Eclips Users meet Sunday Songs and Rhymes

Here's a treat bag for last week's Sunday Song and Rhymes Challenge at The Outlawz - Catch a Falling Star.  It's made with papers from Creative Fabrica - bag file is from Shery K Designs.  Stars are from Love SVG.  

I also entered this in the Eclips Users Group Challenge - Boxes & Bags.

Paper Ala Mode Challenge

Today Paper Ala Mode's challenge is Christmas. I can't believe it's that time of year already (especially since it's actually July as I write this). But as I get older, these days just do go by too quickly!

Yes, it's a shaped card cut on my eClips using a Layered Doily from Monica's Creative Room, papers from our sponsor We Are 3, and a We Are 3 printable.  The sentiment is from the Hope set.

Lots of layers, and the top poinsettia petals are Stickled.  The shape is enhanced with gems.  All the patterned papers are cut from Fairy Holiday.  The printable is from the Roses set.  The other Design Team members have done an amazing job on this challenge, so be sure to stop by Paper Ala Mode and have a look.  We'd love to see your Christmas cards as well.  Remember, the challenge runs for two weeks.

                         

Paper Ala Mode Angels Challenge

The designers at Paper Ala Mode brought fab inspiration to this week's challenge - themed Angels. All papers, angel, and sentiments are from our sponsor We Are 3.

The die cut behind the angel is an svg from Monica's Creative Room, welded to a rectangle for the solid bottom.

The angel's wings and halo are glittered, but the photo doesn't really show.  They are actually pretty awesome!  I added some pearls and hearts, and that's about it.

 

Happiness is Being with You

 

Here is this month's two-page layout sketch at Stick It Down.  Oooh, fun!  I grabbed one of my favorite paper collections and went to work. 

Couldn't resist flipping the sketch - both vertically and horizontally.  The paper is from the We Are 3's Little Star collection - including all the cut-out stars.  The title is popped up for some dimension.

Please be sure to visit Stick It Down to grab inspiration from the fab projects - and play along. 

For My Sister

Today's cards feature lovely photos taken by my sister.  She lives on an island, and I've framed the photos with the shape of the island.  The fronts are embossed and popped.  I added a variety of sentiments in the package that she can pop on for various occasions - or go plain, as well.  

Fruit for Paper Ala Mode

Here I'm using the precolored Strawberry Cone - a simple card made interesting by just twisting the top layer a bit. The cone is backed by paper from the Fruity collection. 

                   

eClips Users Creative Fabrica Challenge

This is for the current challenge at the eClips Users Group - they want to see projects using something from Creative Fabrica.  While browsing the products at Simply Crafty, I thought I'd try the Glitter Glue Holder.  I made the holder out of Ink Flower from Creative Fabrica.

I just love this paper.  It is a bit busy for this project, though.

We Are 3 Fairy Dreams Release

This week We Are 3 released a new collection - Fairy Dreams. Of course, I just had to play! 

I just used a strip of the gorgeous paper - love the colors in this paper.  The entire collection is a fabulous assortment, so be sure to have a look.

A Mini-Me Card

Oh, what fun the current Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge is this week. They are celebrating "Mini Me!" I just love little versions of things - if you ever visit Tucson, be sure to visit the Miniature Museum! The papers for my standard A2 card and it's Mini-Me version gift card are from We Are 3 - I combined paper from Just Autumn and Romantic Hearts. The cupcake is Watermelon Cupcake.

For the lacy shaped matting behind the cupcake, I used a doily from Monica's Creative Room.  I printed the layers because the details are much too small for my machine to cut.

I just know you'll want to play along with this fun challenge.  See ya there!

             

Creative Confetti Sketch It Out

This week at Power Poppy, the Creative Confetti challenge is a sketch for inspiration.

The flowers are from Power Poppy's Pure Prairie Bouquet.  I was so excited with how the monochrome coloring turned out - LOVE how well it coordinated with kraft cardstock.

Be sure to check out the fab work in all the other entries.

We Are 3 Victorian Christmas

I think the days until Christmas will begin flying by! The new Christmas releases at We Are 3 will make it easy to get started on those Christmas cards. Victorian Christmas and Victorian Holiday are great for traditional Christmas cards. 

The doily is from Monica's Creative Room.  

To embellish it a bit more, I added a poinsettia.

