Line It Up! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Line It Up!" which just means she'd like to see lines on your project.

I'm afraid the week got away from me and I was unable to get anything made so I'm posting a throwback project.....

This is one of my favourite cards I've made though I'm not too sure why.....it's not like it's overly special or anything.  It uses a colouring page image....and Inktense Pencils, which I HAD to have but never could get the hang of.....though I think I actually managed it here.  And, as you can see, I've got lines on three different patterned papers there.  I'd link to the original post but I don't even know what year I created this let alone what post.  I could probably actually make a card in the time it would take me to find the post.  (:

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Reuse/Recycle! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Reuse/Recycle!" (Actually, I'm the one who added the "!". I don't think she's being quite so forceful/demanding but the title without the exclamation mark just didn't look as exciting so I thought I'd punch it up. (:) As you can guess, she wants to see projects with a reused or recycled element.

Excuse me for a moment....*activates megaphone* "MOJO! IF YOU COULD KINDLY GET YOUR FLIPPITY-FLAPPITY ASS BACK HERE, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT. Where the absolute frickity-frack are you even going anyway...THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO! You gonna go hang out in line to get into Walmart? I told you, all the Easter chocolate is already gone. So, c'mon back, and I promise to pour at least half a cup of chocolate chips down your throat, 'kay?"

Sorry 'bout that. As you can see, my mojo has left the building. And, that left me struuuuuuuuuugggggggglllllllling to make a card for this challenge. Geez, this was a two day process, with many false starts including a poor Rosie digi that got ripped into tiny little pieces in a pique of anger. Poor girl. She deserved better.

But, this is what I ended up with.....

I used a couple of different R/R items.....see that bit of corrugated cardboard there that's the sleeve?  Well, you'll never guess where it came from....

....it came from hot beverage sleeve!  Imagine that!  Am I a radical thinker or what?  (Because not only does my creativity suffer when my mojo takes off, my imagination suffers too.)  The other thing is that bit of sting there.....and while I would love to say came from a tea bag so this could be the most literal card EVER, it actually was part of the packaging for some burlap tags I used on this project over a year ago.

The Cozy Coffee Die is from Paper Smooches.  I love how it's got the outline so you can cut it out in a contrasting colour if you want.  I made the little tea tag with one of the dies from Bitty Bows (also Paper Smooches.)  Sentiment is computer generated.

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

Aud Sentiments:  anything goes + sentiment
Allsorts:  anything goes
QKR Stampede:  anything goes
Arty Divas:  anything goes
Stinkin' Inkers:  in the bag - Does a tea bag count??
Unicorn Challenge: use dies
Dream Valley:  favourite colours - My fave colour is blue!
Incy Wincy:  anything goes
Corrosive Challenge:  anything goes
Paper Smooches:  thank you

Shape Up! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Shape Up!" coz, quite frankly, I'm really disappointed in all......just kidding, of course!! I'm saying, "Shape Up!" because I want to see projects that aren't squares or rectangles. Any shape other than those two would be in. Geometric shapes like circles, stars or triangles are perfectly acceptable. Or, you could make something in the shape of an actual something.....like this.....

It's bear shaped! No rectangles or squares here!  If you tried to call my lil bear friend a square, I'd fight you.  (;  This is a digi from Le Petite Market which I printed out at approx. 5" tall, fussy cut and paper pieced. Then I just cut a folded piece of kraft cardstock around him to make a base.  When I got him all done he looked a little plain (and I felt like I hadn't put in enough effort) so I fashioned him a pair of glasses from some light gauge wire.  And, that took twice as long as the rest of the card seeing as I was trying my darndest to make both sides even.  As you can see, I eventually gave up.  I like to think his vision is a little poorer in his right eye and he needs a larger "lens" on that side.  Coz that's definitely how glasses work in Bearland.

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

Craft Rocket:  shaped card
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  feature a critter
Allsorts:  anything goes
Sweet Stampin':  funny that
Alphabet Challenge:  C is for checks
QKR Stampede:  anything goes
Crafty Creations:  anything goes
Arty Divas:  anything goes
Path of Positivity:  furry or feathered
Corrosive Challenge:  anything goes

Flowers! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Flowers" which means, she wants to see makes about how we perceive reality, that answer the question: Can our minds correctly interpret reality or is reality subjective?

I'm just kidding....she wants to see projects with flowers on them. (: Just one, or as many as you can fit on!

This is what I did.....

As you can see, I've got some lovely sunflowers on there from A Day for Daisies, and......wait for it.....the shop is back open!  Yay!!  It always makes me sad when I see one of my favourites close down...I'm thrilled to be able to say that these wonderful images are available again.  Sentiment is from MFT.

My mojo has been lacking lately, I haven't been doing much creating.....and now's the time I have extra time to do it!  I think a lot of us are feeling uninspired these days.  Still, I was happy with how this turned out.  Quality over quantity is always the way to go.  Now, if I could just convince the part of me that's been shovelling crap junk food down my gullet (my go-to way to combat stress) since the whole pandemic began that the aforementioned sentence would be the better way to go.....

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

A Vintage Journey:  beautiful blooms
Colour Crazy:  anything goes
Crafty Catz:  sending hugs
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
QKR:  anything goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  make it feminine
Always Fun:  female cards
Make My Monday:  use a digital stamp
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Stamping Sensations:  say it with flowers
Arty Divas:  anything goes
Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes