Monday, October 15, 2012

CKCB Challenge #1

For our first challenge over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog this month, we were told:
Quilt Challenge: Let quilts inspire your next project! Warm, cozy and every pattern/color you can think of! Have fun with this one!
 
 When I saw the current "Designer Drafts" sketch challenge over at the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge blog, it reminded me of quilting, so I decided to combine the two. 
 The sketch:
 

My card, using a free digistamp from Paper Smooches:

Supplies used:
I printed the doily paper from my Everyday Eclectic digital kit on a transparency and stitched it to a white cardstock base, for the triangles on the left side of the card, I punched squares from scraps of hot pink and aqua cs, and cut them in half, added a double bow made from some sheer pink ribbon from Offray , a Paper Smooches digistamp that I printed on white cs and colored with my Copics, then die cut with my Cuttlebug and the scalloped circle Spellbinders die, mounted on a hot pink scalloped circle.
I am also sharing another card that I made from my October CKCB kit. I made this card for a challenge over at the Ellen Hutson Classroom blog, but since my internet was down, am too late to enter in the drawing. I used this sketch:
 
And I made this card:

Supplies used: Everyday Eclectic digital paper, light aqua cs scrap, printed Everyday Eclectic digital border strip (the green, printed on sticker paper). Colorbok white glitter chipboard, October Afternoon rub-on, green glitter brads, orange washi tape from Target, Martha Stewart aqua baker's twine, and Tim Holtz Distress stain (on the outer glittered frame). Happy Birthday was stamped over the rub-on rose with Staz-On.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Inspired by Jen Gallacher

Earlier today, I saw a new video series, Seasonal Cards by Jen Gallacher, and I was inspired to make this card:
 
Supplies used: I cut out the file folder shape with my Cricut and SCAL, ribbon from WM, punched circle that I corrugated myself, stamped the inside with a Glitz Designs grid stamp, Tim Holtz journaling tag stamped with a stamp from Inkadinkado, paper scrap from Cloud9 Designs that I machine stitched, stickers from Heidi Grace, Thickers holly leaves, gems from the Paper Studio and K&Co.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Joys Of Living in The Country...


Normally, I absolutely love it...and you can't beat the views...but when it really rains hard, you lose electricity...and the internet sometimes. I am so sorry that I was not up with the other girls when the Morph/Telephone challenge posted earlier today! My internet was out for a day and a half! Anyway, I am back and posting. Better late than never, right? This was a really fun challenge, and it was interesting to see how the pages progressed! Milissa was before me, so here is her page:
 
And here is my page:
 
I was very inspired by Milissa's vintage prints, the single photo, polka dot washi, and the embellishments scattered and layered on the diagonal. Supplies used: Jenni Bowlin and Jillibean Soup patterned paper, stamped, embossed kraft journaling spot, polka dot and ticket washi tapes, Jenni Bowlin and Graphic 45 buttons, handmade layered pinked circle, baker's twine, Jenni Bowlin stickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type letters, and a vintage embroidery floss wrapper. That's all for me, now head over and see how the lovely Lisa was inspired by my page!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Honeydukes Candy Shop *Inspired by Glitter Girl and October Afternoon

I used this week's sketch from October Afternoon:
Here is my layout:

Close-ups of the embellies:


(Buttons, rub-on candy machine that I inked, and a cut-out from the patterned paper)
 
 
(Stamped washi, stamped and inked candies, and Elle's Studio Tags)
 
 I was inspired to stamp on my layout by this week's Glitter Girl video! Stamps used are from TPC Studios, Inkdadinkado, and Hampton Art, using black Staz-on to stamp on the washi. I stamped the candy on a scrap of white cardstock, and inked over it with Old Paper Distress Ink. All of the papers, buttons, and rub-ons are from October Afternoon (mostly the 5&Dime collection), and tags are from Elle's Studios. The title is a cut out picture of the sign I made for my son's party, and I added Thickers to spell it out the rest of the way.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

A couple more cards...

that I made for World Card Making Day (Weekend):
Card #1:
 It was made for
WCMD 2012 Challenge 5: Trend Watch Challenge by Julia Stainton, using Kimber's Saturday Card Sketch on 2Peas

Card#2:

This one was created for Just Lulu's WCMD Challenge on 2Peas: use a sticker, a brad, and a stamp. The stickers, brads, and papers are all from My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing:Lavender collection. The doily stamps are from My Mind's Eye, the sentiment is from TPC Studios, twin is from Martha Stewart.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

World Card Making Day, Part 3

Ok, one more quick post before I head to bed! Here is a fun fallish thank you card:


light green cardstock base,Basic Grey patterned paper, Smore Love by Cosmo Cricket journaling spot, leaves from Target dollar spot (I stamped them with a grid stamp Distressing stamp from Glitz), and a stamped sentiment from Fiskars. Linking this one up to Simon Says Stamp.
I am linking this card up to the Fall Challenge on Jen Gallacher's blog.

World Card Making Day, part 2

Another fun card that I made today for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, the Studio Calico Use Your Scraps Challenge, and the
WCMD 2012 Challenge 2: Pinterest Inspired Challenge by Chari Moss .

Here is the pin that we were to be inspired by:
And Here is the card I made:

 
 
Supplies used: ancient scrap of floral paper from Hot Off The Press, Basic Grey paper, Prima flowers, a die cut flower from my Cricut and Mother's Day Bouquet cart, hand dyed shabby seam binding, and a stamp from Unity.

Happy World Cardmaking Day! (Part 1)

I know, it's almost over! But I have been working on a few cards, so I thought I would share. I started with some challenges (and combined them, 'cause I love to do that!). The first card was for :
WCMD 2012 Challenge 1: Holiday Greetings with Julie Ebersole
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes for WCMD
Studio Calico: Use a Die-Cut Or Punch

Here is my Card:



Patterned paper is by Webster's Pages, Stamps by Inkadinkado, washi tape, baker's twine, Fiskars punches

October Counterfeit Kit

It's that time again! Time for the Master Forger's blog hop to reveal our kits! This month, we were inspired by the stunning September kit from Gossamer Blue Kit Club:
My itchy fingers really wanted to just buy it, but I have so much stash, I decided to see what I could pull together from that. Here is the kit I came up with:
 I have papers from My Minds Eye, Basic Grey, Echo Park, and Nikki Sivils. Embellishments
are from October Afternoon, American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories, Pretty Little Studio, Elle's Studio, and Prima (and of course  I had to put some washi tape in there!).
My Add-On Kit:

 
 More Thickers, October Afternoon, some vintage mailing labels for journaling, and some stamps.
I had my kit all together, and then Jessica Sprague put some of the Everyday Eclectic digitals on sale this past Wednesday, so I decided it was fate and added them into my kit:


I LOVE this collection, so I am sure I will get a lot of use out of the digi kit-my favorite part of digital scrapbook elements is the ability to print them over and over!

I already made one page with my kit, inspired by this week's Glitter Girl episode:
I used Tea Dye and Frayed Burlap Distress inks to really "muddy it up", and the background pp is the B-side of the Basic Grey blue floral print from my kit. I die cut the cameras and "Memories" word jumble with my Cricut, using the Graphically Speaking and Cricut Sampler Cartridges. I used the Martha Stewart Drippy Goo border punch, lots of digital papers and embellishments from my digital kits, a Tin Pin from the OA set, backed with a small scalloped circle punch by Martha Stewart, and the journaling spot is a piece of patterned cardstock from the 5&Dime pad that I trimmed down.
Close-ups of the page details:



Thanks for dropping by my blog today, now be sure to drop by the rest of the Master Forgers' blogs today for lots more kit inspiration!
*Edited to add: I posted this early on accident, the other girls won't be up until midnight tonight or tomorrow morning
Here is the list: