Anything Goes Challenge

Here is my entry into Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.  Once again I told my husband that I was going to set this one out.  I'm getting behind on video Gaming.  I planned to spend the night playing my Playstation 4 after the kids fell asleep.  Of course at the last minute, I decided to make a card instead.  I'm relatively new to card making.  I've only been doing this for about three months. Therefore I lack many supplies. Slowly, I am stocking up my card tool arsenal.  I am using MacGyver's method of card making less frequently.  My husband is glad to have his tape measure back.  I also broke down and bought a scoring board so I can put away the butter knife. In this challenge I could do anything I wanted but I decided to make a card with the 1st stamp set that I ever bought.  This card reminds me of a shadowbox.  I paper pieced the cup and spoon. I used so much different paper that once again I lost track of the paper pads I used. I also used an embossing folder and Tim Holtz Distress Ink to give the card a tooled leather look.

Here is the supplies I used:

1. Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Black Soot
2. QuicKutz Cutting Dies: Nesting Card Templates
3. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
4. Fiskars Stamp Set: Latte Love

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: The Artsy Stamp

Okay I said I wasn't going to do this challenge.  I told my husband that I was setting this one out.  He laughed at me and told me I would have a card by morning.  I love my husband!  LOL  He knows me so well.  So here is my entry for Simon Says Monday Challenge: The Artsy Stamp.   Let me be absolutely honest and let you know up front that I'm not artsy. This was hard for me.  I started to think about Stained Glass Windows and mosaics.  Then I got this idea to paper piece this card.  It started out a horrible mess.  I had paper everywhere.  I had paper in my hair, stuck to the cat, and covering the floor.  I think I glued my fingers together twice before the night was over.  I almost gave up and threw the card away but I kept at it.  I love the little artsy bunny and plant stamp.  I don't remember what paper pads I used.  I gave up trying to keep track on this card.  Also no die cuts here, I hand cut this card. It was just me and a pair of scissors.

Here are the stamps I used:
1. Prima Marketing Inc Item #544959
2. Prima Marketing Inc Item #545086
3. Dylusions: Clearly Doodle Parts

Good Morning!  I'm going to bed now that my card is done :-)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: VACATION/TRAVEL

Here is my entry to Simon Says Wednesday Challenge : Vacation Travel. I didn't use any paper piecing this time.  I just used stamps and my Prismacolor Colored Pencils.

I used the following products to create this card.
1.  CN Crafts: Enamel Hearts (Simon Says Card Kit May 2014)
2.  Hero Arts Stamp Set: Let's Chill CL438
3.  Quic Kutz Cutting Dies: Nesting Card Templates
4.  Crate Paper: The Pier
5.  American Crafts Paper Pad: Mayberry
6.  Prismacolor Colored Pencils
7.  K&Company Solid Mat Pad

Challenge: Botanical

I made this for Simon Says Monday Challenge: Botanical. I started thinking about Patchwork Quilts and then I made this card.  I paper pieced the flowers and hand sewed the Love sign.  I lost track of all the paper I used.  I made this card with Fiskars Petal From Scratch stamp set. 

DIE CRAZY

This is my entry into Simon Says Die Crazy Wednesday Challenge.  I used Momenta "Owl" cutting dies and embossing plates.  This card involved a long night of paper piecing.  I hope you enjoy! XOXO

The Inside

Listed below is the supplies I used to make my card.
1. Momenta "Owl" cutting dies and embossing plates
2. Quic Kutz Cutting Dies Nesting Card Templates
3.  Hero Arts Woodland Creatures
4. Fiskars Petals from Scratch
5. The Paper Studio Embossing Folder Wood Grain
6. Jelly Roll Clear Glitter Pen
7. CN Crafts Enamel Hearts: Date Night (Simon Says May 2014 Card Kit)
8. Simple Stories Paper Pad: Summer Fresh
9. Studio Calico Paper Pad: Atlantic Collection
10. Pebbles Paper Pad: Lakeside
11. K&Company Solid Mat Pad
Hopefully I didn't forget anything!

I entered my card in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Spring Flower Challenge.

Since I work third shift, this card took all night.  I used some awesome products my husband gave me for Mother's Day.  I am very proud of him.  He picked out some great stamp sets and embossing folders all by himself.  As you can see, I put his present to good use.  Enjoy! XOXO

I used the following products to create this card:

1. The Paper Studio Embossing Folder in Wood Grain

2. K&Company Solid Mat Pad

3. Pebbles Lakeside Paper Pad

4. Fiskars Petals from Scratch Stamp Set

5. Hero Arts Woodland Creature

6. Simon Says Stamp Stars & Dots Stencil (from Simon Says Stamp May 2014 Card Kit)

7. Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool (from Simon Says Stamp May 2014 Card Kit)

8. Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad in Peacock Feathers (from Simon Says Stamp May 2014 Card Kit)

9. Simon Says Stamp All Boy (from Simon Says Stamp May 2014 Card Kit)

"M" is for Mother and Mother's Day! Here is a card I made for my Mother-In-Law.

I entered my card in Simon Says Stamp Monday "M" Challenge.

I used the following products to make my card:

1. Hero Art Stamp Set Happy Mother's Day CL334
2. Hero Art Stamp Set Woodland Creatures CL261 (I love this stamp set.  I've used it on so many  cards lately. It's one of my favorites. It's great to use for paper piecing.)
3. Simple Stories Summer Fresh Paper Pad
3. K&Company Solid Mat Pad

This was a lot of cutting and gluing.

This card was made from DCWV "The Citrus Matstack."  This involved cutting out many flowers from one of the card stock pages.  Then I use a lot of glue and foam squares to stack the flowers. 

I made these Happy Birthday Cards using Hero Arts "Happy Birthday Cupcake" Cling Stamps and my Prismacolor Pencils.

This is a card I created using Hero Arts "Let's Chill!" Stamp Set.

Here is the front of the card.

Here is the inside of the card.

Card for Gamers using Simon Says Stamps May 2014 Card Kit.