Origami Challenge

TGIF! I'm so happy that it's Friday but my mojo is completely zapped. I reworked this card so many times, and I finally just decided to post it as is. The flower is so complex that the rest of the card needs to be simple. I made the flower using a technique called the dahlia fold.
Papertrey Ink is having an origami challenge on their blog today and I immediately thought of the dahlia fold technique. My poor, cracked and dry fingertips are so sore after this card.

I hope you have great weekend!!!

{grateful for you}

Stamps: Friends 'til the End (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Sweet Love (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Red Rhinestone (Kaiser Craft), Circle Punch (Paper Shapers), White Gel Pen (Sakura)

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Monochromatic Red Card

Hello! It's Paper Maniac Thursday on my blog. This week we are focusing on creating cards using the HOT monochromatic colors red, orange, or yellow. I chose RED since I'm still in Valentine's Day mode.

I used papers from the Sweet Love tablet from Little Yellow Bicycle. It includes a bunch of coordinating patterned pages and a few solid sheets as well. I chose to use three shades of solid red/pink and a bit of cream for contrast. The sentiment is from Our Craft Lounge's Thankful Flourishes set and is stamped using cream ink.
This was such an easy card to create since the focal point is made up of punches. Very easy replicate.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

{Your Kindness...}

Stamps: Thankful Flourishes (Our Craft Lounge)
Card Stock: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), Cream
Patterned Paper: Sweet Love Tablet (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Ink: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Red Rhinestones (Michaels), Circle Punch (SU), Sheer Cream Ribbon (Offray), Foam Dimensionals

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All things grow with love...

Hello! I'm sure you are going to be really surprised that my card for today is for another Papertrey Ink challenge. LOL! This one is actually for two challenges. There is a color challenge up on the Papertrey Ink blog and they are also sponsoring this week's sketch at the CPS blog. So, I combined those two challenges and VOILA, here is my card!
This card is pretty straight forward. The flower and leaves come from the Birds & Blooms Sizzix Dies Set from SU. I applied stickles to the petals and leaves. There are foam dimensionals between each layer of the flower and then I used glue dots to adhere the leaves and flower to the ribbon.
I really like how this card turned out, but in retrospect, I think it would look better if the green layer had been embossed using a swiss dots embossing folder. What do you think?

Also worth mentioning is that SU's Cameo Coral ink is a good match for PTI's Berry Sorbet ink.

I hope you all have a great day! It's like a blizzard here. The kiddos and hubby are home with me today. Level 2 snow emergency! I'm loving every minute of it, though. I love when we are all home together. See you tomorrow!!!

{All things grow with love}

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: SS White, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Cameo Coral (SU)
Accessories: Birds & Blooms Sizzix Dies (SU), Frosted Lace Stickles (Ranger), Foam Dimensionals, White Grosgrain Ribbon (Offray), Glue Dots, Clear Rhinestone (Michaels)

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My Fabulous Friend...

Hello and Happy Monday!!! I'm participating in another challenge from Papertrey Ink. This card came together pretty quickly since you are given a sketch that included measurements and you are given a color scheme based on the first letter of your username. Since my user name is "danascott96", I was given the color palette above. Luckily I had all those colors.
The ribbon and the ink for "my fabulous friend" are cream.
The button comes from my Grandma's stash. It's an antique gold color, which brings some kraft color to the center of the card. KWIM?

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

{my fabulous friend}

Stamps: Friends 'til the end (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Kraft, Spring Moss, Ocean Tides, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Not Quite Navy (SU)
Accessories: Button, Scallop Edge Punch (SU), Foam Dimensionals, Cream Sheer Ribbon (Offray)

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OCC Challenge - Guy Valentine

Hi! The challenge this week at Our Creative Corner is to make a masculine Valentine's Day card. When I think of masculine cards, I think of simplicity. My card base is glossy red cardstock. I used the same paper for the heart (popped up on foam dimensionals). I knew this stamp from Imaginisce would be perfect for a guy card.
The gray panel is a piece of Elan Metallics cardstock in Graphite. I think it looks like metal, which is definitely masculine.

Check out Our Creative Corner for a lot more ideas on making masculine Valentine's Day cards.

Have a great day!!!

{I Love You}

Stamps: I love you (Imaginisce)
Card Stock: Glossy Red (Bindakote), Graphite (Elan Metallics) , White, Black
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Black Stitched Ribbon (Offray), Clear Rhinestone (Michaels), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success)

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Emboss Resist Challenge...

Hello! Hello! I was so excited to read this morning that Papertrey Ink is going to start hosting a weekly technique challenge (Make it Monday). I guess they decided to do a practice round today with an emboss resist challenge. You can see a video of this technique on Nichole Heady's blog. This is a relatively new technique for me, so it was nice to have a video to watch.
I wanted to keep the focus on the butterfly, so I kept the rest of the card clean and simple.

I hope you have a great weekend!

{Soaring by to say hi}

Stamps: Butterfly Kisses, Everyday Button Bits, Text Style (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Raspberry Fizz, SS White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Pixie Pink (SU)
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder (SU), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Pink Ribbon (Offray), Foam Dimensionals, Clear Rhinestones (Michaels)

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Masculine Valentine

It's Paper Maniac day on my blog! This week the design team and I are focusing on masculine Valentine cards. Generally a masculine card uses earthy tones and no frills like bows and flowers. For my card, I used a sheet of Jillibean Soup paper called Olive Oil that has a bunch of labels like the voucher on I cut out. To me, stripes are definitely masculine.
My sentiment is computer generated. You definitely do not want to see my handwriting! It's hard to see in the photo, but I added some red rhinestones to the left and right of the word "voucher".

To see some more masculine valentine cards, check this week's posts on the Paper Maniac Blog.

I hope you have a great day!!!

{Valentine Voucher}

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Olive Oil, Thin Zucchini (Jillibean Soup)
Accessories: Red Grosgrain Ribbon (Offray), Red Rhinestones (Michaels), Foam Dimensionals

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Tried & True...

Hi! I'm back today with yet another Valentine card using paper from Little Yellow Bicycle. It's really been my "go-to" paper lately. I hope you aren't getting sick of it yet. I may need an intervention! I used the card sketch from SCS for this card.
My supply list is pretty short. No stamping either. I'm not usually a sticker person, but I love how these go so well with the papers.

Thanks so much for visiting today!!!

{Tried & True}

Card Stock: SS White, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Sweet Love Tablet (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Ink: Real Red (SU)
Accessories: Stampin' Sponge (SU)

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Papertrey Ink Birthday Bash Challenge

Hi there! Papertrey Ink is hosting a challenge today. Each of the Papertrey Ink stamp designers designed a digital stamp. You needed to choose one of those images and use it on a card. I chose this image from Melissa Bickford. I colored the letters in "wishes" with watercolor pencils. The paper came from Little Yellow Bicycle's Sweet Love tablet. I added some clear rhinestones to the flower centers and also to the candle flame.
I actually really like the white space. It gives a clean and simple feel, which is totally my style.

Have a great day everyone!!!

{Birthday Wishes}

Stamps: Birthday Wishes Digital Image (Melissa Bickford for Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Pure Poppy, SS White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Sweet Love (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils (SU), AquaPainter, Clear Rhinestones (Michaels), Paper Piercer, White Grosgrain Ribbon (Offray)

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Forever Valentine...

Hello! I had a girls craft night over the weekend and got caught up on a bunch of cards. We had so much fun crafting, eating, gossiping, and playing with a Cricut. So fun!!! Anyway, I made this card which uses a lot of stickers, which is completely out of the norm for me. The stickers come from the Sweet Love Decorative Edge Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle.
Here's a close-up so you can see the silver pearls I added to the patterned paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope your week is off to a great start!!!

{Forever Valentine}

Card Stock: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Sweet Love Tablet (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Accessories: Stickers from Sweet Love Tablet (Little Yellow Bicycle), Corner Rounder Punch, Silver Pearls (Michaels)

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Blue For You - Paper Maniac Blog Hop & OCC Challenge

Hello! It's a big day here on my blog! Welcome to Paper Maniac's Magical Mystery Blog Hop as well as a new challenge from Our Creative Corner. If you arrived here from Angie Cortes' blog, you are on the right track. If not, you'll want to go to the Paper Maniac Blog and start from the beginning.

For the Paper Maniac Mystery Blog Hop, we were to create a card using music from The Beatles as inspiration. We were able to pick from their 300+ songs. I chose a song based solely on the paper crafting supplies I had in mind. I chose the song Blue For You. My card uses a lot of blue and includes the words "for you".

Like always, there is a new challenge up at Our Creative Corner today. Coincidentally, the theme this week is music. Please check out all the DT creations using music at Our Creative Corner.

Blog Candy! Leave a comment on all of the blog hop participants blogs for a chance to win the blog candy below. If you are not a registered member of Paper Maniac, sign up now (yes, right now!!!) for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to use in the store.

The next person on the blog hop is Christine Nay. Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

{So Very Thankful For You}

Stamps: Thankful Flourishes (Our Craft Lounge)
Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Yellow Textured (Bazzill)
Patterned Paper: Tangerine Dream Mini Papers (Jenni Bowlin)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise (SU)
Accessories: Aquamarine Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Scallop Circle Punch (SU), Scallop Edge Punch (SU), Paper Piercer, Foam Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Just a little something... for the Embellish Magazine Challenge

Hello & Happy Friday!!! I'm so glad the weekend is here! While I was browsing my regular blogs this morning, I saw that Embellish Magazine announced a new challenge. The challenge is to use pink, brown, and turquoise on your card along with ribbon.

The damask patterned paper I used is actually white and turquoise, so I sponged some light pink ink over the whole piece so the pattern paper would now be pink and turquoise. I did this so that the white sheer ribbon wouldn't blend in with the patterned paper. I think it worked!
Did ya notice that button? It's another button from my grandma's stash. This is one of my favorites and I've been using them sparingly (they must've come from a sweater, because I had about 6 of them). I think it fits the card perfectly!

Have a great weekend! Tomorrow is a big day on my blog. There will be a new challenge from Our Creative Corner as well as the Paper Maniac Blog Hop. I hope to see you tomorrow!!!

{Just a little something}

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Patterned Paper: Tangerine Dream Mini Papers (Jenni Bowlin)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink (SU)
Accessories: Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Foam Dimensionals, White Sheer Ribbon (Offray), Button, Stampin' Sponge (SU)

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