Eureka Stamps Challenge - Add Some Bling

I'm sure you know by now there is nothing I like better than bling, ribbon, lace, pearls, etc.  So when I found out the Eureka Stamp Challenge was to "add some bling" to my project, I knew I could do that.  What do you think?

Card Supplies:
6X6 card base
Background Paper - KandCo. Christmas paper
Images - Eureka Stamps Digi 35001 - Winter Set of 4 (I don't know why I always pick the digis that require the most coloring.  You think I would learn.
Ribbon
Stickles
Promarkers and Glitter Gel Pens used to color images:

Holly - Cardinal Red, Red, Berry Red, Lipstick, Holly, Forest Green, Gold Gel Pen
Pine Cone - Pine, Holly, Walnut, Cocoa, Caramel, White Gel Pen
Poinsettia - Cardinal, Berry Red, Red, Marsh, Lime, Gold Gel Pin, Stickles
Snow Flakes - Clear Glitter Gel Pen, Powder Blue
Backgrounds - Powder Blue

Thanks for visiting with us today.  I hope you will come over to our challenge and join in.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

Eureka Stamp Challenge - Vintage or Distressed

Today's challenge on Eureka's Stamps Challenge is Vintage or Distressed.  I'm not sure my card fits that description or not, but I got distressed making it.  LOL

Card supplies:

A2 card base

Image - Eureka Stamps digi#16204-Cornucopia

Label - Silhouette cut file #13610 Thanksgiving Tags.  I have always been very pleased with the cut files I get from the Silhouette online store but this one was a disappointment.  I had to rework the whole file.  I hope to do a tutorial on how I did that later this week.

Promarkers used to color image:

Basket - Cocoa, Tan

Corn - Gold, Tulip Yellow, Raw Sienna, Burgundy, Tea Green, Gray Green

Pumpkin - Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber

Grapes - Aubergine, Purple

Gourd - Holly, Ivory

Leaves - Burgundy, Lipstick Red, Mandarin, Honeycomb, Raw Sienna, Gold, Tulip Yellow

Small Pumpkins - Ivory, Satin

Thank you for stopping by today.  I've enjoyed Donna posting some lately.  I hope her life will settle down so she can enjoy her Happy Space.  God Bless You!!!!!! Peggy

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Use Floral Paper

The Monday Eureka Stamps Challenge is open and the theme is Use Floral Paper.  I chose to make my first Christmas card this year using non-traditional colors.

Card Supplies:
Card Base - Silhouette File #43211 by Lori Whitlock
Image - Eureka Stamps digi11301Christmas Bells Circle
Background Paper - KandCo. Christmas paper
Sentiment from same paper stack
Brad
Glossy Accents for the bells
Promarkers used to color image:
Holly - Peony, Pressed Leaf, Olive
Ribbon - Peony, Fresh Bloom
Bells - Ivory, Frozen Lake, Fresh Bloom, Silver Gel Pen
Background Icicle

Close-up of colored image.

Be sure to visit the Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog to see all the inspiration by the Design Team.  Thank you for stopping by our little corner of Blogland.  God Bless You!!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Crafting When We Can - 2W, 2E, C5 - Challenge #78 Christmas Come Early
My Perfect Life – W, 1E, JFF, Christmas –  Festive 48 ALWAYS ANY Christmas card (no weekly theme) 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - W,must be Christmas silent night
Paper Creator's Crafts 2W 3E SOR (W2) Early Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 74 - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Challenge - CAS

Our challenge at Eureka Stamps this week is Clean And Simple.  I'm loving CAS more and more.  CAS cards are not hard to mail and the clean lines have a beauty all it's own.  I chose a Eureka Stamps digistamp for my card.

Card Supplies:
4.5X6.5 Card Base
Image - Eureka Stamps Digi58002 - Frame Full of Flowers
Ribbon
Happy Birthday Stamp
Promarkers used to color this image:
Flowers - Peony, Pink Carnation, Fresh Bloom, Spring Lilac, Lilac, Lavender, Gold, Tulip Yellow, Heatwave, Ginger, Starfish, Sandune
Leaves/Stems - Forest Green, Leaf Green, Grey Green, Tea Green
Background - Almond
Frame - Eggnog, Pineapple Crush

I know I keep encouraging you all to join in the challenges.  It really is fun and there's always prizes.  I hope I'll see you there.  Please visit and see all the DT inspiration.  

Have a blessed Monday.  God Be With You!!!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - M, 2nd Monday, 1E - (deadline Sept 7) Summer Colours
Craft-Dee BowZ - M, E3, project must have bow - (Aug) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Flowers
Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 2) Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - M, 1E/week - (August) Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - W, E3, C10 - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Inspiration Challenge

Our theme today at Eureka Stamp Challenge is Inspirational.  I used digi11002 and digi14503 to make this card for a friend and her husband.  He was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.  The only thing I can do is pray for them and send encouraging cards.  

Card Supplies:
Base card is Silhouette Online Store file #64592 Pop Up Book Card by Lori Whitlock. 
Image - Eureka Stamps digi11002 Guardian Angel
Dies - Anna Griffin Cut & Emboss Dies
Background Paper - KandCo. Blue Awning Paper 
Markers used to color image:
Hair - Promarkers Umber, Walnut, Cinnamon, Tan, Satin
Skin - Promarkers Satin, Coral, Sunkissed Pink
Wings - Copics E41 for shading
Robe - Copics - E41, BV00 and Purple and Gold Gel Pens

Here is the inside of the card.

Card Supplies
Base card is Silhouette Online Store file #64592 Pop Up Book Card by Lori Whitlock. 
Right Image - digi14503 Bouquet of Angels Sentiment 
Left Image - Poppy by Anne's Digital Art - This was one of Anne's Freebies so I could not locate a place for you to download it.
Background Paper  - KandCo. Blue Awning Paper 
Frames - Frame by Birds' Cards.  This is another generous lady with her cut files.  She has lots of cut files that she gives away.
Promarkers used to color Poppy:
Leaf Green, Forest Green, Ginger and Spice

I hope you have enjoyed looking at this card and that you will try making it.  If you don't have a Cameo or Portrait machine, there is a tutorial at Beccy's Place on how to cut this card without a machine.


Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you over at Eureka Stamps Challenge.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Something With Wings

The Eureka Stamp Challenge for today is Something With Wings.  I'll bet you can't guess which item with wings I chose.  Oh, you cheated.  You looked at the picture.  I love butterflies and the fact they represent New Life.  I made this card with no coloring and I loved it.

Card Supplies:
5X5" card base - it is actually a label I bought from the Silhouette online store.  The item # is 40390.  I opened the label in Silhouette Studio, sized to the size I needed, mirror imaged it and welded the two together.  I think it made a pretty ornate card.
Image - Eureka Image #40403 Happiness Like a Butterfly
Die Cut - Anna Griffin Die
Flowers - large flower made with Cricut Cartridge Mother's Day Bouquet.  Small flowers are from a punch.
Butterflies - Martha Stewart punches
Gems
Ink to highlight the edges

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you will visit the challenge and see what the other DT members came up with for this challenge.  God Bless You!!! Peggy

 

Eureka Challenge - Monochrome

I have had out of town guests this week so I have not spent much time on my computer or making cards.  Have you ever had friends that you don't talk to every week or see as often as you would like?  But when you do get to see one another, it's as though you had never been apart.  That's the kind of friends my friends, Wanda and Dennis are.  They live in Charlotte, NC.  They even look over my pitiful attempt to show them around the area, which incidentally I know nothing about.  We had a good laugh over that one.  

I must quit rambling and get to my card for the Eureka Stamps Challenge.  Our theme is Monochrome.  I chose yellow as my color.

Card Supplies:
A2 card base
Background Paper - DCWV Lemon Flower Paper Stack
Image - QKR Stampede digi 16220 Bouquet Digistamp. I printed it on yellow paper and shaded it with Tulip Yellow and Gold.
Butterflies - punched with a Martha Stewart punch
Stickles - Flower centers
Ribbon

Don't forget to visit the Eureka Stamp Challenge Blog and look at all the inspiration by the Design Team.  Then enter your monochrome creations to win some digital images.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - Anything Goes
The Paper Players - W, C3 - #205 Sandy's Monochromatic Clean & Simple ChallengeCrafting At the Weekend -M,  E3, C Unlim #3 Anything Goes (always)
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - W, C10 #38 Anything Goes
Time 4 Scrap - 2W, 3E, C5 (W2 of 2) #43 Anything Goes 
Totally Gorjuss - W  #245   Butterflies
Fairy Tale - 2W, 2E - No. 96 - (W1 of 2) - Use a Digital Stamp Image 
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 66 - Anything Goes

 

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Sports

At the Eureka Stamp Challenge this week the theme is Sports.  Now I know very little about sports so as I was going through Eureka's digistamps, I found this cheerleader and decided to use her.  When I submitted my Design Team card I found out that 3 other DT members had chosen the same image.  We all created different cards so that worked out well.

Card Supplies:
5X6.5 Card Base
Background Paper - 6X6 Crate Paper Pad-Flea Market that I found at Tuesday Morning 
Image - Cheerleader by Eureka Stamps
Ribbon from my stash
Sentiment is computer generated using Silhouette online store cut file
Promarkers used to color image:
Pom Poms - Ruby, Black
Skirt - Ruby Cardinal
Shirt - shaded with Cool Gray 1
Socks - Ruby, Cardinal, Cool Gray 5, Black
Skin  - Sun-kissed pink, Vanilla, Coral
Hair - Cocoa, Tan, Sandstone

I want to thank you for coming by my blog today.  I look forward to your comments.  I hope your week is jammed pack with happiness.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Glitter n Sparkle - W - #93 Anything Goes
Crafting At the Weekend -M,  E3, C Unlim #3 Anything Goes (always) 
Pumpkin spice - 2W - #78 (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
Speedy  Fox and Friends - W, #220 Red 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - W, C10 #37 Anything Goes
Time 4 Scrap - 2W, 3E, C5 (W1 of 2) #43 Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Vacation

At Eureka Stamps today the challenge theme is Vacation.  I don't know why but I struggle with theme's like this.  I would rather have a theme that says, use ribbon, birthday, anything goes, etc.  That's just my feelings.  That being said, I worked with two images to come up with this card.

Card Supplies:
A2 card base
Images - QKR Stampede Image #24174Umbrella and Eureka Stamps Image #28902-Shell Border (I colored the shells & cut them out and pasted them on the "sand"
Sun - Cricut cartridge Mother's Day Bouquet-this is actually a flower image on this cartridge
I tore cardstock to make my sand and ocean.
Chalk - Clouds in sky - I'm not sure they show up in the picture.
Promarkers used to color the images:
Umbrella - Apple Green, ForestGreen, Yellow, and Tulip Yellow
Shells - Putty, Almond, Soft Peach, Satin, Ivory

Thank you for the visits today.  I pray your week will be filled with joy and happiness.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Catered Crop - 2W – Summer Lovin (week 2 
Come and Get It - W, Unlimited - Cool Things for Summer 
Fairytale Stampers - 3W, E1, must use stamp / digi stamp - #41Summer (week 1)
Catch The Bug - M, 3E, SIO – Anything Goes
Crafting At the Weekend -M,  E3, C Unlim #3 Anything Goes (always) 
Crafty Calendar - M, 1E -  Summertime Fun

Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E  - #156  Think Summer
Time 4 Scrap - 2W, 3E, C5 (W1 of 2) #42 Anything Goes
 


 

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Farm Animals

Today is a new challenge at the Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog.  Our theme is "Farm Animals".  I chose this cute little digistamp called "Rainy Day Duck" and this Feeling Under The Weather sentiment from the shop.  There are lots of cute digis available there.  

