Scrap / thank you thank you thank you

Sunday May 31, 2015

 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. Hope you have an awesome day and your day is special and filled with fun and family.  My son is taking me and hubby to lunch at a favorite restaurant Anthonys Home port in Olympia.. Yum. I am sure I will hear from my daughter who lives out of state and my other son who lives out of state.. Miss them and so proud of all my children. I have been blessed.  

 

This is another card I made. This is new designer paper I got from my friend Karen. It's along the line of Christmas but who says it has to be just because it's silver. I used the dp for the envelope and another piece for the background. I used the leaf die from Taylored Expressions and then had this strip of sentiment from Quick Quote so just cut it down to fit across the card. I used a piece of black behind to give it a pop.  Simple and fun.

 

Challenges:
Addicted to stamps and more #14 - atg
Penny's paper crafty #229 - atg
Word art Wednesday #185 - atg
Southern girls #111- spots and dots
A*muse studio - atg


recipe: su dp, recollections, qq sentiment, te die

23x23 Receiving blanket and burp cloths

Saturday May 30, 2015

 

This is another blanket I made using the same method as yesterdays blanket. This one is smaller it's 23x23.. don't ask, why I don't want to talk about it.. but if you see yesterdays post you will remember to look at the corners before you sew and cut them off.. 

This will be a nice changing blanket or light blanket or maybe when the child is little older perfect size for them to carry around.. who knows. I love the bright colors. Flannels come in some really cute prints. I made two more burp cloths.  

 

 

35x35 Receiving blanket and burp cloths

Friday May 29, 2015

 

Well today I am sharing a baby receiving blanket and burp cloths that fit over the shoulder. The baby receiving blanket is a design from Missouri Star Quilters. I went to U-Tube and watched the video. I first found out about the blanket from my dear friend Karen. It's a unique way of making the blanket. You cut the background at 40 inches and the front at 30 inches and sew together face to face. Then you will have these ears (corners) and you need to watch the video but you draw a line which when sewn you get a miter corners. You turn the blanket inside out and then top stitch the seam to finish it off and that also closes the opening. Its quite simple.. The corner and the way you sew them is the trick to making the miter.. before you cut it remember to look turn the corner inside out and make sure it's correct.  The burp cloth is just a simple pattern and sewn together and turned right side out and top stitch. There is enough material for at least one. I bought little extra so had enough to do two. The back side of the burp cloth is blue like the blanket.  This is for a co worker who is expecting in July.

It measures 35x35

 

 

Catch the bug OBG - Oldie But Goodie / you're an animal

Thursday May 28, 2015

 

It's Oldie But Goodie at Catch the bug

 

 

 

This is my Oldie But Goodie card using the Mini Set Tall Jungle images   there are 6 images in the set. I used three of them.. The middle one is suppose to be a zebra but of course after I colored it I realized it. So to me its a giraffe. I wanted to kinda keep the colors monochromatic so this is what it is and will stay that way.. Great card for a boy. My grandson would love this.

 

Challenges:
Craft your passion #263 - atg
Crafting from the heart #61 - atg
Eureka stamps #142 - for the boys
Incy wincy - lots of layers or no layers
Addicted to stamps and more #146 - atg
Penny's paper crafty #229 - atg
Word art Wednesday #185 - atg

recipe: tall jungle images, washi tape, pink stamper sentiment, twine, copics

Inspiration Destination # 35 - A woman is like a tea bag

Wednesday May 27, 2015

 

OK the day is here.. this is the new blog address for our challenges so please if you haven't already.. add this new address to your list of challenges.. http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 

 

Inspiration Destination #35 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our sponsor is The Paper Shelter

 

This is the card I made using the image Rebel.. I tried to give her a rebel look using the colored hair and funky colors. I don't think she is that much of a rebel..  I also made my background that is right behind her. I took some water color paper and added some strips of tape and then sprayed the water color paper, I let it dry then removed the tape and repositioned it and spritz again some more sprays.  It gives a cool effect and thought it was perfect to add behind her.  I chose a sentiment that I thought fit the card.   I hope you play along and remember it's always anything goes.

