Merry Christmas - Crafty Catz #622

Friday December 9, 2022

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #622

Our theme is 

LAST MIN. CHRISTMAS

( we are taking a break Dec. 16 - Jan 6 )

Our sponsor is Dr. Digis 

and I am using Selfie Santa

I colored the image with copics. I used Ranger ink to give a background. The stencil is from Simon Says and using texture paste. I stamped the Your next stamp sentiment with Stampin up ink. I added Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to the phone front and snowmans eyes.

Challenges:

Crafting happiness #137 - Christmas

Four seasons - winter

Pammie's inky pinkies #2249 - anything goes

Simon Monday - holiday cheer

 

There's no one - Alphabet - O

Friday October 21, 2022

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge 

I am the host for this challenge so I chose the theme.

Our letter this challenge 

O - for OUTERSPACE

I used a black card stock and a Stampin up stencil and texture paste and created the background. I set it aside to dry then stamped and colored the astronaut with copics and die cut him out. I found a piece of scrap and stamped the earth and used the die. I heat embossed the sentiment. These are from My favorite things. 

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday  wk. 565-566 - anything goes

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Use your stuff #469 - die cuts

QKR stampede #454 - anything goes

Welcome little one - Alphabet -K

Friday August 26, 2022

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Our letter this challenge is

K - KRAFT

For my card I wanted to keep the Kraft showing as much as possible. I used a stencil and Ranger inks and added the heart colors, I then used texture paste and went over the hearts. I set it aside to dry. I stamped the Stampin up image and colored with copics. I used a Spellbinder die. Once the hearts were dry I added the image. 

 Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2234 - anything goes

Paperminutes #758 - die cuts

Word art Wednesday wk. 557-558 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #626 - all occasions

Try it on Tuesday - keep it simple

there's no one - Cardz 4 Guyz #293

Tuesday April 5, 2022

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz  4 Guyz #293

Our theme is

ADD TEXTURE

I used a Newtons Nook stencil and texture paste and created the background.

I stamped the My Favorite Things image and sentiment and colored with copics. I used MFT stitch die to cut out the sentiment. 

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 537-538 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #122 - anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies #2214 - anything goes

Dream valley #267 - anything goes

you whaled it! - Alphabet -U

Friday January 14, 2022

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge

I am the host and the letter this challenge is

U - for UN-EQUAL 

so something  big and small - 

For my card I used some watercolors and then letting it dry I put a stencil over it an added texture paste. so it has a great texture. I set it aside and stamped and watercolored the images from My favorite things. I die cut them and added to the background. I thought there needed to be grounding so I added some rocks using Quick Quote scraps. The sentiment was stamped on some QQ scraps and punched out with Stampin up. I finished with some pearls for bubbles.

 Challenges:

Shopping our stash #461- something beginning with S (sea)

Word art Wednesday wk. 525-526 - anything goes

Crafty animals #57 - anything goes with animals

Critter crazy #58 - anything goes-critters

Creative fingers #222 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #119 - anything goes

Merry Christmas - Cardz 4 Galz #161

Thursday December 2, 2021

Hello

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #161

Our theme is

It's snowtime

For my card I took a scrap of Quick Quote blue paper and using Simon Says stencil I added the snow with texture paste. I set it aside to dry. I stamped two of the Gerda Steiner snowmen and colored with copics. I used Simon Says ground die and white card stock and cut the hills and using copics gave it a hint of color. I stamped the SS sentiment. 

 Challenges:

Try it on Tuesday - winter wonderland

Word art Wednesday wk. 519-520 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #570 - anything goes/opt. R 

Scrapping 4 fun #206 - winter/Christmas

Howl are you? - Alphabet challenge -O-

Friday October 22, 2021

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge 

Our theme this challenge is

-O- for OUTDOORS

I used a Newtons Nook stencil and texture paste to create the background. I spritzed with glitter while wet so it has a little sparkle to it. I stamped the Gerda Steiner dog and colored with copics. I used Simon Says circle die and a scrap to create the circle. I used some Stampin Up vellum and Paul Ruben metallic paints and gave it some shimmer. I adhered it behind the circle and added the doggie on foam dots. I stamped the GS sentiment and heat embossed (I used a dark copic to give color and it's lighter in the photo but in real it's darker more of a blue vs. turquoise) I added glossy accents to the collar and nose. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #55 - anything goes animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 513-514 - anything goes

2 crafty critters #55 - anything goes critters

As you like it - people or critters (critters most of the time. They are so cute and love esp. dogs. I think they bring a smile to animal lovers.

Cute card Thursday #693 - anything goes

 

smile, laugh and be happy - Cardz 4 Galz #153

Thursday August 12, 2021

Hello

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #153

Our theme this challenge is

TEXTURE

There's quit e bit of texture on my card. I started with black card stock and Texture paste and stencil. While the paste was still wet before I removed the stencil I squirted some glitter over it, then removed the stencil. I sat it aside to dry. I stamped the Paula Best image and using copics I colored the image in then fussy cut the image out. I then used a small Stampin up die and die cut the butterflies it also gives an embossed design and I layered them.  Now that the background is dry I added the Stampin up ribbon and using foam dots added the frog and butterflies. I stamped the Reverse confetti sentiment and added Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to the frog eye and sun. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #53 - anything goes animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 503-504 - anything goes

2 crafty critter crazies #53 - anything goes -with critters

Addicted to stamps #411 - make your mark

Creative fingers #213 - anything goes

Cute card Thursday #691 - anything goes

QKR stampede #425 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #108 - anything goes

Lemon shortbread #152 - anything goes

Happy little stampers - anything goes/dies

Beyond the blue #28 - ribbon/twine/fiber 

 

I'm not arguing - Alphabet Challenge - B-

Friday April 23, 2021

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge letter is B

Theme is 

BIRD

As soon as I saw the theme was birds. I knew where to go for my images.. Tim Holtz crazy birds. I haven't used them for awhile and thought they're perfect. I stamped and used Mission Gold water colors. I set aside to dry. I took Kraft card stock and My favorite things brick stencil and Ranger ink and created the background. I used Texture paste to create the little white lime bleeds that bricks seem to get. I added some layers of grass along the bottom using MFT die and scraps. I added some leaves coming over the brick wall and then using the dies cut out the bird. Added them with foam dots and found this fun snarky TH sentiment.  I think the expression on their faces they could for sure be saying this.. 

" I'm not arguing, I'm explaining why I'm right...   I think the yellow bird isn't buying it.. lol

 Challenges:

Crafty animals #49 - anything goes with animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 487-488 - anything goes

Lil patch of crafty friends #156 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #93 - anything goes / opt. hanging out

Simon Monday - bright cheerful colors

Cute card Thursday #683 - green

As you like it - spring or summer (summer, love the heat, the greenery, brightness.. it just energizes me)

Day 6 Catch the bug - Christmas Chaos

             Thursday December 17, 2020

            Day 6  Catch the bug  Christmas chaos

         The image below is the theme..

 Photo inspiration

This was a fun photo inspiration.. I used two images .. Kidz winter girl and Goofy reindeer

I colored the images with copics. I added some snow using the Simon Says snow stencil and some Texture paste. I stamped the Sugar pea design sentiment and heat embossed. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #45 - anything goes with animals
Dragonfly journeys - holiday joy
Crafty Hazelnut's #520 - Christmas /opt. word Merry
Inkspirational #228 - snow
Lemon shortbread #135 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 470-472 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - Christmas critters

Hello Snow - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday December 1, 2020

Hello..
I have a card to share for the new challenge over at 

Crafty Sentiments

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES

I am using the image called Joy of Christmas. I colored the image with copics. I used my cloud template and Ranger ink then I used Simon says snow stencil and texture paste. I cut the SS hello and Reverse Confetti snow die and layered 4 times. I stamped the Paper Pretties Merry Christmas, clear embossed and used Stampin up die.  I went over some of the snowman and ground snow with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush. I also used scraps.

 Challenges:

Shopping our stash #434 - let it snow

Krafty chicks #535 - all occasions

Creative fingers #198 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 48 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #517 - Christmas anything goes/opt. things w wings

Crazy 4 challenge #563 - snowman

Creative craft cottage #135 - Christmas / winter

Dragonfly journeys - holiday joy

Keeper of my secrets - Always Fun Challenge #175

Monday August 10, 2020

Hello.. Time for another challenge over at 

Always Fun Challenge #175

Our theme this week is MAKE A TAG

This is my tag.. I started my creating a watercolor background but by time I got done so much was missing. I stamped some background graphics in black and used a stencil and inks.. Then went over it with a light coat of gesso.. well there went all of the things I had done.. So then I took a Simon says stencil and texture paste and did the two butterflies.  Once dry they were too white so I took green and teal Ken Oliver powder colors and tapped on the butterflies and spritzed with water. I let that dry. I then added some washi tape and stamped the SS sentiment (thought good if it was in a journal) and went around the edges with Distress crayon. I still wasn't happy with the background so took Stampin up little dots stamp and embossed with gold. Then the butterflies looked to blan so stamped the smaller dots from SU on them and embossed with white sparkle. I figured I better quit while I was ahead so punched a hole and added the ribbon and twine.  I envy people that can create what I was trying to.. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #41 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

CCC digi creations #117 - butterflies

Penny's paper crafty #477 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - favorite tool (punch, heat tool, stencil, texture paste, trimmer, misti)

Little red wagon #561 - happy days

Creative fingers #191 - anything goes
Crafty friends #142 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #61 - anything goes

Friendship warms the heart - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday January 21, 2020

Hello.. We have another challenge over at

Crafty Sentiments

Our theme this week is WINTER

This is my card using the fun image called Herbie the bear. I colored the image with copics I used Lil inker die. I took texture paste and created snow falling and some snow on the ground. I added this to a piece of red card stock and some Echo park designer paper. I added the twine and some enamel hearts and star. The sentiment is from Sugar Pea Designs and heat embossed. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Inkspirational #204 - fauna
Word art Wednesday wk. 422-423 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #158 - winter/spring
QKR stampede #381 - anything goes
Allsorts wk. 555 - more than single word sentiment
Use your stuff #390 - friendship
Everybody art #461 - anything goes

String up the lights Catch the bug - Holiday Critters Chaos Day 4

Tuesday December 17, 2019

Today is Day 4 of our Holiday Critter Chaos over at 

Catch the bug

Our theme today is

BINGO +  Using a critter and Christmas

This is the New release image called Christmas mouse light.. I chose the row.. Tree / Free (stencil) / Ribbon.. I started by using the Newton's nook stencil and I took texture paste and some Simon says glitter and mixed together and created the background. I set it aside to dry. I used Paper trey ink tree and DCWV paper and cut out the tree. I used Lil inker bow and added to the tree top. I used some gold ribbon around the tree and some sequins. I then colored the image with copics. I used glitter on the light center and Spectrum noir sparkle on the bulb. I fussy cut this out. I stamped the PTI sentiment and heat embossed. I used a banner die. I then added all images to the dried base. 

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Dec. - designer papers
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes
Crafty hazelnut's #468 - Christmas / word Merry

Snowy greetings - Catch the bug - Holiday Critters Chaos Day 1

Saturday December 14, 2019

Well it's DAY 1 of our Holiday Critters Chaos

 over at Catch the bug

It's a week long fun filled themes so 

I hope you have time to play along. 

Our first theme is Holiday critter and SNOW..  I am using the image called Winter penguin trio which can be found in the Bugaboo store. I started by using a stencil and texture paste to create the falling snow background. I set it aside to dry. I then used copics and colored the image. I fussy cut the image out. I took some more of the texture paste and added to the ground to go along with the falling snow. I stamped the Paper trey ink and Simon says sentiments and heat embossed. I used a banner die. I added everything with foam tape. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Shopping our stash #410 - happy holidays
Time out #150 - merry and bright
Gem of a challenge wk. 24 - anything goes
Addicted to stamps #180 - cold and frosty
Crafting happiness #26 - winter
Papercraft challenge #52 - Christmas
Try it on Tuesday - Christmas is coming
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes
Crafty hazelnut's #468 - Christmas / word Merry

Hi - Catch the bug... ABC

Monday July 8, 2019

 

Hello.. Today over at Catch the bug is ABC..

Anything But a Card day..

There's only a few of us who create a project.. So if you're interested check out Catch the bug design teamies who did

 

 

My go to when I am stumped is a tag.. For this card I used some Oxide inks and smooshed them around on a Tim Holtz tag. I let it dry then I had some H2O paints out and flicked on some of the ink to give some sparkle.  I let this dry for a day or two. Then I used Newton's Nook paw stencil and black texture paste and created the background and edges. I set this aside for a day to try. I printed off the Rottweiler trio block and colored in two of the dogs with copics and fussy cut them out. I know they aren't colored as a Rottweiler.  I added a couple strips of Washi tape and added the dogs. I used My favorite things Hi die and cut this out three times and layered them. I thought of adding color to the letters but decided I like the white.

Challenges:
Love to scrap #123 - anything goes
Crafty animals #28 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #589 - anything goes
QKR stampede #355 - anything goes

Hoping you have an amazing - Always Happy Birthday #10

Monday October 15, 2018

 

Mid month reminder for our challenge at

Always Happy Birthday #10

Our theme is

ANYTHING BIRTHDAY /OPT: TEXTURE BACKGROUND

 

 

I needed a masculine birthday card so that is what I went for. I used Ranger inks and smooshed my water color paper in it and dried and kept smooshing till I got the look I liked. I then dried it.. I used a stencil and texture paste to create the texture. I set this aside to dry. I then took Simon Says sentiment and heat embossed it. I like the masculine look.

Challenges:
Moving along with the times #82 - for a man
Crafty catz #433 - anything goes /opt. not sq.
Make my Monday #82 - number games

Hi - Craftaholics R Us

Monday October 8, 2019

 

So as you know we are now a monthly blog starting on the 8th. Our challenges are tags.. Not tags on cards but actual tags..

So welcome to a new challenge at Craftaholics R Us.

 

 I started with a Tim Holtz tag and using Ranger inks created the color background. I then stamped the Magenta image.. It's an old wood red rubber stamp.. I took Texture paste and stencils and created texture. I added some bling and Nuvo drops. I added scrabble tile HI.. To the lizards I added some glossy accents. To finish the tag off I added a ribbon and twine.

 Challenges:
Make my Monday #81 - animal
The paper girls #161 - mixed media
Cute card Thursday #550  -anything goes
Crafty catz #432 - anything goes / opt. tag
Crazy 4 challenge #455 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - stencil
Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes

happy birthday - Always Happy Birthday #10

Monday October 1-31, 2018

 

October already.. boy time flies.. I hope you find time to play along at Always Happy Birthday #10

Our theme for this challenge is

 ANYTHING BIRTHDAY /OPT:

TEXTURE BACKGROUND

 

 

If you've been playing along,  you should have a pile of birthday cards.. minus the ones you've sent out. I know it's so nice to have a card ready when I need it and I have a pretty good stash making two month.  Well for my card I started by using Ranger inks and smooshing the water color paper in it. I heated and applied again and again till I got the look I liked. I then took my Texture paste and a stencil and added this to the card for the texture part of the challenge. Once dry I took the Happy birthday from Paper trey ink and heat embossed it black. I love the contrast.  This is such a summery card. Perfect for that summer birthday person.. or just to brighten up a winter birthday.. These colors remind me of sherbet ice cream.. yumm glad I like ice cream year round.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #125  - anything goes
Sweet stampin - spots

The future's so bright - Pause Dream Enjoy

Saturday, September 8, 2018

 

Were back with news and a new challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy

 

We are now a monthly challenge blog. A new challenge the 8th of each month.. 

The theme is anything goes / cards 

(until further notice for 2019 as were not sure yet the themes if any, could still be ATG)

 

Well the kids are heading back to school and summer is coming to a close and most are back from vacations.. I know Labor Day weekend is a big weekend for us in the USA and it's kinda the end to summer fun.

 

 

So for my card I kinda kept it very simple. I used a Dylusions number and alphabet stamp and stamped the background. I then took texture paste and stencils and added this to different areas. I then stamped a Hero Arts apple and using my Mission paints painted it in and fussy cut it out. I stamped the Tech. Tuesday sentiment and added this to my card front. I think it speaks back to school..

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #75 - anything goes
Simon Monday - stamp on it
Use your stuff #328 - school is in
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes
Crafting by design - anything goes
Cards in envy - fruits
Cute card Thursday #546 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #250 - anything goes
QKR stampede #312 - anything goes