Love to Scrap Challenge Blog # 38 --Anything Goes

Hello Everyone!!  

Time for a new challenge on The Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!!  And, what is the new theme?? Everyone's favorite!!

ANYTHING GOES

Could not be easier than that!  And check out our lovely sponsor and the awesome prize for this challenge:

DRS Designs

Prize: $10 gift certificate to winner

For my Design Team project, I used a toadly cute image from DRS Designs!!!  

I die cut strips of DP to simulate lily pads.  LOL.  Well, I think it looks like lily pads

Materials List:
Stamps: Frog on Log and Unfrogettable Birthday Sentiment from DRS Designs 
CS: White and Bright Green
Copic Markers
DP: Sweet Nectar Pad from K & Company
Large Octagon Dies - Spellbinders
Scallop Border Die - A Muse Studios
Velvet Ribbon
Clear Dot embellishments
Dimensional Adhesive

Instructions:

• Make a square card from the bright green CS
• Cut a Layer of the polka dot DP and wrap the ribbon around it
• Add DP to card base
• Die cut five strips with the Scallop edge die and glue to card front to make lily pads

• Stamp the frog and color with Copic Markers
• Die cut frog and a layer of bright green
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Add the clear dot embellishments

• Add papers to the inside 
• Stamp the sentiment on white CS with black ink

Toadly giving this to my nephew for his birthday in November.  

*********Challenge for my Unfrogettable Birthday Card:

Simon's Wednesday: make your own background

Sister Act: anything goes

Aud Sentiment: masculine card and masculine sentiment

Creative Knockouts: outdoors

My Craft Creations: anything goes

See you next time for more fun projects!!  Love ya.

Karen

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog--New Challenge--Holey Cardstock

Hello Dreamers!
Time for a new Challenge on the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!!!   The new theme for the next two weeks is:

Holey Cardstock

Create a punched or die cut opening for an image to show through

How fun is that!!??!!   We have a lovely sponsor for this challenge:

DRS Designs

Prize: $10 gift certificate to winner

For my Design Team Project, I used two  stamps from DRS Designs.  I die cut an opening on the front of the card so that the cute monkeys are peeking out.

Materials List:

Stamps: Allie and Callie, Brother Laugh About It Sentiment-both from DRS Designs

CS: White; Soft Suede, Pacific Point, and Yellow from Stampin' Up

Ink: Frayed Burlap Distress 

Copic Markers: RV11, R30, E50, E55,E02, E35, E53, E33

Ribbon: Island Indigo- Stampin' Up

Stickles: Midnight Blue and Gold

Blue Rhinestones

AMuse Studios Die Cut

Embossing Folder: Woodgrain Tim Holtz Alterations

Instructions:

• Make an A2 size card from Soft Suede CS
• Dry emboss the front of the card with the Woodgrain folder
• Die cut the opening in the lower right corner of the card

• Outline the die cut opening with Blue and Gold Stickles
• Add dots of Blue Stickles around the opening adding one Rhinestone in the corner
• Stamp the Sentiment on white CS
• Distress with Frayed Burlap DI
• Layer with Pacific Point and yellow CS
• Add some dots of blue Stickles 
• Add to card front with dimensional adhesive
• Tie ribbon around card

• Stamp monkeys on white CS, stamp an extra head to color and cut out for the card front
• Color the Monkeys with Copic Markers and distress the background
• Add to the inside making sure the Monkeys are centered in the die cut opening

Inside

  

I am giving this to my Brother for Father's Day.  I will just write a little note on the inside.    I am sure he will like it!   LOL

**************Challenges for my Holey Cardstock Monkeys:

DRS Designs: on the Border--I used a Stickles border around my die cut opening

Aud Sentiments: any sentiment for a guy

Thankful Thursdays: masculine card

Cute Card Thursday: so macho

Crafty Creations Challenges: tic tac toe-----I used Embossing, Ribbon, Masculine
Sentimental Sundays: critters + sentiment

Make your Holey Cardstock card and link up on the Love to Scrap Challenge blog!!  Can't wait to see what you come up!!  

Hope you having a great day!!

Karen