Time to start sharing again!

HI there, friends!!  Today, I went up to my craft room to put some stuff that I bought away, and decided to play a little bit while I was there!  Right now I'm mostly in organization mode, since we moved about a year ago and I'm still putting my "studio" together.  Most of my supplies are in storage, so I'm limited with what I have to play with.

I just got this new Stampin' Up! set and dies from Sale-A-Bration, So Hoppy Together (I love frogs!) . I used Distress Inks for a blended background with the paddle style make-up brushes.  I really like how they blend together.  I also just got the Lawn Fawn Reversed Scallop Stitched Circle die and love it!  I used the Spellbinders Expressions die and stamp set for the sentiments. For the word "friend" I die cut it out of toner paper and ran it through my Minc with green foil. 

I love how this card turned out!

Thanks for "hopping" by!  I'm hoping to start sharing more of my cards and things as I get my "studio" back together and in working order!

Let's join some challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes, Southern Girls Challenge - Flowers or Animals, Addicted to Stamps & More - Make Your Mark (ink, markers), Corrosive Challenge Blog - Anything Goes, Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Have a wonderful crafty day!

-Spryte

Got Mud? ATC

Happy Monday, Friends!!

Here's an ATC that I made a bit ago and I realized that I never got a chance to share it with you all.

This one was a lot of fun!  I made it for a swap and the theme was "Splash".  Since it was during the summer, I thought that lots of people would think pools and water and ocean.. well, I wanted to do something different!  So, I cut the splash on my Silhouette Cameo and positioned my Stampin' Up! truck so that it was diving into the mud.  The Got Mud medallion was also cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

This was a fun swap to participate in!  I hope you like my ATC.

Hugs,

Spryte

Summer's Over....

Summer's over and I finally have a little bit of free time to work in my craft room!  I've got so much catching up to do, some days I don't even know where to start!

I've been working on a lot of ATC's lately for my facebook swap group, that's been a lot of fun!  But anything beyond that has been put on the back burner while the kids were home from school!

Now that they're back in school, and we've got our routine sorted out, I'm back in my room and working on finding the mojo again!

Let's start with a birthday card for my Big Brother!

I used a new technique for making a "file folder" card using my envelope punch board and I love how it turned out!  

Hubby says it's a bit flowery and lacey for a guy card, but I'm hoping that it's "Manly" enough for my bro!

I dusted off some Stampin' Up! stamps that I bought quite a long time ago, they've never been inked until today and I really love the detail in this set.

Anyway - hope you like my card and I look forward to posting more fun stuff more often now that school is back in swing!

Hugs,

Dee

SSC #22 - Scallop Mania

Hello Stamping Friends!!

I'm pretty excited about this project, because it's the first thing I've done in what feels like weeks!! No kidding! There has been so much going on around here that I haven't had any time at all to sequester myself in my craft room and play! And I've missed it! I had about 1/2 an hour to myself this evening and I decided to go downstairs to my room and see what I could do, even if it was just clean things up a bit.. but once I got my hands on paper and stamps, there was no stopping me! I'm so excited, because now I can feel the mojo flowing and I am ready to get back to stamping everyday! Too bad I have to work all weekend... oh well, gotta pay for the stamps somehow, right?

Anywhoo.... onto the card! This weeks challenge at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge is Scallops, Scallops, Scallops! I think I met that requirement.. maybe.. although I wonder if I should have put a few more scallops on there... hmmm...


This is my brand new Halloween Anya/Ian set from The Greeting Farm (Looooove it!) and the new Scallop Octagon Nesties that I got for my birthday from my in-laws (Thanks!!) Add some rub on's, some pearls and some fuzzy spiders and "viola!" - cuteness! This is actually an envelope card that I am hoping a candy bar will fit in. I've used a magnet fastener under the scallops to hold it closed.

Well, there it is! I sure hope you like it and I hope that I've inspired you to go grab your scallops and create something wonderful for our challenge this week!

Thanks for stopping by! And don't forget to visit the rest of the awesome design team and see how they've used scallops this week! Priscilla, Nikki, Liza, Line, Kristin, Janneke, Jilly, Joanne, Carly, and Paula

SSC #21 - 3-D

Hello Stampers!

We've got a fun one for you at Stamptacular this week! Let's see some 3-D cards! Make them pop, make them stand out!

As always, the Design Team is on top of their game, creating fantastic projects to inspire you! Have you gotten your submission in to join the Stamptacular Design Team? Here are the lovely ladies, be sure to check them out and send them some love! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla

This is the card that I've made for you this week. I hope you like it!
Hula Anya from the Greeting farm sits atop Stampin' Up! cardstock in Whisper White, So Saffron, Old Olive and Regal Rose. She's colored with Copic markers and peeks out from behind a Peony Nestability Window. The flower, button, fiber, ricrac and pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is punched with the Stampin' Up! word window punch.

