Just Us Girls Challenge #148 Sketch

Here I am again, entering a card into another challenge.  This challenge seemed easy for me this week, probably because I was on a mission.  A gal at work asked if I'd make a wedding card for her.

The gals over at Just Us Girls have a sketch challenge this week and when I saw it, I just knew this was going to be the sketch for the wedding card.  I think it turned out great. 

I found the really neat silver metallic ribbon at Joann's in their clearance bin...25 feet for $0.97 whoo hoo.  I thought to myself, I bet this stuff would run through the Cuddle Bug, and guess what, IT DID!
It's so shiny I had to set off to the side to take pictures otherwise my reflection was showing.

The Celebrate Congratulations ribbon is also from the clearance bin at Joann's...(went a little nuts on all the ribbon for 50 cents and 97 cents, couldn't pass it up! LOL

The flowers are cut from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and the leaves are cut from the Gypsy Wanderings file that comes with the Gypsy. 

The silver heart is a brad and just punched it though the flower, then I used 3 small pearl 1/2 beads in each of them.  For the statement, I cut from Elegant Edges cartridge and stamped

 {enjoy the moment}

for the sentiment. I really thought this was fitting, because, normally, you're only suppose to get married once and you should enjoy the moment...in fact, I think you should enjoy EVERY moment in your life as the best of your ability.  You never know when things are going to change...that's my philosophy!









That's it for today.  Hope you're enjoying your week.   Chao! --C

Thank You

Hello to my friends,
Today I made a Thank You card for a friend who will send it to a church who had prayed for her during her time recovering from, not ONE, but TWO aneurysms.  She is doing much better now and has started to get out and about.  She's one lucky lady and she wanted to give Thanks to some friends.

This card is 5x7.  I cut the scalloped circle from Elegant Egdes, page 65, at 5" in height and then 'chopped' off a little bit for somewhat of a semi circle. And a plain white circle in the middle.

I stamped a leafy design in lime green.  The butterflies are cut from the Indie Art cartridge, using the shadow button at 1 inch.  You can't see it well here, but I used two different color pinks and layered the butterflies.  I added pearls for the body.

And a Thank You card has to have the sentiment, right?!  I stamped Thank You using a stamp from my stash and stamped it on the Stitched Oval Die from My Creative Time.  Then I used Liquid Pearls for the dots/pearls on the ends.

Since it was such a big card, I added another senitment, from my stash, on the inside.  I actually forgot I had this sentiment and felt it fit right in for this card knowing where it was going. 

I hope you enjoyed my post for today.  I'll be posting again soon.
Have a great one.  Chao for now! --C

Some Bunny Loves You

 

This small Easter card is a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4

I used the scalloped circle from My Creative Time for the two outer circles

The middle circle is cut from Elegant Edges cartridge.

The Bunny and the Kite are cut from Create A Critter Cartrige.

The sentiment is from my stash and is on the oval die cut from My Creative Time and added a few heart buttons on both ends

I used my Gypsy to remove the bunny face so I could stamp a face from Peachy Keen Stamps

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps - Anything Goes - use PKS stamps

Simply Crafts - Use the Kite from Create A Critter (giraffe key)

Card Patterns - using the pattern below

Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to your comments! --C Chao for now. 

Gift Tags

I made these oh so cute (if I don't mind saying) gift tags.  They turned out really good for my first try. Although  I have to say I had LOTS of inspiration from over at  Emma's My Creative Time 12 Days of Christmas.  And it's only DAY 5 and I can't even begin to tell you how great ALL the projects have been...and there's still SEVEN MORE DAYS!!!!     As for these gift tags, I used regular white stock paper for the base, red textured paper and I used stickles around the edge on the white area and on Rudolphs nose.  They're 4 inches long, so it gives plenty of room to write in the name of the reciepient and yours.

Receipe as follows:

Elegant Edges Snowflake key #27 @ 4" @ Oblong & Shifted

Then again for the second layer but @ 3 3/4" @ Oblong & Shifted

Create A Critter Reindeer very last key @ 2 1/2" for each layer

Stickles for the edges and the nose

Ribbon

TO & FROM stamp (I used silver ink)

Thanks for looking - Chao for now --C

Invitation

My sister in law wanted me to design an invitation for her dad's 60th bday party.  I wanted to do something unique (or at least unique from my standpoint of what I've created thus far).  I created an invite that is envelope-less, that's right no envelope.  I took a 5 x 7 white card stock as normal, then used the Elegant Edges cartridge and used the book style to create the flap and inside of the card.  I used a piece of ribbon with black and white to smooth out the bottom to a graceful  end.  The outside front of the card, I couldn't find and CELEBRATE paper  BnW that I liked so I made it from my printer on regular paper. Then on the outside of the flap I stamped in silver Celebrate in script.  I have put all the info inside printed from my printer as well and cropped the top edges.  Now for the closure, I am going to use two sided craft runner tape on the three scalloped edges for closure.  Then all my sister in law has to do is address the card on the blank white side add her return address and put a stamp on it. 

I'm mailing one to my sister in law and one to myself to see how it holds up in the postal system.

I hope you enjoyed my project for today. Well, it's not the only thing I've been working on....Christmas is just around the corner and there's still so much to do!

Chao for now --C

Christmas Card #1

I couldn't decide on just one style of Christmas Card this year.  So I'm making three different ones. Although the households I send them to, will only get one (sorry) but you can view them all here. :-) .  This snowflake card I had originally made for a friends holiday party invite, but I liked it so much I thought I'd make a few for myself to send out. 

Receipe as follows:

Card Size: A2

Background cardstock Elegant Edges "Loop" @ 5 1/4"

Snowflake Accent Essentials 3 1/4"

And a little bling (optional) or you can use glitter glue, what ever suites your fancy!

Stay tuned for Christmas Cards #2 & #3 coming soon. 

Chao for now --C