Challenges:
Suzy bee's bloomin #81 - atg /twist make it girly
Crazy 4 challenges #287 - use green
Glitter n sparkle #138 - one for the ladies
IDIC #265 - atg
Scribble and scrap #45 - atg
Craft your passion #263 - atg
Crafting from the heart #61 - atg
Incy wincy - lots of layers or no layers

recipe: rebel tps, su base, su dp, water color paper/spray background, sb die, su sentiment, copics

Catch the bug / Bugaboo New Release - sending birthday wishes

Tuesday May 26, 2015

 

New release day at Catch the bug/Bugaboo

Ornamental Flowers

 

 

 

This is Ornamental flowers. I like the flow of the image. I really kept it simple as far as color goes. I wanted the image to speak by itself. I almost left it with out any color and it would of looked awesome. This would be a great simple card to make. It would also be good for mothers day, sympathy or like I chose birthday..

 

Challenges:
Simply create #86 - keep it simple
Allsorts wk 312 - happy birthday
IDIC #265 - atg
Scribble and scrap #45 - atg
Craft your passion #263 - atg
Crafting from the heart #61 - atg
Incy wincy - lots of layers or no layers
Use your stuff #185 - flowers

recipe: ornamental flowers/bugaboo, su card stocks, pti sentiment, su embossing powder, copics

Scrap / Thank you for your kindness

Sunday May 24, 2015

 

This scrap is just too awesome. It's another quick quote piece. I added the brown from recollection behind and the yellow is a piece of scrap and the brads are stampin up, they are sparkly glitter looking. Really gives a cool touch to the card. The envelope is from su dp. The sentiment is from simon says.

 

Challenges:
Addicted to stamps #145 - photo inspiration
Creative inspirations #314 - atg /opt sketch
Penny's paper crafty #228 - atg
Word art Wednesday #184 - atg
Crafting by design - sentimentally
Creative knockout #90 - sentimentally yours
Sister act #106 - atg
Simply create #86 - keep it simple
Simply papercraft #5 - atg


recipe: qq scraps, scraps, su brad, su dp envelope, ss sentiment, recollection brown

Scrap / you're never more than a thought away

Saturday May 23, 2015

 

Still on the theme of scraps.. I am having so much fun digging through the pile. I have made a small dent.. ever so small but it sure feels good making these cards. Hope I have inspired you in some way to make those cards that are just waiting to be made from scraps.

 

This paper is from DCWV and I love the colors.  To keep with the circle theme I die cut some circles from scraps and added the sentiment from Simon Says and it was done. I used recollection brown and the envelope is from su dp. also the green behind the orange is su dp. 

 

Challenges:
Creative inspirations #314 - atg /opt sketch
Penny's paper crafty #228 - atg
Word art Wednesday #184 - atg
Crafting by design - sentimentally
Creative knockout #90 - sentimentally yours
Sister act #106 - atg
Simply create #86- keep it simple
Simply papercraft #5 - atg

recipe: dcwv dp, scraps, recollections, su dp, ss sentiment, mft die

Aud Sentiments #132 - Challenge CUTE and a SENTIMENT

Thursday May 21 - June 12, 2015

 

It's time for another challenge at Aud Sentiments.. #132 challenge is CUTE and add a SENTIMENT

 

          Our sponsor for these two weeks is Lacy Sunshine Stamps

I love ladybugs and so this one caught my eye.. among SO MANY OTHER IMAGES..  This is Emily spring ladybug 

I wanted to make her other colors besides red and black and I know we have yellow ladybugs and other colors so I just played on some of those with her ribbon and part of her dress. 

I again made my own background. I used a large word stencil from Carolyn Dube and went over it with versa mark pad and then added clear embossing powder and once that was heated I took ranger inks and smeared them on my non stick sheet and spritzed with water then laid the watercolor embossed into the ink and dried it then added to the inks again till I got the effect I wanted.  I pulled some of the colors in her dress from the background and added a little fun pink to her hair. I fussy cut her out.

 

Challenges:
City crafter #262 - inky-nes-S
Crafty sentiments - atg
Party time Tuesdays - atg
Creative inspirations #314 - atg /opt sketch
Penny's paper crafty #228 - atg
Word art Wednesday #184 - atg
Fab n funky #260 - flora and fauna
Simon Wednesday - stencil it


recipe: Emily spring ladybug/lacy sunshine, su base, scraps black, water color paper, clear embossing powder, ranger inks, carol dube stencil, mft sentiment, Hampton arts ladybug, su punch, copics

Inspiration Destination #34 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES - the sound of your voice

Wednesday May 20, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #34 - ALWAYS ANYTING GOES

 

 

 

Our sponsor is Dr. Digi's

 

This is my card using the image Mood music.. I love it. I know when my four legged baby hears music up a little higher then usual he howls and it's so funny you almost do a roll over laugh.

I made my own background design. I used watercolor paper, a music stamp from Francisco (are they even still around?) white embossed and H2O paints,  got the effect I wanted and then colored the image. I added some die cut music notes from My favorite things and sentiment from MFT also.

I hope you enjoy and it's inspired you to play along at Inspiration Destination

 

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #279 - feel the music
Creative card crew #80 - wet/dry embossing
Lil patch of crafty friends #10 - atg
Scribble and scrap #44 - atg
Craft your passion #262 - atg
Crafting from the heart #60 - atg
Crafty sentiments - atg
Party time Tuesdays - atg

recipe: mood music dr digi, watercolor paper, h2o paints, white embossing powder, music stamp by Francisco, mft sentiment and die, wink of stella, su base and black

Inspiration Destination #34 - Always anything goes - Happy Mothers Day

Wednesday May 20 , 2015

 

(May 27th we will have a new blog address.. nothing has changed but the address.. there were blog issues that couldn't be corrected with out changing the blog.. please head over and follow / join.. http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/  )

 

In the mean time this address below is the correct one for posting your cards in the challenge for this week.

 

Inspiration Destination #34 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Inky Impressions

 

This is my card using Sunflower Kittie - but I always associate sunflowers with fall and it's only May so I made it into a pretty bright pink flower.  Besides I wanted to make her in the orange tones - I don't have a cat and so never know what to color them and orange-ish comes to mind most of the time. Anyhow this is the card and the added hearts are Simon says colored in copics.

Challenges:
The sisterhood of crafters - mothers day
Lil patch of crafty friends #10 - atg
Suzy bees bloomin - atg / twist add pink
Craft your passion #262 - atg
Crafting from the heart #60 - atg
Incy wincy designs - exotic animals
Crafty sentiments - atg

recipe: Inky Impression sunflower kittie  su base, amy tangerine dp, copics, Simon says hearts and sentiment, wink of stella

Catch the bug - New release - Sweet birthday wishes

 

May 19, 2015

 

Hello and it's Tuesday so that is new release day at Bugaboo

 

 

 

this is the new image called Cupcake Kidz.. She sure is holding a delicious cupcake.. I again made a card where the top is folded back. This time I folded it back two inches and added the designer papers which are from my favorite pad.. Amy Tangerine.  The sentiment I have no idea who its by.. the card base is SU gray..

 

Challenges:
Crafting when we can #94 - one for kids
Lil patch of crafty friends #10 - atg
Scribble and scrap #44 - atg
Suzy bees bloomin - atg /twist add pink
Craft your passion #262 - atg
Crafting from the heart #60 - atg
Stamp and fun - 3 design papers

recipe:  cupcake kidz/bugaboo, su base, amy tangerine cp, copics, sentiment?, mme enamel hearts

Catch the bug / Anything But a Card Monday... Stay clam and get your craft on

Monday May 18, 2015

 

Monday at Catch the bug / Bugaboo is always  ABC - Anything But a Card

 

Well this was a no brainer ABC.. I have been thinking about this for some time and today is the day.. I have a day planner that I keep track of all my design team cards to post.. If I didn't I would be pulling my hair out. It keeps me so on track. Well since I only use it for my blog I thought this was perfect place for the divider page.  I used the image Girlz - get your craft on ..  I took a piece of chip board and cut it down to my journal page size. (I should of used gesso on it but didn't .. next time I will) and I used different ranger paints all over it, and some sprays. I then dropped liquid pearls dots all over and let it dry.. Needless to say I did not care for it after it dried, so I watered down some white paint  and brushed it over the page.. the paint and sprays bled through and kind a gave a nice look. It needed some punch so I took black paint and the cap to a spritz bottle and dipped it in the black paint and did the circles all over. I added the washi tape at the top that gives the week days.. I cut apart the sentiment that goes with the image and added it. I colored the image with copics and adhered it down. I am pleased with the look, but I sure learned a few things in the process for the next one.  I did spritz the back side of the page so it looked more than just chip board.

