Let's PARTY! IPC #254

 

Hi friends!

If you have or ever had an ORANGE CAT, 

you'd totally get this card's pun, LOL!

                      For this month's Newton's Nook Designs

                                 IPC challenge, there is a fun 

color palette and inspo photo:

                    I used the colors to create a fun birthday card

for a special someone who has a mischevious orange cat :)

I used:  Naughty Newton clear stamps

Naughty Newton die set

Basic Frames die set

Circle Frames die set

I mixed and matched several designer papers as well

to acheive a fun eclectic look:

 Springtime, Happy Easter, and Coffee Shop paper pads. 

Head over here to link up your card using NND products

and you could be the random winner

 of a $20 store credit to do some shopping!

See you next week with our final color challenge cards!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kelly

Inky Paws Challenge: Week 2!

Hi friends!

I hope your week is off to a good one :)

This is Week 2 of the Inky Paws Challenge from 

Newton's Nook Designs.

For the month of January, the challenge is a sketch:

You can see the details on how to win here on the blog 

and have a chance to win $20 in NND store credit to shop!

YAY!

Here is my card using the colors and these NND products:

* Dainty Daisies clear stamps

* Dainty Daisies die set

* Basic Frames die set

* Christmas Basics paper pad

It is always nice to have those 'stock cards' on hand ...

birthdays, thank yous, anniversaries, etc!

One more for my stash!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Crafters of Faith ~ Away in a Manger ...

“She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” 

(Luke 2:7 NIV) 

Good Morning! 

 It's the end of the month which means the Crafters of Faith post our monthly card challenge :)  This month our hostess was the wonderfully sweet Maryrose and she gave us a joyous challenge to create:

Make a card based on one of your favorite Christmas songs or carols. (The Bible verse I chose is often associated with Handel's Messiah, another favorite!) Make sure your card has a little twinkle to represent the light of the world. Bonus points to anyone who includes kraft and gingham in their design (just because I LOVE kraft and gingham!)

We are a very musical family and there isn't much of a time when we aren't singing along with music!  Christmas, of course, is no exception and it's hard to narrow down a favorite Christmas carol!  So I chose one that I had on hand which had the verse already there and went with "Away in a Manger".  I was happy to use Inky Antics wooden holiday stamps which I just treasure ... I scored a 4 piece wooden IA stamp set for $5 on SCS a couple of years ago and so happy this one could see some ink this year!  

For the requirements, I went with a chocolate base but paired it with Crumb Cake since I don't have Kraft :)  Papers are a mish-mash from my stash and I used some gingham paper and ribbon in hues of yellows, kraft and browns! It's a very non-traditional Christmas card!  I'm really tickled with how this card came out - although I will have to rephotograph in the morning light as I'm just beat after the week I've had and just getting home at this very late hour!  

Please stop by and see my sistahs of faith and their beautiful Christmas Carol card creations! You can find them listed in my side-bar :)

Thank you, Maryrose, for your beautiful theme for creating our COF cards!  

Big Hugs,

Bigger Blessings~

~Kelly

The C.O.F. gets monochromatic!

Hi friends!!  What a fun time to post - it's the last day of the month which means the Crafters of Faith blogging group post our themed cards :)  
This month, our hostess is Liz W. - one of the most gracious and faith-filled ladies I know!  She is an amazing lady, volunteering so much of her time to help others in need through her ministry and my heart just beamed at knowing how many lives are touched because of her work through Our Savior.  We  ♥ you, Sister Liz! :)  

This was her theme: This is my birthday month, and a peridot is my birthstone. It is one of my favorite shades of green. My challenge for you is to use your own birthstone color and make a monochromatic card. If you have an April birthday you can make a white on white card and use diamond bling for your embellishments or clear buttons. If you are a June birthday, you could make a white card and use pearlized paint or pearls to add some pazzazz!! Use whatever neutral color you would like with your birthstone color and have fun dazzling us. 

My birth-month is the gorgeous color of aquamarine!  So for my card, I went with a monochromatic, aqua colored card to represent March :)  I used a stamp from MFT ~ the P.I. girl called "Bloomin Good Day".  My card design is an old MFT sketch  (I substituted the circle for the labels 1 nestie instead)  and kept the same theme through with the aqua colored papers.  I paper-pieced lil Bloom's dress :) and added the sentiment to a very simple inside!  

I hope I passed the monochromatic challenge (which is a big challenge for me since I love color! Lots and lots of colors!) :)  Be sure to stop by and see what the other Crafters of Faith girls have created this month!  

 Patti ~ Stampersize
Carolina -Cardolina Scrapolina
 LizW - Right Brained Madness
Mary Rose -  Mary Rose Cafe
LizD - crafts4thesoul
Carol - Bills Favorite Stamper 
Sharon -  a piece of the heart
 Kelly - Sandcastle Stamper (you're here!)

                             Thanks so much for your visit today!

Big hugs,

Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly