Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #9

Another Raspberry Suite Color Challenge
These challenges are fun and get my creative juices going. Dawn McVey does an awesome job selecting the colors for her challenges.
Here are the colors she chose this week.




Here is my fun card.


I made another butterfly from an old book. I sewed a couple of pages together and tore it out in the shape of a butterfly. I glued on some black rhinestones that are meant for clothes.

I used an old Domino piece and glued acrylic letters to it, also used black vintage lace.

2 Sketches 4 You: Kazan's 28

I'm having a ton of fun with these challenges.
This one is another 2 Sketches 4 You challenge. It's a big party over at 2 Sketches 4 You - they are still celebrating their anniversary and I think they will be all month. Go check them out.
This is a great sketch and comes together pretty nicely.
Here is my entry. I used Club Scrap Cardstock, fibers and stamp, MM {note}worthy,K&Company Urban chipboard flowers and ranger embossing powder.

Caardvarks: Depth perception challenge

Caardvarks has yet another awesome challenge The challenge: Create a 3-D paper crafting project. The winner of that challenge will get an awesome goody box from Club Scrap who happens to have the best cardstock in the world!

I made a small portfolio for this challenge. Initially I wanted to use it for a post it note holder but then I folded some paper accordion style and put pictures of each of my kids in there sort of a brag book style.




This is the regular tri-fold but I added another strip of paper to hold everything in there. Sort of like a small box.



The following pictures are not exactly in order but I wanted to show you some of the steps (for those of you who are visual)


This is how I attached the ribbon for tying

Use Your Stash Fabric challenge

Another challenge that got my creativity going - was a use fabric challenge by UYS.
They have a lot going on this month so check back to their blog often.
Here is my entry for that challenge.
This looks like a tiny purse but it's a tri-fold portfolio. I made it to hold a post-it pad (in your purse). This will be for a small hostess gift.




The ribbon in the middle is meant to hold the small pad of paper in place.


I used fabric that my mother in law had, Doodle bug pattern paper that I had on hand, the card board is from the back of a notebook, the beads are Club Scrap and the button is vintage.




If you'd like more specific instructions just drop me a note. I'd be happy to share.

One Little word Challenge - "Yes"

One little word is a challenge site. Like the title says they use "words" and you have to base your layout on the word they chose.
There is a lot of talent there and the designers style vary.
Here is my take on this weeks challenge:



Journaling reads:
"It all started when you were 5 years old. Your grandma would tell you that you could not do things the boys did because you were a girl. You'd would always say, "yes I can!" and you would try to prove that you could. You would climb trees and jump in the mud, you'd dig for bugs. You would even wrestle our brother. You had to prove that you could do anything boys could do. Here you are a sergeant in the U.S. Army still proving that you can do anything boys can."
I'm so proud of you! Girl Power May 2009

I used Club Scrap paper and several different stamps to make the pattern background paper. Everything I used I had in my stash for a long time so I don't know the manufactures names/products.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #8

Here is another awesome blog I just happen to stumble on.Dawn McVey She's so creative and continually updates her blog with lots of eye candy. She has color challenges and I just happen to find this one in the nick of time. I have about an hour to spare. Although my "raspberry" really isn't raspberry it's the closet to it I have on hand. Hope it qualifies for the challenge.
Here is the color challenge


Here is what I came up with:



Club Scrap paper, vintage buttons and ribbon is from Michaels.

2 Sketches 4 You:1st annual Ultimate Card Showdown

Nothing like a little challenge to get me going and then add a sketch to it and it's a bonus. Sketches make scrapbooking so easy and quick.
I came across this Sketch site today. 2 Sketches 4 You They are celebrating their first anniversary and have a sketch challenge. Go take a look, it's a fun site.
I needed to make an anniversary card for my in-laws. 52 years! I wanted some vintage stuff and some new stuff. The lace is vintage and the butterfly is made from a very old book that was ruined so I sewed a couple of pages together, tore it out to make it look like a butterfly and inked the edges to match. Followed the sketch, stamped "love" a few extras and all done. Fun and easy.



I liked how it turned out. I know my mother in law will love it.