Happy Birthday

The scattered blooms are from MFT's Pressed Flowers.  I cut the center panels  with Stamplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch dies and mounted a sentiment from MFT's Queen for the Day on foam tape for dimension.

Thanks for your visit,

Christine

Linking to:

MFT Sketch Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge

Stamplorations Summer Theme and  Sketch

When Pigs Dance

I am blessed with so many outgoing, fun people in my life.  They bring such good, clean laughs with their abilities to "ham it up", so I use Hog Heaven from MFT often. This time, I added a home-made wobble mechanism, so the little pig jiggles as he "juggles" the cupcakes.  I just can't stop playing with it!   The card is designed to open from the top and to reveal a gift card pocket inside.

We are expecting a rainy weekend, so I plan to make some time to craft.  Hope your weekend is fun whether inside or outside.

Christine

Linking to:
MFT Birthday Project (wobble mechanism)
SSS Wednesday Challenge (AG)
Word Art Wednesday (AG)
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch

Birds of a Feather: Happy Birthday

Things have been SO busy since school started, and I only recently unpackaged these amazing MFT dies, snipped them apart, and placed them on magnetic sheets for easy access.  There's a great video on how to create this wreath, and I CASEd the example card.  I added my own twist with Papertrey Ink Edgers dies and the PTI Noted die.

It was a joy to play with some new dies and to have you visit,
Christine

Linking to:
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch

Sunday Stamps: Grace to Help

 I used my new Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Dies from Stamplorations to create the layers for the Sunday Stamps Sketch.  Verve's Autumn Leaves are scatter stamped over the base layer, and I used the beautiful verse from Hebrews as the focal point. It's a retired Verve product as is the lacy scalloped die used as the horizontal accent.

Thanks for taking a look,
Christine

Linking to
Sunday Stamps
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
PIP Challenge

MFT Sketch Challenge: Hello

 I love MFT's new Birds of a Feather dies and decided to use the birdhouse as the focal point of the sketch.  The background is chalked and embossed with a leafy pattern, and the diagonal piece was embossed with the Tim Holtz "Lumber" folder....it has such great dimension!

So thankful for a sunny Sunday, some time to craft, and for your visit,

Christine

Linking to:
MFT Sketch Challenge
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop
Tuesday Throwdown (Add some texture)
PIP Challenge

Fun Friday with Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.  This week, our sponsor is Digital Delight by Louby Loo.  I had fun using this pre-colored image to create a quick project with clean layers.  DDLL provides an option for colored digital stamps and for images one can print and color as desired.  I know that my DT sisters have some samples showing their mad coloring skills.

Please take time to see the design team's samples and to link up your own creations.  It's always fun to see what you have to share!

Thanks so much for taking time to visit,

Christine

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
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CAS cards are not my forte, but with a great sketch like the one Michelle has provided this week, it's hard to go wrong.  I watercolored several panels Sunday after church and added a Reverse Confetti Wreath and a few leaves from Verve's Autumn Leaves collection (retired) over a strip of wahsi tape.

I so hope you will have time to use this wonderful sketch to create a card or tag.

Thanks for your visit,
Christine