BE Inspired #50

Hi!
Have you played along in the latest BE Inspired Challenge?

I love the cutie car from Got It Covered! I stamped the sentiment from Speak Easy onto vellum and used a stencil with sparkly watercolors for the background.

I hope you'll play along for a chance to win!

I'm entering this card in the amazing Moxie Fab Styling With Stencils Challenge! YAY!

Speak Easy	Got It Covered	*Memory Box TEXTURE DIAMOND Stencil 88522	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	*Twinkling H2O SWEET ALFALFA Shimmering Watercolors 28415
*Crafter's Companion YELLOWS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404591	*Crafter's Companion COOL GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404577	*Crafter's Companion WARM GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404560

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Moxie Fab Thanks Hop

Hi! You should have arrived here from Alice Golden's blog.  If you get lost, you can start at the Moxie Fab Blog (I also have the full hop list at the end of my post).

What else can I say but THANK YOU CATH! We will all miss you so much.  You've brought smiles to my face more times than I can count.  I wish you nothing but the best!!!

I used Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows along with patterned paper from Pink Lemonade.  The flower was colored in with Spectrum Noir markers (TN5, TN7, TN8, GB4, GB5, GB6).


Next on the hop is Stasia Sloma!

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Moxie Fab Gingham Challenge - Part 2

Hi!
I have another card to share for the Moxie Fab Gingham Challenge.  I guess this one really inspired me, huh?! :-)

I actually created this one and gave it to my mom for Mother's Day today.  The jar and the gingham around the neck of the jar are from Papertrey Ink.  I used some stirrers (mini straws) for the base of the pinwheel.  I simply created some small pinwheels, about 1 inch each, inked them and adhered them to the straws, then the card.

I so rarely do white-on-white, but I just felt like I HAD to for this one!!! Anything else would have taken away from the pinwheels.



The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.  It's just too cute and it works perfectly with this one, huh?

Thanks for stopping by today and make sure you pop on over to the Moxie Fab Blog to check out the other entries and inspiration in this challenge!

Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento, Papetrey Ink, Hero Arts

Stock: Echo Park, Papertrey Ink

Other: Straws, Papertrey Ink Dies

Moxie Fab Gingham Challenge - Part 1

Hi and Happy Mother's Day!
Today I want to share two different cards I created at a crop last night (woo hoo!!!) for the Moxie Fab Gingham Challenge.  I will share one in this post and the other in my next post.

I thought it would be fun to use my pocket stamp (All Zipped Up) I designed for SP & Company and stamp it with Gingham.  I used a Papertrey Ink stamp I had on hand for the silverware (colored with Copics) and I created a faux napkin using some Lily Bee stock!

I think this card is so fun! Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out the Moxie Fab blog and the other entries in this challenge!!!

Stamps: SP & Company (Pocket-All Zipped Up), Papetrey Ink (Sentiment and flatware), Unity (Gingham Pattern)
Ink: Memento, Versamagic, Papertrey Ink
Stock: Papertrey Ink, Recollection, Lily Bee
Other: Copic Markers, PTI Die

The Spatter Technique!

Tonight I want to share a card I made for the Moxie Fab Spatter Technique Challenge.  This challenge is in honor of the release of Card Creations 10.  I am honored and proud to say that I have a card in this issue! YAY! So, I just had to play along with at least some of the challenges this week.  I have a spray mist obsession right now, so here is my card using the spatter technique:

I used a Studio Calico mask and first spattered the Mister Huey Opaque White Mist over the card.  Then I just sprayed it.  I normally NEVER spatter, I only spray, so I have to admit, I was nervous to try it!!! And.... I love, love, love this look!

To finish the card off, I cut out some banners from a Simple Stories paper pack I have, sewed them on and then completed it using my new Smash label maker.  I just about died when I saw it - I used to have some of these label makers when I was a lilttle kid.  My grandfather labeled EVERYTHING (yeah, we were majorally related), so he would always give me new colors and label makers whenever he could.  I love this new one because it has new symbols on it like hearts and the @ symbol.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure you check out the challenge on the Moxie Fab Blog!

Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
Ink: Paptrey Ink Tea Dye Duo
Spray Mist: Studio Calico
Label Maker: SMASH by K & Company

Moxie Fab: DIY Embellishment Challenge

Hi!
I was inspired to play along with the Moxie Fab DIY Embellishment Challenge.  I love to make my own embellishments.  I consider myself a bit of a frugal papercrafter, so I am constantly trying to make my own things instead of buying them.  I would rather make my own patterned paper from plain stock and stamps than buy something new.  It's cheaper and it gives me a sense of accomplishment.  Who doesn't love custom patterned papers, right??? A few years ago, I invested in a Cuttlebug.  I have to say that it is my go-to tool.  I die cut as many things as I can.  Dies can be used in so many different ways!!! I also love my punches.  So, for this challenge, I pulled out my punches and a die to create a romantic card.

I used a Hero Arts stamp and Papertrey Ink's Tea Dye Duo to create the background.  I stamped the lighter color first and then randomly stamped the darker ink on top of it.  I think this gives it more of a distressed look.  Then I punched out the flower petals and created a pretty rose as the focal point of the card.

Instead of using plain stock for the leaves, I decided on a patterned paper to give it that extra pop! Try finding THAT in a store! :-)  I die cut the little banner and stamped the sentiment with my stamp set from SP & Company called Journal This.  I love having that little zing of blue in there to offset all of the browns and tans.

By using punches, I saved a ton of money! A pack of large flowers like this would be at least $5-7 in the store.  I just used scraps of paper I already had and made my own.  I love this card because there is nothing on it that is 'pre-made.'  I created the background, banner and flower embellishment.

Now, make sure to check out the rest of the inspiration over at the Moxie Fab blog and give this challenge a go!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Papers: Recollections (Kraft), Kaiser (Patterned Papers)
Stamps: SP & Company (Sentiment), Hero Arts (Key)
Ink: Papertrey Ink (Tea Dye Due), VersaMagic (Dark Brown)
Punches: McGill
Die: Papertrey Ink
Pearl Embellishment: Making Memories

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger

Hi and Happy Sunday!
This week I'm happily participating in Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.  This is one of those challenges that I always have on my list, but I'm not always able to join in.  I'm thrilled that I was able to get a card done.  How great is this trigger picture?

I was so inspired by those flowers and by the colors!

 

The brown flower tempted me to use Kraft and I had to use vellum to represent the delicate nature of the flowers.  Oh, and I just happened to have a Copic that was the perfect peachy-pink to match! I just love the look of heat embossing on vellum.

I stamped those same mums that I used on the vellum in the background using VersaMark.  Pretty simple, but I really do like this card.  The sentiment is from SP & Company - my go-to sentiment set.  Oh, and my FIRST time using Washi tape and I loved it!!! Let me know what you think.


****AND DON'T FORGET TO ENTER TO WIN A SPOT IN THE SCRAPBOOK THROWDOWN!!!! Check out the details HERE - you still have a few days to enter and win!

Cardstock: Recollections (Kraft), Vellum
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, SP & Company (Sentiment)
Ink: VersaMark, PTI Fresh Snow
Ribbon: American Crafts
Washi Tape: Hambly
Embossing Powder: Zing!
Other: Copics

Get Inspired in the Kitchen Challenge... Moxie Fab!

Today I have a card that I created for a Moxie Fab Challenge.  I just couldn't resist this picture:

I saw those glasses and thought immediately of a stamp set that I've been dying to use - Mehndi Medallions by Papertrey Ink.  If that set isn't Moxie Fab, I don't know what is!!! And the glass inspired me to have a window cut out on my card (ya' know - something that is see-thru, like glass), so I did just that! I cut out a line of the cardstock and placed green stock behind it that I stamped.

I completed the card with a simple sentiment from SP & Company's Bold Sentiments I (my go-to sentiment set).  I kept this one generic - it can be for birthday, congratulations, good luck, etc.  I like to keep my options open when I make cards if I don't have anyone specific in mind when I'm creating it.

There is still time to enter this challenge, so pop on over to the Moxie Fab Blog and check it out.  Since I've been creating holiday stuff non-stop, it felt really good to sit down and make something non-holiday-ish (I don't know if that's really a word!!!).  I needed this challenge!!!!  :-)

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (white), Cricut (green)
Ink: Papertrey Ink (green), Versamagic (black)
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, SP & Company (sentiment)
Other: Fiskars finger trimmer, Fiskars paper cutter