Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Make a wish - Inspiration Destination #88

Wednesday June 1, 2016
 
Inspiration Destination #88 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
 

Our sponsor for this card is Polkadoodles
 

This is my card using the image called Dandelion Day.. I was trying something new with the background by using the curve die. I wanted to stamp the sentiment inside the negative space but what I wanted to stamp was too big. So I ended up using some Tim Coffey letter stickers.. Make a wish because she has dandelions and sure she is about to blow the seeds and make a wish. I also thought it would be good for a birthday card.  She is so cute and think this might go to my 12 year old granddaughter..
I hope you head over to Inspiration Destination and enter your ATG cards..
 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
QKR stampede # 193 - birthday cards
Alphabet challenge - G - girlie
Jades sparkling #20 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 20 - birthday celebration
A gem of a challenge - weather (summer)
Dragonfly journeys #59 - dots
Glitter n sparkle #190 - flowers
Craft your passion #314 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #112 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #268 - anything goes with die cuts
Digi choosday crafting wk. 22 - summer
Shopping our stash #254 - 4 elements (earth - flowers growing in earth)

recipe: image/polkadoodles, qq scraps, tim coffey letters, ss die, su punch, club scrap, copics, cloud template




Merry Christmas - Inspiration Destination #88

Wednesday June 1, 2016
 
Inspiration Destination #88 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
 

Our sponsor for this card is Karleigh Sue
 

This is my card using the image called Twinkle twinkle... I love getting a Christmas card or two done early.. I have a lot more to make but hay I'm one closer to being done.. I used some scraps of DCWV on the left side and a scrap of stampin up for the right side and then put the image on foam dots and added the sentiment on top. I hope you head over to Inspiration Destination and play along.  It's ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
Alphabet challenge - G - girlie
Crafty hazelnuts Christmas #283 - use a sentiment
613 Ave. create #178 - anything goes
Craft your passion #314 - anything goes
Eureka stamps #195 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments designs - gems or pearls
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #280 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #21 - anything goes
CCC creations #50 - anything goes
Craftyhazelnuts's Christmas extra - June anything goes


recipe: image/karleigh sue, dcwv stripes, stampin up, copics, ss sentiment, hero arts bling, wink of stella




Happy Birthday - Catch the bug / Bugaboo new release

Tuesday May 31, 2016
 
It's Tuesday so at Bugaboo / Catch the bug it's NEW RELEASE day
 

This is the darling NEW RELEASE image called Kid balloons.. I chose to give her an Asian look. I have this coin I got from Monika Reeck (who lives in Germany) her blog is Creative with Monika - thank you Monika.
I used some scraps of designer papers that were laying around and gave me the Asian color and feel. I back them with black stampin up card stock. I colored her with copics. I hope you head over to Bugaboo and see the cute images in the store. And head to Catch the bug to see the DT creations with this image.


Challenges:
Creative knockouts #143 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #140 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
PDE linky party #125 - anything goes
QKR stampede # 193 - birthday cards
Alphabet challenge - G - girlie
Jades sparkling #20 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 20 - birthday celebration
613 Ave. create #178 - anything goes
Craft your passion #314 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #112 - anything goes
Eureka stamps #195 - anything goes
Melonheadz friends - ribbon/lace/twine - use at least one

recipe: image/bugaboo, scraps dp, su black, coin Monika, jelli bean twine, copics, sentiment?




Saturday, May 28, 2016

thank you so very much - Catch the bug photo challenge

Saturday May 28, 2016
 
Welcome to Saturday challenge at Catch the bug
 

Use this photo as the inspiration for your project
 

This is my card using the photo inspiration.. using the Bugaboo image spring bird  I really did not know what to do so I printed off the bird image.. I then dug out my Tech. Tuesday stamps set and stamped the flowers /leaves below the bird.. I colored them really loosely and I did not like it so I put it aside for a day.. Still didn't like it but thought ok lets color the bird and see what happens.. Well I did and ended up liking it. It tied it together once the bird was colored. I lightly colored the background so it wasn't the harsh white and that helped tone it down. 
I hope you take time to make your card and enter it at the Catch the bug Saturday challenge.
 

Challenges:
Make my Monday - in the garden
OLLCB #205 - 2 or 4 leg animals
Crafty gals corner #73 - anything goes
Creative inspiration #252 - anything goes/opt. sketch
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Cre8tive hands #7 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
Creative knockouts #143 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #140 - anything goes
Creative corner - color bingo (yellow/white/black)
PDE linky party #125 - anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges #338 - thank you

recipe:  image/bugaboo, tech. tues flower/leaves, su ink, pti sentiment, kraft journal kraft, su black, recollection base, copics




Friday, May 27, 2016

Look around and see all the beauty - Bugaboo / Catch the bug -Free Friday

Friday May 27, 2016
 
It's Friday and that means it's Free Friday at Bugaboo / Catch the bug
 

This is my cared using the image called Beauty Butterfly.. I really wanted to let the sentiment speak the words so I used my favorite designer paper Amy Tangerine and added the Free Friday image so it looks like the butterflies are with the flowers. I love the sentiment that comes with the butterflies. I hope you head over to Bugaboo and get the image.. and look around the store and see what else is over there.
 

Challenges:
Eureka stamps #194 - pretty in pink
Make my Monday - in the garden
Crafty gals corner #73 - anything goes
Creative inspiration #252 - anything goes/opt. sketch
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Cre8tive hands #7 - anything goes
Creative moments #94 - anything goes / opt. music
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
Creative knockouts #143 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #140 - anything goes
PDE linky party #125 - anything goes

recipe: image/bugaboo, amy tangerine dp, copics, recollection




Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Every time you smile at someone - Aud #156

Thursday May 26 - June 7, 2016

Aud Sentiments #156  Today we are our own sponsor.. The theme is ANYTHING GOES / + SENTIMENT


I love it when we sponsor ourselves.. On these days I will be using my rubber/acrylic stamps.. I just used this stamp for another challenge last week and because I love it and the sentiment I wanted to use I used it again..  and I decided to make a Journal inspiration page for my 2016 journal..  I used some watercolor paper and black embossed the face then I took three different color of ranger inks and smooched them on my craft sheet and spritzed with water and laid my paper in the mess.. dried it and did it again - dried it and did again till I got the effect I wanted. I then stamped the sentiment in black. I layered it on some black - pink and then laminated the whole piece and punched holes.  I hope you enjoy and I hope you find time to play along at Aud Sentiments.. you have two weeks to enter our challenges..


Challenges:
Lemon shortbread #16 - anything goes
Not just cards #32 May - anything goes
Crafting with friends #21 - anything goes
World wide open #10 - anything goes
Glitter n sparkle #189 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #177 - anything goes / opt. twist create own challenge
Craft your passion #133 - anything goes
Use your stuff #224 - get inky
Crafting from the heart #113 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Shopping our stash #253 - anything but a card
Crafty gals corner #73 - anything goes
Creative inspiration #252 - anything goes/opt. sketch
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Crafting for all seasons # 127 - girly
Creative moments #94 - anything goes / opt. music
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes
Sassy studio #335 - anything but a card

recipe: image/judi kins, sentiment/ verse rubber stamps, watercolor paper, ranger inks, black su embossing powder, zyron laminator




Tuesday, May 24, 2016

What is meant to be - Inspiration Destination # 87

Wednesday May 25, 2016
 
Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination #87
It's always ANYTHING GOES
 

Bugaboo stamps / image Meant to be
 

I chose to use the image called Meant to be.. I like this sentiment.. I think it would make for a great journal page.. hum.. I just might have to do that sometime.. I really wanted the flowers and sentiment to stand out so I used some soft stampin up designer papers and just colored the image.. I thought of coloring outside of the box image but then realized it would of meant doing the whole place outside not just beyond the swirl.. which I think would of taken away from the cute image and sentiment.
I hope you play along at Inspiration Destination .. it's always ANYTHING GOES..
 

Challenges:
Crafty catz #325 - anything goes
Brown sugar #199 - anything goes
Lemon shortbread #16 - anything goes
PDE linky party #124 - anything goes
Crafting with friends #21 - anything goes
Glitter n sparkle #189 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #177 - anything goes / opt. twist create own challenge
Craft your passion #133 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #113 - anything goes
Make my Monday - in the garden
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Creative moments #94 - anything goes / opt. music
Word art Wednesday wk. 232 - 233 - anything goes

recipe: image/meant to be/bugaboo, recollection base, stampin up designer papers, stampin up brads, copics, corner chomper




A new chapter - Bugaboo - Catch the bug - new release

Tuesday May 24, 2016
 
It's Tuesday and new release day at Bugaboo  /  Catch the bug
 

This is the image for our new release - Book sitter 2 -  I sat him on a stack of book which is also a Bugaboo image. I used a couple sentiments from Tech. Tuesday and after stamping the sentiments I cut them apart to fit where I wanted them on the card front. For his levis I took an old pair of levis and cut out a 3X3 piece of cloth and used the Copic 0 and put some on the levi scrap and laid it on the pant leg of the boy. I colored the legs only first before I did this. You have to color first then do this technique to the area you want with the effect.. Then you can finish coloring all the other part of the image. I added glossy accents to his glasses to give a glass shine.   I hope you head over to the Bugaboo store and see the images Jodie has drawn. Also head over to the Catch the bug site and see what the DT did with this cute image.  
 

Challenges:
Crafty catz #325 - anything goes
Brown sugar #199 - anything goes
Fussy and fancy #164 - dies/punches
Scrapping4fun #65 - anything goes
Lemon shortbread #16 - anything goes
PDE linky party #124 - anything goes
Not just cards #32 May - anything goes
Crafting with friends #21 - anything goes
World wide open #10 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - terrible teenagers
Glitter n sparkle #189 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #177 - anything goes / opt. twist create own challenge
Craft your passion #133 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #113 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Tuesday throwdown #295 - for a child
Word art Wednesday wk. 230-231 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes

recipe: image/bugaboo, su green, echo park dp, embossing folder, su punch, eyelets, tech. tues. sentiments, copics, glossy accents on his glasses, simon says curve die, levi tech.




Friday, May 20, 2016

Hugs - Bugaboo / Catch the bug Free Friday

Friday May 20, 2016
 
It's Friday and that means it's Free Friday at Bugaboo / Catch the bug.
 

This is the cute free Friday image.. ML mim cute..  Little monster. I thought he looks like he's giving a hug so I added a hugs die cut and some hearts. This is perfect for that husband or even child. heck it's for anyone.. It's just how you make your card. I hope you find time to get over to Bugaboo and pick up this image and look at some other images.. Jodie does some awesome images.
 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #278 - anything goes
Crop stop #16 - anything goes
Crafty catz #325 - anything goes
Brown sugar #199 - anything goes
Fussy and fancy #164 - dies/punches
Lemon shortbread #15 - anything goes
PDE linky party #124 - anything goes

recipe: image/bugaboo, recollection base, amy tangerine dp, scraps, tech tues die, su punch, bakers twine, stickles, mft die, copics




Wednesday, May 18, 2016

U R music 2 my ears - Humor Wednesday - Catch the bug

Wednesday May 18, 2016
 
Welcome to Wednesday and over at Catch the bug it's Humor Wednesday..
 

May 18 is Buy a musical instrument day... so I have Johnny guitar  with his new guitar... He's a rocker and has the rocker hair.. I gave him some fun colors and sure he's going to rock out a great song or two.. I think I was kind a going with the purple in honor of Prince.. yeah even at my age I loved a lot of him songs and have some on my phone that I listen to. Such a great loss and will be greatly missed.


Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
Creative fingers #109 - anything goes
Scrapping4fun #65 - anything goes
The ribbon girls - May any image
Robyn's fetish #315 - favorite colors (purple, teal, green)
Lil patch of crafty friends #34 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes
Craft your passion #312 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #112 - anything goes
Stamps and fun #278 - male project
Penny's paper-crafty #278 - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky #305 - no designer paper
Crop stop #16 - anything goes

recipe: image/bugaboo, club scrap, ss sentiment, qkutz die, copics




Tuesday, May 17, 2016

How beautiful a day can be - Inspiration Destination #86

Wednesday May 18, 2016
 
Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination #86
ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
 

                        Our sponsor for this card is Morgan's Art World.. Image I used is Fae 37


I used the image called Fae 37.. I cut her out with a circle die as I knew I wanted to use various rayon thread behind it. I colored her with copics and wanted to keep her colors soft. I am pleased with how this image came out. I use to be on Morgans art world design team and they have some awesome images. I hope you check out their blog and also make your card and enter it over at Inspiration Destination. It's always ANYTHING GOES
 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - no designer paper
Creative fingers #109 - anything goes
PDE linky party #123 - anything goes
Chocolate, coffee and cards #109 - just us girls
Scrapping4fun #65 - anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies #19 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge #169 - flowers
613 Ave. create #176 - anything goes
The ribbon girls - May any image
Lil patch of crafty friends #34 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #112 - anything goes
OLLCB #204 - mythical
Love to scrap #78 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - something with wings
Deep ocean # 128 - flowers everywhere
Penny's paper-crafty #278 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner # 72 - May flowers
Fab 'n' funky #305 - no designer paper
Crop stop #16 - anything goes
Dragonfly journeys #57 - dance with fairies

recipe: image fae 37, recollection base, su card stock, rayon thread, mft circle die, stampin up sentiment, copics




For a friend - Inspiration Destination # 86

Wednesday May 18, 2016
 
Inspiration Destination #86 - Always Anything Goes
I hope you play along, we have a great sponsor.
 

Our sponsor for this card is Fabricka Fantasy
 

This is my card using the image Fire Fairy... I think after I am now posting I should of worked a little more on her hair and add some red to it.. I am still trying to figure out hair colors.. I do like the other colors I added and I used a mixture of colors for her dress so it's not all one color. Fabrika has some awesome images and I always like working with their images.. I did not know what sentiment to use so just chose a very simple For a friend..
I hope you play along at Inspiration Destination.. we added some new DT members so take a look at their awesome works and play along..
 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
Creative corner - lets celebrate
PDE linky party #123 - anything goes
Scrapping4fun #65 - anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies #19 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #176 - anything goes
Dragonfly journeys #57 - dancing with fairies
Robyn's fetish #315 - favorite colors (red and gold)
One stitch at a time #262 - hot colors
Lil patch of crafty friends #34 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes
Craft your passion #312 - anything goes
OLLCB #204 - mythical
Love to scrap #78 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - something with wings
Crop stop #16 - anything goes

recipe: fire fairy image/recollection base, dp?, wink of stella on wings and parts of the dress, taylored expression bling on the necklace, simon says sentiment, tech. Tuesday die, scraps, copics




8th Birthday wishes - New release Catch the bug

Tuesday May 17, 2016
 
It's Tuesday and that means New Release at Bugaboo / Catch the bug
 
 

Here is the awesome perfecting timing image called Sign it critters.. perfect for my great grandson's 8th birthday coming up on the 25th May.. I know the present is more important than the card at this age.. but I had fun making this cute card.  I used the birthday wishes from Simon says and the number 8 is from Taylored Expressions and the TH is from Paper Trey ink..
 

Challenges:
Fab 'n' funky #304 - for a child
Little red wagon - let's hear it for the boys
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - no designer paper
Sassy studio #333 - anything goes
Creative corner - lets celebrate
Alphabet challenge - F is for furry friends
Robyn's fetish #315 - favorite colors (teal, green, yellow)
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes
Craft your passion #312 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #112 - anything goes
Dies r us #49 - birthday
Love to scrap #78 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 20/21 - birthday


recipe: image/bugaboo, sentiment/hearts/stars ss, 8 te, th pti, copics, bling, su cardstock, recollection base




Sunday, May 15, 2016

Mid month reminder - Love - Creative with Stamps

Sunday May 15, 2016
 
It's mid month reminder that we have a challenge at Creative with Stamps challenge #2 which started Ma 1st.. The theme is Clean and Simple.. You have a couple more week to get your card posted over at Creative with Stamps.. I hope you play along.
 

This is my card for the mid-reminder post. I used the image from Judi Kins and the sentiment is Stampin up.. The washi tape is from Simon Says.. I did use a little copic touch to the eyes and lips.. Quite CAS.. huh?
 

Challenges:
Penny's paper-crafty #277 - anything goes
Scrappers delights #55 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - no designer paper
Sassy studio #333 - anything goes
Creative fingers #109 - anything goes
PDE linky party #123 - anything goes
Chocolate, coffee and cards #109 - just us girls
Scrapping4fun #65 - anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies #19 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #176 - anything goes
The ribbon girls - May any image
A bit more time to craft #20 - anything goes




Friday, May 13, 2016

What's not to love.. Bugaboo / Catch the bug Free Friday

Friday May 13, 2016
 
It's Friday and we have another Free Friday image at Bugaboo / Catch the bug..
This image is Gus ..who is a favorite of mine.
 

This is the card I made using Gus.. I added a sentiment of my own.  I thought it was funny and what's not to love..  LOL.. I added white dots to his shorts with my gel pen. I carried it out with the white dots already on the ribbon. I had a few items on my desk and just used them, the buckle, corner cover and negative die cut. I hope it doesn't look like that..
I hope you find time to get over to the bugaboo store and pick up the free image and see some other awesome images.
 

Challenges:
Not just cards May #31 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #175 - anything goes /opt. twist
Come and get it # 117 - card for a woman  (man gives to a woman)
Crafting from the heart #111 - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #277 - anything goes
Scrappers delights #55 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday #230/231 - anything goes
DRS designs #226 - it's a guy thing
Moving along with the times #20 - man or boy
Sassy studio #333 - anything goes
Crafty catz #324 - dies and punches


recipe: image/bugaboo, recollection papers, negative die cut, su corner cover, spellbinder buckle, ribbon, copics