Anything Goes Challenge

Hi crafty people!

This weeks challenge for the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

"Anything Goes"

I used a few stamps from

Eureka! Stamps

"Congratulations" (#5507)

"Lg Cap" (#18901) and

"Shamrock Border" (#40502)

I used all red rubber stamps,

but they also come in digi format.

Now, I know it's kind of late in the season for a graduation card,

but I really wanted to show the style of card.

I love the idea of the "belly band" on a card like this.

I simply stamped the Shamrock Border

onto some Kraft card stock,

trimmed it down and adhered it into a band around the card. 

The 'Congratulations!' was embossed

with white embossing powder.

The diploma was stamped onto card stock

and fussy cut, the band was stamped onto a scrap

of card stock and also fussy cut then adhered to the diploma.

Inside, I folded over and adhered the card stock

to make a pocket where you can put

some cash, a check, a gift certificate or card,

whatever you want.

This card is simple to make and who doesn't like to receive a little something in a card?

 

I hope you will join the challenge this week.

Now head over to the

 Eureka! Stamps Blog

for more inspiration from our design team

and to find out how you can enter the challenge.

Hope you'll play along.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, leave a comment if you will.

Come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Happy Birthday Challenge

Hello all!

Today's challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

is "Happy Birthday"

I chose to make a very simple card using

"Sunshine Day" (#15003) from

Eureka! Stamps

 

I found the patterned paper with the sun on it

and thought it would work well with that sentiment.

I simply covered the front of the card with the 'sun paper'

and trimmed it down. Sorry I don't have a clue

where this paper came from or what company made it,

it was in my scrap stash.

I stamped the sentiment with Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

 in brown and colored the little flowers

 and sun with FlexMarkers

I think this is a lovely way to wish someone a happy birthday.

I left the inside blank to add a personal note.

 

Eureka! Stamps

has lots of images and sentiments

that can be used for birthdays or any other occasion cards,

so be sure to check them out.

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will join us in this weeks challenge.

For more details and more inspiration from our design team,

check out the Eureka! Stamps Blog and join the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today, come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

 

Christmas in July challenge

Today the new Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

"Christmas in July"

I do love making Christmas cards, any time of the year.

For my Christmas card, I decided to use

"Piled High Christmas" (#23302) from

Eureka! Stamps.

 

I stamped this sentiment with VersaMark ink and embossed with white embossing powder.

The gifts were made with scraps of patterned paper and crochet cotton, some I had made into "baker's twine"

 

This was a simple card to make, easy to replicate and uses up a lot of those little scraps.

 

I hope you have been inspired in some way and will pop over to the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

to see the details of the challenge

and also see what other inspiration our design team has for you.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Swap card

I thought I had posted this card over a month ago,

but apparently not, so here it is now.

Better late than never!

I am in a newly formed "Swap" group

and I think I'm gonna totally enjoy this group. 

We are a group of stampers that met a long time ago

 online and have just reconnected and formed a group on Facebook.

Our first swap was to make a KISS card.

That is Keep It Simple Sweetheart!

I was to make a card for my friend Becky,

I knew she liked the beach, so I went with the beach theme.

I used "Shell Background" (#58102) from

Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the image twice onto white card stock.

Once with brown Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and once with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I used the brown one for the background

and colored the shells with FlexMarkers on the black one.

I fussy cut the shells and then adhered them to the background with

foam tape.



It's hard to get a good shot showing the dimension on the card,

but this one shows a little of it.

I think Becky enjoyed receiving my card and I can't wait to see what we will be doing in our next swap.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope your summer is going well

and you are enjoying some beautiful weather.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!



Hitting the Beach challenge

Don't you just love a beautiful day at the beach?

I do, well I really do if it's nice and quiet

 and not a lot of other people around.

This week's theme for the Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

Hit the Beach.

I chose to use 3 different images from

Eureka! Stamps

"Baby Feet" (#40101)

"Bubbles Background" (#58101)

"Beach Frame" (#5601)

I made this layout with some pictures

from when we were in Florida in February of 1995. 

You can see how far behind I am in my scrapbooking!

I used Baby Feet to make the footprints

in the sand for the border and the title.

The Bubbles Background is used as a mat

 for my son's picture on the bottom left

and the Beach Frame was used for the picture

of both kids on the top right.

 

I love stamping on layouts and I hope

I have inspired you to do the same.

Be sure to check out the other design team

inspiration and the challenge details on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

Another Stars and Stripes

Happy 4th of July!

Here is another stars and stripes card I have to show you.

I used

"Lg Patriotic Star" (#11603) from

Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the stars with Distress ink and fussy cut them.

This card was very easy to make, by layering a couple scraps

of card stock in a stripe and punching the circles with

a circle punch.

Easy peasy!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay safe this 4th and have some fun too!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Stars and Stripes Challenge

This week's Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

Stars and Stripes.

I used

"Lg Patriotic Star" (#11603) from

Eureka! Stamps

I used a border punch from EK Success

to make the scalloped "stripes"

and stamped the Lg. Patriotic Star with distress ink.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are inspired in some way.

Be sure to stop by the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

for all the particulars about the Challenge

and to see what the other design team member have to show you.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!