A Special Card for a Special Mom

Welcome!

I'm here to share with you today a new challenge over at Unstampabelles.  

It's a simple challenge with a simple twist...

"Paper Based Creation for Someone Special...

with the twist of blogging about why 

they are special to you..."

This month we are happy to be sponsored by our very own Beth...

...who will be awarding one lucky winner a Stamp'n Up prize!
How fabulous is that!

I knew right away that I wanted to create a Mother's Day Card for my very special mom!

My mom is also one of my very best friends.  She has always been there for me and always backs me up no matter what the situation.  She is an awesome Nana to my children and dotes on them like any Grandmother should!  My mom laughs with me, cries with me and is always there for advice.  She has always been my biggest cheerleader!

My mom is one of the very few people that I have always been able to count on in life.  

I have been extremely blessed to have been given the mom I have.  

So, here's the special Mother's Day Card that I created for her...

I've used an SVG Cuts cutting file, a Heartfelt Creations floral die, and a Memory Box swirl die.  I love the different tiers to this card.  

So, think of someone special in your life...male or female, and get creating a special something for them.  Then, don't forget to blog about why they're special to you so that we can read all about it when you link up with us at Unstampabelles.  

A few quick points to keep in mind...your creation must be paper based, you are not allowed to use stamps of any sort (rubber or digi) on your creation.  Don't worry, it's easier than it sounds.

Oh, and one final thought...

"Hey mom, I know you've read this and the card won't be a surpise!  LOL

Happy Mother's Day"

You're the best!

Until next time...

This card has been entered in the following challenges...
 Inkspirational..."Pink and Green"
My Sheri Crafts..."Celebrating Moms"
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge..."Anything Goes"
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog..."Patterned Paper"
Crafty Catz Challenge..."Anything but Square"
Creative Corner Challenges..."For Mom"
Cut it Up.."Mother's Day"
Connie Can Crop..."Mums the Word"...2 types of flower mediums...patterned paper & die cuts
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges..."May Challenge"
Dies R Us..."Anything Goes"
Mema's Crafts..."May Flowers/Mom"
DL Art..."Mother's Day"
Crafting by Designs..."Anything Goes"
Amusing Challenges..."Mothers"
The Squirrel and the Fox..."Mother's Day"
Challenges 4 Everybody..."Anything Goes"

Merry & Bright

It's Friday again!  Can you believe it!  You know what that means...I'm back with another creation for the new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long!  We have another great one for you this week...it's a sketch challenge.  Here's a peek at our sketch... 

              
Sketch is courtesy of Mojo Monday

I love sketch challenges as they take so much of the designing

stress out of the picture...and yet I don't use a sketch often.  

I was given a digi from our sponsor that pictured 3 bauble 

ornaments.  I knew immediately that I wanted to fussy 

cut them and use them that way in my design.  

Speaking of sponsors, our sponsor this week is...

and they are offering one lucky winner 3 digis of their choice!

Here's a look at my card for this week...

I found the perfect Christmas ornament background paper and went from there.  The sentiment card was a purchase at Michaels when they were clearing out their Christmas stock for really cheap.  I used my new Stamp'n Up punch to do the little banner flags at the top of the sentiment card!  And of course I decided to stickle a whole bunch of everything on the card.  The finishing touch was to add little bows to the digi ornaments.  It was a quick and simple make thanks to the sketch and the coordinating paper pack!

I hope you'll join us in our Christmas card creating this week.  By the time Christmas rolls around, you'll be glad you have that stash of cards already finished and ready to go!
Remember, we've made it easy for you this week...the sketch design is already ready and that's half the battle.

Until next time...

This card has been shared in the following challenges...
Christmas At Sweet Stampin'..."Glitter" 
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra..."Anything Goes"
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge..."Anything Goes"

Clean and Simple

Welcome Back!

Glad you could join me today!

Today I'd like to share with you what we have brewing over in The Crafter's Cafe!

So, grab your java, hot chocolate, cappacino or whatever your beverage indulgence might be and let me share with you about our new challenge which is...

"Clean & Simple...or CAS for Short"

I found this to be an interesting challenge as I don't usually do a lot of CAS cards.  

For some reason it intimidates me to leave a bunch of white space on a card!  LOL

So, let me share this attempt with you now...

My stash of Sympathy cards has been dwindling lately, so I thought this might be the perfect type of card to try out a CAS design.  I was so excited that our sponsor for the week was A Day for Daisies as they have gorgeous, clean hand drawings.  I chose the image Freehand Bird 5 to make my card.  

I wanted to make the image more like a decoupage layered image so I printed out the bird 3 times.  The first layer has been printed straight onto the card itself.  For the second and third layers, I just printed the image a tiny bit smaller each time.  The second layer included the head, wing and tail section, and the third layer is simply the wing on top of that.  I should have taken the time to take a side view pic of the card so you could see how dimensional this little bird really is.  It definitely added more depth and interest to do it this way.  The little birdie has been colored with chalks as I wanted a very soft feeling for this card.  I've added some blue sky to a portion of the card, again with chalk.  I love the softness and prettiness of images colored with chalks.  Lastly, I've added a Stamp'n Up sentiment.  I thought for not dabbling in this type of creation often, it came out ok!

It's your challenge now!  Don't forget to stop by the Cafe to see what the other DT members have created for your inspiration.  

Until next time...

This card has been shared in the following challenges...

Crafting from the Heart..."Use Yellow"
Incy Wincy Designs..."CAS"
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges..."Winged Things"
A Little Bit Crafty..."The Birds and the Bees"
Card a Day Blog..."Sympathy"
TokBobok..."CAS"
Cards and More..."No Flowers"