November 1, 2017 Christmas Colors House of Cards

* Note- this is second post of the day.

What a fun challenge this month over at the House of Cards   I used the holiday colors vs. the photo inspiration.  I have had so much fun with this stamp set from Stampendous (special edition from Michaels).  Pick up trucks are "big" this Christmas and to fill it with presents even more fun.  I made my snow bank using some chunky glitter paper, truck and presents stamped, die cut and presents paper pieced.  Love the sentiment that comes with set as well.
Hope you enjoy and will enter our challenge which  runs all month.

October 1, 2017 House of Cards Challenge

October 1, 2017 - WOW where is the year going???  Halloween and or colors is the theme for this months challenge over at The House of Cards.  

I used a set from Lawn Fawn - and it says Halloween totally with the cat, pumpkin, and ghost, and the little bats on the tag held in place with a darling black tiny clothes pin.  I prefer cute for Halloween vs. scary as I usually just send to the grand kids.  

Come join us this month for the challenge of Halloween or use the selected colors.  

August 1, 2017 House of Cards Challenge

When I saw the Challenge for this month at House of Cards and saw that is was floral image and/or colors I did a floral image.  I picked up this stamp set from Darcie over a year ago and it was in my NBUS (never before used stuff) so thought I would play with it n one of our HOT afternoons that we have been having here in southern Missouri.  This card required a LOT of masking - but loved the way it turned out.  Colored with copic markers - added a few sequins for a bit of sparkle and then figured out my layout.  IRL the colors are so much brighter but for some reason this just didn't photograph as well as I wished had. 

 Come join us for this challenge over at The House of Cards this month - will be looking forward to seeing your creations.  

July 1, 2016 House of Cards Monthly Challenge

This month over at The House of Cards our July challenge is stripes and/or colors.

I choose to go with the stripes and make a pop and twist card.

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This is such a fun card to make - after you learn how to make the actual mechanism.  I have made about a dozen now and keep coming up with ideas.  In fact I taught a class in how to make this card at my house this past week.  

Come join us at our monthly challenge over at The House of Cards this month.  Looking for ward to see what you have created.  

June 1, 2017 House of Cards Blog Hop

 This hop will run FROM June 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH June 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment!

***PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLOG HOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH OF JUNE.  CARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH ON THE 15TH, AS PER THE USUAL HERE AT HOC.  THANK YOU!***

MHK Designs

     All Dressed Up

Prize: 2 Images

Digistamp4Joy

Prize: $10 to use in store

Scrap n Dipity

Prize $10 Gift Certificate to use in store

So, are you ready to get hopping?! 

Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :)  After you're done, make a creation to share with us here, too, for another chance to win!

I choose to use this darling mermaid from ScrapNDipity Jewel of the Sea as I wanted to challenge myself with a fantasy mermaid and I thought it would work well with our photo inspiration.  First of all I had fun coloring her with copic markers, then trimmed her up so she would fit on my A2 card.  I used some shaded blue DP for my background and then went to work on my embellishments, what fun.  I used sea shells, died cheese cloth, die cut sea horses, rain drops, die cut anchor with cooper twine.

Here's your hop order.

 

House of Cards Challenge Blog

Mynn |Judy | Chanya 13 | Christi | Cohenna | Donna

 Em | Heather | Jane | Karen | Katarina | Maria 

 Michele |Nancy |  Paula | Rocky | Rosi 

Shawna | Shirley(you are here) | Sue N. | Susan 

May 1, 2017 - House of Cards - Use Sequins/Color

This month over at The House of Cards  our challenge was to use sequins and or colors so I went with the sequins.  I love the die I used - by Wplus9 - it has the elegant butterflies as well as the open space which is perfect for a shaker card.  I stamped my sentiment in the center which is an old old stamp from The Angel Company but that I have hung on to for years.  I punched out some small butterflies to mix in with my sequins which are white, pink, and white.  I usually struggle with shaker cards but this one went together "perfectly".  It is a Mother's Day card for my dear daughter.
Come join our challenge this month at The House of Cards.  

