Papercraft Star Challenge #22!

Good morning everyone! I hope you stopped by Paper Craft Star earlier this week and checked out the challenge ;) Make a holiday card or tag that features an ornament or tree!

I created this little tag for one of my gifts this year. I kept the sentiment simple with a "for you" file folder tag - love these! The products used are all S.E.I. Head over to Paper Craft Star before noon tomorrow and enter your project to be eligible to win this week's prize - a set of tags from Sweet Liberty Farmhouse.

All month long, the Kraft Outlet has been featured on Paper Craft Star. Fellow DT member, Tracy, created this BEAUTIFUL mini album using their products. You can find her tutorial video here and here.

This week, Kraft Outlet is offering an exclusive discount for our readers at Papercraft Star.... shop now and receive 15 percent off your total order at the Kraft Outlet! To claim your discount all you need to do is use the voucher code STAR15 at check out!

Don't forget to stop by Sunday for a special blog hop hosted by Paper Craft Star, as well! :)

TGIF!

Dance in the rain :)

I am SO excited to announce the next challenge at The Paper Variety! Julie Bonner designed a sketch especially for us. Isn't it wonderful! I am so inspired by Julie's work.

Here is the 2 page sketch -isn't it awesome?!

As if that wasn't enticing enough - Sarah from Scrapcetera is sponsoring this week. Her brand new November kit!!

Here is the layout I created - my 2nd in our San Francisco album. This time I used Basic Grey's Wander collection.

The title quote was perfect for our one day of bad weather (which didn't stop us from buying umbrella's and walking from one end of the city to the other!) -

Stop by The Paper Variety to see the fabulous layouts the rest of the design team created based on Julie's sketch! We would love to see your interpretation, too! :)

Blessings!

It's so great to be back to crafting :) There is a new challenge up at Cricut Cardz! Use the colors blue, brown, orange and white to create a Thanksgiving card.

I decided to go different and create a long and skinny card. I cut orange cardstock 9" x 7.5" and scored/folded at 3 3/4". It fits perfectly in a business envelope! I used some scraps from my patterned paper drawer that fit the color challenge perfectly.

I cut the word "blessings" from my Storybook cartridge using my fit to length feature. I typed in the letters, hit "fit to length" and set my size to 8 1/2" (since the card length was 9"). Clicking the "ok" button before "cut" will let you know how tall the letters will be so there are no surprises! LOL! Been there, done that, ruined the paper ;) These letters ended up being 1 3/4" tall - perfect.

I completed the rest of my sentiment by stamping mini alphas :) Can't wait to see the Thanksgiving cards you create with these colors. Click over to Cricut Cardz to enter!

Thanks for stopping by today! Would love if you checked out my latest San Francisco layout. So much to be thankful for :)

Happy Together :)

My hubby and I had been away for the past week, celebrating 2 years of marriage in San Francisco! We had such a great time. I already printed a few pictures to start scrapbooking our trip :)

In search of a sketch to spark my creativity again, I came across a blog hop among 5 challenge sites - each with 1 element needed to create your layout entry.

The hop began at Sassy Lil Sketches. Of course, their element to the challenge was a sketch:

Continuing on to ScrapFit, The Cuttlebug Spot, Scrap Tiffany, and Crop Suey the challenge also called for 3 of the same item, paint, lace, and embossing.

So... here's the layout I made featuring papers from the "Happy Together" collection by Fancy Pants. (Click to view larger).

This layout was also inspired by Abby's challenge at The Paper Variety - its as simple as 1, 2, 3. Use 1 color of mist or paint; use 2 flowers; and 3 patterned papers. The Scrapbooking Cottage is our sponsor and Stacy is offering a Bo Bunny "Midnight Frost" kit. Why not play along?!

Here is a close up of the textured banner pieces (Swiss Dots folder to coordinate with the patterned paper). For this reason (triangles) using it for ScrapFit's shape challenge. I also did some light stitching around the middle mat.

TGIF! I hope you are gearing up for a fun weekend! :) Along with unpacking, catching up on laundry, and hanging out with friends - I hope I can squeeze in a few more layouts!

Papercraft Star Challenge #20!

It's a card challenge at PaperCraft Star this week ;) "Simon says".....

• Base 4.5 x 5.5
• Double Mat #1: cut at 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 with another color cut at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
• Double Mat #2: cut at 2 3/4 x 4 with another color cut at 2 3/4 x 2 1/2
• Add Ribbon
• Add Button(s)
• Add Punch or Die Cut

I created this fall themed sympathy card..

The sentiment reads "May you soon find comfort and peace" and it's from Scrappy Mom Stamps. Papers are by Little Yellow Bicycle.

Link up your cards at Paper Craft Star by noon tomorrow :)

The Paper Variety's 8th Challenge!

The new challenge is up at The Paper Variety!! :)

Our sponsor this week is Tessa's wonderful etsy shop, Precocious Paper !!

I used one of Tessa's flowers on my project this week, too! I created this altered canvas for my best friend's bridal shower next month. I used Bo Bunny's Mamarazzi collection and my Storybook cricut cartridge. Her wedding colors are black and blue so I think it will be perfect :)

I hope you play along! Check out the rest of the design team inspiration and link up your wedding projects here. Have a great day!!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #49!

Mary has another great Cricut Cardz challenge! Create a holiday card using something that begins with the letter "S". How fun!

I created this winter card using SEI's "Winter Song" line. The things I used that started with "s" were stripes, snowflake, sleigh ride sentiment and STICKLES!

Here is a close up of the snowflake cut with my A Child's Year cartridge.

Check out the rest of the design team inspiration and link up your projects here! :)