Craft Us Crazy 11

This fortnight at Craft Us Crazy, our challenge is red, white, and blue.  I had some photos from last Fourth of July that I was really excited to scrap. 

My husband's best friend has the cutest daughter, Alana.  She turned 1 on July 3rd.  We went to the baby parade that morning, then we went to her birthday party.

Left: 

Right: 

Details:
Paper, stickers, and letters from Dollar Bin at Target
Cricut (sorry, I don't remember which cart)

New Releases at Heart Song Designs

Here's some new releases from Heart Song Designs this week:

Poppies:

Soapwart:

Peacock:

They're only $2.50 at Heart Song Designs, so hop on over and pick them up!

Tuesday Throwdown #54

Happy Tuesday! This week at Tuesday Throwdown, our challenge is to create a masculine card.  I chose the "Driftin' Denton" image from Dude Time Doodles. 

Details:
Image by Dude Time Doodles
Sentiment by Stampin' Up
Paper by Robin's Nest
Buttons from Stash

Heart Song Inspirations 3

This week at Heart Song Inspirations, our challenge is to use flowers. They can be in the stamped image, the designer papers, paper flowers, etc. 

I just bought a few sets of Nestabilities, so this gave me the perfect opportunity to try them out.  

 

Details:
Image - HSD Water Lily
Sentiment by Stampin Up
Paper by DCWV
Diamond Nestabilities
Ribbon & brads from stash

Lasting Memories 43

This week at Lasting Memories, we have an inspiration challenge.  Here is the photo:

I don't have any father's day photos to scrap, but I chose to use the colors brown, green, blue, and yellow which I pulled from the inspiration.

This layout is from the day we bought our house.  We were SO excited!  And yes, I HAD to make the title rhyme, LOL.

Details:
Paper by American Crafts & Miss Elizabeth's
House sticker by Jolees
Home rhinestones by Mary Engelbreight
Cricut Sentimentals (I think) - key & lock
Lyrical Letters

A Crossword Father's Day Card

I always want to do something extra special for my dad on father's day.  He's such a unique person.  He's a police officer.  He loves cars, and can tell you the year, make, and model of anything that drives past.  He loves animals of ALL kinds.  Growing up, we had SO many pets!  Cats, rabbits, hampsters, a ferret, hedgehogs, turtles, snakes, alligators, lizards, you name it.  He also LOVES crossword puzzles.

Since I usually give him cards with reptiles on them, I decided to make him a crossword card this year.  I googled crossword puzzles and counted out the squares until I found one where I could fit "Happy Father's Day" in it. 

Details:
SU Define Your Life Stamps
Studio G "Dad" sentiment
Ribbon & twine from stash
SU Oval Punches

Tuesday Throwdown Anniversary Celebration -- Day 3

Today is day three of our blog hop at Tuesday Throwdown. Our Sponsor today is Heart Song Digis.  Leah has lots of wonderful images to choose from.

Details:
Image by Heart Song Designs
Paper by DCWV
Sentiment by Stampin Up
Oval punch by Stampin Up
Adhesive Rhinestones
Ribbon from stash

 Don't forget, there's two of us hosting today!  You will need to comment on both of our posts in order to be entered to win images from Heart Song Designs.  So make sure you also stop by Davi's Blog to see her gorgeous creation! 

Better late than never... Lasting Memories 42

Ok, I'm a few days late with this challenge.   Last was a busy week, since it was the last week of school and therefore my last week of work before summer vacation.  My husband is away for his two weeks at the National Guard.  I had a Stampin' Up party at my house on Saturday, so I was cleaning all week in preparation.  Saturday evening after the party, I found out that my great aunt passed away from a massive stroke.  Needless to say, with all of this going on, I didn't find time to create my layout. 

Here's the cards we made at my Stampin' Up party.  Claire was our lovely demonstrator. The party was a huge success and I received LOTS of free products (and I purchased stuff on top of that).  I can't wait to play with all my new stuff!

And now onto my Lasting Memories DT project.  Our challenge is to create a background using punches.  I have tons of border punches, but not many shape punches.  I realized that I had TONS of Christmas punches that would work well together, so this is what I came up with. 

Close up of the punches (all by Martha Stewart): 

Details:
Paper by K&Co
Martha Stewart Punches: Gingerbread, Stars, Holly, Ornaments, Snowflake, Trees, Fir Branch, Presents, and Joy
K&Co "Deck the Halls" chipboard
Cricut Christmas Noel Cart

Tuesday Throwdown #53 - ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

HAPPY TUESDAY! It's a very special day at Tuesday Throwdown!  We are celebrating our first anniversary!  WOW, time has flown by!

Over the next several days our DT will be giving away a prize on their blog so make sure to hop on over to enter and win some fun prizes. 

The blog hop starts on the Tuesday Throwdown blog. Make sure to visit each DT member listed on each day to enter and win some stamps.

Tuesday: Tuesday Throwdown blog

Wednesday: Ceal Pritchett

Thursday: Davi Reid

                           Lauren Mullarkey (me)

Friday: Leah Cornelius

Saturday: Kim Sherrod

Sunday: Emily Keaton

                    DeeDee Anderson

All winners will be announced on the Tuesday Throwdown blog Tuesday, June 21st.

Our challenge this week is to make a card using any 3 previous Tuesday Throwdown challenges.  The entire past challenge list is on the Tuesday Throwdown blog.

I chose to use these challenges:
stitching
three elements
florals

My card photographed darker than it is in person. 

Details:
Image by Paper Pretties
Paper by DCWV
Recollections Sunflowers
White Gelly Roll Pen
Marvy Markers
SU Oval & Scalloped Oval Punches

Heart Song Inspirations

This week, our challenge at Heart Song Inspirations is buttons, bling & bows, and/or a sketch. I chose to go with buttons, bling, & bows.

 

Details:

Paper by DCWV
Stamp by Heart Song Designs
SU Scalloped Oval & Oval Punches
Nestabilities Ovals
Ribbon & Buttons from stash
Marvy Markers

Craft Us Crazy 10

This fortnight, our challenge at Craft Us Crazy is father's day and/or masculine. I chose to make another card with Stampin' Up's The Open Sea.  I'm really loving it, plus my father in law and grandfather in law were in the Navy, so it works perfectly. 

Details:
SU The Open Sea (Sentiment from Plane and Simple)
SU Oval Punches
Paper by DCWV

The Open Sea

I am loving this new set from Stampin Up!  I am also loving the sketch at Mojo Monday!  This is the second card made with this sketch.

Details:
Stampin Up The Open Sea, Sentiment from Plane & Simple
Nestabilities
Corner rounder

Challenges:

• Mojo Monday - sketch
  
• Bearly Mine - Anything Goes 
• Craft Room Challenge - Anything Goes 
• Flourishes - Fathers Day
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Masculine
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes 
• The Stamping Boutique - Men Only
• Bows 'n Berries - Masculine.
• Craft Your Passion - Anything goes.
• Crazy Challenge - Father's Day.
• Critter Sketch - Kraft paper.
• Lexi's Creations - Father's day or a Mans card.
• Make it Monday - Always anything goes.
• Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - It's a guy thing.
• There's Magic in the Air - Masculine.
• Woodware USA - Masculine.
• Come and Get It Challenges - Fathers Day
• Creative Inspirations - Fathers Day or Card for Dad 
• Creative Inspirations Paint - Dad or Special Male
• Dream Valley Challenges - Stamp Something
• Here Come the Boys - Fathers Day/Hubby/Partner
• Sparkles Forum - Fathers Day
• Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes
• Craft Your Days Away  - Fathers Day/Special Man
• Designed 2 Delight - Masculine card, without flowers 
• ECP Challenges - For Dad
• Wee memories -  Anything Goes 
• Fussy and Fancy - Card for a male.
• Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes.
• Patties Creations - Father's Day.
• Simply Create - Father's Day.
• Stamp Man - Boys & men.
• Wags 'n Whiskers - 2nd week - Stitching.
•  Samuel Taylor's Challenge - Male.
• Some Odd Girl - Masculine.

For Father

I needed a father's day card for my husband from the dogs.  I used SU For Father, and colored it to look like our boxer, Rocky. He has actually laid just like the stamped image, with his head on Mike's work boots.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday

Details:
Paper by American Crafts
SU For Father, SU Sentiment (Plane & Simple)
CM Corner Rounder
Circle Nestabilities
Marvy Markers

Challenges:

• Mojo Monday - sketch
• Bearly Mine - Anything Goes 
• Craft Room Challenge - Anything Goes 
• Flourishes - Fathers Day
• High Hopes Stamps - Favourite pet or animal.
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Masculine
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes 
• The Stamping Boutique - Men Only
• Tuesday Throwdown - Animals 
• Bows 'n Berries - Masculine.
• Craft Your Passion - Anything goes.
• Crazy Challenge - Father's Day.
• Critter Sketch - Kraft paper.
• Cupcake Craft - Things with tails.
• Karens Doodles - Brads and/or eyelets.
• Lexi's Creations - Father's day or a Mans card.
• Make it Monday - Always anything goes.
• Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - It's a guy thing.
• Stamps R Us - Pets.
• There's Magic in the Air - Masculine.
• Woodware USA - Masculine.
• Come and Get It Challenges - Fathers Day
• Creative Inspirations - Fathers Day or Card for Dad 
• Creative Inspirations Paint - Dad or Special Male
• Dream Valley Challenges - Stamp Something
• Here Come the Boys - Fathers Day/Hubby/Partner
• Sparkles Forum - Fathers Day
• Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes
• Craft Your Days Away  - Fathers Day/Special Man
• Designed 2 Delight - Masculine card, without flowers 
• ECP Challenges - For Dad
• Wee memories -  Anything Goes 
• Word Play Weekend Challenge - Anything with a Tail 
• Bloggers Challenge - Pets.
• Fussy and Fancy - Card for a male.
• Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes.
• Patties Creations - Father's Day.
• Simply Create - Father's Day.
• Stamp Man - Boys & men.
• Wags 'n Whiskers - 2nd week - Stitching.
•  Samuel Taylor's Challenge - June challenge: Male.
• Some Odd Girl - Masculine.

Tuesday Throwdown #52

WOW! It's week 52!!!! That means, next week is our FIRST ANNIVERSARY BONANZA! You don't want to miss it!

This week, our challenge is to use an animal image.  Our sponsor is Robyn's Fetish and I chose an adorable elephant.

Details:
Paper by Me & My Big Ideas
Image by Robyn's Fetish
Studio G Sentiment
SU Oval Punch

Heart Song Designs

Heart Song Designs is back and hosting weekly Monday challenges. This week, the challenge is anything goes.

With so many of my friends having babies, I chose this birds nest image.  The sentiment says "A little birdie told me..."  Inside, it says "...that you're having a baby!"

Close up of the DCWV birdie paper

Details:
Digital Stamp by Heart Song Designs
Sentiment by Stampin Up
DCWV Paper
SU small & large oval, and scalloped oval punches
Nestabilities Ovals
Ribbon from Stash
Marvy Markers

Lasting Memories 41

This week at Lasting Memories, our challenge is to follow the sketch and use bling.  I am still in the mood to make Christmas layouts, so I made this one about our visit to Leslie's house.  She used to be my husband's stepmother.

Here's the sketch:

Details:
Papers embellishments, and stickers by K&Co
Recollections adhesive rhinestones & pearls
Black Gel Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Cricut Lyrical Letters