~SMC #27......LET's SEE YOUR EMBOSSING...WET OR DRY~

This weeks challenge at Sew Many Challenges is to use wet or dry embossing in your creation! Even though I don't use embossing in my projects that often, I do love the look of it. I guess I need to use this technique more often, it's one of those techniques that slip my mind until after I get my project done, and then I think I should've used embossing in a particular area. Sort of like a V8 moment lol
So for this weeks project I used a new image from Sew Many Cards called Duncan Under Mushroom Umbrella. It's available through the SMC VIP September Club. For more information you can check out the VIP GROUP.
Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps and the winner will receive 5 digital images of their choice from the SBS Store! So hurry over and play along with us!

Without further ado, my project...lol Thanks for looking and hope you like!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards VIP Image -- Duncan Under Mushroom Umbrella

"If A Kiss" Sentiment -- Create with TLC

Embossing -- Shimmery Blue embossing received from an Embossing Swap I hosted
Raindrop Embossing -- Fiskars Texture Plates - Raindrops (not sure if I like these or not)

Papers -- DCWV scraps

Papertrey Ink White Cardstock

Copics - B01, B21, B24, B26, B91, B94

BG10, B11

E00, E11, E13, E25

Y11, Y13, Y17

YG03, YG11, YG13

YR12, YR16, YR18

Stitching from Machine

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Smooch -- Kiwi

EKSuccess -- Chalk

American Crafts - Metal Photo Corners - Denim
I'm also entering this into the following challenges:
Alphabet Challenge -- U is for Unused Stash (Papers, Fiskar Texture Plates, Photo Corners)
Fairy Fun Fridays -- Embossing Wet or Dry
Cute Card Thursday -- Bird or Butterfly (Ducks considered a type of bird right? lol)
Pixie Dust Studio -- Fur or Feathers
Southern Girls Challenge -- Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ -- Stitching Faux or Real
Stamp Something -- Sept Digi Challenge - Use a Digi
Copic Creations -- Shading On or Around Images or both
Stampin' Royalty -- Stitching 
365 Cards:Day 201 -- A Happy Heart - 2 things that make you happy (kisses and Rain)
Stamping Vacation -- No! No! Sparkle
Creative Belli -- "B" themed Embellishments ("BLUE" Metal Photo Corners)

~SWEET BIRTHDAY....HOPE JACARE~

 This week at Sew Many Challenges we're challenging everyone to make a project using a Halloween theme! So we'd love to see you join us and if you need a great Halloween image to use, check out the store at Sew Many Cards or visit our sponsor.....

Our sponsor for this challenge is Doodles by Hope Jacare and she's offering this beautiful Cockatoo rubber stamp to our winner!

Our sponsor team at Sew Many Challenges, also got to work with an image of our choice from Doodles by Hope Jacare, and I chose to use the image, Sundae. Me niece has a birthday coming up this weekend, so I thought it would make the perfect birthday card for her. 
Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy!! 

~SUPPLIES USED~

Doodles by Hope Jacare -- Sundae 

Papertrey Ink -- White Cardstock

Copics - C1, C2, C3, C5

E34, E37, E39, E49

R20, R22, R24, R27, R81, R83, R85

YG03, YG13, YG63

DCWV -- The Garden Stack

Colorbok Chalk Ink -- Chestnut Roan

Stitching by Machine

Stickles -- Candy Cane

Smooch -- Molasses & Kiwi

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Memory Keepers -- Sanding Block

Computer Generated Sentiment using font SNF Delilah

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Karber Weekly Challenge -- Card for Girls

Stamps R Us -- Card for a Child's Birthday

Stampin' Sisters In Christ -- Stitching, Faux or Real 

The Stamp Man -- Distress 

Cute Card Thursday -- Play on Words 

Penny's Paper-Crafty -- Birthday 

~SMC #25....HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY with a lil COURAGE~

Alright I finally got through with my project. It took a little longer than I thought and I'm not quite sure it's what I had in my head, but I know my grandma will like it. She loves the little things even with imperfections. When I was a really little, I had a Fischer-Price Tape player, that I would walk around my grandma's house singing into, and my favorite song to sing to my grandma was Eric Carmen - All By Myself. My grandma is getting up in age now, she's close to 90 and not doing so well with her health, and its this memory that I hold on to, and I know she holds on to as well, because she has to tell everyone about it everytime I go home. So I thought I would use that songs title in my card that I'll be sending to her for Grandparents Day and for her birthday.
Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking!!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards -- Jovi in Swing

Everyday Little Things -- Tree with Leaves Cut File

Circle text created by Angela Doescher using the Explosive Font

Marvy Uchida Circle Punch - Giga

Nestabilities -- Basic Circles

Flowers -- Hobby Lobby from my dear friend Nancy

Twine

DCWV The Stack 4 -- Grass Paper

DCWV Latte Stack

DCWV Latte Cardstock Stack

Copics C1, C2, C3, C4, C5

E000, E00, E11, E13, E33, E53

R20, R22, R29

YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67

I'm also entering this card into the following challenge

Charisma Cardz -- Inspired by a Song

Tanda Teaser -- Heartfelt
Crafty Catz -- 3 embellies, 2 papers, 1 digi stamp

 Tonight though I want to post my project I made with our sponsor this week...Purple Panda Designs. Kayla was nice enough to let our sponsor team play with one of her images, so I chose to use her adorable Koi image. Purple Panda Designs is a new digital stamp company and we're happy to have them as our sponsor this week!!! So be sure to check out Purple Panda Designs and have a little visit to Kayla's blog as well. You can find it HERE. 
So on to my sponsor project this week.

~SUPPLIES USED~

Purple Panda Designs -- Koi Image

Create with TLC -- WIshing You all sentiment 

DCWV Far East Stack -- Wood Plain, Wind Plain, & Fire

Copics - YR02, 00, 09

Y11, 13, 17

C1, 2, 3, 5, 7

CTMH Edge Distresser & Sander

Stampin Up Classic Ink -- Ruby Red, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie

Flowers -- Hobby Lobby from my dear friend Nancy

Neenah Cardstock

Computer generated Chinese words -- "Courage"

~Runnin' A Lil Behind..Stitchy Stamps & More Inspiration~

This week at Sew Many Challenges we have an awesome sponsor for our "Christmas In August" challenge...Stitchy Bear Stamps!! Stitch is an awesome artist and lady, so you need to hurry over and check out all her images and the fun stuff they have going on at their challenge blog, One Stitch At A Time, as well!! 

Stitch was generous as always and allowed our sponsor team to pick out an image to work with, and I chose "Lil Behind". She is absolutely adorable...the image that is...well Stitch is too, but we're on the image now!!..lol Anyways, as soon as I seen her, I knew exactly what I was going to use her for, my belated Birthday card for my Father-In-Law! Isn't sad when you know a month ahead that you're going to need a belated card lol And I was right! Maybe I can tell him I was distracted by mine coming up on Sunday That I forgot about his?? lol Hopefully when he gets it, he puts the sentiment inside the card with the image..we'll see...lol 

I love checking out challenge entries because you never know what talents you'll come across, and that's exactly what happened today! We had an entry over at Sew Many Challenges and when I went to the blog, I discovered a blog of inspiration through Sketches! Arianne Addicks has some awesome sketches that you can use for inspiration on her blog, and thats exactly what I did with my card. You need to really check out her blog. Not only are her sketches great but her work is amazing!! 

 

So what are you waiting for?? Grab ya some images at Sew Many Cards and Stitchy Bear Stamps and start creating!! We've got two great challenges for you to join in and have fun with!!

Ok so I'll hush now and post my project lol Thanks for looking and hope you like it!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

 DCWV Summer Cardstock Stack

DCWV The Stack 6

Neenah Super Smooth Cardstock

Copics

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher (Staples as Candles)

Smooch -- Moonlight & Kiwi

Computer Generated Sentiment -- Comic Sans Font

Martha Stewart -- Cake Charm

 Stampin' Up Classic Ink -- Taken with Teal

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time -- Say It With Shapes

Rosie-D's Challenges -- One for the Big Boys

Andrea's Stampin' Moments -- Simply Squared 

Create 4 Fun -- Birthday Card

Stampin For the Weekend -- Anything Goes

Stamp Something -- Use Something Digi (Image on front)

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp -- Blooms and Charm (flowers on front and charm inside)

Meljen's Designs -- Brown, Teal & Orange

Paper Romance -- Metal Heads (Birthday Cake Charm inside)

The Craft Den Anything Goes Challenge -- 3 Layers

Digital Tuesday -- Use Your Scraps (Papers are from Scrap box)
Paper Cutz -- Anything Goes

~Paulette's Day Off Blog Hop~

Welcome to Paulette’s Day Off blog hop!  If you didn't come here from Jennifer's blog than ya just have to go back to the beginning! The beginning would be Cheryl's blog!! You don't want to miss any freebies or the awesome projects created using these great freebies Paulette is offering! Don't forget to visit Paulette's blog and leave some love!

Paulette, the owner of Create with TLC is known for her talent and generosity, so some of her faithful followers have come together to repay her by giving her the day off.  Normally you would hop over to Paulette’s blog to collect all the awesome freebies for the day; however, this time you are hopping to the following blogs to collect the goodies. Don't forget to leave some love as you hop along! Everyone needs a little love through the day!

Your next stop will be the amazing Marlene!! 

I hope you enjoy checking out my project and don't forget to grab your freebie! All you need to do is click on the sentiment below and it will take you to a larger view of the image and you'll just need to right click and save the image to your computer! If you have any problems saving it, drop me an email and I'll be happy to send it to you! Jeri@SewManyChallenges.com

  ~SUPPLIES USED~

Flower is a Gift Of Sunshine Sentiment -- Create with TLC

Eris Watering Flowers -- Sew Many Cards

Neenah -- Super Smooth Cardstock

DCWV -- Spring & Summer Stack
DCWV -- Stack 4 (grass paper)

DCWV -- Spring & Summer Cardstock Stack

EK Success -- Small Butterfly Punch

Martha Stewart -- Med Butterfly Punch

Stampin Up Classic Ink -- Caramel, Bordering Blue, YoYo Yellow, Only Orange

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Stickles -- Silver

Doodlebug Designs Sugar Coating Glitter -- Tangerine

Copic Multiliner 0.3

Copics -- B01, B91, B21--C9--G12, G14, G16, G20, G21--R22, R24--RV21, RV23--T1, T3, T5--V12, V15, V17--Y11, Y13, Y17--YG03, YG13, YG63--YR16
I'm also entering this project into the following challenges---
The Character Cafe -- Use Dimensional Glaze (Water, Eyes, and a few Petals)
Paper Cutz -- Anything Goes
The Res-Q Challenge -- Indulge in "You Time"--80s music, coloring with my copics and having time to create in general
Stampin For the Weekend -- Anything Goes
Stamp Something -- August Digi Day -- Use something Digi(sentiment and Image)
Aud Sentiments -- Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz -- Die Cuts (Fence, Sun and Butterflies..I interpret punches as a form of die cuts but please let me know if they're not! :-)
Stampin' B's -- Circle(sun), Die Cut(fence), & Flower
Crafty Creations -- Butterflies
Fab 'n' Funky -- Flower Power
Paper Pretties -- Summer Theme
Creative Card Crew -- Sparkle and Shine
The Crafty Pad -- Glitz and Glitter
Order of the Opus Gluei -- You've Got To Move it...Use Stash.(Didn't buy anything for this project)
One Stitch At A Time -- Pack A Punch (Sun, Fence, Butterflies)

~CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST~

Aaaah I love Christmas!! So when challenges present themselves to help me get some of my Christmas projects completed ahead of time without the hustlin' and bustlin' of last minute creating, I take advantage. Every year I try to make a few new handmade ornaments for our Christmas tree and make a few as gifts. My goal is to have our entire Christmas tree all handmade ornaments, so we'll see how that goes and how long it takes me to get there lol 

This week at Sew Many Challenges, our challenge is to exactly that. Make a Christmas themed project. So I took the opportunity to make another ornament for my tree. For this ornament I used the lovely Bear in Stocking image from Sew Many Cards! I think he's such a cutie looking over the top of the stocking. Reminds me of boys faces when they were younger and would keep getting up and checking their stockings to find that Santa hadn't came yet. With both of them leaving the 'nest' soon, it'll be a bittersweet happy reminder of those times as they're off starting their new journeys!

We hope you'll join us this week at Sew Many Challenges as we have

 sponsoring us!! You have a chance of winning 3 digital images from the Stitchy Bear Store! I'll be posting another project later today using an adorable image that Stitch let me play with this week!! So be sure to check back!

Hope you like this weeks project and thank you for looking as always and for leaving such nice comments! They're all appreciated!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Bear In Stocking -- Sew Many Cards

Neenah Smooth Cardstock

Stickles -- Frosted Lace

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Doodlebug Design -- Bon Bon Flock
RibbonFX (Hobby Lobby) -- Red/Black Plaid

Copics

Multiliner 0.3

G12, G14

R22, R24, R27, R29

E13, E33, E34, E53

I'm also entering this project in the following challenges:

A Spoon Full Of Sugar -- Christmas In August

Pollycraft -- In Stitches

My Time to Craft -- Glitter and Glitz

Creative Cottage -- Christmas 

The Character Cafe -- Use Dimensional Glaze (Eyes, nose and heart on stocking)
Crafty Ann's Challenge - Christmas In August 
 The Beary Sweet Challenge -- In Stitches 

~SMC #20...IT'S "SEW" GOOD TO BE BACK CHALLENGE~

Welcome back to Sew Many Challenges!! Our team took a small summer break to regroup and have some family time but we're back and ready for some new challenges!! This week's challenge is...."To use stitching, faux or real stitching on your project!" There are some amazing images at the Sew Many Cards store, so head on over if you need some images for your challenges this week!!  
We've got a new sponsor joining us this week! Tiffany Doodles is giving 5 digital images, singles or sets, from the Tiffany Doodles store to the winner!! How awesome is that!

 Tiffany has got some really cute images up for sell in her store, so you have to go check them out. Be sure to read all about Tiffany Doodles at Sew Many Challenges under the Sponsor Spotlight!! Join Sew Many Cards and Tiffany Doodles over at the Crafters Digital Arts Center!

Tiffany let the SMC Sponsor team play with a few images this week and I chose to use the "Let Them Eat Cake" set! I love watching the Food Network when they design these cakes so thought I'd try my hand at it in a different medium lol My nephews birthday is coming up next week, so thought I'd make him a cake using his favorite college football team as a theme. Hope you enjoy!!!

