Guest Designer at Corrosive Challenges - CASE a DT Member

**just found out Susan is in the hospital - keep her in your thoughts - so my card may not be up at Corrosive Challenges right away.**

It's my last GDT card for Corrosive Challenges this week. The challenge this week is to CASE a DT member. Our sponsor is Inktegrity. I used Takoda the Kitty from Inktegrity for my card. Aren't they cute! I colored the image with Copics on Make It Colour paper. I went for a CAS card with some papers from my stash.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Stampin' for the Weekend #21 - friends

2. Craft Your Days Away #34 - buttons or bows

3. Friday Sketch #6 - sketch

Happy Crafting!

Cupcake Inspirations #138

It's time for another yummy challenge with Cupcake Inspirations! This week we're sponsored by Anita Be Stampin'.

When I saw this picture, I thought of the gingerbread candy house from Make It Crafty. I paired the house with Rocky, also from MIC. I printed them on Make It Colour paper and colored them with Copics. I added craft pins from JLJ Designs and flowers and ric rac. I went glitter happy and added little sparkly snowflakes on the image, so much glitter fun :-)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Everybody Art #169 - Christmas card

2. Crafty Calendar - winter wardrobe - don't you love Rocky's scarf and hat?

3. Charisma Cardz #46 - snowflakes

4. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - unusual Christmas

5. Stamping with the Dragon - anything goes Christmas

6. Totally Gorjuss #108 - sparkle

Happy Crafting!

MIC - Coloring White

Would you believe I had the card done, but hadn't taken picture in time to get this posted for the Make It Colourful challenge going live this morning? When I first heard the challenge was coloring white, I thought that it would be a struggle. Luckily, some of the amazing MIC DT members uploaded their cards early and I used them for inspiration. I thought Angel and Cherub would be perfect for this challenge.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday #182 - sketch

2. Lollipop Crafts #58 - anything goes

3. Papertake Weekly - Christmas crackers

Happy Crafting!

JLJ Designs Sponsoring Crafty Sentiments

JLJ Designs is sponsoring Crafty Sentiments this week!

The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate for ANYTHING in my Artfire Store - digital papers, seam binding, crafty pins, digi stamps...

Happy Crafting!

Free shipping on all items in my Artfire store - including seam binding and craft pins! Enter code FREESHIPNOV11.

Happy Crafting!

Meredith Cardall Designs - Black Friday Specials

Meredith's Store at Scrapbook Bytes

Meredith's Blog

Happy Scrapping!

Cupcake Inspirations #137

It's a gobbling week at Cupcake Inspirations for challenge #137. Here's the fun inspiration photo:

Our sponsor this week is JLJ Designs (me!). The winner will get a $10 gift certificate they can use for anything in my store.

I used my Thanksgiving Digital Scrapbook Kit to make 2 cards. The first card uses the papers and elements from the kit to make a printable card. It was super-easy to make.
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Crafts and Me #61 - simple

2. Fresh Brewed Challenge #73 - I am Thankful

3. Papercutz #117 - let's talk turkey

For my second card, I added Kimono Kaylee from Some Odd Girl on this single layer card. I added some buttons and punched the corners to give it some texture.
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Some Odd Girl - recipe challenge

2. Simon Says - Thanksgiving/Thank you

3. Allsorts #130 - one layer - I didn't know if the buttons counted....

Happy Crafting!

A Brand New Day - Meredith Cardall Designs Release

Meredith has a great new kit out today - A Brand-New Day. I love the colors in this kit, they're some of my current favorites.

I'm working on Christmas presents right now. With this kit, I made two hybrid projects that will go into presents for some of my teenage girl cousins. The first are magnets (I thought they'd be great for lockers). I used the circle elements from the kit (just print and cut), along with large clear glass stones for plants and fairly large circular magnets. I Mod Podge-d the elements onto the glass. Then, I hot glued the magnets on the back. Really easy and quick!
For my second project, I got some little hand sanitizer "purses" at the dollar store. I made a little layout that fit inside. I hot glued some red buttons over the clear buttons on the purse and Voila! a customized Christmas present.

Happy Crafting!

Christmas Present - Desk Calendar

I've been looking for ways to make personalized Christmas gifts inexpensively this year. I had an idea for a desk calendar using a frame that I found at the dollar store. I made 4"x6" print-sized layouts using Meredith Cardall Designs products. I used the bottom of Meredith's Cut-away Calendars as templates for each month, which made the layouts go really quickly. I just added a photo or two where there was space. I had the photos printed during a sale where I got 100 prints for $1 + shipping (I made 8 calendars).

Below are the pictures of each month and the finished project.

Happy Scrapping!

Veteran's Day Challenge at The Crafter's Cafe

It's time for a new challenge at The Crafter's Cafe! This month, we're kicking things off with a Veteran's Day challenge. I made this card with Officer Oakley from Digital Delights by Louby Lou. I went with a simple, no glitter design so that I can send it to Operation Write Home.

I'd like to thank all who serve and who have served.

Happy Crafting!

Odd-er Christmas

This is my last post for today. I had a great crafty weekend. I keep thinking I'll save projects to post later in the week, but I'm not that patient. Scroll down to see the winner of my My Memories giveaway, my first Cupcake Inspirations DT card, and my guest DT card for Corrosive Challenges.

Some Odd Girl is having a guest designer call and I had to try out. I thought these Christmas Odd Girls - Bright Lights Kaylee and Winter Mae - would be perfect with the new MIC Winter Objects to create a little scene. I wanted to focus on my coloring, so I made the image fill up the whole card. I added some MIC chippies to frame the image. Don't these girls look like they're having fun?

It's the last week for the SOG flickr challenge - keep it simple. I used Bright Lights Kaylee again - she's so fun. I tried for white lights this time using iridescent glitter. I find simple cards the hardest, but I love this one with the text-y paper.

Happy Crafting!

Winner of My Memories Software and Freebies!

Thank you to everyone who entered my My Memories Suite giveaway. I have a little freebie for everyone from My Memories. You'll get the quickpages and all the elements used to create the quickpage!

LINK

The winner of the My Memories software is Stacie (Hestia's Helper). I'll send your email to My Memories to claim your prize.

If you'd like the My Memories software, you can purchase it here. Use this code STMMMS93805 to get $10 off.

Happy Scrapping!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #136

**This is my second post. Please scroll down for my Corrosive Challenge guest designer post.**

I can't believe it! I was asked to join the Cupcake Inspiration Design Team. Yippee!!!! I have my first card this week, inspired by this yummy, geometric beauty:

Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks. I love their cute digis!

I used the cutie - Fall Queen - for my card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Bling It On - November sketch

2. Charisma Cardz #44 - cutesy

3. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #128 - cute

Happy Crafting!

Guest Designer at The Corrosive Challenge

I was asked to be a guest designer at The Corrosive Challenges this month! The theme for this challenge is giving thanks. I wanted to do something a little different and when I found this quote by Robert Kennedy in my stash, I thought it would be perfect. The quote says "We must stop to thank the people who make a difference in our lives." I paired the quote with a sweet Tilda stamp from Magnolia Stamps. I stamped Tilda on Make It Colour paper and used Copics - mainly R22, R24 and R27.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

1. Just Magnolia #132 - black/grey + red + white

2. Pink Ink Sketch #10 - Kathrin's sketch

3. iCopic #55 - thankful

4. Simon Says - photo inspiration

5. Cute Card Thursday #190 - red for remembrance

6. Aud Sentiments #41- thank you

7. Card Makin' Mamas #33 - be thankful

8. CES Challenges #61 - roses and ribbons

9. Magnolia Down Under Challenge #122 - so sentimental

Happy Crafting!