Stampin' In Alaska

  A new challenge starts today at Word Art Wednesday .  As always, the challenge welcomes any project as long as it is family friendly.  We are so blessed to have Taylored Expressions as our sponsor this week!  One lucky random winner will receive a great prize.  Taylored Expressions is a family owned business providing stamps, dies, paper and much more.  Be sure to check out their online store HERE . My mixed media tag features the retired Taylored Expressions On the Line Beach Cutting Plate.  I began with a gelli print tag, applied a portion of the die cut in black with the small crab.  This week's Scripture was printed, cut and glued to the tag.  A few paint splatters and black twine finish the tag.   Karen Murray has provided another lovely Scripture for us this week.  You are not required to use it but we would love for you to download the freebie for your use.  Simply select the image, right click and save as.

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since their beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! Masculine designs are always challenging for me.  But when I saw the Birthday Guy clear stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps I knew it was a must-have!  This set contains four great sentiments - three are specific to the guys. I began by sponging a colorful cloudy sky then stamping the tree and moose image from Creative Worships Forest Silhouettes stamp set .  A couple of bird dies from the Forest Silho...

  A new challenge starts today at Word Art Wednesday .  As always, the challenge welcomes any project as long as it is family friendly.  Our sponsor this week is Penguin Palace .  They are generously providing a $25 credit to one lucky participant.   Penguin Palace is a small crafting supply company which specializes in high quality photopolymer clear stamps, tailored craft dies, and specialty paper. Thank you to Penguin Palace for sponsoring this week! My card features the adorable Hang Gliding Digital Stamp from Penguin Palace.  I love the bold lines and fabulous quality of the digital image.  He almost seems to be saying "Wheee!" as he glides through the cloudy sky.  The coordinating sentiments are perfect and I love the font. Karen Murray has provided another lovely Scripture for this week.  You are not required to use it but we would love for you to download the freebie for your use.  Simply select the image, right clic...

  Beccy's Place is featuring a fun gaming digital set this month called Table Top Games.  I had so much fun coloring and creating with this set! The first card features a medieval warrior image which I colored with Copic Markers then fussy cut.  I came across the coordinating designer paper in my stash from Doodlebug Designs called Dragon Tails. The second card features the bag of dice which I colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut.  This image was layered onto designer papers from Carta Bella's Family Fun Night paper pack. Be sure to stop by Beccy's Place store to find this set and many others.  Beccy also generously provides many free digital images, tutorials, videos and card fold ideas.   Beccy also offers her designs in clear sets.  You can find a list of retailers on her blog as well. I would like to share my projects with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Lots of Layers   Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes...

  Happy Monday!  I haven't been able to play along with The Paper Shelter for a few weeks.  Over the weekend I printed off a fun summer image called Tropical Fun .  I love using the pre-colored images for a quick project.  I found the free background through a Google search.  I thought I worked great! The card base is a 5 1/2 x 3 slimline with designer paper from Echo Park.  I finished with a sentiment and stickers from my stash. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge:  #604 Sweet Treats Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Lots of Layers   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Let's Get Into Shape!    Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since their beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! I started my project with a gelli print tag from my stash.  The Scripture from In the Psalms set was stamped onto tissue paper and applied to the tag with Modge Podge.     A church building image from the Family of God set was stamped and fussy cut with yellow Stickles applied to the windows.  I also lightly stamped the Psalm 23 Background stamp onto the tag before adhering the church building....

  It's been a rainy, dreary day here in Anchorage.  In between chores, I've managed to create a couple of cards including this fun rocker card.  I'm playing along with the current color challenge at Penguin Palace . I recently came across Penguin Palace through another challenge blog.  When I checked out the shop I found this adorable digital set called Hang Gliding .  It caught my eye as a unique subject with a bold lined design.  The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  I used my Pink & Main Stitched Circle die for the rocker base.  The image was adhered with foam tape and finished with a sentiment from the set and a few dew drops. I would like to enter my card in the following: Penguin Palace Challenge #39 - Ocean Mood Board Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Let's Get Into Shape!  We Love Stamping:  July Anything Goes Gem of a Craft Challenge:  Week #14 Anything Goes ...

  The current bi-weekly challenge at Di's Digi Stamps blog is Hand Colored Image .  My card features the adorable Dog with Cart digital image.   The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils and alcohol markers then fussy cut.  It was layered onto a freebie digital pre-colored background from Di's Designs.   Di generously provides followers with free images, promotions and giveaways on Facebook.  Not a follower?  Check it out HERE . I would like to share my card with the following: Di's Design Digi Challenge - Hand Colored Image Simon Says Stamps Monday:  Summer Fun! Gem of a Craft Challenge:  Week #14 Anything Goes Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes  

  Good morning!  I'm sharing a fun card that brings back childhood memories.  The new Neverland clear stamp set from Scrappy Boy Stamps is full of characters and coordinating sentiments. My card includes the Peter Pan and Wendy characters from the set.  They were stamped, embossed, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  A star stencil was used for the circle panel. The images were layered onto various papers from the coordinating Neverland 6x6 paper pack .  I love this designer paper!  Fabulous weight and quality.   I finished the card with a few gems and coordinating sentiment from the set. I would like to share my card with the following: Time Out Challenge:  #267 Seeing Stars PIP Challenge:  #2427 Anything Goes  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #233 Anything Goes Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes  

  Okay, I must admit that the current Art Impressions challenge was, well, a little challenging!  I was stumped on "Magical Creatures" until I remember this little garden gnome in the Gotta Garden set 5000 .  Perfect! I stamped the image three times on X-Press It card stock, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  A few random polka dots were added so that the center gnome would stand out.  "Gnome-one like you!"   A stencil from Tim Holtz was used for the circle background.  I finished the clean and simple design with a few enamel dots on the Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake card stock base. I would like to share my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge #382 Magical Creatures PIP Challenge:  #2427 Anything Goes  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #233 Anything Goes Allsorts Challenge:  Week 788 Anything Goes 

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since the beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! Masculine designs are always challenging for me.  But when I saw the Birthday Guy clear stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps I knew it was a must-have!  This set contains four great sentiments - three are specific to the guys. I was having so much fun with the set that I created two guy cards for my stash.  Both also feature the Creative Worship Stamps Stars Die set .  The large sentiment is layered on...

  As they say:  "All good things must come to an end".  I have been playing along with the MFT sketch challenge from about #165.... A Long Time.   The MFT team announced that this will be the final sketch challenge, and of course, I had to play along. My card features the retired MFT Adorable Adventures designed by Birdie Brown.  The images were stamped, die cut and colored with alcohol markers then sponged with Danube Blue Memento ink.  The circle dies were adhered to paper from the MFT Happy Trails paper pad.  A coordinating MFT Birthday sentiment and enamel dots finish the card. My card was also inspired by one of the new challenges on the MFT blog - Card Cue. This month's Card Cue inspiration challenge is Summer Lovin' . I would like to share my card with the following: MFT Card Cue Challenge:  June Summer Lovin' MFT Sketch Challenge:  #705  Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 26 Anything Goes   Allsorts Challenge:  Wee...

I am downsizing my craft supplies and selling all of my 1997 - 2007 Stampin' Up! Retired wood mounted sets. Payment is through PayPal. Sorry, but US Only. USPS with tracking. Sets are posted on Facebook Marketplace . 

  Good morning!  I hope everyone had a great Independence Day.  I'm sharing a card for the current House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge to create your own background.    My card features a coloring page from the House Mouse Designs Spiral Bound Color Book .  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and layered onto a Gelli Print background.  A few dewdrops and sentiment complete the card. I would like to share my card with the following: House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Make Your own Background Paper Funday: Challenge #67 Critter Crazy    Craft Galore Encore Challenge:  #125 Anything Goes PIP Challenge #2426 Anything Goes  

  I'm joining the current challenge at Di's Digi challenge featuring Buddy's in a Boat .  I started by printing the digital image onto X-Press It card stock.  The image was colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  It was adhered to a "rocker" base from Stampin' Up! and Echo Park paper.  The card finished with a sentiment from Art Impressions and a few puffy stickers from my stash. I would like to share my project with the following: Di's Digi Design Challenge - Sun, Sand or Water Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 26 Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Add Some Red, White and Blue  Paper Funday: Challenge #67 Critter Crazy  

  Beccy Muir has designed a super yummy digital set this month for all of your food related crafty projects!  Hello Cupcake comes with four cupcake images both pre-colored and black/white lined.  There are five coordinating sentiments included as well. Be sure to stop by Beccy's Place store to find this set and many others.  Beccy also generously provides many free digital images, tutorials, videos and card fold ideas.   Beccy also offers her designs in clear sets.  You can find a list of retailers on her blog as well. I would like to share my projects with the following: PIP Challenge #2426 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #232 Anything Goes   Classic Designs Challenge:  #06-2024 Anything Goes    Craft Galore Encore Challenge:  #125 Anything Goes  

  A new challenge starts today at Word Art Wednesday .  As always, the challenge welcomes any project as long as it is family friendly.  We have a new sponsor this week - My Favorite Things .  MFT is a US based family owned store that provides fun crafty products.  Be sure to check out their online shop HERE .  Thank you to Kim and her fabulous team at MFT for sponsoring this week!   My card features a retired MFT set by Birdie Brown called The Whole Herd .  Love these cute critters and I created a pasture scene to feature both them and the current Scripture. Karen Murray has provided a lovely Scripture for us this week.  You are not required to use it but we would love for you to download the freebie for your use.  Simply select the image, right click and save as. I would like to share my card with the following: PIP Challenge #2426 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #232 Anything Goes   Classic Designs Challenge:...