STAMPlorations December CAS Card Challenge

This month's STAMPloratons CAS Card Challenge has an optional color twist: GREEN.

Here is my one layer card:

I paper pieced the Coffee Cup Row - Artsy Border stamp image with Making Memories patterned paper. I love the dimension paper piecing achieves. I left off a sentiment but I was thinking it would be nice to have a set of these to use as thank you notes for holiday gifts, or to send as a holiday card with the sentiment "warm winter wishes".

I hope you will come play with us this month. Here are the challenge rules:

• Players can link up to 3 CAS cards.
• Players can enter a CAS card with or without the optional color twist.
• Non-STAMPlorations products are OK
• To qualify for the prize, players must display challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post (blogs only)
• Prizes: $15 GC for the winner (voted by the team); $5 GC to three (3) randomly picked players

Thanks for coming by and happy holidays!!

STAMPlorations October CAS Challenge

I am really excited to be back in the world of stamping and to be a DT member of the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge team! So let's get right to the details:

Our challenge this month is the usual Anything CAS Goes - Optional Twist is to use ORANGE. You can find the challenge on the STAMPlorations blog. Here are the rules:

• Players can link up to 3 CAS cards.
• Players can enter a CAS card with or without the optional color twist.
• Non-STAMPlorations products are OK

• Prizes: $10 GC for the winner; $5 GC to the top picks
• If there are 50 or more entries: 1 random winner of product of choice (3x5 stamp set OR 2 standard size stencils OR 1 CUTplorations word/phrase die)

Here are my cards using the Better than Autumn set and the A Cuppa Love set:

Here I used paper piecing with Lasting Impressions patterned paper.

On the second card I just stamped the image onto the same patterned paper to give it a different look.

I am looking forward to seeing your creations in the CAS challenge gallery!

Thanks for coming by!

STAMPlorations CAS Card December Challenge - Anything Goes with Red and Green

Wow it is December already! Welcome to the STAMPlorations CAS Card challenge for December.
The optional color twist is red and green.  Here is my card:

I love this new border stamp call Coffee Cup Row. I haven't paper pieced in a long time and these mugs were really easy to cut out and adhere to the card front. The background of the stamp is a bit of distressed text. The sentiment is from MFT Warmest Wishes set. The patterned paper is from PaperTrey.

I hope to see you in the STAMPlorations gallery!  Thanks for coming by!

ATCAS #48

Time for a new challenge at the Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog.  Michelle chose the code word CUDDLY for us:

Our generous sponsor is:

And our guest designer is Tenia from Jazzy Paper Designs.  Check out the awesome samples from the design team at the ATCAS challenge blog for more inspiration!

I used images from MFT and I cut up part of a sentiment from another MFT set.  I used Prima papers to paper piece the PJ's and watercolor pencils to color the girl's face and hair and the ears on the bunnies.  The double ended banner is from PaperTrey.

I am entering this card into the Fusion challenge:

Darnell's NBUS challenge (never used these images before):

ETA: Submitting this card to JUGS challenge:

Thanks for coming by!

HYCCT - Happy Birthday

 Outside of card

Inside of card

I am participating in the SCS HYCCT challenges every day for the month of October.  The cards created will be sent to MD Anderson Cancer Clinic in Houston, Texas (see the blinkie on the right side of my blog) for the patients and / or their families to use.  This is the first card I created which was to create a window card with a dimensional element that can be seen through it - signifying the inner strength of cancer patients/survivors.  

I used a Simon Says Stamp set and stamped the cat in the box image several times and cut out two faces, paws and tails and then stamped the image one more time on patterned paper to paper piece the box.  I used Distress markers and an aquabrush to color the kitty.  The windows were cut with a PaperTrey Take Three die and the kitties were mounted with glue behind the windows.  The sentiment is from the same set.

Thanks for coming by!

Shop Til You Drop - DTGD and Make My Monday

This is another card for the SCS DTGD challenges.  I also am submitting this to Make My Monday challenge which is to Paper Piece.  The purses are paper pieced with MME patterned paper - great way to use up those little scraps!

Thanks for coming by!

FBW232 - A Sketch and Happy Birthday Kim Blog Hop!!!

This card was created for my new friend Kim Heggins' birthday, for the Flutter By Wednesday sketch and for assignments for day 1 and 2 of the Online Card Class: Pattern Play.

 Happy Birthday Kim - I hope you have a fabulous day and that this is your best year yet! This fairy will grant you your wish so make it a good one!!
If you are here for the blog hop your next stop is Jeanne from A Kept Life.  If you get lost or a link is broken please see the list at the bottom of this post.

