happy thoughts

So I took the 30 min card challenge at Maria SPS - and it took me a little bit more than 30 mins (40 mins). Everything but the base card is from my scrap bin!
I used the wax paper technique - on the glossy paper which has the Cuttlebug swirls on it (so sorry hard to see the swirls - click the pics for a better view).

The little piggy is from The Greeting Farm
The white border (again hard to see - poor lighting this morning as it is overcast) is from Martha Stewart.
Strung a little bitty clear acrylic SU button with black DMC floss. This card goes with a few challenge - The Sisterhood of Crafters to try the resist wax technique
Color Theme of black and white and one other color (pink is what I chose) at Allsorts
and to use acrylic Practical Scrappers - it's like adding a secret element!

SPS and TPE Birdhouse card

Cut the Birdhouse at 2" from Create A Critter, the back ground was embossed wih a Sizzix folder. Studio18 rhinestones from an open package in my bling draw!

All elements on this card are from my scrap pile right on my table! Yes oh yes - the pile is there... A couple scrap smaller ... till next week or so...

Inside sentiment from Inkadinkado and little pink hearts from a tiny heart punch.

I am entering this card in two Challenges - Maria's Scrap Pile Saturday (use three hearts) and The Pink Elephant (the layout)

Hope you have a beautiful Day

This digi is a freebie from Maria, the sketch and challenge also from Maria at SPS

We had to use all scraps and nothing new in the way of supplies.

Get Well

Made this card for my daughter who has had a head cold for the past few days. Stinks with having a cold, away from home and trying to do well with school. I wish I could be there....
This goes with a few challenges:
SPS - Scrap Pile Saturday - for the layout
Recycle and item at The Sisterhood of Crafters blog - the funky half circle (cut of with my Coluzzle) is actually a card base instruction from something I got in the mail and could not toss the fab colors and pattern
At Scrappyfrogschallenge we had to pick three elements for our card - I chose: recycle an item, emboss and no coloring
The other repurpose item is the stems and leaves, are actually cardboard from a tissue box - I could not throw away the fab color pattern and made great leave material.
The back ground embossing is the ever famous Cuttlebug embossing Swiss Dot Folder.
At All Sorts challenge blog - we had to use petals and pearls - the petals (flowers and leaves) are a punch and the middle of the flowers are 1/2 glue on pearls
And at my new found following at PIO - Say it with Words

Card made with all scraps - thinking of you

So Maria at Stampin Inspirations dared us to use our scraps - oh my we all have them! She calls is Scrap Pile Saturday. Love it!
So in my bins and bowls and piles - I found everything - even the sentiment was already punch I just had to ink the edges
The ribbon on the paper clip from Stampin' Up was in my pile as I had stripped it off a card long time ago
The music note paper was in a pile - of ... oh maybe use it one day when it strikes me
The butterfly charm was in pile with my other beads so I added that to the paper clip even the green card stock behind the music paper and inside was something I embossed and did not like - so I re-bossed it with the Cuttlebug D'Vine swirl folder and ran my sanding block over it
The yellow butter was something I had punch from a scrap piece of textured card stock as not to waste a corner piece. (The butterfly was punched using Stampin' Up punch as well months ago!)
Whew - I think it all ties together a bit.