4CC #344 ATG/Crazy Egg - {Leanne}

Happy Thursday!  

It's time for a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!

Since it's the 5th Thursday in the month, you know what that means ---

4CC #344 - Anything Goes/Crazy Egg Challenge!

Leanne is our hostess this week.  

Create ANYTHING your crafty heart desires!

Before I get to my card,

I want to wish our Tamie a 

VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

Have a fabulous, Crazy Egg kind of birthday, Girl! 

So with that, here's my card ---

STAMPS:  Image and Sentiment - Water Animals (Inky Antics); Ballons - Happy Cake Day (Paper Sweeties).
PAPER: White cardbase; Watercolor paper (Strathmore);  Patterned Paper -Sweet Sunshine (My Favorite Things).
INK: Versafine Black Onyx; Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers.
EXTRAS: Stitched zig zag circle die (My Favorite Things);  Balloon Die - Happy Cake Die Sweet Cuts.


Now go over to the Hen House and check out the rest of the Chicks' fabulous projects!  Wish Tamie a Happy Birthday! It's also Danielle's last week with us as Guest Designer, so give her some super blog love!  So glad to have you with us this month, Danielle!

And don't forget to link up your Anything Goes project with us to share and play along!

For Following Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations #400 - Birthday Challenge/Use  Previous CI Challenge -- 

I chose #299 - Cute Critters

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Chick Blessings!

Easter's On It's Way

Happy Sunday!

Boy, am I exhausted!  So much excitement this weekend!

A baby blog hop yesterday

and 

a VERY important Tarheel Basketball game today!  LOL

Tarheels are going 

to the FINAL FOUR NCAA Tournament!  

WooHoo!

No, I'm not excited ---- I'm ecstatic!  I loooove my Tarheels!  

I have to admit I love them more than I love my crafting!

Yes, I said that!  LOL

That is why I am posting a card so late this evening, but at least I got it finished BEFORE the game!   ;)

STAMPS: Sentiment - Hippity Hoppity (Paper Sweeties)

PAPER: White cardbase; Plaid Patterns (My Favorite Things)

INK: Black Onyx (Versafine)

EXTRAS: Bunny die (Impression Obsession); Egg and lamb dies -Hippity Hoppity Easter Wishes (Paper Sweeties); Stitched zig zag border die(Avery Elle Dotted Border Elle-ments).

I had my 7 month old niece in mind when I made this card.  I originally wanted to inlay the felt critters more, kind of like the "Pat the Bunny" style but it made the card look too dull to me.  I still cut out the shapes in the plaid paper and just laid the felt shapes on top so they are inlaid a bit.  I was inspired by the layout from the Muse card this week.  

For Following Challenges:

Muse Card Club Challenge #208

Use More Than One Die or Punch

Easter Critter Blessings!

It's A Girl Blog Hop For Little Miss Croghan!

SURPRISE LESLEY & COREY CROGHAN!

HAPPY BABY SHOWER BLOG HOP!

OMG!  I Can't believe the day is finally here!  

I've helped keep this secret for almost two months now!  

Lori Turner, one of my fellow design team friends and crafty friend from afar, approached me in January about helping her organize some kind of online baby shower/hop for Lesley and Corey and it was a no brainer, I didn't hesitate in agreeing it had to be done!  Lesley is such a creative inspiration and fabulous crafter/challenge administrator in our cardmaking world, Lori and I thought a baby card blog hop just had to be created for her and her hubby, Corey.  We also knew everyone who knows her would be thrilled to not only join in creating a baby card for her and mail it to her.  

So, we started getting the word out "secretly" to everyone we knew in cardmaking blog world and told them to "secretly" pass the word on.  Lori really should get all of the credit, she set up everything, the FB Event page, the blog hop on her blog, Caffeinated Creativity.  I just helped bounce initial ideas around of what/how to do it.  Then, everyone mailed their cards, along with either $$ or some other gifts, to Lori who then boxed them all up and mailed to Lesley and Corey to open up this morning!  

We need to also give a shout out to Nance Lempinen-Leedy too for her fabulous blog hop banner she created just for today!  Thank you, Nance!

If you don't know Lesley O'Connor Croghan, she's another card making crafty friend online to many of us card makers. I met Lesley when she asked me to join her design team for The Challenge in 2014.  She is one of the sweetest ladies I know even though we've never met in person since she resides in Canada and I in NC of the U.S., kind of a norm in our hobby world of creativity.  Anyhow, she's a very talented crafter, creator and owner of several card challenges, along with her day job as a teacher, wife to Corey and fur mom to Penney and Rolley and now Mother-To-Be as well!  Everyone who knows her is so thrilled for her and her husband, Corey, that they are expecting a baby girl in April!  YAY!  

Of course most of you know all of that so now here is my card that I made and sent to Lesley:

My card is a CASE of this baby card I found on Pinterest. I thought it was just so adorable.  I chose to cut my stockings from felt and added some lace for socks and a couple sequins for buttons.  I used dies from Stampin Up' (stocking die), Pretty Pink Posh (label die), Lil' Inker Designs (stitched rectangle and word die) and WPlus9 (Scallop rectangle frame).

Inside of Card

Click on the Hop image or Lori's name to get to the blog hop on her blog and check out all the wonderful baby cards that are linked up and that were mailed to Lesley and Cory!

Here's to a healthy and happy delivery for Lesley, Corey and Baby Croghan in April! 

Entering These Challenges:

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Layer It Up

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use 1+ Punch/Die

Healthy Baby Croghan Blessings!

Just Us Girls #386 - Photo Week

It's the weekend!  YAY!

A little bittersweet as it is my last post as Guest Designer with Just Us Girls.

I have to give a shout out to all the Just Us Girls Design Team.  All of you gals are so sweet and fun!  I've had a blast guesting and hope I get the opportunity to do so again in the future.  

Now onto this week's challenge, 

which is a photo inspiration  

and 

you're going to love it!

Isn't that the prettiest tea pot?

Here is the result of my creative take on it:

STAMPS: Paisley Peacock (Catherine Pooler/Stamp of Approval); Teapot (Paper Sweeties); Sentiment (Stamplorations)

PAPER: White cardstock, watercolor paper (teapot)

INK: Peeled Paint,    Blue (Tim Holtz Oxide Distress); Citron, Festive Berries,   Mowed Lawn, Scattered Straw (TH Distress Inks); Black Onyx (Versafine)

EXTRAS: Teapot die (Paper sweeties); Peacock/feathers dies (Catherine Pooler); Emboss folder (Spellbinders).

I decided to go for a somewhat literal interpretation of the photo.  I just adore this peacock stamp set!  So fun and versatile. 

Stop by the Just Us Girls blog and check out all of the Design Team's gorgeous projects!  Don't forget to link your own project inspired by our photo this week.   You could be their next winner!

For Following Challenges:

"Just Us Girls" Blessings!

4CC #343 - Dies & Punches {Lori}

Happy Thursday!

Hope you are having a good 

1st Week of Spring!

It's time for a new challenge

at

4 Crafty Chicks!

Lori is our hostess 

and

she has chosen a theme of Dies/Punches ---

4CC #343 - Dies/Punches

I have to admit I loooove dies and punches ALOT!  So I went to town on this challenge ----

STAMPS: None

PAPER: White (Coordinations 110lb). Modern Homemaker (October Afternoon); Soft Sky (Stampin'Up).

EXTRAS: Crazy double stitch rectangle die (Stamplorations); Lace scallop circle die (Spellbinders); Stitched Zig Zag Circle (My Favorite Things); Banner - Lovely Flowers & Banners Set (Catherine Pooler); Thanks die (Taylored Expressions); Mixer die set (Spellbinders).

I found that cute Spellbinder mixer die set at Michaels and just scooped it up!  I decided to go a little retro too with my colors and patterns, using an old paper pad from October Afternoon.  The blue cardstock is Sky Blue by Stampin'Up.

Make sure you check out my fellow "Chicks" blogs as well to see their beautiful projects:

Leanne

Tamie

Lori

Danielle (March Guest Designer)

Then, link up your own project using dies or punches or both over at the Hen House.  We love seeing your creations!

For Following Challenges:

Sunday Stamps Weekly #148

Simon Says Wed Challenge - More Than One Die/Punch

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Layer It Up

Crafty Chick Blessings!

Just Us Girls #385 - Color Week

Happy Weekend!

It's Saturday

and time for a new challenge 

at

Just Us Girls!

This week is a color challenge --

very spring-like isn't it?

I have to admit this one stumped me for a bit.  Color challenges do that sometimes for me.  I don't know why.  Call it a craft block.  Anyway, here is what I created:

I started with the cutting plate and grey map paper.  The paper was so light I decided to keep the purple and pink soft and subtle .  The cutting block is Lil Inker Designs and the sentiment and butterfly stamps are Catherine Pooler Designs.  I love how it turned out particularly since I had a craft block.

Make sure you check out all the Just Us Girls Design Teams' fabulous projects for this challenge and then come play along with us!

Girlie Blessings!

4CC #342 - Buttons

Good Morning again!

4 Crafty Chicks 

has a fabulous new challenge starting today!

Buttons, buttons, who has the buttons?

Tamie is our hostess

and 

she is wanting buttons!

4CC #342 - Buttons

At first this stumped me, then all of a sudden, the mojo kicked in and I made not, one but two cards.

STAMPS: Button flowers - Stash; Sentiment - Spring Sentiments(Lil Inker Designs); Bunnies-My Kind of Peep (Simon Says Stamp); Wreath - Wonderful (Catherine Pooler).

PAPER:White cardstock; Plaid - Sweet Celebration (My Favorite Things)

INK: Pear Tart & Black Tuxedo (Memento); Copics markers.

EXTRAS:Wonky stitched square die (My Favorite Things); Bunny die -My Kind of Peep (Simon Says Stamp)

STAMPS: Sentiment - Funny Bunny (My Favorite Things).

PAPER: White and chocolate cardstock

INK: Espresso (StampinUp)

EXTRAS: Stitched circle die; Bunny die (Impression Obsession); Dotted scallop cover plate (Lil Inker Designs); buttons; twine.

My teamies, Leanne, Tamie and Lori have some really adorable projects so go check them out and leave them some blog love as well!

Then, come play along with us and share your projects with buttons with us.

For Following Challenges:

Entering Card #1

in

Crafty Chick Blessings!

Paper Sweeties March 2017 New Release Rewind!

Happy Thursday!  

Today is Rewind Day of Release Week

for

Paper Sweeties.

New Products & Links:

Planner Series: Coffee

You Warm My Heart

You Warm My Heart Sweet Cuts

Keep Calm and Drink Coffee
Keep Calm and Drink Coffee Sweet Cuts

Tackle Life One Cup at a Time

The Design Team is sharing their last inspirational projects using the March Release stamps/die sets and planner set.  

Here's my last card for Release Week...

Now see what the rest of the team created:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jill Norwood
Karen Letchworth  

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

PAPER SWEETIES BLESSINGS!

Paper Sweeties March 2017 New Release Party!

Happy Hump Day!

Hope everyone is staying warm, especially up north from that freaky snow storm.    

If you do happen to be snowbound or even if you're not, come check out 

Paper Sweeties Release Party!

YAY!

All the March Release Stamps/Dies are now available in the Paper Sweeties Shop!

New Products & Links:

Planner Series: Coffee

You Warm My Heart

You Warm My Heart Sweet Cuts

Keep Calm and Drink Coffee
Keep Calm and Drink Coffee Sweet Cuts

Tackle Life One Cup at a Time

I made a couple cards today again...

 Card #1

Card #2

Sweet Cuts Window Elements

Sweet Cuts Sweet Borders - Paper Sweeties

Now check out what all the rest of the Design Team have created for today's Release Party:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jill Norwood
Karen Letchworth  

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)

And don't forget about our monthly Inspiration Challenge going on through March 31st.  You might be our next winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to Paper Sweeties Shop!

For Following Challenges:

Entering Card #1 in Time Out Challenges & Cupcake Inspirations:

Time Out's 3rd Birthday - Love and/or Friendship /Optional Twist Spotlight Stamping

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #398

Entering Card #2 in The Heart Desires Challenge #10

Entering Card #2 in The Heart Desires Challenge #10

PAPER SWEETIES BLESSINGS!