Good Day Sunshine!

 Summer cards are some of my favorite to make - I'm a Leo, born in August, and I've always loved celebrating Summer! I'm actually kind of annoying about my birthday - I make it last at LEAST a week (usually 2). hee hee  What can I say?  The rest of the year is all about everyone else, so I get spoiled on my birthday and I don't mind it at all. ;)

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

Classic Design Challenge - Summer Fun

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Optional Blooms

Let's Craft & Create #233 - AG/Fun in the Sun

Papercraft #131 - Sunny Days & Bright Hues

Paper Funday #89 - AG/Summer Splash

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Summer Sunshine

My papers are from Simple Stories. I printed out Sugarplum Surfer Emma (old digi from CC Designs), colored her with Copics (I added a nose - did I do OK????), fussy cut her and attached her to my Polaroid die cut with foam dots. Peace.

Sweet & A Little Twisted

 I recently re-discovered Mo's Digital Images through her Patreon, she is just an incredible artist. I love coloring her images and I knew exactly which sentiment I wanted to pair this one with! LOL  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Christmas in July

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July

Die Cut Divas - Christmas in July

Fab n' Funky #641 - Christmas in July

Krafty Chicks #828 - Christmas

The paper is part of the digi set - it's a Peppermint background and she's called Christmas Eve. I colored her with Copics and some Fluffy Stuff, and used a scalloped edge square to cut her out. The sentiment is from the Naughty List set at Ink Road Stamps, cut with a nesting banner die. I just love her mischievous grin! LOL Peace.

FRIEND

 Good morning!  I was excited to do a guest DT spot for the Cut it Up die cut challenge blog this month - theme is Make Your Own Background:

Go give them a follow!  They need 3 more followers to get to 1000 and will be doing a giveaway from all of the entries in the challenge running when that happens!  Fun!

Here's my creation:

I made my background on watercolor paper with Lindy's Magicals - I make most of my backgrounds ahead of time and I really need to start penciling on the back which color(s) I used! Anyway, I then used Pearl White Stardust Butter through a stencil in the upper left corner. I stamped a script stamp (Hero Arts) with a white pigment ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I die cut the word friend & the frame (Fun With Words 1 die set from Whimsy Stamps) from the same background paper and layered it on top of the white card base. I die cut the Vintage Bird Cage & Bird Fancy Die from Hero Arts from a good sturdy white cardstock and colored the birds.

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

All About Challenge #7 - Friendship

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, and Blooms

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Christmas in July!

 Good morning! It's Christmas in July for a lot of challenges so I decided to play along! I'm not a HUUUUUUGE fan of making Christmas cards - Halloween is more my jam - but I do have some amazing stamps from Ink Road Stamps that make it a little more fun! ;)  hee hee

For my first card, I went with a less offensive sentiment for the following challenges:

Outlawz Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Creative Knockouts #574 - Christmas in July

Double Trouble #220 - Christmas in July 3-2-1

(I used both the optional twist of the stars and/or stripes and the dare of the sketch from TSOT)

Jingle Belles - Stars or Stripes Forever

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #699

I used old papers from Authentique to create the sketch background. I was surprised by how well the star/Patriotic papers worked for a Christmas card! I stamped the nutcracker and sentiment from Ink Road Stamp's Nutcracker set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut the nutcracker and die cut the sentiment. I found this perfect little star brad in my stash to attach the sentiment with. 

OK now if you're easily offended, just stop scrolling. LOL  Swear words below!!!

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This next one is for a challenge blog that I am just so very thankful exists - LOL - I would have nowhere to enter these awesome cards if not for them! I'd like to enter this one into the:

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Christmas in July

I used Lindy's Magicals on 2 pieces of watercolor paper - you'll never guess which color I used. Wanna guess?  I'll give you a second.

I used Impressionist Ink. This is one of my favorite shakers - I love that it looks completely different every time you use it!!!

Anyway - I stamped my Naughty Christmas Background stamp from Ink Road Stamps with Versafine Dazzle and embossed with clear sparkly embossing powder before applying the Lindy's to the 2nd piece of watercolor paper. I then die cut a tag from it and sponged the edges in black and attached with a large white brad. I stamped the sentiment from the Naughty List set at Ink Road Stamps with Versafine Black and embossed with the clear sparkly embossing powder. I sponged the edges of the card with black to finish it off. Peace.

The Sweet Life

 I was excited to see that CC Designs had a bunch of new digis in their shop - I'm a sucker for instant gratification. ;) This one was perfect for a Summer card, and I'd like to link it up to the following challenges:

CC Designs Facebook Challenge - AG/Optional Summer

Let's Craft & Create #233 - AG/Fun in the Sun

Papercraft Challenge #131 - Sunny Days & Bright Hues

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Summer Sunshine

Paper Funday #89 - AG/Optional Summer Splash

I used papers from Doodlebug Designs - they were perfect to pair with this cute digi stamp called Beach Babe Twila from CC Designs! I colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge arch nesting die from Unity to cut out. Peace.

Bad Kitty

 Hump Day! ;) We had a nice break from the heat yesterday and I took full advantage in my kitchen!  I baked all morning, then I made some yummy crackers with a Chex-Mix-type buttery mixture, then a delicious roast chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy... Mmmmmmm.... I make a really badass gravy, if I do say so myself. And gravy is brown. Sauce is red, made from tomatoes.  ;)  hee hee  Anyway!  Today is supposed to be back up to 80, so I'll be trying to keep cool! I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm Facebook Fan Page - Add a Banner

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

AllSorts #853 - Use Stencils

I made my background by ink smooshing Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink on watercolor paper, then applying it heavily through my star stencil and embossing it with clear sparkly embossing powder. I sponged the edges with the same ink as well. I stamped out my adorable "bad kitty" from The Greeting Farm's Cheeky Divas Big Kit with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut her, and attached her with foam dots. I used a banner die (I believe from Mama Elephant) with the letters die cut out from it. Peace.

Just a Note

 Good morning!  FINALLY a break in our heat wave - high of 64 today with rain allll day. Can you believe that - a 30 degree difference in temperature in just 3 days! LOL  Crazy. I think I'll take this opportunity to spend the day in the kitchen! I'm a hobby baker and treat maker and I have a few orders for things but my people know I do not work in 90-degree kitchens, so they will be happy for the rain as well! :)

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Back to School

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Back to School

I used a digi paper and clear stamp from Polkadoodles to create my card. I die cut the kitty after coloring him with Copics, sponging the edges with black ink and adding a little paperclip to it. I then added a sticker sentiment, a pen brad, eyeglasses die cut, and a piece of ruler washi tape. Peace.