QKR Challenge 199 Transportation

Okay, maybe my "transportation" card is a bit of a stretch.  But she is sooo darn cute!

I am ashamed to admit it, but I usually don't finish the inside of a card until, I have a place to send it. Maybe this is the new me. (Nah, I'm lazy).

Not only did I finish the inside, I made an envelope too.  I ran out of  the cardstock that I used for the card, but I found some Bazzill that was a perfect color match. Every time I thought I had that envelope glued it came right back up.  I used a tape runner, double sided tape and score tape.  I finally used some Aleene's clear gel tacky glue and let it set overnight between two embossing plates. I picked at it and I think it's going to hold.

Stamp - QKR Stampede digital 9211 lil' Cowgirl
Paper - Authentique
Dies - Memory Box Stitched Scalloped Circles, Paper Trey Ink Rick-Rack, Paper Smooches "Hi"
Color Medium - Copics
Accessories - Gems, Twine, Dimensional dots, Silhouette Cameo

Stop by The QKR Challenge Blog and join us for this weeks QKR Stampede Challenge #199 Transportation.

Cutting Cafe's You Color My World

This is my first official post as one of The Cutting Cafe's designers.  The owner, Regina Easter, gave her design team this fabulous file for our first assignment. Wow!

Included in this download are the colored panels which I've used on my card

The triple accordion card was cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  Don't the colored panels and sentiment look pretty with this design? I finished it with some ribbon, gems and Martha Stewart punches. So easy!

Stop over to The Cutting Cafe and check out more of her fabulous files.  

Don't forget to check out the VIDEOS, many of them have a few tips in working with the cutting files...Also remember if you don't have a cutting machine, all of the cutting files also come in pdf for handing cutting...See tips down below for tips on handcutting the PDF CUTTING FILES.

The Cutting Cafe

I am so pumped!  I have joined The Cutting Cafe's design team.  The owner Regina Easter let us choose a file to make the announcement and I chose this USA file.

Please check out The Cutting Cafe's Store.  They have so much more than just cutting files, she also has a line of clear stamps and crafting supplies.  And her cutting files also come as PDF's, so you don't have to have a cutting machine, you can print and cut by hand. Awesome right?

Check out this very affordable file here.  Celebrate the 4th, download your own file and make your own.

Enjoy your weekend and be safe!

QKR Christmas in July

   Yeah! Christmas in July. I love to make Christmas cards and I love Snowmen!  I chose 23801 Snowman Christmas Tree.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the snowman and didn't use the tree. Maybe next time.

The hat, mittens and scarf were cut separately, colored with Copics and embossed with a Stampin Up embossing folder.  I am little disappointed with how the green photoed.  For his body I did just a little shading with Copic C3.  I used an old paint bush to stippled Copic White Opaque for some added texture. The black and white paper is from The Paper Studio and the die is Memory Box. I used some gold wrapping paper to frame it all out.

Stop over at QKR Stampede blog and check out the other designer cards. You'll be inspired to join in on the #198 Christmas in July Challenge!

QKR Stampede Challenge #197 Paper Piecing

Has anyone else done this.  Spend an hour or more on a card. It's perfectly centered and glued to the card base. You go to stamp a sentiment on the inside and..... you discover you've used a piece of card stock with something already printed on it.  The only good part is that I took the picture before I tried to pull it off.  I'm embarrassed to say this is not my first time doing this.

She still makes me smile.

I used QKR digital image #13713-This Much.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut her pretty little dress and pinafore. The fence and the sun were also cut with the Silhouette. The floral die is from Spellbinders and the sentiment is Stampendous.  

Come join us over at QKR Stampede for this weeks challenge.  While your there, check out what fabulous cards the other designers have made. 

QKR Stampede Challenge #196 -Quilting/Stitching - Real or Faux

Now isn't that the truth?  You should see the mess these gals made.

Time again for another fun QKR Stampede Challenge.  This week 's theme is quilting and or stitching.  Look at me.. I did both.  I used QKR's Girl Talk and aren't they sweet?  I was thinking they were patriotic sisters and used various red, white and blue Copics to color them up. 

You can get all this weeks QKR Stampede challenge details here.

Products:

Stamps - QKR Stampede #8804 Girl Talk & Verve (Sentiments)

Color medium - Copics

Dies - Memory Box Stitched Scalloped Circles & Paper Smooches Stitched 

Accessories - Brads 

QKR Challenge #195 - For The Guys

Tell me I have to make a "guy" card and I go into panic mode!  Fear no more. QKR Stampede has a ton of images that can be made into a masculine card.  I picked #13209 Going Fishing  for the QKR's latest challenge.

I've lost the company name for this sentiment. I think it may be Technique Tuesday.

I've colored this image with my Prisma pencils and framed it with Memory Box die Sylvan Frame.

Pretty easy right?  Come join us in QKR Stampede's #195 - One For The Guys Challenge.