How Old Would You Be? - Caardvarks & Mojo Monday Challenges

This card satisfies the challenge on two sites today - Caardvarks Unity Quote challenge and Mojo Monday's week 86 sketch challenge.

The Caardvarks' Unity Quote challenge was to make a card with a quote on it - if you're not familiar, Angela from Unity Stamp Co. loves to collect quotes, especially those she can design into another stamp. I Unity Stamp Co.!! I am finally a proud owner of one of their sets - Tiny Trinity - which I used on this card. The quote says, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige". Seriously, think about it! How old would YOU be? Up until this past year, I think I would've been someone in their 20s. (I'd even gotten carded about a year ago!) Now, I'm not so sure. I feel and think I look more my age nowadays (38 *gasp*).

The Mojo Monday sketch challenge was to use this sketch:

Details : Paper - The Paper Company, Stampin' Up!, Die Cuts With a View; Ink - StazOn, SU!; Stamps - Unity Stamp Co., Inkadinkado; SEI buttons; Fiskars border punch; Michaels ribbon; DMC floss; blender pen.

TFL!

Heidi

(Don't forget to vote for me for Vintage Plum Guest Design Team - go to THIS POST HERE for details - and blog candy!)

TECC67 Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #67

Here's my interpretation of the Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #67 sketch. (I guess it's not really an "interpretation" since it's pretty much exactly the sketch! LOL!):

And then I thought it needed just one more little touch. Whadaya think? Do the sparkly brads go too far or give it just the right finishing touch?

A detail of the cupcake - you can see where I've added some VersaDazzle to make the frosting "frosty":

Here's the sketch:


I love the fun, celebration feel of Basic Grey's new Lime Rickey papers. The dark blue background and lime paint splatter were inspired by their print ad:

Be sure to check out the challenge on the Taylored Expressions blog here and take a look at all the other amazing submissions. (Scroll down to the Mr. Linky section and click on each name. For some reason I couldn't link directly to the specific post.) I know I've said it before but there are some extremely talented people out there! I'm awed!

Details: Paper - Basic Grey, The Paper Company; Ink - Staz-On, VersaMark, VersaDazzle, Stampin' Up!; Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcake stamps; Stampin' Up! embossing powder; Making Memories paint; Fiskars border punch; Stickles; foam squares; brads unknown .

Thanks for looking!

Heidi

Hero Arts Inspiration Challenge - XOXO

The Hero Arts challenge for this week was to make something inspired by one of the submissions for their "Win a Day on the Blog" contest that ended last month. There were about 2500 entries so there was quite a glut of inspiration.




My card is inspired by the card by LysaQ here. I really loved the color and composition of her card. (I think I was also swayed by the Japanese doll stamp she used - I'm DYING to get that set!!)

The hearts are all covered with Diamond Glaze to make them shiney and slightly bulbous. The XOXO overlay was cut using my Quickutz Silhouette.

Details: Paper - The Paper Company, DCWV, SU!; Stamps - Hero Arts ; StazOn ink; Zig Millenium pen; Quickutz Silhouette; SU! 1/4" punch; Fiskars border punch; Diamond Glaze; foam squares.

Thanks for looking!

Heidi

Mother's Day Present - Stella Ruby Card Set

I can't believe it's been 3 days since my last post! My days have been so busy running around and then I've just been tired after putting the kids to bed. It's been all I could do to get my mom's Mother's Day gift finished. We met for lunch today - we both hate the crowds at restaurants on Mother's Day. It's just crazy!

Anyway, you may remember that the Basic Grey Stella Ruby birds gift card set I made a while ago was made with my mom in mind. She really likes all things vintage and I knew she'd love the look of this particular BG paper. (See that post here for details and close ups of each note card.)

I made a coordinating gift box to go with the note card set. It's topped off with a flower made the same way as the ones I did on the Wish layout.

I also stamped each note card envelope with a coordinating bird, but I didn't get a pic of those.

Of course, no Mother's Day present is complete without a card for mom. Again, vintage birdcages, sooo my mom. Gotta love Basic Grey!!

Detail:

Inside:

Including a coordinating envelope, too:

And, finally, here's the whole gift ensemble. I was in Michaels getting the ribbon for the gift box and happened upon the vase of hydrangeas and knew that it was sooo my mother's style.

Details gift box : Paper - The Paper Company, Basic Grey; Fiskars border punch; Michaels ribbon; SU! Sticky Strip tape; Colorbox ink; thread.

Details card: Paper - Basic Grey, SU!, Bazzill; Stamps - Basic Grey, Unity Stamp Company, Hero Arts; Ink - Ranger Distress Ink, Colorbox, SU!, VersaMark; Cricut Wild Card; Fiskars border punch; clear embossing powder; Halcraft blank note card; SU! Pop Up glue dots.

See this posting for details on the note cards.

Now off to work on my mother-in-law's card. She such a sweet woman who is so great with my kids. I've got to come up with something special!

Thank you so much for looking! Your comments are welcome and quite appreciated!

Heidi

Moxie Fab World Wood You Challenge - one more card

OK, seriously, this is my last offering for the Moxie Fab World Wood You Challenge to use wood grain on a paper craft (http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2009/04/wood-you-challenge.html). I just really like wood grain as a design element!

March 2011 issue

The hibiscus flower is colored like wood grain using the Gina K Stamp TV method as noted in the previous post. The flower itself is a Cricut Storybook die cut. I didn't realize it until I was finished with the card but the light colored paper on the right side of the card has a wood grain background. Guess I was just in the wood grain frame of mind.

Details : Paper - DCWV Summer Stack, SU!; Ink - VersaMagic, SU!; Cricut, Fiskars border punch, foam squares.

I'm off to bed now. I had wanted to make another wood grain offering of a school house but that'll just have to wait for another day. I'm addicted to challenges!!

TFL!

Heidi

Hero Arts mayflowers challenge

Here's my contribution to the Hero Arts mayflowers challenge (http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2009/04/27/motivating-you-with-spring-flowers/).

I created the flower, leaves, and butterflies using heart stamps. You can see in the pic below the stamps next to the card. The flower center and the butterfly bodies are covered with beads.

Details: Stamps - Hero Arts LL187, SU! Stem Sayings; Paper - DCWV spring stack, The Paper Company; Ink - SU!, Staz-On; Fiskars border punch; SU! Pop Up Glue Dots; foam squares; beads; brads

TFL!

Heidi