All About Seeing!

I have a couple more cards to share today, this first one is for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps #515 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Quite Quirky

I Love ProMarkers - AG/Optional Add a Banner

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Make Someone Smile

AAA Colourful #27

I printed out Rockabilly Abigail from CC Designs and colored her with Copics and Stickles, then added some Liquid Diamonds to her glasses. I fussy cut her and attached her with foam dots. Papers are from My Mind's Eye and the Glasses Dies are from Jaded Blossom.

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And then I have one to squeeze in for the:

Star Stampz #80 - AG/Optional Furry Friends

The image I used is called Goldfish Fishing, I colored with Copics and trimmed it down, fussy cutting her ponytail only. I layered it on some scrap papers from my stash and added the "see possibility" stickers from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

embrace the journey & hi

 Hello all! I have another card using one of the new stencils from the April release at:

This one is called Slanted Chevron - you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off your entire order, and you can use that on top of the discounted bundles as well!

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday - More Than One Stencil

Crafty Calendar April - Dies/Punches

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

I used Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Ink through the Slanted Chevron stencil. I then used some white embossing ink & powder and carefully applied some of the smaller musical notes from the Music Love stencil. I die cut the butterfly from white cardstock and added some rhinestone stickers. The sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book.

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

CAS Colours & Sketches #583

Fab n' Funky - Clean and Simple

Tagalongs & ATC's - AG/Optional Blossoms*Butterflies*Birds

I found a scrap of previously distressed watercolor paper in my stash, so I cut it down to ATC size and sponged the edges lightly with black. I die cut the film strip twice, once from black cardstock and once from white. I stamped the tiny dragonflies from one of the Paperie Ink stamp sets with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and Stickles and glued them down in place. Finished off with a tiny "hi" sticker. Peace.

Quirky Birthday & CAS Welcome Baby

As soon as I saw the Quirky challenge at SSS Wednesday this week, I knew what images I wanted to play with. This is Lara, which is an old digi from Vera Lane Studios. I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #693

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Quite Quirky

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I printed Lara out pretty large, the card is A7 size (5x7) and colored her with Copics and Stickles. I cut her out and framed her with the AALL & Create DI-92 die cut. Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. 

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

The Paper Players - CAS/Baby Animals

Dragonfly Dreams April - Clean & Simple

Krafty Chicks #816 - Clean & Simple

Fab n' Funky - Clean and Simple

I had this background in my stash so it was just perfect for a CAS card. I stamped the elephants & sentiments directly on the card with Versafine Black and embossed with a sparkly clear embossing powder. I colored the mama elephant only with some gray Copics and sponged the edges in black. Peace. 

High Quality Birthday

 If you know me AT ALL, you know I have to celebrate 4/20! I am a huge cannabis advocate, enthusiast, supporter, whatever. I have been using cannabis medically since I was 16 years old to treat my migraine headaches. I now run one of the most well-known cannabis competition and tradeshows with my husband, we will have our 10th year this November. If you're interested in checking it out and seeing what I do for my "real" job, you can visit The Harvest Cup site here.

I'd like to enter my card into the:

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - H is for Happy Birthday

I created the background papers, which I also used for the sentiment and the die cut cannabis leaf, by applying Lindy's Magicals to some watercolor paper. I then used my cannabis leaf cover plate die cut and cut it out of black cardstock, layering it over the watercolored piece. I used Versafine Black for the sentiment and embossed with clear embossing powder. Peace.

Loving Memory

 Unfortunately, I've had a need for way too many sympathy cards lately so this won't go to waste or sit in my stash! I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks - Clean and Simple

CAS on Friday #332 - Sympathy

Fab n' Funky #635 - Clean and Simple

Dragonfly Dreams - Clean and Simple

AAA Colourful #27 - Colour Board

I made a one layer card, stamping the image and sentiment (Unity Stamp Co.) directly on the card with Versafine Black and embossing with clear embossing powder. I colored with Lindy's Magicals and flicked some of the extra all over the card. I sponged the edges in black to finish it off. Peace.

Dreams and Love

 I have another page in my art journal that I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Outlawz April - Anything But a Card

Lil Red Wagon #854 - That Song (Dreams by Fleetwood Mac)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #778 - Anything Goes

I made this page in my art journal book using all kinds of inks and markers and stamps and die cuts... I just got messy and had fun making it!

