Make my Monday #260 - Happy Anniversary

Monday September 8, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #260

Theme: Fun with stencils

I was over to another friends house and got to use her craft room and create. I found this Gina K stencil and so I used my Quick Quote chalk ink and created this lovely design.  I brought it home and finished creating the card adding the sentiment and heart. I softly went around the white area with my blending brush that probably had Ranger ink on it that was blue. Just to soften the white.  I am sending this to my daughter and son in law this month. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2536 - atg

The paper funday #80 - atg / changing seasons

 

thank you for thinking of me - Crafty Catz #605

Friday September 9, 2022

Hello

We are back from summer break and so it's time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #605

Our theme is chosen by me

ANYTHING GOES/OPT. STENCIL

Our sponsor is Dis Digi Stamps

For my card since I got to chose the theme I thought I would do the fall garden look. I used Ranger inks and My favorite things stencil brick wall. The grass is a Simon Says stencil. I created the background and liked what I got so then I chose some silhouette looking stamps from Gina K and Simon Says and stamped along the bottom. I added the Simon Says sentiment. I love the colors and it sure made the black silhouettes stand out more.  

 Challenges:

Crafting happiness #131 - add a sentiment

Through the craft room door - Aug. 30 - anything goes

Simon says Monday - stamp it

Pammie's inky pinkies #2236 - anything goes

Wishing you nothing but happiness

Thursday May 10, 2018

 

This is another fun card I created using the Simon Says kit of the month for April. I stamped the leaves and butterflied. I used a sentiment from Gina K.  I then used Mission paints to create the background. I then let it dry. I used colored pencils and colored the images. I went over the butterflies with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I also splattered the background with some of the Mission paints.

 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #199 - anything goes
Use your stuff #310 - mood board
The paper girls #151 - friendship
Shopping our stash #353 - papillon - butterflies
Crafty creations #366 - anything goes

thank you for being such a good friend

Tuesday May 8, 2018

 

This is another Thank you card but this I am giving to someone who can give to someone else. So it's a little different than the other Thank you cards I have been creating.  This technique was again kinda like what Sandy Allnock did.. I used Gina K stamps and sentiment. I then used Kuretake water color inks. I went over the images with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen once it was dry. I like the blue/green/yellows. I think I like my Mission gold water colors vs. Kuetake paints. I think I get the missions to flow better.

 

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #199 - anything goes
4 crafty chicks #401 - anything goes/opt. women celebration
Jo's scrap shack #232 - anything goes
Crafty catz #415 - anything goes/opt. flowers
Use your stuff #310 - mood board
Crafting from the heart #205 - anything goes
Cards in envy - one layer
The paper girls #151 - friendship
Papercraft #11 - flowers

So very sorry

Saturday May 5, 2018

 

A few weeks ago I saw Sandy Allnock  create some cards where she used silhouette type images and then did some simple water coloring for the background.. Her water coloring was just a little.. I can never seem to just do a little.. I end up always going to the outside. I used Gina K sentiment and Tech. Tuesday images. I then used my Mission paints and added color. I dried and added some sequins. I love the colors and vibrant look.

 

Challenges:
Everybody art #424 - flowers
Artistic inspirations #199 - anything goes
Crafty gals creations #47 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #528 - anything goes
4 crafty chicks #401 - anything goes/opt. women celebration
QKR stampede #294 - anything goes
Crafty catz #415 - anything goes/opt. flowers
Creative fingers #146 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - flowers
A gem of a challenge #218 - sympathy or get well

Fall colors - Craftaholics R Us #37

Wednesday September 20, 2017

 

Well this is another team I joined. Craftaholics R Us... yup I am a craftaholic.. I like that better than hoarder.. lol

 

Craftaholics R Us #37  We are a weekly challenge with a theme..

 

I am on the Green team and the theme is FALL COLORS  for this week.

I hope you can play along..

 

 

I looked through some designer papers and went for one of my favorite companies. Basic Gray.. I liked these 5 papers and thought what to do... So I added adhesive to my background base and laid the papers down then cut it down to 4.25 x 5.5. I then took Gina K - botanical stamp set and Ranger ink and stamped the script. I then stamped in black the two silhouettes and used gray ink for the other silhouette. I die cut the image out with My Favorite Things stitch die. I die cut two butterflies from an old Stampin up folder die. I added some twine and half pearls to them. I added some Nuvo drops to the one plant and Spectrum Noir glitter pen to the black plants.  I really hope I have inspired you. These are my fall colors.

Challenges:
The daily marker - Day 20
QKR Stampede #261 - anything goes
That's crafty - fly away
Your next stamp #73 colors

AAA cards #99 - autumn colors

Always fun #24 - fall colors

Make my Monday #55 - autumn colors

Simon Wednesday pop it up (the script piece and butterflies)

 

It's your day

Sunday June 12, 2016

 

I was just playing in my craft room and came up with this card.. I need a birthday card for my DIL.. I love the fresh colors and the background paper. The green plant I stamped and the sentiment but the upper left side is part of the paper.. I also used a piece of washi tape along the bottom to carry down the teal color.. I cut the butterfly from a stampin up die (on the solid teal of the butterfly I used an over all script stamp)  and added some bling to the body. Was a fun card to make..

 

Challenges:
Sunday stamps sketch #128 - sketch
Sweet stampin - lots of layers
A bit more time to craft #21 - anything goes
613 Ave. create #180 - anything goes/opt. create own challenge
Pile it on #110 - old, new, blue (old sentiment, new background paper, blue card stock mat)
The ribbon girl - anything goes
Inkspirational #110 - text (on solid blue butterfly - behind front bf)
Not just cards #33 - anything goes