Triple Twist Impossible Card

When I posted my first Impossible Card, 

I told you I was going to try a Triple Twist one next.

Here it is:

I followed a video on you tube 

and used CTMH products. 

The theme is

Anything Goes at the heARTful stamping challenge this week.

Feel free to join the fun.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #210 - Birthdays 

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #389 with CraftyGirl Creations

Here's something to crow about .....

This week's Tuesday Throwdown Challenge is an  

Anything Goes Challenge,

and it is sponsored by one of our own Design Team members, Crafty Girl Creations, who very generously gave us digis to work with this week.

I'm also crowing because I chose an adorable rooster digi.

He was so much fun to color.

Most of the cards I make are for children.

Aren't these fun...

 I was thinking of my 13 year old grandson when I made this card.  He called us the other evening to proudly tell us he was chosen for the 7th grade baseball team, no small feat considering the size of his school and the number of kids that tryout!

Please hop on over to the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge blog to see the other cards made by our fabulous  design team.

They'd be so happy if you also visited their individual blogs and left them some love.

And don't forget to take a look at CraftyGirl Creations, too. 

Challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - AG 

Di's Digi Design Challenge - Include an Animal
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #147 - AG optional bright Colors
CCC Digi Creations Challenge #91 - Include an Animal 
Animal Frfiends Challenge #61 - On the Farm
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #203 - AG

Wishing you a day full of sunshine with something to crow about! 

Old and New + CTMH card class 4/17/2018

In cleaning out my stash, I came across some old Lucy paper from CTMH and decided to combine it with a new stamp from SU and another CTMH sentiment stamp.

 

As an added touch, I stamped the envelope, too. 

This is one of the four cards I designed for a group of my 

Red Hatters to make.

Challenges: 

Allsorts Challenge Week 384 - Pearls

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Sympathy or Thinking of You 

Crafty Friends Challenge #82 - Flowers

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Here are the cards we made this past week at Joyce's

CTMH card class.

See you on Tuesday with my DT inspiration for the new 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge. 

 

 

Impossible Card

Never saw this type of card before yesterday.  

Just had to try it!

(Border Punch, Frame and Sentiment Stamps and Bling are CTMH; Crazy Bird Stamp by Stampers Anonymous)

 I'll have to try the triple twist impossible card next.

I've posted the triple twist impossible card here.

Challenges:
Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge #102 - Cards using Dies and/or Punches
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #350 - Yo! Dude! 
Craftaholics R Us Challenge #16 - AG
The Male Room Challenge #83 - Symmetry
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Only for Boys
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of April 17th - AG
The Artistic Stamper April Creative Challenge - Birds and Bees
Crafty Hazelnut's April Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

 

 TTFN,
Hugs,
Debi

Foil Adhesive is Awesome

Check out how great the new Foil Adhesive looks over the stamping on this card!

(I used a bit on the balloon on yesterday's card, too)

 The stamps are from Hero Arts; frame and butterfly are cricut cuts on the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge; I used a border punch and ribbon to make the center section; and the card base is SU.

Challenges:

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - You've Been Framed 

Unicorn Challenge #31 - Use some ribbon

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of April 17 - AG

Creates and Makes Challenge #20 - AG

 

 

Have a Beautiful Day!

This is one of my favorite stamps from Sweet n Sassy.  

And the sentiments that come with it are wonderful.

I used markers and colored pencils on the image 

and then fussy cut it.

Challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #277 - Pearls or Mother's Day 

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Pink 

The Artistic Stamper April Creative Challenge - Birds and Bees 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #202 - AG 

Colouring in Scrapland April Challenge - Spring / AG

Black, White & Neon Lime Green

After cutting paper for a dozen card kits, I was left with 6 pieces of black and white paper that I was not going to save. Instead, I made two Father's Day cards for SAS4K.

 The panda stamp is from SU; sentiment is CTMH;

 and cricut cut tag is from CTMH Artiste cartridge. 

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - B is for Bears 

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #348 - Super Scraps Saturday

Penny Black April Challenge - Black & White plus 1

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #80 - AG 

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #134 - Animals 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #163 - Balloons,Banners,Buntings 

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Animals

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add Some Texture 

Inspire, Create Challenge #105 - Masculine 

Moo-Mania & More Challenge - Masculine 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #13 - AG with a critter 

 Bye for now.

Debi 

Confirmation Cards & CTMH Card Class 4/10/2018

Which of these three cards do you like best?

I made them for my grandson's Confirmation and now I'm having trouble choosing which one to give to him.

Navy, white and silver; ODBD stamps and dies

Gray and white; dove stamp ODBD; sentiment stamp Sweet n Sassy; Scribbles Die SU

The dove is heat embossed.  Entire card front sprayed with sparkle Shimmer Mist.

Antique silver & white; stamps and dies ODBD

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add some texture

Paperminutes Challenge #533 - Youth Celebrations 

Through the Craft Room Door Week of April 10th - AG

Papercraft Challenges #009 - Bingo (embossing, text, no design paper)

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #201 - AG

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Embossing

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Cards from this week's card class at Joyce's.

inside of card above

Thanks for stopping by. 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #387 with The Cutting Cafe

It was really hard choosing a digital stamp set from The Cutting Cafe to use for my Tuesday Throwdown Challenge DT card this week.  There are so many digital stamps from which to choose. After deciding to use the One Spring Day set, picking which image and sentiment in the set was almost as difficult.

Here is my take on the current theme at 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - Creative Corners.  

 First, a layout with lots of corners and a die cut with interesting faux stitching;  Next a few dazzles on three of the corners; Two tiny punched butterflies decorate the bottom corners below the sentiment (also from the One Spring Day set); and the flower border from the set draws your eye to the bottom right corner. 

 Here is a close up of that corner.  After printing and coloring the border, I carefully added a strip of glittered clear adhesive over the row of flowers and then fussy cut before attaching it to the card.

I have seen some absolutely fabulous Creative Corners in challenges, on blogs, in magazines and on Pinterest.  Now's the time to show off your talent by entering this week's
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge,

and don't forget to take a moment to visit the shop at 

The Cutting Cafe

 

where you'll find both digital stamps and cutting files. 

Challenges:

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Hand Colored Image 

Get Creative Challenge #68 - No Patterned Papers 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #201 - AG 

Always Fun Challenge #53 - AG 

The Crazy Challenge #272 - Spring 

Card Mania Challenge #103 - Spring 

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge - Spring Colors 

 

Have a lovely day!

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart April Blog Hop

Welcome to the April

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

 

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

This month I am using papers from the Making Waves Paper Pack.

 

 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Michelle Loncar's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.   

The hop is circular.  

If you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  

If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog.



I have one more card to share today.  
It is a mixture of CTMH products and some background paper and a sticker I found in my stash.

 
 I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #65 - AG
Always Happy Birthday Challenge - Birthday (balloons optional)
A Perfect Time to Craft April Challenge - AG
Dream Valley Challenge #176 - Dry Embossing
Craftaholics R Us Challenge #14 - Birthday Cards
Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #68 - Buttons and/or Bows 
Crafting with Friends Challenge #64 - AG 
A Gem of a Challenge #216 - Female Birthday
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #79 - AG


 

Congratulations Cards & CTMH Card Class 4/3/2018

In cleaning my craft closet recently, I came across a baggie with several cards I had started for my neighbor.  She wanted some cards for children who were getting adopted and, also, cards to congratulate the family.

I finished up that project today.

Here is one of the cards I made for her to give the family. 

Papers and stamp are from CTMH.  

The letter die cuts are from My Favorite Things. 

Challenges:

Simply Create Too Challenge #137 - Use Die Cuts 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Apr. 3-10 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's April Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Die Cut Divas April Challenge - AG

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #115 - Baker's Twine

 

I might as well show you this card, too.

 This features an older CTMH stamp and a few cricut cuts.

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge SOS 348 - Black, White and 1 other color

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #286 - AG

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #397 - Flowers

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge -  5th Anniversary Party (I chose Kerry's and Rachel's cards for inspiration; blue and a butterfly.  I used the cuttlebug for my embossing)

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Here are the cards we made at Joyce's 

CTMH card class this past Tuesday.  

I almost forgot to post them.

 

  

( I'll put a sentiment on this card later.)

 Nice of you to visit today!

Thank you. 

Happy Easter with scraps

To all my faithful blog friends, 

I wish you a very Happy Easter.

This card is totally made of scraps, cast offs, and leftovers,

a perfect way to clean off my craft table.

Challenges:

Cards in Envy Challenge - No Patterned Paper

Aud Sentiments Challenge #200 - Easter or Spring

4 Crafty Chicks Crazy Egg Challeneg #396 - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #362 - Easter (The egg die was a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.)

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #208 - Bunnies, Chicks or Eggs