The PIP Challenge #1843

This week's PIP Challenge is sponsored by Di's Digi Stamps.  Since it's the fifth Monday we have a theme:  Leaves

For my card I used the Autumn Grunge stamp set from Unity Stamp Company.  The background was created using Brusho Pigment crystals and water; the stamped panel background also created using Brusho crystals.

We hope you'll share your cards/projects with us this week using the Leaves theme at The PIP Challenge #1843.

Cheapo Dies Inspiration

My card is on the Cheapo Dies Blog today using the Exclusive Cheapo Dies Flower Doily and Sideview Butterfly.

To create the background I used a paper crimper to give texture to the smooth pink cardstock.  White ribbon embellishment with a multi-loop bow embellished center of bow using small pink flowers.  The sentiment is from Penny Black Happy Snippets set and was stamped directly onto the white ribbon using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Humorous

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge is to create cards/projects with humor!

For my card, I used a Unity Stamp Company stamp set, The Irony.  (Now, can you believe that some youngsters don't know what an iron looks like!!  And, can you believe that some "older" youngsters ... middle school/high school age have never heard the words/definition of Irony or Ironic !!)

We hope you'll share your "humorous" cards/projects with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters Humorous Challenge.

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge

The Songs & Rhymes Challenge theme is based on this song:

Find inspiration in the Song: Teddy Bear Picnic

If you go down in the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise!

For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain
Because today's the day the
Teddy Bears have their picnic

For my card I used an image from the retired Stampin Up set Button Bear stamped onto watercolor paper and watercolored using distress inks and an aqua brush.  The honey pot was fussy cut and popped up using a dimensional.

We hope you'll share your cards/projects using the Teddy Bear Picnic theme with us at The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge.

The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge

This week's Paper A La Mode Challenge theme is Halloween or Fantasy!  The sponsor is Fred She Said digi stamps.  

Fred She Said

http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/

Fred She Said Facebook Page

For my card I used the pre-colored Halloween Rosey digi.

We hope you'll share your Halloween and/or Fantasy cards with us this week at The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge.

Cheapo Dies Inspiration

My card is on the Cheapo Dies blog today using the Let It Snow Exclusive Cheapo Die.

Details are on the Cheapo Dies Blog.

HMFMC #277

Created for the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #277 - anything goes with the option of autumn/fall colors.

ANY Themed creation using these COLORS 

For my card I used the "turning over a new leaf" woodblock stamp.  Die cut using a Gina Marie Designs die and leaf die.  Various designer papers in fall colors used to create background layers.  Image colored using Copic markers.  The leaf die cut was stamped using a sentiment from Penny Black Happy Snippets set.  Embellished using a brown gingham multi-loop bow.

Entering my card in the HMFMC #277 challenge.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge

The Sparkles Monthly Challenge theme is to use only two of these colors:  Orange, Black, Green, and Purple.

I chose to use Orange and Black to create a 4 x 4 square card.

We hope you'll share your cards/projects with us this month using the color theme at The Sparkles Monthly Challenge.

The PIP Challenge #1841

This week's PIP Challenge is sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.  For my card, I used Squirrel with Acorns digi stamp.

Our challenges are always anything goes.  

We hope you'll share your cards/projects with us this week at The PIP Challenge #1841.

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge

This week's Songs & Rhymes Challenge theme is from this song:

Song of the Lavender fairy 

from Flower Fairies of the Garden book by Cicely Mary Barker

"Lavender's blue, diddle diddle" - So goes the song; All round her bush, diddle diddle,

Butterflies throng; (They love her well, diddle diddle, So do the bees;)

While she herself, diddle diddle, Sways in the breeze

"Lavender's blue, diddle diddle, Lavender's green"; She'll scent the clothes, diddle diddle,

Put away clean - Clean from the wash, diddle diddle, Hanky and sheet;

Lavender's spikes, diddle diddle, Make them all sweet!

(The word "blue" was often used in old days where we should say "purple" or "mauve")

For my card, I used the retired Stampin Up set Fairies.  Stamped the image using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and colored using Nuvo Watercolor Pencils and an aquabrush.  I embellished with sequins.

We hope you'll share your cards/projects using this week's theme as inspiration.  The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge found HERE.

The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge

This week's Paper A La Mode Challenge is sponsored by 

Fred She Said:

Fred She Said

http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/

Fred She Said Facebook Page

The challenge theme is to use pattern paper and a button.

For my card, I used Fallen Maple Leaf Colored digi image from Fred She Said.  I used a banner die from Cheapo Dies to create a shaped card with a side fold using Kraft Cardstock.  Pattern paper is from my stash.

We hope you'll share your cards/projects with us this week using pattern paper and a button at The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge.

Help us celebrate October! If we get 20 entries this month, there will be an extra digi prize for a randomly drawn entrant!  

Cheapo Dies Inspiration

My card is on the Cheapo Dies Blog today using the Exclusive Cheapo Nativity Line Die.

Details can be found on the Cheapo Dies Blog.

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Cute Spooks!

DT member Terri is hosting the "Cute Spooks (anything Halloween) challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

For my card I created a 4 x 4 square card using a Michaels Dollar stamp from my stash; I've had this "cute" stamp for several years!

We hope you'll share your "cute spooks" cards/projects with us at The Sisterhood of Crafers Challenge.

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge

This week's Songs & Rhymes challenge theme uses these lyrics as inspiration:

Song:  Autumn Leaves

The falling leaves drift by the window

The autumn leaves of red and gold

I see your lips, the summer kisses

The sun-burned hands I used to hold

For my card, I masked the white cardstock layer and sponged distress inks to create the colorful strip and then die cut the leaves from watercolor paper and used distress inks to watercolor each die cut leaf to create a card using autumn leaves.

We hope you'll use the inspiration song and share your creations with us at The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes challenge.

The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge

This week's Paper A La Mode Challenge is sponsored by Fred She Said Designs.  The challenge theme is Fall scene or Harvest.  For my card I used the Pumpkins & Sunflowers digi image.

We hope you'll share your Fall or Harvest cards/projects with us this week.  The Paper A La Mode Challenge found HERE.

Cheapo Dies Inspiration

My card is on the Cheapo Dies Blog today using the Owl Scene die.  Details on the Cheapo Dies Blog found HERE.

HMFMC #276 - Anything Goes or Halloween/Fall

Created my card for the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #276 using the optional theme of Halloween!

This adorable mousey stamp is from a House Mouse stamp set I've had for several years.  The set includes several mousey stamps and sentiments and is dated back to 2006.  Yes, I've been a House Mouse Designs fan for many years!

For my card, I used designer papers, Black cardstock, White cardstock, Spellbinders Pumpkin dies, Stampin Up Edger die, and embellished with a multi-looped black ribbon bow and pearl (I colored the pearl using Copic marker); image stamped using Memento Black ink and colored with Copic markers.

I'm entering my card in the HMFMC #276 found HERE.

The PIP Challenge #1839

This week's PIP Challenge is sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs.

For my card I used the Halloween Trio stamp set and dies from Newston's Nook.  Image was colored using Copic markers.  The background die is a Halloween Scene die cut from Impression Obsession.

We hope you'll share your anything goes cards/projects with us this week at The PIP Challenge.