It's better to get laugh lines - Pause Dream Enjoy #199

Wednesday November 15, 2017

 

Dang November is going by pretty fast. I hope it's been a good month for you. Weather is good and you are enjoying life.

 

Today we have another challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy #199

The Orange team chose CAS - CLEAN AND SIMPLE

 

 

During the summer I took some stamped images and my Mission paints and went out on the deck and painted. I later die cut them out and put them in a bowl.. Well now was the time to use one of the images.

This is from Tech Tuesday and the sentiment. I did not have a lily pad so I just free handed one and using Zig markers painted the lily pad and water. I think I did pretty good.. what do you think?? I then added the frog on foam dots. This card was done. CAS.

Need more inspiration head over to PDE and see what the Orange created.

Challenges:
Glitter 'n' sparkle #265 - anything goes
Addicted to stamps #157 - use more than one stamp
Crafting from the heart #183 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #190 - anything goes
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 308-309- anything goes

Ewe Rock - Free Friday Bugaboo - Catch the bug

Friday November 3, 2017

 

It's Friday and so at Bugaboo it's Free Friday

and we have a cute digi for you.

Check out the Catch the bug design team creations ..

 

 

This Free image is called "Ewe Rock".

I cut out the image with Taylored Expressions postage die. I colored the image with copics. I found some old designer paper and it looked kinda wild so used it for the background.

Challenges:
Simon Monday - all creatures large and small
Penny's paper crafty #353 - anything goes
Color throw-down #467 - colors
A bit more time to craft #55 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #502 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #213 - anything goes

Blessed are the curious - Bugaboo Free Friday

Friday October 27, 2017

 

Welcome to another free Friday at Bugaboo.. You can pick up the awesome image and you can see the design teams creations over at

 Catch the bug.

This is the fun image called "Scarecrow sitter"  I fussy cut the image out and colored with copics. I took Ranger inks and brick stencil and created the brick wall. I stamped the Tech. Tuesday sentiment on the wall.. a little graffiti on the wall.. LOL I stamped the rising sun which is also by Tech. Tuesday. I used the Martha Stewart bird punch and black paper for the crows. I used a little white chalk ink to give highlights on the birds and a little glaze pen ink for the birds eye.  I added some Spectrum Noir glitter pen to the sun.  I also added my cloud template. 

 

 

Challenges:

 Artistic inspirations #188 - anything goes

Inkspirational #146 - autumn photo

Inky chicks #190 - animals

Deep ocean #166 - Halloween

Cards und more #196 - Halloween

(Pin)spiratonal #202 - photo

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 306-307 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #146 - anything goes

 

 

 

 

Keep shinning bright - Paper Play Sketches #54

Wednesday October 25, 2017

 

So here we are at Paper Play Sketches

#54 with a new challenge and a sketch

 

So here is the sketch to follow.. If you need inspiration check out the DT cards

 

This is my card.  I started with a white piece of card stock and used my Ranger Oxide inks and went over the piece and spritzed with water and dried till I got a night sky that was ok.. (I need black Oxide ink ; (   I then took my white gold Kuretake paint and spattered the background and everything else in the way..

I remembered I had this awesome moon stamp and I cant remember the company name. I keep thinking Kevin??? I used two Oxide inks and stamped the image then used a My Favorite Things circle die and cut it out. I added Versa Mark ink and clear embossing powder to the moon.  I took my Lawn Fawn grass die and Taylored Expressions fence die and created the scene. I think I should of cut the grass a little narrower so it fit the sketch better.  I then stamped the two MFT images and colored with Zig markers. I added tiny stars sequins to the night sky.. I added the sentiment from Simons Says.  This card is done. It was so much fun to create.

Challenges:
As you like it - favorite people or animal (animals, some wear darling cloths and just the fun colors for the animals and their cute expressions. love coloring animals.)
QKR stampede #266 - anything goes
Creative fingers #139 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #101 - autumn colors
Hiding in my craftroom # 323 - lots of layers
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #188 - anything goes
Through the craft-room door - anything goes
Shopping our stash #326 - that's sketchy
Inky chicks #190 - animals
Try it on Tuesday - circles
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Crafty creations #353 - anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - I see spots

Hang in there - Bugaboo / Catch the bug - Free Friday

Friday October 13, 2017

 

this free-b was available last week. I had last weeks and this weeks images messed up.

 

Are you ready for another Free Friday image from Bugaboo..

You can see the Design Teams creations at Catch the bug.

 

 

This is the Free Friday image from Bugaboo "Stella peeker bra"

I used a Verve sentiment "hang in there" as I thought this went well with the image. I suppose you could use this for all sorts of occasions. I automatically think of Breast cancer..  I colored the image with copics and used a white gel pen and Spectrum Noir glitter pen.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #187 - anything goes/opt. cool colors
Ooh la la #239 - die cuts
Crafty girls creations #40 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #210 - anything goes
Crafty catz #388 - anything goes

Would this face lie? Aud Sentiments #190

Thursday October 5-16, 2017

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at Aud Sentiments #190

The theme is

 USE A DIE CUT + SENTIMENT

 

 

 

Our sponsor is The Paper Shelter

 

This is my card using the image "The glamorous girls"

I started with the background. I ran scraps through my paper trimmer. (I saw a video by Jennifer McGuire - months ago doing this) and then I picked different colors.. Not really looking because I wanted it random but I also wanted them plain. no design.. and laid the strips down on a sticky card scrap. I then trimmed the ends to make a A2 base. I colored the image with copics picking some of the colors from the background. I then used Simon Says wonky die and added this to the background. I added some half pearls. The sentiment is from "Art Impressions" it's an old wood block rubber stamp. I thought with the blondish girl.. it fit her expression.

I hope you play along and check out the DT creations at Aud Sentiment.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 302-303 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #177 - anything goes
Always fun #26 - dies or punches
Artistic inspirations #187 - anything goes/opt. cool colors
Digi choosday wk. 40 - anything goes
Crafting by design - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky #365 - pretty in pink

I've missed our little chats!

Friday September 22, 2017

 

Well today is the last day of the Fall Coffee Lovers Challenge blog hop..

It went from Friday Sept. 15 to Friday Sept. 22..

 So this is the 8th card I made for the blog hop.

 

This is a favorite stamp set of mine from Art Impressions. I have used it a lot in the past for Birthdays.. But today it's just ladies sipping coffee and chatting. Cathing up on what's happin in their lives.. Looks like they are having a great conversation and being told quite a tale.. I used some Stampin up papers and left over Simon Says stitched leaves.  I colored the images with Copics.

Challenge:
Fall Coffee lovers
The daily marker  day 22
Word art Wednesday  wk. 300-301 anything goes
Color crazy wk. 38 - anything goes

I can hardly wait to regret this...

Wednesday September 20, 2017

 

It's day 6 of the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop..

Are you playing along?? Are you having fun and seeing all the creative projects??

 

 

 This is my card. I knew in my mind what I wanted to create but I think I over did the background. I probably should of left the white embossed hearts off and just stayed with the coffee cups and leaves. Trial and error.. Funny how your mind says one thing and you hands do another.. Any how I stamped the Impress coffee cup and hearts and embossed in white. I then added some Ranger inks to my craft sheet and spritzed with water and smooshed my paper and dried and smooshed more till I got the effect I wanted. I then stamped with brown ink the Simon Says leaves (oh the hearts are Simon says also). I then black embossed the Tim Holtz crazy dog and food bowl which is now filled with COFFEE and glossy accents..  I colored the dog with Mission paints and the bowl with copics. I used a brown copic for the coffee cups coffee. The sentiment is from Dylusions and the cute dog is saying this before he's getting ready to drink the coffee.  I added some Stampin up leaves in the corner and fussy cut the coffee cup and added to the leaves base. I added a wooden red heart. I can just see this dog drinking the coffee and running around the house like a crazy dog he is..

