wish

 One more birthday card to squeeze in for the following challenges:

Hero Arts - Mr. Postman (create a card and mail it)

Pink & Main - Birthday Cards

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I used the Star Confetti Fancy Die from Hero Arts, along with a "wish" sentiment die, cut from the same watercolor paper that I distressed for the background of the stars. Peace.

You are Straight Up Magic

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

My Time to Craft #556 - Celebrate Someone Special

Addicted to Stamps & More - Any Occasion

Creative Sketchy Girls #101

I Love ProMarkers - AG/Optional Girly

My Favorite Things - Color Challenge

My papers are from Doodlebug Designs. Stamps are from the Unicorns and Glitter (Birdie Brown set, no longer available) from My Favorite Things - I stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored with Copics and white gel pen, then fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.  I used a triangle die cut and a deckled edge round die cut, then attached the little charm and added some sparkles and gemstone stickers. Peace.

Fairwee Happy Birthday

 I've got a fun birthday card to share today for the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Pink & Main - Birthday Cards

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Color Dare #644

I used the ink smooshing technique on watercolor paper. I used a postage stamp die and a banner die, attached with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the little fairy from the Fairwee Happy Birthday set from Sweet November Stamps with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, a gel pen, and some glitter.  I finished it off with some buttons. Peace.

Thank you my friend

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

Just Add Ink #744 - Just Choose 2 (flowers, shimmer)

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes/Optional Girly Card

Passion for Markers #781 - Spring Colors

Addicted to Stamps & More #489

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Inspiration Board

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique on watercolor paper. I love the way the layers build up when you dry each layer and add more ink. I stamped the butterfly/roses from the Floral Wings set from Pink & Main with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with Copics and added glitter to the roses. I fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink and embossed with clear embossing powder, used a circle punch and added some pink gemstone stickers. Peace.

Plants

 Good morning - popping in to enter these challenges:

Color Hues

AAA Colourful Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique on watercolor paper.  I then used the same technique on a separate piece, going more heavily with the green.  I cut the tag with a die cut and stamped the sentiment with Versafine Black, then embossed with clear embossing powder. Stamps are from The Greeting Farm & Ink Road Stamps. Image colored with Copics & white gel pen, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Hello Chick!

 Hi everyone!  We have some more inspiration for you at the Polkadoodles Challenge blog!

Come play along for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate OR one of 3 $10 gift certificates!

Here is my creation for this week:

I created a magnet with a digi paper from the Paper Patterns 4 set for the background, and printed Hello Chick! from the Spring Into Easter messages set directly on the paper. I used this adorable In the Nest Spring Chick digi stamp, colored with alcohol markers and fussy-cut, then layered on a twig die-cut. Peace.

Aries Birthday

 I totally forgot to post my card for The Paper Shelter's new challenge this week - I've been so distracted and unable to concentrate on much, but I'm getting there. I know it's going to be a long road.  *sigh*  Anyway, here is my DT card for this week's challenge at:

Theme is Anything Goes/Optional Feathers or Fur

I used papers from Doodlebug Designs, cutting an inlay die cut from Altenew into the top layer and stamping the Aries & characteristics (Studio Calico) onto the background. I printed out Taurus, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut before attaching with foam dimensional tape. I added red gemstone stickers as embellishments.

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Pink & Main - Birthday

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - AG/Optional Rainbows

My Time to Craft - Celebrate Someone Special

Halloween Crafts All Year Round - Birthday/Halloween/St. Patrick's Day/Caffeine

Peace.

Plant Should've Tried Harder

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

Cut it Up #326 - Colors of Spring (use die cuts)

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

CAS on Friday #305 - Spring (clean & simple)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - G is for Green

AAA Cards Challenge

I used a piece of watercolor paper that I had previously blended blue & green inks on and cut the Leafy Frame Wafer Die (SSS) from it. I stamped the sentiment from Ink Road Stamps directly on the white card base and embossed with sparkly clear embossing powder. Peace.

