Happy Fourth

Freshly Made Sketches is hosting Challenge #439 which I thought would be perfect for the new Club Scrap Vintage Americana flag stamp.  

I used Signme markers directly on the stamp itself and then stamped on paper. I just love how it turned out! 

 Club Scrap papers and flag stamp. Dazzles stars. Darice embossing folder. 

Go Fly a Kite

Tuesday Morning Sketches is hosting Challenge #554. Circles always appeal to my craftiness so I was super excited to play with this sketch. Wanting to show off the embossed frame, I kept the design fairly simple. 

All elements and embellishments by Club Scrap. Elizabeth Craft Designs dies. 

Challenge #554

Let Your Dreams Soar

Freshly made sketches is hosting Challenge #435 with a fun angled sketch.  This sketch would be perfect using paper scraps and/or washi tape.  When I was crafting with the new Club Scrap Fly A Kite collection the ribbons happened to be laying on top of each other.  Total inspiration for this card.

All elements by Club Scrap.

Freshly Made Sketches #435

Shine On

Fusion is hosting a Gnome sketch challenge.  Since I no longer have my gnome stamps I chose to use the sketch for inspiration.

Hello, Sunshine is the latest Club Scrap collection and it couldn't have come at a better time!  I needed these bright colors and cheerful greetings.

All elements by Club Scrap.

Stamp large sunshine in yellow ink.  Re-ink with orange ink and dab some of the color off the stamp and re-stamp. Splatter yellow and orange gelatos on the background. Stamp sentiment.

Stamp and heat emboss daisies on black cardstock and fussy cut. Color daisies with a white colored pencil. Color center of flower with yellow colored pencil. 

Die cut stamped background, wrap yellow ribbon around panel and adhere. 

Welcome Little One

Fusion Card is hosting a fun Décor sketch challenge.  We are able to choose the sketch, the photo or a combination of both.  I'm really trying to use my embellishments that I've had for awhile.  Mostly to justify buying more :) How adorable is this stork delivering his bundle!?

Club Scrap papers, stencil and ribbon. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Jolee's stork. Taylored Expressions sentiment strip and die. 

Cue the Confetti!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Fusion is hosting a challenge that gives a sketch or an image with which to draw inspiration from.  I chose the sketch since all my Valentines have been sent. Shaker cards have never been my favorite but with Club Scrap's Confetti card collection I gave it another try and LOVE THEM now! 

Club Scrap papers, tags, ribbon and star. Taylored Expressions sentiment stamp and die.

Fusion challenge

Club Scrap Confetti

Hello, You

 Freshly Made Sketches is hosting sketch challenge #421, a clean and fresh card challenge.  Recently I created a pile of backgrounds using a nail polish marbling technique I've shown before.  The goal was to recreate a faux turquoise look for Club Scrap's February Technique Challenge. I tried several different color combos and love the black nail polish on turquoise paper panels.  You'll be seeing more of these this month.

How adorable is that little tassel?! 

All products by Club Scrap.

Laugh

Mojo Monday is hosting its 529th sketch challenge.  This sketch allows you to use many different papers varying in size, texture and shine. The polka dot bags included in Club Scrap's newest Confetti Collection paired perfectly with the metallic Rinea Foil pinwheel giving this card a fun shiny element. 

All elements by Club Scrap

Skewed Confetti

Happy Friday!

The Clean Team over at Freshly Made Sketches is hosting sketch challenge 419.  The goal is to use skewed panels while keeping your project clean and fresh. 

I used Club Scrap's newest Confetti Collection papers for this card. The collection includes Rinea Foil which was super fun to work with. The foil is actually two pieces of foil with paper sandwiched in between.  It makes folding, die cutting and embossing a snap.

Papers by Club Scrap. Sentiment by Taylored Expressions. 

Have a fabulous weekend!

You Are Special

One of the goodies included in Club Scrap January's Confetti Collection is a gorgeous Rinea foil.  This unique foiled paper is constructed of two pieces of thin foil with paper sandwiched in the middle.  It embosses, tears and die cuts beautifully.  What I love the most is the way the inner paper shows through when you sand the foil lightly.

Using an embossed and sanded foil panel, I"m competing in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #416.

Club Scrap papers and stamps. Rinea foil. Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

No "I" in Team

One of my favorite perks of being a monthly subscriber to Club Scrap's paper kit is the bonus sketch.  The bonus sketch includes a list of papers needed and cutting instructions to create a two page layout. What a fabulous way to use your own stash. By simply rotating the pages you can reuse the formula and scrap a whole album. 

October's bonus formula is by far one of my favorite sketches! I love all the options for photos, journaling and embellishments.  

Papers, stamps, ribbon and brads from Club Scrap. Unknown laser cut title.

Pause and Be Joyful

I couldn't wait for my Shibori paper collection to arrive to join in on the Club Scrap challenge.  I downloaded and printed the Shibori Hybrid Collection to kick start my creativity.

 Club Scrap papers, digital images and ribbon. Nuvo crystal drops.

Hello Fusion

Fusion Card's recent challenge found me using new and old products.  I found a stack of Gelli plate tags I created last year that match perfectly with the card bases I had out on my desk. At the last scrapbook expo I came across this mini alphabet die by Elizabeth Craft Designs and haven't had a chance to use it yet.  The letters fit perfectly on the ribbon.

Club Scrap papers. Gelli plate. Acrylic paints. Elizabeth Craft Design dies. Bo Bunny pearls.

Totally Chic

This month's Idea Deck challenge is to use the 9 of diamonds from any of the 5 idea decks.  I thought the cards with the strips looked intriguing. I liked that I could stamp and mask a quote or use random words within a category.

Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Close to My Heart stamps. Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Club Scrap papers. Cuttlebug embossing folder. EK Success wine bottle. Queen & Co. pearls. Hampton Arts stamps. 

All items Club Scrap.

This sketch and cutting instructions makes 5 cards.

 

Cherish

I couldn't resist sharing some Valentine's Day cards I created using Tricia's formula for color blocking cards. This cutting and assembly formula lets you use a wide variety of embellishments and accents.  I had recently come across some neglected tags from an older Club Scrap Valentine's collection and thought this would be a perfect opportunity to show them some love. I tried to keep the cards by using only stamps, gems, ribbon and embossing folders. 

 

This formula gives you 10 cards from just 5 sheets of 12x12 papers. 

The Efficient Crafter

Fun Surprise Sketch

January's card sketch challenge threw me for a bit.  It was something about the orientation of the sketch that I just couldn't make anything happen for me.  So when other posters rotated the sketch, it totally clicked for me. I love getting inspiration from other crafters, even as simple as a rotating twist.

Club Scrap papers, tag, sequins and stamp. Cuttlebug embossing folder.

 

 

Lambeau

January's Monthly Layout Challenge over at Club Scrap is to use the January sketch available to members only, scrap a celebration or any double layout page using the Surprise collection or color palette.  I chose to use the sketch to scrap my recent visit to Lambeau. 

 

No matter how many times we visit Lambeau and take the tour, we learn something new. This time we got to visit the Away Team locker room where Cindy got to sit in Brett Favre's locker when he played for the Vikings.

Club Scrap papers and sketch. Doodlebug football stickers. EK Success helmet. NFL stickers.  

 

Past & Present Challenge

November Card Sketch was a little too abstract for me initially, but I'm glad I gave it a try. This turned out to be a fun way to use up paper strips and scraps from 50's Kitchen for the Past & Present challenge.

Club Scrap papers, tag and charm. Queen & Co. pearls. Impression Obsession background stamp.

Here's a few bonus cards with the scraps.

 

Diamond Hello

I'm bound and determined to use up my embellishment stash! I embarrassingly came across these clear metal ringed tags from Making Memories I bought probably a decade ago.  They were tucked away in a tag drawer just screaming from neglect. 

 

This very simple card was created using September's card sketch at Club Scrap. I really didn't have a punch that shape so I used a diamond shaped stamp. I even stamped this free hand...no Misti. Not bad if you ask me.

Club Scrap paper, stamps and ribbon. Making memories tag. Prima flowers. Queen & Co. pearls.

 

Just Add Ink Challenge #376

July Card Sketch

July's card sketch is created by Annette D and I love the rounded corners and angled design. Seems like lately I've been sending out more sympathy cards than birthday cards.  I almost never have sympathy cards on hand.  I feel weird even creating them.  That sounds strange, huh?  It makes me sad to just stamp "with sympathy".  

 

You should see some of the cards that have been created. Stunning!