Happy Bee-Day!

 Time to share some of the new stencils from the FEBRUARY RELEASE at:

This stencil called Bee Stream is one of my favorites!  You can get it as part of the Master Creator Bundle here, and use code JennFan10 on top to get an additional 10% off!

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

Stencil Fun - AG/Make Your Own Background

AllSorts #824 - Make Your Own Background

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Small Critters

Krafty Chicks #806 - Birthday

613 Avenue Create - AG/Optional Animal Magic

I started with the background - I applied some inks and sprays on a piece of watercolor paper, then applied a darker ink through the Double Honeycomb stencil. I then applied Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink through the Bee Stream stencil and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used some distressed looking eyelets in the corners to finish it off. Peace.

Kindergarten Valentines

 Hello again!  Yesterday I shared the Valentine cards I made for my granddaughter RaeRae's 1st grade class.  Today I'd like to share the ones I made for Lisey's kindergarten class (frogs for boys, kitties for girls - top right for teacher, bottom right for Lisey):

Close-up of the one I made for Lisey:

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add a Heart

I Love ProMarkers #600 - AG/Love and/or Romance

Passion for Markers - Add Some Red

Let's Craft & Create #228 - AG + From the Heart

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #213 - Happy Hearts

I had a ball making these little ATC sized Valentine cards! I did Hello Kitty coloring pages shrunk down, colored with Copics and layered on to an ATC base that I prepped by the full sheet with heart stencils. For Lisey's card, I die cut a large heart after printing the sentiment on it, and applied Candied Apple Distress Ink to it. I attached Hello Kitty with foam dimensional tape and sponged red ink around the whole card. Peace.

I Love You ALOTL!

 Hello there!  Can you believe it's almost Valentine's Day? I love to make special cards for my sweet granddaughters, and Valentines Day is a good excuse to do that!  My oldest, Raeana (RaeRae) is 7 and LOVES axolotls! LOL  So this card is for her, and I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Passion for Markers - Add Some Red

Little Red Wagon - Picturing Love

Fab n Funky - Love is All Around

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Small Critters

We Love Stamping - Hearts

I used a heart stencil on the little cards below, so I used the reverse stencil technique on this card, giving it an almost watercolor look. I sponged the edges in Candied Apple Red. I printed out the axolotl, colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I printed out the sentiments on cardstock, cut to fit and sponged the edges in red before attaching to the card.

And here are the ATC-sized Valentines I made for her to give out to her class (green for boys, pink for girls - the 2 bigger cards are for her teachers):

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

You Make My Heart Happy

 Goooood morning!  I was honored to be asked to be a guest designer for the Time Out Challenge blog this month. Here's the inspiration graphic for you:

And here is my creation using sparkle, red, hearts, and aperture:

I created my "aperture" by ink blending Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink all over a piece of watercolor paper. I misted with water and blotted with a paper towel, then die cut the heart out of the center. I used foam strips to attach it to a gray cardstock base. I die cut the heart from the larger heart scrap and attached it with a foam dimensional square. I die cut the "xo" from the same gray cardstock and attached to the card with adhesive. I printed out Love You This Much - Love Always from Polkadoodles, colored with Copics and a glitter pen and fussy cut him. I used more foam tape to attach part of him to the inside and adhesive on the parts that are attached to the outside. Sentiment is from CC Designs Swissie Love set, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I finished it off with some rhinestone stickers.

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

We Love Stamping - AG/Optional Hearts

Shopping Our Stash #566 - Love Me Do (die cut pieces from my stash)

Little Red Wagon #844 - Picturing Love

A Place to Start - AG/Optional Small Critters

Inkspirational #360 - XOXO

Peace.

Clarity and Peace

 Good morning!  Off to spend the day in my craft room to make Valentine cards for my 2 granddaughters classrooms!  They are in kindergarten and 1st grade, and have requested Hello Kitty and an axolotl - I will share the results later!  LOL

For today, I have the card below for the following challenges:

Double D - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Paper Funday #84 - Anything Goes/Optional Pastel Colors

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Think Pink

Beautiful Blossoms #37 - Anything Florals Goes (optional mood board)

Path of Positivity #138 - Anything Positive Goes/Optional Dynamic Duo

I had this adorable ephemera of a shabby chic coffee cup, it's just paper - I was immediately inspired by it - in my stash.  I had some paper that coordinated with it also in my stash so I pulled that out, fussy cut the cup and attached a kraft sentiment strip (Unity Stamp Co.) to it. Peace.