Challenges:
Simply papercraft #4 - atg
Not just cards #19 - atg
613 Avenue create #124 - atg/ opt twist teacher (craft teacher)
Scribble and scrap #44 - atg
We love to create #10 - atg /mix media

recipe: catch the bug/bugaboo - girlz get your craft on, chip board, various sprays, ranger paints, white paint, black paint for the rings, washi tape, liq pearls, copics.

Scrap / Journey of the heart

Sunday May 17, 2015

 

This scrap card was so simple. I had this map piece from Quick quote plus the red strip along the side is from qq.  The die leaf is from Taylored Expression, the butterfly is one of the three butterfly dies from Stampin up. I used scraps. The button is from SU. the brown and turquoise behind is from recollections.

 

Challenges:
Sister act #106 - atg
Creative fingers #80 - atg
Simply papercraft #4 - atg
Polkadoodles - things with wings

recipe: quick quote, scraps, recollections, su die, die te leaf, su button

Bingo at Catch the bug / Happy mothers day

 

Saturday May 16, 2015

 

Catch the bug Saturday Bingo challenge

 

 

Follow long and play bingo.. it's three in a row.  I chose the button, flower, die cut row for my card 

 

I know its after mothers day but I thought this image would be so cute for mothers day Happy mothers day  I really like the orange with this blue and the scraps of paper I had from Quick quote was perfect for the card. I used my PTI flower die and made a few and added the buttons for the center. I stamped the sentiment on a strip and carried on the look behind the image with the orange dotted paper and stripes.  The image is on a spellbinder die. I did the tanish part of the ewe fur with some wink of stella. In real life it looks awesome.. Cute little card.  I hope you head over to Catch the bug and play along.

Challenges:
Sister act #106 - atg
Creative fingers #80 - atg
Just us girls #293 - colors
Simply papercraft #4 - atg
The sisterhood of crafters - mothers day
Whimsy stamps - color it

recipe: ewe bugaboo, bazzill, qq scraps, pti die, button, sb die, pti sentiment, copics, wink of stella

Guest Designer at Scrapping 4fun #42 - So grateful for you

Friday May 15, 2015

 

I am honored to be a guest designer at Scrapping 4 fun .. #42 challenge. Thank you for asking me to join this two week challenge and for having an awesome blog challenge for us to play along.

 

The theme for these two weeks is TECHNIQUES..  can be distress, inking, folding, coloring.. I hope my card encourages you to play along.

 

This is the card I made. My technique is:  I took water color paper, ranger distress inks in colors, tumble glass, warm lipstick, scattered straw, I smeared it down on my craft sheet. I then spritzed with water and laid my water color paper down. I then dried it and added it real quick to the ink bubbles that were still on the craft sheet, this gives the darker ink marks.. I love the look. I then decided not to use the stamp that I had planned and grabbed my PSX stamp and stamped it over the background water color and I just colored the leaves, the little bit of purple inside the flower and the orange. The rest is the water color look.. I LOVE IT.. I did distress the edges of the water color paper which is mostly because of my old cutting blade on my paper trimmer.. I thought I would go with it and distressed it some more. I then added black behind to make it pop and added it to pear pazaz paper from SU.. The sentiment is from PTI and a few sequins added. I am loving this. It's sure prettier in person..

 

I hope you head over to Scrapping 4fun and play along..

