Papercraft Star Challenge 108

It's that time again!  Our challenge over at the Papercraft Star is to include something from a fair or carnival in your project!  I have to admit I"m not too familiar with fairs or carnivals.  To be honest I've never even been to the circus.  For my card I found an image of a ferris wheel which I stamped in rose red.  To add an carnival element I used a ticket corner punch.  The background paper was created by using scraps from October Afternoon's "Five and Dime" paper pack.  The base is a choice buttercream cardstock from Taylored Expressions.  I added some seam binding along with a coordinating flag also from October Afternoon.  After a total creative block I have to say I really liked how this turned out.  I hope you have a chance to play along this week for your chance to win some fabulous images from our sponsor THATB.  For you chance to win just link up your project by 6:00 am Est for you chance to win.  Please be sure to check out our spotlight designer Jan to see how she has used the lovely images from our sponsor.  This week is also Jinny's last week here at the Papercraft Star.  I have really enjoyed seeing her beautiful work and am inspired every week with her stunning creations.  Please stop by her blog Soaring and see her stunning work, as we all wish her well in her new adventures!

Hugs,
Anitra

Include a fruit challenge

It's that time again!  Today's challenge over at the Papercraft Star is to include a fruit in your project.  We have a great photo to inspire you.  I had seen this photo some time ago and created this project for a swap I was in a while back.  Using an image from our sponsor The House Across The Bay I created a pocket to hold a number of gardening inspired tags.   I started out cutting down some manilla folders to form a pocket.  You can find a tutorial for the pocket here at Iley's "A blend of life blog".  I then decorated it with patterned papers some lace and of course this wonderful image from THATB sheet Garden digital 117.   Some tiny lady bugs are trying to sneak a bite of those beautiful strawberries and those are from Jolee"s boutique embellishments.  I love how this little pocket for you thoughts turned out.  I hope you get a chance to play along in this challenge.  For you chance to win some digital images from our sponsor The House Across The Bay just link up your project by Monday 6:00 am EST.  Our design team has come up with some really beautiful projects.  Stop by and check them out along with our spotlight designer Steph for more inspiration.  Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,
Anitra

You Make Smile

Happy Thursday everyone.  Just wanted to make a quick post to share a card made using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch 252.  Since it's the end of the month it's a round or square card.  I just can't resist playing along!  For my card I used a the This and That "Charming" paper pack from Echo Park.  They are on sale this week over at the Hobby Lobby.  I just adore the pattern papers in this collection.  For this card today I started with an old olive card stock as my base.  Following the sketch I adhered various patterned papers from the collection.  The crossword patterned paper is matted on some chocolate chip card stock and the border punch is from SU.  Using a heart stamp from Verve's "Love Notes" stamp set I stamped in Baja Breeze and cut it out using the coordinating die.  My sentiment is also from the same Verve stamp set and the camera embellishment is from a flicker shop.  This was such a fun sketch using some fun patterned papers!  I'll have to save this sketch and put it away to use another time.  Hope you are having a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Anitra

Maps

Good Wednesday morning!  This week we have a fun challenge for you over at the Papercraft Star!  I have been seeing maps used in everything from scrapbook paper to home decor.  For my project this week I really had some fun using the Maps Collage 059 sheet from our sponsor The House Across The Bay.  For my First project I used a tag from Ranger and ran it right through my printer.  I really love how the map was printed on the entire tag.  This image from the 059 sheet had so many lovely colors.  I simply added some lace along the side and a rosette made from a Tim Holtz rosette die and some patterned paper.  I added a trio of vintage buttons from my stash along with a sentiment that I thought was perfect to use in this challenge from Verve.

For my next project I created a simple card musing the Mojo Monday sketch 251.    I matted some patterned paper on some Early Expresso card stock  along with a piece from the digital image maps 059.  The sentiment was stamped on very vanilla cardstock and distressed using tea dye.  Some seam binding from Paper Loves Glue etsy shop tied in a little bow finishes my card.  Simple and the map coordinates perfectly with this London Market paper line!

My last project is using water slid paper.  I have wanted to do this for such a long time now.  I love the look of water slides on painted furniture and bottles. I am also a big fan of the Polka Dot Closet blog where I got the inspiration for this project.  I started out with a tray I had purchased from a Hancock Fabric store many years ago that happened to be closing.  I painted it using heirloom white paint.  I then followed the directions for printing on the water slide paper.  Next I coated the image using glossy clear paint form Krylon.  I put 2 coats of this finish waiting the recomended 10 mins between each coat.  Once the finish was totally dry I soaked it in some water which released the mage allowing me to place it on my painted tray.  I have to say this is AWESOME!  I so love this look and am anxious to try alother project using water slide paper.  Let's see what fabulous projects you create!  Just enter your projects by Monday 6:00 am EST, for your chance to win some digital images from our sponsor.  Don't stop here though be sure to check out what the other design team ladies have created!

Hugs,

Anitra

Ros

Sylvia

Jinny

Steph

Jan

Paper:  Early Expresso card stock, Butter Cream card stock from Taylored Expressions, London Market patterned paper, vellum card stock from SU

Ink:  Tea dyed distress ink from Ranger, Timber Brown, and Tuxedo Black from Momento

Stamps:  Verve One Person stamp set

Embellishments:  Tags from Ranger, Seam binding, Spellbinders Pinking Circle, Circles small die,  Water slide paper, Tim Holtz Rosette die, vintage buttons

My Favorite Things die and stamps

Hello everyone.  I hope everyone is having a wood week so far.  Wanted to share a card I made using a die and stamp combo from My Favorite Things Stamps.  This combo is called "First Class Friend".   I thought this would be a perfect card to send to my mom as she worked for the post office for over twenty years!  I still call her to ask how I should send things and which way to send to get the best rate.  I used papers from the This and That collection as well as cardstock in coordinating colors from SU.  The tag was cut using a cricut cartridge called "Sweet Treats", and the stamp edge was cut using a die that came with the stamps.  The die makes a complete postage stamp frame however I tried to stay with the sketch I used from the MFT blog and only used a part of the frame.  A couple of hand cut hearts are adhered to the bottom of the tag and my card is finished.  I hope everyone continues to have  a good week and thank you for stopping by.

hugs,
Anitra

Papercraft Star "Water" Challenge

Happy Wednesday!  Are you ready for another challenge over at the Papercraft Star?  This week's challenge is to use water (ocean, lake, river...) in your project for you chance to win some fabulous images from our sponsor The House Across The Bay.  As usual the photo is always avalible to use as inspiration.  For my card I used another darling image from Mo's digital pencil.  This little guy just melts my heart because he reminds me so much of my little guy.  He's all legs and arms too!  I started this card with a bordering blue card stock base from SU, matted with some striped paper from Webster's Pages.  I cut coordinating scraps from the paper collection and matted it with some red card stock from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment was printed directly onto the patterned paper and the inside says "one hot summer day at a time".  Because I just can't put a limit on embellishments I had to add some small brads along with a strip of red card stock punched with an EK success punch tucked behind the image.  I had fun coloring with my Copics and will send this one to Grandma.  She always loves to get cards from the grandkids.  She loves it even more when I add snap shots of my little monsters too.  I guess I'll be heading to the photo counter!  Now it's your turn!  Just link up your water inspired project by Monday 6:00 am Est for you chance to win digital images from The House Across The Bay.  For further inspiration stop by and check out our super talented Design Team ladies:

Jan

Sylvia

Ros (Spotlight Designer)

Jinny

Steph

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing what you create!  Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Anitra

I scream You scream We all scream for...

That's right everyone!  It's an ice cream challenge over at the Papercraft Star this week.  As usual the photo is here to use as inspiration if you chose.  For my card I started out using soft suede cardesotck as my base and matted papers from the This and That collection.  Then I used a digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil, called Lacy and colored her with Copic markers.  I have to admit I went a little over board with the rub ons.  I even put a little bird rub on under Lacy's foot but it smeared on me.  I say when rub on's go rouge, just stick a flower on it!  A bow finishes my card and this challenge is done!  I'm really trying to work with my Copic markers more often, and I have to say I'm getting to love them!  I hope you play along in this challenge for your chance to win some digital images from our sponsor The House Across The Bay.  Our spotlight designer Jinny has made made a gorgeous card using the images from THATB be sure to stop by and check it out along with the other DT members:-)  Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting.

Anitra