Bird Singing Thank You

Hello, friends.  Today I have made a CAS card. 

I started with a kraft card base, onto which I stamped sheet music in watermark ink, bird cage and sentiment in black, and music note in green.  I coloured the leaves of the sentiment with a coloured pencil.  Lastly I affixed a torn strip of sheet music and a bird image with foam tape.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamps:  Sheet music (Judi-Kins), bird cage, music note (Micheals), sentiment (Studio G)
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Versafine Onyx Black, Ancient Page Pine
• Bird graphic:  Graphics Fairy (thank you, Karen)
• Cardstock:  Kraft (Stampin' Up!), white (Recollections)
• Coloured pencil:  Prismacolor
• Sketch:  Annabelle Stamps - see ---->

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Annabelle Stamps Sketch AC170 (see above) UE C7
2. CAS-ual Friday CFC113 CAS creations that combine kraft and text UE
3. Clearly iStamp #6 Thank You 1E
4. Cute Card Thursday #284 Things with Wings UE
5. Just Inspirational Challenges Photo Inspiration (see below - I was inspired by the umbrella shape ( = bird cage) and the colours 3E #1
6. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes 5E #4
7. Word Art Wednesday #95 Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E #3

Just Inspirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a fun day of crafting!

Jedi Master

Here's a card I made for my nephew - he loves Star Wars and especially Yoda.

I started by embossing a star background in gold on black cardstock and outlined in gold.  I punched three tags from green cardstock and stamped a speckled background in black.  I affixed a 3-D Yoda sticker to each tag, tied them with shimmery black fibre, and affixed to the card.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamps:  Stars and speckled background (Stampin' Up!)
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Versafine Onyx Black
• Embossing powder:  The Artful Stamper
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Gold marker:  Pilot
• Tag punch:  Marvy Uchida
• Fibre and stickers:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Card Crafter's Circle #90 For the Boys (this is for my nephew) 3E #1
2. Crafting for All Seasons #59 Tag It 3E #3
3. Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
4. Dream Valley #64 For a Child 3E #2
5. Hobby Cutz #13 Create Your Own Background 3E #2
6. Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge #10 Anything Goes 3E #1 C10
7. Loves Rubberstamps #67 Favourite Colour Combination - I love black, green, and gold UE
8. {PIN}spirational Challenges Photo Inspiration (see below) UE
9. The Crafter's Café #26 Embossing Wet or Dry (I used wet) 3E #2
10. The Male Room #3 The Great Outdoors (outer space is outdoors) UE

{PIN}spirational Challenges
Photo Inspiration

Wishing you a Meowy Day

I love this cute kitty image from Fitztown called Fluffball Kitten Floral Digistamp - it just makes me smile!

 

I began by embossing the front of a white card base.  I coloured the kitten image with pencils, fussy-cut, added small gems to each flower, and mounted on the card with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Doodle Pantry, which I printed and affixed with foam tape.  Lastly, I added shimmery pink fibre tied into a bow, a butterfly charm, and punched flowers with gems in the centre.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digistamp and digi sentiment:  Described above
• Coloured pencils:  Prismacolor
• Punches:  EK Success
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Baby's Breath
• Accents:  Shimmery fibre, butterfly charm, gems (Dollarama)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge (I did Anything Goes) 3E #3
2. Aud Sentiments #88 Any Sentiment 5E #2
3. Digi Darla's Anything Goes with Twist:  Bow (bow tied with fibre), Digi, One or More Butterflies UE
4. Fitztown #7 Add Sparkles (shimmery fibre, gems) 3E #1 C10
5. Inky Impressions IIC#123 Animals UE
6. MFP Friends of Speedy TV #87 Metal (butterfly charm) 5E #3
7. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes 5E #3
8. Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
9. Southern Girls Warm Fuzzies 1E
10. Word Art Wednesday #95 Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E #2 

Thank you for looking at my card - I so enjoy your comments!  Have a wonderful day!

Daffodils - Enjoy Your Day

Today I have made a daffodil card.

This beautiful image is called Daffodils and Butterfly by Delicious Doodles.  I digitally added the sentiment which was a freebie from Desert Diva (thank you, Hannelie) and then coloured the image with pencils and fussy-cut.  I started the card by covering a white card base with daffodil paper that I got from Free Craft Downloads (thank you) and a strip of embossed green cardstock.  Next I affixed the image with foam tape and added a daffodil tag that I got as a freebie from Lilac & Lavender (thank you, Megan), onto which I attached a shiny butterfly with a yellow brad and stapled green ribbon.  Lastly I embellished with a metal butterfly charm, to which I added a bow tied with orange string.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp, digi sentiment, digi paper:  Described above
• Coloured pencils: Prismacolor
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Baby's Breath
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Ribbon:  Offray
• Butterfly charm, shiny butterfly, brad, string:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge (I did Anything Goes) 3E #2
Anything Goes #100 In the Garden, Add Some Butterflies 5E #1
Aud Sentiments #88 Any Sentiment 5E #1
Bearly Mine #101 Digi Days - Use a Digi 2E #2
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Mania #28 Ribbon 3E #3
Catch the Bug Challenge (Bugaboo) Photo Inspiration (see below) 3E #1
Crafting for All Seasons #59 Tag It 3E #2
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
Cute Card Thursday #284 Things with Wings UE
Delicious Doodles #51 Anything Floral 1E
Digi Darla's Anything Goes with Twist:  Bow (string bow on charm), Digi, One or More Butterflies UE
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Eureka Stamps #54 Be Sentimental 3E #2
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Loves Rubberstamps #67 Favourite Colour Combination - I love yellow and green UE
MFP Friends of Speedy TV #87 Metal (butterfly charm, brad) 5E #2
My Craft Creations Butterflies 26/8-7/9 UE
One Stitch at a Time #178 Anything Goes with Stitchy Bear Digi Image (this Delicious Doodles image can be purchased in the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet here) 3E #3
Party Time Tuesdays PTT#135 Anything Goes 2E #2
Penny's Paper-Crafty Use 3 different types of embellishments from list (I used ribbon, brad, charm) 3E #2
Ribbon Carousel Summertime Fun (watching butterflies in the garden is fun for me) UE
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes 5E #2
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Stampin' for the Weekend Colours of Summer 1E
The Crafter's Café #26 Embossing Wet or Dry (I used dry) 3E #1
Through the Craftroom Door Aug.27-Sept.2 Anything Goes 2E #2
Word Art Wednesday #95 Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E #2

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Photo Inspiration

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a fun day of crafting!

Fuschia and Hummingbird

Hello, friends :-)  Today I have made a card for my Mom, who loves hummingbirds.

