Inspired By Blog Challenges - FMS#117

I totally got inspired yesterday by blog challenges.  Freshly Made Sketches has some great inspiration too and so I got crafting with scraps from the Cloud 9 National Papercrafting Month Cardmaking Kit.

I like the simplicity of the challenges from Freshly Made Sketches - here is what I created for their #117 blog challenge:

The Cloud 9 kit is ridiculously cute and gives a sneak peak at new products from the Close to My Heart 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book.  The left picture is the outside of the card and the right is the inside of the card.  The sentiment on the outside "Today is a Good Day" is raised using 3D tape; underneath that is *new* Teal shimmer trim.  The gold polka-dot banner is actually *new* washi tape & the *new* Triangle Studs at the top left are self-adhesive.  Inside, the frame & sentiment are stamped directly to the card base. These scraps (the designer's goal for this sketch) worked out great to create this card!

To find out how you can purchase the Cloud 9 kit (starting January 1st) by emailing me, visiting my website, or reading my Cloud 9 blog post.

Featured Products:

- Cloud 9 Card Making Kit papers & accessories/embellishments

     - Durables Triangle Studs

     - Teal Shimmer Trim

     - Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape

- Lagoon, Sunset and Honey Stamp Pads

- Happy Holidays MyAcrylix Stamp

-  All the Details MyAcrylix Stamp

- 3D Foam Tape

- White Daisy Value Card Pack

Inspired By Blog Challenges- MM#325 & CQ#221

I decided to kick-start my crafty mojo with some blog challenges and went to this week's inspiration from Mojo Monday & Colour Q.

 

This was a duel inspiration and I missed uploading this post to Mojo Monday #325 :( but still a go for Colour Q #221. None-the-less, the challenges did their job and got me crafting!!  Here is what I came up with:

The Close to My Heart colors I used, that were closest to the Colour Q (SU) colors, are White Daisy, Moonstruck, Lagoon, Chocolate, and Juniper. It's hard to tell from this picture, but the Happy Birthday tag is raised with 3D tape and there are bitty sparkles on the swirls of the cupcake frosting.

Featured products:

- Artiste Cricut Cartridge

- Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

- Moonstruck & Chocolate Stamp Pads

- Holiday Tags MyAcrylix Stamp

- Art Philosophy Collection MyAcrylix Stamp

- 3D foam tape

- Bronze shimmer trim

- Lagoon shimmer trim (sneak peak of new product from 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book!)

- Bitty Sparkles

- Juniper Alcohol Marker

- Sparkle & Shine B&T paper

- Lagoon, Moonstruck, and White Daisy Cardstock

- White Daisy Card Value Pack

Frosted WOTG Card Kit

The Frosted WOTG Card Kit is probably one of my all time favorites.  Not only do I LOVE the paper, but the exclusive stamp set to this kit is awesome and the cards turned out great!  I can't wait to use the instructional brochure to make some birthday cards

Use the materials, kit-exclusive accessories, and instructions in the kit to create 15 beautiful cards (5 each of 3 designs) inspired by Jeanette Lynton! Some basic tools you may already have, such as inks, stamp blocks, or tools are needed to complete this project.  This WOTG kit is retiring at the end of January 2014.

Included in the Frosted WOTG kit:

1 – My Acrylix® Frosted Cardmaking Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)

2 – Frosted B&T Duos® Papers

5 – Cardstock Sheets (2 Colonial White, 1 Kraft, 1 Olive, 1 Ruby)

15 – Colonial White Cards & Envelopes

1 – Champagne, Colonial White, & Silver Baker's Twine (10 yards)

1 – Silver Glitter Gems (108)

1 – Instructional Brochure

The card by itself (to the side or the bottom) is exactly how the instructions said to make them; the other 4 cards are my alternate versions for some inspiration!

I wasn't kidding when I said I loved these cards!  I was inspired to make a set of 15 using the Sparkle & Shine paper pack also - they turned out awesome!!  So don't forget that the how-to-guide gives you endless possibilities!  Happy Holidays!!