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And this one is for the following challenges:

Pink & Main - Cute Critters

Love Those Pretty Papers - AG/Optional Spring Flowers

Inkspirational #365- Sketch

Inspiration Station - Challenge Prompt 84

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs & My Mind's Eye. The bear stamp is from Pink & Main's Critters with Flowers set, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Finished off with some rhinestone stickers. Peace.

Hopeful

 I have a cute Spring card to share today for the following challenges:

Passion for Markers #833 - Spring Colors

AllSorts #847 - In the Garden/Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Easter/Spring

Double Trouble #214 - 3,2,1 Recipe (3 colors, 2 papers, 1 image)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Bright and Cheerful

I have been doing a great job using up my ridiculous stash of designer papers! LOL These are from an old pad from My Mind's Eye. Image is a digi from Sweet November, colored with Copics. I used a stitched edge nesting rectangle die to cut everything out. Sentiment is a sticker from a Tim Holtz book. Peace.

Be YOUnique

 Good morning!  I'm guest designer for the Girlz and the Art of Letters challenge this week, where the letter is Y! I went with Yellow and "Younique" ;)

My image is Emo Elenora Sunflower from Just Some Lines (no longer in business), colored with Copics and then I layered her inside the Polaroid die cut frame, fussy cutting only her pony tails to hang down outside the frame. I added a die cut filmstrip and paper flower along with some rhinestone stickers. My papers are from my stash - an old 6x6 pad from My Mind's Eye.

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

Colorful Options - Rainbow or Yellow

Shopping Our Stash - I Don't Sweat, I Sparkle (papers & flower dies from my stash, and the image is a very old digi)

Creative Knockouts #569 - 2 or More Patterned Papers

The Four Seasons - Anything Goes SPRING

Thanks for visiting!  Peace.

Newton Loves Coffee & Glam Glitter

Hello friends - I have a card I'd like to share for the following challenges today:

Inky Paws - Mood Board

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Bright & Cheerful

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

Cut it Up #354 - Colors of Spring

Passion for Markers - Spring Colors

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I used a paw print die cut into a circle die cut, and the Rounded Rectangle Internal Scallop nesting die cut from Jaded Blossom.  I stamped the kitty (Newton Loves Coffee) with Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder and colored with Copics. I fussy cut and attached with foam dots. Sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book. 

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

Make My Monday - Monotone

Shopping Our Stash - I Don't Sweat, I Sparkle!

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I had this background in my stash, a dreamy watercolored-looking green so I went with green for my monotone! I stamped the rubber stamp from the Sparkle Big Kit at The Greeting Farm with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. The stamps are from my stash as well as the sentiment, which was printed out, die cut, and sponged with some green ink. I added some green rhinestone stickers to finish it off.  Peace. 

You Inspire Me

 I had horrible dreams last night - actually early this morning - and woke up sobbing. It's not a fun way to start the day. I've been super busy the last week so I'm taking today to spend in my craft room. It always helps my mental health to be creative and artsy.

I'd like to enter this card below into:

The Paper Players #781

Try it On Tuesday - Make Your Own Background

I created the background by ink smooshing yellow & gray inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I then used black texture paste (Tim Holtz/Ranger) applied through my Geometric Butterfly stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off!) and let it dry. I stamped the sentiment (an old one from My Favorite Things) with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear, sparkly embossing powder. Peace.

Collect Beautiful Moments & A Special Place

 Hello there!  I have been having fun playing with my art journal and mixed media techniques lately - I don't know about you, but I have an absolutely HUGE stash of cards, so I'm trying to create things other than cards!  Today I have a little ATC to share - I love making ATC's and I love gifting them away.  I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges:

Tagalongs & ATC's - AG/Optional Blossoms, Butterflies, Birds

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

Try it on Tuesday - Make Your Own Background

AllSorts #847 - AG/Optional In the Garden

Shopping Our Stash #571 - I Don't Sweat, I Sparkle!

I used an old stencil from my stash on the background of the ATC, I love using Distress Oxide Inks and spritzing with water for that aged/vintage look. I had a scrap piece of watercolor paper in my stash that had been distressed with purple oxide inks, so I stamped the script stamp (Hero Arts) on it before die cutting the butterfly from it, then sponged the edges with black ink and attached it to the ATC with foam dots just down the center of the butterfly so the wings would curl up a bit. I added some rhinestone stickers for sparkle and a sticker sentiment from a Tim Holtz book, then sponged the edges of the ATC with more black ink. 