This gorgeous image is called Fuschia and Hummingbird by Delicious Doodles.  I coloured it with pencils, fussy-cut around the image, and added three small gems.  I started the card by covering a white card base with green cardstock, onto which I layered floral DP and added two strips of fuschia polka-dot ribbon.  I glued a number of leaves to the card and mounted the image on top, adding a flower attached with a gem-filled brad.  I glued three more leaves and added three more flowers, also attached with gem-filled brads.  Lastly I added a chip-board tag (that matched the DP) tied with fibre and a silver heart charm tied with fibre.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp:  Described above
• Coloured pencils: Prismacolor
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Designer paper and matching chipboard tag:  Rowena Stott
• Fibre:  Forever in Time
• Flowers, leaves, charm, brads, ribbon, gems:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:
2 Sisters #158 Square Cards UE
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge (I did Anything Goes) 3E #1
A Gem of a Challenge Anything with a B (bird) UE
Bearly Mine #101 Digi Days - Use a Digi 2E #1
Bunny Zoe's Crafts August Bingo (I used tag, gems, charm) UE
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Mania #28 Ribbon 3E #2
Crafting for All Seasons #59 Tag It 3E #1
Crafty Sentiments Make it Girly (this is girly with all the flowers and pink colours) 3E #1
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
Delicious Doodles #50 Birds of a Feather 1E
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Left of Center #13 LOC Theme or Girly (I went with girly) UE
Little Red Wagon #200 Polka Dots (ribbon) UE
Loves Rubberstamps #67 Favourite Colour Combination - I love fuschia and green UE
MFP Friends of Speedy TV #87 Metal (heart charm, brads) 5E #1
One Stitch at a Time #178 Anything Goes with Stitchy Bear Digi Image (this Delicious Doodles image can be purchased in the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet here) 3E #2
One Stop Craft #240 Spots and Dots (polka-dot ribbon) 2E #2
Party Time Tuesdays PTT#135 Anything Goes 2E #1
Penny's Paper-Crafty Use 3 different types of embellishments from list (I used ribbon, brads, flowers) 3E #1
Pile It On Designer Paper UE
Rhedd and Rosie's For the Ladies (this is for my Mom) 3E #1
Ribbon Carousel Summertime Fun (watching hummingbirds in the garden is fun for me) UE
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Dotty (polka-dot ribbon) 5E #3
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes 5E #1
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #77 Anything Goes 2E #2
The Cheerful Stamp Pad #67 Your Choice 2E #2
The Squirrel and the Fox #51 Spring or Autumn (I went with Spring) 2E #2
Through the Craftroom Door Aug.27-Sept.2 Anything Goes 2E #1
Totally Papercrafts #181 Tags and Hearts (used both) 3E #2
Twisted Tuesday #57 Pink as All Outdoors (challenge: use pink/twist: show outdoor things) 3E #2
Whimsical Designs Something old, Something new (the gem-filled brads are several years old; the flowers and leaves are new) 1E

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a fun day of crafting!
 

My first ATC - How about a hug?

Hello, friends :-)  Well, I was again inspired by my dear friend, Avril, and I have created my first ATC - Yay!  These little cards are small - 2 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches.  What do you think?

 
I started with a tiny white base and covered it with starry-sky paper.  I stamped the night-time kitty on a punched tag, coloured with pencils, doodled stitching around the outline, stapled a piece of navy ribbon, and affixed to the ATC with foam tape.  I cut the sentiment into a label shape, touched it on my yellow stamp pad to add some colour, and affixed with a pop dot.  Lastly I embellished with four stars and a heart charm tied with twine.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamp:  Unfortunately, it has no markings on it - a wood-mounted stamp I got in a lot on ebay years ago.
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Sentiment:  StampArt Design by Kathryne 
• Patterned paper:  Free Craft Downloads (thank you)
• Coloured pencils:  Prismacolor
• Black marker (for doodled stitching):  Staedtler
• Die:  Spellbinders Labels Nine
• Tag punch:  Marvy Uchida
• Twine:  American Craft
• Ribbon, stars, charm:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Dutch Dare #231 Animal Antics 2E #1 C8
Incy Wincy Designs Create an ATC and Blog Hop 5E #1
MFP Friends of Speedy TV #87 Metal (heart charm and staple) 5E #1
Time 4 Scrap #13 Before I Sleep 3E #1 C5
Totally Papercrafts #181 Tags and Hearts (got both) 3E #1

Thank you for looking at my little ATC - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day!

I Love You Kitties

I made another card for my honey!  The card I made yesterday really cheered him up so I thought I'd make another one.  I mentioned yesterday that he's been feeling down lately.  He does love my cards - he's my biggest fan - so I know this one will put a smile on his face when he gets home from work tonight. 

