My Ducks

 I think this was the first weekend all Summer that I didn't have one thing I "had to" do! My hubby is out disc golfing and we have some chicken shish-kebobs marinating for when he gets home. It's a gorgeous day - we will go hang out on the deck and have a drink while he cooks. I am lucky that we get along so well and enjoy each other's company. OK I mean it's not all luck - we work hard at it! LOL  We will celebrate our 33rd anniversary on August 28. :)

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny or Punny

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Summertime Blues

Make My Monday #284 - Boardwalk/Coastal Path

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #219 - At the Beach

I grabbed a background I had made in my stash that reminded me of a beach, then I used a wave die cut on the water part. I added some die cut stones and starfish. I stamped the girl and duck from Stamping Bella's Beach Bundle Girl with a Floatie set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. Sentiment is from Ink Road Stamp Roadies Volume 70. Peace.

school

This is my final week with the Polkadoodles Design Team - it's been a fun couple of years and I appreciate the opportunity.

I can hardly believe it's already time to think about going back to school - Summer sure does fly by! The Rebel characters are some of my all-time favorites so I used Bookworm/Study Rebel for my back-to-school card. I colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge rectangle die to cut her out. I die cut the letters (alpha dies from my stash) for the word SCHOOL and drew stitching on them by hand. The sentiment is a printable from the Graduation School Student Sentiments Quotes set.

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

Shopping Our Stash #580 - Back to School

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or Punches

Paper Funday #90 - AG/Optional Fancy Folds

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional Die Cuts

Thank you for visiting! Peace.

Let's Be a Wee Bit Wicked!

 I'm definitely ready for Summer to be over and have ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN!  LOL I've been playing with my witchy crafty stuff and having so much fun. I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Sweet November August FB Challenge - Feature a Night Theme

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Goes

Passion for Markers - Use Dies and/or Punches

Cut it Up - Add a Sentiment

Creative Inspiration #41 - Anything Goes

I think making backgrounds might be my favorite thing to do! LOL  For this one, I ink blended Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet, and Black Soot on a piece of watercolor paper, then flicked water on it and blotted with a paper towel. I used some scrap pieces of cardstock that had been previously colored/distressed with black and gray inks to die cut the moon (Tim Holtz die). I stamped out the witch from the A Wee Bit Wicked set from Sweet November Stamps with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I added the little die cut bat (again, cut from a scrap) and stamped the sentiment on another scrap, then used one of the dies from the Decorative Sentiment Dies from Emily Moore Designs to cut it out. I added 2 little die cut spiders to that to finish it off. Peace.

This is your time to shine

 I have some more inspiration to share today for the August release at:

Don't forget to use code JennFan10 to save 10%!

This one is called Mid Century Moons:

I started my background by using Lindy's Magicals in Sea Anemone Amethyst from the Under the Sea 2 set. I then used Villainous Potion Distress Oxide ink through the middle of the Mid Century Moons stencil and Fossilized Amber on the edges and embossed them with clear sparkly embossing powder. I added a sticker sentiment and some purple rhinestone stickers.

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Colorful

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Here for the Boo's

 It's never too early for Halloween as far as I'm concerned! LOL My actual regular decor has a Halloween-type theme, I am a witch so my house is decorated with crystal balls, gems, tarot cards, skull stuff, LOTS of celestial stuff, etc. - and I crack up when people happen to come in my home for the first time in September or October - they all say "Oh I love how you decorate for Halloween!" and I'm like "yeah... no - this is how I decorate all year!". hee hee

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

Unity FB Challenge August - Sketch

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny/Punny

AAA Cards - S is for.... (spiders!)

I stamped the spider web and spider (stamps from the Unity Stamp Co. Spooky Spirits set) in the upper right corner with Versafine Black and embossed with clear sparkly embossing powder. I painted some Lindy's Magicals in the lower left corner (Sea Anemone Amethyst), then stamped the eyeball cosmo stamp over it with Versafine Black and embossed with clear sparkly embossing powder. I used the same Lindy's on a scrap piece and stamped the sentiment the same way, then used a die from Emily Moore Designs Sentiment Dies to cut it out and layered it over the spider web. I matted on black cardstock and then matted that on a dark purple card base. Peace.

Sweet Summer Times

 We had so much fun blueberry picking yesterday! Here are my 3 little grand-princesses, Lisey (6), RaeRae (7), and Millie (4):

We picked about 5 pounds of blueberries and probably ate another pound along the way!  hee hee Summer will be over before we know it, I hope to squeeze in a few more days like this before school starts!

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

Colorful Options - Lemongrass (or Rainbow)

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or Punches

Cut it Up #362 - Add a Sentiment

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Colorful

AllSorts #855 - Colors of Summer

I grabbed a background that I had in my stash that was a limey green color with a subtle reverse stencil print from my Ocean Stars stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off your purchases there). I sprayed some gold Mica Spray Stain on it, then applied white crackle paste through a stencil randomly. I printed out Summer Boy with Turtle Float from All Dressed Up and colored him with Copics and a white gel pen with some Stickles for accents. I fussy cut him and attached him with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear sparkly embossing powder. I die cut one of the Circle Set Fancy Dies from Hero Arts from another piece of cardstock that had been sprayed with the gold Mica Spray. then die cut the word Hi! (The Greeting Farm) from another scrap and colored it a matching green. Peace.

peace

 Good morning!  I'm off to spend the day with my daughter and the kids blueberry picking and having lunch! I love spending extra time with them during the Summer!

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

Creative Moments - Shimmer and Shine

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or Punches

Tic Tac Toe #298 (I used sparkle, ribbon/twine, and butterfly)

I used some DP from Stampin' Up! and I applied Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide Ink through one of the butterflies in the Geometric Butterflies stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off) and embossed it with a clear sparkly embossing powder. I used a tag die from Mama Elephant and attached a little "peace" sentiment to it, tying it off with a ribbon. Finished it off with some rhinestone stickers for extra bling. Peace.