3D Star Wreath

Good morning again!

Monday's are always "in the pink" with a new challenge at

The Pink Elephant Challenge!

TPE #277

Theme:

Anything But A Card

Check out the rest of the team's fabulous projects at Ella's blog!  Then link up your own project to share with us!

Here is my project:

SPIES:

PAPER: Chipboard for frame of wreath; DP - Recollections from Michaels.

EXTRAS: Star die (Sizzix Framelits); Stitched circle die for wreath frame (Lil Inker Designs); large dot emboss folder (Quickutz); Gold chevron ribbon; Gold gems; glue gun.

I was perusing Pinterest last week and came upon a tutorial for a 3D star wreath and decided to try it.  I made a small one. I didn't want to go buy anything new, and I had some chipboard paper, so I cut it into a wreath form and doubled it up to make sturdier.  The most time consuming part was scoring all the stars.  I love how it came out.  I'm going to make several more to hang down our bannister with our garland this year!

Pink Elephant Blessings!

Merry Stocking - The Challenge #19

Happy Monday!

This morning we have a new challenge for you over at 

The Challenge!

Always, at The Challenge --- 

you have a choice!

Choose the Sketch!  Choose the Colors!  OR Choose BOTH!

Check out the rest of the Design Team's projects and leave them some blog luv:

Sheri Gilson (Guest Designer)

Kimberly Weiner

Lori Tecler

Lesley Croghan-Owner/Creator

Nance Salkeld - ME

Lynn Put

Veronica Zalis

Maura

Then, awe and inspire us with your own project by linking it up with us and playing along!

For my card, below, I used the sketch and the colors and made my second Christmas card for this season!  I'm still not quite in the holiday mood yet.  I'm getting ready to repaint our living/dining room, hall and kitchen along with facelifting an old buffet.  I guess that makes me more in a redecorating mood!  I'm excited for the end result that's been living in my head for months now. Hopefully that end result will be this time next week just in time for Thanksgiving. THEN, I'll be ready to be festive.

SPIES:

STAMPS: Sentiment (Taylored Expressions).

PAPER: White card base.  Cotton candy and raspberry cardstock.  DP-Festive Sparkle (The Paper Studio).

INK: Versamark and silver tinsel emboss powder.

EXTRAS: Stocking die (Taylored Expressions); Banner die (Reverse Confetti); Merry die (Taylored Expressions); Pink flocking powder; pink glitter; pink fuzzy yarn.

Challenge Blessings!

Merriest Wishes

Good Sunday Morning!

Is it frosty, snowy or just downright COLD where you are?

It sure is COLD here in central North Carolina!  Brrrrr!  

It hasn't been this cold this soon in several years. And, let me tell you, when you suffer from hot flashes that make you relish stepping outside in the winter cold to cool down, but it only takes SECONDS for you to be a normal person again --- then you know it's REALLY COLD outside!  YOWSA

So in this chilly weather, grab a hot beverage,

sit down by a warm fire or heating vent, 

break out the stamps and get inspired by this week's

Cupcake Inspirations 

Challenge #287!

Our sponsor this week is 

DTS Art

Thanks for sponsoring us!

Here is this week's Inspiration Photo - 

Inspiration Photo compliments of Betty Crocker

This week is a THEME -

FAIRIES!

Below is my card

using 

"Lilamae Xmas 2"

Digi Image from DTS Art

SPIES:

STAMPS: LilaMae Xmas 2 (DTS Art); Sentiment (Momenta).

PAPER: White card base; DP - Sweet Girl & Summer Bliss (Echo Park).

INK: Copics for digi; Teal Zeal (Memento).

EXTRAS: Bow die (Taylored Expressions); Ornament die (Taylored Expressions); Decorative oval label (Spellbinders); white flocking powder; pink glitter; Crystal Stickles; red gem.

It's my first posted Christmas card for the season.  I'm still not quite ready to be making Christmas cards yet, despite the frigid temps.  I guess I'm still on beach time from ten days ago with sunny 70s.   I used the colors from the current challenge at Just Us Girls, which seemed fitting for me since I'm not quite ready to dive fully into all the traditional colors of Christmas yet.  I tried to keep it fairly simple so the digi would stand out the most.  

For Following Challenges: 

4 Crafty Chicks #220 - Fairies

Warm & Sweet 

Cupcake Blessings!

