Dynamic Duos #63 {Monochromatic} & Seize The Birthday

Welcome back to another challenge post from Dynamic Duos! This week we have a monochromatic scheme for y'all to get crafty with:

At first, this combination threw me off...took a bit of "thinking" and trying a few different techniques before I came up with this one:

Stamps: Mosaic Madness - Stampin' Up! and Birthday Greetings - Paper Smooches
Ink: Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Very Vanilla, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Spellbinders, large pearl, Martha Stewart border punch, dimensionals, Mosaic embossing folder

I am entering this card into Seize The Birthday -  July Linky Party

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager)

4 CCC #152 {Pennants}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!!

I am counting down the days until my bestie, Leanne, and I head out to Camrose, Alberta to the Big Valley Jamboree! OMGOSH, I am still so stoked that I will be sitting in front of Tim McGraw, cutie-patootie Luke Bryan, Terri Clark, Alan Jackson, Big & Rich - just to name a few!!  It's my yearly getaway with no kids, no hubby, no responsibilties....just her and I and some awesome country tunes! Yeehaw!

Alright...onto this week's challenge from us Chicks! It is my week to play hostess and I'm issuing the following challenge to all you crafty PEEPS:

4 CCC #152 {PENNANTS}

We know you got 'em stashed!! Dig 'em out and let's see 'em!! My crafty pal, Tamie, was here a couple weeks ago and we got creative in my craft room! It was a ton of fun and she helped me out with this fun birthday card:

My card consists of pennants from the MFT Dienamics die set and the sentiment is from the Birthday Sampler from Paper Smooches :) I also used the MFT Dienamics "Monarch Border"

I would like to enter this card into the "Seize the Birthday" July Linky Party - HERE

Thanks for popping in today! Be sure to get your goodies out, get crafty and come link up your creation HERE for us to leave you some love! Ciao!

{Playing Bingo} at Twisted Tuesday!

Happy "Twisted Tuesday!"

Are you all ready for another amazing challenge for the next couple weeks?

Awesome...the girls and I are playing BINGO this week! The challenge: to use a letter on your creation other than in your sentiment stamp...The TWIST, you ask?! Use a number as well on your creation ;)

It took me a bit of time, but after scouring all my 6 x 6 paper packs, I finally found some bright, cheery numbered/lettered paper! Then got to work from there....

For my letters/numbers, I dug out my Stampin' Up! Go, Go Boots! Dies and cut out the HB 2U (Happy Birthday 2 U) and colored up my cutie kittie from Paper Smooches :)

Stamps: Paper Smooches (Chubby Chums)
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Take Note DSP (Doodlebug Design)
Accessories: Polka Dots embossing folder, dimensionals, Copic Markers, SU! Go Go Boots dies, pearls

We have a new sponsor this month:

They will be giving an $8 gift certificate (excluding s/h) to our July winners! Be sure to check them out HERE! Good luck!!

I am also entering my card into the Seize The Birthday July Linky Party challenge!

Thanks for stopping in today and I do hope you get some time to come and get crafty with us girls over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!!

Dynamic Duos #62 {Orange/Black with a Butterfly Option!}

Happy Saturday PEEPS! Are you ready for a new color challenge? This week at Dynamic Duos, we're showing off this awesome BOLD combination - with a Dessert Option of "Butterflies":

I knew *exactly* what I wanted to do for this challenge! I bought this cute 2-piece butterfly die in Leduc at Paper Art Creations while shopping with my friends, Leanne and Tamie, and it would work PERFECTLY with these colors! 

I used my "new-to-me" HELLO MFT Dienamics for the sentiment and dry embossed with the large polka dot embossing folder! So pretty! :D

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Paper Issues - Nature Walk
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Use Black

I hope you can find some time to sit, enjoy a java or tea, and come get crafty with us over at Dynamic Duos...here is the list of Design Team Members and all their glorious creations:

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Michelle Williams

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Thank you, Pals Paper Arts!

A huge thank you to Brian, at Pals Paper Arts, for choosing me as a "Pick" this week for this card:

I had a lot of fun making this card with these awesome colors - thanks again!! If you get a chance to play along with PPA, do so - their challenges ROCK!

