Things that glow in the dark.............DT Craft-DeeBowz Challenge!

Hi everyone! I hope your week is going great and you are crafting and creating up a storm.

 I want to share with you the card I created for the Craft Dee-Bowz design team challenge. We had to create an orange and green multiple loop bow, fall theme.  So, I thought I would get a jump start on my Halloween cards.This is what I came up with.

If you would like the recipe to this card, please go to the Craft-DeeBowz page. Also, if you would like information on purchasing a craft-deebowz bow maker, that info will also be on the page.

Thank you for stopping by today. Hugs Brenda

Hello there...............A Craft Dee Bowz Design Team challenge!

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a great week?

Donna over at Craft-Dee Bowz gave the design team a challenge with a sketch. Our colors to use were........Yellow, Red Black Plaid with any bow type, as long as we use our craft-deebowz bow making tool of course.

This is what I created:

The recipe for this card is posted on the craft-dee bowz website. Please go check it out. If you would like to order a craft-deebowz bow maker, just click on the bow maker on the top left corner of this page and it will direct you to the website.

Don't forget the Blog Hop August 14 th 10:00 pm est!

Thank you for stopping by, have a great week! Hugs Brenda

Inspiration Thursday.............A challenge!

Happy Thursday everyone! This has been a good week. I had fun looking for some inspiration and I found a good one over at http://mojomonday.blogspot.com Go check it out! They have great sketch this week.

Anyway, here is the card I came up with.

This is a 5x5 beige c/s base

layered with designer paper

with an off centered wide strip of designer paper

spellbinder nestabilities shapes for left side of card

a strip of ribbon at top right with a brad tag

and of course being a design team member of Craft-Dee Bowz, I couldn't finish this card without adding a beautiful bow made with the wonderful Craft-Dee Bowz bow maker. Click on the bow maker tool at the top left corner of this page and you will be able to purchase your very own. It's a wonderful tool. I never make a bow without it! http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com 

Thank you all for stopping by. Have a great weekend! Hugs Brenda

Challenges entered:
http://mojomonday.blogspot.com ..................Sketch
http://www.pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com ................Anything goes
http://clpchallenge.blogspot.com ..............Sketch

Seeing Double

Well it's another Friday and the weekend is here again. I hope everyone had a great week? My internet has been down for a couple of days and I have missed a couple of days of contact. But I'm back now!

I have uploaded a couple of cards that are identical except for the color. This is a challenge that I came across over at City Crafter Challenge Blog http://www.citycrafter.blogspot.com/ and thought it would be fun to do.The flowers that I put on these cards are made out of a circle punch for the base, a pear punch for the petals, and a real small flower punch to make the stamen for the center of the flowers.

I really had fun doing this handmade card. I think I want to do some more of these flowers. They turned out really nice.

The background for this card was made with a leaf cuttlebug folder, sponged with  dye base ink. White paper put in the folder then ran through the cuttlebug.

I hope I gave you some inspiration with this handmade card. Try it! It's a lot of fun!

Thank you for stopping by one more time! I do enjoy checking to see how many people stop by. It does my heart good! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs Brenda

Challenges:
1.) If The Shoe Fits......Scrap It http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/ ...................Anything Goes
2.) Stampin' for the Weekend http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ .............Photo Inspiration (Blues)
3.) Case Stady http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.com/ ..............."Be Creative"
4.) Cute Card Thursday http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ ..................Flower Power
5.) DYSU Challenge Blog http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ .................Layers
6.) Inky Impressions Challenges http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/ ..............."Use Punches or Dies"
7.) Penny's Paper-Crafty http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ ..................Anything Goes
8.) City Crafter Challenge Blog http://www.citycrafter.blogspot.com/ ..............."Perfect Pair" 2 cards that are identical but with different colors
9.) Simon Says Stamp and Show http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ ...............Anything Goes
10.) Pile it on http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ ..........................Sending Happiness

Color Challenge

Happy Sunday everybody! What a beautiful day the Lord has made! I will rejoice and be glad in it! Not only am I  rejoicing because of that. I'm also rejoicing that I won Top pick a couple of weeks ago over at Come and get it Challenges. Because I was a winner, today I am a guest Design Team Member.

