How 'bout Them

Time for a little bit of FUN with today's card.  I hope you will laugh with me and not be offended.  A very special friend of mine has reached the big 5-0 and not just any image would work for her special birthday card!

While Polkadoodles 'Zimmer Frame ~ Funny Old Bag' is truly hilarious, the punch line sets the card off for sure!

Yep!  

BOOTS!  

So if you make one of these, be sure those BOOTS are sparkling and EYE catching!  It's sure to be a Hit!

I did use Copic markers for my coloring and also the Penny Black Elegant Stitching dies for the edging.  The silver mirror dots are from Gina Marie Designs and can be purchased at Wholesale Crafting Supplies.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Moments ~ Challenge #201 ~ Anything Goes  

Watercooler Wednesday ~ Challenge #295 

Arty Divas ~ Challenge #30 

Digi Choosday Challenge ~ Week 43 

Path of Positivity ~ Girl Power 

All Fun ~ Challenge #18 

Allsorts ~ #595 Celebrations

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Polkadoodles, Zimmer Frame - Funny Old Bag

Penny Black, Elegant Stitching Die Set

We've Been Friends For So Long

We all know it takes a LONG time to Grow OLD friends and how very blessed we are to be able to call someone a true friend.  It is an investment of time, commitment of trust and relationship building from all parties and certainly can be crushed a lot fast than the time it takes to build.

Today's card is made using Canadian Artist Angie Blom's Giraffe Trio  with one really cute sentiment about long time friendships.

To make this card, I actually used the predesigned slimline printout that comes in the digital package.  It is already laid out just as shown with the two giraffe's to the left and three to the right with the sentiment in the middle.  

After printing on Neenah 110# card stock, I colored the giraffe's with my Copic markers and then made the cloudy sky background using my die made stencil paper patterned cloud sky and three shades of chalking Ink by Quick Quotes.

 When completed, I die cut the completed top layer using a Rounded Stitched Rectangle die by Pink & Main.  I mounted the colored image on an 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" slimline coordinating blue card base.  For the final touch I added a small wooden 'love' heart to the bottom left corner. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness  ~ Challenge #69 

All Fun ~ Challenge #18 

CD Sunday ~ Challenge #47 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends ~ Challenge #144 

Catch the Bug ~ November Color Challenge

  

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Angie Blom, Giraffe Trio

Pink & Main, Rounded Stitched Rectangle

 

 

It's All A Bunch of Hocus Pocus

Today I'm tossing out an extra Halloween card from one of Jan's Digital Stamp Shop. I made this card using her Hocus Pocus set (which is currently on sale) for my teenage grandson.

He's always loves to receive mail and to watch all the scary TV shows and movies.  I think he will get a little laugh out of this card too.  Inside the greeting says 'Beware of people wearing MASKS!'

To make this card, I took the three different images  (set of three bottles, the skull, and the word sentiment) and layered them on a card base in Photoshop Elements.  I printed the card front on Neenah 110 # card stock and then used my Copic markers for coloring. Next I die cut the edges with the Pink and Main Rounded Stitched Rectangle die, then added the black and white washi tab vertically just past the image and glued the ends to the back.  I cut a black liner for this image before adding to the card front.  The card base is a standard Kraft A2 sized base,  I covered the front with the orange patterned paper, then offset the black image and added the black enamel dots.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Angie's Digital Stamps  Challenge #47 Halloween 

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge ~ #10 Spooky/Cute 

Crafty Challenge ~ October ~ Halloween 

Di's Digi Design ~ October/ Halloween 

My Time to Craft ~ Challenge #443 Halloween 

Sheepski Design #43 Halloween 

Two Old Bats ~ Let's Have Fun ~ Halloween Jump Start 

Always Fun Challenge #186 ~ Anything Goes

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Jan's Digital Stamp Shop, Hocus Pocus

Pink & Main, Stitched Rounded Rectangle

 

 

 

Monochromatic Christmas Card Challenge

 Over the weekend on my card swap group, the challenge was for us to make a Monochromatic Christmas card.  It was all I could do to get to my craft room this weekend for a few minutes.  How about you?  