April 1,2017 House of Cards Challenge

This months challenge over at House of Cards is feathers or colors.  Well I recently got some Yupo paper which really isn't paper but plastic and it is so much fun to work with.  I used  alcohol inks to work with on my  Yupo paper and I was amazed at how the colors just transformed.  It is very forgiving and I just let my imagination take over.    I stamped (with Stazon trust me I tried other inks) the feathers and die cut them, from AMuse Studio I then saw I had a little bit left so I die cut the words and used them on my card as well.  

A couple of months ago I received some blog candy from a friend and I have been having fun with Tiles which I used for my background.  I found my stipple brushes and  went to town with my distress inks.  Then added a little water splatters.  Hope you enjoy.  

Join us over at House of Cards this month with your beautiful creations. 

March 1, 2017 House of Cards Create a Scene

 This is the second post for today from Glittered Paws.

This month over at The House of Cards our theme was create a scene - so my vision was to create a "vintage photo" that had been found in an old box of  family photos.  I used a digi image by Mynn called Purr-fect friend and printed the image out in a sepia tone on ivory cardstock.  I "wadded" it up creating the wrinkles then took my distress tool and distressed the edges and used antique linen distress ink and again distressed the wrinkles.  Used a muted dot background - and made my card into an easel card using a heart with paw print charm for my backstop.  Hope you enjoy the little vintage scene I have created.

February 1, 2017 - Color/photo Inspiration The House of Cards

This months theme at House of Cards is Love or color inspiration.  I choose to do "both" and with a Valentine theme.  Easy Peasy on this one, I had some variegated red/pink papers which I used for my starting point.  From there I used a Valentine Stamp and a Love Stamp for my sentiments.  Then cup a "off center rectangular" white piece, used some grapefruit splatters, and a few red flowers and gem hearts. I'm thinking this will be for hubby.  

Why not join our challenge this month at The House of Cards and make a card  using the photo/color inspiration and enter our challenge this month,  House of Cards current challenge.

January 1, 2017 House of Card New Year challenge

I decided to stay with Mynn Kitchen DT on The House of Cards - because #1 she is a great person - #2 she designs awesome digital images, and #3 I seem to do better if I am challenged a bit.

This is what the photo inspired me to create and I think it captured the scene pretty well.  The stamps I used - cabin is fromRepeat Impressions 2911-I Log Cabin and the sentiment is from Stampendous. The rest of the scene is created with die cuts - tree scene is from Tim Holtz, the white pine trees are from Memory Box and the hill sides are from AMuse.  White gel pen, crystal Stickles and embossing powder create the snowy scene. What a fun card to make.

Why not join our challenge this month at The House of Cards and make a card  using the photo/color inspiration and enter our challenge this month,  House of Cards current challenge.  

December 1, 2016 - House of Cards December Blog Hop

Put on some Christmas songs, grab a cup of coffee, tea, or even a glass of wine and sit back and enjoy our Holiday Blog Hop at House of CardIs.

We have several sponsors for this months hop and I choose to use a digital image called  SNOW BABIES from our talented owner and designer Mynn.

Our inspiration is from the picture posted at the beginning of this post - I choose to use a Memory Box circle die with snowflakes as my wreath, then cut a circle from some gold vellum.  I printed my digi images on white cardstock - colored with copics and then fussy cut them.  I used pop dots to pop them up in the center of my wreath.  I used a scrap of gold shimmer cardstock and edged it with a holly punch then trimmed it with some beautiful gold trim I got at Hobby Lobby and tied three gold bows with tiny gems in the center and hung them on my "mantel".

Join us this month for our Holiday blog hop and please leave a comment on everyone along the way.  We have hidden prizes along the way.  And here are our sponsors that are offering prizes.

Beccy's Place:

Prize: 1 stamp set or 3 single images

Cute as a Button:

Prize: 3 single Images

Great Impressions:

Prize: Prize Package

MHKDesigns:

Prize: Any 3 products of your choice

If you came here from Shawana's  blog  leave a comment and continue on to
Steph's blog.  Have fun and enjoy our Holiday blog hop.

