Purr-fect... Paper Smooches

So, a few months back Paper Smooches had a Design Team Call.  I was so excited: picked out my inspiration images & was all set to participate.  I cr8'd my card in plenty of time of the deadline too!  Man, I was feeling so good about myself too.  Until...

I missed the deadline for posting it.  Oh crud!  I haven't shared the card, until now.  (The first image is the inspiration image used to cr8 my card)

Now here's what I cr8'd based upon my interpretation of the inspiration photo:

I used the sentiment & image from Chubby Chums stamp set at Paper Smooches.  I usually gravitate towards dog images, but decided to use a cat this time around - expand my animal appeal on my card cr8'ions. 

Oh, how I wish I could have & would have remembered to enter this in for the DT Call.  Oh dreadful me!  Better memory next time.

Thanks for taking a look.
Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Unity's Friends with Flair: Birthday Sucker

Does it really suck to get old?  I don't know.  I just celebrated my 40th Birthday earlier this year, & I would totally disagree with that notion.  I think it really depends upon where you are in your life, and the contentment you find in who you are today.

Hey, you can't stop getting older so you might as well enjoy it!  It helps to get a fun card like this:

Can you believe I actually had all the elements of this card sitting in an envelope & never finished it?!  Well, I did & I'm so happy with it.  To me, this card just screams "FUN" - not to mention, it's bound to put a smile on your face!

Here's a close up of that glittery lollipop!  You have to be a total kid - or at least a kid-at-heart to enjoy this sucker!  The lollipop just doesn't have fun or flair... it's got pizzazz!!  =)

Hey, thanks for stopping by to see my contribution to this week's Friends with Flair over at the Unity Blog.

Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Merry Kissmoose!

Just wanted to take this time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!!  (The stamped image & sentiment on this card cr8'ion are from Paper Smooches.)

Enjoy the holiday!

Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Unity's Friends with Flair: Postive & Negative

Die-cutting is a lot of fun & I have quite a few from a variety of companies, but I need to learn to expand my use of these shapes.  I save scraps from the variety of card projects, & use them on other cards... so why am I not making use of the die-cut scraps? So I gave myself a challenge for this week's FWF: to make better use of the die-cut scraps.

The easiest way seems obvious (now): use the positive & negative image of the die-cut.  So here goes...

Using a white card, I die-cut the leaf image into the card front.  Highlighted the negative die-cut image with some textured cardstock which I adhered to the front inside of the card.  Finished it off with one of the sentiments from Bitty Remarks on some patterned paper for a CAS card cr8'ion.

Remember that leaf die-cut... now, here's the positive image.  Placed it onto a craft cardstock card I cr8'd & used Vintage Handwritten stamp to create a watermark background to the card.  The leaf was framed by oval die-cuts, including the one with the stamped Itty Bitty sentiment.

Two relatively CAS card cr8'ions which fulfilled my self-challenge: to fully use die-cuts - even the scraps!  Mission accomplished.

I hope you enjoyed today's card cr8'ion!
Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Unity's Friends with Flair: Beauty Surround You

For this week's Friends with Flair I am using one of the images from Phyllis Harris at Unity... why did I wait so long?  I love all her stamps & when all else fails... I look at those images & a sense of calm comes over me!  There is such an element of complete serenity, so it's no wonder beauty surrounds you.

I always love coloring these images, & I am taken back to my own childhood.  It wasn't unusual in the least that I would lay in the front lawn & simply take in the nature that surrounded me.  In fact, there was a rabbit on the property once that I would chase & try to sneak up on it... maybe I thought I could sit with it, just as in this stamped image. 

The glittery butterfly seems a perfect embellishment, drawing on the butterfly in the stamped image. 

I took a little trip to nostaglia with today's cr8'ion, & I hope you enjoyed the ride along with me.

Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Unity's Friends with Flair: Flip Flop

Most are approaching Winter, but here in South Florida there is no such thing.  We have what I like to call "Diet Summer - it's still hot, but not nearly as humid."  Well, at least that's what I wish for each year... barely got a cool spell last year.  I think it may have come in wee small hours of the morning & silly me, I was sleeping through it and missed it! 

Even in these months, what's the choice of shoe:  flip flops.  I think it must seriously be the "official footwear" of this state.  For my Friends with Flair card this week Flip Flop Happy seemed to be the obvious choice. 

The sentiment I used is also from Unity - Bitty Regards.  I went with the "Welcome Home" because home is where ever you place your flip flops, side by side.  Home is where ever your heart resides.  =)

I'm usually a Copic-obsessed nut when it comes to coloring the images, but I decided to throw all caution to the wind & use colored pencils on this image.  Who knew I could cr8 depth just as well with the few tricks of the pencil?!  I'm actually quite please - or is it surprised - with the results. 

The one pair of flip flops is accented with these tiny adorable flower gems I found in the dollar section at my local Super Target.  How perfect are they with the bling flower from a Michael's purchase? 

So, do I have you longing for warmer weather or even a trip to a year-round tropical place like Florida?  Stay warm & keep dreaming of summer!  Thanks for looking at my latest cr8'ion!

Happy Cr8'ing!
 

Random Birthday Cards: Stock up!

Trying to increase the cards I already have made, this way when someone's birthday "pops" up suddenly I had something already cr8'd & ready to give.

Somehow, someway... I went through all the birthday cards I'd made probably a year or so ago.  (Yeah, it's been that long!)  I sat down the other day & put myself into a cr8've groove to create several birthday cards.  Some of them can be gender neutral cards & wanted to share just a few with you all now.

The stamped images and sentiments are from Stampendous (1st card), Penny Black Stamps (2nd -4th cards pictured), and Unity Stamp Company (last card).  I used a lot of scraps for these cards, so I was able to tidy up a bit of all that paper I'd been keeping.

At least now I have a stack of cards to run to when I'm suddenly presented with a birthday for a co-worker, etc.  They are bright & cheerful cards, so I'm sure they are bound to put a smile on somebody's face!

Happy Cr8'ing!