back to the drawing board

time for another moxie fab world challenge. this one is all about maps - the map to your heart challenge. to create the 3-d globe i punched five 1.5-inch circles from a map patterned paper, scored and glued them together - and the stand is a digital image i cut with my silhouette. the plan was to use the globe on a card, but i really liked how it turned out so i opted for a little wall hanging instead. to create the base of the wall hanging i layered tissue tape onto a  3/8-inch thick flat panel - i buy these at dick blick and they are 50% off in stores through the end of next month if you happen to have one nearby.

supplies
cardstock: [slate] a muse studio
patterned paper: [wide open spaces/sasparilla collection, boarding pass & farmhouse 8x8 paper pads] october afternoon
tape: [traveler tissue tape] tim holtz
rub-on: [boarding pass collection] october afternoon
digital element: [globe] silhouette store
ink: [pumice stone distress ink by tim holtz] ranger
punch: [ticket border punch by jenni bowlin] fiskars
thread: [black] ikea
canvas: [4-inch flat panel] dick blick

a couple of easy gift tags i made using this week's make it monday tutorial over on the papertrey ink blog.


supplies
cardstock: [vanilla] a muse studio
patterned paper: [the holly and the ivy/christmas past collection] graphic 45
stamps: [label/little labels set, sentiment/tremendous treats: christmas set, button card/button boutique set] papertrey ink
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko, [walnut stain distress ink] ranger
steel dies: [pint jar, jar & lid, jar labels 2, button card collection] papertrey ink
accents: [fabric buttons] recollections
fiber: [twine] papertrey ink

didn't have much going on this past weekend so i decided to make a card for the current hero arts challenge - i opted for the sketch challenge and used one of the sketches below. as for a few details which can't really be seen in the photo above - finally opened up my white enamel accents and used it for the snow on the roof of the house. also added a bit of glossy accents to the lights to make them shine.


supplies
cardstock: [white] neenah paper
patterned paper: [hattie 6x6 paper pad/stella & rose] my mind's eye
stamps: [house/sending holiday cheer set & dog/whimsical houses set] hero arts
ink: [black tuxedo memento] tsukineko
markers: [r27, y13, yg67, b18, e81, e87, w1, w3, w6, 111] copic
accents: [cranberry & ivory pretty pearls] a muse studio
liquid accents: {glossy accents, white enamel accents] ranger
steel die: [double-ended banners] papertrey ink

lots of challenges going on right now over at the moxie fab world blog. i decided to try out one of the sketch challenges - the square sketch. i stuck pretty close to the sketch - just replaced the big flower with a tree.

supplies
cardstock: [white] neenah, [blue oasis] bazzill basics
sticker: [scallop with doily/mix & mend paper treats] sassafras
chipboard: [tree] maya road, [heart/fabulous shapes] chatterbox
stamps: [sentiment/little labels set] papertrey ink
ink: [bamboo leaves] tsukineko, [brushed corduroy distress] ranger
paint: [brushed corduroy distress crackle] ranger
fiber: [green thread] ikea

another challenge is going on over at the moxie fab world blog - the fabulous felt challenge. as i was digging through my pile of stamps i came across a set with this little lamb and these trees that i had yet to ink up. the plan was to use the lamb and trees together somehow - but i just couldn't make it work, so i ended up with 2 cards. both use the same technique - i stamped the images onto felt and paper, then cut them out and pieced them together.



supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics, [white] neenah
paper: [blue/spring & summer collection] american crafts, [tea cakes from 6x6 paper pad/nook & pantry collection] basicgrey
felt: [snow] heather bailey
stamps: [lamb/simple life set] my little shoebox
ink: [jet black archival ink] ranger
accent: [felt flower/flutter collection] making memories
fiber: [yellow embroidery floss] dmc
font: [magic forest] two peas in a bucket
die-cut: [double-ended banners] papertrey ink, {medium scallop border] a muse studio
embossing: [medium dots impression plate] a muse studio
tool: [corner chomper] we r memory keepers

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics, [white] neenah
paper: [pear tart b-side & tea cakes from 6x6 paper pad/nook & Pantry collection] basicgrey
felt: [kermit] heather bailey
stamps: [sentiment] purple onion designs, [trees/simple life set] my little shoebox
ink: [jet black archival ink] ranger
fiber: [black thread] mettler
tool: [corner chomper] we r memory keepers

totally forgot to post this card when i made it a few weeks back. it was my last minute entry into the paper crafts gallery idol contest this year. with not much time to plan i just threw together a few things that were on my desk to come up with this card. and congrats to my blog friend lindsay for making it on to the next round this morning :)


supplies
cardstock: [white] neenah paper
stamps: [girl/cute as a button set] my little shoebox, [sentiment/small things matter most kit] unity stamp co.
inks: [black tuxedo memento ink, night sky versamagic ink] tsukineo
accents: [pink paper flag] pebbles inc., [yellow rhinestone] a muse studio
fiber: [green embroidery floss] dmc

 

today i'm participating in the papertrey ink may blog hop challenge - the challenge this month is to create a project that incorporates our favorite take on flowers.

this one was super quick to make - all elements of the card, except for the wooden flower, were stamped directly onto the card base.

supplies
cardstock: [white] neenah paper
stamps: [everyday button bits & framed sets] papertrey ink
ink: [basil & steel blue fresh ink] impress rubber stamps, [vintage photo distress ink] ranger, [black tuxedo memento ink] tsukineko
accents: [vanilla twine] a muse studio, [flower button/portriat collection] crate paper
size: 4" square

it's time that i start participating in the moxie fab world challenges again. so today i have for you my take on the tissue paper magic challenge. when i first saw this challenge a week or so ago all i had was some small pieces of green tissue paper. then my bday/easter rolled around and i ended up with a present wrapped in blue tissue paper. btw - it was a totally awesome old globe that we had found in a local antique store. so anyway, i stamped the tree top a few times and then layered the images - i like how you can kind of see the branches through the green tree top. and then i did the same with the bird - i think i stamped him 7 or 8 times and used 3 images for the body and cut out his wing from the rest. oh, and the bird - he is actually backwards. when you stamp him he is facing the other way. but the stamped image can be seen perfectly on the back side of the tissue paper. that just kind of happened on accident.


supplies
cardstock: neenah [classic solar white]
stamps: ranger [nature foam & clear stamps/claudine hellmuth studio], unity stamp co. [gbird/giggle grove set]
ink: ranger [brushed corduroy tim holtz distress ink, jet black archival]
accent:making memories [red heart brad]
fiber: dmc [yellow embroidery floss]
other: [green & blue tissue paper]
size: 4"x5"

here is my first shot at a papertrey ink challenge - today's tag download challenge. to start off i printed the downloadable heart image onto a bunch of scraps and then cut them out and pieced them all together. when i pulled out the chipboard accents to match this paper line i noticed that the circle fit perfectly into the pink chipboard doily - and then it all just kind of fell together from there. i was originally going to make a card shaped like the frame, but i think i like the way the wall hanging turned out - the base of the project is a natural maple art board that i covered with a piece of patterned paper.


supplies
paper: crate paper [restoration 6x6 paper pad]
digital stamp: papertrey ink [downloadable tags]
chipboard: crate paper [restoration collection]
other: art boards [5x5 natural maple]
size: 5" x 5"

this afternoon i decided that is time to start particpating in the moxie fab world challenges again. and here's what i came up with for the gray is the new black challenge - it's a quick one because i wanted to get it photographed before the daylight started to disappear. the flower is a studio calico vintage pattern flower that i sprayed with graphite glimmer mist. a brad, washi tape, a bit of sewing, a stamped sentiment and i was all done.


supplies
cardstock: bazzill [tiara]
stamp: unity stamp company [sentiment/city of love set]
ink: tattered angles [ graphite glimmer mist], tsukineko [jet black stazon]
tape: [pink polka dot], [black washi tape]
accents: american crafts [pink pearl brad/dear lizzy collection], darice [20-gauge copper wire]
fibers: mettler [dark gray thread]
size: 5" x 4 1/4"

remember this card?? it's one of my most favorite cards from this year - i made it way back in june for the i want to ride my bicycle challenge over at the moxie fab world blog. and today cath has posted her top 10 favorite challenge cards from the past year - this card of mine squeaked in to the top 10. there is a poll going on over at the moxie fab world blog where you can vote for your favorite 3 - if you get a chance head on over and vote please!

