Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Love

Happy Friday!! Wow, another weekend is upon us!! I hope you have fun plans!! My thoughts and prayers are for all my friends in the Northeast in the path of the storm...stay safe.

Since it's Friday, that means a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! This week, the theme is LOVE...we want to see any Valentine, Anniversary, Wedding, I love You card, project, or layout.

For my Love card, I used the awesome Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints 2 stamps...I love, love his blueprint stamps!! The base of the card is black cardstock from The Paper Studio. The next layer is Kraft paper, also from TPS. The black squares were cut with Spellbinders Marvelous Squares dies. The blueprint stamps were stamped onto Kraft paper with Versafine ink in Onyx Black. The images were colored in with a TH Distress Marker in Barn Door and then a TH Water Brush was lightly brushed over the color. Fired Brick Distress Ink was stamped onto a craft sheet and then the Water Brush was dipped in to color in the label on each stamp. The stamps were torn and the edges inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The sentiment is from TH's Stuff to Say stamp set, embossed with Recollections Blaze embossing powder. The heart in the center is a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Heart and Classic Heart, inked with Fired Brick, Old Paper and Walnut Distress Ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
2. Dlart Thankful Thursday - Linky Party
3. DJ's Sundries - Valentine Challenge

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Love project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Also, I hope you will stop by tomorrow for A Lovely Blog Hop, hosted by Jill of Every Day is an Occasion!!

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Thank You Card

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! We went from a high of 65 on Saturday to a low of 17 on Sunday :( I am so ready for spring :)

I have a Thank You card to share with you today. I dug out one of my all time favorite paper stacks for this card...My Mind's Eye Union Square. The label is a Spellbinders Labels Twenty die, stamped with a JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels 20 stamp. It was inked with Tim Holtz Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks. The center circle is from another JustRite stamp on the same set...I used a Spellbinders Circle die to cut it out and popped it up with foam tape for dimension. Thank You is from the same JustRite set, embossed with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Embossing Powder.

The edges of the banners were cut with a Spellbinders Classic Squares Small die. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Challenge #88 - Sketch (see below)
2. DL.Art Thankful Thursday #101 - Thank You Card
3. Sunday Funday #5 - Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

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Paper Playtime Challenge #81 - Hot & Spicy!!

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Happy Monday, everyone!! I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing weekend!! It's the first Monday of the month, so that means it's time for a Die Cut Challenge at Paper Playtime. For Challenge #81, we want to see your HOT & SPICY projects using a die cut or punch.

You can use the HOT theme (beach day, sunshine scenes, melting ice cream, etc) or the SPICY theme (spicy food, chili peppers, jalapenos, kitchen cooking, grilling, etc).

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The base of this hot & spicy card is a Spellbinders Grand Rectangle, wrapped in orange, red and yellow twine. The next layer is a Spellbinders Labels 8, with the edges sanded and then inked with Fired Brick Distress Ink. The red Dew Drops are from The Robin's Nest. "Hot" is from K Andrew Designs Coffee & Tea Treats Tag-Along stamp set

The black layer is a Spellbinders Labels 10 with the edges sanded. Spicy was cut from Spellbinders Donna's Alphas and embossed with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder and inked with Fired Brick Distress Ink. The chili peppers were stamped on different cardstock, cut out and then embossed with Swiss Dots and covered with Glossy Accents.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime to see the incredible projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge, then link up you Hot & Spicy project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Paper Playtime Challenge #78 - Red, White and Blue!!

Happy Monday, everyone!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!! It's the first Monday of the month, so that means it's time for another super-fun challenge at Paper Playtime!! The theme of Challenge #78 is Red, White and Blue, plus add a die cut. It doesn't have to be patriotic but it can be :)

Our sponsor this challenge is Ginger Snap Scraps with a $10 gift card - open worldwide!! Anyone who enters can win no matter where in the universe you live!!

The base of this card is a Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Square, followed by a Grand Square. The red layer is a Spellbinders Postage Stamp die, embossed with the Cuttlebug Stars folder. I used a white gelly roll pen for the faux stitching.

It little boy on the rocket is from A Child's Year. The stars around the edges are from George and Basic Shapes.

The tag is a Spellbinders Pennant die. The red stars and "Horray for the Red, White and Blue" are from K Andrew Designs Sweet July stamp set:

Click HERE to purchase your own set!!

I am entering the card in the following challeges:

1. IBSIC #15 - Inspiration Photo: Red, White and Blue
2. Jaihart - Sundays Are Lovely #11
3. Jessica's Craft Shaque - 500 Follower Giveaway: 4th of July
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Use a Star
5. My Sheri Crafts Challenge #88 - Oh, I Love America

Now it's your turn...head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenges!! Then link up your Red, White and Blue project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

You are sun-sational!!

Happy Saturday, everyone!! I was hoping to get out today and enjoy the outdoors but thunderstorms are rolling through the area...and it seems they have settled in for the day. Looks like I'll have to head down to my craft room instead ;) I have been having so much fun using Spellbinders for projects, my poor Cricut was getting lonely :( So I decided to use him for this project.

I made this thank you for my parents for the family vacation last week...they paid for everything for all of us :)

The paper is from K & Company Happy Trails stack...love it!! I cut the lighthouse from the same stack, inked the edges with Shabby Shutters Distress ink, and popped it up with foam tape for dimension. The lounging couple are from the Fun in the Sun cartridge, and while that totally could be my Mom wearing a hat and reading a book, I don't think my Dad will truly appreciate the bald man with a little padding around the middle ;) But they are so cute and I love the fun summery images on this cart :) I wanted the sand to stand out a bit, so it's embossed with Swiss Dots and inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The lounging couple are popped up with foam tape as well. I added a green crystal to the top of the lighthouse.

So I obviously couldn't go without using a Spellbinders!! I used a Nestabilities Label 10, and inked the edges with Shabby Shutters. The twine is from The Twinery, and the button from my stash. "Thanks" is from K Andrew Designs Winter Wishes stamp set, and "you are sun-sational" is from Splashtastic Summer:

Click HERE to purchase your own stamps, and right now, Kristal is having a huge sale on her stamps -- 20% off store wide!! Use the code "letshavefun" for the discount, and let her know I sent you!! Plus, for the next few days, we will be featuring the new Design Team and each member has chosen one stamp set to showcase. There will be an additional ONE DAY ONLY sale on the stamps featured that day!! So it's a perfect time to stock up on all your favorite K Andrew Designs stamps!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.ART Thankful Thursday - Any Thank You
2. FCCB Challenge Me Monday #106 - Buttons and Bows

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)