I'm back! (again)

Heeeeeeellllllllooooooo!!!!!!

I am back yet again. I tend to get into blogging and then get so many things going on that this is the first thing to take a break.... maybe my new year's resolution next year should be to blog more regularly.....

Well Kathy from For Fun Challenges, who I guest designed for a couple months back, contacted me and asked me to come back!

What a perfect reason to get blogging again! :)

So this weeks challenge is

Bunny- No Easter

KnK sponsored this weeks' challenge but had to close its doors last month. They still honored their commitment to sponsor and you will win the digi images the design team got to play with!

I really had to rack my brain for this one. As soon as she said no Easter, all I could think of were Easter bunny cards! lol. But somewhere in my searching I came across the perfect Dr. Seuss quote to go with this cute bunny image

 It says "The more that you read, the more you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go" Perfect for a un-typical graduation card, and it just so happens that I have a cousin graduating from high school in a couple months.

I used Stampin Up markers to color in my cute bunnies and their books. Regal Rose, Creamy Carmel, Temping Turquoise and Always Artichoke. Then used Quick Quotes Pink Cheeks to sponge the edges of my quote. The paper is from Echo Park Co's "a walk in the park" line. I have a 6x6 pad of theirs.

Well I hope you enjoyed this card and maybe this challenge will get you motivated to start crafting again like it did for me!

I have lots to catch you up on in the next couple of weeks. I am still going strong with my New Years Resolution of a birthday card for everyone in my family. And I have Ministry scrapbook pages to share. Along with Quick Quotes news! So stay Tuned!

~Liz

For Fun Challenges - Get Well/Feel Better

Goooooooood Morning!!!

Today is my last day as guest designer at For Fun Challenges. They have been really great and fun to work with. This week they have the challenge of Get Well/Fell Better. This weeks sponsor is  

Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps

The winner this week will get their choice of 3 digital images!!! How fun!!!

They were kind enough to send me a couple images and I just knew I had to use this cute nurse. I have never used digi images before this but it was so easy! I had a spare paint can laying around so I got the idea to make a "Sick Kit". Everything you need for when your sick all in one place! Or it could make a GREAT get well gift. 

So here is the can empty and some detail shots

 I printed out the digi image, colored it with my SU Markers and used an exacto knife to cut out the details.

The pattern paper went on the inside of the can. On the outisde I added a MS Border Punch and some buttons, bling, ribbon and flowers from my stash.

 I used some Melissa Frances crepe paper on the side and some Teresa Collins bling stick pins

 Here is my can all full of goodies!  I added a teal washcloth, some vicks (that you can't see), a thermometer, Lipton tea, cough drops and bandaids!

Here is the full can straight on

I love my can. I think it will go perfectly on the shelf in my bathroom. I hope some of you join us at For Fun Challenges this week for the Get Well/Feel Better Challenge!

~Liz

Guest Designer @ For Fun Challenges!! - Project 1

YAY!!!!

I couldn't be happier to tell all of you that I am the guest designer at For Fun Challenges for 2 weeks!! If you are not a follower of For Fun already, you really should be! They always inspire me with great challenges.

This weeks Challenge is Anything Goes! 

There is no sponsor this week so just use some of your stash and have FUN!

I knew I wanted to use my new Tim Holtz On The Edge Die: Scrollwork. And keeping with my New Year's resolution, I wanted to make a birthday card. I started pulling supplies and knew I was going to end up with a masculine card so that is how it ended up being my cousin's husband Tim's card.

I used the Stampin Up set Sense of Time for the background and the big clock and Bring on the Cake for the Happy Birthday. I distressed the edges and used Quick Quotes ink in Mocha Mama to make the distressing darker

After stamping and cutting and distressing, I used Tim Holtz tiny attacher to attach the border and the Happy Birthday rectangle. Then I used it to "hold closed" my torn spots on the clock.

I absolutely LOVE the way this turned out. 

Then I have a little funny story. I mailed this out to Tim on his birthday and on my way home I realized I never signed the inside of the card! LOL. Has this ever happened to you? My return address is on it, so he should know who it came from but I couldn't believe I just simply FORGOT! So now as soon as I stamp the inside of my card, I am signing it immediately!

So I hope this inspires you to use some of your stash and enter this great challenge. Entries are due by 1/17/12!

Come back next Wednesday the 18th to see my second project with For Fun Challenges!

~Liz