Great Springtime Card Challenge from Hambo! WINNER!

Let's Catch some Butterflies!  This week's challenge at Hambo Hoedown is to use the very cute digi image Catching Butterflies by Hambo Stamps with some slight variations by...Me!  I picked out this great Spring Green paper with lots of flowers on it-the extra requirement of this challenge.  Next, I decided to substitute the image NET with some MAGIC MESH-how perfect did that work out!  I also used this as an accent instead of a ribbon!  The Butterfly is part of the image but I added the clear BLING to simulate its' flight.  Added one of the sentiments that's in the set and Voila! it's a great card to send to a family member or friend.  I got these great 6x6 label Card Blanks from a trip to the CES store online and couldn't wait to use them.  I finished the inside with some coordinated paper.

Join our Blog Hop on Scrapbook Place!

Welcome to our Mother's Day and Father's Day Blog Hop!  Expect to see some great cards, layouts and projects that will hopefully inspire you to find a handmade way to show your love for your parents. 

And what would a Blog Hop be without prizes??  This month, we have a lovely offering from Shannon Leffew.  Here's what she has to say about herself:

Hello! I am a wife and SAHM of 4. I have been scrapbooking since 1997 and have since fell in love doing altered projects. I created my etsy store to earn a little extra income. I feature mostly flowers in my store but I will also do custom orders for almost anything. In my spare time I also like to garden, take pics, read and host parties. Please stop by my blog and leave me some love http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com .  I would also love it if you would visit me at my Etsy store HERE. 
Pictured is just a sampling of her flowers.
Since we are so close to Mother's Day, I will feature her on this blog today:
While my Mom has been gone for a while, I still have many fond memories of her: Drawing artsy pictures on my lunch bag to take to school (oh how I wish I'd saved those-they were SO good), Of going to visit her down in the basement of the Visual Arts dept at NCState University where she was a Darkroom Technician-she would develop pictures for all the Professors and would let me "create" pieces of art using the photo lab and her developing rooms, her beautiful writing even after she had had a stroke that kept her from saying what she truly wanted to say...One funny instance occured when she was visiting us and we were remodeling the kitchen.  This was after the stroke and of course because of the construction, people were in and out, during the summer, flys coming in too-she was wanting to make herself useful and was looking for the fly swatter to keep them at bay.  Well, bless her soul, she couldn't make us understand what she was looking for-finally she burst out with "SPLATTER-ALL"...HeHe I think we figured out what she was wanting and How appropriate!
I miss her everyday but will always cherish her smile, especially when I look at my daughter and see her looking back at me...
So, check out our offerings here, and then hop on down the list to see what everyone else has in store for your viewing pleasure.  Don't forget to leave a little love at each blog. Everyone who does gets a chance to win some beautiful flowers from Shannon!  Then come back here and tell us a favorite story about your mom or dad.  After all, where would we be without our parents!                                                   


Here is the Blog Hop order. Have fun, and if you get lost along the way, come back---you don't want to miss anyone's post!

Melissa

Karissa

Carolyn-That's me!

Linda

Teresa

Your Scrapbook Place-return here and tell us your fave mom or dad story!

Thank you for joining us and come back real soon!

Glitter and Glam on SquiggleFly Challenge #18-WINNER

This weeks challenge at the Squiggle Fly website is to use Stickles (or any other form or glitter glue) somewhere on your project. They want you to use one of their images so I chose this adorable Mermaid-I just Luv her hair!  To win a prize you must do so, but it is not required to participate.
I made a Criss Cross Card with a band circling it to keep it closed. Some of the details of the card features are:  

• Starfish paper on the band, baker's twine and Fish buttons dangling
• Gloss finished "Seaweed" print paper on the flaps
• and this printed paper cut out and used individually as floating seaweed on foam dots
• Blue and Green Stickles used  on her tail, Platinum Stickles on her sea shell top, and copper Stickles woven through her wavy hair
• Aqua Embossed Bubble handmade paper to simulate the bubbles in the ocean as a background

Had a great time making this card!  Hope you enjoy it and come back to visit real soon~Carolyn

My Blog is under Arrest!

I was asked to make a couple of cards for our small town Police Chief and Deputy for National Police Week which is upon us.  What fun this was! I used great cardstock sitckers from Creative Imaginations, with silver and gold star brads.  These great Free Clip Art of the 2 officers was found online and I just fancy cut them and put pop dots under for dimension.  On the inside of both cards, I stamped Gold stars and printed out a great sentiment.  Hope you enjoy looking at these and remember all these brave men and women that put their lives in danger for us every day, no matter what the size of town.
 ~Carolyn

Girly Girly Birthday Easel Cards-Something new

I will tell you right up front I was inspired to create this beautiful card while I was blog surfing. I found Papercraft Inspirations and will go back again and again to be inspired.  I hope no one will take my scraplifting as an insult but a tribute to their awesomeness!
That being said, I love the feminine feel of this blue card with the pearls, paper lace (thanks Pammie), ribbons, flower punchies.  The paisley paper I used is embossed with blue glossy accents making it catch the light.

Then I decided to try one with a different punchie and vintage yellow and Red rose paper with a grungy feel to it.  The "dress" is mounted on yellow vellum/mounted on the rose paper with orange/yellow bling at each flower center. I added some delicate flourishes (thanks Teresa!), crystal buttons, cream ribbon and paper lace.  I can't wait to send these to some dear friends!  I will place this on the ScrapBook Place Blog where our challenge for the month is FLOWERS-I love this time of year-everything's so pretty!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

• Paper Makeup # 35-Flowers
• One Stop Craft Challenge #181-Celebrations
• SSDS Challenge-Ribbons & Bows

Belated Birthday cards...you never have enough!

Couldn't imagine that I'd forgotten a good friends' Birthday but there it was..I saw this cute sentiment a while back on a card with a tractor and just laughed at the humor!  Since it's for a Girlfriend, I knew that Cheryl Alger had this Farmer Girl image that I adored-Perfect!  This ought to give my City Slicker friend a chuckle! I pulled out my rusty red textured cardstock,added a touch of raffia, some wheat and cow paper and of course you gotta have red gingham, added my fav embellies Buttons (this time with coiled wire through them) and finished the inside on this 6x6 card as you see here.  
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
 Willow Sketchie Challenge, Die Cuts 
Penny's Paper-Crafty -Birthdays
Ladybut Crafts Ink #59-Birthdays
Think I'd better stock up on some more of these type cards to have on hand! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Carolyn

Hambo's Bailey LUVS Bright Colors!

Using the Sketch from Seems A Little Sketchy #11 sure helped this card for Hambo Hoedown go together real fast!  I used the free digi image  called "Bailey Flower"  by Hambo Stamps that I received from playing in last week's challenge and one of three sentiments that are included with the image-it's a great way to build your collection up gals!  You also had to include the colors purple, orange, and Hot Pink in the layout . This really pushed me out of my comfort zone but that's how you grow and learn new things.

I'm entering this in the following:

• Hambo Hoedown-Bailey Flower
• SALS #11-Sketch

Thanks for looking-come back soon!