C.R.A.F.T. #785 - Christmas

 Hi all!  I'm super excited to announce that I am now on the Design Team for the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog!  

Our challenge #785 is a Christmas theme - we have a couple of sponsors this time around and I used the image from Star Stampz called The Nutcracker Holiday:

I used papers from Unity Stamp Co. and colored the image in coordinating colors, using the stitched edge arch dies to cut her out (also from Unity). I added some die cut snowflakes and a kraft sentiment along the bottom. I like the non-traditional, soft look of this Christmas card. 

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

Die Cut Divas - Christmas in July

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Christmas in July

Make My Monday - Christmas in July

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Any Holiday

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

head up gorgeous

 I would like to showcase another of the new stencils from the July release at:

This one is called Mid Century Minimalist:

I created my background by spraying Mica Stain on a piece of watercolor paper, then applying translucent crackle paste and black texture paste through the stencil in different areas of the paper. Once dry, I sponged the edges with black ink. I stamped the flamingo from Tracey Hey's Flamingle set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and used a rounded edge nesting rectangle die to cut out.

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make Your Own Background

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Good for the soul

 Hello there - I'm a sucker for a sale (don't tell my husband - ha! Like he doesn't already know...) - anyway, I saw Stamping Bella was having a sale a couple of weeks ago and I HAD to update my stash a teeny tiny bit. I would like to enter the card I made with one of the new stamps below into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #578 - Popsicle Colors

AllSorts #854 - AG/At the Seaside

We Love Stamping - Summertime

Papercraft #132 - Good Enough to Eat

Paper Funday #89 - AG/Optional Summer Splash

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks in xx and xx on a piece of watercolor paper, then I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry with a paper towel. I added some die cut clouds to the sky, layering them with foam tape. I stamped the images from Stamping Bella's Summer Bundle Girl in a Floral Swimcap with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I got so into the colors of the Shopping Our Stash challenge that I forgot to shop my stash until the end!  LOL  The little sentiment sticker is from my stash - it's an old sheet that I don't even remember the manufacturer of anymore but I've been hoarding it for years! Peace.

All Dressed Up - Play Day

Have you seen these adorable new images from All Dressed Up?!?

This is Fireman Play:

And this is Play Day:

I used Play Day for my card, cropped close so I could focus on her adorable face: 

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Ink on watercolor paper, then applying gray ink through my Patterned Noise stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I colored with Copics and used a filmstrip die to cut her out. I added some die cut hearts and a little sticker sentiment from Funky Fossil.

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink #790- Stencils and/or Dies

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I loved the Play Day image so much, I made 2 cards with her for today! LOL I'd like to enter this one below into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Cupcake Inspirations #639

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Mood Board

Colorful Options July - Red, White, and Blue OR Rainbow

I created my background by blending Candied Apple, Tumbled Glass, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I then used the Dotted Cover die from Pink & Main (holy crap - it's on sale for $6!  I paid $20! LOL) to cut out my background and attached the "together" definition at the top. I die cut a heart and dragged the edges through the Candied Apple, then spritzed with water so it would drip around the heart. Once dry, I added the "together" sticker to it. I printed Play Day, colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. Peace. 

Add a Splash of Color to Every Day

 We've got some really nice weather here on the East coast right now - expecting some rain today and tomorrow, along with lower temps, so I can do some cooking INSIDE the house! LOL Don't get me wrong, I appreciate grilling outside but I do miss my kitchen after a few days! I think I'll make fried chicken sandwiches for dinner tonight, we have some yummy brioche rolls that will be perfect for something like that!

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

Passion for Markers 847 - Under the Sea

AllSorts #854 - AG/At the Seaside

Time Out - Water

Art Nudge #726B

Just Add Ink #790 - Dies, Stencils, or Both

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade through a mermaid scale stencil. I spritzed with water and let it dry, then used a strip to stamp the sentiment on, inked the edges and added some pearl stickers to it. The digi image I used is called Sammy from Miss Sandia's Ko-Fi shop, I colored her with Copics and a white gel pen, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. Peace.

Farm Animals

Hello all! I have a cute little tag to share today, I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

TGIF Challenge #586

Tag-alongs & ATC's - AG/Optional Favorite Colors

The Little Things #06 - AG/Optional Elephants or Flamingos

Color Hues #137

I stamped the little cow, sentiment, and pattern (stamp set from Stampin' Up!) on a piece of white cardstock, embossed and colored with Copics, then die cut with a tag die. I stamped the pattern again on a separate piece, embossed it, cut it into a strip and sponged the edges with black, then glued it on the tag and trimmed the edges. Tied the tag off with a couple of coordinating ribbons to finish it off.

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While I'm on the subject of farm animals - I have one more project today - this one is a card for the following challenges:

Conjurer of Dreams July Free Image Challenge

Krafty Chicks #829 - Clean & Simple

I ran my kraft cardstock base through my woodgrain embossing folder. I used a little piece of a bandana DP from Doodlebug Designs, die cut the twigs, then layered the free image on top with foam tape. I added the word WILD to it, sponging the edges with brown ink. Peace. 

Own Your Dreams

 Just popping in quick to enter this tag below into the:

Conjurer of Dreams July Tag Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Try it on Tuesday - Animals Real or Imaginary

I used a tag die for the base, added some text stickers to the freebie image (from Conjurer of Dreams), die cut some glasses, and tied a black twine through it. Peace.