SSC #20 - Beary Special

Another hot week in the Tri-Cities! I could complain about the heat, but you know, I'll be complaining about the snow in just a few months, too!! I hope the weather is treating all of you nicely!
Anyways... our challenge for you this week is "Beary Special" so you can make anything you want! Anything at all.... as long as it has a BEAR on it somewhere! Our Stamptacular Design Team has some pretty adorable little bears to share with you! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla
And... here's mine!


This is just a cute little milk bottle that I had saved. I covered it with some Stampin' Up! DSP. I don't know who the bear is or where he came from, he was in my image box, so whoever sent him to me - Thank You! I added some more patterned paper and some pearls along the bottom. Wrapped the ribbon around the top, added a little tag and filled her up with some yummy Lemon Heads! Hope it makes someone feel better... although I don't know anyone who's sick! Still cute, though.... at least I think so!

SSC #19 - Ingredient Challenge

Hello again, my friends! Are you all getting your fabulous creations finished up, photographed and emailed to Priscilla for the Stamptacular Design Team? I hope so!!

This weeks challenge is a fun one for you! We pick the ingredients and you create something spectacular! So, your ingredients are:

1 Flower
2 Different Patterned Papers
3 Brads

That's it! Everything else is up to you! Be sure to check out the rest of the DT samples to inspire you! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla

Here's mine!
I used the new Soft Suede In-Color cardstock by Stampin' Up! with some of last years Kiwi Kiss. I added some of the Kiwi Kiss retired cordouroy brads with a wonderful brad that was kicking around in my stash. I stamped the branch in a mix of Chocolate Chip and Going Gray and the bird and sentiment (all stamps by Stampin' Up!) in Kiwi Kiss. The patterned paper is from Daisy Bucket.

SSC #18 - Child's Play

Hello, friends! It's my favorite time of week again! Time to share another fun Stamptacular challenge with you!

This week is for the kids! We would like to see your projects that are created with a child in mind!

Be sure to visit each of the Design Team blogs to see the fun, colorful projects that they've created to share with you! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla!

I saw this idea at the Paperzone when I went to Seattle to visit my best friend a few weeks ago and I just loved it! I had to buy myself a puzzle piece punch so that I could recreate it myself! I used my favorite Paperzone sparkley paper, of course to add lots of shine! I really had a lot of fun making this card! I hope you like it as much as I do!
Paper from Paperzone
Stamps by Stampin' Up!
Puzzle Piece punch by Marvy

SSC #17 - Inside Out!

Good Morning, friends!

Are you ready for another fun Stamptacular challenge? This week we would love to see you continue your beautiful card work to the INSIDE of your card!

Our incredibly talented Design Team have come up with some wonderful ideas! Adding recipes to cards, decorating inside tins, creating gift card pockets and more! Be sure to visit each of their blogs to see details on their projects! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla!

For my card, I have created a VERY special birthday card! The recipient of this card should have received it by now (if I managed to get to the post office in time!) Yesterday was her birthday and I created this card just for her. So, Sweet Callie - I hope you had a WONDERFUL day and I really hope you like your card! Wish I could be there to give you a big birthday hug! I even added some goofy googley eyes to make Callie smile!
Cardstock and patterned paper are leftovers from a previous project.
Stamps: Owls from the Michael's Dollar Bin, sentiment from Stampin' Up!
Colored with Bic Markers
Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities
Flower from a swap, brad from my stash.

Recipe Card Swap

Hiya! Just a quick note to share a little project I did today! I organized a small recipe card swap with some of my friends and the deadline came and went without me finishing my own recipe card! I struggled with this one and just couldn't come up with a design that I liked.. then.. it hit me! And, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I need to go check on my sewing machine and make sure that it has stopped smoking (just kidding - I don't think it's ever seen so much use!!) and to see if it forgives me for making it work so hard this afternoon! Anyway, here is my recipe card!

My watermark kind of covers it up, but I've always wanted to try this ribbon technique.. I guess it's called pleating, but it's looser, "sloppier" maybe? It was super fun and a lot easier than I had imagined, once I got the hang of it!

Thanks for stopping by!

2 Challenges

Yay! I had some time to craft today... but I just wasn't feelin' too crafty. I managed to get this card done, but everything I started after this just wasn't "up to par", so I took the hint and left my craft room for the day! I'm ok with this card, it's nothing special, but it's not a bad effort! The sketch can be found as this weeks challenge at CPS-Card Sketches and the theme is this weeks challenge at The Corrosive Challenge Blog. So here's my "Doggie-Sketch" combining the 2 challenges:
Stamps - Canine Capers (retired) Stampin' Up!
Cardstock - Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla - Stampin' Up!
Patterned/Textured paper - Daisy Bucket
Ribbon, Circle & Scallop punch - Stampin' Up!
Brads & Spacers from my stash
Colored with Copic Markers: W1, R46, E00, E57

My First Custom Order!

