In Stitches--Paper Take Weekly--Cuttlebug Spot

This is my second post for today...So if you're looking for The Burtonesque Dolls Challenge and the P3 entry keep scrolling down....but come back for another great challenge....

It's another Happy Happy Paper Take Weekly challenge. This week we are doing stitches and Simon Says Stamp is sponsoring us. I had allot of fun using my machine to....I think I went alittle overboard, but I do like the outcome. I used Pebbles Inc paper, Tim Holtz embossing bingo folder, stickles, Recollections bling, Martha Stewert border punch and Studio G stamps.

We would love for you come on over and play along this week with the challenge. Go and un-burry your sewing machine and join in.....and while you're at the PTW blog stop by all of the other designers blogs and see what they made. They would love for you to visit.....Enjoy!!!!!

So here's what I came up with. I realized that I didn't have a 4th of July card for our little one. I wanted to make something cutesy. So I hope she'll like it....

Well the time has come to random draw for last weeks blog candy. Using random.org this is who the lucky winner is.....number 9....and that is...............

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Pam--pcrusberg-- and this is what she said:

Oh, I just love the butterfly cards! They're so great. Thanks for the blog candy giveaway. Sure would be great to win that! Pam ....................

Thanks Pam and if you could e-mail me your snail mail I'll get this out.....Thanks everyone for playing and stopping by and saying hi....it truly makes my day!!!!!.....

Well that's it for today, I promise. I hope all my friends have a wonderful day. And don't forget to stop over at PTW challenge blog and Simon Says Stamp for all of your crafting needs..........

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I am also going to enter this into the Cuttlebug Spot--thanks to Dear Margie for telling me, thanks girl----the challenge was to make a project telling what Independence Day means to you---So for me it truly means red--white and blue........everything about those 3 colors means American....what our soldiers did for our country to be free....and that they still do for our country....Thank You to all our service men and woman in all our armed forces....for truly you are our hero's.........

....Well that's all I have.........Hugs from Charm City

Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #9 and P3 Challenge

Happy Tuesday. Well we all know what today brings. A couple of challenges that I'm in and one of them is in the dollhouse--TBD with all of the dolls. This week was such a fun week for the challenge that I actually ended up making 2 separate pieces. This week is about Tim Burton's Vampire movie. Well theoretically speaking. If Burton were to make a vampire Movie... what would the poster board look like? Create a project for an Upcoming Burton Vampire Movie! Now how fun is this. We got to use the darling digi's from Simply Betty Stamps. Aren't they just adorable. So below is what I ended up with for the challenge.....Enjoy!!!!!

It all started with a box that actually ended up made into a bag. I was going to use the side of the bag for my poster board. So as I'm making this box into a bag, I was searching for some sort of theme for this vampire movie. And low and behold I came across my bed stamp from Starving Artist--Doodle Factory. I knew exactly what I wanted my poster to be. "IN-Da-Bedroom"....lol....anyways to make a long story short, I thought this would be such a cool thing to do for DH. You know what I mean....So I made a lighted poster board/invite (on back--not finished...sorry) and a little bag to add goodies for him....it turned out cutesy (buy hey not all vampire movies have to be bloody...right)..I ran across a movie that is called Date Night on the net while searching for ideas--And I really wanted Vampire's in the name some how, so I thought why not make these guys Trixie and Louie Vampire (which these are their digi stamp's name in the store)..make it funny/quirky and weird---like---Married with Children-- sitcom..... and I thought with the black stripes it would show Burton's style. This could possibly be a total new direction Burton could think of going...lol...so what do you think? Think DH will like this?

