a CAS saturday

well, i should have been doing while everyone else in the apartment was sleeping, was cleaning...but instead, i decided to make a CAS card for the latest challenge at CAS-ual Fridays!! :) i'll just tell my husband, 'no i didn't get a chance to clean for your mom's visit, but check out this clean and simple card, eh? eh??' ha! oh well! it was worth it!

the latest challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to create a 4x9 card that is, well, clean and simple! check! and it was so much fun!

i have had this idea brewing in my mind for a while and it just had to come out! so here is my card:

i used some old brown paper packaging and folded it up accordion style for the cupcake wrapper. the icing for the cupcake was made by folding and overlaying some ribbon, and of course the 'candles' are my 'frankenstein creation' of some lawn fawn stamps from the 'cozy christmas' stamp set. one of my favorite stamp sets! it's so versatile! the sentiment was stamped with 'harold's abc's' - another go to stamp set, i couldn't live without!

so, i made the candles by stamping the glass of milk image. before i actually stamped it, i used a q-tip to remove the 'milk' waves. and the fire for the candle is the fireplace image - minus the wood of course! then i just used a ruler to make the pink diagonal lines (because in my mind, birthday candles should always have those swirly colors!). i paper pieced the images together and vwa-la! easy peasy! side note - i did add a little bling (just a little!) to each flame of the candle, because what's a fire without something bling-y, right?



well that's it! i hope you are having a productive weekend too! *wink wink*

enjoy!

another paper smooches layout

i almost completely forgot to post this layout! i made it earlier this month for the july sparks challenge at paper smooches! but then i got busy and posted other things...yikes! lol! oh well, at least there's still time to enter it! :)

i used the cool shades below:

i had been wanting to scrap this event for a while, because it was just so fun! here's the scene: my little one just HAD to have these monkey rain boots. and once he had them, he wore them everywhere. to the store, in the house, to hockey, etc. rain or shine. and mostly shine, there was a span of a few months when we didn't get any rain! so he wasn't able to test them out! then one day it was a beautiful rain and he had a ball! the monkey rain boots finally paid off! :)

anyway, i made a pocket of sorts at the bottom of the layout for the 'journaling'. thanks to danielle at girlracer scrap for that suggestion! i spelled the word 'splash' with some awesome vinyl thickers - LOVE thickers! :)

the monkey was cut out from the create a critter cartridge for the cricket. and it's so cute! and really, that's why put in the little backstory, because otherwise you may be like...what's the monkey have to do with rain puddles? :)

i used the 'let's play' stamp from the 'chubby chums' stamp set and used it as a sort of border at the bottom of the page. add in some popped up clouds and heart shaped rain...and well. you know, that's all she wrote! :)

enjoy! :)

fawny flickr (close enough to) friday!

eek!!

imagine my excitment when i woke up and checked my one of favorite blogs...lawn fawn of course...and i was featured in the fawny flickr (not on) friday post for one of my cards!!!!

*squeal*

here's the card:

how fun! kelly marie and everyone over at lawn fawn are so super nice and it's so wonderful of them to take the time to spotlight their customers like this!! and let's face it, lawn fawn is one of the best stamp companies out there, right? :)

anyway, now back to your regularly scheduled wednesday! :)

enjoy!

loving lawn fawn

i love all things lawn fawn! and when i heard that my cbf (college best friend) was engaged - i went right to my lawn fawn stamps for her card! side note - i couldn't be happier for her! i still get all happy and smiley when i think of them being married! :)

anyway, i'm entering her card into the latest challenge at lawnscaping - stamping a scene! and just wait for the adorable-factor of this card, i made it, and it's almost as cute as they are together! lol!

anyway, here it is:

ok here's a tiny backstory: they live in colorado and were camping when he popped the question! they are both super outdoor, adventurous, wonderful and amazing people! so naturally, i went with a nature theme for my fellow tree hugger!

i turned the trees from the stamp set 'critters in the forest' into a bride a groom! the bride even has a veil! (which is re-used packaging from one of my little mann's toys)! and the top of the 'groom' tree is black to represent his 'top hat'! he he he! i also used the leaves from the same stamp set to make a littler heart bouttaniere for the groom! :) the 'bride' tree has a little bow made from the leaves and a tiny button. :)

the background of the card was stamped with the tree image just using a watermark ink pad. then the bride and groom tree were popped up for dimension. and i even tried to make it look like the two trees were 'holding hands'. lol. i'm such a nerd!

well, that's my card! i hope it makes you smile! what's not to love about trees with smiley faces and googly eyes, all dressed up and ready to get married?! :)

enjoy!

a paper smooches celebration

ok, so this card was a challenge for being 'clean and simple!' lol! it went through many transformations before it was finished! let's just say, it started out as a cupcake...and after scratching 2 or 3 ideas, the result is what you see! not anywhere near a cupcake! lol! oh well! i'll save that for another day, another card, and another idea!

so i made this card for the paper smooches july sparks challenge and the wee memories latest challenge - clean and simple! perfect!

here's the designer draft from paper smooches that i used for this card:

and here's my card! isn't it neat? i love the colors and the cheeriness of it! :) i white, heat embossed the sentiment from the paper smooches stamp set 'pretty phrases' - LOVE emobossing!

and i used my circle punch to create the circles. i then used a whole bunch of bright and cheery buttons to go behind the circle. i used 3-d square pop ups to attach it to the back of the front of the card.

it's a simple card with a lot of happy!

enjoy!

on a {sweet} roll

i've been able to get a lot of crafty time in lately, and i'm loving it! sometimes when i'm in a lull or rut, i just make it worse by not making myself craft. but when i'm on a roll and the ideas and fun is flowing, i remember how much i love this stuff! it's much better than sitting on the couch and wanting to craft but being too lazy or coming up with excuses! lol!

anyway, i made this card for the paper smooches july sparks challenge (again!). it's such a fun challenge with so many possibilities!

here is the designer's draft that i chose to model my card after (even though i flipped the sketch)!

i used the monster (probably my all-time favorite single image of the PS stamp line so far!) from the 'falling for you' stamp set and added an arm to hold the popsicle from the 'sugar rush' stamp set. i also used the sentiment from that same set. :)

i popped up the clouds and the monster, and for some fun texture i layered two different green ribbons for the 'grass'. he he! i think it just makes the perfect thank you card - it's light and happy and colorful! :)

i sure hope my crafty streak continues! :) i'm loving it!

enjoy!

funny bone check

ok, so my husband classified this card as a 'dad joke'. you know, one of those jokes that are so punny they're both silly and lame at the same time? anyway, i just don't care, because i have had this idea in my head for a while and i'm super excited about it! lol!

i made the card for the latest challenge at wee memories, clean and simple! which just happens to work perfectly with my card! :) tee he he.

ok, so here it is:

get it?? instead of saying 'must dash' it's a 'mustache'!! ha hahahaha! i hope it brought at least a smirk to your face!

ok, so on to the details. i spelled out the saying with lawn fawn stamps (of course!) and i really wanted to add a small pop of color with the heart. so that's bright red. yeah. :)

i cut out the mustache from a free mustache downloadable i found online. easy! and then popped it up for some dimension. then i added some brads to the corners of the card and vwa-la! clean and simple (and funny!). i can totally see giving this card to a friend after i've stayed at their house for a visit!

ok, that's enough of me cracking myself up. :)

enjoy!