Time Out #130...Reminder...Unique

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is 'we challenge you to be....  We are challenging you to be UNIQUE.

Our sponsor this challenge is Catherine Pooler, and I was lucky enough to get several of her fabulous ink colors to play with.  I decided to create a whimsical winter scene, with some very unique penguins in Party Dress, Lime Rickey, Aquatini, Something Borrowed and Flirty Fuschia.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Elizabeth, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.   Catherine Pooler  is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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Puppies and Llamas

Hello and happy Wednesday.  I had a little crafty time this week and created this fun and funny birthday card for Sherlock to send to a friend.  I am entering this card at Just us Girls #477: Birthday, Seize the Birthday: Make Us Laugh, and CAS(E) this Sketch #311.

Next up is this little scene I created with my Memory Box Llamas.  I noticed several of the DT samples for Addicted to CAS #154: Fluffy challenge used llamas, so I decided to pull mine out also.  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #135 (die cut, stamped image, coloring), Inkspirational #181:  Use Your Stash, and Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Create a Scene.

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CASology Week #334...Funky

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is FUNKY.  I pulled out this fabulous shoe stamp from Stamplorations, colored it in some funky and crazy colors and my card was done.

Now it's your turn.  How does FUNKY inspire you?


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the our Guest Designer, Claire and the CASology design team.

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3 Cards from Saturday

I did not have as much crafty time as I had hoped this weekend, but I did make a lot of progress on the sweater I am knitting.  Just 3 cards to share.  

First up is a card using MFT Birthday Bear & Friends, and I am entering it at MFT Color Challenge #112 , MFT Sketch Challenge #426, Just Us Girls #477:  Birthday, and AAA Cards #135: One Plus Three plus Friends (stamped image, die cut, coloring + of course the bear is sharing his cake with his friends).

Next up is a card for Laurie's Fabulous Favorites over at PTI.  The challenge this week was a favorite PTI accessory, and I pulled out some oldies/goodies.  Several years ago, I bought a bunch of colors of embossing powders and also rhinestones, and I used both of these on my card.

I followed the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #311 and am also entering this card at The Paper Players #431:  Spring Fever.

Last up is a card using Memory Box Dogwood Blossom Outline die that I am entering at the Memory Box Flower Power challenge.  I cut this die several times out of different colors of paper, then pieced it back together.  I am also entering this card at Inkspirational #181:  Use Your Stash and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes.

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Mid-Week Crafty Update

Just a quick update to share a few cards I made over the weekend.  First up is this super fun bookcase birthday card that I made using a relatively new Hero Arts wooden stamp and my Copic markers.

It is a little hard to see in this photo, but the bottom row has the word 'birthday' die cut, stacked and inlaid back in.  I am entering this card at The Library Challenge #27:  Spark Joy.   An entire bookshelf, organized by rainbow color would truly spark joy for me.  Also, as the topic of Spark Joy is to declutter and organize, this is what my actual bookcase might look like after going through that process (in my dreams).

Next up is a card using one of my favorite PTI dies 'In the Woods' for Lauries Fabulous Favorites Challenge at PTI.  I am also entering this card at Inkspiration #181:  Use Your Stash.

Last up is a one layer card with a focus on the sentiment.  I used an old inspirational sentiment from MFT and spruced the card up with some images from PTI Watercolor Wonder and embossed texture.

I am entering this card at Less is More #389: Focus on the Sentiment and Just Add Ink #445: Just Add Embossing.

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CASology Week #333...Bounce

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is BOUNCE.  I was thinking of the expression a bouncing baby, and also that kangaroos bounce.

Now it's your turn.  How does BOUNCE inspire you?


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the our Guest Designer, Bobby, and the CASology design team.  Our sponsor this week is Uniko.

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Time Out #129...Reminder...Happy Retirement

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a theme challenge with an optional twist.  The theme is RETRO and the optional twist is ONE LAYER.

I decided to use this retro wood paneled station wagon as my focal image.  It reminds me of the classic cars that all gather downtown in the summer in my town.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Esther, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.   Sarah Gray's online shop Folksy  is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

Thanks for Visiting

CASology Week #332...Furbaby

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is FURBABY.

Well, it is no secret around these parts that my furbaby is the handsome and charming Sherlock.

I used Mama Elephants Puppy Play stamps to create this card that Sherlock can use to wish any of his friends or family members a happy birthday.  (I probably should mass produce this one, as I know a lot of people who would love a card from Sherlock).

Now it's your turn.  How does FURBABY inspire you?  And, please post a picture of your furbaby, if you have one.  I'd love to take a peek.


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the our Guest Designer, Lindsey, and the CASology design team.  We are sponsored by STAMPlorations.

Thanks for Visiting