Have Ya Ever Just had One Of Those Days?!

Well, well, time sure flies, doesn't it?! I hope you aren't tired of seeing my creative inklings, because I am back, again, with another project to show you and another new challenge for you!  We have a new challenge for you, this fortnight, at Open Minded Crafting, and we'd love for you to play along! Our theme this time, for your creating pleasure, is "Fowls of All Kinds." Oh, c'mon now, don't moan and groan - It's not that hard.  Put on your thinking caps and see what you can create - Remember, Thanksgiving is coming up and who doesn't love turkey - It sure is my favorite bird! LOL!

As always, we have an awesome potpourri of sponsors who are generously donating some great prizes.  This time, our sponsors are:

Di's Digi Designs

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

Milk Coffee Stamps

The East Wind

The Stamping Chef

Wow! How's that for some awesomeness up for grabs! Remember, you have two weeks to play along for your chance at one of those great prizes - You may even be chosen as one our DT Favorites too, and who wouldn't want THAT honor, right?!

Hurry over to Open Minded Crafting and play along with us! This is YOUR chance to give us the bird! LOL!  C'mon do it... I dare ya! :D

Now, that we've went over the meat and potatoes of it all, let's review my card details. I've used the image, That's Tragic, by Dr Digi's House of Stamps, colored with Promarkers, My card layout uses the sketch at Sketch N Stash. I have never won a challenge there but I really love thier sketches so I keep trying! One day it will happen, right?! The funny thing about this card... I had been driving down the road, coming home from the casino of all places, and started thinking about this image and wondering what I would do with it.... Then it came to me - I wanted to do this card in one of my favorite color combos - Black, White and Yellow.  I love this color combo, but for some reason I only use it when I have an image that just strikes me as perfect for it - Well, this was one of them, so I hightailed my booty on over to Hobby Lobby to get just the right paper - And I think I found it! Once I bought my paper, I couldn't wait to come home and create! I am very happy with the finished result and feel like this color combo was definitely the right decision.  I love the mix of the patterns, chevron and polka dots, together, The gears in the two corners of the image were punched with an old punch by EK Success.  (I found that little sucker at a yard sale and snatched it up! Woot! What a bargain!) The top left and bottom right corners of the card are embellished with sparkly gold gemstone pearls. I love them and felt they were perfect for this mix of patterns and colors! I finished off the card by adding wiggly eyes to the image - The perfect finishing touch, don't you think?!

This card is perfect for someone who's had a bad day and could use some cheering up!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Get Creative

Challenge #98 Animal Antics at Let's Craft and Create

November Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

Black and White +1 (Yellow) at Lia Stampz

Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights

Patterns at Delightful Challenges

Sparkle and/or Shine at Moving Along With the Times

Make It Sparkle (Gemstone Pearls) at Scrap Creations

Hand Color Image at Milk Coffee Stamps

Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge

You Can Do Anything

I've used this image before, but decided to use it, again, because it is one of my favorites from Deedee's Digis. It's perfect for an encouragement card, and also reminds me of the end of summer.

For the card layout, I used the sketch at Deedee's Digis. I decided to go with mostly pinks for the card, because they fit well with the summery image. The papers and butterfly brad are all from my stash. The paper flowers are by Flor-A-Doodle.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Bee Crafty
Challenge #99 Clean & Simple at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #10 Free Theme at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #35 Pile On The Layers at Pile It On
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Gingerloft
Sketch at Deedee's Digis
New Beginnings (First try at a 3D altered project) at All Sorts
Challenge #22 Flower Power at Lexi's Creations
Pile On The Flowers at Whoopsi Daisy
AS24 Pretty In Pink at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #2 Floral Frenzy at Crafty Emma's
Butterflies and/or insects at Lots To Do
Challenge #29 Blooms, Butterflies Or Bling at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Scrappekammert
Challenge #62 Stripes at OLLCB
Challenge #58 Celebrate (Congratulations! You Did It!) at Incy Wincy
Paper Flowers at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #6 Floral Fantasy at A Pocket Full of Posies
Challenge #75 Dots and Stripes at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #106 Jeweled (Flower centers) at My Time To Craft
Gems and Sparkle at Crafts and Me
Challenge #39 What'eva at Fab 'n' Funky
SISC26 It Happens In Threes(3 DP) at Stamp Insanity
Something With Spots and Stripes at Stamp Something
Challenge #33 Let's Get Dotty at Totally Papercrafts
Occasion Oasis at Stamping Vacation

When Life Gives You Lemons

When Life Gives You Lemons... You're Friends Will Give You A Lift. This adorable image and sentiment are from AI Factory. They remind me of summer. This is a great card to send to someone as am encouragement card, or even just a card to say I'm thinking of you. A cute clean & Simple card.

