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

Lady Anne's Paper Crafts' Friday Sentiments: Girlie With A Twist

Welcome to a new challenge at Lady Anne's Paper Crafts! The challenge is now monthly, so you have lots of time to create a project to share with us.

This month's Friday Sentiments challenge is all about the girly girl, but don't forget to add the twist of flourishes and swirls.

Since this is a "thank you" card, I would like to mention a few things that I am thankful for . . .

Blue skies & warm days (Is it really October?)

My boys, Hurley & Orwell 

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Brown Sugar: #13 - Anything Goes
Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #68 - Die Cuts
One Stop Craft: #201 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty: #99 - Ribbon &/Or Buttons
Ruby's Rainbow: #40 - Doily

Same But Different: Christmas Ornaments (Part Two)

Here is part two of using these previously made ornament tags.

I wanted to actually use them, so I created different cards.

Same embellishment, different look . . .

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Anything Goes: #78 - Make Your Own
A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers

Charisma Cardz: #42 - Don't Be Square
Christmas Card: #47 - Bows
Penny's Paper Crafty: #99 - Ribbon &/Or Buttons
Totally Papercrafts: #139 - Christmas

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

ABC Christmas: U Is For Up To You
Crafty Ribbons: #31 - Christmas
Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #68 - Die Cuts
Pile It On: #43 - Any Holiday

Haunted & I Want Candy

I usually keep cards to their own posts, but I happened to make quite a few this time around, so I'm doubling up today! These two cards are mini cards, or ATC gift cards: 2.5"x3.5" - Perfect for tucking into a treat bag or sneaking into a wallet. Do you make mini cards? What do you do with them?

 This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

ATCs & Cards w/Attitude: #25 - Halloween
Card Crafter's Circle: #45 - Halloween
Cutie Pie: #29 - Halloween
Divas By Design: #57 - Spooky
LEJ Designs: #25 - Gothic/Dark
Paper Playtime: #86 - Booville
Paper Pretties: PPMC61 - Orange, Black & Color

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Aud Sentinments: #65 - Halloween
Fab N Funky: #43 - Orange, Black & Color
FatPages & Cards w/Attitude: #25 - Halloween

Forever Friends: #47 - Halloween/Autumn
Papertake Weekly: Fright Night
Shopping Our Stash: #73 - Trick Or Treat
Simon Says Stamp: Eerie Inspiration

To: ? From: ?

For this card, I decided to make it look like a wrapped present - complete with tag. I had accidentally got a little smudge of purple ink on the bow, so I smeared the ink about the rest of the ribbon. Very shabby chic, wouldn't you say?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: #111 - Tag You're It!
C.R.A.F.T.: #177 - Monochromatic
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas: #94 - Snowflakes
Deep Ocean Blue: #36 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: #80 - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts: #92 - Happy Birthday

Make It Monday: #111 - Anything Goes
Sparkles: #21 - Traditional
Winter Wonderland: Photo Inspiration

Anything But A Card Challenge #4: Fall/Halloween

Happy Fall! Happy Halloween! It's your choice what will inspire you for our fourth challenge at Anything But A Card Challenges. Like it's name, this challenge requires you to think outside of the card box and create something different.

 For my project, I create a chalkboard frame. All the lovely dark purple (including the flower shape) is ready for you to write a message with chalk, erase, then write again.

I painted, distressed, then sealed this fun piece of useable home decor. The finishing touches were a smart grosgrain ribbon bow & one-eyed monster.

Fun, fun, fun!

This creation was submitted to these challenges:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes
All Sorts: #176 - Too Cute To Spook
Art With No Boundaries: Halloween
Come & Get It: Colors
Crafts & Me: #106 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: #80 - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts: #96 - Halloween
Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song (Monster Mash)
Penny's Paper Crafty: #97 - Anything But A Card

Be A Zebra For Halloween :)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:
4 Crafty Chicks: #111 - Tag, You're It
Anything Goes: #77 - Animals
Aud Sentinments: #65 - Halloween
Crafts & Me: #106 - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft: #213 - Autumn/Winter
Divas By Design: #56 - Anything Goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #139 - Pumpkins
Make It Monday: #110 - Anything Goes
PaperPlay: #41 - Simply Cute
Paper Playtime: #85 - Trick Or Treat
Paper Pretties: #227 - Halloween
Papertake Weekly: All Creatures Great & Small

Find Joy Always

Blessings, love & joy to all of you fabulous women (& men) out there!

