You are an egg-cellent friend - Creative with Stamps #48

Sunday March 1, 2020

Hello.. It's time for another challenge over at

 Creative with Stamps #48

our theme is EGG...

 (I am not an egg eater.. of course I used in dishes but if it's a scrambled..poached..fried..hard boiled.. in a salad.. NO WAY.. lol but great in custard, cakes.. you get the picture.

Before I get to my card.. We at Creative with Stamps are taking a break. I am not sure when we will be back but if you follow my blog you will know when I post again. 

So this month, March - is the last for awhile. 

This was fun to create. I used my cloud and ground template and Ranger inks. I then used My favorite things and Tech. Tuesday images and colored with Copics. I used the dies and created the scene. I added the TT sentiment and used Stampin up die.

Challenges:
Everybody art #463 - glitter or funny
Shopping our stash #414 - great outdoors
My time to craft #426 - no digi's
Digi choosday wk. 8 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 9 - anything goes
QKR stampede #387 - anything goes
Crafty animals #36 - animals

take a moment to remember - Creative with Stamps #47

Saturday February 1, 2020

Hello.. Welcome back to my blog.. Today I have a card to share for the new monthly challenge at

Creative with Stamps #47..

Our theme is RED

I dug through some of my boxes of designer paper and this one spoke to me.. it's by Echo Park.. It is for sure red.. so that was probably why.. I then knew I just needed an awesome sentiment so went for this Paper Trey Ink stamp and heat embossed it. I then used one of PTI dies and cut this out. There was a little area below the sentiment that was bare so I used the PTI ginko leaves and berries and used Ranger ink I added some twine and called it done.

Challenges:
Everybody art #461 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #33 - anything goes/opt. love
Simon Monday - all loved up
Lemon shortbread #112 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday Wk. 424-425 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday #256 - all about occasions
As you like it - warm or cool colors (warm- for the richness that warm colors bring, I am a summer person so the warm colors remind me of summer flowers with their rich warm colors)
Time out #154 - affectionate

I'm sweet on you - Creative with Stamps #46

Wednesday January 1, 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!   I hope your year to come will be filled with blessings. I have so many blessings and I hope you all feel the same.

We are back with some awesome challenges for 2020.. To start this year at Creative with stamps #46

our theme for this challenge is SCARF

I decided since I really don't have many stamped images other than snowmen with scarfs.. I'd use this fun image from Sugar Pea Designs.. the cute little penguins and block of ice. I painted these cute little image with Prima paints. I then set it aside to dry. I created the scene with copics and my cloud template and Ranger ink. I added some greenery with Simon Says stamps and Stampin up ink. I used Paper pretties sentiment. I used the dies for the images and added with some foam dots.

Challenges:
Paper craft challenge #53 - anything goes
Jan's digi #4 - anything goes
Lemon shortbread #110 - anything goes
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps #45

Sunday December 1, 2019

Hello and welcome to my blog.. I know it's a very busy time of the year but I sure hope you have time to play along with our challenge (it is a month long and maybe you have a fun stamp set to use) over at Creative with Stamps #45

Our theme is POLAR BEAR

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

I am using the Sugar Pea images and sentiment.. I hardly ever mask so this I had to think about just for a minute just to make sure does the bear go down first or the ice.. duh.. I said it was a min.. maybe just 30 seconds.. but I had to think. I love seeing cards where you crafters can create a full scene with masking and all.. But I did it. I colored the images and created the scene with copics. I used my cloud template. and stamped the sentiment once I was done. I went over the ice with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush. When I was looking at my card I though.. oops.. I gave them pants when they were probably just wearing jackets and rest was their fur.. but it is what it is. I still love it.

Challenges:

Time out #149 - celebration

Scrapping 4 fun #154 - winter

The sisterhood of crafters - trees trees trees

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Watercooler Wednesday #249 - all about occasions

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #466 - anything goes / opt. things with wings

Lil patch of crafty friends #119 - anything goes

Creatalicious #176 - anything goes / opt. winter

Tis the season to be browning - Creative with Stamps #44

Friday November 1, 2019

Hello.. Can you believe it's November already.. November is my birth month so that is always a nice plus and then not. As unfortunately it's another year older and when you're as old as dirt.. it's not that special anymore.. But hay it is another year so that is better than not.. LOL

Welcome to Creative with Stamps #44 challenge.

Our theme this month is TURKEY  

This is my card.. I didn't have a turkey stamp so my dear Stampin up stamping friend let me borrow this fun OLD stamp set. The box says Stampin up and its way back when SU did foam stamps.. Do you remember them?? That is old..

