The East Wind Embossing challenge

It's the first of the month and that means a new challenge at The East Wind.  The DT has all used the adorable Freebie, Aurora Gardening that comes when you sign up for the Newsletter so be sure and check right hand side of the Challenge Blog and sign up to get yours.  This fortnight the challenge is EMBOSSING (wet or dry)!

 

 

Here's a cloose up of this cutie.  She's colored with Copics, fussy cut and popped.  The gardening embossing folder is from the Cuttlebug Cricit Companions to Freshly Picked.  The fun veggie Dp is Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety and I've added multicolored twine from The Twinery. 

 

 

Here you can see I've popped the two matted embossed layers as well. 

I planned this as a thank you card but really couldn't fit my hokey pun on the front so here's the matching inside. My DT sisters have done her up proud so please go visit The East Wind to see their gorgeous creations.

I'm entering this in Simon Says Wednesday ATG, Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Layer it Up Challenge, the Fitztown Thank You Challenge, Chocolate Coffee and Cards Embossing, Craftitude Pop it Up, Jellypark Bold and Bright, and Creative Knockouts Summer's Coming.

 

Countdown to Halloween!

EEEK!  It's the first day of the BEST month of the year!  I'm counting the days 'til Halloween, aren't you?  I hope to have some fun projects this month, but we'll see how that goes.  Today I have a Halloween card with a sentiment circle from Jellypark that I received FREE in the newsletter.   Sign up HERE for lots of good stuff.  I'm entering it in the current Jellypark Challenge which is The Sentiment is the Key.

I printed the circle 3 times.  Twice small and once large enough to accommodate the rosette I planned to layer.  I used a punch to punch the center of one of the smal circles and colored it orange with Copics.  the other circles were cut with Nesties and the cool bat frame is part of my new Making Memories Spooky Frame set.  The whole shebang was then layered on a Nesties Beaded Circle.  The orange dots are just from a standard punch and I've added adhesve beads for more interest.  DP is Authentique.

Here's the dimensional shot.  There's a whole lot of popping going on.  Have to say I kinda love it.  Hope you do too.

I'm also entering this in the Craftin' Desert Divas' Anything with a Sentiment Linky Party, Created with Love Halloween, Simon Says Monday Challenge Say it With Stamps, Through the Purple Haze Halloween.

Wicked Wednesday ATC Boy Oh Boy Challenge

Wicked Wednesday's Challenge this week is Boy Oh Boy, sponsored by Jellypark so I thought it would be fitting to use one of their images.  One of my faves is Dinosaur Boy.  It makes me think of the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.  I printed the image twice, once on regular card stock and once on some I'd spritzed with Dylusions Sprays through a potato sack for texture and then fussy cut and layered so the face and teeth weren't green.  Couldn't resist the teeny google eyes.  What can I say?  The DP is from the DCWV Kids Safari Stack that I've had for years and never used.  Got a kick out of the "chomp...chomp".  Used some twine and a corduroy button to embellish (thought it looked "boyish"  LOL).  The team has done a fab job with this theme so be sure and check them out HERE and HERE and for once I'm early so there's still time to join in.

I'm also entering this in the Jellypark All About the Kids Challenge.

Wicked Wednesday Let's Play Pretend/Child's Play and JellyPark Friends It's About a Book

The fun new challenge for Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge this week is Let's Play Pretend/Child's Play.  I immediately thought of the one of the adorable Jellypark images I won from their Newsletter Charity Stamp contest, #095 Girl Dressing Up.  And it just so happens that the current Jellypark Challenge is It's About a Book.  This brings to mind the adorable board book by Sujean Rim called "Birdie Plays Dress Up" so WOOHOO!, it's a twofer right off the bat.  I colored the sweet image according to the cute DP from the DCWV All About Girls mat stack.  She's even wearing her Mom's real pearls.

I fussy cut and popped the image, added a twine bow from which I hung a fancy hat and high heel charm.  Thought about adding some kind of sentiment, but didn't want to cover up the paper.  This was a real fun one.

Have to say BUMMER about the NCAA Championship Basketball Final tonight.  Never thought I'd root for U of M (being and MSU fan and all) but they played a hell of a game against Louisville but unfortunately came up short.  :(

Outlawz Sunday CAS Challenge

I've joined The Outlawz online group and have been having fun participating in their challenges.  There's a new one for every day of the week.  Woohoo!  The Sunday challenge is always CAS but this week it's You Have Us in Stitches, a real struggle for me on both counts. I decided to take the plunge anyway, because that's what challenges are for, aren't they? 

I cut the honeycomb mat with my Cricut and used an adorable Jellypark image, Cute Bee Girl and flipped her in my Printmaster Program.  The sentiment is computer generated.  I hand drew a little bee and punched holes in the mat for the his flight and connected them with a Micron pen for the (faux) stitching.  then I popped the mat and called it done.  I have to say I kinda love it.

I'm also entering this in Penny's Paper-Crafty Stitching Challenge, the Nutcrafters Something Beginning with "B" Challenge, and the Artistic Inspirations Things with Wings Challenge, Moving Along With The Times Birds and Bees, and the Paper Players "In Stitches" Challenge.

