This is a 5 1/2"x4 1/4" card made from kraft cardstock. I then used some K&Company patterned cardstock, cut 1/8" smaller as my next layer. I cut a strip of dark blue cardstock at 4 1/4"x2 1/8" and adhered it to the card base. I cut some more patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller and adhered it to the dark blue strip. The seahorse is cut at 2 1/2" from the Splish Splash cartridge. I mounted it on some white cardstock, cut at 2 3/4"x1 1/2." I then cut more dark blue cardstock 1/8" larger and adhered it over the strip. I wrapped the card with a light blue ribbon and added a metal seahorse charm to it. I finished it off with the sentiment, a stamp, using ocean depth ink by Tsukineko.
I made this card for the following challenges:
- For Fun Challenges: sketch
- Paper Sundaes: "How Charming" - use a charm or metal embellishment
- My Sheri Crafts: all about boys
- Cards for Men: water
- Sentimental Sundays: anything goes
The Thing of Beauty Award was created by Grace at 
I had this paper maiche pencil box that I got at JoAnns a while ago and I decided I wanted to use it for this project. All the cardstock I used is from My Mind's Eye, the Deena's Penny Lane stack. I used some glittery striped cardstock and I cut it to fit around the box. I then used some satin mod podge to seal it. I added mermaid Stickles around all the edges of the box for some more added sparkle. The flowers are all from Mother's Day Boquet. I cut all the layers in various sizes, all from patterned cardstocks. I used some purple bling for the centers of each of the flowers. I used some pop-dots to adhere the purple and blue flowers and adhered the green flower right onto the box. I added the bling swirls for even more added sparkle. 
I made this card for the following challenges:
Here is a fun shape card, and I love how it turned out! The card shape, the top hat, is from A Child's Year. I used my Gypsy to weld two 5" top hats together. The cut actually has a shamrock in it, but I hid it using the hide countour feature on the Gypsy. I used a shimmery dark green cardstock for the hat. I then cut the hat band using a light green glitter cardstock. I added some faux stitching around the edge of the hat with a white gel pen. I cut the top hat again at 5" with a plain light green cardstock for the inside. I then used a dark green marker to add some faux stitching on the inside as well. I stamped my sentiment, which is from Studio g, in black ink and then I heat embossed it with a glittery embossing poweder. I added glitter to the word "irish" for some glitz. The leprechaun is from Simply Charmed and I cut him at 3 1/4." I added some glossy accents to his buckle, button and shoes and used some black pearls for his eyes. I also inked his cheeks and added some faux stitching around his jacket and hat. The pot of gold is also from Simply Charmed and cut at 1 3/4." I used some glossy accents on the pot and some yellow Stickles on the gold. I then used pop-dots to adhere the pot of gold to the card.
On the inside I used the shimmery dark blue cardstock to create the pop-up layer. The dinosaur on the inside is also from Create a Critter. He is cut at 3." I embossed his green layer with the Tiny Mosaic folder and attached him to the pop-up layer. 
For this blog hop, we were asked to create a scene, something like a beach scene, snow scene, water scene....etc. I decided to create a desert scene. I am working on a scrapbook for a trip I took to Arizona and I thought a desert scene would work perfectly for my scrapbook. I made a 12"x12" scrapbook page. I used a dark red cardstock for the base. I then trimmed the patterned paper 1/4" smaller and adhered it to the dark red cardstock. I created a place for a 4"x6" photo. I used a teal cardstock, cut at 4 1/8"x6 1/8" as my first mat, and a shimmery orange cardstock for my second mat, it was cut 1/8" larger than the teal. I used Paper Doll Dress Up for the desert rocks. I used a dark orange cardstock for one layer and the shimmery orange cardstock for the next layer. I then inked around the edges of the rocks. The cacti are from Old West. I then inked the edges of them and also use a marker to add to the texture of the cacti. The rocks and the snake are also from Old West. I used some black pearls for the snake's eyes. I also used pop-dots to adhere the snake and one of the smaller cacti, for some added dimension. 
