Herd you had a birthday - Always Fun Challenges #78

Monday October 1, 2018

 

It's time for another challenge at Always Fun Challenges #78

and our theme is DIES / PUNCHES

 

I got this fun pig stamp set from Sugar Pea designs quite awhile back. at least a year ago.. I love these cute little piggy's and dies.. So now I just needed to figure what I wanted to create. I started by inking up the pigs and flowers. I colored with Mission paints and die cut them out.. So when I was laying the images down on the card base I was trying to figure what else to do.. So I took my Mission paints and made a larger mud puddle for the pig to sit in and green acres.. and blue sky. now I liked it.. So I added the pigs and flowers ... it was still missing something so I have this cow that is in My favorite things stamp set so used this and the sentiments. I love the fun feel this card gives.

Challenges:

Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes
QKR stampede #315 - anything goes
Crafty catz #431 - anything goes/opt. autumn colors
Alphabet challenge - N for nature
Scrapping 4 fun #125  - anything goes
HeARTful stamping - anything goes

 

 

 

 

happy birthday - Always Happy Birthday #10

Monday October 1-31, 2018

 

October already.. boy time flies.. I hope you find time to play along at Always Happy Birthday #10

Our theme for this challenge is

 ANYTHING BIRTHDAY /OPT:

TEXTURE BACKGROUND

 

 

If you've been playing along,  you should have a pile of birthday cards.. minus the ones you've sent out. I know it's so nice to have a card ready when I need it and I have a pretty good stash making two month.  Well for my card I started by using Ranger inks and smooshing the water color paper in it. I heated and applied again and again till I got the look I liked. I then took my Texture paste and a stencil and added this to the card for the texture part of the challenge. Once dry I took the Happy birthday from Paper trey ink and heat embossed it black. I love the contrast.  This is such a summery card. Perfect for that summer birthday person.. or just to brighten up a winter birthday.. These colors remind me of sherbet ice cream.. yumm glad I like ice cream year round.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #125  - anything goes
Sweet stampin - spots

Sorry I barked at you - Catch the bug Stella Says Sketch

Sunday September 30, 2018

 

Where did September go.??? I know it was busy.. How did I do everything when I worked.. I am loving my retirement life. It's coming to the end of two years.  I don't miss work at all.. Well some of the people.. but not the work.

 

Welcome back to another fun sketch from

Stella Says Sketch challenge #616 at Catch the bug

Check out the design teams creations..

 

 

 

This is the simple sketch.. Can't wait to see what you create.

 

 

I am using a dark gray card stock. I used Simon Says stitch dies and created the frames using Quick quote scraps. I then cut the images out.. The top Bugaboo male image is Crabby Dog and the girl is Funny pup 2.. They can be found in the Bugaboo store. I added the sentient from My favorite things and heat embossed.. I then added some Simon says hearts and added glossy accents to them.  I added a red gem to the male dog collar and a orange gem to the female dogs flower. The dogs are colored in copics.. I loved the sentiment and the dog facial looks.

Challenges:
City crafters wk. 431 - pet company
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Fab n funky 409 - all creatures great and small
Crafty creations #375 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #253 - anything goes
Crafty catz #431 - anything goes/opt. autumn colors
Scrapping 4 fun #125  - anything goes

WILD about YOU - Catch the bug Saturday challenge

Saturday September 29, 2018

 

Welcome back to another Saturday challenge at Catch the bug.

This week we have a RECIPE  for you to follow

USE 1 RIBBON.. 2 IMAGES ..3 BUTTONS

 

I am using the images from a set called Tall jungle blocks

 

 

 

This is my card. I chose the elephant and giraffe from the Tall jungle block images.

 I started with Kraft and a circle stencil and went over the  kraft with Versa mark. You can barely see it the circles.. I then went around the edge with Ranger ink to distress it. I then used copics to color the images. So those are the two images.. Now where to use the ribbon.. well the sentiment from Simon says is about being wild about you.. so that means love. so I made the elephant female and tied a bow in an awesome silver shinny ribbon and added it so it looked like the ribbon was tied around the trunk. I then added 3 cool looking buttons to finish the recipe.  I used Stampin up ink for the sentiment and hearts. I used Versa mark brush in the center of WILD and YOU. then went over that with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #253 - anything goes
QKR stampede #315 - anything goes
Crafty catz #431 - anything goes/opt. autumn colors
Alphabet challenge - N for nature

I'm sorry - Catch the bug Free Friday

Friday September 28, 2018

 

I have a card to share using the Free Friday image. Check out the design teams creations at Catch the bug

Check out the Free Friday image flower puppy

 

 I am using another piece of the one sheet wonder 12x12 cut. I added this to the card base then I used the black and white stripe washi tape and added three strips. I took a Paper Pretty sentiment and stamped the I'm sorry all in the open space. I though this went well with the flower puppy image. He looks like he's sorry.. I colored the image with copics and used My favorite things stitch die. I finished by adding some sequins.  .

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
City crafters wk. 431 - pet company
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Penny's paper crafty #399 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Fab n funky 409 - all creatures great and small
Crafty creations #375 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes

happy holidays - Colour Crazy Challenge

Friday September 28, 2018

 

Hello and welcome back to another challenge at

Colour Crazy Challenge

Our themes are always ANYTHING GOES

remember we are a coloring challenge. No pre colored images

 

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said

I am using the image called Dancing Penguin.. on a hill.. I didn't want him on a hill so I took a sharpie and extended the hill to a pond. I used copics to color the image and pond. I used Spectrum Noir sparkle pen on the pond. I took Stampin up ink and Simon Says leaves and made winter twigs for the background. I stamped Taylored Expressions sentiment. Then cut the image out with Lil Inker stitch die. For the card base I used some Bella Blvd. designer papers and adhered them to the A2 base. I added the image on foam and then completed with sequins.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
Crafty hazelnut #404 - anything goes Christmas/opt. pattern paper
Addicted to stamps #166 - Christmas comes early
Crafting from the heart #221 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies #1838 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - Christmas September
Penny's paper crafty #399 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Fab n funky 409 - all creatures great and small

season's greetings - Aud Sentiments #213

Thursday September 27 - October 8, 2018

 

Welcome back to a new challenge at Aud Sentiments #213

Our theme is    2 (TWO) WORD SENTIMENT

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Dr. Digi's house of stamps

I am using the image called Simple Santa.. I love the thumbs up.. I kept this pretty simple, after all he's Simple Santa..LOL.  I colored the image with copics. Used Lil inker stitch die. I added an embossed Simon says sentiment and tied a bow in the twine and added this to the sentiment. I finished with a little white gel pen to the fur, trim and patch.

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
Crafty catz #430 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Crafty hazelnut #404 - anything goes Christmas/opt. pattern paper
Sweet stampin - dies / punches
Addicted to stamps #166 - Christmas comes early
Use your stuff # 331 - spots/dots
Crafting from the heart #221 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies #1838 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - Christmas September
Penny's paper crafty #399 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes

Trick or Treat - Bugaboo New Release (kinda)

Tuesday September 25, 2018

 

Well I am back showing a New Release (kinda) from Bugaboo..

It's an older one but it's that time of the year for this image.

Check out the creations at Catch the bug

 

 

This is Stella Witch Society... I started by using a piece of Recollection paper and then I used a My favorite things circle die and cut Stella out. I colored her with Copics and then colored the background with copics too. I went over the yellow with Wink of Stella.  I adhered to the black base. I then used Taylored Expressions clouds and scraps. I did some bat that are from Newton's Nook. Aren't they cute. I hope you get a chance to pick up this awesome stamps.  Who doesn't love Stella.

Challenges:
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #252 - anything goes
QKR stampede #314 - anything goes
Allsorts wk. 486 - water or color blue
Sweet stampin - dies / punches
Crafting from the heart #221 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies #1838 - anything goes

Happy happy birthday - Always Fun Challenges #77

Monday September 24, 2018

 

We're back with another fun challenge at

Always Fun Challenge #77 

 The theme is  ANYTHING GOES 

 

So for my card I thought I would do a CAS card. I stamped the monster from Simon Says and colored him/her with copics. I then added a piece of Washi tape for him/her to stand on.. I added a strip of colorful Washi tape down the left side. I then embossed the Taylored Expressions sentiment on dark blue card stock and used SS speech bubble and navy blue card stock and die cut the sentiment out.  CAS.. bata bing bata boom..  done

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #252 - anything goes
QKR stampede #314 - anything goes
Crafty catz #430 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Allsorts wk. 486 - water or color blue
Sweet stampin - dies / punches
HeARTful stamping - anything goes

Cheers - Happy Birthday - Catch the bug Saturday challenge

Saturday September 22, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at Catch the bug

The theme is the photo below

I am using the image called Stella peeker another drink

 

This is the photo to follow.. you can chose images or colors

This is my card. I went with the colors vs. the images.  I used Stella peeker another drink. I colored the image with copics. I then found some Prima designer paper for the background. I die cut the Reverse confetti Cheers a couple times and layered them. I stamped the Happy Birthday.. from Club scrap. I went over the image with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinky #1837 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #252 - anything goes
QKR stampede #314 - anything goes
Crafty catz #430 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Crazy 4 challenge #453 - happy birthday with a number on it.

Hello - birthday girl - Bugaboo Free Friday

Friday September 21, 2018

 

It's Friday over at Bugaboo we have a free image..

Check out the design teams creations over at Catch the bug.

 

 

This image is Sunflower vase.. I love the orange sunflowers against the purple vase. I colored with copics. I then used Simon Says hello die and layered it 4 times. I added the SS sentiment and heat embossed in white. I added a piece of purple designer paper scrap to the left and added the sunflower piece to a piece of foam so it's layered. I then added a few sequins. I added a few white dots to the center of the flowers and a highlight to the vase.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
The crafters café #204 - autumn or spring .. autumn
Dragonfly journeys #127 - fall colors
Use your stuff #330 - friendship
Crafting from the heart #220 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinky #1837 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Double trouble #10 - 3 colors
Die cuttin divas #387 - tic tac toe. (leaves, sequins, orange/yellow)
Everybody art #432 - anything goes

Are we there yet? - Colour Crazy Challenge

Friday September 21, 2018

 

It's Friday so we're back with another Anything goes challenge at Colour Crazy Challenge

we're a coloring challenge. So no pre colored images.

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter

I am using the image called Urban/Modern boy.. I thought he looks like he's out hiking so I used October Afternoon papers. I used Lawn Fawn grass die, Simon Says mound die. I fussy cut the image out and colored with copics. I added a little Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to his lens and back of his phone.  Last month hubby and I took a trip to visit my daughter.. I heard this sentiment a lot.. LOL. they thought it was funny and obviously brought back childhood memories. I used My favorite things banner die to cut it out. I thought it looked like a post.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Dragonfly journeys #127 - fall colors
Crafting from the heart #220 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinky #1837 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes

I'm fond of pigs. Dogs look up to you - Catch the bug - Humor Wednesday

Wednesday September 19, 2018

 

Wednesday at Catch the bug is Humor Me Wednesday...

 

 

Yesterday Sept. 18. was National Respect Day.. so I found this fun sentiment on the internet and used it and found this fun Bugaboo pig called OINK.  I used copics to color the image and My favorite things circle stitch die. I added some Washi tape and cut it into banners. I then cut a banner into the sentiment.  Fun funny card.. perfect for humor me Wednesday.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #220 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 38 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes

In my opinion PC stands for - Bugaboo New Release kinda

Tuesday September 18, 2018

 

Welcome to New Release (kinda) at Bugaboo

Check out the design teams creations at Catch the bug.

 

 

This is an oldie image that no one has used for some time and with Jodie still working on the store she thought it best to show the fun cards that can be made with this image.  She's CCPC.. Crabby Cathy PC is her name.. I used some scraps from Basic Gray and Teresa Collins and just pieced a background. I then colored the image with copics. The top left hand corner looked so bare so I cut it off and used Washi tape to tape it down so there was some texture to it. 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #207 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - fall colors
Digi choosday wk. 38 - anything goes
Everybody art #432 - anything goes

Hello Friend - Always Fun Challenge #76

Monday September 17, 2018

 

Hello and welcome to another challenge at

 Always fun challenge #76

Our theme for this week is FALL COLORS

 

 

Awhile back ..quite awhile back I created a bunch of background pieces on glossy card stock using Ranger Oxide inks. Smooshing and letting it dry then buffing off the dull to get the glossy back.. Well with the theme being fall colors I decided to use this one. I then took Stampin up inks, stamps and dies and created the leaves. I used My favorite things hello die and cut three layers of white and one of black.. as I was trying to add the black it just wasn't lining up as I wished so I offset it so the white showed.. Got rid of the headache of trying to line them. I then stamped Simon Says friends and using Zig markers colored in the letters. I used Ranger ink to go around the piece to distress the edges. I then layered the leaves and sentiment. I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to some of the leaves and hello. I finished with some sequins.  I like this card BUT I am not READY for FALL!!

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - pop it up
Cute card Thursday #547 - dies/punches
That's crafty - forever autumn
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
The crafters café #204 - autumn or spring.. autumn
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles
Dragonfly journeys #127 - fall colors
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Use your stuff #330 - friendship
Cards in envy - feels like fall
Make my Monday #80 - fall / autumn

My heart is fulled with thanks - Creative with Stamps #30

Saturday September 15, 2018

 

This is mid month reminder for our challenge at

 Creative with Stamps #30 and the theme is PUMPKIN

 

 

 Note: CWS Challenges do not have many "Guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

 

So I wanted to create a fun theme. I used my ground and sky templates and created the scene with Ranger inks. I then used Taylored Expressions fence die and wheel barrow / squirrel / sentiment and again I used the pumpkin (as I did on my first card) and I used a corn stalk and fussy cut them out. I don't know who those are by. I colored with copics. I went around the fence and squirrel with Ranger inks.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #547 - dies/punches
Jo's scrap shack #251 - anything goes
QKR stampede #313 - anything goes
That's crafty - forever autumn
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
The crafters café #204 - autumn or spring.. autumn
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles

you are loved - Creations in Pink

 Saturday September 15, 2018

 

Welcome to challenge at Creations in Pink .

Did you have fun looking through your paper stash, figuring what to color pink.. just doing a geometric image with pinks? try painting or fun images in pink?

 .. I am looking at pinks with a new eye..

I hope you play along and remember you can enter up to 3 times and your project needs LOTS of PINK

 

 

 

 I stamped Pretty Pink Posh images and used Ranger and Stampin up re-inkers to paint the images. I used My favorite things brick stencil and Ranger ink to create the background. I added the flowers/leaves and then stamped and embossed the Simon Says sentiments. I used Wink of Stella on a few of the flowers and center of the LOVE letters.

Challenges:
Cute card Thursday #547 - dies/punches
Jo's scrap shack #251 - anything goes
QKR stampede #313 - anything goes
Crafty catz #429 - anything goes/opt. pearls
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
The crafters café #204 - autumn or spring.. spring
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes

Here's to you - Sunny Day Crafting

Saturday September 15, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at

Sunny Day Crafting ..

Our theme for this week is

 ANIMALS ... ANY ANIMAL

 

 

I love this stamp and have used it a lot over the years. I wanted to do a cool water looking background... So I grabbed this OLD wood block stamp from Embossing arts company. I stamped it on Bristol card stock. I then used Zig markers to color and used a paint brush move the color around. I did the same to the background water look. I used another old wood stamp from Rubber seed which is the grass and I used Stampin up ink for the grass color. I also used a SU sentiment. I added some sequins and glossy accents for the water bubbles, lips and eyes.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes
City crafters wk. 429 - fall colors
Creative moments #152 anything goes / opt tag/labels
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
QKR stampede #313 - anything goe
Crafty catz #429 - anything goes/opt. pearls
Scrapping 4 fun #124 - under the sea
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles