February BVC09

Well, I finally had time today to upload something to my blog! I've been crafting, but I just don't seem to find enough time to stamp something, take a picture, edit the picture and then post it. I don't know how these gals do it everyday! Today's card is a combination of four different challenges. I know some folks who don't like the mixing of challenges, but I just don't have the time to do them all separately, so I usually combine a few. This is the first time I've combined four challenges. I've done three before, but never four. It started off, because I knew I wanted to do the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge BVC09 over at SCS. When I looked at the Ways To Use It Challenge WT205, which was to use fabric, I thought sure, I could do that. I also knew I was going to use Wednesday's Sketch Challenge SC215, and Tuesday's Color Challenge CC205. So here there are in ONE 4x4 card!

I love these colors together: Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Perfect Plum. Really great Valentine colors. The fabric that I used is the pink fake fur. I used my Big Shot to cut out the flower shape. I've decided that I need to start purchasing more fabric and using it with my Big Shot. It cuts through it so easily! I used my SU! Bigz XL die Baskets and Blooms for this flower. I wanted to add a heart somewhere, because of the words in the verse, so I chose to use a piece of chipboard. I love the glittery look, but I wished I would have thought to use Heat and Stick powder. The Fine Cosmo glitter is falling off all over the place. I just smooshed the chipboard piece into my White Craft ink and sprinkled it with glitter. It's not sticking too well. The Bible verse stamp is from Verve. It's part of their Plain Jane collection. This verse has been a favorite of mine since jr. high school. It really helped me through some tough years of high school and college. I really took this promise to heart. I knew that if I just kept my eyes and heart focused on God, He would take care of the rest. And He still does! What I love about these stamps is the way they incorporate different fonts to highlight certain words. I just love that! What I'm not crazy about is that they are acrylic. I love the see-though capabilities, but I still don't think you get a clear, crisp image like you do with rubber. Sorry! I'm not a fan yet! Everything but the verse and the fake fur is SU!

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Ways To Use It 199

This card was for yesterday's Ways To Use It Challenge WT199 over at SCS. The challenge was to use SILVER on your card. Weel, it just so happened that I was playing around, trying to design a thank you card for my husband, who graduated with his Bachelor's Degree on December 16th. His nickname is "Skully" because of the tattoo souvenirs he obtained while he was in the army. So I decided to use my yet uninked "Just Jawing" set from SU! Here's the card I came up with:













Isn't it hilarious?! It's perfect for my hubby. I'm going to make a "less" version, since I need to make 10 of them. Here's some of the supplies I used:
CARDSTOCK: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Going Gray, Brushed Silver Metallic, Whisper White
STAMPS: Just Jawing
ACCESSORIES: Star Punch, Silver Brads, Cuttlebug EF, Dimensionsals


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Happy Friday!
Krystal

Ways To Use It 188

This is for today's Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge was to use plaid. Well, I may have cheated just a little. The only "plaid" (if you can really call it that) on my card is the Canvas Background stamp I used. But I just had so much fun making this card, that I had to make it fit the challenge somehow! It seems if you don't post a card as a challenge card, hardly anyone even glances at it. Anyway, here's my card:





















Isn't he stinkin' cute! YILM (to quote the Great JanTink!) My daughter got the cutest shirt that had these adorable yellow and orange owls all over it. That's what inspired me for this card. I don't know if the Top Note die has been used this way to make an owl or not. It's so hard to know if you have an original idea, or if you saw it somewhere and just forgot.

If you want to know the exact Stampin' Up! supplies that I used, check out my gallery over at SCS.

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Ways To Use It 187

This card is for today's Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge today was to use a monogram on your card. I bought the Just K Simply Sent Card Kit from Stampin' Up! just for the letter K stamp. It works perfect for a monogram. I stamped the K In Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and then heat embossed it with Clear EP, three times. It's really thick and extra shiny.




I chose Old Olive and Chocolate Chip because they are my two fave SU! colors right now. I used Groovy Guava for some contrast. I really love the CC Satin Ribbon and the OO twill ribbon. I always miss the ribbons when they retire. I wish SU! would just keep all the ribbons they introduce. I would love both those types of ribbons in different colors. They are both so easy to work with.


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