Thankful

I then got to play with Mustache SVG file. There is also a digital image Mustache Mish Mash if you would rather have it as an image.  I saw the hat/heart/mustache ideal on the internet and liked it. Then I saw the saying on a different site and liked it. So I decided to combine the two into my own unique card! I used the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Sketch #145 as my inspiration.

I’m so excited for the Doodle Pantry 40% sale….I have made my list of “really must need” stamps and now I can get more before having to save up more of my allowance! Check out the store I’m sure you will find “really must have” stamps that you can add to your wish list for Christmas!!

SUPPLIES:

Thankful for you Card

Images: Goose Me @ Doodle Pantry

Cardstock: Bazzill (Parakeet, Princess)

Patterned Paper: Orange (Bo Bunny), Friends – unknown

Accents: brown brads, pink ribbon

Mustache Card

Images: Hats & Things Digital Image @ Doodle Pantry

SVG File – Mustache SVG File @ Doodle Pantry

Cardstock: Bazzill

Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: Cricut, Basic George Cricut Cartridge, EK Success heart border punch, pop dots

Part 2 of the Calendar Challenge

The first 3 weeks of the challenge is done and so far I have kept up! Just barely but I managed. Now it is time for Part 2 of the challenge where you have another 3 weeks to make 3 calendar pages!! Even if you didn’t get the first 3 done jump right in and you will be closer to having a Calendar done which is the perfect Christmas Gift.

For my inspiration I used Sketch #36 from Sketch -N- Scrap. What is so awesome about this site is that it has BOTH card and scrapbook sketches. The best of both worlds all in one place!!

We don’t do a lot for St. Patrick’s Day so didn’t want to use that for March. But since we have a couple birthdays I thought that would be a good theme for March. I love how you can customize the calendar to fit what you do each month!

My days were not cooperating so I will put them on later when I have more time.

I hope you will come play in the Calendar Challenge at Clearly iStamp Blog.

CHALLENGES:

1) Simply Create Too Challenge #42 – Anything but a card.

SUPPLIES:

Image: Birthday Bash from Clearly Digi Stamps (will now be sold at Doodle Pantry)

Graduation – Go confidently…

Inside on left:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

I made two of these cards for the Card Ministry at my church. We have some graduates that will be acknowledged at church tomorrow so they will each get a card and gift card to the local Christian Book Store.

I used Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Sketch #99 for my inspiration.

CHALLENGES:

1) 2 Sisters Challenge #126 – Celebration

2) The Pink Elephant Challenge #181 – Celebration

SUPPLIES:

Stickers: Reminisce (The Graduate)

Cardstock: Bazzill (white, raven)

Patterned Paper: TPC Studion (Grad Plaid, Valedictorian)

Accents/Tools: EK Success circle and scallop punch, Fiskars scallop punch,