Altered Eclectics November Challenge

My DT project for the November Altered Eclectics Challenge is an altered bottle!  I used lace to trim around the bottom of the bottle, added a Prima Adhesive Flourish, a pink feather, a handmade pink lace flower, a key hanging from a chain I wrapped around the bottle stopper (I found the bottle stopper at Hobby Lobby!), also added a square of cheesecloth and plopped a Prima bird nest embellishment on top of it; pink lace wrapped around the bottle neck tied in a bow.  And, a Martha Stewart butterfly punch out rests on the lace trim.

It's always anything goes at Altered Eclectics as long as your project is something that has been altered.  We hope you'll play along.  The challenge can be found HERE.

Simple Salutations Halloween Colors

The challenge for Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps, a Heinrich Co., Simple Salutations this week is to use Halloween Colors!  I used orange, green, purple, and black!  The stamp set image and sentiment are from the Space Fun set.  Simple Salutations challenges are always CAS with a sentiment added to your card.

We hope you'll play along with our Halloween Colors challenge this week!  You can find the challenge HERE.

It's Anything Goes at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!

It's the 5th Tuesday of the month!  The Twisted Tuesday Challenge is a Free For All!  Anything Goes!

I named this My Pink Pumpkin!  Even though we are at the end of October, it's still the month of "pink" to me for Breast Cancer Awareness; therefore, my pink pumpkin!

I used the Celtic Mini 8 punch to create the circles which I folded and adhered together the create the look of a paper-crafted pumpkin!  Edges were sponged using Pixie Pink ink; leaves were cut from a sizzix die; the tendrils were created from narrow strips of cardstock that I wrapped around a pencil to create the curl.  A scrap of kraft cardstock was shaped into a think cylinder for the stem.  A pink ribbon punch out was used to embellish one of the pumpkin panels.

We hope you'll play along with us at the Twisted Tuesday Free for All, Anything Goes Challenge!  You can find the challenge HERE.

Crafting When We Can - Handmade Flowers Challenge

The Crafting When We Can Challenge is to create and use your handmade flowers on your project.  The sponsor for this challenge is Lacy Sunshine digital stamps. 

The image used on my card is called Honeysuckle Rose from Lacy Sunshine stamps.  I printed the image onto Crafter's Companion White cardstock and colored it using Promarkers.  I used the Spellbinders Blossom Three dies to cutout the image.  Mounted the image onto a Wilton paper doily and then mounted it onto a Blossom Three cutout.  The flower was created using old dictionary pages, punched out with a scallop punch, layered and held together with a brad.  The edges were inked using Distress Spun Sugar ink, a button was adhered into the center of the flower.  The vine was cut from the Sizzix Sizzlits Flowers, Branches, and Leaves die set.  The pink cardbase was cut using a Cameo Die Cutting system being demonstrated at an Archiver's store recently!

We hope you'll play along with this fun challenge.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Oriental Sketch Challenge #8

Here is this week's Oriental Sketch Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps:

For my card, I used the Dragonflies stamp set and the bamboo image from the Wealthy Fish stamp set.  Images and sentiment stamped using Memento Black ink.  A bamboo embossing folder was used for the background layer.

We hope you'll play along with us at the Oriental Sketch Challenge #8 this week.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Mark's Finest Papers And Stamps 12 Days of Christmas Challenge, Day 4

Today's challenge project for Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps is a post-it note holder.  You can find the tutorial along with other post-it note holders on Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Blog.

For my post-it note holder I used images from the Holiday Tag stamp set, stamped using Memento rich Cocoa ink and colored using Copic markers.  The cardstock, designer paper, and ribbon are from my stash. 

Come join in every day thru November 2 for daily Christmas/Winter themed challenges! There will be daily prizes and a Grand Prize. Play along for your chance to WIN!

Simple Salutations Challenge #68 - Fall/Autumn

This week's Simple Salutations Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps is to create a project using the theme Fall/Autumn.

I used the Pumpkins and Sunflowers stamp set with SU crumb cake cardstock for cardbase and layered panel.  I sponged the edges of the layered panel using Walnut Distress Ink.  The image and sentiment were stamped using Memento Black ink and colored using Copic markers.  The center of the sunflowers were coated with Diamond Stickles.

We hope you'll play along with us this week for the Fall/Autumn challenge.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

For the next 12 days Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Blog is hosting the 12 Days of Christmas where you'll find holiday projects and tutorials each day.  Today's project is an altered composition book/journal.  You can find additional journals and the tutorial at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Blog. 

For my journal I used the Joyous Season stamp set on the cover.  Other items used:  designer paper, pearl flourish, lace, and spellbinders Labels Eighteen dies.  Image stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers.

Come join us at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Blog every day thru November 2 for daily Christmas/Winter themed challenges!  There will be daily prizes and a Grand Prize. Play along for your chance to WIN!

Dymanic Duos Orange and Black Challenge

I used the current Dynamic Duos challenge as inspiration for my Halloween project.  I love creating with 2 colors and when I found the Dynamics Duos challenge, I couldn't resist!  I used a mini pizza box template to design a notecard holder.  The box can also hold a dozen Hershey Nuggets (tm)! 

The lace flower was created using a 1" circle gluber and some lace from my stash; a pearl brad was placed in the center of the flower.  Other items used:  Black grosgrain ribbon, bat die from Paper Smooches, dimensionals, SU Teeny Tiny Wishes Happy Halloween stamp, SU Bitty Banners Framelits, Black Memento Ink, SU orange and black cardstock, Recollections dotted paper, and Recollections self-adhesive black lace trim around the edge of the box lid.

You can find the Dynamic Duos challenge and details HERE

 

I also created notecards to place inside the box.

 

 

The notecard base was created using 4x8 inch index cards, folded.  Other supplies used:  Recollections dotted paper, SU black and orange cardstock, SU teeny tiny wishes stamp and SU bitty banners framelits, SU scallop circle punches, Studio G Halloween Toad stamp, dimensionals, Promarkers alcohol ink markers, Black Memento ink, May Arts Black/Orange grosgrain ribbon, Martha Stewart adhesive flower, Bazzill Halloween DSP.

Oriental Sketch Challenge #7 at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps on SpeedyTV

Here is this week's Oriental Sketch for Challenge #7 at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps on Speedy TV:

I love the cool, crisp look of black and white together, so I went with that color combination for my card.  I used the Lotus Blossoms stamp set; I inked the stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The background of the layered panels were embossed using the Woven Embossing Folder from Lifestyle Crafts.  Adhesive Pearls were used to embellish the upper and lower corners of the card.

We hope you'll play along with the Oriental Sketch Challenge.  You can find it HERE.

Simple Salutations Challenge #67 - Thinking of You

This week's Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Simple Salutations Challenge is to create a Thinking of You card or project.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so I went with Pretty In Pink cardstock!  I used the MFP Lotus Blossoms stamp set for the images and sentiment for my CAS card.  The layered panel background was embossed with an embossing folder and the side was punched using a Martha Stewart Lattice border punch.  I used square punches for the images and layered them on pink cardstock and rounded the corners of each square panel.  Ribbon from my stash was used between the embossing and border punch.

We hope you'll play along with the MFP Simple Salutations Thinking of You Challenge this week for a chance to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps.  You can find the challenge and stamp set HERE.

Twisted Tuesday Challenge - Celebrate Naturally!

The Twisted Tuesday Challenge is to create a project with a Celebration theme and the twist is to use some kind of natural element on your creation such as twine, burlap, hemp, hay, leaves, twigs, wood embellishments, etc.)  I chose to use a wooden flourish embellishment on the cover of my mini album. 

The base of the album was created using empty "tissue" paper tubes, flattened and wrapped with designer paper!  Empty paper towel tubes could also be used, cut to size and embellished the same way.  I used 3 tubes for the album.  Each tube also has a tag inside the openings that can be used for journaling and pictures.

The mini album theme is celebrate...and that's just what we did this past weekend!  My daughter had an outdoor wedding, so I'm going to complete the album with pictures of the wedding and give to her.

We hope you'll play along with this fun challenge; you can find the challenge HERE.

Crafting When We Can Challenge - Make It Sparkle!

The challenge at Crafting When We Can is to Make It Sparkle!  Sassy Studio Designs is the sponsor; I used the digital image Disney Fan for my card and included lots of sparkle!  Red glitter cardstock was used under the lace punched border and as a layer on the card.  Red gems adorn one corner of the image layer.  The shaped balloons were colored with Copic markers and then coated with distress glitter.  The image was colored with Copic markers and part of it colored in using spicka glitter markers.  I used Disney patterned papers for the card background.

We hope you'll play along with the Make It Sparkle challenge at Crafting When We Can.  The challenge can be found here.

Oriental Sketch Challenge #6 at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps uses the following sketch:

I used the newly released Work's of Art stamp set for my card.  I mounted the stamped image onto a Wilton doily after punching it out with an EK Success punch; edges and inner circle sponged using SU ink.  The image was colored using Copic markers.  An embossing folder was used for the layers under the circle and doily and designer paper for the cardbase layer.

We hope you'll use this sketch to play along this week. 

You can find the Oriental Sketch Challenge #6 here.

Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge #40 - Breast Cancer Awareness

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Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

As a two time breast cancer survivor, the month of October has special meaning to me.  It gives me an opportunity to dedicate my favorite color, Pink, to breast Cancer Awareness!

