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 Good morning! I have another Mermay card to share today - this one is for the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm FB Challenge - Mermay

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

AllSorts #850 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration #38 - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore May - Anything Goes

I used a digi for this one because I had a 5x7 background created in my stash (a combination of ink smooshing Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and applying a pretty seafoam green embossing powder) that I wanted to use and I wanted a nice big image for my focal point. She's called Leela Merbean from The Greeting Farm, I colored her with Copics, Stickles, and a white gel pen. I love the way her hair came out, like the sun's rays are shining through it. I fussy cut her and attached her with foam dots. I used a die cut "netting" behind her and a sand dollar as an accent. Sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Kick Back and Relax with Bamboo Snack Time Panda!

 Good morning! The Polkadoodles DT was tasked with creating a Father's Day card this go-around, and I thought this adorable Bamboo Snack Time Panda was the perfect digi for this!

I colored him with Copics, fussy cut, and attached him with foam dimensional tape. I added some die cut leaves around him which blend in nicely with that Noodle Panda Set 3 paper! Sentiments are from the Noodle Panda Themed Messages set. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Die Cut Divas - Celebrations (Father's Day)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Cute Critters

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

All Dressed Up New Release - Little Ladybug

I just love the new release this month at

I created my card using the Little Ladybug digi:

I created my background by ink blending Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper and ink smooshing it. Once dry, I applied Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink through a polka dot stencil, heavily on one side and lighter on the other. I misted lightly with water and let that dry before sponging the edges with more black ink. I printed out the image and colored her with Copics, then cut out with a stitched edge nesting rectangle die, sponging the edges with more black ink. I added a Viewmaster die cut from black cardstock, a button, and a sentiment from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Finished it off with some rhinestone stickers. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Girlz and the Art of Letters - A is for.... (Awesome!)

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

Have a fantastic day! Peace. 

I Like You More Than Unicorns & Wonderful Life

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

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #695

Cut it Up #356 - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Cute Critters

Colorful Options May - B&W or Rainbow

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional Something Funny

Double Trouble #216 - Let the Troubles Begin! (3 layers, 2 shapes, 1 image recipe)

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I die cut the banners, the scalloped circle, and the scalloped squares. The image is a digi from Stamping Bella's Unicorns Set 1. I colored with Copics, then added some glitter to his horn and wings. I added a rainbow sticker and a paper flower with a button center. 

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I have one more card to share today and it's kind of a cool story how it came about. My friend Kim was over visiting me and on the table was a vase of flowers that were dying. The petals were falling off onto the counter and as we chatted, she took the petals and formed them into a heart. I took a picture of it and the picture came out so cool that I decided to make a card out of it! LOL I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Make My Monday - Say It With Flowers

Tic Tac Toe #292 (I used Floral, Free, White/Cream)

So I uploaded the photo to Canva and simply used the same background that I use for my cards to layer it on top of. I then printed a larger version of just the background alone and used that for the card base. I layered a piece of Highland Heather cardstock from Stampin' Up! behind the focal point image, then sponged the edges of the card and added a sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz book. Peace.

I Treasure You & Hopeful

Good morning! Got a lot on my mind this week, but it's more stuff for my personal art journal than my public blog so I'll be spending some time journaling today. I don't know about you, but writing and expressing my thoughts through art really does help.

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

Pink & Main #18 - Nature

Cut it Up #356 - Flowers

I pulled these papers out of my stash, they are from Authentique and I love the color combo - it's one of those "I've been saving it for something special" things and I recently decided to stop doing that. I'm using the stuff now, all of it! Life is too short! Anyway, I stamped the image from the Floral Shells set from Pink & Main with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and used a die cut film strip to cut it out. I added a little die cut seashell, some rhinestone stickers, and sponged the edges of the card. 

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I've also got a tag to enter into the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Tag It

I used the Propagation Plants Dies from Spellbinders with a tag die to create this little tag, tied off with a piece of twine, then added a little kraft sticker from a Tim Holtz book. Peace. 

Celebrating You!

 I spent another 6-7 hours deep cleaning my house yesterday and I cannot tell you how good it felt to wake up to such a sparkling clean home!!! I also cannot tell you how sore I am or what muscles these are that hurt because I don't think I even knew they existed before. ;)  LOL Here's a few pics of the rest of my, uh, stuff, in the dining room area:

I love my clock - it lights up with a soft glow every evening and it's just so pretty and peaceful. Everything in my home is a compilation of the people and places in my life that have been important to me - the things that make me, ME! I know things are just things and I could certainly live without them - but I don't have to, and that makes me happy. :)

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On to the reason you're here! 

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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - 17th Birthday Bash!

Art Nudge #526C

Path of Positivity #141 - AG with optional twist: Make it Sweet AND/OR Use 5 Layers

Die Cut Divas - Celebrations

AAA Birthday #85 - We are 7!!! (Anything Birthday Goes)

This adorable Birthday Swissies set that I used from CC Designs is on clearance right now for only $4.80!!! I stamped her with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. Colored with Copics, fussy cut, added glitter and Diamond Glaze, and attached with foam dots. I die cut the balloons using a total of 6 different papers from Doodlebug Design, including cutting the "Recipe card" that I stamped the sentiment on. Peace.

Popcorn ATC

 Full disclosure - I was totally inspired by this post over on the Simon Says Stamp blog, created by Tina Smith. I had a different version of a popcorn box with popcorn pieces in my die stash so I decided to make a little ATC:

I'd like to enter this into the:

ATC Around the World Challenge #137 - Anything Goes

The Paper Players #786 - CAS with Food

Try it on Tuesday - Keep it Simple

I used a piece of black cardstock for the ATC base, roughing up the edges first. I die cut the popcorn & box, using Fluffy Stuff on the popcorn then sponging some yellow ink on top. I added a little ticket from a Tim Holtz book, roughing it up a bit first. I love the simplicity and quickness of making ATC's! Peace.