4 CCC #151 {Let's Hear It For The Boys!}

Happy Thursday! This week over at 4 Crafty Chicks, miss Tamie is our hostess-with-the-mostess and she is issuing the following theme challenge:

4 CCC #151 {Let's Hear It For The Boys!}

This is one kind of card that I don't make enough of - male cards. I'm glad you threw this one out there, Tamie! Need to get a few made up ;) 

Stamps: Johnny Guitar (Bugaboo) and Good Point (TAWS)
Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Boys Only DSP (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Accessories: dimensionals, Copic Markers

Please take some time to come and play with us Chicks! Dig out those male inspired crafty goodies and click HERE! Happy crafting!

Sketch Saturday #267

Welcome back (again!) :) 

Yep, you guessed it - I created yet *another* for-fun card .... I'm thinking I am on a roll lately and it sure feels good to be crafty "just cuz!" 

Sketch Saturday has a clean, simple sketch this week, and that is where I started my card from:

I had my die cut "hello" (MFT Dienamics) already cut out in black, so I went in search of a bold, crisp color combo I could use it with...I figured no better place than past color duo's over at Dynamic Duos! Thanks for having the choices there, ladies!

I wanted to use polka dots once again to enter my card into CAS-ual Fridays challenge:

Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, DSP (unknown)
Accessories: MFT "hello" Dienamics, spellbinders oval die, SU! Framelits dies, Lego dots, large polka dots, swiss dots embossing folders, MFT Fishtail Dienamics, pearls, dimensionals

I am also entering my card at the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Creative Corner Challenges - Anything Goes
Five Simple Things (Inspire Me Fridays #111) - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

Thanks again for checkin' out my newest projet! I'm off to pack up my girl for a week-long camping trip - laundry is almost completed and the list is being checked off! Enjoy your Sunday!

Another "FUN" Card?!? {CFC109; PPA163 and Seize The Birthday!}

Happy Saturday!! If you are looking for my Dynamic Duos post for today - please scroll down ;)

I had a glorious sleep-in this morning and decided that before I get to any household chores, I'm brewing a STRONG coffee, plunkin' myself in my craft room and gettin' inky!! And that I did .... 

Today, I wanted to enter another card into the Seize the Birthday July Linky Party....

I went in search of an awesome color combination and came across the perfect one at Pals Paper Arts Challenge Blog:

I am really trying to keep my cards CAS these days, so I headed on over to CAS-ual Fridays and lo-and-behold...they wanna see polka dots! EASY PEEZY!!

 ...and without further adieu, here is the card I came up with for 3 challenges:

Stamps: Paper Smooches (Birthday Set); The Alley Way Stamps (Jibber Jabber and Tag-alongs)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Accessories: Large Polka Dot and Lego Polka Dot embossing folders, pearls

Thanks for stopping in today - the sun is shining here in central Alberta and it's a glorious day! I am packing up my girl for a week-long camping trip with friends so there's a lot to do! Have a super day and one never knows .... I just *might* be back for another crafty session later today! Cheers!

Dynamic Duos # 61

Happy Saturday PEEPS! Are you ready for a new color challenge? This week at Dynamic Duos, we're showing off this awesome combination:

I wanted to do something VERY, VERY Clean-and-Simple this week and use a new-to-me die I got from a local scrapbook store while shopping with my PEEPS, Leanne and Tamie on my birthday weekend! 

The sentiment is from The Alley Way Stamps called "Life is Short"....

I hope you can find some time to sit, enjoy a java or tea, and come get crafty with us over at Dynamic Duos...here is the list of DT Members and all their glorious creations:

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Michelle Williams

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

CTD250 & Seize The Birthday!

Welcome back to my blog!

I had the most enjoyable craft day with my good friend, and fellow Chick, Tamie! We got a bunch of Design Team commitments completed and I had a few minutes tonight to do a project up for "FUN!" Yes, I know - that hasn't happened for me for such a long time! But, when the MOJO is present, one should take advantage, right?!?

I went in search of a color scheme and lo-and-behold, Color Throwdown is CELEBRATING!! Yep, the gals are partyin' it up - celebrating 5 wonderful years! Along with the challenge this week, they are offering up awesome prizes for some lucky winners! Be sure to check it out and play along! :D

Seize the Birthday is also celebrating, but for a whole MONTH! Yep, you heard right, they are hosting an "Anything Goes" Birthday Linky party!! There are also wonderful prizes to be had - be sure to stop on over and check it out!!

