Crafty Catz #700 - happy birthday

Friday September 12, 2025

Hello and welcome back. Crafty Catz took a month off and it feels good to be back

Our challenge at Crafty Catz #700

Theme: anything goes / hobbies

our sponsor Dr. Digi

I am using the image Mood music..  I thought this looked so cute with the doggie singing happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu!!   I love my 2 little almost 3 yrs. old Shih Tzu brothers... I colored with copics, I used my cloud template and then used Gerda Steiner sentiments.. I think hobby is playing with dogs / playing music / being outside having fun.. 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 716-717 - atg

Love to scrap #175 -atg

Polkadoodles ch. 10 - wk. 2 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2536 - atg

 

Make my Monday #222 - apple picking time

 Monday March 25, 2024

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #222

Theme: Transport

For my card I drew in the tree and used Stampin up ink and sponge to get foliage. I used my ground template to create the ground with SU ink. I stamped the Gerda Steiner images and colored with copics and added them. I used a copic pen to add the grass blades. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2412 - anything goes

Crafty animals #81 - anything goes animals

Love to scrap #166 - anything goes

The paper funday #63 - anything goes

Aud Sentiments #311 - You are coo!

 Monday March 4, 2024

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #311

Theme: glitter/bling or St. Patricks day / green

I chose this background paper that has some glitter in some of the circles from DCWV. I then cut a glitter frame from My favorite things, the arch /ground is from MFT. I stamped the pigeon (who I colored like a chicken) from Gerda Steiner. I colored with copics. 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #705 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 637- 638 - anything goes

Love to scrap #166 - anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies #2409 - anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz #219 - Let that sh*t Go!

Thursday February 22, 2024

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #219

Theme: Seascape

For my card I stamped the My favorite seagulls. Colored with copics. I used my cloud template and Ranger ink and used it for the water. I added a strip of scrap to make it look like he's on the dock. I stamped the Gerda Steiner sentiment. The shells are from MFT and anchor was from ?.. Love the sentiment. 

 Challenges:
Pammie's inky pinkies #2407 - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 635-636 - anything goes

Crafty animals #80 - anything animals

Critter crazy #83 - anything animals

Krafty chicks #704 - all occasions

Make my Monday #218 - Gopher a Coffee?

Monday January 29, 2024

So I hope the new year and January was a good start to the year.

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #218

Theme: showcase your pattern paper / DSP

I have so many scraps I just pulled out a handful and cut into strips. I added adhesive to a scrap and laid down the strips. I then cut the edges clean. I stamped the Gerda Steiner - Gopher, cup and sentiment. I colored with copics and used Ranger ink for the sky with my cloud template which is hard to see. I added the little Stampin up twigs. I used My favorite things circle die and Tech. Tues. speech die for the sentiment and added a couple Doodlebug coffee beans. Love this cutie. 

Challenges:

Dream valley #308 - 2 or more dp

Digi choosday wk. 3 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #700 - all occasions

Word art Wednesday wk 631-632 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk 4 - anything goes

Love to scrap #165 - anything goes

 

Do-Al (l) Creative #84 - Winter hello

Friday December 1, 2023

Hello

We have a new month and new challenge over at

Do-Al(l) Creative #84

Our theme is

Bendi fold card

I've never made a bendi fold card so went to You Tube - which is where I seem to spend so much time and I learn. I can't believe how simple this card is to make. I was so worried when I saw the theme but its so easy so I hope you try. I used a scrap of designer paper that was perfect for the background I stamped the Gerda Steiner snow people and the trees are from Sugar peas. I colored with copics. The sentiment is from Simon Says. 

Side view

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 623 - 624 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #692 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz #210 - So sorry I forgot!

Thursday October 19, 2023

Hello

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #210

Our theme this challenge is

Dog or Puppy

Oh I love the cute Tim Holtz crazy dogs.. I chose this cute one and added a little color with copics. I found some Quick quote scraps and added the My favorite things circle die and a ribbon for the base to high light the dog. I added the Gerda Steiner sentient and a Stampin up punch heart. 

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 617-618 - anything goes

Crafty animals #77 - anything goes with animals

Critter crazy #79 - anything goes animals

Bee strong - Cardz 4 Guyz #316

Tuesday February 21, 2023

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #316

Our theme is

SPORTING FOR GUYZ

I wanted to stay away from football, baseball the usuals for guy sports.. So digging through my stamps I saw this cute Gerda Steiner weight lifting bee.. Perfect. I colored him with copics and fussy cut him out. I dug through some scraps and and did the layout. I used Ranger ink to distress the paper edges. I stamped the sentiment that came with the image. I finished with some left over diamnd painting drills. I loved watching the weight lifting on the olympics way back in the day. It's ok now but just seemed more exciting years ago.

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 583-584 - anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies #2307 - anything goes

Critter crazy #71 - anything goes critter

Crafty animals #69 - anything goes animals

Let it snow! - Alphabet letter W

Friday February 11, 2022

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Our letter this challenge is

W - for WINTER

I embossed the blue and went over the embossed image with white ink. I added some white ink along the bottom. I took the Pretty Pink Posh girl and Gerda Steiner snowman which I painted with Mission gold watercolors. The sentiment I heat embossed and used a Tech. Tues. banner

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 529-530- anything goes

Crafting happiness #120 - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 6- anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 7- anything goes

QKR #437 - anything goes

Merry Christmas - Cardz 4 Galz #161

Thursday December 2, 2021

Hello

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #161

Our theme is

It's snowtime

For my card I took a scrap of Quick Quote blue paper and using Simon Says stencil I added the snow with texture paste. I set it aside to dry. I stamped two of the Gerda Steiner snowmen and colored with copics. I used Simon Says ground die and white card stock and cut the hills and using copics gave it a hint of color. I stamped the SS sentiment. 

 Challenges:

Try it on Tuesday - winter wonderland

Word art Wednesday wk. 519-520 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #570 - anything goes/opt. R 

Scrapping 4 fun #206 - winter/Christmas

Happy Fall - Happy little stampers watercolor

Monday November 1, 2021

Hello

It's time for another challenge over at 

Happy Little Stampers Watercolor

Our theme is

ANYTHING GOES  - watercolored

This is my card using the Gerda Steiner images. I created the background first by painting some leaves/branch and berries. I used Mission Gold watercolors on everything. I let it dry and used My favorite things circle die. I used the GS dies for the images. I added them to the card base and stamped the GS sentiment on a scrap of the wc background and added. 

 Challenges:
Little red wagon #625 - outdoors

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Krafty chicks #583 - all occasions

Creative fingers #218 - anything goes

Scrapping 4 fun #204- use any form

Beyond the blue #39 - happy fall/halloween

Happy birthday to youuuuu!!! - Cardz 4 Galz #154

Thursday August 26, 2021

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #154

Our theme this challenge is

National Dog Day - Cute Dog

I used a Gerda Steiner dog and bone. I colored with copics and added some Washi tape for the ground. I stamped the sentiment also in the set. I added Glossy accents to the bone and his nose.

 Challenges:

Crafty animals #53 - anything goes animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 505-506 - anything goes

Creative moments #221 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #110 - anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies #2134 - anything goes

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 34 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

I'm just waiting to see - Coffee Lovers spring summer Day 8

Friday March 26, 2021

Hello

This is the last day for the 

Coffee Lovers Spring / Summer hop

Day 8

This is my card. I stamped the My favorite things image and Gerda Steiner cup and painted with Mission gold watercolors. I used Paper Trey ink die and scrap to create the background. I added a little strip of Washi tape. I added the fun image then completed with Tim Holtz snarky sentiment. 

 Challenges:
Coffee lovers hop  - spring summer

Crafting happiness #89 - outdoors / anything goes

Paper minutes #684 - food/drink

Creative moments #211 - anything goes

Crafty animals #48 - anything goes with animal

Your next stamp #160 - photo inspiration

Latte birthday wishes - Coffee Lovers blog hop Day 7

Thursday March 25, 2021

Hello

It's day 7 of the Coffee Lovers blog hop Spring / Summer..

 I have had so much fun creating cards to enter. It's over tomorrow . 

This is my card. I stamped the Pretty Pink Posh image and Gerda Steiner coffee cup and painted with Mission Gold watercolors.  I had a Quick Quote scrap so added the images to the piece with a strip of Washi tape for grounding. Added the Sugar Pea Designs sentiment with Stampin Up ink. I added the button.

Challenges:
Coffee lovers hop - spring summer

Crafting happiness #89 - outdoors / anything goes

Paper minutes #684 - food/drink

 

Thanks A Latte! - Coffee lovers hop Day 6

Wednesday March 24, 2021

Hello

I am doing 2 cards today for the Coffee Lovers Blog hop Day 6

I am only doing one card at a time.. 

For this card I used a My Favorite Things image that I painted with Mission Gold watercolors.  I also stamped the Gerda Steiner cup and painted with Mission. I used Spellbinder die and cut the embossed designer paper. I added some stenciling with my dry wall mesh and Ranger ink. Then added the die and image on a little piece of Washi tape. I stamped the Gerda Steiner sentiment and My favorite things square die then added to the card.

Challenges:

Coffee lovers hop - spring summer

Crafting happiness #89 - outdoors / anything goes

Lemon shortbread #142 - anything goes

Through the craft room door 3/23- anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 12 - anything goes

Paper minutes #684 - food/drink

 

stop and smell the coffee - Day 7

Thursday November 12, 2020

Today it's Day 7 over at 

Coffee Lovers Fall / Winter blog hop

I dug through my die cut - image painted containers.. I only had to stamp the sentiment... which is good cause this wreath took forever to create.  I had a die cut circle and I dumped out these awesome Martha Stewart punched leaves and just started added them to the ring till I got the fullness I wanted. I had this Verve cup that is painted with Mission gold water colors. I added this to the wreath. I had this Paper Trey Ink background die so added it to the rust card stock. I added the wreath and found this cute Gerda Steiner squirrel also painted with Mission gold water colors. I stamped the Sugar Pea Designs sentiment and using Stampin up punch and fussy cut around the Coffee. I used Quick quote chalk ink to distress the edges and added to the card.

 Challenges:

Jan's digi - Nov. anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 45 - anything goes

Lemon shortbread #132 - anything goes

Coffee lovers hop - fall / winter

How have you Bean? Day 5

Tuesday November 10, 2020

Hello.. It's Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Fall / Winter hop

I dug through some images that I watercolored a long time ago and die cut. I had them in containers for future use.. Will the future is here. I stamped this Simons says hedgehog on Watercolor paper and used my Mission gold watercolors to color the sky, ground and image. I then found what I wanted to use to create my card. Images are from Gerda Steiner, Pretty Pink Posh, Tech. Tue., Simon Says. The sentiment was stamped with Ranger. I loved that I did these images months ago as it sure saved time creating this card.

 Challenges:

Crafty animals #44 - anything goes

Incy wincy designs - color

Word art Wednesday wk. 464-465 - anything goes

Little red wagon #574 - color me happy

Cute card Thursday #659 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #532 - stamp act

Polkadoodles wk. 45 - anything goes

Coffee lovers hop - fall / winter

birthday wishes - Always Fun Challenge #184

Monday October 12, 2020

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

Always Fun Challenge #184 

Our theme this week is color

chart below.. Fall colors

                                                      This is the color sample to follow

I found the scrap of designer paper that worked perfect for the color chart.. I love when this happens. I did add a couple more colors in the images used. I first cut the green scrap with Simon says thin die. Then decided what I wanted to do with the images. I had the leaves and stump in my already watercolored image bin. I dug them out. I just got a couple months ago this cute dog set for being a guest designer on a challenge blog so chose to use them I colored them with copics and kinda went with the colors of two of my three dogs and fussy cut them out. I used my ground template and Ranger ink to give a little color then added the Sugar Pea design stump, Gerda Steiner leaves and Picket fence dogs. I think the larger leaf is from Simon Says?? I had this birthday wishes on my desk so I cut it into a banner and added this to the corner after I added the thin frame around the green piece. I die cut the heart from Simon says and added it to the dogs mouth and went over it with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.. 

Challenges:

Moving along with the times - Oct - animals and/or birds

Crafty animals #43 - any animals

Love to scrap #138 - fall back

Crafty hazelnut - Oct. - pattern papers

Jan's digi Oct. - anything goes

Fab n funky #497 - birthday

Cute card Thursday #655 - punch / die

Scrapping 4 fun #177 - two words
Polkadoodles wk. 41 - anything goes

Crafty friends #146 - more than one die

Crafting happiness #69 - anything goes

hello Fall - Always Fun Challenge #183

October 5, 2020

Hello .. Wow October already. Are you thinking of what you're going to do this year for the holidays? I know we had plans to go to Vegas to visit family but that is not happening. Too risky. It's going to be a weird holiday season and winter..

Well we have a new challenge over at 

Always Fun Challenge #183

Our theme is PUMPKINS

So for my card I used the Newton Nooks little boo animals. I used Gerda Steiner pumpkins and Sugar Pea pumpkins and sentiment.. I colored them all with copics. I used my cloud and ground template and Ranger ink to create the background. I stamped the sentiment on some orange paper and cut it out like a post. I colored the post with copics and went around the sign with Quick Quote chalk ink. I then added the images to create this fun scene. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 458-459 - anything goes

Hand stamped #349 - photo insp.

Try it on Tuesday - autumn colors

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Cute card Thursday #654 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #527 - stamp act 1 -must use digi/stamp

Moving along with the times - Oct - animals and/or birds

Crafty animals #43 - any animals

Love to scrap #138 - fall back

My time to craft #442 - autumn colors

Crafting happiness #69 - anything goes

You are pumpkin spice - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday September 8, 2020

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

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES

I am using the fun image called Isobel clearing leaves. I colored her with copics. I used Lil inker stitch die.  I dug through my scraps and found this paper that worked perfect with my coloring of the image. I always wait .. I ALMOST always wait till I am done coloring before I pick designer papers.. I have so much I know something will stand out.. lol.. I stamped the Sugar Pea sentiment and added some twine and Gerda Steiner leaves/acorn which are watercolored.  

Challenges:

Cute card Thursday #650 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #523 - stamp act

The paper funday #21 - anything goes / opt. fall

Crafty Hazelnuts pattern paper - Sept

Crafty friends #144 - anything goes

Allsorts wk. 588 - hand colored

Crafting happiness #65 - anything goes

Simon Monday - use favorite stamp