Inspiration Destination #27 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES / What a beautiful day

Wednesday April 1, 2015

 

Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination #27

ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our sponsor this week is A day for daisies

 

I always take so long trying to find an image to use BECAUSE I LOVE THEM ALL. I want them all, but I chose to use Bird dreams  ..  I tried to paint this little girl with my Kuretake but it just did not look right so tossed it away and went back to the copics.  I also used my cloud template that I made out of x-ray film and just free handed a line of cloud to make my design. I have used it for years and love it.
I wanted to bring one of the flowers that is in the designer paper by stampin up - forward so stamped the sentiment on one of them and cut it out. I added some twine and called it done.

I hope you make it over to Inspiration Destination and join in on the challenge fun. remember it's always anything goes.

Challenges:
Allsorts #304 - feature a creature
Suzy bee's bloomin #73 - atg w/twist sentiment
613 Ave. create #117 - atg / no twist
Crafting when we can #91 - weather
Scribble and scrap #41 - atg
Craft your passion #255 - atg
Eureka stamps #134 - more spring
Crafting from the heart #53 - atg
OLLCB #177 - Easter / spring

recipe: bird dreams a day for daisies, kraft cs kraft journal, su designer paper, twine, my cloud template, simon says sentiment, copics

Catch the bug New Release / Happy your're my friend

Tuesday March 31, 2015

 

Catch the bug New Release day and we have Spring Duck..

 

I just had to make a new background. I used a piece of watercolor paper. Clear embossed a large stampin up Large Circles stamp and heated. Then I wet the card and used my H2O paints and added the paint till I got the effect I wanted. I am loving the H2O's because of the shine it gives. I am happy with the results. Then I let it dry and went to color my image. I had to cut around the image because I wanted to show as much as possible the watercolor. I stamped the sentiment and added a few sequins to give interest.  I hope you enjoyed this card. Also check out the new images in the bugaboo store and awesome drop dead deals going on.. wow if you ever wanted some cheap awesome images now is the time.. head over to the Bugaboo store.

Challenges:
Craft your passion #255 - atg
Eureka #134 - more spring
Crafting from the heart #53 - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #73 - atg /twist sentiment
Scribble and scrap #41 - atg

recipe: spring duck/bugaboo, lg circle su, h2o paints, clear embossing powder, copics, sequins, ss sentiment,

Week 5 of Monika and Billie background and or no designer paper - USE DOTS AND A SENTIMENT

Monday March 30, 2015

 

Week 5 is Monika's choice she chose DOTS AND SENTIMENT

 

It's like Monika's reading my mind or I am reading hers. When she said DOTS I thought of my Reverse Confetti sentiment and knew I wanted to use a lot of different color's of ink to reflect the sentiment. I took down a lot of my ranger inks and my Simon says lots of circles and chose a small and smaller dot and just stamped away. I do like it. Quite colorful and with the sentiment it says a lot.

 

I hope you head over to Monika's blog Creative with Monika and see her card.

 

Challenges:
Inky impressions #202 - bold and bright
Word art Wednesday #176 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
QKR stampede #132 - add a sentiment
Sister act #99 - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #73 - atg w/twist sentiment
613 Ave. create #117 - atg / no twist
A*muse studio - atg
Scribble and scrap #41 - atg

recipe:  su card base, reverse confetti sentiment, simon says dots, ranger inks

Catch the bug Saturday ANYTHING GOES / Happy Birthday

Saturday March 28, 2015

 

First off there is a BIG and I mean B I G sale going on over at Bugaboo.. check it out.. after you check out my card, of course.

 

Catch the bug - color challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color challenge with colors I had a fun time working with... I really like the way this card turned out.. I see now - that I am ready to post my card that the bears arm is really the girls.. oh well it's made and I am taking it that the bear has his hand over her arm and he's got a double chin which would be the other part of the girls arm.. lol - would you of even noticed if I didn't mention it?? I also fussy cut the frame out and it's layered on the dark blue square. It almost looks printed on it but I did cut around all of those scallops..   I used various basic gray strips and scraps to tie in some of the other colors I colored her. I used the image  Girl and teddy picture 

 

Challenges:
Papertake weekly - a cut above
Penny's paper crafty #220 - girl/boy or both
Word art Wednesday #176 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
Creative inspirations #306- animals
QKR stampede #132 - add a sentiment
Sister act #99 - atg

recipe: girl teddy picture image/ctb, su base, bg strips, scraps, sentiment??, copics, wink of stella, su blue ink, viva pearl pen

