Merry Christmas w/TAWS

Morning!!!

(For my guest designer post giveaway click HERE)

It is my DT day over at

The Alley Way Stamps

and I am super excited to show you my card :)

Last week Brigit from

  Brigit's Scraps

shared an adorable tea light card along with the cutting file.

I downloaded it and here is my take.....

Yup there is a flameless candle behind the image... Isn't this so fun!!

LOVE this file and will be making more of these designs for sure!

Supplies Used:

Paper~ MME~Christmas

Kraft, PTI, Vellum

Stamps~ The Alley Way Stamps~

Jolly Holiday, Christmas Magic

Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic

Dies/Cuts~ Brigit's Scraps

 Tealight Card

Other~ Trendy Twine~

Berry Red, Black Licorice

tea light

Well I hope you have enjoyed my card!

Thanks so very much for stopping by and have a GREAT Monday!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Entering this into the following challenges:

Every Day is An Occasion~ Linky Party

DL Art~ Linky Party

Joyful Stamper~ Inspire Me Fridays

Paper Issues~ Holiday Happy

Paper Playtime~ Anything Goes

A La Card Monkey~ Guest Designer....Challenge #94

Hi Everyone!!

Happy Friday :)

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer over at A La Card Monkey again

This time for Challenge #94~ Birthday + Sketch

Here is the fun sketch and....

here is my take on it.

I wanted to incorporate a few things when I set out to make my card....

1~ my son is going to a birthday party on Sunday for his best friend and I needed a card

and

2~ I wanted to link up over at Birthday Sundaes also....their challenge was to make an easel card

and

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Challenge

Here are the details of my card....

and another picture of the front

Paper~Simple Stories Designer Paper~ Happy Day Paper Pad

Kraft Card stock for my base

PTI card stock in Ripe Avocado and Vintage Cream

Stamps~My Creative Time Build a Banner Die,

Gift Card Sentiment Stamp set

and Stampendous Typewriter Alphabet

Cricut Cartridge~ Celebrations for the balloons...cut at 3"

Twine~ Cappuccino from The Twinery

Ink~ Tim Holtz Distress ink in Gathered Twigs

Want to join in on the fun?

Head over to the A La Card Monkey blog and play along...

you never know you may be the next Princess and become a Guest Designer :)

Thanks for stopping by and catch you all later!!

"Sweet" Twisted Easel Card

Hi everyone!!

I have another card to share with you for a few challenges.

I love making Twisted Easel cards and when I saw this weeks challenge over at My Craft Spot I knew I wanted to enter. Their challenge~make an easel!

I also incorporated my card for Peachy Keen's~ Lets face it Friday Recipe Challenge and

 The Kraft Journals~ Sweet Treats and Twine Challenge.

Before I show you my card I was so excited to see that my card that I entered last week for The Kraft Journal's made top 3!!

This is the card :)

and I get to display this badge!! (second time in a row)

this card also won top 3 over at Pile It On

Ok thanks for letting me brag a minute

now onto my card

Here is the whole card opened

the closed card and the pocket inside which holds the recipe for the best Chewy Spice Cookies!

For this card I used Kraft Card Stock for the base

DCWV The Merry Christmas Stack DP

and

PTI card stock

The gingerbread man was the free svg download over at SVGCuts.com

and

instead of using the face that came with the download I stamped mine with PK~521 Winter Faces.

So Peachy Keen Cute!!

The sentiment on the outside is from Bugbites~Mistletoe Magic Stamp Set

and it was stamped on My Creative Times~ Curly Label Die

I also used 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon in Mistletoe and Twinery Twine in Maraschino

Of course I added my white gel pen doodles!!

Love love love how this turned out!

I hope you like my card :)

Thanks for stopping by and see you all tomorrow!

Too Cute To Spook~ Twisted Easel Halloween Challenge Card

Morning everyone!!

I have another Twisted Easel Card to share today that I made for several challenges.

Since Halloween is just around the corner I have seen so many awesome treat projects and totally adorable card being shared.

I just love this time of year and all the inspiration that is being shared....so thanks everyone!!

For my card I used this weeks progressive image from D2D~Patches The Ghost

Isn't he just the cutest?!?!

My card started out with a Kraft base

The DP layers are from Echo Park Striped Toad

Also white, orange and green card stock from my stash

I colored the image with my copics...

YR04,07  (orange) ~C00,01,3,5 (gray) ~ BV08 (purple) ~ E37,47(brown)

The pumpkins were cut from Mini Monsters at 1.5"

I added some stickles in Orange Peel to the cut as well as to the digi for some extra bling!