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And next up is another fun, snarky card - hee hee - this one is for the following challenges:

Stencil Fun April - AG/Optional Rainbow Colors

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Make Someone Smile

Colorful Options - Rainbow or Yellow

I used my Distress Crayons through the Mid Century Double Rainbow stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off your entire order at the shop). After using the crayon directly through the stencil on the right side, I spritzed it with water and lay it down on the left side and let it dry. I stamped the sentiment from the Roadies 69 set at Ink Road Stamps at the top with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used my Cloudy Sky Scene Fancy Die from Hero Arts and layered them along the bottom. Peace.

BEE Yourself!

 Hello friends! I love making bee cards - this one is for the following challenges:

Sunday Stamps #383 - Sketch

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

The Four Seasons - Spring

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Spring/Easter

We Love Stamping - Spring

I had this background in my stash, so I grabbed it and used the Fancy Honeycomb Die from Hero Arts on it. I stamped the sentiment (stamps from the Bee Hive set at Colorado Craft Company) directly on the card and then the bee separately with Versafine Black and embossed both clear embossing powder. I colored the bee with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dots. I attached the panel to a white cardstock base and flicked a bit of gold Mica Spray Stain on it. Peace.

The Secret Ingredient is Love

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

The Outlawz April Twisted Challenge - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Food and/or Drink

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Bright & Cheerful

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - AG/Optional Spring Flowers

Time Out #310 - Sweet Treats

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs - I LOVE my new scalloped edge square die from Taylored Expressions! Stamps are from the Bake Me Happy set at Colorado Craft Company, colored with Copics. Peace.

You're Old.

 A friend of mine asked me to make her a snarky birthday card for her hubby who was turning 60 this week - mission accepted!  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

AAA Colourful #26

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - H is for Happy Birthday

Die Cut Divas - Anniversary or Birthday Card

I used the Dotted Cover Die cut from Pink & Main cut from Secret Sea cardstock (Stampin' Up!). The strips of orange cardstock were die cut from the Rectangle Strip Card Mat Die from Jaded Blossom. I'm sorry I cannot remember the manufacturer of the number dies! The sentiments are from the Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set at Unity Stamp Co., stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. Peace.

Stay Strong

Totally forgot to post this in time for the Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge, but that's the sketch I followed for this card:

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

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #215 - Rainy Days

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Easter/Spring

We Love Stamping - Spring

Fab n' Funky - Easter/Spring

Papercraft Challenge #128 - AG/Optional Joy of Spring

Double Trouble #214 - 3,2,1 Recipe (3 patterned papers, 2 colors from color wheel, 1 image)

My papers are from My Mind's Eye, an old 6x6 pad. The stamp is also an old one from CC Designs, colored with Copics and fussy cut before attaching to the card with foam dimensional tape. Peace. 

Twirly Mask Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs

 Good morning!  I can't believe it but I slept for almost TWELVE hours last night!  I must have really needed it! We had a long, busy weekend - fun - and I never sleep well when I have stuff going on, it's hard for me to turn off my brain. This is a quiet week for me thankfully!

I know I talk about the reverse stencil technique often, and I wanted to share 2 cards today where I use the same stencil but I use it traditionally on the first card, and in reverse on the second. Here we go!

This Twirly Mask stencil is from the April release at

You can get 10% off your order by using code JennFan10:

I had a piece of watercolor paper in my background stash that just had some yellow & blue inks on it, so I grabbed that. I applied some Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil quite heavily, then spritzed with water and let dry. I stamped Hello friend several times with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I stamped the shell with flowers from Pink & Main's Floral Shells set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and attached with foam dimensional tape.

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

Art Nudge April #426B

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner #276 - Spring

Stamping Sensation April - AG/Optional Inspired by Nature

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

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Now here's where I took the already-inked-up stencil and spritzed it with water, then lay it down on another scrap piece of watercolor paper in my stash that already had the blue ink on it - I love the blue and orange color combo. I let the stencil sit while it dried, then sponged the edges with some more blue ink and mounted it on an orange cardstock base. I die cut the flower from white cardstock and attached with a fine point glue applicator, then added a tiny sticker sentiment:

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

AllSorts #847 - AG/Optional In the Garden

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Paper Funday #86 - AG/Optional Die Cuts/Punches

Thanks for visiting! Peace.