Another Red, White and Blue Creation!

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you are enjoying the day!

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use the colors red, white and blue!  So appropriate for celebrating 4th of July.  This was a pretty easy challenge, as I still had some paper left over from my 4th of July projects, but couldn't decide on which Penny Black image to use. :) 

Here is my card for the challenge using the cute kitty with balloons from the PB Bubbly set.

Supplies:

Red and blue Bazzil cardstock

Designer paper from Scenic Route

Sentiment from Best Crafts designer paper

May Arts ribbon

Corners cut from my EK Success punch

PB image cut, usiing my Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop die-cuts, glittered with Sakura glitter pen and colored with Copics W3, R20, R35 and B28.  Also used At You Spica pens gold, red and sky blue for the balloons

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Paper Patching Away

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is called "paper patch." It is taking different pieces of paper and making a quilt of sorts on your project.  What  a great challenge!

I thought it would be difficult, but I was able to do the challenge and had so much fun!

Below is my card for the challenge:

 Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Designer paper from my stash, using a Jelly Roll black pen for the faux stitching and for the sentiments

Martha Stewart scallop punch

EK Success corner punch

PB's kitty from the Piece of My Heart collection, cut with my Nestabilities Labels die cuts and colored with Copics C3, W3, YR04, RV13, and the colorless blender

Sakura glitter pen

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One color!

Getting the creative juices flowing again!  Feels good to work on something to bring the creativity back again!

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is called "Monochromatic Brown." Brown has to be the main color in the creation and all shades of brown are welcome!

Below is my card for entry to the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

The Paper Loft designer paper

Image and sentiment from Penny Black's Flowers and Wishes set, inked with Versacolor White ink
Versacolor bark ink to "distress" the image

May Arts ribbon

Image cut with Nestabilities petitie oval scallop and petitie oval die-cuts

Corners cut with EK Success corner punch

Sakura glitter pen for some "bling" on the image

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"Check" It Out - Two Challenges

I am combining two challenges, which are pretty fun.  I participated in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and Mojo Mondays.

For this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge, the challenge is "check it out."  Creation should have something with checkard prints such as paper or ribbon.

Here is the sketch I used for this week's Mojo Monday's challenge:

Here is my card for both challenges:

Cardstock is from Bazzil.  Designer paper is from Basic Grey's new collection kioshi.  The image is from Penny Black's In The Garden collection.  Ribbon is from May Arts.  The pearls are from my stash.

The image was cut, using my Nestabilities petitie oval and petite oval scallop.  I used my Sakura glitter pen to add some sparkle to the frame of the image. I colored the image with the following Copic colors:

C5, R20, Y3, Y11, Y15, R37 and the colorless blender

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I Can't Wait For Spring!

This week's Penny Black Saturday challenge is to make an easel card.  You can use whatever Penny Black stamps/sentiments you want, any colors you want.

I can't wait for spring!  Probably why the card I made for the challenge has a spring theme to it. :)

Here is my card for the challenge:

The red and beige cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary collection, my favorite DP!  I chose Penny Black's Toadily collection and colored the cute frog with the following Copic colors:

Y13, Y17 (flower), G94 (frog) and the colorless blender.

For the background, I sponged on some ink from Memento - Dandelion.  The red background was cut, using my Nestabilities petite oval scallop die-cut.  I used my Martha Stewart punch for the border on the front and inside of the card. 

The sentiment is also from Penny Black, inked with Memento ladybug ink and cut, using my Nestabilities small circle and small scallop circle die-cuts.

The corners were cut using my Cuttlebug die-cut.  The red gems are from my stash. The felt red and yellow flowers were picked up from my local scrapbook store.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge - Technique Challenge

It's Saturday and time again for another fun challenge from Robyn's Fetish.  This week's challenge is a technique challenge: anything but a card.

To enter the challenge, create whatever paper craft you like except for a greeting card.  You can use any image you like, but if you have any Robyn's Fetish images or hybrid stickers, show them some love.  If you do use any Robyn's Fetish images, you will be entered into the drawing TWICE this week to win your choice of three Robyn's Fetish images.  Challenge runs from today until Friday, March 12th at 12pm EST. Post a link to your creation here at the challenge blog.

