CAS at the Outlaws.

I have been wanting to play along with the Clean and Simple Challenge over at the Outlaws for a while now.  I finally got around to doing a challenge!  And, well I made it just in time for this weeks challenge. There will be a new one tomorrow.  This weeks challenge was to use absolutely no design paper but to stamp your background.  I had this background stamp from CTMH.  I thought it looked Christmasey.  I used my Ippity Stamps I got from my Ippity Chick Rona.  What you should know is how fabulous these stamps are.  Super nice deep etched Rubber!!

I hope this is considered CAS!  

The background stamp was stamped with cranberry ink and the tree's were stamped with english ivy both from CTMH.

I used copics to color the trees and some spica to give a little glitter that is really hard to photograph.

Have you been to the Outlawz lately.  We have some fabulous sponsors this month.  I hear a little rumor that we may have a big giveaway when we hit 1000 members and we are not that far off so you will want to keep an eye out for it!!

I am going to also enter this over at

Crafty Emma's challenge which is Christmas.

Addicted to Stamps has Christmas as it's challenge.

Stamp Something also has Christmas.

Guylou's Inimitability Recipe Challenge

It is time for another Challenge over at Guylou's Inimitability Challenge Blog.  Our challenge for the next 2 weeks  is a recipe challenge brought to us by Kim.  Kim's recipe consists of:

1 ribbon

2 design papers

3 or more pieces of bling.

I think I really like this type of a challenge. I hope you do too!

I chose to use Leah with Watermelon on my card. 

I used some my mind's eye paper, fancy pants pins, wild orchid crafts flower.  The ribbon is from my stash.  The sentiments were computer generated.  Of course I used my spellbinders in my Grand Calibur. 

Hop on over to the Challenge to check out the design teams fabulous projects. 

You will have until July 28th at 10 PM EST to complete your project.  

Tuesday Color Challenge at the Outlaws

Here we go again, another Tuesday Color Challenge at the Outlawz!!  This post was a lot of fun, I just got off of Skype with Guylou and Rox.  Guylou taught us both some HTMLese!  I think I needed a little more teaching that Rox did!!

Our challenge was brought to us this week by Roxann.

Juicy July: Add a gold embellishment

I made a tag for my project this week.

This image is from Happiliegh Scrappin Store.

  

They just happen to be the sponsor for the color challenge for the month of July.  If you are the random 

winner you receive $12 from the store.

That is not all, this month we have sponsors from 

Now that is 4 good reasons to head over to the Outlawz and check out this months challenges.  You will want to head over to see what else the Design team has for you as well.  We are getting really close to 1000 members, you will want to make sure you are a member for the big party that will be coming soon!!

Thinking of You

I was blog hopping this weekend and I came across a blog that I follow that is asking for Get Well Cards for a special lady.   It seems that Sheree's friend Ethyl had a horrific accident.  You can read all about it over on Sheree's blog, Vancouver Island Craft Junkie.  When I was in the 6th grade I lived on Vancouver Island for 1 year. It is one of my most favorite places that I ever lived.  Anyways, when I read her story I wanted to make a card and I thought I would also share.  Crafters are some of the most kind hearted, giving people I have ever met.  Along with my card goes many prayers for full healing.

On this card I have used some of my new favorite things.  I have used this gorgeous paper from Echo Park called For the Record.  The background red paper is actually from EP as well, but from the Holly Jolly collection.  The birdcage and bird are from Tim Holtz.  The tag is a Magnolia tag and the flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I have had this lace for a while but was just waiting for the perfect project to use it on.  

You can actually pull the tag out from between the two papers.  The punch is and EK Success punch.  It is hard to tell but the bird was actually edged with some Creme Brulee ink from CTMH. As were the edges of the scalloped papers.

I used a butterfly spellbinder on the inside with more of that EP paper.  Sheree said that Ethyl is in her 

late 70's so I was going for a vintage flair.  I hope that she gets enjoyment from the cards that are being sent to her from all over.  

I am going to go ahead and enter this card into a few challenges.

Cute Card Thursday has lace as it's challenge.

Bearly-Mine has anything goes.

City Crafter Challenge has birds of a feather using birds or a birdcage.

Creative Craft Challenges has pretty blossoms 

Party Time Tuesdays challenge is a square card

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will check out Sheree's post as well as see the candy she is giving away to someone that sends a card to Ethyl. 

Tuesday Color Challenge at the Outlaws Christmas in July

Over at the Color Challenge we have decided to do a Christmas in July challenge.  Each of the challenges will post at least one Christmas in July challenge this month.  Please know that when we say Christmas in July, if you celebrate Kwanzaa, or something else we want you to play along as well!

 

I love this combo.  I used the inspiration photo and used the red, white, snowflakes.  The Juicy July twist is to add stickles.  

The sentiment is from Amy R Stamps Holiday Greetings from All That Scraps.  I just love these sentiments.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch and her snowflake punch.  I also used a nesties butterfly.   The paper is Holly Jolly from My Mind's Eye.  And do you see that little snowflake charm?  I used stickles on the butterfly as well as some of the snowflakes. Some of the snowflakes are done with glitter.  Just so that they are not all exactly alike.

This card was fun to make.  I think it is clean and simple.  The thing I love about a color challenge is that you don't have to use copics or prismas or any other mediums.  You can do other techniques as long as you go with the colors!

There is the stickles.  And of course a peak at the inside.

Now, I know when you enter challenges you like a good prize, so our sponsor this month in the color challenge is Happiliegh Scrappin Store.  Next week I will showcase one of their fabulous images. 

And don't forget that Oozak has a gift certificate for $50.  Who doesn't want that?!!  Especially with the price of Copics going up.  

I am going to add this to the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge ~ Use red and white

Our Creative Corner ~ Christmas or 4th of July

The Stampsmith challenge ~ Christmas

Wedding Journal

Happy 4th of July!! I hope you are all enjoying your day. While I am enjoying my day, my husband had to work.  So, I spent some time in my craft room as well as the kitchen and M's and J's.  Both stores had a coupon for % off your total purchase, but J's had everything papercrafting on 40% off so I spent most of my moolah there!!  We are having a neighborhood BBQ and fireworks, always fun.  So I am working on a potato salad and red, white, and blue jello parfaits for the kids.
Now, my daughter's MIL asked me if I could make a wedding journal for her other son's fiance so this morning I spent some time working on that.  I made one for my daughter when we were planning her wedding and she loved it.  I started with a plain old composition notebook.

I used Mod Podge as my adhesive to attach the black cardstock to the front, back and inside pages.

I used a file on all the edges to give it a little distressed look.

I cut out one of Tim Holtz dies in my Cuttlebug.  You can use a sizzix block with just the two B plates for cutting in your cuttlebug.  I then used a little E-53 and colorless blender to distress the cage and bird.  But then in the next shots you will see that I also cut it out in black and used the black bird rather than the white one. 

I added a piece of DP from CTMH.  This is my last piece of this paper!!  I wonder if they still carry it.  I used rub on letters for Tinsa's name and title.  The best tool I have found for rub on's is this dental tool called a ball burnisher.  Somehow one of the old one's found it's way home from work with me instead of in the garbage. :)

I then added some bling and a key to the ribbon.  I used my cropadile to make holes in the front and back for the red ribbon.  You know, I tried to throw other stuff on here, but just really liked it simple.  I don't know how people make such gorgeous stuff with piles of embellies, I can't seem to make it work for me.  My friend Gina throws everything at her cards and they are gorgeous!!  Can you see the key?  I love key charms. 

I made pockets for clippings. You know when you are planning a wedding it is always nice to have pockets for magazine pics.  So I put pockets on the different pages.

And the back cover.

I used the tabs spellbinders as well as labels 1 of the grand nesties.  The tag is a Magnolia tag and the bird on the front cover is a sizzix.  

I have made several projects with this paper pack lately.  You can find a couple of them here and here. 

I am adding this to the following challenges:

Craft your passion has Anything Goes

Make it Monday has Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show has flourishes

Paper Sundaes has stitching, faux or real, mine are rubons

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you all enjoyed your holiday.  For me it is back to work tomorrow.  

Dance Like no one is watching

Back in May I won a stamp from a blog hop for Some Odd Girl.  And I fell in love!!  My first stamp was Dancin Mae and she is still my favorite.   I found them on Facebook and "liked" their page.  Now I am seeing some sneak peaks of the new line coming out July 11th.  Next week is the reveal!!  I just have so much fun coloring these stamps up.  And for all you digi-lovers there are lots of them!!  Kristy has only recently brought some out in clear stamps.  The challenges run for 2 weeks and this weeks challenge is Bright and Blinding.  No pastels.  I love coloring with bright colors.  I decided that I wanted to combine this challenge with the challenge over at iCopic and use my airbrush.  So fun!!!  I stamped Mae on a scrap paper and cut it out to mask the image and then airbrushed.

Guess what?  These papers are from Echo Park!  Love them.  Not my usual MME!!  I also used my RV-25 and air brushed my sentiment.  I used BG-13,11, and 10 for the background.  Did you notice my new Grand Nestie?  I chose the scalloped squares for this card.  I added a couple of nestie butterflies as well.

I have to say that the BG is so much brighter IRL, I love how the airbrushing looks. The image is popped up and the butterflies sit on top so they are popped as well.

The inside of the card is pretty simple, but I wanted to add this little metal charm and thought it looked good inside. 

And of course the copics I used for this card are as follows.

If you ever want to know the exact copic colors of the Ciao's I would be glad to let you know, just leave me a note.  As always, I enjoy your visits and your comments.  Wish I could put a pot of coffee on and sit a spell with you and chat or color!!  Thanks for stopping by.

I am going to add this to the fun with shapes and more challenge.
Inspire me Fridays is Always anything goes.
Flutter By Wednesday's is butterfly's, angels, or fairy's.
Truly Scrumptious is things with wings.