Like Your Style

Yep, another image from my pile of left overs.  This one was even distressed and mounted but never used.  It is a digital and my tendency is to print them too large and then not know what to do with them.  When I saw the sketch at My Favorite Things, it gave me an idea on how to use the digital piece. 

The paper behind the image, sentiment, and buttons is Ivory Buff from the Kraft Outlet.  It has a linen texture to it.  The buttons are cut with MFT button dies and the sentiment is cut out with a Spellbinder tag.
The image and sentiment are by Diane's Daydream Designs.
Sketch:

Challenges:
Scrapyland - anything
Papertakes - anything
Penny's Paper Crafting - anything
Pile It On - special lady
Inspiration Destination - anything
Simon Wednesday - sentiment
Word Art Wednesday - anything
My Favorite Things - sketch 

Mother's Day This Sunday

The challenge this week at the Kraft Journal is to make a Mother's Day card and none too soon because as all of you (in the U.S.A) know, we will celebrate our moms this Sunday.
Here is a card I made using a Bugaboo image.  So cute and see where it says "your are the best mom ever??    On the digital image that is a blank so you can fill in your own word - mom, sister, friend, etc.

The main panel over the green card base is Buff Ivory.  The pennant banner is cut with a Verve die.  I used some green hemp from the Dark Jewel Hemp Cord collection to "string up" the banner.  The image piece is cut with a Spellbinder Labels One die and then sponged with a bit of green.
The "MOM" letters on the right side are from the Hodge Podge Magpie Stickers.
The image is colored with Copic.  The flowers are cut using a Cuttlebug die.  The leaves and stem under the flower on the left is a SU stamp which I fussy cut. Centers of the flowers are green pearls by Want 2 Scrap.

The Kraft Journal Challenge ends Sunday 6 pm Central time.  We would love to see what you make for your mom.

Challenges:
Classy Cards n Such - Mothers' Day
Pile It On - Mothers' Day
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Cute Card Thursday - anything
Sister Act - anything
Craftin Desert Divas - Mothers' Day
Scrapping4Fun - flags
Sweet Stamps - or mom

Remember to Smile

A few months back I was asked to make a card for a dentist.  This is one of the images that was left over from printing.  It is a Doodle Pantry image.

For all these cards on which I am using up left overs, I am keeping them simple and flat in order to send to OWH.
The image is precolored.  The blue designer paper is also Doodle Pantry.  The red striped paper is sparkly embossed paper from a DCWV stack (Sparkly yet does not rub off - very important if sending to OWH)
It is hard to see in the photo but there is an embossed edge around the digi image.  I cut it out with on of  the MFT Die-namic Rectangle Stax  dies and then ran it back through the Cuttlebug to embossed an edge. 
Paper Sketch #34

Challenges:
PaperTakes - sketch
Inspiration Destination - anything
Cute Card Thursday - use a sentiment 

Just Taking a Break

It's a beautiful day and I have been working outside in the garden area and I will get back out there in a few hours, but I need a break.   And besides, if I pull too many weeds, my wrist will be too sore to craft!  Yikes!  Must prevent that!
Here is another card using up another left over digital piece.  It has been in my "to use up" bin for so long, I can't even find it in my computer.  So I think it is one I lost with my computer crash.  Sorry, can't remember the company who put it out.

 Card base is Brown Kraft from the Kraft Outlet.  Patterned papers are pieces from my stash.  The buttons are three different colors of card stock, cut out with a MFT button die.
Sketch is Sweet Sketch Wednesday2

Now, back to work for me.

Challenges:
Sweet Sketch 2
Die Cuttin Divas - kid theme
Inspiration Destination - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Paper Creators - use an animal

Women In The Military

Along with my thank you cards to our deployed troops, I try to send a few feminine ones.  After all, we have a lot of women military personnel who need our thanks.
I really like this pink camouflage print - fun to use for T shirts.

I cut the T shirt out with MFT Graphic T Die-namic and stamped the #1 with the corresponding stamp set.  The stars stamped with Versamark onto the pink background is from the MFT set Pretty Pocket.
The tag is from The Kraft Outlet.
Sketch:

Challenges:
MFT sketch
Cuttlebug Mania - use a stamp
Simon Wednesday - anything
Simon Monday - anything
Inspiration Destination - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything

Personal Challenge Continues

Yes, I am making headway with the left over pieces.  Here is another cute image that I printed and colored long ago, yet never used til now.   This one is by Samistamps.

Sketch #85 at PaperTakes

The hearts are colored with Copics to match the hearts on the dog.  The large heart is cut out with a ProvoCraft Cuttlebug die Hearts#2.  The little hearts are punched out.

Challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas - kid theme
Paper Takes - take your pick - sketch
Inspiration Destination - anything
Sister Act - anything
Paper Creators - animals

May 1

It is May Day but I am not posting a card with flowers this time.  Instead I am announcing a new challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog.  I'm so excited to tell you that Doodle Pantry is our wonderful sponsor this month.  I was on Doodle Pantry's design team for several years, just recently stepping down.  My heart is still there.  Laurie Wilson's digital images are my absolute favorite of any digital store.
This month the theme for the Die Cut Diva's challenge is Something Yummy to Eat.  There is no shortage of digital images at the Doodle Pantry Store for that theme.  Over the course of the month, I and the other DCDC team members will give you a few samples from the DP store.
Here is my first card:

The pears are from the set  Pears and Raspberries.  Before printing I transposed the pre-colored lips from Kissy Lips and a pre-colored mustache from Mustache Mish Mash onto the pears.  After printing, I cut them out with Die-namic Circle Stax and colored the pears with Copics.  The beautiful background paper comes with the Pears and Raspberries set.

I hope you will check out the new challenge at Die Cut Divas and the Doodle Pantry Store too.

Challenges:
Simon Monday - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Simon Wednesday - anything
Cute Card Thursday - use a sentiment
Sisters Act - anything
Simon Work It Wed - yellow
Pink Gem - sweet treats