Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Easter

A brand new challenge starting today at Crafty Cardmakers.  We would like to see your Easter inspired cards or projects.  Please join in the fun and check out the beautiful designs from our Design Team.  

This is my first attempt at a one layer card.  I used 120 lb cardstock from Simon Says Stamp.  It can take the coloring from Copics without bleeding through to the back.  I actually retrieved this card from the trash.  You know when you try something and it isn't working and you keep trying new things and it just keeps getting worse?  Well the little hill below the bunny was a disaster. The more I tried to save it the worse it got, so I ended up throwing it away.  I finally just cut off the bottom of the card and added the green hill to the inside which now shows through to the front.  Card saved!

Inside of Card

Card Design:

MFT BB Somebunny Stamps

Copics

Wink of Stella
Lawn Fawn Dies

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a Blessed Easter.
:) Pam

Crafty Cardmaker's "Go Green" Challenge for St. Patrick's Day

Hello all!  The challenge at Crafty Cardmakers this time is to create something green in honor of St. Patrick's Day.  I chose this cute little Pure Innocence image from Heather Ellis.

 I have fond memories of St. Patrick's Day.  My mom made fantastic corned beef and cabbage and I love Irish music.  My great great grandfather was born in Ireland in 1846 and came to the USA in 1860.  I haven't had any luck tracing the family history in Ireland in this line as yet.  

It's funny, we thought our little bit of Irish Heritage came from my dad's side, but all the history on my dad's side is in the USA back to the 1600's.  Anyway, we enjoy the little bit we do have and I always buy something Irish for my 3 sisters, my niece and my daughter each Christmas.

Enough of family history!  On to the challenge - I hope you will join us this time.  Our design team has created some lovely "green" cards.  It will be fun.  Come on over.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Double D Challenges - Feeling Green

May God keep you

in the

hollow of His hand

 Happy St. Patrick’s Day

 :) Pam

Crafty Cardmaker's Challenge - For a Special Woman

This week's challenge at Crafty Cardmaker's is "For a Special Woman".  A wonderful challenge to honor a special woman in your life - mother, daughter, aunt, grandmother, friend, niece, sister - any woman who is special to you will work for this challenge.  The Design Team has outdone themselves for this challenge.  Pop on over to check out their beautiful creations. 

I made this card for my wonderful niece.  She is one of the kindest, sweetest women I know. This is for her birthday.  I feel Blessed to have her in my life.  We almost lost her to a brain bleed less than two years ago.

 

Card with envelope

 

 

Card Design:

Polka Dot Bella (sketchy) - Sassy Cheryl

Copics

Stampabilities XOXO stamp

Hugs - Fred She Said

MFT Stitched Square Die

Sizzix Framelits Heart Die

 

Envelope:

Lawn Fawn Claire's ABC stamps

Flower Punch

Circle Die

Shamrock Die 

We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board

Have a wonderful and happy week and maybe give an extra hug to those special women in your life.

:) Pam

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Love, Love, Love

The challenge this week at Crafty Cardmakers is Love, Love, Love!
Come join in the fun and please visit my other team mates beautiful creations for some fun and inspiration.
I made this card for my extra special hubby. 

Card Design

"Summer Love" by Mo Manning

Spellbinders Dies

Copics

Sizzix Framelits Heart Dies

Paper Studio Heart Embossing Folder

XOXO Stamp - Stampabilities

To My Husband Sentiment -  Word Express by Penny Black

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for sharing this time with me.

Have a beautiful day!

:) Pam

Cards From the Heart Card Drive

All the cards below were made for this card drive.  Boy, I wish I had known about this card drive earlier.  As it was, I was only able to make five cards, but hopefully this will bring a smile to five kiddos who are hurting.  The drive covers several hospitals and two orphanages.  This is the drive's seventh year.  I plan to make cards through this year so that I will be ready next year. 

This cute doggy is from the stamp set

"Mimi in Paris"

by Penny Black

All the cards below were made from the stamp set

"Skater Kids"

Mama Elephant and Simon Says Stamp 

This one is my fav.  Is this little pup not too cute?

Card Designs:
Copic Markers
Darice Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Anna Griffin Embossing Folders
Wink of Stella
Sizzix Framelits Heart Dies

Thank you for visiting.  Have a beautiful and happy week!
:) Pam

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Punches and/or Dies

Hello Everyone.  Time for a new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers.  The challenge is to use punches and/or dies on your card or creation.  This one is easy for me as I use dies on almost every card that I make. Well, at least that's what I thought!  After I started sorting through my various dies and punches, I found that there were quite a few that I haven't used in quite some time.  I also discovered that I really haven't challenged myself enough in my cardmaking, so thank you to Maike for hosting this challenge and forcing me to think outside the box, even if only for this card.

For this challenge I used 'Lil Girl Prayin' by Phyllis Harris.  I colored her with Copics and cut her out with a Spellbinders circle die.  I recycled a cereal box and cut out another circle to give the circle some firmness. 

I just received this Prayer stamp and die set by Simon says Stamp. I die cut it first then used a chalk ink to stamp the word.   I think it is so beautiful.  I love this lattice die by Cheery Lynn.  Wow!  It cut so easily, I was very impressed.  I used Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue to adhere it to the card base.  I will definitely be using this die more often. 

I was really satisfied with the card at this point, but thought I would like to add some flowers.  I haven't used any flowers or leaves punches and or dies for quite some time.  I added various colors of flowers and some greenery.  I really thought it overwhelmed the message of the card, so I carefully scrapped them off.  There was still quite a bit of paper left, but these 3 little flowers were able to cover it quite well.  I used a flower punch and edged them in chalk ink. 

Another little story with this card.  When I adhered the circle to the card, I looked and uh oh!, the words were not sitting right.  Oh my, what to do!  I stamped again and glued over the original stamp.  Lots of saves for this card.  Whew!

Well, that's it for this challenge.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a beautiful week!
:) Pam

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge is New

Happy New Year!

Crafty Cardmaker's first challenge of 2016 is New:  Baby, Home, Marriage, etc.  I hope that you will join us for this challenge and share your beautiful creations.

I chose to focus on New Year for the challenge. I love this quote and the Lil Ballerina appears to be looking with great anticipation to the New Year and all that it may bring.

Card Design:
Lil Ballerina - Mo's Digital Pencil
Quote was computer generated
Copics
Prisma Color Pencils
Spellbinders

I am entering this little cutie into the following challenges:
Mo's DP2 - Anything Goes with a Mo Image
In the Pink Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge Blog - One for the Girls

Thank you for stopping by and hope this year is good to you.
:) Pam