I wanted to join the *Just Something to Chair* Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog.
I couldn't find any patchwork paper in my stash, so I chose papers from Echo Park's Note to Self, which I thought captured the colors & theme.
I stamped my large comfy chair on designer paper and paper pieced the pillow to give it a patchwork feel. The layout is this week's Freshly Made Sketch. The sentiment is vintage A Muse Studio.
Tonight I wanted to make a card inspired by the October UNity {be inspired} Challenge. I already had the sympathy stamp in teal left over from a prior project, so that's where I started, using both the sketch and the colors.
Not my best work, but I found a way to put make it work ... often the creating is as much about the process as the end result.
I'm also joining the Moxie Fab World Just Blocky Challenge since my entire card was created using *blocks* of colors (no soft lines except for the bloom).
The current Moxie Fab World Challenge is Cool Canning Jars.
Canning jars always remind me of my Grandma's house where she would let us go to the shelves in the basement and pick out our favorite fruits and vegetables to have for supper ... it was truly love in a jar.
I used some Dear Lizzy Canning Jar paper to create my own version of Love in a Jar.
I added tiny stamped hearts, a punched heart, and encouraging typed sentiment stickers. The floral paper reminded me of Grandma's kitchen curtains.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps.
Pocket Card (Project Life Card) + Sequins + Embossing Folder + Moxie Fab World Card Making Day Sketch =
Quick, easy & oh-so-fun.
Yes, the Moxie Fab World Foxy Foxes Challenge has given me an push I needed to finally get some of the many cute little foxes in my crafty stash onto cards ... love it.
I also can't stop playing with all of the Project Life cards I have accumulated. This one is perfect combined with a sentiment from My Favorite Things You've Got Mail. The layout is My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge.
The new Virginia's View Challenge is to use your Pattern Paper. One of my favorite ways to use Pattern Paper is to combine multiple papers from the same collection ... in this case, I took my inspiration from both the colors and elements in the inspiration picture below and used papers from Basic Grey's Grand Bazaar Collection in my design.
I started by overlapping various sheets from the collection looking for both pattern & color balance. The layout from Freshly Made Sketches has multiple overlapping panels which works well for this type of pattern paper design.
I used the largest pattern design for the background (don't you love those Moxie Fab Foxy Foxes) ... I cut the panel in such a way that the overlapping of the other panels would cut off any of the fox heads.
Next, I used a more solid pattern for my EK Success Stitched Elephant Sticker ... so he didn't get lost in all of the designs (also the orange provided a nice contrast to the turquoise). Finally I cut out a single vertical stripe from one of the striped papers from the collection for the vertical element in the design (which also pulls in the lighter turquoise from my elephant sticker).
The finishing touch were some SRM Sticker Thank You sentiments ... the bold black lines work well with patterned designs.
I'm also joining Loves Rubberstamps Challenge to use two or more designer papers.
The current theme at the Moxie Fab World blog is ... Foxy Foxes ... the perfect opportunity to ink-up my Foxy Stamps from Sweet Stamp Shop.
I embossed Core'dinations cardstock with Darice Circles and then sanded to reveal the core. The next step was to paper piece my little fox and then use tiny pearls for his eyes and an even tinier gem for his nose.
I finished with a few sentiments from the set using the layout from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch ... Ring Ding Ding Ding Dingeringeding!
When I saw Jackie Rockwell's fabulous card at The Cutting Edge Challenge, I knew I had to play along. I couldn't wait to try white clouds on kraft ... such a fun look.
I recently ordered some speech bubble die cuts, but they haven't arrived yet, so instead I used fun MFT Camera Die-namics I received as a gift from Gabby.
I used the Hero Arts Clouds Backgrounder with Gina K's white Pigment Ink. I did find a speech bubble sticker in my stash, which was the perfect finish.
I'm also joining the Die a Little or A Lot Challenge at A Blog Named Hero, as well as the Clicking Camera Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog.
My friends Amy & Tenia are Guest Designing at the CASE Study, so I had to join them. Here is our inspiration from the talented Shari Carroll.
I loved the tone-on-tone background with the pop of red. I searched for a big flower in my collection, but couldn't find one that I thought would work ... so I went with a Camera instead, using the same colors.
I stamped the DesignBlock Birthday on woodgrain designer paper for the background. The Camera and Coordinating Die Cut were an exclusive by Hero Arts for Archivers (here's another card I made using it).
I used the stamp on both red & yellow cardstock to paper piece my camera and added a bit of bling for the flash. I'm also linking-up at the Die a Little (or A Lot) Challenge at a Blog Named Hero and the Clicking Camera Challenge at the Moxie Fab World blog.
I finished with a sentiment from It's Your Day. It's been a while since I made a tiny card (this is 3 3/4" square) ... I forgot how fun they are.
Moxie Fab World is asking crafters to share some of their favorite storage ideas in their studio.
My studio in our new condo is still a work-in-progress, but I can share a few of my storage solutions.
One piece that I'll be hanging in my new studio is this stamp hanger that my Dad helped me make.
We bought a board at the lumber yard that we sanded and stained. Next, we attached four curtain rods which are the perfect way to store lots of stamps. We attached a sturdy cable to the back, so it can be hung on the wall (love storage that uses open wall space).
Another storage find I love is from my Dad's favorite store ... Harbour Freight.
I used it to store washi tape (until my collection outgrew it). Right now it is storing stickles and paints. I had previously put magnets on the bottom of my stickles bottles when I stored them like this ... and now the magnets are perfect to keep them in place in the metal trays.
