CTO - Challenge #3 Using Green, White & 1 Optional Color

Hi Everyone,

Today's post is for the CTO Challenge #3.  The challenge is to create a project using green, white and an additional color optional.  I chose to use an additional color, Stampin Up's Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and White.

For my card, I chose to make an A2 size card.  I punched (12) squares using 1 1/4" SU punch.  I then embossed each square using various cuttlebug folders.  I used some Diamond stickles to bling up the various squares.

I then cut two different flowers from Mother's Day Bouquet, one in Rich Razzleberry and one in Old Olive.  I also ran them through my Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots & d'Vine Swirl)

For the little purse, again the flower is cut from Mother's Day Bouquet.  The purse itself was cut from Forever Young at fit to page, which I believe ended up being around 5".  I took my white Ink Essentials pen and faux stitched the purse and the flower to give it a little pizazz.  I put a white brad in the center of the flower and punched holes on either side and used the Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon from SU to make the handle.  Love how this little purse turned out.  :)  I also like the color combination of the Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry.  I think I will use it to make my calling cards for this week's Circle Meet Up on Friday.  Yes, I have about 50 cards to make, I have not started and they have to be done by Thursday night.  Talk about waiting until the last minute....LOL  The story of my life!

Anyway, I can't wait to see what the rest of you come up with for the challenge.  Make sure to play along.  Click here to play along and to see what the rest of the design team have come up with! 

Happy Crafting.....

Nicole

Details:
SU cardstock - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
White cardstock - Bazzill
Cricut Carts - Mother's Day Bouquet & Forever Young
Cuttlebug folders - d'Vine Swirl, Swiss Dots, Textile Textures, Stylized Flowers
Punch - Stampin Up 1 1/4" Square Punch, Tiny Tags Punch
SU Tiny Tags Rubber Stamps
SU Rich Razzleberry Ink
SU Designer Brights Collection Button
SU Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Diamond Stickles

CTO Be Mine Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

I am so excited to participate in my first ever blog hop with CTO.  CTO is a new challenge blog, and this is our first ever blog hop as well.  If you just happen to be at my blog, be sure to click Here to start at the beginning!  If you just came from Melissa then you are in the right spot. :)

Also, CTO is having a design team call.  Please go to celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com to get more details....  There is also a giveaway on the CTO blog, you just have to become a follower and leave only one comment for a chance to win.  Also, there will be blog candy throughout the hop!!  Yippee!!  We all love blog candy!!

Here is the lineup for the CTO BE Mine Blog Hop in case you get lost:

CTO Blog http://www.celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/

Melissa http://www.melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/ 

Nicole (you are here)

Gloria http://www.girliascards.blogspot.com/

Ivette http://www.allaboutmeandmyscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Gigi http://www.the%20cricutbug.blogspot.com/

Adrian http://www.byadrian4u.blogspot.com/

Lucianna http://www.dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/

Nicole http://www.creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/

 

Anyway, on to my projects for this hop.  The first up is a set of cards that I made with primarily Stampin Up materials.  I am practicing my stamping skills and thought these cards came out simple but cute.

The second set of cards that I have for the hop are Valentine's cards for my 3 year old daughter to give her classmates on Monday.  She helped me make these cards.  We made 13 total cards but here is a sample of each style that we made.  My daughter will "write" her name/draw on the inside of each card.  I used Cricut Spring Holiday Cards cartridge along with my cuttlebug folders.  I inked a couple of them with chalk and also used the new Stampin Up red glitter cardstock on some.  I added some stickles and rhinestones to bling it up.

So, for my blog....I will be giving away the Wild Card cart as my blog candy.  Just leave a comment for a chance to win this blog candy.  Only one comment per person please.  I will ship anywhere in the US.  I will pick a winner (by random) on Monday evening.

Click here to go to the next stop on the hop!!  Girlia is next and I know you are going to be inspired by her and the rest of the CTO DT, as they are all so talented!  Enjoy and Good Luck in winning some delicious blog candy!!

Nicole

Celebrate The Occasion - Kids' Birthday

Hi Everyone,

Today’s project for Celebrate The Occasion challenge blog was to make a project with the theme of Kids' Birthday.  Make sure you participate.  You have until next Sunday to enter the challenge and win some awesome blog candy!  Click here to go to the CTO blog and enter your project!

For my project, I decided to use the caterpillar from Stretch Your Imagination cart.  I cut her at 2.5".  I also cut the shadow in white, then blinged it up with my favorite, Diamond Stickles. LOL I used black stickles for the nose and black diamond bling for the eyes.  

I chose a colorful patterned paper that I had in my stash.  It is SEI ally's wonderland - caterpillar cushion (I just found out the name....I guess it was the perfect choice for my project).  It is floral on one side and striped on the other.  I then added some pink floral brads in each corner.

I used PTI kraft cardstock for the cardbase.  I cut the cardbase from Birthday Bash cart at 6".  I then layered it with purple cardstock.  I did some stitching on the card with the Janome Sew Mini.  This was my first time actually stitching on my card, and as you can see, I was a little crooked in some places.  LOL  Hopefully, I will get better with practice.

Anyway, hope you enjoy!  Please leave me a comment, as I love to hear what you guys think! 
Also, don't forget that Celebrate The Occasion challenge blog is having a Valentine Blog Hop/DT call on February 12th, which also means blog candy for the hop!!  :)   Go to Celebrate The Occasion to join the hop and enter for the DT call.   

Happy Crafting!  Make sure you enter this week's CTO challenge for a Kid's Birthday Theme project and a chance to win some blog candy.

Nicole

Details:
PTI Kraft Cardstock
SEI double sided patterened paper
Paper Studio purple cardstock
Birthday Bash (cardbase @ 6") & SYI (caterpillar @ 2.5")
Diamond & Black Stickles
Cuttlebug - Happy Birthday/Swiss Dots folders
Floral Brads
SU Curly Label Punch
Hero Arts Sentiments

Bridal Shower Card

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I wanted to share a card that I made a few days ago for my boss' bridal shower party we had at work.  We ended up having the party after her wedding due to the snow storm we had a couple weeks ago.  The couple is going to Hawaii for their honeymoon so the party was a Hawaiian theme and they wanted that reflected in the card for her.

It was an interesting combo for me but I think I pulled it off.  I was stressing about making the card as I wanted to do something elegant but also tie in the Hawaii thing.  In the end, I was pleased with the end result and my boss/co-workers loved the card.

Would love to hear what you guys think of the card....

Thanks....Nicole

Center left blank for everyone to sign.....

opened the opposite way I wanted because I taped the wrong side....lol

Baby Shower Thank You Cards

Happy Sunday Everyone,

Today I am posting a card that I worked on last week.  I was asked to donate a set of cards to go into a Baby Item Basket for a silent auction that my job is having at a fundraiser next week.  This card was inspired by a card that Emma at Creative Time made a while back.  Hers was a shaped card (just the onsie).

Anyway, this project at first was a little challenging for me as I had to make it gender neutral and I just could not find any patterned paper that I really liked (in my stash).  Finally, I noticed the one I used in the Linen Closet stack and poof....I was inspired.

Hope you like it....

Details:
New Arrivals Cart
PTI - Fine Linen, Rustic Cream & Kraft Cardstock
PTI  - DCWV Linen Closet Stack
Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots
MS - Pointsettia Punch
SU Stamps
SU Basic Brown Ink
iRock Bling & Paper Studio Gemstones
Miscellaneous Ribbon
Misc. Eyelets
White Inkessentials Gel Pen

My Pink Stamper Color Challenge

Hey Everyone,

My Pink Stamper did a 30 minute challenge on her live ustream yesterday with her BFF Karlee.  The challenge was to create something in 30 minutes using pink, purple and green (their favorite colors)!

I decided to participate and created this card in about 15 minutes (it took much longer for the stickles and utee to dry).  I love this pattern paper that is from Paper Studio (the pattern, not necessarily the quality).  I bought it at Hobby Lobby when I was looking for paper to use on the ballerina invites that I did.  Anywhoo...I also used Create a Critter.  This card is very simple and my version of a Pink & Purple Ladybug because that's what my 3 year old wanted (pink & purple are her favorite colors).

Here it is:

Green cardstock is from PTI.  Pattern paper is from Hobby Lobby and the rest is from my scraps.  Sentiment is MPS Punnylicious Stamps and Spiced Marmalade around the edges of the flower.  I used Utee on the heart, Lavendar and Worn Lipstick Distessed Stickles, Swiss Dots reversed and ribbon from Michaels (which I love this specific ribbon right now - I also used it on my ballerina invites).

Side Note: MPS has also released 5 new sets of stamps.  I love her stamps and wish I had more of them.  They are super awesome quality and pretty witty.  Check them out Here!

Hope you enjoy.

Nicole

Monogram Cards/MPS Challenge 10/11/10

Hello All,

My Pink Stamper is doing a challenge and giveaway today in honor of Karlee's upcoming visit.  Today's challenge is to make something for someone and give it to them.  This is perfect as I had started on some monogram cards this weekend and was finishing them up today, so I thought I would enter them into the challenge.  The cards are for the assistant director at my daughter's school.  She wanted some monogram cards and she loves black and white so I thought I would make them for her and surprise her today at school with them.  Last week was her two year anniversary at the school, so it just made sense....

Here they are.  I did two cards of each style and just need to come up with some packaging to put them in.  That is next...

Here are the cards:

 

Deets:
Carts Used: Storybook, Songbird, Gypsy Font
Cuttlebug: d'vine swirls, swiss dots, textile texture,
iRock bling
Diamond Stickles
Paper: Black & White cardstock (PTI),  Black & Cream cardstock (Recollections Gemtones), Patterned paper (K & Co. Black & Ivory Fusion Designer Paper)
Miscellaneous Ribbon from Michaels

Thanks for looking!

Nicole

Creations w/Christina Challenge #2

Hi All,

The second challenge is to create a project with the primary color being pink.  This is another simple card and was inspired by my love for Victoria's Secret Pink line. lol

Here is my submission:

Later, I had to add some bling (stickles) to the letters to kick it up a notch

Details: pink paper from SEI chic-a-dee stack.  Letters cut from StoryBook and embossed with Swiss Dot.  Ribbon from Michaels and little deer from Cricut Imagine Nursery Tails with a little stickles around it.  I did use my Expression/Gypsy for the letters.  Only used Imagine for the deer.

Nicole

Bird-Day

Here are two cards that I made for my good friend and my Aunt BJ.  I used My Pink Stamper Punny-licious Stamps for the sentiment on the cards.

I have submitted these cards into the My Pink Stamper Anything Goes Challenge.