a twist on a "Z" fold

Hello Everyone, I hope your Saturday is off to a GREAT start. It's blustery cold here in Minnesota and the temps just keep dropping. I'm so glad February is almost here. We always warm up in February and get most of our snow. The good thing about it is that the snow melts pretty fast :) A Dear friend of mine made a "Z" fold card and it was gorgeous. I told her that it was super cool because it reminded me of a room in a house. We decided to see what it would look like with a window in the card. She has a different type (more versatile) window than I so we both made a card to see what they look like.

Here is her card: LilArtsyWoman.blogspot.com

Her card is Beautiful! I love the lace curtains and the fact that she even made a door with a wreath on it just darling. She even has a Cuckoo Clock on the wall. How cute is that!?!

Here is my card:

I have to say I like her card a lot more. Her window type looks so much better than this one. I tried to add curtains but it just didn't seem to look right because of the arch on top. Oh, wow, I just realized something.....I should've used a solid material and went above the arch to make the window appear as though it was a standard rectangular window....LOL I will try that for sure! I hope that you have enjoyed our cards. We both had a good time making them. It would be really neat to see what all of you can come up with to make a card like this and post it so we both can see. Have a Fantabulous weekend! ~HUGZ~

Hats Off To National Dress Your Pet Day

Hello everyone, On the outlawz.ning.com we have a new Challenge for each day of the week. Today is Festive Friday! We have chosen four different things to Celebrate this week for our Challenge. The idea is for you to find inspiration from one or more of the Holidays and make a project relating to it/them. This weeks Holidays are  Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day, Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day, Dress Up Your Pet Day, National Hat Day. Don't these sound fun!?! I chose to do two of the days on one card this week. My card is for Dress Up Your Pet Day and National Hat Day. Here is my card.

I will be entering this card in the following Challenge #TGIFC38

• I decided to do a step card format the dimensions are:

Card stock : 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"

Measuring on the long side mark with a pencil

at 1" x 2 3/4"  and 6 3/8" x 2 3/4"

cut from the 1 " mark to the 6 3/8" mark 2 3/4" from the edge

Now you need to score the side you want the step on (either side will work)

score at 1" 2" 3 1/8" and 6 3/8" only to the cut line.

Now score at 4 1/4" all the way across the card.

Now you can do the folding and you have your card base done :)

Isn't that an easy card to make? It looks so nice finished and gives you so many more designing options. I love it and I hope you do, too. I will be doing other fancy folds as we progress through the year and I will include all the dimensions in my tutorials so you can make the cards too. I hope you remember to follow my blog so you don't miss anything.

Celebrate National Hat Day!

Hi everyone, Did you know its National Hat Day? At the Outlawz.ning.com Festive Friday Challenge We are Celebrating Step in a puddle and splash your friend's day, Feast of Fabulous wild men day, dress up your pet day and National Hat Day. The idea is to create a project relating to one or more of these topics. This is SO much fun, right? I was inspired by National Hat Day and here is my card.

• I used distress ink to make the background and then I water colored the Nancy Girl stamp from https://www.unitystampco.com/
• The sentiment is from my stash and I picked up the hats at Joann Fabrics.

This is our second week with the new Challenge and thus far it has been a blast. The cards the other DT have done this week and last have been awesome and extremely creative. I hope you get a chance to come join us and get involved. We have a different themed Challenge for each day of the week so I can promise you will always be inspired and have a lot of fun. See you all soon! Hugz

    

Owl We need is each other #176

CHALLENGE #176

Hello and welcome everyone. Today is my first post as a member of the Design Team at Addicted To Stamps and More. 

Our Sponsor this week is

Prize is a $10 gift certificate

I'm so excited to have this opportunity to work with all the Designers here and to share my cards with all of you. Today's challenge is Anything Goes. My card today is a reflection of love and friendship and how you can find these in the most unexpected people in our lives. Here is my card.

