Saturday, March 28, 2015

Ticket to Ride

Hello there!  I've got a cute wiper card to share today.  These are so fun to make and they fit in an A2 size envelope, so they're easy to mail, too!
The card when it's closed.

And here it is open. 

Recipe:
Bugaboo Digi Stamp - Bugaboo Brat - riding a bike
watercolor pencils
Recollections - Paddywack stack - all patterned papers
EK Success edge border punch
pop dots
Ticket to Ride stamp by cardztv
Happy Birthday stamp by TPC Studios

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

Friday, March 27, 2015

Crafty Catz #272: Whimsical Fantasy

Hello there!  It's time for another great challenge on the Crafty Catz blog.  This time our theme is super fun :  Whimsical Fantasy.  Our fabulous sponsor this time is Make It Crafty.

They so generously gave each member of the DT a fun digi stamp of our choice to use.  I love how this one turned out :-)  Thank you, Make it Crafty!!
Recipe:
Make It Crafty digi - Fairy Twinkles
watercolor pencils
Frosted Lace Stickles - wings
Diamond Stickles - bells, to edge the white cs layer
Glossy Accents - her eyes, dots on her dress
Heidi Swapp - sentiment stamp
Recollections - Paddywack stack - blue patterned papers
pop dots
pearl bling

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us this week at Crafty Catz.

Cindy---

Friday, March 20, 2015

Cut It Up #67: Spring! Anything But a Card

Hello there!  It's Friday and time for another fun challenge over on the Cut It Up blog.  Our theme this time is Spring- Anything But a Card.  And be sure and include a die-cut on your project.  Our wonderful sponsor this time is Designs on Cloud 9.

I had fun with this shaker tag!!  I'm in love with this paper stack at the moment...LOL!

 
Recipe:
DCWV - Melon Twist stack - all pattern papers
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Cricut cart - bvltop tag @ 5" (I used the mirror/window feature)
A Child's Year Cricut cart - flowers @ 2 1/2" (icon feature) I cut two flowers, using the flip button on one.  I also cut one set in the green and one set in the pink dot.  I then trimmed the flower part off the stem and popped it up with dimensionals.
Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart- grass border @ 1 1/4" 
transparency for the window
sead beads, sequins
Darice green fibers
The Paper Studio - pink eyelet trim

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Cut It Up :-)

Cindy---

I've submitted this project to the following challenges:
  Crafts 4 Eternity #218:  Pastels
  Graph It - wk 11: Spring colors
  QKR Stampede #131:  Think Spring

Crafty Catz #271: No Designer Paper

Hello there!  Happy Friday!  It's time for another great challenge on the Crafty Catz weekly challenge blog.  Our theme this time is:  No Designer Paper.  Our fabulous sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I love these little  Chibi stamps :-)



Recipe:
Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Chibi flower girl
watercolor pencils
Glossy Accents (eyes)
Diamond Stickles (flower)
Martha Stewart tulip edge punch
DCWV - Glitter paper, cardstock
Heidi Swapp sentiment stamp
sequins

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Crafty Catz this week.

Cindy---

I've entered this into the following:
  Fantastic Tuesday #77 :  Anything Goes w/twist of square
  Little Miss Muffet #107:  Anything Goes
  Graph It - wk#11:  Spring colors
  QKR Stampede #131:  Think Spring

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Star Moments

Hello there!  I've created a fun card for challenge #2 over at Sparkle & Shine.  It's a sketch challenge and I used sequins of course :-)  I had fun with this!  I'm also the hostess over on the SBC blog today.  So, if you'd like to see more on how I made this card pop on over to check out my photo tutorial.

Recipe:
All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - banner @3" (pg 65) shadow is on page 74
George & Basic Shapes Cricut cart - star @ 1 1/2" using centerpoint feature
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - bird2 @ 5 1/4" using oblong feature
white lace trim
black sequin trim
blue, black sequins
pop dots
Heidi Swapp stamp

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Cindy---

Friday, March 13, 2015

Crafty Catz #270: Buttons & Bows

Hello there!  It's time for another great challenge on the Crafty Catz weekly challenge blog.  This time our theme is:  Buttons & Bows.  And our wonderful sponsor is Stamping Boutique.

I really had fun with this challenge :-)  I used Diamond Stickles on her wings.  It has much more sparkle power in real life..ha-ha.  Anyway, that is why I chose this amazing silver glitter ribbon.  Love it!
Recipe:
Stamping Boutique digi - Birthday Fairy
watercolor pencils
Diamond Stickles
EK Success candle edge punch
Kraft cardstock
The Paper Studio - Pine Street Square stack - Linen paper with red dots
red jute twine
kraft jute twine
silver glitter ribbon
pop dots
glossy accents -to adhere buttons
buttons

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Crafty Catz this week :-)

Cindy---

Friday, March 6, 2015

Cut It Up#66: Windy!

Happy Friday!  It's time for another fun challenge on the Cut It Up blog.  This time we are making projects that have moving parts.  Don't forget the die-cut.  Our wonderful sponsors this time are:  As Cute as a Button and Fleurette Bloom.

I chose to do a wiper card.  This is the card closed.
 
Here is the card with the little message popping up. 
Recipe:
Fleurette Bloom SVG - Celebrations 3D Kit (cake, circle, and present)
Bugaboo Digi - Chibi Cat Girl
watercolor pencils
Glossy Accents (eyes)
The Paper Studio - Love Struck stack (6x6) - all patterned papers
The Paper Studio - tiny hearts embossing folder
Impression Obsession - Mini Messages stamp set
pearl bling
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Cut It Up :-)

Cindy---

I'm entering this into the following:
 Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards Challenges #86:  For the Kids
 Left of Center #68 Big Eyes
 Dragons Lair Designs - More than 2 Folds
 The Stamping Boutique - More Than 1 Layer

Crafty Catz #269: A Song Title

Hello there!  It's Friday and time for another great challenge on the Crafty Catz weekly challenge blog.  This time our theme is: A Song Title.  So, create a project with a song in mind.  Our wonderful sponsor is Aurora Wings.  The song I chose is "Secret" by Madonna.

Recipe:
Aurora Wings digi - The Secret
watercolor pencils
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Circles @ 4 3/4"
light pink tulle
DCWV - Honey Chic - green glitter dot paper
Recollections - Paddywack stack- pink patterned paper
clear colored buttons

Thanks for stopping by today. Come play along with us at Crafty Catz this week.

Cindy---

I'm entering this into the following:
 KSC March Pastel challenge



Thursday, March 5, 2015

Little Miss Muffet Birthday Celebration

Hello there!  Barbara aka Forgotten Scraps on FB put together a train digi just for me.  How cool is that??  Thanks so much Barbara!  I had fun coloring this cute train up and I'm going to enter it into both the Happy Birthday Challenge #105 and Sketch Challenge #106 on the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog. 
Recipe:
Little Miss Muffet digis - Linking Train Engine, Linking Train Numbers,
watercolor pencils
Frosted Lace Stickles - icing on the cupcake
The Paper Studio - School Days stack - all patterned papers
My Community Cricut cart - train track border @ 1" (I cut two of these and glued them together)
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

I'm also entering this card into:
 2015 World Wide DT challenge
The Stamping Boutique - More Than 1 Layer

I won the Little Miss Muffet challenge #106 :-)

Sunday, March 1, 2015

SBC March Challenge

Hello there!  It's time for another great challenge on the SBC blog.  This runs for the whole month so there is plenty of time to play along.  Our theme this time is:  Pop Up Cards.  Our fabulous sponsor this time is A Day For Daisies

Recipe:
A Day for Daisies digi stamp - Delicate Fairy Flowers
DCWV - Melon Twist stack - all patterned papers
Frosted Lace Stickles (on her dress)
Stardust Stickles (on her wings)
watercolor pencils
pink grosgrain ribbon
terrifically tacky tape
pop dots
MS All Occasion Cake Art Cricut cart - flower border @ 1 3/4"

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us this month at SBC.

Cindy---