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 Squeezing my last card in for the January release at:

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The Falling Dots stencil totally reminded me of old school '80's video games!  LOL

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Favorite Die and Why (those circle dies - just so versatile!)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks #805 - Anything Goes + Twist: Embossing

I applied a light colored pigment ink through the stencil and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then made Pacman out of a circle die by cutting a triangle into it, along with a little ghost die cut I had in my stash. I used some tiny type alpha dies for the text. Peace.

Aquarius - Happy Birthday!

I love making zodiac/astrology cards for birthday cards. This one below is a birthday card that I made for my lifelong friend Tara, I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Floral

Make My Monday #270 - Clean and Simple

Addicted to Stamps & More #509 - Any Occasion

Seize the Birthday #319 (AG/no topping)

I don't use embossing folders very often so I decided to bust one out and use it for this card! I printed out the Emmanuelle Colin image (these are over 10 years old and I can no longer find a link to them but there are color books offered here), colored it with Copics and then I used a circle die to trace around the bottom half. I used scissors to cut the circle and then fussy cut the top half with the flowers. I stamped the Aquarius sentiment on a separate die cut circle and attached both with foam dimensional tape. Peace. 

Tanna - Loved

 Good morning! I have a very special card to share today; it's part of an Instagram Blog Hop for a crafty fellow DT member who passed away recently. Tanna loved frogs, Alice in Wonderland, and Christmas! I will be giving away an Oddball Alice in Wonderland stamp from Stamping Bella from the comments on my IG post for the hop - you can find me at @craftywitchyjenn on IG!  Here's my card:

I'm entering this into a few challenges only because that's the only way anyone will actually see this!  LOL  So I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Color Dare #688

Double D - Friends

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Time Out #305 - Favorite Card Making Technique (embossing and fussy cutting)

I stamped the Shoot For the Stars background stamp from Funky Fossil with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder on watercolor paper. I then sprayed some Mica Spray Stain in a green shade in the corners and kind of ink smooshed it down, then let it dry. I printed out the frog princess from Designed2Delight (no longer in business) and colored it with Copics and a gold glitter pen (crown & eyelashes). I fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Finished off with a "loved" die cut. Peace.

Happy Spring & I Do

 I spent so much time in my craft room last week, I have lots of cards to enter into challenges! I love using challenges for inspiration - I usually sit down and go through my favorite challenge blogs and make a list of the ones I want to do that week. Color challenges are some of my favorites but I also like company specific challenges that force me to pull out neglected stamps! LOL I have 2 cards to share today, the first is for the following challenges:

I Love ProMarkers - Easter/Spring

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. Stamps are from Paperie Ink Stamps, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored them with Copics, fussy cut, and attached inside the die cut frame with foam dimensional tape. I printed out the Happy Spring sentiment from Polkadoodles and attached it through the middle of the frame.

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And this next one is for the following challenges:

Double D - Friends (photo)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

I used a sweet clipart graphic that I had saved for this one, paired with some pretty patterned papers from a very old Valentine pack. I die cut the heart and added the "i do" stickers from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Embrace Beautiful Chaos

 Good morning! I have a card to share today that turned out to be one of my all-time favorites!  LOL  I have learned that's what really matters - ME being happy with my work. I have come so far since I started crafting, and I'm proud of myself - I don't mind saying that, I work hard! Anyway, I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

Color Dare #688

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Use Stencils

I Love ProMarkers #599 - Easter/Spring

Cut it Up #348 - My Heart

Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture

OK this was definitely one of my all-time favorite color combinations from Color Dare!  I actually made 2 cards already, but you'll have to wait to see the 2nd one! LOL  For this one, I had a background in my stash that I made with texture paste, Distress Sprays, and my Double Honeycomb stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I stamped the bee (Visible Image) with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with Copics and die cut. I attached him with foam dimensional tape. I die cut the tag, the Viewfinder, the filmstrip, and the heart. I attached the tag with a very old flower brad from Stampin' Up! I splattered some Black Soot Distress Spray Stain and finished it off with a Tim Holtz sticker sentiment. Peace.

The Paper Shelter - These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

 Good morning!  We've got another new challenge for you at:

The Paper Shelter - These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

You can always go with an Anything Goes option but coming up with a few of my favorite things was easy!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Papercraft Challenge #126 - Anything Goes

Inkspirational - Shades of Blue

I used some DP from Recollections for the background. I printed out Fortune Teller from The Paper Shelter, colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge rectangle die to cut her out. I matted her on the background with foam dimensional tape and added a bunch of little text stickers from a Tim Holtz sticker book, outlining each one with a black pen. Peace.

Be Amazing, Be You

 Good morning!  Well, we ended up with a whopping total of 23 inches of snow this weekend! LOL  It was the perfect opportunity to just hang out in my craft room and I got LOTS done! I took a free background class from Tiffany Solorio and I ended up winning a paid class, I'm so excited! I am thinking I'll take the mixed media one, but I haven't decided yet. Her classes are awesome - she's amazingly talented and she has a soothing voice, which absolutely matters when you're listening to someone talk for 4 hours. LOL  You know what I learned in the background class?  That not every card needs to be challenge-worthy! I tend to hoard all of my backgrounds and save them for "the perfect card" but lemme tell ya, taking that restriction off myself while I created really helped! I ended up making 12 cards and a tag! Do I "LOVE" them all?  No. Will I use them all?  Yes!

Anyway, here's one that I feel IS challenge worthy... ;)  I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges:

Inkspirational - Shades of Blue

Color Hues #125

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - B is for.... (blue)

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

OK so when I was cataloging my stamp sets the other day, it made me realize how many adorable stamps I have that I have NEVER INKED UP. For shame, for shame! So I kept the Sparkle Big Kit from The Greeting Farm out and played with one of the mermaids. I stamped her with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape to the die cut inlay. I created the background by mixing 2 blue shades of Lindy's Magicals on a piece of watercolor paper. I die cut the seashell and sentiment from plain white cardstock and die cut the sand dollar from a piece of text DP from Unity Stamp Co. Peace.