Yoga Confession

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

Retro Rubber #264 - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

AllSorts #842 - AG/Optional Create Your Own Background

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Use Circles

Fab n Funky #629 - Going Round in Circles

I created my background/sketch by blending Villainous Potion and Rustic Wilderness Oxide Inks on the left-hand side of a piece of watercolor paper. I spritzed with water and let dry. I stamped Yoga Anya from The Greeting Farm (2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics & a white gel pen and used a deckled edge circle die to cut her out. Finished it off with a snarky sentiment from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Stay Wild

 I have to tell you - taking the Tiffany Solorio course last weekend really helped me use up some of my background stash! Here's an example below - I had this background in my stash but it was... boring. I was inspired by Tiffany and ended up really pleased with how this came out. I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Time Out #305- Favorite Card Making Technique (ink smooshing!)

As You Like It - Favorite Die and Why (I love circle dies because they are so versatile!)

Krafty Chicks #805 - AG with Twist: Embossing

I miss the Hero Arts challenges! I used some texture paste that I added silver Mica Spray Stain to and applied it through a star stencil in the upper corner. I stamped the text in the upper right corner with white pigment ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I stamped the image & sentiment from Hero Arts Where to Next set (currently on sale!) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored in the mountains only with a silver gel pen. I cut a crescent moon from 2 circle dies and spritzed it with Frozen Fog Mica Spray Stain and attached it with tiny foam dots, then I flicked some more of the Frozen Fog Mica Spray on the entire card. Peace.

Hugs, Kisses, and Birthday Wishes

 When I was cataloging my stamps a couple of weeks ago, I realized that the company I have the most stamps from is The Greeting Farm. I started buying their stamps when they first opened in 2008! I have about 70 sets, some of those sets are just one stamp and others are more than 12 stamps! I have been trying to purge stamps when I want to buy more, but I just can't seem to part with any of my TGF ones! LOL

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

Color Dare #688

Time Out #305 - Favorite Card Technique (ink smooshing!!!)

AllSorts #842 - AG/Optional Make Your Own Background

Krafty Chicks #805- AG + Embossing

Seize the Birthday #319- No Topping

I said it before and I'll say it again - this was one of my favorite color combos! I used the ink smooshing technique for this one and created a fluid background. I die cut the leaves out of some watercolor paper that I blended ink on, I attached 2 of them with adhesive and the final one with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment directly on the card. I stamped the adorable girl from the Sparkle Big Kit (The Greeting Farm) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to her wing and finished it off with some rhinestone stickers. Peace.

All Dressed Up February Facebook Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

 The Dressy Girls are back for our

All Dressed Up February Facebook Challenge!

Theme: Hearts and/or Flowers

I made 2 cards for my DT commitment, I'd like to enter this one below into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms #37 - Anything Florals Goes/Optional Mood Board

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Any Occasion

This one above uses an image called Jam Jars, colored with Copics and fussy cut, then attached with foam dimensional tape. I tied a little piece of black twine into a bow and glued it on the jar. I used an inlay die cut on the black card base and attached a piece of white cardstock behind it. Finished off with a little text sticker and some rhinestone stickers.

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Stamping Sensations - Favorite Stamps or AG (All Dressed Up are definitely some of my favorite digi stamps!)

Papercraft Challenge - Anything Goes

Papers are from Simple Stories. I printed out Pretty as a Picture from All Dressed Up, colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge die to cut her out. I added a sticker sentiment from a Tim Holtz book that I cut up to fit the frame. Peace.

together is the best place to be

 Hello all!  I have an oldie but goodie to share today - this is for the following challenges:

Retro Rubber #264 - Sketch

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers #822 - Ribbon and/or Lace

Double D - Friends

I started by blending Carved Pumpkin & Rustic Wilderness Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I then applied Picket Fence Oxide Ink through a star stencil in the lower right corner and embossed them with white sparkly embossing powder. I then took another piece of watercolor paper and cropped it down, then stamped the text down the right-hand side with Broken China Oxide Ink - I used the same color blended on a scrap piece of watercolor paper and layered that on top of the cropped piece. I spritzed it all with water and blotted with a paper towel.  I then stamped the Frog Prince stamp from Diane Duda/Sugar Nellies (2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

XOXOXO

 One more fun one for today - this one was made for the following challenges:

Stampin' Up! Only Challenge #393

Cut it Up #348 - Have a Heart

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

This was simple but fun to make - I love using nontraditional colors for things like this! I used Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, and Whisper White cardstock to create this card completely out of die cuts. I love the little envelope die and the XOXO one - and I have quite a few heart dies in my stash to choose from! I sponged the edges of the heart and the card itself. Peace.

Polkadoodles - Feel Better Soon

 Welcome to a new challenge at Polkadoodles!  Our themes are always ANYTHING GOES and you have a chance to win a $20 voucher or one of two $10 vouchers!

I made a "Get Well" card with this absolutely adorable digi, Feel Better Soon Elephant - Too Cute, colored with Copics. I fussy cut and attached him with foam dimensional tape. I created my background by using the reverse stencil technique with a light blue Distress Oxide Ink. I used a die cut to cut the heart shape out, exposing the gray cardstock base. I spritzed it with some silver Mica Spray Stain and added some cute little stickers. I printed the sentiment out and cut it into a strip, adding some light blue rhinestone stickers to it for sparkle.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps #509 - Any Occasion

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Peace.

READY!

 Squeezing my last card in for the January release at:

You can purchase the Master Creator Bundle for 20% off AND you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off on top of that!

The Falling Dots stencil totally reminded me of old school '80's video games!  LOL

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Favorite Die and Why (those circle dies - just so versatile!)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks #805 - Anything Goes + Twist: Embossing

I applied a light colored pigment ink through the stencil and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then made Pacman out of a circle die by cutting a triangle into it, along with a little ghost die cut I had in my stash. I used some tiny type alpha dies for the text. Peace.

Aquarius - Happy Birthday!

I love making zodiac/astrology cards for birthday cards. This one below is a birthday card that I made for my lifelong friend Tara, I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Floral

Make My Monday #270 - Clean and Simple

Addicted to Stamps & More #509 - Any Occasion

Seize the Birthday #319 (AG/no topping)

I don't use embossing folders very often so I decided to bust one out and use it for this card! I printed out the Emmanuelle Colin image (these are over 10 years old and I can no longer find a link to them but there are color books offered here), colored it with Copics and then I used a circle die to trace around the bottom half. I used scissors to cut the circle and then fussy cut the top half with the flowers. I stamped the Aquarius sentiment on a separate die cut circle and attached both with foam dimensional tape. Peace. 

Tanna - Loved

 Good morning! I have a very special card to share today; it's part of an Instagram Blog Hop for a crafty fellow DT member who passed away recently. Tanna loved frogs, Alice in Wonderland, and Christmas! I will be giving away an Oddball Alice in Wonderland stamp from Stamping Bella from the comments on my IG post for the hop - you can find me at @craftywitchyjenn on IG!  Here's my card:

I'm entering this into a few challenges only because that's the only way anyone will actually see this!  LOL  So I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Color Dare #688

Double D - Friends

Try it on Tuesday - Add Some Text

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Time Out #305 - Favorite Card Making Technique (embossing and fussy cutting)

I stamped the Shoot For the Stars background stamp from Funky Fossil with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder on watercolor paper. I then sprayed some Mica Spray Stain in a green shade in the corners and kind of ink smooshed it down, then let it dry. I printed out the frog princess from Designed2Delight (no longer in business) and colored it with Copics and a gold glitter pen (crown & eyelashes). I fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Finished off with a "loved" die cut. Peace.

Happy Spring & I Do

 I spent so much time in my craft room last week, I have lots of cards to enter into challenges! I love using challenges for inspiration - I usually sit down and go through my favorite challenge blogs and make a list of the ones I want to do that week. Color challenges are some of my favorites but I also like company specific challenges that force me to pull out neglected stamps! LOL I have 2 cards to share today, the first is for the following challenges:

I Love ProMarkers - Easter/Spring

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. Stamps are from Paperie Ink Stamps, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored them with Copics, fussy cut, and attached inside the die cut frame with foam dimensional tape. I printed out the Happy Spring sentiment from Polkadoodles and attached it through the middle of the frame.

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And this next one is for the following challenges:

Double D - Friends (photo)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

I used a sweet clipart graphic that I had saved for this one, paired with some pretty patterned papers from a very old Valentine pack. I die cut the heart and added the "i do" stickers from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.