Hello Mushroom Fairy & Shipwrecked

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

Cut it Up - Colors of Spring (use die cuts)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Spring is in the Air

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

I created my background by blending distress inks on watercolor paper, then wiping a baby wipe through a stencil over it. I cut the honeycomb die cuts from kraft cardstock and used a piece of washi tape from Doodlebug Designs along the top. Stamp is a digi from Heather Ellis Designs (shop currently closed but you can find some of her designs as stamps at My Favorite Things) called Mushroom Fairy, colored with alcohol markers. I fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. 

I also threw this one together quickly yesterday to enter into the:

StarStampz Challenge Blog, Star In My Pocket - Use 3 of 5 Colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, green)

I used the Shipwrecked digi stamp from the Star Stampz Etsy shop, colored with alcohol markers and a white pen. I used papers from My Minds Eye for the background and kept it simple with a couple of themed brads. Sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

True Friend

 I have never experienced this type of grief before.  I feel... sick. Nauseous. Weak. Angry. So very sad. It's just not fair. I am not sleeping well because I just can't turn my brain off.  My Crohn's is acting up due to the stress and I'm trying hard to take care of myself but it's so hard to do that when you just don't care. How can I care about taking care of myself when my grandbaby is gone? Just not freaking fair.

I'm trying to stay focused on anything at all just because the minute I stop, I find myself sobbing.  So I'm trying not to stop. And art truly is therapeutic to me - I colored yesterday, and it was soothing. I'll probably do a little more today, too. One day at a time, just like everything else, I guess.

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

Let's Craft & Create - Purple & Green

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes with Stencils/Optional Ink Splatters

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Spring

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

I created my background by blending Villainous Potion & Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks on watercolor paper, then spritzing with water. Once it dried, I stenciled some Black Soot Oxide ink in the corners. I stamped the sentiment from Woodware Crafts with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear sparkly embossing powder. I printed the Princess, Knight, and Dragon Meoples from All That Scraps (now CC Designs), colored with Copics & white pen, then fussy cut and attached with foam tape. Peace. 

Intuition

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

Farmquest #69 - Nocturnal Animals

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional CAS

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity #129

I created my background by blending Distress Inks on watercolor paper and spritzing with water. I stamped the sentiment & branches directly on the background with Distress Oxide Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder, then stamped the moon with Versafine Clear and embossed with gold embossing powder.  I finished by stamping the owl with the same ink on a light brown paper, and embossed with clear embossing powder. Stamp set is called Night Owl by Visible Image. Peace.

Life is unfair

 Hello - this is my first post since I lost my grandbaby, my only grandson, last week. It was a pre-scheduled post and I wasn't even sure if I should let it publish, but I guess it doesn't make a difference either way. Life is so unfair. I love and miss you so much already, baby Sage.  :(

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

SSS Wednesday - Fun with Stencils

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Spring Green

Creative Knockouts - Spring is in the Air

Inky Paws #238 - Showers & Flowers

I used my Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off anything at the site). I stamped one of the cats from the Aloha Newton set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I printed out a digi image of an umbrella and colored both with alcohol markers and attached with foam dimensional tape.  I added some raindrop shaped gemstones and stamped the leaves and sentiment directly on the background. Peace.

Sage Julius Sandman 7/7/24 - 3/18/25

 This is the worst post I've ever had to make in my life.  My sweet grandson, Sage Julius Sandman, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.  He was 8 months old.

I don't even know if anyone will see this post, but I just had to write it.  I would like to share some of my favorite photos of baby Sage:

No one should have to experience this kind of pain. We will love you forever, Sage.  You will live on in our hearts and memories.

