thanks!

One more for today - this one is for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Thank You

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Thanks

Cut it Up #343 - Favorite Color (purple)

Krafty Chicks - CAS

Just Add Ink #744

Kept this one clean and simple - I blended some Distress Oxide Inks on a small piece of watercolor paper and used a rectangle die to cut it out. I matted it on a plain white cardstock base with foam dimensional tape. I die cut the mushroom from white cardstock and attached that with foam dimensional tape. Finished it off with a "thanks!" sticker. Peace. 

We Remember Moments

 Good morning!  Popping in quick to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Inspiration Station

Triple B - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Feminine

As You Like It - Favorite Embellishment and Why

(I love die cuts, I love that there are so many to choose from and use them in so many ways!)

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs, and I used a decorative edge circle die to cut out the image and the sentiment.  The girl with the poppy image is an old digi stamp from Tiddly Inks. I colored her with Copics and sponged red ink around the edges. Peace.

Congrats on Your Graduation!

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

Cupcake Inspirations #631

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes/Optional Love or Romance

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark

This was a graduation card that I made for my daughter's best friend, who graduated from law school in May. I created the background by blending Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper, then I stamped some random background stamps (Ink Splats from Visible Image) with Versafine Clear and embossed with gold embossing powder. I printed out the ticket and the graduate girl from Krista Smith Stamps, colored with Copics and fussy cut before attaching with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Gingerbread Baking

Hello friends! We have some more inspiration for you today at the Polkadoodles challenge blog! One lucky winner will receive a $40 gift card and 2 lucky winners will receive a $10 gift card!  Our theme is always Anything Goes so come play along! 

I really enjoyed making this card and I knew what I wanted to do with it the second I saw the Boy Gingerbread Cookie digi! I knew I wanted to use him in coordination with a clear stamp set that I have that includes a mixing bowl and utensils. The papers are from the Christmas Paper Patterns 2 paper pack. I paper pieced the bowl (I love how it looks kind of like an old '60's or '70's pattern), colored the gingerbread boy & utensils with Copics, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. 

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

Peace on Earth #100 - Anything Christmas Goes

Stamping Sensations November - Christmas

Passion for Markers - Christmas

Paper Funday - Merry & Bright

Crafty Gals Corner #272 - 'Tis the Season

Peace.

Magical Holiday Wishes

 Good morning! What a week - I have been running around like a crazy woman and I am looking forward to some down time this weekend!  I'm all ready for Thanksgiving, the 2 oldest granddaughters are sleeping over Tuesday night and they will help me make cranberry sauce, cranberry salsa, Chex mix, and fudge on Wednesday. My daughter will cook the turkey and stuffing & mashed potatoes so I'll just have to bring a few sides like butternut squash (one of my favorites) and brussel sprouts. What are your must-haves at Thanksgiving dinner?  Oh and I also make the world's best gravy, if I do say so myself, so I'll do that when I get to her house!  ;)

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

Color Hues #122

Stamping Sensations - Christmas

Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas Goes

Passion for Markers #815 - Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner #272 - 'Tis the Season

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper and then ink smooshing it. I applied Versamark Dazzle through my Praise Burst stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop) and then embossed it with silver embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock, cut it out and roughed up the edges before attaching with foam dimensional tape. I printed out Moon Dance Witchwee Tabitha from Sweet November Stamps and colored her with Copics, fussy cut, then attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

 Good morning! My daughter and I are off to see a medium this morning, wish me luck! 

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

Color Dare #678 (red & green)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Masculine

We Love Stamping - Anything Christmas Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Wrapped Up in Winter

Passion for Markers #815 - Christmas

Colorful Options November Mood Board

These are old Sugarplum digis from CC Designs, I printed them out and colored with Copics, then layered on a square die cut. Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I added a little candy cane brad to finish it off. Peace.

Little Miss...

 Good morning! Popping in quick to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Cut it Up #343 - Your Favorite Color (purple)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/Something New

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Feminine (hee hee)

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I stamped the "Little Miss Such on This" with a white pigment ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I stamped the Little Miss from Ink Road Stamps with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I fussy cut and attached her with foam dimensional tape, layering her on top of a die cut film strip. Peace.

