Cute as a Button (IC388)

I found inspiration in the "Cute as a Button" favor. I loved the pastel polka dots and the button. I kept mine clean and simple using Very Vanilla for the base card and DCWV Nana's Kids card stock pad for the polka dots. The ribbon is Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, and I used "Itty Bitty Banners" stamp set along with the coordinating Framelit. Nice and quick! Thanks for stopping by!

My Deco Inspired (IC385)

I did this card on Saturday for the Inspiration Challenge but forgot to post it. We were to find our inspiration from a site called "My Deco". I was inspired by this deer print. I used a stamp from "Sprinkles" (retired) for the background and then just used two Memory Box Dies for the tree and the deer. Thanks for stopping by!

Boy Shirt Inspired (IC381)

Not only is this not a man's shirt, but it's not orange! I don't know what my camera is doing lately, but the card stock here is Real Red, not orange. Anyway, I decided to participate in the Inspiration Challenge while my little one takes a nap. I was inspired by the Silk Boyshirt in Gingham at Madewell.com. I used pearls for buttons and put the origami shirt on a doily to make it more feminine. The sentiment is actually an incentive stamp from Stampin' Up! which might be retired. Thanks for stopping by!!

Cotton Candy Inspired (IC262)

I don't know how long it's been since I participated in an Inspiration Challenge, but today is the day, I guess! We were to go to Shabby Apple to find inspiration today. I chose the dress called "Cotton Candy" for my inspiration. The dress is pink and purple, and the model is leaning against a brick wall, so I made my flower out of Pretty In Pink and Rich Razzleberry and used the Tim Holtz Sizzix Impressions Folder called "Bricked." The flower was made with the "Build a Blossom" set and coordinating punch which are in the new Occasions Mini available January 4, 2011. Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the Impressions Folder. Thanks again for stopping by!!

From the Land Down Under (IC242)

Novica.com was the inspiration site for this week's inspiration challenge. I was inspired by this silver gecko. It made me think of this set that I got from a friend in Australia. I sent her a couple of punches that she didn't have in her catalog, and she sent me the "All Aboriginal" set. That set has a snake, a kangaroo and this gecko stamp. They are fun to color. The embossed background pieces were just scraps that were laying on my craft table. Actually, they are debossed with the Mesh folder. I used Curvey Rectangle Nestabilities for the main panel and mat. Everything here is from Stampin' Up! except for the Nestie and embossing folder. Thanks for stopping by!

Circle Birthday (IC241)

Today's Inspiration Challenge was to go to Georgie Love's site to get inspiration. I was inspired by this lamp. Talk about a simple card!! I used a Certainly Celery base card; then, I adhered a layer of embossed card stock from DCWV Nana's Kids card stock pack. I added Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon and stamped the sentiment from "Perfect Punches" in Poppy Parade (new In-Color) on Whisper White; then, I punched it out with the Wide Oval Punch and popped it up with a Dimensional. That's it! Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the embossed card stock. Thanks again for stopping by!!

Happiness Always (IC234)

For today's Inspiration Challenge, we were to go to the Crate & Barrel site for inspiration. I was inspired by the place cards. I thought the white on white would be lovely for a wedding card. This is pretty simple, too. I just punched a strip of white with a Martha Stewart border punch and embossed the strip with a Cuttlebug border embossing folder. I added the sheer ribbon and the sentiment was heat embossed with silver embossing powder. Thanks for stopping by!!

Metal Art (IC230)

For this week's Inspiration Challenge, we were to go to Jazz It Up Home Interiors for our inspiration. I chose the Metal Wall Art Sculpture of a motorcycle. On the Metal Wall Art page, it's the 11th photo down on the left. I just got this stamp from the Summer Mini. I thought it would make great masculine cards; men seem to love motorcycles! The base card is Ruby Red (retiring) with two Corner Rounder punched corners. There's a layer of Going Gray (retiring) that has been embossed with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate folder and matted with Basic Black. The main image and sentiment panels are Naturals White, matted with Basic Black. The sentiment is from "On Your Birthday". I only colored a couple of parts of the motorcycle. Just pretend the rest of it is chrome! Everything except the embossing folder is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Journal Inspired (IC229)

For today's Inspiration Challenge, we were to go to Green Rainbow Shop to find inspiration. I chose this Cafe Journal with the watering can. I made this a very clean and simple card similar to the front of the journal. The base card is Going Gray (retiring), the Spiral Punched layer is Confetti White, the main image was stamped on Very Vanilla, water colored and matted on Cameo Coral (retiring). The sentiment is from Fundamental Phrases and the main image is from A Flower for All Seasons. Thanks for stopping by!

