Papercraft Star Challenge 15 - Seven Natural Wonders

This week's challenge at Papercraft Star is:

Base your project on one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World:

Grand Canyon
The Great Barrier Reef
The Harbor at Rio de Janeiro
Mt. Everest
Northern Lights
Paricutin Volcano
Victoria Falls

This week I based my project off of the "Northern Lights"



Everytime I see pictures of the "Northern Lights" the purple colors just stand out and the colors are so bright and vibrant which is why I chose to use the bling.

Be sure to enter your project this week.

Supplies used:
Recollections (M's paper stacks)
* White Stack
DCWV
* Shimmer Stack (purple)
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* Christmas
Cuttlebug
* snowflakes
Ribbon - Michael's Holiday ribbon
Martha Stewart Glitter
iRock Clear Heat set crystals

Papercraft Star Challenge 14

Simon says:
Make a Card
Base 5.5 x 5.5
Mat: 5 x 5
Score Mat 5 times at 1/4 inch
3 flowers from die cut or punch
3 buttons and twine
(You may also add a sentiment or other items as desired)




This week I had so much fun with this challenge. It was as if this card came to me in my sleep. :o) Not really but when I was looking for the "perfect" flower I saw the Sunflowers and it just went from there. I colored the twine with alochol inks so that it matched the colors of my card.

Supplies used:
Recollections (M's paper stacks)
* Kraft Stack
* Shimmers Stack
* White Stack
DCWV
* Shimmer Stack (green)
Bazzill
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes (to make the Card Base)
* Walk in my Garden (Flowers and tag)
Cuttlebug
* Dots 5x7
Sentiment Stamp
Alcohol Ink
Twine
Buttons

Blog Award Time ....

As a member of the Creative Team at Papercraft Star I've had the pleasure of visiting many papercraft blogs. Papercraft Star wants to give recognition to blogs that we each find are outstanding in some way, whether it is the projects, the stories or just the fact that we want to pass along some support and enouragement to a fabulous blogger!

Today I have selected 3 to receive the Papercraft Star Fabulous Blogger Star Award.

Theresa aka Treefrog
Agnes aka Flowerdisco
Brigit

Once you picked up your award, please post it on your blog and answer these two questions:

1. The best project I ever made was...

2. I like to craft because...

Then select 3 people to award the blog award to, posts their names and blog addresses and go leave a comment at the blogs for the award winner to pick up the star from their blog, who will then do the same thing.

This is a wonderful way to recognize the amazing crafters out there and spread a little crafting encouragement and inspiration. For more of that, come on over and visit all of us at Papercraft Star

It's give away time ....

Over at Papercraft Star we are so thrilled here with the warm response we've received from all of our followers and we really appreciate that so many of you are going out of your way to tell other crafters about us too! The more, the more merrier is definitely the case here at Papercraft Star!

In fact, we are so excited that we know we told you that we were going to wait until we reached 500 followers to have another $25.00 Papertrey Ink or My Favorite Things (winner's choice) gift certificate drawing, but we're so close to that number now, we decided to celebrate early! This is perhaps the one time that it doesn't matter if you count your chickens before they hatch!

So, to enter our drawing, all you have to do is become a follower (if you aren't already) and leave a comment on this post, that's it! If you want to be entered more than once for the drawing, please post about this give-away and our fabbie new challenge blog Papercraft Star on your blog and let us know you did (tell us in your comment) and we'll give you an extra entry in the drawing. Want more entries than that?! Then have your friends mention your name in their comment here and that you got them to sign up to be a follower at Papercraft Star and we'll enter your name every time someone says you referred them to us!

So many chances to win this sweet prize and we'll draw our winner on Friday September 24, 2010 at 12 noon (so you have until then to enter!).... That's just around the corner, so please go tell everyone you know about Papercraft Star.... but don't forget to enter the drawing yourself before you do! :-)

Fall Leaves

Here is a simple card I made



I used confetti as the focal point. Covered them in Glossy Accents.

Supplies used:
Recollections (M's paper stacks)
* Kraft Stack
* Vellum
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes (to make the Card Base and colored strips)
Brads
Alcohol Ink
Glossy Accents
Confetti
Inkadinkadoo $1.00 Stamps (Fall)

Thinking of fall

So this weekend I was challenged again (are we seeing a pattern here) LOL to make a card or LO representing fall. Well of course I'm super excited that fall is around the corner that I just took this challenge and ran with it. So for the next few days we will be having some fall over here. Our First fall card is this cute set of thank you cards.



