Autumn Inspired Wedding Box

I made this Autumn Wedding Box for my friend Liz. She asked me if I could make a box for her sister's wedding to hold cards from guests. The bride requested a burnt orange box with off-white/ivory ribbon and deep red flowers. When I tried the deep red flowers, it looked a little weird so I went with ivory flowers to match the larger ribbon. The flowers look lighter in the picture but they are an exact color match (I have horrible lighting in my living room :)

I'm thinking I did pretty well for my first wedding box. And I want to thank Liz and Janet for the challenge.

I Want Candy!

Okay... how cute is this chick? It's a super simple card but I just love how this little chick came out.

I'm entering this card in two challenges.  At More than Favors, the Wacky Wednesday Challenge is to make something with an animal in it. And at Jitterbuggin' the challenge is to follow the sketch with a gate fold card, put a trick or treater on the card using two different cartridges, and add a star somewhere on your card. 

I used:
Paper Doll Dress Up for the witch costume
Create a Critter for the chick
Peachy Keen PK-754 Critter Face Set A Medium

Sentiment: Scrappy Mom's, A Haunting We Will Go

Hope...

I'm sending this card to The Scrapbooking Queen to give back to our community... and bring a little sunshine to someone who is fighting breast cancer. I've listed the details of her challenge below because I would like to encourage all of you to send your cards to her as well.

The challenge is:

• Create a card (s) that will bring  joy to someone who is fighting Breast Cancer.
• Make it PINK... Please use pink as your main color, other colors are o.k. too.
• Post this challenge on Facebook to spread the word!
• Email your photo of your card to TheScrapbookingQueen1@gmail.com
• After emailing your photo  please send your card (s) to The Queen and she will deliver them to a women's center where they will be distributed to women fighting this terrible disease. 
• You have until October 15th to get your cards to her!
  

I'm entering this card in three other challenges as well. At More Than Favors, the challenge is to use circles and scallops. At at Creations with Christina, the challenge is to make something with pink. And finally, at My Sheri CRAFTS, where she is also promoting breast cancer awareness.

Sugar and Spice

D'vine Swirls

Swiss Dots

Sentiment: Sassy Studio Designs

Thanks for stopping by!

Trick or Treat

I'm using this card for three challenges.

The first challenge is at Made by Momo. This weeks Tuesday challenge is to use Green, Yellow, and Orange and you have to do some kind of faux stitching or Doodling. I thought it would be alright to use some black since other people used another base color on their cards.

At Cricut Cardz Challenge, you have to make an S-Fold or Z-Fold card for Halloween, using any cartridges and any colors you'd like.

And finally, at My Pink Stamper, you have to make a project that is a Halloween or Fall theme.

The little monsters came from Mini Monsters and I used the pumpkin costume and bee costume from Paper Doll Dress Up. I went a little crazy on the buttons but I bought a ton of them and need to start using them :)   

3 Challenges...

Semi- Open

 Open all the way

 Closed card

I'm entering this project into 3 challenges. At Techniques by Trish, there is a creative scraps Sunday challenge. The challenge is to use Paper Doll Dress Up and ribbon. At 4 Crafty Chicks, the challenge is to complete a fall related project. And finally, at Fantabulous Cricut, they are celebrating national sewing month. The challenge is to create a project using some type of stitching, hand, machine or faux stitching. 

It's a Boy!

My good friend Maria (Nena) is having a baby boy. Her baby shower is tomorrow and I made this super cute diaper cake and baby wipe case for her. I was completely inspired by Erin Lee Creative. I used Simply Charmed on the cake and the "BABY" letters on the wipe case are from target $1.

I still need to sew her a matching nursing cover and make a card to pull it all together. So check back for that soon ;)

EEK!

Over at Hear 2 Heart, the challenge is to follow this sketch.

 I also wanted to enter this card in a Peachy Keen Challenge... but I was to late. 

My baby girls didn't want to let me do to much crafting this week =[  

Chill Out!!!

This card is for My Pink Stamper's 5 Million Celebration. The challenge is to make a card with a bird in it. I recently got Simply Charmed in the mail and I've been itching to use it.

I'm thinking I need to give this card to one of my students who has had trouble managing his anger. He's gotten into several physical altercations with other students and as a result, he's probably thinking I don't like him. On the contrary, I'm just trying to get him to "Chill Out" and find other ways to deal with his anger. I think this card will send him the message that I still care about him as a student but he needs to... Chill Out!

Challenge Time

I'm using this card for two challenges. At Made By Momo, the Tuesday Challenge is a "just because" kind of card. So I made this cute little card that I will most likely give to one of my many awesome co-workers :) The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms. At Practical Scrapers, the challenge is to use Ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

 

It's time for another Throwback Thursday Challenge! The theme is personal choice with an older cartridge.  I've been meaning to start my second daughter's scrapbook and this challenge was the perfect opportunity to do so. If you lift the dress, you can see Leilani's ultrasound picture.

New Arrival

Storybook

Ki memories (paper)

Martha Stewart Loop Punch

D'vine Swirls

Wacky Wednesday Challenge #7

 

I'm entering in my first Wacky Wednesday Challenge. The challenge is to make anything inspired by a baby. So I made another baby wipe case. This one will be a baby shower gift for a co-worker. I'm thinking I'll make her a matching nursing cover to go with it. I found the letters at Target in the scrapbook area for 25 cents (so I bought a few). 

I made other baby wipe cases last month so click here for that link. 

labor Day Layout

 

Here's a quick little layout I made just before dinner for Erin's labor day layout challenge. I'm thinking it needs a little something... ribbon, buttons, bling, or something... but I just had to walk away from it for a bit. Have you ever had one of those days??? If you have any suggestions... I would love some input. Maybe I'll post a revised page tomorrow.  

Trying something new... my first mini-book

 

I'm having so much fun playing with my Gypsy this weekend. I decided to try a mini-book to go along with the shutter fold card I made yesterday (I got super inspired by Emma).  It was so much easier than I thought it would be. Now I really want a Bind-It-All so I can make some more books. 

I used Plantin Schoolbook, and Nana's Nursery - Baby Boy from DCWV

Trying something new... my first shutter fold card

 

My first attempt at a shutter fold card. 

There's a lot of cutting involved but I had fun. 

Supporting My Girl... and Challenge.

I wanted to make this card for one of my co-workers. She's been having a rough time and I wanted to give her some encouragement. I think she'll get a kick out of it (lord knows she needs a lil laugh). But I'm also using it for a challenge. So I hope I win ;)

I used Forever Young, swirls (cuttlebug), prima flowers, and of course... a white gel pen.