Happy Birthday - Always Fun Challenge #146

Monday January 20, 2020

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at

Always Fun Challenge #146

Our theme this week is 

USE YOUR FAVORITE STAMP

So since I love flowers and I used a similar stamp set last week I thought what the heck it's flowers and so a favorite and this is a new way of using. Fussy cutting the flowers out and stamping the leaves but not coloring them. This stamp set is from Simon Says. The happy birthday is from Paper Trey ink. I have always loved this stamps and this large HB is awesome. I colored the flowers with copics, fussy cut out. I used Stampin up green ink and stamped the leaves. They are hard to see but you get that something is there. I then stamped the sentiment on the orange card stock and added to the green card stock. I added this to the card front with some foam dots. I added the flowers and behind the top and bottom areas I added foam dots but the part under the sentiment is adhered straight down to the card front. I finished with some Sequins and Nuvo drops and Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 422-423 - anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday #254 - occasions 
As you like it - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #158 - winter/spring
Polkadoodles wk. 3 - anything goes

Thanks for always - Do-Al (l) Creative #36

Sunday December 15, 2019

It's mid month reminder time for our challenge over at

 Do-Al (l) Creative #36

The theme is SHABBY CHIC / VINTAGE

Our sponsor is Crafty Ribbons

Ok since I don't care for Shabby chic.. I tried to go more for a vintage look.. I have these awesome Penny Black stickers.. That's what the flower print is. I added this to a piece of blue card stock. I added a sticker scallop trim under the flowers. I didn't like the bland blue so I used Ranger inks and went around the edges. I then added some Petloo flowers and I stamped the sentiment on vellum and heat embossed the Simon Says sentiment in gold. I added this to the card. I love the ribbon cloth flowers they are so pretty. I also added a antique color brad to the center of the flower.

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Dec. - designer papers
Crafty creations #404 - anything goes
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes
Polkadoodles wk. 50 - anything goes

You've been on my mind - Always Fun Challenge #138

Monday November 25, 2019

Welcome back. Today over at

Always Fun challenge #138

we have a new challenge and theme.. 

ANYTHING GOES

My dear friend and I get together often and this time I went and made some cards. She sells Stampin up so I made a card using this fun stamp set and SU inks and papers.  I don't know the name of the stamp/paper/inks but I sure love them. It felt weird not breaking out the copics or paints.. lol. But I liked just using inks. I love the colors.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk.414-415 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge wk. 23- anything goes
Sweet stampin - pop of red
QKR #373 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Nov. - pattern paper

Thank you - Aud Sentiments #240

Thursday November 14 - 25, 2019

Hello. I have a card to share for the new challenge going on over at Aud Sentiments #240

Our theme this challenge is THANK YOU

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps

I am using the image called Floral butterfly thank you image. I colored the image with copics. I mounted this on a piece of blue card stock and then onto a piece of designer paper. I added the ribbon and some sequins with Nuvo drops to the centers. I went over the ladybug and butterflies with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 412-413 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #153 - thank you / Thanksgiving/ gratitude
Crazy 4 challenge #510 - texture (ribbon)
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - Nov.
Crafty animals #32 - Nov.
Fab n funky #457 - add some sparkle (sequins and ribbon)
Simon Wednesday - thank you / Thanksgiving

SMILE friend - Always fun Challenge #131

 

 

 

 

Monday October 7, 2019

 

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

 Always Fun Challenge #131..

 

Our theme for this week is DIES/PUNCHES

 

I created this card by using Oxide ink and sponging the background. I then splashed on some Perfect Pearls.. Set it aside to day.. Then I found some scraps and die cut the My favorite things SMILE. I went over the letters with Ranger ink. I Stamped the Tech. Tues. flower and using Lets Make Art water colors colored in the stamps. I then found some Stampin up leaves and sponged the edges with Ranger ink. I adhered everything down. I then used Paper Trey Ink friend stamps.

 Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts pattern paper Oct. - anything goes
Penny's paper crafty #450 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #602 - anything goes
QKR stampede #366 - anything goes
Just us girls #508 - designer paper (all but the flowers and bottom leaf)

Feel better soon - Catch the bug Saturday

Saturday September 28, 2019

 

Hello.. Catch the bug is back with a new Saturday Challenge..

The theme is colors..

 

 

Below is the color chart to follow

 

I am using the image Rose vases. I colored the image with copics. I like the fall colors. Muted colors vs. bright summer colors.  They are some of my favorite colors.. I used Lil inker stitch die. I added this to Basic Gray designer papers and using a copic colored the twine. I stamped the Reverse Confetti sentiment. I went over the flowers and parts of the vases with Nuvo glitter brush. I thought this would be a great get well card and love the little print sentiments from the RC sentiments set.

Challenges:
Simon Monday - stitch it
Everybody art #454 - dies
Penny's paper-crafty #449 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Crafty creations #399 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #15 - autumn/fall
Cute card Thursday #601 - sentimental
Polkadoodles wk. 39 - anything goes

Love always - Always Fun Challenge #128

Monday September 16, 2019

 

Hello.. It's the middle of September and fall leaves and colors are around in some areas.. We have the perfect challenge over at Always Fun Challenge #128

Color challenge.. which reminds me of fall colors.

We have a design team call..(will post soon) We can use any image we want so that is awesome.. We just have to follow the theme. We have a secret facebook page with all the info on our challenges. If you are interested and it's not posted on AFC.. see below ..  

I thought this would make a great anniversary card.. It could even be a birthday card.

For my card I dug through my scrap box and found all of these awesome colors so I pieced my background. I then saw this awesome Tech. Tuesday image and sentiment so stamped it on some watercolor paper and I have some samples of Daniel Smith wc paints that I've received a few times in my Simon Says monthly kit. So dug those out and painted the image and the strip for the sentiment. I then used the die for the flower and Stampin up tag die. I saw this awesome Spellbinder die thought it was perfect to add the flowers to so did that and added foam dots behind the flowers. I added a twine bow and some Pretty Pink Posh jewels.. and called it done. I really loved working with the DS wc's..

Challenges:

Work it Wednesday Aug/Sept. - celebrate
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - Sept.
Word art Wednesday wk. 404-405 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #599 - autumn
QKR stampede #363 - anything goes
The paper girls #184 - anything goes
Simon Monday - monochromatic
Paper funday #9 Sept. - photo inspiration

With sympathy - Crafty Catz Challenge #474

Friday September 13, 2019

 

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

Crafty Catz Challenge #474

 

I am the host for this challenge over there

and I chose the theme to be

ANYTHING GOES / OPT. SYMPATHY

 

Morgan’s Artworld Challenge Blog

                                                                    https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/

 

                           
                                               

I am using the image called August Poppy.. I colored the image with copics. I then used my cloud template and Ranger ink.  I used Simon Says A2 die. I added this to a piece of Stampin up gray card stock and green card stock. I stamped the Paper Trey Inks sentiment and heat embossed. I finished with a few blings to the sentiment strip.

Challenges:
Love to scrap #125 - anything goes
Papercraft #45 - homemade/stamped flowers
Word art Wednesday wk. 404-405 - anything goes

Smile - August calendar

Thursday August 1, 2019

 

This is a page I created (12 of) for a group of girls that my crafty friend gets together so we have a full year of different calendar pages made by these ladies.. I got Aug. so this is what I created. I used Tech. Tues. poppy and colored with Zig markers. I then used Stampin up leaf and SU ink and die cut the leaves out. The Smile is from SU and heat embossed.

 

Challenges:
Lemon shortbread #99 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #431 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #441 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

you are so special - Do-Al(l) Creative #32

Thursday August 1, 2019

 

Wow August already..

 Welcome August and welcome to a new challenge over at

Do-Al (l) Creative #32

 

This months theme is SKETCH

 

 

sponsor Doortjes

 

This is the sketch..

 

I did not use sponsors image

 I got a few months back in my monthly kit from Simon Says an awesome flower set and I love painting flowers even though I am still trying to figure how to do them.. I gave it a try and using water color paper and Altenew paints I gave this flower a try.. I went over the flower with Nuvo glitter brush. I used Stampin up stitch square die and distressed the edges with Ranger ink. I then dug through my designer papers and found this Moda scraps paper. The vertical green is not from that set but scraps from my box of scraps (that keeps growing). I distressed the edges of them with Ranger ink. I added the sentiment also from the SS set and stamped with SU ink. I added to the sentiment a gold heart and the acrylic dots to the side and bottom.. following the sketch. 

Challenges:
Simon Monday - bright and cheerful
Cute n crafty #30 - anything goes
(Pin)spirational #244 - photo insp.
Die cuttin divas #431 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

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

Sending you joy and love - Crafty Catz challenge #468

Friday June 28, 2019

 

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

Crafty Catz Challenge #468

Our theme this week is

 FAVORITE COLOR COMBO

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Morgan's Art World

 

I am using the image called Sunflower in a bucket.. Well as you can see I didn't color it as a sunflower.. My favorite color combo is Teal/turquoise... Browns.. silver.. So I used my copics and colored the flower as a teal/turquoise flower. What's in a name..lol… I stamped the Simon says sentiment and heat embossed in Silver and finished with using Lil inker stitch die. I added this to a piece of dark brown card stock and added twine. I then added this and the sentiment to the turquoise card stock. I used Spellbinder banner die and some Pretty Pink Posh jewels. I used Nuvo glitter brush and went over the flower and bucket.

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #94 - anything goes
As you like it - summer / winter colors (love summer flowers and colors. The bright warmth of the colors)
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Digi choosday wk. 26 - anything goes
Pin-spirational #241 - love is in the air
Penny's paper crafty #436 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Thanks for always - Bugaboo stamps Free Friday

Friday June 14, 2019

 

Hello.. Are you ready for Free Friday over

at Bugaboo stamps??

It's time or a fun image and you can check out the creations the design team created over at Catch the bug..

 

 

This image is Flower Pots.  I colored the image with copics. I went over the flowers with copics. I then used Lil inker stitch die. I mounted this image on a navy blue card stock then tied Jellibean twine along the side. I added this to a piece of lavender card stock. I added some Pretty Pink Posh jewels.  I stamped the Simon Says sentiment with Stampin up night of navy.

Challenges:
Handstamped sentiments #316 - photo
Scrapping 4 fun #142 - summer
Crafting from the heart #245 - anything goes
Make my Monday #97 - lots of flowers
Everybody art #449 - anything goes
Crafty creations #392 - anything goes
The sisterhood - 3 b's - birds/bees/butterflies
Fab n funky #444 - June blooms
Cute card Thursday #586 - cas
Daring cardmakers - come fly with me
Alphabet challenge - F is for flowers

So very proud of you - Aud Sentiments #228

Thursday May 30 - June 10, 2019

 

Hello.. I'm back to share a card I made for the challenge going

 on over at Aud Sentiments #228

 

Our theme this challenge is FLOWERS + SENTIMENT

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said

I am using the image called Doodle Floral Corner.. I colored the image with copics. I added Nuvo glitter pen over the flowers. I then stamped Simon Says sentiment. I also used SS die to cut the image out. I off set the image on black card stock and off set it on Recollections stripe designer paper.

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #92 - anything goes
Creatalicious #163 - anything goes
Creative crafty cottage #118 - use ink
Crafting from the heart #244 - anything goes
Color throw-down #545
Crafty creations #391 - anything goes

Happiest birthday wishes - Always Fun Challenge #111

Monday May 20, 2019

 

Hello.. Today over at Always Fun Challenge #111

we have a new challenge

 

the theme is COLOR.. see color chart below

 This is the card I made. I did this all with water colors. Altenew water colors. I started with creating the blue background on water color paper and when I got the colors I liked I then splattered the dark blue on it and then some white Dylusion paint.  The flowers  are from Pretty Pink Posh and are heat embossed white and then using the Altenew paints I painted them. I love the look and fun feel and colors. I then die cut them out and for the greenery I used scissors and cut as much of the over hang white card stock off that I could. I wanted a cleaner look. I then laid the flowers and greenery out till I got the scene I liked and carefully adhered down with adhesive and foam dots. I then stamped the Stampin up sentiment and heat embossed. 

 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #215 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #420 - flowers/mothers day
Penny's paper-crafty #430 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #92 - anything goes
QKR stampede #348 - anything goes
Allsorts challenge wk. 520 - birthday
Just us girls #488 - photo
Addicted to stamps #174 - flowers

Catch the bug Bingo Saturday

Saturday May 18, 2019

 

Welcome to a new challenge over at Catch the bug..

Our theme this Saturday is BINGO

 

 

I chose the bottom row.. Washi Tape / Orange / Embossing..  I started with taking the background orange card stock and some white Dylusions spray and gave it a quick spray. I dried it then ran the card stock through an embossing folder. Large dots. I then took the Bugaboo image flower/ladybug love. I colored the image with copics and adhered this to the card stock. Then I took two different Washi tapes and added to the card. I went over the flower center and heart with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I wanted to add a sentiment but wasn't sure where or what so left it as the two ladybugs loved each other so great for different occasions.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #215 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #92 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #282 - anything goes
Just us girls #488 - photo