Happy Saturday...and RSVP requested : )

A couple of completely different cards to

share with you today and then some fun news!

First...this is a birthday card that I made for

my husband which I am also entering over at

Simon Says Challenge.

The Challenge - Male Cards

This is some of my favorite

Webster's Pages paper.

I pieced it together and over-stamped

with this great Kelly Panacci clock

from Sandy Lion.

I inked up a chipboard buckle and added

the double satin ribbon.

Now for a 'bright' change of pace!

I am playing with both

CAS-tastic Challenge

Focus on Sentiment

and

The Color Throwdown #95

I have to say that the sentiment tag

on my work table IS lime green.

In the photo, not so much.  It

matched the top lime green really well.

Anyway....

I finally bought a Hero Arts Asian set

that had chinese lanterns.  I have wanted

some lanterns since last summer but never

got around to getting them.

I stamped, cut out and accordion folded

each one.  Then just attached them to

wire with some gold cord and added

a few 'sparkles'.

The umbrella stamp is also from that set.

Now for my fun little news....

It will be my 

First Blogaversary!

in less than 9 days!

I can hardly believe it and I am

amazed at how MUCH has 

changed since then.

So I will be having a little 'party'

to celebrate and of course,

YOU ARE INVITED!

I will be sharing some fun projects with you

and there will be a fabulous giveaway

so I am looking for RSVP's!

Leave me a comment here to let me know

that you are planning on stopping by sometime on

June 14th.....

Very excited!

A Little Creativity to Tie Me Over...

Been doing a little 'workin' for the weekend'

on some cards this week.

I have a wedding to attend in which my daughter

is a bridesmaid (for the first time) and her son,

my 7 year old grandson, is the ring bearer.

I can hardly wait!

So I am pretty sure that my weekend will be nearly

gone before I can get back to a little creative time.

So here are some cards I made

for a couple of challenges.

This first one is for the

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #61
over at Hope Stamps Eternal.

Monochrome and polka dots

and above all else, cupcakes  : )

This next card is for two challenges....

Challenge #31 - Alter an Embellishment

CAS-tastic challenge #6 - Focus on Sentiment

Both of these challenges focus on the

sentiment for this card.

I took a 'rub-on' embellishment

from Rhonna Farrer then:

'aged' it with ink, 

added rhinestones to the letters

and added ribbon tabs.

Hope you enjoyed these two little creations.

I will have a couple more to share with you tomorrow.

Before I go....here's what I would LOVE to know...

WHAT ARE YOUR

CREATIVE PLANS
FOR THE WEEKEND?

Please leave a comment and let me know.

It's always fun to know what you are up to...

it may be paper crafting, attending a graduation party,

leaving on vacation or planting a garden...

There's creativity in

EVERYTHING!   : )

Love this Challenge...Love Count Basie...PERFECT!

I am ALWAYS looking for an excuse to use this fab

set from Memory Box.  When I saw the latest

challenge over at Tenia's blog, I knew this would be

a perfect fit!

This as a great color splash-style

challenge using 2 colors with the

black & white.  Based on the album cover

(yes, ALBUM cover...YAY)

above, it was an easy selection for

what to do next...Clean & Simple.

I love these stamps!

Using just 2 VersaMagic inks in

'Pixie Dust' & 'Thatched Straw'

and Memento ink in 'London Fog'

it was 1...2...3...

Thank you Tenia for fabulous inspiration
over at Jazzy Paper Designs.

I am also including these in:

CAS-tastic CAS challenge

Stampin' Royalty CAS challenge
SCS CAS sketch challenge

These are all fabulous challenge sites so

I hope you play along with them soon!

Tell them Julie Ranae sent you : )

Vintage Clean & Simple

Now it's time for two completely different creations.

This first one if for a few of different challenges.

Over at Wee Memories.

Jenny challenges us to use ribbon and have a vintage

theme.  I can say that the ribbon IS vintage, as it's

going on 25 years old  : )

I thought I would also enter this for the
Pile it On challenge...'Think Spring'
The Cuttlebug EF flowers with
the background vines have an
'air of spring about them'
which inspires me, anyway   : )




I am also entering this card over at
365 Cards.
This challenge is 'Digging Deep' and
requires 3 things:
1.  Something over 1 yr old

(my ribbon, of course)

2.  Something you were given but never used
(the tissue paper was an RAK)
3.  Something you forgot you had
(the fabulous Martha DP, which I will be using now!)

I am also entering the above card for:

Stampin' Royalty and CAS-tastic Challenges.

Both are Clean & Simple challenges.

Another take on CAS is this little baby card.

I am sending this over to Stampin' Royalty and

CAS-tastic Challenges as well.

I must say, I am SO thankful for challenge blogs

right now.  When you are having trouble getting

your creative juices flowing, using a challenge to give

you a framework to start in is the perfect solution.
I know that we hear that all the time over at
The Play Date Cafe...speaking of which...

There is still a little over 24 hours for you to play with us
this week.  It's an easy CAS challenge as well.
Black & white with a 'splash' of orange.
So if you are looking for a quick JOLT of creativity,
get your fix over in The Cafe!