Thursday, February 28, 2013

Flip Flop Album with Scor-Pal

The Scor-Pal team were challenge to take a project from the existing projects on the site and update it.
My remake project was inspired by this Flip Flop by Eleonor McGarry
I decided to not only update it with newer paper lines but I also changed up the size a little.

Project recipe:
Papers - Sn@p Life by Simple Stories
Card Stock - Core-dinations
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Adhesive - Scor-Tape

This the album finished



Start with 2 pieces of card stock measuring 6" by 12" scored at 4" and 8" along the 12" side. You also need 2 6" squares of card stock for the covers and 1 piece 2" by 6" scored at 1" on the 2" side.



Use the 2" by 6" piece to attach the 2 6" by 12" pieces together to form an accordion as in the photo.



Decorate the front and back covers as desired.



Decorate the back panels with coordinating papers.



Decorate the inner panels too.



Create the flaps for the album from pieces of card stock measuring 5 1/2" by 3 3/4" scored at 1/2" on the 5 1/2" side. Use Scor-Tape to attach the flaps inside the album.



Decorate the flaps and attach the the album.



The following are some views of the completed album.













I hope you enjoyed it and I would like to enter in the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Artistic Inspirations - Fancy Folds
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything But a Card
Incy Wincy - Anything But a Card
Hot Shot Crafts - Anything But a Card

Katie

Just for You - Digital Delights - Easter Floppet

It's time for my final card from the latest releases at Digital Delights
Wendy brought some fabulous Spring and Easter characters for you and I got to play with this cute kitty, Easter Floppet!

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
Whoopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment
Copic Marker Europe - Easter with Copics
Cutie Pie - Pretty Pastels (3 entries only)
House of Gilli - Pastels
Fab N Funky - Pastel Colors
Shelly's Thrilling Thursday - Sewing Real or Faux (5 entries only)
Allsorts - Animals
The Paper Shelter - Animal Magic
Sweet N Sassy Digi - For a Child (Digi image)
I Did It - Ribbon or Twine (3 entries only)



Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Floppet
Sentiment - Spring Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Summer Breeze by First Edition
Corners - Making Memories
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Pearls - The Paper Studio






She sure is a cute kitty and I hope you like her.
Next week it will be time for the next new releases and I know you are going to love them!
Katie

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Make a Great Boy - Magnolia-Licious and Wee Stamps Challenge - Card for a Boy

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-Licious and Wee Stamps Challenge
This time we are asking for Boy cards so it's the perfect time to grab your favorite Edwin stamp and get creating!
I decided to use Bandage Edwin but went with a general boy encouragement card rather than the expected Get Well Soon card.
Now you know it is going to be Easter soon and Diana has the fabulous Easter Collection in stock and they are there is all their beautiful colored glory so you can see how wonderful they will look when you get them to add to your collection.
Also on show are the new Wee Stamps and they have been colored for your viewing pleasure too!

Challenges:
Avenue 613 - Anything Goes
Ribbon Girls Magnolia Only - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes
Lady Anne - Anything Goes
Crafting by Design - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Punches/Dies
Crafty Catz - Punches/Dies (1 entry only)
Craft Room Challenge - For a Man (3 entries only)
Top Tip Tuesday - Make or Use a Tag
CCEE - C is for ....Color, Copics, Circles, Cut Out, Corners, Cute
One Stop Crafts - For the Kids
Gingerloft - Ribbons and Bows
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Buttons and Bows
Crafty Ribbons - Button Up
Creative Corner - Brads or Eyelets
4 Crafty Chicks - Twine
I Did It - Ribbon or Twine (3 entries only)
Digi Darla's - Masculine
Eclectic Ellapu - Masculine
Anything Goes - Make it Manly
My Craft Spot - Pop It Up
Whoopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment




Card Recipe:
Image - Bandage Edwin
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Shine On by Basic Grey
Sentiment Tag - Flair Designs
Buttons - Stash
Twine - Twinery
Metal Corners - Making Memories
Button Brads - The Paper Studio
Argyle Ribbon - Michaels
Orange Ribbon - Unknown
Die Cut - Scallop Dot Square by Spellbinders





I stamped two Edwins, cut out one completely and then cut the head and legs on the second and popped it with foam on top of the whole image. The sticker tag was just the perfect size for Edwin to sit on and it was the basis for the whole card.
I hope you like this and we'd love to see you over at Magnolia-Licious and Wee Stamps Challenge playing with us on this challenge.
Katie

Monday, February 25, 2013

Simply You - My Besties Challenge - 2 Patterned Papers

It's Monday so that means time for a new challenge at Besties Challenge. The challenge requires the use of one of super sweet images from Sherri Baldy and today I got to use one of the newest ones she created! It is a super easy challenge, we want to see you use 2 patterned papers!
Challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Color Me Creative - Girly (3 entries only)
Dream Valley - Ribbon and Bling (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Buttons and/or Bling
Corrosive - Favorite Color Combo
Loves Rubber Stamps - Lots of Layers
Fab N Funky - Flower Power
Perfect Sentiment - Floral Fantasy (3 entries only)
Shelly's Thrilling Thursday - Sewing Real or Faux (5 entries only)
Oldie But a Goodie - Bright Colors (old item is definitely the sentiment)
I Did It - Ribbon or Twine (3 entries only)
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
Sentimental Sunday - Flowers and a Sentiment




Card Recipe:
Image - Pheebee Flutterbee
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Blossom Soup by Jillibean Soup
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co
Flowers - The Paper Studio
Pearls - Recollections
Doily - Wilton





It is hard to see the two papers but the base patterned paper and border paper are different. I love how the embellished sentiment I found was the perfect color match and the fact that it was glittered made it all the more perfect :)
I hope you like this too and will grab your patterned papers are join in with us over at the Besties Challenge this week.
Katie

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Christmas Card Challenges #13 - Santa Baby

It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use Santa on your card this week.

Remember that our challenges are always optional, as long as you make a Christmas card we want to see it!


Challenges:
Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Pop It Up
Loves Rubber Stamps - Lots of Layers
Paper Playtime - Sentiment Stamp
Love to Create - All That Glitters (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - All That Glitters
City Crafter - All That Glitters
Papertake Weekly - Buttons and/or Bling
Barely Mine - Ribbon/Lace/Twine (any or all)(2 entries only)
ABC Christmas - D for Designer Paper




Card Recipe:
Image - Digital Delights
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Authentique Wonder
Sentiment - My Favorite Things
Poinsettia - Hobby Lobby
Flourish Die - Cheery Lynn Designs
Twill Ribbon - Michaels
Rhinestones - Stash





I hope you like it and will come over and join in the fun at Christmas Card Challenges

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Bloom and Grow! Flower Power Daffy

It's time for my third card from the latest releases atDigital Delights
Wendy brought some fabulous Spring and Easter characters for you and I got to play with the second of the Flower Power Girls and that is Flower Power Daffy

Challenges:
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and Pearls
Milk Coffee - Make it Cute
Whoopsi Daisy - Make it Girly
Color Me Creative - Girly (3 entries only)
One Stitch At A Time - Make it Girly
Barely Mine - Ribbon/Lace/Twine (any or all)(2 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - All That Glitters
City Crafter - All That Glitters
Love to Create - All That Glitters (3 entries only)
Ooh La La - Sparkle and Shine
Loves Rubber Stamps - Lots of Layers
Papertake Weekly - Buttons and/or Bling
Fab N Funky - Flower Power
Perfect Sentiment - Floral Fantasy (3 entries only)



Card Recipe:
Image - Flower Power Daffy
Sentiments - Spring Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Trimcraft 6"X6" Hideaway
Flowers - Prima
Leaves - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Ticket Die Cut - Sizzix Framelits Tickets
Embossing Folder - Medium Dots by The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Michaels
Pearls - Recollections
Glitter - Ranger Stickles Crystal and Recollections Extra Fine
Shine - Liquid Embossing by All Night Media






I used the "box of the frame" technique to make Daffy sit on the edge of the die cut frame and then hand cut the mat to the frame.
I really went to town with the sparkle and shine on this one, she just cried out for it! I love Daffodils, they remind me so much of my home in England, and so this was a real labor of love to create :)
Katie

Monday, February 18, 2013

A Friend Like You - My Besties Challenge - 2 Shades of Blue

It's Monday so that means time for a new challenge at Besties Challenge. The challenge requires the use of one of super sweet images from Sherri Baldy and today I got to use one of the newest ones she created! It is a super easy challenge, we want to see you use 2 shades of blue!
Challenges:
Craft Us Crazy - Show Us Your Favorite
Going Grey - Bingo (I chose Ribbon, Pearls and Punch)
Stamp N Doodle - Bingo! (I chose digi image, ribbon and sentiment)
Cute Card Thursday - An Eye for Detail
Dream Valley - Ribbon and Bling (3 entries only)
The Stamping Chef - Ribbon and Lace
Di's Digis - Lace and Pearls (3 entries only)
Sentimental Sunday - Lace and Pearls
Crafty Catz - Bingo! (I chose Pearls, Punches and Ribbon)(1 entry only)
Stamp With Stampavie - Lots of Layers
Allsorts - Things With Wings
Alphabet Challenge - A is for Anything with Wings (1 entry only)
Digital Tuesday - Up, Up and Away! (Butterflies)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick at least 3 (I chose Wings, Doily, Distressing, Lots of Texture)
One Stitch At A Time - Make it Girly
Stamp With Fun - Friends
Deep Ocean - B is for....Blue, Butterflies, Bows




Card Recipe:
Image - Pigtail Polly
Sentiment - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - 5th Avenue by Melissa Frances
Ribbon - Unknown
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Bows - Offray
Lace - Wrights
Butterflies - Recollections






I really am having a lot of fun with these images and it is really great to be able to add all those girly embellishments that I just don't seem to be able to stop buying!LOL
So now it's your turn to play, grab your favorite Bestie, chose two blues and come along to play at Besties Challenge

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Flip Flap or Oodles of Folds with Scor-Pal at Splitcoast Stampers

To celebrate Valentine's Day Split Coast Stampers are having a Love-Fest with all there favorite companies!
Today it is the day for a challenge from Scor-Pal and you can find out all the details at the Scor-Pal blog

For my sample I decided to make a twist on a double gate fold card and I finished it with a couple of super sweet Magnolia stamps!

Challenges:
Fab N Funky - Decorate the Inside too
Shopping Our Stash - They Say It's Your Birthday (13 combined challenges max)
Broken Box Stock - Happy Birthday
Card Makin' Mamas - Birthday
ABC Challenge - H is for Happy Birthday
Sandy's Crafty Creations - Birthday
Frosted Designs - Be Bold




Card Recipe:
Images - Tilda with Balloons and Princess Welcome Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Sn@p Life by Simple Stories
Twine and Rhinestones - Doodlebug
Border - Punch - Martha Stewart
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust








This was such a fun card to make and I hope it will inspire you to drop over to Scor-Pal blog to see how and where to play along with us!

Katie

Christmas Card Challenges #12 - Tags

It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use Tags on your project this week.

Remember that our challenges are always optional, as long as you make a Christmas card we want to see it!


Challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes (10 combined challenges max)
Sparkles Forum Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas
CRAFT - Christmas
Everybody Art - Metal
Cute Card Thursday - An Eye for Detail
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - All Tied Up
Guylous Inimitability - Bingo! (I chose Flowers, Free Space, Eyelets)




Tag Recipe:
Sentiment - Hobby Lobby
Paper - Mrs Claus'Kitchen
Eyelets - The Eyelet Outlet
Pearls - Recollections
Poinsettia Sticker - Hobby Lobby
Ribbon - Unknown






I decided to make some gift tags that will be going in my wrapping box ready for Christmas 2013, you know it's only 10 months away? Ha Ha!!
I hope you like them and will come over and join in the fun at Christmas Card Challenges

Hello Friend - Pile It On #7 - Clips and Pins

It's time for another Pile It On Challenge and this time we want to see you use Pins and Clips on your project.

Challenges:
Raise the Bar - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Everybody Art - Metal
Use It Tuesday - Fasteners
Fab N Funky - Decorate the Inside too
Stamp + Fun = Creativity - Vintage
Anything Goes - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Stampin For The Weekend - Distressing (1 entry only)
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and Pearls
There She Goes - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and/or Flowers
Stamp N Doodle - Bingo! (I chose Metal, Digi and Sparkle)
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Spring Colors and Ribbon
Sweet N Sassy Digi - 3-2-1 (I chose 3 flowers, 2 trims/lace and 1 image)
Eureka Stamps - Pearls and Swirls (3 entries only)
Stamp With Stampavie - Lots of Layers
Color Me Creative - Girly (3 entries only)
One Stitch At A Time - Make it Girly
Simply Create Too - Mothers Day or Female
Di's Digis - Lace and Pearls (3 entries only)
Sentimental Sunday - Lace and Pearls
Desert Island Crafts - Pick at least 3 (I chose Hearts, Doily, Metal Accents, Distressing, Lots of Texture)




Card Recipe:
Image - Anneke with Heart by From The Heart
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Heart Doily - Wilton
Lace and Trim - Hobby Lobby
Flowers - Prima and Recollection
Flourish Die - Cheery Lynn Designs
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Buckle and Hat Pin Parts - Hobby Lobby






I'm not very good when it comes to metal on cards so this really was a challenge for me but I think with my hat pin and heart clip I worked both into the challenge pretty well.>br/> I really hope to see you over at Pile It On this week.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Pink Gem #67 - Punches and Dies

It's time for another challenge at Gem of A Challenge and this week we want to see you get out your Punches and/or Dies!
I will admit to being in love with these new Chloe designs that Janet is doing and I decided to team Chloe in Knitted Hat with another of my current favorite things, the papers from the Rondelle pad by Prima.
I'm not usually a big peach color fan but these vintage style papers are so wonderful that I strayed from my usual path and stepped over to the Peachy side of the tracks :)

Challenges:
Happy Campers - Shabby Chic (3 entries only)
Anything Goes - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Paper Playtime - Border Punches
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and Pearls
There She Goes - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and/or Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Up, Up and Away! (Butterflies)
Partytime Tuesday - Use 3 (3 flowers and 3 butterflies)
Going Grey - Bingo (I chose Flowers, Digi and Punch)
Fab N Funky - Decorate the Inside too
The Stamping Chef - Ribbon and Lace
Stamp N Doodle - Bingo! (I chose digi image, ribbon and sentiment)
Sweet N Sassy Digi - 3-2-1 (I chose 3 flowers, 2 trims/lace and 1 image)
Stamp With Stampavie - Lots of Layers




Card Recipe:
Image - Chloe in Knitted Hat
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Rondelle by Prima Marketing
Flowers - Prima and Recollections
Butterfly Punch - Medium Monarch by Martha Stewart
Border Punch - Vintage Doily by Martha Stewart
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Chalk Ink (on edges) - Chestnut Roan by Color Box