Have a Sweet Christmas

 Another Christmas card to share today - I am doing a table at a holiday fair next Sunday, so I'm trying to get a decent supply of holiday cards ready!  I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges:

Let's Craft & Create - Use Twine

Paper Funday #82 - AG/Optional Merry & Bright

Stamping Sensations - Christmas

A Cut Above - AG with a Die Cut

AllSorts #836 - AG/Optional Christmas

I used tag & rolling pin die cuts, the utensil stamps are from the Bake Me Happy set from Colorado Craft Company. I tied the tags with twine, added some red pearl stickers and a cookie sheet brad. Papers are from Authentique, one of my favorite paper packs for sure, I've been hoarding it for quite a while now. I stamped the granny from CC Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut her, and attached her with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

happy christmas gingerbread guy

 Hi all!  I don't normally make a ton of Christmas cards, and when I do I tend to lean towards the cutesy ones. I'd like to enter this one below into the following challenges:

Paper Funday #82 - AG/Optional Merry & Bright

AllSorts #836 - AG/Christmas Cards

Carlin's Challenge - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

We Love Stamping - AG/Optional Christmas

Peace on Earth #100 - Anything Christmas Goes

Background paper is a digi paper from Polkadoodles. Gingerbread man is a digi freebie from a Sweet November Stamps newsletter. Baking dish & spoon are stamps from the Bake Me Happy set at Colorado Craft Company. I colored with Copics, a white gel pen, and Stickles. I fussy cut each piece and attached with foam dimensional tape, along with the sentiment. Peace.

Happy Birthday

 Good morning! Heading to my daughter's for dinner today, really looking forward to seeing my grandbabies!!!!  :)  I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - No Topping

Passion for Markers - Clean and Simple

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

AAA Cards #303 (Birthday - Balloons)

I created my background by blending Black Soot Distress Oxide ink all over a piece of watercolor paper, then spritzing with water and blotting with a paper towel. I stamped the little mouse, balloon, and sentiment from Lili of the Valley directly on the background with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I spot-colored his ears, stamped the balloon out separately, colored with a red Copic and fussy cut, then attached with a little foam dimensional dot. Peace.

Punkin' Doodle

 Hi friends!  It was nice to spend some time in my craft room yesterday. I know Halloween is over but this color combo for Color Dare just screamed for me to use a pumpkin, and I can never have too many Halloween cards anyway so I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Color Dare #677

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with a Die Cut

As You Like It - Favorite Embellishment and Why

(I love using die cuts as embellishments because you can taylor them to your specific project with colors, styles, etc.)

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Goes

Time Out - Favorite Holiday

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks in orange, green, and yellow (my 3rd color choice) on watercolor paper, then spritzing with water and blotting with a paper towel. I flicked some Black Soot Spray Stain all over it and let it dry. I used a ticket die cut to stamp the sentiment on and added a die cut jack-o-lantern. I stamped Punkin Swissie from CC Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, a white gel pen, and Stickles, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

You crazy bird

 Happy Friday!  I am going out to dinner and a Ladies Night Out event with a very good friend tonight for her birthday and I am really looking forward to it - I don't even remember the last time I went out with one of my friends, it's been far too long!

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

Die Cut Divas November - Critters

Creative Inspiration #32 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create #225 - AG/Optional Use Twine

Paper Funday #82 - AG/Optional Merry & Bright

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I created my ATC by applying several shades of Lindy's Magicals to a piece of watercolor paper and then cutting down to ATC size. I heavily embossed the entire piece with thick, clear embossing powder. I used a die cut to create the diamond shaped inlays, and layered the top piece on the purple piece. I stamped the bird from Tracey Hey's Birthday Pheasant set with Versafine Black and embossed with a sparkly clear embossing powder again. I used a scrap of the purple to stamp the sentiment on and added some little gemstone stickers. Peace.

thanks

 Good morning! I have spent the week trying to get my house back in order, I miss my craft room!  Luckily I had this thank you card ready for the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - AG/Optional Twist Thank You

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Thank You

Triple B - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/Optional Something New

I created this one layer card with my Gelli Plate - I used my Ringed Daisies stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and acrylic paints. I added a die cut "thanks" sentiment. Clean and simple! Peace.

Sweater Weather!

 Welcome to another challenge at The Paper Shelter!

