Magic Wand

 I just had to squeeze in this last project because I thought it was perfect for the:

If You Give a Cookie #221 - Come On Get Spooky

I had to make a paper embellished wand for a Halloween swap I participated in, and this was what I came up with! I used papers from my stash, a black cat die cut, and the word MAGIC reverse die. I decorated sturdy straws with sparkly tissue paper and tied some ribbons around them. I used foam tape to attach the 2 circle punches together (this shows each side). Peace.

I Love ProMarkers #618 - Flowers with Sheepski Designs

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I used this pretty floral image for my card, coloring the flowers like daffodils:

I used a bit of stenciling on the yellow card base, then used a deckled edge die cut to cut out the flower panel and the green cardstock panel behind it. I added a little Thank you sticker sentiment from a Funky Fossil sticker book.

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

Triple B - Butterflies, Birds, and Blooms

Beautiful Blossoms #46 - Anything Floral Goes

AllSorts#861 - Feminine

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Spotlight

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Thank you for visiting! Peace.

Christmas Stuff!

 My final project for the October release at:

This stencil is called Mid Century Christmas Tree (don't forget to use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop) - I made a simple little tag:

I used the reverse stencil technique for this after I had used the stencil traditionally on another project. I love the soft, watercolor look you get when you do this. I die cut the tag, sponged the edges with green ink, and added a little Merry Christmas sticker from a sticker book from Funky Fossil. 

I'd like to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #846 - Stencil Week

CAS on Friday #345 - Use a Tag

Stencil Fun October - AG/Optional Use Orange

Crafter's Cafe #335 - AG/Optional Tags

All About Papercraft #10 - Celebrations

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One more Christmas project to share today - I had so much fun making this for the:

Christmas Kickstart #115 - Goth Christmas

I used papers from Unity Stamp Co., a deckled edge circle nesting die from Mama Elephant, and some miscellaneous dies for embellies. My goth girl (shut up Jeremy) is an older rubber stamp from The Greeting Farm called Tuesday Premiere (all of their stamps are my favorites but this one has a special place in my heart - I love her pretty, gothic, IDGAF look.... LOL), stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with Copics & Stickles glitter, then fussy cut. I used some sparkly white Fluffy Stuff on her boa attached her with foam tape. Sentiment is from the Typewriter Christmas set at Ink Road Stamps. I added a little ribbon tag from my ribbon scrap stash and those little red brads are also from my stash - wicked old - LOL - from when I was a Stampin' Up! demonstrator back in the early 2000's....

My husband totally made fun of me and said I just don't know how to do goth, I have to make it cute, but WHATEVER! What does he know?!?  I think she's goth! LOL  Anyway, I'd like to enter this into the following challenges as well:

Passion for Markers - Use Your Favorite Digi or Stamp

Shopping Our Stash #585 - If the Shoe Fits

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Tic Tac Toe #304 - I used heat embossing, glitter, and layers

Thanks for visiting!  Peace.

You Rock

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

Lil Red Wagon - Communication (microphone)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

AllSorts #861 - Feminine

My method of communication is a microphone!  LOL  I created my background with Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper, then applied black ink through the Music Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (don't forget you can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop). I stamped the girl from CC Designs Hunt set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with Copics, then used a filmstrip die to cut out. I printed out the sentiment and used a stitched edge oval nesting die to cut out, then attached with foam tape. Peace.

Stay Spooky

 We have had some beautiful Fall weather lately - I really hope it holds out for trick-or-treating!  It's so great that Halloween falls on a Saturday this year - we are going to have a little Halloween party at my daughter's with the kids and then Jeremy and I sit and pass out candy while Cass and Jordan take the kids trick-or-treating. It's my favorite holiday by far.

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

Color Hues #143 - Orange & Black

Make My Monday #289 - Use the Colour Orange

Stencil Fun October - Anything with Stencils/Optional ORANGE

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Halloween/Spooky

Tic Tac Toe #304 (I used orange, heat embossing, stitching)

I used Carved Pumpkin Distress Spray Stain with water on watercolor paper, layering and drying until I was happy with the saturation. I then applied the Mr from the Mr & Mrs Skeleton stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and heat embossed with a clear sparkly embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment from Ink Road Stamp's Basic Witch set and embossed the same way, die cutting with a sentiment die set from Unity Stamp Co. that has a stitched edge. Peace.

Mums and Friends

Hi friends!  As much as I love crafts and art, I do NOT have a green thumb.  One of my favorite friends does, however, and she always makes sure I have plenty of blueberries, raspberries, and beautiful flowers from her garden. Her name is Greere and Greere definitely has a green thumb!  She shared some photos of her gorgeous Fall flowers and I decided to make her a card and a gift with those photos. I'd like to enter my first project in the following challenges:

Let's Create #236 - AG + The Colors of Fall

Triple B October - Anything Flora/Optional Mood Board

Beautiful Blossoms #46 - Anything Floral/Optional Mood Board

Cupcake Inspirations #642 - Fall

I put Canva to work and printed out the resulting images on cardstock. I die cut this one above, stamped a bit on it, added some kraft sentiment stickers, and then matted it on a postage stamp frame. I then used some mixed media stamps from Funky Fossil on a piece of Kraft cardstock and attached to that, applying another sentiment sticker to the top. I framed this in a desktop 5x7 frame for Greere.

I then decided I had to also make her a card to go along with the gift:

It was so much fun gifting this to her - she opened it and her eyes went wide and she was like "OHMYGOD those are my flowers!".  Totally worth it. :)

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While I was at it, I also made a little ATC for the following challenges:

ATC Around the World #142 - Autumn Flowers

The Little Things #09 - Pumpkin and/or Pink

Tag-alongs and ATC's - All Things Autumn

For this one, I just took a scrap piece of watercolor paper left over from another project and cut it to ATC size, then sponged the edges with black ink. I printed out the photo of the flowers that I had edited in Canva, leaving the background dark for contrast, and used a postage stamp nesting die to cut it out. Layered a sticker on top of it from a Tim Holtz Halloween themed sticker book to finish it off. Peace.

You're Frightfully Fun

 One more Halloween card - this one is for the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm FB - Halloween

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/Optional Spotlight

Tic Tac Toe #304 - I used stitching, heat embossing, and orange

Time Out #324

Color Hues #143

I wanted to do the spotlight technique on this one so I kept it very clean and simple! I stamped Wicked Anya from The Greeting Farm with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder on kraft cardstock twice. I then colored the Jack-o-Lantern and fussy cut, attaching with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment under her, die cut with a stitched deckled edge nesting die from Mama Elephant and sponged the edges with black ink. I matted it on an orange card base. Peace.