Wicked Wednesday ATC Celebrate the Season Challenge

The new challenge at Wicked Wednesday is Celebrate the Season, sponsored by Jellypark.  I have to take my dear friend and WW Blog owner Jenn (and DT member for Jellypark Friends) for turning me on to these stamps and alerting me to the Jellypark Club which is free when you sign up for the bimonthly newsletter.  We've had some gorgeous weather so I couldn't quite bring myself to use a winter image for this challenge, but since V-Day was just past and Easter is coming up the end of March, I decided to go sort of double duty using the adorable Jellypark gal with the heart freebie I just got with the newsletter and their 2013 Charity Stamp for the Sick Children's Trust available HERE.

I thought the bunny ears and suit should be fuzzy so I fussy cut those pieces after coloring with Copics, ran them through my Xyron face down and rubbed the adhesive in flock.  I was able to tweak the color of my flock by mixing in a bit of white and attached another tiny fussy cut heart to the suit beforehand.  I layered the heart in the girl's hand before adding Glossy Accents and added a little to the tiny heart on the suit as well.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I'm also entering this in the Glitter and Sparkle Anything but a Card Challenge (it's an ATC), and ATC's With Attitude Be My Valentine Challenge, the Jellypark Friends So Sweet Challenge, as well as the special Jellypark Club Competition from the newsletter using the Charity stamp.

Wicked Wednesday Wing It Challenge

Don't faint, I'm WAY ahead for this week's Wicked Wednesday's Wing It Challenge.  Should be decorating but I couldn't resist coloring this sweet little angel, Euro Girl Hazel, from Rick St. Dennis (see, I told you they weren't all creepy).  Don'tcha just want to pinch her cheeks?  And she's such a bargain at only $2.00, don'tcha think?  Anyway, she's colored with Copics and metallic gel pens, fussy cut and popped atop some fab specialty paper that looks like clouds to me.  Wan't sure how I was gonna attach it to the iridescent card stock but found this peelie border that did the trick and echoes the lovely trim on her dress.  The large stars are Spellbinders dies with a Recollections epoxy sentiment.  Teeny adhesive stars are also scattered across the sky.  The fab WWDT is joined by some of the Stampotique DT this week and wait 'til you see the inspiration.  WOW!  Fab prize from Stampotique, too.  Hope to make another entry using Stampotique stamps as well and keep my fingers crossed.

I'm also entering this isn the ATC's and Cards with Attitude Anything Goes Challenge, Jellypark Friends Stars are Brightly Shining, and Created With Love Christmas Blues Challenge.

Wicked Wednesday ATC, Love to Learn/Geeks and Nerds

One of the first things I do every Wednesday is pop by the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge to see what's up.  Sometimes I get to play, sometimes not, but there's always great eye candy and fab prizes.  Their challenge this week made me drop everything.  They had me at Nerd!  LOL  Back in sorority days I got my share of ribbing dating a Phd candidate in physics.  My sweet sisters even pitched in to buy me an "Are you a Nerd" poster and hung it in my room.  I searched the web and found the poster but when I shrunk it down to ATC size you couldn't read it (in fact, you could barely SEE it).  Bummer...on to plan B.

One of my fave Tiddly Inks images is still Schoolgirl.  Love the way she's buried in books and I just had to nerd her up with  some glasses (brads from Eyelet Outlet, you're welcome, De!).  I apologize to all you glasses wearers (including myself, although I seldom, if ever, wear them out of the house) but the quote sort of stuck in my head and this seemed to be the perfect place to use it.  I changed it from men to boys, because certainly grown men aren't that shallow. (cough, cough)  Besides, with all the fashion frames out there, this doesn't even ring true any more  (and I have it on highest authority that flannel jammies, Uggs and glasses are the ultimate turn on.  So WHO'S the Nerd? ;D) 'nuff said.  xx

I'm also entering the in the very first challenge (Anything Goes) at the new Anything But a Card Challenge Blog, Stamptacular Sunday Anything But a Card, QKR Stampede Back to School Challenge and Jellypark Friends All About Children.

New Release at Papelitos

Today is new release day for a quartet of adorable angels at Papelitos Stamps on Etsy.  The Angels Set is available for just $5.00, each one cuter than the next.  I really didn't know which to color first, but this happy little one looks like she's spreading Joy to the World and I made my first Christmas card of the year.

She's fluttering atop a glitter star cut with Nesties and I've also added some Stickles to her wings and gown after coloring her with Copics.  Her message is spelled out in Alpha Beads strung on twine from the Twinery. The striped mat is also shiny and sparkly which brings me to the fact that this week's Papelitos Stamps Challenge is Anything that Shines.  There's still a couple of days left for the challenge and you don't need to use a Papelitos stamp to enter so what are you waiting for?  Challenges run every Tues and there are prizes for 3 winners each week.

I couldn't resist adding a little dimension to my card.  Not so sure it'll fit in a legal envelope anymore but I can always make my own.  To see more examples with the rest of the the Angels click HERE to see what my DT sisters have come up with.   They're not just for Christmas.  And if Angels don't float your boat there's a little something for everyone at Papelitos Stamps.  Cris does cute, gothic, quirky and creepy so be sure to check them out.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
Cardmadfairy's Christmas in July
Jellypark Friends Challenges Christmas in July
The Poodles Parlour Use a Digi
Sweet and Sassy Stamps Christmas in July
Delightful Challenges Christmas in July
Paperplay Challenges Christmas in July and
Annabelle Stamps Say it with...Christmas