Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Paper Piecing

 

The Ruby's Rainbow Challenge is to do some paper piecing on your card or project.  For my card I used a stamp set from Unity Stamps and a scrap piece of gingham paper to paper piece the heart on the shirt and the pants.  The background paper is Recollections Color Splash Ombre.  The butterfly was die cut from a CheeryLynn die.

 

We hope you'll share your paper pieced projects with us.  The challenge can be found HERE.

MFP Stamps Challenge - Green Color Challenge

 

 

This week's MFP Stamps Challenge is a color challenge to use green as the main color; may also use white, black, and one other color.

 

For my card I used images from the MFP Stamp Shop Garden Art stamp set.  I created the background using Yupo paper and alcohol inks.

 

We hope you'll share your green color challenge cards with us this week.  You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animals Blog Hop - Day 4

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

 

Wild Animals
 BLOG HOP

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!

 

JOIN US EACH DAY, March  22-25 FOR SOME A ROARING GOOD TIME. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the March 25th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animal related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the March 25 post. The winners will be announced on April 9, 2016 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday April 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
March 23-- DIY Kids Coloring Book by Sandy
March 25-- Long Easel Card by Gail

Let's get started !!

 

Today, I used the MFP Stamp Shop North American Woods stamp set to create 3 notecards and a stamped envelope for the Wolf notecard.

 

 

 

 

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie
Gail

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 
 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Wild Animal projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by April 8th and 
check back on April 9, 2016 to see if you are a winner. 

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

This is my second card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

 

For this card, I used the coffee loving Brentwood Owl digital image offered by JessicaLynnOriginal.com  I colored Brentwood using Prima Alcohol markers.  The coffee sentiment is cut from a die by The Ton.  The background papers are from Ken Oliver Color Burst papers, the coffee cup papers are from Stampin' Up.

 

There are lots of prizes that will be part of a random giveaway when you enter your coffee related card/project.  You can find the challenge HERE.

 

MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animals Blog Hop - Day 3

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

 

Wild Animals
 BLOG HOP

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!

 

JOIN US EACH DAY, March  22-25 FOR SOME A ROARING GOOD TIME. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the March 25th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animal related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the March 25 post. The winners will be announced on April 9, 2016 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday April 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
March 23-- DIY Kids Coloring Book by Sandy
March 25-- Long Easel Card by Gail

Let's get started !!

 

My Day 3 card uses the MFP Stamp Shop Buffalo Spring stamp set.

 

 

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie
Gail

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 
 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Wild Animal projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by April 8th and 
check back on April 9, 2016 to see if you are a winner. 

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Photo Inspiration

 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge is to use the following photo as your inspiration:

 

 

For my card I used Southwest Cutting Plate from Taylored Expressions for the background; the sentiment is a die cut from PTI; butterflies were punched from Martha Stewart punches.  Background paper is from Recollections.

 

We hope you'll share your cards/projects using the photo as your inspiration with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.  You'll find the challenge HERE.

MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animals Blog Hop - Day 2

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

 

Wild Animals
 BLOG HOP

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!

 

JOIN US EACH DAY, March  22-25 FOR SOME A ROARING GOOD TIME. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the March 25th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animal related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the March 25 post. The winners will be announced on April 9, 2016 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday April 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
March 23-- DIY Kids Coloring Book by Sandy
March 25-- Long Easel Card by Gail

Let's get started !!

 

 

For Day 2, I used the MFP Stamp Shop Be Wild & Free stamp set.

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie
Gail

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 
 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Wild Animal projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by April 8th and 
check back on April 9, 2016 to see if you are a winner. 

MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animals Blog Hop - Day 1

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

 

Wild Animals
 BLOG HOP

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!

 

JOIN US EACH DAY, March  22-25 FOR SOME A ROARING GOOD TIME. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the March 25th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animal related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the March 25 post. The winners will be announced on April 9, 2016 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday April 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
March 23-- DIY Kids Coloring Book by Sandy
March 25-- Long Easel Card by Gail

Let's get started !!

 

For my card, I used the MFP Stamp Shop News from the Woods stamp set to create a flip card.

 

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie
Gail

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 
 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Wild Animal projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by April 8th and 
check back on April 9, 2016 to see if you are a winner. 

CWWC Challenge 115 - Sketch Challenge

 

The CWWC Challenge #115 is a sketch challenge.  The sketch can be found on the challenge blog.

 

The challenge sponsor is Lacy Sunshine.

 

 

The image I used on my card was provided by the sponsor and is called Flower Bed Fred!  I love this image!

 

I printed the image onto Bristol mixed media card stock and water colored it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and a water brush.

 

We hope you'll use the sketch and enter your cards in the CWWC Challenge found HERE.

Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop - March 18 - 25

This is one of my favorite challenges to participate in, The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  There are lots of prizes offered, all you need to do is enter your spring coffee card/project!

For my card, the image is by stamp artist Emerson and is called Caffeine!  The sentiment reads "I don't have a problem with caffeine...I have a problem without it!"

You can find this fun challenge and info on how to enter HERE.

JessicaLynnOriginal New Stamp Launch - Bulldogs!

JessicaLynnOriginal has a new stamp set being released today, Bulldogs!  You'll find more inspiration using this adorable set on the JessicaLynnOriginal blog found HERE.

MFP Stamps Challenge #12 - Different Kind of Card Fold

 

 

This week's challenge at MFP Stamps blog is to create a different kind of card fold using a Mountain Fold; a tutorial will be posted on the blog for you to try.

 

For my card, I used the MFP Stamp Shop Flaps My Wattles stamp set.  I used Hero Arts inks to create the colorful images!

 

We hope you'll share your Mountain Fold cards using the tutorial found on the MFP Stamps Challenge blog.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #125 - The Earth Laughs In Flowers!

 

I got to choose the theme for Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #125!  I chose "The Earth Laughs In Flowers."  Spring is just around the corner and the flowers will begin to bloom soon so let's first make them bloom on our projects!

 

For my card, I used yellow and white cardstock; used Swiss Dots to emboss the white cardstock panel and added yellow gingham ribbon down the side before adding the die cuts.  The dies are Spellbinders daisy heads with added pearls and another SB leaves die.  The sentiment is from a PTI stamp set.  I nestled a little ladybug button on one of the leaves to embellish.

 

We hope you'll share your flower cards with us at Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #125.  You can find the challenge HERE.

OLCCC #28 - Anything Christmas One Layer Goes!

 

It's time for the One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #28!  The OLCCC is always anything Christmas goes as long as it is a one layer card.

 

For my card, I used white cardstock, and used a circle stencil I created to sponge some ink onto the white cardstock before stamping the image and sentiment.

 

We hope you'll share your one layer Christmas cards with us.  You can find the OLCCC #28 HERE.

 

 

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #78 - Make It Girlie!

 

The Sparkles Monthly Challenge #78 Make It Girlie theme was chosen by Helen P.

 

For my card, I used papers and images from the Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary paper pad and embellished it using an old butterfly pin that a friend gave to me recently asking if I thought I could use it in my paper crafting.

 

We hope you'll share your girlie cards with us this month.  You can find the challenge HERE.

 

The Sparkles Monthly Challenge sponsor this month is

 

 

Crafty Sentiments Designs.

JessicaLynnOriginal #Cats Rule Stamp Set Launch

JessicaynnOriginal.com online store is launching the adorable #Cats Rule stamp set collection today!

Be sure to check out more #Cats Rule inspiration on the JLO Blog found HERE.

MFP Stamps Challenge Bandana Technique

 

This week's challenge at MFP Stamps is to use a technique called Bandana Technique!  A link to the technique is on the challenge blog.

 

For my card, I used the MFP Stamp Shop Butterfly Sayings stamp set.  The multicolored background was created using distress inks.  Images and sentiment were stamped using Archival Black ink and a white gel pen used to create the white dots.

 

We hope you'll use the Bandana Technique and share your cards with us at the MFP Stamps Challenge.  You can find the challenge HERE.

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Die Cuts and/or Punches

 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge theme is to use die cuts and/or punches on your card/project.

 

For my card, I used some Designer Paper from my stash for the background.  The basket weave doily was cut from a die from My Favorite Things, the Poppy die cut is from Memory Box, and the butterfly is from a set of Cheery Lynn dies.  The sentiment is from MFT.

 

We hope you'll share your cards/projects that use die cuts and/or punches with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.  You can find the challenge HERE.

OLCCC #27 - One Layer Christmas Card Anything Goes - Reminder

 

My reminder card for OLCCC #27 uses a stamp from the Stampin Up Christmas Cardinal retired stamp set.  I stamped the image on Crumb Cake cardstock using Memento black ink and colored it using Prisma Colored Pencils and sponged white pigment ink around the image.  The challenge details are listed below.

 

 

 

 

The OLCCC is always anything Christmas goes as ling as it is one layer.  This is a way to get a head start on your holiday cards, especially cards that do not require extra postage when mailed!

 

For my card, I used images from the Holiday Silhouettes stamp set, stamped using black archival ink.

 

We hope you'll share your one layer Christmas cards with us.  You can find the challenge HERE.

 

 

 

 

CWWC Challenge #114 - Use Washi Tape

 

 

The CWWC Challenge is to use Washi Tape!  I have a lot of washi tape and seldom use it, so I decided to create the background using washi tape and to also create a washi tape flower!  The image is from the challenge sponsor Star Stampz and is called Spring Sun Shine.

We hope you'll share your washi tape projects with us at the CWWC Challenge #114.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Gruffies & Guests Challenge #27 - Flowers

 

 

This month's challenge theme at Gruffies & Guests was chosen by DT member Lesley.  Lesley is also providing the prize for the challenge, a Stamp and Butterfly embellishments.

 

 

 

Please Note Gruffies & Guests Is A HOUSE MOUSE DESIGN CHALLENGE BLOG ONLY,

  You May Only Use GRUFFIE, HOUSE MOUSE AND HAPPY HOPPER IMAGES

 

We hope you'll share your House Mouse, Gruffies, or Happy Hoppers cards with us this month.  You can find the challenge HERE.

 

MFP Stamps Challenge - CAS with Bunny Theme!

 

This week's them at MFP Stamps Challenge is to create a CAS card with a Bunny theme!

 

For my card, I used white cardstock base and a white die cut panel that I stamped the image and sentiment.  The image is from the MFP Stamp Shop Garden Bunny stamp set and the sentiment is from the Spring Things stamp set.  I colored the image using Copic Markers.

 

We hope you'll share your CAS Bunny themed cards with us this week.  You can find the MFP Stamps Challenge HERE.

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #53 - Circles/Dots

 

The Serendipity Stamps Challenge #53 is to used Circles/Dots.  For my card, I created a circle stencil and inked it using distress inks for the large circle, then stamped images from Serendipity Stamps Hollyhocks stamp and the sentiment is from Serendipity Stamps Relax stamp set.  After stamping the hollyhocks I did a partial color image outline using Staedtler triplus fineliner pens.  Finished the card by rounding the bottom corners and using part of the swiss dots embossing folder at the bottom edge of my CAS card. 

 

I'm entering my card in the Serendipity Stamps Challenge #53 - Circles/Dots

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #124 - Celebrate Women's Day

 

The Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #124 is to create a project to celebrate women's day. 

 

For my card, I used the Becoming (that person) stamp from Unity Stamp Co.  I stamped the image onto a panel I cut from a Concord & 9th Happy Hues cardbase, colored the hearts using gel pens and embellished the panel using a MS punched butterfly.  A very easy peasy card with a powerful message!

 

We hope you'll share your "celebrate women's day" projects with us at Ruby's Rainbow Challenge.  You can find the challenge HERE.

Altered Eclectics March Challenge

 

For my altered project I recycled packing paper into a scrunched layered blossom.  I had a large paper clip on my craft desk so decided to plop that blossom onto the clip to create a bookmark.

 

Packing paper ... recycled into the layered blossom!

 

To create the blossom I used a scallop punch and punched out several scallops, then layered each scallop (about 10 of them) and pierced a hole in the center of the stack and added a small brad.  The scallops were then scrunched up around the brad and then fluffed out to shape and create the blossom!

 

We hope you'll share your altered items with us this month.  You can find the Altered Eclectics Challenge HERE.