Scrapbookaholic By Abby Challenge

Wow, It's Monday!!!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!  This weeks challenge over at Scrapbookaholic by Abby is to create anything Spring! 

Is it just me, or does it feel like Spring is taking a LONG TIME to get here?!  My children feel the same way.  As they were running around the house (screaming and yelling) this card idea came to me.  I started off by trying to think of something for Spring Fever.  With my little ones running in the background I started thinking about how they have cabin fever. **Lightbulb!**

As much as I wish we had a cabin, we don't; but we love to go camping.  I thought that this would be a fun card for either a boy or a girl. :) 

Recipe:
A2 card
Cabin was cut at 2.0 from Camp Out
Letters were cut at 1.0 from Old West
Sharpie (fine tip) detail on the letters
The embossing folder is an old one so I don't know the name of it (I do know that it's a PC one though)
Light brown ink pad to make the embossing stand out

Abby is sponsoring the giveaway for this challenge (thanks Abby).  She'll be giving away a 6x6 SEI paper stack and SEI assorted ribbon (I wish I could enter). :)  So make sure you create anything Spring for the challenge.  You'll want to hop on over to Scrapbookaholic by Abby to see what the other DT members have created and to enter your project!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a wonderful and creative Monday!!! :)

Western Thank You

Well, this one is so simple, but I thought I'd post it.  Nothing fancy, but I am in desperate need to re-fill my card box.

I cut the horseshoes in black and inked them with some silver ink to make them shine a little.  I don't know where the paper came from.  It was a random single sheet that I had (which was actually the base reason for this card), I liked the western feel to it.  I think I need to use it with a boot - hmmmmmmmm **insert lightbulb above my head** - now I'm thinking. :)  Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!! :)

Paper Playtime & Practical Scrappers Challenge

A few days ago I found a cute little blog called Paper Playtime.  The have a challenge for anyone that would like to participate.  They based the challenge on  the phrase 'If the shoe fits, buy one of every color'; so the challenge is to make something with either a shoe or variety.

I am a country girl through and through.  The first thing that came to mind when I read ' if the shoe fits' was the phrase from Toy Story 2 with Jesse saying "If the boot fits . . ."  I knew my card should have a boot.  I just thought this was perfect (at least as a card from me). :)

Before the project was completed I knew it was missing something, but I wasn't sure what.  Well I started looking through blog-land and found Practical Scrappers.  They have a challenge to use buttons.  Well, searched through my buttons and found the perfect one.  The picture doesn't quite do it justice - it's a very rustic looking button.  I put some string through it to give it a little pop.

Here's a close-up of the phrase.  I printed the phrase off on my computer.
As well as a close up of the button.

The boot is from Old West.  I just used a scrapbook pen to trace the cuts (since I don't own a Cri-kit Pen).  The background paper is from a stack I found at Tuesday Morning's, the dark blue has the flocking on it.  Thanks for stopping by!!!