This time I tried a technique called Stained Glass on Vellum that I saw at MFP Speedy TV - I'm not sure if I did it correctly but it's my best shot at it.  I stamped the kitties and heart on vellum, coloured with pencils, and affixed to polka-dot patterned paper that I mounted on black cardstock.  The heart stamps says "I Love" so I wrote "You!" with a fine black marker.  I then affixed that panel to a glittery brown polka-dot patterned paper that I mounted on black cardstock, which covered a white card base.  I embellished with two wooden polka-dot hearts and some heart-themed decorative tape.  Here are the supplies used:

Hero Arts - I Love My Cat

• Stamps:  Cats (Crafter's Companion Tale of Tom Kitten set - see below), heart (Hero Arts CL135 I Love My Cat set - see below)
• Ink:  StazOn Jet Black                          
• Coloured pencils:  Prismacolor
• Patterned paper, cardstock:  Black cardstock and both polka-dot papers are Recollections
• White card base:  Domtar
• Vellum:  Unknown/unmarked from my stash
• Black marker:  Staedtler
• Decorative tape:  Loblaws
• Wooden hearts:  Dollarama

Crafter's Companion
Tale of Tom Kitten

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero #30 Victorious Vellum (must use HA product) UE C5

Crafter's Companion August Challenge - Animals UE

MFP Speedy TV Tutorial Time Stained Glass on Vellum 5E #1

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Dotty (lots and lots of dots here) 5E #2

Victorine Stamps #66 Wedding or Love UE

 

 

 Thank you for looking at my card - have a wonderful day!  I enjoy reading your comments!

Much Gifted Birthday Duck

I made this birthday card for an elderly friend who is fond of ducks.  She loved it!

 

I started with a purple card base, onto which I stamped a birthday gift repeatedly to create a background on the top, affixed patterned paper on the bottom, and added a strip of black polka-dot ribbon.  I embossed the duck stamp in silver, coloured with watercolour markers, outlined in silver, mounted on yellow and then black cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black, and affixed to the card with foam tape.  Lastly I embellished with a handmade bow.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamps:  Duck (Penny Black 3212K Much Gifted!),sentiment (The Old Island Stamp Company), birthday gift (dollar store)
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Watercolour markers:  Tombow
• Embossing powder:  Silver (The Artful Stamper)
• Silver marker:  Pilot
• Cardstock:  Stampin' Up!, Recollections
• Patterned paper:  Source unknown
• Ribbon:  Dollarama 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Amusing Challenges Anything Goes (no digis) 2E #1
Card Mania #28 Ribbon 3E #2

Crafty Ribbons #58 Anything Goes with Ribbon 5E #2

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday #6 Birthday 2E #1 C10

Penny Black Saturday Bright and Sunny UE

Pile It On Designer Paper UE

Robyn's Fetish #174 Rectangular Cards Only 3E #2

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Dotty (ribbon) 5E #1

The House that Stamps Built DCC814 Things with Wings UE
Totally Gorjuss #198 Bows UE

 

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a great day!

Owl Always Love You

Today I made a masculine card - for my honey.  He's been feeling down lately, and I'm hoping this will lift his spirits.

 

I used a fabulous freebie digi and sentiment from Beccy's Place (thank you, Beccy), which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils and mounted on brown cardstock.  I started by covering a white card base with brown cardstock and then layering coordinating patterned-paper panels according to the sketch by C.R.A.F.T. Challenge (see below).  I affixed the image and sentiment with foam tape and embellished with a feather, four buttons tied with twine, and a feather charm tied with ribbon.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
2 Sisters #158 Square Cards UE
A Gem of a Challenge Anything with a B (bird, buttons, bow) UE
Beccy's Place Anything Goes with Beccy's Place Image UE
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #221 Sketch
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Mania #28 Ribbon 3E #1
Craft-room Challenge Something New (the feathers are brand new, opened the package to make this card) 3E #3
Crafty Ribbons #58 Anything Goes with Ribbon 5E #1
Creatalicious #54 For the Boys (this is for my man) UE
Creative Corner Challenges Cute Critters 3E #3
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Eureka Stamps #54 Be Sentimental 3E #1
Inky Impressions IIC#122 Masculine UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Kaboodle Doodles #186  Season of Fall or Fall Colours (fall colours) 3E #1
Let's Craft and Create #77 Animal Antics UE
Little Red Wagon #199 Layers (lots of layers here) UE
Loves Rubberstamps #66 Round or Square Cards UE
MFP Speedy TV Inspiration Challenge #25 Like a Lodge (see inspiration photo below) 5E #1
Pile It On Designer Paper UE
Red Carpet Studio RCS#51 We Bought a Zoo - Card with Animal (there is an owl at our local zoo) UE
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #77 Anything Goes 2E #1
The Cheerful Stamp Pad #67 Your Choice 2E #1
The House that Stamps Built DCC814 Things with Wings UE
The Squirrel and the Fox #51 Spring or Autumn (this card reminds me of Autumn) 2E #1
Totally Gorjuss #198 Bows UE
Victorine Stamps #66 Wedding or Love UE

MFP Speedy TV Photo Inspiration
Like A Lodge

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy your comments!  Have a wonderful day of crafting!

Reading Kitty - Back to School

Hello, friends - I hope you are having a great day!  I created this back-to-school card for my 10-year-old niece.  I hope she likes it!

I started with a white card base and covered it with yellow cardstock.  Then I added a layer of pencil-patterned paper, to which I added four photo corners.  I coloured the cute cat image with pencils, die cut, faux-stitched around the border with purple pencil, layered onto an embossed yellow die-cut, and affixed to the card with foam tape.  I created the back-to-school sentiment with my label maker and then embellished the image with 3 punched stars.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp:  Sliekje Digi Stamps (thank you, Angelique)
• Patterned paper:  Create with TLC (thank you, Paulette)
• Cardstock:  Recollections          White Card Base:  Domtar
• Coloured pencils:  Prismacolor
• Die:  Spellbinders Labels Twelve
• Star punch:  Michaels
• Label maker:  Dymo
• Photo corners:  Dollarama

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges: 
A Gem of a Challenge Anything with a B (books, sentiment/theme - back to school) UE
Baffies Creative #23 Dog, Cat, Mouse UE
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Crafter's Circle #89 Bright Colours 3E #3
Craft-room Challenge Something New (the pencil-patterned paper is new - it was recently posted as a freebie at Create with TLC) 3E #2
Crafty Catz #195 Stitching Real or Faux (faux stitching doodled around image) 3E #2
Crafty Sentiments Colourful 3E #3
Creative Corner Challenges Cute Critters 3E #2
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
Cupcake Inspirations #225 Back to School (see photo inspiration below - my image was inspired by the pile of books on the cupcake, and my sentiment was inspired by the white letters on the black bottom of the cupcake) 3E #1
Cute Card Thursday #283 Back to School UE
Cutie Pie Challenge #51 Anything Goes (must be cute) 3E #3
Die Cuttin' Divas #129 Back to School 3E #1
Di's Digi Designs Back to School 3E #1
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
DL.ART Back to School 3E #1
Dream Valley #64 For a Child 3E #1
Fairies Challenge Blog #11 Back to School UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Let's Craft and Create #77 Animal Antics UE
Oldie but Goodie Challenge Embossing (the items > 6 month old are the embossing folder, photo corners, star punch, and the Dymo label maker I used to make the sentiment) 3E #3
Pile It On Designer Paper UE
Red Carpet Studio RCS#51 We Bought a Zoo - Card with Animal UE
Robyn's Fetish #174 Rectangular Cards Only 3E #1
Scrappy Moms Stamps Back to School UE
Send a Smile 4 Kids Animal Cards 4 Kids (for my 10-year-old niece) 3E #2
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Back to School 5E #2
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Stempelsonne Book/Bookmark (I went with book) 3E #1
The Crazy Challenge #152 Animals 4E #4
There She Goes TSG 221 Fur Friends #3
Wags n Whiskers #111 Back to School 2E #1

Thank you for looking at my card!  I enjoy reading your comments - have a great day!

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Transport

Hello, friends - I hope you are enjoying your weekend!  It's Sunday and that means it's challenge time over at Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.  The theme this week is Transport.  

By the way, we have changed the rules over at Glitter n Sparkle beginning with this challenge.  We now have a limit of 3 entries per person, and the top 3 will be chosen by the DT instead of random.org.  This makes things more fun!  I hope you will come over and play along with us.   Here's my card...

