Let's Scrap Blog Hop Cards

Hello Everybody!

When the Let's Scrap Blog Hop first started my blog pal Kay Wallace said to get out those scraps because there are 50 hostesses in the Blog Hop.  Now my collection of scraps is a bit daunting.

Yes this box is full, along with a small drawer and 2 12X12 accordian folders that are also full.  But Kay is right...it is time to get this paper back into the light and start using it up!

So my first card is from the 4th stop on the hop:

Here's my card...

I put 2 flowers together and there is a button in the center. I embossed the red paper with a folder from Cuttlebug.  The sentiment is heat embossed.  The paper is from a Creating Keepsakes All in One Scrapbooking Kit from many moons ago.  All scraps!  All in that box!

So what I started to do to get a better handle on my scraps is that while I am waiting for a page to load, I have my scraps next to me and I kind of go through them and put together like papers.  So I create a mini "kit" and when I got to craft most of the papers are picked out for the card.

My second card is from stop #32 (or LEAP32).  Here is the sketch....

And here is my interpretation of the sketch.  Same papers except the green is Bazzill cardstock and the yellow may be from another company as well.  The gems are Kaiser and the flowers are from Prima.  I have 1 left!  Yay!  I just need to find it a home ;)  And the hello is cut from my Slice machine-Happy Trails.

So I am pretty excited about these cards.  There's 2 and a half weeks left and I have made 4 cards out of 50.  I'm gonna keep going.  Hopefully I will report better numbers soon ;)  I have made it over half of the way through the actual Blog Hop.  I have 14 more spots to go--so if I haven't seen you yet, I will!

What's funny is I posted these cards in reverse order.  The 2nd card I did first.  I used scraps for the hellow card, then tried to use up the scraps from those scraps by making the thank you card.  But now I just have smaller scraps.  LOL!  So you may see this color scheme again...don't be surprised ;)

Until next time my friends...conquer the Scraps!!  Or at least try ;)

XOXOs Valentine's Day Card

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It's a month away!  Valentine's Day!  So I don't know about you but I have got to get my rear in gear and get some cards made!  So the next few challenges help to get me started :)

Moxie Fab:  Die Cutting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World
I used my Cuttlebug for this card.

Freshly Made Sketches #17 
This sketch help form my card :)

Simon Says Stamp: Spots and/or Stripes
My square is embossed with polka dots and there are 2 strips :)

So here's my card...Scroll on down and I'll show you what I did!

I think this paper is Die Cuts with a View.  It came from one of those big paper packs...but from a long time ago.  It has since been dismantled and the name isn't on the back :(

So I put the patterned paper on for the stripes according to the sketch.

My square measured around 3x3 inches.  I used my polka dot folder to emboss it.

Here is my heart die cut for use with my Cuttlebug machine.  I made 4 hearts and made the flower with this on my card.

I'm sorry that the shadow is bad!  This is the inside of my card.  I had stamped it on the inside but the stamp wasn't even.  So I restamped it and used my 2 inch Marvy punch to punch it out.  The stamp is from KI Memories.  I used a little red ink on the edges and then put the square through my Xron machine so the whole square would stick to the card.  I meant to do ;)

I used a 1 inch circle punch for the center of the flower.  Yay! 1 Valentine's Card down...and 15 more to go :)  Until next time my friends...have a good evening!

Santa Car Card

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There are 2 challenges going on right now with Santa Claus's, and I thought I could do one more Christmas card even though Christmas is over.  I may donate them next year since we usually do a picture card for our Christmas cards.  But that's 365 days from now ;) 

My two challenges are:

Cuttlebug: Santa Baby   and

Inspired By Challenge #3

This Hello Santa was the inspiration for the #3 Challenge at Inspired by.  Go by and check out these awesome blogs!  There may still be time to play!  :)

 So here is my Santa Claus card...Scroll down, and I'll show you what I did!

This is from the Recollections paper pad Jolly and Bright.  Look at all those wonderful Santas!  How do I choose?

I'll take the one in the fast car! ;)

I used KI Memories Snowflake paper as my base.  The green paper has an irredescence and it is from Wassua paper.  I used a couple of these Heidi Grace swirls as exhaust fumes.  (That's funny when you say that out loud!)

The next 2 photos are of snowflakes and Christmas icons I have that are like sequins but they shapes.  My mom-in-law got me the assortment, and I don't remember when or how I acquired the snowflakes.

And here's my card.  Santa's car is glittery red.  Love it! 

Until next time my friends...stay wintery!

World Card

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Happy Saturday Night!  I have been working away on a challenge for Moxie Fab.  There are so many challenges going on right now!  Go check it out: Get Inspired by Home Decor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!

Also, I am submitting this card to the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge: Left Overs.  They are a great blog to visit too.  The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge is to use scrap pieces, things left over from other projects.  After I did this card, I realized all of my pieces were from my scrap pile.  Yay!!  So let's check it out!

The picture for inspiration was:

Love this globe!  What a perfect thing to inspire creativity!

As you will see I was inspired to use an Earth.  Scroll down and I'll show you how I did it!

First I had some nice bright white cardstock.  I used my Cricut (Going Places cartridge) to cut out the Earth and a circle for it to fit on.  I was kinda scared cutting out the circle because if something were to mess up, I didn't have anymore of that paper.  But all was good until I realized I didn't want to paint that circle with Smooch.  It would have taken forever!

I did however paint the land with a green apple Smooch.  Look at how fun and shimmery!  Love it!

So I dumped out my scrap box (there tucked in other places too but we won't go there).  I found this deep blue color to go with my land.  It was a scrap from the box.

There's my scraps pile.  I'll tell you it didn't go back in the box as nicely as it was when I dumped it.  I guess I need to make a few more cards from this pile!  (and there's more in other places!)

I used my small Xyron to adhere my land masses.

I dug through and found a light blue background paper that I adhered to my base card (4.5X5 inches).
The letters are from Making Memories.  They are also glittery so that was a nice touch to my card.

So until next time my friends...stay worldly! :)