And here is my card featuring both challenges:

Paper: Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Ink: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Momento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Mosaic Madness (SU!), Jibber Jabber (TAWS)
Accessories: Bermuda gems

Thanks for stopping in - be sure to check out both of these awesome challenge sites, link up YOUR creation for your chance to win some awesome prizes! Ciao!

4 CCC #150 {3D Projects!}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!! 

Melissa is our "hostess-with-da-mostess" this week and she has a wonderful technique challenge for you:

4 CCC #150 {Anything 3D!}

For my project this week, I went to my trusty site, Splitcoaststampers in search of a project/tutorial I could use - and I came across this uber-cute lotion/nail file gift box! Check it out:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/lotionnailfilegiftbox/

And here is my version:

Here is a close-up of my lotion box:

I used Basic Black cardstock as my box base, then accented with Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush. The sentiment is from my new-to-me set from The Alley Way Stamps called Get the Point? and my flower and flourish dies are from My Favorite Things! I had a lot of fun making this little gift box and I will be making more in the future with different color schemes!! Thank you, Splitcoaststampers!!

I am entering this project into the Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday party :)

Please be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog HERE and link up your "3D project" creation! Can't wait to see 'em all! Happy crafting!

Twisted Tuesday Challenges {"I" Want to see Your Folder}

Happy "Twisted Tuesday!"

Are you all ready for another amazing challenge for the next couple weeks? Awesome...the girls and I are looking for anything "USING THE LETTER "I" ON YOUR PROJECT" The TWIST, you ask?! Use an embossing folder for some part of your creation :)

I took the liberty of being fairly free with the "I" part of the challenge and used INK on my baby card! :) I stamped the sentiment with Tuxedo Black Momento and then ink sponged the edge with Early Espresso brown :)

Stamps: Mad Gab (The Alley Way Stamps)

Ink:  Momento Black, Early Espresso
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Bundle of Joy (Echo Park)

Accessories: MFT Fishtail Flags dies, oval Spellbinders, MFT Star Dienamics, dimensionals, large polka dot embossing folder, sponge dauber

We have a new sponsor this month:

They will be giving an $8 gift certificate (excluding s/h) to our July winners! Be sure to check them out HERE! Good luck!!

Thanks for stopping in today and I do hope you get some time to come and get crafty with us girls over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!!

Dynamic Duos #60

Welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping in today for another weekly color challenge from Dynamic Duos! This week we have a very "summer-y" palette for you:

My neutral is Soft Suede and I decided to muck with some dies this week to add texture and depth:

Stamps: Simply Said (Paper Smooches)
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Spellbinders scallop circle and circle die, MFT Dienamic flower die, MFT large Flourish Dienamic, honeycomb embossing folder, polka dot and swiss dots embossing folder, MFT Fishtail Flags Dienamics, gems, dimensionals

I sure do hope you can find some time to sit and get crafty with us girls this week :D It is always so much fun and inspirational to see what all you enter for our challenges each week!

Here is a list of the rest of the Dynamos so you can view more scrumptious projects using this week's colors of Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit:

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Michelle Williams

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

4 CCC #149 {Dry Embossing}

 

Happy Thursday! I hope that all of my Canadian friends enjoyed whatever Canada Day celebrations they were involved in and that my American friends are celebrating good times with Independence Day! 

This week over at 4 Crafty Chicks, miss Leanne is our hostess-with-the-mostess and she is issuing a technique challenge:

4 CCC #149 {Dry Embossing}

This is probably one of my all-time favorite technique to use on a card as it is a quick way to add such gorgeous textures.....check it out:

I used 2 different embossing folders for this beauty - Chevron and Large Dots....I love how this card turned out using the 2 different colors with the embossing folders. I used some MFT Dienamics to make the flourish and flowers, added some ribbon and a sentiment - DONE! Did not take me long to whip up this gorgeous card for my wonderful friend, Leanne and her hubby, Brian for their Anniversary this year :D Congrats again, guys!

Please take some time to come and play with us Chicks! I am sure you have some dry embossing tricks up your sleeves that you can show off - click HERE! Happy crafting!