PDCC72 ♥ The Play Date Cafe ♥ Challenge #72

Well this week I was, as always, challenged by the Play Date's color choices ... but I powered through and ended up going the quantity over quality route! Lots of cards and two layouts, (really trying to make layouts before cards this year .... but I also was running a little low on birthday cards too) Anyhow; ALMOST two layouts ... I haven't finished the one yet but with 4 boys under foot this spring break I have to post now or never!

Another personal challenge for me this year is to use up stamp sets that I have had for over a year and haven't even opened! Terrible! So this week I opened up the CTMH set with the cakes and cupcakes and went to town. (And I even took a photo of the things I used since I am always so naughty at remembering what I used and writing that in for you lovely people!)

All very basic here this week, plain old paper, inks, stamps, and a blending pen. Colors: Smoothie, Sunset, and Outdoor Denim for inks and paper. (In the last, not yet complete, layout - I tried Pacifica for the blue ... I kind of wish I had chosen that color from the start but I forgot I had it and really interpreted the challenge color to be more of a darker navy blue ...) Thanks for looking! I'm off to have a shower ... four o'clock in the afternoon and I haven't even had a shower yet! These boys are keeping me BUSY! ♥

Heart2Heart Scrapbooking! WooHoo! How have I missed this!?!

Looks like there's a new tab for scrapbooking at the wonderful heart2heart blog and as my new goal is to be completing layouts and focusing on my photos, I just had to play too!

I stamped the hearts to put in the corners as instructed but couldn't bare to cover up my little guy's adorable toes. :) So I added them to the center instead. Hope that's okay. And I originally printed out the journalling on vellum and laid over the printed paper which was also originally at the bottom of the first page, but you couldn't read it very well, even after I laid another layer of vellum under the first ... so I decided to flip flop the pattern paper so my journalling could be read.

Thanks for looking!

Case Study Challenge #29

This beautiful card above was the gorgeously amazing inspiration.

As I have not previously joined the paper accordion flower bandwagon, yet have always admired these pretty embellishments from a far, I decided this was the perfect opportunity for me to try creating one ... which quickly became some! I also thought it would be fun to add some pizazz to the edges so used a punch before folding. I kind of like how they turned out, below, but I do not know how I will mail this very successfully. I tried to include both the accordion flower and also the soft, shabby chic kind of colors in mine ....

Here's my take on this week's Case Study Challenge:

Thank you so much for looking and please leave a comment if you're so inclined. Your kind words just make my day :)

H♥H Times 3 Challenge: And I'm not going to be Late this time!

"We want you to use three different stamps to create a scene on a card." ~ That's the super duper new challenge over at Heart2Heart this week. Check it out!


Ooooh Weeee! Fun Challenge ~ And just look at me at the front of the pack this week!
I realized that I'm very bad at letting you kind and lovely folks know what supplies I'm using ... sorry about that. I'm going to try and get better at that or at least take a photo of my toys before I put them away.
For this card I used paper and inks from the gorgeous Spring Blossom Selection. Except my tree top is Sweet Leaf. The rest of the colors are Tulip, Creme Brule, Lilac Mist, and Sorbet. The stamps sets I used are Thank You and Over the Rainbow and Tree Tops. The paper punch, the adorable little hand holders, is by Martha I think. The clouds are pop dotted along with the little row of peeps and the "thanks".
There, played by the rules 100%.
Have I mentioned how thrilled I am to have my scrap booking room back up and running ... almost ....
Thank you and have a completely delightful day!
I'm all hopped up on cold medication by the way. Excuse any typos or weirdo things I wrote today.
Oh, and if you're feeling really kind ... I didn't get last week's challenge up till today and I think I'm too late ... but I really struggled with those darn colors and got 'er done so if you want to take a quick peek and click on older posts and look at what I did ... it would be really darn friendly of you. Thanks!

Heart2Heart Challenge ... maybe I'm too Late :(

New Heart2Heart Challenge ... that apparently is already an old Heart2Heart Challenge! Anyway, here it is; sorry I'm late ... maybe someone could set me straight and let me know if we have all month to play or if it's just by the week.




So, yes, this is the ♥2♥ challenge but I think I'm a still a little stuck in the color splashing idea challenge from Play Date Cafe ... here's what I came up with. My new personal challenge is to complete a layout before I make a card so. These colors were more than difficult for me to work with but I gave it my all. I have had PhotoShop for over 4 years and rarely ever use it but was inspired by a post at PDC where the "artist", (we're all artists right!?!?) used a black and white photo and then just had one or two items in color. I have always wanted to do that! So I googled it and successfully did this photo in less than half an hour. I'm pretty impressed with myself.

Thank you for looking and especially thank you if you happen to be one of those kind and wonderful people that leave a nice comment. That is always very much appreciated. :)

PDCC70 ♥ The Play Date Cafe ♥ Challenge #70

I haven't been able to play in forever since we've had the whole interior of our house painted ... I had to completely dismantle my scrapbooking room and move it to another room ... along with all the other rooms ... what a disaster! Anyhow, haven't played in forever ... still don't have anything out ... BUT, made the most of it and found some old photos of the twins, a stack of paper and my ATG and went for it :)

I have been feeling really bad about my lack of scrapbooking lately ... have been so focused on making cards ... so I decided from now on I will really try and make a page or two first.

So, I made two layouts with the challenge colors and with my left overs and scraps, I made 4 cards. I know, I know, very basic ... BUT I did it with minimal supplies, (I don't have any inks or stamps out yet) and two very sick children under foot. So yay me.

Thanks for looking and have a delightful day! Maybe by next challenge I will find my stamps and ink pads :)

♥ H2H ♥ New Challenge + Cardabilities New Challenge

Attempting to combine some challenges this week from two fabulous websites, Heart2Heart: http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/
and Cardabilities: http://cardabilities.blogspot.com/
Had some trouble coming up with what I liked ... but I think in the end , after a little added sparkle and some brads, that they'll pass for now.
Thanks so much for looking!!