A pansy for Mother

     This is a rather bittersweet post for me today.  This card marks the end of my time as a member of the Papercraft Star Design Team.  This was my very first DT and I've been with it from it's very first challenge in June of 2010.  I've worked with some amazing fellow crafters on the team, and enjoyed being, hopefully, a little inspiration to our players and an encourager too.  I'll miss my PCS girls, but I've come to realize that I've come to the end of this particular journey.  I hope that you'll continue to stay connected with PCS and join in the challenges.  It's a great place to play.  :-)  Best wishes to Jan and the girls for the future of Papercraft Star Challenge blog!
     This week's Papercraft Star challenge is "Mother's Day".  My card was created with some great MME papers and a pretty pansy image from Fred, She Said colored with Copics.  I was trying to loosen up a little and be a little more imaginative with my punches and dies cuts.  This seems to come so easy to the other DT girls.  :-)  Lots of layers and a "Jinny" bow.  :-)
     Hope you'll join in the fun and link up a project for the "Mother's Day" challenge by 6:00 a.m. EST on Monday.
     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  My Mind's Eye "Sophie--Graceful", Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Fred She Said "Pansy with Leaves"
• Ink:  Copics
• Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles and Labels Eighteen, Martha Stewart Layered Arches edge punch, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Offray ribbon, button from my stash

Pretty in a pink ribbon

     Polka dots!  That's what we want to see this week at Papercraft Star.  I've used another great image from Saturated Canary called "Boobie Love".  Leave it to Krista. LOL  This was a freebie a few weeks ago and since my friend Jennifer has been on my mind lately, I decided to use this image for a card.  Jen's really having a rough go of it with her treatment so please continue to keep her in your prayers.
     This week our fearless leader Jan has got a great vintage style card to showcase some dig image sheets from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, so make sure you pop over to the PCS blog and check her card, and the other DT member projects out.
     Hope to see you in the entries!  You have until 6:00 a.m. EST Monday to get linked up.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Going Grey with Scrap Creations--it's a girl thing
Ribbon Carousel--anything goes plus a spooled item
The Crazy Challenge--girly
Crafty Emma--button it
A Gem of a Challenge--sketch
Our Craft Lounge--buttons
Totally Papercrafts--buttons
Oozak Challenge--anything goes

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Ooh La La--For Her", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Boobie Love"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils with OMS
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Daisy edge punch
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String, Celebrate It ribbon, Michael's $1 bin buttons, Recollections pearls

Can-can!

     Although I managed to make a huge dent in returning emails and comments yesterday, I'm still a bit behind so some of you will hear from me today.  Better late than never huh.  LOL  I'm still coughing a bit, but feeling better.  Thank you for all your well wishes.  :-)
     Our challenge this week at Papercraft Star is to do something "French".  I had gone back and forth for I don't know how long before I broke down and purchased Elizabeth J. from Make It Crafty.  She's a bit out of my usual style, but those ruffles!  I wanted to color those ruffles so badly.  LOL  The camera didn't pick up the shading as well as I would have liked and I think I needed to go in with another darker red layer before calling it quits, but here she is in all her ruffled glory.  She's far from perfect, but she was fun to experiment with.
     I used a Ranger manila tag for my base.  I put some Tea Dye distress ink on  my craft sheet and drug the tag through it.  I used some TH stamps with Fired Brick and Vintage Photo inks to create a background on the tag and brushed gold Perfect Pearls over the wet inks for a bit of sparkle.
     The next layer is a vintage postcard digital image created by my friend, Dawn at LilyPinkScraps.  She had offered this as a freebie over at The Outlawz and I thought it was perfect for my tag.  I changed the color a bit and printed it out on some Light Kraft Text Weight paper from Kraft Outlet.  The paper is really cool and after I crumbled it up it kind of felt like soft leather. I inked it with Old Paper and Vintage photo, then tore the upper right corner and threaded some waxed linen thread across the tear.  I added a brad and fan charm also.
     The little heart is a chipboard piece from Michaels that I covered in Perfect Medium and more of the gold Perfect Pearls.  I dyed some white seam binding with Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress inks and colored a snippet of lace with the Vintage Photo.
     Last but not least is Miss Elizabeth in all her Copic colored glory.  Like I said, not perfect, but oh so fun to color.  :-)
     Our sweet Jinny is showcasing images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, this week so make sure you check out her card along with the rest of the DT creations over at the PCS blog and come play along with our "French " challenge.  Oui!
     I'd like to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Anything Goes--time or steampunk
Digital Tuesday--distressed
Craft Your Days Away--metal
Sweet Stampin--girly but no pink

