All Things Grow with Love

 How's it going today !! Hope your day is going well for you.

The new challenge at Creative Moments has started today and I thought I'd share my inspiration project with you all, today.

The sponsor is Bugaboo and their digi's are definitely so cute!!!  In fact, they are soooo cute, I used 2 images in my card. And these images just seem to go together.

I made a slimline card and it turned out great!! Used up some scraps.

Look at JJ, she is in her faded jeans dress and she is working with some small potted plants. BTW, the JJ Garden digi is being retired. And check this out, there is another image that comes with this one as well. Too cute.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Digital - Bugaboo - JJ Garden, Flower Pots Paper/Card Stock: White CS,DP(2) Ink: Momento - Summer Sky Accessories: Spectrum Noir alcohol Markers, Embossing Folder

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Angie's Digital Stamps -  (June) Anything Goes (#45)
• The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes(#65)
• Catch The Bug  (W1 of 2)  (#13)
• Crafter's Castle -  June - Anything Goes (#114)
• Crafty Calendar   June - Anything Goes (#132)

• Inkspirational   #241 - Slimline Cards  (#22)
• Creative Fingers -  No. 210 (W2 of 2)  -  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#116)
• Cute Card Thursday #689 June- Anything Goes! (#340)

Well that's it for now. I sure hope you liked this cute card. Have a great rest of your week

I will be back soon

Time for Fall and Pumpkins

Welcome to my Craft-Dee BowZ Inspiration Tuesday post for October. Do you believe it, Fall is really here!!!

Every Tuesday the designers all take turns posting an inspiration project for your viewing pleasure.You can view their projects on the individual designers' blog or you can check out the project over at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog. 

For todays card I decided to make a card depicting pumpkins and giving the feel of fall. This time I used Bakers Twine in an orange shade instead of using ribbon. 

Let me share my card with you

Pumpkins always remind me of fall so

 I used an image from Bugaboo that fit the bill

Here is a closer view of my bow.

This is a multiple loop bow and 

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool  to make it using this bakers twine. 

Works great with the twine,too.

The CDB tool really aides me in making all my bows.

And you don't need to use ribbon. 

My bakers twine bow is a perfect example

Do you have your CDB tool yet?? No???

This tool is smaller, easy to use, travels well and it's easy to store.

It will make bows from 1" to 4 1/2"

You can order yours by clicking on the 

Buy Now button here on the left sidebar.

Just a reminder - 

The October Craft-Dee BowZ challenge has started and runs thru October 30.

The theme is Anything Goes (no bow required)

You could be the next winner,

We are looking forward to your submission.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Digital - Bugaboo - Pumpkin Patch Rubber Great Impressions Alphabet Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Black CS, light gray, dark gray, Green (3 shades)CS , orange CS Ink: Versafine Clair - Nocturne Dies Used: Eliz. Craft Designs - New England Stone wall, Grass; Accucut - Lrg Pumpkin and leaf Accessories: Spectrum Noir alcohol Markers, Straedler Triplus Fineliner, Small Circle punch, Bakers Twine

 

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges - OCT - ANYTHING GOES (#6)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges   #2040 ANYTHING GOES (#10)
• Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - - (October) Fall (#11)
• Dragonfly Dreams - M, Winner + Top Picks – (October) Spooky and/or Cute (8)
• Stamping Sensations - M, 3E, Winner + Top 3,  (October) Autumn Glory (#17)

That's it for now

Be well and stay safe

Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone,
Hope your  week is treating you well.

Today is the 1st Tuesday of the month and it's time for the start of  June's Inspiration Tuesday over at  Craft-Dee BowZ. Here is the card I made. I decided to use another Bugaboo image. They are the sponsor of the June Craft-Dee BowZ challenge

The bow -

I decided to use a quad loop bow,

and thought the bottom right area would be the perfect place for the bow,

Here is a closer view of my bow.

I used Hug Snug Seam Binding ribbon for this bow. 

Nothing super fancy or over the top and it's perfect for this card.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool. 

Since Hug Snug is a thinner ribbon (really its a seam binding) it makes it easy to make a quad loop bow.

Don't forget, the Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool is the best tool out there

that will aid you in making your bows.
The tool is small , easy to store, easy to use and so portable.

  

To order yours, go to the Craft-Dee BowZ blog 

and click on the Buy Now button 

located on the left sidebar

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital stamp - Bugaboo -  Flower Butterfly Corner Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Green CS, DP Dies Used: Spellbinders - Ribbon Tags Accessories: Hug Snug Seam Binding Ribbon, Spectrum Noir Alcohol ink Markers, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Outline Stickers

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Love to Craft (M, P1, E5) #47 - Anything Goes(#34)
• Scribbles Designs Challenge (M) #89 - Brads, Buttons, or Bows (#14)
• The Creative Crafters (M, ) #28 - Always Anything Goes (#120)
• Tinker- Dream (M, P15) #89 - Flowers (#30)

I hope you've enjoyed my latest project and don't forget you have time to link up with us this month over at the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge! Remember, the challenge theme is always Anything Goes (and no bow is required)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back soon.

June 2020 Craft-Dee BowZ challenge

Hello Crafters

Welcome to June and to another new month.

Hope May was a good month for you 
and that June will be even better.

Speaking of June, its time for the start of the June challenge at

Craft-Dee BowZ challenge 

Our June sponsor is 

Bugaboo

The Winner will receive:
a gift code that is valued at about 4 digital images 
Click here to check out their digi selection

I used the Floral Butterfly Thank You image
on my card.

I foiled the digital image and 
here is a better view to see that foiling

Foiling is so hard to photograph. 

The Bow-
I used my fav, Hug Snug, (that I just got) to make my bow. 
The Hug Snug color I ordered is Chalk White,
 but I used Distress Ink - Mustard Seed to color it.
I love coloring my Hug Snug to be the color I want it to be.

My Craft-Dee BowZ tool enables me to make all my bows, 
and its so easy to use.
The great thing about the Craft-Dee BowZ tool 
is that it makes great smaller bows, for cards or gift bags,
as well as the larger bows to use on regular size gifts

Here is a closer view of the bow.

If you are bow challenged - the CDB tool is for you.
The tool is small and makes great bows. 
It's portable and easy to store.

Order yours over on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and
just click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Bugaboo - Floral Butterfly Thank You image Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Yellow CS,  Green DP (leaves) Ink: Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Mustard Seed  Dies Used: Heartfelt Creations  Accessories:  Craft-Dee BowZ Bow Making Tool, Ribbon (Hug Snug), Foiling - Laser Printer; Heidi Swapp -  Minc Machine, and Heidi Swapp Gold Foil; Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

The Craft-Dee BowZ challenge runs June 1 thru June 29
You have about the whole month to get your project submitted.
The theme is always
Anything Goes
(No bow required)

You could be the next winner


I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges (M,5E)  -JUNE - ANYTHING GOES (#16)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges  (W) #2021 ANYTHING GOES (#26)
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity   #369 NATURE OR FLOWERS (WEEK 1) (#8)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes (#17)
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #22 - Anything Goes (#10)
• Lemon Shortbread - #121 - Always Anything Goes(#7)

Thanks for stopping by today

Day 2 - Birthday Bash at Bugaboo

Hello Everyone.

Hey did you know - It's day 2 in their birthday celebration week  over at  Bugaboo. 

They are celebrating their 10th birthday by having a  different challenge every day for a week 

Each challenge has its own theme but also should be Down on the Farm. AWESOME FUN!!!

Today's challenge is to use this sketch

And the digi I am using is bdaybird4

And yep, there are birds on the farm. LOL

Hey, here is my take on the sketch

Another cute digi wishing a happy birthday

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi Bugaboo - bdaybird4 Paper/Card Stock: White CS, DP, Green CS Dies Used:  Spellbinders Ovals    Accessories: Outline stickers (sentiment & dots), Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug  - Farm Birthday Project (#12)
• Seize The Birthday  #180 Birthday + Option: Layer It   (#97)
• Southern Girls Always Anything Goes  (#38)
• Through the Purple Haze January- Anything Goes (#31)
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies  #34 - Anything Goes with a Critter (#130)
• 2 Sisters On The Blog  #35 - On and around the farm (#23)
• A Bit More Time to Craft  #107 - Always Anything Goes (#145)
• A Perfect Time To Craft  Always Anything Goes (#142)
• Crafts Galore Encore -  Chall #71 - Always Anything Goes (#104)
• Crafty Animals Chall. #34 - Always Anything Goes (#81)

Well that's it for today, but I have more in store for you all week. Stay tuned and hope you will return tomorrow.

Til Then have a great day.

The Birthday Bash at Bugaboo

Hello Everyone

Bugaboo is celebrating  their 10th Birthday Bash, down at the farm. Seven days of challenges and what a cute idea!!!

The  challenge for day one -  theme is  Farm Birthday Project

I love Bugaboo but I don't have any farm animals
So, I went shopping at the Bugaboo store, looking for just the right image

Bugaboo has lots of farm animals to choose from for this theme
and I decided on this cute cow.

And who doesn't like cows. 

OK here is my card

HOLY COW

Isn't that cow adorable.
And who hasn't said "Holy Cow" LOL

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi - Bugaboo - Holy Cow Paper/Card Stock: Dk Brown CS, White CS,  DP, Holographic Paper Ink: Memento - Summer Sky Dies Used: Spellbinders - Circles,  Rubbernecker - Clouds, Penny Black Balloons   Accessories: Bakers Twine, dimensional foam, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Angie's Digital Stamps - Chall #38 - Anything Goes (#20)
• Dragonfly Dreams -  (January) Anything Goes (#88)
• The Corrosive Challenges -Always Anything Goes (#10)
• Catch The Bug  - Farm Birthday Project  (#16)
• Crafter's Castle - January - Anything Goes (#43)
• Di's Digis Designs   Celebrations - (#33)

Well that's it for today. Have a great week. 

I will be back soon.

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello Everyone,

It's already the first Tuesday of the month. That means it's time for my Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration project.

I must be in a hurry to get thru January, I somehow keep feeling it's February already--------wrong. LOL I guess that's wishful thinking. LOL

Well since it's still January and we really just started winter, I thought a card that has more of a winter theme might be more appropriate so I decided to use a really cute image.

Let me share my card with you......

These guys look like they are freezing, don't they LOL

I don't know about you, but some images have added dots and stars etc. around the drawn image. But when you fussy cut, they get left behind. And this image is no exception. So I added some sticky dots and stars back in to add interest around the image.

Since I had stars as accents I decided to add some to the bow as well. 

Here is a closer view of my bow.

This bow is a triple loop bow using Hug Snug seam binding and boy does it make great bows!!!

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool. Don't forget, the Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool is the best tool out there that will aid you in making your bows.

The tool is small , easy to store, easy to use and so portable.

To order yours go to the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and click on the Buy Now button 

located on the left sidebar

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi - Bugaboo - Winter Birds on a Limb , Warm Wishes  Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, White CS, Dark Blue CS Accessories: Ribbon, Alcohol Markers - Spectrum Noir, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, embossing folder dimensional foam,  Outline Stickers - Stars and Dots

Just a reminder - 

The Craft-Dee BowZ challenge is underway. It runs til the end of the month.

This month's sponsor is The Paper Shelter

The theme is always - Anything Goes (no bow required)

You could be the next winner. Get your project completed and submit it. 

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• Angie's Digital Stamps - Chall. #38 - Anything Goes (#7)
• Dare 2B Artzy Challenges -  (January) Winter (#4)
• Dragonfly Dreams - (January) Anything Goes (#22)
• Catch The Bug  - Anything Goes (#33)
• Crafter's Castle -January - Anything Goes (#18)
• Simply Create Too - M - No. 155 Jan -  ANYTHING GOES - TWIST   (#14)

Thanks for stopping by today, I will be back soon

And the stockings were hung.....

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping back.

You know Christmas is approaching FAST!! I seem to always be making cards at the last minute. However this year I am more prepared. (YEA!!!)  All of my Christmas cards are done.

Today is the 1st Tuesday of the month and that means its time for me to post a fun inspiration project for Craft-Dee BowZ.

Since we are really getting closer to Christmas, I decided to spotlight another Christmas card.
I have used an image from Bugaboo and I hope you like this one.

I have been on a foiling kick lately. I decided to foil this image so I printed this image out 3 times using my laser printer. I foiled each of the images in a different color. I used blue, green and red foils. I used my Heidi Swapp Minc Machine to apply the foil to the laser printed areas.

I used blue foil for the base image. That made the snowflakes and the sentiment foiled in blue.

For the next image, (I foiled it in green foil) I took the green foiled piece and added some green alcohol marker coloring between the foiled lines, fussy cut just the two green foiled stockings and attached them with dimensional foam, over the original stockings.  Lastly, I took the 3rd image, I foiled it with red foil and also colored between some of the lines with some red alcohol marker. I fussy cut just the red foiled stocking and attached it over the green image with dimensional foam to pop this up

Here is a closer view that will show off those foil colors. 

I intentionally left the glare on the image to show off the foiling and the colors.

Here is the finished card.

For all you challenge lovers, Craft-Dee BowZ has a monthly challenge. It begins on the 1st of each month.  So you have plenty of time to enter your project in this months challenge. I am looking forward to seeing your submission. The theme is always the same - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow. You could be the December winner.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Bugaboo Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, White CS, DP, Green CS Ink: None Dies Used:  Spellbinders circle die sm, Diamond Dies Pine Branch  Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Heidi Swapp Minc Machine. Heidi Swap Foils,

 I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations -  #209 ANYTHING GOES (WEEK 4) (#107)
• Aurora Wings Challenge - #73 HOLIDAY SPIRIT (Week 3) (#24)
• Crafting from the Heart - #231 ANYTHING GOES (#27)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge  Always Anything Goes  (#29)
• CuteNCrafty Challenge Blog -  #15 ANYTHING GOES (Week 1) (#10)
• CuteNCrafty Christmas Blog (Nov 28 - Dec 10) Christmas/Winter Theme (#3)
• Dream Valley Challenges -  - #192 CHRISTMAS (Week 1)  (#17)
• Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge   #12 - Anything Goes (#21)
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  Always Anything Goes 
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog  #5 - Anything Goes (#35)

I hope you've enjoyed this project and will link up with Craft-Dee BowZ challenge this month! 

Remember, the theme for all of our challenges is always

Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

I will be back soon