Monika and Billie week 7 / diamond and manly

Monday April 13, 2015

 

It's week 7 for the Monika and Billie background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves.

 

Monika's choice this week is DIAMONDS BACKGROUND AND MASCULINE

 

I do not have a diamond overall background stamp - BUT I do have the Paper Trey Ink retro volume 3 backgrounds.. it has a few different styles and they are all just a couple of rows /repeat stamp so I took  diamond  and I just repeated the stamp till my white paper was covered then cut it down to size. I like the look. I used Stampin Up not quite navy ink.  Then I took the Simon Says all boy stamps and colored the dude, shoes, game controls and cut them out. I wanted a bright blue behind the sentiments so I took a bright blue copic pen and cut a piece of white paper just a little larger then the sentiment and used the bright blue to color the paper, I think it pops the sentiments. The happy birthday I don't know who puts it out.  I loved coloring the tennis shoes. The game controls also but the shoes were my favorite. All are on pop dots.  I think I did a good job with Monika's choice for us this 7th week. 

I hope you make it over to Creative with Monika and see her card and give her some love.

 

 

Challenges:
Cute card Thursday #368 - bonny blue
Creative knockouts #84 - birthday wishes
DRS designs - birthday blues
Fun with shapes and more #180 - birthday
Sister act #101 - atg
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Sweet stampin - childrens card
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Scribble and scrap #42 - atg
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Crafting musketeers #24 - its a mans world

recipe: pti diamonds, ss hey dude, shoes, game control, hb?, old olive su, not quite navy su, orange su, copics, kraft base - kraft journal store.

Case-ing Monika's card / Happy Blooming birthday

Sunday April 12, 2015

 

It's late in the day Sunday but I wanted to join in on the Case-ing Monika's card of choice in celebration of her Birthday..

 

this is the card I chose to CASE... Kind a .. You know me I have a little different twist. This is Monika's card below.

 

This is my card..  I used water color paper below and embossed it. I whipped versa mark over the inside of the embossing folder and then ran it through my vagabond.. then poured clear embossing powder over it.. I then started with H2O paints... WELL the versa mark filled the whole card.. so the H2O's would not color it because it was ALL embossed.. So there is a backside to the of the water color paper and so then I used the H2O's and colored the piece. Then cut it down and adhered to the white cardstock. I cut a small strip of black paper and added above the water color paper. Found a nice green piece of scrap and cut a circle. I took the Stampin up flower bloom and ranger inks and stamped the flowers and leaves and then used the matching die to cut it out. I layered the pieces and added to the circle. Added a few sequins and the sentiment.  It's not manly but it is close to Monika's card.  

Challenges:
Monika bd case-ing challenge
613 Avenue Create #119 - atg /bingo  - A-2, birthday, watercolor
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Challenge up your life #12 - embossing
Scribble & scrap #42 - atg
Crafts 4 eternity #221 - texture
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Simon Wednesday - spring flowers
Sister act #101 - atg

recipe: water color paper, h2o, su die, stamp, sentiment, scraps, sequins, ranger inks

Catch the bug - Earth day - Recycle

Saturday April 11, 2015

 

Catch the bug challenge this week is for Earth day - use something recycled on your card.

 

This is my card and of course had to use the World Girl  image..  My recycle is the flower at the bottom. It's out of the paper towel cloth that I used to wipe up the inks for this card and other paint/inks from other projects.  They are too pretty to throw away and this was perfect for the card. I also used simon says stencils and texture paste for the background then added some H2O paints once it was dry. Then I layered the card on SU base and added some SU black and scrap of yellow. I had some black mesh so added it behind the image and sentiment. The sentiment is from Tech. Tues. 
I hope you find something to recycle and join the challenge at Catch the bug.

Challenges:
Shopping our stash weekly #196 - the earth has music/earth day
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg
Penny's paper crafty #222 - atg
Word art Wednesday #178 - atg
Crafts 4 eternity #221 - texture (paper towel flower/mesh/paints)
Sister act #101 - atg
The stamping boutique - spring (earth day is in the spring time)
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #75 - atg /add a flower

recipe: earth girl/bugaboo, su base and black, scraps, h2o paints, ss stencils, paper towel, American craft brad, su/ek/marvy circle die, tt sentiment, copics

Catch the bug Free Friday - Wee one cowboy - You've been on my mind

Friday April 10, 2015

 

Catch the bug Free Friday we have Wee One Cowboy

 

 

This is the cute image and I thought he looked like he was deep in thought so used the sentiment from Simon says.  I added some flowers to the dark stems that were drawn by Jodie. Thought they looked like flower stems. I added the fence which is from PTI and added flowers to the fence.

