MC Mar/12 - Polymer Clay - Shamrock Blessings

So I needed to do a "Green" card - shamrocks, luck of the Irish... stuff like that. And this is what came of it.

I used polymer clay to create the shamrocks. I finally have a toaster oven that has a temperature gauge that works...

Anyway to see more details and descriptions click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Raise the Bar  #94 use twine
Simply Create Too  #8 I'm so lucky
The Secret Crafter Saturday  #175 green as a main color
SSDS Challenge  use something from your stash (the polymer clay is from previous mixes, the die cut was cut from a scrap die cut)
Paper Sundaes  #110  Green or good luck (getting a 4 leaf clover is lots of luck...)

MC Nov/11 - Double Emboss - Thank You

One of Flourishes challenges is a Double Embossing technique. I must admit, it's rare I use it, preferring rather to just use my rubber mallet to emboss where I want. But it was a good exercise anyway...

I'm also use a Quietfire Design  rubber stamp.

Anyway to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image. Enjoy


And it fits for these challenges:
Createalicious  #27 Monthly - Distress the edges
Craft Your Passion  #83 Anything goes + brown
City Crafter  #82 Thanks - giving
Creative Crafts Challenges  Clean & Simple
Flourishes  #143 Double Embossing
Scrap Creations  Sentiment as main focus
Crafty Creations  #143 Kraft/Brown, White/Cream, + 1 other color
Penny's Challenges  #66 give thanks
Aud Sentiment  #41 Thank You
Card Makin Mamas  #33 Thankful
Christmas Stamping  use a stamp that hasn't been inked yet
Frosted Designs  Embossing
Incy Wincy Designs  #119 Stitching
Kortudfordring  #50 Clean & Simple
Totally Stampalicious  Anything goes
Truly Scrumptious challenge  #69  Bingo: Emboss, Flowers, glitter (plus lace, buttons, die)
Inspiration Avenue  lots of sewing/knitting/lacework images
CCEE Stampers   Use 3 different shapes (round buttons, cut out candle holders, die cut for the masking and then the embossing)

MC Aug/11 Easel Xmas Stars

So now I'm entering Flourishes Xmas challenge - inspired by a song "Dear Santa" by Clara Beeson Hubbard... I was reading the rules and then realized I had to use Flourishes stamps too... Had to rethink my card since I really only have 2 Xmas sets and I've used them both on previous cards. Well that was a challenge BIG GRIN. So I used bits and pieces from 3 stamps sets to fill in my stars with an Xmas feel to it. I think it worked.

I'm also using Textured Word set from Quietfire Design which i seem to be using quite a bit lately. They're so versatile.

So to see more details and descriptions etc, just click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges too:
Moving Along with the Times  #110 Anything but square
Frosted Designs  Color something
Totally Paper Crafts  #77 Holidays
Wags n Whiskers  #70 Sparkly (various sparkly things)
Crazy 4 Challenges  #99 Shaped card
Mark's Finest Papers  #67 anything but standard card size

MC Aug 11 - Punched Frame - Thank You Friendship

So here's another punched frame but this one uses a regular corner punch rather than a photo frame corner punch. It may look busy but I really like the way it looks.

I'm also using a bunch of Flourishes rubber stamp sets.

Anyway to see more details, descriptions and close ups, just click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Fresh Brewed Designs  Monthly #58 Hot Colors
Kaboodle Doodles  #78 In the Garden
City Crafter  #68 Use an image of a birdhouse or home etc.
Flourishes  #129 Favorite Flower (Orchids are one of them and mine in my office is still blooming 9 months later)
Scrap Creations  Buttons & Bows
Belli Challenge  #123 use some non paper items (floral lace trim)
Cooking it up with Katie  #69  Something old (punch), something new (Orchid stamp), favorite thing or tech (Smooshing CS through moist Distress stamp pad inks on craft mat)
Crafts & Me Challenge  #46 Anything Goes
Fab n Funky  #84 Friendship
Reasonable Ribbon  #89 Sizzling Summer
Simply Scrapping Crafts  Glitter
YNS Challenges  #48 Beautiful Borders (use punches or dies)
Some Odd Girl  Thank you
Delightful Sketches  Stitching

MC Aug/11 - Rainbow/Wings - A Friend

One of the challenges called for using something clear... another one called for rainbow colors or wings and the rest evolved. The buttons are made with polymer clay, the butterfly with paper flowers. Anyway, if you want to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

I'm using a Quietfire Design rubber stamp quote.

And it fits for these challenges:

Flutterby Wednesdays #164 Stripes (but with BFly)
Truly Scrumptious Challenge  #62 Buttons & bows
Totally Paper Carfts  #77 Bling it Up
Wags n Whiskers  #59 Buttons & bows
The Crafty Pad  #132 Use something clear like acetate
Stamptacular Sunday  #122 Friendship