Baking with Nana

Welcome to Grandma's kitchen where she's always happy to make you a batch of goodness while sharing stores. ;D I made this card using Baking with Nana from Belles 'n Whistles and the Kitchen Isle and Kitchen Wall set from Make it Crafty.


I made this card for Challenge #9 at Make it Colourful where the theme is to color shine. I attempted to the color the kitchen first starting with the stainless steel elements. The smaller areas were easy but I it became difficult on the larger areas, such as the refrigerator.


The kitchen set comes with the two images separated which makes it versitle. I chose to use them independently then to create a flap for the card on the front so the isle could be moved. The flap was attached with a strip of folded paper and can open all the way.


Here's the inside of the card with the flap open which shows the back wall of the kitchen and Grandma cooking. The tag is large enough to write a small sentiment or a card can be attached to the back for more writing.


Here's one last view showing just the front part of the card/flap in the open position. The Prima flower was colored with Copic markers and the Make it Crafty laser cut swirls are covered with Liquid Pearls.


DT Challenge: Make it Colourful - Challenge #9 (color shine)
Challenge: C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #92 (Mother's Day)
Challenge: CCEE Stampers - Challenge #1109 (swirls)
Challenge: Colour Create Challenge #65 (pink, green, orange)
Challenge: Southern Girls Challenge #13 (brads, gems, dewdrops)
Main Stamp: Baking with Nana (BnW) and Kitchen Set (MiC)
Patterned Paper: Lemonade (BG)
Chipboard: Frame Corner Flourishes (MiC)
Copic Colors:
C00, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7 9, W1, W3, W4, W6, W8, G99, G82, G40, B99, B97, B93, B91, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, B00, B0000, YR21, YR68, R11, R12, R14

Did you know? A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts. According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, the first vessel called a schooner was built by builder Andrew Robinson and launched in 1713 from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Legend has it that the name was the result of a spectator exclaiming "Oh how she scoons", scoon being similar to scon, a Scots word meaning to skip along the surface of the water. Robinson replied, "A schooner let her be." According to Walter William Skeat, the term schooner comes from scoon, while the sch spelling comes from the later adoption of the Dutch and German spellings ("Schoner").
[Schooner, Wikipedia.org]

Monster Mission

There's another week left in the Little Miss Muffet Challenge #4 and the theme is an easy one - just use Designer Paper! This is one of the cards I made for the challenge post and just getting around to featuring it here. I used the new Monster Mission digi which comes with three optional mission badges: to the Moon, Mars or Saturn.


DT Challenge: Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #4 (Designer Paper)
Challenge: Papertake Weekly Challenges (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Scrap-Creations Challenges (kids)
Challenge: Try It On Tuesdays Challenges

(Inspired by a song: We're Going to Mars by The Backyardigans)

Challenge: Desert Island Crafts - Challenge #3

(square, colored, & 2 or more paterned paper)

Main Stamp: Monster Mission (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Homeroom (TPCS)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One
Copic Colors:
-skin/tongue: E000, E00, E11, E13, R11, R12, R14
-hair: W4, W6, W8, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39
-rocket: C00, C1, C3, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, R29, R27, Y11, Y21, YR12, YR14, R22, W6, W4, W2

Did you know? Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (English: The City) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta and the city proper has a population of 6,098. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
[Valletta, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I made the top choices at Scrap-Creations for this challenge!

Louisa Party Time

The challenge this week at The Stamping Bazaar is "Bling it on!" ... lots of bling! I made this carding using Louisa Part Time and this time I printed the image larger than normal. Then I added Stickels Glitter Glue, gems, and a charm for my bling. I need to make more "mail-able" cards so I tried to use all flat embellishments.


DT Challenge: The Stamping Bazaar - Challenge #18 (bling)
Challenge: Creative Belli Challenge #112 (animals)
Challenge: Color Round Up - Challenge #24
Challenge: Simon Says Stamp Challenge

(recipe: 1 image, 2 DP, 3 types of embellishments)

Main Stamp: Louisa Party Time (TSB) by Marina Neira
Patterned Paper: TC Blossomwood (K&C)
Chipboard: Swirly Corners (MiC)
Copic Colors:
-louisa/eyes: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, R11, R12, R14, E19
-clothes: E44, E47, E49, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, E13, E17, E19, E18, C00, C1, C3

Did you know? Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between the watermint and spearmint. The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world. It is found wild occasionally with its parent species.
[Peppermint, Wikipedia.org]

Caroline

Do you remember my Christmas Dino card I made a while back? I was a selected winner for that challenge and now a guest designer at Guylou's Inimitability Challenge this week! You know how much I support reading, so I was excited to see such a fun stamp to work with... this is Caroline. Our challenge for you is to make a card or project using the sketch provided and this is what I came up with:


GDT Challenge: Guylou's Inimitability Challenges (sketch)
Main Stamp: Caroline (Guylou’s Inimitability)
Patterned Paper: scraps (SU)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Grace's Frame
Metal Die: My Favorite Things Die-namics Notebook Edge, Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Tag and Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R12, R14, R17, N1
-hair/eyes: W2, W6, W8, B91, B93, B95
-clothes: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, YG81, YG93, YG95
-other: E42, E43

Did you know? Tau Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, but only has about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under 12 light years from the Solar System, it is a relatively close star. Unlike other prominent stars, Tau Ceti does not have a widely recognized traditional name. It can be seen with the unaided eye as a faint third-magnitude star.
[Tau Ceti, Wikipedia.org]

Spring Whisper

The challenge this week at Little Miss Muffet Challenges is to use Designer Paper - that's simple enough for most! Plus I'm have a design team call this month so head on over for all the details. Here's one of my projects I made using Spring Whisper.


Most of the elements I have used before but the newest on the scene is a paper diecut from the K&Company BW Flora & Fauna package (the cream flower sillouette in the background). These diecuts are large and detailed so I've been waiting for just the right project to use one.


DT Challenge: Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #4 (designer paper)
Challenge: One Stop Craft Challenge - Week #120 (spring flowers)
Challenge: Sweet Stampin Challenges (Oh So Girly)
Challenge: Totally Gorjuss - Challenge #69 (black + other)
Main Stamp: Spring Whisper (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: AB Lotus (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R11, R12
-hair: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, E31, E35, Y32, Y11
-clothes: G21, G24, YG11, E44, E42, E40, Y21, Y38, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, BG01, BG72, BG10, BG11
-other: C00, C1, C3, R12

Did you know? Flying discs are disc-shaped gliders which are generally plastic and roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 inches) in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating.The term Frisbee, often used uncapitalized generically to describe all flying discs, is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company. Such use is not encouraged by the company, whose concern is that the use of the name in generic fashion may put the trademark in jeopardy.
[Flying Disc, Wikipedia.org]

Monster Winds

I made this card using the new Monster Winds digi which I released yesterday. It was inspired by an afternoon out with my own little monsters. And the keys, well, they just crack me up. ;D

As a reminder, today is the final day to get your name in the draw for blog candy, handmade cards and Jumping Bessie digi! If you haven't already, head on over to the new Little Miss Muffet Challenges blog and get all the details!


Challenge: A Gem of A Challenge - Challenge #15 (.. brads)
Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenges - Challenge #76 (flowers)
Challenge: Lollipop Crafts - Challenge #28 (think spring)
Challenge: Shannon's Sentiments - Challenge #15

(fussy cutting/kite's tale)

Main Stamp: Monster Winds (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Valentine (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-monster: E50, E51, E53, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG18, E000, E00, E11, E13, E55, E57, E59
-other: Y11, Y35, Y38, E55, E57, E59, R22, R24, R29, R39, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG18, E41, E42, E43, E44

Did you know? Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 220,000 km/h (140,000 mph), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 °C (54,000 °F). There are some 16 million lightning storms in the world every year.
[Lightning, Wikipedia.org]

Jumping Bessie

The day has arrived and the new blog reveal is up! Check out all the changes... this blog had a makeover with new graphics; but the biggest change is I've opened up a challenge blog for all the challenge details! Move on over and check out Little Miss Muffet Challenges for more announcements and prizes!

Challenge #3 Winners and Challenge #4 Details
will be announced Thursday at Little Miss Muffet Challenges.

I made this card using the new Jumping Bessie which was released today in commemoration of the new store and challenge blog look. I used the circles Nestabilities to make the moon but a moon also comes with the digi. Hope you enjoy!

Challenge: Challenge Up Your Life - Challenge #38 (fairytale)
Challenge: Paper Sundaes - Challenge #58 (use charm)
Challenge: Dream Valley - Challenges #1 (anything goes)
Main Stamp: Jumping Bessie (LMMD)
Patterned Paper: Sweet Pea (TPS)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles, Inverted Small Scalloped Circles, Small Scalloped Circles, and My Favorite Things Die-namics Cloud Trio Die
Copic Colors:
C00, C1, C3, W4, W6, W8, R11, R12, R14, Y32, Y35, Y38, E50, E51, E53, R24, R29, R39

Did you know? Crayola is a brand of artists supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It was originally an industrial pigment supply company, it soon shifted its focus to art products for home and school use, beginning with chalk, then crayons, followed later by colored pencils, markers, paints, modeling clay and other related goods. The company also produces Silly Putty and a line of professional art products under the Portfolio Series brand.Crayola LLC claims the Crayola brand has 99% name recognition in U.S. consumer households, and says its products are sold in over 80 countries.
[Crayola, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was a top pick at Paper Sundaes for this challenge!