Manly Monday 50th Lumberjack Card

I bought this die plate from Scrapbooking Made Simple. The lumberjack stamp is unknown. I colored him in with Copic markers. The sentiment stamp is by The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Oxide background Poinsettia Christmas

I made this card for Craft Roulette #206. The parameters were: Project-card with a heart (the word heart is in the sentiment). Colors-vintage (I think it looks vintage). Element-plant (pontisettia). Random- lace in the base (there’s lace on the card base.).

 I started by stamping a bunch of panels with the poinsettia in the center and the sprigs in the corners. I colored this one with Copic markers but hated it so I heat embossed another one on watercolor paper and colored it in with watercolors. I dislike this one too. But due to time constraints, I had to go with it. 

So what is it that I don’t like about the new flower? There's no definition that the flower has petals. There’s no dimension. When you have different shades of colors added you can look as though one petal is under another. 

Anyway, I created the background with distress oxide and spritzed it with water. Then I added pre-adhesive lace to make it look like a present.
CS-Hobby Lobby
Watercolor CS- Tim Holtz
Distress Oxides
Stamps-Stampendous
Copics and Zig markers
Lace-Recollections

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Pastel Butterfly Cards

I white heat embossed the butterflies and colored them in with Copic markers. Butterflies and sentiment stamps are by Stampendous.

I used the same patterned paper as my first layer. Even though it's mostly covered up it pulls out the little bit of color in the butterflies. The patterned paper pad is from Hobby Lobby. (I should use it more).

The diagonal design border on this second card is washi tape by 3M. It's a pain to get off the roll because it's fragile and the stickiness isn't consistent. I almost had it to the size I wanted and it ripped. Oh, Come on!!

 The lace is from Scrapbooking Made Simple, the oval die cut is by Spellbinders, and the celebrate die is by Couture Creations.

Thanks for looking.

September calendar Layout with Dad and Pam

I used a border punch by EK Success and did one side and the title was cut out with my Cricut. The circle was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I inked it with distress ink and then sprayed it with water mixed with gold Perfect Pearls. I cut off the bottom of another circle the same size and adhered it to this one. I then used a border sticker and placed it over the seam. The die cuts are by Recollections.

Thanks for looking.

November Calendar Layout Sport coat night

The glass stamp is by Paper Smooches. The alphabet dies are by Quickutz. The left side vellum is from Hobby Lobby. This layout is from the cottage calendar. I made a card with this vellum. Martini Card, and a card with the stamp set. Cheers. Thanks for looking.

April Calendar Layout Baby Shark

April patterned paper by Craft Smith (Michael's) and unknown on the blue. Shark border and tag by Cricut. Misc brads and dot stickers. Alphabet stamps from Hobby Lobby. This is from the 2019 home calendar. Thanks for looking.

Upcycled Christmas Wreath Card

I up cycled the wreath from a store bought card. I used my Creative Memories circle cutting system to make it a circle. It is so not even but hey, that’s what makes it handmade. The patterned paper is by Basic Grey and the sticker border is from Hobby Lobby. I inked all of the edges with distress ink. Thanks for looking. I’m going to enter this Christmas challenge anything goes.

12 Months of Christmas 

Christmas Ornament Cards

This is my newest set of cards that uses the same ornament stamp. The embossing folder is by The Paper Studio. The word Holiday is a Rub-on by Fancy Pants. The word Cheer is from a store-bought card. The weird frame is a negative from a Cricut die cut. Same frame link. Shower card with frame. 3rd down Lawn Fawn card

The card below: The patterned paper is by MME. It was dry embossed with a Swiss dot folder and green ink rubbed across it. The die cuts are by Spellbinder and Cricut. The picture below shows a black butterfly card. I used the back of it for another layer of my image.

 

The card below uses the same patterned paper as above, but it is not embossed. Velvet ribbon was a fun find from my stash.

The below card: The Ribbon is by The Oriental Trading Co. The sentiment sticker is a sticker on top of a sticker by The Girls' Paperie. The die-cuts are by Spellbinders, and the rectangles are from eBay. The green paper is dry embossed with a Spellbinders folder

The below card: The stickers are by Little Yellow Bicycle. The sentiment is Hero Arts stamp. The die-cut is unknown. The paper is dry embossed with an ornaments folder by Provo Craft

The card below: The circle stickers are by SRM Stickers. The die-cuts are both by Spellbinders. The patterned paper is dry embossed with a Darice folder.

The card below: The sentiment is computer-generated. The die-cut Cricut left over. The ribbon down the center is from my stash. The patterned paper is by Stampin Up. Embossing folder by Darice

Great example using the same stamp

20 Ornament cards

Thanks for looking

Floral Friday Accordion Fold WERQ Christmas card

I used my Cricut to make this accordion card. My hands hurt to type. So I will come back and give products.

Thanks for looking

Manly Monday Martini

The stamps are by Paper Smooches

I used ink is by Memento ink and distress ink

The patterned paper is by Provo Craft and vellum from Hobby Lobby

The glass image is matted onto a Creative Memories journal box

Thanks for looking

Bella Bride Card

"Happy Friday!
The image below called Bella Bride Sassy will be free for 24 hours on our Sassy Studio Designs Facebook group!! That means that after 24 hours the image will be removed from the group and you will no longer be able to receive it for free. If you miss it - you can still purchase the image in the Sassy store at regular price. If is not in the store, which I don't think this one is in the store, than you will have to wait until it pops up again. 

This beautiful bride by Sassy Studio Design was printed onto X-Press It cardstock and colored in with Copic Markers. I did add Stickles to the flowers on her dress and her bouquet. The sentiment sticker is by Sticko, the glitter hearts by Making Memories and the ribbon is by Hobby Lobby. The heart patterned paper is by Sassafrass and the top patterned paper is by Basic Grey.

Thanks for looking

It's a Girl Stroller Card

Here's a little bit of pink to brighten your day. The ribbon is by Offray and The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby. Stroller stamp is by Stampin Up and colored with Copic markers. Background paper by The Paper Studio and behind the image is a My Mind's Eye journal box. I die cut the image out with a Design Objectives die and then inked the inside with distress ink by Ranger. I die cut the same shape out of white fun foam to give it dimension. The flourish was cut out with my Cricut and the flower is from my stash.

Manly Monday Bowling Card

Today my Manly Monday card is about bowling. I really miss bowling but there's no way I could do it now with my back problems. My husband is on a league and they wear funny bowling shirts. I showed him this card and he approved of it for Manly Monday. 

The black and white cardstock is by Recollections and the red is by Hobby Lobby. The stamps are by Too Much Fun and I stamped them in a blueish/purple color which I have no idea what I used for this but the red ink is by Stampin Up. The circle punches are by EK Success and the large circle is cut out with Creative Memories cutting system. The bowling shirt sticker is by Jolee's and the sentiment stickers are unknown.

Thanks for looking.

Happiness Always

For my card today I cut out an intricate die using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge. It's an off white in color but I don't have a manufacturer name for that cardstock. The patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View and the burgundy cardstock is from Hobby Lobby. The center of the die cut is a flower die by K and Co that I sprayed with Ranger's Perfect Pearls mist in gold. Then the sentiment is by Stampin Up stamp in black Hero Arts ink.

Thanks for looking.

SB.com-Cricut

SB.com-Use your stamps

Kitty Christmas

I was at a barn the other day with a friend that has a horse there. Also in the horse barn were barn kitties and I fell in love. I would have loved to take one home with me but my dog would probably eat it, says my husband. So no kitty for me except here on my blog. Do you have a cat and if so how old is it?

The stamp is by Delafield Stamp Company out of Delafield, Wisconsin. If you are interested in the stamp leave me a comment and I can give you the phone number on the stamp. I stamped it with Versa Color black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. Then I colored the image in with distress inks and a water pen both by Ranger. I inked the edges of the image before matting it onto patterned paper by Martha Stewart. The music paper is by Penny Black and the green cardstock by Recollections. The sentiment sticker is by Hobby Lobby and the ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for looking.

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/p/challenge.html AG with a bow

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/ AG Use your stuff

http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ AG

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/ AG

Faith 2010 Christmas Card Book Layout

I used a sketch from Stuck sketches however I rotated it to fit my needs with this photo card for my Christmas card book. I'll start at the top and move my way down the layout. The red patterned paper is by Deja Views; the 2010 was purchased at a LSS; the pennants are a die by Lawn Fawn with Bazzill cardstock; the circle stamp is by Colorbok and the ink is by Hero Arts; polka dot paper is unknown; red cardstock is from Hobby Lobby and hsa been punched with an EK Success border punch; black cardstock is by Recollections and has also been punched with an EK Success border punch.

Thanks for looking.

http://stucksketches.blogspot.ca/ Sketch

Christmas Cards all Year Round

Today starts a new challenge at Christmas Cards all year Round. The theme for June is snowmen or women. For my card I used a Deep Red Stamp snowman that you can find at

A Cherry on Top

and

Scrapbook.com

I wanted the outline of the snowman to be black because the white would, well not would it did get lost in the white cardstock. (I tried heat embossing the stamp in white first and decided that was no good.) So I stamped the image with Versa Color black pigment ink and heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder. Then I colored the image in with powdered chalk mixed with paint both by Stamp N Plus. I then matted the image onto a scrap of yellow cardstock and then pulled out this red piece of patterned paper by Bazzill Basics. The red yarn like fibers at the bottom come from a place called Orchard Yarn and Thread Co Inc. 

Thanks for looking.

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/-Embossing powder

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/ MEtal

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://thegloryofchristmaschallenge.blogspot.de/ Snow people

http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/ May 2013 color challenge of red and white

Dreamweaver/Stampendous Blog Hop Day 1

This week we’re going to celebrate with the awesome Woodware Design Team and the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team all of the the great Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils products that Woodware makes available to the UK market. This is good news for our crafty friends in the UK because we’ll be offering prizes and our UK friends are eligible to win!! We’ll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US. Each prize package will consist of Nathalie Kalbach’s terrific Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp Sets and the beautiful Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil! Both products are ideal for adding texture and backgrounds to your projects!

Deadline to comment is Sunday, March 29th, Pacific Time. Winners will be picked using random.org and announced Tuesday, March 31st, in the afternoon.

And that’s our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you’ll enjoy the wonderful inspiration that three talented teams will bring you this week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and leave your comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the terrific prize packages.

Here are the designer’s sharing the projects today —

Stampendous Blog

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

 Woodware Craft Collection Blog

Dorothy Adam

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Cindy Groh

Gill Wilson

Alison Heikkila

Francoise Read

My card uses the new stencil called Spiral Dots which you can find at

Woodware

or

Stencil with Style

To make my card I mixed white embossing paste with pink Richeson acrylic paints and applied the paste with a palate knife. The brown cardstock is from Hobby Lobby and the sentiment sticker is by American Crafts. This sencil reminds me of the candy on a paper that we use to love as kids. 

Thanks for looking.

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ Spring Colors

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Shaped Christmas Card at the challenge blog Christmas cards All Year Round

There's a new challenge this month at Christmas Cards all Year Round that I hope you will join in and play. The challenge is shape cards other than square or rectangle.

I made this Christmas card using a Sizzix die cut by doubling up the cardstock and leaving a bit over the creased edge. It makes a beautiful top folding card. Then I die cut the red cardstock by Stampin Up and also the blue patterned paper from Simon Says Stamp. The snowman stamp by Paper Smooches is white heat embossed with Versa Mark ink and myStamp Box powder and then paper pieced together. The red patterned paper is by Scenic Route {very old indeed} and the black and also the white cardstock used in the card are both by Recollections. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and is stamped with red Stampin Up ink. The foam sparkly snowflake thingies are from Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ All about Christmas

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ Creations For or with kids

http://fantasystampers.blogspot.co.uk/ Cute Christmas

http://kitandclowder.ning.com/challenges Christmas

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Snowman

Outlaws Challenge- Anything goes

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ All about Christmas

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Let it snow

http://vandicrafts.com/vandicrafts-artistry-challeng-19-anything-goes-twist/ AG with snowman

http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ Anything goes

http://suzysmarty1.blogspot.co.uk/ Ag with something that begins with S {Snowman}

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/ Happy Holidays

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ Sparkle {snowflakes}

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.fairytalestamper.blogspot.de/ Bling Glitter {on snowflakes}

http://www.fashionablestampingchallenges.com/ Winter Wonderland

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Use some snow

http://www.myperfectlifeuk.blogspot.co.uk/ Any Christmas card goes

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ Let it snow

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/ Christmas

UPDATED 3-27-22 FONT/PHOTO SIZE AND PLACEMENT

Do you wanna build a snowman?

Today is the first day of the Sassy Studio Designs Facebook challenge. It's pretty cool because they give you the image for free and all you have to do is make something with that image before Dec 26th and upload it to the FB album. Here are the prizes:

1st Place- Will recieve a $10.00 gift card and also gets to be guest designer for the month. Which entitles them to more free images and new release images for that month.

2nd Place- $10.00 gift card.

3rd Place- $5.00 gift card

This month the free image is Olaf and he also comes with a sentiment that is super cute but I didn't use it for this card. I printed him out onto Cryogen cardstock and lightly colored him with Copic markers. I decided to fussy cut him out leaving a little border around the edge of the. I dug out some old DCWV patterned paper that I just had a few pieces to work with. I adhered the background paper to a white Recollections card front and then matted the second piece of patterned paper onto blue cardstock also by DCWV. 

The snowflake is foamy in dimension and part of a huge bucket of shapes for the winter season that I bought my niece from Hobby Lobby. The rick rack, though hard to see because it is the same color as the background paper is by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is a word die by Stampin Up, which is cardstock from an old Hallmark invitation that I will never use. It came from my Mother In Laws cards and things that I just went through and organized for her. I covered the die cut with a clear Wink of Stella pen. It does sparkle in real life. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

So I hope you will join us on the Sassy Studio Designs Facebook page for some free images and the chance to win great prizes. It is a closed group that you send a request to join and someone gets to it within 24 hours. Then you send a request for the images via email. I tell you all this so you will jump over there and get the goods before Dec 26th rolls around. HERE is a list of the rules for this challenge. Good Luck

Challenges:

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ All about Christmas

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ For kids or made with them

http://fantasystampers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/24-cute-christmas.html Cute Christmas

http://kitandclowder.ning.com/november-challenge Christmas

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Snowman

Outlaws Challenge- Anything goes

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ All about Christmas

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Let it snow

http://suzysmarty1.blogspot.co.uk/ AG and something that starts with S {Snowman}

http://vandicrafts.com/vandicrafts-artistry-challeng-19-anything-goes-twist/ AG with twist of snoqman or snow

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Use some snow

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ Tis the season

http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Snow people

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/ Christmas

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Sentiment for a Dec holiday

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ It's a kid world

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ Any winter holiday

UPDATED FONT AND PHOTO SIZE AND PLACEMENT ON 3-27-22