365 Cards Day #132

Today's challenge on 365 cards was to use this picture as inspiration! I took the colors yellow, orange, and red from the cake. I also decided to use the stars from some Independance Day patterned paper that I glued to the cardboard packaging of some juice boxes and cut out. I used my 3D poster paint again on the yellow parts of my kittys cake and I used a rub on sentiment because I have NO stamp that says "Happy Birthday". I didn't realize that until now. I NEED one! LOL Here's my card:





Have a Scrappy Day!!

365 Cards Day #54- Recycled Elements

I was really excited when I saw that today's challenge on 365 cards was to use recycled elements. I wanted to do something different than what I had already done so I decided to do something I had seen before. I used an old acetate box that some really long cards came in. I cut it down to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I decorated the outside to coordinate with the inside. I would have made all 6 cards with Bellas but its really hard to stamp her because I still dont have a large acrylic block... So, I used my BRAND NEW CUTTLEBUG!!!! and cut some ribbons and also embossed the pink strips. I only had a small piece of pink sheer ribbon left so I made a little purse handle for the box to finish it. I also paper pieced Bellas dress on the front with the same patterned paper as the cards. Here is my creation:



I also forgot to post yesterday that my youngest ds and I made this "Go Diego, Go" piggy bank out of an old Juicy Juicy container to celebrate Earth Day yesterday (my computer was acting CRAZY yesterday!)

3 new "green" cards...

I was about to throw away a Coke case and I realized that I could be using some of the cardboard on it for my cards. Then I came across a challenge on the "Our Creative Corner" blog to use recycled items- how perfectwas that? I pulled out my circle and scallop punches and went to town. I then tested them out by creating 3 3x3 cards with a "green theme". I am going to send these to a very green and Earth-conscious woman that I met online a few years ago and who I think is INCREDIBLE!! I hope she enjoys them!




I used the Coke box paper for my circles and Michael's stamp for the center. I used some "wood grain" scraps to create the BG paper and I used some florescent cardstock that I have been trying to use up (and now I'm starting to like it! LOL)

Combination "Green" Card

I made this "green" card in order to combine several challenges. I ussually try not to combine too many challenges but I loved how this one fit together!

The first challenge is on 365 cards #46. We were to make a matchbook card in celebration of Scor-It week. The tutorial I followed is HERE.

The second challenge was on Mommysavers. We were to create a card for Earth Day using either Earth Tones or Organic Items. I chose Earth Tones! I also used recycled cardboard :)

The third challenge was on Belli Challenges #63. We were to create something using dry embossing. I used one of the sheets of CB paper I got from Sara :)

The last challenge was on "Use It!". We were to use something out of our comfort zone (a matchbook card-never made one before), a hoarding item (all those CuttleBugged papers I have recieved from friends), a new favorite (those awesome brads I won on 365cards), heat embossing (the sentiment "wanna hug a tree with me?")

Here is my card:
FRONT:

CLOSEUP (see those cool brads?? you should see the others!!)

INSIDE:

Belli Challenge- Cello Bags

This week at Belli Challenges, the challenge is to create something using a Cello bag in it. I happened across this blog while blog hopping that was presenting exactly what I wanted. She recycled an old box to create a cute treat holder. I'm not sure if I like mine but it was my first time. LOL Here it is:

Recycling Again!

I have been addicted to card swapping for quite a while now but not quite to the extent that I am presently! LOL I am currently participating in over 20 swaps!! I am leading 2 card swaps and 3 image swaps! I cannot stop the madness!! The worst part is that I was going to stop swapping for a while, catch up, and then join as I make them. When one's finished, join a new one.... not quite what happened. Especially when I saw a swap with "recycle" in the title!
The aim of this swap was to use scraps. Each card could be different and there weren't many rules. I loved it! LOL. So I was going through my scraps and came across this patterned paper I got a while ago from a paper swap on Mommysavers.com. I really love this paper for some reason. It seems to speak to me, so to speak. It looks like the kind of paper that goes with nothing yet I created one of my favorite scrapbook pages with it. Now I created one of my favorite cards with it!
I used my square punch and punched the interesting parts of the pattern out with it. Then I matted it with a pretty blue (all the blue's are a little different- scraps). Then I matted it once more with some pretty blue patterned paper. The first 4 are blue stripes and the rest are a little different. (The one pictured is a blue argyle). Then I cut a strip of light blue paper to 1 1/2x 4 1/4 and attached it. Added a folded piece of off-white ribbon scrap and attached it all to my cream colored cardstock (4x 5 1/4) over off-black cardstock (4 1/4x 5 1/2) Viola!! I finished it and I think it looks awesome!