National Breast Cancer Foundation

Pink For October

Pink Ribbon International

Susan G Komen For The Cure

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Art Impressions: #83 - Pink
Celebrate The Occasion: #82 - B C Awareness
Crafts & Me: #105 - My Sentiments Exactly
Cute Card Thursday: #237 - Lots Of Ribbon
Paper Pretties: #226 - Flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty: #96 - Die Cuts/Punches

Shopping Our Stash: #71 - Go Green Or Recycle
(Scallop detail was a former belt.)
Whoopsi Daisy: Flowers Galore

Apple Harvest

Welcome, Autumn! And what is a better way, then eating a juicy apple . . . Yum!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: Colors/Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle: #43 - Fall Colors
My Sheri Crafts: #95 - It's Picking Time!
Paper Pretties: #226 - Flowers
Simply Create Too: #23 - Autumn/Fall
Whoopsi Daisy: Flowers Galore

Clear It Out Challenge #13: Anything Goes With Black, Orange & Purple

It's October - Can you believe it? The year has just been flying by!

At Clear It Out Challenges, we wanted to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Happy Halloween! Ok, it is a little early, but this challenge will allow you to create a card (or any craft) for the day of candy, dressing up and spookiness.

Of course, we didn't want you to feel that you have to create a Halloween creation, so it's a color challenge using those popular colors of this fun holiday - Black, Orange & Purple.

Bugaboo is our sponsor this challenge and I used one of their super fun digis in this creation.

I chose to go with a super funky Christmas card. I mean, really, do Christmas cards always have to be green, red & white? 

Have you used unusual colors in a Christmas card? If so, what colors did you use?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #111 - Favorite Stamps
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
CraftyHazelnut: #92 - All Wrapped up
Deep Ocean Blue: #35 - More Than 2 Colors
Fashionista: #7 - Anything Goes Christmas
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Pile It On: #40 - For A Child
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Friday's Sentiments (Lady Anne's Paper Crafts): Halloween With A Twist

It's a Halloween craft party at Friday's Sentiments! Join us at Lady Anne's Paper Crafts for another fun challenge: Create & share a project for Halloween with the twist of using die cuts.

(Hint: My die cut is the plaid frame. Isn't that paper perfect for Halloween? It has all of the fun colors that go with spookiness!)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.
365 Cards: Day 209 - Color Me Purple

Aud Sentiments: #64 - Fall
Bearly Mine: #54 - Add A Sentiment
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Delightful Sketches: Colors
Everybody Art: #206 - Autumn
Hiding In My Craft Room: #64 - Halloween
Little Red Wagon: Photo
Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: PWC225 - Fall Inspired
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: #23 - Autumn/Fall
Tuesday Throwdown: #117 - Fall Colors

My Heart Is Floating In The Cloads

 I absolutely adore this creation of mine! Yes, I'm going to toot my own horn, but I definitely love this card :)

I used lots of my paper scraps, embellishes & die cuts (including handcut felt clouds) that I've been holding on to for . . . well, I don't really know, but I'm glad I waited!

Do you have a project that you absolutely love? I'd love for you to share it with me!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Card Crafter's Circle: #41 - Ribbon & Roses
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Fab N Funky: #140 - Starts w/F (Flower)
Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #131 - Blue Glass
LEJ Designs: #22 - Monochromatic
Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room: #33 - White/One Color
Use It Tuesday: Use Your Scraps

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #33: Random Word Inspiration - Blackboard, Gears & Tart

A new challenge starts at Tuesday Alchemy today. It's Random Word Inspiration. Be inspired by these three words: Blackboard, Gears & Tart.

You can use one, two or all three. Have fun, share you creation and you could win a prize from these wonderful sponsors:

CraftyCat957 - 1 Graphics CD

Floppy Latte - $10 Store Voucher

I was inspired by blackboard and created this chalkboard frame. Yep, it's purple. Everything that is purple can be written on with chalk, erased then written on again!

This creation was submitted to these blogs.

Card Crafter's Circle: #41 - Ribbon & Roses

Come & Get It: Anything But A Card

Crafts & Me: #102 - Roses

Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Forever Friends: #45 - Colors

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties: PWC224 - No Patterned Paper

Twisted Tuesday: #25 - No Tools

Love

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

365 Cards: Day 203 - It's What's On The Inside

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #8 - Anything Goes

Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts: #94 - My Family

Whoopsi Daisy: Make It Girly

Silhouettes In The Forest

Stitchy Bear Stamps will be sponsoring the upcoming challenge at {PIN}spirational Challenges. Since I didn't use one of their images in my creation for the challenge, I decided to use one for this creation.

