Chaotic Creativity & Mother's Day Mermay

 Monday always rolls around so quickly, doesn't it? LOL  I have to spend the day in my kitchen today, but that's something I enjoy so even though I'll be exhausted at the end of the day, I will feel accomplished and satisfied! :)

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

Try it on Tuesday - Numbers

Dragged a background out of my stash (Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper) to create this card. I stamped the images (Creative Chaos from Visible Image) with Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink. I applied more of the ink along the top of the card and spritzed with water and let it get that watercolor look. I then stamped the flower and embossed with clear embossing powder. 

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One more for today - this was for the Sweet November FB Mermay Weekly challenge, and I'd like to enter it into the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Mother's Day/Feminine

I used the reverse stencil technique on 2 different mermaid/fish scale stencils, using Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink. I printed out the image from Sweet November Stamps, colored with Copics and glitter and used a nesting circle die to cut out. I sponged the edges with the same color ink and attached with foam dimensional tape, then stamped the sentiment directly on the background with the same color, and embossed with clear embossing powder. I added some die cut seashells and a sand dollar to finish it off. Peace.

You are Fabulous!

 Oh my gosh - I TOTALLY forgot to post my card for the new All Dressed Up Facebook challenge for May!!!

Theme this month is:

My Favorite Color Is...

My favorite colors are teal and purple, so I went with teal for this one:

The image I used is one of the girls from the Best Frocks - this image come with 3 girls, and you get one of each girl AND one with all 3 girls:

I did some ink smooshing on watercolor paper, then flicked some white ink on it. I then applied Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink through my Falling Dots stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off anything at the store). I die cut the film strip from white cardstock, then printed out one of the girls, colored her with Copics and fussy cut her. I attached her with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment (Tracey Hey Designs) with Peacock Feathers Oxide Ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used the inside of the Rounded Rectangle Internal Scallop die cut from Jaded Blossom to cut it out.

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

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!  I'm off to spend the day doing a mixed media class online in my craft room!  Peace.

Happy Birthday Foxy Lady

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

Pink & Main #16 - Cute Critters

Seize the Birthday - Primarily Pink

AllSorts #848 - AG/Optional Anything But Square

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Four Legged Friends

Tagalongs & ATC's - AG/Optional Add Some Pink

I made a birthday tag by ink blending Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink through my stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off your order!), then sponging the edges. I stamped the fox from Pink & Main's Critters with Flowers set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I printed out the text and did the same thing with that. Added some little flowers and rhinestone stickers and tied a ribbon through it to finish it off. Peace.

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.

The Aim of Love

I'd like to share another card using one of the stencils from the April release at:

This one is called Dashing Circle:

This stencil reminded me of a bullseye target, so that's what I went with here! I lightly ink smooshed some Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper and then applied the stencil with a dark gray ink. I die cut the heart and covered it in glitter before attaching to the center. I die cut the word LOVE from a piece of scrap paper, then die cut the heart/arrows twice and layered them on top of each other. I printed out the text, die cut it and sponged the edges with red ink before attaching with foam dimensional tape.

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

Paper Funday #86 - AG/Optional Dies Cuts or Punches

AllSorts #848 - AG/Optional Anything But Square

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Ombre

Thanks for visiting! Peace. 

Nature in Green Ombre - relax & rejoice

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

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/Optional Ombre

Let's Craft & Create #230 - AG/Optional Beautiful Butterflies

Try it on Tuesday - Make Your Own Background

I used Distress Oxide Inks in shades of green, ink blended them on a piece of watercolor paper and then spritzed with water and blotted with a paper towel. Once dry, I stamped the butterflies and sentiment with the Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide and embossed with clear embossing powder. I did the same with the feather, then fussy cut and attached with foam dots. Stamps are from the Paper Feathers set from Woodware Craft Collection. 

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And this next card is for the:

Retro Rubber #270 - Singing in the Rain!

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

The Greeting Farm FB Challenge - Rule of 3 (3 candles, 3 lotus blossoms)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make it Feminine

OK So I had to go with a water theme because I have no retro rubber rainy images! LOL  So I created a bathtub scene with a 2009 set from The Greeting Farm called Pamper Yourself. Most of my oldest stamps, especially the red rubber ones, are from The Greeting Farm. I stamped the images on the watercolor cardstock panel with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, coloring a slight shadow around each image to make it pop. I added some glitter to the candles, some rhinestone stickers, and a die cut around the sentiment (Jaded Blossom). I matted the panel on a piece of pale pink cardstock. Peace.

Soulful

 Good morning! I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend! I have another card to share today showcasing the April stencil release at:

This one is called Slanted Chevron:

And this one is called Diamond Circle:

Don't forget to use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop!

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

Double Trouble - 3,2,1 Recipe (3 stickers, 2 stencils, one image)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - More Than One Stencil

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls Stencil Week #820

I first ink blended some (I think it was Fossilized Amber) distress oxide ink through my Slanted Chevron stencil, then I added a bit of Peacock Feathers through the Diamond Circle stencil. I sponged some more Peacock Feathers around the edges of the card. I printed out the image from Krista Smith, colored with Copics and used a stitched edge arch nesting die to cut her out, sponging the edges of that with more of the Fossilized Amber. I added some text stickers to finish it off. Peace.

hello & Paris

Hi friends - I have 2 cards to share today. The first is for the following challenges:

Colorful Options April - Yellow or Rainbow

Triple B - Birds/Butterflies/Blooms with optional mood board

Passion for Markers #834 - Dots and/or Stripes

We Love Stamping - Spring

Stamping Sensations - AG/Optional Inspired by Nature

I stamped the flower from Unity Stamp Co.'s Boho Blooms set directly on the watercolor cardstock base in Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, then used some Scorched Timber Distress Oxide Ink through a stencil around the image, then misted with water and let dry. I sponged the edges with the same color ink. Finished it off with a tiny sticker sentiment.

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I have a good friend, more like a sister, who LOVES all things Paris. I always think of An when I see anything to do with Paris/France/travel... so I made a card for her for the:

Cupcake Inspirations #636

I created my background by ink blending some Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper and spritzing with water. I stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder (I bought this stamp set at a flea market so I don't know the manufacturer). Peace.

It's Your Special Day!

 Hello all! I definitely tend to have a preference for cute stamps and images, they are so much fun to color and the clean lines are easier to fussy cut! LOL I love the stamps from CC Designs - definitely one of my favorite companies! I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Art Nudge #426A

Die Cut Divas - Birthday and/or Anniversary

Try it on Tuesday - Make Your Own Background

Seize the Birthday #325 - Primarily Pink

Addicted to Stamps #515

I created my background with 2 stencils - the Love Waterfall stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop) and the larger heart stencil is from Erin Lee Creative. I stamped the sentiments directly on the card with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear sparkly embossing powder and attached the filmstrip die diagonally across the card. I used the Birthday Swissies set from CC Designs (OMG it's on clearance right now for $5.60 - RUN!), stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.