I started by using Ranger ink and creating the yellow background then I took My favorite things stencil and the same Ranger ink and inked it up. I used Quick Quote scraps and Lawn Fawn grass dies and created the ground. I stamped and using Mission Gold paint painted the fun turkeys and fussy cut them out. I added them to the card and using Rubber baby buggy bumper stamps added the sentiments. It kinda made me laugh.. browning the turkey.. and oh darn.. one of them says. 

 Challenges:
Color throw-down #567 - colors
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Moving along with the times #109 - rich autumn colors
Watercooler Wednesday #245 - anything goes
QKR stampede #370 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #103 - anything goes
Crafty animals #32 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Nov. pattern paper

I'm thinking of you - Creative with Stamps #43

Tuesday October 1, 2019

 

It's time for another challenge over at

Creative with Stamps #43

and I have a card to share

 

Our theme is TREES

 

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

 

I had a bunch of tree stamps but for some reason I can't find them. I know last year I cleaned out a bunch of stamps to sale.. but haven't yet but they are at my granddaughter in laws. But I found one evergreen it's an old rubber stamps. I don't know who its by.. The second tree is Stampin up. I also used Stampin up silhouette for some extra greenery. I used Ranger inks. I created my ground and sky using my templates. The bird and sentiment is from Tech. Tuesday and colored with copics. the sentiment I used Simon Says speech bubble.

Challenges:
My time to craft #406 - birds
Everybody art #454 - dies
Cute card Thursday #601 - sentimental
A gem of a challenge wk. 19 - anything goes
Cute n crafty #32 - anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - animal magic
Crafty animals #31 - anything goes

Red leaves - oragne leaves - Creative with Stamps #42 Autumn

Sunday September 1, 2019

 

Hello.. It's September 1st so we have another month long

challenge over at Creative with Stamps #42

Our theme this month is AUTUMN

 

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

 

Digging through my stamps I saw this Technique Tuesday sentiment and thought perfect. So I grabbed my Stampin up stamps and dies and stamped on watercolor paper. I then used my Mission gold watercolor paints and went for the red/orange/yellow and gold leaves.. I then cut them out. I used the leftover paints and took another piece of watercolor paper and created the background and dried. I then took red and black and did the splatters. Dried that then I took Versa mark and wiped it on the edges and dipped into embossing powder and heat embossed. I stamped the sentiment on some Quick quote scraps and heat embossed in the same powder from Simon Says. I used Spellbinder rectangle die to cut it out. Once I was ready to put the card together, I thought the leaves needed a hint of gold so I took Kuretake gold watercolor paint and went over the leaves and dried. You can barely notice it. I then laid out the sentiment and images and put a few leaves right on the background and a few on foam dots. I added a few twine bows to the stems. I am not ready for autumn.. but I guess more ready for it then winter.. lol.

Challenges:
Hand stamped Sentiments #322 - photo
Penny's paper crafty #445 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 402-403 - anything goes
As you like it - favorite way to add sentiment - I love to emboss and frame the sentiment so it fits with the image.

With sympathy and love - Creative with Stamps #40

Monday July 1, 2019

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have created a card for the challenge over at Creative with Stamps #40..

Our theme for this month is STRIPES

we don't have a mid-month reminder so remember to check back at CWS and enter if you haven't reached the limit.. We love seeing your cards.

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

 

This is my design team card. I stamped the Simon says flower set and then with a black pen drew in some black stripes. I stamped the SS sentiment. I colored the image with copics.  I added a few white gel pen highlights. I added a orange strip down the left side.

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Crafty creations #393 - anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - any occasions
Creative fingers #167 - anything goes
Simon Monday - create your own background (stripes)
A bit more time to craft #95 - anything goes
Crafty animals #28 - anything goes

Get well soon - Creative with Stamps #39

Saturday June 1, 2019

 

Hello and welcome to June 2019.. I hope you're having a great summer and have some fun vacations coming up.. We will be heading over to my daughters in Montana again later this summer. I love the drive over and fun relaxing time over there.

 

Well today we have another challenge at

 Creative with Stamps #39

Our theme this month is GET WELL

 

 

 for my card I used Stamp Simply tulip stamp. (I won two stamp sets of my choice at the beginning of the year. This is one of my choices)

I stamped the flower two times. I colored the image with copics and went over the flower with Wink of Stella.. I used My favorite things stitch die. I ran the blue card stock through an embossing folder. I then used MFT get well die and cut it 4 times and used a scrap from Quick quote and layered them. Added the words to the card and went over the top to with Wink of Stella. I thought of adding sequins.. but thought this could be for a guy and not sure they like sequins. So left them off. What do you think?? sequins for guys or not??