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not classes - just meetings. so to finish off my summer i decided to go school-themed for  this month's a muse challenge - stick to the pattern. i was actually able to work in to my design the only piece of a muse patterned paper i own - but it's just sort of hidden behind the ruler paper. see those scallops - i punched them out of this a muse paper. and of course the school stamp is a muse, as well.

cardstock: bazzill [kraft]; paper: a muse [green/vintage], cosmo cricket [checkerboard &  measuring up/material girl 6x6 mini deck], jenni bowlin [black/memo book]; stamp: a muse [school/around town collection]; ink: tsukineko [tuxedo black/memento dye ink]; metal accents: queen & company [green & orange/mini brads]; paper accents: prima  [blue & yellow/flowers]; fiber:  mettler [black/polyester thread]; punch: ek success [dotted scallop/edger punch]; tools: janome [sewing machine].

 

i hardly ever share 2 at a time - but since these cards are basically the same design i figured they should share today's post. i came up with the idea for the first card when i was working on this gallery idol card. then when i saw this month's hero arts challenge i thought about entering it, but decided to rework it with some brighter colors and use a bunch more hero arts stamps. and what i came up with is the second card. i haven't had much luck with the hero arts challenges in the past, although almost every card i made last winter for the challenges was later requested for publication - so i guess that isn't too bad.

cardstock: bazzil [atlantic/grasscloth texture, avalanche/grasscloth texture], dcwv [dark blue]; paper: american crafts [green], scenic route [green with polka dots], [scraps]; paper accents: prima [yellow flowers]; chipboard accent: advantus [mini butterfly/heidi swapp]; metal accent: advatus [mini fasteners/tim holtz idea-ology], queen & company [mini brads, red & blue brads]; stamps: hero arts [woodland creatures/cl261 & vertical clouds/wood mounted]; ink: ranger ink [jet black/archival ink]; liquid accent: ranger ink [spiced marmalade/tim holtz distress stickles, glossy accents]; embroidery floss: dmc [black/#310]; die-cut: sizzix [scallops/tim holtz collection]; punch: martha stewart [grass/border punch]; other: [cardboard box, stick, machine stitching].

 
[larger image is right here.]

 

i found a new-to-me monthly challenge to participate in - the a muse lounge challenges. this month is all about holidays in july - so here's my holiday card. the around the town buildings are my favorite stamps by a muse - i think i have all of them now. and speaking of a muse - i was very lucky a few weekends ago. i went to a stamp store in ct to check out the new a muse stamps. i bought a couple, of course, and my name was put into a drawing for a prize package from a muse. and guess what - yep, i won (:

cardstock: bazzill [kraft], doodlebug designs [ladybug/sugar coated];  stamp: a muse [toy shop/wood mounted]; ink: tsukineko [tuxedo black/memento dye ink]; markers: copic [r27, y11, y13, g07, n0, n2, n7/sketch]; tool: fiskars [apron lace/border punch]; font: two peas in a bucket [plain jane].

 

it's that time again - time for another moxie fab world blog challenge. this time the challenge is titled i want to ride my bicycle. and i think this is probably my most favoritest card i have ever made. in fact, i think i might just frame it. of course, given my current situation - well, situation in 1 year - i probably should have turned the bicycle so that it's headed out of the city - out of the city towards kansas, that is.

cardstock: bazzill [cottonwood/weave texture]; stamps: yellow owl workshop [cityscape stamp set]; ink: tsukineko [london fog, paris dusk, rhubarb stalk & tuxedo black/memento dye ink], stampin' up [wild wasabi]; brads: advatus [mini fasteners/tim holtz idea-ology]; font: [ck journaling];  quote: dr. seuss [oh, the places you'll go.].

round 3 voting for paper crafts magazine's gallery idol 2010 is now live. this week 10 of us were challenged to create a card that incorporated ribbon in a unique way. i'm not much of a ribbon user - although i have boxes of it - so this round was a bit challenging for me, but that's a good thing. i had fun and like the way my card turned out. if you get a chance head over and vote for your favorite card - there are some absolutely amazing cards this round!

cardstock: bazzill [bazzill white/canvas texture, lemon lime & limeade/criss cross texture]; ribbon: scraps; font: dafont.com [angelina];  other: [mini dowels, embroidery floss].