Here's the poster board. It was actually simple with the exception of those darn lights ( I used 3-d pop dots with the exception of the center one...those were the smaller ones and they just didn't want to hold it). That center one, man...it just doesn't want to stay up. I got the lights from Wal-Mart in the wedding isle. Just little ones you can string on ribbon.They can be twisted to turn them on or off...and even using the 3-d pop dots the lights can actually be removed.... I added some Tim Holtz film for them to stand on and to give it some more dimension. The finished size of the poster board ended up being 8 1/4" X 5 3/4" . I know, it's an odd ball size...no rhyme or reason... this is with the lights on. They do a pretty good job only using 3 little ones. And here's my shopping bag. I made them the same with exception to the curtains and lights. The measurements are 9"H X 5" length X 2 1/2" wide....so it turned out to be a nice sized bag...I also used Tim Holtz filmstrip for the handles. this is just a side view..... I'm also entering this sweet little bag into the challenge over at Paper Cubed--June --some type of treat container....well who says treats have to come out of the grocery store....lol.....they could come from Fredericks....or Macy's....or Victoria Secret's...or even that darn ol 24 hr place down the road....lol....you know the one I'm talking about......just kidding...anyway here's what I made......I really like this challenge blog that I happened upon....I can't wait to play some more with their challenges...... Well, that's all I have for now. Don't forget to stop by the dollhouse--TBD blog and check out with the other dolls made.... play along this week. And run right over to Simply Betty Stamps . She has some really cools stamps and digi's. .....But make sure you come back and check out who won my blog candy that's posted below and for the PTW Challenge. If you haven't heard about PTW, then just pop over to the blog and check out the challenges. They are really fun. Hope to see you then....Hugs from Charm City

2S4Y and Tiddly Ink Challenge Cards

Happy Saturday everyone. It's been such a long week for me over here on my part of bloggland. I've been so sick with bronchitis and it's finally starting to give me some relief. Although I haven't been able to sleep much lately with all of the coughing. My throat's on fire and I feel like I have pulled muscles in my belly from the chronic coughing. Not to mention I don't have a voice right now. So this morning, which I've been up since about 1 a.m. , I was able to make a couple cards for some challenges and I wanted to share them .....Enjoy!!!!

This card I made for 2S4Y. It's Kazan's sketch #55...I found this really fun to play with. It's been awhile since I've been able to play with them over there to. I used a stamp that I had to dust off from Paper Artsy and layered it 3 times and added glossy accents to the top layers, added some feathers, a bow, flower and some star bling...the paper is from My Mind's Eye.....I have to say that I really do like how this card turned out to..

This card I made for Tiddy Inks embellishment challenge. We were to use lace or buttons or both. I used a couple of Christy's digi's on this and turned them into shrinky dinks. I just opened MS Word and made my images about 3 times bigger than they were. Because you know how shrinky dinks shrink after they have been heated. I also lightened the contrast before I printed them off, and colored in the images with chalk, added a cute little acrylic heart onto the froggie from Heidi Grace....

just a close view of Mr. Froggie and the teenie tiny heart....this was the perfect size too.....

and here's a little closer view of the digi going swimming. Isn't she just soo cute in her tire tube....this so reminded me of our little one so I just had to have her....if you have been over to Tiddly Inks you should. She have just the cutest digi's. Christy has a sale going on right now to....

Well that's all I have for today. I'm going to try and work on some more challenges. I hope you all have a wonderful afternoon....hugs from Charm City

Paper Take Weekly challenge

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If you're looking for the Burtonesque Dolls Challenge post, it's posted below.....but make sure you come back up here at check out my post for PTW......Thank You!!!!! As promised yesterday, here's my challenge card for PTW. It's a sketch and a pretty fun one. I made 4--4X4 note cards with envies and a matching suitcase. I purchased the tutorial from Becky over at Inking Idaho. She makes the best and easiest tutorials. This one comes with 2 other suitcases in the tutorial but I chose to make this one filled for my blog candy give away.....So make sure you come on over and play this week at PTW for this fun challenge and check out what the rest of the designers are doing....Enjoy!!!!!

here's the sketch...look how fun this is...

these are the 4 note cards with envie's these go inside the suitcase.... here's the matching suitcase. I had allot of fun making this the other day. So simple.... this is the inside with different sized compartments to fit all kinds of goodies to send one lucky commenter....

(click on photo to make larger) here are the goodies that I would love to give one lucky commenter...if you know me, I am an embellishment kind of gal. I love love love embellies...the more the merrier...so I wanted to share some of my embellie stash along with some other goodies that I have....

and here she is, all packed up ready to go to a new home....all you have to do is comment on this post before next Tuesday June 29th. That is when our next challenge will be posted and I will do random.org for the winner. If you would also like to become a member that would be sweet, but not necessary.