So here it is late Sunday night and I'm scrambling to come up with something for the challenge.   I've landed on Penny Black's 'Snowy' Stamp and a Slimline card design.

I started by stamping the snowman on Neenah 110# card stock and colored the hat and scarf with a Copic marker.  I die cut the image using Spellbinders Labels Eight die and added diamond stickles around the fur on top of the hat and on the buttons.  

I cut the purple Scalloped Stitched slimline piece using Gina Marie's Scalloped Stitched Slimline die and added to the slimline card base.  I used Sizzix Thinlets Die Set Christmas Phrases 2 words to die cut "Holiday Cheer' out of coordinating purple card stock and added all to the card base.  To finish the card, I added a thin silver metallic thread that has bling woven within and tied a loopy bow at the top.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ #17 Anything Goes

 Creative Sketchy Girls ~ #53 Christmas/Winter 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~ #27 

Pearly Sparkles ~ #56 Black or Purple 

QKR Stampede ~ #404 Anything Goes

Facebook ~ Slimline Card Addicts & Addicted to Card Making 2.0

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Penny Black, Snowy

Gina Marie Designs, Scalloped/Stitched Rectangle Slimline

Spellbinders, Labels Eight

 

 

Mermaids Have More Fun!

Today I'm here with the Design Team for Colour Crazy Challenge Blog and our sponsor this week is Oddball Art Co.  For my project card, I've selected the Whimsical Big Eye Mermaid Nixie Spirit of the Sea Image No. 320.

Here's my completed card and a few details~

I printed the image on Neenah 110 # card stock and used my Copic markers for coloring.  I covered an A2 sized card base with a mint green wavy patterned paper and die cut the pink 'Beloved Hearts' by Memory Box to match the mermaid.  Next I fussy cut her out and decided the placement of the hearts before gluing anything down.   

I secured the layers ~ the hearts down first, then added the sentiment and lastly the mermaid to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

Be sure to visit the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog to see the other Design Team project cards using the sponsor's images and to post your images too!

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:  

The Crafty Challenge ~ October #114 Challenge

Artz Divas Challenge #30 

Crafty Sentiments ~ Anything Goes # 20 

Digi Chooseday ~ Challenge #42

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Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Oddball Art Co. Mermaid Nixie Spirit of the Sea

Memory Box, Beloved Hearts

 

 

 

I Hope You Get Well Soon

Today I'd like to share with you a cute get well card from Polka Dot Orchard's 'At the Nurse's Station' by Artist Jessica Pickeral.  This set comes with one image and eight sentiments which are all filled with humor!

For this card I sized the nurse image to about 3" x 2 1/2" and added the selected sentiment close under the uniform on the left side.  I printed it on Neenah 110# card stock and colored her with my Copic markers.  I used the My Favorite Things Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge die for the curved edge.  I covered an A2 card base with the blue dotted paper and then added the colored image.  Afterwards I added the three navy enamel dots to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Paperminutes: Fasts & Easy 

Crafting Happiness ~ Challenge #69  

Through the Craftoom Door   

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

 Products Used:

Polka Dot Orchard, At the Nurse's Station

My Favorite Things, Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge Die

 

When I Am Grateful

 Today I'd like to share one of the larger background flower stamps from Picket Fence Stamps.  For this card I have used their  large sunflower from the Face the Sun set.

I used my Misti to stamp this image on Neenah 110 # card stock and then used my Copic markers for coloring.  I used Gina Marie Designs In and Out Cut Stud Dot Square die for the edging of the colored image, then added the Kraft edging matting paper.  

I covered the 5" card base with the green gingham matting paper then added the colored image and Kraft matting.   On a piece of white card stock I stamped the word Grateful and used the die that comes with this stamp.  I really like the way the larger die makes the stamp appear to have a shadowed effect. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Shopping our stash ~ #431 

Use Your Stuff ~ Challenge # 408 

Creative Fingers Blog Challenge #195 

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products Used:

Picket Fence , Face the Sun

Gina Marie Designs, In & Out Stud Square Die

 

 

Give Thanks

 Sending cards of encouragement is what we card makers do best.  We love to make our cards, we love to participate in challenges (and win too!) but we really love to share our work with others and bring a smile to someone's face when they are down and out.