I am so excited that I got a custom order for invitations!

A friend is hosting a bachlorette party and asked me to create some cute invites for her, so I did!  I hope that she likes them!  She said that she wanted over the top, fun invitations and that the colors were black, silver and hot pink.

I borrowed the corset die (Cuttlebug) from Sweet Callie, added some silver eyelets, silver cording, rhinestones and silver ribbon for dimension and shine.  I added Creamy Caramel circles for the boobies and placed the completed corset onto a Swiss Dotted Pink Passion panel, which was placed on a Basic Black card.  Inside, I used a Sizzix die to cut out 

the Let's Party from silver paper, stamped the invite info and rolled the dots along the bottom.

I also made a coordinating box to present them in, using the same corset and colors.  I think it makes a nice presentation, and she can use the box for a small gift, or just as a keepsake.  

So, if you ever need custom invitations or custom cards - just call me!  :)

Stamps, eyelets, silver cord and all cardstock is from Stampin' Up!  Corset die and Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug.  Let's Party die by Sizzix.  Ribbon from Walmart.  Rhinestones from Michael's. 

SSC #14 - Christmas in July

Welcome to another fun challenge week at Stamptacular Sundays! I always say it's never too soon to start on Christmas projects.. and every year, I say I'm going to start my cards early... and every year, I start planning and creating.... around.... well.... November? :) This year I'll try to do better! Hopefully our challenge this week will help me (and you, too!) get my Christmas Mojo going to get started on some Christmas cards so that I don't have to rush at the end of the year! Well, we'll see....

If the design team has wowed you with their projects throughout the year so far.. just wait until you see what they have to share with you this week! I have seen some Stamptacular creations from the girls this week! Go, give them a visit and leave them some love!

Here's my project for you to ooh and aah over! I've created a bread box to gift a lovely loaf of bread to... someone? Iain will have to eat the bread for now, as I'm sure it won't keep until Christmas, but I'll make more, I promise!I found this tutorial for the bread box on the Scor-Pal website (have I mentioned how much I love my Scor-Pal?) This was so simple and fun, I think I may make up a bunch of these this year! The hardest part was actually dragging myself into the kitchen to make the quickie-bread! In this case it is Cranberry Quickie-Bread, and oh so yummy!

I can't wait to see what you create for Christmas in July! Be sure to join us this week! We have a wonderful prize being offered up by.... Grab-A-Doodle-Do! Who doesn't need more digi-sets?

This box uses Stampin' Up! cardstock, My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder, Scallop Oval and Classic Oval Nesties, ribbon and twine from my stash, stamps by Stampin' Up! and Eyelet Border Punch by Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by!

SSC #13 - Party Animal

Happy Sunday, my blogging friends! Are you all enjoying the Stamptacular Sunday Challenges as much as I am? I hope so! I see more and more familiar names and faces submitting cards each week, and I am thrilled! Keep those cards coming, girls!!

This weeks challenge is WILD and CRAZY and FUN! It's called Party Animal and we want to see projects that feature at least one animal, partying it up! The design team have come up with some wonderful samples to share with you again this week! As always, I hope you visit their blogs and leave them some love as well! Line, Carly, Joanne, Kristin, Janneke, Liza, Joey, Jilly, Nikki, Paula and Priscilla!

Here is my card for this week! I really had a lot of fun with this one, so I hope you like it! I used a Dustin Pike digital image, and Stampin' Up! sentiments. I colored this fun-loving, party-ready giraffe with my Bic markers and added some Stickles to his hat, bowtie and noise maker.I've been wanting to try out this folding technique for a while now and I'm so glad I did! It's so easy to do, and I really think it makes a fabulous card! You can find a tutorial for it here.

Thanks for stopping by! Now, go... create a Party Animal card and join in on the fun! There is a prize up for grabs, so don't miss out!

Did my Mojo come home?

Ok, so my Mojo up and went on vacation and left me behind... for shame!

I had some time today while Emily was at daycamp and Bradley was snoozing on the floor, so I tried to muster up a tiny bit of mojo to enter some challenges! I think I did ok to begin with... but I think I may have train-wrecked the last card! We'll see.. maybe it will grow on me!

This card is for Cupcake Craft Challenges #45 - A sketch... (I think almost everyone has sketches this week!!)
This card uses an image (Tilda?) that was sent by a friend (Norma, maybe?), My Mind's Eye papers, Scallop Oval and Classic Oval Nesties, Copic and Stampin' Up! markers and cardstock. The letters I believe are also My Mind's Eye, but don't hold me to that...