I took a class last year on how to make a matchbox with four drawers and an easel card on top.  I wanted to try to make the same thing, smaller with only one drawer to have for my cousin's birthday. After searching high and low for instructions, I finally was able to make the box.  And the great thing is that it only took one 12x12 sheet of cardstock to make the box.

I present to you: matchbox with easel card:

Click here for the instructions on how to make this fun box.  You will need to scroll down almost to the bottom of the posting.  It's a long one but the directions are short and simple.

Cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is new from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary collection.  I love the beautiful colors the paper had, that I bought 2 sheets of each pattern of the collection.  I used Robyn's Fetish image balloons and colored them with the following Copic colors:

R37, Y17 and B12

I also added in some sparkle with my At You Spica pens lipstick, baby blue and orange.

I cut the balloons and Hero Arts sentiment with my Nestabilities petite oval and petite oval scallop die-cuts. The sentiment was inked using Versa Color cardinal ink.  The yellow gems are from Hero Arts as well.  The drawer handle I picked up at my local craft store.

Stop by and see my Design Team's creations as well:

Carina
Jeanette
Kristyn
Meredith
Mia
Michelle
Robyn
Stephanie
Wendy

If you haven't checked out the forum, please do!  There are challenges and lots of paper craft discussions going on right now.  Be sure to check out the store for the digi stamps and hybrid stickers.  They are so beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge - A Sketch

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use a sketch created by one of the team members - Carole.

 

Such a simple and clean sketch that I wanted to make my card simple and clean.  Here is my card for the challenge:

  

Pink cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is from DCVW.  I used my Martha Stewart scallop punch for the bottom of the card. The ribbon is from Bazzil.  The pink gems are from my stash.

I used one of the stamps from the new Penny Black collection Bundle of Joy.  I colored the critter with the following Copic colors:

C5, R20, E00, YG63, R85, Y38 and the colorless blender

I cut the critter using my Nestabilities small square and small square scallop die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge - A Scrapbook Sketch

It's Saturday and time for another Saturday Challenge from Robyn's Fetish.  This week's challenge is to create a scrapbook page using the sketch below:

 

To enter the challenge, create a scrapbook page, using the sketch and one or more stamped images on your page.  You can use any image you like, but if you have images from Robyn's Fetish, show them some love.  Also, you will be entered into the challenge TWICE if you do use any Robyn's Fetish images!  Leave your link to your creation on the challenge blog. The prize this week is 3 Robyn's Fetish images of your choosing.  Challenge runs from 12:01 am EST this Saturday through 12 pm EST Friday, March 5th.

Below is my page:

 

This was a good challenge for me, since I wanted to get an idea for my daughter's 2 year old scrapbook page for her book. 

The red and yellow cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper and all the little paper accessories are from Graphic 45.  The red border on the right was punched with my Martha Stewart scallop punch.  The ribbon is from my stash.  I cut out the letters and the word "play" with my Cricut cartridge A Child's Year.

I used Robyn's Fetish image Clarabelle and colored her with the following Copic colors:

B97, E00, E35, R35, R37, Y17 and the colorless blender

Come and join the fun!  Be sure to visit the other DT members and show them some love for their creations:

Carina
Jeanette
Kristyn
Meredith – Awesome DT Coordinator
Mia
Michelle
Robyn – Owner and wonderful leader
Stephanie
Wendy

To get Clarabelle or see the other images Robyn's Fetish has to offer, be sure to stop by the shop.  Also be sure to check out the forum.  Challenges, discussions and so much more are going on right now.

Thanks for stopping by!

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It's Almost Springtime!

Ah it's almost springtime!  What I really enjoy about springtime is seeing the bright colors that are out there.  This was good inspiration for my entry to two challenges for this week.

1) Penny Black Saturday Challenge - This week's challenge is to use the colors pink, green and yellow in the entry.

