Mojo Create Order of the Opus

Now there is a mouthful and this card has about as many challenges wrapped into it. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday (one of my favorite sketch sites), added color from the Color Create challenge, and finished it off with Bling for the Order of the Opus Gluie Challenge ( a challenge site I've just found, and quite enjoy the humor there).
I haven't done a challenge card in so long, that it feels great just to create for the sake of creating. The stamp is an About Art Accent stamp, and if you love fairies, Annette has some beautiful ones. I so hope you like it.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Flowers: Prima
Pearls: Kaiser Craft
Glitter Glue: Stickles
Spellbinders: Rectangle Classic and Scallop
Stamp: About Art Accents
Embossing Powder: Clear Tsukineko
Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Paint: Shimmerz in Pumpkin and Pink Poinsettia
Tools: Big Shot, Scor-Pal, edge distresser, paper trimmer
Other: Brads, Fibers

Color Create Challenge

Today is a snow day here in Frontier. Big chunky flakes that are filled with spring water. I'm sharing with you a card that I made last night that I think is super sweet. I used the Color Create color challenge, which is chocolate, coffee and cream. This card was really fun to create and I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do. Don't forget to also enter in for my Sweets, there is a $15 gift certificate from Pez-a-Doodles in it!!!

Also MAKE SURE to check out the Pez-A-Doodles New releases event. Take a moment to figure out todays hint at Sandie's The new sets from Pez-a-Doodles are FAN-FLIPPIN-TASTIC!!! You could win some great stuff.

Now on with the show.


I tried my hand at something a little different with this card. I distress inked the embossed background with photo brown ink to really pull the chocolate and cream combo for the top part of the card. And for the first time I used a whole lotta buttons for a border so to speak. I just got these vintage buttons from Paper Trey and if you haven't purchased buttons before, Theirs are truly beautiful. Then I added some pink pearls to a few of those cute buttons to bring in just a hint of pink to the card. The coffee cup was glazed over to give it that porceline look using Glossy accents.

Supplies:
stamps: Unity Stamps March Kit of the Month-coffee on display, Polka Dot Pie-Chocolate Treats 1 Studio G-Warm and Cozy
Spellbinders: Scalloped and regular Large rectangles
Paper: Card stock-SU Basic Black, PTI White, BG bittersweet-Almond Toffee, Scrap black and white paper, embossed hand made paper
Accessories: PTI Vintage Cream and White buttons, Pink pearls, Ranger Glossy Accents,
Coloring agents: Tim Holtz Distress ink Photo Brown, Versafine-Onyx Black, Cinnamon Stickles, Coal and Coffee Shimmerz, Pink glaze pens.
Tools: Big Shot, Scor-pal, Purple Cows 2-in-1 trimmer

Happy Crafting

Pink Elephant Challenge #3 and Colour Create Pink and Gray Combo

This week over at The Pink Elephant, there is a great sketch challenge done by TPE's very own Carol. It is such a great sketch and I decided to make a cute card for the first time. I also combined this challenge with a color challenge over at Colour Create. They are doing a Gray and Pink Combo. So here is the 2 birds 1 stone approach! Here is the sketch followed by my take. For this challenge I used SU cardstock in Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose and Going Gray. I also used some more yummy paper from the Urban Oasis Line. I turned it so it would look like x's, since this is a hugs and kisses kind card. I also used a little piece of pink swirl from the Bella Birds line, as well as a great scrap that I found in my scrap drawer.
The stamp is just so sweet, and I'll find the maker for you, just can't remember off the top of my head. I used 2 different ribbon, 1 black and one thin pink. Then I thought I would get adventurous and try my hand a quilling that flourish. Using pink and grey paper, it came together. Then to finish this "hoot" of a card, I put some small liquid pearl dots around the flourishes in gray. TADA!!!! My very first cute card. What do ya think?
Thank you so much for coming by and taking a look at another one of my creations. Your comments are so appreciated. Take care and until next time
Happy Crafting