Stitchy Bear Stamps has wonderful silhouette digital stamps. There is something about silhouettes that offers a lovely simplicity.

Do you enjoy silhouettes? Or do you want lots of details and color in your images?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #110 - Things With Wings

4 Crafty Chicks: #108 - Beauty Of Leaves

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #8 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: #37 - Things With Wings

Fab N Funky: #139 - Things With Wings

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie: Show Us Your Ribbons

Paper Pretties: PWC224 - No Patterned Paper

Secret Crafter: #204 - Distressing

So Artful: Magic Garden & Colors

Twisted Tuesday: #24 - Flying By To Say Hi

Please Call Me

I finally got around to using a stamp that I've had for a while now. It's one of my favorites because of that cute little phone. I love stamps and I have a lot, but I'm more of a collector than an actual user.

Do you use stamps? Not digital stamps, but old school rubber or clear stamps?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #109 - Black, White & One Color

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #22 - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me: #101 - Pink

Crafty Ribbons: #28 - Vintage (The Phone!)

Cupcake Inspirations: #178 - Photo Inspired

Everybody Art: #204 - Black & Pink

Hand Stamped Sentiments: #135 - Alphabets

My Sheri Crafts: #94 - My Family

Totally PaperCrafts: #134 - Use Your Fave Stamp

Tuesday Throwdown: #115 - You're A Gem

You Deserve A Gold Heart

For this creation, I recycled organza ribbon from a gift, giving it new life and another purpose.

The gold hearts are brads, but I removed their spokes because I don't like having them show on the inside of the card.

Have your recycled something recently? What was it?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

Craft Your Passion: #127 - Blast From The Past
(Challenge #125 - Emboss It)
Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash: #68 3 Brads, 2 Embossed Die Cuts & 1 Paper Heart
So Artful: Magic Garden Or Colors
Top Tip Tuesday: #85 - Recycle It
Twisted Tuesday: #23 - Thinking Of You

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #31: Peace, Love & Happiness

It's time to spread peace, love & happiness at Tuesday Alchemy! Create any project & share it with us for your chance to win from these wonderful sponsors:

Sassy Studio Designs

4 Digital Stamps

LEJ Designs

3 Digital Images

This is my very first easel card and I can't believe how easy and fun it was to make! I was lucky to be able to use a digital stamp from Sassy Studio Designs. Isn't this hippie chick just perfect?

I can't wait to see what peace, love & happiness you share at Tuesday Alchemy!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Bearly Mine: #52 - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #135 - Alphabets
Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs: #141 - Fancy Folds
Twisted Tuesday: #23 - Thinking Of You
Use It Tuesday: #39 - Anything Goes (Trim)

{PIN}spirational Challenge #24: Photo Inspiration - Cat & Daisy

Are you a "cat person"? Well, I definitely am! I love dogs, but cats are so independent, which I love.

For {PIN}spirational Challenges, you are challenged to create any craft using the photo as inspiration. Isn't this kitty oh, so cute?

Do you have any cats? I do. My cat is 13 years old, a big 'ol orange tabby with the sweetest personality and a complete mama's boy. He's been there for me through everything and is my oldest friend.

The idea behind this creation came from my fellow teammate at Tuesday Alchemy, Marion. I created a mirror with the reflection of the girl in it. Thanks, Marion, for the wonderful idea!

The girl's funky dress and hat were made with lots of dots of white & hot pink. Super fun!

This week's sponsor at {PIN}spirational Challenges provided the digital stamp. Fresh Brewed Designs creates stamps of all kinds, including rubber and digital. It's where "creativity is brewed fresh daily."

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.
See below for links, so you can share, too!

4 Crafty Chicks: #106 - Metal

All Sorts: #171 - Layers

Bearly Mine: #52 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: #35 - Seeing Double

Divas By Design: #51 - Friendship

Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes

Papertake Weekly: Aaww . . .

Tuesday Throwdown: #115 - You're A Gem

Use It Tuesday: #39 - Anything Goes (Frame)

Autumn

Good morning, my fellow crafters!

Here is a CAS card for your viewing pleasure. It's very . . . well, clean and simple. All of the elements are from my massive stash, including the card base which I had made previously.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can join in the fun!

2 Sisters: #108 - Fall

Cute Card Thursday: #233 - Autumn Gold

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

LEJ Designs: #19 - Autumn

Just Inspirational: #44 - Photo Inspiration

Lollipop Crafts: #89 - Fall Frolic

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes