Day 128 - Card Recipe

you guessed it... another 365 Cards challenge. using a prescribed recipe is often hard - sticking to just a few ingredients can be so limiting! but tonight i just grabbed some great patterned paper and voila, i had it done! it's weird that i've made this card already tonight because the new 365 posts happen at midnight eastern time, which is only 9pm for me! i set this to upload at midnight my time, so i won't be able to add my URL to their site until the morning... oh well! not as high up on the list as i'd like, but what are you gonna do? take it easy all!

ps. hey, i just discovered a great place to win some blog candy... check out Addicted to Paper's blog and enter to win by leaving a comment by july 15th. easy peasy! and i'm telling you, there's a huge pile of stuff to win! i almost don't want to share the news - it lessens my chances! hehehe!

you can also enter to win a set of copic markers here, at the "Stampin' Up! My Way" blog. that would be fab, cuz i don't own a single copic!

stuff used:
paper...
Autumn Leaves - Le Fleur by Rhonna Farrer
white cs
stamps...
Scrappy Cat - birthday wishes
ink...
Brilliance - pearlescent lime
extras...
Esprit craft ribbon - light green
Royal Langnickel - glitter butterfly rub-on
Basic Grey - Obscure buttons

cheers!
crafty girl

it's Mojo Monday week 91!

i like to take part in Mojo Monday's weekly challenges. ever checked out that site? today is a little unusual as it's quite a different format of card than i usually make, by a long shot! but that is obviously the whole point of partaking in challenges - to make us create something out of our comfort zone and stretch our creative boundaries. i don't know if i'm totally happy with how my card turned out, but i certainly love the patterned papers from basic grey! hope you get a little warm fuzzy when you view it.
happy monday!



stuff used:

Accent Design - ocean sparkles cs
Basic Grey - boxer 6x6 paper pad
Savvy Stamps - birthday wishes
Hero Arts - polka dot pattern
Hampton Art Stamps - woman collage/passport
Tim Holtz distress ink - broken china
Versa Colour cubes - neptune & red
edge distressor
Fiskars - deckle paper edger scissors
cream ribbon & small flower - saved from a present
blue brads
Cuttlebug - swiss dots & distressed stripes embossing folders
Slice - noteworthy design card
Stampin Up! - sanding block

cheers!
crafty girl

a crafting i will go!

another post for the 365 cards blog - day 100!! here is my submission. what do you think of my little wooden easel? it was seriously $0.99 at IKEA and i'm loving it! doesn't take much to amuse me sometimes...

stuff used:
Basic Grey - Gypsy & Obscure 6x6 paper pads
- Obscure buttons
DCWV - Citrus stack (orange patterned paper)
Paper Trey Ink - pale yellow cs
plain vellum
Tim Holtz visual artistry clear stamps - Flights of Fancy
Inkadinkadoo - Chelsea Sentiments
Prima flowers - Calypso tin
Queen & Co - light green rhinestones
Marvy - "filmstrip" paper punch
string
Brilliance - pearlescent orange ink
Versacolour cube - cyan blue
Slice machine - with Noteworthy design card


the challenge for this cards is to use 5 bold colors on your card: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, and BLUE - No pastels! pop on over to 365 cards if you want to give it a go.
have a fab day everyone!

cheers!
crafty girl