I moosed up - Always fun challenge #178

Monday August 31, 2020

Wow end of August.. I don't like time flying by so fast.. I hope you're all doing well and still being safe..

Over at Always Fun Challenge #178 

we have a new challenge.. Theme is  CUTE CRITTERS

this is my card. I stamped the Sugar Pea Designs trees, moose, sentiment and Pretty Pink Posh bees.. I colored with copics. I used Stampin up ink to stamp the sentiment and Quick quote ink to distress the banner. I used some strips of scraps for the ground.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 454-455 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Time out #169 - season 

Cute card Thursday #649 - inky

Krafty chicks #522 - all occasions

Polkadoodles wk. 35 - anything goes

Gem of a craft wk. 18 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #64 - anything goes

Sugar Pea design #70 - colors / design

Bugaboo Free Friday

 Friday August 28, 2020

It's time for Free Friday image from Bugaboo stamps

Take a look at the design teams creations over at 

Catch the bug for some inspiration

This image is Stella September.. I used copics to color her and added a dark green scrap behind her.. I love this paper from Pink fresh. It has awesome words of wisdom all over it. "no beauty shines brighter than a good heart" "forever is composed of now".. you get the jest.. I didn't add the sentiment that comes with the image because this background dp is words that should encourage and I can hopefully see a teacher teaching this.. although school isn't starting as far as group class room here.. but sure encouragement can be given just as easy over the computer.. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 454-455 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Little red wagon #564 - digi do

Time out #169 - season (back to school- prior to covid)

Cute card Thursday #649 - inky

Krafty chicks #522 - all occasions (back to school - prior to covid)

wishing you a speedy recovery - Colour Crazy Wk. 34

Friday August 28, 2020

Hello.. We have a new challenge starting over at 

Colour Crazy challenge Week. 34

Our them this week is the usual 

ANYTHING GOES

just make sure you hand color your card

                                 Our sponsor is STAMPERS DELIGHTS

This image is called Chibi girl get well.. I created the background wall using Quick quote chalk ink and Simon says leaf stamp. I then created the bedding using copics and stamping another SS leaf and clear embossing it. I went inside the leaves with a color pencil and used a white gel pen for the little berries. I colored the image with copics.  I used a white gel pen to give dots to the cup. I used a SS rectangle die and then added her to the pink cardstock and a scrap of script paper. I stamped the Lawn fawn sentiment with Stampin up ink and went around the edges with QQ chalk ink. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes
Lemon shortbread #127 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 34 - anything goes
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 454-455 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Little red wagon #564 - digi do

Time out #169 - season (cold season / covid year)

Cute card Thursday #649 - inky

Love grows in happy homes - house card #4

Thursday August 27, 2020

Hello.. I have a 4th house card for my friend who requested cards to give to clients as she's a Realtor.. I used scraps. I used My favorite things stitch square die. I added twine and stamped the Paper Trey ink house and Simon Says ink. The sentiment is also from the PTI set.

Challenges:

My time to craft #439 - CAS

Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes

Lemon shortbread #127 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 454-455 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Life takes us to unexpected places - House card #3 with birds

Wednesday August 26, 2020

So this is the third card that was requested by my local town Realtor.. She wanted birds with this one.. I first created the sky and ground using my homemade stencil and Ranger ink. I used Tech. Tues. and die cut the house and My favorite things and cut the tree and Simon Says and cut the birds. I used scraps. I did color the house with copics. I added the Tech. Tues. sentiment and using the Simon says thin die frame added it to to complete the card.

Challenges:

Shopping our stash #427 - pile it on

Polkadoodles wk. 34 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes

Lemon shortbread #127 - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 34 - anything goes

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

I get by with a little help - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday August 25, 2020

Hello.. Time again for a new challenge over at 

Crafty Sentiments

Our theme this week is ANYTHING GOES

I am using the image called Chicken run. I started by creating the background. I used Ranger ink and my ground template I created out of x-ray film. I also took a PTI die and die cut some X-ray film to create a stencil. I colored the image with copics and created some grasses with copics. I fussy cut the image out. I stamped with Stampin up ink the Tech. Tues. sentiment. I went around the edge of the card with Quick quote chalk in. I went over the purple with Wink of Stella. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #41 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Penny's paper crafty #478 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 34 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes
(Pin)spirational #270 - photo inspiration

Mission Control - Always fun #177

Monday August 24, 2020

Hello.. I have a card to share for our new challenge over at

Always Fun Challenge #177

Our theme this week is IN THE SKY SCENE

This is my card.. OK I am learning a lot about Yupo paper.. I don't know if I like it or not.. Yes it's awesome for alcohol ink technique.. But you can't emboss on it and you can't use Oxide ink on it.. I created some alcohol ink papers few weeks ago and that was messy but fun.. Then I tried to emboss on it but it melted the obvious plastic coating on the paper.. so said ok that's fine. Then for this card I used Oxide black soot to give a night sky.. It really looked pretty. I then went and added some Perfect pearls splatters for stars.. I set it aside and then last night I went to create my card. I picked up the alcohol ink and white card base and went What The Heck!!  there were black smears all over the white card base. I looked at my hand and my fingers were pitch black.. Well a few hundred (it seemed like) diaper wipes later I got the black soot off. Sad cause it sure looked pretty. Also the Perfect pearls was gone too. Oh well. 

Ok for my card I used the alcohol ink background. I stamped the My favorite things images and using Shin Han water colors painted the astronaut . Then using Paul Ruben metallic water colors painted the other images. I heat embossed the sentiment. I used foam dots on all by the moon. 

Challenges:

Jan's digi - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes
QKR stampede #402 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes
The paper girls #206 - embossing (sentiment)
Penny's paper crafty #478 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - oh so cute
Cute card Thursday #648 - embossing
My time to craft #439 - CAS
Crafting happiness #63 - anything goes

Home is where the best memories are made - house card #2

Saturday August 22, 2020

I posted a card Wed. that was requested by a Realtor in our area and this is the second card she requested. She wanted this to be with Mountains.. Well I don't have any mountain stamps so I drew some and colored with copics. I then took and old red rubber stamp of trees and Stampin up ink and created the tree background. I wasn't happy with the lighter green trees but since it was a red rubber stamp I wasn't about to restamp and mess up since I already had the mountains .. I used my ground stencil and Ranger ink then using Clovis house die and scraps did the house. I used Lawn fawn and scraps to create the tree. The clouds are from Taylored Expressions die and more scraps. I went over the tops of the mountains with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush. I stamped the Tech. Tues. sentiment. I used the Simon Says thin die for the frame around the scene.

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes

Shopping our stash #427 - pile it on

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - oh so cute

My time to craft #439 - CAS

Polkadoodles wk. 34 - anything goes

Thinking of you - Colour Crazy #33

Friday August 21, 2020

Hello.. I have a card to share for the new challenge at

Colour Crazy #33

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES

Our sponsor is Ching-Chou Kuik

I am using the image called Aromatic summer.. I thought she had a soft look on her face so made it into a sympathy / thinking of you card.  I colored with copics. I used My favorite things stitch die. I layered it on a piece of gray card stock then My minds eye designer paper. The sentiment is from Simon says. I finished with some half pearls and Wink of Stella.

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 33 - anything goes
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Penny's paper crafty #478 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - oh so cute

thanks - you are incredible - Aud Sentiments #258

Thursday August 20-31, 2020

Hello.. I have a card to share for the new challenge going on over at Aud Sentiments #258

Our theme for our two weeks challenge is

ANYTHING GOES + SENTIMENT

I first created the background. Using Mission Gold watercolors and adding salt while the paint was still wet. I love the effect it gives.  I set it aside to dry. I then found a light creamy color script scrap and using Taylored Expression birch die I cut it out and using Quick quote chalk ink just gave a little color to the birch trees. I added some foam dots and added to the dry background. I die cut the My favorite things "thanks" 4 times.. I used an orange scrap and glued them all together but once it was done I didn't (or should say my hubby didn't like the orange) so I die cut the teal and adhered over the orange pile of thanks. You can see a hint of orange which I do like that hint. I stamped the Simon Says sentiment and heat embossed. I die cut two MFT birds and layered them two times and added to the card. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - favorite colors (teal and red)
Lil patch of crafty friends #140 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes
Shopping our stash #427 - pile it on
Simon Wednesday - oh so cute

Home is not a place... it's a feeling - house card #1

Wednesday August 19, 2020

Hello.. I have a request to make some cards for a Realtor  in our little town.. She kinda gives me an idea and  to just go with it.. This card is for by the sea.. So this is what I created. I used Ranger ink and created the water then with Rubber baby buggy bumper water stamp and Altenew ink I went over the ink to give it the waves. I cut a hill and distressed it. I then used Simon Says house and tree dies and scraps. I added the Simon says seagulls. I used the thin die and added the blue frame. I stamped the Tech. Tues. sentiment with Stampin up ink and SS die. I added it with some foam dots.

Challenges:

QKR stampede #402 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes

Scrapping 4 fun #173 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 33 - anything goes

A gem of a challenge wk. 17 - anything goes

Allsorts wk. 585/6  - summer fun (view of the ocean summer breeze)

Lil patch of crafty friends #140 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 33 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - oh so cute

Love this - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday August 18, 2020

Hello.. Time for another challenge over at

Crafty Sentiments

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES

This image is Faith - popcorn and juice  . I colored her with copics. I fussy cut her out. For the background I used Ranger inks and blended the background. I then used Newtons nook star stencil and went over it with the same colors just to darken up the stars. I used Taylored expressions film strip and Mama elephant tiny images and Simon Says tiny plants to the film strip. I colored with copics. I stamped the Tech. Tues. sentiment and heart with Stampin up ink. I added Faith with some foam dots and added Nuvo drops for popcorn coming out of the container and some in the container. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes
A gem of a challenge wk. 17 - anything goes
QKR stampede #402 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 33 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - favorite colors (green / yellow)
Lil patch of crafty friends #140 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes

You're an A+ - Always Fun Challenge #176

Monday August 17, 2020

Hello.. Boy it was hot yesterday. We got up to 102.. Living in WA. state and on the west side of the state we don't often get that high. It did feel good but of course I love the heat but hubby doesn't and the three little doggies weren't to excited about it either. Today we're to be in the 80s so that is more to everyone's liking. 

I have a card to share for the new challenge over at 

Always Fun Challenge #176

Our theme this week is BACK TO SCHOOL

(let's hope it is back to school for all these children out there and for the parents)

I am using the images from Pretty pink posh. I stamped and used Mission Gold water colors to paint the image and sentiment. I used dies that came with the images and Stampin up circle stitch die for the sentiment. I added a little light dusting of the paint for grounding the images. Glad it didn't warp the card stock. I added the images and finished with some Pretty Pink Posh jewels.

Challenges:
Jan's digi - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - mid summer blues
Time out #165 - photo inspiration 
Cute card Thursday #647 - bright colors
Scrapping 4 fun #173 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge wk. 17 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - favorite colors (rainbow colors)
Crafting happiness #62 - anything goes
Alphabet challenge - J - jewels 

Friendship is a work of Heart - Do-Al (l) Creative #44

 Saturday August 15, 2020

It's mid month reminder that you still have time to enter our challenge over at Do-Al (l) Creative #44

Our theme is TEDDY BEAR and ANYTHING BUT A CARD

Our sponsor is Sheepski Designs

I made a book mark. I die cut the top which is from Spellbinder and then added the scrap of Quick quote paper to cover the seam. I colored the image with copics and used a Rubber baby buggy bumper sentiment. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #41 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Happy birthday to the kindest - Creations in Pink #25