Today's card was made for a dear friend of mine who has been receiving chemo treatments and struggling a bit.  It's been a battle for him over the last months and today he had to undergo surgery.  He and his wife are probably two of the strongest Christians I know.  I have no doubt that even through this valley - tonight they are together giving thanks for the surgery and the healing hands of our Lord and savior. 

This wreath was designed by Polka Dot Orchard's artist Jeanie Hays.  The name of the package is Forever Blessed and it comes with the wreath image and three sentiments.

I colored the circle of fall leaves, berries and vegetables with my Copic markers, staying true to the fall foliage in greens, golds, yellows and reds.  I used an identical size ruby red circular stitched matting and off set it to the left. I matted both pieces onto an orange and brown dotted paper and then onto an A2 standard Kraft card base.  For the final step I added a brown organza ribbon and matching double bow to the center of the card front.

I'll be praying for his complete recovery from this surgery with no complications and giving thanks that we know our Master Healer is at work always.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Dare 2B Artzy ~ Fall Challenge 

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge 523  

Patties Creations ~ Challenge #175  

Sheepski Designs #43 ~ Autumn Challenge 

Sparkles Forum Challenge ~ #133 Hello Autumn  

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products used:

 

 

Polka Dot Orchard - Feeling Blessed, 

I Put A Spell On You!

 It's mid month and time for a little Halloween inspiration with a 'spooky' image from Jan's Digital Stamp Shop.  For today's card I'm using Hocus Pocus.  Here's my finished card, then a few details about making it.

I started this project by making several Distressed Oxide backgrounds.   I find it's easier to get the Oxides and stencils out and make a variety at one time, clean up the mess and have a nice supply rather than doing one at a time.  This witch hat stencil is by Carta Bella and with it being the 6" square size it was perfect for making this size card.  I used two shades of purple, two shades of yellow/orange oxides, and I also used the make up brushes to apply the oxides. 

For the image part of the card, I pulled in the set of two jars into a blank document and then added the single jar.  I sized them to be about 3" tall.  On a separate area in my document I pulled in the sentiment I wanted to use and sized it about 1" tall and a little over 4" long.  I printed these on Neenah 110 # card stock and colored the bottles with my Copic markers.

I used a pale dusty rose 12 x 12 paper cut in half to make my 6 x 6" card base.  I cut the Witch Hat stenciled piece to fit just inside the card base and secured it down.  I used the Gina Marie Designs Nested Labels #1 to die cut the colored image and secured it to the card then die cut the sentiment with a stitched fish tail die and secured it to the card.  To complete the card, I added one lavender bling dot on the tag and three gold randomly around the colored image. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

You can enter YOUR cards in Jan's monthly challenge at: Jan's Digi Stamp Challenge Blogspot.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Creatalicious Challenge   #197 Halloween

Creative Craft Cottage ~ #107 Halloween with Option... 

The Crafting Challenge: Autumn / Halloween  

AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog #262 Halloween

Serving a Risen Savior

Pam

Products Used:

Jan's Digital Stamp Shop, Hocus Pocus

Gina Marie Nesting Labels #1

 

 

Grande Swirls ~ With Sympathy

 Today I'd like to share a quick and easy Sympathy card I made using the Crafter's Companion Grande Swirls Gemini Die and the 'With Sympathy' from the Elegant Occasions Sentiments Glorious Glimmer Hot Foil Classic Plates by Becca Feeken. 

To make this card I die cut the background Grande Swirls using white heavy card stock and secured it to the red A2 sized card base.  Then I used my Spellbinder Hot Foiling machine and heated the With Sympathy die, with a piece of rose gold foil and a scrap of white card stock.  When the system heated properly I die cut the sentiment with the proper die that matched the selected sentiment then after cooling, applied it to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Creations in Pink ~ #27 Anything Goes in Pink 

Dreaming Scrap ~ Challenge #84 ~ Pink 

Crafty Sentiments ~ Challenge #13

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

 Products Used:

Crafter's Companion Grande Swirls Gemini Die

Elegant Occasions Sentiments Glorious Glimmer Hot Foil Classic Plates