2) Copic Colour Challenge - What timing to use these Copic colors in the challenge!

 

Below is my card I made for both challenges:

The pink cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye.  I use my Martha Stewart scallop punch for the pink border and added some green ribbon, new from Bazzil.  The pearls are from my stash.  The corners were punched out using my EK Success punch.

The PB image and sentiment is from the Micey Day collection.  The mice were colored with the following Copic colors:

YG00, E35, RV32, G21,  R12 (didn't have R11 for CCC so used this color instead), C3 and the colorless blender

The mice were cut using my Nestabilities label die-cut.  The sentiment was cut using my Nestabilities petite oval and petitie oval scallop. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge #21 - A Recipe!

 

It's Saturday and time again for another Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge!  This time, it's a recipe.  Here are the "ingredients" to have for your paper craft/card:

• Pleated ribbon/paper
• Fibers (anything goes from twine to yarn)
• A 3-D effect (pop-dots, Souffle pens, glaze, etc.)

You can use any image you like but if you have any Robyn's Fetish images, show them some love!  Also, if you do use any Robyn's Fetish images, you will be entered TWICE!  The prize this week is three Robyn's Fetish images of your choosing!  Be sure to link your project to the challenge blog.

Here is my card for the challenge:

So I said in my blog this week that I would only make one more Valentine's Day theme card.  Well, I couldn't help myself. :)  Guess I will be making more!

Red and pink cardstock is from Bazzil.   The pink cardstock was embossed using my Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots. The designer paper is from The Paper Company. 

I used RF's image Annalise Valentine colored with the following Copic colors:

E00, E33, R59, R85, RV32, E37, and the colorless blender.

 

Annalise was "3-Ded" using foam pop-dots and placed with cut-outs from my Nestabilities petite oval and petite oval scallop.

The pleated ribbon is new from Bazzil.  The buttons are from my stash, tied with a bow with twine from May Arts.   I cut the corners, using my EK Success corner punch.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts, inked with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink and punched out using my petite oval and petite oval scallop die-cuts.

Make sure to visit the rest of my fab design team and their creations:

Carina
Jeanette
Kristyn
Meredith – Awesome DT Coordinator
Mia
Michelle
Robyn – Owner and wonderful leader
Stephanie
Wendy

Check out the store for all the new release digi images and stickers for this month and the other wonderful images and stickers.

Also check out the forum!  All sorts of fun things are going on right now!

Have a great weekend and week!  Stop by Monday for details on a new release digi sticker and Wednesday for another freebie!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Last Valentine's Day Card....

For details on this week's Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge blog hop, click here!

It's always bittersweet when I make the last card for a special holiday or particular day.  This particular day is Valentine's Day.  I really enjoy making paper projects for this day, especially since my daughter's school has a great party and gives out homemade Valentines to the teachers and the kids. :)

I am combining two challenges this week in honor of Valentine's Day:

1) Mojo Monday - Sketch to use is below:

2) Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Guess what the theme is? Happy Valentine's Day!  Entry should include one PB image and/or sentiment.

Here is my card for entry to both challenges:

Front of card

 

Inside of card

Red and pink cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is from Best Creations, Inc. The Penny Black image and sentiment is from the "Piece of My Heart" collection, cut using my Nestabilities small square and small scallop square die-cuts.  The PB image was colored with the following Copic colors:

E00, E33, R20, R85, and the colorless blender

Ribbon is from American Crafts. I punched out the heart border, using my Martha Stewart punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge - A Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday!  Welcome to Robyn's Fetish Weekly Saturday Challenge!!  Today is a special day for two reasons.  First, it is my husband and daughter's birthdays today!  Second, it is also a new image release hop!  
 If you came to my blog from the challenge blog, you are in the right place.  If not, please return to the challenge blog to find out all the details.

Here are the rules!!!

1.  This is a color challenge.  Use all of the colors below in your project.

• royal blue
• light blue
• black
• white
• grey/silver

2.  Create any project. 

If you use a Robyn's Fetish Image AND post about it on your blog you will be entered TWICE into the drawing to win 3 of Robyn's Images of your choosing PLUS a special surprise!!!

