Paper Craft Business Challenge #16 March: Animals

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a FUN challenge for March at Paper Craft Business Challenge Blog. It's Challenge #16 ANIMALS! Who doesn't love cute cuddly critters? I made a card featuring our ferocious friends, LIONS...but these Lions are the friendly kind! Out like a LION in like a LAMB right? Hoping that spring comes soon! Here in the WINDY CITY it usually takes until May! Check out the FUN prize below!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite ZOO animal (not dog or cat)?
A: Me? ELEPHANTS, they just remind me of DUMBO and that sweet scene where mom is rocking Dumbo to "Baby of Mine"

Supplies:
Patterned Paper
Dies R Us Grass Edger
Reverse Confetti Leaping Lions Stamp
Kat Scrappiness Stitched Oval Dies

Ready to join the challenge? Don't forget there will be an ULTIMATE Designer chosen and the Top 5 Nominations. Challenge runs from March 1st to March 28th. Here is the fun My Favorite Things Lions and Tigers Die-Namics Prize!

Enter Here! https://papercraftchallenge.wordpress.com/

Challenges: 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes
ModSquad Challenge: Use Stripes Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1908 Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge #130: Unique (Lions in a Pumpkin Patch?!)
As You Like It Layers (MANY)

Turtley- Awesome Birthday Pop Up Card

Hi Crafty Friends,
Time for a Turtley-Awesome Birthday Card! I decided to make this one UNIQUE & interactive! I love this Cupcake Pop Up Die Set from Karen Burniston. I made this card as bright and colorful as possible. I added the fun sequins to give it a sparkly punch! Hope you enjoy!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite "sea" creature?
A: Me? Dolphins! They are just soooooo incredibly smart! It amazes me.

Supplies:
Karen Burniston Cupcake Pop-Up Die Set
My Favorite Things Too Cute Turtles
Copic Makers
Pattern Paper
Sequins

Challenges:
WordArt Wednesday Weeks 377-378
ModSquad Challenge: Use Stripes (Striped Turtle)
Tuesday Throwdown #426 Interactive Cards
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1908
Kitty Bee Designs: #137: Food and Drink
Time Out Challenges #130: Unique

Let's Shell-abrate

Hi Crafty Friends,
Who doesn't love FANTASY characters? I love Mermaids and Unicorns. For this card I'm featuring one of my favorite mermaids by The Greeting Farm Trishell Mermaid. She is SHELL-abrating a Birthday. I love BIRTHDAYS! Not my own anymore (I'm forever 22) but my niece and nephew. We have themes every year. We have done Unicorn, Horsey, Star Wars, Paw Patrol...it is just sooo much fun to see how excited they get, coming up at the end of March is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: If you could be one age FOREVER which would it be?
A: Me? 22, I had a great boyfriend, was carefree and was winning every race I entered.

Supplies:
The Greeting Farm Trishell Mermaid
Kat Scrappiness Distressed Edge Oval Die
I Am Roses Small Daisy Die Cut
I Am Roses Round Edge Petal
Copic Markers
Pattern Paper


Challenges: 
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #374-375 
ModSquad Challenge: Brand Name Clear or Rubber Stamp
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Birthday or Christmas
Colour Crazy Week 7 Anything Goes
I AM ROSES February Challenge
Aud Sentiments Bingo (Die Cut, Markers, Favorite Color)
Double Trouble #22: Fantasy (Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3)
Use Your Stuff Challenge #348: Do You Believe In Magic?
Cute Card Thursday #570: Buttons/Enamel Dots
C.R.A.F.T Challenge #502: Fantasy
Pile It On Challenge #102: Pink and Blue 
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Week 8: Anything Goes

Candy Cane Girl

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's never too early to start on Christmas cards right? I love Christmas, it's my favorite Holiday! The giving, the decorations, the CANDY. I like it even more than my birthday :) Nothing says Christmas like CANDY CANES! I adore this little Candy Cane Girl from C.C Designers (sorry she's retired). I stenciled the background and inked the edges. I added the darling little candy cane die cuts from The Stamp Doctor and glossed them with some 3-D Lacquer.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite Christmas Candy?
A: Me? Brach's Butterscotch

Supplies:
C.C Designer Swiss Pixie Candy Cane Girl
Simon Says Stamp Jazz Dance Stencil
The Stamp Doctor Candy Cane Dies
Copic Markers

