Piano

I did this simple music piece for my first run at using the piano cut off of Summer In Paris cartridge..keeping it simple..I added some CB 'swiss dots' embossing and a little ribbon and called it good..now...it's off to enter into the following challenges...

Incy Wincy - music

Truly Scrumptious - sketch

Enjoy the Ride

I made this Father's Day card following this weeks color challenge at The Play Date Cafe and sketch by Corrosive Challenge.  I used CB Candy Cane folder, Graphically Speaking (car and enjoy the ride) and Beyond Birthdays (Dad) cricut carts. 

~Challenges~

One Stop Craft - for boys

Stamptacular Sunday's - tribute to father's

Raise the Bar - special guy

Magical Crafts - Father's Day

Incy Wincy - for guys

Cupcake Craft - for boys

Crafty Cardmakers - for man

Double Dutch - dad

A Crafty Little Place - for boys

Creative Craft - for man

Stampin Royalty - masculine

One Stitch At A Time - celebrations

Caardvarks - embossing

Flourishes Timeless - embossing

Fab -n- Funky - Father's Day

Prairie Fairy - dad

I do appreciate you stopping by!

Wisdom

I used Summer In Paris cart along with DCWV patterned paper, embossed w/CB Herring Bone foler, scallop border punch by Martha Stewart and a touch of Glossy Accents to dress up his suit for this Father's Day "Wisdom" card.  I followed Sketch Saturday's Week #107 sketch and The Play Date Cafe PDCC33 Challenge (raspberry, aqua, kraft and white).  Inside sentiment 'Happy Father's Day' wood mount stamp.  Given that this card is for a man and specifically for Father's Day... it appears that their are quite a number of challenges to submit this one... I had better get to it... Thanks for looking!

Incy Wincy - one for the guys
Cupcake Craft - one for the boys
Crafty Cardmakers - challenge 23 for men
Double Dutch - dad's treat
A Crafty Little Place - for the boys
Creative Craft - for a man
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Father's Day
Crafts and Me - friends/family
Totally Gorjuss - for the boys
Stamptacular Sunday - tribute to all Father's
Caardvarks - wet or dry embossing

Vegas Anniversary

When I saw the Polka Doodles Week 22 Challenge Mod/Retro Anniversary...I was all over it!  Gave me the perfect opportunity to use my wood mount Vegas sign stamp and some fabulously fun K and Co patterned paper... 

The Pixie Cottage - sketch

Polly Craft - ribbon/bling

Practical Scrappers - eyelets

Crafty Angels - favorite stamp

Delightful Sketches - texture

Cooking it up w/Katie - green, embossing, ribbon

Charisma Cardz - spots and stripes

Corrosive Challenge - die cuts

Stampacular Sunday - I do, I do, I do

Magical Crafts - metal madness

Caardvaarks - embossing

One Stitch at a Time - boys to men

Creative Craft - for the man in your life

C.R.A.F.T - mens

Play Date PostCard

This card was inspired by

The Play Date Cafe - pale peach, peach, lemon challenge and Unscripted Sketches #58 and as a result of using Home Accents cart (Inspire and photo corners), some torn K and Co designer paper ink distressed with ColorBox Chalk Ink (peach pastel) and dry embossed using CB I am able to enter the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft - dazzle us

Crazy Challenge - distress it

Tuesday Taggers - texture

Crafts and Me - distressed

Delightful Sketches - texture

ABC Challenge- vintage

Charisma Cardz - flowers

Paper Play - flowers and sparkle

Meljens Designs - dry embossing

Busy Beauties - anything goes

AIFactory - anything goes w/a die cut

Frosted Designs - buttons

Stamping for the Weekend - summer/travel

One Stop Craft - make own design paper

Corrosive Challenge - die cuts

Caardvarks - embossing

Tropical Bouquet

Used Life's A Beach cart for waves, sun, Bird of Paradise and Plumeria and EDPD for fishbowl...  (I just love using that fish bowl for flowers..) 1 sheet of K and Co PP, embossed w/CB Frills Border Folder and Tiny Bubbles folder, a couple of Recollections eyelets, some BasicGrey Bling and a touch of Glossy Accents for this warm summery greeting which follows a sketch by BasicGrey Challenges  and incorporates the following characteristics which fall in with these challenges:

KL Stampin and Scrappin' - flowers

Magical Crafts - metal madness

One Stitch at a Time - something new

The Pink Elephant - gotta wear shades

Cupcake Craft - summer delights

Crafty Cardmakers - fave and least fave color (least = yellow and fave = pink)

Papertake - fun fun fun

Tuesday Taggers - touchy feely texture

Delightful Sketches and Challenges - texture

Charisma - flowers

PaperPlay - flowers and sparkle galore

Meljens Designs - dry embossing

Busy Beauties - anything goes

AIFactory - anything goes w/a diecut

Thank you so much for taking a look and I do hope to hear what you think...

Let's Dress Up

Used cuts from Summer In Paris (dress form) and EDPD (hangers) and PDDU (hanging dresses), ribbon off of a Coldwater Creek shopping bag, Recollections brad, CB textile folder, K and Co pp.... little bit of lace, chalk ink, bling and buttons...and here is my Play Date Cafe Challenge 31 and Sketch Saturday entry.

~ additional challenges ~

Paper Garden - girlie

Cricut Cardz - brads

Delightful Sketches - texture

ABC Challenge - vintage

Creative Craft - ribbons/bows

Pixie Dust - anything round

Digi Doodle Shop - anything goes

Just Us Girls - dry embossing

Sweet Stampin - pimp your card

Magical Crafts - metal madness

One Stitch at a Time - something new

Thanks for allowing me to play!