Crafty Creations Challenge #194: Just One

Just one . . I'm sure you want to know what that means for our newest challenge at Crafty Creations.

It's a recipe challenge, but you can only use one of each: embellishment, image, paper & word. Sounds easy, right? Well, go ahead & give it a try, then . . . Sometimes it's not as easy as it looks :)

Our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique, who generously provided the image for this creation.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

A Gem Of A Challenge: #58 - Polka Dots/Spots
Anything Goes: #79 - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy: #29 - Party This Way
LEJ Designs: #27 - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Room: #82 - Bold & Bright
Twisted Tuesday: #30 - Anything Goes

Skeleton

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #114 - Cute & Creepy

Card Crafter's Circle: #45 - Halloween

Come & Get It: Halloween

FatPages & Cards w/Attitude: #25 - Halloween

Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes

Hooked On Craft: #25 - Halloween

My Sheri Crafts: #96 - Halloween

One Stop Craft: #201 - Anything Goes

Pile It On: #43 - Any Holiday

Robyn's Fetish: #130 - Halloween

Simon Says Stamp: Eerie Inspiration

Anything But A Card Challenge #2: Texture

ABAC Challenge #2 begins today. It's all about texture. Create ANY project as long as it's not a card and add that texture to it!

This canvas was covered with glittered cardstock before I painted over it with navy, then distressed in white.

Satin ribbon is topped with a piece of a broken belt (Super cute belt, but oh, so cheap & broke on me!)

I painted the butterfly white, so it would go with the color scheme, then topped with a grosgrain ribbon bow.

Lots of different textures - Yeah!

This canvas art was submitted to these blogs.

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #22 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #63 - Distressing
Inspire Me Fridays: #76 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: #22 - Anything Goes
Speedy Fox & Friends: #125 - Fave Technique
(Distressing/Painting)
Top Tip Tuesday: #85 - Recycle It

Relax

I really tried to make this card "masculine." However, my feminine side definitely won out! I just couldn't resist adding flowers, bling & ribbons.

The corner detail is actually a corner bookmark that can easily be removed. (See photo below.)

It's a wonderful way to give a little gift with your card and add extra detail to it.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

Come & Get It: Show Us Your Flowers
Cupcake Craft: #207 - Flowers
Cute Card Thursday: #231 - Bling It Up
Everything Art: #202 - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs: #18 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty: #91 - Sparkle & Shine
Shopping Our Stash: #66 - Use Your Favorite Things
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Use It Tuesday: Use That Ribbon (Scrap ribbon used.)

Thank You For Being My Friend

Keeping it simple was never so delicious!

I created this sweet treat using only white & black.

It's actually a tag. I attached twine to the popsicle stick on the back.

How? I punched a hole in the stick & looped the twine through.

Thank you, my beautiful friends!

You are all so fantastic & life just wouldn't be fun without you :)

This tag was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can join in, too!

365 Cards: Day 154 - Simple Elegance

Crafty Creations: #181 - Cool Summer Treats

Deep Ocean Blue: #31 - Anything Goes

Handstamped Sentiments: #129 - Not A Card

Little Red Wagon: #144 - Girlfriends

Make It Monday: #100 - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop: #68 - Ice Cream Flavor

Penny's Paper-Crafty: #87 - Butterfly &/Or Bow

Ruby's Rainbow: #34 - Not A Card

Simon Says Stamp: Kristina's Inspiration

Top Tip Tuesday: #82 - Focus On The Ribbon

Something Flower

Scrapper's Delights will be one of our sponsors at Tuesday Alchemy in an upcoming challenge. I was lucky enough to use one of their digital stamps - Isn't she a cutie?

Simple elements & glittered cardstock make this card perfectly fun yet elegant!

Do you have any elements that you love to use? Are they fancy or simple?

This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See below for details.

Come & Get It: Bingo

(Ribbon, Free Space & Punch - Flowers)

Crafts & Me: #94 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #120 - Black/White w/ Color

Cupcake Inspirations: #170 - Cupcake

Make It Monday: #99 - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties: PPMC49 - CAS
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #18 - Use At Least Two

The Shabby Tea Room: #124 - So Pretty In Pink

Hello

I was one of those lucky crafters that was randomly drawn at Divas By Design. My prize? $10 of goodies from Joanna Sheen.

I chose Candi. They are small cardstock buttons & come in a variety of styles. I'd never seen them before, so I figured it would be fun to have something new to work with.

I added Candi to this tag along with a free digital image from MayzyArt, which can be found here.

I was very happy with my Candi as it definitely looks lovely & adds interest to my creation.

Have you won a prize from a challenge blog? If so, what did you win? Have you used it yet?

This tag was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See below for details.

Anything Goes: #72 - Let's Not Be Square

Aud Sentiments: #59 - Tag It!

Brown Sugar: #3 - Black/White With Color

Crafty Creations: #179 - Tags

Make It Monday: #99 - Anything Goes

MayzyArt: #5 - Cardless

Simply Create Too: #18 - Use At Least 2

Shopping Our Stash: #61 - Something New

The Ribbon Reel: #33 - Button It

Many Thanks

Whenever I create a thank you card, I decided I will make sure to give special thanks on my blog as well.

I appreciate you, Mom & Dad! Without your constant support & love, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Ira, Michaela, & Sonia, thank you for being such wonderful readers of my blog. It's always a joy to see you all stop by!

TIP: Use your cardstock pack cover! The patterned cardstock on this card is actually from the cover of the pack. Since the cover always shows examples of what's inside, it's a great place to get additional cardstock.







The above creation was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See links below, so you can join the fun & share your own creation!

ATCs & Cards With Attitude: #17 - Anything Goes
CAS-ual Fridays: CFC59 - Use Two Circles
Inspire Me Fridays: #65 - Anything Goes

Enjoy more of my black, gray & yellow creations!

Raven, Sunshine, Tofu, & Storm

Distressed Scalloped Frame

Citrus Damask

Parcel Gift Tags

Red, White & Cupcake!

Here is a quick & easy card. It features a damask pocket (handmade by me, of course), satin ribbon, flower buttons & black rhinestones. Oh, yeah, don't forget the stamped cupcake on the flat card tucked into the pocket. CAS!

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

Daring Cardmakers: Red, White & Blue

Delightful Sketches: Red, White & Blue

Make It Monday: Anything Goes & Leave A Comment

Oldie But A Goodie: Anything Goes (Flowers - 1 year old, probably longer!)

Adore

Well, the first step in any recovery is to admit you have a problem, right? Ok, here goes . . . Give me just a second . . . { Deep breath } . . . I am a hoarder . . . A craft supply hoarder, that is.

Second step, use my stuff. I used two items from my massive stash - the "Adore" mirror (which I've had for like 3 years) & the wire nest (which I made several months ago.) Yeah, yeah, I know! This is a little step as I only used two things, but I think I'm going in the right direction.

I created this card for The Pink Elephant sketch challenge, aka TPE137. Click here to join in the fun & maybe you, too, can use what you have in your own stash of supplies.