One Good Friend

 I just have to address the fires in California right now - I am SO SORRY to any of you who are affected in any way at all.  It's absolutely heart-breaking.  I lived in Northern California for a few years and the house I lived in burned down a few years ago.  My cousin currently lives in the LA area and I cannot imagine how terrifying it must be.  It was traumatic for me just imagining if we hadn't moved... my heart goes out to everyone there as well as their families and friends who are worried about them. 

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New (new digi!)

Digi Choosday - Challenge 50, Week 4 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create - Anything Goes/Optional Use a Sentiment

Festive Friday - Inspo List (I used brown, yellow, red, coloring techniques, bears, friend sentiment)

I created my background by blending Distress Inks on watercolor paper and then using a baby wipe through a stencil.  I printed out this adorable bear from Stuff Deluxe and colored him with alcohol markers, fussy-cut and attached with foam dimensional tape.  I tied a ribbon around it and stamped the sentiment directly on the background with Black Versafine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  Peace.

Don't Just Fly & Hoeing Ain't Easy

 Good morning!  I have been so busy in my craft room, today I have 2 cards to share.  For my first card, I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

Path of Positivity

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with Featured Critter

Let's Craft & Create #215 - Anything Goes/Optional Cheers to You (Use a Sentiment)

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Optional Anything but Square

AAA Card Challenge #281

I'm getting more comfortable with the clean and simple style!  This adorable stamp set is called Oceans to Fly from Colorado Stamp Company.  I stamped the sentiment & bear directly on a white cardstock base. I stamped the plane on a separate piece of white cardstock, colored with alcohol markers, fussy-cut and attached with foam dimensional tape.  I love the way you can see the shadow of the plane!

And this next card is for the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Die Week

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Something New (the stamp set)

Make My Monday - Favorite Challenge of 2024 (#221 - Spring Flowers)

Colorful Options - Yellow, Purple, and Green

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - N is for NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff)

A Cut Above - Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Retro Sketch #25

I created my background by blending Distress Ink on watercolor paper and then blending a darker shade of Distress Ink through a harlequin stencil.  I used the same darker shade to blend on another piece of watercolor paper and cut a frame out of it.  I used some scraps of previously distressed paper for the die-cut leaves.  I used a circle punch for the yellow circles behind the image. The "Hoeing Ain't Easy" stamp is a new set I got from Ink Road Stamps (currently on hiatus but they WILL be back) that I had not previously used before. Everything was attached using foam dimensional tape. Peace.

The Greeting Farm - Guest DT for January - Wishing You Wonderful Things

 Good morning!  I was so excited to be asked to be a guest designer for the month of January for The Greeting Farm!  The Greeting Farm has been one of my favorite stamp companies for many, many years now - I have amassed quite a collection of stamps and digis from them, so my biggest problem was trying to decide which of these adorable images to use!  I decided to go with Wonder Anya for my first project:

I created my background by blending a light purple distress ink on watercolor paper, then a darker shade of purple through my Harlequin stencil, then spritzing with water and blotting with a paper towel. I made the "keyhole" by hand, simply traced it on another piece of watercolor paper that I had blended distress inks on to create a sunrise effect and cut it out with scissors.  I used a grass die cut for the bottom of the keyhole.  I then stamped all of the images onto a heavy duty white cardstock with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder and colored them with alcohol markers.  I fussy-cut them all out and attached them with foam dimensional tape.

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Something New (the stamp)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Something New (the stamp)

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Hello Winter

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting!  Peace.

Wild at Heart

 Back to Monday!  But that's OK with me, cuz my cutie pie grandchildren come over on Mondays.  ;)

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

We Love 2 Create Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy #94 - Anything with a Critter Goes

Gem of a Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #295

I created my background by using acrylic paints on my gel plate with the double honeycomb stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off!).  I stamped my bee from Visible Image with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I stamped Wild at Heart from Woodware Craft Collection for the sentiment. Peace.

You're Awesome to the Core

 I was so excited to discover that CC Designs has a Facebook group with challenges!  LOL  I love CC Designs and I love challenges so yeah, so exciting!  ;)

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

The Crafting Challenge - Snow White

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Something New (the stamp)

The Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional Monochrome

I took the "Snow White" challenge literally - I previously mostly had all digi stamps from CC Designs, so I recently placed an order for some of their clear stamps and for this card, I used Snow Swissie, colored with alcohol markers, fussy-cut her and then attached her with foam dimensional tape.  I created my background by blending Distress Inks on watercolor paper and lightly misting with water. I stamped some texture stamps from Funky Fossil on the background, then I added some red gemstone stickers, an apple brad, and a little ribbon tag.  Peace.

Polkadoodles - January Birthday/Capricorn

 We have a new challenge at Polkadoodles today and Team A has some inspiration for you:

Our challenges are now MONTHLY with bigger prizes!  Come play along for your chance to win!

I made a bookmark using a tag die for my granddaughter Raeana, who turns 6 on January 15.  I used Capricorn digital stamp from Polkadoodles, colored with alcohol markers and fussy-cut, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I used the Capricorn paper from the Polkadoodles Zodiac signs - Printable Paper Patterns for the background.  I used "Have the Best Day Ever" from the Polkadoodles Birthday Sentiments & Greetings digital stamp set.  I sponged the edges of the bookmark and added some little pearl stickers, then tied a floss-like ribbon on it through a flower eyelet.

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

Creative Knockouts - Celebrations

Just Us Girls Die Week #756

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Something New (new digi stamp)

Digi Choosday Week 50 - Anything Goes

Double D - Birthday or Anniversary

Krafty Chicks #749 - Birthday

Critter Crazy #94 - Anything Goes with Featured Critter

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - It's a Birthday

Outlawz Main Challenge - January Linky

Peace.

CAS Bees

 Happy Friday peeps!  I've been spending lots of time in my craft room and it feels so good to be creative and all caught up on DT projects, etc.  Today I have a CAS (clean and simple) card to share, which is not usually my style.  I struggle with keeping things CAS, so this was a true challenge for me.

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

AAA Card Challenge - Sketch

Tuesday Morning Sketches #788 - Annual Anything Goes Challenge

613 Avenue - Anything Goes/Optional Twist Winter Holiday

Gem of a Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Simply Clean & Simple - Anything Goes/Optional Something NEW

I stamped the honeycomb stamp (Visible Image) directly on the white card base, then stamped the bees (Visible Image- Bee Happy set) on scraps of white cardstock, colored with alcohol markers and fussy-cut out, then attached with foam dimensional tape.  Peace.