The Paper Addict

For The Love Of Paper

You’re Invited Card

     Happy Thanksgiving!  It’s time for another reveal at Southern Girls Challenge.  It’s their 100th challenge so the theme is Celebration.
     I chose to make a card inviting friends and family to an outdoor celebration.  All the patterned paper and stickers are from the Doodlebug Happy Camper collection.  The letters and washi are from the general Doodlebug line.  I’ll tell you I’m in LOVE with these letter stickers.  The font and size are just perfect for cards and accent titles on scrapbook pages.   I thought the paper with the place setting was just perfect for a barbecue invitation card.
   When you’re having a gathering do you make invitations or purchase?  Until next time…Keep Scrapping!

Challenges:
Crafts Galore – Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge  – Anything goes

Southern Girls Reveal – Word Challenge

     Welcome to another reveal at Southern Girls Challenge. This time we are challenging you to use lots of words on your project.
     For my project I started with an older DCWV paper stack called Linen Closet.  I loved this, but have only ever been able to find the mat stack so I used it mainly for cards and hoard it like there’s no tomorrow.  Anyone else do that with your favorite papers?
     I then pulled out one of the Stamps of Life sets I purchased the Somerset, NJ Scrapbook Expo.  I am absolutely in love with this set, and it’s matching dies.  Having the dies makes the cup, and label, so easy to use.  Click Here to see everything I purchased at the expo.
     I used chocolate ink from Color Box for my stamping…a freebie I got at the expo  To give a little interest I just added three My Minds Eye wooden dots.
     I’m going to make a whole set of matching cards to give to my coffee obsessed sister.  Anyone she sends them too will certainly know it’s from her.  Would love to see what you come up with for the words challenge.  Until next time…Keep Scrapping!

Challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge – Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart – Anything Goes

   

All Boy Card

     Hey Everyone – I’m back two days in a row!  This morning my father and I were taking my son somewhere special so I didn’t have to leave as early as normal, and I decided to make a quick card for the Sketch~n~Scarp card challenge, the Sister Act Card Challenge “Anything Goes”, and the Craft Your Passion Boys challenge. Can you tell I love the Sketch~N~Scrap sketches – they always challenge me to use what I have!
     I used one of my favorite collections from Echo Park – All Abut A Boy.  I cut the banners and arrow by hand, and then used an embossing folder for the background.  The dots are pearl pens…another favorite product of mine.  
     I’ve been on such a roll lately that I’m wondering when the mojo is going to end 🙂  Until next time – keep scrapping!

Sketch~N~Scarp

Celebrate Card

     The Crafting With Dragonflies blog is celebrating their first birthday, and having a celebrate card challenge.
     I chose to make this card with this Close To My Heart sentiment because it’s cute, but also generic enough that I could use it for many different occasion rather than just one.  
   I started with a Doodlebug Designs card base and inked the edges in a slightly lighter green.  Added some co-ordinating wash tape, and the cut out with stamped sentiment.  The green gem is from Queen & Co. Easy and quick, but very cute too.
   I also want to enter this card in the Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything goes.  Make sure to check them out often as they have really cool card challenges.
Until next time….Keep on creating!

Friendship Card

     I was working on a bunch of spring themed cards for an exchange, and really liked the result of this friendship one. 
   I used my favorite color in the certainly celery Stampin’ Up paper so I could enter the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.  The card base is Doodlebug, the flower is K & Company and the sentiment from Close To My Heart.   
     I like how these shaped cards fold out into three pieces that all contain a writing area.  I always enjoyed pen pals as a young person and still enjoy receiving a letter so these appealed to me right away.
  I’d also like to enter this card into the Craftin Desert Divas and Sister Act Card Challenge anything goes challenges.
   Thanks for joining me, and I’d love to see what you’ve been creating lately.