 

Challenges:
Creatalicious #164 - anything goes/opt. blue
Use your stuff #360 - mood board
Paper craft #38 - men or boys
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #584 - masculine
Jo's scrap shack #284 - anything goes

Congratulations - Creative with Stamps #38

Wednesday May 1, 2019

 

Welcome to our new challenge at Creative with Stamps #38

Our theme is BABY

note: CWS challenges do not have many "guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

 

 I thought what can I do to make a baby card.. Then thought of this fun Mama elephant stamp set and thought perfect.. It looks like a parent holding up their baby.. So I used my mission gold paints and painted the images and cut out with dies. I then used EP designer paper and created the background. I wanted it for either boy or girl and colorful. I think I accomplished it.. I then took the Taylored Expressions stamp and stamped the sentiment.  I finished with some sequins.  I hope you are inspired and to think about some cute critter stamps you can use to make baby cards..

Challenges:
Creative moments #167 - anything goes/opt. animals
Word art Wednesday #384-385 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #418 - anything goes
Papercraft #36 - for women/girls
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Love to scrap #121 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - anything goes

Happiest of birthdays to you - Creative with Stamps #37

Monday April 1, 2019

 

Hello and welcome back to my blog..

Creative with Stamps #37 has a new challenge.

PLUS it's our 3rd birthday over at CWS..

wow 3 years went by quite fast. 

Our theme for this month is BIRTHDAY card

 

Also we wont be having a mid month reminder.. so please come back often and enter your card if you haven't entered your quota per our rules.

 

note: CWS challenges do not have many "guidelines",

but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

 I wanted to use a Simon says stamp that I got in one of their monthly kits last year.. I stamped the image on water color paper and painted the image and background with Mission Gold water color paints. I dried it with a heat gun and stamped the sentiment and re-stamped the image ... dang it wasn't all the way dry so the bottom leaves and part of the sentiment ran.. Hubby didn't see it till I pointed it out.. but of course I can see it. (I remember doing a x stitch piece many many years ago... and made one mistake.. each time I look at this beautiful piece I still see it..)  back to my card. I cut the piece down a little and added to an piece of blue card stock. I really love the look and was a lot of fun to create.

 

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Work it Wednesday at Simon Says - spring flowers
As you like it - favorite med. and why (paints, I like the blending and way you can create the background and give different depths.)
Moving along with the times #94 - for a man

Birthday wishes friend - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Friday March 15, 2019

 

Mid month reminder for our challenge at

 Creative with Stamps

Our theme is FRIENDS

 

 

I used the stamp set and dies from Pretty Pink Posh. The designer papers are scraps from Basic Grey. I colored the image with copics and heat embossed the sentiments. I went over some of the pieces with Wink of Stella.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #213 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #573 - celebrate
Jo's scrap shack #273 - anything goes
QKR stampede #339 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #136 - bright happy colors

Friendship is a work of heart - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Friday March 1, 2019

 

It's time for another challenge over at Creative with Stamps..

Our theme for this month is FRIENDS

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

 

 

I am using an OLD wood block red rubber stamp from Eureka Stamps.. I stamped and colored with copics. I added to a piece of navy blue card stock then added to the Basic Grey designer paper. I stamped the sentiment (?) and heat embossed then used Stampin up frame die.

 Challenges:
Inkspirational #181 - use your stash
Artistic inspirations #212 - anything goes/opt. love it up
Word art Wednesday wk. 376-377 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
As you like it - layers - one or many  (this card was pretty simple and lots of space to use up.. So layered some papers to give the card and image more interest
QKR stampede #337 - anything goes

Whoo loves you baby - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Friday February 15, 2019

Welcome back to reminder of our challenge at

Creative with Stamps.. Our theme .. Love

 

This is my reminder card for the design team challenge.. Another fun time playing in my craft room I wanted to give my neglected colored pencils love. I created this fun card. I used Taylored Expressions image. I stamped the image with Stampin up brown ink and then used Prisma colored pencils to color the image. I used My favorite things circle die to cut the image out. I adhered this to my card base then used some Stampin up leaves and frame die to fill in the area under the image. The sentiment is from Tech. Tuesday.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #212 - anything goes/twist love it up
Die cuttin divas #407 - love
(Pin) spirational #232 - photo inspiration
Crafting by designs - love is in the air
Cute card Thursday #569 - wings

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 15, 2019

 

It's mid month reminder time at Creative with Stamps..

The theme is Mittens..