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  Ranger Manila Tag, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft Text Weight, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamps:  Make It Crafty "Elizabeth J.", Tim Holtz "Urban" and "Flights of Fancy"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Distress inks, Perfect Medium
• Miscellaneous:  Black Waxed Linen thread, Hug Snug seam binding, Michaels $1 bin chipboard piece, Spare Parts brad, charm, chain, and lace from my stash, Gold Perfect Pearls

For Jennifer

    (Note:  Don't forget the freebie I mentioned in yesterday's post from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  You do not have to be a Facebook subscriber to get the image.  Just go to the blog link I gave for all the details) 
     Our challenge this week at Papercraft Star is "Umbrellas".  Well it just happened to work out that I was creating a very special card for a very special lady and it had umbrellas all over it.  :-)
      If you've spent anytime playing challenges you probably recognize the name Jennifer Scull of Just Coffee.....& Stamps, & Ribbons, Paper.  I was blessed to be able to call her team mate at A Day For Daisies for a while and to call her friend even longer.  This sweet lady recently underwent surgery to remove a large tumor in her breast and is now undergoing chemo therapy.  Even before her bout with cancer, she suffered from migraines, seizures, and tremors, but she's never complained, just trusted in God to help her deal with any and all of it.  Her beautiful attitude and Christian spirit have been such a blessing to me.  She's a real sweetheart and can count lots and lots of friends among our card making community.  If you picked up that adorable Saturated Canary freebie Krista offered recently, you probably saw her name mentioned there and although she's not feeling up to crafting much lately, you can still find her name on the DT and administrative rosters for several challenge blogs.  Regardless of whether you know her or not, I know she'd appreciate your prayers so keep her in your thoughts please.  :-)
     When we were on the ADFD DT together Jennifer used a lot of corrugated cardboard on her projects.  I was always amazed at how she could work a piece in no matter what she was making.  LOL  This card is made with some of her trademark cardboard as well as some fun bright colors.  Her cards are always cheerful and bright.
     The sentiment on the front reads "You may be under a cloud now," and finishes on the inside of the card "but the Son is shining through you."  Her Christian testimony has been so uplifting to me and I hope you can see it too.  :-)

     So that's how this special umbrella card came to be made.  We'd love to see what you can come up with. Make sure you pop over to the PCS blog and check out all the DT projects.  Our wonderful Sylvia will have something awesome to show you using images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Oldie But a Goodie--April showers (brad, Stickles, punch, ribbon, cheesecloth)
Papertake Weekly--April showers
Twisted Tuesdays--flowers but no roses or rosettes
Digi Makeover--bright colors
Paper Playtime--use and umbrella plus a die cut
Victorine Originals--April Showers
Inspired By--photo inspiration
Crafting For All Seasons--April Showers

     Happy Wednesday and be blessed!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye"Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Bazzill, Recollections, Copics XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Singing in the Rain"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Marvy Uchida gold gel pen
• Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, EK Success Retro flower punches
• Miscellaneous:  Spare Parts brad, Crystal Stickles, Recollections pearls, Offray ribbon, Dritz cheesecloth, scrap cardboard, Picket Fence Distress Crackle paint

Easter Quacker

     It's an anything goes challenge this week at Papercraft Star.  Pretty easy huh!  :-)
     I won this little cutie from Lexi's Creations a couple of weeks back and I thought it would be the perfect image for me to practice a coloring lesson from my uber-talented friend Dorcas.  Dorcas is my DT Sistah from Mo's and also from The Kraft Journal.  She recently did a awesome tute on how to color white on kraft for TKJ so I put it to use on this card.  I feel like I'm growing a bit with my pencil coloring and I was really happy with how this came out.  Helps to have an awesome teacher.  :-)
     Hope you can join us this week.  You can't get much easier than Anything Goes.  LOL  We'll also have a special project from Jennifer this week showcasing something from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, so pop into the PCS blog and check it out.
     I'd like to enter Miss Quacker into the following challenges:

The Spotted Chick--use kraft
Milk and Coffee Challenge--throw on those flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop--Easter creations/animals
The Paper Shelter--Easter
The Sisterhood of Crafters--Easter
Great Impressions Challenge--lots of flowers
Crazy Amigo--April free theme
Digital Tuesday--Easter
Everybody-Art-Challenge--Easter
Papertake Weekly--Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel--spring is in the air
Sassy Cheryl's--soft pastels
Top Tip Tuesday--Easter
Tuesday Throwdown--pastels
Hooked on Craft--Easter
Incy Wincy--Easter and/or pastels
Made Especially for You--Easter
Make It Monday--Anything Goes
My Craft Spot--Easter
The Crafty Pad--It's Egg-tastic (eggs, chicks, ducks)
The Squirrel and the Fox--Easter
Basic Grey--Easter
Catch the Bug--Easter
Craft Your Days Away--Easter
Mark's Finest Papers--square cards
One Stop Craft--Easter
Sweet Stampin'--Spring or Easter
Allsorts--photo inspiration
Card Makin Mamas--Easter
Totally Papercrafts--Easter
4 Crafty Chicks--Easter
Do You Stack Up--sew it up

     Have a great rest of the week!


Supplies


Paper:  Basic Grey "Picadilly", Recollections
Stamp:  Lexi's Creations from Fairy Dust Crafts "Easter Lillie with Tulips"
Ink:  Prismacolor Pencils and OMS
Tools:  Nestabilities Large Deckled Rectangles, Marianne's Creatables Model 1, sewing machine
Miscellaneous:  Recollections flower and pearls, lace and ribbon from my stash

Painting eggs

     This week we want to see your Easter projects at Papercraft Star.  I decided to make a tag (Jan has inspired me) for my project and since it's my turn to showcase an image from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, I've used the following digital sheet for my focal image.

 

     You can find this sheet right here in the THATB etsy store.

     I've used Spellbinders dies and some purple and green plaid papers with solids in those shades for matting.

     We'd love to have you share your Easter creations with us this week.  Come join in the fun and maybe you'll make our Top Three and win some great digis like these.  There are tons of fun sheets to pick from.

     Don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT came up with this week.

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies

• Papers:  Recollections, Bazzill
• Tools:  Nestabilities, Crop-a-dile, MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish die
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Natural Twill Tape and hang tag String, Recollections flower and pearls, Purple and Diamond Stickles, Marth Stewart seam binding

A wish for spring

     Spring, spring, our azaleas are in full bloom as well as the wisteria and I had a gorgeous purple petunia outlined in white open today in my planter.  Our beekeepers bees are filling my yard with there buzzing and the March wind is definitely roaring like a lion.  LOL  We want to see YOUR spring cards for this weeks challenge at Papercraft Star.

     For my card, I've pulled out one of my Lili of the Valley rubber stamps and colored the image up with Copics and Prismas.  I'm really enjoying the combination of the two mediums together.  There's more gorgeous MME papers.  Guess I should have warned you that you might need some sunglasses for this one.  LOL  I added lots of Stickles and some puff paint on her dandelions.

     We'd love to have you play along this week for your chance at some great digital downloads from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.  It's Anitra's turn to showcase some images this week and you really need to pop over to the PCS blog and check out her project along with the rest of the DT.  There is some awesome inspiration to be seen there.

     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations--flowers

Incy Wincy--things with wings

Paper Creations Ink--things with wings

Let's Ink It Up--show us your flowers

Paper Sundaes--color palette

Sugar Creek Hollow--layers

Colour Create--color palette

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies

• Papers:   My Mind's Eye "Ooh La La--For Her", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Lili of the Valley "Dandelion Clock"
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
• Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles large and Classic Scalloped Circles Large, MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish
• Miscellaneous:  Recollection pearls, Cotton Candy and Crystal Stickles, Prima and Recollections flowers, Tulip Puffy paint, paper doily from my stash

An Irish jig

     Yes, I know my card for Papercraft Star last week sported a leprechaun too, but you see, my Irish ancestors came from County Dublin AND County Cork so I had to do a leprechaun for each family.  You know what happens when an Irish temper gets riled.  :-)  This guy looks pretty happy go lucky, but last weeks fellow looked like he could have a bit of nasty mischief in him.  Better safe than sorry.  LOL
     This image is another coloring page image I found when googling.  He's colored with Copics and is surrounded by lots of lucky shamrocks.  I cut the bracket from chipboard.  I had a couple of these chipboard pieces in a large sheet of shapes but had used them both already so I just traced the negative shape onto some chipboard and cut it out.  I covered it with Peeled Paint Distress Crackle paint.  The sentiment was created in Microsoft Word.
     Since our challenge last week was St. Patty's Day I think you can guess that this weeks challenge is green.  You don't have to go St. Patty's Day.  Any green will do.  Spring is coming up after all. :-)  And I promise this is the last green card you'll see for a while if I can help it.  LOL
     This week our Papercraft Star leader Jan is showcasing digital images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, so make sure you pop over to the blog and see what she's come up with.
     Hope to see you in the entries!
     I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Digistamps 4 Joy--green
Fab 'n' Funky--luck of the Irish
Simon Says--green
Party Time Tuesday--monochromatic
Sassy Cheryl's--wearing of the green
Cards For Men--cheeky chappies
Kaboodles Doodles--show us some green
Pile It On--St. Patrick's or shades of green
Sentimental Sundays--go green or recycle
Make It Colourful--colour with green

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  Bazzill, Recollections, Kraft Outlet chipboard Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  ColoringPage.net
• Ink:  Copics, Prismas and OMS, Micron pen
• Tools:  Nestabilites Standard Circles Large and Classic Scalloped Circles Large
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Baker's Twine, Peeled Paint Distress Crackle paint

A St. Patty's Day wish for all of you

     At Papercraft Star we're getting a jump on St. Patrick's Day so we want to see those St. Patty Day project for this week's challenge.  What do you think about this fellow?  I don't think I would want to mess with his pot of gold.  LOL  This fun image is from Elizabeth Dulemba and has been colored in Copics.  I found the shamrocks online.  Kids coloring pages are great for those extra little elements.  I just resized it several times, colored them with Copics, and cut them out.

     Here's a pic of the card inside and this goes out to each and every one of you.  :-)

  We'd love to have you play along this week.  Our linky is open until 6:00 a.m. EST on Monday morning.  Pop over the the PCS blog and check out what our sweet Jinny has come up with to showcase the amazing digital images you can find at out sponsors etsy shop, The House Across the Bay.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations--St. Paddy's Day
MyGrafico--St. Patrick's Day
Make It Monday--anything goes
Catered Crop--ribbon
Paper Sundaes--green or good luck
Catch the Bug--anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas--green
Simply Create Too--I'm so lucky

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Elizabeth Dulemba "Leprechaun 2007", Squidoo coloring page shamrock
• Ink:  Copics
• Tools:  Nestabilities Labels Ten
• Miscellaneous:  ribbon from Big Lots

Leap Year Froggie

Finally my hubby gets a birthday!  LOL  He's the only person I know who was born on a leap year and the lucky guy can claim he isn't getting older cause he doesn't have a birthday every year.  LOL  I'm definitely robbing the cradle here girls.  :-)
     Guess you can tell what our challenge is this week at Papercraft Star.  :-)  We want to see a frog on your project.  You know they say necessity is the mother of invention.  It was necessary for me to search the wide webbie for this project cause I don't have one froggie item!  I searched for frog coloring pages which brought up tons of images, but out of all of them, this little guy was the cutest by far.  Those of you with little ones might recognize him since he's a Littlest Pet Shop critter.  I've colored him with Copics and you can barely get a hint of the Glossy Accents I put on his big eyes.  It's so cute in real life.
     We'd love to have you join the challenge with your own froggie creations so hippity hop over to the PCS blog and join in.  This week is Sylvia's turn to showcase some digi goodness from our Sponsor, The House Across the Bay so make sure you check out her project.  It's fantastic!
     Tomorrow I have two BIG announcements.  One is my candy winner, so you have a few more hours to add your name to the linky for a chance at those Saturated Canary digi stamps.  The other is a surprise that I'm about to bust to share with you!  Hope you'll come back to find out what it is.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky--leap
Gingersnap Creations Once in a Blue Moon Challenge--leap
Digital Tuesday--things that leap

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  Crate Paper, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Bazill, Copic XPress It Blending card
• Digital image:  CartoonJr.com "Littlest Pet Shop Frog"
• Ink:  Copics, Micron pen
• Tools:  EK Success corner rounder, Nestabilites Lacey Circles and Standard Circles Large
• Miscellaneous:  Offray ribbon, Recollections pearls, Glossy Accents

One egg, or two?

     Mmm, mmm!  Don't those cookies look delicious!  These are my hubby's favorite and no, the card is not THAT small, the cookies are THAT big!  LOL  I've made them smaller a couple of times, but he always wants to know why I'm messing with his cookies.  LOL
     Our Papercraft Star challenge this week is "The Kitchen".  I recently purchased this little chef for a couple of reasons.  (1) I'm a chicken fanatic, and (2) I just thought he was so cute!  :-)  He's from Bugaboo Stamps and he's called Roy Poly Chef.
     The card was made with a combination of papers.  The center piece is Making Memories and I just knew I had to use it since it looked so much like an old aged recipe card.   The decorative design is part of the paper and I stamped the sentiment.  I used a MFT Notebook edge die on the other edge to make it look like it had been in a notebook at some time or another.
     Mr. Roly Poly is colored with Copics.  I added some buttons and lace and those fun tickets.  My sweet friend Dana created those a long time ago and I grabbed them out of my file and added the words.
     We'd love to have you come join the challenge this week for a chance at winning some amazing digital image downloads from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay. The kitchen theme is wide open and we even have a yummy looking photo inspiration if you want to work from that.  Our photos are always optional. Make sure you check out the PCS blog this week at see what Jennifer has come up with to showcase our sponsors cool images.  AND................YAY!  This week we're introducing our newest team member, the amazing and very sweet, Jinny Newlin!  We're so excited to have Jinny join us and I'm sure you will be too when you get to see her wonderful projects each week.
     Hope to see you entered this week!  Be blessed!


I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments--use only two different designer papers
Crafty Boots--food glorious food
Kaboodles Doodles--let's get cooking


Supplies

• Papers:   Simple Stories Generations, Making Memories, Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Bugaboo "Roly Poly Chef-Chicken"
• Ink:  Copics, Versafine Vintage Sepia, Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain Distress ink, Micron pen
• Tools:  MFT Die-namics Notebook Edge die
• Miscellaneous:  Michaels and Hobby Lobby buttons, Kraft Outlet hang Tag string, lace from my stash, tickets are a digi image created by my friend Dana

Butterfly, butterfly, fly away

      It's butterflies galore for this week's challenge at Papercraft Star.  Rilly recently added these gorgeous Flowers and Music images to The House Across the Bay shop and I thought they would make the perfect backdrop for my little flutterbys.  Those little beauties came from another digi sheet called Nature Book Plates.  I printed them out, cut them out, sprayed them with Glimmer Mist so they would sparkle, and then covered them with Glossy Accent.  IRL they look like porcelain!
     The card itself is a faux book card that measures 4.5" x 5.5".  I hadn't made one in a while and it gave me the chance to use almost all the images from the first digi sheet.  I printed them out, distressed the edges and inked them too.  For the cover I created a little envelope pocket for one of the music sheets to fit into.

      The inside cover is another musical sheet as well and so is the background of the faux page section.  It's hard to see, but all the images are layered on top of a mat that's been edges with gold ink.  I used the same ink on the faux pages to give them a gilded look.

      Another one of the beautiful flower images covers the back of the card.  The next pic is a close up for the front cover.  I was trying to capture the porcelainized look of the butterflies but it didn't show up all that well. :-(

     Everybody loves butterflies and I bet you've got a stamp, die, Cricut cartridge, or embellishment somewhere in your stash that would make a perfect butterfly entry for our challenge.  Link 'em up and let us see.
     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  Recollections
• Digital Image:  The House Across the Bay "Flowers and Music (221)" and "Nature Bookplates (153)"
• Ink:  Frayed Burlap Distress ink, Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist
• Tools:  Martha Stewart score board
• Miscellaneous:Glossy Accents, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart ribbon

