Another card - 4 Challenges

Happy Friday.

Every morning before settle into my daily work routine, (I hope my boss doesn't fine out),I go to my favorite challenge blogs and print the challenges for that day or week which ever it might be. My personal challenge is by the end of the week to have at least one card made for one challenge. It seems that my one card will fit into at least 2 of them if not more. Tonight this card fits into 4! How cool is that??

1st challenge: 365- Day 114 - Lovin' Lavender: make lavender the dominate color.

2nd challenge: CaardVarks: Create a window card. It must be a *NEW* creation. It is my own pattern I created it using the Cricut Design Studio and the George Cart.

3rd challenge: Pile it on - Challenge #3 - Let's see some PURPLE! and at least one other challenge.

this is also my first time posting in CaardVarks and Pile it on. I have been lurking both of them for some time now. I am impressed once again with all the talent and creative in these card blogs.

and the 4th challenge: ICSketches #22:

this challenge blog always have great sketches to help get my creative juices moving.

I just noticed I don't have a band or something on the lower bottom -- hummmm

oh well here it is anyways:

I haven't added a sentiment yet, not sure what it's for, all I know is I think it's pretty. Purple just happens to be one of my favorite colors.

In the center of the circle in the inside is a large lavender heart shaped crystal. The picture doesn't really show it very well. I should have taken a better picture of the inside, I guess I still can and post it later.

well that's it for tonight.

Thanks for looking. B

365 Challenge Day 113 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Can you believe it, it's only Monday I have actually completed a card challenge...
below is a copy of the sketch to be used as inspiration


This is what I came up with:



I am pleased with how it turned out. This one is for my neice's wedding shower in August. Her colors are blue and white.
The white on this card is a satin paper I found on clearance at Michael's, the rest is from my scrap pile (which is a big pile). I hate throwing away anything I might be able to reuse. Anyway, the cuts are from the "Cricut" Beyond Birthday cartridge.
Thx for taking the time to peek in ... I'm off to do some blog lurking.. who knows I might find another challenge or two.............:)

This is the way to do it, 3 cards 6 challenges

I hope everybody is having or had a nice weekend. I know I did.


I managed to get 3 cards made last night for a some of the weekly challenges I lurk around in. I still have 3 more I'd like to get made, but I don't see that happening. I'm happy I got these 3 made.


this first card is for the 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge #18: No Layer Card- take a piece of cardstock, fold it in half...stamp and add embellishments...NO More paper or card stock


This is what I ended up with

Card 2: is for 3 different challenges:

ICSketch #21

365-Day 107 - So Girly: the word "GIRL" had to be used somewhere on the card and - very girly

365-Day 111 - Say it with Stripes: it had to be bold colors and striped

This is it, I think I hit it on all 3. What do you think?



Card #3 is for 2 more challenges:

Order of the Opus Challenge #13- How does your Garden Grow?: capture something representing GROWTH.

365-Day 109-Color Scheme: this was to use 5 colors throughout the card: green, yellow, orange, brown and aqua and it had to be feminine

here it is:



I don't think the pix do them justice, somehow they lost the sparkle. I think I need play with the settings or maybe the lighting when I take them. I was told there is a trick to taking them, instead of point and click, (that's what I do). Looks like I have a new project ..... just what I need I just dicovered you can click on the pictures to get a bigger view. that's cool.....learn something new everyday

Another day and still no cards were made.

Today my plan was to do minor housework, (who am I kidding), settle in to make a few cards, post in a challenge or two.
Remember how I said I am easily side tracked. It happened once again...
(no surprise there)
I went to Bloomington IL to shop for things I "need" ... okay...I think I need.
My friend Janet came by about 8:30, with coupons in hand, we loaded the grand baby in the car and were off. The best part, Michael's had a few of the Martha Steward border punches ( I "need), I happen to have plenty of coupons, (thanks to http://scrappincricut.blogspot.com/ for taking the time to post them) the sweet cashier rang each one up separately so I could get 50% off on all 3 of them along the much needed adhesive. How nice was that? The Michael's I usually go to would have never let me do that. No way, I would have had to run in and out of the store 3 times. LOL
Anyway, we hit the all the bead, (Janet makes beautiful jewelry), craft and thrift stores Bloomington has. By the time we got home at 3:45 I manage to add 8 punches, mass quantity of buttons, ribbons, stickers, bow and O' lets not forget paper to my "collection".
I managed to add to mom "collection" too. Unknown to her she will be getting a small bag of "candy".
That's why I'm the GOOD daughter :) (right mom?)
Tomorrow, I am taking the grand-kids over to Great Granni-Fran's for a visit, and to update the software on my Wii -- it doesn't look good for crafting tomorrow either.......;)

My 1st Blogger AWARD

How cool is this.
Thanks Mom :)
I know I'm suppose to link sites, list things, and send it out to 7 others....
BUT, how am I to choose 7 blogs when all of them I lurk around in are great.
so, me being the procrastinator that I am - this is something I will post later.
I promise..
Thanks again Mom (Fran)

3 Challenges in 1 -- HOLY COW!

I started this card for the ICSketches #19
then I looked at the 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge #16
it is to use "hardware:... anything metal. (brads even)
So, heck, challenge #11 for Order of the Opus was Sun/Sunshine - and I figured why not post for it too, it's not technically a sun but a sun-flower, and a day late.. but that's okay with me.
I'm just happy I posted 2 cards today in 4 challenges. Yippee

Day 99 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Can you believe it, I posted for a challenge already this week.
The 365 challenge for today was to use the following sketch for inspiration



Here's what I came up with


I used Black Magic paper and the Cuttlebug embossing folder. This paper is really cool, it has a color core and all you have to do is sand off the black layer to reveal the color.

5th birthday

As I promised earlier this week I'd post a picture of the party
This is the birthday boy, more than happy to pose for Gma.


Here is the HB banner that flew proudly in the back yard
both banner and poster are still happily on display in his bedroom.

Wow can you believe it's JUNE already..

I hope you had a good weekend.

I was planning to post pictures from my grandson Curt's 5th birthday party that I hosted Sunday. (I want you to see the decorations I made using my bug)
But, I looked in my purse just now --- I left the camera at home..ugh - I guess I'll post them later.

Until then I guess I will go blog lurking for the rest of my lunch hour.

Check out the blog candy being offered by Caique.. I just happend to stumble across.
We can all use a little candy, right?

I promise to have the party pictures posted tomorrow...... until then
Have a WONDERFUL day.