Challenges: 
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #374-375 
ModSquad Challenge: Brand Name Clear or Rubber Stamp
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Birthday or Christmas
Colour Crazy Week 7 Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs #137 Food or Drink
Aud Sentiments Bingo (Die Cut, Markers, Favorite Color)
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Week 8: Anything Goes 
Scraps of Life By Scrappymo! February Rudolph Challenge

Trotting By to Say Thank You

Hi Crafty Friends,
I am joining in with Jaded Blossoms February Challenge. THANK YOU or TREAT. This is one of my favorite stamp sets by Jaded Blossom. This horse is just TOO CUTE! I created this card with a variety of Doodlebug patterned papers and some enamel dots! I inked the edges of the papers with distress ink to give it  that rustic farm look.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Have you ever lived on a farm? Do you currently live on a farm?
A: Me? No, I have never lived on a farm but both my Aunts do and I used to love going there to feed the horses, chickens, cows etc. as a child. Horses are one of my favorite animals!

Supplies:
Jaded Blossom Giddy Up Stamp
Doodle Bug 6x6 Paper Pad Down on the Farm
Enamel Dots
Copic Markers

Challenges:
Jaded Blossom February Challenge Thank You Card or Treat
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1907
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 374-375
ModSquad Challenge: Brand Name Clear Stamps (Jaded Blossom)
Week 7 Polkadoodles Anything Goes

Smile: It's Your Kodak Moment!

Hi Crafty Friends,
This is a unique card I made inspired by twisting around this week's My Favorite Things Sketch. When I turned it on it's side, it looked like a Kodak Camera to me! Remember those? So I grabbed my Paper Trey Ink Cardstock to create it so I could participate in Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Challenge too!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Did you use to use Kodak Disposable cameras?
A: Me? Absolutely! I remember coming home from weekend trips with friends with like 6 Kodak cameras and getting SOOOOO EXCITED to see how the pictures turned out! No previews or taking the perfect shot!

Supplies:
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Bright Buttercup Cardstock
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Summer Sunrise Cardstock
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match True Black Cardstock
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Soft Stone White Cardstock
Sequins
Gold Ribbon
My Favorite Things SMILE Diecut

Challenges:
Paper Trey Ink Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Typography
My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #424
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #374-375
The Paper Shelter Challenge #370: Letters and/or Numbers
A Gem of A Challenge: Anything Goes Week 3

Spring Flowers

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's SNOWING in Chicago so I am dreaming of... you guessed it SPRING! I made this monochrome pink card to show of my Paper Trey Ink Card Stock and awesome new The Stamp Doctor Daisy Diecuts!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Me? Fall. I LOVE the colored leaves.

Supplies:
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Raspberry Fizz
Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Hibiscus Burst
The Stamp Doctor Daisy Dies
Pink Gems
Pink Grosgrain Ribbon

Challenges:
Paper Trey Ink Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Typography
ModSquad Challenge: Spring Flowers
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #374-375
The Paper Shelter Challenge #370: Letters and/or Numbers
Pixie's Snippet Playground #346
Pile It On: #151 Pink and/or Blue
A Gem of A Challenge: Anything Goes Week 3

Dream Big with Spring Pixies!

Hi Crafty Friends,
I love this darling stamp set from C.C Designers called Spring Pixies. You can have soooo much fun coloring their outfits. I went with blue for her outfit in this card because I was making it for my identical twin sister whose favorite color used to be blue. She likes to say it brings out her (our) eyes. (I say used to be because her wedding was all bright purple so that is her NEW favorite). I love the blue and yellow combo so I went with blue. I used the February Monthly Challenge sketch to inspire my design. Hope you like it!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Do you have the same favorite color now as you did when you were a child?
A: Me? Yep! It's always been PINK. My sister nope...was blue, now purple.

Supplies:
Altenew Enamel Dots
C.C Designers Spring Pixies
Kat Scrappiness Banner Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
Patterned Paper
Copic Markers

Challenges:
C.C Designers February Monthly Challenge: Card Sketch #1
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #374-375

CAS "Love is in the Air" Series #3

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's the month of LOVE! Here is the third of my CAS series of one layer cards using the NEW stamp set by the NEW Company "Rabbit Hole Designs". This sweet couple is just my style, whimsical and cute. If you missed my first post you can find it HERE and my second post HERE.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What was your FIRST date?
A: Me? 4th grade.... I went to see League of Their Own with my "boyfriend" on Halloween and he put his arm around me *gasp*

Supplies:
The Rabbit Hole Designs Love You More 
Copic Markers
White Gel Pen

Challenges: 
Less Is More Challenge: One Layer Card: Focus on Sentiment
KatScrappiness February Challenge: Hearts
Words 2 Craft By #62: Best Friends
Crafting By Design: Love Is In the Air
Crafty Gals Corner #185: Love is In the Air
Word Art Wednesday: #374-375

CAS "Love is in the Air" Series #2

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's the month of LOVE! Here is the second of my attempt to show off my CAS skills with a series of one layer cards using the NEW stamp set by the NEW Company "Rabbit Hole Designs". This sweet couple is just my style, whimsical and cute. If you missed my first post you can find it HERE. 

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What age did you have your first kiss?
A: Me? 4th grade.... I got a kiss on the cheek ;) The "real" thing... 7th grade.

Supplies:
The Rabbit Hole Designs Love You More 
Copic Markers
White Gel Pen

Challenges: 
Less Is More Challenge: One Layer Card: Focus on Sentiment
KatScrappiness February Challenge: Hearts
Creative Knockouts #285 Love Is In the Air
Words 2 Craft By #62: Best Friends
Crafting By Design: Love Is In the Air
Crafty Gals Corner #185: Love is In the Air
Word Art Wednesday: #374-375

CAS "Love is in the Air" Series #1

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's the month of LOVE! So I decided to test my CAS skills with a series of one layer cards using the NEW stamp set by the NEW Company "Rabbit Hole Designs". This sweet couple is just my style, whimsical and cute. Now if I could just find a handsome guy like this...

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your ideal date night?
A: Me? A bottle of red wine and playing a board game or question game like either or

Supplies:
The Rabbit Hole Designs Love You More 
Copic Markers
White Gel Pen

Challenges: 
Simon Says Stamp: Black White and One Other Color
Creative Knockouts #285 Love Is In the Air
Words 2 Craft By #62: Best Friends
Crafting By Design: Love Is In the Air
Crafty Gals Corner #185: Love is In the Air
Word Art Wednesday: #374-375

Sending Hedgehugs Shaker Card

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another shaker card for you featuring these darling Hedgehogs giving you HedgeHUGS ;) I die cut the scalloped heart out of the center of my patterned heart paper then die cut the same heart out of pink paper to match the base. I cut the center out and placed it back onto the acetate to make the outline of the heart really pop. This shaker is all about hearts and hugs!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Have you ever seen a hedgehog in real life?
A: Me? Nope, but I hope when I do they are as cute as these little guys!

Supplies:

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Scalloped Heart Dies
Lawn Fawn Sending Hedgehugs
Doodles Paper Playground Pretty In Pink Sparkle Blend
Kat Scrappiness Raspberry Sparkles Sequin Mix 
Patterned Paper

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Interactive Card 
Color My Heart Color Dare #328: Mood Board
Crafting from the Heart #236: Anything Goes
Pile It On #151: Pretty in Pink 
D.L Art:  February 2019 Linky Challenge: Anything Goes
The Paper  Shelter #369: For the One You Love
Pixie's Snippets Playground #345: (Pink Paper Snippets and Part of a Sequin Mix)
Dare2BeArtzy February Challenge: Love
Paper Nest Dolls February Challenge: Love
2  Crafty Critter Crazies #23 
Your Next Stamp Fun Friday #107: Die Cuts
Kat Scrappiness February Challenge: Hearts

You're One in a Chameleon Shaker Card

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm on a bit of a SHAKER Card Kit! I just learned how easy they can be to make. I was SO intimidated. Then I watched "It's Me, JD" 's video and she makes it look sooo easy and fun! If you aren't subscribed to her channel you are missing out!
I was inspired by the color challenge going on at Lawn Fawnatics and the Sketch Challenge at White Rose Crafts. Doodles Paper Playground is also doing a #ShowMeYourShaker Contest to win sparkle blends for a year so why not give a shaker a try!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite song with the word "SHAKE" in it?
A: Me? Taylor Swift "Shake it Off" is the first that comes to mind :)

Supplies:
Glitter Washi Tape
Lawn Fawn One in A Chameleon
Doodles Paper Playground Pretty In Pink Sparkle Blend
Kat Scrappiness Raspberry Sparkles Sequin Mix 
Patterned Paper

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Interactive Card
Crafting from the Heart #236: Anything Goes
Pile It On #151: Pretty in Pink 
The Paper  Shelter #369: For the One You Love
Dare2BeArtzy February Challenge: Love
My Favorite Things Color Challenge #110
Paper Nest Dolls February Challenge: Love
2  Crafty Critter Crazies #23
WordArt Wednesday Weeks #372-373
Kat Scrappiness February Challenge: Hearts