Happy April~~~

Things are heating up WAY to quickly here in the desert.

 I was hoping the heat would hold off for a bit but no such luck!

 And Most people are wanting warmer weather lol. Well this is the first week

 of the month at MFP Challenge and that means CAS and the

 theme this week is Rain...A Rainy cas 

that can only have one layer other than the base, lots of white and at least 

one stamped image. I admire all you who make CAS look so easy and wonderful.

 I really struggle with these!So I have used the umbrella and

 sentiment from the Rain Drops Set.

The clouds are cut with a die and embossed and a  little rain added.

I colored the umbrella and dotted it so it wouldn't look so plain.

After it was done and I took the pic I see I shouldnt

have dotted it since the clouds were 

embossed with dots, oh well to late lol! 

Tuesday Throwdown

Gosh where has March gone??

 Is it just me or does this year just seem to be flying by!!

Our Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is to Add Lace. 

 Our Sponsor Ribbon Resource gave us a lovely assortment of laces

to use for our cards this week.

Although Im not so good at vintage, lacey cards they are my FAVorite. So this is

my attempt. I used an old VIP image, colored and cut out.
The dps are Wisteria from Basic Grey and distressed on the edges. A
lace strip was added to the stripped dp.
A little dyed ribbon and a pearl for some embellishment.
The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinder Opulent Oval.

Green Green Green

Everything is coming up green this week, because that is the MFP Challenge!

 You can use black ,white or brown with a small amount of one other color if you choose.

 I just used green black and white.Started with a solid green and then added the green panels

 matted on the white. Using a stripped piece topper to tie the two together. A little PTI border 

die and some little black brads. The sentiment is from the  Hydrangea Set.

 cut out with a Spellbinder oval. The flower was made with a Spellbinder bitty flower

 die and a bit of white ink added to the edges. A little cheesecloth tucked in around it

 and its done!  All you have to do is make a green card

 and stop over and enter the challenge.

Happy Saturday Friends!!

Already Saturday again and time for a new Challenge at MFP.

  It is to make a Layered Mountain Fold card.Be sure to check out the

 tutorial to do it correctly. The top layer opens.... I started with a base of some

 green dp and added my topper. Another green dp cut with my new Stitched Ovals 

a gift from my sweet friend Martha! I used the flower from the Oopsy Daisy Set. 

 Colored it then cut with the next size Stitched Oval. The wedge is tied on with a

 little purple button and some lace added to the edge. Lastly I added the very 

pretty purple sequins that Martha also sent me. I love that some are iridescent and 

several different shades of purple, six different ones in all.. This card is easy 

and fun so be sure to join up with us this week!

 A side view so you can see how the top layer is the one that opens.

Round and Round and Round We Go

Yes that right its a Round card we are looking

 for this week at the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

  Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and they gave us some delightful images 

to work with so be sure to stop over and check out their store. I  love this  

sweet Rory On The Beach image.After coloring her I added a couple tiny shells

 that my grandson and I had picked up a few years back when they lived on

 Whidbey  Island. Used a Spellbinder die to cut her out. Added a

 cheesecloth bow and a little starfish charm and the sun! 

Some faux stitching since my machine has 

lots its mind and a little distressing.

Technique Saturday

Good Morning Friends today the MFP Challenge is to make a card

 using the Bandana Technique. The tutorial is here. 

 I started making a  background using Tim Holtz  Faded Jeans ink 

. Smooshing it around with a little water. After it dried I using the center portion

 of the snowflake from the Snowflake Set. I let it dry for a while then started adding the

 dots around the image and also added some doodling. I embossed the

 sentiment (Hum Along Set) on a band of vellum then added two stars cut with

 a Spellbinder die. Wrapped and few layers of white thread. Its shiny and looks

 kinda yellow in the pic but its snow white in person.A fun technique and

 my teamies have done lots of cool things so check out their creations!!

 You have all week to join in the fun. so be sure to stop by.

For all of those of you in the USA don't forget tonight we SPRING ahead!!
I  live on the border of Arizona who does not do Daylight Savings time so its always an
ongoing problem to figure out times.At work our Arizona patients are
 always an hour early, its a real pain sometimes lol

MFP Challenge

Good Morning to you all. MFP is Challenging you to CAS card with bunnies.

 I have used the bunny image from the Garden Bunny Set. The Sentiment is from the 

Bring On The Sun Set. A couple lines embossed down the side and its a

 Quick Clean and Simple Card. Stop by and join us this week!

Hello March

 March is coming in with a real bang. Our weather has been in the high 80's

 and supposed to continue for the next couple weeks at least. Now thats nice 

but considering we are not close to summer yet, 

I think we are in for a Very Long & Hot summer 

here in the desert!! Too bad I can't send some along to some

 of you who are still having freezing weather!

So our first Tuesday Throwdown Challenge for the month of March is Frame It.

 Our Sponsor is My Grafico has provided us with one of the 

GREAT Sets of Frames.

 They come in black and in color so I have used both for my cards.

I have actually made a set of black and of color. I won't post them all or you will be 

scrolling for way to long! So just showing you a couple. The first one

 is the round green one. This is my first shaker card. I added 

some old sequins I found in some of my art supplies and also

 some beads but they all fell to the bottom so

 you cant see them. The green floral trim was also from my stash.

 Some green sparkles down the center and voila!

Second one is the peach colored star. There is also a pink and an aqua rectangle. 

The same 4 frames are in black as well.

I used a swirled embossing folder for the background. Mounted the star 

on some brown and cut it out to help show it up a little better

. A looped die border that I think might be PTI but not sure.

 I also added a string of 

peachy colored pearls to give it a softer look.

Honestly my cards aren't cut crooked!! I didnt realize how crooked the pics were.

Marks Finest Papers Challenge today

Can you believe February is almost gone!

 Here at MFP it is Color Challenge Week and the color is brown.  

You may use black white and one other color sparingly. I started with a creme

 colored base distressed the edges then added the brown strip. It was run thru 

a Stampin Up embossing folder then the edges cut with the MS Arches punch..

 A little lace on each edge. The teacup is from the Relax A Bit Set cut out and foam 

dotted onto the dotted dp scalloped circle. The sentiment is from the Oopsy Daisy Set.

 Everything sort of looks mismatched in the photo but in real time it

 actually looks nice together.

 Seems all the colors changed in the photo. 

Good Morning Friends

Today at  MFP Challenge we are asking you to make a Z Card.

 It is so simple, the directions are HHere.
 After cutting the base you can decorate however you choose. I used several 

different dps just to give the different sides some interest. The pretty edging is

 a die from Paper Trey Ink .I used the Black Eyed Susan Set for the images cut out 

and added them to the sentiment.. The sentiment is from the    Set and cut out

 with a Spellbinder Fancy Label die

. A small hand dyed bow was added.

Tuesday Throwdown

A Day for Daisies is our Sponsor this week and the

 theme for TT Challenge is  Layer it Up! I have used the image Pick a Bouquet.

After coloring this sweet image I cut it out and added it to the Spellbinder Oval layered

 onto the Fancy Rectangle. There is another layer of dp thats not to visible in the pic and 

some lace edging.  The base was water colored with some Tim Holtz green and

 mahogany with some random stamping and splattering, Some tea dyed

 cheesecloth is tucked under the image and flower. The flower

 was cut from some wate rcolored paper and lots of layer.

 A little flourish and ribbon dyed to go with it