Always Show Your True Colors

 Good morning!  Off to the beach today - wish me luck staying warm as it's not expected to get above 60 degrees!  LOL  But my little Lisey wants us there, so we'll bundle up and go! After all, you only turn 5 once! :)

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Fur, Feathers, and/or Flowers

Passion for Markers - Use a Circle

Crafty Calendar - Add a Sentiment

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, or Blooms

Color Throwdown #834

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper, leaving some white in between each layer, then spritzed with water and dabbed with a paper towel. I printed out the adorable Cute Toucan from Lee Holland's Etsy shop, colored with Copics, and used a circle die cut to mat it on the card after sponging the edges with the same Broken China ink. I stamped the sentiment (My Favorite Things) directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. Peace.

Head Up Gorgeous!

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

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Summertime Fun

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Feathers, Fur, and/or Flowers

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Cute

Creative Knockouts #548 - Stencils/Die Cuts/Punches

Crafty Calendar - Add a Sentiment

I created my background by using my Connected Cogs stencil from the June release at A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off) - I did the pink as a traditional stencil and the blue as a reverse stencil. I stamped the cute flamingo from the Flamingle set at Tracey Hey Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment from the same set directly on the background. Peace.

Happy 5th Birthday Bean!

 Hi everyone! Today is going to be a beautiful day - I can just feel it. :)  My middle granddaughter, Analiz (we call her Lisey or Bean or Beanie or Lisey Beans - hee hee) is turning 5 years old tomorrow, we had pizza and cake for her last night. Lisey is Grammy's Girl - I have a really close relationship with all 3 of my granddaughters, but Lisey... she's just my girl.  This is my Bean as a little chunky baby:

And this is her last weekend at her first dance recital:

Isn't she a PUMPKIN?!?  My daughter says, "I think she likes you better than she likes ME!". hee hee  Cass is taking them all to the beach for 2 nights to celebrate her birthday - we usually have a big cookout for her, but my girl understandably isn't up for a big celebration this year. So, we are going to meet them at the beach on Saturday to spend the day with them. The weather is expected to be 60 degrees.  ROFL You can't make this up. I was all worried about getting a new bathing suit because I've gained a few pounds since buying my last one and I'm not even going to need it. I'll probably spend the day eating fried dough and ice cream and hopefully still fit into THIS one when I get home.  hee hee ;)

Anyway - this is the birthday card I made for her, which I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes or Summer

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain - Birthday

Just Us Girls #779 - Word Week/Number

When you ask Lisey what she likes, she says, "um, I only like mermaids and unicorns and bunnies and THAT'S IT!".  hee hee  Mermaid card it is! I showed her about 10 different mermaid stamps I have and she chose this one from The Greeting Farm, which was actually an old freebie digi stamp (I also made her a cool canvas with this same image that I'll share later - there's another whole funny Lisey story behind that one too)! I colored with Copics and fussy cut her before attaching with foam dimensional tape to a background I had already made with yellow alcohol inks and some splatters. The layered piece behind her is a scrap piece of Yupo that I ran through my die cut machine for the faux stitched edges, then applied some teal alcohol ink to it, spritzed it with Gold Mica Spray and adhered some gemstone stickers to it.  The "5" is another die cut. I finished it off with a piece of designer tape along the bottom in coordinating colors. Peace.

Just Roll With It

Good morning! We are off to my daughter's house this afternoon to have pizza and cake for my middle granddaughter's 5th birthday.  My favorite color is purple so her favorite color was purple for the longest time but she informed me recently that "I don't like purple anymore Grammy, I like TEAL!". Kid's got good taste!  LOL That happens to be my second favorite color!

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

Passion for Markers #792 - Add a Circle

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Monochrome

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Night Shift Stamping - Stencils and/or DieCuts/Punches

AllSorts #825 - What Makes You Happy/Anything Goes

I love this stencil from A Colorful Life Designs - it's called Op Art Bench and it totally reminds me of a stage or sidewalk (don't forget you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off in the store)! I used my Gel Plate to create the background for this one and spritzed the whole thing with silver Mica Spray Stain. I used a stamp to create the look of movement on the skater girl (from The Greeting Farm), colored her with Copics then fussy cut her and attached with foam dimensional tape. I used a ViewFinder die cut to stamp the sentiment on and attached that with foam dimensional tape as well. Peace. 

hey you little monkey

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

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - One for the Boys

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/Optional Our Furry Friends

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Masculine

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls #778- Die Week/Layers

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique on watercolor paper. I took a piece of previously distressed watercolor paper and die cut the leafy frame from it. I printed the adorable monkey from the Little Monkey set at Lili of the Valley's Etsy shop, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with adhesive. I used a circle punch for the sentiment. Peace.

You Shine So Bright & Happy Bee-Day!

Hello all!  My oldest granddaughter, my sweet Raerae, graduates from kindergarten today!  Time just flies, it's crazy. Here she is on the day she was born:

And here she is at her dance recital last weekend with the card I made her:

I'm very lucky to have a special bond and close relationship with my daughter AND all 3 of my granddaughters. I cherish it.  Here's the card I made her with my Op Art Bench stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (I used an emboss resist technique - and don't forget to use code JennFan10 at the store for 10% off!) and a dancer from Krista Smith:

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Monochrome

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Add a Sentiment

Cupcake Inspiration #619 - Peach & Red

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

Stamping Bella June - Fluttering Wings & Summer Blooms

Paper Funday #77 - Anything Goes/Optional Heat or Dry Embossing

Krafty Chicks #771 - Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner #267 - Fancy ____________ (fancy bumblebee!)

AllSorts #825 - Anything Goes/Optional What Makes You Happy?

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique on a piece of watercolor paper. I only used one color ink - Fossilized Amber. I applied the ink to the cardstock and used my heat tool to dry it before re-applying ink and drying it again several times. I stamped the images from the Tiny Townie Busy Bee set from Stamping Bella directly on the background with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder, colored her with Copics, then used some Glossy Accents on her glasses. I stamped the bee out separately and fussy cut him, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I finished it off with a honeycomb die cut. Peace. 

Have a beautiful day!

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

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

Just Add Ink #754 (choose 2 - I chose die cuts & flowers)

Let's Craft & Create #220 - Anything Goes + Add Buttons

Creative Knockouts #548 - Die Cuts/Stencils/Punches

Cut it Up #331 - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

Just Us Girls #778 - Die Week (Layers)

My papers are from Doodlebug Design. I stamped this sweet girl from the Petal Princesses kit at The Greeting Farm with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics and a white gel pen, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I used a bubble cover plate die cut and a "Viewfinder" die cut with a button in the middle. Peace.