Hugs from Charm City

Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #8

Happy Tuesday...It's time for another challenge over at TBD. This week we were asked to make a toe tag using Beetle Juice as inspiration. I hope I did this tag justice for the movie..This is all I could come up with.....So if you get a chance this week we would love to see your toe tags for the challenge. So stop on over to The Burtonesque Dolls Blog and see what the other designers have come up with. They really out did themselves this week......Enjoy!!!!!

I used an over sized Manila tag--distress inks--motorcycle skull stamp is from Class Act--skull and stars stamps are from Inkadinkado--border spider web stamp from Hampton Art--bat stamp JoAnn Essentials--all of the embellies are from Tim Holtz except for the google eyes and skull doo-hickeys--and I also used grunge paper to stamp the Class Act stamp onto and cut it out and added pop dots behind it...the live your life you've imagined stamp is Tim Holtz and I made that using Darcie's shrink plastic....

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Tuesday....Hugs from Charm City.....

Challenge 37-Marlene's Sketch and some exciting news

Good Monday morning peeps....I wanted to pop in here and tell you some exciting news and to share a card I made for the Sugar Bowl. My news is that I have been asked to be on the team over at Paper Take Weekly. How cool is that. Thanks so much Dawny for inviting me to be apart of your wonderful team. If you haven't heard of them, pop on over and check out the challenges. So the card I'd like to share is posted below...I used the sketch and used this stamp that I have been dying to use ever since I purchased it. The paper is from Moxxie and I just added some older embellies....this was my first time participating for this challenge to. Well that's all I have for today. Come back tomorrow and I will have my challenges for PTK and TBD posted and some blog candy to give away also....Hugs from a very muggy Charm City...

Ella's Pink Scrapbook--Challenge #11

Good Morning bloggers.....this is my second post for today, so if you're looking for The Burtonesque Dolls challenge post, please scroll down.

I made this layout for the challenge on The Pink Elephant. I didn't have enough time to do last weeks, so I made sure I was able to do this week's challenge. I really miss making my layouts for our family albums. So I'm really going to try and do this challenge every week...so here's what I came up with....the challenge was to use black and white photo and any color choices for the rest.......Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments....they really make my day. ..Enjoy!!!!!!here's the whole layout....... I make 8.5X11 size layouts, so it's always a challenge when there's so much you want to put on a layout. And I really try to keep them only single instead of a double...it just makes my life easier...lol....the photos do open up for more photos,journaling and 3 separate tags that pull out as well.... this is the opening....I used Tim Holtz' artillery....lol....

just a closer look at the bottom title....

the opened view....journaling will be stats of the school, teachers, special things that happened...and what ever else little Missy here would like to have....

here's all the tags pulled out....the small one on the right will be notes from Mom and Dad...the big one in the back will be the class photo......Well that's all I have for today....Come and check out both challenges... The Burtonesque Dolls Challenges and The Pink Elephant Challenges...there is also a card challenge that they have on the site as well......Have a great Tuesday....Hugs from an extremely HOT Charm City!!!!!

Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #7

Welcome to a new week and a new challenge over at The Burtonesque Doll's Blog. Our challenge for this week is---A creepy Birthday to you! Make a birthday card and creep it out Burton Style!Our sponsor this week is Tickled pink Stamps. Pop over and check out the awesome stamps that she has in the store. The one pictured below is Lylah. Isn't she just too cute...I thought this would be a great image to make a birthday card ....instead of a card I made a box to put goodies inside. Then on the inside lid I thought I would add a greeting there when I decided who was going to get this box so I left it blank for now....Well I hope you will join us this week for the challenge at TBD blog. Thanks for stopping by today....Hugs from Charm City.... I colored the image in with Prisma pencils and the background,stars, keys and the skull with distess re-inkers...I didn't want to add glam because I was thinking this could be a guy card/box... I also used wet glue as it makes your cardstock/paper so much harder when it dry's...a nifty little tidbit instead of using chipboard to make the box...I used one of Tim Holtz' hitch to go through the eye of the skull...wanted to give the illusion of a sword...

here on the side I used Tim Holtz' grunge board keys for my closures...and the buttons are strung together to keep the sides together...I opted for this instead of a regular box ...just wanted to make something different.....

