Butterflies & Sparkle

 I had so much fun with my granddaughter last night - her name is Lisey and she's almost 6. We spent time in my craft room making Mother's Day cards, went outside for a bit, baked brownies from scratch, and watched a movie while eating brownie sundaes! :)  This morning I am taking her to breakfast on her way home - she actually wants to go home this time because they just got a new puppy! LOL  So Grammy doesn't have to be the bad guy forcing her to go home - score!

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

Cut it Up #355 - Something With Wings

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - AG/Spring

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Optional Anything But Square

I love the mixed media look of this card - I used watercolor paper and the reverse stencil technique to create the "leaves" - I stamped randomly on the card and sponged the edges with black ink. I used Forest Moss Distress Ink on a piece of scrap paper, stamped it with a script stamp then used a die cut butterfly to cut it out. I sponged the edges of that with black and attached with foam dots, leaving the wings curled up a bit.

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And I'd like to enter this next card into the:

Atlantic Sketch Challenge #679

I used some fdlajfld - banner die cut from Doodlebug Designs paper, embellies from Doodlebug Designs. Finished off with some white splatters and rhinestone stickers. Peace.

Less People - More Gnomes

 Good morning!  I was honored to be asked to be a guest designer for the new challenge at:

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #274 - G is for Gnome

Funny story about gnomes - I once mentioned to my mom that I thought they were cute, I think we were at TJ Maxx and I bought one for my garden area.  Next thing I knew, she was buying me gnome EVERYTHING.... she thought I collected them!  I didn't have the heart to tell her I don't, so now I kinda do.... ROFL  ;) I have gnome dish towels, figurines, signs, garden gnomes, t-shirts, pj pants... hee hee  Gotta love moms!  Anyway, on to the reason you're here!

I decided to go with some art journaling for this one:

I used clipart from the Watercolor Gnome Ladies set from WondersArtist on Etsy. I used some Gesso on the pages, then applied Lindy's Magicals and let them dry. I used a stencil (with ink for the leaves, I used texture paste for the moon & stars) on the background, blended some brown inks around the edges, and added some die cut trees, leaves, and mushrooms. On the right page, I flicked some dark brown ink spray on the pages and stamped the snarky sentiments from Ink Road Stamps with permanent black ink. Added more die cuts and touches of glitter.

I would like to enter my art journal into the following challenges:

Creative Artiste #126 - AG Mixed Media (must use at least 3 mediums)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Outlawz May - Anything But a Card

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

You're Super & Wish Upon a Star

 Happy Friday! I'm having my middle granddaughter Lisey (Analiz) over for a sleepover tonight. She's going to be 6 in June and she's Grammy's girl. ;) We're going to spend some time in my craft room making a Mother's Day gift for her mom (my daughter), we'll make brownie sundaes and watch movies and then go to breakfast on her way home tomorrow.  :)  I'm looking forward to it!

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

Passion for Markers 835 - Heroes - Super or Real

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

AllSorts #848 - AG/Optional Anything But Square

Addicted to Stamps #516 - Make Your Mark

I have been doing a great job of using up backgrounds that I have in my stash - I have A LOT. LOL  It's one of my favorite things to do, make backgrounds. So this one was made with Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper. I stamped the image & sentiments from The Greeting Farm's Amazing Duo rubber set (2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored Anya the Super Heroin and her mask with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut her, and attached her with foam dots. I die cut the words, sponged the edges, and attached those with foam dots. Added some bling to it for sparkle.

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

Make My Monday #276 - Birds and/or Eggs

Fab n' Funky #636 - Pink, Blue, and/or Yellow

I used Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper for the background. I stamped some zodiac sign star stamps all over it and the sentiment in the corner.  Stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. The Owl & The Moon - I stamped the owl image with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Glad Things Are Looking Up

 Rainy day here in New England - cold, too! I decided to spend a little time reorganizing my spare bedroom where the grandkids sleep and a then a little time in my craft room!  I'd like to enter this card below into the:

Shopping Our Stash 572 - Up, Up, and Away

I made a step pattern card - papers are from an old 6x6 My Mind's Eye pad in my stash, stamp is an old one from my stash, from My Favorite Things. I paper pieced the kites and covered them in Diamond Glaze. Peace.

Feelings of Power & Be Bold

 Last day of April and I've still got a few cards to share using the April release stencils from:

This one is called Diamond Lines, which I used for the background:

And this one is called Twirly Mask - I used this one on the leaves of the plant:

I used the reverse stencil technique on the background and sponged the edges, then roughed them up. I used the Propagated Plants die cuts from Spellbinders, using my Twirly Mask stencil on the leaves. Sentiment is from Ink Road Stamps, stamped with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink and embosssed with clear embossing powder.

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

Paper Funday #86- AG/Optional Dies or Punches

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

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I used the Twirly Mask stencil for this one:

I'd like to enter this one into the:

Heart's Quest #85 - AG with a Heart/Optional Pink or Blue

I kept it pretty simple by just ink blending through the stencil, then spritzing with water and applying the same color ink to the edges. I die cut the heart from gray cardstock and stamped the butterfly & sentiment with a gray oxide ink, then embossed with clear embossing powder. Finished it off with a few rhinestone stickers.

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

I'll Be Your Umbrella & Art Journal Pages

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

Pick 3 #4 (I used friend, rain, feminine)

Inkspirational - Rain

Shopping Our Stash 572 - Up, Up, and Away

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #215 - Rainy Days

Papers are from My Mind's Eye, a very old 6x6 pad! I'm doing so great at using up my stash, the Shopping Our Stash challenge really encourages me to do that!!! I printed out the umbrella (free coloring page) and paper-pieced it with the same paper pad. Sentiment is a digi and was saved in my hard drive by noting it was from "Tracy Hockman". 

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And I've got one more for today - this one is for the:

Make My Monday #276- Birds and/or Eggs

The flamingo is a clipart from Ivanka Art Design. I used gray and black inks for the background, and applied black texture paste through a stencil for the XOXOXO's. I added some die cut hearts from some scrap pieces of previously distressed watercolor paper and edged them in black. It's not part of my challenge entry, but the other page is a fun clipart from Giraffe Creative Studios on Etsy - if you follow them on IG, they send freebies every so often! Peace. 

I Love Free Stuff!

SNARK WARNING - DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED! :)   

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

The Paper Players #783

I had this background in my stash and thought it worked well with Rockabilly Abigail, a digi from CC Designs. I used Abigail as the "border" in the sketch - I colored her with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional dots. I stamped the sentiment (Ink Road Stamps) directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I framed it with a die cut from Pink & Main. I finished it off by sponging the edges in black. Peace.