All Dressed Up New Release - Hula Beach

 Today we have a fun new Summery release for you at All Dressed Up!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with Die Cuts

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Optional Flowers

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Art Nudge August 2025

(I used 825B)

I used papers from a pad called The Tropical Collection from Crafter's Companion. This new image is called Hula Beach from All Dressed Up and I had SO MUCH FUN creating this card with her! I wanted it to look almost like a postcard, so I printed her out and then used a stitched edge rectangle die cut to frame her. I colored her with Copics and used my Cloud Edger stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop) around her with Stormy Skies Distress Ink. I then cut the large postage stamp die from a piece of the coordinating DP. I also used coordinating papers to die cut the leaves (attached with adhesive and foam dimensional tape) and the ticket with the sentiment printed on it. Peace. 

Here are all 3 new releases, which you can find in the Etsy shop here.

Cheerful Sketches Guest DT

 I was honored to be asked to be a guest designer for the Cheerful Sketches Challenge! Our sponsor this time is Polkadoodles - and you know I'm on their DT so I just LOVE their images! Here is the sketch for this time:

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

Sisterhood of Crafters - Stripes and/or Dots

Star Stampz - Christmas in July

Peace on Earth #93 - Christmas

Crafter's Cafe - Christmas in July

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes

My background papers & Mistletoe sticker are from Doodlebug Designs. My image is from Polkadoodles and she's called Gift of Christmas Winnie Angel, I colored with Copics and a white gel pen and added some Fluffy Stuff and Stickles. Peace.

Pamper Yourself & Be Awesome Today

 Happy Birthday to me!  hee hee I thought this first card was a good one to share on my birthday, since I pamper myself for a week!  LOL  I love the Retro Rubber challenge, it encourages me to get those older, less used stamps out! I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Retro Rubber #260

We Love Stamping - Flowers

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - 2 or More Patterned Papers

The stamp set I used is from 2009 - it's from The Greeting Farm and it's called Me Time Anya. I stamped, colored with Copics & a white gel pen, and fussy cut each piece. I attached them with foam dimensional tape. 

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One more for today - this one is for the following challenges:

AllSorts #829 - AG/Optional Animals

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Four Legged Friends

Make My Monday - Masculine

Cupcake Inspiration #623

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs - image is from Lili of the Valley, colored with Copics and fussy cut. I added some die cut bamboo & leaves to finish it off. Peace.

Throw Glitter...

 What a fun sleepover with my girl last night!  Lisey is 5 - we made Swedish meatballs per her request, we watched KPop Demon Hunters (which I had never even heard of until TGF released a digi set yesterday and then I show up at my daughter's house and the kids are all watching it! LOL), and we made cards. She was really good at helping with the meatballs, I'm definitely having her back when I do my quadruple batch at Christmas! LOL

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

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

Creations in Pink - AG in Mainly Pink

AllSorts #829 - AG/Optional Animals

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Color Hues #115

I created my background by using one of the new stencils from the August release at A Colorful Life Designs - this one is Bauhaus Circle Mask. I used Distress Oxide Inks and Distress Spray Stains. I stamped the flamingo & sentiment from Tracey Hey Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

bee happy

 Back to Monday! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed my lobster feast yesterday and I'm looking forward to a lobster roll for lunch today! I'm picking up my middle granddaughter Lisey (she's 5) today for a sleepover tonight. When I asked her what she wanted me to make her for dinner, she goes "Um, do you have any more of those Swedish meatballs?"  I was cracking up - Swedish meatballs is one of my specialties, and it takes hours to make. So I told her we'll make them together and she's super excited. I can't wait to spend the day in the kitchen with my little Bean!

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

Just Us Girls - CASE a DT

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Birds/Bees/Butterflies

Festive Friday #190 (I used black, yellow, die cuts, ink blending, bees, honeycombs, bee sentiment, flowers)

I created my background by ink blending Distress Oxide Ink in Mustard Seed all over a piece of watercolor paper, misting with water, and then using a honeycomb inlay die in the center. I stamped the "bee happy" sentiment (Visible Image Stamps) directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I matted the watercolor paper on a black card base. I printed out Darby & Bumble from Sweet November Stamps, colored with Copics and a white gel pen and some glitter, fussy cut, then attached them with foam dimensional tape to the card. Peace.

Friends & Family are Gold

 We have a new release for you for August at A Colorful Life Designs!  You can use code JennFan10 to get 10% off your order!

I used the Mid Century Double Rainbow for this card below, which I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Colorful Options August (Rainbow option)

Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World - Anything Goes

Tic Tac Toe #276 (I used friendship, any color, any shape die)

I applied Distress Inks through my Mid Century Rainbow stencil on a piece of white cardstock, then ran it through my printer to add the sentiment. I die cut the cauldron and used an embossing pen to draw the "gold", then embossed it with gold embossing powder and fussy cut - added some gemstone stickers in rainbow colors and matted it on a red card base.  Peace.

In loving memory...

We had a blast at the neighbor's chili cook-off yesterday. There were 11 crocks of chili entered and they were all so very different! I went over there around 1:15 expecting to spend a couple hours and then come home - I didn't end up coming home until 10:00 last night! LOL It was good for me to have fun! I even made a couple new friends. :) My best friend Tim is coming over today to start my birthday celebration week (my birthday is Wednesday) - Jeremy (hubby) got us lobsters and littlenecks and we'll have a feast on the deck. And the birthday girl will have some extra lobster to make lobster rolls tomorrow... :)  I'm a very lucky girl, and I try to remember that even when things are not going my way.

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

Color Dare #662

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Sparkle & Shine

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, or Blooms

I stamped the dandelions from the Meadow of Memory set at Unity Stamp Co. directly on a watercolor panel. I sprayed some gold Lindy's Magicals spray on the card, and rubbed the edges with Versamark Clear, then sprinkled gold embossing powder over the whole thing and heat embossed it. I spot colored one dandelion with a bit of yellow Copic marker. I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of white cardstock and dragged the edges through black ink. Peace.