Blog Hop for Jen

Paper Makeup Stamps & Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog proudly presents 

"Jen's Sunshine" Blog Hop
This hop will remain open till Tuesday Sept.4th
Winners announced Sept. 7th

Today we take time to honor our friend and fellow crafter Jen Scull.  If you are here hopping with us, then I am sure you know Jen is battling breast cancer.  She has been fighting this nasty disease since February.  On behalf of Jen, we thank you for being here.

I made three cards for this blog hop!!!! For the first one, I used the cute little fairy and one of the sentiments

For the second one, I used the gorgeous sunshine and another sentiment from the set...

For the third one I used again the fun sun and the third sentiment, used the same dp than the previous card but a different sketch :)

We ask as you hop along with us, please consider donating at least $1 using the paypal donation button at any stop along the way.  Your donation will go directly to Jen. Thank you.

It wouldn't be a hop without prizes.  To see a full list of the prizes up for grabs, please visit 

Paper Makeup Stamps

and

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog

To be eligible to win a prize from our sponsors, collect the hidden letters located throughout the hop.  Once you spell out the secret phrase, please email Jenn Cochran at partytimetuesdays@hotmail.com.  This will get you entered to win one of several fabulous prizes.

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I would like to enter this cards to the sketch challenges: 1st card:Sketch Saturday , 2nd card: Our craft lounge, and 3rd card: The Craft Meow...

Monday, August 27, 2012

Digi Makeover Ch #51 - Inspirational photo

Hello, there!

This week our challenge at Digi Makeover blog is an Inspirational Photo: Nautical bedroom.
And today we have a guest designer: Anda (Flying Fresian), so welcome and visit her blog.

You'll see I made two cards this week, the first one has a nautical image and the same colors as our picture... I used the set "Sailing by" .

And the second one, has the colors from this photo and of course the male factor too.... For this one, "Color kid - Beyond measure".

Why? You ask me... Well, I wasn´t to happy with the first one and try to do it better, and finally I am posting both of them, hehehe... Both of them are colored with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils.

For the first card I used kraft paper as background, then I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock. I cut the image and its mat with Sizzix circle dies. As embellishments, I used two other images from the same set, add some blue glitter to the anchor (I used foami tape for it), and the special cord is some recycled cord from a blind that broke and I saved it because I thought could be great as embellishment (...what do you think of it?)....

For the second card, I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock, some blue gingham dp from Folia. As embellishment I used a red ribbon with white edgie stitches and blue cold porcelaine stars in two different sizes.

Challenges for card #1:

A die for sketch: sketch #3
Craft a scene: anything in the outdoors
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes
Stampin' sisters: punches, dies or shapes
Lil red wagon: recycling (you can see the pic of the cord)
A and T: punches/dies
Ladybug: summer fun
Papelitos: masculine
My craft spot: splishy splashy (water)
Daring cardmakers: besides the sea

Challenges for card #2:

CLP: sketch #50
Stamp'n doodles: loaded with layers
Paper Pretties: cards for kids
Sweet stamps: watercolored
Always crafting: kids
Fashionista: card for a child
Deep ocean: deep blue
The squirrel and the fox: one for the men
Penny's: masculine
My heart pieces: favorite color (blue)


OK, now is your turn to do a project inspired in the photo...

On Wednesday we are having a blog hop for Jennifer Scull... so please, come back and hop with us!!!!!!!!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Digi Makeover DT first card

As I told you yesterday, I was invited to join the DT at The Paper Makeup Stamps blog and I feel so happy (and proud of myself)!!! 

OK, for my first challenge, we have to make a Tent Topper card, 

(and you can find a tutorial here.) 

And this was a challenge for me as well as this is my first tent topper card :)

This is the card I made:

The cute image is "Lucy mouse", I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils, and cut the circle with a Sizzix die cut. Then I placed it on a pink mat cut with a Nestabilities die cut called "Blossom". 

To give some sparkle I glue a lot of pink bling around the circle and think it looks cute!

I used green cardstock (Paper Temptress) and green-pink dp (Folia). 

I also used a pink-green ribbon and made a bow.

As I didn´t decide yet what is the purpose I didn´t put any sentiment, 

but there is room for it later :)

Now is your turn to do your Tent Topper card.

- You must use a digital image on your entry

(hey, it is a digi challenge after all)

- The winner will get to choose any 3 digi images from PMS as their prize. If the winner used a PMS image on their entry, they'll get 2 bonus images (for a total of 5!)

- You may enter as many times as you want, there is no limit.

- You may combine our challenge with any other challenge

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

Card makin' mamas: try something new

Crafty catz: animals

Krafty hands:   bling it up

A gem of challenge: animals or teddies

Crafts your days away: anything goes

Great impressions: anything with an animal

No matter which challenge: anything goes

Pile it on: cuddly critters

Robyn's fetiche: use a digi

The crafty pad: dies or punches

Sunday, August 19, 2012

First day of school card and some great news...

Just on Friday I learned that my daughter will start classes this coming Monday... yes! TOMORROW!!! I thought we still have one more week... anyways, Vicky will start first grade tomorrow and I feel so proud of her... so, I made this simple card to wish her the best for her school days :)

I used a CC designs stamp, called Honey Teacher, I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad.

I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils and cut it out, using some foami tape I placed it on a green mat cut with an elipse die cut (Sizzix) (Can you see the dimension?). I won this stamp maybe two years ago in a challenge but never used it before than today (!)

To tell you the truth, I make this card in a rush, when my daughter was playing some in my computer, but for that reason my card is very simple, I didn´t use any sketch and made a very simple card. I used a blue-greenish cardstock that has a micro embossing. Then I used for first time this ribbon, I think I won this ribbon in the first candy I won ever, more than two years ago (thank you, Jerosha!), as it´s a sticky ribbon and can´t do any bow I never used it before.

Then I was looking for a "school" embellishment, I was thinking in an apple button, or an apple brad or something with an apple, but as I didn´t find anything in my stash I used a red button and made a bow with a red mouline thread. As sentiment I used some stickers from a block with many alfabets and some school sentiments I've got a couple of month ago.

Although my card doesn´t have any pink color, hope my daughter will like it!!!

Challenges:

Simply create too: back to school

Cards und more: anything goes

Use it Tuesday: all about school

DYSU: buttons

Crafting for all season: bright colors

Penny's: back to school

The paper shelter: clean and simple

My Sheri Craft: back to school

Send a smile 4 kids: anything goes for kids

Frosted designs: twine/ribbon

Raise the bar: back to school

Craft your days away: anything goes

OK., the great news: about a month ago I won a challenge at The Paper Makeup Stamps blog and after it I was invited to join the DT of this challenge blog and I said YES!!!!!!!!!! So tomorrow I will be showing my first card as a DT of this great challenge. Hope you come back to see my creation.

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