Challenge: ColourQ #84

Wow, it sure has been a while since I posted last - I've really been missing my challenges. I do, however, have a good excuse as my little daughter was born 3 1/2 weeks ago :) So I've been a little preoccupied with oober cuteness!

The "cue" this week at ColourQ is to use Kraft, Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, and Whisper White inspired by this Bull's Eye Pillow Cover from West Elm. I also decided to add Early Espresso that is also in the stripes on the pillow. I figured these colours would be perfect for a manly card - and modeled my card after one mt sister made for her brother in law. It,s great timing too, as a good friend of ours is celebrating his birthday this weekend.

Ingredients

Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake (Kraft), Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and Early Espresso Card Stock

DCWV DSP

SU Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Classic Ink
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker
SU White Embossing Powder

SU Cheers To You Stamp Set

SU 1 3/4" Circle Punch

SU 1 1/4" Circle Punch

SU 1" Circle Punch

Hemp Twine
SU Heat Tool

Sponge

Challenge: Anything Birthday

Robyn over at The Pink Stamper is having her monthly Friday Blog Hop. This month the theme is anything birthday as it is her daughter's 13th! I made this cute little train card for my good friend's son's first birthday. I used MTC to trace and cut the train images (along with their shadows). There is also a stamp set similar to this available from Stampin' Up!

Ingredients

Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Card Stock

SU Real Red and Crumb Cake Classic Ink

SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set

Challenge: Birthday Theme

Paula over at More Than Favors is having a Birthday themed Challenge for this week's Wacky Wednesday #33. This is a perfect challenge for this time of year because there are so many birthdays in the Spring - all four of my nieces and nephews, my dad, my sister, and my husband (and myself!) - and that's just in the next few months - plus my own little one is only a few days away (due date of April 12th)! It's a great time of the year to come into the world :) I made this card yesterday for my little niece who is turning 3!

Ingredients

Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock

SU Pumpkin Pie DSP

SU Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink

SU Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Dafodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers

SU Fox & Friends Stamp Set

SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set
SU So Cute Stamp Set

Versa Marker

SU Clear Embossing Powder

SU Heat Tool
SU 1 3/4 Circle Punch

Buttons

Challenge: Manly Card

This week's Wacky Wednesday Challenge at More than Favors is to make something manly - always a challenge! I made this card for my Dad for his birthday and he quite liked it. I think the brads kind of look like cuff links :)

Ingredients

Stampin' Up! (SU) Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White Card Stock

SU Pumpkin Pie DSP

SU Basic Black Classic Ink

SU Word Play Stamp Set

Black Metal Brads (unknown brand)

SU Paper Piercer and Mat Pack

SU 1 3/4" Circle Punch

2" Fiskars circle punch

Challenge: Zoo Theme

Paula, over at More Than Favors, is challenging us to create a project with a zoo theme for Wacky Wednesday. I just got in my Stampin' Up! Fox and Friends Stamp Set and was excited that I could put it to the challenge this week! I also just picked up a Stampin' Around Jumbo Wheel and have been itching to play! I am planning on using these cute little guys for my baby thank you cards (due in a month). I especially love the little owl and monkey - adorable!

Ingredients

Stampin' Up! (SU) Old Olive, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake Card Stock

SU Old Olive and Early Espresso Classic Ink

SU Fox and Firends Stamp Set

SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set

Stampin' Around Spot On Jumbo Wheel Stamp

SU Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

SU Circle Punches

SU Paper Piercer

Challenge: Inkspirations Sketch #53

The inspiration over at Inkspiration this week is overflowing! As soon as I saw it, I fell in love with the sketch and all the designers' cards; I just couldn't wait to start creating my own!

 As I have a little princess birthday to go to this weekend, I thought it would be cute to give the birthday girl a card with a castle engraved with her initials. Pink all around for this little princess, and I have to say I really enjoy making super girly cards!

Inside:

Recipe:

Stampin' Up! (SU) Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Blushing Bride card stock

SU Ink - Pretty in Pink, Rose Red

SU Bring on the Cake stamp set from Occasions Mini

SU Short & Sweet stamp set

Offray Hot Pink ribbon

My Minds Eye Totally Girl DP

Castle with "A" initial - MTC (Make the Cut)

Challenge: Birthday

For Crafting with Cristina's current Companion Challenge the theme is birthday! I was so excited to find this out as one of my good friend's birthday's is in September! Ever since I got the Sweet Sentiments Stamp set from Scrappy Moms I've been wanting to play around with Sweet Treats and thought who would be better to get inspiration from but Lisa over at Live Love and Scrap - she makes adorable creations with this cartridge! I think her card is better - I loved both the colour combination and the use of three cupcakes - so cute! Make sure you check out her blog! Maybe it needs some stickles . . .

Challenge: Card from a Sketch VII

Another day, another card challenge! A Crafty Little Place has kicked off their term III challenge with this cute little sketch:

My little niece is turning 2 years old in a few weeks, so I thought I would use this sketch as inspiration for her card. She LOVES princesses and accessories so I went with a pink princess theme. I made the fairy princess and castle using MTC (as well as the message inside the card) and the patterned paper is from a Super Girly paper-stack I purchased at Micheal's (which I am in love with).

Challenge: Throwback Thursday Birthday Celebrations

Emma over at My Creative Time currently has another Throwback Thursday Challenge to make a birthday themed project using "Celebrations" or an old cartridge. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to create a card for my great uncle in Germany as my whole family missed his 70th birthday (yes, I know, we are horrible)! Since I don't have "Celebrations" I used "Zoobaloo" to make the thought bubble (actually a cloud) and MTC to make the sleeping kitty and Microsoft publisher to write the sentiment (in English it reads: Happy Belated Birthday) for this German card. On the inside of the card I wrote (in German): While we were also sleeping, we missed your birthday (it sounds more eloquent in German :). The kitty took me a long time as I converted a clipart svg file into layers. I was originally skeptical about the layering of the pillow, but am quite happy with the results!

Birthday Cards

It was my little nephew's 4th birthday over the weekend, so I made him this cute little card using my cricut and the MTC program. I am really enjoying being able to manipulate images using my computer! While I was at it I made a generic birthday card to add to my collection for those birthdays that pop up out of nowhere - now I will be prepared!