A heart of love

     Hearts, hearts!  We want to see hearts this week at Papercraft Star.  LOL  We kind of posted this weeks challenge a day early by accident so we're going to go ahead and post our DT cards early too.  The link won't open until regular time tomorrow.
     For my card I've used a freebie digi image by Karen MacfarlaneI got a while back from Cuddly Buddly.  The blanket stitching on the image inspired me to go for a quilted look for the card.  Lots of machine stitching and lots distressing on the edges for the well loved quilt look.  :-)  The image is done in Copics.
     This week we are adding a brand new member to our little Papercraft Star family, the incredibly talented Sylvia Nelson.  I hope you'll check out all the DT cards posted on the PCS blog this week and pop over to Sylvia's blog to see why we scooped her up.  :-)
     Our sweet Anitra is showcasing an image from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay this week so make sure you check that out too.  Her Valentine tree is amazing!
     6:00 a.m. Monday is the deadline for our Inlinkz and EVERYBODY is making Valentines so I hope to see some of you linked up for the challenge this week.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge--cute and cuddly
Crafty Sentiments--let's get girly
Deep Ocean--love you
Digital Tuesday--pink or red
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations--Valentines
Party Time Tuesdays--Valentines
Sassy Cheryl's--Valentines
Top Tip Tuesday--Valentines
Tuesday Throwdown--be my Valentine
I Copic--hearts
My Craft Spot--valentine's Day
Catered Crop--hearts
Sentimental Sundays--feel the love
Stampin' Sisters in Christ--show love
Card Makin' Mamas--Valentines
Poodles Parlour--anything goes
Do You Stack Up--anything goes
Moving Along with the Times--at least one heart visible

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  K & Company Classic K Bailey, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Cuddly Buddly Kim MacFarlane freebie
• Ink:  Copics, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
• Tools:  sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  buttons from my stash, DMC embroidery floss

There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza

     I hope I'm not the only one out there who knows the hole in the bucket song.  LOL We have a "Rustic" theme this week at Papercraft Star.  I can't think of anything much more rustic than pumping water by hand into a bucket.  This one looks like it's in pretty good shape.  :-)
     My card started with a base of kraft cardstock and then was matted with some K & Company papers.  For the center panel I used my re-purchased Martha Stewart scallop punch (remember I broke the first one) to create two panels to lace together with some hemp cord over a piece of burlap.
     The image is from Digi Doodle Shop and is colored with Copic markers.  I did some distressing with scissors and inks.
     Normally all of our designers use one or more images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, each week, but we've changed thing up a bit and now we're going to feature one of our DT members each week using the digis.  Make sure you check out our featured designer so you can see what imaginative way they've incorporated a digital image into their project for the week.  And don't forget we have a freebie posted every Tuesday on the Papercraft Star blog.
     Our challenge is open through 6;00 a.m. EST on Monday if you'd like to play along.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Spotted Chick--krafty Thursday
Party Time Tuesday--anything goes
Creative Craft Challenge--BINGO
Crafty Boots Challenge--inspired by a song title
Heart Song Inspirations--buttons and/or brads
Make It Monday--anything goes
Pile It On--just because
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards Challenge--thinking of you/missing you
Moving Along with the Times--blooming marvelous

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  K & Company Classic K Bailey, Kraft Outlet Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Digi Doodle Shop "Old Water Pump", Stampendous "Orchid Greetings"
• Ink:  Copics, Walnut Stain and Old Paper Distress inks, Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Traditional Scallop edge punch, Nestabilities Labels Ten (S5-022)
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Earthy Hemp Cord, burlap, The Paper Studio brads

A Victorian Valentine

     I don't know about you, but I love ALL things from the British Isles and Ireland.  I can't explain it although I guess it could be some of my Scottish and Irish genes calling me home.  LOL  The history, architecture, and landscapes just fascinate me, so this weeks "Victorian" theme at Papercraft Star was a fun one for me.  It even spurred me on to dig out some MORE of those underused supplies and play.  This little project is going to a very sweet friend of mine for Valentine's Day.
     I've created a tag using a piece of chipboard as a sturdy base.  My first layer is a piece of white that was edged with Tattered Rose Distress ink.  Next comes a layer of Buff Ivory which I stamped using my Ornate Texture stamp with the Tattered Rose ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then added Old Paper and finally Tea Dye over the embossing.  The edges were distressed with scissors.
    The next layer is a postcard image from the Postcard Grunge digital sheet from The House Across the Bay.  On top of that I layered one of the Jane Austen Fashion Show images from another THATB digital sheet.   It was inked with Tea Dye and distressed with scissors also.   There's a little lace under the edge of her and I added an Adage Ticket and Hinge clasp plus a couple of buttons tied with Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String.
     I punched a hole in the tag with my Crop-a-dile and made my own reinforcements.  There's some pink seam binding tied through the hole.  The final element is my attempt at a technique I recently saw here.  Her's came out much better (I didn't have the TH metal pieces), but it's still a cool effect.  The metal flower has Tattered Rose and Antique Gold embossing powder melted on it for a faux enameled look.
    I know blah, blah, blah I was chatty with this post wasn't I.  :-)  Sorry about that.  We'd love to have you join the challenge this week and make sure you check out our guest designer Hilda's wonderful projects for this week.
     I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Blogger Network--distressing
Creative Stamp Friends--old fashioned or antique
Incy Wincy Designs--anything but a card
MyGrafico--tickets anywhere for someone special
Paper Playtime--tag plus sentiment
The Crazy Challenge--vintage
Craft Your Days Away--distressing
Sugar Creek Hollow--go girly
Crop Stop--distressed, vintage, shabby chic
Delightful Challenges--distressed/vintage

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Papers:  Kraft Outlet Chipboard and Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock, Recollections
• Digital Images:  The House Across the Bay Jane Austen Fashion Show (043) and  Postcard Grunge (070)
• Stamp:  Ornate Texture
• Ink:  Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Old Paper, and Aged Mahogany Distress inks; Versamark
• Tools:  Crop-a-dile, 1/2" circle punch unknown brand, heat gun
• Miscellaneous:  metal flower, seam binding, buttons, and lace from my stash, Kraft Outlet hang Tag string, Tim Holtz Hinge Clasp and Adage Ticket, Zing Clear embossing powder, Tattered Rose Distress embossing powder, Ranger Antique Gold embossing powder

A little Donna Karan?????

     Did you ever start a card with a plan and the end result was nothing like what you envisioned?  LOL  This card is case in point.  The basic sketch design is the same, but the punchwork and the frame are not how they started out.  Papercraft Star's challenge this week is to use a "Frame" on your project.  Originally I cut a circle chipboard piece about half the width of this one and wrapped it in white satin ribbon.  That white just wouldn't work for me and I didn't have any other color that wasn't just going to overtake the card.  I tried using some Glimmer Mist, but that idea bombed.  So I cut a larger circle and covered it in Rock Candy Crackle paint to frame the cute little girl who's sewing.  That image is called "Sewing Girl Tags (163)" and is a digital download from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.  I think that plain old piece of chipboard made a pretty cool frame.  :-)  Oh and the punchwork...came out of nowhere!  LOL

     For a chance at winning some great digital downloads of your own to craft with, make a project with a frame and get it linked up at PCS before 6:00 a.m. EST on Monday.

     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday--anything goes

Crafty Emma--vintage

Polka Doodles--vintage/retro

Shopping Our Stash--use a border punch

Mark's Finest Papers--use a border punch

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies

• Papers:  Crate Paper Farmhouse, Recollections
• Digital Image:  The House Across the Bay "Sewing Girl Tags (163)"
• Stamp:  Stampendous "Notes For a Friend"
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles Large (S4-114), Martha Stewart Frond punch and Daisy Edge border punch, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Recollections flowers and pearls, rhinestones from my stash, Crafters Square hemp cord, Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint

Stay Warm!

(Hope you guys don't get tired of seeing me today.  I have four posts scheduled so don't miss out on my Kraft Journal tutorial and my two posts for Inky Impressions including a blog hop)

     I don't know about where you live, but here on the coast our weather just can't make up it's mind what it wants to do.  Freezing one day, hot the next.  Everybody's getting colds from the back and forth and you never know how to dress.  Craziness!  :-)

     Our Papercraft Star challenge this week is "Warmth".  This may sound crazy for someone who lives in the boiling hot south, but I love to be bundled up.  I'm very cold natured which unfortunately is the polar opposite of my hubby.  I really believe his thermosat is broken.  LOL

     So, for my card (since I like to bundle), I've used a cute image from Phindy's Place and colored it with Copics.  Both tags come from the Grunge Tags (048) digital sheet from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.  I printed them out on cardstock and stamped the sentiment on the smaller one.

     We'd love for you to come and join us for our challenge this week.  You have until Monday morning at 6:00 a.m. EST to link up and have a chance to win some awesome digital image downloads from THATB.