Magnolia--Inky Antics--Dallas Cowboys Cards

Happy afternoon bloggin friends...Just a little quickie...I wanted to share a few cards that have been sitting here on my desk and haven't had time to upload them..... Enjoy!!!! here's a maggie card I made sometime ago...I used Prisma pencils back when I was using them...the little cherish greeting is actually one of the photo hangers that Junkitz/Tim Holtz was selling way back when. I just trimmed it down to fit inside of the flower....I had this sitting here but then I added the prima's to add a little more pizazz... here's is a card that's really not that old...I just hadn't been able to share it....the rubber stamps are from Inky Antics...I absolutely loved this set..it's just so fun to play with...this card turned out really busy but I kind of liked how it turned out....I used distress inks to color the image and background in....added black stickles and put little doo dads in the center of some of them.... this was the quote that came on the set....now isn't this just the cutest saying...and for me, soooo true....lol.... and here's a card I actually made last year for DH for his birthday. Now if this set isn't old...I've had this like forever and finally had gotten around to making a card for him....He just loved his Cowboys...or should I say, Cowgirls....lol....well that's all I have for today....I'm off and running for now...DH is getting on my case about getting things done around here....he says I spend to much time on the computer/crafting....at least he's not complaining about spending to much money....lol...Hugs from a very warm Charm City

Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #6

Good Morning Burton Fans....This week our challenge for you from the Dolls is Final Cut...And Shave-- Create a card/project inspired by Sweeney Todd and using decorative scissors or paper distressing tools (e.g. Tim Holtz craft scratcher or distressing tool)! One lucky winner will receive two brand new Simply Betty Stamps- Miller and Betty (the wicked little vixen herself)! So make sure you pop on over and check out the store. Then make sure you pop on over the Burtonesque Dolls Blog and check out the rest of the DT's works of art....they are amazing.... The stamp I used is called Betty. She comes with a little poochie but I didn't use it...But isn't she just the cutest? The rest of the stamps are just as adorable as this one is. So pop over and check them out. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for the challenge...

On the background I used aged mahogany distress ink, water colored it in and did a mist of water drops. I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. To me it looks like red velvet. Along the side I did use some of Tim Holtz' film strip, but it really is hard to see. It's under the black ribbon...Then I add black stickles and stuck rhinestones in the center ....

I'm also entering this into the Create4fun challenge this week (which was to use white-black and onother color of your choice)..........well that's all I have for now....Hugs from a soon to be wet Charm City....

BB Magnolia Challenge #4

I wanted to share a card I made for the BB Magnolia Challenge that I had made yesterday morning while DH was sleeping....I have to say that I truly like the outcome of this card. I don't get many of these, so this is dear to my heart....lol...my vision all came together rather simply...no fussing like normal (other than cutting the jar from my Cricut) or anything....lol....the challenge was to make an easel card and use an un-inked stamp....I have never used the haunted house stamp and Miss Tilda I got from a dear friend-- Sharon (thanks girl)...and I have been dying to use the haunted house ever since the sweet Miss Diana had sent it to me.....thank you so much Diana...I can see many uses out of this stamp...she doesn't have this stamp in the store right now, but she does have other awesome stamps there to purchase...not to mention a pre-order for the new wedding collection...so hop on over the the Magnolicios Store and take a look at what she has...you'll sure not be dissatisfied...... You all know how I just love to create scenes...so I thought this would be a great scene with both of these together....I cut the jar (at which is one of my fav. cuts) from my Cricut Expression machine (5.5" Doodlecharms welded together to make card--don't forget to flip one of them--out of black cardstock--blackout) and 2 separate cuts --blackout --(out of watercolor paper) for the outside top and bottom of card...Then a black shadow layer for the top....I did cut everything from watercolor paper so I could color it in how I wanted to to be except the shadow black.....I also made this into a pop-up card....I have wanted to make one of these again and thought this would be the perfect time.....I loved how the border of birds came out too...and the glass garland was white and I water colored that to make it blend in better using distress ink black soot.... Well if you get a chance pop on over to BB Magnolia Group and play along this week...we would love for you to.......that's all I have for today....remember tomorrow is The Burtonesque Dolls Challenge Day....make sure you come back to check out what the Dolls have done for this weeks challenge....it's going to knock your socks right off your little piggies.....lol.....have a great week ahead.....Hugs from a very cooler Charm City..... this is the front view with the easel card closed....I cut the jar from Doodlecharms on my Expression machine....

here's is the open view front....Miss Tilda and the Boo letters (Schoolbook cart) all pop-up when opened....I don't know if you can see the little birdies in the center of the alphas but I used MS bird border punch for those and the border around the outside.....

and hereis the side view......Happy Scrappin....

A Magnolia Sketch Challenge and TPE Layout Challenge #9

This is my second post for today..If you're looking for TPE card challenge, please scroll down.....I have to say that I have missed playing with the Magnolia group. I had seen that they had a sketch challenge#3 posted on the birthday blog and I knoew I jsut had to play along. I know I'm a bit late, but that's ok...I was able to finish it and wanted to share with everyone....I have seen where some have used an air brushing technique to color in flowers and background papers using Copics. Well I wanted to try this and that's how I changed the color if the white flowers in the upper corner. But I didn't use an air brush gun I used a can of air that you would use to clean your computer keepboard/computer.....it took a little time to get use to, but I think with playing more I can get it down for a background. And here's a layout for the challenge over at The Pink Elephant Layout Challenge #9 summer layouts. Although this is an older layout, I wanted to play along this week. I think I am going to start playing with them cuz' I'm so far behind in my layouts and truly miss making them for our family albums.

I took this photo on a trip to the beach a few years ago of our little one and her backyard best friend....as I call them, over the fence buddies....lol....I used Microsoft word to do my journaling. To make the white letters I had a black box, typed in my journaling and then brought the journaling to the front in white (on top of the box) and then just printed it off. Rub on's are from Dee's distressed effects by My Mind's Eye Inc. Daisy Hill chipboard alpha's and EK Success alpha stickers....Well have a wonderful afternoon.....Hugs from a very HOT Charm City....

Even if the Voices aren't real....TPE Challenge #69

Happy Wednesday....Man, I just love these scheduled posts...I can't believe I haven't used them until recently....I can see many more in my future.....lol....I just wanted to share this card I made using Inky Antics stamps that's for The Pink Elephant challenge---which is to use bright fun colors....it's been so long since I've been able to join in on one of their challenges, that I have missed them.....I just loved this set of stamps when I had first seen it.....this lady soo reminds me of someone I know, I just can't place the face yet.....now we all know that I can't make a bright and colorful card, but I have to say, I really like the out come of this one....and there I go again with the feathers....I tell ya, I'm so hooked....it seems like I can barely make a card without them lately...I colored in the stamp using distress re-inkers too.....Have a great day....Enjoy!!!!!!

TBD Challenge #5

Happy Tuesday and it's another day for an awesom challenge from The Burtonesque Dolls. Our sponsor for this week is from Tiddly Inks. She has the most amazing stamps that it makes me want to have all of them. The stamp I used is called Drama Queen. Isn't she just sooo cool. For this week's challenge we are using Sleepy Hollow for our inspiration. Your challenge is to create a card or project using Sleepy Hollow-ish scenery. Think funky trees, pumpkins and elements and put your herion in that scene. There is a fabo prize from Tiddly Inks. And make sure you hop over and check out the new designs. Especially from her Gothic Cute Line. They are just way awesom....I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with from this challenge.....

here's what I came up with for the challenge. And here's my herion, Drama Queen. I actually used her dress as a form of the pumpin. Doesn't it look like one? My background is actually from Van Gogh. I purchased a cd from Dover and this was one of his sketches. I thought with the funky trees it fit perfectly in with the theme this week.........well that's all I have...I hope that you will join us this week at The Burtonesques Blog....hugs from Charm City....