I love the image I got to play with this week - it's called Purrcedes by Floppy Latte - this little kitty is just so cute travelling around on her broom!  I printed the image, die cut, coloured with pencils, sponged the edges with black ink, and mounted on a black die cut.  I covered a white card base with black cardstock and affixed panels of patterned paper and embossed cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in black on a die-cut oval and sponged with black ink.  Lastly I embellished with wooden skull and bat and glittery ghost and stars.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp:  Described above
• Sentiment:  Studio G
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Coloured Pencils:  Prismacolor
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Patterned paper:  Cat on broom (Free Craft Downloads - thank you), Bats (MyGrafico - thank you)
• Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 22,  Nellie's Multiframe Ovals
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles
• Accents:  Dollarama
• Sketch:  C.R.A.F.T. Challenge (see below)



We have some awesome prizes again this week at Glitter n Sparkle, so I hope you'll link up your Transport creation.  Here's what you could win:

Bugaboo - 7 images from their store

Floppy Latte - $6 gift certificate for their store

Stitchy Bear Stamps - $10 gift gertificate to use on images from Lil Diva, Stitchy, or Reece's Scrap Pieces

 

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

2 Sisters #158 Square Cards UE
A Gem of a Challenge Anything with a B (broom) UE
Baffies Creative #23 Dog, Cat, Mouse UE
C... is for Challenge #4 Animals 1E
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #221 Sketch
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Crafter's Circle #89 Bright Colours 3E #2
Cards Galore August Bingo - I chose Sentiment, Die Cuts, and Embossing UE
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party #13 Anything Goes 8E #8
Craft-room Challenge Something New (the digi image is brand new to me - received it for my DT project) 3E #1
Creative Corner Challenges Cute Critters 3E #1
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes UE
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Great Impressions Square Card 3E #3
Happy Campers #21 Use a Stamp - Rubber or Digi 3E #3
Jellypark Things that Fly 2E #1
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Left of Center #13 LOC Theme or Girly (I went with LOC) UE
Let's Craft and Create #77 Animal Antics UE
Little Red Wagon #199 Layers (lots of layers here!) UE
Loves Rubberstamps #66 Round or Square Cards UE
Oldie but Goodie Challenge Embossing (the items > 6 month old are the embossing folder, embellishments, ink, and sentiment stamp) 3E #2
One Stitch at a Time #178 Anything Goes with Stitchy Bear Digi Image (Floppy Latte's Purrcedes can be purchased in the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet here) 3E #1
Penny's Paper-Crafty #141 Dies and/or Punches 3E #3
Pile It On Designer Paper UE
Red Carpet Studio RCS#51 We Bought a Zoo - Card with Animal UE
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Sweet Stampin' Journeys, Travel, or Destinations (Kitty is travelling on the broom) 2E #1
The Crazy Challenge #152 Animals 4E #3
There She Goes TSG 221 Fur Friends #2

Thank you for looking at my card!  I enjoy reading your comments - have a great day!

Circus Fun

Hello, friends.  Today I made a vintage circus card. 

I started with a cream card base, onto which I stamped "print pattern" in black. I printed the vintage circus image on cream cardstock, trimmed, mounted on black and red cardstock, and affixed to the card.  I printed the sentiment on cream cardstock, trimmed, mounted on black cardstock, and affixed with foam tape.  Lastly I embellished with five red sequins.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp:  Graphics Fairy (thank you, Karen)
• Digi sentiment:  Create with TLC (thank you, Paulette)
• Stamp:  Print Pattern (Stampin' Up!)
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Cardstock:  Recollections          
• Cream Card Base:  Staples
• Sequins:  Dollarama 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps #62 Shabby/Vintage UE
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party #13 Anything Goes 8E #7
Digistamps 4 Joy #74 Anything Goes 3E #3
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Little Blue Buttons #8 Use Blings (I used sequins) 4E #4
Pattie's Creations Anything Goes Must Always Use Image 2E #2
Pile It On #33 No Designer Paper UE
QKR Stampede #53 Anything Goes 3E #3
Scrappy Frogs August Fair/Circus/Carnival UE
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Carnival 5E #2
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day!

Fashionable Clown

Hello, friends.  Today I made a vintage clown card.  Some people are scared of clowns, but this clown is not scary at all.  In fact, she looks very fashionable!

I started with a cream card base, which I embossed with baby's breath and sponged with black ink.  I printed the vintage clown image on cream cardstock, trimmed, mounted on black cardstock, and affixed to the card.  I circle punched the sentiment, doodled stitching around the circle, and affixed with foam tape.  Lastly I embellished with three black gems.  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp:  Graphics Fairy (thank you, Karen)
• Digi sentiment:  Create with TLC (thank you, Paulette)
• Cardstock:  Recollections           Cream Card Base:  Staples
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Baby's Breath
• Black marker (for doodled stitching):  Staedtler
• Circle punch:  Marvy Uchida
• Gems:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps #62 Shabby/Vintage UE
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party #13 Anything Goes 8E #6
Crafty Catz #195 Stitching Real or Faux (I went with faux) 1E
Cuttin' and Stampin' #33 Monochromatic 3E #2
Digistamps 4 Joy #74 Anything Goes 3E #2
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
Oldie but Goodie Challenge Embossing (nearly everything on this card is > 6 month old:  the cardstock, gems, black marker, circle punch) 3E #1
One Stop Craft #240 Spots and Dots (spots and dots on her costume, gems are dots too) 2E #1
Pattie's Creations Anything Goes Must Always Use Image 2E #1
Pile It On #33 No Designer Paper UE
QKR Stampede #53 Anything Goes 3E #2
Scrappy Frogs August Fair/Circus/Carnival UE
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Carnival 5E #1
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Whimsy Inspiration #62 Clean and Simple 3E #3
Word Art Wednesday #94 Anything Goes with uplifting sentiment 5E #5

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day!

Yoda in the Forest by Jonas (8 yrs)

I enjoyed an afternoon of card making with my 8-year-old nephew, Jonas, and 4-year-old niece, Charlotte.  Over the next few days I would like to share some of their beautiful creations.  Here's one of Jonas's cards...

 

The Yoda digi is a freebie from Super Coloring (thank you), which Jonas cut out and coloured with Laurentian pencils.  He used brown construction paper and coloured pencils to create a woodland scene and embellished it with a sticker from the dollar store.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Annual Summer Children's Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at Jonas's card! 

Sunny Day by Charlotte (4 yrs)

I enjoyed a fun afternoon of card making with my 4-year-old niece, Charlotte, and 8-year-old nephew, Jonas.  Over the next few days I would like to share some of their beautiful creations.  Here's a birthday card Charlotte made for one of her friends...

The image is from a colouring sheet from the dollar store.  Charlotte coloured it with Laurentian pencils, and I affixed it to the card for her with decorative tape (Loblaws).  The sentiment stamp is from the dollar store.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Annual Summer Children's Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at Charlotte's card!

Butterfly Birthday

Here is a birthday card I made - I like how this turned out! 



 

I started by brayering rainbow ink onto a glossy panel and then stamped a stem silhouette repeatedly.  I mounted the glossy panel on purple cardstock and affixed to the card (white card base covered with yellow cardstock).  I stamped the birthday sentiment in black and embellished with a metallic 3-D butterfly sticker and three green gems.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamp:  Stem Silhouettes (Stampin' Up!), sentiment (Studio G)
• Ink:  Kaleidacolor Creole Spice, StazOn Jet Black
• Cardstock:  Recollections    White Card Base:  Domtar
• Accents:  Gems, butterfly sticker (dollar store)

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges Birthdays 2E #1
Brown Sugar #56 Bugs 2E #1
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
Card Crafter's Circle #89 Bright Colours 3E #1
Cards Galore August Bingo - I chose Birthday, Gems, Sentiment UE
Craft Your Passion #176 Summer Flowers 3E #2
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party #13 Anything Goes 8E #5
Crafty Sentiments Colourful 3E #2
Digi Darla's #76 Birthday Celebrations UE
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
Fab 'n' Funky You can Stick It (the butterfly is a sticker) 1E
Happy Campers #21 Use a Stamp - Rubber or Digi 3E #2
Hobbycutz #13 Create Your Own Background 3E #1
Jellypark Things that Fly 2E #1
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #13 Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
LEJ Designs #67 Nature Inspired 3E #3
Little Blue Buttons #8 Use Blings (gems or rhinestones) 4E #3
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes 3E #3
Papertake Weekly Flower Power 5E #2
Pile It On #33 No Designer Paper UE
QKR Stampede #53 Anything Goes 3E #1
Robyn's Fetish #173 Put a Frame Around It 3E #3
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Stampin' for the Weekend Butterflies 1E
The Crafter's Café #25 Bling and Sparkling Things (metallic butterfly, gems) 3E #2
The House that Stamps Built DCC814 Things with Wings UE
Word Art Wednesday #94 Anything Goes with uplifting sentiment 5E #4

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day!

Master Yoda by Jonas (8 yrs)

I enjoyed an afternoon of card making with my 8-year-old nephew, Jonas, and 4-year-old niece, Charlotte.  Over the next few days I would like to share some of their beautiful creations.  Here's a card made by Jonas...

 

The digi is a freebie from Super Coloring (thank you), which Jonas coloured with Laurentian pencils.  He used a stencil to write the word Master.  The star patterned paper was a freebie from Free Craft Downloads (thank you), and the shimmery paper at the top is a scrap from Memory Star.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Annual Summer Children's Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at Jonas's card! 

Fishing by Charlotte (4 yrs)

I enjoyed a fun afternoon of card making with my 4-year-old niece, Charlotte, and 8-year-old nephew, Jonas.  Over the next few days I would like to share some of their beautiful creations.  Here's a card that Charlotte made for her neighbour who likes to fish:

The image is from Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps (thank you).  Charlotte used wavy-edge scissors and coloured pencils (Laurentian) to create the water.  The patterned paper is offcuts/scraps from Memory Star. 

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Annual Summer Children's Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at Charlotte's card!

One Layer Sympathy

I was inspired by my friend Avril to create a one-layer card.  I decided to make a CAS sympathy card.

I started by stamping a solid rectangle stamp in pink.  Then I stamped the flowers and sentiment in black.   Lastly I embellished with pink gems.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamps:   Flower, sentiment (Studio G), rectangle (Rubber Stampede)
• Ink:  Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid, Versafine Onyx Black
• White Card Base:  Domtar
• Gems:  Dollarama

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #55 Clean and Simple 3E #3
Card and Scrap #59 Anything Goes UE
CAS on Sunday #15 Floral Fantasy 1E
Craft Your Passion #176 Summer Flowers 3E #1
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party #13 Anything Goes 8E #4
Cuttin' and Stampin' #33 Monochromatic 3E #1
DL.ART Challenges August's Anything Goes UE
DRS Designs #84 No Layers UE
Happy Campers #21 Use a Stamp - Rubber or Digi 3E #1
Incy Wincy Designs One-Layer Cards 5E #1
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #13 Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy Anything Goes UE
LEJ Designs #67 Nature Inspired 3E #2
Little Blue Buttons #8 Use Blings (gems or rhinestones) 4E #2
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes 3E #2
Papertake Weekly Flower Power 5E #1
Pile It On #33 No Designer Paper
Sentimental Sunday #168 With Sympathy 3E #1
Sister Act Card Challenges Cards Only Anything Goes UE
Totally Papercrafts #180 Favorite Colors (I love pink and black) 3E #2
Twisted Tuesday #57 Pink as All Outdoors (challenge: use pink/twist: show outdoor things) 3E #1
Whimsy Inspiration #62 Clean and Simple 3E #2
Word Art Wednesday #94 Anything Goes with uplifting sentiment 5E #3

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day!