This next card is for the House Mouse and Friends challenge #43. This is one of my most favoritest stamps and I always love coloring these guys.. makes me want a nice cold martini - dry, extra olives, please! This is actually the first card I did today.This card uses House Mouse stamps, Stampin' Up! cardstock and ribbon, Copics and Stampin' Up! markers, Oval Nesties and an egg punch. I scored the cardstock in the grid pattern with my Scor-Pal.

This last card... well.. I think I may have pushed my mojo a little far with this one.. It's a little busy, a little crazy and maybe even a little chaotic? Hmm... I think I have a friend with a son who's birthday is soon? Maybe he'll like it! This one is for The Pink Elephant's sketch this week.
This card uses DCWV patterned paper, Stampin' Up! cardstock, The Greeting Farm stamps (Wild Things), Copics and Stampin' Up! markers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You Gifts

In case you haven't already heard the story, our basement flooded a few months ago. The outdoor sprinklers were installed poorly years ago and created 2 sinkholes next to the window wells to our basement bedroom and office. The window well to the office filled with about 10 inches of water which eventually seeped through the window and flooded the whole room. Simultaneously, the second sink hole next to the window well to our guest bedroom, caused a leak through the corner of the house, causing much less, but still quite a bit of damage to that room. We called and got a water damage restoration guy out right away and he started work on both rooms. He pulled out the baseboards, lifted the carpets and set his machines up to dry the floors and carpets. Fortunately, we were able to save all the carpeting in both rooms! Unfortunately, we can't say the same for the wall in the office. There was so much water that the wall just would not dry out, so he had to cut a 14'x6' hole in our wall! That dried the wall out, but of course left us with a big hole in the wall! The good news is that this guy has a nephew who does drywall work! So, he started coming out and working on replacing the drywall. It took a few weeks, but they got it done and as of tonight - the repairs are finished! We even had the sprinkler guy out today, filling the sink holes and releveling the new sprinklers and repaired pipes in the yard.
Sooo... long story short, I needed to thank these guys! Now, I'm a cardmaker... that's what I do, I make cards. But guys aren't really big on cards, you know? So my Mom suggested I make a bag topper, so I took that idea and ran. I knew that both the "drywall guy" and the "restoration guy" were coming back tonight to finish up shampooing the carpets and putting furniture back, so I baked up a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies. I colored some Dustin Pike images at work last weekend (with Bic markers), so all I had to do was mat them with cardstock (Stampin' Up!), put the cookies in bags and tape them up! Viola! Instant thank you gift for some great guys! They seemed to really appreciate it!
If anyone needs water damage restoration or drywall work done, call me, I've got the best names in the book!
Sorry for the long boring story! Here's the pics!

Wedding Card - The Pink Elephant #19

I posted a few photos of the kiddums earlier today - so don't forget to go check out what they've been up to on the post below! :o)

This card is for the challenge over at The Pink Elephant this week - the theme is Weddings!
This is a card that I made for a friends wedding using one of my favorite card designs - the surprise pop-up! I love this card and it really is so easy to do!
I've used Riley and Sophie (an image that was sent to me by a friend), I colored them with my Sakura Glaze and glitter pens. The stickers on the inside are by Jolee... I think.. All other products used on this card are Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by!

SSC #11 - Father's Day

Happy Sunday, everyone! I'm here to bring you another challenge from Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! This week, we want to see what you are creating for Dad, Father, Daddy, Papa, Pops! Me, I just call him Dad. But he's my Hero and I love him, and he knows it!

The Design Team have outdone themselves this week! Go to their blogs and see what they've crafted up for Daddy! Gorgeous work, girls!! I just have to say, this Design Team is so much fun and I am so glad and honored to be a part of it! The girls are so incredibly talented, friendly and generous! We just had an image swap, and I can't wait to use some of the wonderful images I received! I'm hesitant to color them, because I don't want to mess them up!

Back to the challenge! The prize this week is being offered up by our very own member, Line! Thanks, Line!!

Here's my "Dad" card for you to oooh and aaaah and gush over (grin) I do hope you like it!
No, my Dad isn't into boating.... but I like the stamp set! It's actually my Mom's set, that I borrowed (thanks, Mom!) and I really love how the colors turned out and the perfectly matching ribbon I found in my stash... I am rather fond of this card! It's simple, it's manly and I think even my non-boating Dad would enjoy this one! (maybe)

Products used: Set Sail stamp set by Stampin' Up! All supplies by Stampin' Up! with the exception of the ribbon (from my stash), the staple (Fastenater) and the washer (hardware store)