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.

 

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. 

                   

Use Fall Colors - Paper Ala Mode

A pretty simple card - no dimension. But a lot of people actually have trouble with single-layered designs. I digitally filled a swatch with the striped design from Thankful, and placed that on top of the dotted paper. I added the sentiment from the Autumn set - and the Hearts and Home Birdie.  We have great inspiration at Paper Ala Mode.

                

Anything Lavinia - Fairy Dreams

I recently have begun creating fairy-themed cards here and there. They can be ADDICTING! Of course, one of the reasons I like them is they lend themselves well to single-layer cards. This new release from We Are 3 is Fairy Dreams - so I decided to use the Dragonfly Keeper and surround her with Wild Mushrooms and Fairy Fir Trees. And there you go! I'm entering this in the Anything Lavinia challenge.

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.

     

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

This week at Power Poppy, the Creative Confetti challenge is to create a slim-line card. The image I chose came from Be My Honey (Little Scraps of Heaven). I colored the image digitally. The sentiment is from Family Fun (Digital Scrapbook Experts).

I decided to keep it pretty CAS.  I thought the kraft paper and plaid looked a little rustic.  I popped the image.  I'm really pleased with how the beehive turned out.

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.

SALSA Bingo

This month our local SALSA group shared a bingo game as inspiration to keep crafting. This card is a fancy fold - they seem to like those. I often feel they are too much trouble - however, I think this four-fold card is gorgeous. The papers and sentiments are from my stash. The poinsettia is from Power Poppy. The card base is easy - decorating five coordinated panels, a bit more challenging!

We Are 3 - Cactus Under the Sea?

What's your environment? Okay, so I live in the desert, but for some reason I thought Camille's Cactus would look beautiful against Under the Sea! I am right, don't ya know? My cactus does look beautiful against the greens and blues and purples in the new Under the Sea collection. When I look at the pattern, though - I see some beautiful stone that belongs with my cactus.

And how about the fun sentiment from the Cactus Greetings set?  I really enjoyed doing something clean and simple - lately it seems my projects have all taken more "thought."  My mojo is a bit fleeting currently.  Be sure to check out what the other designers are making with the beautiful new Under the Sea papers. 

                              

Anything Lavinia Challenge

Armed with the fab papers from We Are 3 and Baubles and trees from Lavinia, I took the plunge into making some fantasy-themed cards...started having a lot of fun - this is my fourth card! 

This card is a single-layer card.  I started with a card base from Fantasy Scapes (on Microsoft Word.)  Then I inserted and resized a Bauble to fit inside the moon.  Word easily allows you to format images easily - for the Bauble, I created a reflection. Next I added some Fairy Fir Trees.  Then all I had to do was print.  

I have to admit - I had fun! Now, if you want to see some real talent, check out the other entries in the Anything Lavinia Challenge #29 here. There's another four days to get your entries in - join in the fun.

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).

It's a Girl and Stick It Down Challenge

How about this sweet baby layout?

It's inspired by this month's single-page sketch at Stick It Down!  I turned the sketch on it's side.  The journaling was computer generated.

Unfortunately, I can't post pics of the new arrival...but I can guarantee she is CUTE!  The photos will be one of Dad holding new baby, and one of Mom holding new baby.

I keep being drawn to the beautiful turquoise papers in this collection (Positive Vibes - Digi Crea) - have to remind myself to add a little pink here and there.  

Also not sure if it's my cameras, computer screen, or my eyes....but I sure have a hell of a time posting these photos with true colors.  This layout is a beautiful soft turquoise, yet my photos always seem to come out baby blue...if anybody has any helpful hints, I'd appreciate them!  I've tried all different rooms and lighting and outside with natural light...two different cameras...and they all come out the same.  :(

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.  :(

                                                      

The Outlawz Progressive Freebie and Wednesday Sketch Challenges

Well, it's another month and a new progressive freebie - this month our image is Pony Plait from Hatty Clare. Tell me this isn't a fun image!

This has been one of my favorite images to color for the Progressive Freebie Challenge.  The design is inspired by both The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch and a shadow-box card class I took from Susan Bossiere.  Pony Plait is colored digitally - the flowers are pre-colored from Digi-Crea.

Crash Your Stash Ribbon Challenge

The current Crash Your Stash Challenge (sponsored by Lemon Shortbread) calls for ribbon from your stash. The papers are from Peonies Ballet by We Are 3. Tea Cup Bunny is colored digitally.

The sentiment is from Design Bundles.  Now check out what everyone else is making with their stashed ribbons.

Creative Confetti Keep the Distance Challenge

A triple-layer card that I hope makes you smile. The Irresistible Peony (Power Poppy) was colored digitally. The sentiment is from their Hollyberries set. 

I sure hope you have a chance to play along at the Creative Confetti Challenge on the Power Poppy blog - Keep Your Distance.

Gatefold Card

Bluemoon Scrapbooking's sweet and talented Susan Bossiere held another online card class Sunday.  This is the card we made.

The card itself measures 6x6.  

As you can see, there's a good amount of dimension.  This is my card for inspiration - watch for my own takes on this fabulous design.

My Spring Card for We Are 3

These papers from Margaret's Irises were laying on my messy desk - just begging to be used. I added a Birdie's Boots and a new Umbrella, along with one of Margaret's frames.