HAPPY

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

Retro Rubber #267

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Crafty Gals Corner - AG/Optional Make it Green

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

As You Like It #368 - Floral Sketch

I created my background by ink blending Distress Oxide Inks through my Music Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop). I die cut the word HAPPY from a scrap of bright pink cardstock. I stamped Sing Hope & Grace from The Greeting Farm (this one is from around 2009) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and a white gel pen, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Chapter One...

 Hello friends! I love making tags/bookmarks - this one was quick and easy to put together since I didn't color it!  I would like to enter this into these 2 challenges:

Double D - Books/Bookmark and/or Postal/Postage

Make My Monday #273 - All Tied Up

I used the bookmark and book die cuts from the Bookmark II Die Set at Newton's Nook, cutting out one black and one kraft bookmark. I layered them on top of each other and tore the bottom of the kraft one. I stamped the flower from the Wounds and Blooms - In the Light set at Unity Stamp Co. with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then did the same thing with the sentiment from the Chapter One set. Peace.

Focus on What's Important

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

CAS Colours & Sketches #580

Beautiful Blossoms #39 - Anything Floral Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - A Bit o' Green

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2610 - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

I printed out this digi from ArtistLines Floral Procreate Stamps, Bouquets, and Wreaths set, colored with Copics and I used Liquid Diamonds on the lens and flash. I used a rounded edge rectangle nesting die set to cut it out, layered on a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock. I mounted it on a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and die cut a fern from the Mushrooms & Ferns die set from Hero Arts from a scrap of Granny Apple Green cardstock. Peace.

Celebrate You

Happy Sunday! I woke up with a bad headache yesterday - I used to get migraines when I was younger, but they stopped for years.  Menopause seems to have fired them back up again - the joys of womanhood!  ;) Luckily, I didn't have anything going on this weekend so I have just been taking it easy. I spent some time in my craft room playing with some old rubber stamps! I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Retro Rubber #265

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Creative Inspiration #36 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/Spring

Simon Says Stamp Monday - A Bit o' Green

I created my background by using the reverse stencil technique with my Music Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off your entire order). I stamped Monday from The Greeting Farm (2010) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics and a white gel pen and fussy cut her, attaching her with foam dimensional tape. I added some text stickers and bling. Peace.

It's Your Day!

I love stepping outside of my comfort zone and creating projects that I wouldn't normally make - it's such a confidence booster when you're happy with something that you were a little afraid to make!  I don't make a lot of floral cards - but I love how this one came out! I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Time Out #308 - Birthday CASE

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers #602 - AG/Optional Birthday

Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes

I stamped the images from Unity Stamp Co's Be Gentle with Yourself on DP from the Moonborn Flight paper pack - I used Versafine Black ink with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, flicked some Gold Mica Spray all over it, and added a few gold pearl stickers. Peace.

Polkadoodles Mother's Day!

Welcome to another week of inspiration from the Polkadoodles DT!

Don't forget you have a chance to win a $20 credit or one of TWO $10 credits to the store!  Come play along!

I instantly fell in love with the Udderly Cute Cows Love & Friendship Big Kahuna Collection when it was released and I knew I wanted to make my mom a Mother's Day card with one of these sweet images! 

For my card, I layered the purple paper from the Flower Meadow pack behind the wood grain paper from the Printable Paper Pack 5 Udderly Cute, die cutting a large heart from the wood grain paper so the purple would show through. 

I used the adorable Hearts & Flowers Udderly Cute Cow digi, colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape.

I added a sentiment from the Spring Flower Mother's Day Friends sentiment pack, and finished it off with a charm and some rhinestone stickers.

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

Paper Funday #85 - AG/Optional Twist Fur or Feathers

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

Crafty Calendar - Spring

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - AG/Optional Circles

Thanks for looking!  Peace.

Stop Staring at My Shamrocks!

 I think this is my last St. Patrick's Day card to share, and I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Inspiration Station #83 - Photo

Colorful Options March - Rainbow or Green

Simon Says Stamp Monday - A Bit o' Green

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - March

I created my background by using some green Lindy's Magicals on a piece of watercolor paper - I layered it over and over, drying between layers. I then used my Clover Frame stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off), applying Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink through it and embossing with clear embossing powder. I printed out the image from Oddball Art (no longer in business), colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Soar...

