Sweet 16

Hi!

I hope y'all have had a great weekend. I know some of you are probably enjoying a three day or four day weekend.

It's been a busy one for me.

Friday I went to a party which I will share a card that was inspired by it, later. And Saturday we celebrated my niece Alyssa's Sweet 16.

It was pretty low key. Family and friends were in attendance. As far as gifts go since she's a sixteen year old girl, she pretty much just wanted money.

This is my niece with her boyfriend. Don't they look so cute together.

And this is the card I created for her.

Paper: Basic Grey Sultry
Ink: CTMH Chocolate
Accessories: Bazzill Basics Ribbon Brown Dashed, Offray Sheerly Yours, QuicKutz Emily die cut, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles SM, CM Custom Cutting System Circles, Tim Holtz Sewing Room

The other items used to create this card are an acrylic $1 stamp set. I bought it back when you could still get acrylic stamps at that price. And the skirt is made of flowers from my stash.

My hubby liked it because it reminded him of a ballerina tutu. And my niece thought it was beautiful.

What do you think?

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Manly card? Feminine card? Why not both

Hi!

I got a chance to play along with the mini VSN (Virtual Stamp Night) over at SCS this weekend.

Oh, and just a heads up the main VSN will start on September 13th. Y'all will definitely want to play along with us.

The challenge which can be found here: SEP13VSNMINIB Title: Men & Women

The challenge was to create two cards using about the same elements but make one masculine and the other feminine.

I'm also entering these cards into the One Crazy Stamper August Birthday Challenge and Guest DT Call.

Stamps: CTMH Joyful Birthday Occasions, Unity Stamp Co. Cowgirl Up, SU! Starstruck
Paper: SU! Chocolate Chip
Ink: CTMH Cotton Candy, Archival Black
Accessories: CM Small Circle ShapeMaker, MFT Die-namics Star Stax, CTMH Durables Round Studs

So what do you think? Do you think these cards do well to represent for masculine and feminine?

Have you ever tried to challenge yourself to do something similar to this? If so I'd love to see what you created.

Happy Crafting,
M.E. 

Happy birthday in a dash

Hi!

I've been wanting to play along over at Pretty Pink Posh and do one of their 10 Minute Craft Dash's.

And this one sounded like a lot of fun. Mostly because it was an open theme and color. For the 10 Minute Craft Dash #21 we were asked to feature stars.

Which I totally think I accomplished. I created this card in 6:58.6 minutes. Basically a little under 7 minutes. Sorry, I don't have a video of me creating this card or even one of the time on the iPhone, but my DH took the small pocket camera that he let me have with him on his trip to China. I will definitely try to take a video or at least a picture of the stop watch the next time though.

So, yes, you can create a card in under 10 minutes but trust me I learned just how long it does actually take me to create a card even when it is CAS(clean and simple). Just imagine how long it takes when it's a little more detailed. I mean at least for me. I'm sure there are people who could create this card much faster.

I found this star die cut earlier this week at Archiver's, but although it was on clearance at 50% off. The price was still $15 before tax. But just yesterday they sent out an email that all their clearance was an extra 40% off. So how could I pass that up?

As I have more crafting supplies then I can play with in a day. There wasn't much else at Archiver's that interested me. But I will be taking a class tomorrow to learn a few techniques I haven't heard of or at least tried out yet.

This is such a CAS design that I'm sure if you wanted to you could definitely CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) it.

Also, I like the way the sentiment reminds me of star dust.

So what do you think?

Stamps: Wordsworth Stamps Everyday Whimsy
Paper: SU! Black
Ink: CTMH White Daisy
Accessories: QuicKutz Stars (exclusively for Archiver's)
Techniques: heat embossing

I hope y'all are having a great TGIF.

Oh, if you would like to stop by tomorrow I will be participating in a blog hop. So if you'd like to see what some wonderful crafters do with the CTMH SOTM you should definitely stop by.

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

May this bee

Hi!

Today's card was made for the Can You Digi It? Challenge #35 - Birthday Flowers.



Stamps: Betty Edwards' Busy Bee for C.Y.D.I., Langley Boy Designs Gettin' Buggy With It!
Ink: CTMH Pacifica, Copic R35 Coral, YG11 Mignonette, Sharpies, Tombow ABT
Accessories: CTMH Round Sponge

That's why my little bee is off to pick just the right flowers and wants to wish Mynnette, she's the Guest Design Team member for C.Y.D.I. a very happy birthday!

If you have time we'd love to have you join us.

Just an FYI for the picture itself I used the sponging technique. I felt it needed a touch more color.

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Male birthday

Hi!

This week over at Can You Digi It? There is a fun new challenge #31 to create something for a male birthday. This is so great because I tend to create quite a lot of masculine cards. But rarely do I think about making them for birthdays.

For my card I thought of the most manly job I could. Which for me is that of a soldier. And C.Y.D.I. has the perfect stamp for this. It's the dog tag, of course it works great if you are creating for a dog too. And it's a great way to start getting into digi/hybrid stamping. Plus you can't beat the price.

I also used the Close To My Heart Durables Round for the bullets. I thought it really gave the card more of a military feel. The durables come in 3 different styles - square, round, and artisan. In addition to that I also used an eyelet and a chain. I believe it creates a very cohesive look.

If you have some time please stop by and play along with this challenge. After all we all have some guy whose important in our life like our father, brother, nephew, granddad, husband, or maybe our dog.

In my house there's my husband and my two boy dogs Einstein and Newton.

Stamps: C.Y.D.I.? Dog Tag, SU! Afterthoughts

Paper: The Paper Studio Textured Camo, The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock

Ink: SU! Going Gray, StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: CTMH Durables Round

Stamps: C.Y.D.I.? Dog Tag, SU! Afterthoughts

Paper: The Paper Studio Textured Camo, The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock

Ink: SU! Going Gray, StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: CTMH Durables Round



Close up of corner of card

Whose the important guy in your life? Have you created a birthday card or layout celebrating his birthday? If its time to do so this would be the perfect week to play along with us at the C.Y.D.I. blog.

Happy crafting,
M.E.