I wanted to play along with the current Case Study challenge, so I picked out some floral patterned papers (MME) and got to work... Here's the inspiration picture:

Today I’m sharing a pretty little card over at the SRM Blog made with a bunch of die cuts and of course, SRM stickers:

 

It’s great fun to layer die cut shapes on top of each other because it looks really fancy, but really, it’s pretty easy!

 

It’s spring break in my area and I have two wonderful weeks off. So far I’ve done a lot of sleeping-in and hanging out with my boy… It’s been nice!

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Hey there! Core’dinations ColorCore cardstock is having a design team call and I thought, I love core’dinations cardstock.. I use cardstock all the time!! every day, in fact!!! So here are three cards I’ve made with various kinds of Core’dinations cardstock. To add another level of FUN, I made all of these cards for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges.. Here we go:
1. I made this card to comply with two challenges: DTGD12blondi090277 (my friend, Kim’s sketch) and DTGD12suzannejdean.


2. This card was made for two more challenges: DTGD12Twinshappy and DTGD12SweetMissDaisy.



I used some Core’dinations papers by Tim Holtz that have a kraft core! It’s subtle, but it’s nice to have a colour variation when you sand it.. I coloured up this CUTE image (Paper Smooches Cubby Chums) and mounted it on top of a tag from the coordinating BasicGrey collection.. It had a sentiment or picture or something on it (that didn’t go with my puppy at all) but I thought it would make a cute base.. It worked!

3. I played along with two challenges again: DTGD12kittie747 and DTGD12pinkgirl76.



Again, I used the kraft core cardstock for that soft and subtle effect. In addition to sanding the shapes once they were cut, I misted them with a little Snow White Maya Mist. (I used Memory Box dies, BTW) I sewed the cardstock/patterned paper layer together and added a SRM Stickers (We’ve Got Your Sticker – Thanks) and that’s that!!
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I played along with this week’s Case Study Challenge #95. That’s two weeks in a row for me and there’s two reasons for it, 1) their design team and “muses” always have exceptionally beautiful cards for inspiration and 2) this week’s card uses a Memory Box die that I own and have had a hard time coming up with ways to use it! So here’s my creation:




I had a heck of time photographing this one.. All of those little cuts cast shadows onto the cardbase and it was a nightmare to get it too come out clearly! Anyway… My design came out mostly monochromatic except for that BasicGrey fabric brad.. I like the pop of colour! Thanks for looking!



Supplies not mentioned: SRM Sticker sentiment; Prima rhinestones; BoBunny fabric flower; Bazzill cardstock.

Hi there! This week's challenge at the TSG Blog is circles! Use a circle or circles anyway you like and you're done!






I started off by punching a bunch of circles from various patterned papers... They sat on my table for a bit while I stared at them... Then I got the idea to assemble them on the card front in this 3x3 pattern. I got a new Memory Box die and decided to break it in! Isn't it gorgeous? The sentiment (Everyday Greetings) was stamped on vellum and adhere with Helmar Scrap Dots (a dimensional liquid glue).

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using circles in any way you like, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (June 18th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!


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I had a glorious day off today and amongst sleeping in, I did a little organizing in my craft studio and eventually got to making something!






I played along with this week's Case Study challenge because it's been too long and I love Chupa's challenges! I pulled out some old Cosmo Cricket paper because my paper rack looks like this:







Do you have one of these? The sad thing is this is full of older paper that I don't use anymore! I got this rack because I thought it would be a good way to store my papers, but it ended up working against me. I am a really visual person and if my stash is out of sight - it really is out of mind... So I grabbed a line of Cosmo from the rack and I am going to make a bunch of projects with it!

Back to the card...








I used this beautiful Memory Box butterfly (I need to get a new die.. I know...) on top of a Tim Holtz rosette die on top of a My Favorite Things Fishtail banner die. I used some nummy new Bazzill Cardshoppe cardstock and because the paper was so substantial, when I rolled the wings around my finger it kept its shape!








I love that die!!!! Then I finished the card off with a few words for the Technique Tuesday stamp set called Perspectives by Ali Edwards. I stamped it in white then sprinkled some white embossing powder on top to make it pop.








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Here’s my card… I was immediately drawn to the colours of the inspiration photo, so that was my jumping-off point!






The sentiment is from a set called Spread Your Wings. Butterflies always say “inspiration” to me, so this sentiment (and all of the sentiments in the set) were a perfect fit with this Memory Box die.
supplies: Spread Your Wings (TSG); Bazzill cardstock; MME Patterned Papers “Howdy Doody”; May Arts ribbon; Memory Box die cut.



I have challenged the trendsetters AND YOU to make a card or project using this photo as inspiration.


To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (June 11th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!
By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)
You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG159 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I think Santa stole my mojo. I've sat down in my "studio" a bunch of times since Christmas and nothing has come to me. I even tried to do a few challenges where I didn't have to think that much (it's never a good idea making me think too much..) and that didn't work out either. BUT!! Today I sat down and actually got something accomplished. Yay! I played along with today's sketch challenge at SCS, and this is what I came up with.

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What, you thought I baked? hahaha.... I don't bake, I cook. Not because I can't, but because I LOVE it and if I baked it I would eat it.. It's a cycle I don't want to start around here. So I "cook" up little tags and cards and attach them to PURCHASED baked goods satisfied with the compromise.

I made this card for this challenge at SCS: Just Desserts. I searched through all of my Christmas stamps and this is the only stamp that is food/dessert related in my whole stash! I am sure glad I have it though, this turned out so cute!




Then, in celebration of Cyber Monday, after the 25% off coupon has expired, there will be over 600 items on steep, steep discount - some up to 50% off! So shop early with your 25% off coupon to get what you really NEED to get and then come back on Monday to see all the fantastic savings that are left!

Today's Clean and Simple challenge was to choose a piece of art from www.art.com and use it as an inspiration piece.

I just bought an elephant baby stamp from the AMuse store, so I went looking in the Elephant category and found this adorable scene. I copied it! haha..

















I got most of my collection in the bucket, and when I counted there were about 160 markers in there. None of my browns and blenders made it in, but I was pretty happy that all of my colours fit EXACTLY, as in, I don't have more room for new markers, so I guess that means I'm set! haha..

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I had no idea it was Mini VSN this weekend, but I'm glad there was because I had a little time on Saturday and all day today to stamp, so it gave me something to do. I hope to do a few more challenges before the day's over, but here's what I made so far: