The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge #35

Front View of Mini Book

 

 

Welcome to the first challenge for 2013, Anything Goes, at The Squirrel and The Fox!

 

We're sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and I'm using their Sunflower 1 image on the cover of my mini book. I love sunflowers and you might note that I've used this image before but what can I say, I really like it. :) A big thank you to Robyn's Fetish for providing the design team with images to play with! You can visit the challenge blog to see what my teamies created with their images or click their links on my right sidebar.

Now for my Mini Book which features some of my favorite quotes and Scriptures. It will sit on my desk and provide instant encouragement, anytime. I should note that I used black medium weight chipboard for the base and cut each one to 4.5" square. A Cinch binding machine made it a snap to put this project together and I opted to bind it at the top so each page will flip easily.

pg. 1

pg. 2

pg. 3

pg. 4

pg. 5

pg. 6

Side View

I used dp's from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker collection and cs in my three main colors of red, yellow and black. All of the edges were distressed with Black Soot Distress Ink and black alpha's from The Paper Studio and red tiny type alpha's from Cosmo Cricket spell out the title on the front cover. Throughout I've used various stamps and dies and you can check the supply list for those details.

 

Super fun project that inspired me to make more of these to give as gifts. Everyone can use a little encouragement, right. Thanks for taking the time to visit me today! 

 

Congrats to the Winners and Top 3 of Challenges #33 & #34!!!

 

Happy Crafting,

Lisa xx

 

 

Stamps:

pg. 1-Words of Wisdom & Borderline (Verve); Friendship Blooms (Taylored Expressions)

pg. 2- Philippians 4:13 & Curvy Cross Plain Janes, Borderline Set (Verve)

pg. 3- Faith & Hope (TE); Sewing Box-Hugs (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

pg. 4- Thankful (TE); Borderline (Verve)

pg. 5- Jeremiah 29:11 Plain Jane (Verve)

pg. 6- Unity Quote Bundle (Unity Stamp Co.)

 

Dies:

Front Cover-Spellbinders Classic Ovals Lg. & Scalloped Ovals Lg.

pg. 1- Friendship Blooms, Leafy Branch  and Frame It Up Dies (TE)

pg. 2- Curvy Cross & Tagged Rectangle Dies (Verve)

pg. 3- Classy Label Die (Verve)

pg. 5- Spellbinders Label Eight; Layering Doily Die Lg. (TE)

 



Challenge #32 - Summer or Winter

 

It's December 1st and time for a new challenge at The Squirrel and The Fox where we'd like to see your summer or winter themed paper crafting projects. Here in America we are entering the winter season and the days are getting colder in my neck of the woods so I opted for a summer card to warm me up. ;) The sunflower is a favorite of mine and this image provided by Robyn's Fetish was a pleasure to create with. Be sure to check out what the design team made to inspire you using more of Robyn's wonderful images by visiting the challenge blog or by clicking their links on my right sidebar.

For sketch inspiration I played along with this fun sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday by Arlana Patten.

 

 

 

 

Sponsor

Robyn's Fetish

  Prize is winner's choice of 5 digital stamps.

 

 

 

Have Fun Crafting Everyone!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Ghoulish Greetings Everyone!

It's time for another fun challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and this time our lovely hostess is Annette. She'd like to see "Things with Wings" and if you'll drop by the TTT blog you can see the wonderful tutorial she created on how to create clouds. Be sure to check it out (it's awesome) and her pretty card as well. You can view all of my teamie's inspiration by visiting the TTT blog or clicking their links on my right sidebar. As for the challenge theme it can be anything with wings (i.e. dragonflies, bees, bats, birds, planes, butterflies, pesky flies, moths, ladybug, fairy, dragon, etc.) and if you choose to leave a tip please put TIP by your name when you link up. You can enter up to 3 projects and 3 tips so good luck everyone and congratulations to our current winners! Here's my Top Tip which I used on this card-if your stamped image needs to be a little larger simply outline with a pen/sharpie and color in with a dark color. No one will ever know unless you tell them, so don't. ;)

