Easter Mini Card - CPS 5th Anniversary Sketch Challenge Day 8

Here's my take on CPS' Day 8 Sketch for the 5th Anniversary Celebration. With the heart in the sketch and Valentine's Day right around the corner, a love card would have been the easy choice. So I did the opposite. I found some cute bunny paper I had in my scrap pile and decided to do a little mini Easter card. The white piece is embossed using the Floral Fantasy folder from Cuttlebug. I also sprayed it with Perfect Pearls shimmer mist. I added the bunny paper with some stickles on the tail and ears of course! I also cut some lace trim from SVGCuts.com's Robin Return svg set in the blue, added a white-heart heart I cut from Lettering Delights Monster Love collection, and stitched on a cute white button from Stampin' Up.

CPS Day 8 Sketch

Baby Girl & Baby Boy Card - CPS 5th Anniversary Day 5 Challenge

My goal today was to not only make a cute card but start working on using up some of my scrap paper. It has become it's own little monster heaping from it's acrylic storage box. Many hours have been spent sifting through the piles and then carefully jamming it back in trying to avoid that bends & rips that make my effort of saving them useless. I was happy to see another great sketch for Day 5 from the CPS 5th Anniversary Celebration. I knew I wanted to make a baby card but had no idea I would make 2! Last year I had bought about 3 each of the Itsy Bitsy Boy & Girl Paper Packs from K&Company. I made about 6 baby books for friends & family and then had a ton of paper left over. The "Itsy Bitsy" line was my inspiration (along with the sketch!)

Welcome Baby Boy!

The boy card was so fun to make! I made it look like a little zoo train in the middle and added some stars and the sentiment "Boy" for some sparkle

Welcome Baby Girl!
I must admit this is my fave. I got to use some new tulle trim I picked up at Hobby Lobby yesterday. I also stamped and white embossed "Welcome Little One" using a dollar stamp collection from Michaels (love them!) I added some starts and hearts for embellishment.

CPS Day 5 Sketch

My Craft Room turned into a complete mess -- all before 8 am this morning!

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Vintage Valentine Card - Deconstructed Sketch No. 36

I was looking for another challenge to do today and found a great website called the deconstructed sketch. The challenge was to make a card using the sketch below. I knew I wanted to make a vintage-looking card and use my favorite paper collection "Modern Homemaker" from October Afternoon. I made the button flower from a 1 1/2" Gluber, ribbon from my Grandma Hildie's collection, and a button I had one from a Crop Party. The yellow cardstock was embossed using the Swiss Dots Embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I also used a generic frame svg file I have to make the blue base for the "recipe" paper. I plan on giving this card (and a big smooch) to my hubby on Valentine's Day!

Create with your Kids - Happy Birthday card (part 2)

Another card stamped by Lukey - this time for my mom for her birthday. We used both a heart stamp and dragonfly stamp on white cardstock. Adhered the piece to some patterned paper and than a green card.

The sentiment was from a stamp in a great Inkadinkado clear stamp set. I stamped in pink and then added Stickles to the edge. I also glued a green flower embellishment to a pink button and added a pink jewel on top. The crocheted lace was from my Grandma Hildie's collection!

Supplies used:
Patterned cardstock: Hobby Lobby open stock
Sentiment: #60-30444 (Inkadinkad0)
Pink ink: Bright Pink pigment ink (The Paper Studio)
Green ink: Lime Green pigment ink (The Paper Studio)
Flower Embellishment: Bright Flowers Layered Accents (K&Company)
Pink Jewel: Bright Single Stones (The Paper Studio)
Glitter: Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Dragonfly stamp: Painted Dragonfly (Rubber Stampede)
Heart stamp, crocheted lace, button: personal collection

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Favorite Tools

I have realized recently that in my early scrapbooking days (relatively speaking) I spent too much money and energy buying stickers and paper. Recently I have put my efforts more to tools that make my crafting so much easier. My favorite recent purchases:

- Martha Stewart Scoring Board (no more ruler needed!)
- Stickles Crystal glitter glue
- 2 inch and 1 inch circle punches
- Fiskars Threading Water Scalloped Border Punch (much quicker than using the Cricut)
- Glue Dots - small size

I wish I could purchase everything all at once but my thriftiness has held me back. I am content using my 40% coupons to Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and Jo-Ann's as I receive them.