OCC Challenge ~ Masculine Birthday

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday and another Challenge from 'Our Creative Corner'. This week our May hostess, Loretta Lock is challenging us to create a masculine birthday card. I for one need to make more masculine cards, for some reason, I always seem to make more feminine cards than anything else! Anyways, here is my masculine birthday card for this week's challenge. Hop on over to the OCC and check out what the other design team members have created and be inspired to create your own Masculine card!




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Stamps: Card Games, Sincere Salutations.
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, JackPot DSP
Ink: Black Craft Ink,
Accessories: Ribbon Originals, Clear embossing powder, Silver brads, small corner rounder, Curly Label punch, Key Tag punch, Photo Corner punch.

Inspired by Nature and the OCC

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday!!!!

Weekends are always busy around my house and today was no exception!! I spent the morning and half the afternoon running errands with my husband before I was able to sit down and work on this card.

My inspiration for this card came from this week's Our Creative Corner Challenge. The challenge this week is a sketch challenge by Silke Ledlow one of the designers over at the OCC. Stop by the OCC blog and check out all the beautiful cards by the OCC design team and get inspired!


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RECEIPE:

STAMPS: Inspired by Nature, Sanded BG
PAPER: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
INK: Regal Rose, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Rose Ribbon, Large Corner Punch, Cutter Kit, sponge.

Blueberries & Daisies

I made today's card for this week's OCC challenge. The challenge was to use chipboard in your project. I have a TON of chipboard, so this challenge was the perfect opportunity for me to use some of it up! Go over to the OCC to check out the beautiful projects that the gals made using chipboard, you won't be dissapointed!

I LOVE the new 'Maine Blueberry' DSP! Can you tell? I couldn't resist using it again for today's card! I hope you enjoy!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live like you mean it!

Paper~ Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White, Maine Blueberry DSP.

Ink~ Night of Navy, Old Olive.

Accessories~ Ticket corner punch, Cherished Memories rub-ons, Chipboard tag, Hodgepodge hardware, Yellow brads, vintage brads, Night of navy grosgrain ribbon, Non SU! product- Dew drops.

OCC Sketch challenge

The weather has been rainy and gloomy here in Minnesota, the kind of weather that makes one want to curl up with a good stamp set or more! LOL! Well that's just what I've been doing all weekend between loads of laundry and cleaning that is!

Today's card was created using the sketch by Amy Sheffer over at the OCC. Go over to the OCC and check it out and play along if you like.

And while your there, check out what all the

ladies have been up to!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live like you mean it!

Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP.

Ink~ Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black.

Accessories~ Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon, black brads, Dew Drops (non SU! product).

Crazy for Cupcakes

Well, we got through the first week of school and work without a hitch. YEAH! I was so afraid that my kids might over sleep and not get off to school on time (or not get there until noon)!

Today's card was made using the new 'Crazy for Cupcakes' stamp set. I think this set is soooooo cute! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get it.

I decided to use Beate's WSC#56 for the layout. If you want to play along, go check out Beate's blog for the details! This also falls into 'Our Creative Corner Challenge' to create a Birthday Card.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Crazy for Cupcakes, Polka Dot BG.

Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Sweet Always dsp, Pink Pirouette dsp.

Ink~ Basic Black, Pink Pirouette.

Accessories~ Pink Taffeta Ribbon, large oval punch, Yellow Stickles (non SU product).

OCC Guest Host - Who me!

WOW! I was blown away the other day when my friend Jennifer Meyer from 'Our Creative Corner' asked me to be the guest host this week! Can you believe it, she asked little ol' me to be the guest host. Well, it didn't take me too long to think that one over, YES, I would be honored to be the guest host this week! All the gals are so talented over there, click here to check out just how talented they are!

This week's challenge is 'Dry Embossing'. I used my 'Cuttlebug' embossing folders 'perfect paisley' and 'distressed stripes'. I had so much fun with this challenge I made two cards! I hope you play along, if you upload your photo to SCS use the keyword 'OCCC'.

Supplies Used for Simply Said card: Stamps~ Simply Said, Think Happy Thoughts.

Paper~ Blue Bayou, River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Western Sky DP.

Ink~ Basic Black, Riding hood red, river rock.

Accessories~ Blue Bayou Stitched ribbon, SU punches, silver brads, blender pen, linen thread, red buttons, cuttlebug 'Perfect Paisley' folder.

Supplies Used for Bronc Buster card:

Stamps~ Bronc Buster.

Paper~ Riding Hood Red, Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Western Sky DP

Ink~ Blue Bayou.

Accessories~ Cuttlebug embossing folders 'Perfect Paisley and Distressed Stripes, SU punches-ticket, small oval, 1" circle & designer label. Silver brads, sponge. I created the 'Howdy!' on my computer and printed on cs.

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OCC Inspiration Challenge

Hi everyone! Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

I was able to get a little stamping done this weekend but the weather was so nice (minus the wind) it was hard to stay inside.


Last night I sat down and made this card for one of my favorite blog challenges. Have you checked out the 'Our Creative Corner' blog yet? If not head on over there and check out the great challenges these very talented ladies have each Saturday. This week's challenge is an inspiration challenge by Jennifer Meyer.


The first things that came to mind when I saw this piece were~ tulips, yellows, cream, silver & scallops. Well, I think I was able to incorporate all of them into this card. What do you think?




Do you want to play along? Head on over to the 'OCC and check out the challenge. Make sure to stop by this coming Saturday for a new challenge by Jennifer Meyer, I know I'll be there!



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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Never Ending Joy, All Holidays.
Paper~ So Saffron cs & dp, Very Vanilla.
Ink~ Summer Sun, Mellow Moss, basic black.
Accessories~ paper piercer, Silver hph, Oval scallop Nesties, Organdy ribbon from Ellen Hudson.

OCC Challenge

I thought I would have all kinds of time to stamp in the comfort of my air conditioned house today, but my kids had other ideas for me. Run me here, run me there, and one of them has her driver's license AND a car. Oh well, I'll probably complain when I won't have anyone to run here or there anymore, LOL!

I decided to get my inspiration from my new blog banner. The sketch is from this week's OCC challenge, (nothing like doing it the day before the new challenge comes out). I really like the way these colors came together.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live your Dream (I hope this set is in the new catalog), All Holidays.

Paper~ Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Whisper White.

Ink~ Rose Red, Certainly Celery.

Accessories~ Small tag, corner rounder, black brads, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, black polka dot organdy ribbon, dimentionals.