Our themes are always Anything Goes with an optional theme - this week's optional theme is Sweater Weather

I printed out the adorable Warm Feelings twice, once on white cardstock and once on DP. I colored her with Copics and fussy cut her and then attached her to the circle I cut from the DP. I used coordinating pieces of DP to die cut the filmstrip and used the back of the inlay pieces from that on the side. Finished off with some large pearl stickers. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes/Optional Love or Romance

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Optional Thank You

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Wrapped Up in Winter

Moving Along With the Times #183 - Winter Wonderland

Just Us Girls #800 - Anything Goes!

Peace.

Hey Hey Hey

 Good morning!  Wow - my whirlwind of a weekend is finally over. I am absolutely exhausted and I lost 6 pounds. LOL  I think I got about 8 hours sleep total between Friday and Sunday. But it was a successful year 9 for The Harvest Cup and I'll get to enjoy my holiday season and then start planning year 10! :)

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Thinking of You

Tag-along and ATC's - Add Some Texture (or Anything Goes)

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Autumn Splendor

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I stamped the images from Tracey Hey's Birthday Pheasant Stamp Set (Alpaca Pals) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, then used Lindy's Magicals mixed with water and painted the entire thing with different colors of it. Peace.

It's Your Birthday!

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

Color Throwdown #844

Crafty Calendar November - Add a Button

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Passion For Markers - Spots and/or Stripes

My papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I stamped the sentiment on the strip and used a die cut to layer the birthday girl on (colored with Copics). I added a few buttons, kept it clean and simple. Peace.

Thanks a Bunch!

 Hey friends! Hello friends! We have some more inspiration for you today at the Polkadoodles challenge blog! One lucky winner will receive a $40 gift card and 2 lucky winners will receive a $10 gift card!  Our theme is always Anything Goes so come play along!

I don't know about you, but I can always use a thank you card in my stash! I created this one with the absolutely adorable Gil Bunny Rabbit Growing Sunflowers digi, colored with Copics and fussy cut. Papers are from 2 separate paper packs - Winnie Celebrations and Winnie Daisy Fairy. I used a deckled edge die cut to cut the sentiment and the mat behind it.

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

Triple B - Birds/Blooms/Butterflies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

613 Avenue - AG/Optional Thank You

Cut it Up - Grateful, Thankful, Blessed

Die Cut Divas - Critters

Thanks for stopping by! 

Gingerbread House - New Release at All Dressed Up!

 Hey all - the Dressy girls have a new release to share with you from

My papers are from Doodlebug Designs. The image I used is called Gingerbread House - I colored with Copics, Stickles, and Fluffy Stuff, then used a postage stamp nesting die to cut it out and mat it on coordinating DP. I added a gingerbread man die cut and a pre-made Christmas sentiment printed on Kraft to finish it off.  

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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Anything Goes/Christmas

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Merry & Bright

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Wrapped Up in Winter

Peace.

In a world full of princesses, be a witch!

 Hi friends!  I am SUPER excited to be the guest designer for the Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge this month! The theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes - I love creating mixed media projects, it's fun playing with pigment powders and texture pastes and seeing what new things you can come up with! Here's my project:

I created my background by stamping a text background stamp on a portion of the watercolor paper, coming off the edge, with Versafine Clear and embossing with clear embossing powder. I then used Lindy's Magicals, which resisted the text. Next, I applied my Star Dot stencil with yellow ink, then used Lindy's Magicals in Gold with a paint brush and outlined each star and dot. I spritzed Gold Mica Spray Stain over the whole thing.  I stamped the witch from the Hocus Pocus set at Simon Says Stamp with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut, and attached her with foam dimensional tape. I added a die cut witch hat and the sentiment with more foam tape and then attached a little pentacle charm with some adhesive dots.  Attached the panel to a navy blue tag and tied some twine through it.

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

Inkspirational - Seeing Stars

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Use Some Gold

Tag-along and ATC's - Add Some Texture

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Goes

Time Out #301 - Your Favorite Holiday to Celebrate (Halloween)

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

'Twas the night before Christmas...

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

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Use Some Gold

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Wrapped Up in Winter

Carlin's - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Paper Funday #82 - Anything Goes/Optional Merry & Bright

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional Christmas

I created my background by applying Versafine Dazzle ink through my Diagonal Stars stencil from the November release at A Colorful Life Designs. I embossed it with gold, then blended red & green Distress Oxide Inks over it and spritzed lightly with water. I printed out the digi Swiss Pixies Santa's Helper from CC Designs and colored her with Copics and Stickles. I fussy cut and attached her with foam dimensional tape. The sentiment is a digi freebie from TLC. Peace.