Pink altered note paper holder

Another altered note paper holder! This one is for my friend, Nancy, who is a breast cancer survivor. The pink ribbon design is actully an ampersand (&) cut with my cricut (I forget which font cartridge I used) in pink and in white (for the shadow). I then cut off the bottom to turn it into the ribbon design. It's popped off the box with foam tape. I added pink rhinestones for a bit of sparkle and also added Stickles around the outside of the shadow layer. The design on the edge of the lid is a clear stamp from Prima. I used "cotton candy" ink by Nicole, and used clear rhinestones. The papers are from my stash, so I don't know the manufacturer. I put a line of pearls between the stamped design and the patterened paper, to cover the edge and to divide the two. The flowers are made with some sheer ribbon that someone gave me. I gathered a length of ribbon into a circle and tied the ends of the thread and then added leaves cut from a silk flower I had lying around. I am entering this project into the following challenges:

1. One Stop Craft Challenge- http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ Diamonds are a girl's best friend
2. Allsorts Challenge- http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ make a gift box
3. Saturday Challenge- http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything but a card
4. Cupcake Craft Challenges- http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ monochromatic
5. Papertake Weekly Challenge- http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/  Something Girlie
6. A Spoon Full of Sugar- http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Ribbon, Pearls/Rhinestones, flowers
7. Fresh Brewed Blog Challenge- http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/  Two or more embellies
8. Simon Says Stamp Challenge- http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ Mother's Day/Girlie

This is a "before" pic. I took the box completely apart before covering and embellishing it!



Here are the "after pics.

Card for two Challenges

I made this card for two challenges. One of the challenges was for a one layer card. This one was very hard for me because I love layers. I used a set of clear stamps from Inkadinkadoo for the flower and a StudioG stamp for the sentiment. I couldn't leave it plain so I colored the flower and part of the sentiment with colored pencils. I also added a border with my scoring tool. I hope this doesn't mean it's no longer a one layer card! I stamped the inside with a Thinking of You stamp, but Ididn't take a pic of that. I think I am not very good at the clean and simple philosophy, at least not today. I am not too happy with this card.
Danielle
The challenges I am entering with this card are:

1. Less is More- http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/   One layer card with flower or tree
2. Totally Paper Crafts Challenge-  http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/   clean and simple

Valentine for challenges

This is an A2 card (4.25" x 5.5"). It is a valentine for my friend, Jenny, who has been with me thru thick and thin! We have been friends for over 20 years and what ever one of us goes thru, so does the other. When ever anyone talks about "best friends" I think of her. She is one of those people who will do anything she can when ever you need her.
The card base is Bazzill bling cardstock. The patterened paper in the center is wallpaper border (how green is that!). The green paper is from DCWV-"Shimmer Stack". The white cardstock is bargain brand from ACMoore. I ran that thru the Cuttlebug with the "textiles" embossing folder. The sentiment stamp is from a clear set by "My Sentiments Exactly". I stamped it with a lime green ink by Nicole crafts, cut it apart, mounted each word seperately on the Bazzill cardstock and adhered them to the white paper. The butterfly is cut with the Cricut and Gypsy Wanderings cart. I cut 4 layers in different papers and only glued a small area so it could fly a bit. The hearts are paper clips that I just had to have from somewhere and have never used. The ribbon roses are by Offray.
Danielle
The challenges that I made this card for are:
1. Cricut Cardz Challenge-  http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/ Valentine with any cart using blue, green and white only.
2. Cute Card Thursday-  http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/  Hearts and Flowers
3. Papertake Weekly Challenge-  http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/  Have a heart
4. Crafty Creation Challenge-  http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/   3 little words
5. Paper Cutz Challenge-  http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/  Ladybug, bee or butterfly
6. A Spoonfull of Sugar-  http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/   Love
7. Die Cuttin' Divas-  http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/  Hearts
8. Fab 'n' Funky Challenges-  http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/  Texture
9. Card Patterns-  http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/   Sketch

Valentines Day Card

I made this card for several challenges. The butterfly is cut with the Cricut from Once Upon a Princess cartridge. I cut it 3 times in graduated sizes in different patterened paper. Instead of adding the layers that were available on the cart, I just doodled on the top butterfly. I added pearls in graduated sizes for the body. The papers are all from the same stack by K & Co., called Smitten. This stack has such beautiful papers that I bought 2 of them when I saw them last year. The heart at the top is a stamp from the dollar bin at ACMoore that I bought years ago, but I still love it. I stamped on the same cream and white patterened paper that is under the butterfly in a pale pink, then added Stickles to the dots around the edge of the heart. On the inside I cut out the edged lace from a sheet of the Smitten cardstock and used another stamp from the dollar bin at ACMoore that I probably bought at the same time as the heart. I used a Cranberry Ink for that stamp. Simple card, but I like how it turned out.
The challenges I am entering with this card are:

Cricut Cardz challenge-    http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/ Valentine for a child
Paper Cutz Challenge-   http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/   Your Choice
Bitten By The Bug2-   http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/  Butterfly from Once Upon a Princess
Charisma Cardz Challenges-   http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/   Valentine/Love

DanielleP