Midnight Madness, Shabby Tea Room

Last card this week, as we are going camping this weekend, leaving this afternoon.  Can't wait!!  Monday I start full-time hours at the law firm.  Finally!  The part-time hours were playing havoc on the savings account!  I've been at the law firm four months a 20 hours a week, and they asked me to go full-time.  Still getting used to legal side of things, considering I have worked in medical field since I was 15, but they say I'm doing a good job.  Okey dokey!

I had planned on using this "Ballerina Resting" digi image from Priscilla Styles for the Midnight Madness sketch, and when I saw that Crafty Cardmakers challenge was decoupage, this is what I came up with.  I printed the image three times, colored it with Copics.  Then I cut out the full skirt and then part of the skirt for the top layer.  I used scraps of Grunge Paper to pop the images up, as foam dots were too thick.  Added some Stickles and a few pearls for a bit of bling. 

Challenges
Midnight Madness - Sketch.
The Shabby Tea Room - Flower Palette.
ABC Challenge - R for roses.
Crafty Cardmakers - Decoupage.
Paper Romance - Bling

Stamps:  Priscilla Styles "Ballerina Resting" digi stamp.
Paper:  HOTP.
Ink:  Colorbox Queues, Distress Ink.
Accessories:  Computer, Grunge paper, Wild Orchid roses, Stickles, Sizzix leaf punch, pearls.

MMSC96, TSTR54, OCC, GB, FB147

This card started with the center panel, for the OCC challenge which is to use something you would normally throw away.  I cut this panel from a tissue box after I rescued it from the recycle bin.  I ran it through my crimper and distressed the edges.  While I was in a rescuing mode, I snagged a Pepsi can, cut it up, embossed it and then colored it with Adirondack alcohol inks, and then punched out the butterfly.  Poor little butterfly kind of disappeared in the picture, but it's nice and shiny, front and center IRL!  :) From here I thought the Midnight Madness sketch would be perfect.  Then I wandered over to the Shabby Tea Room and they're having a Bingo challenge, to use any three connected squares, and I went with the bottom row of punches/die cuts, embossing, and ribbon.  The flowers I had in my stash and I sprayed them with Glimmer Mist.  Threaded some beads on eye pins and attached them behind the flowers.  Added some seam binding I dyed, scrunched and tied in a floppy bow.   All the DP is Basic Grey Periphery.

Challenges:
Midnight Madness - Sketch
The Shabby Tea Room - Bingo
OCC - Don't throw that away!
Basic Grey - Something recycled.
Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes (with wings)

Stamps:  None.
Paper:  Basic Grey Periphery, The Paper Studio.
Ink:  Colorbox Queues.
Accessories:  Recycled panel and can, MS butterfly punch, paper crimper, flowers from stash, beads, eye pin, seam binding, Cuttlebug EF, corner rounder.

MMSC95, CR84FN20, Shabby Birthday

There's a birthday bash going on at The Shabby Tea Room - one year since they've started their challenges.  So the theme is party time.  I made this birthday card following the Midnight Madness sketch and the pretty color trio from CR84FN of plum, lavender and green.   The main image I've had sitting around for months waiting to be used.  I had inked it with several colors of Colorbox Queues then stamped it.  Added several layers of UTEE, chilled and cracked it.  Stamped the sentiment then tore it around it, inked the edges.  Flowers I made from punches, sprayed them with home made glimmer spray. 
Challenges
Midnight Madness - Sketch
The Shabby Tea Room - Party time
Simon Says Stamp - Birthday
CR84FN - Plum, lavender, green

Stamps:  Rubbernecker "Flora and Flairs", Crafty Secrets "Bonjour Merci".
Paper:  DCWV Luxury Stack, The Paper Studio.
Ink:  Colorbox Queues.
Accessories:  Spellbinders Oval and Deckeled Oval, Sizzix leaf die, handmade punch flowers, rhinestones, embossing folder, homemade glimmer spray.

Keeping Warm in the Tea Room

Over in The Shabby Tea Room, the theme for this week is to keep warm.  I went with a hot latte, using this Impression Obsession image, and using the Midnight Madness fancy version of the sketch.  Added some gray, flannel-looking flowers up top.

Challenges:
Midnight Madness #91 - Fancy sketch.
Shabby Tea Room - Keep warm.
ABC Challenge - O is for old

Stamps:  Impression Obsession "Latte".
Paper: HOTP.
Ink:  Memento.
Accessories:  Liquid Pearls, MS edge punch, leaf punch, homemade flowers, flat back pearls, Spellbinders die.