Thursday, August 30, 2018

4 CC #418 Just Because


Welcome back to another "4 Crafty Chicks" challenge. This week, it is our Crazy Egg Challenge and Tangii is our hostess-with-the-mostess. As there are 5 Thursdays in August, we throw out an Anything Goes challenge and do not have a twist. It's a creative free for all! Fun! 

4 CC #418 ANYTHING GOES

My card was made doing a crafty challenge with my ladies stamping group that meets each month. Our names are in a hat and each month, Diane pulls a name and gives that person a select few items out of her stash and we are to make a complete card using ALL the materials she gives us. I was given the die cut butterfly, striped pattern paper panel, the white doilie and the black horizontal strip of paper. We can use whatever stamps, ribbon, embellishments we want to complete the card.


I dry embossed the peach panel with my leaves folder then layered everything on black. The sentiment is from Fun Stampers Journey and the gumdrops are from Your Next Stamp.


Please be sure to check out what my other fellow Chicks have created for you using 
Tangii's Crazy Egg/Anything Goes challenge:

Tangii (Guest Designer)

We would love if you would come on over and play along with us this week - remember, it's an Anything Goes! 







Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Life Begins After Coffee...


Happy Wednesday everyone! It's my turn to post on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers today and I am so excited to bring you this pretty pastel one-layer-wonder! 

I have been watching a lot of videos on distress oxide inks lately and decided to give a one layer card a try. I searched up "one layer cards" on Pinterest and I came across this easy-to-follow video from Karin's Corner HERE and I used her technique to create my card.
     

 I dug out my silicone mat, 3 pretty colors of Distress Oxide (Cracked Pistachio, Mustard Seed and Worn Lipstick), "Coffee Helps" stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey, some paper towel, and a water spritzer then got busy! So fun :) 

 I was feeling that the card needed just a little "sumthin' sumthin" so I added some silver pearls to the corners and coffee cup and I really love it. It's very simple yet has such wow factor in real life! And how easy to mail! Whoop! Whoop! 
  

 Thanks for stopping in today to see what I have been up to! Have a wonderful, java-filled day! Cheers!! 

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Celebrating Paper Sweeties 6th Anniversary!



Hello crafty friends! This month, Paper Sweeties turns 6! Happy Anniversary! I am very excited to be a part of the month-long celebration and we'd love to have you join us. For the month of August, there has been inspiration, giveaways, sales and some amazing guest designers!


The winner will receive a $100 shopping spree from the Paper Sweeties store. Voting is turned on for viewers to "like" their favorites so the public can choose who wins. It also includes a 20% off coupon for any full-price products at Paper Sweeties


I was so honored to be a part of the Paper Sweeties team and always had so much fun creating with Debbie's cute stamps and dies! This colorful card was made using the Happy Cake Day stamp set and Sweet Cuts, as well as the Round Scallop from the Scallop Shapes Sweet Cuts.

Congratulations again, Paper Sweeties, on your 6th Anniversary and I wish you many, many more wonderful years of crafty love and success! Hugs!

Click HERE to link up your project! Cheers!




Thursday, August 23, 2018

4 CC #417 {Back to School!


Welcome back to my blog everyone! Sorry I have been MIA for the past couple weeks, but life has been crazy busy...with working full time, lawn/garden/house chores, bookkeeping clients at home, and helping to run our 2 businesses...life's been full! LOL...

This week, it's my turn to throw out the twist for our Anything Goes challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks and I am wanting to see some Back to School projects. Can you believe that summer holidays are almost over already?! YIKES...time just flies! I am already seeing the beautiful signs of FALL coming out in the trees and flowers/plants around the yard.

4 CC #417 {BACK TO SCHOOL}


My card this week features a pre-colored digi from The Paper Shelter called The Vintage Teacher. She was so easy to print out and assemble and that's what I was needing - quick, easy and cute! :) 


Be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog HERE and link up your project with us. It doesn't have to incorporate the twist, but we'd sure love it if you did! Cheers!

Friday, August 3, 2018

Collab hop with Our Daily Bread Designs!

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Hello everyone! Happy Friday! The Coffee Loving Cardmakers are teaming up with Our Daily Bread Designs to bring you an amazing blog hop - be sure to join in the fun...if you arrived here from Robyn's blog, you are on the right track! To start at the beginning, click HERE! Be sure to comment on the blogs for your chance to win a gift certificate for $25 to the Daily Bread shop! FUN!!


For both of my cards today, I am featuring the Hug in a Mug stamp and die set plus the awesome 6 x 6 Latte Love paper pad!  


I just love the funky patterns on a lot of this paper pack - the designs are very unique and warm...the sentiments/fonts in this stamp set are so pretty and so versatile!


Here is the complete listing for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers hop list:


Our Daily Bread Designs has also issued a 20% off sale during this hop - here are the details:

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The code is valid from August 3rd - 10th, and is valid on the purchase of ODBDNCC and AO stamp sets, Custom Dies and Paper Collections on the ODBD Website when you enter the code coffee in the discount codes area.  Please note that Bundles are NOT included in this sale.

Here is my 2nd card for the hop: 


I had a lot of fun paper piecing this cute coffee to-go cup



Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to head on over to Dana's blog for further amazing inspiration! Don't forget to comment along the way for your chance to win the $25 gift certificate....cheers and happy hopping!

Thursday, August 2, 2018

4 CC #414 {It's all About the Music!}


Welcome back to my blog! This week, miss Leanne is our hostess-with-the-mostess and she's issuing the following TWIST to go along with our ANYTHING GOES challenge:

4 CC #414 {MUSIC}


This is another card that was made at club night a while back - SO FUN!! It's sentiment is one from a Bryan Adams song called "Straight From the Heart," and it's one of my ultimate fav's!! It was a little difficult to photograph but I did the best I could :)


Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog to see what the rest of the Chicks have been up to using Leanne's twist...remember, you do not have to use the twist, but we'd sure love it if you did! Cheers!!