OTWC and CCC: purple fun

Blending a couple challenges in this card. 

The colors were inspired by the Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #47 while the design was inspired by the City Crafter Challenge #45: Nothing To It (no ribbon, button, flowers, etc). 

Here's my flat "thank you" card. 
I stamped the butterflies and colored them with my Prismacolor pencils.  Normally, I would have paper pieced them, popped them and added wire for the antenna, but I had the pull the reins back for the challenge.  I am really happy with how the colors worked with the kraft paper and how the butterflies pop without pop dots!

Here's the inside:

City Crafter Challenge:                                           

Off the Wall Craftiness:

                                       

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin Up "A Greeting for all Reasons" and "Short & Sweet", flourishes from a Target clearance

Ink: Memento

Paper: cardstock from stash

Other: Prismacolor pencils, glitter glue

Thanks for coming by!

~Kelly

SI: Show Choir Layout

Hi. 

Finally sharing a layout. 
I am making a life album for my niece's HS graduation gift.

I made this one of her show choir pics using Sketch #208 at Sketch Inspirations.
There's a weekly sketch and prizes!
I started gathering her pictures December 2009 and I am almost caught up to her formal senior picture session!  She graduates in June!

Here was last week's sketch:

Supplies:
Papers: HL stock and cardstock
Stars: Cricut "George" and gems
Ink: Memento
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn's "Bannerific"

Thanks for looking, Kelly

Arigato!

Ohayoo. 

According to my quick search, that is the informal way to say "hello" in Japanese before noon.

The card I am sharing today is a combination of three challenges, two using paper piecing and one using a sketch.  The stamp set is on loan from my friend Bobbie at church (Ohayoo, Bobbie!).  As soon as I saw this little girl stamp I knew I wanted to add the pins and from there I had a lot of fun playing with her. 

I stamped the girl on black and pieced the hair, on a solid from the BG "Olivia" pack for the bottom edge and a floral from the BG pack for her dress.  Not sure the twine is very Asian, but the color was PERFECT!  I gave her a red lip and some beautiful pins for her hair.

The banner is from Lawn Fawn's "Bannerific" set and the "thank you" greeting, "arigato" was stamped using Lawn Fawn's "Harold's ABC". 

Here's the BG Sketch:

Challenges:

Lawnscaping #4: Paper Piecing  (this is my second entry)

Moxie Fab World: Paper piecing  (they have other challenges running simultaneously!)

Basic Grey Challenges #38 Sketch  (just found this place and I have lots of BG to play with)

Supplies:

Paper: Basic Grey "Olivia"

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn's "Bannerific" and "Harold's ABC", Hero Arts "Four Dolls"

Ink: Memento black, Distress Fired Brick and Peeled Paint

Other: Swirls Cuttlebug folder, Twinery "honeydew", pins from my mom, pop dots, Cricut "George" for oval,               flower punch, gems from HL

Thanks for coming by today!
I am just tickled at how this turned out!

"ne" or bye!  ~Kelly

Simon Says: coffee and cream

The Simon Says Stamp challenge this week was called "coffee and cream" or to use dark brown and cream.  I utilized my Cricut for my entry.  I cut the image off Graphically Speaking at 2 1/2".  I added Glossy Accents to the "steam" and coffee at the top of the mug as well as the coffee bean faux brads I made with an old Stampin Up set "Espress Yourself". 

 The inside sentiment is also from that set. 

Supplies:
Papers: SEI "Granny's Kitchen"
Ink: Stampin Up Basic Brown, Distress Vintage Photo on edges
Stamps: Stampin Up
Other: Cricut, ribbon by Stampin Up, Glossy Accents, Pop dots

Thanks a LATTE for coming by today!

~Kelly

Lawnscaping #4: b-day card

Yep, my followers (all 4 of you regular readers, ha ha), it's another b-day card!

It's got her name and some sparkle! 

I hope this birthday card brings joy to my niece's 7th birthday next month. 

I stamped the banner and birds from "Bannerific" and cut them out. 

I added red floss to the banner and Stickles to the birdies. 

This is for the Lawnscaping Challenge #4: Paper Piecing. 

Below is the original present sticker from the BG collection. 

I cut off the top and added red floss and Stickles to jazz it up a bit:

Supplies
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn's "Bannerific" and "Harold's ABC"
Ink: Memento, Distress in Broken China
Papers: Basic Grey's "Cupcake" and cardstock
Other: Spellbinders Labels Eight, floss, Stickles, gems, 3" circle from "George" Cricut cart.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly

OTWC #46: birthday card

Hello.

Another birthday card for the upcoming b-days in the family. 

This one is for the Off the Wall Craftiness #46 color challenge

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The balloons and the circle were raised with pop dots:

Glossy Accents added to the inside and outside balloons: 

Here's the color inspiration from Off the Wall Craftiness:

     
Supplies:
Paper: Basic Grey "Cupcake" and cardstock
Ink: Memento, Distress Broken China
Stamp: Hero Arts
Punch:  10 yrs old, no idea... EK paper shaper? 
Other: Thickers, Glossy Accents, floss, pop dots, rick rack, Cricut George 3" circle

Have a great day!

~Kelly

Limelight #67: bday card

Not much crafting time this week, but I was glad to complete one card.  I checked the calendar and we have 11 birthdays in March and April in the family.  Good time to make a birthday card or two or eleven!   I used the Sketch for the Limelight Papercrafts Challenge #67: Use String.  I picked up the Basic Grey paper pack "Cupcake" for $5 at Michaels and paired it with a small Basic Grey stamp set I picked up at Big Lots for .50! 

I stamped the cupcake and hat, colored them with pencils, cut them out and decorated them with Stickles, dimensional paint (frosting) and glossy accents (candle stick).  
I wrapped the top panel with MS baker's twine. 

My 50 cent stamp score:

Here's the Sketch:

Supplies:

Paper: Basic Grey "Cupcake"

Stamps: Basic Grey

Ink: Memento black and Stampin up red

Other: stickles, Prismacolor pencils, liquid dimensional paint, tag, MS baker's twine, glossy accents

This card can be for a male or female any age.  Lovin' this paper pack!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly