Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #189 & MFT Summer School Entry & Simon Says Stamp Entry

          Hello! I hope you all are having a great week so far :) I unfortunately have been sick since Saturday evening so I apologize for this post being short. I am going to get right to the point that way I can hop back into bed and sleep it off. The card I made this week is for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #189. If you would like to join in on the challenge this week please visit Word Art Wednesday to find out all the details. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and again I apologize for my post being so short. I wish you all a blessed week! PS: You may notice my picture is nice and bright... well I am delighted to say that I finally received my Foldio 2. I am hoping I will feel well enough to post my review this weekend and I will include my review of the MISTI too, but if I don't get it to you this weekend then I will include it with my post next Wednesday.


Product List:
My Favorite Things - Die-namics Horizontal Stitched Strips
My Creative Time - 3 Star Stitched Dies
3 different kinds of embossing folders (I believe these were all from Sizzix)
Sizzix Circle Die Set
Homemade Enamel Dots
Stampin' Up - Primrose Petals Ink Pad (But Stampin' Up Real Red also matched the red cardstock)
Recollections Cardstock - Cape Cod
Recollections Cardstock - Holiday
Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
Tombow Adhesive
Tombow Dot Adhesive

Entered Into The Following Challenges:
My Favorite Things Lesson 1 Rule of Thirds
My Favorite Things Lesson 2 Focal Point
My Favorite Things Lesson 3 Movement/Flow
My Favorite Things Lesson 4 Line 
#MFTSTAMPS
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge



(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #188

          Happy Wednesday y'all! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far. It's that time again where I bring to you my weekly Design Team creation for Word Art Wednesday. We would love to have you join us for this week's challenge, which is #188. To find out the details and how you can join in please go to Word Art Wednesday.
          Back in December I placed an order from Scrapbooking Made Simple when they had their huge Spellbinders sale and most of it finally arrived. There are still somethings that haven't arrived but I was so excited because what I did receive had the Spellbinders feather dies in it. I love these dies! They are so pretty! So of course I had to make a card with them. Also this past week I went to the new My Favorite Things store. The new store is amazing! It is super huge and they have a fabulous new area for their classes. While I was there I grabbed some Banana Split and Spearmint card-stock as well as the matching dye ink so I thought I would use them as well for my card.
          I told you all I would give you a review on the MISTI tool and I haven't forgotten. I am just still trying to figure it all out and use it as much as I can so when I give my review I can give you my honest opinion on it. So once I have really explored how it works I will post my review. I wish you all a fantastic and blessed week! Now let's get on to my card shall we ;)

Front of card: Card size is an A2 card measuring 4.25" x 5.50"
Inside of card

Back of the card using my custom made personalized stamp



Supply Life:
My Favorite Things - Banana Split Cardstock
My Favorite Things - Spearmint Cardstock
My Favorite Things - Banana Split Dye Ink Pad
My Favorite Things - Spearmint Dye Ink Pad
Spellbinders - Feathers Die Set
Spellbinders - Paisley M-bossabilities Folder
Sizzix - Labels Framelits
My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
The Stamps of Life - Personalized Stamp
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
Tombow Adhesive
Tombow Dot Adhesive
Scor Pal - Sookwang Tape
Zutter Bow It All Tool (I used it to make my bow)
I made the bow with ribbon that I purchased from Michael's Crafts
The holder for my card was purchased at Michael's Crafts



(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #187

          Hello everyone! Hope you all have had a great week thus far. I come to you today with another card for this week's Word Art Wednesday Challenge #187. If you would like to join in on this week challenge and have a chance to earn some awesome prizes then head on over Word Art Wednesday.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
www.creativecardcrew.blogspot.com - White On White

Now let's jump right to it shall we :)

This card is all all white 5" x 5" square card. The only color is the black ink in the sentiment. Each layer was reduced by a half inch making the next two layers 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" and then 4" x 4". The sentiment tag measures 3 1/4" x 1". I then embossed each layer with different embossing folders of my choice, including the base of the card. Each layer was popped up with foam tape. Viola' the card is complete :) Another super fast as easy card to make. (All of these embossing folders are from Sizzix)

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #186

          Happy Wednesday ya'll! I hope your week is going well thus far! I am back with another Word Art Wednesday Challenge. This is Challenge #186 and we would love to have you join in with us this week! To join us please click the following link to find out all the details: Word Art Wednesday Please remember that these are "Anything Goes" challenges so anyone can enter as long as your creation is family-friendly and uses encouraging or uplifting sentiments. These challenges are not just for card makers because you can enter digital art, altered art, etc. Plus you can enter up to 5 projects each week/challenge. The more you enter, the more you'll increase your odds of winning :)
          I am loving the card I made this week! It's probably because I have some weird love for bubbles and circles, lol! I hand stamped all the circles/bubbles you see on the light beige card-stock. I wanted a certain design but didn't have any card-stock or paper that I had wanted to use so I just made my own. That is what I love about stamping, you can create your own papers/backgrounds. If you haven't tried to design your own paper/background yet, you really should give it a try. It's so much fun and I think you'll love it! For the sentiment, I printed it out onto white card-stock and then took the same inks that I used on the rest of the card and sponged the white card-stock to get the look I wanted. It looks like this card was hard to make but it was actually super easy! Just stamp basically where ever you want, you don't need a plan or specific layout. Just stamp away while having fun doing it! Now to introduce my card I think I need a drum roll. (pretend you hear it, lol) Ta Da! Here is my card!

Sorry for the dim lighting of the picture. I wasn't able to get the natural lighting I usually use because it's been raining everyday this week and my Foldio2 has still not arrived :( The bow also for some reason doesn't look like it matches but it actually does. The overall size of this card is 5 1/2" by 5 1/2" squared. I reduced each layer by 1/4" for the outer squares and then for the 3 inside squares I reduced them down by a 1/2" then repeated the 1/4" increments. The sentiment panel was reduced down by 1/2" but I used a scalloped edge die to do the borders, so it didn't turn out to be a perfect square but I still am happy with it.


Supplies List:
Recollections Cardstock - "Neutral"
Recollections Cardstock - "Pink Buttons"
Stampin' Up Ink Pad - "Chocolate Chip"
Stampin' Up (Sizzix) - Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
My Favorite Things Ink Pad - "Cotton Candy"
Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
The Stamps Of Life Stamp Set - bubblegum4me
The Stamps Of Life Stamp Set - crazy4daisies
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
Tombow Adhesive
Tombow Dot Adhesive
Scor Pal - Sookwang Tape
Zutter Bow It All Tool (I used it to make my bow)
The ribbon was given to me by a sweet friend
The holder for my card was purchased at Michael's Crafts

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I welcome and greatly appreciate your sweet comments! Don't forget you can find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Just remember I am still building them up so your patience is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful and blessed day!



(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)