 

Challenges:
A*muse studio - mothers day / or feminine
Eureka stamps #140 - flowers
City crafters #261 - focus on flowers
Papertake weekly - in the garden
Loves rubberstamps #151 - add sentiment
Digi choosday - wk 19 - flower power
Word art Wednesday #183 - atg
Simon Wednesday - colors
Sister act #106 - atg
Creative fingers #80 - atg
Patties creations #110 - flower
Stamping sensations -(May) flower power
Crafting by designs - flowers
Crafty gals corner - flowers
Crafty cardmakers and more - make your own background


recipe: su base, water color paper, ranger inks, sequins, psx stamp, pti stamp, copics,

Designer paper / the kindness you show

Thursday May 14, 2015

 

I bought this 12x12 designer pad by Amy Tangerine and I love it. There are so many awesome papers in the pad. I thought this paper even though it was cut down (some times you loose so much when you cut down a 12x12) really kept the look I wanted. I just added the sentiment from Simon says and the designer paper and for the sentiment is from Stampin up. See the envelope behind the card?  The little turquoise color is from recollections.  Love this card.

 

Challenges:
Loves rubberstamps #151 - add sentiment
Digi choosday wk 19 - flower power
City crafters #261 - focus flowers
Word art Wednesday #183 - atg

recipe: amy tangerine dp, ss sentiment, su dp, pti ink

Inspiration Destination #33 - Thinking of you

Wednesday May 13, 2015

 

May 27 we will have a new blog address.. nothing has change re the blog but the address. There were blog issues that couldn't be corrected with out changing the blog. so head over and join /follow us.. the new address will be http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 

but until May 2th  this will be the blog to post your cards.

 

Inspiration Destination #33 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor is My Whimsical Little World

 

This is my card using the image Jules.. I think she is thinking of someone as she is either getting ready to send an email, or looking at face book or photos.  I like her look.  I made another BOKEH background.  I like this one but you really don't see the dots I think I just used too many colors.  I added the sentiment and then a flower using pti die. I added a brad to the center.  I cut the image out and added her on some foam tape.   I hope you play along and have a fun time. It's always anything goes.

Challenges:
IDIC #263 - lots of layers
Craft your passion #261 - atg
Eureka stamps #140 - flowers
Loves rubberstamps #151 - add sentiment

recipe: Jules image, pti die flower, ss sentiment, ranger inks for the bokeh tech. su base, black. copics, te leaf die

Inspiration Destination #33 always Anything Goes - Happy birthday

Wednesday May 13, 2015

 

May 27th we will have a new blog address. nothing has changed as far as challenged but the address.. there were just blog issues that couldn't be corrected with out creating a new blog.. so come May 27th new address will be  Inspiration Destination   or http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 

You can head over and follow us and be right on top of things come May 27th..

 

Now for todays challenge

Inspiration Destination #33 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor is Bugaboo stamps

 

 

Ok I had to use this image. I love it and I tried to make her really a cool hip chick with the coloring.. Her name is Chickz cool chick   I wanted to add what looked like a belt so I did the belt buckle and had this awesome ribbon from PTI.. it's quite old so I don't know if they have it anymore. I did the stitch lines on the sentiment pieces to go with the ribbon.  I hope you play along at Inspiration Destination.. it's always anything goes so I know you have something to post.

 

Challenges:
Just us girls #292 - embossing (sentiment is embossed)
The ribbon girl - atg
IDIC #263 - lots of layers
613 Avenue create #123 - lets celebrate
Glitter n sparkle #136 - embossing
Craft your passion #261 - atg
Loves rubberstamps #151 - add sentiment

recipe: cool chick /bugaboo card base simon says, dp dcwv, pti ribbon, paper pretty sentiment, white embossing powder, copics, wink of stella, spellbinder die buckle, and scallop oval

Catch the bug New Release - Congrats

Tuesday May 12, 2015

 

It's Tuesday and new release day at Bugaboo  ... Catch the bug

 

New release is Kidz graduate boy

 

I made this cute grad CONGRATS card.. I wanted this to be colorful and happy. I really had to put the banners close.. I do have a piece of paper ribbon behind the banners which is what keeps it all one piece but you cant see it much. I added some stars and a little heart to just add some flow to the card. This card is sure to make a grad happy... especially if it has money inside.. LOL

 

Challenges:
IDIC #263 - lots of layers
613 Avenue create #123 - lets celebrate
Craft your passion #261 - atg

recipe: kidz grad boy, bazzill, American craft, scraps, tt banner die, stars, heart, scrap navy, copics

Scraps / Hello

Monday May 11, 2015

 

Oh I love the brightness of this card. It really pops.. I folded back the front right side about 2 inches and added the scraps to those two pieces. I cut the circle from MFT die and the Hello from SS. When the card is closed you see the orange on the right behind the circle and scraps. Love the bright fun card.

