Kraft the OTHER Neutral

I used a heart punch and scored it in half, arranged in a circle, and glued it onto a circle punch. The sentiment is from Cheer Up set by Hero Arts. I am entering this in A BLOG NAMED HERO CHALLENGE #10. 

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See you all tomorrow for my Paper Made Bakery Sneak Peak.

Also, for those of you who want the Mini Thoughts Set By My Thoughts Exactly Stamp Company which has been sold out...IT'S BACK!!! Click HERE.

Get to Know Me in Photos

I have few photos of me as a baby. This one is from a passport. 

Here I am today. 36.

A wife to the first boy I ever loved. He called me exotic, when I had felt "foreign." It is amazing how powerful words can be.

A mother to the best 4 kids in the world. Their personalities and faces so much like my own. How miraculous genetics is.

A nurse practitioner. This role was is one that is the original me, before all of them came along, I was a nurse. Helping people with good intention and with heart. Intention is important.

A Crafter. This is how most of you know me. Sometimes its nice to share another side.

All these roles make me happy. What makes you happy?

Wida

A Card and a Quote

Getting a lot of bang for my buck with this little Hello Summer Stamp set! I have been trying to work on "CUTE" cards and nothing says cute like a button with a bow, don't you think? For the sentiment I created a shadow look stamping More Mini Thoughts in gray and then again in black.

Keeping it simple today...but on a side note, heard a funny line and thought I would share:

"YOU CAN'T MAKE ANYONE LOVE YOU, YOU CAN JUST STALK THEM AND HOPE FOR THE BEST"

hehe,

Wida

Paper Made Bakery SNEAK PEEK

SNEAK PEEK PHOTO ALERT

The card was made using this kit from Paper Made Bakery. 

Want to see the rest of it? click HERE.  And hey, maybe you could leave a comment there so the boss knows people check out my cards?

It's CUTE, right?

While going to the grocery store with my little people, my eyes found this book in the bargain bin and I fell in love.

That little Eliot Jones is the cutest little person! The story was cute too. The kids made me read it twice. I was inspired to make this card.

Actually every page in the book was cool so you might be seeing more cards inspired by this little book in the future.

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I really don't do well with "cute" cards so that is what I have been trying to work on. This is my attempt at a cute boys birthday card. I also stink at coloring so I just used an orange distress ink to color the rocket. My beloved Hero Arts newspaper skyline stamp and there you have it. Cute Cute Cute!?!?

Pinch Me

Any one who has visited my blog knows I have a love for one challenge blog above all others. Runway Inspired Challenge has the BEST design team in the business. Ok, maybe I am a little biased, but they showcase cards that make my jaw drop every time. The concept is based on a runway photo which is used to inspire a card. Clever eh?

Last week I won the challenge and the prize was a guest spot with the Design team. PINCH ME because I can't believe it. My dream has come true.

Here is what happened after I won.

For a solid 30 hours I stared at the dress that Jennifer Rzasa emailed me. Why? because I was choking under the pressure of making a card that would be in the company of these women. 

Nothing seemed good enough.

Until...

I remembered THIS video.  

and THEN a trip to Archiver's for some purple distress ink. 

and THEN about 50 photos later, 

I present you my card for the Runway Inspired Challenge #17 (said in a show announcer voice)...

right after these messages, JUST KIDDING!

Here's how I was inspired:

Sorry, this card was removed for publication!

the folded rays on the bust and bodice of the dress --> so I have the rays in the background
the watercolored fabric--> so I have a watercolor background and the watercolored rose
the layers of pleats in the skirt of the dress--> I have popped up the rose with dimensionals
the black hair --> so I used a black sentiment
and of course, the colors in general

I will be also joining in on the next challenge as well...wish me luck. Maybe I can cut down on the choke time to 15 hours? ;)

New Day, New Challenges, New Perspective

I have wanted to try some new challenges and the Lawnscaping Challenge seemed a good one to try. The challenge was to do a one layer card using a Lawn Fawn set. I used Flutter by.

I also found another new challenge called Dynamic Duo's (thanks to who has color challenges and their colors were:

I watercolored my card, the watercoloring wasn't so bad, it was the warped card stock that seemed to be the problem. Guess I should have used a heavier weight card stock. I have only done watercoloring a few times. Normally, I would have cut it out and mounted it on another card stock, but then it wouldn't be one layer, so I backed it with some kraft and I think I like the detail ;)

Chapter 7 of the blogging Handbook: It Didn't Start as a Pity Party. Somehow I ended up down a blog path that makes me think I took a wrong turn. I started this adventure hoping to share my love of crafting and get some stress relief and yesterday landed in Frustration Island. That isn't where I wanted to be and so I am over the detour and back on track as of today, trying new stuff, entering my beloved challenges, and hopefully making great stuff. AND along the way meeting more and more cool people. Thank you Jen Rzasa for digging me out of my hole. This card is dedicated to you.

MTE August Challenge: PUNS!

This is my second post of the day...for my Paper Made Bakery Sneak Peek, scroll down!

My Thoughts Exactly is having a challenge right now!
The topic? Create a project using puns.
I used THIS set :) for the sentiment. fishes not included...they were a recollections stamp set from Michaels ;)

The challenge ends August 26th. There are prizes! Want to enter? Click HERE.

Paper Made Bakery SNEAK PEEK

SNEAK PEEK PHOTO ALERT

Used this kit by Paper Made Bakery...

Want to see the entire card? Click HERE!

Paper Made Bakery August Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Today is my first post for Paper Made Bakery! PMB is a monthly kit club. Each kit contains a bunch of goodies to inspire you and get you crafty! August is a great month to try PMB kits because "GARDEN ART" is filled with garden themed items including a cool stamp set from Lawn Fawn. Find out more about PMB here.

August also brings a new design team too, so be sure to hop around to meet the new team, get better looks at the kit contents, and lots of chances to win a free kit! We are:

Paper Made Bakery

Wida Miller <----ME!

Michelle McClure

Lisa Arana

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Amy Tsuruta

Alicia Thelin

Here you can see the dimension of the quilt pattern...

Here is the front view...

Everything used in this card (except the white card stock) was from the kit. 

Want to see how I made it? check out this video...I think it is my best one yet!

The inspiration for this card was a picture I saw by Martha Stewart, shown here. 

Here is the kit's contents...

Your next stop is Michelle...

 PMB uses rafflecopter to give away prizes. If you are new to this idea (as I was) here is a Rafflecopter giveaway  tutorial.  The Giveaway ends on Friday, August 3, 2012 at midnight. See you on Sunday for my regular scheduled weekly posts at the PMB site and sneak peeks here!!!  a Rafflecopter giveaway.