Monday, October 25, 2010

My Card for this Weeks Challenge at D2D.

WoW!!! I got up this morning to 3 inches of SNOW!!! It is so cold outside right now. I believe it is only in the 30's. Toooo Cold to soon!!! I'm not ready yet.

I did this card last week for the challenge that Faith at Designed 2 Delight has for this week. I love these new Fall images that she has in the store. Go and take a look at all of them. She also has some very very cute Christmas digi's coming in November so don't forget to check back often.


Now off to find some challenges for this guy!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Breast Cancer Awarness card


I guess I better get posting my card for this weeks progressive challenge at Designed 2 Delight. I love these images that Faith has for sale for the month of October Breast Cancer Awareness ... I hope you will all visit the store and get one of these images for your own and make a card to support this great cause.
Thanks for stopping by
Hugsxx

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Happy Harvest

Just a quick post tonight. I am sooo stiff and sore from getting firewood today that I just want to go to bed!!!

I did this card with the image from Faith for this weeks progressive challenge. I love her work so much. You can find the image in the shop here. If you enter it in the challenge you will get the next image free. You better hurry as it ends tomorrow night!



I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Stampin B's... Fall

Monday, October 11, 2010

Hi all... I hope you had a great weekend! I did and the best part is that I didn't have to go out of the house at all today!!! Yeah!!! I did this card today for a challenge at CardMakers. This week it is being hosted by Linda Jo. She is so talented and such a sweet lady. Her challenge was to make a sympathy card with out using black and white. Sooo I used one of the images from Faith at Designed 2 Delight, and colored it just a simple sweet blue... I love how this card turned out, but I sure don't want to have to give it away anytime soon..


Thanks for stopping by,

Hugsxxx

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Happy Hallween

Good morning... I hope your weekend has been great so far. It has been cold up here. Temps at night in the low 40's. Winter is on its way and I hope we are ready for it!!!

I did this card with this darling image from Faith at Designed2Delight. She has some really cute new digi's up in the store so go on over and pay her a visit. I am entering this in a few challenges, and one is over at CardMakers. It's the Wed. sketch challenge being hosted this week by Ana. Great sketch Ana!!!


Challenges:

CardMakers... Sketch for Wed.

One Stitch at a Time...Use a digi image

I Did It Creations...Spooky

Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts...Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugsxxx

Saturday, October 2, 2010

World CardMaking Day Blog Hop and Mini Hop with Cardmakers!!!

Hi all and welcome to the first World CardMaking Day blog hop and mini crop with CardMakers Swaps. If you have just came from Susan'sblog then you are on the right path. If you got here differently then hop on over here to the begining and you will be headed in the right direction.
Make sure to comment on every blog by midnight CST October 3rd to be entered into some super great prizes. You can get the list on Lora's blog HERE.

I was given the assignment from our own wonderful Miss Lora for the mini crop to make an interactive card. I chose a flip top card. I used a darling new digi from Faith at Designed2Delight. She has some very very cute new digi's in the store and I hope you will pay her a visit.

and the flip top!!!


Details:

Cut cardstock for the card base at 51/2 x 41/2. Round top corners, distress. Cut flip top piece at 41/2 x 21/2. Round corners to match the top. Cut a piece of DP at 41/4 x 31/4 for the card front. Adhere to card front lining up the bottom and sides. Punch your border eyelet punch on a 41/4 piece of paper. Adhere to top. Place top card front over card base, slipping bottom edge under the border and aligning top and side edges. Punch a hole on the left side through all layers and fasten with a brad. Make your top tag with anything of your choice. Stamp a sentiment inside the top card base.

Supplies:

Cardstock... Stampin Up

Patterened paper... October Afternoon

Digital Image... Designed2Delight

Saftey pin and brad... Making Memories

Sentiments... Studio G.

I have so much enjoyed all of my friends that I have made while participating in challenges and swaps at CardMakers. This is why I enjoy the art of cardmaking. It has really become my passion. I hope that you will all join us for lots of friendship and fun at CardMakers.
Just a quick reminder:

Don’t forget, if you comment on every blog by midnight CST, October 3, 2010, you will be entered in to a drawing for prizes. The full list of prizes are on Lora's blog here: http://craftsaremything.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-hop-prizes.html.

There is a mini crop going on at CardSwaps and you are invited to play. Each member on the blog hop received a challenge in advance to showcase and entice you to participate!

So hop on over to Lori's blog and see the darling things she has created...


Thanks for stopping by,

Hugsxx

Friday, October 1, 2010

Designed 2 Delight Blog Hop for World CardMaking Day!!!

Hi and welcome to my blog.... If you came from Katie's blog then your in the right place if not then hop on over to the Designed2Delight blog and start at the beginning. We have some really fun things for you all so be sure to look for the letters on all the blogs. When you've collected all the letters you'll have a Discount Code spelled out that will get you a Dollar Delight Stamp from the Designed 2 Delight Store (PS you must use the code before the end of Sunday October 3rd).


O I was given this darling "Cuppycake" image to make my card with. This is one of the new dollar stamps that are now available in the shop.

I also used one of Faiths cute Birthday digi's and added it as a tag.

Here is a picture of the crimped cupcake wrapper

and the border.

Supply List:
Card stock
Patterned Paper
Paper Crimper
Stickles glue
markers
lace
buttons
twine
You will also need:
Adhesive, Border Punch and paper trimmer

Instructions:
1.) Cut your card base at 41/4 x 51/2. Cut your next layer at 41/8 x 51/4. Adhere black card stock to pink front of card. Cut your Designer paper at 4 x 5. Adhere to black layer.
2.) Cut a strip of card stock 41/2 inches long. Paper punch out your desired pattern. Run it through the crimper. Adhere to lower bottom of card. Adhere lace and add buttons threaded with twine.
3.) Print out the Cuppycake Image and use markers to color the candle and frosting. Cut this out with out the cake wrapper. Trace the cake wrapper on matching paper add details and run this through the crimper. Cut out dies and adhere and add a button threaded with twine. Print out Make a Wish color and cut. Adhere this to the small die. Punch a small hole add twine and secure it with a button.
I hope that you will hop on over to Emilys blog and see the great card she has made, and be sure to leave her some love...

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugsxx