Floral Get Well

My next door neighbour is having knee replacement surgery this week so I thought I would make a get well card to take over to her when she gets home from the hospital.

I started with some white card stock from Staples for my blank.  The background paper is from Gin-X and then the next layer is a piece from a Prima pad called Printery.  On top of that is a piece I made from another piece of white card, a hexagon mask from Recollections and Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet Distress Inks.

I aded a piece of lace from my stash, some eyelash yarn, some pearl loops and some greenery that my friend Pamellia die cut for me.

The large flower is made from scraps of pink and green card stock and was edged with some Victorian Velvet DI.  The little roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and all the flowers have been sprayed with Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer Mist.

Finally I used my computer and a little tag punch from Martha Stewart to create a sentiment and some pink vellum and another Martha Stewart punch to create the butterfly.  I added some pearls to the butterfly for a body.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty  - One for the Girls/Female Cards
Simon Says Stamp - Special Lady/Girly
In the Pink  - For a Special Lady
Southern Girls Challenge - Get Your Girly On
Try it on Tuesday - Pearls for Girls
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - For the Girls
Shabby Tea Room - Pop of Pink

Get Well Card

It is Friday and time for another wonderful challenge at Phindy's Place Friday Challenges. This week we want you to make GET WELL CARDS.

If you are like me, you know so many people that are struggling with colds, other aches and pains or even more serious illnesses so having a few extra Get Well cards on hand is a great idea. This little rabbit looks so sad he reminds me of what a guy looks like when he is sick and I can just hear him moaning - lol.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, run right over to the store and pick a few up.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - All Creatures Great and Small
Crafty Sentiments - 2 Designer Papers
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
There She Goes - Animals
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi or No Image
Robyn's Fetish - Pretty in Pink

Image: Feel Better Soon (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Recollections
Papers: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Flowers (Prima), Brad (Making Memories)

Show Us Stripes

This week our challenge to you at Phindy's Place is to create a card or other paper-crafted project and SHOW US STRIPES SOMEWHERE.

You don't have to use a Phindy image but I encourage you to do so because can enter your project twice if you do.  Besides, Phindy has the most fabulous array of images in her store and  they are so versatile.

I loved this paper with its floral stripes and decided it would be more fun than just straight lines.  The letters were cut with my Cricut and I added some tiny pearls to make them look like they were each hanging by the corner.  I have a couple of friends that could use a little cheering up so I will be getting this in the mail to one of them today.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Squigglefly  - Blue/Green
Crazy Challenge - Spots and Stripes
Creative Card Crew  - Anything Goes

Image:  Rainy Day Friend (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Cut with Cricut
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards)

Seeing Double

This week our challenge to you at Phindy's Place is to DOUBLE UP. We want to see two of something or you can show us a number of pairs. So you can use two flowers, 2 images and/or 2 ribbons, etc. Please note that three of something does not count - it must be exactly two. On my card I have 2 die cuts, 2 designer papers, 2 flowers and 2 tags.  I digitally paper pieced the chair and then added some shading with my Prismacolors.  I also added a little Prismacolor markings to the cream flower so that it would coordinate with my burgundy flower.

Phindy has begun to release a new line of basic stamps that can be used for a variety of occasions and they are just $2.70 each so check out the store. Don't forget to click on Random Surprise on the left sidebar to see if she has a treat for everyone.  And when you do enter a card in the challenge using your newly purchased Phindy image, don't forget you are entitled to a second entry this week so follow the instructions in the Challenge Rules.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Seeing Double
Freshly Brewed Challenges - Animal or Animal Print
Die Cut Dreams - Animals (4-legged)

Image:  Not So Hot (Phindy's Place)
Sentiments:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau), Dark Blue (Provo Craft)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gatrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Cream Flower (Recollections), Burgundy Flower (My Creation), Cream Pearl Sticker (Recollections), Tag Punch (Martha Stewart)

Get Well Duck

The challenge this week at Delightful Challenges is to USE FLOWERS and I would say I have done that - in spades.

Our sponsor this week is our own Digital Delights with a $10 gift certificate to the store as the prize.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Claudia and Company - Use 3 colors from list (I used rose, pale green, yellow)
Tuesday Throwdown - Florals
Nettie G's Dandy Digital Gems - Roses
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes (with digi)

Images: Rainy Day Dilly Duck, Circular Get Well Sentiment (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Green (Bazzill), Deep Pink (My Stash)
Papers: Stripe (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Pink (My Stash), Green Spotted (Memories Forever)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)Tools & Embellishments: Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards),

Booboo

The challenge this week at Delightful Challenges is to make a card or other paper crafting project using your scraps.  I had made a another card and I did not like it and no matter what I tried to do to it, I could not make it look any better so finally I gave up and made this card featuring Booboo Bear instead .  I think this Booboo turned out better than my first booboo.

Our sponsor this week is Paper Romance with a $5 gift certificate to their store.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Playtime Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Ribbons and Pearls
Gingerloft - Our Furry Friends
I Did it Creations - Anything Goes

Image: Booboo Bear (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Sentiment: Create with TLC
Card Stock: Purple (Recollections)
Papers: Daisy, Large Dot and Mini Dot (My Stash), Purple Heart (Memories Forever)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbon (Michaels), Flower (Prima), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Brilliance Ink (Tsukineko)

Under the Weather

I think I should be sending this card to myself. I have been suffering from a pinched nerve for over a week and it is getting old already. I can only sit for short periods of time and have a really numb lower leg so walking feels odd. I have lots of meds and an appointment for physiotherapy so hopefully by this time next week, I will be feeling much better. I have so much to do with Christmas coming and don't have time to be sick.

Today our challenge to you at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog is to create a card using one of Phindy's freebies.  If you don't have one check out the discussion area at her group on Paper Craft Planet.   When I was looking through my Phindy images, I was sure that this had been a freebie but since I don't mark them as such I may be wrong but we'll just pretend that it was.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Surprise Me
Sweet Stampin - Buttons & Bows

Image:  Rainy Day Friend (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Brown (Recollections)
Papers:  Milton & Co.
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Brown Ink (Martha Stewart), Buttons (My Stash), Cord (Jewelry Essentials), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers)

In The Pink For Daisy Doodles

I am excited to announce that I have accepted an invitation to be on the Design Team for Daisy Doodle Stamps.  The challenge this week at the Daisy Doodles Callenge Blog was to use pink and one other colour.  I found a pretty pink, green and white striped paper in my stash that I thought would make a great starting point.  Green goes so nicely with pink but then there was this troublesome white stripe.  Oh well we're allowed a little artistic license now and again,aren't we?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Sketch
Cupcake Craft - Make Own Flowers
Inky Impressions - Charm It
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Metal
Paper Cutz - 3 Designer Papers
My Time To Craft - On The Spot

The image from Daisy Doodles is called Feelin' Bad Freddy and Daisy Doodle digital stamps and papers can be purchased here or here.  I coloured Freddy using a combination of Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor pencil crayons.  The papers are from a Provo Craft Scrap Pack, Making Memories and my stash.  The card stock for the card blank is from Color Mates.  The sentiment is computer generated. Other supplies used:  Ribbon (Michaels), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Beads (my stash), Charm (my stash), Brads (Making Memories) and Branch Punch (Martha Stewart).