Aud #128 - anything goes plus a sentiment / Well behaved women

Thursday March 26 - April 7m 2015

 

Aud Sentiment #128 ANYTHING GOES PLUS A SENTIMENT

 

 Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine

 
Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and I chose to use the image Eleanor Hula Hoop  I use to play with my hula hoop all the time when I was a LOT younger.. It was fun, mom only said we could use our hoops outside because she was afraid we would break something in the house. So couldn't wait for spring or summer.. it's hard to do it with coats so winter it was not possible. I really wanted this card to be bright and colorful so I colored the image first and then went for the card stock.  I chose Stampin up base and scraps for the other colors.  I used the Lil Inker stitching die and Stampin up punch.  The sentiment is from Stampin up.  I like the happy colors. I hope you play along, its ATG and remember to always add a sentiment.   

Challenges:
Craft your passion #254 - atg
Scrapping4fun #38 - spring / easter (spring time fun)
Crafting when we can #90 - favorite hobby or activity
Crafty sentiments - inspired by a song -(lets twist again - chubby checker)
Scrap creations - pastel
Shopping our stash weekly #194 - rainbow colors
Digi choosday wk 12 - lots of layers
Papertake weekly - a cut above

recipe: image/lacy sunshine Eleanor hula hoop, su cs, scraps, lil inker die, su punch, tim holtz staples, glitter, copics

Inspiration Destination #26 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES / the more that you read

Wednesday March 25, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #26 Anything Goes Challenge

 

 

 

Our sponsor this week is Robyns Fetish

 

 

 I chose to use the image Katie Reading.. I knew as soon as I got her what I wanted to do. I love how my mind goes to work and it comes out like it's suppose to. I used the die from PTI notebook page and stamped the MFT sentiment on it. I then die cut out some various letters from lil inker die and just added them at random places and added some little su punch flowers and a ms leaf and viva pearl pen drops in the center of the flowers. I colored the image in copics.. I used su pase and simple stories dp and scraps.  I also used a white gel pen for the little dots on her collar. 

 

Challenges:
Sister act #98 - atg
Creative fingers #72 - atg
Craft your passion #254 - atg
Scrap creations - pastel
Digi choosday wk 12 - lots of layers
Doodle pantry #3 - anything goes - digital
Papertake weekly - a cut above

recipe:  Katie reading/robyns fetish, su base, simple stories dp, scraps, lil inker letters, pti notebook die, viva pearl pen, su flowers, ms leaf, mft sentiment, copics.

Catch the bug / Bugaboo New Release / Kitty - Your are sunshine for my soul

Tuesday March 24, 2015

 

Catch the bug has a new release by Bugaboo

 

New Release is KITTIES

 

I thought of making this a mothers day card but scratched my head and thought ... no why not just make it a loving card. You are sunshine for my soul.. this way it can be for a male or female and for anytime.  I thought the little kitty should be sun color for the sunshine in the sentiment.  I used the towel and  colorless blender solution for the technique on the kitties but not sure if I like the effect.. I might need to find a different texture towel.  I used papers from Basic Grey max and whiskers. The sentiment is from Verve called happy hello.  

 

Challenges:
Sister act #98 - atg
Creative fingers #72 - atg
Craft your passion #254 - atg
Crafty sentiments - inspired by a song (what's new pussy cat- tom jones)

recipe: kitties bugaboo, bg dp, kraft card base, mft die, su punches, enamel dots and heart, verve sentiment, copics

Week 4 of Billie and Monika - FLOWERS AND SENTIMENT

Monday 23, 2015

 

It's week 4 of Billie and Monika background and or no designer paper.. this week is my choice and I chose FLOWERS AND SENTIMENT.. It can be as little or as many flowers as you want.

 

I have a great stamp set from Stampin up and the large flower and leaves are from that set, I masked the large flower and then found some smaller flowers in a Simon says stamps set so added them till I got the effect I wanted. Oh the sentiment is from the Stampin up set.  I am in love with this card.. I just may give it to myself.. I mean look at the sentiment.. it's me .. RIGHT?    Just kidding.

 

Please head over to Monika's blog Creative with Monika and see her card.

 

Challenges:
Fab n funky #251 - spring into color
The paper shelter #195 - spring delights
Word art Wednesday #175 - atg
Simon Wednesday - spring inspiration
The sisterhood of crafters - photo/colors
Scrappers delights #43 - atg
Cute card Thursday #365 - spring fever
C.R.A.F.T. #303 - mothers day / female
Sassy studio # 273 - atg
Scrap & craft #5 - flowers
Crafty catz #271 - no designer papers
Creative fingers #72 - atg

recipe: su base, su sentiment and some flowers, ss other flowers, su inks

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday / Thinking of you

Friday March 20, 2015

 

Free Friday at Catch the bug  and you'll find this cutie in the Bugaboo store

 

 

This is the Free Friday called ASTRONAUT    and I wanted to have him look like he is in space so I used some watercolor paper and my Kuretake Garsai Tambi paints and just kept applying the paints and drying and adding and drying till I got the effect I wanted. I then watered down some white paint and used a paint brush and splattered to get a sky full of stars.  I wish it looked as good on the computer as it does in the real.. I had this great sentiment from My Favorite Things that went perfect for the image also the rocket is from MFT.  I embossed some paper till I got a nice smooth look in silver and die cut the rocket out, I did the same with the flame but hand cut it out. Gave a nice added touch of space to the card.

 

Challenges:
Come and get it - make your own background
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background
OLLCB #176 - fashion - any kind
Shopping our stash #193 - I made this / create your own background
Word art Wednesday #175 - atg
Scrappers delights #43 - atg
Sassy studio #273 - atg

recipe: autronaut/bugaboo, kuretake paints, white paint, mft die, mft sentiment, glitter, su base, copics, ss silver and gold embossing powder

Catch the bug Humor Wednesday - One cool chick

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

It's humor Wednesday at Catch the bug and the 19th is POULTRY DAY

 

So since it's POULTRY DAY tomorrow, I used this fun image Cool Chick 

 I was messing around with some watercolor papers and my H2O paints and did this fun background. I took some white paint thinned down and splattered it over the background. I wish you could see the sparkle background because of the H2O paints. I really think it's too pretty for the image after my DH said it looked more like a night sky. I took some copper twine from Stampin up and just pooled it. I added the sentiment that came with the image and some fun su punched flowers with viva pearl drops. The leaves are ms punch.

 

Challenges:
My time to craft #283 - for a special lady
Just us girls #284 - splatters
Come and get it - make your own background
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Incy wincy designs - color challenge
Kraft journal #215 - atg
Simon Monday - animal
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background
Melonheadz - animals
Shopping our stash #193 - I made this / create your own background


recipe: cool chick /ctb, scraps, kraft base kraft journal, watercolor paper, h2o paints, white paint, copics, su twine, su flowers, ms leaves, white gel pen for glasses dots, viva pearl pen

Inspiration Destination #25 - Anything Goes - A Dog is man's best friend

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #25 - ANYTHING GOES

 

 

We have two sponsors this week. This is Gerda Steiner Designs

 

This is the card I made using Dachshund Valentine.  I know it's after Valentines day but has who says a heart has to be only Valentines day.. I love the sentiment and with us having four legged fur babies this one tugs my heart.  I think this image is just darling.  I chose some fun papers and kept this card nice an bright. I had these little metal bling so added them just to give some fun to the card.  

 

Challenges:
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Simon Monday - animal
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
Cards in envy - spring is in the air
Melonheadz - animals
Crafty boots - spring
Not just cards #15 - atg
Crafty sentiments - bright colors
Loves rubberstamps #143 - a touch of metal

recipe:  su base, dcwv dp, scraps, sentiment??, dachshund valentine gerda designs. copics, metal bling

Inspiration Destination #25 - I exercise

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #25 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo

 

 

This is my card using the Bugaboo image Mildred exercise spill coffee

The sentiment is not from Mildred,, it sounds more like Stella but thought it went well with the image. I colored her with the water color paint Kuretake Garsai Tambi and was so surprised to see that the Kraft paper from Kraft Journal didn't ball or feather up. I was so impressed. I love these paints. So worth the cost.  I had some strips of water color paper that I cut off of other projects and saved them so I just cut them up and slid them in behind the image. The were too pretty to throw away.. I used some sequins to finish her off. I was working on another project and set this image aside.. when I was splatting white paint on the other project some of the white hit this image.. that's why there are spots. I wasn't going to start over.. hate when that happens.

