Be Inspired # 52 - Halloween/ Fall card

Cuttlebug Challenge blog will choose a random winner this week to win a $20 gift certificate to Digital Delights bu Louby Loo. I used her Wilma Witch image, Core'dinations card stock and the Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder. I colored Wilma with copic markers to coordinate with the K&Co. papers. I hope you can participate! Make a fall or Halloween card and upload to Mr. Linky on this post. Good luck!

Happy World Card Making Day!

I made several cards today. I will show them in reverse order :) I just made this birthday card for this week's challenge at Get Sketchy. The bling is Heidi Swapp, the swirls are Queen & Co. felt fusion, the sentiment is SU!, and the papers are called The Story of Us.
Before I made my Get Sketchy card, I made this baby card. I used SU! papers and I colored the image with SU! markers. I entered this card in the Crazy 4 Challenges sew happy challenge.
I made 4 "get well" cards like this early this morning (2 of each). I used blue breeze Kaleidacolor ink pad, stamp by Magenta, mounted on blue mirror paper, mounted again on blue Bazzill bling card stock, then on a white card base. I entered this in the Moxie Fab World gradient is radiant challenge.

I didn't have any mojo goin' on until I saw the sketch at Get Sketchy :)

Party!

I made this quick card his morning. My friend, Tracy, posted these cards she made using the K&Co. Birthday scrapbook collection. It reminded me that I have this same kit. The party hat paper and 3D sticker are both from the kit. The base card is DCWV and I used my Spots & Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder on the orange Bazzill card stock. The ovals are cut from my Nesties.

I'm off today to play with my Design Diva friends: Deanna, Sheryl, and Chris. Happy Friday!

Be Inspired # 51 - Thank You card

This week wraps up Cuttlebug Challenge blog's one year birthday celebration. Each DT member chose a party theme (mine is "spa".) Let's review the birthday palooza challenges: week 1 invitations, week 2 gift bag and coordinating card, week 3 mini book, week 4 centerpiece. What better way to wrap up the celebration with thank you notes? Prepare for your next party (any theme) and link your project over at Cuttlebug Challenge blog for each of the 5 weeks to win big prizes!

I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder on Core'dinations whitewash card stock. I (mostly) used BasicGrey Urban Prairie papers throughout my projects and tutorials (treat bag tutorial is here), and My Favorite Things Girls Day In stamps for most projects. I also posted a cupcake tutorial here (see picture below).
Ready, set, create!

Trendy Trees Thank You

I am woefully behind on thank you notes, so I thought I'd try some mini mass production. I recently purchased this SU! Trendy Trees stamp set, but I had not assembled the stamps until now. I used a whole sheet of 12 x12 BasicGrey Mellow Deciduous paper and a 12x12 dark brown Bazzill to create 6 of these cards. The orange card base is DCWV, and the dark red Bazzill is from my scrap bag. The sentiment is Hero Arts.

I used the sketch from Get Sketchy #7.

Happy Tuesday!

I'm back from NY and feeling Wicked :)

My mom and I went to NY Friday morning and returned late last night. We went to see Mary Poppins and Wicked. The Mary Poppins set was phenomenal and somewhat different from the Disney movie. We saw that show on Friday night. I loved it. On Saturday we met some friends and saw Wicked. That is a must see. I am ready to see it again. It is so sweet, funny, and the two girls starring in it are phenomenal. Tomorrow a play called A Steady Rain starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman opens. Does it get more verile than that? Yumm-o. It makes me want to go back already :)

On Sunday my mom and I ate at Tavern on the Green. I love that restaurant. Beautiful setting and wonderful food. I love NY!

I went three whole days without computer access. Is this what life was like before the internet? :)

On to the card: I have this Stampin' Up! Wings of Friendship stamp set that I just had to have, but I had not even opened or assembled before today. I wanted to use my Nesties Labels 1 dies too. I stamped in chocolate chip ink on SU! kraft card stock. The white butterfly and sentiment are SU! rub-ons. The flower in the bottom left-hand corner was paper pierced and popped up on dimensionals. The red brad is Bazzill. and the red card base is DCWV. The ribbon is SU! chocolate chip. The decorative paper is American Crafts. I thought it needed a border, so I dry embossed a frame.

I hope your weekend was fabulous too :)

You are one in a melon!

Sketchfest continues at the 'Varks. I love Heidi and her great sketches. This has been fun for me. I have been practicing "creative avoidance" this week with these daily challenges. You see, I should be working on my tutorial for Cuttlebug Challenges coming up this Saturday morning. I am going to work on it now. I promise. Right after I finish typing this post :)

All products are BasicGrey: Lemonade papers, woolie (watermelon) and buttons!