Category: Challenges

Card Making, Challenges, Tuesday Morning Sketches

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Anne Slattery

One of the challenges I like to play along with is Tuesday Morning Sketches. The December Flavor of the Month Kit arrived in my mailbox yesterday from Scrapping for Less and here is the card I created.

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There are four different collections in the Flavor of the Month. I pulled out the second collection and used the Stamp – Penguin with a Mug by Stamping Bella; papers called “Chill” by Scrapping for Less; and the Sequins by Buttons Galore. I used a sentiment from collection #1 Bear Hugs by Sunny Studio. The card base is Sno Cone from MFT which is also included in the Flavor of the Month.

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Card Making, Challenges, Kids, Send A Smile 4 Kids

Scrapping for Less

Anne Slattery

I subscribe to Flavor of the Month Card Kit by Scrapping for Less. The first kit I received was called For the Love of Pets and I created this card using “Puppy Pals” (Newton’s Nook) for the current challenge over at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.

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Along wih the kit each month comes four sketches to help you create cards. This card was based on sketch #2. All of the papers came with the kit as well as the adorable bone paper clip. The image was colored with copics.

I am a shipper for Send A Smile 4 Kids and this card will be going to them.

Linking this up on Scrapping for Less’ FB page.

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Card Making, Challenges, Hero Arts

Rainbow Card Challenge #1

Anne Slattery

Scrolling through some of my favorite bloggers yesterday I was very excited when I came upon a brand new challenge – The Rainbow Card Challenge. The theme this month is Red Romance. Sorry the image is a little glaring (dreary day here in the NE).

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I used versa mark ink and stamped the Simon Says Stamp Sketched Flower image and embossed with gold detail embossing powder onto red cardstock (MFT). I used a prisma color white pencil to color in some of the flowers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

In addition to shipping cards for Send A Smile 4 Kids I donate handmade cards to Nursing Homes and two Veteran’s Homes in PA, (Philadelphia and Erie). This card will be going to one of the Nursing Homes.

I would also like to participate in the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs – Anything Goes
Ellibelle’s Corner – Sparkle and Shine

Card Making, Challenges, Stinkin Inkers

Stinkin’ Inkers Just Because

Anne Slattery

I love sending cards for no reason or to let someone know I am thinking of them. They could be sick or going through some tough times. Sending a card can lift their spirits for just a moment and may arrive in their mailbox just at the right time.

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The Stinkin Inkers challenge for November is “Just Because”

My card for the Design Team:

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Simon Says Stamp – Sketched Flowers stamps (florals and sentiment), and teal cardstock
GinaK Designs – white card base
Ranger – white detail embossing powder
Prisma Color Pencil – white
Ribbon from my stash

Hop on over to the blog and see what the design team are showcasing and be inspired to join in and linkup your creation.

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Card Making, Challenges, Send A Smile 4 Kids, Stamps of Life, Tuesday Throwdown

Tuesday Throwdown Circles

Anne Slattery

This week’s challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown is Crazy Circles. My circles may not be crazy but I had crazy fun creating this card.

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Stamps – Stamps of Life
Inks – Catherine Pooler
You Die Cut – Casual Friday
Sentiment – computer generated
Cardstock – stash, white red green and blue

All of my cards go to either Send A Smile 4 Kids or to the Veteran’s Homes in PA.

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Card Making, Challenges

Pumpkin Spice Season

Anne Slattery

It finally feels like FALL here in the Philadelphia area. We had the air conditioner on last week and this week we are turning on the heater. I love that about the Northeast – the four seasons. I am not about leaves – we have four huge trees in our yard and the leaves are just begining to fall (very late this year). So I guess we will be raking until Christmas. I do however love Pumpkin Spice anything!

Here is my card today. The stamp I used on this card reminds me of my daughter who is Vegan but has to have her Pumpkin Spice Lattes!