Strong Heart

Good Morning!  

Happy Monday!

It's a new week to get your craft on 

and 

today you can do that at

The PINK Elephant Challenge #276

THEME:  

CAS - Clean and Simple

Stop over at Ella's blog

 and

 check out the rest of the Design Team's fabulous CAS projects to inspire you!  

Then, link up yours to share with us!

Here's my card- 

the last card with the ocean in the background!  <sigh>  

SPIES:

STAMPS: Sentiment -(The Pape Studio).

PAPER: White cardbase; Gold cardstock. Watercolor paper.

INK: Tangelo, Morocco, Dandelion, Lady Bug (Memento) - painted on watercolor paper.

EXTRAS: Leaf die (Taylored Expressions); Stitched rectangle mat (Lil Inker Designs); Burlap material; Orange enamel dots (Doodlebug).

It's back to reality this week. Vacation is over.  Today we drive my folks partially home to lessen the miles my mom has to drive.  Then, it's laundry, grocery shopping, house cleaning, mail sorting, leaf blowing to do!  Not to mention LOTS to do to prepare for the holidays, including repainting our living room, kitchen and hallway before Thanksgiving! Glad I got a vacation!  LOL

For Following Challenges:

SOS #176 - Leaf Me Alone

Meljen's Design Challenge #225 - Autumn Brights Color Challenge

PINK Elephant Blessings!

Let's Hang Out!

Happy Sunday!

Time for another 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - #286!

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This week's inspirational photo:

Inspiration photo compliments of Clare's Cupcakes

This week is a COLOR Challenge -

Espresso  Chestnut  Tangerine

Stop over at the Cupcake Inspirations blog and check out the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects using this week's colors and leave them some blog luv!

And link up your own project with us because we love having you play along!

Below is my card.  I used the opossum and sentiment stamps from Newton's Nook stamp set "Hangin' Around".

SPIES:

STAMPS: Images and sentiment - Hangin Around (Newton's Nook).

PAPER: Espresso, white cardstock.  Patterned paper - from stash.

INK: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copics on images.

EXTRAS: Polaroid die (Taylored Expressions); candy dots (Stampin Up!).

I made this card while on vacation at the beach.  You actually might be able to detect the ocean in the background of the photo.  I took it on Friday, our last day there.  It's suppose to have 3 candy dots on either corner, but I didn't realize until I started writing my post that the two dark brown dots fell off sometime right before I took the shot.  Obviously I was too preoccupied to notice the faux pas while photographing!  Not too happy about that but seeing as how my craft bag is still packed, not much I can do to remedy it.

Aside from that, I had a lot of fun coloring those cute little opossums and tree limb!  The entire stamp set has some other super cute images too.  This is the first time I've used a Newton's Nook stamp and have to say they are adorable!

For Following Challenges:

Try Stampin On Tuesday #192 - Warm & Fuzzy

Sweet Cupcake Blessings!

Waves, Cuteness & Floral Celebration

Happy Hump Day!

The Hubs and I are still at the beach and we don't want to go home!  Today was beautiful--NO breeze, NO cold -- just mild temps, the ocean and maybe a handful of people and dogs. We dolphin watched, ate Twizzlers and napped on the sand.  It was WONDERFUL!  We've needed a vacation like this for a very long time.

Ok, now that I've pissed the rest of you off royally, here's something to ooh and ahh about ---

My niece, Sophia.  Is she not the most adorable thing you've ever seen?  Ok, maybe I'm a little biased since she's my niece.  But, seriously! She's really rockin' Adorable!  And my sister-in-law captured some awesome photos of her! Too too cute!  She's another reason we don't want to go home --- she lives near the beach!  If you think she is just the cutest baby, you can go here and vote for her!

 

Ok now, the auntie bragging is over.  Let me get down to card business -- as I said before, I brought some cards on vacation to finish up.  This is one of them.  I had cut out the flowers and embossed the one panel before I left, and decided to wait for some inspiration to finish it.  That came with this week's CAS(E)thisSketch ---

SPIES:

PAPER: White, lime green cardstock; DP - Recollections.

EXTRAS: Celebrate die (Die-Versions); Flower dies - Petal pop ups(Taylored Expressions); Leave dies (Sweet & Sassy Stamps); lime green enamel dots.

