Mermaid Shaker

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - CraftinGranny - thank you for joining me! Today I'm sharing a mermaid shaker card! This adorable Mermaid is the July challenge image at Gerda Steiner Designs.

I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and then I fussy-cut and added clear Wink of Stella to her mermaid tail, bikini top, starfish, and fish. It doesn't show up in the photos, but it's quite sparkly! The original image had just one fish but I added a couple extras. It also had a sandy ocean bottom and some seaweed but I didn't use them since the shaker bits would cover them. I doodled some scales on her mermaid tail.

My card began with an underwater background using watercolour markers. I used only two colours this time: Persian Green and Turquoise Green. I wanted to make it different than the backgrounds I made for my shark shaker card and tag, which were blue.  I stamped a few background fish (Newton's Nook - Shark Bites) and bubbles (See-D's Beach Collection), adding white gel pen to the bubbles. For the shaker bits, I used lots of sequins from my stash.

The sentiment stamp is from Newton's Nook - Newton's Summer Vacation, and I heat-embossed it in white on a black scrap.  The scalloped stitched frame die is from Gina Marie Designs.

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Allsorts Frame It 1/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Aud Sentiments For a Girl Plus Sentiment 1/5; Crafting from the Heart AG 1/3; Crafty Catz Add Bling 3/3; Create and Inspire AG 1/3; Creatalicious AG with Optional Add Flowers 3/3; Cupcake Inspirations Tropical 1/3; Cute Card Thursday Embossing UE (heat embossed sentiment); Dies R Us Water and/or Beach 1/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Glitter n Sparkle AG 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday 1E: One Stitch at a Time Elements of Nature (water) UE; Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 1/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground Snippets used for sentiment and die-cut frame 1E; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create a Scene 3/5; Simply Papercraft AG 1/3; Sparkle N Sprinkle White Embossing Powder used for sentiment UE; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 13; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 4/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Hummingbird Photos

Hello, everyone!  I wanted to share some photos of our hummingbirds!  We have quite a few this year, still not as many as last year, but they are such a joy to watch!  We seem to have more females and just one male that we can see. He likes to guard the feeders and chase away the other birds! We're pretty sure he's the same male that was here last year.  Brian captured some great shots! Enjoy!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Meowy Christmas: The snuggle is real

Hello, everyone!  As you've probably noticed, I'm really enjoying Christmas in July! I have another festive card to share! This one features three cute kitties from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Meowy Christmas Cats. They remind me of my three kitties! I coloured them with Prismacolor pencils and fussy-cut so I could pop them up on foam tape.

Here are the other items used:

• Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Ovals
• Sentiment stamps: Newton's Nook - Newton's Holiday Mischief; Sugar Pea Designs - Smitten Kitten (heat embossed in white)
• Misc: Vellum, sparkly washi tape, and star sequins - all from my stash

I was inspired by the challenge at Catch the Bug Christmas in July - Day 7 - Colour Inspiration:

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Crafty Catz Add Bling 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE;Creatalicious AG with Optional Add Flowers 2/3; Cute Card Thursday Embossing UE (heat embossing); Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DRS Designs Pets R Family Too 2/3; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July UE; Get Creative Celebrations (Christmas) 2/3(number them); Inspiration Destination AG UE; Kitty Bee Christmas in July 2/2; Quick Creations Stars and Stripes 1/3; Sparkles Monthly Christmas in July 2/3; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 3/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 12; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas in July 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Holiday Cheer

Hello, everybody!  You guessed it - I have another festive shaker card to share!  I really like how this one turned out!  I used an adorable image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Lil Snowman Star, which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

Here are the other items used:

• Dies: Gina Marie Designs Stitched Stars, Paper Smooches Christmas Words
• Embossing folder:  Taylored Expressions Snowfall
• Glitter cardstock: Dollarama
• Accents: Sequins from my stash

I was inspired by the challenge at Catch the Bug Christmas in July - Day 6 - Photo Inspiration:

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Artistic Inspirations AG UE; CAS on Sunday Sequins 1E; Crafty Catz Add Bling 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner Monochrome 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Creatalicious AG with Optional Add Flowers 1/3; Cute Card Thursday Embossing UE; Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Emerald Faeries Winter Blues 2/3; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July UE; Get Creative Celebrations (Christmas) 1/3(number them); Holly Jolly Christmas Inspired by a Song "Frosty the Snowman 3/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Kitty Bee Christmas in July 1/2; One Stitch at a Time Elements of Nature (snow) UE; Sasayaki Glitter CAS Cards 1/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Clean and Simple 4 Kids 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create a Scene 2/5; Sparkles Monthly Christmas in July 1/3; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 2/3; Taylored Expressions Share Joy Sketch or Keep it Clean and Simple UE; The Crafter's Cafe CAS 1/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 11; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas in July 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

No Peeking!

Hello, everyone! Yes, it's another festive shaker card! I just can't help myself! This little kitty is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps and it's an image from Kawaii Kitties Set.  I coloured the kitty with Prismacolor pencils and fussy-cut. The original image is a kitty with a balloon but I used just the kitty. He's trying to peek at his presents!

The epoxy circle kitten embellishment was made by me! See this post for how I made it.  Here are the other items used:

• Dies: Marianne Design Christmas Trees, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders
• Sentiment stamp: Newton's Nook Newton's Curious Christmas (heat embossed in white)
• Patterned paper: We R Memory Keepers
• Glitter cardstock:  Dollarama
• Accents: Poinsettia, gift, gingerbread man, stocking, pawprint heart charm, stars, sequins - all from my stash

I was inspired by the challenge at Catch the Bug Christmas in July - Day 5:

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Christmas Cards All Year Round July AG 5/5; Craft Your Passion Always AG3/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DRS Designs Pets R Family Too 1/3; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment 1E; Holly Jolly Christmas Inspired by a Song Twas the Night Before Christmas" 2/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Love to Scrap Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Flora and Fauna (poinsettia and cat) 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create a Scene 1/5; SUYP Cats Only Floral Kitties UE; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 1/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 10; The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Christmas Blooms 1/3 FT; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Visions of Sugar Plums

Hello, everyone! Before I share my card, I would like to welcome two new followers - Judy VanZandt and lilita summer - thank you for joining me!

Today I'm sharing another festive card, and it's a shaker card, my favourite!  I stamped an adorable kitty from Your Next Stamp called Purrrfect Day. The kitty reminds me so much of my Honeydew - he's a big boy at 20 lb! The "visions of sugar plums" thought bubble is part of an older wood-mounted Stampendous stamp called Sugar Plum Fluffles, and I thought it went perfectly with this snoozing kitty on Christmas Eve.  I coloured both images with watercolour markers and then fussy-cut. The epoxy circle kitten embellishment was made by me! See this post for how I made it.

Here are the other items used:

• Dies: Frame (Nellie's Multiframe Rectangles, Top Dog Dies Pocket Page Halloween), stitching (My Favourite Things Basic Stitch Lines)
• Sentiment stamp: Newton's Nook Newton's Curious Christmas
• Glitter cardstock: Recollections
• Patterned paper: Simple Stories, Studio 18
• Ribbon: DL.ART Christmas Red
• Accents: Stars, sequins, and pearl snowflakes from my stash

I was inspired by the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches #360:

I was inspired by the colours at Your Next Stamp #43:

I was inspired by the bingo challenge at Catch the Bug Christmas in July Day 4 (I used ribbon, sparkly, stripes) and the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge at Share Joy (I went with shaker, red, glitter):

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Christmas Cards All Year Round July AG 4/5; Craft Your Passion Always AG 2/3; Crafty Catz Red, White, and Blue 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Creative Fingers AG 3/3; Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; Die Cut Divas Glitter 4/4; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Double D Simply Gingham (see inspiration photo below) 1/3; DRS Designs Creative Piercing (see stitched lines) 1/3; Fantasy Stampers Wish Upon a Star 2/3; Let's Craft and Create Four Legged Friends 3/3; Holly Jolly Christmas Inspired by a Song Twas the Night Before Christmas" 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Love to Scrap Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 2/3; One Crazy Stamper Christmas in July 2/5; The Artistic Stamper All Things Bright and Beautiful 3/3; The Cat's Pajamas #318 Christmas in July; The Corrosive Nature/Animals 3/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 8; The Ribbon Girl AG Card UE; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Snowman ... Let it Snow

Hello, everyone!  I've made another holiday card! This one features an adorable snowman from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Snowman Trio Blocks.  I used the third image in the trio and removed the lines of the block so I could die-cut him into a circle. He's coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

Here are the other items used:

• Dies: Poppystamps Let it Snow Channel, Gina Marie Scalloped Circle Frame, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles
• Embossing folder: Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry
• Sentiment stamp: Your Next Stamp Holiday Snow Globe (heat embossed in silver)
• Embossing powder: Zing Glitter Finish Silver
• Glitter cardstock: Dollarama
• Accents: Sequins from my stash

I was inspired by the sketch at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Christmas in July - Day 2:

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Allsorts One for the Boys 1/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Brown Sugar Monochrome 2/2; Cardz TV Christmas in July 3/3; Catch the Bug Christmas in July Day 2 Sketch 1E; Christmas Cards All Year Round July AG 3/5; Clique Kits July AG 3/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; Crafty Creations Clean and Simple 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; Die Cut Divas Glitter 3/4; Digi Designs Christmas in July 3/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Emerald Faeries Winter Blues 1/3; Hiding in My Craftroom Super Scraps plus Twist Christmas (the glitter cardstock are all leftover scraps) 3/3; Ike's World Christmas in July 3/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Little Claire's AG 3/3; Not Just Cards AG UE; One Stitch at a Time Elements of Nature (snow) UE; Pixie's Snippet Playground Week 237 (all of the glitter cardstock are left-over snippets) 1E; Send a Smile 4 Kids Clean and Simple 4 Kids 2/3; Sparkle N Sprinkle Silver Embossing Powder used for sentiment UE; Sparkles Christmas Snowflakes 3/3; The Corrosive Nature/Animals 2/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 7; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday For the Guys/Boys 2/2; Winter Wonderland Christmas Tree / Make it Cute 3/3; WOW Embossing Powder Heat embossed sentiment 3/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!