DYSU Challenge 55, Patterned Paper

Hi everyone!

Welcome to a new challenge at Do You Stack Up?! 

This week we want to see PATTERNS!!  

Whether you use patterned design paper or create your own,

 we want to see your colorful creations. 

Our Sponsors

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My Little Shoebox Surprise Goodie Bag

I used the Audrey line from My Little Shoebox to create a layout and a card. The colors and patterns of this line are perfect for all those feminine projects. The rolled flowers are cardstock punch outs from the collection-how cool is that? All the coordinating papers, stickers, alphas and punch outs from this line made these projects come together so easily.

For my layout, I used some funny pictures of my daughter wearing a blonde wig when she was little. Do you think this should have given me a hint of the desire for blue hair 12 years later? lol

The card was made with scraps from the layout and cardstock shapes.

Extra! Extra!

A challenge to use a Mo Manning image for a CAS card. That's right up my alley! I loved this image the first time I saw it. I think it's so darned cute and can be used for many different occasions. That versatility makes buying a stamp a no-brainer.

Hop on over to the DP2 Challenge and take a look at all the awesome CAS cards that have been created with Mo Manning images.

Happy Happy Birthday

CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week is to use scallops on a card. I needed a birthday card for a boy and REALLY wanted to use this adorable Stamp and Create stamp too. Nothing fancy, old standby layout but how can you go wrong with this cute puppy? I'm posting late this week but head on over to CAS-ual Fridays to see all the fun scalloped creations.

For the Birds

The challenge over at Less Is More this week is to make a one layer card with birds as the subject. There are MANY lovely cards over there this week. Hop on over, get some inspiration and give it a go. I know most of us have birds of some sort in our card making arsenal. lol

I went with this Hope Jacare digital stamp. Love this whimsical hen with attitude! I just wish I was better at drawing lines-I always have trouble at the corners. Sigh...

DYSU Challenge 54, Pink

Hi everyone. This week we are having a "Pink" challenge at Do You Stack Up?!. So think pink and come on over and play!

Our sponsor

The Stamps of Life

Winner's choice of 2 stamps sets



I was provided with the awesome friends4ever stamp set by the Stamps of Life for my projects this week. I used one of the sentiments along with the leaves for this card.

I used the leaves stamp again for my layout. I really like the versatility of this image. It's scaled to work perfectly for both cards and layouts.

The patterned papers are all from My Little Shoebox, Audrey collection. Yummy!

Summer Fun

I love the pictures on this LO. They were taken by the rafting company and really capture the fun my husband and daughter were having. My son was also on the raft...hiding behind everyone. It was not his kind of adventure, but he was a sport about it.

This LO was done for the Scrap Whispers game and the big reveal for this round was today. Happily, the team I was on was the winning team this time. I'm just glad I didn't have to choose as there were so many fantastic LOs from all the teams. Way to go everyone and congrats to my fellow teammates. Hop on over and check out how the game is played. It's a lot of fun and there are also challenges offered while the main game is being played.

Pincredible!

I think this card will be received with a roll of the eyes. As I've mentioned before, my daughter loves to tell me I'm not as funny as I think. And yet...I persist in trying to get a chuckle, a grin or even a laugh out of her. I think this strategy will only work if money is involved. lol

The challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays is to use chipboard. I LOVE chipboard and hoard it like crazy. Especially the small scale pieces that work for cards. I broke out Maya Road rolling pin chipboard for this card. I colored them with markers and added Glossy accents to the pins. Lined them up on the inside of the card and used a Nestie to cut out the window. 

Hop on over to CAS-ual Fridays and play along with the chipboard challenge-I guarantee you won't be "board".  (Maybe my daughter is right)

the inside-

Purple?!?

I do believe the only time I work with purple is when it's a requirement for a challenge. Not. kidding. I love seeing purple creations...by others. I don't dislike purple, I just have a heck of a time working with it. I know I'm not alone in this.

Of course, since you are seeing a purple card on my blog, you must have figured out that there is a purple challenge that I'm playing in. Thank goodness the Predominantly Purple challenge is over at Less Is More. CAS meant I wouldn't waste too much time searching for purple supplies that I just don't have. The less time I spend working with purple the more happy I am. Maybe if I had some of that yummy SU Razzleberry paper I might have been more inspired! lol

If you love working with purple or, like me, want to really challenge yourself by working with it, head on over to Less Is More and play along!

DYSU Challenge 53, Let It Snow

Hey everyone! Welcome to a new challenge at Do You Stack Up?! This week we want to LET IT SNOW!!  So grab a cup of your favorite hot drink and join us in the fun of creating some snowy fun project.

This week’s sponsors are:

Meljen’s Winner's Choice of 4 Images

Robyn’s Fetish Winner’s Choice of EITHER 5 digital stamps OR 4 digital stamps and 1 paper pack

Crafter Companion - The Boxer and Envelobox Creator Bundle with Advanced Techniques DVD

I used some liquid pearls to add a bit of snow to this Mo Manning digital image.

The snow is more obvious on this card. lol

What's Cooking?

I am really loving this fun image by Hope Jacare. I was still in "rainbow" mode from the DYSU challenge this week and decided to go with bright and vivid.

I'm entering this in the One Stitch At A Time Challenge to use a digi. Isn't it amazing the variety of digital stamps that are available? Choices were so limited just a couple of years ago and now there are digi stamps to suit any style of crafting! I love my huge physical stamp collection, but you can't beat a digi for flexibility.

