Alphabet challenge - U - Swimming by with birthday wishes

Friday January 24, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme - U - Underwater

I used Ranger ink to create the background and used a Newtons nook stencil to give a little movement. I also added Perfect Pearls splatters. I added the Simon Says / Tech. Tues little fish and plants. I used Paul Ruben watercolors to add colors to the little fish and plants. I stamped the big fish from Embossing art on a piece of paper I created on a gelli plate many years ago. I fussy cut the fish out and added. I finished with sentiment.  I love this fun fish image. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 683-684 - atg

Crafts galore encore #131 - atg

Polkadoodles wk. 2 - atg

Digi choosday wk.2 - atg

Crafty animals #90 - atg 

Critter crazy #94 - atg

 

Have a fin-tastic birthday - Do-Al(l)Creative #54

Tuesday June 1, 2021

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We have a new challenge this month over at 

Do-Al(l)Creative #54

Our theme is

BIG AND SMALL

big small same species.. big dog/small dog... big flower/small flower... 

Sponsor: Jacobi Hobby & Creatief

I made a card but used two different species so had to quickly re create my card... I decided to use fish.. So I stamped the Embossed Arts Co big fish and Hampton Stamps small fish on watercolor paper. I used Altenew watercolors. I finished with some Paul Ruben metallic paint to give a sun light rays in the water look.  I added some Nuvo drops for bubbles and the Tech. Tues. Sentiment.

 Challenges:

Paper craft challenge #70 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #561 - any occasions

Cute card Thursday #688 - anything goes/ opt. critters

Scrapping 4 fun #193 - male / father's day

Polkadoodles wk. 22 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #98 - anything goes /opt. drink up

Crafty animals #51 - anything goes

can't stop thinking - Cardz 4 Guyz #265

 Tuesday February 23, 2021

Hello

Time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #265

Our theme is

THINKING OF YOU

I love this fun stamp. It's a large Embossing arts red rubber stamp. I stamped him on a piece of pale blue card stock. I added Oxide Ranger ink to the background to give a water look. I colored the image but I didn't like the look so I stamped the fish on another piece of white card stock and using Copics I colored the image. I added some Rubber Seed grass to the bottom and a few stands of grass from My favorite things with Quick Quote chalk ink. I added some water splatters on the base.  I fussy cut the image out and using foam dots added it over the stamped image. I added some Nuvo drops and the Reverse Confetti sentiment.

Challenges:

Crafty animals #47 - anything goes -animals

Incy windy designs - animals/and or buttons

Word art Wednesday wk. 479-480- anything goes

Simon Wednesday - favorite tech. (ink blending background and water platters)

Creative fingers #202 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 8 - anything goes

Allsorts wk. 612 - anything goes /opt. number

Pammie's inky pinkies #2108 - anything goes

Here's to you - Sunny Day Crafting

Saturday September 15, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at

Sunny Day Crafting ..

Our theme for this week is

 ANIMALS ... ANY ANIMAL

 

 

I love this stamp and have used it a lot over the years. I wanted to do a cool water looking background... So I grabbed this OLD wood block stamp from Embossing arts company. I stamped it on Bristol card stock. I then used Zig markers to color and used a paint brush move the color around. I did the same to the background water look. I used another old wood stamp from Rubber seed which is the grass and I used Stampin up ink for the grass color. I also used a SU sentiment. I added some sequins and glossy accents for the water bubbles, lips and eyes.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes
City crafters wk. 429 - fall colors
Creative moments #152 anything goes / opt tag/labels
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
QKR stampede #313 - anything goe
Crafty catz #429 - anything goes/opt. pearls
Scrapping 4 fun #124 - under the sea
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles

Billie and Monika challenge

Sunday June 18, 2017

 

Well it's time for Me and Monika - Creative with Monika

to challenge each other.. It's my turn to chose again so I chose Water and Fish.. could be river, lake, ocean, fish bowl...  I chose under water ocean scene. I first used this awesome large fish stamp from Embossing Arts Co.. It is one of my favorite fish. I added some other smaller fish from Hampton Stamps and PSX. I used some greenery from a Simon Says stamp set I have. Those white bubbles are also from the stamp set. It's really a flower stamp set.. perfect for the under water scene. I used the black leaves stamp from Rubber seed. I embossed all of the images. I then used Ranger Inks and colored in the fish with water/ink.  Then I used Ranger inks and water colored the background.  I wish you could see this card in real life. It does look awesome.  I cant wait to see what Monika created.  Oh I was going to add a sentiment but I did not want it to take away from the scene. Figured all could be said inside of the card.. What do you think?? 

Please head over to Monika's site and see what she created.

 

Challenges:
Crafty catz #375 - anything goes/opt. dots/stripes
Your next stamp #66 - colors
Color crazy wk. 24 - anything goes
Creatalicious #117 - anything goes/opt. die/punches
My time to craft - summer time
HeARTful stamping - summer fun
The ribbon girl - any image

Happy Father's Day - Creative with Stamps #3 mid month reminder

Thursday June 15, 2016

 

It's mid month reminder at Creative with Stamps #3  Manly card

This is a month long challenge and so to refresh you mind and know those father's day cards are out there here's a chance to enter another card for our challenge.

 

(remember you can only enter 3 different cards per month)

 

 

 

I know men like to fish (and I sure love doing it) but wanted to make a fun father's day card so I used an old fish stamp that I have and colored him up with my copics.. When I have done this fish before I've done it in some wild colors but I wanted to keep it manly so went softer. I also stamped some more water bubbles.. the right side of the fish bubbles are on the stamp but the other bubbles I stamped and colored lightly and use a little glitter to give some sparkle. Not much.. wanted to keep it manly. 

 

Challenges:
Jo's scrap shack #142 - Fathers day
Crafty catz #328 - animal magic
QKR stampede #195 - one for guys
Alphabet challenge - H - hand colored
Pattie's creations #123 - fathers day /graduation
Crazy 4 challenges #340 - masculine
Not just cards #33 - anything goes
Come and get it - weird / whimsical
Dragonfly journeys #61 - fathers day
Glitter n sparkle - fathers day
Eureka stamps #197 - fathers day, for a guy, masculine
Artistic inspirations #158 - anything goes
City crafters #316 - beach
Digi choosday wk. 24 - just for men
Inky chicks #68 - father's day or male card
Word art Wednesday # 234-235 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - animal magic
Craft rocket #17 - for man or boy