3.  You MUST leave a comment on each team members blogs in order to be eligible to be entered into the challenge. 

4.  Lastly, in order to be entered into the drawing to win, please let us know of one thing that you would like to see in the Shoppe at Robyn's Fetish. 

Leave this information in the comments section in the challenge blog.  

Deadline is Friday, February 19th at 12 PM EST

And here is the hop order in case you get lost: 

• Challenge Blog

• Alicia - that's me!
• Carina
• Jeanette
• Kristyn
• Meredith
• Mia
• Michele
• Robyn
• Stephanie
• Wendy

• Challenge Blog

Here is my card for today's challenge using one of the new images - My Dolly!  I am also entering my card for this week's La-La Land Crafts Weekly Wednesday challenge - No Designer Paper.

 

The blue, black and grey cardstock is from Bazzil.  I punched out the black and grey cardstock with my Martha Stewart punch. I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder Perfectly Paisley for the light blue background and the Swiss Dot embossing folder for the royal blue background of My Dolly. I used my Nestabilities small circle and scallop for My Dolly.  The corners were punched out using my EK Success punch. The ribbon and silver pearls are from Michaels craft store. The flowers and the gem flowers are from Petaloo. 

 I used Neenah Solar White paper for My Dolly, which I pretty much use for all of my stamped images.  Works great with Copic markers.  I colored My Dolly with the following Copic colors:

E00, R20, C3, C5, W1, B14, B28, and E35

I also used my At You Spica pen baby blue for My Dolly's shoes and her doll.

Your next stop on the blog hop is the lovely Carina!

After you are finished with the blog hop, be sure to stop by the store to see all the new release images and the digital stickers as well.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the blog hop!

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Robyn's Super Saturday Challenge - Swing Card Technique

It's Saturday and its time once again for Robyn's Super Saturday Challenge.  This week's challenge is to use a technique.  The technique to use is a swing card.  This was a fun challenge to do.  There are many tutorials out there on how to make a swing card.  Here are two of them that are really good:

Splitcoast Stampers - Swing Card

Michelle's Rubber Room - Swing Card (great video and measurement template)

You may use any image that you like, but if you have any Robyn's Fetish (RF) images, show them some love!  Also, if you use any RF images, you will be entered into the drawing TWICE for a chance to win three RF images!

Deadline to enter your creation is Friday, February 5th at 12pm EST.  Click here to go to the challenge blog for more details and to enter.

Below is my swing card:

Front of card

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The brown and yellow cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper is from Basic Grey's Origins collection.  I used my Amuse paisley stamp, inked with Encore! Metalic Honeydew ink.  The yellow and brown drops are from The Robin's Nest.  The RF image I used is bee with flower. I colored the bee and flower with Copic colors Y13, Y15 and E37.  I also added some bling with a gemstone on the flower from Hero Arts. I distressed the image's edges with Memento Dark Cocoa ink.

Back of card

 

The sentiment is from Amuse, inked with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.  I cut the sentiment with my Nestabilities petite and petite scallop oval die-cuts.

If you like the bee with flower image as much as I do, take advantage of the sale Robyn's Fetish is having through this Sunday the 31st.  30% off all the images!  Check out the store for the bee with flower image and the other wonderful images Robyn's Fetish has to offer.

Be sure to also check out my team's creations as well:

Carina
Jeanette
Kristyn
Leanne
Meredith – Awesome DT Coordinator
Mia
Michele
Michelle
Robyn – Owner and wonderful leader
Stephanie
Suzanne
Wendy

Also, check out RF's forum.  Lots of people are joining every week, so check out the discussions, contests and other fun activities that are on the forum.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge - A Recipe

Whoo hoo it's Saturday and its time for Robyn's Fetish Saturday Challenge! This is my first Saturday Challenge for Robyn's Fetish as one of the new design team members! Check out the Wacky Wednesday challenge from this week that I did here.

