Fab 'n Funky Challenge # 103

It's Wednesday!!

Fab 'n Funky New Challenge Day!!



Now this weeks challenge is to help you all get cleared up from all the recent celebrations and is called

"Recycle It . . . or even Them!"

We would like you to use something that you would of normally recycled (thrown away) in your project eg: Christmas Tags (turn them over and use the white part), ribbon from presents, a gift box or bag, corrugated packaging, a damaged Christmas decoration, Christmas paper etc . . . you get the idea . . . basically recycle something unwanted into something useful.

This week we are very lucky to be sponsored by 2 different companies, so there will be 2 lucky winners next week. The sponsors are :

&

Here is my interprettation of the Recycle theme :

I made a little anniversary card.

I used Christmas tissue paper and a thin ribbon from a gift, as my recycled piece.

Hop over to Fab 'n Funky to link up your projects.

I am also entering this in The Pink Elephant - Hearts challenge
and The Papertake Weekly challenge - to use Die Cuts

We can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Have a great day!!

~Alexis



Toonie Tuesday

If you are not from Canada - you are probably wondering what the heck is Toonie??

Toonie is our $2 coin.

So for today I have 2 cards to show you.

The first :

The cute little stamp is from Lili of the Valley

I am entering this little card for the following challenges :

Anything Goes - Anything goes challenge

Crafty Cardmakers - No floral embellishments

And the second card :

This koala stamp is from Whippersnapper

I used the sketch from Sketchbook Saturday

and I am also entering this card into the :

Catered Crop - button challenge

Moxie Fab - Die Cut challenge

Well, that's it for me. I am off to get my little one in the bath.

Have a good day.

thanks for popping by.

Alexis



Birthday Bear

Hello Blog-Land!!

In an effort to maintain one of my 2012 Goals

I have a boy birthday card to show you.

Today I used an image from the Stamp Fairy

and colored it in manly colors.

I decided to try a little something different with the dots?!!

I think I like the outcome?!! What about you?

I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop

This sketch is amazing but I have to admit it was a little taxing on my brain? I couldn't figure out how to cut the main strip on an angle and have enough patterned paper to go from egde to edge. I resolved to cutting it extra big and then just trimming all of the pieces once they were on the card.

I also managed to maintain one of my other 2012 goals - to use my cricut more!!

I used the cricut to cut the star. Yeah me!!

(Don't forget you have till the end of the month to enter in

 my New Cricut Creations Challenge)

I am also entering this card for the following challenges :

Paper Sundays - Saturated Colors

Mad 4 Markers - Unusual Color Combo

(I think lime green, orange and bright blue qualify as unusual for me!!)

Well, I'm off but I hope you have a great day!!

Big Hugs

~ Alexis

Cotton Candy Anyone?

Hello Everyone,

I am back to show you a couple more projects. These two little cuties were really fun for me to create. I love how you can resize digital images and today I am going to show you how versatile it can be to have the same image in different sizes.

This first is a card I made using the sketch from JUGS

and the sketch :

I switched it to have the image and squares on the other side.

I am also entering this card into :

Paper Sundaes - Saturated Colors Challenge

Mad 4 Markers - Unique Color Combo

Sundays With Crissy - Beat the Mid-Winter Blues

And for the second creation :

I resized the image to be WAY smaller and used it to make a tag. I don't usually make tags but I thought it was a perfect size for a tag. I really enjoyed making a tag and I think you may see more of these from me in the future!!

I used my NEW spellbinders - Lacy Squares die to create this fun shape.

(Thanks Hubby - he got this for me for Christmas!!)

I am entering this cute little tag into the challenge at :

Wee Memories - Mini - smaller than 4x4"

And here are the 2 creations together and you can see how much the image is resized!!

Well I hope it inspires you to try something new!!

New sizes, digital images and tag making!!

Love it!!

Being Creative Soothes my Soul!!

Happy Craftin'

Till next time!!

Big Hugs

xxx

~ Alexis

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

and nothing says "NEW" like a new baby.

Today's card is just that. Celebrating a new baby. I have had this stamp for a while and never created anything with her. And she's so cute so I knew I had to break out the Copics and get her colored up!!

(Image is from Mo Manning)

Isn't she adorable?? I think so.

I am entering this card in the

Digital Pencil 2 - Anything Goes Challenge

I used the current sketch at CPS

I decided to take some creative liberty and add the flowers in front of the center panel instead of behind. I hope that's okay.

I love the mini button flower centers too.

I have been wanting to use these mini buttons, and I thought this was a perfect fit!!

I am also entering this card for :

Crafty Calendar  - New News Challenge

Crazy 4 Challenges - New Challenge

2 Sisters - Things with Wings Challenge

Have a great Sunday!!

Rest, relax, football and laundry are on my agenda.

Hope your Sunday is just as relaxing!!



Fab 'n Funky - New Year's Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,

Glad you could come and join the blog hop!!

This is my first blog hop that I have been part of and I'm excited to welcome new and old friends. Hope you enjoy our inspiration and we hope you can hop along and be inspired to join in this weeks challenge!! Lots of prizes and fun to be had, so get hopping!!

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Welcome to the 1st Fab'n'Funky Challenge for 2012 and to celebrate the start of New Year we are having a blog hop . . . well why not especially as Christmas and the New Year are now over and we need to have a bit of fun before the January Blues set in!

Okay . . . you should of hopped over from Fab 'n Funky and collected that number, however if you have popped over to visit me just to say hi but now want to join in the fun, please pop back to the Fab'n'Funky Challenge Blog where all will be explained. Now my number is 2, make a note of it because you will need my number and every other number on each DT blog at the very end of the blog hop. To collect your next number pop over to Rachel.

Don't forget to also enter this weeks challenge and the theme is :

SOMETHING NEW

 

Here is my project :

 

My NEW thing is :
this adorable digital image (Santa's Little Helper) from the Stamp Boutique

I am also enerting this little card for the following challenges :
Just Us Girl - use FELT (my little pointsetta is felt) 
Totally Gorjuss - happy challenge

Hope you enjoy the inspiration. Have fun hopping and don't forget my number...

Big Hugs,

Alexis

xxx

Your next stop is :

RACHEL

Cricut Creations - January

Good Morning Everyone,

This morning I am going to begin with a little something new!!

I am excited to announce that I am going to be hosting a challenge of my own!! This will be a monthly challenge. The challenge will begin the first Monday of each month and will stay open until the last day of the month.

I came up with this idea because I felt like my poor, neglected Cricut needed some love. Usually it just sits in the cupboard and rarely sees the light of day!! This year I am not only challenging you to create a monthly project, but I am also challenging myself!! I hope this will give me motiviation to use this amazing tool more often.

The rules are simple :

- become a follower of my blog

- create a project using your Cricut (you may use any cartridge(s) you have)

- follow the monthly theme

- link to your direct project (not just your blog)

- the project must be new and you must mention the challenge with your project post

- and lastly - have fun and be creative!!

The Prize :

Each month I will offer up a unique and special prize to one lucky random winner. I will ship internationally so I encourage EVERYONE to link your projects below!!

To begin this new Challenge, we are starting with a SUPER easy theme :

BIRTHDAY

Here is what I came up with :

The cartridge that I used was Cindy Loo.
The patterned paper was My Mind's Eye and the stamp in a Hero Arts sentiment.

The prize this month is
2 4x6 Scrap-Pads

I can't wait to see what you come up with. All you have to do is link your project below. The challenge will stay open until the end of the month.

Have fun, Alexis