 

 

Challenges:
Fall coffee lovers
The daily marker day 20 
Crafting from the heart #175 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #335 - national coffee day
Scrapping 4 fun #98 - technique (create embossed/ink smooshing background)
Make my Monday #55 - autumn colors

AAA cards #99 - autumn colors

Use your stuff #280 - pets

Crafting by design - drink up

Simon Wednesday - pop it up

 

I'll rise... but I refuse to shine..

Tuesday September 19, 2017

 

This is my 5th card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop.. I have had fun creating coffee cards.

I know you can used tea/chocolate and those kind of beverages.. But I am a coffee lover.. so mine are coffee.

 

 
Yesterday as I was standing on my deck drinking my coffee and feeling fall in the air and leaves are falling already... boy how the days change fast from 70/80's to 50/60s in a week.  I do love seeing the fall leaves and the awesome colors but I like the warmer weather. 
Any how I thought I would try to make my card so it looked like the Art Impressions image (it's an old wood block red rubber stamp) was standing on a deck with leaves on the deck. OK I am not an artist.. as you can tell by the deck I drew. My hubby said I should of made the deck at an angle. I did not think of it.. my focus was trying to see how I was standing on the deck.. I did do the boards farther away smaller than the front ones and the same with the leaves.. well the card is all done now I was not going to go recreate my card.. I painted the scene with Mission paints and stamped the tree?? off the deck. hence the leaves on the deck. The leaves are Simon Says stitched die set. I stamped the Art Impressions sentiment on the deck.  I love this cute funny lady and sentiment. I think this was me yesterday morning. I even have animal slippers but they are dogs.. funny. you know now that I look at this I should of added hills/greenish grass so it doesn't look like she's standing on wood in space..

 

Challenges:
Fall coffee lovers
The daily marker day 19 
Crafting from the heart #175 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 38 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #335 - national coffee day
Scrapping 4 fun #98 - technique (drawing in part of the background)
Make my Monday #55 - autumn colors

AAA cards #99 - autumn colors

Another year has come to pass - Catch the bug

Tuesday September 12, 2017

 

Welcome to a fun new release at Bugaboo..

Catch the design teams creation at Catch the bug..

 

 

This is Gus another year older.. He is such a funny guy. I can image him saying this. I am sure he's a grumpy/funny old man who speaks his mind.. After all he's married to Stella.. I wanted to make the card bright so I colored him with rainbow colors and found a great plaid print. The black part at the bottom was on my desk.. It's a negative piece from ??? I remembered I liked it so saved it.  I added it to the bottom and then used some clear Nuvo drops on the strip .. I like the look it almost looks like half black pearls.. I also added Nuvo drops to his glasses.  I added Spectrum Noir glitter pen to the balloons.

I have no idea who I will give this to.. but it will be fun figuring it out.  

Challenges:
Crafting from the heart #174 - anything goes
Artistic inspiration #185 - anything goes
Cards in envy - cheers to you
A bit more time to craft #51 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 37 - anything goes

Sorry you had a crappy day - Catch the bug - Bugaboo Free Friday

Friday September 8, 2017

 

It's Free Friday at Bugaboo and you can see the design team inspiration using the FF image at Catch the bug.

 

 

Bugaboo store

 

The Free Friday image is called "Crap set"  This isn't the usual type of card I would make... but I did..

I thought since who ever was having a crappy day they needed a word of encouragement so I added the My Favorite Things "life is tough".. The YOU is Simon Says along with the flowers. I colored the Bugaboo image with copics and added Spectrum to the fly wings.. thought it would be tacky to add it to the pile of crap..LOL

I used Stampin Up ink for the flowers/leaves and added a spot of Nuvo drops to the flower centers.. I just realized I forgot to add to one of the flower centers.. LOL oh well. too late now.. it's about to go live..

