Sisterhood of Crafters Guest Design Post #2---A Cute Owl

Hello Everyone!
I hope you had a great Holiday weekend (Memorial Day here in the USA).  I worked in the yard and got quite a bit done and the garden looks much tidier now  (reference how untidy on this earlier post here).  I filled some pots with annuals and herbs, put in some vegetables, did more weeding, pulled out three boxwood bushes that did not make it through the bad winter we had here in Michigan, and just more general clean up.
So, on to the card making bit.  It is time for a new challenge on the Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge blog.  I am Guest Designing this month---very fun!  And, the new theme for this fortnight is:

Tag You're It!

Make a tag or add a tag to your project.  FUN!   Tags are so fun to make and so versatile.    I added a tag to my card for this fun birthday card.

Materials List:

Stamps: Total Cuteness -Unity; On the inside of the card: Birthday Sentiment - My Sentiments Exactly!

CS: Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla - Stampin' Up

DP: Indie Chic - My Mind's Eye

Ink: Jet Black Stazon

Distress Ink: Mustard Seed

Markers

Tag die cut: Sizzix

Eyelet Edge Punch: Stampin' Up

Hole Punch and 2 sizes of Circle Punches

Ribbon: Peach Satin - Michaels

Yellow brads

Instructions:

• Make a card from Calypso Coral CS
• Cut a rectangle for DP, punch one edge and add to card front
• Die cut tag from DP
• Distress edges of tag with Distress ink
• Punch two circles and glue over the hole area-punch a small hole and add the brad

• Stamp the Owl twice: once on Very Vanilla CS and once on Orange solid DP
• Color the Owl stamped on Very Vanilla with markers and cut out
• Cut out the Owl wings from the DP
• Add the owl to the tag with dimensional adhesive
• Add tag to card with dimensional adhesive

• Die cut a smaller tag and distress the edges with ink
• Stamp the sentiment on the tag
• Punch one small circle and glue over the hole area-punch a small hole and add the brad - as on the large tag

• Tie the ribbon around the card 
• Add the small tag over the ribbon
• Decorate the inside and add the Birthday Sentiment.  

*******************A few fun challenges for my Guess Who Owl Card:

Artistic Inspirations: things with wings
Cards In Envy: A2 + winged things
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Come and Get it: lots of layers
Sentimental Sundays: Things with wings
Simon Wednesday: anything goes


I hope you will join us for this fun challenge...I would love to see your tag project!!  See you next time!!  Have a great day.  Love ya
Karen

Guest Designing with The Sisterhood!!!

Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to Dreamland!  Today is the day!  My first post as a Step Sister for The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge Blog.  I will be guest designing this month!!  Check out their challenge blog.  They have two super fun challenges on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.   And as today is the 2nd Wednesday, a new challenge starts today!!

The Challenge Theme: Baby --any baby themed card or project

And, here is my Baby themed card:

Materials List:

Stamps: Baby Carriage - Pink Persimmon

Ink: Rich Cocoa - Memento

CS: Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up; Blue textured - Bazzill

DP: Hope Collection - Authentique

Brown Lace Fabric

Blue and Brown Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

Standard Circles Small die cut - Spellbinders

Circle, Scallop - Sizzix

Blue Pearls

Fabri-Tac Glue

3-D Zots

Instructions:

• Make a square card from the Blue textured CS
• Add a layer of Chocolate Chip CS
• Cover with two different papers

• Stamp the Baby Carriage on Very Vanilla CS with Rich Cocoa ink
• Die cut with the Circles Spellbinder
• Cut a scallop circle from Chocolate Chip CS and layer with the stamped circle
• Make the ruffle:  Cut a strip of the brown lace fabric.  Run hand gathering stitches down one long edge.  Pull up the gathers.  Place a line of glue on the back of the stamp circle and press the ruffle into the glue.

• Glue this unit to the card front
• Add the blue pearls
• Tie a bow in the ribbon and add to card front

Now, I have a pretty vintage baby card to send out to someone!!
I hope you will join in with the Challenge!!  Make your project and link it up on the Sisterhood Challenge Blog.


******************A few fun Challenges for my Vintage Baby card:
Simon's Wednesday Challenge: die crazy
Penny's Challenge: anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania: baby
Craft-Dee Bowz: anything goes with a bow
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes




How is your week going?  Well, I hope.  Feels like summer here in Michigan.  Nice and warm--and sunny.  I did get some work done in the garden yesterday morning.  I will get out there today too if the rain holds off.  Lots going on this month in Dreamland!!  Next week is a new Love to Scrap Challenge,  15 Days of Terror with Leigh's Domino Art, Moon Goddess from Lost Coast Designs, another Sisterhood Challenge, and more of the Operation Write Home cards............  I have been busy!!  Have a super day!  Love ya
Karen