Cowboy Label (IC228, C4C33)

The Inspiration Challenge for this week was to go to Crate Label Museum to find a label to inspire us. I chose this Texas Cowboy label. The Crazy 4 Challenges challenge is a sketch this week. I sponged the background reverse masking and then masking off the sun. I used Summer Sun, Brilliant Blue, Going Gray and Basic Gray. The main image from "Wild Wild West" was sent to me by my friend, Pat Smethers. She stamped the cowboy with Black Stazon on Close To Cocoa. The base card and mat are Basic Black. The strips are from a pad of assorted leathers that are self sticking. It came from Sizzix. Thanks for stopping by!!

California Poppy (C4C32, IC227)

This is for two challenges. Who would have the time to do each challenge individually??? The first one is the Inspiration Challenge on SCS. We were challenged to be inspired by our home states. I moved to Nevada 10 years ago from California where I had spent all my life. The Golden Poppy is California's state flower. When I was a little girl in southern California, I used to see them growing wild all over the place, even in vacant lots. There are hardly any vacant lots in southern California anymore. The second challenge is the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge. This week, the challenge is called, "1-2-3." We were to use one ribbon, two buttons or brads and three punches. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! I used the Crushed Curry Ribbon and Summer Sun card stock because they will be retiring soon. Thanks for stopping by!!

• Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful
• Papers: Summer Sun, Whisper White
• Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Black
• Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Perfect Polka Dots EF, Water Color Pencils, Blender Pen, Baby Oil, Crushed Curry Ribbon, Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Large and Scallop Oval Punches, Recycled Foam

Hat Inspired (IC226, C4C31)

The Crazy 4 Challenges challenge was to use Kraft card stock for the base of our projects. I was able to combine it with today's Inspiration Challenge which was to find inspiration from hats at Williams Chambers Millinery, and I found this hat which looks like the Kraft color. This card was made using all Stampin' Up! products. Thanks for visiting my blog today!!!

• Stamps: Very Thankful
• Papers: Kraft, Basic Black, Whisper White, SU! DSP (from 2009 Holiday Mini)
• Ink: Basic Black
• Accessories: Basic Black GG Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Red Stickles

Happy Bird Day! (IC223)

The Inspiration Challenge for this week is to go to Warm Bisquit which is a web site for children's bedding and accessories. The Fabric Bird Tote Bags inspired me, especially the turquoise one. I used Tempting Turquoise for the base card and die cut the leaves from Whisper White using the Big Shot and the Little Leaves Sizzlit. The bird was punched with the Bird & Branch Punch out of Tempting Turquoise Prints Designer Series Paper (retired). The sentiment came from the Pun Fun set and was stamped with Tempting Turquoise ink on the card stock that comes with Stampin' Up!'s Designer Papers. It was punched with the Scallop Oval Punch and popped up with a Dimensional. I used the fine tip of the Tempting Turquoise Marker to do the faux stitching. All supplies used to make this clean and simple card came from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Two-fer (IC220, C4C25)

My inspiration challenge card was so quick that I had time to do another challenge. First, the Inspiration Challenge was to go to Lark for inspiration. I chose Lambie, a crocheted lamb, for my inspiration. There's no stamping on this little 4-1/4" square card. I used a Sizzlit to die cut the lamb, and I hand wrote the sentiment. The base card is Naturals White and the main image panel is So Saffron, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints Designer Paper with the white die-cut lamb and sentiment panel. The lamb is popped up and so is the whole main image panel. Everything here is from Stampin' Up! except for the Sizzlit.

This second card is for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge. This week it's a sketch challenge. The base card is Naturals White. The designer paper is Melon Mambo Patterns Designer Series Paper. I used both sides of the same paper. The image is stamped with Black Stazon, water colored with Water Color Wonder Crayons and an Aqua Painter, and then it's matted on Melon Mambo card stock. The image is from Whipper Snapper. I think it's called "Waving Bunny". The sentiment is stamped with Melon Mambo ink and it's from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. Those big, square gem brads were a gift. Thanks for stopping by!!