I used Ranger ink for the yellowish green background and a ribbon to cover the divided paper area.  The die cut for the crap is from MFT..

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #51 - anything goes
Naughty or nice #43 - framed
A gem of a challenge #202 - kraft
My time to craft #353 - krafty
The daily marker - Day 8
Artistic inspirations #185 - anything goes
Love to scrap #101 - anything goes
Simon Monday - stamp it
Word art Wednesday wk. 298-299 - anything goes
Crafting by design - bug time
Simon Wednesday - stamp it
Creative moments #126 - anything goes
Craft rocket #41 - something beginning with "F" (flowers/foul smell/flies)

Husbands are like lawnmowers - Free Friday Catch the bug

Friday August 4, 2017

 

Welcome to Catch the bug Free Friday and you can see the Design teams creations using the FF image.

You can find the FF image in the Bugaboo Store.   The Free Friday image is called STB lawnmower

 

 

Well you know I love Stella. She is a hoot. What a sassy woman. I love the funny things she says.. Some I don't agree with but some I do.. LOL

I colored her with copics and the frames around her.

The background is one of my Gelli plate creations I did few years ago.  I thought it went perfect cause I wanted a green theme for the card.  I used My Favorite Things banners and added some Nuvo drops to the banners. I added a few Nuvo drops to the lawnmower..

Fun card and sure to bring a smile to someone.. probably not your husband...LOL

Challenges:

Crafting from the heart #170 - anything goes
Ooh la la #234 - anything goes
Cards und more #190 - dots, dots, dots
Penny's paper-crafty #340 - anything goes
Crafty creations #346 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 294-295 - anything goes
QKR stampede #255 - make it humorous

Day 5 - Christmas in July - Catch the bug

Wednesday July 19, 2017

  

Day 5 - Christmas in July at Catch the bug

 

It's Humor Wednesday - Create a funny Christmas card. Use the photo below to give you inspiration. Make it funny

 

 

 

This is my card. I used Ornament Moose which you can find in the Bugaboo store.. I added some of the colors from the photo. I created the background using a Simon Says stamp and lightly colored the packages. With the Bugaboo image so colorful I wanted to keep the background soft.  I love the funny look on the moose face. I stamped a Paper Trey Ink sentiment in the little area. I added some Spectrum Noir glitter to the image. 

 

 

Challenges:

Artistic inspirations #183 - anything goes/opt. summer colors
Deep ocean #159 - Christmas in July
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas #342 - anything goes/opt. die cut
Pile it on #132 - primary colors and something beginning with "S" (snowflakes/stocking cap)
Dragonfly journeys #96 - Christmas in July
A bit more time to craft #48 - anything goes
Creative craft cottage #91 - Christmas in July
Crafting from the heart #168 - anything goes
Cardz 4 guys #174 - Christmas in July
(Pin)spirational #195 - Christmas
Color throw-down #452
Word art Wednesday wk. 292-293 - anything goes
Simon work it Wednesday July - add sparkle (glitter pen)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



You know you're getting old - Catch the bug new release

Tuesday June 20, 2017

 

Welcome to New release at Catch the bug..

You can find the new image in the Bugaboo store.

 

 

This is Stella Belly Button... See this is why I love Stella.. You never know what she will say.. LOL  she is just too funny.

I found this fun yellow DP ?? for the background and I colored the image with copics. I went around the two borders of the image with copics and colored a strip of paper with purple copics and used my Tech. Tues banner die and cut out three banners. I added Nuvo drops to them.  This card was so quick to make..

 

 Challenges:
Crafty catz #375 - anything goes/opt. dots/stripes
Creatalicious #117 - anything goes/opt. die/punches
Crafting from the heart #164 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #181 - anything goes/opt. dies/stencils
Crafty sentiments - add a sentiment
Through the craftroom door - anything goes
Deep ocean #157 - die cuts/chip board/punches