it's time to vote in the next round of paper crafts magazine's gallery idol 2010. this week 15 of us were challenged to create a masculine card using items that are found in a garage. i don't have a garage - so my items came from my box of tools under my sink - the nails, tape measure (i think it was my grandfather's), and a cardboard box. the other garagey looking items are all scrapbooking supplies i've had for a while. so, if you get a chance please vote - here is the main page then click on vote, or here is my card. if you didn't vote in the first round you will first need to click on registration to make a log-in. thanks a bunch for voting (:

cardstock: bazzill [london fog/grass cloth texture]; metal: making memories [screw head snaps], karen foster [hammer charm]; alphas: making memories [bamboo alphas/great escape collection];  other: [tape measure, nails, cardboard box].

i'm back - finally - to tell the story of making my card for gallery idol 2010 top 20 round. the theme for the first round was to make a card within the theme creativity heals. i decided to go for an encouragement card and the first phrase that popped into my head  was keep on truckin' - so i went with it. the design came together pretty quickly and then i had the idea to make the truck slide across the road to reveal the sentiment. i should note that i have never made an interactive card. never ever. so i'm kind of proud of myself for pulling it off. right above the top of the chipboard road i cut a slit in the green cardstock. then i  glued a tab to the back of the polka dot truck and stuck the tab into the slit in the cardstock. and that's it.

cardstock: bazzill [kraft, parakeet/cavas texture]; paper: basicgrey [6x6 polka dot/june bug collection & toby/max and whiskers collection], pink paislee [6x6 stripes/365 degrees collection]; chipboard: cosmo cricket [road/joy ride collection]; maya road [mini tree]; brads: advantus [long fasteners/tim holtz idea-ology];  die-cut: sillouette [cars and trucks/ki memories]; paint: [brown]; font: [ck man's print].

[larger images: flower & flower holding photo]

it's time for another moxie fab world blog challenge - fun with fabric. this $1 wooden flower photo holder has been sitting on my craft table since i bought it two months ago. so after it fell onto the floor last night i decided it was about time i do something with it - so how about something denimish for the fun with fabric challenge. i like that the flower didn't turn out too girly - at least i don't think it did. and since i don't think it looks girly it's ok for my flower to hold  my favorite non-girly photo sent home from iraq.

cardstock & paper: dcwv [hippie chic collection]; fabric: [old denim jeans]; brad: pink paislee [bella brads/ queen bee collection]; embroidery floss: dmc [green & orange]; other: [wooden flower photo holder].

welcome to stop 43, or thereabouts, on the operation write home memorial day weekend bloghop. the assignment: red, white & blue missing you. i went for a fairly flat, not too embellished card so that it can easily be mailed in an a2 envelope and will hopefully make it to iraq unscathed. if this is your first stop on the the bloghop then head on over to the start. otherwise, click on through to the next stop...

bloghop start: owh - stars and stamps

next stop: jeanine - bucketlist stamper

and before i go i have some quick news to share with my regular readers - i some how made it into paper crafts magazine's gallery idol 2010 top 20 :) voting begins june 7th. and thank-you! to each of you that left a comment or sent a message yesterday.

cardstock: bazzill [kraft]; stickers: scenic route [liberty collection]; brads: advatus [mini fasteners/tim holtz idea-ology]; font: creating keepsakes [ck man's print]; other: [machine stitching].

thanks goes out to the get sketchy blog for inviting me to participate in this week's sketch. as you can see, i took the sketch and flipped it on its side to create a scalloped grassy hill for the house to sit on. if you haven't yet, be sure to check out their blog today to see what the design team did with this week's sketch.

paper: sassafras lass [sugary love/sunshine lollipop serendipity collection], basicgrey [lemon meringue pie/nook & pantry collection]; cardstock: bazzill  [kraft], core'dinations [green & blue/roy. g biv assortment]; chipboard: maya road [house/mini chipboard set]; stamp: hero arts [sentiment/mi casa clear acrylic]; ink: tsukineko [black tuxedo/memento dye ink]; embroidery floss: cresecent colors [fancy green nancy]; die-cut: silhouette [house of 3 scallop nesting tags]; other: doodlebug designs [flowers].