To make the background paper: I used the inkadinkadoo $1.00 stamps from Joann's and 3 different ink colors. Stamped the paper, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and then heat set the powder.

Supplies used:
Recollections (M's paper stacks)
* Kraft Stack
DCWV
* Shimmer Stack (purple/red)
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes (to make the Card Base)
* Base Camp (frame behind thank you)
* Alphalicious (thank you)
Cuttlebug
* Houndstooth
Pop Dots
Inkadinkadoo $1.00 Stamps (Fall)
Clear embossing powerder

Butterflybird

So of course I enabled someone to get a Cricut. whoooo hoooo {Hi Pam}!!! Well Pam knew I was searching high and low for a Pink ATG gun. So Labor Day Weekend I told Pam I'd go teach her how to use her cricut. Well she had gotten me a PINK ATG. Well needless to say I was totally shocked and excited. I of course had to give her a thank you card. Which is how this cute little butterfly bird was born.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!!

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* Blue Stack
Bazzil Bling
Bazzil
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* Wild Card
* 3 Birds on Parade
* Wedding
* Pink Journey
Cuttlebug:
* Asian Bundle
MS Glitter (wings of the butterfly bird)
Flat backed pearls
Ribbon
Thank you stamp

Papercraft Star Challenge 13 - Sketch

This week at Papercraft Star the designers used the sketch (see yesterday's post) to come up with their project for this week.



I just recently got this stamp and absolutely love it. While working on this week's challenge I decided that the sketch would be perfect to make a celebration card for my supervisor at work who just got fantastic news that her cancer is in remission.

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
* Butterfly Colors
DCWV
* Black Currant stack
MS Border punch
Prismacolor Pencils
Baby oil gel (in place of Gamasol)
Stickles
Stamps:
* Studio G Stamp - Celebrate (corner flowers)
* Lilly - Stampendous
Heat set crystals

Papercraft Star - Challenge 13 Sneak Peak

This week's challenge at Papercraft Star is a Sketch Challenge.



Here's a peak at my project this week



Now get your craft on and post your projects over at Papercraft Star. Be sure to stop back tomorrow and see my full project.

A Cricut weekend

Sorry I haven't posted in a while things have been hectic crazy. But last weekend I was challenged to step out of my comfort zone and actually do a Layout. So I accepted the challenge. Here is my cricut weekend ....



I still need to add the journaling which will be in the center of the center circle bug.

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Bazzil Bling (grey)
Recollections:
* Butterfly Stack (pink paper)
* white stack
DCWV
* Black Currant
* Shimmer Stack
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes
* Storefront
* Alphalicious
Heat set crystals

Papercraft Star Photo Inspiration Challenge

This week at Papercraft Star the designers were asked to use this picture as inspiration



As soon as I saw the picture it reminded me that I had a coffee stamp I could use for this challenge. Which is how this assignment was born.



Supplies:
Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
DCWV
Bazzil Bling
Bazzil
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes
* Wall Decor and More
Cuttlebug
* Swirls
Brads - Oriental Trading Company
Martha Stewart Glitter Essential Colors set
Stamps:
* Stampendous Cling

Happy Hanukkah

So I was challenged to use up some of my scraps. Well I've been tossing this idea around in my head for a while and thought it's be a perfect "scraps" card.



It's hard to tell in the picture but the center stone is actually blue (the same color as the paper).

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
DCWV
* Shimmer Stack
Cuttlebug
* Swirls
Ribbon - Celebrate it Holiday Ribbon (from Michael's)
Stamp - sorry don't know what brand or where it's from someone sent it to me when I was on the hunt for a menorah last year
Jolee's Heat Set Tool
* iRock heat set stones (crystal colored)
* Jolee's heat set stones (blue)

Papercraft Star - Challenge 11

This week's challenge at Papercraft Star was to create something for "back to school". Well being that I don't have any little ones here the "going back to school" routine is a little foreign to me. However, I have lots of friends who are teachers and boy do I admire you all and being able to do what you do. It takes a special person to be able to be a teacher. So this is for all of you teachers out there ......



Teachers you are stars in my book!!!!

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
AC Patterned Paper
* Foil Stack
DCWV
* Extreme Paper Stack (alphabet paper)
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* Everyday Paper Dolls (stars)
* Base Camp (lettering)
Pop Dots
Pure Color Ribbon - Sheer Navy (from M's)
Studio G Glitter writer
Walmart heat set embellishments (star)