Category: Papercrafting

Does anyone remember the Phil Collins song "Inside Out?" That is one of my favorite songs of all time. I used to sing that at the top of my lungs back in the day.

Inside out is also the name of this Moxie Fab card challenge for January. I decided to have a go at it. The objective is to make the inside of the card just as wonderful (fab) as the outside! What a great idea!

 
I must say that I really like this card! It was made especially for my sweet friend JRR. She loves butterflies. When I saw this paper I knew I had to make her a card with it.

Here's the inside:

I'm still trying to get the picture thing mastered. This is the best I could do. Not crazy about all the shadows. Here are some detail shots:

 
No coloring on this card! I used brown Memento Ink for the images. Lots of layering… And, of course, Martha Stewart punches. As always, best wishes for a great day and happy stamping!

 

Okay, so is it acceptable to stay in your pajamas all day? Or do you have to take a shower and put on clean pajamas? This is just one of the dilemmas facing me today. It is pouring rain here and we are having a quiet day at home. Football is on in the family room and I am holed up in my crafty cave with Mr. Buddy.

However, as you can see, Mr. Buddy has different ideas as to what he would like me to do today…

This is my desk/work space and is doubling as a nap area.

He must have fallen asleep while reading…That can wear a man out, you know.

Seriously, you are NOT stamping today until my bowl is full and my head is scratched. Do I look like I'm kidding?

One cat out of the way and over to his blankie. I did manage to make a sweet little card to send to a far away friend. Here's the front:

Here's the inside:

 
 
Some close in shots:

    
   
Thanks for dropping by to see what I made today. I hope you are safe and warm and dry wherever you are. Back to the craft room to see what else I can cook up today. 

I found another color challenge online tonight and thought I would give this one a try as well.   You had to use Red, Pink and Black and also use hearts. Here are the details:  http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/2010/01/embellish-hearts-color-challenge-sponsored-by-the-cutting-cafe/

I thought this would be easy… and immediately got out all my Valentine's stuff. The red and black looked good, but I had a hard time getting the pink to work. I decided to do a collage/funky look for this card. I hope you like it!

And a close up:

 
I absolutely LOVE that red/white flocked paper from Stampin' Up! (Thanks Janice). It is so much prettier in person and reminds me of beautiful old wallpaper. 

I hope your week is off to a good start!

The card I made today was made for entry into Dawn McVey's Color Challenge #21. You can find her post about it here:  http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2010/01/raspberry-suite-color-challenge-21.html

I really enjoy reading her blog and decided to do my first contest entry here. As I'm getting ready to post mine, there are already over 100 entries! The deal is – someone posts a challenge in which you must make a project using certain specific colors. I just happen to really like these colors. See below:

Here is my card!

And a close up:

 
One thing I am stuggling with is photographing the cards to get the right color and tint. It seems like that would be easy – but it's not! I need to study up on that a bit and may need to invest in a "white box" for the photos. We shall see…

Materials: Papertrey Ink 'On My Couch' stamp set, Memento Ink Pads, Bazzill Papers, and Basic Grey 'Urban Prairie' patterned paper.