I'm Just a Phone Call Away....

Good morning!  I'm here with a new challenge from the ladies at Creative Card Crew...we would like to see some bling!

As I was contemplating what to make, I decided to go a bit understated instead of full blown bling.  I used glittery CS and just a touch of bling.  I used my all-time favorite...Swarovski flatbacks...they are so sparkly and gorgeous in real life!  I used a stamp/die set from MFT that I had in my stash and paired it with some vintage style paper.

Sentiment: MFT "Ring Me" 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, The Paper Studio Black Glitter CS, Cosmo Cricket "UPcycle"
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals
Extras: MFT "Ring Me" Dienamics Dies

I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew to check out what the rest of the ladies have created.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from Scrapping Center!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Corner: Clean and Simple
C.R.A.F.T.: I chose "Bling it Up"
Less is More: Sketch
Paper Crafting Journey: Add a Sentiment

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Back-to-School BINGO

Good morning!  Ruby's Rainbow has a fun new challenge for this fortnight...Shaz has chose BINGO for our theme.  How fun is that?!  I love this kind of challenge...so many possibilities!  I chose to work with pearls-flowers-ribbon.

I pulled out this darling set from SU!...it has the cutest vintage inspired images!  The image is colored with pencils and I paired it with papers from Cosmo Cricket.  There are a lot of patterns going on, so I kept the embellishing to a minimum with a single pearl, a handmade flower, and a snippet of ribbon.

Image: SU! Greeting Card Kids
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Blue Bayou, Cosmo Cricket DP
Embellies: Kaiser Pearl, Satin Ribbon (my stash)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Mini Rolled Rose Die-namics Die, The Cat's Pajamas Red Felt

I invite you to check out the rest of the DT's cards here.  Why not take some time to get crafty and play BINGO with us too?

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Come And Get It Challenges: Tic Tac Toe (pearls, free, ribbon)
Crafting For All Seasons: School Days/For a Child
Jellypark Friends: It's All About the Children
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Patterned Paper
Scrappy Frogs: Back to School
Secret Crafter: Back to School
Simply Create Too: So Old or Vintage
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: Sketch #167

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#99

Good Tuesday morning! We have another fun sketch challenge from Melissa at

Tuesday Morning Sketches; our sponsor this week is Sparkle Creations. This cute image is called Cupcake Ruby; doesn't her cupcake look yummy?!

Ruby is colored with pencils and the image panel is accented with a bit of bling. The DP is from the Cosmo Cricket DeLovely Mini Deck; I love the bright, cheerful colors!

Image: Sparkle Creations "Cupcake Ruby"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! YoYo Yellow, Cosmo Cricket DeLovely DP

Embellie: Kaisercraft Bling

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations and play along with us this week too!

Dawn

Jackie

Jessica

Kathleen

Melissa

Theresa

Thanks for stopping by; have a great week!

Angela

SC324: Life is a Journey, Not a Destination

Good morning and "Happy St. Patrick's Day"! My card today has just a bit of green, so all is well! Yesterday my daughter was talking about wearing green so she wouldn't get pinched.... Next thing I know, she shows me her lovely green manicure! Only it wasn't nail polish, but green Silly Putty...oh my!

On to the crafty stuff.... Yesterday I made time to play the SCS sketch challenge. It was a fairly easy sketch which showed a flower embellishment. At first all I could think of to use was a flower, but then I thought of the MFT kite die. As I was getting that out, I noticed the cloud die and went from there. The DP used for the kite is by Cosmo Cricket and was sent to me in a birthday package from my friend Patti; thank you Patti, Cosmo Cricket paper rocks! The sentiment is from PTI. For being such a simple card, it took me awhile to put it all together. I did have fun moving the elements around before I glued them down. I do like how this card turned out, so maybe I am coming out of my funk! Yay!

Sentiment: PTI "Year of Flowers: Gladiolus"
Ink: SU! Real Red
Embellies: PTI Felt and Baker's Twine
Extras: MFT Kite and Cloud Dies, EK Success 3D Dots

That's all I have for today; thanks for stopping by!

Angela

The Corrosive Challenge: Charms!

Hello! Good (early) Sunday morning! I fell asleep in the chair tonight and it's really close to Sunday, so I thought I would post this now. I may sleep in; I have developed a really sore throat. Ack! DD had one; then came an ear infection, then a bad cough. Maybe I just need a little R & R....

Anyway.... Let's talk about this week's challenge on The Corrosive Challenge Blog! It's charms! I love charms! I knew right away what I wanted to make. I have had this Bella image and sentiment, along with the peapod charm. I was lucky enough to find this vegetable paper on my last shopping trip. It's by Cosmo Cricket and is double-sided; I love the cute little faces on the vegies!

Bella is colored with pencils. I didn't know if I wanted to work some blue into the card, since there was none in the DP. I was sorry right away, when I started coloring, because it was really hard to blend! Ack! If anybody has any tips for coloring with dark blue, please share them with me....

I made a little tag out of the Kraft, added the peapod, and tied it with some jute. I tied my knot with the ribbon and added a bit of a glue underneath the knot to hold the tag in place. I really love the ribbon on this card. It came from my friend Chrissy; I just hosted a PTI swap and she tucked some goodies into the package for me. I love how it's crinkly and just a bit shabby! It really drapes nicely too!

Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Kraft, SU! Ruby Red, Cosmo Cricket DP
Embellies: Cream Ribbon(from Chrissy), Peapod Charm (my stash), and PTI Rustic Jute Button Twine
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

I hope you will head over to The Corrosive Challenge Blog to check out the DT's goodies. There are links in my sidebar to their blogs as well. I hope you can play along this week!

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy your Sunday!

Angela