Scraptastic Mondays

It is with a sad heart to say that this will be my last DT post for Scraptastic Mondays. Cindy has decided not to do challenges anymore. I want to thank Cindy for having me on her DT and for being such a wonderful person to work with. It was a GREAT experience for me and it got me into a whole new field of paper crafting, creating with digi's. With that being said, here is my project:
I made this fun gift card holder. I used Cindy's X-mas Girl With Banner digi. Isn't she ADORABLE! I colored her with Copics and added stickles to her hat and pom. I stamped the sentiment in the banner using a stamp from Whimsical Designs Snow Much Fun stamp set and added a thin layer of stickles over the top to give it some sparkle. I created the gift card holder around this digi. I can give you the basics of how I did this, but I will not be able to give you exact directions. I started by cutting a 4.5 X 11 inch piece of cardstock. I glued down the digi at the top center leaving enough room to trim around it. I placed my gift card under the digi and used a pencil to draw where I wanted the fold and the top of the card. I then placed my glue bottle in the center top and traced around it to get the tab to close it and cut it out. I cut slits in the corners for the gift card and cut around the underneath of the banner for the tab to fit into to close it. I made the front by cutting a piece of cardstock 1/8 inch smaller and stamped it with a snowflake stamp from Whimsical Designs So Much Fun stamp set and added stickle dots to it. I added ribbon to it and glued it down. I added a bow and a tag that I cut and wrote from hand.
I hope you all liked my project and thanks for looking! Please don't forget to check out what the rest of the amazing DT had created. Have a great day!
I am entering this into Robins Creative Cottage linky party.

Scraptastic Mondays Challenge #5

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Scraptastic Mondays! This time the challenge is to create a card or project with a snowman or snowflake with a Winter Wonderland theme. Stephanie from Whimsical Desgins has generously donated her Snow Much Fun stamp set for the winner of this challenge. There will also be a second place winner picked at random for 3 of Cindy's AWESOME digis! Check them out in her store HERE.
I LOVE the way this card turned out! This is one of my FAVORITE of Cindy's digis. It's called Snowman With Wreath. I colored it with colored pencils and added Stickles to the leaves, mittens, and dots to the bow. I mounted it to a mat cut from Love You A Latte. The banner and font was cut from Birthday Bash and I added gems to the corners. I cut the snowflake from Winter Lace and added a gem to this as well. To finish I tied a bow and embossed the background with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. I also finished the inside with matching paper and stamped the sentiment from Whimsical Designs Whimsical Fun Vol. 1 stamp set.
I hope you all like my card and please check out what the other amazingly talented DT has to show you. I can't wait to see what you will create! Have a great day!
Don't forget to leave a comment HERE for a chance to win Slumber Party for the Whimsical Design Stamp Release/500 Follower Giveaway!

Scraptastic Mondays Challenge #3

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Scraptastic Mondays! This time the challenge is to create any fold card you like, but not a shaped card or A2 single fold. It must include ribbon, and a cut from a die, Cricut, or a punch. You do NOT have to use a digi, so please come check out the new challenge and play along.
For my card, I made a Criss Cross card. The tutorial can be found HERE. I just love this fold card and I can't believe that this is the FIRST time I've ever made one! I used Cindy's Digi Xmas Penguin and colored it with Copic markers. The scallop mat behind the image and the tag pull is from the Lacey Circles Nestabilities set. I tied a ribbon for the pull and added a strip of matching paper to the indside card.
Please make sure to check out what the rest of the DT has for inspiration and I can't wait to see what you will create! Have a great day!

Scraptastic Designs Blog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Scraptastic Designs Blog Hop! If you came here from Cathryn then you're in the right place. If you just stopped by, please start at the begining at Cindy's Scraptastic Designs so you won't miss a thing.
We are showcasing some of Cindy's Digital stamps for you all to see and to get you pumped for the new Scraptastic Designs challenges starting on November 7th at 10 am. If you would like to check out her SUPER CUTE digi stamps please click on the SHOP page at Cindy's Scraptastic Designs.
For my project I chose to do a Box In A Bag. I found the tutorial here if you would like to check it out. I embossed the bag with Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder and punched the bottom band with a Martha Stewart border punch. The tag is one of Cindy's digi's called Sweet Gingerbread Tags. I colored it with colored pencils and added a striped line to the frame to create the candy cane effect. I added Stickles to the berries, button, and white on the candy cane stripe. I then mounted it to a piece of red cardstock and trimmed around the edges. I tied a piece of twine to the tag and attatched it to the crinkle bow at the top.
I hope you all enjoyed seeing my project and will come check out the new challenges starting on Monday! Don't forget to leave a comment on all the designers blogs to be eligible to win the grand prize which is 3 of Cindy's Digis of your choice and a set of 12 Prisma Colored Pencils.
Your next stop is the talented Karen!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I have a card to show you today that I did with Cindy's Digi Halloween Kitty! I think this is one of the cutest images! I colored it with Copics and cut it out. I mounted it on pop dots and added brads to the frame. I tied a crinkle ribbon and stamped the sentiment. I hope you all will join us for the Blog Hop to welcome Cindy's new challenges called Scraptastic Mondays! So mark your calenders for Nov. 4th at 7 p.m.!

Scraptastic Mondays!

Hello everyone! I have some exciting news to share!!! I have been asked by Cindy of Cindy's Scraptastic Designs (formerly Cindy's Little Creations)  to be a part of her first Design Team! YAY! I am so very honored that she asked me to be a part of this. She designs the CUTEST digis and will be opening a digi shop and starting up challenges every Monday called Scraptastic Mondays! The challenges will start on Monday November 7th and EVERYONE can play. You can create anything using whatever medium you choose. In other words you do not have to use digi's to play. But I have a feeling that when you see some of the cute things you can do with them, you will want to use them.
For my card I used Cindy's Digi Sweetie Scarecrow and colored it with colored pencils. The pumpkins were cut from Doodlecharms at 1 and 3/4 of an inch. I stamped the sentiment with a stamp from My Craft Spots Happy Fall set and used the Mesh Texture cuttlebug folder for the embossed background. Everything was inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink.
I hope you all will come welcome Scraptastic Mondays and play along with the challenges starting Nov. 7th! Have a great day and thanks for looking!