Best Friend

 Good morning!  It's funny how we stumble onto companies or products and they end up becoming one of our favorites and we don't know how we ever lived without them!  LOL  For me, that's Jaded Blossom.  My crafty buddy Rosemary designs for them and one day she made a post about how the glasses dies go so well with the characters from The Greeting Farm... well, I was hooked on the idea!  So I made a decent sized purchase from them, and I was officially a fan for life! Their dies are amazing - sturdy, fun, and they cut perfectly! There's nothing more frustrating (well OK maybe a few things) than a die that didn't cut through all the way! That doesn't happen with these.

Anyway! On to the artwork - I'd like to enter my card below into the following challenges:

Created for the Jaded Blossom June Challenge - Best Friends

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Optional Hobbies or Sports

I started out by applying Lindy's Magicals to a piece of watercolor paper and set it aside to finish drying. I used a leaf pattern stencil and applied a dark green ink through it on a separate piece of cardstock. I then used the Rounded Rectangle Internal Scallop die on the Lindy's piece, and sponged the edges of the inside piece with more of the dark green ink before adhering it to the card. I then used scraps of previously distressed watercolor paper to die cut the plant using the Potted Plants dies. I printed out the Best Friend sentiment (Polkadoodles), used a rounded edge nesting die to cut out, sponged the edges with black and then attached the plant on top of it using foam dimensional tape. I added some rhinestone stickers for bling and a snarky sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz book. Peace.

A Little Birdie Told Me...

 Good morning! I have a quiet week and I'm looking forward to it! I tend to pack my days full of plans when the weather is nice because I'm a freaking hermit all Winter! So it's nice to slow down a bit and just enjoy the peace for a minute!

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

CAS on Friday #336 - Birds

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Things with Wings

AllSorts #852 - Bees, Blooms, and/or Birds

Krafty Chicks #825- CAS

I started out by spritzing a tiny bit of Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber Spray Stains onto my glass mat - I spritzed with water and then ink smooshed just the corner of my card. I dried it with a heat tool, then stamped the bird & sentiment (Dina Wakley) with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear sparkly embossing powder. Peace.

All Dressed Up - Flower Girl

Good morning! The FB Dressy girls have some more inspiration for you today using the beautiful new images from:

All Dressed Up

This image is called Flower Girl - isn't she sweet???

I used papers from Pebbles - Peek-a-Boo You/Girl - I used a die cut filmstrip, heart, and the frame I used around her is from the Rounded Rectangle Internal Scallops nesting dies set at Jaded Blossom, one of my favorite frame dies! I colored her with Copics and a white gel pen, added a premade sentiment attached with little brads and some rhinestone stickers for bling. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #111 - Cute/Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #325 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace. 

You're the Bees Knees

 Happy Father's Day! We're heading to a local farm with a brew barn and yummy food! It looks like a beautiful day and I'm looking forward to it!

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

Color Hues #135

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Things with Wings

4-Season Challenge - Stamping Without Coloring

AllSorts #852 - Bees, Blooms, and/or Birds (or anything goes)

I blended Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink through my Double Honeycomb stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use coupon code JennFan10 for 10% off your order at the shop). I stamped the You're the Bees Knees border image from Unity Stamp Co. directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear sparkly embossing powder. I then applied the Fossilized Amber ink heavily to a scrap piece, stamped the sentiment on it, embossed, and used my Deckled Circle Creative Cuts die (Mama Elephant) to cut it out, sponging the edges with black ink. Peace.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge DT Call

One of the lovely ladies from the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog encouraged me to apply for their DT, so I figured I would give it a shot!  I do love having an excuse to spend time in my craft room - hee hee  ;)  I also love showcasing sponsors images/products and encouraging people to support them.

So! Here are some examples of my work, featuring a few of my favorite projects I've shared in the past few months, with links to the posts so you can see details/brands, etc. if you are so inclined. I tried to show a variety of the types of things I normally do including cards, tags, mixed media, coloring, stenciling, die cuts, etc.:

Sun & Moon Art Journal

Hello Friend

Happy Birthday Pisces

All Things Grow With Love

The Sea Cleanses My Soul

Curiouser and Curiouser

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Brave and Free and Wild as the Sea & Things with Wings

 Hello all! Popping in once more today before I start baking cheesecakes for a special order to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Pink & Main #18- Sketch

Art Nudge #626D

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fish/Sea Creatures

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

My images are from the Let's Make Waves set at Pink & Main - I stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, then colored with Copics and glitter. I used a Polaroid die to cut out each image, layering with DP. I used a punch to cut out the circle and sponged the edges, then sponged the edges of the card with the same color. Sentiment is from Funky Fossil. 

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One more for today - this one I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Passion for Markers #842 - Things with Wings

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Things with Wings

I used papers from the Bohemian Dream pack at Unity Stamp Co. The pretty image is a digi stamp from A Day for Daisies, colored with Copics and fussy cut, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I used Stickles on her wings, added some die cuts and pearl stickers for embellishments. Peace.

Polkadoodles - Gnome More Beer Please!

 The Polkadoodles Design Team have got some creative projects to share with you this week using a flap!

I used 2 separate sets combined to make my Father's Day card, the first set is called Dad Father Celebration Party Gnome for Men:

The second set is called Dad Father Celebrate Relax Gnome for Men:

I used a tutorial from Simply Simple Stamping to create my flap card:

I printed out my gnome images and colored them with Copics. The beer stein papers are from the Party Gnome set, which you can find here. The "Have a Great Day" b&w papers are from the Knight & Dragon Little Dudes. I liked the contrast of the bright colored beer mugs against the black and white paper.

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Food and/or Drink

Crafty Calendar - All About the Men/Boys

Creative Creases - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Cupcake Inspirations - Anything Goes!

Thanks for visiting!  Peace.