Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Remembering America's Heroes

This week at Paper Maniac, we are celebrating Memorial Day and I have created a card to not only remember all our Fallen Soldiers but also to thank our Veterans and all the brave men and women currently serving in the Armed Services.

Having served four years in the United States Army myself, this is a very emotional weekend for me and my family. I have many friends and family still in the service and many of them are in Iraq or Afghanistan and I pray daily for their safe and speedy return to their loved ones.

For my card, I used Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening ink from PTI to repeatedly stamp the star (minus the flourish) from the August Unity Store Kit onto white card stock. I stamped the sentiment from the September Unity Store Kit in Tuxedo Black ink from Memento and finished it off with some Kaisercraft red pearls.

This week at the Paper Maniac store...All Tim Holtz/Sizzix Dies are marked down 15%. Plus awesome deals on past Basic Grey collections...Check it out here!

This card was also created for this weeks Red, White and Blue Color Challenge at SSDS. To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize package head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a safe and happy holiday weekend!

TCC Feature Friday ~ Rhinestones, Ribbon and Red

Hi all!! Today is Feature Friday at The Character Cafe and this weeks challenge is to use Rhinestones, Ribbon and Red.

When I saw Lisa's Special RAK Event for her sister Jayme, who was sadly diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. I just knew what I was going to do for this weeks challenge. Jayme loves frogs so the Pond Frogs from TCC were just perfect for the card I wanted to send!

I used GIMP to make a frog background of sorts and colored all the frogs green except one. This was perfect for my computer generated sentiment ~ One of a Kind. I cut the sentiment out with my nestabilities and inked the edges with Pure Poppy Ink. I finished the card off with Pure Poppy Saddle Stitch Ribbon and some green rhinestones.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by next Thursday evening.

Thanks for stopping by,

CWC005 ~ A Touch of Green

Happy Wednesday everyone!! It is time for another fun challenge at CAS-tastic Wednesdays.

This week we our sharing CAS cards using a Touch of Green. I just LOVE this adorable Daddy's Girl digital image from Tiddlyinks. It is just the perfect image for a Father's Day card. I printed the image on Select White cs and colored her with Prismacolor Markers. The sentiment is from PTI's Star Prints and I finished it off with some silver pearls.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize head over to the CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog and link your creation by 9:30 pm EST Tuesday June 1st.

Thanks for stopping by,

Bugaboo Catch a Bug Challenge

The Bugaboo Catch a Bug Challenge theme for this week is...Male Call and a Sketch. Your card or project must use this weeks sketch and use the masculine theme.

I used the adorable Bugaboo Brat Sean and his dog for my card. I colored Sean with Prismacolor Markers and cut him out with my circle nestabilities. The dsp is from Cosmo Crickets Joy Ride Line and the sentiment is from PTI.

This card qualifies for a few other challenges:

DU2DS ~ One for the Boys
Daring Cardmakers ~ Boy Zone
Stamp Something ~ 2 of Something (used 2 arrow embellies)

To play along with this weeks challenge and checkout all the amazing DT creations, head over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

You may use any stamp you choose however if you use a Bugaboo stamp you get two entries per card. We will pick winners with random.org for the following:

1st Place ~ 7 images of choice
2nd Place ~ 4 images of choice
3rd Place ~ 2 images of choices.

Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ DeLovely Chipboard

This week at Paper Maniac, we are sharing projects utilizing chipboard. I could not wait to use the new Cosmo Cricket DeLovely line. I am totally loving this new line! The papers and embellishments are so bright and colorful and just perfect for summer.

I used Raspberry Fizz from PTI as my card base and the dsp and chipboard rainbow is the from the new DeLovely line. The sentiment from the PTI's Scattered Showers stamp set.

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This card was also created using this weeks sketch at SSDS. To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize package head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by,

Bugaboo Stamps ~ Freebie Friday

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! We had a blast in NJ/NY but I am so glad to be home! Stay tuned for some great pics! I am still trying to get caught up on emails and May is jam packed with end of year activities for the kids so I will be around to see everyone so!!

It is Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps and here is a peek at one of the adorable new images available today. If you like Ruby Chocolate then you will want to head over to store to see even more stamps like her. This freebie will be available for one week so get it while you can!

I printed Ruby out and cut her out with my circle nestability and used brown ink to distress the edges a bit. The dsp is all from Ki Memories Sweet Stuff line.

Thanks for stopping by!

TCC Feature Friday ~ Recycle and Reuse

Hi all!! Today is Feature Friday at The Character Cafe and this weeks challenge is to Recycle and Reuse ~ recycle an item from around the house and reuse it on your project. My recycled item is the peace sign charm from my DD's broken bracelet.

When I was at Archivers this week I saw this great 70's paper from Little Yellow Bicycle and it is just perfect for the adorable Dayzee image. I printed her out and colored her with Prismacolor markers and paper pieced her jeans. The cardstock and satin ribbon are Raspberry Fizz from PTI.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by next Thursday evening.
Thanks for stopping by,

CWC003 ~ CAS Cards with Circles

Happy Wednesday everyone!! It is time for another fun challenge at CAS-tastic Wednesdays.

This week we our sharing CAS cards using Circles. I printed these great flowers from the Cutting Cafe's Sentiment Stems and Flower Tops directly onto Raspberry Fizz cardstock and then cut them out. The sentiment is from Unity set Could I Be Any Cuter. I added black candy dots to the flower centers and finished it off with a little bling!

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize head over to the CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog and link your creation by 10:30 pm EST Tuesday May 18th.

Thanks for stopping by,

Bugaboo Stamps ~ New Release Tuesday

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! I am super busy trying to make sure everything is done before we leave for New York on Thursday!

It is new release day at Bugaboo Stamps and here is a peek at one of the adorable new images available today. If you like Princess Charlie then you will want to head over to store at Noon CST to see even more stamps like her.

This card qualifies for a few challenges...

HFO 27 ~ Just a Little Dottie
PaperPlay ~ Digi & Bling
Stamp Something ~ Birthday
Crafty Creations ~ Magical
Dare U 2 Digi ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! I am off to do a little last minute shopping!

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Alter It

This week at Paper Maniac, we are sharing altered items. We are driving from Ohio to New York on Thursday evening and I am hoping to surprise my kids with these altered tins filled with snacks, games and anything else I can find to keep the boredom at bay.

I covered the tin with an old street map and thought Billy on his bike from Pink Cat Studios was the perfect image for the theme! The chipboard letters are from Scenic Route and I used the "You are Here" rub-on from Cosmo Cricket's Boyfriend line to finish everything off.

I am planning on using Lily from Pink Cat Studios on the tin for my DD. I thought I had two of these tins but could only find one in my stash so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will find one tomorrow!

Also head over to the store to check out the May Unity store kit. Plus the new collections from Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket are now in the stock!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge

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The Bugaboo Catch a Bug Challenge theme for this week is...Flower Power. Your card or project must be inspired by the theme.

I think I may have went a little flower crazy with my card but then again you can never have too many flowers LOL!

I used another Bugaboo Brat Bug for my card. I colored the adorable butterfly with Prismacolor markers and cut her out and popped her up on an embossed panel. The flowers and dsp are from Making Memories. The sentiment is a freebie from Pink Cat Studios.

To play along with this weeks challenge and checkout all the amazing DT creations, head over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

You may use any stamp you choose however if you use a Bugaboo stamp you get two entries per card. We will pick winners with random.org for the following:

1st Place ~ 7 images of choice
2nd Place ~ 4 images of choice
3rd Place ~ 2 images of choices.

Thanks for stopping by!