Crazy Card Party Challenge #6 - Switch it Up

It is my turn to choose the Crazy Card Party Challenge for the week... And I am asking that you Switch it up!  I want you to start with either a male or female oriented card and then use it for inspiration to create the opposite!  Below you will see a Baby Girl Card that I created a while ago and I thought it would be nice to have a Baby Boy card on hand as well...  Here is the girl card that I started with:

Here is my new Boy version

Details:

1. Cut a scalloped Rectangle large enough for the teddy bear from white cardstock.
2. Cut the word Baby from Teal Cardstock.
3. Cut the banner on the woodgrain patterned paper
4. Cut a strip of Teal patterned paper  2 x 4 ¼” and glue to the bottom of the card front
5. Stamp the Stars in the top right corner from Hawian Shores ink
6. Stamp the Sentiment “boy” in black ink and the teddy bear on the scallop square and the sentiment on the banner.
7. Using copic markers colour in the teddy bear
8. Pop Dot the Teddy bear on the card and add the banner.
9. Glue the word Baby
10. Tie Twine in button and add to teddy bear.
11. Glue 3 woodgrain buttons on the stamped stars and add stickles
12. Round the bottom 2 corners of the card.

 Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park – So Happy Together

Cardstock:  Bazzill – White, Pink, Teal

Stamps:  PTI – Baby Button Bits (Teddy Bear & Sentiment-Cute as a button), Simon Says Stamp – Baby (Boy, Girl), Precious Remembrance – Journey (Star splats)

Ink:  Momento – Black, PTI – Hawian Shores, Berry Sorbet

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Zig Glue Pen, Pop Dots, Stickles

Tools:  Cuttlebug, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Dies:  Simon Says Stamp (Baby, Small Folded Banners), Spellbinder – Rectangle Scallop,

Copics:  E37, E35, E31

Button & Twine:  PTI

Sequins:  Woodgrain-ebay

Crazy Card Party Challenge #5 - Sympathy

The challenge for this week is to create a Sympathy Card.  I decided to try a stamping techquie with my Distress Inks!  I used a the distress pad in two different ways to get the same ink to have two different tones.  One more of a color wash look by watering it down and applying it with a paint brush the 2nd being to use it full strength for it's true tone!  Here are the results!

Details:

1. From Vintage Cream Cardstock cut a cover for a card base at 4 ¼” by 5 ½” and glue to card base.
2. Cut a piece of watercolour paper to 3 ½” by 4 ¾”.
3. Using Versamark stamp floral images and emboss using white embossing powder.
4. Take the distress ink and mush it onto a piece of clear plastic. Spray with water and using a paint brush cover the entire piece of watercolor paper.
5. Using the same ink – stamp the Background script to create a full background over top of the full watercolor piece.
6. Using a paper towel dab the embossed flowers to remove any of the ink.
7. Stamp the sentiment in black ink.
8. Cut a piece of black cardstock and use a border punch to create a decorative bottom edge.
9. Glue stamped watercolor piece to the black piece of cardstock and then tie some ribbon to the top of the back and stamped piece making sure to tie a bow.
10. Then using pop dots attach it to the card and add embellishments and black stickles to the bottom decorative edge.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream(PTI), Bazzill – Black
Stamps: Gelatins –Big and Wild Things (flowers), PTI-Background Basics Textile (Script background), PTI-Framed Out #4 (Sentiment).
Ink: Distress Ink – Tumbled Glass (Blue), Versamark, VersaFine (Black)
Embossing powder: Scraptivity (Off White)
Adhesive: Beacon 3in1 Glue, pop dots, Stickles (Black)
Tools: Fiskars Border Punch, Embossing Gun
Embellishments: Black Seam Binding Ribbon (Misc), Cream resin flower (Freckled Fawn), Enamel Dots (My Minds eye)

Crazy Card Party Challenge #4 - A Little Glitter

Our Challenge today is being brought to you by Kathryn!  She has asked that we use a little glitter on our project!  Here I used my Cricut to create the frame, rolled flower and the leaves.  I used glitter cardstock for the green leaves and then I added glitter to the edges of the flower.



Details:

1. From White Cardstock Cut the frame found on Page 53 of the Small Talk Frames & Tags cartridge using S+F1+27 from white cardstock at 3 ½”.
2. Stamp the word Thanks in Black ink on the bottom of the frame.
3. Using the cuttlebug and the embossing folder emboss only the 2 sides and the top of the frame (not where the sentiment is).
4. Cut a piece of the flowered patterned paper to 3” x 3 ½” and glue to the right hand side of a top folding card base.
5. Stamp additional sentiment below the patterned paper
6. Pop dot the white embossed frame on top of the patterned paper piece.
7. From  Green Glittered paper cut  the leafs  found on Page 65 of the Cindy Loo cartridge using the Border Feature at 1 ½” and trim apart to make two sets of leaves.
8. Cut a rolled flower from the Artiste Cricut cartridge (pg 54 Accent 2) from the light pink patterned paper at 3” and roll the flower using some tweezers.
9. Glue the top of the rolled flower with some glossy accents and spread it around with your fingers then apply some Glitter to the edges where the glue is.
10. Add a pink button to the centre of the flower.
11. Glue the flower and the leaves to the centre of the frame and round the top left and bottom right corners

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles Country Picnic  (Meadow & Secret Garden)

Cardstock:  Kraft (PTI), Bazzill – White, Best Creation (Lime Glitter Cardstock)

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp (Thanks)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black,

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, pop dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Small Talk Frames & Tags (pg 53 Frame 27), Cindy Loo (pg 65 Leaf Border), Artiste (pg 54 Accent 2), Cuttlebug &  Swiss Dots Embossing folder, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Button:  Bazzill Buttons (Pink)

Crazy Card Party Challenge #3 - Spring Colours

This weeks challenge at Crazy Card Party is brought to you by Rosanne!  She challenged us to make something using Spring Colours!

Now I have to say.... by the time I got to doing this challenge the inspiration was just flying around and I could not resist making this cute little 3D Heart Tree! It is hard to tell that the tree is 3D but if you look close at the 2nd and 3rd pics you can tell!

Details:

1. From Kraft cardstock cut 1 of the <3dtree1> found on Page 21 of the Tablescapes Fall & Winter  Cartridge at 5”
2. Stamp both sides of the cut tree in brown ink using a woodgrain stamp.
3. Cut  16 Small Hearts from Red Cardstock and the same from the Red Patterned Paper.  Ink all hearts in red chalk ink around the edges.
4. Cut 10 Small Hearts from Pink cardstock and the same from the Pink & White Patterned paper.  Ink all hearts in pink ink around the edges. 
5. Glue all the small hearts to the tree .  score all the patterned pieces down the centre and glue to the centre of the cardstock hearts to create dimention.
6. Once all the hearts are glued on slide the tree pieces together to create the 3D tree.
7. Cut some stripes of green cardstock and create some fringe along one side… glue around the tree base to create some grass.
8. Stamp heart and sentiments on white cardstock trim the arrow and the me&you sentiments and apply using pop dots for dimension.
9. Trim Sentiment and add holes for the sign then ink edges
10. Using Twine attach the sign to the tree.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Recollections – With Love

Cardstock:  Kraft (PTI), Bazzill – Red & Pink

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn – Woodgrain Back Drops. Paper Smooches – Simply Said

Ink:  Hero Arts-Soft Brown& Soft Pink, Prima Chalk Ink – Raspberry pie, Versa Color – Petal Pink, Momento Black

Twine:  PTI

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Tablescapes Fall & Winter Cartridge (Pg 20 - <3dtree1> Tree)

Punches:  Marvy –  Medium Heart Punch

Siccors:  Martha Stewart Fringe Siccors

Crazy Card Party Challenge #2 - Kraft Card

Welcome to Challenge #2 at Crazy Card Party!  The Challenge this week is brought to you by Regan and she has requested that we create a Kraft Card! 

I have always wanted to make a shovel card with a valentine's theme!

Details:

1. From White Cardstock Cut 2 of the using the layer feature at 6 ½” and one From Kraft cardstock.
2. Score the top of one of the white card bases and glue the top portion to the other white cut to create the card base.
3. Using Brown ink stamp the kraft piece with the background stamp.
4. Glue the kraft piece to the card base.
5. Glue on all of the cardstock hearts. Fold the patterned pieces in half and glue to the cardstock hearts to create some dimension.
6. Stamp sentiment & ink edges
7. Tie a bow around the handle, add sentiment and punched hearts.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Recollections – With Love
Cardstock: Kraft (PTI), Bazzill – Red & Pink
Stamps: Hero Arts Envelope Background, PTI Tremendous Treats Valentine.
Ink: Hero Arts-Soft Brown& Soft Pink, Prima Chalk Ink – Raspberry pie, Versa Color – Petal Pink, Momento Black
Adhesive: Beacon 3in1 Glue
Tools: Cricut Expression, Boys will be Boys Pg 53 - Shovel
Punches: Marvy – Small & Medium Heart Punch

Crazy Card Party Challenge #1 - Celebration

I am so excited to be a part of a new Challenge Blog called "Crazy Card Party" with a bunch of my very cool friends who decided they wanted to keep the momentum of creating going by starting a challenge blog! 

For the first challenge I wanted my card to really reflect the 1st post of the Challenge Blog so I decided to create a #1 Shaped Candle Card!  I used my Cricut Expression to create the following card:

Details:

1. From White cardstock cut 2 of the #1 on Page 65 of the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge at 5”
2. Cut another # 1 from the Patterned Paper and trim the candle flame from the candle
3. Cut another  #1 from the Yellow Cardstock.
4. Score one of the white cuts 1 ¾” from the top and glue the top portion to the other white cut to create the card base.
5. Using the cuttlebug & the PTI Tiny Tags Die cut a small tag from white cardstock and apply “Life is good sticker").
6. Stamp “Let’s Celebrate” using Black ink on white cardstock and cut out like a banner shape, then ink edges in pink ink.
7. Glue the yellow candle cut to the front of the card base.
8. Tie a Pink bow around the patterned paper candle, using green  twine attach a blue button and the small tag to the bow.  Add the flower sticker and some bling to the button.
9. Attach sentiment banner and pop dot the patterned candle to the front of the card base.
10. Add some Yellow Stickles to the flame on the candle.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles (Sunny Side-Dots)

Stickers:  Pebbles (Sunnyside – Flower & Life is Good)

Cardstock:  Bazzill (White & Yellow)

Stamps:  Paper Smooches – Metropolis (Sentiment “Let’s Celebrate”)

Ink:  Momento – Tuxedo Black & Rose Bud

Twine:  American Crafts

Ribbon:  PTI-Raspberry Fizz

Button:  PTI – Hawian Shores

Bling;  Pebbles Glitter Candy Dots – blue

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Stickles-Yellow, Pop Dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Sweet Treats Cartridge(#1 from Pg 65), Cuttlebug , PTI-Tiny Tags Die

Happy Birthday Sharon!

Well I just wanted to wish my very close friend a Happy Birthday!!  

Hope you have a great Day!!