2S4Y Ultimate Card Showdown

OMG...I must say that I'm really excited about the 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown that is happening over at 2 Sketches 4 You!! It's going to be a blast!! I love playing in contests/challenges because it gives me so much inspiration and that extra boost to try something "out of the box"!!

So, here is the card I made for Week 1...





Supplies:
Cardstock-Bazzill
Corrugated Cardboard-from a Priority box
Punch-Fiskars
Ribbon-hmmm...don't know the brand but I bought it at JoAnn's
Glitter letters-Scrapworks
Rhinestones-Basic Grey (yes!! they are making rhinestones now!!)
Feather boa-Recyled from a gift bag

Be Inspired #33 Challenge

So, this weeks challenge over at Cuttlebug Challenges was to created something with a monogram. I must say, I haven't done one of these in a "really" long time!!
You can't really see that background all that great...I did use the amazing Swiss Dots embossing folder!! Absolutely LOVE it!!
The trim, not really sure what you want to call it, was actually from a Christmas bag I recieved. Thought it would be fun to put on a card...I'm sure you can find soemthing similar at your local craft store!!





Thanks for looking!!
Have a fabulous weekend!!

Popsicles & Bugs

lol...kind of an interesting combination!!
But in this case I'm refering to two challenges that I combined for this card!!

First, I must say...Paper Popsicles has a new card connoisseur!! So, head on over to their blog and see who it is!! She is going to start doing a card challenge every week...and you know how much I *heart* card challenges!!! Go check it out!!

So...for this card I used the sketch over on the Paper Popsicles Blog and the challenge over at Cuttlebug Challenges!! I don't have the butterfly die...yet, so I used this butterfly from Crate Paper and then embossed it!!





Thanks for looking!!
I'll be on vacation as of tomorrow so I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you on Tuesday!! Don't forget to check out my bow tutorial below!!

Bow Tutorial

Okay, so I've been asked by several of you how I tie my bows!! So here's how I do it...super super easy!!
Let's begin:

1. Start your first tie

2. Make two bunny ears


3. Criss-Cross them and tie (see, super easy)


4. This is what the bow looks like after it's tied...not very pretty!!


5. Now it's time to fix it all up...a little twisting here, maybe some there...don't forget to puff up the loops and voila!! A perfect bow!


Tips:
**I like to trim my end pieces pointed inward.
**If you can't get the bow to face the right direction, try tying it upside down!
**Try using wired ribbon!!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask!! I'll answer them in this post!!

Q&A's

1.

Happy Bow-making!!!

Yellow & Blue makes...

another baby card!! lol
I don't know about you, but I've got several friends who are or already had a baby this year!! There must be something in the water!! So, I've been busy working on a couple cards to send out!! I picked up this fabulous stamp set at JoAnn's a couple months ago...it was on clearance for .97!! Can you believe that? Like my Mom and I are always saying...it was a "deal of the century"!! lol

So here's the card I made this morning...





Thanks for stopping by!!
Make sure you come back tomorrow...I'll be posting a tutorial on how I tie my bows!! :)