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

 

 

This is my reminder card.. If you read about my January 1st. card you know I don't have a mitten stamp and so I drew a mitten and cut it out and traced it on Bristol paper and turned it over to create the other hand. I used Zig markes and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and embossing powder and created the fun texture to the mittens. I stamped the SS sentiment on We R memory keepers scrap and used Stampin up die. I then added this to a piece of scrap paper. I don't know who the background is by. I then used a copic and colored the twine and added this to the mittens.. I don't know about you but when I was growing up this is the way our mittens were. You would put your mittens on and then your winter coat and even if you took your mittens off they were saved by the cord that connected it to the other one.. I know my mom would add a safety pin inside my coat in the collar area and ran the cord through the pin so the mittens wouldn't be lost if I took my coat off.. The pin held them there even though they would have to go all the way through the coat sleeve.. I guess extra care that they wouldn't be lost.    I don't think they do that now.. but honestly don't know..

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/opt. tag your it
Make my Monday #87 - word or sentiment
Pammie's inky pinky #1902 - anything goes
Double trouble #19 - mittens

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 1, 2019

 

Happy New Year.. Hope your year is wonderful, creative and blessed..

 

Welcome to another year at Creative with Stamps and a new month long challenge..

Our theme is Mittens..

 

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

 

This Double Trouble challenge will run from January 7-20th

 

We are paring up with Double Trouble for this challenge

Challenge #19 - Let the Troubles Begin
THING 1 Trouble Maker wants you to use an embossed or patterned background and use a stamped or digital image to bring in something "Warm and Cozy" for these long cold January Winter days.
THING 2 Double Dare reminds you when you're feeling sad to simply remember "Your favorite things...whiskers on kittens...warm woolen mittens..." and then you won't feel so bad.
If you have included something to keep you warm in the winter you can link up your project HERE to Creative with Stamps and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw.

 

Well would you believe it.. I do not have any mitten stamps.. I know it's a shame.. So I just drew and cut out a mitten template and traced it on some Bristol paper and turned it over and traced it again to get the other hand.. I then used Zig markers and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and stamped a band and snowflake looking spots and heat embossed them. I stamped the SS sentiment on a piece of SU paper and used a Stampin up die to cut the frame. I added the scrap strip of SU paper onto another piece of dp by We R memory keepers.. I added the sequins and mittens and using a copic I colored a piece of twine and tied two bows and added them to the mittens.. WaLa.. mitten card..

So if you don't have a mitten stamp.. draw one.  

Challenges:
Creative moments #159 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Word art Wednesday wk. 366-367 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #562 - anything goes
QKR stampede #328 - anything goes
Cute n crafty #17 - anything goes
Tuesday throw-down #422 - winter sparkles
Paper-craft #27 - Merry Christmas

Christmas is Claus for celebration! - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Saturday December 15, 2018

 

It's mid month reminder for our challenge at Creative with Stamps #33 and the theme is SANTA OR GIFT

 

 

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

 

I was looking for a large enough scrap for the Paper trey ink tree die.. well I found 12x12 Club scrap piece. So I cut it down and then used the die to create the tree. I LOVE the look the paper is beautiful. I stamped the Simon Says Santa and colored with Mission paints. I heat embossed the SS sentiment. I used washi tape for grounding and tree trunk. To finish the tree I die cut some stars from SS die and colored with copics and added to the tree and one in Santa's hand as he's adding more..

Challenges:
Dragonfly journeys #130 - handmade holiday magic

Merry Christmas - Creative with Stamps #33

Saturday December 1-31, 2018

 

Welcome back to another fun challenge at Creative with Stamps #33 and the theme is SANTA OR GIFT

 

 

 

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

 

 

For my card I started with Oxide Ranger ink and sponged the background. I then die cut the circle Simon Says die two times and layered it. I stamped 5 Mama elephant Santa's and colored with Mission paints. I added them to the rings and I heat embossed the Simon says sentiment. I used a white gel pen on the Santa white areas.

 



Challenges:

Cards in envy - Santa baby  

Word art Wednesday wk. 362-363 - anything goes 

Artistic inspirations #210 - anything goes 

Pammie's inky pinkies #1847 - anything goes
Tuesday throw-down #419 - photo insp.
Crafting by designs - Christmas
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
4 crafty chicks #431 - anything goes
Crafty catz #440 - anything goes/opt. too cute

 

 

Dreams are the touchstones - Creative with Stamps #32

Thursday November 15, 2018

 

This is mid month reminder at Creative with Stamps #32 and the theme is FEATHER

 

 

 

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

 

I had fun making this card. I started with the Ranger inked background. I stamped the Club scrap sentiment.. I thought with the Tim Holtz crazy bird and him/her looking at feathers.. he /she thought about the sentiment. The feathers are Simon Says and I used Quick Quote scraps and twine. I colored the bird with Mission paints and added Washi tape to ground him. I added glossy accents to the birds eyes.

 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 360-361 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge #231 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #228 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies #1845 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #209 - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky #416 - with an animal