An Apple card

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Whew!  It is July!  I don't know about where you are but it is definitely warm where I am!  Summer is in full force! :)

And since it's July-it's time for a new challenge at House of Cards.  We are using a fruit or drink on our cards---or the color challenge.  You chose!

I chose to go with a fruit.  I made this to get ahead on school time thank you cards:

I went clean and simple using an embossing folder for the white space.  The apple is from silhouette and the stamp is from Fiskars.  

I really like how this card turned out so I made 2! :)

Be sure to check out the rest of the team at House of Cards.  They are full of beautiful inspiration! :)

Until next time my friends...stay sweet! :)

To The City

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I was cruising through the Internet and found Frilly and Funkie have a very cool challenge.  It's called "Oh The Places You Will Go."  Now I love Dr. Seuss and this totally grabbed my attention.  For the challenge you can use airplanes or boats and have travel as the theme.

So I had this idea that popped in my head.  I always like to go to the city.  For me there is something very exciting about the hustle and bustle of what's going on.  There always seems to be statues and cool architecture.  So for my my project  I created a sunset on the City.

I used Tim Holtz's Distress Paints to create the sky background-chipped sapphire, salty ocean, spun sugar, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, and mustard seed.  I also used mustard seed to color the light modeling paste (Liquitex).  I used a TH stencil for the sun rays.  I flicked picket fence on the darker sky.  

The city landscape was cut using my silhouette and black cardstock.  Then I painted Perfect Pearls Forever Violet and water on die cut.  This is done on a wooden plaque-5.1 x 7.25 inches (like the $1 or so kind)  :)

I pop dotted the city to give the city a little extra oomph.

This was a super fun challenge.  And there's still a little (and I mean little) time to join.  

I would like to submit this to:

Frilly and Funkie:  Oh the places you will go

Inspiration Destination: #87 Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenges:  #37 Anything Goes with a Silhouette

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...where will you go?

Classy Birthday Card

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Tonight I'm sharing a card I made for my husband.  It's for 3 ladies at one of the offices that have birthdays close together.

For the background paper I used K & Company.  There is a stamp on the left that is from Tim Holtz and so are the roses.  I painted those with spun sugar.  I also used spun sugar with a stencil in the background (also Tim's).  The spiral clip is from Stampin' Up.  There is a flower rub-on on the right corner.  The image is from the Silhouette store.  I have been waiting to use this cut file-so I was very excited when this project came along.

I would like to submit this to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes  5.31

Silhouette Challenges #37 Anything Goes  5.31

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...stay classy! :)

Dance Like Nobody's Watching

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I made this card for a friend of mine.  It's a birthday card-it seemed fun to be a little non-traditional.  This image is from Silhouette and it's one of my favorites right now.

I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and gold Texture Luxe from Faber-Castell.  It's a nice smooth paste.  The background paper is from DCWV and it was printed with the handwriting.  Then I used distress inks: gathered twigs, mowed lawn and dusty concord around the edges and on the words.  I also used black soot around the edges.  

I used stamps for the bottom-one is Inkadinkado and the other is Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I finished it with 3 Tim Holtz rhinestone hearts.

Here is the inside.  I did more than I usually do-LOL.  The sentiment is from Hot off the Press (I think.)  And the butterfly is from Tim Holtz.  The lace is from Great Impressions.  It's funny that now that I look at it-I should have stamped the other side with the lace.  Next time! :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Silhouette Challenges: #37  Anything Goes using a Silhouette

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Emboss it  (gold embossing paste)

Great Impressions: Blinged birthday (Tim Holtz rhinestones)

Inspiration Destination: #85 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping today!  And I hope you too will dance and sing like nobody's watching! :)

Shaker Card

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I hope April was a crafty month for ya'll.  It seemed very crafty for me!  I am hoping for lots of crafty time in May, also.  :)

Hopefully, ya'll will stop by House of Cards and see our new challenge which is to use acetate!  I have finally-FINALLY made a shaker card.  And I am sooo excited!

The shape is from Silhouette.  As a matter of fact they have the background, the frames, and the acetate part part included in one design.  Click here to see it.  And the silhouette cuts acetate!  You can click here to see how to do that.

So here is my card:

Here is a reflection off of the acetate.  The sequins can move around (they shake!).  But I left one of the frames off and I should have put it in.  I think they will move much better on the next one I make.  (There will be more!) :)

Here is a side view.  Under the glitter layer the frames are glued on top of each other.  So clever!

Be sure to check out my teammates for more inspiration!  

Cohenna | Donna | Dotty Jo | Em | Emily | Heather

Jane | Judy | Karen | Katarzyna Ewa * | Katy | Leslie* | Linda

Merethe |  Merlina | Michele | Paula* | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley* | Steph | Sue N. | Sue T. | Susan* | Tina* | Toni

I would like to link this card up to:

Silhouette Challenges: Anything Goes with a Silhouette Machine.  shaker frame

Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

We can't wait to see what you make!  Until next time my friends--I see clearly now! ;)

Princess Pop Up Box

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A very special little friend of our is having a birthday so I know I needed to make her a special card.  And a pop-up card is super special!  

I used my Silhouette machine to cut the card base out using the grilling card file by Lori Whitlock. (I love her stuff!!)  From there I made it into a princess card rather than the grilling card-which was challenging.  I'm a boy mama-LOL so princess stuff is scarce in these parts.  ;) 

And here is the card open up-magical!  

Here is the first panel.

Here is on the right side.  I had these pink flowers cut out (from a cuttlebug flower die cut) and on my desk.  I used gems from G studio that I got at Christmas for the centers.

Here is the left side.  This paper, the paper on the bottom, and the cardstock are all from Close to My Heart-Daydream.  (It's a bit old but I was so glad to have it.) :)

 Here is a close up of the middle.  The Silhouette cut the swirls on the farthest panel back and the crown.  The metal castle is a light weight metal brad (that's why the whole at the top).  I have also had this for a loooong time and either bought it at the Scrapbook Expo or the Internet.   The present is a stamp that I colored and fussy cut and the white flowers are Martha Stewart.

And then I tied it all up with a bow.  :)

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts--#132 Use a die cut or punch--the flowers are from Cuttlebug, the crown and swirls are die cut from the Silhouette machine.

Crafty Gals Corner--#62 All about the Girls--pink, crowns, swirls, flowers :)

The Sisterhood of Crafters--Use die cuts or punches--the flowers are from Cuttlebug, the crown and swirls are die cut from the Silhouette machine.

Silhouette Challenges--#35 Must use the Silhouette--anything goes--the base of the card, swirls, and crown.

VBS Trifold

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The last week and a half I have been busy with a trifold for my church's Vacation Bible Study.  VBS isn't until the summer but we wanted to drum up some excitement early. :)

I bought the board at a big box retailer, and I just bought the cardboard one.  The theme of VBS is the Deep Sea Discovery.  And we are going to talk about Noah and Jonah and the whale.

So using my Silhouette I cutout the 3-D version of Noah's Ark.  All of the images that I used on the Silhouette are from the Silhouette store.  I painted the sky and for the sea I used clear plastic wrap.  To turn the clear wrap to blue I used Tim Holtz's alcohol inks.  Mostly the bright blue one.

I cut a couple of doves from sparkly white paper from Doodlebug.  I cut a banner and put in the letters from VBS2016.  I used the Ed Sweetpea font.  This rainbow is made from tissue paper.  Tissue paper can be a great medium! :)

Here is Noah.  

Here is the tri-fold all done.  I cut the clouds, whale, and fish using the Silhouette, also.  The net was from IKEA I think.  We had bought some decorative spheres and that is what they came in.

I couldn't have made this without my Silhouette machine.  I love that machine! :)

So I am entering this into the Silhouettes Challenges #34 Anything Goes.

Until next time my friends, keep crafting! :)

Ghosts Card

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I am making Halloween cards (Yay! Because last year I didn't get to make very many.)  So for this Halloween card, I was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!

I used my Silhouette to make the ghosts.  The sentiment is a G Studio stamp with orange embossing powder.  And I had to use all sorts of goggly eyes for the ghosts.  Those eyes really give them character. :)

I would like to submit this card into the following challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch- #142

Silhouette Challenges #29- Anything Goes Using the Silhouette Machine

Thank you for stopping by today!  Until next time my friends...have a boo-tiful day! :)

Brrrrrr

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It's only cold in the AC here!  But I have a little friend who is turning 3 and her favorite movie is Frozen.  So I wanted to make her a special birthday card-and I wasn't sure how I was going to make it without Elsa.

But with the help of the Silhouette online store and my machine, I figured it out!

I got this castle and when you take out the inside cuttings it's just the background so I cut in a light blue the castle with all of the trimmings.  Then I took those out and cut just the solid background.  For the card background I used different blue distress inks.  I also cut the snowflakes from the silhouette machine.  I popped out the castle and added stickles to the outside of it.

I would like to link this up to 2 challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenges:  Anything Goes W/a Silhouette

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends....the cold never bothered me anyway (Elsa).  Just kidding-I like warmer weather! ;)

Birthday Cake

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May is just flying by!  And in May there are lots of birthdays.  For my family there is a special little girl that we just love.  Last year I made her a card that you can find here.  It was my first pop up card and she loved it.  It still sits on her chest of drawers a year later--Oh! that makes my heart so happy!

So this year the pressure was on to do another cool card!  Thankfully I have my Silhouette machine to help me out!  (Thanks hubby!)

I made this box:

The flower is from Oriental Trading.  And when you lift the lid...

Ta da....

It's a tealight cake from the Silhouette store.  I love this little cake!  I stamped the panel with a Stampin' Up stamp.  

Here's a close up of it.  It took lots of red line tape and many hours to create this little cake-but totally worth it when I saw my little friend's face light up.  :)

I am entering this cake card into the following challenges:

Silhouette Challenges: Anything goes (using the Silhouette machine)

Your Scrapbook Place: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends....let's have our cake and eat it too! ;)