furry (CASology)

Know how I'm always complaining that challenges should be open longer?  Not this time.  Thanks for creating a challenge just for me, ladies ;)  On a fluke I happened to see this at CASology four minutes after it was posted! 

and have leftovers from this card still on my workspace (read:  ironing board).  Know where I'm headed?

The challenge is sponsored by Paper Smooches - such cheeky stamps.  Love 'em.  And this set, A little Lovin', is fabby.  When I bought it I thought I would only use the mama/baby elephant image in it for baby cards - it's precious - but no, this froggy has seen his share of ink too!  Just realized you can't see his gold crown :(

Happy CASing folks.  And thanks to all of my followers out there.  So nice to see your cheery faces every day.  Maybe I'll have to giveaway some furry pink hearts soon!

Supplies kiss me:

Paper: CS Bringmann

Stamps: Paper Smooches

Ink: Versamark, Versafine

Tools: heart die Sizzix

Other: gold embossing powder, furry fabric

really truly, i'm a water girl (AEIU)

You may remember this card for an Avery Elle challenge inspired by a photo of water.  Well they've another water photo so here I go again.

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I now own one AE set so this time I've channeled my inner Cristina K. - using the tiniest stamps in the set :) Some stamping, some dry embossing and some masculine sequins (the flat ones, ya know?).

Thanks for peeking.

Supplies happy etc:

Paper: CS  Bringmann

Stamps: Avery Elle

Ink : Versafine, Jenny Bowlin

Tools: die Sizzix, embossing folder Craft Concepts

Other: sequins

happy birthday dd (Moxie Fab)

Another yippie here - in my cutting up craze I stumbled upon a PP that was just screaming to adorn DD's birthday card.  There's rumor a four-legged fur ball may be joining our family post-summer vacation.  At least that's what we've been telling her since post-summer vacation last year. We would love to have a dog (we are a Golden Retriever kinda family), but because we travel to my folks' every summer we've always nixed the idea.  The two rabbits were a compromise - can be carted to MIL's while we're gone.  And although they are work and she's a sweetie for taking care of them, a dog would be a bit much.  And a kennel for a month every year doesn't seem fair to the doggie.  And I know I wouldn't want to travel sedated in the belly of the plane with the suitcases.

But then DD discovered that certain dogs are small enough to take in the cabin on the airplane. She's really been looking into this and we've nixed the Chihuahua and are now at Havanese.  If any of you lovelies out there have one, or more specifically have one that travels, I'd love to hear your stories...

Anyhoo, this was supposed to be about PP.  And a card.  Here she is.

The whole front panel is from one piece of Webster's Pages PP.  I simply added the "laser cut" mint flowers and a gold embossed sentiment.  Hope she likes it.  Can't believe my little girl is going to be 15!

Now there's no feather or weather here, but I love the image for this week's Tuesday Trigger and I think it might subconsciously have made me more alert when I stumbled upon this doggie.  There is a very similar feel, agree?

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Wishing you a wonderful week.

Supplies happy birthday:

Paper: CS Bringmann, PP Webster's Pages, laser paper KI Memories

Stamps: American Crafts

Ink: Versamark

Tools:

Other: gold embossing powder

his and hers (CFC, CAS(E))

Yippie... I've used up some more PP.  And I've got sore arms cuz I've finally taken the plunge and chopped the majority of my 12x12 up into 6x6 pieces.  I truly think this will help me use it more often - it worked this time!

TIP:  Think about pieces with special patterns that you might one day want to actually scrapbook on - don't chop 'em!  Keep some pieces for making envelopes or pillow boxes or book covers (I kinda forgot about that in my cutting craze.)

Anyhoo, here are my tags:

Know which challenges I'm playing?

Found this Webster's Pages paper pack, red/white/blue and bingo.  CASual Fridays #102.  I really like the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #29 so I went with it for my tags.

Now what are these lovelies adorning, you ask?  Well, it's a huge soccer day in Germany because the Champions League final (like a European Cup but with pro teams as opposed to national teams) is happening this evening in London.  And amazingly enough, two German teams are playing - Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.  I'm rooting for Dortmund cuz their trainer, Jürgen Klopp, commonly called "Kloppo"  is uber cool and got his start at our area team, Mainz 05!  Anyhoo, probably more than you really wanted to know.  But we are joining friends to watch the game and this is what I'm taking as host/hostess gifts ;)

Yep, we live in wine country but we can't ignore beer now can we?  Fair's fair!  Hope your weekend is nice.  Cheers to all the Memorial Day celebraters...

Supplies his and hers tags:

Paper: CS Bringmann, PP Webster's Pages

Stamps: 

Ink: 

Tools: tag and circle die MFT, alpha die Memory Box

Other: Cutter Bee tool, gold star sequins, ribbon Sew Sweet

giving gallery idol a go! . three (PC)

Here's my last birthday card for the open auditions at Paper Crafts Gallery Idol 2013 challenge. Have you joined the fun yet?  As another wise man once said  "Ever tried.  Ever failed.  No matter. Try Again.  Fail again.  Fail better."  Lookin' kinda regal and elegant from the little photo, eh? When I showed DD this one, she wrinkled her nose.  Well, keeping with the theme "Birthday Cards for Teens and Kids" please meet "for a 16-year-old-kitschy-but-true":

What was I thinking when I bought that shaggy neon pink fabric?  Pillow.  Nuff said.  It will never meet my sewing machine.  But my Big Shot, yep!

Have a good one.

Supplies dreams take flight

Paper: CS Bringmann, vellum The Paper Company

Stamps: Hero Arts, sentiment PTI

Ink: Versamark, Versafine

Tools: heart die Sizzix, butterfly die Hero Arts/Sizzix

Other: white embossing powder Stampendous, washi Masking Tape, gold wire, shishkabob stick, glue dots

stamp on PP (CFC, ATSAM)

In just under the gun.  Again.  With a digital stamping on PP for the CASual Fridays

Just love that sentiment and thought this little worm girl looked like she was wigglin' it!  Sequins on a stick pin - you've seen that before.  And even with her wiggly eyes this little lady was a Paper Crafts reject.  Oh well.

Hope she made you smile.

Hooking up at Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes.

Supplies happy dancing:

Paper: CS Bringmann and Am Crafts, PP Echo Park, Basic Grey

Stamps: PC generated sentiment from The Hickmann Five at  h5cp.blogspot.com, other Casual Fridays

Ink: orange Hero Arts, Versafine

Tools: PC, scissors

Other: wiggly eyes, sequins, beads, pins

giving gallery idol a go! . two (PC, Craft Stamper)

Here's another birthday card for the open auditions at Paper Crafts Gallery Idol 2013 challenge.  Keeping with the theme "Birthday Cards for Teens and Kids" please meet "for a 13-year-old-alcohol-inks-and-artsy":

I applied alcohol inks to glossy card as seen at Craft Stamper and therefore I'm also hooking this up to the Make it Take it #2 challenge to rip and tear - perfect for vellum.

Thanks for looking.

Supplies OMG:

Paper: CS Bringmann, glossy card Ranger, vellum The Paper Co.

Stamps: PC generated sentiment from eyechartmaker.com

Ink: alcohol inks

Tools: plastic spatula

Other: glue dots