     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge--anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday--anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown--baby it's cold outside

Lexi's Creations--anything goes

Make It Monday--anything goes

Truly Madly Crafty--anything goes

Dream Valley--anything goes

Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle--winter something

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies

• Papers:  K & Company Julianne, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card, Georgia Pacific
• Digital Image:  The House Across the Bay "Grunge Tags (048)"
• Stamp:  Phindy's Place "Let's Play", Papertrey Ink "Mixed Messages"
• Ink:  Copics, Versafine Vintage Sepia
• Tools:  sewing machine, Making Memories eyelet setter
• Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, Offray ribbon, The Paper Studio brads

Ride like the wind

     You snowbirds have probably tried this winter joy ride, but I have to believe I would do some serious bodily harm if I ever tried it.  LOL  "Winter" is our theme this week at Papercraft Star.  My card uses an adorable Toby Tumble image from Cuddly Buddly that I colored with Copics.  The designer papers are My Mind's Eye.  The darker colored mat is a digital image from the "Feeling Blue" (053) digital sheet from The House Across the Bay.  It looks really dark in the photo, but it's actually lighter and a bit more turquoise tinted IRL. 

     I went a little embossing crazy on this one.  I hadn't done much wet embossing in a while and I was having so much fun just about everything got embossed.  LOL  The polka dot mat, digital image mat, image, and sentiment all had their edges embossed.  The grey panel was embossed all over with snowflakes.  I also used some Snow Cap paint dabber on the grey and digital mats.

     There's a little lace and some pearls.  The snowflakes are buttons that I cut the shanks off of.

     Hope you'll play along with the challenge.

     Whew!  This has been one busy week.  Getting back into the swing of things after the holidays got put on the fast track with a couple of extra Guest Designer projects.  You'll see one tomorrow that I did for Do You Stack Up Challenge.  Friday is A Day For Daisy new release day and I can only hope I can do justice to the amazing image I picked to use this week.  It's unlike anything I've ever worked with before so it will be quite a challenge for me to get it right.  Then on Saturday you'll see the first of my two month guest designer cards for Inky Impression Stamps.  I think I smell smoke and it just might be coming from all those wheels spinning in my head with design ideas for all these cards.  LOL  My commenting might be a little lacking this week so please forgive me.

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies

• Papers:  My Mind's Eye, Recollections, Kodak photo paper, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Czes Pachela for Cuddly Buddly "Let's Go Sledging"
• Ink+:  Copics, Versamark, Ranger Snow Cap paint dabber, Ranger Silver and Bridal Tinsel embossing powders, Pearl Perfect Pearls
• Tools:  Nestabilities Labels Eight (S5-019), heat gun
• Miscellaneous:  buttons from Hobby Lobby, The Paper Studio and Recollections pearls, lace from my stash

May I offer you some tea?

     I was telling my friend Samara that I think I have done myself in with all the holiday yummies.  I think the up and down sugar buzzes have zapped my crafting energy.  Good thing I made this ahead of time.  LOL

     Our challenge this week at Papercraft Star is "Tea or Coffee".  I won some digis a while back from Cardmadfairy and I picked out this beautiful geisha.  She's colored with Copics.  I printed her fan out on vellum and colored it with Copics also.  She has a piece of torn mulberry paper under her.  The cool oriental writing is one of three images I used from the Oriental Backgrounds (112) digital sheet from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.  I didn't have anything to hang the tag from in my light box so I hung it on my Christmas tree so you could see the tassle I added at the bottom.  You have to look closely cause it didn't photograph well with the lighting.

     The back of the tag has a large mat of more of the oriental writing from the digital sheet.  I added two pockets for tea bags and printed the third image to decorate the top pocket.

     Here's a close up shot of the little geisha so you can see her fan better.  Hope you can play along this week. :-)

     Only a few more days for you to get in on my blog candy giveaway.   Just click on the link in the sidebar top right.

Cooking It Up with Katie--anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop--anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp--anything goes
Bearly Mine--anything goes

Craft Room Challenge--anything goes

Top Tip Tuesdays--anything goes

House of Gilli--red and gold

Make It Monday--anything goes

Ooh-la-la Challenge--anything but a card

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days--tags

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards--tag it

Jellypark Challenges--anything but a card

Stampin' for the Weekend--anything goes

     Happy Wednesday!

Supplies 

• Papers:  Basic Grey Curio, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card, Kodak photo paper, Kraft Outlet Vellum and Mulberry paper
• Images:  The House Across the Bay "Oriental Backgrounds (112)"
• Stamp:  Cardmadfairy "Geisha"
• Ink:  Copics
• Tools:  Nestabilities Labels Eight (S5-019), Crop-a-dile
• Miscellaneous:  DMC embroidery thread, waxed linen thread