365 Cards - Challenge 170

Pam has given us a whopper today! The challenge is called "Double Duty".

"Today's challenge is called Double Duty because I want you to make a card that doubles as something else.... examples would be a bookmark, a place card, or some sort of pocket card. HOWEVER - NO GIFT CARD HOLDERS OR MONEY HOLDERS!"

Despite a marvelous example by Gloria (a phenomenal gift bag!) I was stumped all day about what I wanted to do. I guess that's OK, since I was at work and couldn't really start anything anyhow. LOL I had brought a CD into work with all the pictures from our company picnic - and that got me thinking... CD case/card.

This one is for my Dad - family photos all cropped and edited and organized into files by date (He appreciates that sort of thing). His birthday is in October and I'll be saving this until then, so don't tell him!

The front reads: 2008-2009 Every Day Moments...
The inside reads: Wonderful Memories... Happy Birthday, Dad!

Patterned Paper - Fancy Pants (Daily Grind); Alpha Stickers - Basic Grey (Recess); Camera Sticker - Sandylion; Photo Editing - Picnik.com; Stamps for CD - CTMH; Ink - StazOn Black;


Now I'm off to see what the rest of you have done, and say hello on your blogs. :D

Have a scrappy day!

365 Cards - Challenge 145

Today's challenge at 365 Cards: Ad Inspired

After looking at the other 365 Cards contributors' projects and reading their comments, I think that Pam must have been joking when she said we'd take a breather from some of the tougher challenges hahaha. Is it bad to say I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled with this one? I can't help it if I'm bad ~ at least, I'm honest! I'm not sure why it was so tough, though... I mean, I'm lovin' that Anthropologie pillow!

In accordance with the challenge, I took a few elements from the pillow - but I've mixed them up a bit: orange colour, Damask pattern, butterfly, green (although mine took the shape of leaves, not birds). The result is OK, considering how much I struggled.

I was pulling out papers and changing my mind for a long time...no, really... a loooong time! The only thing I had decided on was the blue damask paper (love that paper!) until I received my PeachyCheap.com envelope! Little Yellow Bicycle embellishments! I had a little, mini Christmas in July while I pulled out each item (a few of the chipboard items were bent, but overall, a very lovely shipment of affordable goodies!). Lots of blue and orange. Yay! I love it when I buy me presents!

Papers: Fancy Pants (blue damask), DCWV (glitter orange)
Embellies: Vellum leaves and butterfly (unknown), chipboard sentiment (Little Yellow Bicycle), flower dot stickers (LYB), Onyx Glitter on the butterfly's wings (Martha Stewart), and finished off with Stickles, because a girl can never have too much bling!

Have a great day, my fellow cyber-crafters!