OMG

The challenge over at Less Is More, Just One Word, is to use a one word sentiment on a CAS card. I'm not sure if OMG is officially even a word but it seemed too perfect to pass up for this stamp. So...my disqualification will be understood. lol

I flew to Las Vegas to meet my husband for a couple of days before Christmas. We had a quick, fun, child free mini vacation and returned home for a lovely Christmas Eve family celebration. One of the places I wanted to see while in Vegas was this shop-

Wow! They have thousands of rubber stamps! Most of which I had never seen. My dear husband waited patiently as I took it all in. I picked up a couple of stamps and would have bought more if those darned slot machines hadn't been so prevalent. lol

Anyway, this funny little girl made her way to my scrap room. This is a belated birthday card. I make so many cards you wouldn't think I'd need it, but sometimes I'm so busy making cards, I forget to send them.

Hop on over to Less Is More and play along!

Gecko Galz

Gecko Galz sponsored one of our DYSU challenges last month. They provided me with the amazing Winter Wonderland Digi Stamp set to create with. I loved working with this unique and fun stamp set. The Gecko Galz blog is featuring a few of the DYSU Design Team members creations this month. Be sure to hop on over and check it out.

When I look at vintage or grunge style cards and LOs, I always admire them but just can't seem to manage the process of creating them. By working with the Winter Wonderland set, I realized that I can merge my style with images that are outside of my normal choices. I loved working with these images and am happy with how my cards turned out. Big thanks to Gecko Galz for the opportunity to play with their amazing images!

These were on my blog for the DYSU challenge last month but I wanted to show all the Gecko Galz creations in one post.

DYSU Challenge #52 - Rainbow Of Colors

Hello all! This week we have a huge celebration in store! Do You Stack Up?! has made it a whole year and we are ready to party! For this challenge, we want to see a Rainbow of Colors! On your project, use at least 3 colors from the Inspiration Photo below.

This week's Sponsors:

Do You Stack Up?! Surprise Package	Stitchy Bear Designs $10 Gift Voucher
Bugaboo Stamps Winner’s Choice of 7 Digis	Dearie Dolls Winner’s Choice of 4 Digis
The Paper Shelter $20 Gift Certificate	Pink Cat Studios Winner’s Choice of 5 Digis
Amber Ink $10 gift certificate	Little Claire Designs Two Clear Stamp Sets

Hope Jacare
Winner’s Choice of 3 Images


Wow! What a celebration we're having! Awesome sponsors, prizes and a fun loving challenge. I used this fabulous Mad Monster Springy digital image from Hope Jacare for my card this week. It was a blast to use so many bright, vivid rainbow colors with it. This monster is ready to party with us! Come on over to DYSU and join in the fun!

Two, Two, Two Times The Fun!

CAS-ual Fridays and Market Street Stamps have teamed up for a special 2 week challenge with 2 ways to play. Create a CAS card using twine and kraft over at CAS-ual Fridays and/or create a card using a Market Street Stamp image over at Market Street Stamps. They even provided a free digital image to use in case you want to play but don't have any of their images. Although I do have a couple of their background images, I did choose to use the free image because it is so cute! Hop on over and play along!

I needed to make a bunch of thank you notes for the kids to send out for all the goodies they received for Christmas. This is 4 x 4 note card. After the first 3, I simplified this design a bit for the sake of speeding things up. I had 18 cards to make and was running out of time. My kids appreciate the smaller sized cards when it comes to writing. lol

I used the A Bit Of Burlap background stamp and the free digital image, both from Market Street Stamps, for this card. I used brown Martha Stewart bakers twine to stitch parts of the image.

The inside-

Little Nut Tree

Oh how I fell for this Little Nut Tree image! I had to look up "Little Nut Tree". I found that it is an English rhyme, probably referencing Katherine of Aragon. I made 2 cards with this image, but can't seem to locate one of them. Hmmm, I guess I need to straighten up my scrap room a bit. lol I included a bit of the rhyme on this card, colored the leaves red and used Glossy Accents on the nut, pear and bow. Pretty simple but to me this image doesn't need much. I'm entering this in the One Stitch At a Time Christmas Challenge to use any Stitchy Bear image. Some of my fave digital images have come from there so this wasn't really much of a challenge. But it sure was fun!!

 

Found it!

DYSU Challenge #51 - Stripes

This week's Do You Stack Up challenge is "Stripes". Come on over, see what the design team has created, and link us up to your striped creation. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Our wonderful sponsors this week are-

 The Prairie Fairy $15 Gift Certificate

 

The Craft’s Meow 

Winner’s Choice of 1 Stamp Set

I used this cute skating moose digital stamp from The Prairie Fairy for my card. Isn't she sweet? I think she makes such a cute Valentine's Day card.

Come on over to Do You Stack Up and play along with this fun challenge. Good luck!

Are You Diggin' On Me?

While the rush to Christmas intensifies, I've moved on to the next holiday for this card. My crafting time has shrunk considerably with all the holiday prep so I decided to once again combine a couple of challenges that I just can't bear to miss. 

The challenge at Less Is More this week is "Music". I chose Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me) by Joss Stone as the inspiration for my card. I love this song and it is the ringtone on my cell for all incoming calls from my husband. lol

Over at CAS-ual Fridays, the challenge is "Signed, Sealed & Delivered- Create a Clean And Simple card with a coordinating envelope". Love this idea. I am usually too lazy to mess with the envelope but it certainly adds that little something extra!

My husband is a no frills kind of guy. Hunter/gatherer, meat/potatoes...I'm sure you know what I mean. There are only so many fishing, hunting, outdoor scenery cards I can stand to make. lol So I went with this funny emu digi stamp from Stitchy Bear. Our anniversary is just a few days after Valentines Day, so it will work for one of them. Hope he likes goofy for a change. lol