Thanks a bunch...

For the "Diva Dare Challenge" at Verve this week,

when given the options of using chipboard, kraft, and/or corragated cardboard, I simply couldn't decide on just one!

So....   All Aboard!

I chose Paper Studio kraft paper as my background and to stamp and heat emboss my Verve flower images onto chipboard!

These pretty flower stamps and the sentiment are from the Verve, "Bloom and Grow" set.

This card is also entered in the challenge at
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge (In the Garden)
Shopping Our Stash (B - Butterfly)

Doodle Dragon Anouncement!

Guess what?  After being a long-time admirer of Dustin Pike and his amazing charismatic characters, I have been offered a position on the
Doodle Dragon Design Team
at Dustin Pike's blog! 

And what a perfect time to be joining this team!
Dustin is celebrating his 3rd Blogiversary and having a great sale at the Doodle Dragon Studios!

For those who don't know Dustin, he creates these adorable little characters
and has a somewhat "unusual" sense of humor!
The blog offers a bi-weekly challenge and you get a free image
JUST FOR PLAYING ALONG!
Who else does that?

I can't wait to play!

So, here is my first post on my blog as a member of this way wacky group!

The challenge theme this week is "Outdoor Activities". 

"Dudley" has gotten behind the wheel and is cruising down the road...

Slow down, Dudley!

I colored this with Copics and used Paper Studio Papers, "Boys Live to Rock".

Dudley's such a "gear-head"!

If you're not familiar with Dustin Pike's images,

you need to check them out!

This card has been entered in the challenges at:
Cards for Men (Texture)
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge (Stripes)
Here Come the Boys (Cards for little boys)
Totally Gorjuss (Toys for Boys)

Vintage Handmade Christmas

I love the old, vintage look of all of the latest scrapbook products out there! One of my favorites is the "Button Boutique" set from Papertrey Ink.

I use it for all occasions, and on all sorts of projects.

This week, the Make it Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink is to put

glitter, flocking, or Perfect Pearls on your project! 

Here's my entry!

1. I started by covering a white card base with my pattern paper and rounding the two outside corners.  Attached it to the cardbase.

2. I cut my red pattern paper and rounded those corners as well to match the corners of the button card.

3. I then die cut the button card and stamped it in red.  ( Inking all the edges as I went )

4. The fun part was die cutting all of the little buttons along with the sentiment and label in chipboard and then covering them with glitter!  (Notice I slipped one little Jenni Bowlin chipboard button onto the card! And even that I clear embossed for shine!)

5. To finish, I simply layered my card, and added the gold bow and the glittered blue and green buttons and label strip.

At first, I wasn't sure I liked the vintage look combined with the sparkly glitter,

but it's growing on me!

Supplies:

Papers:  Paper Studio, "A Heartwarming Holiday", and Cosmo Cricket,

"Odds and Ends"

Stamps: Papertrey ink, "Button Boutique" and Inkadinakdo "Doodle Frames Holiday"

Glitter: Stampendous

 

Also entered at the challenge at:

Stampendous Impressions, ( Using chipboard -and used their wonderful glitter, of course)

Waltzing Mouse Challenge!

I wasn't about to make the same mistake this week as last!  I had totally forgotten that the Waltzing Mouse challenge ends at NOON on CST Friday here in the good ol' USA and about 1:00 in the afternoon, had just finished my post (thinking I had hours before midnight) and went online to see how many entries were already posted....needless to say, the words "Collection Closed" nearly made me cry.  Never again! So, here's THIS week's sketch challenge:

Here's my take. My first holiday card for 2011:

Hard to believe I was actually in the mood to create a Christmas card when the temperature outside is 108!  Maybe it was my way of escaping this

Summer's heat for just a bit.

Used:
Papers: Paper Studio, Heartwarming Holidays
Stamp:  Waltzing Mouse, Rescue Remedies
Die:  Spellbinder's Nestie #4
Bling: Studio 18

Also entered at:
Paper Sundaes (Xmas in July)
The Crazy Challenge (Xmas in July)