 

Challenges:
Sister act #105 - atg
The stamping boutique - die cuts or punches
Jo's scrap shack #87 - atg
Creative fingers #79 - atg

recipe: recollections, qq scraps, ss die, mft die

New die and dp / Birthday wishes

Sunday May 10, 2015

 

OH my I love this die from Stampin Up.. there are three butterflies in the set. This is the large one and it punches out so awesome.  Trick I learned from my friend Karen is you put down the cutting plate, dryer sheet, card stock /paper, wax paper then the die then the top cutting plate, run it through your die cutting machine and when you cut it out the image just pops out and you don't have to man handle it to get the pieces out.. Awesome trick.  Again I used a piece from Amy Tangerine dp. If you look at my Tuesday 4-28-15 card using the large Mom heart from CTB.. I used this same paper but covered the colored heart. This I thought the yellow heart was great and then used a scrap of yellow for the sentiment which is from SU.  The butterfly is out of SU dp. 

 

Challenges:
Loves rubberstamps #150 - atg
Shopping our stash #200 - big bold and beautiful
Penny's paper-crafty #226 - atg
Word art Wednesday #182 - atg
Simon Wednesday - lets get sentimental
Creative inspirations #312 - birthday bonanza
Polkadoodles wk 19 - things with wings
Sister act #105 - atg
The stamping boutique - die cuts or punches
Jo's scrap shack #87 - atg
Creative fingers #79 - atg
My Sheri crafts - birthday

recipe: amy tangerine dp, stampin up butterfly, sentiment su, scraps, recollections black

Morgan's Art World - for the ladies

Saturday May 9, 2015 

 

Please up date your favorite challenge blogs.. what once was Fitztown is now Morgan's Art World It would be great if you joined/followed us and then you can be on top of the new things happening at Morgan's Art World.  Thanks

 

I am on a new design team called Morgan's Art World / Morgan Fitzsimons which was a part of Fitztown.. Fitztown is not a part of this new group anymore.  We will have a new blog and blog hop in June with awesome cards by the design team and new challenges..  But right now we are regrouping and there is a facebook page..  

 The Morgan Fitzsimons etsy shop will be open soon.   

 

OK this is my card and I am in love with the background.. What do you think??

I have been seeing different U-Tube videos on watercolor backgrounds so stuck my foot in and got it wet.. I love it. I took watercolor paper, some re-inkers from Ranger and wet my paper so it was quite damp and then dropped on different colors and then kind of turned the paper to get it to blend and then spritzed with more water and turned it more to blend to desire effect. Dried the paper then did some water drops to give a nice distress look to the design, once satisfied with that I then took a Stampin up stencil of stars and watered down some gold paint and very lightly added the stars. I dried it all and then put it aside. I used the image Ballerina /4 dancer ladies colored her up and then cut her out.. I used the sentiment from Paper Pretties die cut with spellbinder die, and took some rayon thread and put it under the sentiment, added some sequins and called it good.  Of course I colored the ballerina in copics.

 

Challenges:
Inky impressions #208 - embellishments (sequins / threads)
Penny's paper-crafty #226 - atg
Word art Wednesday #182 - atg
Simon Wednesday - lets get sentimental
DRS designs #173 - beautiful backgrounds
Sister act #105 - atg
The stamping boutique - die cuts or punches
Jo's scrap shack #87 - atg
Creative fingers #79 - atg

recipe: ballerina lady, ranger inks, water color paper, white su paper, scrap, sequins, sb die, rayon thread, copics, wink of stella on parts of dress and feather in hair.