This handmade card I have posted today is featured on the Color Challenge, Real Red, Melon Mambo, & White over at Come and get it challenges http://comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/ Please pop on over and check it out.

Thank you for allowing me to share my excitement with you. Thank you also for checking things out! Leave a comment if you will. It is really appreciated! Please come back soon! Hugs Brenda

Challenges:
1.) Creative Stamp Friends http://hiekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/ ................." Valentine "
2.) the cuttlebug spot http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ ...................Something with Hearts and a Stamp
3.) Scrapbookaholic By Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ ...............Valentine"s Themed
4.) The Kraft Journal http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/ .................." La-La-Luv You "
5.) Lexi's Creations http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ .........................." Love "
6.) Crafts 4 eternity http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ ....................Raspberry Delight-lt. pink, dk. pink, fushia, burgandy
7.) There's Magic in the Air http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/ ..............Color Challenge-Pink, White, & one other color
8.) OLLCB http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ ...................Be My Valentine
9.) Creative Inspirations Paint http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/ ...................Hearts
10.) Let's Ink It Up http://letsinkitup.blogspot.com/ .....................Ribbons and / or Lace

Valentine Be Mine

Hello there! It's Friday again! Can you believe it? I hope you had a good week?

I have been working on Valentine's cards all week. This is the most Valentine cards I have ever done. I've been having fun working on all sorts of challenges.

 My camera wasn't able to pick up the details on this card. There are a lot of different textures. I used two different cuttlebug folders and a couple of different spellbinders.

 I'm sorry,I tried to take a picture from two angles, hoping that you can see the dimensions. It still doesn't do it justice. Oh well, that's the best I can do. 

I'm so glad you visited today. I hope I have given you some inspiration. Now go and get started on those Valentine cards!

Have a great weekend! I'll meet you back here on Sunday with a new handmade card. This time It will be the card I submitted to the Come And Get It Challenge as a Guest Design Team Member. I'm so excited!

Thank you, and come back soon! Hugs Brenda





Challenges:
1.) Craft Your Passion http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ ...............Anything Goes with No Pattern Paper
2.)Creative Stamp Friends http://diekreativenstampelfreunde.blogspot.com/ .............." Valentine "
3.) the cuttlebug spot http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ ...............Something with hearts and a stamp
4.) Scrapbookaholic By Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ .............Valentine's Themed
5.) The Kraft Journal http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/ .............." La-La-Luv You "
6.) Lexi's Creations http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ ....................." LOVE "
7.) Lollipop Crafts http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/ ...................Make A Valentine's Day Card
8.) There's Magic in the Air http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/ .............Use Pink, White & one other color
9.) OLLCB http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ .................Be My Valentine
10.) Sketches By Carly http://sketchesbycarly.blogspot.com/ .................Sketch Challenge

Little Cutie

It's Monday again, and I've done another challenge. This handmade card is a little cutie. I made this card with four challenges in mind. One was a sketch, one was a color, one was a size, and the other one was adding lace. This card is what I came up with.

Recipe for Card:

3 in.x3 in. kraft card stock base
2 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. K & Co. Designer paper
white lace
olive ribbon
mustard mini brads
spellbinder scalloped oval
Challenges:
1.) Annabelle Stamps Blog http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/ .............Sketch Challenge
2.) 365 Cards http://365cards.blogspot.com/ ................Make a Teeny Tiny Card
3.)Paper Play Challenges http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ .................." Lovely Lace "
4.) Colour Q http://colourq.blogspot.com/ .......Color Challenge: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, More Mustard, Kraft, & White
5.) Paper Playtime http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ ............Anything Goes Blog Hop

Family is a Gift

Hello there! Here we are, the starting of another week. The weekend just flew by. I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend ( most of us did ). I realize that not everyone had a three day weekend.

I spent my day today scouting and blog hopping trying to find some inspiration for a new handmade card or photo lay out. I came across a sketch that I really liked. This handmade card that I have posted today is from the sketch of Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I hope I'll be able to submit it to some other challenges as well. We will see..................I hope you all will take the time to do some blog hopping. There really are a lot of talented people out there that work hard to inspire those of us that need that extra boost.

With this card, I did step outside of my box a little bit. I'm trying to get better at not being so boxed in. Meaning I'm adding a few more things than I would normally do. I even worked with a couple of colors that I don't usually use. This is definitely a work in progress.

I hope this blog will help you as it has helped me, with experimenting with colors and shapes. You all inspire me, and in turn I hope I'm able to be an inspiration to you. Thank you so much for stopping by. Please come back soon. Hugs Brenda

New Technique

Good morning! I'm glad you decided to join me this morning. I pray everyone is doing well.

I want to share a new technique for me, with you. This is a handmade card using a acetate sharpie marker technique.

This particular card recipe is as follows....................

Green card stock base
layered with purple
layered with a design paper punched with a border punch
white card stock ran through the cuttlebug machine with the polka dot cuttlebug embossing folder
acetate ran through the cuttlebug with the leaf cuttlebug embossing folder
color inside of leaf with sharpie marker
ribbon and sentiment added


This is really a very nice handmade card. Give it a try. I think you will like the look of this card. The picture doesn't do this card justice. If you decide to make this card, please let me know how it turned out and what you think. Even if you do something different, let me know. We all share and help each other, right? Well anyway, I love popping in for a few minutes to share this with you. Take care and have a great day. Hugs Brenda

Always Flowers

Hurray it's hump day! Just thought I would pop in and share something I've been working on. I thought I would do something a little different. I haven't done too many black cards, so here we go with this one..............Although I love Christmas, I am ready to move on to something else.

This is a black card stock base, with white ran through the cuttlebug with the swirl cuttlebug embossing folder. I have a strip of gros grain ribbon at the top of the card with three of my flowers that I create for my embellishments, a stamped sentiment at the bottom..................................

Thank you for stopping by and checking this out! I do enjoy it when you visit. Come back real soon.
Hugs, Brenda

Challenges:
Magical Monday "Crafts 4 Eternity" http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ .................Embossing
Mojo Monday http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ ..............Sketch
Paper Playtime http://www.paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ ...............Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Pollycraft Monday Challenge http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ ...........Punch It!

Wintery Night

You all probably thought I wasn't going to post anymore this week, well I almost didn't. I have been so swamped that I was just too tired. But, you know what? Believe it or not, this actually helps me wind down for the night..................Anyway here we go!

This card that I've posted is another one of those, very pretty but simple cards. This handmade Christmas card has a white card stock base, with a blue layer on top that has been embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. The folder has the theme of a distant winter town. Before I adhere the winter theme to the base card, I attach the ribbon and then glue the blue winter layer on. I take a 1in. square punch , cut it 1/2 point to point and that gives you the photo corners. I heat emboss warm wishes and last but not least, I add stardust stickles to the rooftops and scatter 2 or 3 stars. there you have it. A very pretty but simple card to send out to those on your Christmas card list.

I hope you try making this handmade Christmas card and you will see just how simple it really is.

I thank you all so much for stopping by and checking out my blog. My hope is that in some way, I may be an inspiration. I am truly blessed..................

Challenges;
Pile it on http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ .............Bling it up
Creative Inspirations Paint http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/ ......Non-Traditional Christmas Colors
Paper Sundaes http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ ..........Anything Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ .......Christmas Glitz
Christmas Card Challenges http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ .........Christmas/Holiday/Winter Card
Craft Your Passion Challenges http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ .........Christmas
Creative Stamp Friends http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/ ..........Christmas
Cupcake Craft Challenges http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ ..........."Don't Look at the Light" If it sparkles and shines
Scrapbookaholic By Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ ............Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ ........"Let's Get Together for the Holidays"
Lexi"s Creations http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ ..........."Untraditional Christmas" No Red or Green

Elegant but Simple

Rain, Rain, go away! Come again another day!
Yes, it's raining outside and cold. It certainly makes you want to stay inside and work, or play. Lol..........Guess what I've decided to do? Yep! You've got it! I'm playing!