• To start I used the "Going to be owl-right" stamp set from www.unitystampco.com
• I used water colors to paint him and I cut the sheet to an A2 size card and adhered it to the card base.
• I used a Scalloped Square Die to cut the window out of the white card stock. 
• After I made the window opening I used the dot embossing folder for some dimension and detail.
• I glued 2 pieces of craft foam together. They are cut slightly smaller then the card size. I made the window opening slightly larger then the scalloped square opening.
• I adhered all the pieces together and fussy cut a heart shape that I stamped the sentiment onto.
• I decided to use white embossing powder on the sentiment for a bit of pop and added a Jem on the heart.

To me this stamp is trying to say that sometimes the people you love or whom you are closest to isn't exactly the same as you but if you give it a chance it works out. It seems like a simple concept but sometimes we go by how someone looks or what they do and we don't try to make a connection with them. I encourage you to get to know people before you make an opinion. You never know what can, or will, happen. I hope you have a great day! 

I plan on entering this card in the following challenges:
http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/

Love ya

Are you enjoying your Sunday? It's 26- windchill here and the big football game today is being played outdoors..BRrrrrr! We are going to watch the game with family in a nicely heated home. How many of you would watch outdoors in this kind of cold? Today my card was inspired by friendship and how everyone needs friends to make life better. It's so important to have somebody you can talk to about anything without judgement. I found out that I have a fantastic group of friends and I couldn't get through he difficult times in life with out them. I pray that everyone reading this has a friend, or group of friends, just like this in their lives. Don't forget to let them know how important they are in your life. This is for you and all my beautiful friend out there.

I used a Digi from A & T Design's. She is one of the Emerald Fairies and her name is Jewel. I  received as part of a prize in November from an Outlawz.ning.com Challenge. Isn't she adorable!?! I used Distress Markers to water color the image and added Diamond Stickles to the hearts and wings. The Sentiment stamps are from Unity Stamp Company and are in the Life is Better Stamp set. I hope all of you are in my life for years to come and just know I appreciate each and everyone of you. Have a blessed day! 

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

can you case it

glitter n sparkle challenge blog

Happy valentine's Day Card

Hi there, February is getting closer and with that brings us to another Holiday. Valentines Day! It's a wonderful chance for those who have loved ones to make them feel special. Taking the time to make a special card with somebody special in mind is one of the best ways to let them know you love them and to show them how much you care. When you make a card for somebody you but your heart into it. I have made a Valentine's card for someone special in my life and I'm going to share it with you first.

• I started with a piece of pink cardstock and a embossing folder.
• I used the Sweet 16 stamp from Unity Stamp Company and water colored her. After she was dry I fussy cut her out. I used foam dots to adhere her to the pink embossed paper.
• The sentiment is also from Unity Stamp Company. It was included in one of the Grab bags I purchased during one of their sales.
• I kept the embellishment light with a few Jems and a polka dotted bow.

So that is the card for today. It was fun to paint and make. The best part is that I made it for somebody special and I know that the card will be appreciated. I hope that you get time to make something for the people you love in your life, too! I love reading your comments so please stop by the box below and let me know what you think. ~HUGZ~

Be Mine

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of the New Year at the Outlawz.ning.com Saturday Paper A La Mode. This week we are doing a Valentine Theme and the Design Team and I have really gone all out with inspiration. I hope you can join in on the fun.

Our Sponsor for the Challenge is:

The image is from Beccy's Place and here is my card:

• I used Prisma Premier Colored Pencils to color the image.
• The hearts are from my stash. I placed them along the barbed wire as though they are falling out of the mailbox.
• Then I placed the sentiment as though the little bird is making the delivery. 

The images from Beccy's Place are so detailed and fun to use. Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and sharing your love for somebody is so rewarding. I enjoy this time of year. People open their hearts just a little bit more and express their feelings for one another. Hopefully this inspired you to craft and express yourself through your art talents. Please remember to leave your comments in the box below. I look forward to reading them and getting to know you a little bit better. ~HUGZ~