Twisted Circus

I was SUPER excited to see a challenge with an actual THEME posted this week!  Thank you to The Sisterhood of Crafters for coming up with the fun Circus Theme challenge this week!  Having a theme helps spark my creativity.  Here's my take on it:

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

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Circus Theme

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Glimmer & Sparkle

Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Digi Choosday: Anything Goes

Polka Doodles: Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes

I used some fun Oddball images, Hissy Howler #532 and Twisted Circus Extras paired with papers from Echo Park.  I added lots of Stickles and used a glitter gel pen for accents.  Hope you like it!  Peace.

LOVE Flamingo Baby

 Well hello there!  I can't believe it's been a month since my last blog post - what a busy Summer!  We are hard at work getting ready for our 5th anniversary of The Harvest Cup, the cannabis competition and tradeshow that my husband and I own/run in Worcester, Massachusetts!  Check it out, it's a lot of fun even if you're NOT into cannabis!  We have artists and non-profits, speakers, vendors, all kinds of cool stuff.

Anyway, today I have a cute card that I made for my grandbaby Raerae, who loves flamingos:

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper FunDay - Anything Goes (Optional Cute Critters - Check!)

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies

Digi ChoosDay - Anything Goes

The image came from AlexShopsArt on Etsy, I colored with Blick alcohol markers.   I love this LOVE die from scrapbook.com and I paired her with papers from Sunny Studio.  Thanks for stopping by!  Peace.

Just Say No to Cannabis Arrests!

Good morning everyone!  Today is my day to post on the Oddball Too Cute to Spook blog and I decided to play with this adorable image called Big Eye 420 Girl with Sentiments/Princess of Pot No. 388.  I love these papers from Jen Hatfield - they go perfectly with this image, don't they?

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

Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Love to Craft: Anything Goes

Digi Choosday: Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: Anything Goes (optional Aperture)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Out with the Old, In with the New

The Paper Fun Day Challenge: Anything Goes (optional Summer Fun)

PolkaDoodles Challenge: Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes #15

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and some alcohol markers.  I fussy cut the images and then just used the images and papers to create the card, very simple but I love how this one came out.  Hope you are all having a great Summer!  Peace.

Get Over It!

 Well good morning and happy Saturday!  We're on, like, day 42 of rain or something ridiculous like that but at least it doesn't rain alllllll day.... just enough to make it impossible to make any plans at all!  LOL  Luckily, I have card-making to keep me busy when I'm stuck at home! Today is my day to post on the Oddball Too Cute to Spook blog.  I love this color combo - image is from the CCC #151 Life is Yummy set, colored with Blick alcohol markers then fussy-cut and adhered with some dimensional foam dots:

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

Love to Craft: July Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles: Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Digi ChoosDay: Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: Anything Goes with Dies

Addicted to Stamps: Any Occasion

Papers are from Doodlebug Designs and I added a sentiment sticker and a little skull die-cut (both from Tim Holtz).   I outlined the orange box with black Stickles and edged the entire card with black ink.  Peace.

Real Mermaids Smoke Seaweed!

 Hello friends!  I wanted to pop in quick with a card I made using a members exclusive image from Oddball Art Co., she's colored with Blick alcohol markers and paired with the 420 stamp set and a cannabis leaf die cut from Ink Road Stamps:

I hope you all had a happy & safe 4th of July weekend!  Peace.

Sunny Days!

I spoke too soon.  *sigh*  LOL   Looks like our 4th of July weekend is going to be full of clouds and rain!  That's OK though - we're still going to my mom's to celebrate and I'm sure we will have a fabulous time!

Today I'd like to share a pair of coordinating Summer themed cards I made using the scraps from my cardstock.  The digi images are from All That Scraps (no longer in business unfortunately!).  I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and some Blick markers. papers are from Doodlebug Designs (my favorite!) and then I added some random stickers and embellishments from my stash: 

I'd like to enter these (if I have to choose one, I'll enter the boy) into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes

Paper FunDay: Anything Goes (optional: Sparkle/Shine)

Love to Craft: Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles: Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Digi ChoosDay: Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - hope you all have a happy and safe holiday weekend!  Peace. 

Oddball - You Are a Star!!!!

Hello friends - HAPPY SUMMER!  I have been battling anemia for a couple years now, which makes me have a hard time regulating my internal body temperature.  I'm almost always cold.  Unless I'm in the throes of night sweats, which is great fun (ha!).  I am not a huge fan of air conditioning, so I'm really loving the 75-degree weather we've been having the last couple of days! But I'll be ready for the HEAT next weekend, can't celebrate the 4th of July if it's not hot out! LOL   Well, I mean, you CAN, but it's not the same.  We are going to spend the holiday at my parents house, something we haven't done in a long time.  I am trying really hard to take care of myself and not overdo things (something I tend to do), so I'm not hosting a 4th of July party this Summer for the first time in a very long time.  I have mixed feelings about it but I know we'll have a great weekend anyway.

Today is my turn to post on the Oddball Too Cute To Spook blog, and I wanted to get everyone into the spirit for our 4th of July holiday here in the US so I decided to color up my images in red, white, and blue.  I used Big Eye Beauty Whimsical Dreams Sally's Stars #292 and Hand Drawn Stars and Bubbles #343:

I used some fun patriotic papers from Doodlebug Designs and I fussy-cut the image and applied it with dimensional squares so it would "pop".  I added some Rangers Stickles to the stars and bubbles, finished it off with a ribbon tag and a sentiment sticker "you are a star".   I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Anything Goes

Paper FunDay: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Red, White, or Blue

Hope you are all enjoying some sunshine and fresh air! Peace.