Fishy Kisses

The TCC DT is on break this month but I just can't keep still. I HAD to make something, right? So I pulled out one piece of white CS, used layout #57 over at Card Patterns, and turned on the Cricut!

Like I said, I only used white CS. I used the following Ranger inks for my colors: faded jeans, peeled paint, fired brick, and spiced marmalade. I recently saw some new colors, so I'm sure I'll be at Michael's this weekend!

All cuts are from Cricut's Animal Kingdom: fishbowl and shift at 3", plant at 2", fish (head) and shift at 2.25". I added glaze on the lips and fins, google eyes, and pop-dots. The water spots are created with: water! One of the things I love about the Ranger inks. The sentiment is computer generated and I used my all time favorite punch for the holes.

Bean loves giving fish kisses to her Grandma, so I'm sure this card will go to her sooner or later.

Pink Elephant with AiFactory

Hello all and welcome to Thursday with AiFactory. Today, the DT is working with a set of brushes and the challenge this week is:

ANYTHING GOES

Brushes can be used in a variety of ways, and I have chosen to make my own patterned paper.

We were also challenged to meet as many challenges as possible, so I will list those at the end. For this card, I used the ZooBalloo Cricut cart for the elephant (3" on shadow and silhouette), and the dots embossing folder in the Cuttlebug. Both the solid green and the patterned paper were made in Word - I wanted to make sure they matched so that's why I made the solid paper too. I added ribbon, sewing, and popdots.

So head on over to AiFactory to see all the changes that are going on and to enter this weeks challenge. You have until Wednesday, April 7th at 11:00pm EST to be eligible for the brushes/flourishes prize and a chance to be a guest designer.

This card meets the following challenges:

• Pile It On - #12 Animals


• Incy Wincy Designs - #36 Sewing


• Card Positioning Systems - layout CPS160


• The Cuttlebug Spot - Celebrate our colors (green & pink)
• Color Dare - pink, green, & black

Thank You Skunk

We had a really great weekend thanks to my Auntie Lena. She hosted a cookie decorating day for the kids as well as an early Easter egg hunt - since Bean's little cousin was in town for a few days. Bean had a great time! All the kids did. I really wish my little cousin Sarah would move back so we can have more great weekends with the kids.

This is the thank you card I made for my Auntie last night in appreciation for all her hard work - and enchiladas! :

The cute skunk is from MyGrafico colored with copics, the sentiment is Stampin' Ups Short & Sweet, the DP is Paper Studio's Pink Armadillo. Plenty of 3D dots have been added as well as 3 little blings.

This card also meets the following challenges:

• Pile It On - #12 Animals
• Color Chef - #44 bright pink, turquoise, black, white
• MyGrafico - #4 In Threes (my bling)
• Splitcoaststampers - layout SC273

Little Easter Baskets

Hello all. Today at The Character Cafe we are having a great challenge:

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

This was perfect for me since I have been wanting to make these little baskets for Bean's teachers. The tutorial for these are at Splitcoaststampers and were super easy!

I used K&Co's Wild Saffron DP again - it's a versatile pack, oval and scalloped nesties through the Cuttlebug, image from The Character Cafe, colored with copics. I don't have the candy Easter eggs to go along with the pics, but I know once they're in, they are going to look fab!

Little Robbie's heart was blank and I used a text box in Word and a funky font for the "Happy Easter."

So Bean will present these to her teachers next Friday...she loves giving them gifts (usually in the form of rocks).

So join us this week at The Character Cafe for a great challenge. Our PRIZE this week is Fairy Jocelyn and Hoppy Frog images as well as a $5.00 Gift Certificate for The Cafe Store, a Winner's Blog Badge, and your blog featured in the Winner's Section of the Store.

Create an Easel Card at AiFactory

I just love Ella from AiFactory and was super excited that we got a chance to use her this week for the current AiFactory Challenge:

Create an Easel Card

So here is the front of my card. At first I wasn't sure what to do...I don't know why. But then I thought: Clean and Simple always works. The DP is K&Co's Wild Saffron, PTI brown CS, nesties, AiFactory digi, colored with Bics and Copics, and nesties through the Cuttlebug.

Here is a side view. If you don't know how to make one, I highly suggest going to Splitcoaststampers for a tutorial. So my second challenge was making the inside part, so I used a little scallop punch, layered with red, and used the Cricut Mickey Font for "Dance" cut at 1 inch, all on pop dots.

Here is the card on display. Isn't this just the bomb? I love trying a new technique. So don't forget to play along this week at AiFactory and enter your easel card. You do not have to use an AiF image, but there are plenty of FREEBIES and we'd love to see one on your creation.

Quack

Lately, I've been feeling like my family tree has more than it's share of nuts...or quacks. So this card is dedicated to all the crazies in my life :)

Of course, people might be saying I'm the one throwing stones while I live in my glass house...but what do they know? They're all quacks!

So I finally broke open a paperpack I got a few months ago. I'm such a dork. I see paper I really like, then don't use it because it's "too pretty to use." HUH? Anyway, the DP is Cosmo Cricket, and I included a little sewing. The card size is 5.5".

The sun-like nesties are new - got them at HL's latest 40% off sale. The duck is from Cricut's Animal Kingdom cart cut at 3.5", shaded with chalk inks. I added a little white pen - then regretted adding it to his head...I think it's a bit much. I made the eyes using my Cropadile - just punched 2 small black eyes and added white pen. I think I'll add a little glaze.

The layout is Card Patterns #56. They have really good layouts so visit if you haven't been there already. Then you can also see that I made Super Six for this card!

Friday with Character Cafe

Hello all. Friday's are Character Cafe Challenge Day. So half of the DT is playing along with the challenge at The Character Cafe Challenge Blog, and the rest of us are playing elsewhere in blogland.

First of all, can you believe this little guy is a FREEBIE? Well, he is! I colored him with Bics and cut with my nesties. With his little shaggy look, I thought scuffing up all my edges was fitting.

This card meets the following challenges:

• Splitcoaststampers - Layout SC272


• Color Dare - real red, more mustard, gable green, tempting turquoise

So pick up this cute FREEBIE and if you're looking for a challenge, head on over to The Character Cafe.