DCWV July Stackaholic Challenge

Who is ready for the July DCWV Stackaholic Challenge? There are two amazing sketches available to work with this month! This month I decided to play along with the card sketch.

Take a look at this sketch:

Here is the card I made using the new Modern Metallics available at AC Moore stores:

I loved this sketch, so I decided to stick to the design. I covered the front of the A2 card with the worded print. The circles are cut using a die on two different prints and attached overlapping them. I cut a strip of the gold cardstock and a strip of vellum and attached on top of the three circles. The sentiment is made using the The Greeting Farm's Celebrate & Enjoy stamp set and coordinating dies.

Want to play along with the card sketch or check out the details about entering your creation? Stop by HERE for all the information!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
DCWV - Modern Metallics Stack
The Greeting Farm - Celebrate & Enjoy stamps and dies

DCWV November Stack-a-holic Challenge

 Hello, DCWV! Fall is in the air! I am loving the cooler temps and the fall décor!

Today, I am sharing the card I made to go along with the DCWV November Stack-a-holic Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:

I used the beautiful DCWV stack, Harvest House. I decided to stick pretty close to the sketch and used a variety of prints to make this card! To add some different textures to the card, I included some embossed diecuts and some burlap.

Here are the instructions/rules from the DCWV blog:
Until then, just as a reminder, please create a page or a card that is inspired from the sketches shown above.  Once you are done, please send a picture of your creation to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com (they need to be submitted by midnight, November 30th).  I will post them on our Facebook Page as the submissions come in.  At the beginning of next month, we'll post our top 10 picks from each sketch and 4 people will be chosen to win a stack for playing along.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Jessi

DCWV September Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! I hope you are enjoy your weekend! It is a holiday weekend here in the States. And with the weather we are having, it is the perfect time to get some crafting done!

 

Today, I am sharing the card I made to go along with the DCWV September Stack-a-holic Sketch Challenge.

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

 

And here is my take on the sketch:

 

 

 

As you can tell, I switched the postage stamps to hearts. I decided to use a variety of heart dies to create the fun design. I used different prints from the DCWV Hello Darlin' Stack. The card base is created out of a bright, fun print from the DCWV Marquee Stack. To finish the card, I stamped a simple Paper Smooches sentiment one the bottom right corner.

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

 

Jessi

Also playing along with:
Paper Smooches SPARKS - Anything Goes
 

Supplies:
DCWV - Marquee and Hello Darlin' Stacks
Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler stamp set and Tiny Hearts Dies
Echo Park - Heart Die
Sizzix - Hearts

DCWV July Stack-a-holic Challenge

New month means it is time for a new DCWV Stack-o-holic challenge! Below are the two sketches for this month:
 

Card:



Here is my take of the sketch, using some of the DCWV My Sunshine Stack:

 

 

Hope you are inspired to play along! Find out how you can plan along below!

Please send your entries to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com by July 29th.  In between now and then, we'll  post all entries on our Facebook page so that you can keep an eye on the fun things others are creating.  The top 10 entries for each set of submissions will be announced a few days after the deadline.   

Have a wonderful day!

You're a Good Egg

It has been a lazy Saturday around the house, so I managed to sit down at my craft table and play along with the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge.

 

I recently bought a few Paper Smooches stamp sets from JoAnn's. When I saw the current sketch challenge, an idea came to mind! It was time to break open the Wake Up stamp set.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take:

 

 

This was an easy card to put together. In fact, so easy that my five year old daughter made one as well! The hardest part of this card (for me, anyway) was the coloring of the bacon. I continue my goal of improving my coloring skills.

 

What to check out the current Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge? Check out the information HERE!

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

 

Jessi

 

Paper Smooches stamps used:

Wake Up

 



DCWV April Stackoholic Challenge

New month means it is time for a new DCWV Stack-o-holic challenge! Below are the two sketches for this month:

Layout:

 

Card:

 

Today I am playing along with the card sketch and here is my take using one of the newest DCWV stacks, Chick Chat, now available at Michaels Stores.

 

Hope you are inspired to play along! Find out how you can plan along below!

Please send your entries to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com by April 29th.  In between now and then, we'll  post all entries on our Facebook page so that you can keep an eye on the fun things others are creating.  The top 10 entries for each set of submissions will be announced a few days after the deadline. 

 

Have a wonderful day!

DCWV March Stack-o-holic Challenge

Can you believe that it is March already? Time for a new DCWV Stack-o-holic challenge! Below are the two sketches for this month:

 

Layout:

 

 

Card:

 

 

Today I am playing along with the card sketch and here is my take using one of the newest DCWV stacks, Seaside Yacht, now available at Michael's!

 

Hope you are inspired to play along! Find out how you can plan along below!

Please send your entries to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com by Monday, March 30th.  In between now and then, we'll  post all entries on our Facebook page so that you can keep an eye on the fun things others are creating.  The top 10 entries for each set of submissions will be announced on the blog Tuesday, March 31st.  4 of those submissions will be chosen for a prize! 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas to all!

I hope you are having a wonderful and peaceful day!

 

The Trendy Twine design team is getting together today to share some fun and festive cards to you!

I wanted to share a simple card with you!

 

I love the bold combination of red, black and white. I think it is a fun, non-traditional holiday color combo. So I created this card below.

 

 

However, it is not Christmas without a touch of green. I added the fun Trendy Twine Cherry Limeade at the top of the card. To add more green, a couple of green (and red) sequins are scattered on the card.  So simple and so pretty!

 

 

For this card I also played along with the DCWV Stack-a-holic Card Sketch:

 

 

 

Supplies:

Trendy Twine - Cherry Limeade

DCWV - Candy Cane Lane Stack

 

Happy World Card Making Day Part #1

Happy World Card Making Day 2014!

I am happy to be able to participate in the festivities today! I will have to keep my posts short and sweet, as I am sneaking in craft time between games, parties, etc!

The first card I completed today is to play along with the Butterfly Reflections, Ink challenge they have on their blog today! They actually have 2 going on now! Check them out HERE!

I am playing along with this sketch challenge:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies:
Fancy Pants - Burlap & Bouquets paper pad and ready to go embellishments
My Mind's Eye - Enamel Dots
Waffle Flower - Bowtiful  stamp set
American Crafts - Ribbon
Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

Little Tangles Challenge - 15 Minute Challenge

Happy Thursday, everyone! I hope you are enjoying your week and finding some time to create something wonderful!

Today starts a new challenge over on the Little Tangles Challenge! 

 

When I am in a creative bind or in a time crunch, I rely on sketches to get me started. My main source for card sketches is Pinterest.  Here is the sketch I used to get ready for the 15 minute challenge!

Using the sketch above, I gathered my supplies

Now it is time to start the timer...

13 min 28 sec later:

Don't forget to check out the Little Tangles blog for some new freebies!

  Don't forget to link up your projects HERE!

Here are a few rules about the Little Tangles Challenge:

Challenge Guidelines:

• Create a NEW project based on the challenge theme. Your project must fit within the challenge theme in order to be eligible to win.
• Submit your entry through the Inlinkz tool below. (If you have a blog, please link to the blog post with your challenge entry, not your entire blog!)
• Link back to our challenge and display our challenge graphic in your blog post.
• The use of Neat & Tangled stamps is not required, but it is strongly encouraged! If you don't own any Neat & Tangled stamps, check out the FREE digi stampsHERE
• You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• We'd love for you to be a follower of Little Tangles!
• You have until Sunday, September 28th at 11:59 EST to enter.

Unity Fun Friday!

It has been one of those lazy days around our house. The kids had a snow day, very unusual for us here in Texas. So we all are still in our jammies, playing games and getting inky! 

So today, I decided it was time to make some fun Valentine cards, using some new paper and stamps from a recent purchase! 

Here is one that I can show you today:

I love how fun and unique Unity Stamps are. I used their Itty Bitty Skip a Beat stamp for this card. I paired it up with some paper from the Crate Paper's Love Notes Collection. To add some texture to the card, I added some Trendy Twine - Tickled with Teal. 

I decided that since I was playing with Unity, I was going to play along with a couple of Unity challenges. Below is the current Card Sketch for the Unity Challenge:

I also am entering into the Unity Friends With Flair that occurs every Friday!

Thanks for stopping by today! Stay warm! I think it is time for me to get out of these jammies and get ready for date night!

Playing along with:
Unity Stamp Challenge - Sketch

Prickley Pear October Sketch Challenge

It's back!!! Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is bringing back their Monthly Sketch Challenge! Please stop by the PPRS blog to find out my details!

Here is the PPRS October sketch:

Here is my take using the PPRS Hope Your Halloween (GG0173) and Trees in the Moonlight (HH0141) stamps:

Stop by HERE and link up your Prickley Pear creation! Cannot wait to see what you come up with!

Supplies:

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps - Hope Your Halloween (GG0173) and Trees in the Moonlight (HH0141)

Simple Stories - 24 Seven Collection

Clean & Simple Sketchy Fun

Do you love Spellbinders? Would you love a chance to win some? Become a follower! If I have over 100 followers by the end of the contest...I will include another set of Spellbinders!!!

Who else is in love with October Afternoon?  I cannot stop drooling over their collections!  I was able to sneak in some extra crafting time and cranked out this card using their Sidewalks collection.

Supplies:

Recollection Kraft Cardstock

October Afternoon Sidewalks Collection

Fiskars Circle Punch

Paper Studios Brads

Stampabilities Stamp

Thread

I used this sketch from Clean & Simple:

Also entered into the following challenges:

Clean & Simple - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

I hope everyone is having a great week! See you soon!