 Card Supplies
5X7 card base
Background Paper - WeRMemory Makers "Feeling Groovy" paper pack.  I found this paper pack at Tuesday Morning.  I had to have it. I don't think I can share this one with Donna. LOL
Image - Rainy Day Duck by Eureka Stamps and sentiment
Glossy Accents - for the rain puddle under the duck.
Gems
Promarkers used to color the image
Duck Bill - Gold, Raw Sienna
Duck - Tulip Yellow, Yellow, Primrose, and Gold
Ground -Green Chalk
Puddle - Powder Blue covered with Glossy Accents
Sky - Grey Chalk with a ray of yellow to show the end of the rain is near.

Thank you for your visits and your comments.  I hope you will visit Eureka Stamps Blog to see all the inspiration by the Design Team. God Bless You!!!  

    

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Friends

Do you have special friends who mean the world to you?  Today's challenge at Eureka Stamps would be a great time to  make them a card.  Our theme is friends.  This is my Design Team card for the challenge.

Card Supplies:
5X7 card base
Background Paper - Striped is DCWV Adhesive Fabric, Gingham is from my stash.
Image - Eureka Stamps digi15001 Friends Are  
Flowers - Floradoodles - I colored a couple of them to match the coloring on the image.  I also colored the center of them.
Liquid Pearls
Lace - from Michael's $1 bin
Promarkers  used to color image:
Hearts - Fuchsia
Bird - Pale Blue

Thank you for joining us for the beginning of another week.  I pray your's is a great week.  God Bless You!!!

Challenges for this card: 

Eureka Stamps Challenge - Thank You

You will never believe what I did yesterday.  Monday is Eureka Challenge day, so I create my card, write up my post and publish it only to realize a little while later, I had the wrong theme.  I had created a card for Friends which is next week's challenge.  I'm blaming it on this Shingles' medication.  LOL.  

Then I got busy and made one for our Thank You theme for this week.  There are several people I need to send a thank you card to for their help since I've had shingles.  This one I will give to Donna.  She is a wonderful daughter and she has taken me to the doctor, brought me food and done anything I needed her to do.  Thank you, Donna.

Card Supplies:
6.5 X 6.5 card base - Silhouette cut file-Fancy Square Frame Card by Samantha Walker - Image #41682
Paper - AC Specialty Paper - Damask
Image - Eureka Image -  digi3601(545) Flower Basket
Lace
Ribbon - There is a bow on the image but I put a tie bow over it.
Chalk for the background
Sentiment - Mega Mixed Messages by Papertreyink
Promarkers used to color image:
Basket - Almond, Putty
Flowers - Mango, Peach, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Primrose, Soft Lime, Terracotta, Mulberry, Plum, Grey Green, Tropical Orchid, Orchid, Amethyst, Aubergine
Leaves - Forest Green, Leaf Green
Bow - Lavender, Lilac

Thank you for visiting with us today.  Please stop by the Eureka Blog and join us in this challenge.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

TTCRD Challenge - Anything Goes

Before I start with my card, I want to talk a little about the Through The Craft Room Door Magazine.  It is filled with cards, layouts, craftroom illustrations and so much more. If you haven't subscribed you are missing a lot of inspiration.  Here is a little video featuring  
our Spring Edition.  The next one is due out very soon.  I hope you will visit TTCRD site and subscribe.


 
Today starts a new challenge at Through The Craftroom Door.  It will run for 2 weeks.  The theme is always "Anything Goes".  I made this card for my nephew who just graduated High School.  I'm sure he did that little "Happy Dance" when he got that diploma in his hand.

Card Supplies:
A7 Card Base -
Embossing - Cuttlebug Folder "Polka Dots"
Graduate Image - Eureka Stamps - digi18804(518) Boy Graduate
Certificate Emblem - Center is school emblem, Red & Blue are cut from Silhouette image #21745- 5 Images by Lori Whitlock 
Class of 2014- Image by CleverSomeDay
Thin Gold Ribbon
Promarkers used to color image:
Graduation Gown/Hat - Midnight, Indigo, Royal
Collar - Cardinal
Skin - Copic Skin White, Coral Promarker
Hair - Tan, Caramel, Cocoa
Pants - Black, Cool Gray 5
Shoes - Cool Gray 1, 3, 5
Diploma - Ivory, Putty

Thank you for stopping in today.  Does anyone have a home cure for the Shingles?  I'm ready to try anything right now.    I do appreciate your visits.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes 
Digi Makeover Challenge - W, SIO, must use digi - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - W, 5E - Something for the Men in Your Life 
Lawnscaping - 2W, 3E, F, C3 but must be different theme - (deadline June 11) Embossing

Cards Galore Encore - M, P1, E3 #6 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - 2W, P1/15, E3, Digi / Use a Die cut 
 Fairies Challenge Blog- 2W, P1/15  #26 Boys

Ladybug Crafts - M, P1, 3E  Something for the boys and/or use your dies

Really Reasonable Ribbon - P1/15, Must use Ribbon #96 Masculine

 

 

 

   

Eureka Challenge - Father's Day

Today is Eureka Stamps Challenge Day.  Our theme this week is Father's Day.  It's just around the corner so we need to be getting those cards ready.  My Dad left this earth for his heavenly home in 1999 and my husband left us for heaven in 2010.  Since then I've not made too many Father's Day Cards.  My son will probably get this one.  I kept it Clean and Simple.

Card Supplies:
A2 card base
Background paper from my stash
Image - Eureka's Father's Day Sentiment - digi9006 Happy Fathers Day with Stars. Eureka has quite a few lovely sentiments for Fathers but since my Father is not alive, it limited what I could use.  Please check out their digi stamps, rubber stamps and other products.
Labels - cut with Cricut Explore
Embossing - Cuttlebug folders 

Here's a close up of the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will join us in this challenge.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Creative Cutting Challenge - 2W, must use at least one SVG diecut - (Week 2) Father's Day Cards

ABC Challenge - P1/15  M is for Monochromatic 

Altered Eclectics - M, P7 - Anything Goes  

Card and Scrap - 2W, P1/15  #77 Clean and Simple

Country View Crafts' Challenge - M, P1 #16  ONLY MEN ALLOWED

Doodle Pantry - M, 1E, SIO, P1  #47 MAKE IT MANLY

Ladybug Crafts - M, P1, 3E  Something for the boys and/or use your dies

 

 

  

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO OUR TROOPS & VETS

 First let me say thank you to our troops and veterans.  Where would we be without you.  You have sacrificed so much for us and our country.  You deserve all the honor & tribute you receive.  Thank you from the bottom of our heart.

This was supposed to be my post for Eureka Stamps Design Team.  However, I have developed a case of the Shingles.  That's all I have to say to those of you who have had them.  I have been unable to do anything this past week and it's still not any better.  I am taking several meds the doctor has given me.  The meds have side effects so I'm kind of loopy in the head.  Donna has done a wonderful job of checking on me, bringing me food and doing anything I needed done.  My sister & her husband came for several days and took care of things. My son & daughter-in-law are coming next weekend.  I have such a wonderful family.  I am truly blessed.  I hope to be back crafting soon but until I get rid of this pain, I have to take it easy.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thank you for your loyal support. God Bless You!!!! Peggy

Eureka Stamps - Birthday Challenge

I was asked a week or so ago to join the Eureka Stamp Co. Design Team.  My first post is today.  This company has rubber stamps, digital stamps, supplies for scrapbooking, cardmaking, etc.  I hope you will go check them out for your crafting needs.  Our theme this week is Birthday.  I chose digi58201 - Tulip & Pansie Frame for my first card.

Card Supplies:

A2 Card Base
Background Paper - Digital Pansey Paper by Jak Heath
Image-Tulip & Pansie Frame by Eureka Stamps
Ribbon
Butterfly punched using Martha Stewart Punch
Promarkers used to color image:
Pansies - Aubergine, Purple, Gold
Pansy Leaves - Soft Green, Grey Green
Tulips - Tulip Yellow, Yellow
Tulip Leaves - Apple, Forest Green
Background - Ivory
Shading - Pebbles Chalk - Purple
Sentiment - stamp from my stash

Thank you for visiting with us today.  Please check out Eureka stamps for your crafting needs.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy