Women's Delight - Whiff of Joy new release

Oh my goodness!!!! While setting my blog back up (see previous post) I was visiting different sites and found this wonderful news from Katharina Frei's site - Creative Ideas.

The Whiff of Joy store stocks all of the whiff of joy stamps. This collection is created by Elisabeth Bell. You can see this set, along with many others, here. There are wonderful sales going on too.

I just love these stamps, make sure you stop by Katharina's site to see the entire collection ..... and sign up for some wonderful blog candy!

Scrapping Shester to My Card Shack

Good day all.

I decided a few days ago that I wanted a catchier name for my blog. Since most, OK all, of my postings are cards I wanted it to be more fitting. So, Scrapping Shester has now become My Card Shack. Same ole me, just a new name.

I just learned when I viewed my blog that all of my links were gone -- sure wish it would have said that in blogger help. I am currently adding them back. If you have a chance to go through my challenge area and see one that isn't listed please leave me a comment or shoot me an email and I will get it back on.

Thinking of You

This card is for the sketch over at Cutie Sunday.

I used a Whiff of Joy stamp that is from Spring release. These are really fun to color. The colors of this are green and burgundy although it looks red.

I cut flowers out using the Storybook cartridge and also the matting that the sentiment is on. I put glitter in the center of the flowers and also on the sentiment. The sentiment is matted to green and burgundy and is held on by brads and ribbon.

I added flowers in the corner on the outside and the inside.

June Magnolia-licious sketch

This card was made for the June sketch challenge over at Magnolia-licious Yahoo group.

The outside of the card is Tilda and Edwin with Tilda thinking about Edwin and Edwin being in a balloon with a stamped sentiment that says Thinking of You.
I colored Edwin and Tilda with Copics. The inside of the card has a small Tilda and Edwin in each corner and the card is finished to match the outside.

2 sketches 4 you

Wow, amazing happenings going on over at 2 sketches 4 you. When I first started blogging this was the very first challenge I found. This was back in January, it seems like eons ago.

2 sketches 4 you is having their first annual ultimate card showdown. I am giving this a shot as the prizes are just awesome, over $500 for first place!!

My take on the sketch uses Magnolia Edwin and Tilda. I colored them both with Copics (my new passion) and also the background stamp. I stamped out both of these cuties because I wasn't sure what I was going to do and thought how can I make a male card and still make it something special for this challenge. After stamping I thought of the Thinking of You. I still plan on making one with Tilda thinking of Edwin but haven't done it yet, I wanted to get this one posted so I could be sure to get in on the great prizes offered.

Five challenges - one card

Woo Hoo! Five challenges in one card -- I am so excited! Incredibly it was not planned this way, it just happened.

I originally started this card for the Friday Sketchers challenge sketch and it just grew from there.

The challenges that this card fits into are Color Create using colors of the rainbow, Pink Elephant using three buttons, two layers and one sentiment, Cardalicious using two flowers, ribbon and the color blue and Dutch Dare to decorate the inside.

Post it note holder

This was made for the Magnolia-licious DT blog hop. Over at Magnolia-licious Highlites the DT got together and set up a blog hop. Everyone made post it note holders and encouraged us to do the same. You really have to check it out. Go over and follow the links and submit yours, you have a chance to win some of the DT creations as well as three Magnolia stamps from Diane Crick at Magnolia Stamps US.

I used the pattern by following the link and made my own creation. It is not as fabulous as the DT's but I took a shot. I also made a card to hold my post it note holder -- not sure what you would call it, maybe something like the post it note holder for the post it note holder??? LOL!
I made two post it note holders for the box that holds the holders using DT papers. I'm not sure what ones these are but there are several that coordinate very well together. I think I got them from LTD Commodities or Oriental Trading Company.
For the note holder I added the word Notes in green and lavendar. I also cut some flowers from the patterned paper and mounted them on the outside. I added a ribbon for Tilda and set her up so she is above the top of the box. I used two different patterened papers for the note holders.

Now, for the twist. I started to make a card to accompany the post it note holder and decided that I wanted something a little more special so I decided to make a card 'box' to hold the post it note holder. I made a pocket for the note holder to sit in and made the card to fit it.