The adorable stamped sentiment is from My Creative Time~ All Around Halloween stamp set.

I used black embossing powder to emboss that sentiment.

The crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam in Harvest Orange

Here is the card opened....

The inside sentiment is from Fiskars~Halloween Night

What do you think?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am entering this into the following Challenges:

Designed 2 Delight~ Patches the Ghost

My Craft Spot~ Too Cute To Spook

Fantabulous Cricut~Pumpkins

Paper Playtime~Black, Orange and Purple (only used alittle purple in the patches)

The Kraft Journal~Layers

Totally Stampalicious~Embossing

The Pink Elephant~Trick or Treat

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Halloween

More Than Favors~Color Challenge

Cooking with Cricut~ Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion~Anything Goes w/Twist

The Paper Shelter~Halloween (I don't own any of their images~maybe I can win one~)

Fetch a Sketch~ Sketch

Pile It On~Do it For Fun

Tuesday Throwdown~Halloween

Forever Night Challenges~Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time~ Use a Digi

ABC DT Challenge~ Pumpkin



This to That Challenge Day~ Twisted Easel Card

Good Morning Everyone!

It is time for another This to That Challenge over at Cher's Studio featuring The Digi Bistro DT.

This weeks challenge is all about

The Twisted Easel Card :)

I am a big fan of making these cards, have even posted a picture tutorial on making this very easy card.

You can see that post here.

Cher has been very busy working on some new files and in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness month we are previewing her new files.

Here is my card for this challenge~~

This is my A2 card closed

And here it is open

Isn't Cher's files just too cute....they are the bear and the ribbon :)

For my card I made a white base and used Making Memories DP~ Think Pink

The sentiments are from My Pink Stamper~Pink alicious Stamp set.

I did add some pink ink around the ribbon and frame

as well as brown ink to the bear

He also has some white doodles just for alittle extra.

The ribbon is from my stash that I ruffled and attached using glue dots.

So your challenge is to make a Twisted Easel Card using any files or cuts you like.

Don't have any The Digi Bistro files?~ now would be a GREAT time to head over and pick up one or two. Since Halloween is right around the corner there are some great ones!!

Then head over to Cher's Studio and link up!

I am also entering this into the following Challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion~ Breast Cancer Awareness

LUFP~Breast Cancer Awareness

This month hold near and dear to many of us! I have awesome news to share with you all.....in February a close friend of mine was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. As of yesterday she is CANCER FREE!!

I was able to join her on Sunday for a celebration in her honor to mark the end of her treatment and the long awaited "Cancer Free Diagnosis"

Here it to my great, strong,  and courageous friend Jennie!!

Way to Fight Like a Girl!!

Paper Playtime Challenge Time!~ Make an Easel Card

Morning Everyone!

If you are looking for my Craft Your Passion Challenge #75 post please click here

It is time for another Paper Playtime Challenge!

This weeks challenge was to make an Easel Card.

I love making Twisted Easel Cards and for todays card I made a Halloween Twisted Easel

I used all my images from The Digi Bistro's ~ Halloween Town

The paper is from Echo Park~Trick or Treat

The Sentiments are My Creative Time's ~ All Around Halloween

I also used PK stamps for the pumpkin faces.

So now that you have seen my card~hop over to Paper Playtime and watch the special video tutorial done by Mary from Cardz TV and see what the other DT members have created.

Then make an easel card to link up to win :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

Whimsical Wednesdays Challenge #16~ Fun with Folds

Good Morning Bloggers!

It is time for another Whimsical Wednesdays Challenge

This weeks challenge is~~ Fun With Folds

Create a CARD that is anything but a shape or A2 style. For example an easel, gatefold, waterfall.

For my card I made a Twisted Easel Card

Here it is closed~ It is an A2 size but when you open it...

It looks like this!!!

I love making these fun and VERY easy cards....

Here are the details to make your own...

Start with your base color cut at 4 1/4 x 9 3/4

Score at 5 1/2

Then score diagonally~ corner to inside corner

Fold on the score lines and decide how you want your card to twist. Cut a top layer at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Attach that top layer to your diagonal fold. You can see mine attached here. It makes an A2 size card when folded up

But here is what it looks like opened!

Now decorate away!

For my project today I used the Simply Charmed Cartridge and cut the baby buggy at 3 1/2".

The bottle and pacifier are cut at 2"

The sentiment is cut at 1 1/2".

I added PKS~ Simple Sallies to the baby, bottle and pacifier.

Blinged up the wheels with Bo Bunny brads.

