Happy Birthday - Always Happy Birthdayy #4

Sunday April 1 - 30, 2018

 

Welcome back to another fun challenge.. Our month long challenge for April at Always Happy Birthday #4  and our

theme is  BIRTHDAY ANYTHING GOES /OPT:BALLOONS

 

 

I went through my Simon Says stamps and inks and stamped the balloons and then using a gelly roll pen drew in the strings. I went over three of the balloons with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I added Stampin up orange card stock behind the panel. Done..

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 328-329 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #162 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #227 - anything goes
QKR stampede #289 - anything goes
Crafty catz #410 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 13 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #112 - Easter/opt. soft colors
Hiding in my craft room #346 - anything goes

Thinking of and missing you - Bugaboo Free Friday

Friday March 30, 2018

 

It's Friday so at Bugaboo that means it's Free Friday.. Check out the design teams creations over at Catch the bug using this image.

 

 

This is the free image called Jar Tulip.. I colored the image with copics and added glossy accents to the water drop and puddle by the jar... I added Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the butterflies and water. I used Simon Says wonky die. I mounted this on a piece of pink card stock and added the black and white stitched ribbon. I took Paper trey ink tag die and stamped the SS sentiment and using twine added this to the ribbon. I added 2 hearts to the tag. 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Through the craft room door - anything goes
(Pin)spirational #212 - photo
Everybody art #422 - spring / pink-greens
Crafty creations #363 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 328-329 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #162 - anything goes
The sisterhood - spring flowers
Crafting by design - pink/opt. add more color
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
As you like it - favorite flower and why (tulips, they mean spring is here and so they come in so many beautiful colors)
Star stampz - throw on the flowers

Ah HA - happy spring - Aud Sentiments #200

Thursday March 29 - April 9, 2018

 

Welcome back to another fun challenge at Aud Sentiments #200..

Our theme is EASTER OR SPRING + SENTIMENT

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is SASAYAKI GLITTER

 

I am using the fun cute image called Meg and Bubbly. I received for Christmas from my son and DIL some Faber Castell color pencils.. So I put them to work. I guess I need to get more practice. (I am taking some online color pencil classes but I did not put any of the techniques in this image.) Anyway I colored the image and then used some My favorite things dies to finish the card. I used Paper trey ink happy spring and I think Hero art's Ah Ha!.. but it could be club scrap.. It's old. I hope you play along and have just follow the simple challenge of Easter or spring and sentiment.. 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Crazy 4 challenges #427 - child theme
Hiding in my craft room #345 - any holiday
Sweet stampin - Easter
Dragonfly journeys #114 - bunnies, chicks, ducks
Digi choosday wk. 13 - anything goes
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Crafty creations #363 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #162 - anything goes
Crafting by design - pink/opt. add more color

You're the best - Inspiration Destination #147

Wednesday March 28 - April 10, 2018

 

Welcome back to a fun challenge at

 Inspiration Destination #147..

 and our challenge is ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kinda Cute

This is my card using the sweet image called Girl and bear.. Her image are so darling.. or should I say Kinda cute..
I colored the image with copics. I then die cut using a Lil inker stitch die. I ran the blue background through my machine using a dot embossing folder. I then took some black and white dot ribbon and added this to the background. I finished with Mama Elephant sentiment stamped with Stampin up ink. 
If you can head over to Inspiration Destination and see the design teams cards using their fun image.

Challenges:

 Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter

 Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday

 QKR stampede #288 - anything goes

 Creative fingers #144- anything goes
Color crazy wk. 12 - anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges #427 - child theme
Crafting from the heart #200 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 13 - anything goes 





Happy Birthday - Sunny Day Crafting #13

Wednesday March 28, 2018

 

Were back with another challenge at Sunny Day Crafting #13 and the theme is ...Unicorn

 

 

I love creating backgrounds with Ranger inks and smooshing. I used various Ranger inks on water color paper and kept adding and drying until I got the magical sky that I wanted. I set it aside to dry some more.. I then stamped the image and lightly colored it with copics and then I fussy cut it out.  I stamped and heat embossed the background images/sentiment and added the unicorn. All images by Simon Says. I went over the stars and unicorn body with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Cards in envy - no pattern paper (using Ranger inks and smooshing my water color paper in the spritzed ink and drying and repeating until I got the look I wanted)
Color crazy wk. 12 - anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges #427 - child theme
Crafting from the heart #200 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Everybody art #422 - spring / pink-greens
Crafting by design - pink/opt. add more color

Merry Christmas - The Merry Christmas #13

Wednesday March 28, 2018

 

Welcome back to another challenge at

The Merry Christmas challenge #13

The Holly and Ivy team has some great inspiration for you in case you're having a hard time on making Christmas cards at the end of March..LOL.. Check out the DT creations at TMCC.

 

 

This is my card. Again using Ranger inks I created the background with Water color paper and smooshing.

I then took the snow stencil and texture paste to finish the winter night sky. While it dried I took silver card stock and cut the background Stampin up star and then took gold card stock and cut the more detailed star and I layered them with foam tape. I used the Reverse Confetti Merry die and cut it twice then took Ranger ink and inked the bottom for a ombre look. I stamped the Christmas from Simon Says and heat embossed in white.  I love the night looking sky.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Creative fingers #144- anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #378 - anything goes /opt. Christmas song
Hiding in my craft room #345 - any holiday
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #200 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 328-329 - anything goes
The male room #82 - water color
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

you'll always be a - Bugaboo New Release

Tuesday March 27, 2018

 

Welcome back to my blog and today being Tuesday

we have a new release from Bugaboo.

Check out the design teams creative projects over at Catch the bug.

 

 

This image is called Funny bunny babies. I colored the image with copics. I used my cloud template and Ranger ink for the sky and then added some grass. I used Stampin up designer paper for the background. I then found a little greenish piece of scrap and ran it through an embossing folder. I added a yellow strip across the center. (the yellow is the back side of the black paper) I added the images. The sentiment is from Simon Says and it's embossed.

Challenges:
Dragonfly journeys #114 - bunnies, chick and ducks oh my
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Make my Monday #67 - Easter fun
The paper girls #148 - embossing (background green and sentiment)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
4 crafty chicks #395 - for the love of kids/anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #226 - anything goes
QKR stampede #288 - anything goes
Crafty catz #409 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Crazy 4 challenges #427 - child theme
Hiding in my craft room #345 - any holiday
Sweet stampin - Easter
Always fun challenge #51 - Easter
Paper craft #8 - bunnies /Easter

Rose die and bleaching - Hello

Monday March 26, 2018

 

Welcome to my blog today.. I made a card just because I wanted to play and try an old technique..

maybe 3 or so weeks ago I saw a challenge blog saying bleaching.. well not long after that Jennifer McGuire had a video on bleaching.. Now way way back this was a big deal. I haven't done it in years so I thought ok lets give it a try again.. before you would just wet some paper towels with bleach and using your stamp press it in the bleached towels like you would a stamp pad.. then apply to dark paper.. Well looking at what Jennifer did I kinda went that route. I took this awesome large one piece rose/leaves die from Stampin up.. I die cut it three times with shinny silver-ish looking card stock. I layered them to give a sturdy piece. I then laid the leaf part on some green card stock and drew around it and fussy cut it out so it fit that area and adhered to just the leaf area. I then took the piece and adhered it to the orange card stock. Taking a paint brush and bleach I painted inside all the open spaces of the die. The yellow is bleached out orange.. awesome huh?? the green was more a grayish color. So then it looked quite bleached out so I took Ranger re-inkers that I had in a dish and a lot of water and added just a hint of color back for shading. (I see I have some of the color on the die.. I need to be more careful next time or better lighting) Now it looked better. When that was done I took white watered down paint and did the splatters. Once that was dry I used Simon Says Hello stamp set and using black ink stamped the hello and then I white embossed the awesomeness and cut it out and foam mounted this. I am really happy with the way this came out. imagine a butterfly die? other flower dies? what else.. are you going to give it a try?? Oh I was wondering if this card would have a bleach smell. Nope it does not.  I've given it a day to air dry and there is no bleach smell at all. I love it.

 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Word art Wednesday wk. 326-327 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - floral frenzy
Jo's scrap shack #226 - anything goes
QKR stampede #288 - anything goes
Crafty catz #409 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Creative fingers #144- anything goes
Just us girls #433 - photo insp.
HeARTful stamping - anything goes

You're some BUNNY special - Bugaboo Free Friday

Friday March 23, 2018

 

It's Friday so at Bugaboo it's Free Friday.. WOO HOO 

Check out the awesome projects the design team created over at

 Catch the bug.

 

 

This is the Free Friday image called Brat Easter 02... I colored the image with copics and used My favorite things stitch die and added this to the card front. I then used MFT and Taylored Expressions cloud dies and Quick Quote scraps and added the clouds. I finished with a Tech. Tuesday sentiment.  I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the solid clouds and her bunny ears and added white gel pen to a few places. I added glossy accents to her shoes so they looked like patent leather.. I loved those when I was a young child.. those and saddle shoes..  I know some of you are scratching your head on what I just said.. but those in my age group can relate.. LOL

Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
As you like it - favorite Easter character and why (bunnies. they are so cute and fun to play with when I was growing up.)
Dragonfly journeys #114 - bunnies, chick and ducks oh my
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Make my Monday #67 - Easter fun
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Digi choosday wk. 12 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #361 - flowers
Shopping our stash #346 - here comes Peter cottontail
Word art Wednesday wk. 326-327 - anything goes
Creative moments #139 - anything goes / spring
4 crafty chicks #395 - for the love of kids/anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #226 - anything goes
Crafty catz #409 - anything goes/opt. Easter

Happy Birthday

Thursday March 22, 2018

 

So I was just playing in my craft room and had an idea so put it to work.. First I have this fun die from My favorite things that has rows die cut out of it.. I took some X ray film and die cut the piece. I then laid it on some white card stock and taking Ranger inks colored in between the open areas. I then moved the die down one more and went in with some more Ranger colors.. When I was done I had this nice colorful background.  Well again I took Ranger ink and My Favorite things flowers and I wanted to number the dies and flowers so when I go back to use them it's easier to say ok here's flower #4 and there's die #4 and just make my life easier.. I am that way. I like to be organized. So as I was stamping the flowers and cutting them out I figured might as well use the flowers and leaves and make a card. So I chose a few of the 9 flowers and created this fun layout. I then took My favorite things happy birthday and cut it out about 4 times and layered them. I finished the card with some clear sequin dots.  I am happy with the fun spring bright colors. Next time I may use my Misti so I can double - triple stamp so the Ranger isn't so spotted..

 

Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
Star stampz - birthday
Scrapping 4 fun #111 - anything goes / with flowers
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Cards in envy - no pattern paper (used a made stencil and Ranger inks and added colors and moved stencil around to create the background)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Die cuttin divas #361 - flowers
Word art Wednesday wk. 326-327 - anything goes
Creative moments #139 - anything goes / spring
Simon Wednesday - floral frenzy

Sea life - Pause Dream Enjoy #12

Wednesday March 21, 2018

 

Welcome back to another challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy #12   the Orange team is back with a fun challenge for you..

 The PHOTO below is the theme.. will it be colors/sea life...Mermaids or fish.. I can't wait to see your awesome creations.

 

 

photo to follow

 

I created this fun card using My Favorite Things stamps and dies. For the background I used water color paper and Kuretake paints and plastic wrap scrunched up to create the water look.  I stamped the images that are solid with Paper Trey ink (the fish/coral/sea grass) the rest are colored with copics. I planned to add a sentiment but after I was done I decided not to.. I can put the sentiment inside.  I hope this inspires you to create you card.

Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #199 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Cards in envy - no pattern paper (kuretake paint and plastic wrap scrunched-let dry remove plastic wrap and you have a beautiful background)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Word art Wednesday wk. 326-327 - anything goes

You make my life better - Craftaholics R Us #12

Wednesday March 21, 2018

 

It's time for another challenge at Craftaholics R Us #12... and the Green team has a great challenge for you.. ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 I was lucky enough to get this awesome rubber stamp image from a fellow blogger.. in fact she sent me two House mouse stamps.. THANK YOU!!! I am finally putting one of them to paper.. I stamped and water colored the image with Mission water color paints. I wanted to paint the background so started light.. with yellow but didn't like it so then went with green and it wasn't quite right then went more with a blue/green and liked it. I used My Favorite Things stitch die and then mounted it to a dark green. I used a pretty designer paper for the background. I heat embossed the sentiment also from MFT. I used a few drops of Nuvo drops to complete the card.

Challenges:
My time to craft #366 - Easter /spring
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #111 - anything goes / with flowers
Crafting from the heart #199 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
The paper girls #148 - embossing (sentiment)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Die cuttin divas #361 - flowers
Word art Wednesday wk. 326-327 - anything goes
Creative moments #139 - anything goes / spring
Simon Wednesday - floral frenzy

Thank you - Bugaboo New Release

Tuesday March 20, 2018

 

Welcome back to my blog. Today Bugaboo has a new release.  Check out the design teams fun creations using this image at Catch the bug.

 

 

This image is called Thank you tulips.. I cut the image down and left a little border around it. I used my black copic and colored it so it looks like it's matted.  I then used copics and colored the image. Funny I am not a pink person but I keep using pinkish looking colors. I guess I like this color after all. I added some white Nuvo drops just to add interest but not over take the image.

Challenges:
That's crafty - spring into action
My time to craft #366 - Easter /spring
Addicted to stamps #162 - thank you
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #111 - anything goes / with flowers
Crafting from the heart #199 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday
Digi choosday wk. 12 - anything goes

Sit...Stay...heal... Billie and Monika - March

Monday March 19, 2018

 

Hello.. It's time for me, (Billie) and Monika from Creative with Monika to challenge each other.. So I got to chose this month challenge... it's two cards and same theme/dogs and get well...card #1 Scene with dogs and get well sentiment..  card #2 dog background and word sentiment get well..

 

This is card #1..  So I stamped the two dogs, bones and food dish from Sugar pea designs.. I then took out my re-inkers from Stampin up and Ranger and painted the scene. I added a tree to the left side and a bush to the right side. I added hills and then painted the dogs and sky. I used a Prisma color pencil for the flicks of grass. I used a Simon says bubble die and scrap from Quick Quote and stamped the Art Impressions sentiment. (when I did the tree I added green leaves to the front side but the bark is so dark that they didn't show).

 

 





Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #225 - anything goes
Color crazy wk. 11 - anything goes
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Always fun #50 - dogs/cats (both cards)
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter (both cards)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday (both cards)

This is card #2... I stamped the Art impressions images on water color paper and heat embossed the images.. I then took Ranger and Stampin up re-inkers and colored the one dog, sentiment and background.. I then stamped the Band-Aid and sentiment and heat embossed and mounted it using foam dots.  I think it's a happy get well card.. .  Please head over to Monika's blog and see what she created for our challenge for each other.

Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
QKR stampede #287 - anything goes
Crafty catz #408 - anything goes/opt. b for bug
Polkadoodles wk. 11 - anything goes
Always fun #50 - dogs/cats (both cards)
Artistic inspirations #196 - anything goes/opt. Easter (both cards)
The paper girls #148 - embossing (everything is embossed)
Creatalicious #135 - anything goes/birthday (both cards)

Dancing is dreaming on your feet - Catch the bug

Sunday March 18, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at Catch the bug -

 Stella Says Sketch #606  Just follow the sketch below to play along.

 

I am using Brat Ballerina from Bugaboo  She's so cute. I started with Club scrap and other scraps to make the background. I used My favorite things dies. I then used Paper Pretty sentiment. I colored the image with copics. I completed the card by adding some sequins and gems and touched up the image with a white gel pen.

Challenges:
Everybody art #421 - anything goes
QKR stampede #287 - anything goes
Crafty catz #408 - anything goes/opt. b for bug
Polkadoodles wk. 11 - anything goes
Color crazy wk. 11 - anything goes
Allsorts wk. 459 - bring on the bling