Butterflies

Hello everyone and welcome to September

I thought I'd stop in and get the month started with my card 

for the Craft-Dee BowZ September challenge. 

September  means it's getting really, really close to the official start of fall 

and it also means it's time to start another monthly challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ. 

This month's sponsor is Fred She Said

The prize offered by Fred She Said is

$10.00 gift certificate

Hope you can come and play - and you might be a winner.

I love butterflies (and who doesn't) and since we are wrapping up summer, I decided to use a swallowtail butterfly image on my card. To me, they are the last vestiges of summer.

Fred She Said has the prettiest butterfly image. So here is the card I came up with

This card was so fun to put together. Love the colors that I used on that butterfly. 

My Bow was so easy to make since I used the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

I just used some yellow satin ribbon and made a triple loop bow.

Easy peasy

If you are bow challenged and need an easy to use tool,

 the Craft-Dee BowZ tool fits the bill, so

click here to go to the Craft-Dee BowZ site.

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There are instructions that come with the tool and 

You Tube videos for those that like visuals

Here is a closer view of my bow.

HERE ARE THE SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Fred She Said - Swallow Tail Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Yellow CS, Brown CS, DP - Gingham Dies Used: Impression Obsession - Wheat, Crafts-Too -(John Next Door) - Lattice Flowers, Spellbinders - Ovals    Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, brad, alcohol markers, Art Glitter glue

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Always Anything Goes (#95)
• Your Scrapbook Place September - Anything Goes  (#29)
• Sweet Stampers  #35 - Dies and/or Punches (#110)
• A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party  September - Anything Goes (#25)
• A Bit More Time to Craft  #99 - Always Anything Goes (#104)
• A Perfect Time To Craft September - Always Anything Goes (#85)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge  Always Anything Goes (#68)
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes (#141)
• Angie's Digital Stamps - M, 1st Sunday, 3E, Winner and Top Picks - (September) Anything Goes (#15)

That's it for now and thanks for stopping by today, I'll see you soon.

Once upon a Springtime

Hello Everyone,

Had my monthly card class over at Simply Said Rubber Stamps yesterday. Everyone enjoyed themselves.

Let me share one of the cards from the class.

Quite a bit of layers and various different DP's adds a lot of interest to a card. The fairy is darling and we used Wink Of Stella to add just the right amount of shimmer to the image and the saying. 

If you haven't tried Wink of Stella yet, you must try it. I suggest starting out with the clear. It will add shimmer to your color and it really adds just the right accent.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Hampton Arts - Once Upon a SpringTime Paper/Card Stock: Green CS, DP's Ink: Memento - Black Tuxedo Dies Used: Spellbinders- Lacy Squares Accessories:Bella Bling - Self adhesive rhinestones

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting At the Weekend - #4 Anything Goes (always) (#402) 
• Crafty Calendar -  Anything Goes (#282)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - # 42 Anything Goes......(#60)
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - #22 Anything Goes (#47)

• A girl who crafts - Always ANYTHING GOES (#103)
• Artistic Stampers -  must use rubber stamp "Anything Goes" (#122)
• Cards Galore Encore -  Anything Goes (#173)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper –  Anything goes with Patterned Paper (#277)
• The Sisters of Craft -  Anything Goes(#112)

Thanks for stopping by today hope you have a great week.

Beautiful

Hi Everyone,
Hope your holiday weekend is nice. I know some are experiencing some bad weather, lots of rain and hurricane weather. Hopefully that will die off soon.

In the meantime, I would like to share a card with you today. I have no idea what this design is called and it's pretty easy to make and for the life of me, I have no clue where I got the dimensions from. I may have got it off of Pinterest, I will have to look there.

Anyhoo.......... here it is.  I like these kind of foldy, foldy cards.

The card stands up on it's own and is just a panel cut in parallel lines and scored and folded

Hope you can see that from the pictures.And wouldn't you know it, I stamped  the sentiment on crooked.Just my luck.

Here is another view (Yep that sentiment is crooked)

And finally a view with this card, flat. 

This card is about 5.5" square, next I am going to try to make one that fits in a 5"X7" envie.

If I am successful I will post and give the dimensions.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Unity Beautiful Wish (from the Layers of Life series June 2014) Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Tan CS, DP Ink:VersaMark Dies Used: Spellbinders Grand Ovals, Poppy Stamps Meadow Leaf, Heartfelt Creations - Sweet Juliette Accessories: Ribbon (Hug Snug), White embossing powder

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz - # 21 Anything Goes (#275  7-10)
• Aud Sentiments Challenge -  #110 Anything Goes (#29   7-15)
• Crafty Ribbons - #96 Anything Goes with Ribbon  (#48  7-8)
• A girl who crafts - #2 ANYTHING GOES (#58  7-30)
• Cards Galore Encore - #7 Use a Digi or Rubber Stamp (#82  7-30)
• Imagination Crafts Challenge – Anything Goes (#21  7-31)
• Just For Fun - #1  Anything Goes (#72   7-31)
• Ladybug Crafts - Summer Flowers (#22  7-31)
• The East Wind Challenge - #10 Use Ribbon (#19  7-10)
• The Sisters of Craft - M, P1 Anything Goes  (#71  7-31)
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Must Be Square or Rectangular #42 Anything Goes (#128 7-7)
• Loves Rubber Stamps  #110 Anything Goes (#124  7-7)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes  (#128  7-7)
• Tuesday Throwdown - #202 Anything Goes (#123  7-7)

Thanks for stopping by today

You're in my Thoughts

Hi Everyone
Thanks for stopping in today. I want to share a few sympathy cards this week. These sympathy are cards from my February Card Shop card class. I had to postpone the February class because of the weather. The class was rescheduled for yesterday.

I will be back in a few days to show you card number 2 from the sympathy card class.

In the meantime, have a great day!!

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Hero Arts Silhouette Grass Paper/Card Stock: White, Brown, Gray Brown, Black Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Espresso Truffle, Distress Ink Old Paper Dies Used: Spellbinders - Labels Four Accessories: Ribbon,  Dimensional Foam, Sponge Dauber

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz -  # 13 Anything Goes (#274)
  
• Aud Sentiments Challenge -  #102- Anything Goes (don't forget a sentiment) (#109)
• Crafty Ribbons -  Anything Goes with Ribbon (#74)
• Craftitude - No. 60 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes or Add a Little Green (#198)
• Fairy Tale -  No. 87 - (W1 of 2) - One Old Stamp (#7)
• Sister Act Card Challenge - No. 48 - Anything Goes (#109)
• Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes (#105)

Life is a Song

Hi Everyone,
Happy Hump Day!! LOL   Last night was club night and I thought you'd like to see the card I made for club. The theme was musical and I decided to use a stamp set from Unity that definitely had this theme covered.

I used blue cs for the bird, so I guess you can say he's the blue bird of happiness. LOL I stamped the wing again, fussy cut it out, added glitter to the lines and popped it up.I also glittered the curly tail.  I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a fluffy bow for the card.

Here is a close up of the bow. I added some flowers to the center of my bow.

 I must have spring fever since I made some more little flowers and added them to this card. My last post has some of my handmade flowers on it also.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Unity Stamp Co - Music of My Heart Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Yellow CS, Blue Handmade Paper, DP, Ink: Black dye ink, Memento Danube Blue Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm, Foliage Accessories: Seam Binding (ribbon), Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Embossing Folder, MS Glitter - Navy

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Crafting from the Heart - #9 Anything Goes / Use Dies (#62)
• Kaboodle Doodles - #214 Anything but a Square (#41)
• Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes (#128)
• Make it Monday - #182 Always Anything Goes (#101)
• My Craft Creations -  Always Anything Goes (#57)
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - #5 Anything Goes (#55)
• Glitter n Sparkle - #75 Anything Goes (#108)
• That Craft Place -  Anything Goes. (#267)

Easter Blessings

Hi everyone,
So glad you stopped in today. I am back with my post for Craft-Dee BowZ for March. This month the theme for the design team is Easter.  I want to share with you an Easter card I made and the bow I added was made using my trusty Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

The background image is actually a pre-printed card about the size of a post card and it's from a set called Paintables. They come in a set of 16. I used a metallic paint set to color the image and decided to use a soft metallic green that compliments that bow color. I also used a soft bronze and a soft blue, again all the colors are soft metallics and look great with the metallic CS I used for the card base.

Here is a closer view of part of the printed card, painted.

Isn't this butterfly awesome. It too is from Prima. They have some of the prettiest embellishments. 

Let's take a closer look at my bow. I made a double loop bow. This ribbon has wired edges and that's really my favorite type.  I love the mint green ombre color on this ribbon, hope you do too.

My Craft-Dee BowZ tool is my go to tool for all my bows. Easy to use and stores easy and always at my finger tips. The best thing is the fact the that it lets you make different sizes and types of bows.

One last comment about this card - That filmy looking purple piece peeking out around some of the edges, is a used dryer sheet sprayed with Dylusions Ink Spray. I love the filmy, dreamy look it adds to your project. Save those sheets and use your sprays to color them. I pulled mine to stretch it out somewhat.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  JustRite - Easter Blessings Paper/Card Stock: Metallic CS  Pale Green, Bronze Ink: VersaMark Accessories: Ribbon, Metallic Watercolors, Pearls Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, used dryer sheet, Dylusions Ink Spray, Prima-Butterfly and Preprinted Card,  White Embossing Powder

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• Challenges 4 Everybody - (1st Week) Challenge #39 Anything Goes. (ends April 4th)  (#110)
• One Stitch At A Time -  #202 Anything Goes (#46)
• Robyn`s Fetish # 201- Anything Goes (#57)
• Scribble and Scrap -  #12 (1st Week) Always Anything Goes.(#36)
• That Craft Place -  Anything Goes (#85)
• Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes (#86)
• Crazy 4 Challenges -   Color* (#14)
• Di's Digis Designs -Make it Green (#25)
• Hiding in my Craft Room -  #139  Spring Colors  (#56)
• Inkspirational - #51 Color* (#9)
• Open-Minded Challenges -  #5  Use Something Green(#56)
• The Doodle Garden - Anything Goes (#67)

Thanks for stopping in today, have a great week.

Rejoice

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today and welcome to March. I am really looking forward to spring, warmer weather and green grass and pretty flowers but we are once again getting more snow Sunday into Monday.

Easter this year is celebrated on Sunday April 21. So you will be seeing quite a few Easter cards on various blogs for a while. I decided to get an early start.

The Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge starts today. Hope you visit and you may see some inspiration and ideas for your card making. The Craft-Dee BowZ designers were given an Easter theme for all of our projects for March. Let me share the card I made for the Challenge post.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a 4 loop bow. The ribbon I used is not a wired ribbon this time but the bow is very full, and it was easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

Here is a closer view of that bow.

Stop over at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and if you like entering challenges, the theme every month is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.We'd love it if you'd enter one of your beautiful cards or a scrapbook layout or whatever you'd like to submit. It just needs a handmade bow.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  JustRite - Easter Blessings Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Cream CS Ink: VersaMark Dies Used: Ellentina Cutting Dies – Fairytale Rectangle Frame; JustRite Oval Medallion Labels; Spellbinders Ovals sm Accessories: Ribbon, embossing powder, Distress Markers, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz -# 12 Anything Goes (#281)
  
• Digistamps 4 Joy #86 Dies or punches (#125)
• Through The Craft Room Door  Always Anything Goes (#173)
• Tuesday Throwdown  #184 AnythingGoes (#199)
• Kaboodle Doodles - #212 Use Ribbon (#94)
• Love to Create - #104 Anything Goes (#263)
• Love to Scrap -  #24 Anything Goes (#215)
• Make it Monday - #180  Always Anything Goes (#237)
• My Craft Creations - 2/17 - 3/1 Always Anything Goes (#86)

Thanks for stopping in today. Have a wonderful day.

Winter Joy

Hi Everyone,
Welcome back to my blog and for those new followers, welcome for the first time.

I have been making tags using Unity stamps this week and I have another one completed and thought you'd like to see this one too.

This little snowball guy is adorable so I thought I'd use him. I added lots of snowflakes and glitter and some layered papers. The snowflake ribbon  is the perfect choice for this tag.


Stamps - Unity IB-125
Spellbinders Dies - 2010 Snowflake Pendant S4-286: Create a Flake Two S223
Glitter - Sparkle N Sprinkle - Sparkling Snow G1003, Fascination, Shimmering Seas G1082
Paper - Vellum, DP, White CS, blue CS
Ribbon - May Arts - Snowflake
Ink - Memento - Black, Distress Ink- Faded Jeans
Colored Pencils
Gamsol
Blending Stump
Glue Pen
Punch


I am submitting my tag in the following challenges:

• Crafter's Cafe -  Diecuts/Punches
• Crafting By Designs -  Anything goes
• Creative Moments -  Frame/Anything goes (2nd week)
• Inklings and Yarns -  Always Anything Goes
• Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge -  must use a stamp - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp -  Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters  -  Tag

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping in and I hope to see you very soon!!

Every Artist

Hi everyone and welcome back!!!And welcome to my new followers, too.

Recently I mentioned how orange is not one of my fav colors. LOL Well I guess I might have to eat my words.You'll see in a minute!! Now I guess that means I can wear those orange pants, but I am going to limit my wearing to Halloween. Otherwise I might be mistaken as an orange Popsicle. LOL

OK let me share a quick little project I made. And it has shades of ORANGE!!!, OH MY!!! imagine that. Well after all it's fall now!! LOL

I made a tag and it started out as white CS.  Next I stamped the verse and the image and then I sponged on all of the fall colors (.See, orange is in that tag.)  Next I cut a few leaves using vellum. I sponged inks made my bow and put it all together. I photographed it and was writing this post and I looked at those leaves and decided they needed something. Well you know what that means, time to add something to finish those leaves off. I got out some glitter and defined the veins and it was just what was needed. You be the judge.

Here is the same tag and the only thing I did was to glitter the veins on the leaves.

Those leaves look like leaves, now. 

Here are the items I used:

inks: Memento- Cantaloupe, Desert Sand, New Sprout, Morocco, Olive Grove, Peanut Brittle, - Distressed Inks - Fired Brick

CS: White, Vellum

Spellbinders Dies: S4-158 Sunflower Set Two & S4-157 Sunflowers Set One (leaf from each set)

Stamps: Unity - Imagine It ( DD-706)

Sponge Dauber

Glue pen

Glitter - Sparkle N Sprinkle  Parisian Mist glitter - G1037

Ribbon ( from my stash)

Bow Making tool - Craft-Dee BowZ

Well thanks a lot for stopping in today.Have a great week!!