This week’s Robyn’s Fetish Saturday Challenge is a recipe. I love recipes! Always fun to see what can be done with a few simple things...or something that you have never used before in a creation! Here is the recipe to follow:

2 patterned papers
2 different colors of cardstock
2 ribbons
2 types of sparkle (anything goes from glimmer spray, glitter, bling, etc.)
2 buttons

You can use any image of your choosing, but if you currently own some Robyn's Fetish (RF) images, show them some love.  PLUS if you do use any RF images,  you will be entered into the random drawing TWICE to win!

The winner will receive SIX RF images of your choosing! Check out the shop to see all the designs currently being offered.

Deadline to submit your entry to the challenge blog is Friday, January 29th at 12pm EST and the winner will be announced before next week's new challenge. Please leave a link to your creation in the comments section to be entered to win.

For this challenge, I used the original cupcake image. Reminds me of my friend's daughter's birthday party last month with her whole theme being cupcakes!

Front of card:



 The pink and green cardstock are from Bazzil. The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye Abbey Road collection. I used my Martha Stewart scallop punch to make an accent border for the bottom of the card. The gold ribbon is from my stash from last Christmas. The green ribbon is from May Arts. The pink and green buttons are from Basic Grey. The pink and green "bling" squares are from Mark Richards. The photo corners were punched with my EK Success punch.

The cupcake was cut using my Nestabilities large circle and circle scallop with some bling using my Sakura glitter pen. The cupcake was colored with the following Copic colors:

RV13, YG03, E35, and the colorless blender

I tried Stickles fruit punch for the stripes of the candle and eucalyptus for the sprinkles. I liked how they turned out. :) I used my At You Spica gold pen for the candlelight.

 Inside of card:



For the inside of the card, I used the same cardstock and designer paper as the front of the card. I used my Nestabilities petitie oval scallop and petitie oval for the sentiment with my Sakura glitter pen. The sentiment is from Hero Arts, inked with Versa Color Petal Pink.

Also, check out my team's creations and leave some love for them!

Carina
Jeanette
Kristyn
Leanne
Meredith – Awesome DT Coordinator
Mia
Michele
Michelle
Robyn – Owner and wonderful leader
Sally
Stephanie
Suzanne
Wendy

And be sure to stop by the forum and become a member. There will be challenges, contests and more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Blue, Cream and Gold

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is using a color combo: blue, cream and gold. I just bought a new Penny Black stamp and was excited to use it for this challenge.

I went with a CAS (clean and simple) design for this challenge. And I also did not use a single Copic marker, which was kind of nice to take a break from.  Below is my card:

The cream cardstock is from Bazzil.  The designer paper (double-sided) is from cratepaper. The image is PB's mid summer, cut with my Nestabilities Label die-cut.  The image was inked with Tsukineko Encore Honeydew ink and sponged over with Versa Color sand beige ink..  I used my Martha Stewart's scallop punch for the blue border. The ribbon is from May Arts.  The photo corners were punched with my EK Success punch.  The stick-on pearls are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

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A "Sketchy" Creation To Choose From

This week’s Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to choose between two sketches DT member Nat created. Or you can do both if you feel like more of a challenge. If only there were more hours in the day, I would do both, but I ended up doing only one. Below are the two sketches to choose from:

Sketch #1



Sketch #2



I chose to do Sketch #2. Below is my entry:



The cardstock is from Bazzil. The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye Penny Lane Collection. The image, sentiment and mice feet are from the PB Micey Day collection, that I won from Guest Designer Debby from PB Saturday Challenge's Christmas Blog Hop. Thank you again Debby! The image was colored with the following Copic colors:

E33, Y17, R59, RV32 and the colorless blender.

The image was cut using my Nestie small circle and circle scallop die cuts. The sentiment was also cut with my Nestie small petite oval and oval scallop. I also sponged on some Versa Color sand beige ink on the image and sentiment. I used my Sakura glitter pen to add some glitter to the image.

I also added in some dew drops from The Robin's Nest.

Thanks for stopping by!

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