Saturday August 15, 2020

Hello.. We have a new month long challenge over at 

Creations in Pink #25

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES  

just use mostly pink

                             
                            Our sponsor this month is Hetty Clare Art

I am using the image called You're a star.. I  colored her with copics. I went over areas with a white gel pen. I used Simon says rectangle die. I added her to a piece of My minds eye designer paper. I stamped the Simon Says sentiment with Stampin up ink. I added a little pink epoxy sticker dot to the purse. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Crafting happiness #61 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes
As you like it - favorite color pair with pink (gray - I love the contrast of the two colors and just seems a perfect color to go with pink)
Cute card Thursday #647 - bright colors
Scrapping 4 fun #173 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 33 - anything goes

Hope you feel better soon! - Colour Crazy challenge #32

Friday August 14, 2020

Hello.. I have a card to share for our new challenge over at 

Colour Crazy challenge #32

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES 

 just make sure you hand color your card

                                     Our sponsor is Fred She Said

I am using the fun little dog Rosey with flower.  I colored the image with copics. I used My favorite things circle die. I dug through some scraps and added them to the white card base. I added the image and Paper Pretties sentiment. I finished with some EK punched hearts and Wink Of Stella. I thought she would make a great get well card. I also colored using the light colors which two of my dogs have.. (other one is white)

Challenges:
Crafty animals #41 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Penny's paper crafty #477 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #61 - anything goes

Thank you, Sending a bouquet, thinking of you, with sympathy

Thursday August 13, 2020

I have four cards to share.. I saw this on U-tube over at Creations Cee Cee.. I love watching her paint and her ideas. When I saw her create cards like the ones I pretty much copied below.. I had to try it. 

You take a 9 X 12 watercolor paper and divide it into quarters with painters tape. and tape around the edges.  Then where you want your sentiment to be once it's done add a piece of Washi tape.  Then you figure out a few colors which I did purple, green, blue. (which is pretty much what Cee Cee did) You just swish your colors on the paper making sure to just leave it lose. and leave lots of white area. I did that. Then once it was dry I took some liquid gold and added a couple swishes and dots.. not much but just a tad bit. I then let it dry. I took a Micron pen and drew the stems and leaves. I used a Fabre Castell brush pen and filled in the leaves. (again I pretty much copied hers.. I have no imagination..) I added some black dots. I set it aside to dry. Once it was dry I cut them down using my paper trimmer. I then took Simons Says sentiments and added to the area where the Washi tape was. I adhered them to my card base.. The first two I did the liquid adhesive made the ink bleed on the sentiment so I had to re-stamp the sentiment on white paper and added over the messed up sentiment. So the next two I adhered I kept the adhesive out of the sentiment area.  I love these and plan to do again. I might make some as Christmas presents and figure out my own design.. or maybe not.. 

            Card 1                                                           Card 2

  

                                                            
                          Card 3                                                  Card 4

 Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes (all 4 cards)

Try it on Tuesday - words or numbers (all 4 cards)
Creative fingers #191 - anything goes (3 cards)
Crafting happiness #61 - anything goes (all 4 cards)
Word art Wednesday week 452-453 - anything goes (all 4 cards)
Simon Wednesday - mid summer blues (all 4 cards)
Lil red wagon #562 - good bye (card #4)
Time out #165 - photo inspiration (the colors - all 4 cards)
Cute card Thursday #647 - bright colors (all 4 cards)

My card for the challenge over at Crafty Gals Corner #210

Wednesday August 12, 2020

Hello  I have a card to share for the new challenge going on over at Crafty Gals Corner #210

Our theme for this month is SUMMER

                                                     LeAnn's World 101

                                        
                                    Stamper's Delights

                                                          
                                                     
                                 Twinkle Lane Designs

This image I am using is from LeAnn's World.. Called Dog walker.. I colored the image with copics. I used Ranger ink and my cloud template. I added her to some scrap dark green card stock, I then added to My Minds Eye paper. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #41 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August - anything goes

Penny's paper crafty #477 - anything goes

Creative fingers #191 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 32 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #61 - anything goes
Simon Monday - summer memories