Time to Scrap!

 

It's been hard getting back into the scrappin' saddle. This past weekend, I had to drive Marika to Indio, CA, for four days in a row. It's about an hour's drive (and Indio, mind you, is super hot right now) and since DaddyDude had to work all weekend, it was up to me to get Marika to her All Star games (incidentally, they lost the championship game, 11-9, but it was a very close game and terribly exciting). At any rate, I was totally exhausted today and even skipped my morning run to catch up on some much needed sleep. I did, however, make some time to make some cards for Seize the Birthday and 2 Broke Girl Challenges. I decided to make 3 cards based on the following sketch from STB, coupling each with a challenge from 2BG.

 

Patterned papers (Making Memories Cosmopolitan Paper Pack), metal borders (Making Memories), stamp (Unity Stamp Co),
white cardstock (Crafter's Companion), tools (Fiskars border punch) 

 

The Mini Treats Card Challenge was to use metal. Does anybody else still have these metal borders from Making Memories? :)

 

 

Patterned papers (Imagination Project), black cardstock (The Paper Company), blue cardstock (Making Memories Cosmopolitan), white cardstock (The Paper Company), Stickles, digital stamp (Dustin Pike), markers (Spectrum Noir), tools (Fiskars border punch)

 

The Sprinkles Challenge was to use glitter on your project. I chose to bling up various parts of the digital stamp.

 

 

 

Patterned paper (Making Memories Cosmopolitan Paper pack), white cardstock (The Paper Company), brads (Making Memories),
markers (Spectrum Noir), Stickles, digital stamp (Dustin Pike)

 

The Useless Calories Calendar Challenge was to use accordion folding with either paper or ribbon.

 

 

Patterned paper (Glitz Design & Imagination Project), puffy alphabet stickers (AC Thickers), bling alphabet stickers (Making Memories),
rhinestones (unknown), chipboard triangle (UmWowStudios), glue dots.

 

The Pinch of This & That Challenge was to use graph or number paper, plus 6 of an item, and a number in the title. I dug through my stash and found some really old papers. Time to get rid of stuff! :)

 

So, for those of you looking for challenges, please check out 2 Broke Girl Challenges Forum - there are several monthly challenges going on and some great sketch challenges, too!

Edited to add later in the week...

Okay, I managed to squeeze out a little more time to play with more Unity stamps... :) The first one showcases a Donna Downey stamp set that I scored on Ebay, called Donna Poppy Background. Yay! The sentiment is from Empowered Words. I love how BIG the stamp is!

Cardstock (DCWV), white cardstock (Crafter's Companion), stamps (Unity Stamp Co), markers (Spectrum Noir)

For the next two, I used the sentiment from the Naturally You set. Whoops, I didn't realize that the white background of a card would not scan well... sorry about that... the butterfly is from Butterfly Beauty.

Red cardstock (The Paper Co), white cardstock (Crafter's Companion), butterfly stamp (Unity Stamp Co), markers (Spectrum Noir)

For this last card, I used my new Prismacolor pencils, but if I had to do it all over again, I would try using my micron markers - I really like this stamp, but the lettering is pretty small.

Patterned paper (Lily Bee Designs), blue cardstock (DCWV), stamps (Unity Stamp Co), colored pencils (Prismacolor)

Over the last couple of days, I've been working on a layout showcasing fussy cutting and using Unity stamps - it's only the second layout I've ever managed to stamp. I'm getting there, albeit slowly, branching out of comfort zone. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and see you next week! :)

Calorie-free cupcakes and electricity-free ovens

CC-items: patterned paper (MME Lush), cardstock (EP and Bazzill), twine (MME), Stickles (silver), brads & chipboard clock (MM), adhesive (Ranger Rock Candy Crackle Paint); non-CC items: clear buttons (Autumn Leaves), acetate from leftover packaging, pop dots

The weekly challenge at cropchocolate.com this week was - anything goes! How liberating, to do whatever we pleased! I spent some time on Pinterest and found this and just had to make it! Isn't it adorable? I didn't have a cupcake on hand, so I just made a cupcake card to display inside - it's calorie-free and it will never go bad!

In case you wanted to see the pictures that are closer up...

Front Oven View...

Open Oven Door View...

Top of Oven View...

Some good news...

I learned last night that I - along with 9 other new members - was selected for the Cropchocolate.com Design Team! I'm very excited and look forward to the challenges that will come with this opportunity.

It was a surprise that they decided to completely change the DT, because the last DT totally rocked and had amazing talent. So... that leaves us some huge - and rather daunting - shoes to fill...

I will post pictures of the projects I submitted (my audition, if you will) in July, when we are formally introduced to the CC community.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope everybody had a delightful Mother's Day! DaddyDude gave me a few hours of scrapping time, so I worked madly to finish my cropchocolate.com Design Team entry (will post it later), my CC Focus group project, and two final NSD challenges sponsored by CC (I completed 6 out of the main 8 challenges - that's respectable, right?).

Patterned paper (MME Hip Hip Hooray), ribbon trims and rhinestones (MME Lush Fuschia), adhesives (OMC and Snake Tape),
felt, sentiment rub-on (MM), velcro closures

This purse card was my May Focus Group project for CC - the challenge was to use fabric somewhere. I decided to make a felt flower (all glue-gun, no sewing). Incidentally, I recently purchased a book called Card Sketches for Paper Crafters (this is where I got the purse card template) and I love it! I'm all about saving time without sacrificing quality. :) 

Patterned paper, fuschia paper, & brad (MME Fuschia), brown cardstock (Bazzill), twine (MME Lime Twist), flowers (Prima), pearls (MM Paper Reverie), adhesive (OMC and Snake Tape), slide mount (Jest Charming)

For this NSD challenge, we were supposed to dig out our oldest scrapbooking embellishment. Well, I figured slide mounts were pretty old!

Patterned paper and stickers (Echo Park - Be Mine collection), twine (the Twinery), brads (MM), scalloped scissors (Provo Craft)

Last but not least, we were to use embellishments to create a bigger picture - I simply used brads to make another heart shape.

Whew! Now the "Fun Room" is a mess again (not that I had ever full organized it), but my next task is to get a bunch of twine off to my friend, scrapper al - thanks for being patient, scrap buddy! :)