 Hi there! Looking forward to opening some windows as the weather gets warmer - so crazy that a week ago we had 2 feet of snow on the ground and now everything is wet and squishy. LOL I'd love to welcome Spring but we've still got some cold weather coming so I guess that might have to wait!

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

Paper Funday #85 - Feathers or Fur

Moving Along with the Times #187 - The Birds and/or The Bees

We Love Stamping March - Wildlife or AG

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

I stamped the images (Funky Fossil Midnight Feathers set) on a white cardstock panel and colored only the moon with Copics. I flicked some gold Mica Spray Stain all over it, sponged the edges with black, and mounted on a piece of watercolor paper that I ink smooshed some yellow inks on. Peace.

PINK goes good with GREEN

 Good morning! I had the craziest, most realistic dreams last night and woke up feeling so confused, it's so weird when that happens. Like for a few minutes, you're not sure what reality is. Such an odd feeling. 

I absolutely LOVE the new CC Designs set Pink Green, and I could not put it away until I played with it!  I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - A Bit o' Green

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Crafty Gals Corner #275 - AG/Make it Green

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I created my background using die cuts with papers from Doodlebug Designs. I stamped the Wicked Witch with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I added some Liquid Diamonds to her glasses and finished it off with some rhinestone stickers. Peace.

Hooray! It's Your Birthday!

 I've been loving playing with my green inks this month!  I tend to go for teals and purples! I'd like to enter this birthday card into the following challenges:

Colorful Options March - Rainbow or Green

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes with Stencils/Optional Vines/Vinery

Cut it Up #351- Happy Birthday

Die Cut Divas March - Celebrate Spring

AAA Birthday #83 - Use Die Cuts

I created my background by ink smooshing Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper. I then applied the same ink through a vine stencil (Tim Holtz) and then I dragged the Lucky Clover Distress Ink on the edges. I stamped the bunny from Pink & Main's Critter set with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder, and colored with Copics. I fussy cut and attached to a deckled edge circle die cut from green cardstock with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Your Way II set with the Lucky Clover Distress ink. Finished it off with some green gemstone stickers!  Peace.

Rainbow Birthday Wishes

 Another beautiful day here in New England, I can hardly believe it's going to be 28 degrees tonight.  LOL   I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Players #776- Colors of the Rainbow

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts #566 - Birthday Wishes

Colorful Options - Rainbow or Green

I started this card by ink blending rainbow colors on a piece of watercolor paper. I then stamped the flowers from the Visible Image Chaos Theory set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I stamped them again on a white card base, then fussy cut the colored flowers and attached them with foam dots. Peace.

Be a Peacock Among the Pigeons

 I think the March release at A Colorful Life Designs was my favorite so far!  I LOVE the feathers!

This stencil is Three Feathers:

You can purchase the Master Creator Bundle for a savings and you can use code JennFan10 to save an additional 10% off!

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

Paper Funday #85 - AG/Optional Feathers or Fur

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, and Blooms

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Vines or Vinery

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

Moving Along With the Times #187 - The Birds and/or The Bees

I used Twisted Citron and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Inks through one of the feathers from the Three Feathers stencil, embossed with clear embossing powder and added some glitter to the heart. I stamped the peacock from Tracey Hey's Proud Peacock set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and a white gel pen, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. I sponged the edges and stamped the sentiment directly on the card. Peace.

The Paper Shelter Tic Tac Toe Board Challenge!

Goooood morning!  We have a new challenge for you today at:

Tic Tac Toe Board

I created my background by ink smooshing Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink on a piece of watercolor paper, then I applied Black Soot through a polka dot stencil. The image I used from The Paper Shelter is called Really?! - I colored with Copics, layered some die cut grass along the bottom of the panel, and used a stitched edge rectangle die to create a frame for him. I added some pearl stickers around the frame for more dimension.

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar March - Spring

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Peace.

You're Swan in a Million

 Hello there! I had an eye exam yesterday and I am so looking forward to getting new glasses! LOL The things we get excited about as we get older, huh?

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

CAS on Sunday - Sketch

Paper Funday #85 - Feathers or Fur

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

Moving Along with the Times #186 - The Birds and/or The Bees

We Love Stamping March - Wildlife or Anything Goes

I have about a million of these paper strips in my stash - hello my name is Jenn and I'm a hoarder... ;)  Anyway, I stamped the adorable swans from the Swan Duo set at Paperie Ink with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and Stickles, then die cut the image with a deckled edge circle die. I stamped the cat-o-nine tails the same way, fussy cut, and attached with tiny foam tape. I stamped the sentiment on the card itself. Clean and simple! Peace.

TGF Guest Designer - Happy Birthday Pisces

It's pretty much my dream in life to be on the design team for The Greeting Farm, so when I get the opportunity to do a guest DT spot, you should hear the squeals of delight... ok, maybe you shouldn't. ;)

For today's post, I used a retired Big Kit called Hairoscope - while this set isn't available at the moment, it can be requested for a future Farmers Market using the Contact Page on the store site here.

I have a good friend whose birthday is tomorrow, so I decided to make a Pisces birthday card for her! Beth has been a friend of mine since our high school days, and she's just one of those people who knows exactly what to say when you need a kind word or encouragement. I'm grateful for her friendship.

I had a scrap piece of paper that I had previously distressed with Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Ink, so I used that for the die cuts, starting with a waffle edge strip along the top. I used a zodiac wheel stamp for the background, embossing with clear embossing powder before using the ink smooshing technique with Lindy's Magicals in Mystic Crystal Teal on the rest of the background. I stamped the "PISCES" and "BIRTHDAY" directly on the background - the "HAPPY" banner was attached with foam dimensional dots. I die cut the heart constellation and attached that with foam dimensional dots as well. I stamped the Pisces girl with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, a white gel pen, and glitter. I fussy cut and attached her with foam dimensional tape. I finished it off with some teardrop shaped crystal rhinestone stickers, mimicking water droplets.

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

Die Cut Divas - Spring is Coming (Pisces is a Spring birthday!)

Cut it Up #351- Happy Birthday

As You Like It - Favorite Main Color and Why (I love teal/turquoise - it's such a soothing, pretty color and pairs well with so many other colors!)

I Love ProMarkers #602 - Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make it Cute

AAA Birthday #83- Use Die Cuts

Thanks for looking and I'll be back on March 24 with a new project! Peace. 

Friends Always - ATC

 I wanted to get this entered before the challenge closes, this little ATC is for the following challenges:

Pink & Main #14 - Shades of Red & Pink

Tag-alongs and ATC's - Spring Flowers

A Place to Start - AG/Optional No Squares

Lil Red Wagon - Include an Animal

Paper Funday #85 - Feathers or Fur

I cut my ATC base out of a scrap piece of watercolor paper that I had previously distressed with bright pink ink. I stamped the images (Pink & Main's Critters with Flowers set) directly on the ATC and spot colored with Copics. I added the text stickers and kept it clean and simple. Peace.

Good Luck to You Today!

 Another fun St. Patrick's Day project to share today - this one is for the following challenges:

Festive Friday #0204 - I chose green, twine, and clover

Colorful Options March - Green

Fab n Funky - Shades of Green

Inspiration Station #83

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie

My papers are from Unity Stamp Co. - I used a die cut tag and shamrock, tied a twine through the tag and sponged the edges with some green. Finished off with a sticker sentiment from a Tim Holtz book. Peace.

Best Birthday Ever

Good morning! Busy day today - preparing for company tomorrow, looking forward to seeing my grandbabies!  I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Color Hues #128 - Green & Gold

Cut it Up #351 - Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday #321 - Anything with Wings

Just Us Girls #813 - Die Cuts/Luck or Green

AAA Birthday #83 - Use Die Cuts

I created my background by using the reverse stencil technique with my Dotted Trellis stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, using Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink. You can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop. I flicked some gold Mica Spray on the card base and dragged the edges through a Lucky Clover Distress Ink pad. I stamped the sentiment & dragonfly from Pink & Main's xx set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder directly on the card base. I filled in the dragonfly with some gold embossing powder and a gold glitter gel pen. I die cut the Viewmaster from a scrap of previously distressed watercolor paper, attached with foam dimensional tape and added some gold pearl stickers to it. I added a couple of green rhinestone stickers to finish it off. Have a great weekend! Peace.