living the life

 OMG my daughter had her 4th (yes, FOURTH) baby a couple of weeks ago and they were all here today and by the time they left I felt like I just ran a marathon.  ROFL  I wouldn't change it for a thing, though.

Today I have an ATC I made that I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

ATC Around the World #115 - Animals (3rd entry)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add a Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Beautiful Blooms

Inkspirational Challenge

Tic Tac Toe Challenge (I used Die Cuts - Free - Any Sentiment)

I used Designer Paper & stickers from Doodlbebug Designs combined with an inlaid die cut from Altenew.  Peace.

bee kind honeycomb

Back to Wednesday again!  Seems to happen every week!  ;) I stepped out of my comfort zone with my color scheme for this one but I love how it turned out: 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add a Sentiment (2 of 5)

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Beautiful Blooms (1 of 5)

Tic Tac Toe #252 (I used bees/flowers/green and yellow)

Inkspirational Challenge #320

The image I used is called Honey Bee by Jeremiah Ketner (beautiful digis at very fair prices), colored with alcohol markers and glittery Stickles. Bee, honeycomb & "bee kind" stamps are from Visible Image. Peace. 

happy summer

 I often just create for fun and then try to find challenges that my creations will fit into, but today I really wanted to make something special for a couple of specific challenges. Here's one that I did today:  

I was inspired by the Mood Board at Just Us Girls #736

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

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Sun-Sea-Sand (entry #2)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add a Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add Some Sparkle

Tic Tac Toe (die cut, free, any sentiment)

Inkspirational Challenge - Feature Products from 2 or More Companies

Background was created with Distress Inks and stencils.  My image is from Saturated Canary/Krista Smith Stamps - I used a die cut peace sign & polaroid frame.  Pineapple and flower stamps are from Lawn Fawn.  I used some Stickles glitter glue for the sparkle.  Peace.

Tags

 Popping in quick today with another tag post to share!  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - Tags (2 of 3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Gem of a Challenge Week 14 - Anything Goes (2 of 4)

AllSorts Challenge - Flowers (Using the FLOWER tag for this one - 1 of 3)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes (3 of 8)

I made a set of 3 mini tags using some stamps I had in my stash from Globeland.  Ribbons, papers, and sentiments were all from my stash too - I love using up that stuff! Peace.

Waving Hello

 What a beautiful weekend!  The weather is perfect, I spent the day with a good friend yesterday and then came home and had another friend over for dinner.  Today I'm off to a 4-year-old's birthday party at a lake - life is good!

Today I have a tag to share with you all:

The "waving hello" sentiment is a stamp from The Greeting Farm.  I used a piece of netting in the back of the dies, the seahorse & sand dollar die are from Spellbinders, the sea grass dies are from Crafter's Companion.  I used distress inks to create my background on the tag.  I used coordinating colors of distress inks to press the die cut pieces into, then embossed them with a clear sparkly embossing powder.  I love the texture on this tag!

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

We Love to Create #6 - Anything Goes with Mixed Media

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Optional Sun, Sea, and Sand

Sweet Stampin' - Tags

As You Like It - Favorite Non-Card Project and Why

(this is my favorite non-card project because I love the colors and the way the die cuts shimmer and shine with the embossing powder!)

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Critter Crazy

Have a great Sunday everyone!  Peace.

Dinner Time

Good morning peeps!  I had fun making this card below and I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:  

FarmQuest General Store #18 - Anything Farm/Country Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Critter Crazy (3rd entry) 

Try it on Tuesday - Things with Wings 

I used papers & stickers from my stash, which I love doing. The chicken wire frame is a die cut from Dies to Die For - the chick is a stamp from Mama Elephant's Lunar Animals set.  Have a great weekend!  Peace. 

with love

Happy Friday! I just got back from a quick little one-night camping trip in our fifth wheel with my parents.  We went up to Mount Washington and drove our truck up the absolutely terrifying Auto Road.  LOL  I'm glad I can say I did it but I wouldn't want to do it again! My husband wants to rent a sports car and race up it - he's nuts. 

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

The Paper Funday - Anything Goes/optional Critter Crazy

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes w/ a Featured Critter

PolkaDoodles Week 28 - Anything Goes

The Male Room Challenge - Animals

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

I made my background with Distress Inks and water but I used colors that I don't normally gravitate to, I like how it came out!  The fox and sentiment stamps are called Me & Mine by Creative Expressions.  I stamped them with Versafine black and used a sparkly clear embossing powder on them.  Peace.