This handmade Christmas card is very simple, but elegant. It looks complicated but not. You just let the tools do the work for you. All you have to do is assemble it. I love the colors and also, like I've said before................ this is my favorite Christmas flower/plant.

Thank you all for visiting. Come again soon!

Enjoy your day! Luv and Hugs Brenda

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ ..............Anything Goes
Clearly istamp http://www.clearlyistamp.typepad.com/ ..............Christmas
Daring Card Makers http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ .........Color Challenge " A Nordic Christmas "
Fussy and Fancy Friday http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ ..........Color Challenge
Phindy's Place Challenge Blog http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ .........Clean & Simple
Simply Create Too http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ .............Wet or Dry Embossing
Stampin for the Weekend http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ ...........Christmas
Scrapbookaholic By Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ ............Christmas
Allsorts Challenge Blog http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ .............It Takes Two " only use two colors "
Basic Grey http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/ ............Anything Goes

Ole St. Nick........

I know I said that I would be back on Wednesday. Well, that didn't happen! My internet went out. We had a lot of heavy winds yesterday and it caused problems. Anyway, here I am today with a new handmade Christmas card.

This Christmas card was made with Paper Cupcakes sketch in mind. I did enter it into several others too. I hope you like it?

Thanks for stopping by, and as always keep those creative juices flowing. Luv to all, Brenda

P.S. Check out my daughters site: http://www.scrapbooksandkeepsakes.blogspot.com/


Challenges:
Paper Cupcakes http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/ Sketch
The Cuttlebug Spot http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ " use your leftovers "
Gabbyabby Challenges with SEI http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ ........Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge blog http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ ......Colors of Christmas
Lex's Creations http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ ........Anything man/boy
The Crazy Challenge http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ .........Anything Goes
My Time to Craft http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ ........Vintage Christmas
Tuesday Taggers http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/ .........Card Week " Father Christmas "
I Brake for Challenges http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/ .........Vintage
Gingerloft Challenge http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ .......Christmas or Winter
The ABC Challenge http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ ........E is for.......
Lttle Red Wagon http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ ............Vintage Christmas
Penny"s Paper Crafty Challenge Blog http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ ........Merry Christmas
The Paper Variety http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/ ...........Christmas
Case Study http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.com/ ..........Holiday Creations


Don't forget to check out Pile it on http://www.pileiton.blogspot.com/ that's where you'll find most of these challenges.

Many Thanks

It's Thursday, and another weekend is upon us. Can you believe it? The days are just flying by.

I have a lot going on this weekend. My mom is coming for the day tomorrow, I'm going to visit with a friend Friday night and we are going to the Christmas Made in the South convention in Savannah Georgia Saturday morning, and Sunday morning my husband and I are going to my youngest daughter's house  in Ashville North Carolina for Thanksgiving. Wow! That's a lot of going. Pray that we have safe travels.

Now, on to this card. I changed up a little bit. I didn't do a Christmas card this time. I needed a break, just for a couple of hours.
I made this handmade card mainly for a couple of challenges. Lexi's Creations and Colour Create are for starters, but I will be adding it into several challenges for sure.

Thank you for stopping by and thanks for all of the comments. As always keep those creative juices flowing and your hand busy.

The Bewitching Hour.........

Okay, this is the last post for tonight. This card was done for another challenge. I had to use the colors, orange, green, black, and purple.

This was really a fun card. I used a lot of tools on this card. I did a masking/sponging technique, and the tools were an embossing folder, border punch, and the Cricut machine.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Hope to see you soon!

Friendships of Lavender and Lace...........

Hello all my blogger friends! Here's a card I worked on for a challenge on another blog. I really had fun making this card. Lavenders and purples are my favorite colors. I used cuttlebug, Martha Stewart, and Just Rite products on this card. I also used a piece of floral vellum as an overlay along with lace and lavender ribbon running through it. I have a lot of different colored rose buds that I have made, so I went and looked through my stash and found a lavender one to put on my card..............Thank you for stopping by and allowing me to share this with you.

Peace to us all...........

I'm having so much fun! I've been working in my studio all day. I needed to get a lot done because It's back to work tonight! Here is one more card that I put together for a couple of challenges.