Welcome our guest Designer and Another CAS Card

Ya know...some weeks I have it and some weeks I don't and SOME weeks I have it... but I forgot where I put it! Well, that is what happened to me this week... so I am posting my clean and simple card a little bit late. I water colored my dragon and cut her out. The I added the embossed "reptile" paper and the ribbon. Since I just had my anniversary... I needed to add the hearts...lovey dovey!

So that is my card. I was worried that clean and simple might be hard for me... but I rather enjoyed the simple process and i am pleased with the result!

Now... lets give a great big warm Woodware USA welcome to our guest designer for April, Wendy Stamey . Please make sure you say Hello and stop by her blog to check out all of the gorgeousness that can be found there! Truly inspiring! Well... thanks for letting me be late and keep watching this spot for a fun Thursday challenge for our designers!

Anything goes...sooo here I go!!!

I made this card for the ANYTHING GOES theme we have this week. I used the Flower Frames set from WoodWare and a bunch of punches and here is my creation! This is a pretty simple card for me... no glitter or bling or tons of stuff on it! Please be sure to stay tuned for exciting challenges and prizes! thanks for popping in!!!

Halloween Colors Challenge... My Turn!

OK.. My take on Halloween colors are green, orange and purple. So... I thought... why not use this awesome Flower Frames set. I stamped 4 images... colored them in with the challenge colors and then I arranged them in this pattern, I stamped the little vine on the orange paper to make my background paper. And no way could I make a card with no bling...people would think I was ill! SOOO, I added some gems in the corner and one in the center. Please check back soon as we will be having a blog hop featuring some of the new sets that we have... and we will be making some changes to our challenges... so stay tuned!

Having Some Cocktails and Faux Stitching ...

Dawn here, showing you the challenge of the week... Faux Stitching! I used the cocktail set and nesties to make a fun shaped card.I had to stop myself or else I would make it look like Frank-en Card!LOL!

I also used crystal effects on the glass and glitter on the rim! Please play along with this challenge and show us your stuff! We would love to see what you create and even feature it here on our blog! Thanks for popping in and come back to see the other DT members take on this challenge! 

Hey... Ya Need This Type of Card TOO!!!

That's right... You WILL be needing Gift enclosure cards... AND SOON!!! I made this super cute 3x3 card in a jiff. And ya know what? These sell in the stores for like $1.49!!! Crazy, I know! I just folded a 3 x 6 piece of paper in half and then I layered other paper and stamped my image. I used my copic markers and colored this in with the monochromatic theme of course... and added glittering highlights with my glitter pens. BUT..I did have to give my snowman a little orange nose... so I made it a soft orange!I used the Woodware stamp set Festive Squares... and here is my creation! be sure to pop in tomorrow and know that when we reach 100 followers... we will have BLOG CANDY!!! Thanks for popping in!

Buttons,Glitter,Snowmen...AND Free Ink Pads??? I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!

Well...by mid week you should know that the challenge is to use buttons on your card. I used the I LOVE SNOWMEN set and guess what??? It HAS button stamps in the set!!! WAHOO!!! I stamped the image and colored it with copics and then I stamped the buttons. I cut them outand then I jazzied them up with crystal effects and stickles. I also used 3 snowflake buttons and stickled them up too! How fun was that??? I used the ribbon to match the patterned paper and glittered up the snowmen too... and here is my card! so fun and snowy! Thanks for looking...

AND... there are free ink pads too...Buy any stamps from Woodware USA and get 2 free Inky Links stamp pads! They are really great to work with and they link together so they are easy to transport! We also have 28 new sets on the website... so run... wildy waving credit card to get yours now!!!

Bring on the Bling!!!

That is our Challenge for this week. Bling it up! I stamped and embossed the butterflies and then I painted them with Shimmerz! Good thing I am a fan and have like every color because I used alot of them! Then I used Log Cabin Smooch Spritz for the embossed square panel... and that is shimmery too! The flowers have glittery brads on them and I had to quit there otherwise... this card would have been totally crazy with glitter and bling!

Please note that we are having a followers contest... when we get to 100... we will have some blog candy!!! 

and do y'all know about the special? Order any stamp set and get 2 free INKY LINKS! What are INKY LINKS you ask? they are really cool stamp pads that come in 8 colors. They are wonderful for kids... or general stamping as well! They have cool little hooks on them that join them all together! So thanks for popping in and stay tuned for more glittery fun tomorrow!    

Paper Piecing with the Pals!

How cute are the precious lions? I used this weeks technique of paper piecing to make a cute baby boy card! Why a baby boy card? Becasue the adoption of my son after 14 months is finally FINAL!!! So I felt the need to celebrate with a boys card! I colored this image from Woodware USA JUNGLE PALS set with copic markers and stamped the different manes on other papers. I cut them out and adhered them to my lions. I love that they give the lions different personalities. We would love to see your creations too....so be sure to leave your link in the comments section and play along! Tune in tomorrow for another take on this super fun technique! Thanks for popping in!   

a Recipe Challenge... Woodware Peel Off Style!

I made this card using some of the fun Peel Offs that Woodware USA has to offer. They are pretty straight forward... ya just... well... peel them off! And stick them...anywhere! I did the one ribbon, two cirlces and the three flowers recipe and I ...(get this) DID NOT USE ONE SINGLE STAMP!!! Now, don'tget me wrong, I LOVE to stamp,but... these make the quickest and I think really pretty cards when time is of the essence.  SOOO... step out of the box and do something fun, use our recipe and link it to us...we would love to see what you create! Thanks for popping in!

Anything Goes?OK... How About Glitter Stained Glass Alligators

I LOVE to do anything goes... I LOVE thinking outside the box and here is what I did. I stamped the alligator from JUNGLE PALS onto acetate with stazon ink in jet black. Then, on the same side that I stamped on, I filled in various areas of the gators with crystal effects and dumped glitter on it and repeated the process with different colors and glitters and here is what I came up with. I used pop dots to life the acetate alligator panel off the paper so the light would show through and I covered the dots with the leaves that I cut out. I added the leaves under the panel too and got out the stickles and jazzed them all up! This was really a fun technique and it was funny too because Milo, my 15 year old Jack Russell STILL has glitter on him... and so does my hubby...(but that can be our little secret!)

Thanks for popping in! 

A Little Treat For Someone Sweet!

By: Dawn Knight

This weeks Challenge is to make a Lunchbox treat for back to school. I made this cute little milk carton with the School Tots set from Woodware.I colored the crayons with copics and cut them all out and adhered them to the base of my milk carton. For the closure, I used a little clip and I used poly shrink plastic to make the 3 little apple charms also from the School Tots set.  Now, to make sure my darling had the right lunch box, I made her this little tag to go on it. She will be starting Kindergarten in a French Immersion program, so I used the colors in the French Flag... red, white and blue... How Perfect! I die cut her name and it is ready to tie on her lunch bag! Please join us in the challenge and make a treatie for your school sweetie... and share it with us! we would LOVE to see it! Thanks for stopping in...

Coulda Been the Whiskey...Mighta Been the Gin...

I don't really know what it was,but look at the color combo they are in...

(remember that song) Anyway... Dawn here and I am proud to be posting this fine Wednesday as my first post and DT Coordinator for these fabby Woodware stamps! I made these 2 cards using the COCKTAILS set and i really had fun creating! I used diamond glaze for the glass highlights and some glitter for the bubbles on the top of this fruity drink. for this next card... I also added crystal effects to the ice cubes and added glitter to make 'em shine! These were so fun to create and I do hope that you will consider playing along with our challenge this week... and If you can't play along... become a follower and see what else we have up our sleeves!!!Thanks for stopping in!!!

  

Woodware USA Mermaid Easel Gift Card Holder... So Easy!

I made this super cute easel card by using my nesties for the fun shape and my WOODWARE USA stamps! I LOVE mermaids... I kinda like to think i used to be one... but that is a whole other post... ANYWAY...I stamped her on neenah paper and colored her with my copic makers. I added Teal Shimmerz to her tail... cuz, she is a MERMAID and they HAVE sparkly tails ya know! Then I thought that this would make the cutest gift card holder just by slipping one in there... so I used a rub on that I had that had that sentiment of a GIFT FOR YOU! Who doesn't like to see that? Well... thanks for popping in and keep your eyes peeled as we will be announcing the WWUSA DT and I am sure that there will be festivities to follow!

Polar Bear Outing... Quick and Simple!

This was a quickie... and that is a GOOD THING! I like to take snippets of time during my child filled day and create... and I have to be QUICK! Since I know that I am not the only one with little ones out there... I wanted to let you all know that this card took like 10 minutes to make! I stamped the scene, embossed it with white EP and then I added the stickles. I used the corner slot punch, added some bling, cuz that's how I roll, and here it is! I also added some stickles to the white EP to make it more "snowy". I Used a black marker to make the eyes stand out more... and here it is! OH YEAH... I did this all on card stock vellum.10 minutes ladies.I challenge you all to steal some time and make a QUICKIE...and I would love to see what y'all come up with! Please link up your creation to this post in the comments section...Thanks for popping in and have a great day!!!   

Woodware USA Fairy Tots

I made this quick little card yesterday and I gotta tell ya... I was smiling the whole time! These images are so fun to color and look how happy that little fairy tot is! I love the birdies holding the thinking of you banner and look at his pet... it's a caterpillar!!! The stamp set I used is FAIRY TOTS by Woodware USA, of course.  I sponged the clouds with a template and I used a MS punch for the grass...quick and cute! If you have any creations made with Woodware USA stamps... Please e mail them to us... we would love to showcase them for you! Thanks for popping in!