 

Challenges:
Suzy bee's bloomin #71 - atg/twist- spots and or stripes
Inkspirational #78 - she art/or image of a woman
Kraft journal #215 - atg
Eureka stamps #132 - greens
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
OLLCB #176 - fashion - any kind
Shopping our stash weekly #193 - I made this/make your own background
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background

recipe: mildred exercise spill coffee, kraft journal kraft, sentiment bugaboo, water color strips, sequins, garsai tambi paints, corner chomper

Tuesday March 17, 2015

 

New Release day at Catch the bug  the new release can be found in the Bugaboo store 

 New Release is Egg tulip peeker 

 

Since I don't send out Easter cards thought I would make this one a birthday card.  I am thought it would make a fun cute card for that special birthday.  I left the egg plain vs. adding some dots or lines. The die behind the image looks yellow but in real it's more of a lime green and the purple is deep purple. I wish there was a way to get true colors.. but I don't know if there is a way. I wouldn't know where to go to figure it out. I love her little bunny ears.

Challenges:
Inkspirational #78 - she art/or image of woman
IDIC #255 - Purple and green
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
Craftin desert diva's - happy birthday
Cards in envy - spring is in the air
Crafty boots - spring
Not just cards #15 - atg

recipe:  egg tulip peeker/bugaboo, su base, scraps, copics, sequins, pti sentiment, su die

Week 3 of Monika and Billie background - Butterflies and stripes

Monday March 16, 2015

 

Week 3 is Monika's choice and it's  BUTTERFLIES AND STRIPES

 

I knew what I wanted to do when she mentioned the butterflies and stripes.. It was trying to decide which butterfly to use. I have quite a few because it's a favorite image. I chose Taylored Expressions butterflies and sentiment. I masked them and then used my stripes by My favorite things and stamped the green over the masked butterflies.  I think I should of probably used a mouse pad or something under the card so it would of stamped better around the masking. I don't know if it would of helped or not. But I am happy with the layout of the card and colors.

 

I hope you make it over to Monika's blog Creative with Monika and see her butterflies and stripes card. Give her some love..

 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #174 - atg
Simon Wednesday - things that fly
That's crafty - wings and things
Stamp sun #136 - atg
My time to craft #283 - for a special lady
Suzy bee's bloomin #71 - atg/twist- spots and or stripes
Addicted to CAS - green
Come and get it - make your own background

recipe: white su card stock, te butterflies and sentiment, stripes mft, su ink

Catch the bug - Bugaboo Free Friday - MONKEY LOVE BALLOON / Happy birthday

Friday March 13, 2015

 

Bugaboo digi stamps / Catch the bug Free Friday

MONKEY LOVE BALLOON

 

 

Free image is MONKEY LOVE BALLOON and I had to make him into a birthday card. I just spoke birthday to me.  I decided to make a gate fold card. (see the paper clip below holding it shut so I could take a photo of the card?) I again used grey and had some awesome scraps that spoke to me so used them and made for a great fun possible masculine birthday card. The Happy birthday fit perfect. I love those up and down sentiments.  I hope you find time to head over to the Bugaboo store and pick up your free image.

 

 

Challenges:
Crafty sentiments - birthday
The crazy challenge #192 - happy birthday
Fab 'n' funky #250 - focus on image
Little red wagon #280 - cute cute cute
Word art Wednesday #174 - atg
Cute card Thursday #364 - celebrate

recipe: bugaboo monkey love balloon, su grey, scraps, sequins, su background dots, ranger ink, copics, wink of stella

Aud Sentiments #127 - two word sentiment

Thursday March 12 - 24, 2015

 

Aud Sentiments #127 and this challenge is TWO WORD SENTIMENT

 

Our sponsor for these two weeks is Scrappers Delights

 

 

This is the image I chose to use for the challenge. Cupcake Honey   I really like the way she colored up. I think the colors are fun.. I added some sequins and flowers with viva pearl pen centers.. I used the TWO WORD SENTIMENT from Simon Says.  Perfect for the image.



 

Challenges:
Crafty sentiments - birthday
Die cut diva's - spring /children
Once stitch at a time #232 - atg/women
The crazy challenge #192 - happy birthday
Lacy sunshine #53 - passion for fashion
Fab 'n' funky #250 - focus on image
Little red wagon #280 - cute cute cute
The paper shelter #194 - girly
Word art Wednesday #174 - atg
Scrapper's delights #42 - atg
Cute card Thursday #364 - celebrate

recipe: cupcake honey scrappers delights, simon says sentiment, kraft -kraft journal store, club scrap dp, su paper, su wheel for the design on the purple paper, ms punch, su punch, sequins, stickles, copics

Inspiration Destination #24 - Anything goes - There's Nowwhere else I'd rather be

Wednesday March 11, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #24 - ANYTHING GOES

We have two sponsors this week

 

 

Our sponsor Dr. Digi's

I used this fun image from Dr. Digi's called Summer holiday.. Cute and fun huh. My brother had a VW bus when he was a lot younger. It was this color too. Fun holiday ahead for this fun guy.  I like this card and wish I was going on a nice summer holiday.

 

 Challenges:
Craft your passion #252 - atg
Eureka stamps #131 - atg
Crafting from the heart #50 - atg
Simon says Monday - B is for.... (blue vw bus)
Melonheadz friends - use green
Word art Wednesday #174 - atg
Creative moments #63 - atg / spring green

recipe: kraft, October afternoon, dr. digi summer holiday, tech tues. sentiment, su punch, wood veneer stars / arrows, copics, wink of stella

Inspiration Destination #24 - I miss you too often

Wednesday March 11, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination # 24 ANYTHING GOES..

 

There are two sponsors this week.

 

We have Inky Impressions as one of our sponsors

I chose to use Angelica crafting for my image from Inky Impressions.  She looks so cute sitting there crafting away. I really had fun coloring and using some great colors. I thought I would keep with the hearts and do a little banner at the top. I like the stitching die cut from Lil inker. It gives a nice touch. I was tired of red hearts so went with the turquoise ones instead. 

Challenges:
613 Avenue create #114 - atg /opt twist aquamarine
Craft your passion #252 - atg
Eureka stamps #131 - atg
Crafting from the heart #50 - atg
Die cut diva's  - spring/children
Once stitch at a time #232 - atg/women
Melonheadz friends - use green
Lacy sunshine #53 - passion for fashion

recipe: su card base, image inky impressions, lil inker die, te heart die, mft sentiment, copics

Catch the bug - Bugaboo New Release / BUNNY TRIO - happy spring

Tuesday March 10, 2015

 

It's Tuesday so that is New Release day at Bugaboo digi stamps  New release is Bunny Trio

 

Head over to Catch the bug to see our cards and what the Design Team did with the new image. Bunny Trio. I am not much for Easter cards so thought I would make it a Happy spring card instead. I don't know what it is lately but I am loving grey card stock.. and no it's not because of 50 shades of grey either..  I used washi tape because it needed some additional color and I have so much of it I need to use it up.  I colored each bunny a different color and then I saw somewhere on taking a towel and putting non colored copic on it and lay it over the colored image (before you color anything else) and it gives a texture look so I cut a 3 x 3 out of a terry towel and did it. So that is the texture you see on the bunnies. I then finished coloring the card. The little sentiment is from Paper trey ink.

 

Challenges:
Moving along with the times - show us the bunny
Craft your passion #252 - atg
Eureka stamps #131 - atg
Crafting from the heart #50 - atg

recipe: bunny trio bugaboo, card stock stampin up, sentiment pti, washi tape, copics, wink of stella, white gel pen (on two eggs)

Catch the bug / SSS 305 / LOVE

Sunday March 8, 2015

 

Wow spring is right around the corner.. Cant wait.. In the mean time we have another challenge at Catch the bug.. SSS 305

 

 

Here is the sketch to follow.. you can turn it and make it work for you which ever way you want as long as it is close to the sketch..

Here is my card.. can you tell I am ready for spring...mothers day, anniversary or for that special someone.  I used the image called Love rose sign.. I had to use some bright eye catching colors and I love this card. Love the colors and they are so me.. I kept it simple. 

Challenges:
Scrap and craft #4 - mothers day
Sister act #96 - atg
Creative fingers #70 - atg
Scrapping 4 fun #37 - atg
Allsorts #301 - spring is in the air
Word art Wednesday #173 - atg
Natalie and Amy #30 - flowers
Jellypark - one for the mums
Buckwells crafty #6 - flowers
Scrappers delights #42 - always atg
Party time Tuesday #196 - atg
Artistic Inspirations #126 - atg with a twist of green
Pile it on #59 - green
613 Avenue create #114 - atg /opt twist -aquamarine

recipe: love rose sign/bugaboo, bazzill, scraps, su punch, ms punch, ek punch, viva pearl pen, copics, wink of stella on the rose.