Here is the sketch for the Flutter By Wednesday challenge which was created by our Flutter By Kathy:

I hope you play along and if you do, don't forget to include a butterfly or a fairy and then link it up to InLinkz on the FBW blog. 
I paper pieced this Auntie Amy's fairy with papers from MME.  The wings were paper pieced with vellum and then I applied Frosted Lace Stickles to them.
Below is the birthday blog hop line up.  Thanks for coming by!

Joyce http://cards-by-the-sea.blogspot.com/
Darnell http://www.djkardkreations.com/
Harriet http://allycatcards.blogspot.com/
Jeanne http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/
Kara http://kandrdesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly http://ginghamgirlsadventures.blogspot.com/
Marybeth http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/
Renee http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.com/
Sharron http://onpapillonwings.blogspot.com/
Tracey http://inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.com/

FBW225 - Sponsored by Stamp Fairy

Well it is Wednesday already!  Welcome to a new FBW challenge.  This week our challenge is an open challenge and your project needs to include a butterfly or a fairy.  Our sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy and the prize is a $10 certificate to the store to one lucky winner.  So go to the FBW blog and check out all of the details and the inspiration from the rest of the FBW design team!
 I used a freebie image called Liz2.  I think she is adorable! I paper pieced her dress and the heart with MME patterned paper and colored in the rest of her with Spectrum Noir markers and Frosted Lace Stickles on her wings. 
Thanks for coming by!

FBW260

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday #206! This week we have a sketch by our Flutter By Kathy:

I hope you join us this week by using this sketch for inspiration and remember to include a butterfly or a fairy!  Then go to the Flutter By Wednesday blog and link it directly to Mr Linky.  While you are there, check out the rest of the team's take on this sketch!

I used one of my favorite butterflies, from Sweet 'N Sassy's Everyday Miracles set and paper pieced it with MME The Sweetest Thing patterned papers.  I also used the Washi tape that matches the paper pack.

Thanks for coming by!

A Gift For You

This week's Technique Lovers Challenge at SCS is paper piecing - one of my favorite techniques.  This image was a bit challenging - the dress and the paper dolls were paper pieced.  The patterned paper is My Minds Eye - Indie Collection.  The sketch is the latest I Spy Sketch challenge but I reversed the sketch unintentionally. 
Thanks for coming by!

Flutter By Wednesday #199 - A CASE!!

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday 199!!

 We are gearing up for our 200th, and last,  FBW challenge and in doing so the challenge this week is to case Danni's first Flutter By Wednesday post.   Above is my take on Danni's card below:

Please join us by casing Danni's card and providing a direct link to InLinkz on the Flutter By Wednesday blog.
Thanks for coming by!
Supplies: Stamps - Sweet 'N Sassy; Paper - Memory Box; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Misc - Labels 2 Nestabilities, Foam Squares, Spiral Clip

Paper Piecing Tutorial on Speedy TV

Every Tuesday one the senior DT members from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company are sharing a tutorial on Speedy TV.  Today I am the featured designer and I put together a tutorial on paper piecing, one of my favorite techniques to add color to line art images.  Here is the card I created:

The butterfly and egg are paper pieced.  For the step by step tutorial click here and enjoy! 
Thanks for coming by!
Supplies: Stamps - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Co.; Paper - Mark's Finest Papers, MME; Ink - Memento; Misc - Nestabilities

SNSDC28 - Paper Piecing - Snowman Soup

This week our challenge at the Sweet 'N Sassy Digi Blog is to use paper piecing.  I am just getting used to working with digis and this is the first time I have done paper piecing with them.  I paper pieced the soup mug and the snowman's hat and scarf of the Snowman Soup Digital Image with some papers from and old DCWV Winter Mat Stack.  I printed the image three times - one on white card stock for the base image and cut out with a Nestability.  For the paper piecing I used computer paper and adhered the patterned papers with removable tape and printed the image on each paper.  The rest of the image was colored with Copic markers.  I used the current Sweet Stop Sketch challenge - SSS133 for my card.
Now it is your turn to play for a chance to win some SNSS digis!  Please go to the SNSS Digi blog for the details and while you are there please check out what the rest of the digi team created using the paper piecing technique!
Thanks for coming by!
Supplies: Stamps - Sweet 'N Sassy Snowman Soup Digi; Paper - PaperTrey, DCWV; Ink - Printer ink; Misc - Copic Markers, CB Embossing Folder, Foam Squares, The Twinery Twine

Woodware USA Challenge #34 - Paper Piecing

Welcome to WoodwareUSA's challenge #34- Paper Piecing.  Paper piecing is one of my favorite techniques.  I used WWUSA set Sail Away and paper pieced the sun, trees and bushes, and the sails.  Now it is your turn to play.  Just create a new project using paper piecing and link it directly to InLinkz on the WoodwareUSA blog for a chance to win a stamp set.  If you use WWUSA stamps you will be entered twice!
Thanks for coming by!