     

Zoom Card Class with Diane Porrazzo

Last night I crashed a card class with Diane Porrazzo - Stampin' Up and Creative Memories consultant. You see, my email skimming skills leave much to be desired, and I was a day late. But Diane let me sit in (thank you for that), and I always have supplies around....so improvised following Diane's basic designs.

This was my favorite.  The background is cut from some Paper Studio's Deck the Halls with Chalk.  Woo Hoo!  I added poinsettias that I colored digitally and added a sentiment from my stash.  Finished!  I also made the cards below - not as nice as Diane's, though.

Featured Stamper Challenge

This week at Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper, the featured stamper was also a scrapbooker. I had an opportunity to do some serious casing! My layout is made with Positive Vibes. I had a ball casing her layout using my papers and embellies.

The little deer are Baby Deer with Mom...the basic theme throughout the scrapbook.  Don't they make a cute embellishment for a baby album?

I completed the layout by using a variety of computer-generated journaling, stickers and brads from my stash, and P2C images from Positive Vibes.

Creative Memories Zoom Scrapbooking

This week I joined some Creative Memories ladies for some Zoom scrapbooking. These ladies shared some simple layouts with a twist. This is the first layout we made - specifically the geometric border on the left. Not as they taught - but I like the results nonetheless. I added the photo matting, titles, deer, and some pearls to finish off the layout.  I don't usually like to create a layout without a good schematic including photos, titles, and embellishments....but I did push myself out of my comfort zone and added those on my own....and am quite happy with the completed layout.  Yes, I've done it! Now to complete the two-page layout Diane shared. Secretly, I am proud of myself! The deer are from Star Jame Lines - Baby Deer with Mom.

Paper Ala Mode Splash of Pink

Happy Saturday! It's time for another Paper Ala Mode Challenge - this week our theme is A Splash of Pink - the Design Team is using Sweetheart papers, Darcy's Florals, and Friendship sentiments. I also used Seaside Anchor.  You must drop by the Paper Ala Mode Challenge to see creative cards from the design team. Super pretty! My card is inspired by the current Wednesday Sketch Challenge - flipped the sketch horizontally.

                                                            

BINGO! SALSA Challenge

This is special for me - star easel card that I finally am happy with! LOL!

The hard part is getting those two top star points correct.  The angle seems hard for me to get right.  I pretty much hope that once I've glued them together, they'll work. 

The flowers are from my stash - the sentiment from We Are 3 (Itty Bitty - Sweet set).

Halloween with Miss Kate Cuttables

Happy Halloween, Everybody! The current challenge at the Eclips Users Group is inking - so I thougt. I really need to read these challenges better! LOL! I did make this card in response - digitally inking around the layers of the card. I chose the adorable Halloween Owl from Miss Kate Cuttables.

The pumpkins and witch hats are also from Miss Kate Cuttables, Print 2 Cut, and popped.

Creative Confetti "All Boxed Up" Challenge

This week the theme at Creative Confetti is "All Boxed Up." Tell me that's not a fun challenge!

I found these deer images from Star Jam Lines - of course, I just HAD to use them for a new scrapbook for my new niece.  They are colored digitally.  Inspired by the Creative Confetti Challenge at Power Poppy, I placed both images in boxes - somewhat "out of the box" - and cut the entire image including the background box.  The papers are from Digi Crea.  Here is a close up of the colored images.

Power Poppy has done a fabulous job with this challenge (as always), so be sure to check out the rest of the entries.

Paper Ala Mode Pets are People, Too with The Outlawz

By now you should know that the Paper Ala Mode Challenge runs every two weeks on Saturdays. We Are 3 is the sponsor - and the prize is always some digital fun from We Are 3...not to mention a badge to display proudly on your blog. The current challenge beginning today is Pets are People, Too. I could resist coloring Puppy Dog from We Are 3 - so precious!

I think the dog turned out pretty darn cute.  I printed a sentiment from the Dog Love set.  I planned to finally use the cardboard inserts for embossing that allow you to emboss around a sentiment that I purchased years and years ago.  That was a total fail!  So instead I did the usual - cut the sentiment in a rectangle and mat.  Disappointing.  :(

                                                      

Creative Confetti - Share Your Fave

On a simple white card base, I cut and embossed a small square, then added Power Poppy's Hollyberries and Poinsettia on top, added some beads...DONE! I'm entering this in the Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge (favorite Power Poppy image).