Hearts and Flowers challenge continues at The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Happy Friday and welcome back to the second week of the  Hearts and Flowers challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.  The sponsor is Floppy Latte at Stitchy Bear Outlet, check out the fabulous digis they have to offer as well as many other artists. The digi I used is called Shaded Flower and I printed it fairly large and fussy cut it out after I coloured with copics.

I decided I needed to get out of the pink/blue/turquoise rut and I used yellow, now it's not one of my go to colours but I am so pleased as to how nice it turned out.  After colouring the image I fussy cut it out and added it to the daffodil delight base that is covered with a lattice die cut from Couture Creations.  

The "tied together" die cut is in champagne stardream paper and this shows the tiny heart and

 Happy Birthday die cut.

Not a good picture as I was fighting the ambitious breeze.

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Fab & Funky Challenge #269 no patterned papers

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy your weekend.

How about some Hearts and Flowers!!

It's a NEW challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad ~~ Hearts and Flowers please use both. The sponsor for this challenge is Floppy Latte at Stitchy Bear Outlet.  We were given some awesome images to play with for the challenge and I chose Flowers on Lattice digi, this image can be used for almost any occasion which is why I have left the sentiments off it. I can see me using this digi over and over it's fab.

I used the sketch from  the Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge #6 but flipped it horizontal, and used a rectangle for the image. Pink Grey and black go so well together and the patterned paper is from Walmart. I saw the black butterfly on my craft table so just thought it would add some interest to that corner, 

Close up  to show how pretty the flowers are and the butterfly too.

I would like to enter this in 

The Crooked Stamper sketch #6

Thanks for stopping by today and lets see  your Hearts AND Flowers.

Challenge #108 Silhouettes continues……..

The Silhouettes challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad starts the second week, have you entered your project yet? The sponsor for the challenge is Floppy Latte at Stitchy Bear Outlet. No matter what image you like you will find something  that you like at the Outlet as there are a lot of different artists. This week I decided to go a different way with my card, I was thinking Christmas and chose this lovely silhouette reindeer.

I went with Black, white and silver for my card I also sprinkled a few rhinestones on the snowflake background paper.

Close up to show how lovely the image prints even on a $38 printer

The inside of the card and no sentiment yet, still organizing them and Christmas is on the top shelf and it was too hard to get them down.

Thanks for spending some time on my blog today, you have until April 12 to join in the fun of the silhouettes challenge.

Silhouettes is the Challenge at the Cheerful Stamp Pad

Of course when I see the word Silhouettes it takes me back to my teen years in 1957 the Rays had a single Silhouettes, I listened to it a lot. In case you want to tune in to some '50s music just click HERE.
At the Cheerful Stamp Pad we  don’t need a song but we would like to see your project with a silhouette on it. Stitchy Bear Outlet/Floppy Latte is the sponsor for the challenge and they were so generous with some fabulous silhouettes for us to use. Here is what I made.

I have a friend that loves black so I hope she likes my Easter/Spring card I’ve made with this sweet image. The patterned paper I found at Winners and once out of the package I don’t know who it is by but it has B&W, white and silver, lots that are shiny and fun to use. I used a smaller circle die to cut the patterned paper so it framed the image. The scalloped circle is really shiny.

Close up of the image.

Here is the inside of the card, the sentiment is one of 4 sentiments from Hero Arts. Spring, summer, Fall and Winter.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can find some time to get crafty and join us for the Silhouettes challenge.

Challenge #102 Monograms starts it’s Second Week

The second week of the cold snap continues here in SWO too, I;m getting so I don’t even want to go out, which might be good, I get more done at home. At the Cheerful Stamp Pad we start the second week of the Monograms challenge, the sponsor is Floppy Latte from Stitchy Bear Outlet. Since we were given quite a few different digis to play with it was hard to decide what to make. Last week I altered a notebook for hubby with his initial on it. This week I chose the letter D to use and I made a Gift Card Holder.

It was dumpster diving in my scrap basket and voila’ I had everything to make this gift card holder. I cut the a & d with my alpha dies from cuttlebug. I have no idea where I found the tutorial for this project but here are the measurements.
The base (I used black) 7 X 4 1/4 inches scored at 2 1/2 and 5 1/2
I added an extra layer of white as I wasn’t happy with the patterned paper on the black. 
The patterned paper Cut 2 pieces 4 X 2 1/4 and one piece 4 X 1 1/4
The belly band base 9 1/2 X 1 1/8  patterned paper 4 3/8 X 1
The short flap is the bottom and you put the smaller patterned paper on it. the larger two pieces go on the front and the inside of the top flap.
Using strong narrow tape attach the sides of the small flap to make a pocket.  The belly band goes around the whole project and attaches at the back with a strong tape, this will slide  off and on. Then put the small strip of patterned paper on the front of the belly band and decorate.

This shows you the inside after you take the belly band off. I have a Tim’s Card in there for Dad that likes to join his pals for coffee. It could be used for Father’s Day or a Birthday.
Well this is a longer post than I planned but if you want a fairly simple and easy gift card holder this is the  one to try.  I hope you will show us how you use monograms.
I would like to enter this in  these challenges:
Hiding in my Craft Room Super Scraps Saturday challenge #182
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge for January
Thanks for stopping by today and have a crafty week!!!

Challenge # 102 at The Cheerful Stamp Pad is…….

Monograms!!! The team at The Cheerful Stamp Pad would like to see your projects using Monograms. The sponsor for the challenge is Stitchy Bear Outlet/Floppy Latte. The image I used is Floral Cap Nouveau H. I decided I wanted to use the letter H and alter a composition note book. 

Although the background paper looks purple it is brown and wood grain. I used a fleur dis lis die from spellbinders and some alpha beads I found in my stash. I did add a ribbon with a bead on the end to use as a book mark.

Here is a close up of the monogram.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will have time to do a project to show off how you use a monogram.

Welcome to the First Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers Challenge~~~~~A is for Anti-Valentine

It has certainly been an exciting time for the Design team, it is amazing what a “small gang” can get done in a very short time. We welcome you to join the Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers in their first challenge. If you haven’t been to the blog yet hop on over and check out the FAQ, rules of the challenge and take a look at all the fabulous cards my teamies have made, they are just awesome.

My image is from Floppy Latte they are closed for now but should be back soon with new “stuff”. The sentiment didn’t  show up well in the picture so here is a closer look at it.

                        
I found this sentiment when I googled “snarky Valentine cards” cute eh. The paper I used is a black and white pack from Bo Bunny, I coloured the image with my alcohol markers and fussy cut it out. I used the current sketch #235 from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I took a liberty with it and put the sentiment at the top instead of the bottom.  Now for the inside.

Another sentiment found on the web. I thought it went along with the challenge rather well. I have a person in mind to send this card to and she will get such a kick out of it.

I’m entering this in the Sketch #235 at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Thanks for joining me today for the very first challenge at the Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers. Now get your “snark” on and enter your project on the blog, you have two weeks to add it to the linky.

Let the Decorating Continue at The Cheerful Stamp Pad

It’s the second week of challenge #74 Let’s Decorate at The Cheerful Stamp Pad, It’s December 2nd and time to get the decorating done,.The sponsor for the challenge is Floppy Latte take some time to check out the fabulous images they have to offer. While you are in the “clicking” mood don’t forget to check out what all the other members of the design team have done for inspiration this week. Just click HERE to go to the blog,

I had this image from Sassy Studio Designs from last year and thought it was perfect for the challenge The first thing I do when the season rolls around is hang a wreath on my front door, I have a cute one with Santa and a snowman on it, but after the new year I change it to a beautiful white wreath with red berries that light up when I remember to turn it on.
Supplies I used:
Image from Sassy Studio Designs
Cardstock GP white, Patterned paper was in my paper stash
Merry Christmas from a Stampin'up set
Spellbinders Floral oval  and Nellie Snellen corner die (used part of it)
Smooch pearlized ink (ribbon & berries)
Rhinestones
Thanks for stopping by today and please join us for the Let’s Decorate challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

Time for a new Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Thanks to all that played along with us the last two weeks for the Angel Wings challenge…..now get your thinking cap on and join us for the new challenge…..”Let’s Decorate”. Head over to The Cheerful Stamp Pad to see what the other design team members have made for your inspiration. The sponsor for the challenge is Floppy Latte.
My thoughts went to what I do to decorate for Christmas and one thing is to hang our two stockings on the antique secretary, I don’t have a mantel. My image from House Mouse Designs I am really fond of making them into cards, I also like to try to enter a card in the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog…you will find it HERE.

I also thought about decorating the card so I used some red lace and rhinestones for decorations, I also used my spica glitter pens on the candy canes.

Here is a close up of the lace and rhinestones. And next a close up of the cute little rodent that has been munching on the candy cane.

Challenge I am entering this in is:

My Favourite Things #HMFMC 158 at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog this challenge ends November 30.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find some time to join us at.The Cheerful Stamp Pad for the “Let’s Decorate” challenge.

The Cheerful Stamp Pad Monday Challenge #59

New wee and a new challenge is up on the Cheerful Stamp Pad, don’t forget to head over to the blog and see what the other design team members have for inspiration. The theme is “April  showers bring May flowers, there is lots of ideas just in the theme. The sponsor this challenge is Floppy Latte Designs have a look at what a great selection of digital stamps they have. My image is from the store and it’s called “Eddie’s Favourite” because it is her son’s favourite image. I think it’s beautiful too.

When I got the image coloured with my prismacolour pencils I knew it needed a 5 inch square base, in my box of matstacks I found a package of square card bases with envelopes I bought in the $1.50 bin at Michaels last year,( I think I am a hoarder)
Supplies
Image….Eddie’s Favourite from Floppy Latte Designs
Sentiment ….computer generated
Square base from Michaels
Cardstock….GP white, GP black and tangerine tango
Accessories…Spellbinders circles, large and small, Cuttlebug embossing folder cherry blossoms from an Asian pack.
Thanks for stopping by today and stop by the Cheerful Stamp Pad and join in the fun challenge.