Added 2 stamped images with a baby stamp set from the dollar bin :)

Alittle stickles to the cut sentiment and some white gel pen doodles around the wheels.

So I hope you like my Twisted Easel.

I would love to see you join us this week over at Whimsical Wednesdays. Make sure you visit Whimsical Wednesdays to see the other DT's projects and link up your Fun Fold Card.

Thanks for stopping by!



Happy 4th of July!!

I just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a very HAPPY 4th of JULY!!

Enjoy your day with friends and family!

Be safe!!

Happy Father's Day~~Dad You Rock

Morning Bloggers!

I am very excited to say I am 1 follower away from hitting 400!! Whoo Hoo. I have a HUGE giveaway ending tomorrow and it I hit 400 I will add some more goodies to this box.

I am going to the CK Convention tomorrow and you never know what I might find :)

Another Favor to ask....There is a new blogger in town and her name is Raina. Her blog is super cute and she is having a 100 follower giveaway. Please check out her blog~ Raina's Favorite Crafty Things and become a follower. You will not be disappointed!!

I also would like to share that my Twisted Easel Birthday card won over at BBTB2.

Here is the card in case you missed my post. I am quite impressed with it if I say so myself. These twisted easels are so much fun to make and I love making them so much I did another one for Father's Day!

Here it is closed and

here it is opened.

I made this card for several Challenges.

My card is the standard A2 sized card.

I used paper from TPC Studios called Reel Me In Dad as well as a Free download from Get Funky!

I used some Tim Holtz distress ink to sponge around the layers in Frayed Burlap

The cut is from the Stamping Cartridge as well as the word cut on the top.

The stamp inside is one I picked up at my favorite local stamping store.

Also on this card is some ribbon from my stash and these cool metal letters that I hot glued on.

This is being entered into the following Challenges:

Get Funky!~ Stetch Challenge using Get Funky products

My Craft Spot~ We Love You Dad

Cooking With Cricut~ Father's Day #38

The Kraft Journal~ Father's Day Card w/Kraft paper

Cricut Cardz Challenge #79~ Father's Day

The Paper Variety~Mixed Alpha's

Papercraft Star~#50 S.T.A.R

(S~Stamping and Used Stamping Cartridge, T~Tim Holtz Ink & Twisted Easel Card, A~Adhesives, R~Ribbon)

Whimsical Wednesdays~ Father's Day

Crazy About Cricut~ Father's Day

Thanks for stopping by...leaving me such sweet comments and being a follower.

I will post a winner tomorrow night for my 300 follower Giveaway.

Have a GREAT day!!

I am Addicted~~ Twisted Easel Cards That Is ~~

Hi Bloggers!

I am so excited...I hit 300 followers!!

Whoo Hoo :) Once I gather some goodies I will be having a "Thank You All Giveaway"

Since I made my first twisted easel card I have been addicted! I just love the way these turn out.

With that being said, I made another :)

This one is for The Kraft Journal- Memorial Day Challenge

I used kraft cardstock for the base, Stand and Salute Cartridge for the cuts and a free digi download from Paper Smooches.

Hope you like this one.

I think I will change it up for tomorrow and make something other than an easel card.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Twisted Easel Card~~ Birthday Wishes

Hi Bloggers!

This is my last post for today. I have been B~U~S~Y today.

Working outside in the sunshine and craftin' in between :)

I was watching a tutorial on Cardz TV with Mary on how to make this twisted easel card. As I was blog hopping I found a bunch of challenges that I thought would fit this card.

My first time making one of these cards and I have to say that besides being really easy to make, they look awesome when completed!

~~here is my completed card open~~

~~~my card closed~~

So what do you think?

I really love how this turned out....especially for my first attempt.

So for the details:

The card is an A2 size with both inside and outside mat measuring 4" x 5 1/4".

The cut is from Simple Charmed and it was cut at 3". I hid the face and instead added some white stitching. To add dimension to the cake I popped up the 1st layer as well as the candles and flames.

The banner is a stamp and inside the banner I stamped 4 U. They are strung with red bakers twine.

The inside of the card is very simple. The sentiment is from Fiskars and that too is up on foam dots with some stitching around the mat. There was originally just going to be buttons that were used to hold open the card but I liked how the stamped image raised worked better.

I also added another smaller mat to add another birthday note.

There you have it...my first attempt and for sure not my last with the twisted easel card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Catered Crop- FTR #13

Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog- Something on a Spool

Getting Cricky- Simply Sunday Challenge~Banner

Birthday Sundaes-#11 Masculine Birthday

Bitten By the Bug 2- Birthday Cake

Thanks for stopping by and see you all tomorrow :)