     Challenges:
          MHK Designs - anything goes using MHK design images   

   

November 1, 2016 House of Cards - Lots of Layers

This month at The House of Cards our challenge is Lots of Layers - and this one has several layers and even an extra one that is really not an additional layer but the top layer of the card is trimmed  little then a layer added to the inside of the card.  So in total I have 3 but looks like 4.  I usually don't go with more than 3-4 layers as I mail most of my cards and the additional weight takes additional postage.   
  
Why not join our challenge this month at The House of Cards and make a card with "lots" of layers and post to our challenge.   

October 1, 2016 HOUSE OF CARDS Gatefold Card

This month over at THE HOUSE OF CARDS our challenge was to do a gatefold card. or use the colors below.  I did a slight variation of the gatefold - I believe it is called the pleated gatefold.  I have a habit of buying paper packs/digi papers because I LOVE papers and when you use from the same pack they match pretty well.  These papers are from Simple Stories.  For the "belly band" to go around the card I first ran some solid cardstock through embossing folders and then die cut leaves.  The additional twine really tied it all together.  

 Come join our challenge over at The House of Cards this month.  Will be looking for your great creations to this challenge.    

August 1, 2016 HOUSE OF CARDS SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE

This month over at HOUSE OF CARDS challenge our theme was birds or color - well I choose birds from Mynn Kichen Etsy shop - here- when I saw these whimsical - mod - steam punky birds from Tweet Tweet I already had ideas buzzing.  There are three birds and then fun -you can also get the FUN digi papers Cheerful Chirpings to go along with these FUN birds.  

This layout was totally cased from a Christmas card class I took in July - and we used Christmas papers for the "quilting".  I punched 1 inch squares (10) and arranged in an eye pleasing pattern, glued them in place and then ran the card front through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder.  I love this technique and I love the quilted layout.  I printed out my digi birdie, colored it with prisma/OMS and a gold spica pen fussy cut it - opped it up on some foam dots.  Then I sized and printed my sentiment punched it out - added two sweet enamel dots and this card is ready to go.  Oh wait I added a Crackerbox eye - which looks almost lifelike. 

 Come join our challenge over at The House of Cards.  Will be looking for your great creations to this challenge this month

August 1, 2016 - HOUSE OF CARDS

Time for another challenge over at the THE HOUSE OF CARDS  and our challenge was a color challenge/or use twine, well I choose to do a little of both.  Using Blooming Digital Stamp Set - which is a great digi set from MHKDesigns.  The set has 3 images and 3 sentiments and works up very nicely for just about any occasion.  For this card I decided to do some colors - twine, sequins, and lots of layers.  I already have this card ready to go in the mail to a sweet Senior Buddy that I send cards to weekly.  Come join our challenge over at The House of Cards.  Will be looking for your great creations to this challenge this month.  Challenge:
     MHK Designs - anything goes if you use a MHK Image

July 1, 2016 HOUSE OF CARDS

This month over at The House of Cards we are having a challenge using the above colors or a summertime drink - I choose to go with both the colors and the drink (except for my small red heart) 

I love this glass - and despite the olive in the drink I am thinking it is a lemon drop martini - which is about the only kind of martini that I really like.  Colored with my copic markers, a bit of yellow glitter on the rim (to look like sugar) a green glitter cut strip and again I used one of my favorite stencils as my background.  Sponged it in with green and yellow distress inks.  

Come join us over at The House of Cards and join us this month in our fun challenge.

June 1, 2016 HOUSE OF CARDS BLOG HOP

BLOG HOP

No you are not seeing "double" - I have 2 posts this early am - so enjoy our blog hop over at House of Cards. 

Welcome to our blog hop for June over at House of Cards - and you will not only be seeing some beautiful creations but also have a chance to WIN - yes WIN some FREE prizes. This blog hop will run from June 1, through June 15 and winners announced on June 20. So to be eligible for some fabulous prizes leave a comment on each persons blog along the way.  There are prizes hidden along the way and we will be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding. After you have done the hop make a creation to share with us at HOC blog and you will have another chance to win. 

This is our photo inspiration we used to make our creations  aren't the colors stunning?   

Here is my card using a beautiful digi image from MHKD Designs - Simple Rose 

I colored this beautiful rose using Wink of Stella brushes - cut the image using spellbinders die cuts. I added some clear gloss and a fine tip applicator to make the dew drops on the rose.   I still thought it needed a bit more - and I remember I had a small cross charm which I used a narrow pink ribbon with the cross attached.  Made this into a square easel card using some "bling" and a die cut word FAITH.

By commenting on everyone's blog along the way our first prize give away is 3 free products from MHK Designs.



 For my second card for this great blog hop I used an image from  A Day for Daisies- Hepbern Dress. I loved the simple flowing dress of this digi image - and again colored it using my wink of Stella pen.

I loved how I was able to get some shading using the Wink of Stella red glitter brush and thinning it out with the clear Wink Of Stella brush.  Since this was more of an "elegant" card I used a pink sheer bow tied at the corner and a bit of bling and a few sequins.  The sentiment is from a retired TAC set that I have continued to hang on to.  The prize from A Day for Daisies is three digis - just follow the hop and comment on each one for a chance to win 3 free digis

And from Reverse Confetti there is a $25 gift certificate.

You should have arrived to my blog from Shawna's blog and to follow the blog hop you are directed to go to Stephanie's blog.

So good luck and HAVE FUN on this blog hop.  You will meet some very creative and beautiful DT members and enjoy.

Challenges:  MHK Designs - anything goes use MHK Design image

  

May 1, 2016 Acetate..or Vellum

GOOD MORNING

can you believe it is May already - just  few weeks ago a lot of us were experiencing snow, some even  in the last week or two.  Here in southern MO.  the trees are all leafing out, tulips have come and gone, and OH NO the pollen is really heavy.  Spring is the only time I have any problems with allergies.  Today over at House of Cards we are having a challenge of stamping on acetate or vellum

I chose to do my card on acetate - and had forgotten how striking the results were when you stamped. I used Staz-On on my acetate. I stamped the branch and flowers on white card stock added a dot of black with sharpie for my black centers.  On the acetate I use glossy accents to highlight the flower centers stamped my sentiment with Staz-on and held the acetate in place with eyelets.  Who doesn't have a huge collection of eyelets?   

So come join us over at House of Cards and post your creation using vellum or acetate.  

April 1, 2016 HOUSE OF CARDS COLOR/SCRIPT CHALLENGE

GOOD MORNING

This month over at House of Cards we have a color/script challenge - and I choose to do the script challenge. Below is my script creation using script background.

I have used this technique (if you want to call it a technique) before and love the results.  This is a very simple card but does pack a punch.  I stamped the script background stamp first with Distress inks, then lightly brushed pearl-x powder over the script.  Gives it a beautiful shimmer which you can't really see in the photo.  Next keeping with the monochromatic theme I stamped my floral image using Memento ink, then the sentiment, and finally the butterfly.  Had to add a little bling so added some pink jewels and tied a two tone ribbon , mounted on strip cs, then on a solid pink.   

Come join us at HOUSE OF CARDS challenge this month.  CHALLENGES

     Artistic Inspirations - anything goes
     Stamp Art Papel- anything goes
     613 Avenue Create - anything goes
   

March 1, 2016 House of Cards Silhouette Challenge

GOOD MORNING

 

This month over at HOUSE OF CARDS   blog the challenge is to use a silhouette image or die cut in your card.  For my card this month I choose Butterfly Kisses 

my I used 

and my Brusho crystal colors that a BFF got me for Christmas.  I have had so much fun combining colors, and techniques using these amazing colored crystals.  Yes a few ended up in the trash can!!!  For this one I used heavyweight white matte cardstock - and the turquoise and yellow crystals and spritzed with a fine mist spritzer.  I thought it looked like this little girl was actually blowing the dandelion and the fuzzies were flying in the air.  Since the sentiment I used said Butterfly Kisses I punched out a tiny butterfly for a little extra eye candy.  I used my scallop punch on the side to layer the focal layer and used some enamel dots on the side.  Hope you enjoy and have fun creating your own silhouette card.   Come join us at House of Cards for this months challenge using a silhouette.  

Challenges:  Try it on Tuesday - Feminine and Fancy

                     Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

                     Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - anything goes 

                     Crazy for Challenges - spring 

                     Butterfly Challenge - use a butterfly