Mojo Monday 468 Challenge Birthday Card

Mojo Monday has a new challenge up and it's a really fun sketch. Check out the challenge here! I decided to make a Twist and Pop Up card from Sincerely Rina's tutorial on YouTube. It took three tries to get it but I finally figured it out. The hardest part is getting the mechanism to fold correctly before you glue it on. Oy! Here is the front and the inside.

I used Lost & Found paper from My Mind's Eye (I purchased this about 4 years ago) for this card. I used a retired Stampin' Up stamp set for the cake and birthday sentiment. I used some what I believe are K&Co. die cut flowers and found a birthday poem on scrapbook.com for the inside panels. I am running low on embellishments so I needed something to take up the panel spaces! A poem did nicely :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Joy Fold Wedding Card -- House of Cards Challenge!

This month's House of Cards challenge is to make a gatefold card. I chose to make a joy fold card which is a modified gate fold. You can find the tutorial I followed here on YouTube. I chose a wedding theme as my cousin is getting married on Saturday the 8th and I thought I could give it to her on her special day.

I used DCWV Primrose paper for this card. I used Prima's Something Blue chipboard pieces for my embellishments.

I chose to grab a poem from scrapbook.com and put it on the card as a little extra touch.

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to leave a comment, I read each and every one!

Katie

Halloween Card for Tuesday Morning Challenge #371

With the posting roll I was on I kind of slipped up. Actually, I just spent all my free time making these tiny paper roses, which I am in LOVE with. I've made about 45 now, I think. I like to sit and watch t.v. or Netflix or anime and make them since I have a hard time just sitting and watching a show or movie, I have to have something else to do. I will post later about my tiny roses when I have more done and have photos taken in daylight.

Anyway, this post is dedicated to the sketch challenge for Tuesday Morning over at their blog.

Here is my card, front and inside:

Like usual my paper came from my ancient stash. I put down a base mat of purple Halloween paper and then placed corrugated cardboard painted black on top. It added great dimension! I then added green striped paper on top of that. I took some glittered orange and black paper and tore the edges and curled them up a bit. I had the perfect Halloween ribbon -- purple grosgrain with white stitching -- that I needed to complete the sketch's look. I had a great sticker plaque with metallic foil accents that says "Have a Haunted Halloween" which I placed on top of this random paper ghost I found in an organza bag full of little Halloween-themed embellishments. I also found this great brad with a cat on it that I used as well. The other side looked uneven so I used a tombstone button. On the inside I used some more Halloween paper and glued an acetate monster on top. There is still plenty of space for a message and I think the decoration adds a little something special. I'm thinking this card will go to my bestie Jessica sometime in October.

Thanks for stopping by, and keep on crafting!

Katie

Celebration Card for Muse Challenge #185

This post will be short as I got no sleep last night and have been up for 30 hours, lol. I've been digging in my stash for paper since I haven't bought a new stack in a few years and found some retro paper. I didn't know what I was going to do but I knew I wanted to use a circle somewhere. So I used five! The celebrate sentiment is part of the paper punch outs that came with the paper stack, and some of the circles are glittery!

I am entering this card in the Muse Challenge #185. Here is the post with the inspiration: http://musecardclub.blogspot.ca/2016/09/muse-challenge-185.html My interpretation was the bold bright colors used in the inspiration card. The orange here just spoke to me with its bold hue and the five flowers inspired the scattered circles. Thanks to anyone who stopped by from the challenge, please leave a comment if you were here and I will do the same for you and probably follow your blog, too ;)

Craft on!

Katie

On a Card-making Roll -- Feminine Congrats Card

Yes, another post for another card! I really like this one. It's intended to be a congratulations card for a variety of occasions. I try not to use huge embellishments all the time but this flower stem was just too perfect to pass up. I believe it's from I Am Roses years ago. I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion Challenges Blog #331
  http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
• Crafting From The Heart Challenge Blog #129
  http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
• Ooh  La La Creations Challenge Blog #214
  http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/

I used corrugated cardboard for the sentiment mat and an epoxy flower as an embellishment. The "a perfect day" sentiment is a die cut from a paper stack long gone. I used some glittered paper in different patterns (one sheet with lines of different designs) and added some wide flat lace on top. Some thin brown stitched ribbon finishes off this card.

Keep calm and craft on!

Katie

Shabby Chic Square Card – Challenge!

I am on a posting roll, let's keep this up! I am definitely enjoying it :)

I am sharing a card with you today for the House of Cards Challenge Blog and the Craft Your Passion Challenges Blog. The challenge this month is to use a bird or a specific color scheme given on the blog. I chose to use a bird to make a shabby chic thank you card. I agonized over what kind of theme to go with but had the most materials for a shabby card. If you'd like to participate in either challenge click the links above :)

If you'd like to know the details for this, read on! This card was pretty involved. I decided on a square shape. This card will be non-machinable so it will have to be given in person or via the post with extra postage (due to shape and thickness). I used 3 sheets from the Mambi Sheets paper stack from Me & My Big Ideas for the base, background and what I am calling the mat (inner square). Once I put the background on I added some burlap and glued it on with white gesso and went over the top with it, too, to make it shabbier. Then I added a smallish paper doily that just peeks out around the edges. I added some glittery brown tulle over the mat, I like how it reminds me of fish netting. For the frame I used another sheet of Mambi paper and the Sizzix fancy labels die. I used two sizes to cut out the outside shape and the inside to make it a frame. I inked the edges of the frame with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. For the bird I just did a free clip art search and printed out that elegant but cute birdie. I attached the frame and bird and started my favorite part – embellishments! I used three different laces (one is hard to see as it's under a flower cluster on the bottom left) and a lot of flowers from my shabby jar of embellishments. I also used a few Prima flat white flowers with tiny I Am Roses flowers in the center. Lastly I added half-back pearls to finish off the card.

I really enjoyed this card and I hope you can find some inspiration from it! And don't forget to check out the House of Cards Challenge Blog for a new challenge each month, October will be here soon! Create on, my friends,

Katie

Photo Birthday Card For Mojo Monday Challenge 466

The Mojo Monday blog has a challenge each week using a fun card sketch. Once a month they hold a contest to see who wins and you can win a set of Verve stamps if you're a winner! This is for Mojo Monday 466, a challenge without a prize. I love challenges when they help me do something I normally wouldn't have done. Check out the blog here!

Here is how I interpreted the sketch. I did something unique for me, I added a photo to a card! That's my best friend Jessica on the left and me, 90 pounds heavier, on the right ;) The flowers came from a RAK and I made the butterfly a few years ago out of chipboard and the same paper stack as the background. I gold embossed the sentiment from Stampin' Up and sponged Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink on the edges of the circle and the base paper (Lost & Found from My Mind's Eye). Overall this is a simply made card that will be going in a package with her two gifts, a painting on canvas and a purse charm. I wanted to do something special since it's her 30th. I'll share those gifts in a later post!

Check out the sketch challenges on the Mojo Monday blog and don't forget October 3rd is World Card Making Day!