Crazy 4 Challenges and A Card Patterns Guest!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It is time for another challenge with the crazies at Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C140).   Silke K. is the challenge host this month.  For our week two challenge, she has asked us to add lots circles to our creations.   Anyway, it could not have been better timing. I won the guest hostess at Card Patterns for today a couple of weeks ago and the sketch for today has circles!  Win! Win! 

I am the guest designer at Card Patterns 169 this week.  I am so thrilled as you all know I love sketches, but tend to torture them at times. I am proud to say that today I really stuck to the sketch.  I did find myself referring to it many times during the card making moments to ensure that things were placed as they should be. This is a new concept for me as I obviously usually work from memory which is why my cards end up barely resembling most sketches.  Who knew one should refer often to the sketch?

For today's card I needed a Birthday card for my dad.  He will be 74 on Monday.  I am using Verve's  Super Dad, Big Wish, and Just For You stamp sets.    I stamped the circle frame from the Just For You using Memento bahama ink.  I die cut with a Spellbinder's circle.  I ink distressed the edges.  I stamped with Memento black ink two sentiments in what I call Sentiment Building.  I added the line of stars that comes in Super Dad between in Memento new sprout for a pop of lime.  I am using Verve's Cut Above Ribbon Banner die.  I die cut the island indigo papers twice and the pattern papers twice.  I then cut down the edges on both the pattern papers to make a layer for the island indigo card stock.  To make the Ribbon Banner appear long, I used two.  One at the top and one at the bottom.  They are covered in the middle by the circle creating the illusion that it is one long piece.  Love the look and versatility of this die.  


I stitched all the background elements, added some natural twine, and topped it with a simple threaded button in keeping with the sketch and a manly card.  


As always thanks so much for stopping by!


Betty

Stamps Verve's Super Dad, Big Wish, and Just For You

Paper The Paper Company kraft, PTI vintage cream, SU island indigo card stock, Memory Keepers dp

Ink Ranger Brushed Corduroy, Memento tuxedo black, new sprout, and bahama 

Accessories Spellbinder's dies,  Verve's Cut Above Ribbon Banner die

May Arts ivory twine, ivory button from stash, sewing machine, foam tape, glue dots, Scor-tape.



Playing with a few other blog challenges!
Just Keep on Creating anything goes
Scrap It Girl  Punches
Through the Craftroom Door  Distressing
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Anything Goes
 Gingerloft Circles
Great Impressions  Die Cuts and/or Punches

Congrats! The Best is Yet to Come! MFT Sketch 70!

Happy Thursday!  I just purchased me some much wanted MFT die-namics!  WooHoo!   I got them in the mail yesterday and just had to play!  I am using the MFT Sketch 70.  

For the focal image I am using a Pure Innocence Out on a Limb set.  I do not have many people stamps.  I layered my PI girl with the Decorative Doily die. I colored with Copics.   I am also using one of the rolled flower dies.  The sentiment comes from the free set I got with purchase Clearly Sentimental about Anniversaries.  Now, I used the sentiment that could work for anything really.  I added Congrats inside so this card could be used for a graduation card for a girl. 

For the two separate panels on the left side of the sketch, I chose to use the negative space cut from the notebook edge.  I just love it when I can get two looks or possibly more from one die cut.  I cut two notebook edges.  I used the negative space not the actual notebook edge cut.  I then wove those two pieces together to get the look I wanted.  I layered with a piece of coordinating designer paper.  I love how it sort of looks like an eyelet stitch.  Not sure that is the correct term, but it does look like a stitch.

For the inside I went with CONGRATS.  I just had to have the new capital letter die-namics alphabet.  I love the size.  I layered the letters with dp and some lightweight kraft cardstock for added dimension.  The top and bottom panels I used the decorative doily border die.  I love the look on the bottom when I layered two facing. 

Anyway, thanks for letting me indulge with some newbies!  As always, thanks so much for stopping by!






Betty

Playing with a few blog challenges!
Deep Ocean Challenge  Use punches & dies
LEJ Designs SIO  Anything Goes
Paper Take Weekly  Anything Goes
Creative Mondays Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts  Anything Goes
Make it Monday  Always Anything Goes
Paper Playtime  Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's  Stitching (faux with die cut)
Stamp Man Shabby Chic / Distressed

Dream a New Dream!

Happy Sunday!  I have a Verve card to share with you today.   I had a few moments in my craft room today to to create a card that is somewhat simple.  I also believe it could work for a guy as well.

I am using Verve's Words of Wisdom and Happy Days stamp sets.  Remember when I mentioned that this card was "somewhat" simple. Well, the focal image has a stamped background of the words Amazing, Awesome, and Cool that come in the set Happy Days.  I  stamped alternating the three words in colors of Enchanted Evening stamped off, Mememto New Sprout, and Berry Sorbet.  I love how it mimics the alphabet background that came in my new paper pack my Memory Keepers Anthologie.  Love!  

I finished with a few buttons for accents!  Look!  No bow!

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

Pile It On For or From the guys

Especially for You:  Buttons

Shopping Our Stash:  Buttons and/or bows

Paper Playtime:  For the Guys/use a sentiment

Stamping For the Weekend:  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas:  Buttons

Supplies
Verve Stamps
PTI vintage cream cardstock, Memory Keepers Anthologie dp, The Paper Company black
Memento tuxedo black, New Sprout, PTI melon berry, enchanted evening
Spellbinders Fancy Rectangles, buttons, double stitched black ribbon