 

Challenges:
Dies r us #23 - one for the boys
Quirky crafts #7 - hats and or sketch
Papertake weekly - atg
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg
Digi choosday wk 14 - use a die
Penny's paper crafty #222 - atg
Word art Wednesday #178 - atg
Cute card Thursday #368 - bonny blue

recipe: wee one cowboy/bugaboo, kraft from kraft journal, su dp, ms punch, su punch, vellum, ss sentiment, embossing powder zing, copics, ss stamp flowers, my cloud template, pti fence die, scraps

I am Guest Designer at Brown Sugar using Fitztown Image.. Happy Fathers Day

Friday April 10, 2015

 

I am on the Fitztown Design Team and I am the Guest Designer over at Brown Sugar this week..

The challenge is DISTRESS

 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

 

The challenge this week is DISTRESS

I am using the image Sport #9  from Fitztown..  I thought it would be a perfect Fathers day card. I distressed the papers.. I am so not a distress person but it was fun making the card and taking my Tim Holtz distressing tool that I don't think I have ever used.. It was fun and I think it makes for a perfect look for the masculine card.  I colored the image in copics and used my cloud template and ranger inks to make the clouds. The sentiment is from Simon Says.  I used kraft from Kraft Journal for the base and the designer paper is Echo Park.. this and that.  I hope I have inspired you to play along over at Brown Sugar.. The challenge is  DISTRESS

Challenges:
613 Avenue create #118 - atg
Crafting Musketeers #24 (April)  It's a mans world
Quirky crafts #7 - hats and or sketch
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg
Clear it out - atg
Penny's paper crafty #222 - atg
Word art Wednesday #178 - atg

recipe: sport #9 fitztown, ss sentiment, ep this and that, kraft kraft journal, copics, cloud template, ranger inks, enamel dots

Aud Sentiments #129 - challenge use #5 or Birthday Sentiment

Thursday April 9 - 21, 2015

 

Well it's Aud Sentiment's 5th birthday.. so the challenge for these two weeks is USE # 5 or a BIRTHDAY SENTIMENT.. It is Aud Sentiments so use a birthday sentiment

 

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Doodle Pantry

 I am using the image Cupcake Ants..  I love these little ants.. I just need to learn to color them better. I have tried in the past to do them dark but I feel I loose the details so I did them a using the cooler gray colors this time.  No matter they are cute and only cute on paper.. I didn't want designer paper to take away from the images so I did some versa mark stamping of happy birthday all over not keeping them even or anything, then I stamped some stars and hearts. Die cut a scallop and added the image. The sentiment is from Simon says inside out sentiments.   I hope you head over to Aud Sentiments and play along. Just remember to add a sentiment to the front of your card.

Challenges:
My time to get crafty #286 - get krafty
Glitter n sparkle #131 - atg
Simon Monday - A is for (ants)
Papertake weekly - atg
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg
Digi choosday wk 14 - use a die
The paper shelter #198 - birthday sentiment

recipe: doodle pantry /cupcake ants, kraft, ss cupcake party heart/stars/hb, ss sentiment, ranger inks versa mark, mft die, copics, glitter, su ink

Humor Wednesday Catch the bug / Happy birthday you old bird!

Wednesday April 8, 2015

 

Humor Wednesday at Catch the bug 

 

Humor me Wednesday and it's "draw a picture of a bird day"  so I let Jodie draw one .. LOL  I chose to use Chickz -happy birthday chickie  .. I made my background again. Took some watercolor paper, clear embossed some SU flowers and then took inktense water color pencils and colored them in and then colored the background. Really bright festive look.  I colored the image with copics and tried to stay with those background colors. Added the sentiment from Paper Pretties.

Did you draw a picture of a bird today??

 

Challenges:
Glitter n sparkle #131 - atg
Craft your passion #256 - atg
Craftin desert divas - atg
Crafty cardmakers and more #136 - wings
Quirky crafts #7 - hats or sketch
Papertake weekly - atg
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg

recipe: chickz/bugaboo, su base, su flowers, clear embossing powder, inktense  watercolor pencils, sentiment from PP returning chick, copics, black su paper, enamel heart.