Monochromatic

 The challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is Monochromatic

You can use any color as long as you use just one color, and stay within that family. I love the elegance of Black & White. Perfect for a 25th Wedding Anniversary.  I made this for good friends of ours who will be celebrating their 25th in a week or so.  He is the one who married Aaron & I so we have a special bond with them.

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Can there possibly be any more bling or sparkle? I'm the wrong person to answer that because I had to step away from the bling!! LOL! I'm sure I could have put some more on there! I don't know where, but I can find a spot! I love all the shimmer in this card! 

Sometimes when there is a Monochromatic

card especially Black & White it is hard to know 

if the card is truly black & white or if it is digitally processed. This card looks like it could have been processed, because there is no color. So this is to 

show it is truly black & white. Then this made me think of several years ago when we used film cameras. 

I used to take pictures of the cat with those last few pictures so I could turn the film in. The first time I used black & white film, I thought how nice it would be to have black & white pictures of my cat. Do you know what color a black white cat comes out in black & white film? Yep, black & white! That was a blonde moment! Here's my sign!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock Bazzill

Designer Paper: DCWV Alphabet Stack

Ribbon: Offray

Silver Button: Jolee's Boutique

Doily: Martha Stewart 

Love Letters: Gartner

25 Numbers: Making Memories

All Bling, Flourishes, Bling Circle, Flower Sticker, Small Buttons,: Recollections

Sentiments: Computer

Die Cut: Heart Circles By Spellbinders

Challenges I would Like to Enter this in:

Catered Crop - Sentiment, Ribbon, Button, Die Cuts

2 Sisters -  Lets get Sentimental

Crafty Emma - Embellish me More 

Bloggers Challenge - Buttons

Delicious Doodles - Cute as a Button 

Bearly Mine - Button it up. (use one or more buttons)

Creative Craft Challenges - Buttons & Bling

*NEW* Crafty Ribbons -  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes

Do You Stack Up? -  Silver 

Little Claire's - Black and White

Clearly Inspired - Glitter

Heart Song Inspirations - Glitter and/or Chipboard

Moving Along With The Times -  Sparkle

Crafts and Me - Heart (Inside)

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Anniversary

Simon Says Stamp - Song or film title inspired- Endless Love- Movie & Song

Truly Scrumptious - Decorate the inside 

Crafty Sentiments - Spots & Stripes (Spots are inside)

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Bows

Corrosive Challenges -  Punches and/or Dies (Inside)

Crafty Pad -Diamonds (use sparkly gems)

Dream Valley Challenges - Buttons

Butterfly Kisses

 The challenge this week at Dutch Dare is 

One Color (Monochromatic)

So please join us this week!

I went over Dorcas last week to craft, and was a bit frustrated, because I arrived late in the afternoon, which is usually when our Mojo is just kicking in. We wasted no time, pulled out the chocolate & got to work. I had the sketch below and the color challenge

in mind and went to work. Since I am pretty literal, the sketch came out exact. Paper and all! That is not required, but I had it. Since this card is due this week and not last week, I missed both challenges. Oops! Did not think that one through! They are both great and they helped me kick in the mojo and feel accomplished. This card is for my Brother and Sister In-Law. I am still late, but only a week this time! (Actually, I made it on their Anniversary,
 just have not sent it yet!)

 These Butterflies by Martha Stewart are my new

favorites! Love them! They are so elegant.  I often say

to my self (Yes I talk to myself, Don't judge me! LOL!) Martha has enough money, you don't need to keep buying her stuff." Then she comes out with gorgeousness like this and (other goodies that will be in my next post), and I quickly hand her some more of my money. She is a smart lady, that Martha!

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 I finally acquired some of the Nesties on my very long list. Some of them were gifts from my husband for our

20th Anniversary and some of them were gifts from me. Just because... 
Anyway is this the Fleur De Lis Motifs & I am excited I finally got to play with it! The 2nd layer is actually 2 layers of paper with the decoration alternating.

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Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper: Blossom Song by DCWV- My favorite!

Butterflies: Martha Stewart

Die Cuts: Spellbinders- Scalloped Circles & Fleur De Lis Motifs 

Pearls, Jewel Flourish & Jewel Circle- Recollections

Jeweled Love Letters: ? Wedding Section at Michaels.

Sentiments: Raindrop Echo- Whimsey

Happy Anniversary - Love is a Circle

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Catch The Bug - Punches or Dies (Inside)

Crafts and Me - Heart (Inside)

City Crafter Challenge - I Heart You. Incorporate a heart.  (Inside Card)

Flutterby Wednesdays -  must include butterfly, - Anything Goes 

Paper Take Weekly - Things With Wings

Kelley Kid's - For someone special (My Brother and Sister In-Law)

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Anniversary

Ooh La La Creations -  Anniversary

Pixie Cottage - Fancy/fussy

Simon Says Stamp - Song or film title inspired (Butterfly Kisses- by Bob Carlisle)

Truly Scrumptious - Decorate the inside 

Deep Ocean Challenge -  Lace- Butterflies are lace

Tuesday Throwdown - Pearls

Craft Your Passion - Use the "F" Word- Flourish

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

Crafting When We Can - Anything Goes

Nettie G's Digital Gems - (2nd week) Colour Combo* Turquoise, Vanilla  & silver embellishment- (Jewels)

Catered Crop - Soft pastels, Butterflies, Sentiment, Rhinestones, Pearls, Diecuts, Stitching, Digital Stamps, Lace.

Sparkles Forum - White And One Other Colour

Vintage- Sympathy

The challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is

Sympathy or Thinking Of You

So please join us this week.

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Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Paper Studio

Designer Paper: K&Co.

Lace: Bunny Zoe's

Pearls: Recollections

Metal Frame: Making Memories

Sentiments: From Computer

Diecuts: Spellbinders- Lacey Ovals, Floral Doily Motifs,

Fancy Tags 1

Butterfly: Martha Stewart

Challenges I would like to enter this card in:

Catered Crop - Pastel Colors (peachy color) Die cuts, Shabby Chic, Sentiment, Lace

Marks Finest Papers - Bring on the Bling

Catch The Bug - September Anythings Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes

Secret Crafter - Colours of Autumn

365 Cards - Create pattern with your embellies

Jellypark Challenges - punches and/or die cuts

Fun with Shapes & More -  must include die cut/punch - what you want (anything goes)

Crafty Creations -punch/diecut

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything goes

Partytime Tuesdays -  Anything Goes

Creations by Gill M - Anything that flies (Inside)

Pile It On - "B is for.." (anything starting with a B) Burnt orange, brown, butterfly

CCEE Stampers - Fall card, add a die cut either homemade or purchased

Craft Creations - Autumnal Hues

Colour Create -  Red, Kraft and White/Cream

Heidi's Hobbystuggu - Fall Colours

Color Inspiration

The Challenge this week at Dutch Dare is

using one of these beautiful Color Inspirations.

Please join us this week!

I had help with the design of this card. I was having

serious Mojo issues and nothing was working. I have a gazillion unused Nestie shapes trying to make something work. I went to my favorite list hoping to find some inspiration and found this beautiful card by Cheryl from She Stamps. It worked perfectly!

Thank You Cheryl! The only problem when I case

a card, is I love everything about it, I case the whole card! (Cheryl's card below)

(My Card)

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Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper: K&Co.

Pearls: Recollections

Ribbon: Offray & From Stash

Lace: From JoAnn's Fabric

Metal Frame: Making Memories

Sentiments: From Computer

Diecuts: Spellbinders-Beaded Circles, Lacey Squares, 3 Floral Doily Motifs, Lacey Ovals, Classic Ovals, Fancy Tags 1

Challenges I would Like to enter this in:

All That Scrap Wednesday Challenge - Photo Insp*

Crafty Creations - punch/diecut

Jellypark Challenges- Punches and/or die cuts

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew -  Anything Goes

Heart Song Inspirations - Anything Goes and/or Use your Favorite Colour Combo

Ribbon Carousel Challenge -All Tied Up (use more than one spooled item) One ribbon, lace, & thread on the outside, & 2 different ribbons on the inside

Top Tip Tuesday - Shabby Chic Tip- When adding heavy embellishments or even ribbon, Scor -tape is the strongest adhesive I've found so far. It adheres almost everything.

Crafty Sentiments - Ribbon & Bows & a HOP 

Craft Us Crazy - Autumn Colors and/or Favorite Embellishments (Medallion)

Catered Crop- Pink, gold, brown, ribbon, sentiment

Incy Wincy Designs - Diamonds and Pearls (Diamonds are in Metal Frame)

My Craft Spot - Sewing, Stitching, Faux stitching

Card Makin' Mamas - cards only - pink

Crafty Catz - Metal and Lace

Bloggers Challenge - Bingo- Lace- Pattern Paper- Die Cuts