Going Buggy Challenge Card

Have you heard, Enfys had a big party on her blog last week. Lots of fun things to do and prizes, too. It's not too late to join in ... just click on the link at the top of my sidebar.

On day one, Enfys challenged us to Go Buggy and create a card with a bug on it. This is what I came up with. For my card, I chose one of my all-time favorite cuts from the Wild Card cartridge. I cut four of the petal layers and four of the leaves, inked the edges with Distress Ink and curled the petals.  I attached all the layers using clear Zot Dots to add some dimension. For the center of my flower, I cut a circle from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge, embossed it with my Cuttlebug and then inked it with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.

Now, for my bugs, I chose the Ladybug cut from the 'Just Because' Cards cartridge. I inked the bodies with a bit of shimmer paint and embossed the wings with UTEE. I think that makes them look at a little more realistic and not so flat. I also added some self-adhesive pearls to the Ladybugs and the card base.

Here's a side view to show the dimension of the layers ...

and a peek at the inside. The sentiment is a stamp from My Pink Stamper's Fruit & Veggie Puns set and all the papers are from Stampin' Up. I had a lot of fun "Going Buggy" at Enfys' blog party ... hope you do, too!

Entered in the following challenges:

Going Buggy Blog Party - Add a Bug

2 Sisters - Flowers

Fairy Tale - Flowers

Stamp Insanity - Let it All Hang Out

MelJen's Designs - Square or Round

Pile it On - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards 2010

Here are few of the cards I made for Christmas 2010:

Just Because Cards

Peachy Keen Stamps

Tulip Puff Paint

DCVW Paper

PaperTrey Ink Card Stock

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Pearls and Ribbon

Winter Frolic

DCVW Paper

Stampin' Up Card Stock
PaperTrey Ink Card Stock
Stampin' Up Ribbon

Martha Stewart Glitter

Winter Frolic

DCVW Paper

Stampin' Up Card Stock

Cuttlebug Scrollwork Folder
Distress Ink
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

Martha Stewart Glitter
Ribbon inked with Distress Ink and Shimmer Paint

My Pink Stamper's Father's Day Challenge

The challenge today at My Pink Stamper is to create a Father's Day project. If you submit a project, you'll be entered into drawing for a Cricut Expression ... how fun is that!
This is what I came up with:

Here are the details - 

Size: A2

Card stock: Papertrey Ink

Papers: Digitals from Pink Petticoat

Cricut: Fishing Pole and Fish from "Just Because" Cards @ 5.75"

Sentiment: Computer generated

Extras: Crochet Thread, Ric-Rac Trim, Stickles and Stampin' Up Ticket Corner punch

Sunday Challenge for My Pink Stamper

Here's a quick card for the Sunday Challenge over at My Pink Stamper. The challenge is to do a layout about your family using flowers or create a "Springy" card. I'm not much of a scrapbooker, so I chose to make a card using some of my brand new glitter paper from My Mind's Eye ... this might be my new favorite paper stack.

I used a pretty mint green card stock to create an A2 size card. Then, using a rectangular Nestibility, I cut an aperture in the patterned paper. To add some dimension, I adhered the patterned paper to the card base with foam tape. The flower was cut at 3.25 from the 'Just Because' Cards Cricut cartridge. I added a little doodling and adhered it to the card base with pop dots.

For the inside, I added more patterned paper and stamped the sentiment using a Penny Black stamp. Quick and easy, and hopefully 'Springy'!!