I guess you could say there is a lot I've been celebrating lately and so my card ties it all together.

Celebration Blessings!

Thankful Wreath

 Good morning again!  Get ready for another challenge --

It's time for 

The PINK Elephant Challenge #275!

This week is an Inspiration Challenge

and here is our 

inspirational photo:

How fabulous is that? 

 So much potential!

Stop by the TPE blog and see the gorgeous projects the rest of the design team created!

And don't forget to link up your projects inspired by our inspirational photo and share it with us!  

We love having you play along!

Here is my card:

SPIES:

STAMPS: Sentiment (Reverse Confetti).

PAPER: White cardbase.  Brown, red, yellow/gold cardstock.  DP - Woodgrain from stash.  

INK: Rich Cocoa (Memento).

EXTRAS: Raffia twine (May Arts); Leaf die (Sweet & Sassy Stamps); Red gems.

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

4 Crafty Chicks - Crazy Egg Challenge (Anything Goes)

The Card Concept #22 - Thank "fall"

The Cutting Edge #13

PINK Elephant Blessings!

Triple Thanks - The Challenge #18

Good Morning!  It's the 1st Monday in November!  Wow!  The holidays are quickly approaching!  It's hard to believe.

I'm on my 2nd vacation week at the beach and loving it!  However, once I get home, I'm going to have to really get my mojo in gear and crank out the Christmas cards!  

But, for the moment ---- let's talk challenges.  

Today we have a new sketch/color combo at The Challenge --

At The Challenge --- you can use the Sketch, the Colors, OR BOTH!  Completely up to you!

And before I go on, I was remiss last challenge to welcome our newest member on The Challenge Design Team, Maura!  Welcome Maura!  

Her work is incredible so check her out as well as my other fellow design team members.  Everyone has major fabulous talent!

This month we have some Guest Designers playing along with us too --  

Welcome  

Sheri Gilson

and

Karren Johnson,

two very talented ladies!

Check out the rest of the Design Team's projects also and leave them some blog luvin':

Lesley Croghan-Owner/Creator

Kimberly Weiner

Lori Teclar

Nance Salkeld - ME

Lynn Put

Veronica Zalis

Below is my card:

SPIES:

PAPER: White cardbase; Brown cardstock (Core'dinations); Red embossed cardstock (Core'dinations ); Gold paper; DP-Red Damask (The Paper Studio).

EXTRAS: Teardrop circle die (Spellbinders); Stitched circle mat (Lil Inkers Designs); Thanks die (Taylored Expressions); leaft die (Taylored Expressions); small flower die (Paper Sweeties); Red gems.

I've been working on Thanksgiving cards and brought a few along on my vacation to finish up.  I love this week's sketch, it's so crisp and clean and great for CAS cards with a central focal point.  It's layered but still gives a very crisp, clean lined look.

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

I chose the Clean & Layering Style for 

The Card Concept Challenge #22 - Thank "fall".  

4 Crafty Chicks - Crazy Egg Challenge (Anything Goes)

 "Challenge"-ing Blessings!

& Thanks...

Happy Sunday!  

Did you remember to "fall back" last night?  Got to get that extra hour of sleep before ole man winter comes along!  

At least some things stay the same, like Sweet Sundays and Cupcake Inspirations Challenges!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #285

Our sponsor this week is

Craft Classes Online

PRIZE:  One seat in a class valued at $25 or less

Our Inspirational Photo:

Inspiration Photo compliments of Woman's Day

This week is a theme:

FALL

This week's challenge is perfect since we "fell back" to Daylight Savings Time last night.  Be sure and stop by the Cupcake Inspirations blog and check out all the Design Sweeties' fabulous projects.  Then link up your  own Fall inspired paper project to share with us.  

We love having you play along! 

Below is my project:

SPIES:

STAMPS: Leaves (Sweet & Sassy Stamps).

PAPER: White, brown and yellow gold cardstock; DP - Autumn Abundance (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pistachio, Morroco, Canteloupe, Tangelo, Potter's Clay (Memento).

EXTRAS: Thanks die (Taylored Expressions); & die (Papertrey Ink); Tag die (Reverse Confetti); Kraft cord; sequins.

For Following Challenges:

The Card Concept #22 - Thank "fall"

My style:  Freestyle Collage

Sweet Cupcake Blessings!