Going Knots

 Scraps, scraps, and more scraps.  When you love paper like I do, it's hard to part with the scraps.  I have a drawer filled with little baggies of color coordinated scraps.  And I have a lovely glass canister filled with ribbon and twine scraps, too.  I have a stack of card fronts already made using up scraps.  As the scraps get smaller, I make notecards, bookmarks and tags.  Here's just one example of how knotty I can get about using scraps!

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:
Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #182 - Super Scraps Saturday
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Let's Get Sentimental
Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes w/ stash item AG  (It's all from my stash.)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Notecard

Here's a quickie I just put together while my mother and DH finished the jigsaw puzzle we've been working on the last few days:

I've used some chipboard images and CTMH stamps.

I'll be submitting this to the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Week 293 - New and cute (The stamps and chipboard are new to my stash.)
Inkspirational Challenge #73 - Word Prompt NOTE 
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #82 - No Circles
Cards in Envy Challenge - Banners
Crafty Catz Challenge #261 - Polka Dots
Wags n Whiskers Challenge #145 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #355 - What's New? (The stamps and chipboard are new to my stash.)
Red Rubber Inkspirationals Challenge #202 - Color Combination, Brown, Pink and Cream 

 

Friday's Fun

This morning I went to an iris fold class.  There were easily 100 people there.  The project was an iris fold tea pot....  a very appropriate project for today, since it's a bit chilly.  

The instructor of the class supplied the embossed aperature and diagram for the paper placement.  After that the crafters were on their own.  Some used ribbons instead of folded paper strips and the finished tea pots were lovely.  I am still working with limited resourses, so I used the same colorbok paper pack I used for my last card.  When I get home I may bling this up a bit.  Several women used a trail of clear bling gems rising from the spout for steam.  It looked real cute.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #82 - No circles 

Sister Act Card Challenge #88 - Anything Goes 

ABC Challenge - A is for Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New (DP)

I have a second card to show you today, which I made using the new CTMH Heartstrings paper.  The stamps are from the CTMH set that comes with the Heartstrings Workshop on the Go Card Making kit.   The puffy hearts and little bow are also from the same WOTG.

This card is for the current

 challenge #89 at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

 

I am also entering this card in these challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #122 - Use the word 'NEW' or something new. (Everything is new except the adhesive tape.) 

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #148 - Use red 

Crafting Musketeers Challenge #21 - Hats or Valentine

The Crafting Cafe January Challenge - Lots of Layers

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Valentine 4 Kids

Ice Fishing with Deedee's Digis

This is the final challenge at Deedee's Digis, and that makes me sad because her wonderful digis have certainly "caught my heart".

(Papers and heart puffies are CTMH products.)

This cute penguin is from Deedee's Ice Fishing Digi Set, this month's set for the January Challenge.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge #67 -  ATG with a bit of orange 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes 

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #194 - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #183 - Use something new (everything is new except the white card base) 

Through the Craft Room Door Jan 6 - Anything Goes

Cards in Envy Challenge - Banners
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Out with the Old, In with the New
Love to Create Challenge #148 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge # 45- Use something beginning with one of these letters:LTSCB (Banner)
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Valentines 4 Kids

Enjoy your day!

 

Good Morning My Friends

It's the first Monday in the New Year.  Maybe 2015 will bring me some luck when it comes to winning the Mojo Monday Contest.  I'm working with limited supplies right now, but couldn't start the week without making and posting a Mojo Monday card.  I broke my Cuttlebug right before Christmas.  I did order a new one, and I definitely would have used it to give some more texture to the background of this card.  The things you miss!

I used a 6x6 pad of colorbok papers in grays, blacks and beiges for this card and a CTMH sentiment stamp.  The paper ribbon and bow is the best I could do right now.  After I laid the card on a red folder to snap the picture, I thought the sentiment would have been pretty in a bright red ink.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Contest #379

 

A Gem of a Challenge - Something New (the papers are new)

Sweet Stampin Challenge - New (paper)
ABC Challenge - A is for Anything Goes 
Cards Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
Country View Challenge - Use something new (paper)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for January - Anything Goes
Seemacrafts January Challenge - Anything Goes
Moo-Mania & More Challenge - Polka Dots

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Nick's Memory Box

Bet you can't guess my grandson's favorite pasttime?

top of box

inside of lid

I used a combination of designer papers, stickers, candies, other sports embellishments and a baseball digi image from Kenny K to make this memory box for him.

Nick just started his winter baseball lessons, with a new wood bat from Santa, and can't wait for the new season to start in spring.

I'm entering this in the following challenges: 

Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge #189 - Anything Goes + New Beginnings 

Crafty Catz Challenge #260 - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink Challenge #246 - Gifts 

QKR Stampede Challenge #120 - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #182 - Thrice as Nice

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Dec 30th - Anything Goes

 

Happy New Year! 2015!

My thanks to Gerde Steiner Designs for this adorable bear with balloons digi to help celebrate the New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!