Farewell CIE!

Hey friends!
I am sad to say that this is the final challenge over at Cards In Envy. I have enjoyed being on this team the last 5 1/2 years! Wow, I can't believe it's been that long! I have met some wonderful people, especially Sandy. Thanks for having me!
This last challenge is to use the first sketch that was posted at CIE. I used Fancy Pants Wonderful Day and Divine Twine for this card:

I punched three circles on the top layer of my card and backed two with patterned paper. The other one, I popped up with some foam. I added a border across the middle. Backed the patterned paper with green cardstock and added some machine stitching. I fussy cut the balloon and added that to my border. Finally, I added a few chipboard buttons, with Divine Twine bows and that cute celebrate flag. 

Check out the sketch on the blog and play along with us!

Love Me or Love My Pet

Hello!
That's the title of the challenge that was posted at Cards In Envy- Love Me or Love My Pet- create a love card or better yet, one featuring a pet.
I used some Moxie stash for this fun dog card:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

50

Hey all!
There's a new challenge up over at Cards In Envy - use a number on your card.
I created this 50th birthday card for a wonderful friend:

I used Fancy Pants Joy Parade and added some flower stickers from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hang Your Stocking

Hello!
I am sharing a card I created for the new challenge at Cards In Envy- Hang Your Stocking- Create a card featuring a stocking, Christmas or other OR what you might find in your stocking. 
I used an old Fancy Pants line for this card:

Hope you find some time to play along!

Spirit of Christmas

Hey all!
Cards In Envy has a new challenge up- Spirit of Christmas- create any style and color Christmas card.
I used Fancy pants Holiday Hustle for this fun card:

Thanks for stopping by!

Santa Baby!

Hello!
Santa Baby! That's the theme for the new card challenge up at Cards In Envy. Create a card using anything that makes you think of Santa.
I used Carta Bella Christmas Day for this card:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Under The Stars

Hello!
I am sharing a card I created for the new challenge at Cards In Envy- Fire or rain. The challenge is to create a card featuring fire or rain. I created a camping card for a friend with a campfire on it:

I used Simple Stories Under the Stars for this card. 

Hope you find some time and play along with us!

It's The Happiest Season of All!

Hey!
have you started your Christmas cards yet? I am doing pretty good on mine so far.
There's a new challenge over at Cards In Envy- create a card for your favorite holiday. I used Fancy Pants Holiday Hustle for this Christmas card:

I added a few layers of patterned paper and some stitching for the base of my card. I added a few tags and diecuts, popping some up with foam to add some dimension. To finish my card, I added some twine and a gem.

We would love to have you play along with us!

Oh So Spooky!

Hello friends!
There's a new challenge up at Cards In Envy! The challenge is: Oh So Spooky!- create a spooky card.
I used a Halloween line from Echo park and came up with this "SPOOKY" card:

I did some fussy cutting and stitching on this card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Feels Like Fall

Hello!
Feels like fall- That's the new card challenge posted today at Cards In Envy. I used American Crafts Give Thanks for this fall card:

I love the fun fall colors in this line!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

It's A Lemonade Kind of Day

Hello!
Happy Labor Day & happy Monday!
It's the first one of the month, that means a new card challenge is up at Cards In Envy- The fruits of your labor. The challenge is to create a card with a fruit on it.
I used Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss for this card:

The white lemonade circle is a clear acetate that I backed with white cardstock. Because of this, I had a hard time getting a decent photo. This one was the best I could do.

Hope you will join us and play along!

Yellow & Black

Hello!
Today I would like to share another card for today's challenge reveal at Cards In Envy. The challenge is to use yellow and black as prominent colors on your card. I used Fancy Pants Joy Parade for this card:

I layered black cardstock between my patterned papers to make them pop. I added Distress Oxide Ink to the printed words paper and then added some diecuts and stitching. Finally I added a few sequins and my cork sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Take It Easy

Hey there Scrappy Friends!
It's the first Monday of the month and that means a new challenge is up on the Cards In Envy blog!
Today's challenge is to use something new on your card.
I get the Hip Kit Club kits and hadn't used February's kit yet, so I opened it and used mostly Pinkfresh Studio's Let Your Heart Decide for this get well card:

Hope you will play along with us!

On The Beach

Hello and happy Monday!
I am sharing a card for the new challenge that is up over at Cards In Envy today. The challenge is to create any theme card and use a beach image on it.
I used Paper House Productions and a small sentiment chipboard piece from Creative Embellishments for this birthday guy card:

I tore the edge off of one of the beach themed papers from Paper House. I added an acetate square, the sail boat and frame also from Paper House.

Here is a close up:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Twinkle Little Stars

Hey there scrappy friends!
There's a new challenge up at Cards In Envy. The challenge is twinkle little stars: create any themed card with stars.
I used Simple Stories Sea to Shining Sea for this card:

I used embroidery floss to hand stitch around the star. I added it to the striped paper and machine stitched. I popped the balloons and cupcake up with foam and finally added some fussy cut stars and stickers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful 4th!

Feeling Blue...

Hey there scrappy friends!
There's a new challenge up over at Cards In Envy!
The challenge is called- Feeling Blue and distressed. The challenge is to create a card with distress inks and lots of the color blue.

I used a white piece of cardstock and added modeling paste through a Prima stencil. Then I took 2 Ranger Distress Inks-Faded Jeans & Salty Ocean. I smooshed them one at a time on plastic packaging, spritzed it with water and smooshed it onto the stenciled background. I continued this until I was pleased with the result:

I stamped my sentiment using embossing ink, added embossing powder and heat set it. I added a few different blue washi tapes, stitching them in place. Finally I punched 2 butterflies from white cardstock and glued them on:

We would love to have you play along with us! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Let's Hear it For The Boys!

Hey there friends!
There's a new challenge up over at Cards In Envy!
The challenge is to create a masculine card for a boy or man.
With Austin graduating from high school this year, we have lots of graduation parties to attend. I decided to create a grad card for one of his friends.
I used Basic Grey from my stash and came up with this masculine card:

We would love for you to play along with us this month!

Thanks for stopping and stay scrappy!

Birthday Card

Hey there!
Happy Monday!
There's a new challenge up at Cards In Envy today. The challenge is: It's Birthday Party Time- create a birthday card.
I used Simple Stories Let's party for this fun birthday card:

I loved that sentiment when I saw it and just had to use it!

Hope you will take some time and play along with us!

Get Negative!

That's the theme for the new card challenge at Cards In Envy

Get negative- Create a card with the NEGATIVE space of a die or punch.

Welcome back to my blog!

I had a hard time with this challenge and probably way over thought it, especially after I have seen the amazing cards by the rest of the team.

I decided to use the negative part of the sun burst as a stencil. I laid it on top of a white piece of cardstock and sprayed it with a few mists. When it was dry, I fussy cut it out and stitched it on another piece of misted cardstock.

Anyways, here is my card:

I finished it off with some stitching, a few clouds, some Simple Stories stickers and some twine.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Follow Your Dreams

Hello!
It's the second Monday of the month already! That means a new challenge is up at Cards In Envy. The challenge is: Make a card without ANY patterned paper.
I used my distress oxide inks and some cut files that have been laying on my desk for this card:

After applying the inks on my cardstock, I sprayed a background stamp with water and placed it on my background. I let it sit for a few minutes and then removed it. I love the results!

Check out what the rest of the DT did with this challenge and play along with us!