Guts, Glitz and Lipstick Challenge - February 2025 - I Love You Card

Hi and welcome to my blog!

There is a fun challenge at Gecko Galz Challenge Blog running from February 1-26th and the theme is Guts, Glitz and Lipstick.

Made a Card.

Used die cuts and added some gems for embelishment.

The images used are from Glam On The Range Digital Collage set and Gitty Up Digital Paper Pack.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• A Place to Start: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create: ANYTHING GOES
• A Cut Above: Anything Goes
• Path of Positivity: Ch. #128--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Share a Valentine's Day Card with Someone Who Won't Expect It

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Lovers Card

Hello!

Gecko Galz has this wonderful Card Challenge using the image provided.

The image is so beautiful and inspiring.

Made a mixed media background for the card ans added this gorgeous die cut piece to enhance it. I've had this die cut since I can't remember and believe it or not this is the first time I use it.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some cards.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• Gecko Galz: Monthly Card Challenge
• A Place to Start: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create: ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST: LOTS OF LOVE
• A Cut Above: Anything Goes
• The Neglected Stuff Challenge: Neglected Stuff - Die Cut
• We Love 2 Create: Challenge 2 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Get Ready for Christmas, May Edition at Crafting By Designs

Christmas is coming faster that we expect it, that is why our challenge at Crafting by Designs is

Get Ready for Christmas

Our sponsor is

 All Dressed Up Stamps  

I made a card featuring Christmas Present

Loved coloring this image and adding the details with stardust gel pen.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• All Dressed Up May 2018 Challenge: Anything Goes with an All Dressed up image
• All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge: Embellish It!
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes
• The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
• Send a Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes 4 Kids
• My Time to Craft: Circles
• Crafty Calendar Challenge: Things with Wings

Thanks!

Hugs,

Julia

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge # 3

Hi everyone!
It's time for our second challend at

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges

The theme is

Show Some Love

Our Amazing sponsors are:

Inky Impressions - $10 Gift Certificate

Paper Pretties - 5 Images

Robyn's Fettish - 3 Images

Scrappers Delight - 3 Images

I used an image from Scrapper's Delight called Draco Love U for 

my inspiration piece

Image was colored with Prisma Coloring Pencils. used one of my favorite tones of green for Draco and of course  red, my favorite color for the heart.
For the hearts I used a my new Spellbinders die cutter (Swirled Heart)

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 176: Anything Goes
• Scrapper's Delight Challenges: Your Favorite Colours
• Sister Act Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes
• Eureka Stamps: Anything Goes
• Fairytale Challenges: More Than Two Colors
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes
• A Creative Romance: Show us Some Love
• Whimsy Stamps: Something New
• Stampavie and More: Valentine's Day
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes
• Milk Coffee: Valentine's/Love Challenge
• Cute Card Thursday: Something New
• C.R.A.F.T.: Love / Valentine's
• Aud Sentiment: Sharing The Love
• Crafty Girls: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes
• Fun with Shapes: Valentin
• Jellypark Friends: Lots of Love
• The Pink Elephant: Love

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Beauty All Around...

Hi Everyone!
Chick Challenges with {ippity} is a blog dedicated to presenting sketch challenges to use with your {ippity} stamps.
For this card I used one of my favorite Ippity stamp sets, Be Brave...Branch Out.
Used my Cricut for the die cuts and added some bling and twine to finish it up.
Here is my card:

This is the sketch:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Chick Challenge # 32
• Ippity} Opportunity: Ippity Linky Party 
• Kaboodle Doodle: Anything Goes
• Ooh La La Creations: Make It Girly
• Crafty Sentiments Sentiments: Anything Goes
• Celebrate The Occasion: Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesday's: Anything Goes
• Digi Designs: Show Us That Bling!

Thanks!

Love

Julia

Thanks!

Die Cuts Challenge at The Stamping Boutique!

The Stamping Boutique has a new challenge and it is a fun, fun ... fun one. We all love die cuts and yeap, you guessed it, our challenge is:

Challenge #24~Die Cuts

Here is my card:

Image: Mermaid Pearl by The Stamping Boutique

For more inspiration hop over to The Stamping Boutique!

Come and join the fun!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Challenge 1: Frames at Stampin with the Dragon
• Challenge 168: Anything Goes with Blue at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge
• Tic, Tac, Toe ( Pearls, Image, Ribbon) at The Crazy Challenge
• No Floral Embellishment at Crafty Cardmakers
• Challenge 129-Bold & Bright at Incy Wincy Designs
• Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Designs

Love,

Julia

New Challenge at Paper Creations Ink

Hi everyone!
Paper Creations Ink has a new challenge and it is a fun, fun ... fun one. We all love die cuts and punches, and yeap, you guessed it our challenge is:

Die Cuts and/or Punches

Here is my card:

Image: Queens Cutie from Kenny K

The flowers were created using Provo Craft's Asterisks dies.

Our Sponsor for this challenge is KennyK.

Kenny (Artist) and his lovely wife Elena, the Owners of KennyK have so graciously offered 4 Digi Images Of Choice for their online store! Isn't that an awesome prize for one lucky person?

For more information please visit Paper Creations Ink.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
• Victorine Originals #24 - Punch Challenge
• Challenge #4 - Make It Colourful! at Card Crafter's Circle
• Anything Goes at Stamp n Doodle
• Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
• Twisted Thursday -- Jan. 5 -- Punches and Diecuts at The Outlawz

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Birthday Wishes!

Oh My! I am in love with this card.
The image is from Phindy's Place, isn't she sweet.
The sentiment is from the Unity Stamp set called Just Wanted to Say... and it is mounted over a tag die cut.
The butterflies were stamped with a Martha Stewart Stamp set and hand cut.
Added some green lace, flowers and some swirl bling to complete the card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Phindy's Place Challenge #67 - Anything Goes, use a Phindy image
Challenge 67: Flowers at Sentimental Sundays 
Challenge 63 - Lace it Up at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #21 - Birthday Cards at Birthday Sundaes
Challenge # 17 One For The Girls... at Sparkles Forum Challenges
Challenge #166: open use a butterfly, fairy, angel at Flutterby Wednesday
CHALLENGE 14 ... ANYTHING GOES IN AUGUST at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge 26: Birthday Cards at Card Makin' Mamas
Tuesday Throwdown #61: Birthday
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 129 at The Sweetest Thing
Challenge 60 - Sparkly at Wags'n Whiskers
The Pink Elephant, TPE 111: Butterfly
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge Bingo (Flowers, Die Cut and Digi)
Anything in August Progressive ChallengeThe Crafter's Cafe add bow and sparkle

Thanks!

Love
Julia

Flower Card!

This die cut card was made using my Cricut and the Mothers Day Bouquet Cartridge.
Did some inking to the flowers cut out to add dimension. The sentiment is from Stampin up.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Shaped Die-Cut Card Challenge at Die Cuttin Divas
• Greeting Challenge, July 25, 2011: Anything but Square at The Outlawz

Thanks

Love

Julia

Sisters Card!!!

This card has a beautiful image by A day for Daisies (store). Lately I have been experimenting with different coloring techniques and decided to try watercolors.

Have to admit, that the idea of using water on paper is kind of scary for me, but luckily, no accidents happened and the end result is just gorgeous; then using circular die cuts created some contrast and layers. A bow and a handmade lollipop flower complement the card and add some dimension.

 

Image: A day for Daisies (store)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Challenge #20 - "It's a New Tecnique" at A Day for Daisies 
• Challenge #57 Punch it! at Sew Many Cards

Thanks!

Love

Julia

New projects...



Time flies, or so they say. Each day I plan to do a million things and by the end of the day I realize that most of them are still pending.

This past week I was able to make some cards and posted them on Simply Scrapping Crafts (SSC) Site as part of the challenges.



March 2, 2011 Card Challenge: Stamp a background, but make it (at least partly) your cards focal point



March 4, 2011 CAS Challenge: make a 3-D effect as the focus of your card.

  

I also worked on a very special project: an accordion card.  Each detail made me fall in love with it.  The dig stamp is beautiful, and the flowers were handmade.

The base of the card was made with the Design Studio and my Cricut.

The flowers were made using the Cricut to cut out the shape.  Here is a link for the tutorial.

Some embossing was done on the cover of the card, as a background accent.

Each page has a special detail, they are interactive and fun.

Hope you enjoy this card as much as I do.

Thanks for visiting.

Love,

Julia