STAMPtember - Day Seventeen - Peace and Love Are All You Need

Happy Thursday!  I'm taking a break from replenishing my supplies to share this card that I actually made out of found pieces from piles in my craft room.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Try It On Tuesday - Make It Colorful
• Mirtillamente - #35 Anything Goes 4/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

**SHARING SUMMER IG CARD HOP** Week Four - Sun, Sand and Sea Mixed Media

Welcome to the Sharing Summer Card Hop Challenge 4!  Hosted by @thatcraftygolden, we're thrilled to unveil this month's theme: Sun, Sand and Sea Mixed Media.

I've been trying to get myself back into watercoloring and mixed media and all that.  It's been awhile since  I just let loose and a lot of my supplies (like my sand paste 😡😢) are olllllld.  But I had a small amount of handmade watercolors from Etsy, so I used those and sea salt to create this background.  

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Summer Fun 1/3
• We Love Stamping - Anything Stamping Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #661 Anything Goes 4/5
• Four Seasons - SUMMER 3/3
• Polkadoodles - #32 Anything Goes 4/4
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If this theme has sparked your creativity, we invite you to dive into the summer fun!  Share your creations using #sharingsummer24 and be sure to tag @thatcraftygolden so we can admire your work!

Thanks so much for looking and happy summer crafting!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Seven - Celebrate Easter

I actually made this card out of old pieces left over from other projects.  Sometimes they look like crap, but sometimes they come out awesome, like this.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Gem of a Challenge - #5 Anything Goes 1/2
• Taylor Made Cards 4 U - Tags 1/3
• Triple B Challenge - Butterflies 2/3
• Mix It Up Challenge - #64 Anything Goes 3/8

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!

**TWO BY TWO** New Challenge with A Place To Start!

Happy March!  It's a new challenge at A Place To Start and our theme this month is Two By Two!  This does NOT actually mean to make a Noah's Ark card, it means use two of SOMETHING, ANYTHING on your project.

My card is a bit busy.  It has two mermaids, two layers of the frame, two pieces of seaweed, I couldn't stop myself.  There's things stamped on the background too but you can't really tell.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #148 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #3-2022 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• We Love 2 Create - Anything Mixed Media Goes 1/2
• Creative Fingers - #226 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapping4Fun - #210 Something Watercolored 1/4
• Incy Wincy Designs - Nature/Scenery 1/5
• Mix It Up - #58 Anything Mixed Media Goes 1/8
• Love to Craft - #66 Anything Goes 2/8
• Love to Scrap - #154 Anything Goes 2/8
• Word Art Wednesday - #533 Anything Goes 3/5

Be sure to visit the blog, play along and check out all the other DT's awesome projects!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with A Place To Start!!

Happy January!  It's a new challenge at A Place To Start and our theme this month is Anything Goes!  With the awful winter weather we've been experiencing, I wanted to make a snowflake card. I added hello as a sentiment to make it more everyday. I just love the paint-pressed background.

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art January Linky Party
• Love To Craft Challenge Blog - #66 Anything Goes 1/8
• Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #153 Anything Goes 1/8
• Mix It Up Challenge Blog - #57 Anything Mixed Media Goes/Foiling 1/8

Be sure to visit the blog, play along and check out all the other DT's awesome projects!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

**3-D Project** New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!

Happy November everyone!!  It's a new challenge at Mix It Up Challenge blog, and this month our theme is to create a 3-D Project!!  The minute the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, I turn into Christmas Lisa, but if I'm being honest I've been making Christmas cards and watching Christmas movies for weeks.  So of course I made a Christmas cracker!  I got this die set from Diamond Press and OMG was this ever fun to create!  

Just a few challenges:

• Classic Design Challenge - #11 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes **WINNER**
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Pearly Sparkles - #68 Merry Christmas!
• Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**MIXED MEDIA** New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!

Happy August Everyone!  It's the first of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge blog.  This month our theme is Mixed Media which for those of you who don't know, means more than one medium.  I love projects like this where I just get to play with my supplies and see what comes out.

This card has metallic ink, pearlized paint and iridescent paint.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt August Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**STAMPING** - New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!

Happy June Everyone!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge blog.  Our theme is month is STAMPING!  You all know how much I love stamping, and I'm in a bee phase right now, so I wanted to make a bee-themed card  I'm sure all the Winnie the Pooh cartoons I see while babysitting has subconsciously influenced this decision.  And I just love how this mixed media background I made with the negative space from a hexagon die came out.  It was a ton of work but very relaxing and the results were worth it!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt June Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #6 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #141 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #6 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #212 Anything Goes 2/3
• 613 Avenue Craft - #5 Anything Goes 2/8
• A Place To Start - #5 Anything Goes 2/8

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

All Mad Here - First DT Post with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!

Hi everyone!  This is my first DT post with Mix It Up Challenge blog, and Im super excited to join the team!  Our theme this month is Make Your Own Background, and I had a blast playing with stencils, Distress Oxide ink, Crafters Companion Harmony inks and Stickles!!

Just a few challenges:

• Creative Crafters - #33 Anything Goes 2/3
• Arty Divas - #30 Anything Goes 3/5

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We don't have a sponsor and since it's so humid out I made a mermaid card!

Some challenges for this super fun card:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #165 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #6 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #94 Anything Goes
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Mixed Media Goes
• Ellibelle's Crafty Challenge - Summer Scene
• A Gem of a Challenge - #12 Anything Goes 1/2
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Crafty Creations - #393 Anything Goes 1/2
• QKR Stampede - #353 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Crafters - #17 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Sentiments - #25 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Addicts - #61 Anything Goes 1/3
• Lemon Shortbread - #96 Anything Goes 1/3
• Stinkin' Inkers - Colorful World 1/3 (favorite colors are purple and pink)
• Paper Funday - #6 Anything Goes 1/4
• Not Just Cards - Anything Goes 1/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #393 Anything Goes 1/5
• Scrappy Land - #116 Anything Goes with a Die They Sell 1/5 (Spellbinders)
• Mix It Up Challenge - #26 Anything Mixed Media Goes 1/5
• Love To Scrap Challenge - #122 No Rulz 3/5
• Love To Craft - #35 Anything Goes 3/5
• Papercraft Challenge - #19 Anything Goes 3/3
• Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes 3/3
• Creative Inspirations - Glitz and Glamour
• Try It On Tuesday - Material Girl (her fins are faux leather!!)

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We don't have a sponsor this month and I made a set of ATCs!  It'd been a few years since I made any, and it was definitely fun to jump back in.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #214 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #161 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - ATC Challenge
• A Gem of a Challenge - #7 Anything Goes 1/2
• Word Art Wednesday - #384 Anything Goes 1/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #220 Anything Goes 1/8

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  I had a blast this month creating a layered oceanic card.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #213 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies
• Scrapping4Fun - #136 Bright Colors 2/4

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

Spread Color - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post!

Happy Tuesday!!  I've got a new Brea Reese Brand Ambassador post for you today, and today I have a colorful mixed media peacock card!  I've been in a very artsy type of mood lately, and I was going to go a completely different way with this card when a friend mentioned a "marbled acrylics" technique she'd recently started doing.  Basically you scoop up Artist Acrylic Paint with a palette knife and just start spreading the colors around on regular cardstock.  I loved it from the minute I tried it.  Every single one comes out differently, and you never know how the colors are going to blend.  I wanted some shimmer so I did drip Liquid Glitter onto my paints before picking them up with the knife.  Such a cool technique!

The border piece of cardstock, I did the marbling technique on a piece of black cardstock.  The popped up accent piece that the sentiment and peacock are on was obviously blended on white cardstock.  See how all the colors blend to make new ones?  Love it!  You'll be seeing this from me again in the future!

The peacock is colored with my favorite coloring medium, Glitter Inks.  In person she just jumps off the card at you, she's so sparkly. The sentiment tag is colored with the same colors of Glitter Ink.

Be sure to check out the Artist Acrylic Paint and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We don't have a sponsor this challenge so we're free to create whatever we want!  I decided to make a mermaid card with my Oxide inks and used teeny tiny nail gems to create sand on the bottom of the ocean.