Card layout is inspired by the sketch at Inspirational Sketches. All background papers are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sketch at Inspirational Sketches
Challenge #10 Summer at Crafty Calendar
In The Garden at Papertake Weekly
Funny Ha Ha at Kah Wink E Dink
Hip To Be Square at Crazy Challenge
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at Stamp With Sarah Kay
Let's Get Fruity at Simon Says Stamp
GCA#96 at Ann's Creative Nook
Summer Days at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #52 Bold & Bright Colors at Pollycraft
Challenge #25 Photo Inspiration at Crafty Cardmakers
Week #13 So Happy Together
Hip To Be Square at Crazy Challenge
Y Is For You and Me at The ABC Challenge
Week #60 Animals at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #16 Use Those Scraps at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Lots of Layers at Shelly 's Images
Something Digital at Stamp Something
Challenge #17 Photo Inspiration
Challenge #7 Anything Goes at Miami Doodles
Vibrant Colors at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #39 Thinking of You at Totally Gorjuss
Animals at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays
2 Patterned Papers at Whimsical Ink Sorority
Challenge #61 Summer Days at All Sorts
Challenge #61 Summer Days at All Sorts

Get Well & Encouragement

Whooo Hoo! I finally have new outlets and new lighting in my scrap room, so I can start cleaning it up and organizing it now! This has me all motivated, so I cleaned off two work tables/desks and finished things that were lying on the desk undone. All this excitement got me all motivated for making cards, too!

Today I decided to do a get well/encouragement card, but I wanted to try a new fold... a Z fold card. Plus, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could make a sketch work on a Z fold card. I used the sketch (clean and simple one) from Priscilla's Styles and from Day 119 at 365 Cards. (I'm not sure if this qualifies in their opinion, but I feel like it does, since it resembles the sketch when the card is closed) I love the look of it, and it was very simple to do!

For this card, I used a new (to me) image by C. C. Designs. Isn't she just too cute?! How could she not make anyone feel better?

I went with red and white for this card, and used three different shades of red. The background paper is all from my scrap box. I used red ribbon with a string of tiny pearls stitched in. The flowers are from Prima, with skittles added for the centers.

The inside of the card says:

Take Each Day As It Comes And Live It In Peace.
The Good Thoughts Of All Who Love You Will Keep You Warm.
Rest Easy, For Everything Will Take Care of Itself...
And Each New Tomorrow Will Find You Feeling Better.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #19 Unique Fold at The Wildflower Patch
X Is For Xtra Dimension at ABC Challenge
Twisted Thursday #62 Something New at S2G
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #47 Mad As Hatters at Colour Create
Rule Of 3 at Shelly's Images
Challenge #13 Monochormatic With Wings at Fussy and Fancy
Red & White At Town Scrapper
Day 122: Shades of Red at 365 Cards
Day 119: Sketch at 365 Cards (My card fits the sketch when closed)
Challenge #2 Monotone at Craftalicious
Challenge #89 Strawberries & Cream at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #17 Layers at Lexi's Creations
ASC20 Flower Power at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #9 use 3 Flowers at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #6 Mostly Monochromatic at Sundays With Crissy
Challenge #70 Flowers at Corrosive
Challenge #31 Ribbon at Quirky Crafts
Challenge #18 Flower Power at Magical Crafts
Challenge #14 Make Mine A Double Double (2+ flowers on the card)
Challenge #5 Ribbon at Hidden Treasures
Challenge #1 Nice N Girly at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #48 Things With Wings at Incy Wincy
Midnight Madness #60 (Pick One) Sketch at Priscilla's Styles (mine follows the clean Simple sketch)
Make It In An Hour at Crazy Challenge
Challenge #1: One For The Girls at Pocket Full of Posies

Thought You Could Use A Lift

Hello everyone! I hope you're all pulling out of the winter blues and starting to think of Spring! I think I've got  Spring Fever! It was sooo nice last weekend, and I spent a lot out time outside enjoying the nice weather.  Of course, it didn't matter that I had tons of stuff inside I needed to do - That all went out of my head once the sunshine and warm temps were here! All I could think about was finally having a break form the cold and snow.

Today is Oldie but Goodie Thursday, at Catch The Bug and, as usual, we're featuring some of the older images. Bringing them back into the spotlight to remind you how many awesome images there are to choose from in the Bugaboo Stamps store.

For more Oldie But Goodie inspiration, check out Catch The Bug - Lots of creative genius from some of my other teammates!

Anyway, I finally made it into my craft room to do some crafting and this is what I came up with for you. This card is perfect for anyone going through breast cancer, or who's just feeling down and could use a little pick me up.

My card, today, uses the image and sentiment set, Some Support - Use A Lift, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used this fun new paper I bought, from Stampin Up.  The blue polka dotted buttons are from my stash. I threaded them with some green and white twine, to bring out the green and white in the umbrella paper.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #154 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Out Of The Recycle Bin (Buttons) at Come And Get It
Buttons or Bows at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes With 613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #7 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes at Pin and Tack