Hand Wreath - Love

 Good morning!  I have another card to share with one of the new stencils from the July release at:

This one is called Hand Wreath:

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

Just Us Girls #833 - Anything Goes Stencil Week

Colorful Options July - Rainbow or Red, White, and Blue

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make Your Own Background

Just Add Ink #790 - Dies, Stencils, or Both

I made this with the reverse stencil technique on a piece of watercolor paper and kept it very simple - I just added some rainbow colored rhinestone stickers and die cut the word LOVE, then sponged the edges with black.

Cute side story: When my 7-year-old granddaughter RaeRae slept over recently, she saw this card and asked if she could give it to Grampy.  Of course I said yes - she took the card and wrote in black marker under the word LOVE "Grampy".  OMG she melts our hearts. LOL 

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Merry Xmas

 Hello all! We're off to a local brewery today for a "Brews & Botanicals" event, should be a fun day!

It's hard to feel festive when it's 80 out but Santa Ian sure does help! I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm - Christmas in July

Make My Monday #282 - Christmas in July

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Christmas in July

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Any Holiday

Color Hues #137 - Black and Red

I blended Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of watercolor paper, then applied Black Soot through my flannel/plaid looking stencil. I stamped the "ho ho ho" on random empty squares, then stamped Ian out with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored him with Copics and Fluffy Stuff, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I die cut a little Polaroid picture frame, stamped merry xmas on it and sponged it with black, then added the little Christmas bulb brads. Peace.

Today is a Good Day

Good morning! I have one more last red, white, and blue card that I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

AllSorts #854 - AG/At the Seaside

Colorful Options - Red, White, and Blue OR Rainbow

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #218

Cupcake Inspiration #639

My image is called Ships Ahoy from All Dressed Up - I colored with Copics and used a scalloped edge nesting square die to cut out. Papers are from Doodlebug Designs, I added a little sentiment sticker and a couple of buttons to finish it off. Peace.

C.R.A.F.T. #785 - Christmas

 Hi all!  I'm super excited to announce that I am now on the Design Team for the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog!  

Our challenge #785 is a Christmas theme - we have a couple of sponsors this time around and I used the image from Star Stampz called The Nutcracker Holiday:

I used papers from Unity Stamp Co. and colored the image in coordinating colors, using the stitched edge arch dies to cut her out (also from Unity). I added some die cut snowflakes and a kraft sentiment along the bottom. I like the non-traditional, soft look of this Christmas card. 

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

Die Cut Divas - Christmas in July

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Christmas in July

Make My Monday - Christmas in July

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Any Holiday

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

head up gorgeous

 I would like to showcase another of the new stencils from the July release at:

This one is called Mid Century Minimalist:

I created my background by spraying Mica Stain on a piece of watercolor paper, then applying translucent crackle paste and black texture paste through the stencil in different areas of the paper. Once dry, I sponged the edges with black ink. I stamped the flamingo from Tracey Hey's Flamingle set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and used a rounded edge nesting rectangle die to cut out.

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make Your Own Background

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Good for the soul

 Hello there - I'm a sucker for a sale (don't tell my husband - ha! Like he doesn't already know...) - anyway, I saw Stamping Bella was having a sale a couple of weeks ago and I HAD to update my stash a teeny tiny bit. I would like to enter the card I made with one of the new stamps below into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #578 - Popsicle Colors

AllSorts #854 - AG/At the Seaside

We Love Stamping - Summertime

Papercraft #132 - Good Enough to Eat

Paper Funday #89 - AG/Optional Summer Splash

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks in xx and xx on a piece of watercolor paper, then I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry with a paper towel. I added some die cut clouds to the sky, layering them with foam tape. I stamped the images from Stamping Bella's Summer Bundle Girl in a Floral Swimcap with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I got so into the colors of the Shopping Our Stash challenge that I forgot to shop my stash until the end!  LOL  The little sentiment sticker is from my stash - it's an old sheet that I don't even remember the manufacturer of anymore but I've been hoarding it for years! Peace.

All Dressed Up - Play Day

Have you seen these adorable new images from All Dressed Up?!?

This is Fireman Play:

And this is Play Day:

I used Play Day for my card, cropped close so I could focus on her adorable face: 

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Ink on watercolor paper, then applying gray ink through my Patterned Noise stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I colored with Copics and used a filmstrip die to cut her out. I added some die cut hearts and a little sticker sentiment from Funky Fossil.

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink #790- Stencils and/or Dies

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I loved the Play Day image so much, I made 2 cards with her for today! LOL I'd like to enter this one below into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Cupcake Inspirations #639

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Mood Board

Colorful Options July - Red, White, and Blue OR Rainbow

I created my background by blending Candied Apple, Tumbled Glass, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I then used the Dotted Cover die from Pink & Main (holy crap - it's on sale for $6!  I paid $20! LOL) to cut out my background and attached the "together" definition at the top. I die cut a heart and dragged the edges through the Candied Apple, then spritzed with water so it would drip around the heart. Once dry, I added the "together" sticker to it. I printed Play Day, colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. Peace.