Robyn's Fetish  supplied the design team with images to create with and we're very appreciative. I loved the BOO Word Art  and there are so many ways to use this fun image. I promised to share a tip about word art and here it is: cut your letters out & mat for a bolder presentation. They visually stand out and it allows you to change the orientation making the image more versatile. I also have an enabler alert to share if you are a fan of Robyn's Fetish - they are having an Autumn Sale with 35% off all inventory through October 31st. :) On to my card, I printed the image on Choice Snow White paper, cut the letters, colored with Copic markers, embellished with purple stickles and matted to black cardstock. I followed along with the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday #174 for inspiration and it only occurred to me as I looked at my finished card that there wasn't one thing in sight with a wing on it. Seriously, are you kidding me? LOL A few stamped & fussy cut bats fixed my predicament though. :) I think if my head wasn't attached I'd be in real trouble these days. :(  The papers I used are from a fun little Halloween pack by Pebbles called Tricks and Treats and three Bazzill buttons with twine help me stay on track with my sketch. Taylored Expression's Frightful Night stamp set supplied me with my sentiment and the flying bat stamp from the Fright Night Favors  set. I used a banner from the Easy Rosette 017 by The Cat's Pajamas to place my sentiment on and it was stamped in Dusty Concord Distress Ink and the edges were outlined with Black Soot Distress Ink by Ranger. My black metallic ribbon is from American Crafts and was also a sketch requirement. I love making 6x6 cards because there's so much real estate space, as they say, to work with.

Things with Wings Challenge

 

 

Our fabby Sponsors

 

Simon Says Stamp

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In business since 2002, Simon Says Stamp is striving to offer you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. We stock over 100,000 items in our warehouses so that we can offer you quick service and one stop shopping at a great price!

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Robyn's Fetish

 

1 Lucky winner 4 stamps of their choice!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

 

 

 

Playing Along With:

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #145

Catered Crop-Halloween Screams Week 2

Paper Play Challenges Wk. 40-Shine On

Papertake Weekly Challenge-All Creatures Great & Small

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #35-Anything Goes

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #4

Paper Issues: Halloween Harvest Time!

Ribbon Carousel Blog Challenge 73 - Halloween Spirit

Colour Q Challenge #158

 

 

 

 

Before I go I'd like to wish my darling daughter a very "Happy 18th Birthday" today. We love you so much Sara!!! Thanks for stopping by and we're looking forward to seeing your amazing "Things with Wings" creations. 

Happy Crafting!

Lisa 

 

One Layer Card

We have a brand new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday for you. The lovely Deneen is our hostess this fortnight and she is challenging you to create a card with only one layer. Before you panic she's put together a fabulous tutorial on the TTT blog with great ideas for making your one layer card stand out. Click the link to view it and all of the amazing inspiration by my teamies and our guest designers. The DT was privileged to work with images from Robyn's Fetish and my card features Gilded Christmas Dove. I determined what colors I wanted to use and laid the base color down with Copic's. To get the stained glass effect I was going for I applied opal liquid pearls on the body of the dove and stickles in red, green, yellow, and royal blue to highlight the graphic design. My tip-I used a black Copic marker to outline the edge of my digital image which visually lifts it off the page. A craft knife helped me trim a few of the tail feathers setting my dove in motion and I'll use a die cut label to cover my teeny tiny cuts on the inside. Some of us on the DT struggled with this challenge, myself included, and Samantha was kind enough to let us add some bling and ribbon if it wasn't too much. ;) So I did and now it doesn't feel so bare lol.

One Layer Card Challenge   

Our fabulous Sponsors are

Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp is offering a $20 gift voucher to spend in their store!!
In business since 2002, Simon Says Stamp is striving to offer you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. We stock over 100,000 items in our warehouses so that we can offer you quick service and one stop shopping at a great price!
Happy customers are the heart of our business.
We work hard to find and deliver to you the latest in stamping and paper crafting supplies! Attending classes, workshops, and sales meetings around the world, our goal is to keep our product offerings fresh and current. Make us your one stop easy shop - and we'll deliver right to your door!

Robyn's Fetish

1 Lucky winner 4 stamps of their choice!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is
owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Fred She Said $20 Voucher!

Tracey from Fred She Said says:
Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-coloured images, Papers, Sets, and Fred's Flower Kits. Have some fun with Fred!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Make It Monday #102 Challenge, Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes, Crafty Creations Challenge #182-Olympic Colors,  Catered Crop- White Pages Recipe Swap Quickfire, and 52 Card Pickup-Week 32.


Now it's your turn! Have fun with this challenge and don't stress about it. It always helps to try something different and stretch those creative muscles. :D Thanks to all of you who play along with us and to our amazing guest designers. Congrats to all the winners too! Have a great week everyone and I look forward to seeing your cards.

Hugs,

Lisa