The Shabby Tea Room, The Splendor of Fall

I made this cute Crafty Secrets card for the challenge on The Shabby Tea Room.   I started with a 6x6 card, cut the soft beige layer 5.5 square and ran it through the cuttlebug 6 inch square dots folder. I used some brown satin ribbon on the corners. The Spellbinders label 17 was used for the image and back layer.  I edge those in gold also.  Cheery Lynn Victorian Romance Flourish was used on the corner with the Chrysanthemum strip for the dark red flower.  I added some Petaloo leaves and a gold gem to center of the flower.     

Craft Secrets glitz

Our challenge this week is to use glitz on our card. I love this adorable image from Crafty Secrets Christmas Journal.  I used a new Cheery Lynn Victoria Garden frame over pink card stock for the image. framed it with gold mirror card and a rope of pearls from Michaels.  The border die is Border carnivale and I cut it out of gold mirror card. I also added a rope of pearls along the bottom and a few pearls in the flowers.  The glittered snowflakes are from Michaels.  I'm also entering this in the silver/gold challenge on Cheery Lynn blog.  Be sure to check out all the DT's cards on these sites, they are fantastic.

A tag for many challenges

I made this tag for several challenges.  Cheery Lynn is a tag, Crafty Secrets is Thankful or thank you, Learn a new technique is NO stamps.  I used a ready made tag, covered it with Prima Annalee papers, trimmed to fit, then added 3 different laces. I used the Cheery Lynn leaves and stacker flower 5. then I trimmed them with the classic stacker.  I added a gem to the center of the flower.  The Merci Beau-coup is from Crafty Secrets heartwarming vintage stickers French Labels.  Added some fluff to finish the tag.  Be sure to check out the blogs and websites to see these wonderful products. 

Crafty Secrets Christmas with Midnight Madness sketch

This beautiful image is from Crafty Secrets Christmas images and journal notes.  I layered with light green and red to match the image and the background paper from Melissa Frances.  The sketch layout is from Priscilla's Midnight Madness.   

Crafty Secrets Nature challenge

Our challenge on Split Coasts Crafty Secret forum is make a card with something from nature on it.  This beautiful image is from the Birds and Botanical booklet.  I ran the layer through my cuttlebug cut and emboss folder and put the image behind the oval.  Added lots of prima leaves, MS fer punch and prima flower.  The birds are a MS punch.  Gold holographic peel offs around the edges finished the card.

Crafty Secrets Friendship

Our challenge on Split Coast Crafty Secrets Forum is to make a friendship card.  These images are from their seasonal celebrations which I think may be discontinued.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch with some silk ribbon through it and some bling from Michaels.  Corner peel offs and some pretty fall DP from K&Co. 

Crafty Secrets the color orange

Our challenge was the color orange on Crafty Secrets forum on Split Coast Stampers this week.  This is REALLY peach, orange and coral even though it doesn't look like in the picture.   I used CS Love and Romance vintage cuts for this card.  The paper is from my stash and the flowers and leaves and lace butterfly are from Michaels.  Peel off lace border and ribbon added at the bottom.  Be sure to check out the gallery on SCS, fantastic inspiration from Crafty Secrets on there.

TLC Stacked Card and Crafty Secrets Square it

This little cuties is my granddaughter McKenna at age 6mos. This cute idea for the card is from Split Coast try a new technique, TLC338 Stacked cards this week. The square design is for Crafty Secrets forum on SCS also and I used the pretty French Flair dies from Cheery Lynn.  They are listed on the page under XL stackers, they have scallops, regular and stitching plates to match.  I ran them through my cuttlebug with the pretty Kassie folder.  All the sayings and peel offs are from Crafty Secrets Baby Girl peel off sticker sheet.   I attached them with gemstone brads and you can swing them around and stack them all on top of the largest square to mail.  Please check out all the design team cards on these sites and enjoy the inspiration from all of them.

Crafty Secrets and Dirty Girls, get out those paints

Our challenge today on the Dirty Dozen is to use paints on the image. I chose this gorgeous Crafty Secrets rose and painted it with acrylic paints.  The beautiful paper is from K&Co journey and it matched the color perfectly.  I used a spellbinders scalloped circle die behind the image, and a MS shell border punch and fern punch.  Gold peel offs finish the card. The beautiful sketch for this card came from Priscilla's Midnight Madness blog!! Be sure to check out all the DT's cards on these sites, they are always amazing!!!

Crafty secrets celebrate something new!

This gorgeous image is from Crafty Secrets postcard set. Our challenge this week on Crafty Secrets is celebrate something new.  I love these images and they make such a cute card. I added some flowers, pretty papers from the Jack and Jill collection from Prima. I used a MS lace border punch to make the corners and added some pretty peel offs and a gem. the flowers are prima I think.  Check out the gallery on Split Coast, there are gorgeous cards in there. 

Craft Secrets and Stampin Sisters in Christ

This beautiful image from Crafty Secrets is for our Christmas in July challenge this week.  Stampin Sisters in Christ is to use one of our favorite things.  This gorgeous new embossing folder is from Marianne cut and emboss fold  which you can get at Sweet stamps or Joan's Garden stores.  I used some gold mirror card behind the embossed sheet, sanded the embossing to let the lighter color come thru also.  Spellbinders die cut for the image with a gold pen to trim it. Some pretty lace to finish the card.

Crafty Secrets Summer Treats Challenge, Midnight madness sketch

This cute image is from Crafty Secrets Seasonal booklet.  I used the sketch from Priscilla's Midnight Madness blog for the layout.  I added a spellbinders die cut and Martha Stewart punch with some bling.  Background is the 5x7 dots cuttlebug. Gold and black peel off borders finished the card

Case of Selma's gorgeous card

I saw Selma's card on Joan's Garden blog this morning and realized I could case this with all my new die cuts from there and Sweet stamps. Both sites carry the Marianne and Cheery Lynn dies.  The cards on the blogs from the designers are always gorgeous and a treat for your eyes.  I used Marianne cut and emboss for the main panel, ribbon die cut for the left side, lattice for the center after I cut around the embossed images, Some prima flowers, MS butterfly punch, I hand colored the ribbon and it really does match.  The checked or plaid paper is from Crafty Secrets and I'm using this for their challenge on Split Coast also. 

Midnight Madness and Crafty Secrets

This beautiful layout is the sketch from Priscilla's Midnight Madness this week. The beautiful image is from the Birds and Botanical booklet from Crafty Secrets. I cut it out with a spellbinders die and edged with a black copic marker. the papers are from my stash and also edged with black.  Some pretty bling from Michaels finished the card. 

Crafty Secrets, Frame it

Our challenge on Split Coast Crafty Secrets forum is to "frame it"!! I watched the Becca Bit on Amazing paper grace blog and decided to try this mitered border from a Martha Stewart punch.  The image is from Crafty Secrets Birds and Botanicals journal notes. I used some Tim Holtz distress inks on the frame and some bling from Michaels.  Be sure to check out each of the highlighted areas to see some gorgeous creations!!

Crafty Secrets Black and white

Our challenge on Crafty Secrets this week is to use black and white. I love this stamp set from Crafty Secrets, stamped in memento black, copic marker to edge them, white background and the card is made out of this awesome black with black glitter stripes which don't show in the scan.  The gorgeous gems are from Michaels.  Check out the cards on Split coast they are wonderful.

Crafty Secrets Focus on the image

Our challenge this week on Crafty Secrets at Splitcoast is to focus on the image. I love this gorgeous postcard image of theirs.  I cut it out, trimmed it with a silver pen, backed it with some glittery coordinations paper, EK punch for the corners. I added corner and  borders  pretty peel offs and a MS butterfly punch.  Silk ribbon for a double bow and it's done.

Crafty Secrets Recipe for this card

Our Recipe this week was 1 image, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishments. I used two different papers from Melissa Frances, the background one is from the 5th Ave booklet 6x6 from Flourishes  and the parisian cutout from spellbinders is on another one of her papers but I don't know which group.  The image is of course Crafty Secrets, I LOVE these flowers, I colored it with copics after using a blossom die from Spellbinders,  the flags are spellbinders and Martha Stewart butterfly punch and some bling from Michaels. I used the punch, the gems and the pearls as my embellishments. 

Use those Pearly Whites, SCS329

Our Challenge on Split Coast Crafty Secrets is to use pearls on our card.  The sketch is this week's from Split Coast as well.  All images are Crafty Secrets, spellbinders scalloped circle, Martha Stewart vine punch and cuttlebug background. Lots of pearls to finish.  You really should hop over to the two places on SCS and see the gorgeous galleries, the cards and projects are always amazing!!

Sweet Stamps and Crafty Secrets, For the ladies and yellow

Our challenge at Sweet Stamps is to make a card for the ladies.  Check out the blog and gorgeous DT cards over there.  The beautiful fan is from Sweet stamps and I gold embossed it on vellum and colored it with Marvy inks from behind. I used the grid to add some texture to the fan also.  The beautiful flowers in yellow and orange are from Crafy Secrets. Our challenge on SCS Crafty Secrets is to make a card with yellow on it. I also embossed these on vellum and colored from behind.  Lots of wonderful cards on the forum at SCS also.  I embellished this with some pretty paper from Prima's sprakling spring book. A gold peel off for the corners and some pretty ribbon.