I used the Paper Smooches Hope stamp and die sets for my card, along with some awesome colors of Bazzill Pink Cardstock!  The cardbase for my card is Bazzill Date Swirl, a soft gray color.  I used SU Pixie Pink ink.  The larger ribbon at the top was first stamped then die cut.  The words hope and the smaller ribbon were diecut from Bazzill cardstock, no ink.  I also used an embossing folder and a border punch along with a pale pink Taffeta ribbon strip and bow on my card.

Please join us with this weeks challenge in creating a project honoring Breast Cancer Awareness. You can enter your project on our Challenge Blog Here. 

You can purchase your own Paper Smooches Hope stamp set and die on sale on the Weekly Deal page. 

Simple Salutations Challenge #66 - Flowers

This week's Simple Salutations Challenge #66 at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps is a flowers theme.  I used the floral branch from the new release set called Works of Art.

The floral branch and sentiment from the Works of Art set were stamped using Memento Black ink.  The floral branch was colored using Copic markers.  A very CAS card!

We hope you'll play along and create a card with a flowers theme!  You can find the challenge here.

MFP Oriental Sketch Challenge #5

The October 5 MFP Oriental Sketch Challenge #5 uses the following sketch:

My card was created using the MFPaHC Wealthy Fish stamp set.

You can find the challenge here. 

We hope you'll play along this week for a chance to win a stamp set as shown on the challenge site.

Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps Challenge #65 - Hello!

This week's Simple Salutations Challenge begins with a new challenge hostess, Stephanie Ackerman and the theme is Hello!

I used the MFP Huge Blooms stamp set for the image and sentiment.  Images stamped using Memento Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the front card panel and backed it with a piece of gingham cardstock after punching the border.  An oops (ink smudge!) is being hidden by the dotted patterned paper piece!  Remember, no mistakes when crafting, only opportunities for embellishments!  :)

You can find the challenge here.  We hope you'll play along this week and welcome Steph as hostess.

Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge #39 - Halloween Challenge

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Challenge:   Halloween

October 1 - 7th, 2013

I'm excited to be the Halloween Challenge lead with my Paper Smooches Spookalicious card!  The images in that set are fangtastic!

 

My fangtastic card uses the Bazzill Arsenic and Lace designer papers and Bazzill cardstock.  The corrugated CS is from my stash.  Stamp set:  Paper Smooches Spookalicious and Spookalicious dies.  Ghost was handcut; images stamped with Memento Black ink and  colored with Copics.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Be sure to check out the Cuttin' and Stampin' Shop for the Bazzill Paper Bundle and Paper Smooches Spookalicious stamp set.

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on October 11, 2013.

You can link your project Here.

Twisted Tuesday Challenge - Heavy Metal!

The challenge at Twisted Tuesday Challenges is to use lots of layers with the twist to use something metal like charms, brads, etc.

My card is a tall tag card!  I used white cardstock for the base, then pink cardstock panel layered with a Julie Nutting Prima tag.  I stamped the Prima tag with the Peasant Prima Doll stamp; paper pieced her dress.  I added lots of Prima Say it in Crystals embellishments.  Other stamps used is the studio g stamp hope and a Magenta floral stem stamp.  The rosette was created using a scrap of patterned paper and the Tim Holtz small rosette die, created a stick pin and added it behind the rosette.  A layer of adhesive lace has been added behind the rosette and stick pin.  A Wilton doily cut in half to embellish each side of the tag layer.  The Hope sentiment has a prima crystal heart centered on the letter O with a metal crystal crown charm above.   Butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch.

As a two time survivor of breast cancer, I am dedicating this tag to breast cancer awareness.

We hope you will play along with the Heavy Metal challenge that can be found here.

Altered Eclectics October Challenge - Anything Goes

As a two time survivor of breast cancer, I wanted my Altered Eclectics October DT altered creation to be Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness!

I altered a paper mache box and embellished it with an altered paper mache dress form.

I found the dress form in the dollar bin at Michaels and the box at Hobby Lobby.  For the dress form, I covered it with Tim Holtz tissue tape, then used Victorian distress ink to paint it, then covered it with a coating of Modpodge.  I created a "skirt" from pink lace, and a handmade pink lace flower embellish the form.  I covered the box base with a strip of sticky back gems, the edge of the lid was covered with adhesive lace and topped with a cut square of  awareness designer paper adorned with punched butterflies.

You can find the Altered Eclectics Challenge here.  It's anything goes as long as it's altered!  We hope you'll play along.

I'm entering this into the use pink challenge over at Anything But A Card.
Entering into Challenges 4 Everybody.