Choose to see the good stuff

 Hi everyone - so the baby was discharged yesterday and went home on a feeding (NG) tube. He's gained THREE pounds in 10 days in the hospital!  He looks amazing - look at this cutie pie:

LOL My daughter had a bunch of genetic testing done on him so hopefully we'll get some answers in the next week or two.  For now, it's just such a relief to see him smiling and chunking up!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls #766 - Word Week: GREEN

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

My Favorite Things - Sketch

I have about a million backgrounds made ready to create something with - it's probably my favorite thing to do in my craft room, just make backgrounds!  I found a large piece of watercolor paper that I had used some various shades of green ink on and I cut a frame out of one half of it, then layered it on top of a white card base. I used the other half to die cut some leaves to create the border across the middle for the sketch. I stamped the cute little dragons from My Favorite Things JB Fiery Friends set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, then colored with Copics, a white pen, and some Stickles. I finished it off with a text sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker book.  Peace.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's one of my favorite holidays - not only am I Irish, but it's such a low pressure holiday as far as holidays go! LOL  I am making my corned beef and cabbage (I pan fry my cabbage with onions and butter and sugar until it caramelizes, it's delicious) tonight, looking forward to it!

I have a few fun St. Patty's Day cards to share today.  I used my Shamrock Love Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs for these first 2 - you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off your purchase at the store.

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

Addicted to CAS - Code Word Stencil

Sweet Stampin' - Bottoms Up (St. Patrick's Day or Cards Featuring Drinks)

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

SSS Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Halloween Crafts All Year Long - March Holidays

My Time to Craft #555 - Shamrocks/Clover

Heart's Quest Fantasy - March Focus Option Gnomes

Inspired By...

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For this one, I used the Sassy Lassy Stencil, and attached little diamond gem stickers to the shamrock and I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges:

Outlawz Main Challenge

Outlawz Festive Friday - St. Patrick's Day

Peace.

Birthday Wishes Gypsy

 What an absolute whirlwind of a week this past week has been. After feeling like we're on an episode of House, we still don't have any definitive answers for what is going on with the baby. However, my daughter (Cass) and Jordan met with a geneticist and they ran tons of tests.  Those can take up to 2 weeks to get results from.  In the meantime, they have done tons of bloodwork and lots of other tests and they've been able to rule certain things out. Almost every test comes back with either high or low levels, it's definitely scary but he's on a feeding tube and starting to look more healthy and seems happier. I'm so proud of my girl for being a mama bear and forcing these doctors to do their jobs. I am continuously flabbergasted at the state of our health care system. Please continue to keep little Sage in your thoughts, I really appreciate it.

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

Pink & Main #3 - Birthday Cards

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes

Cut it Up #325 - Happy Birthday

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

This was one of those cards that I just had a blast making. I created my background by using Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper - these pigmented powders are just so much fun and you never get the same look twice (even if you try - ha!). I used the Window Sphere Die from Altenew behind the gypsy. I stamped the gypsy and other stamps from the In the Future set from Pink & Main with Versafine black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and a white pen and fussy cut each piece, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I used some Glossy Accents on the crystal ball as well. Peace.

Mixed Flowers Stencil

 I have thoroughly enjoyed being on the design team for A Colorful Life Designs!  You can use code JennFan10 for 10% off your purchase!

I feel like I've gotten so much better at using stencils and coming up with creative ideas for them. The mid-month inspiration stencil for March is Mixed Flowers. I would like to share a few cards I made using this fun, floral stencil. I love this first one, it's a colorful card that I created using alcohol inks and black acrylic paint with my Gelli Plate and I'd like to enter this one into the Colorful Options Challenge (Green or Rainbow):

This one was made with black acrylic paint on my Gelli Plate, then spritzed with Candied Apple Distress Spray Stain - I added some red gemstone stickers and a die cut LOVE sentiment: 

For this one, I used white embossing ink and white embossing powder on top of a previously distressed piece of watercolor paper.  I added a black die cut butterfly and "thanks" sentiment and matted it on a black card base:

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

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Peace.