Shaped Birthday Card

I lovelovelove my Silhouette.  I don't use it nearly enough (but then again, I don't scrap nearly enough either).  I signed up for the membership where I get unlimited downloads of digital images, so I have a lot of really cool files that I can cut out.  This card template (both the whole card and the striped piece) is one of my Silhouette files.  So I can make a really neat shaped card with very little effort (and no scissor-frustration).

I followed a few challenges for this birthday card:  Pile It On Challenge #10 (pastel colors),  Paper Cutz Challenge #32 (anything goes), Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #74 (also anything goes),  Treehouse Thursday Challenge #40 (clean and simple), and Cute Card Thursday Challenge #103 (Celebrations).

Papers: CTMH White Daisy cardstock, Making Memories
Inks: CTMH Breeze (retired) and Grey Wool, Copic Markers

Tools and Techniques: CTMH Rhinestone Flowers, direct-to-paper edge distressing
Stamp Sets: CTMH A Little Everything and Card Sentiments (inside), Stamping Bella

Spring-y Mojo Birthday Card

I'm on a roll today.  I have to say, I really enjoy spending my entire Sunday in my pajamas.  I'm glad I was able to get my roses trimmed yesterday, so I didn't have to get dressed today.  So, this is card number two for today, made following Mojo Monday 126.  Other challenges include Crafty Creations Challenge #55 (stitching), Pile It On challenge (flowers), and Your Next Stamp (Spring Colours).  I'd also come across a challenge with plaid, but I can't seem to find it again.

 

Papers: CTMH White Daisy cardstock, Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey Lemonade
Inks: Copic Markers, CTMH Twilight

Tools and Techniques: Prima flowers Basic Grey Opaline Half Pearls, Nestabilities Petite Oval Large and Petite Scalloped Oval Large, Fiskars Threading Water border Punch, unknown ribbon, sewing machine, 3-D Mounting Foam
Stamp Sets: Hero Arts Sweet Wonderful You, CTMH Happy Birthday and Card Sentiments (inside)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Birthday Card

While blurfing instead of cleaning, I happened upon Sweet Sketch Wednesday, and decided to use sketch #36 for a birthday card.  I decided to go with colors outside of my normal comfort zone, and have fun with it.  I think this turned out pretty cute.  This is also for Pile It On challenge (flowers) and PaperPlay Challenge (Birthday for someone special).

Papers: CTMH Watermelon cardstock, Sassafrass Sunshine Lollipops
Inks: CTMH Cocoa, Garden Green, Twilight, and Watermelon

Tools and Techniques: Nestabilities die with Cuttlebug, second-generation stamping, 3-D Mounting foam, Zots, Xyron 150, unknown ribbon
Stamp Sets: CTMH With Love and Happy Birthday

Bright Mojo Birthday card with a cut-out

I followed this week's Mojo Monday sketch to make a birthday card for another karate mom.  I was inspired to use a white hibiscus with a pink center, as that is her profile photo on Facebook.   Using the flower was also how this card meets the Pile It On challenge (Let us see flowers!).  I chose Watermelon to be the shade of pink I used, and I used the CTMH Color Combo site to come up with the coordinating colors.  Two bright cards in a row for me (although they won't be posted in order), and I like it!!  I guess I'm feeling ready for summer.  I know I'm ready to be over this nasty winter cold.

 

Papers: CTMH Sunkiss Yellow and White Daisy cardstock, CTMH Watermelon and White Daisy Textured Cardstock, CTMH Emporium
Inks: CTMH Garden Green and Watermelon

Tools and Techniques: Silhouette Machine (flower), Cuttlebug, Happy Birthday embossing folder (which I rubbed the Watermelon ink pad over the front part of the folder before putting the paper in and running through the machine), Wright's ribbon, 3-D Mounting Foam, sponging.
Stamp Sets: CTMH Happy Birthday and  True Friends 


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Pilin' it on

Wow, I finished my homework assignments and had them turned in before dinner tonight, so I had time to scrap. I decided to work on a Christmas card, so I checked out Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge for this week. She challenged us to use something that was given to us. This was a difficult challenge for me, I buy EVERYTHING (don't worry, DH doesn't read my blog :) ). But, I also decided to try to work in another challenge or two. I ended up with a total of FOUR challenges for this card: Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge #44, Amy's Friday sketch from a few weeks ago at Prairie Paper and Ink, Monochromatic Mania from Our Creative Corner, and the Pile it On Challenge #18 (Three Dimensional--I know, real toughy for me, right??? LOL).




Papers: CTMH cardstock, CTMH Perfect Day, Scribble Scrabble Rosy Winter Wonderland
Inks: CTMH Sorbet and Tulip, CTMH markers, Copic markers
Stamps: Cosmobella, CTMH Annotations, CTMH December Word Puzzle
Techniques: Sponging, watercoloring
Dies and Punches: Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circle Small and Standard Circle Small, Martha Stewart Snowflake


So, let's cover how I met each challenge. The Bella image I received in a swap. I followed Amy's sketch (with minor liberties-the extra snowflakes at the top). The colors used were Barn Red, Tulip, and Sorbet (I think it qualifies as monochromatic). I mounted the sentiment circle with 3-D Mounting Foam (of course!), and added some vellum snowflakes that were cut with a Martha Stewart punch. The two on the sentiment circle were mounted on the circle with glue dots. The three up top were mounted using glue dots and clear buttons (one has no button, one is mounted on one button, and the last is mounted on two buttons that are stacked on top of each other to give extra height).


Now I should try to clean up some of this scrap stuff that seems to have found its way onto every surface in my scrap room...