Red Mushrooms (IC219, C4C24)

Here's another card for two challenges. First, it's for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS. We were to go to Geninne's Etsy Store and get inspiration from her goodies there. There were LOTS of birds, and I saw lots of birdie cards in the gallery. I was just trying to be different when I chose the Mushrooms. The second challenge was the Crazy4Challenges one for this week which was to make a card with RED as the main color. The red layer was embossed with the Cuttlebug Spots n' Dots embossing folder. The mushrooms were stamped, enlarged and printed on white card stock. I colored the image with SU! Markers. The tiny butterfly was punched with a Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch. I've been recycling the extra rubber from the wood mounted stamps by peeling off the red rubber and using the foam like Dimensionals. It pops up the panels a bit more and it's a thrifty idea! Go green, you know! Thanks for stopping by!

Forgotten... (IC217)

This was done yesterday for the Inspiration Challenge, but I forgot to post it! I just got very busy with life. We were to go to www.Espe.ca to find inspiration. My inspiration for this card came from one of the handbags. It's called Nectar Tote Green, and it's located in the lower right corner of the page. This is a very simple card really. I just die cut flowers using Flower, Daisy #2 die available from Stampin' Up! I punched the centers using 1/2" and 3/4" circle punches. The purse has a bee on it, but I couldn't find one that would work, so I used a butterfly instead. The butterfly trail was done with a white gel pen. The sentiment from "Upsy Daisy" was embossed using Jeweled Gold embossing powder. I used a black marker on the edges of the butterfly wings. That's it! Thanks for stopping by!!

Wallpaper (IC216)

For today's Inspiration Challenge, we were to go to EchoDesigns.com for our inspiration. I chose this wallpaper. I stamped Whisper White Craft ink on Sahara Sand card stock using the Boho Blooms Background stamp. I made my usual embossed flowers out of Tempting Turquoise to bring out the color of the vases in the room. All products used here are from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

• Stamps: Boho Blooms BG Stamp, Well Scripted (Occasions Mini)
• Papers: Naturals White, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
• Ink: Whisper White Craft, Sahara Sand, White Gel Pen
• Accessories: Flower Trio Punch, Mat Pack, Stylus, 2-Step Bird & Branch Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals

Happiness (IC215)

Today's Inspiration Challenge was to go to the Nell Hills site to find inspiration. I didn't even have to go to the site because I chose one of the examples Stef gave us. I chose these prints for my inspiration. I made this little 4-1/4" square card and kept it Clean and Simple. I just stamped the thyme image from "Herb Expressions" with Black Stazon and then colored it with SU! Markers. I used Pretty In Pink to sponge the image, too. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder. This was all done on a Whisper White panel which I matted with Brushed Gold and then adhered to the Basic Black base card. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Nesting (IC214)

For today's Inspiration Challenge, we were to go to Groovy Inclinations for our inspiration. I chose, "Oh give me a home" as my inspiration. I stamped the nest from "Nature's Nest" with Black Stazon on Whisper White and water colored it. I cut it out, which was quite a task, and adhered it to a piece of DCWV Photo Stack paper that I had distressed and sponged with Basic Black Classic Ink. I matted the main panel on Basic Black card stock which was also distressed. I used the Little Leaves Sizzlit for the Garden Green leaves and sponged with Basic Black again. The background was embossed with Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder and sponged. Thanks for stopping by!!

Sparkly Dragonfly (IC213)

For the Inspiration Challenge this week, we were to go to Design Spirit Studio to find something that inspires us. I chose this Green Dragonfly Pendant.

I also wanted to make one of the Easel Cards I've seen lately. It's a fun card to make. This view shows it from the side a bit.

This view shows the card when it's open. As you can see, I embossed the sentiment on the inside. All products except the Nestabilities and the Leaf Punch are from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

• Stamps: Nature's Nest, On Your Birthday
• Papers: Taken With Teal, Certainly Celery, Sweet Pea DSP (2010 Ocassions Mini)
• Ink: Black Stazon, SU! Markers, Versamark
• Accessories: Big Shot, Nesties, Large and Scallop Oval Punches, Flower Trio Punch, MS Leaf Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Tiny Green Rhinestones, Dimensional, Gold EP, Heat Tool