Tack-ling a New Challenge

Enfys over at Going Buggy has set a fun challenge this month.  She is challenging everyone to use an item on their project that was not intended for paper crafting.

Some time ago on clearance I bought an item not intended for paper crafting with just such a purpose in mind.  I had forgotten about them until this challenge.  I thought I had missed the deadline, only to find out it doesn't end until Monday.  So I dug out my bargain.  Can you find them on my card?

My item not intended for paper crafting are the large "brads" at the bottom.  They are actually not brads.  They are push pins.  I cut the pin part off using a pair of wire cutters.  They actually started life looking like this:

I had to adhere them using some foam left over from trimming my rubber stamps because they aren't flat on the back.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"

Image by Margaret Sherry as a freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine

Martha Stewart Swirling Lace border punch

Push pins purchased at Wal-Mart (Mainstays collection)

Ribbon from my stash

Sketch Challenge & Going Buggy

It's time for a sketch challenge at DeNami Design.  The very talented Paulina came up with this sketch for us to play with.

I flipped the sketch around a little.

I used one of the flowers from the Ornamental Flowers set and I used Fancy Butterfly.  Fancy Butterfly is an  older stamp, but I find myself pulling it out again and again.  I heat embossed the butterfly in gold and cut it out.  I replaced the stamped antennae with wire.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!.  I need to invest in some more DeNami Design sentiments.  I love the font, but there are always so many other stamps that I want that I can't seem to get the sentiments into my cart!

The challenge at Going Buggy this month is to use lace and butterflies.  I am entering this card in that challenge as well.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Lace and wire from my stash

Anything Goes V2.0

The theme for the challenge this month at DeNami Design, is anything goes.  After missing out on the Christmas challenge due to a lack of planning ahead and getting completely overwhelmed, I was determined to play this month.

I used the Ornamental Flowers set and the Ornamental Vine stamp to create this card.  I chose these colors so I could participate in a new challenge over at Going Buggy.  Enfys has challenged everyone to use gray or black with red and white.  I alsoadded a few pearls.  They are a little hard to see in the picture.  I was not having good luck getting a good shot with these colors!

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"
Copic Ciao marker - R29
Sentiment-Stampin' Up! - Curly Cute
Adhesive pearls-Recollections (Michael's)

A Round Hello

Meljen's Designs challenge is to create a round or square card.  No rectangles are allowed.  I knew I wanted to try a round card.  I rarely make shaped cards so I wanted to challenge myself.  I cut the card from my Cricut Wild Card cartridge. The main image is Sunflower Buggies that is available here at Whimsy Stamps.  I also used the image Little Bug Line that is also available here at Whimsy Stamps.  The last image is Stitched Hello which is a freebie that is available here on the blog website.  I added a little bit of DeNami Design Sparklets glitter to the bees' wings using a Quickie Glue Pen.  This glitter is ultrafine and has so much sparkle to it!

So why all the buggies you may ask?  Well, Enfys at Going Buggy is having a blog party to celebrate having over 2,000 followers, 1,800 people receiving emails, and a whopping 500,000 hits on her blog.  She has a challenge to create a card for any occasion, but it must have a bug on it.  So I made sure to have plenty on this card!  There are great prizes to be won this week so go visit and get your party on!  My post is to say what country I am from.  That would be USA.

Stamp Something is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps this week and their challenge is anything goes.  I am also entering this card in their challenge.

Card measures 5.4" in diameter
Bosskut Scroll die #0986
Marvy flower punch
3/4" circle punch
Marigold Morning & Real Red Stampin' Up cardstock
Martha Stewart DP mat pad
colored using alcohol ink markers