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  • Scrapping For Less Flavor of the Month (September) Collection Three
    Teresa Talks Fall by Scrapping for Less colored with Copics
    Papers – Stay Awhile by Bo Bunny
  • Pale Gold embossing powder by Ranger
  • Embellishments from stash

I am participating in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday – Food or Drink
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie – See cookie photo for inspiration.
Words 2 Craft By – Use the words this month to inspire you.
Crafty Hazlenut’s Patterend Paper – Patterned Paper

 

Card Making, Challenges, Kids, Send A Smile 4 Kids, Tuesday Throwdown

Missing U

Anne Slattery

The challenge theme this week over at Tuesday Throwdown is Missing You. I was playing around this week and had a bib card fold started. Here is my card for the challenge.

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Inside when opened.

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  • Scrapping For Less September Happy Fall Ya’ll Flavor of the Month Collection One
    Bumblebee Marci La-La Land
    Bumblebee Ephemera
    Sequins by Buttons Galore
  • Computer Generated Sentiment
  • Uni Ball Signo White Gel Pen

I would like to participate in the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge and Cardz 4 Galz — Fancy Folds.
4 Crafty Chicks has a challenge to finish the inside.
Double D – Dots and Stripes

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Card Making, Challenges, Send A Smile 4 Kids, Tuesday Throwdown

Tuesday Throwdown 412

Anne Slattery

The current challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is For A Cause. I love donating my cards to good causes. I am one of many volunteer shippers for Send A Smile 4 Kids and collect donated cards from generous card makers all across our country to send to three hospitals for inpatient children who are seriously ill. I just recently started sending cards to the Vets in Pennsylvania Veterans Homes. I donate cards to a local nursing home at Christmas and also to my church for widows/widowers for Valentine’s Day.

The card I am sharing today will be going to my childhood friend Peggy who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer — cancer in both breasts different kinds of cancer in each breast. Good news is the PET scan was clear. On a side note – if you can’t remember when to get your mammagram choose to do it for your birthday each year and you won’t forget.

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I used Simon Says Stamp Spring Flowers heat embossed with Ranger white detail embossing powder adhered to a Kraft cardbase and colored with Copics. Thinking of You Dies and Stamp are from Casual Fridays.

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Card Making, Challenges, Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge, Kids, Send A Smile 4 Kids

Boo Ti Ful Halloween

Anne Slattery

Today I created a Halloween card using a stamp and die set from Sugar Pea Designs called Monster Mash.

I would like to play along at Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge #11. The challenge is to use black and white and only one other color (I chose orange). They call it Double Trouble because there is always a twist or two (check them out they are a really fun challenge). One of the twists to to link your card up to  The Crafters Cafe Challenge.

Also I will be playing along with Cards In Envy which is to create Something Spooky. Because I am a volunteer for Send A Smile 4 Kids I like to make non scary kid friendly cards.

I will also be playing along with my friends at Live Love Cards and linking this card up to Darlene’s Halloween Challenge.

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Here is a close up of all the sparkly glitter cardstock (doesn’t rub off) I used.

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Card Making, Challenges, Little Red Wagon, Tuesday Throwdown

Splatter It

Anne Slattery

The current challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown is to “Splatter It”. I got out all my different sprays and cut down  a 5.25×4.0 watercolor panel, put the panel in my ink box and spritzed away to create my splatter panel.

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I let the panel dry overnight. Using the large You die cut from the 2 You’s Casual Fridays (Catherine Pooler) I die cut it into the middle of the splattered panel and adhered it to black card stock. Using white heat embossing powder I embossed the I’m here for onto black card stock, and cut it on an angle before adhering to card. To balance it all out I used some black enamel dots to complete the card.

This was a fun and easy card and fits the bill for a masculine card as well. My brother is going through a tough time dealing with a friend’s illness, so this card is going off to him.

In addition to Tuesday Throwdown I would like to participate in the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps and More – Make your mark
Crafty Gals Corner – Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts Challenge – Anything Goes/All About Men and Boys
Little Red Wagon – Old or New Trends (old trend – ink sprays, new trend – white embossed onto black cardstock for sentiment)

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