Krafty Chicks Challenge #460 - Washi Tape!

Guesting in June with the Krafty Chicks Challenge!  This week the challenge is Washi Tape!  You know you've got that box or drawer full of Washi that you hardly ever use!  I use mine mostly for decorating envelopes, so I was excited to have a chance to really Washi it up!  I started by covering a 5.5 x 4.25 piece of white cardstock with various tapes in a rainbow of colors and then used the Nested Rectangle Small Stitch dies to create my rainbow layer... I used the largest size to create my first layer and the next smaller size for the Washi layer.

I knew I wanted to use this cutie pie from Funky Fossil Design's Chubby Unicorns stamp set... LOVE her!  I colored up all of the unicorns from this set while I was on vacation and decided she was perfect for this card... I nested her on the clouds and sun from the Whimsy Stamps Up In The Clouds Die Set.

And I built my sentiment using a Penny Black die with the Amazing from Technique Tuesday.  I got both of these on clearance so I'm not sure if they're available any more, but I sure am glad I picked them up... I kinda wish I had a typewriter so I could add "Even When You're Sleeping"...lol!

I finished it off with some sequins from one of the most awesome accessory packs I've seen in a while...the Unicorn Party-Pinata Loot Bag Embellishment Assortment... this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg, but I loved the mix of sequins in the included sequin pack and used some of them here... 'cause it's a unicorn party!

Hope you'll join us over at the Krafty Chicks Challenge and I can't wait to see what you do with your Washi!

Kat Scrappiness August Challenge-Critters and Coffee!

Well, of course when I found out that Kat Scrappiness was having a challenge this month of Coffee and Critters - my two most favorite things - I knew I had to play along!  I started with one of my favorite die sets, the Double Stitched Rectangle Dies from the shop and some cute Doodlebug Pineapple paper! I love these dies when I want a simple background with just the little bit of character the stitching gives them.  They are just the right sizes for all kinds of projects!

I knew right away I'd be using this awesome Layered Coffee Cup Die from the KS shop!  It was a lot of fun to use them along with this pretty upcycled Coffee Cozy I picked up on my recent trip ... our hotel had the coolest coffee cozies!  And this one had some pretty tropical flair so it was just right!

I picked up this adorable owl from Technique Tuesday and was excited to use her here!  Loved that she had a crown of flowers on... probably placed on her head and she exited the airplane on her way to her tropical vacation!  And those beautiful Hibiscus dies from Newton's Nook... got those a while ago also and was excited to use them with some watercolored paper from my stash.

When I was deciding on a sentiment, I finally landed on this simple die cut one from Stamplorations.  I love making my sentiments so that the card will be the most flexible to send for any occasion!

And here's your inspiration photo!

Hope you'll play along with this fun challenge!  I'm also playing along over at Double Trouble challenges where the theme is Summer  and they're teaming up with Heartful Stamping Challenge's Dog Days of Summer as well so I'm linking up there too!  And can't forget the Outlawz Twisted Thursday where the twist is Travel/Vacation!  You should definitely check these two out as well!

Time to get ready for work and out the door!  Please do come back tomorrow for some Cutting Cafe Inspiration!  Thanks for stopping!