CSI-Color Stories Inspiration

Flying Unicorn is sponsoring CSI this month!  Many of us on the Flying Unicorn Creative team will be participating in the Challenges.  I made this page based on the Case File CC-5.  

Here is the case file that I worked from.

 

 As you can see, there are many options to work from.  To crack the case, you must use the colors that are provided.  For me, these colors are so beautiful and my stash is full of them!  I used lots of Prima Flowers and many things from the Prima Butterfly collection.

I used a stencil with gel medium colored with green to add the bricks.  I then added a bit of gesso and some ink to give them more coloring.

I also added some white cardstock using on of my new punches.  Tip:  Try gluing two punches together with a glue stick to make your small pieces stiff.  Shape while they are still damp.

More bits and pieces completed the look.  I'm loving glass beads, so I had to add some here.

Be sure to go by CSI to participate in the challenge!  You will find lots of inspiration there from the Flying Unicorn team, as well as, the CSI team and more!

 

Tuesday Card Challenge at Bo Bunny!

It's time for another Card Challenge at Bo Bunny!

This one was really a bit of a challenge for me for some reason!  Ever have those days where no matter what you are doing, you can't come up with something you like?  I was having one!  :) 

 Thankfully, in the end, it came together.  Whew! 

So what is the challenge? 

Make a shaped card and add handmade flowers.

Right up my alley, right?  Just goes to show that even sitting right in your comfort zone, sometimes we all have one of those days!

Congrats on Your New Home

This is the new Bo Bunny Alora Collection.  I think it is just darling!  I can't get enough of it!

I decided to go with a round card to meet the shaped card part of the challenge.  I don't think I have ever made a round card, but I like that it is a bit different from my normal card. 

I used eyelets to hold the card together at the top.  I didn't tie the bow tightly, which allows it to swivel to write.  A simple white cardstock circle, cut a bit smaller than the top circle, gives this one a place to write your message.

I used Cuttlebug Daisy Kit dies to make the flowers.  This is a really easy to use kit.  I really like that the way you put it together adds ready made dimension.  Super easy and such a cute flower!

One more tip before you go... be sure to make sure that all of your glue is only on the top part of the card so that your card will open! 

And...

Don't forget to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog for the details on the challenge and for inspiration from the DT!

Sketch Challenge at Little Yellow Bicycle

There's a New Sketch Challenge going on at Little Yellow Bicycle! 

I'm always so excited when I'm asked to play along at Little Yellow Bicycle!  The collections are so FABULOUS!  This time, I used the new  Saturday's Collection.  Blue is my favorite color, so you can imagine that this collection is right up my alley!  Not to mention, it's a wonderful denim colored blue that works perfectly for guy and girl pages.  Add in some red and cream and you can imagine that it's a perfect fit for any photo.

Happy Girls

This is Jade outside with the collies when she came for a visit. 

Be sure to take a closer look at the felt flowers that are included in the collection.  The also have these super cool burlap leaves!

Tip:  When you are using the clear cuts that have a lot of detail, you can actually use pop-up glue dots, as I did here, to give your page more dimension. 

More of those great felt flowers mixed with one of the Paper Flower Kit. 

I used some of the baker's twine from the Wonder and Wishes collection to add some detail to my banners.  To hold it in place, I added adhesive to the back.  This will help with keeping it in place, but still leave it looking like it's just wrapped.

Run by the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to see the GREAT SKETCH by Liz Qualman! 

There are also more examples from the sketch at the blog to get you inspired to play along!

Good Luck!

Card Sketch Challenge at Bo Bunny

It's time for another Card Challenge at Bo Bunny!  Romy provided a great sketch for us to play with this time.  If you haven't seen Romy's cards, you should rush over to Bo Bunny to take a look!  She does beautiful cards!

Here is my take on Romy's sketch.

This was made with the new Snowfall Collection.  It is so beautiful and glittery!  I could play with it over and over again... and I will!  :)

The sentiment on the sticker is so perfect for a winter card.  I used a different jewel for each snowflake as a nod to the sentiment. 

Be sure to stop by the Bo Bunny blog and play along! 

There is also still time to play in the layout challenge!

Bo Bunny Challenge

It's time for another challenge at Bo Bunny!

Be sure to go to the blog to check out the details!  The challenge this week is all about your everyday life.  I chose to take some pictures of things that I try to do each and every day.  Some of the Good Things!  After all, I don't particularly want to scrap about housekeeping or errands!  LOL

I also used a picture of myself.  I very seldom do this, but I think it's important that someday someone will know a bit about the people who made all of these albums.  :)  It's too bad that it pretty much takes a challenge to make me scrap myself but it usually does!  Maybe we should all take a personal challenge to scrap about ourselves every now and again.

I added lots of layers to this layout.  I even layered my pictures.

Just another close-up of my page.  I used glimmer mist and chalk ink to change the color of that fabulous antique lace flower from Bo Bunny! 

Don't forget to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog for the details on the challenge!! 

There is a PRIZE in the offering for one lucky winner!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny!

Hi Everyone!  It's Card Challenge Tuesday at the Bo Bunny Blog!  This time we have a terrific sketch that was provided by Juliana Michaels!!

I chose to make a super simple little card using the Welcome Home Collection.  Don't you just love how great products make creating so easy?  I thought a Congratulations card for a friend who is moving was a perfect fit for this collection.

  

Be sure to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog to see the sketch and for an opportunity to win a great prize!  While you are there, take a moment to stroll through the posts to see Bo Bunny's wonderful new collections!  You're going to love them!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny!

Hey everyone!  It's time for a new challenge at Bo Bunny today!  This week Juliana Michaels provided the super fun and versitile sketch!  Be sure to check it out!

Here is a little card that I came up with based on the sketch.  I used the Bo Bunny Ad Lib Collection for my card.  The collections is the perfect collection for pages AND cards!  It has huge range of cute little word stickers.  I also added some Double Dot papers and Buttons.  It's all from Bo Bunny!

Celebrate!

Today is Your Day!

Don't forget to take a peek at the Layout Challenge that is currently going on!  You have a little bit more time to participate in it, too!  After all, who doesn't want a chance to win some Bo Bunny Goodies?

Thanks for dropping by!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny

It's Card Challenge Tuesday at the Bo Bunny Blog!  This week the challenge is to make a card using a great sketch by Design Team Member Romy!  Be sure to play along for a chance to win a prize from Bo Bunny!

Here is the birthday card that I came up with.

Supplies:

Ad Lib 6x6 Paper Pad, 12x12 Chipboard Stickers,

Party On! Cardstock Stickers, Ad Lib Brads, Ad Lib Wraps,

Ad Lib Vertigo and Improv Patterned Papers

Design Tip:

I did a lot of layering of chipboard and a sticker on this one.  If you want to layer a sticker, just back it with transparency to help it retain it's shape.  Add pop dots for dimension and you are good to go!  This works great in your scrapbooks, too. 

Here is Romy's terrific sketch:

Thanks for dropping by!

Challenge at Bo Bunny

It's time for a new challenge at Bo Bunny!  As you know by now, that means a Bo Bunny Scrappy Prize is up for grabs!!  Be sure to check out the blog to get the details and enter the challenge!

The challenge this time is to scrap what is in your purse.  No, not your wallet!  The unusual, the interesting, the must haves... you know, the bottom of your purse!

Here is my take:  Let me tell you, I am a complete purse PIG!  I would say that I am going to do better, but after all these years, I just don't think it will happen! :)

I used the Ad Lib collection for this one.  It is such a fun collection and I thought it was the perfect match for this challenge and my layout!

So... I hope to see your take at the Bo Bunny Blog!!

Thanks for dropping by!

Sketch Challenge Friday at Bo Bunny

It's another Friday challenge at the Bo Bunny Blog!  It's always a great way to be inspired and have a chance to win some Bo Bunny goodies!

This Friday we are having a sketch challenge.  Guess who was asked to do a sketch?  That would be ME!  Now, I have to admit to a 'tiny' bit of panic here!  :)  I have never done a sketch before!  Thought about it, but never done one.  I did manage to do one though!  I had no idea how to make fancy edges or to add flourishes, so my sketch is pretty basic.  I like that because I'm going to get to see what YOU will add to it to make it yours.  If you've never done a sketch, let me encourage you to do so.  It was a lot of fun to play with shapes and balance on the computer.

So here it is... My first ever sketch!

Here is the layout that I made with my sketch.  I used the new Gabrielle Collection from Bo Bunny.  I LOVE this collection!  It is so soft and beautiful and I thought it was perfect from some of Jade's senior portraits.

Take a peek at the Bo Bunny Blog to be inspired by some of the other design team members using this sketch!   It always inspires me to see how different designers with different styles look at the same sketch! 

Now it's your turn! Take this sketch, pull out your favorite Bo Bunny products and create a layout. We will pick one random winner to receive a fabulous prize package from Bo Bunny!

You have until March 23 to complete your layout!  You must go to the Bo Bunny Blog and link it there to enter.

Thanks for dropping by!

Bo Bunny Challenges!

Hi Ladies!!!  Guess what?  There are 2 challenges going on at the Bo Bunny Blog right now!  You need to scoot on over there and take a peek!  After all, there are Bo Bunny Goodies on the line! 

The first challenge due is a card challenge.  We challenge you to create a card using Valentine's Candy.  I had such fun with this one!  You have until February 21st to finish this one.  Be sure to check out the details on the blog here.  You will see many more ideas for this challenge at Bo Bunny!

Here is what I came up with...

Don't Burst My Bubble - Bee Mine

Tips: I made this using the packaging from some Bo Bunny Buttons and Bling.  I love recycling my packaging when it's empty.  I just cut off the excess plastic and kept the round circle for the 'bubble' of the machine.  The chipboard lettering and candy was placed inside and then I used some hotglue to hold it together.  The letterstickers were added to the paper that backs the 'bubble'.   I love how the clear packaging allowed me to layer my message.

Candy Used: Gumballs and Conversation Hearts

Supplies Used: Crazy Love 6x6 Pad, Crazy Love iCandy Brads, Crazy Love 12" Chipboard,

Crazy Love Dimensional Stickers, Crazy Love Cut-outs paper,Double-Dot Paper Pink Punch Dot, Double-Dot Ribbon Chocolate.

Other Supplies Used: Jenni Bowlin Alpha Stickers, DMC embroidery floss.

 

Also, it is time for a Friday Sketch Challenge at the Bo Bunny Blog!  You are really going to want to play along with this wonderful sketch by Carin McDonough!!  Check this out...

 

Go here to be inspired by the design team and see the details about adding your links.  The due date for this one is February 23.

 

While you are there, be sure to check out the Valentine's ideas!  The DT has shared some fabulous ones that you are sure to want to take a peek at!

 

Thanks for dropping by!

 

 

Bo Bunny Card Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone!  Hope that your February is off to a great start!  Here in Texas, we are feeling the blast of winter.  It is crazy weather in Central Texas.  Just last week it was 75 degrees and now it's freezing again.  You never can tell what it's going to be like outside in Central Texas.  The weather can change on a dime.

I had the chance to catch up with friends that I don't see often last week.  We had our annual business trip with my husband's company.  It's amazing how we don't see each other often but always just pick up our friendships as if it were yesterday. 

I had the trip and friendship on my mind when I made this card for the Sketch Challenge this month.   Romy shared a great sketch for us to work with!

Friendship Never Melts Away

I used the adorable Winter Joy collection for my card.  I love the beautiful soft colors in this collection.  I decided to put my card on transparency for a bit more of the icy feel.  It's a bit difficult to tell in the picture, but the purple patterned paper is inside of the card to give room for the sentiment or note.

Supplies Used: Winter Joy Collection Brrrr and Stripe Papers.

Winter Joy iCandy Brads, iCandy stickers and i Candy Chipboard.

Winter Joy Winter Whimsy CS Stickers.

Other Supplies: Transparency, Gingham Ribbon and DMC Floss

Be sure to check out the challenge at the Bo Bunny!  You still have time!  The deadline is February 7.

Thanks for dropping by!



Little Yellow Bicycle Challenge

When I heard that my friend Liz Qualman was having a sketch challenge at Little Yellow Bicycle, I couldn't resist playing along.  Liz's sketches are the first sketches that I ever used and she just keeps hitting them out of the park!

Of course, Little Yellow Bicycle has such wonderful products that it makes it easy to come up with a cute page!   This challenge is to use Liz's sketch and the new LYB Cupcake Love collection. 

Here is what I came up with...

Love our Candy Girl

This is our great niece.  I got these pictures at a baseball game.  Isn't cotton candy the best part of going to the game?

Little Yellow Bicycle has the cutest cut-out sheet to go with this collection.  I just cut out the lollipops, added some pop dots and a bit of ribbon. 

The collection also had adorable chipboard and little embellishments to play with. 

I didn't have exactly the right color of chipboard letters, so I used a tip from my friend Sandie Vincent.  Just use a sharpie to color your glitter letters.  They will stay glittery too!

The little banner is also part of the cut out sheet.  Super cute!  I added some stitches and a bit of ribbon to make my banner.

Here is Liz's sketch that this one was based on.  You can see that I didn't make a lot of changes to the sketch because it really fit my pictures perfectly.

Thanks for dropping by!

Two Page Layouts

This month, one of my assignments at Bo Bunny was to create a two page layout.  Until last month, I hadn't made a two page layout in YEARS!  I have to say that I'm really enjoying them.  I love that I have so much more room to put my pictures and tell the story with two pages.  And... more room for fabulous Bo Bunny papers and embellishments!  What a great combination! 

Here is what I came up with.  I used the gorgeous new Midnight Frost release. 

This is the kids years ago on a rare winter vacation.  Being from Central Texas, we don't have REALLY cold weather often.  The best part was that it snowed the next day and they had a blast playing in it!

Be sure to check out the Bo Bunny blog for more fantastic two page layout ideas!  While you're there be sure to check out the current challenge!  You could win some Bo Bunny goodies!

Thanks for dropping by!

Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone!

It Challenge Friday at Bo Bunny! This week, Bo Bunny has teamed up with Sketch Inspiration to have a sketch challenge. The design team was given a sketch to use for examples and you will want to check them out at the Bo Bunny blog.

Here is my layout based on the sketch.  I am LOVING the Learning Curve Collection from Bo Bunny.  It is perfect for any age of child, but I love how it works with my kid's teen pictures.  The colors are fabulous and the designs are so versitile!

Here is the sketch that the design team was given to use.  Such a fun one!

Be sure to play along in the challenge!  You have until November 3 to get you layout done and have a chance to win some Bo Bunny goodies!  Don't forget to get the details at the Bo Bunny blog.

Thanks for dropping by!

Contest Time at My Creative Scrapbook

Hi everyone!!  Just wanted to let you know that there is a contest going on at My Creative Scrapboook!  The prizes are AMAZING! 

Each month for three months, there will be a sketch.  Each month for three months, there will be 3 prizes!!  And if that's not enough prizes, there is a Extreme Grand Prize, too!! 

Be sure to check out the details here.   My Creative Scrapbook  You don't have to be a kit member to participate either.  This contest is open to everyone!

Here is the Extreme Grand Prize Picture

And this is the top prize for the first sketch .

Be sure to go check it out!  I'll see you there!

Thanks for dropping by!



Bo Bunny Challenge!

Hi everyone!  Bo Bunny has a new challenge today!  It is a fun one and know that most of you have those back to school layouts that NEED to be done.  What could be better than getting one done AND having a chance to win a prize, too?!?! 

I'm also so excited about this challenge because I did my first 'official' Bo Bunny layout for the DT!!   Yes, I'm still floating around on cloud 9!  LOL!

Here is my layout.  The challenge is to use some sort of school supply.  I used a ruler for my supply.

Here is a close-up of the ruler.  I cut mine down a bit by using my wonderful Tim Holtz scissors.  I've about decided that there is NOTHING those scissors won't cut!

Be sure to check out the Bo Bunny Blog and see the other layouts, too!

Thanks for dropping by!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon will be hosting 2 challenges per month on our blog. Every 1st and 15th, we will post new challenges with themes. The only rules are to follow the theme, use ribbon and post your links to win.

Each challenge will be open for 13 days. So the challenge for the 1st will be open until the 14th at 5pm CST. A winner will be chosen and that winner will win a $10 gift certificate to use as they choose at the Really Reasonable Ribbon store. We will also be picking our top 3 sweethearts. that will have a badge to proudly sport on their own blogs.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #1

So, our first Challenge is to create a masculine project. With Father's Day coming up here in North America, we figured you may need to create a thing or two anyway. The only rule for creating is that you've GOT TO USE RIBBON! You saw that coming right?

The challenge is open until June 14th at 5PM CST, so get your entries in. We look forward to seeing your cards, scrapbook layouts, ATC's, Moos, altered art, mixed media... you name it, we want to see it.

Here is a little card that I made using some jute ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. I also used some old jewelry charms that I had.



Be sure to follow the instructions on the RRR Blog. You will also find some FABULOUS card ideas there! The girls are amazing card makers!

See you there and thanks for dropping by!