Supplies Used

Tiffany Doodles -- Let Them Eat Cake Image Set

Neenah Cardstock -- Super Smooth White

Sports Solution School Scraps -- Georgia Tech Paper 

Solid Cardstock -- DCWV Cardstock Stacks

K & Comp Collegiate Dimensional Stickers -- Georgia Tech Grand Adhesions

K & Comp Collegiate Clearly Yours -- Georgia Tech

Glossy Accents

Signo Uniball Broad -- White Pen

Stampin' Up Classic Ink Pad -- Night of Navy

Liquid Pearls -- Platinum

Stickles -- Yellow & Frosted Lace

Copics -- Cake Dish - C1, C2, C3, C5

Cake Icing - Y11, Y13, Y17

Dots - B39  
I'm entering this in the following challenges!
Your Next Stamp -- Birthday
Sentimental Sunday -- Anything Goes 
Stamps R Us -- All Male Theme 
Stamptacular Sunday -- Just for Boys 
Secrety Crafter -- It's a Man's World 
C.R.A.F.T Challenges -- Insects
Papertake Weekly -- Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (one or more of these) -- I chose something new as most of project contains all new images and products 
Lil Red Wagon -- Circles, Circles, Circles
Challenge Up Your Life -- Celebrations 
Penny's Paper Crafty -- Anything Goes 
Crafty Creations -- Winged Things 
Ooh La La Creations -- Spots and Dots 
Incy Wincy -- A Bug's Life 
2 Sisters Challenge Blog -- Stitching 
Craft Your Days Away -- Favorite Things (copics, Glossy Accents) 
Crafty Cardmakers -- Birthday
Donnas Den of Crafts -- Something Sweet (Birthday Cake) 
I Did It Creations -- Anything Goes 
Party Time Tuesday -- Birthday Anything Goes 
Scrappy Frogs -- Stitching 
Simple Doodles -- Celebrations 
The Stamp Man -- Easel Card 
Charisma Cardz Challenge -- Easel Card

~SEW MANY CHALLENGES #14...."EASEL IT"

This week over at Sew Many Challenges, we're to make an Easel Card.You can find a video tutorial on our challenge blog post. Check out Sew Many Cards for some awesome new images!! I hope to see ya join us this week over at Sew Many Challenges.

Soft Pencil is our sponsor this week and Elizabeth is generously offering a $15 voucher to her store for the winner!! WOW!! You have until midnight EST, May 20th, to get your project entered!


So, I finally got my challenge card done!! Ummm maybe a week late...BUT I combined it with this weeks challenge, so I'm all good again lol I'm slowly catching up with myself and with my planner. Sooner or later I WILL learn how to juggle crafting and everything else I have to do!!
So I've made a Christmas Easel card! I'm usually my own worst critic, but I do have to admit that I like how this one turned out. Hopefully you will too!!
Now on to my project!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards -- December 2009 Value Pack

DCWV 2009 Holiday Collection -- The Christmas Stack

GinaK -- Pure Luxury Cardstock

Copics

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Ribbon -- Designer Collection (gold w/ Green)

Bow -- Stash (bunches from my sisters store)

Glitz Stickles -- Champagne

Flair Designs -- Christmas Vellum Quotes

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge -- Flower Power

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club -- Christmas Stitching (on digital image & gold ribbon across bottom)

Totally Gorjuss -- Round and Round

Dare U 2 DigiStamp -- Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays -- Flowers

Stamp Something -- Celebrate Something (Christmas, Jesus' birthday)

AiFactory -- Celebration & Sparkle

Pixie Dust Studio -- Cut It Out

Shelly's Images -- Anything Goes

CAS-tastic Challenges -- Cards with Circles

La-La Land Crafts -- Anything Goes

The Wild Flower Patch -- Ribbon, Sparkles, Dimension

Papertake Weekly -- Shiny, Sparkly & Special
Creative Craft World -- Easel Card
The Creative Cottage -- Fancy Fold
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge -- As You Like It
Bee Crafty -- Something New (DCWV Paper Stack, Christmas vellum)

~I CAN BE......~

This week at Sew Many Challenges we are lucky enough to have Stitchy Stamps sponsor us!! Stitch has so many cute images in her store, so you really need to go and check her out!! She's got some wonderful designers in her store also, so be sure to check them out also!! Stitch was generous enough to supply our sponsor team with images to work with this week and below you'll see the one I chose. It couldn't fit me more perfectly lol When I first came on the internet scene my handle was "Lil Devil" so as soon as I seen this image, I knew I had to work with it. 

If you haven't joined us yet over at Sew Many Challenges, it's not too late! All ya need to do is make a Christmas Project. You've still got a few hours to get something made!! If ya need an image check out Sew Many Cards or Stitchy Stamps for some great choices in digital stamps!

Now for on to my sponsor project! Hope you enjoy!!

I took two pictures, one with the flash, which is directly below and then one without. I can never get my pictures the way that I'd like. I apologize for that! 

Anyways, I had this card in mind for my husband on our anniversary last week, but as always, doing what I'd like and finding the time do it, are two completely different things lol Sooo I just may use this card as a little surprise one of these nights...lol...yup you got it...when I find the time!!

Enjoy!!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Stitchy Stamps -- Ms South

Stampin Up -- Whisper White Cardstock

Tan & Black Cardstock from Stash

DCWV - the All Dressed Up Stack

DCWV - Cardstock

Copic Markers

Sentiment from my head and computer generated using "Showgirl" font
Stampin Up -- Border Punch (Have to look up name..eek)

Cuttlebug Folder -- Swiss Dots

Nestabilities -- Classic Circle & Classic Scallop Circle

Jolee's Boutique Career Police -- Handcuffs

InkEssentials Glossy Accents 

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
Stitchy Stamps -- Going Dotty
Simple Doodles -- You're On My Mind
Dare You to Digi -- Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge -- As You Like It
Stampin' for the Weekend -- Card for a Male
Cute Card Thursday -- Someone Special
Pixie Dust Studio -- Cut It Out
Treehouse Thursday -- Masculine Theme
ABC Challenge -- U is for Unused Stash
La La Land Crafts -- Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday -- Make Me Laugh
The Crafty Pad -- Give your project a Punch
CAS-tastic Challenges -- Cards Using Circles 
Shelly's Images -- Anything Goes

~HAPPY ANNIVERSARY & SEW MANY CARDS BLOG HOP~

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend! It's been pretty windy and cold here in Arizona, so perfect weather to sit in my room and craft a bit. The card I have for you this week is one that I made for my husband for our 18th Anniversary. He likes to put the cards I make him on his side table next to his side of the bed, so I figured what better card for that than the easel card. Hopefully he'll like it when he wakes up!

For this easel card, I used the Owen & Grace Wedding image from Sew Many Cards. I thought this image was perfect and tried to color it to reflect us 18 years ago, as well as our wedding colors. If you think this image is as cute as I do, then head over to Sew Many Cards and grab it for your next project!! If you'd like a chance at winning this image, then join us at Sew Many Challenges for our May New Release Blog Hop going on NOW!!  
Our May Blog Hop is being sponsored by.....

Head on over to win a chance at a $10 Shopping Voucher for Simon Says Stamp, random comment winners, discount at the Sew Many Cards store, and the complete line of new releases this month!!

~Supplies Used~

Grace & Owen Wedding Image by Sew Many Cards

GinaK Luxury Cardstock

DCWV The Luxury Stack

Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch (I just won it in a blog candy giveaway from Stephanie and I LOVE IT!..was perfect for this card I think) 

Prima Flowers - Botanical Mix

Sentiments from Colorbox and DCWV Vellum Quote Books

Kaisercraft - Half Pearls - Yellow

SEI - Pearl Brads - Citrus

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
Pile It On -- Make It Sweet (How "SWEET" is that Image?)
The Crazy Challenge -- Buttons, Brads & Eyelets (Brads in my Flowers) 
Simple Doodles -- Not a Spring Chick anymore (Vellum Quotes and Paper Stack are OLD)
Secret Crafter -- Friendship (Not just a husband but a friend too)
Daring Cardmakers -- Easel Card
Sentimental Sundays -- For that Special Someone (My husband is that someone Special)
Bee Crafty -- "Hole" Lotta Fun!! (Holes in my punched hearts)
Annabelle Stamps Blog -- Say it with... PEARLS (Pearls on my sentiment and my pearl brads)
Dutch Dare Card Challenge -- Easel Card w/ Repeat Something (Repeated the heart border and the flowers)
Creative Inspirations -- Easel Card 
A Spoon Full of Sugar -- Something 3D (Flowers & Sentiment is popped off card)
Creative Craft World -- Primas 
One Stitch At a Time -- Children Theme (Children Image used)