Just a few challenges:

• Inspiration Destination - #153 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Simply Papercraft - #58 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #141 Anything Goes 
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes 2/3
• Crafty Gals Corner - #168 Anything Goes 2/3
• Jo's Scrap Shack - #239 Anything Goes 2/3
• QKR Stampede - #301 Anything Goes 2/3
• Lemon Shortbread - #70 Anything Goes 2/3
• Crafty Catz - #422 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #340 Anything Goes 2/5
• Digi Chooseday - #25 Anything Goes 2/2

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

Everyday - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post

Happy Tuesday!  It's time for my latest Brea Reese brand ambassador post, and OMG I have a new obsession!!  Brea Reese Watercolor Creams!  These handy sticks have soooooo many capabilities, but my favorite (today anyway :) ) is to blend them with my finger on gessoed cardstock, then use a stencil and a baby wipe to remove some color.  Amazing results!  Check it out below:

Be sure to check out the Watercolor Creams and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We don't have a sponsor this month so we're able to go crazy with our creations!

Just a few challenges:

• Artistic Inspiration - #196 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Paru's Cardmaking Challenge - COLOR
• Inspiration Destination - #146 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #64 Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft - #55 Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - Spring Is Coming
• More Mixed Media - Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Media
• Stamp Scrap Society - #137 Anything Goes 1/3
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - #27 Anything Goes 2/3 
• Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We get to work with our own images this month, so of course I went with Unity stamps!!  I used a new paper, with speckles on it, for my pencil coloring and I'm not sure how I feel about the outcome!  And I also tried Brea Reese Modeling Paste for the first time on the background with the heart stencils.  I LOOOOOOVE that stuff!!

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• Inspiration Destination - #142 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #60 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #131 Anything Goes
• Little Patch of Crafty Friends - #74 Anything Goes 
• 613 Avenue Create - #205 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #319 Anything Goes 2/5
• Aud Sentiments - #195 Anything Goes 3/5
• Crafting with Dragonflies - #96 Anything Goes 1/1

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  We're just for fun this month, no sponsors, and I decided I wanted to play with a bunch of my newest toys to make a Halloween card.  Those Distress Oxides are amazing.  You never get the same results twice.

Just a few challenges.  I can't believe that STAMPtember is almost over!!

• Just Keep On Creating Linky Party
• Artistic Inspirations - #185 Anything Goes
• 30 Day Coloring Challenge
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #52 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #279 Anything Goes
• Retarte - #105 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - #26 Anything Goes
• Koala T Crafts - Orange, or Purple or Creatures 1/3
• Crafting by Design - Anything Goes 2/3
• Crafty Awesomeness - Anything Goes 2/3
• One Crazy Stamper - Fall & Halloween 2/5
• Mix It Up - #5 Anything Goes 2/5
• Love To Craft - #14 Anything Goes 2/5

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES** New Challenge with A Inky Mess!!!

Hi everyone!!  It's the 25th and that means a new challenge at A Inky Mess!!  Our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  Our lovely sponsor is Rick St. Dennis and I'm working with Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers!  I looooove Alice in Wonderland so this was fun for me!  I used some new techniques on my background and I loved how it turned out.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• My Creative Scoop Color Inspiration Monthly Link Up
• Creatalicious - #121 Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #64 Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge - #8 Anything Goes 1/3
• Retarte - #104 Anything Goes 1/3
• Paper Minutes - #500 Anything Goes 2/3
• Create And Inspire - #65 Anything Goes 2/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #200 Anything Goes 2/3
• Morgan's Art World - #16 Anything Goes 2/3
• QKR Stampede - #257 Anything Goes 2/3
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - #1734 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #297 Anything Goes 2/5 
• Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes 3/4 (Spellbinders dies)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 2/2

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Two - Fairy of Love

I loooove fairies.  Anything I can do with fairies, I'm down.

AND she's on an action wobble!!!

Just a few challenges:

• 30 Day Coloring Challenge
• Inspirations Destination - #123 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #173 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #110 Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket - #34 No Patterned Paper
• Scrap N Dipity - Hearts 1/2
• Di's Digi Designs - Die Cuts/Punches 1/3
• Morgan's Art World - #4 For The Ladies 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #272 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!