Cardz 4 Galz #285 - happy birthda

Thursday September 17, 2026

Hello

It's time for another challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #285

Theme:  Fantasy - fairies, dragons, witches, wizards   

I won a few Lavinia stamps from Allsorts challenge awhile back and now finally using them.  First I used Ranger inks and created the background colors. I then used the fairy and the tree branch look that's on the right side of the card and stamped them. I used Posh impressions and added some leaves coming down from the top and a stamp to add grass to the bottom.  I added the sentiment from Simon says.  I finished with a white gel pen which I kinds wished I didn't after it was already too late. Oh I also added some Paul Reuban metallic splashes to the background. I like it but I learned some things I would do different.  I like what I did do though. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2637 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 770-771 - atg

 

Sparklers Christmas #184 - Merry Christmas

Friday May 1, 2026

Hello

It's time to do another challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #184

Theme:  Gifts

I pondered on how to do gifts as a theme. I have stamps but I wasn't seeing a good design using them. So I went to my desk where my watercolor items are and I had some strips of water color paper so I took 2 strips and wet my watercolors - Altnew and Paul Ruben metallics and just laid colors down.. I let them dry for the day and then used My favorite thing stitch die, Simon says bow, and Stampin up bow.. I designed the gifts and embellished with diamond drills. I used snowflakes from Simon says and embossed them. I used DRS vertical sentiment and embossed it.. I added a piece of washi tape on the bottom for grounding the gifts.  

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #68 - Christmas

Word art Wednesday wk. 750-751 - atg

Love to scrap #179 - atg

 

Sparkles Christmas #174 - A snowflake is winter's birthday

Tuesday July 1, 2025

Hello it's time for another challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #174

Theme: Sparkle and bling

I made this quite awhile ago but didn't post it as I got the theme wrong when I thought it was getting posted. Glad I caught it before I posted it..  I did heat embossed the Comotion stamp and then using water colors from Mission gold created the colors then went with the Paul Reuban metallic paints to add shimmer, I wish you could see it in person. I added some diamond drills left over from my diamond paintings.. I added the sentiment.

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #63 - atg

Love to scrap #174 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - U - Swimming by with birthday wishes

Friday January 24, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme - U - Underwater

I used Ranger ink to create the background and used a Newtons nook stencil to give a little movement. I also added Perfect Pearls splatters. I added the Simon Says / Tech. Tues little fish and plants. I used Paul Ruben watercolors to add colors to the little fish and plants. I stamped the big fish from Embossing art on a piece of paper I created on a gelli plate many years ago. I fussy cut the fish out and added. I finished with sentiment.  I love this fun fish image. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 683-684 - atg

Crafts galore encore #131 - atg

Polkadoodles wk. 2 - atg

Digi choosday wk.2 - atg

Crafty animals #90 - atg 

Critter crazy #94 - atg

 

Make my Monday #243 - thank you snow much

Monday January 1, 2025

Hello  

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #243

Theme: Snowflakes

I like seeing snow but only in the mountains.. or on a card.. 

I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and Stampin up ink to add a little color to the base. The night before I used my watercolors, Altenew and Paul Reuban and just added color to a piece of watercolor paper.. Today it was dry so I used my Simon Says and Tech Tues snowflakes and added them to the embossed piece. I added this to a piece of Purple Stampin up card stock. I added the SS sentiment and used a Spellbinder banner die. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2502 - atg

Simon says Monday - add texture (embossing folder / snowflakes)

Allsorts #814 - matching pairs

 

Sparkles Christmas #167 - Star of Wonder

Sunday December 1, 2024

Hello and Happy December 1st

We have a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #167

Theme: Christmas song or carol

For my card  I saw this sentiment from Simon Says and thought lets do a different Christmas card.. I had water colored some papers awhile back and just put in a container.. I sometimes do this with paints that are just on my blending plate.. I figure I can use is some time or another.  So I took black card stock and used my Paul Reuban metallics and some white and splattered on the black.. Then set aside to dry and got out my watercolor strips and My favorite thing star dies and cut them. Then heat embossed the sentiment. I laid out the stars and the center one I used puffy dots. I like the way it came out. Hope it inspired you. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2448 - atg

Love to scrap #170 - atg / tag

(Pin)spirational #320 - atg

Krafty chicks #744 - all occasions

 

Aud Sentiments #312 - let us be grateful

Monday April 1, 2024

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #312

Theme: Watercolor and or Spring

I taped down my watercolor paper and stamped the Stampin Up sentiment. It's an old set. I then painted with Prima wc, the three colors, let it dry and repeated. I let that dry and then took the Paul Ruben metallic and painted the flower and added gold splatters. I love the way it came out

 Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 641-642 - anything goes

Four seasons April- anything goes spring

Polkadoodles wk. 13 - anything goes

Thursday February 1, 2024

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas challenge

Theme: Kraft card

I took Paul Ruben metallic watercolors and used the gold and light pink and splattered over the kraft. I set it aside to dry. I used the Stampin up punch and using scraps punched out the 3 ornaments. I then punched out 3 more from card stock and stacked. I wanted the ornaments to have volume. I used Stampin up cord and added the ornaments to the card. The sentiment is from Paper trey ink. 

 Challenges:

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 623-624 - anything goes

Do-Al(l)Creative #86 - May the Peace of the season

Thursday February 1, 2024

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Do-Al(l) Creative #86

Theme: Vintage or mystical

SheepSki designs

I am using Christmas candle. I colored with copics. I used Paul Ruben gold metallic watercolor for splatters and a little on the flame. I added the Stampin up sentiment and adhered to the DCWV paper. 

Challenges:
Krafty chicks #701 - stamp

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Word art Wednesday wk. 623-624 - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 4 - anything goes

Aud Sentiments #309 - Happy Birthday

 Monday January 1, 2024

Hello.. Wishing you a joyful, healthy, peaceful Happy New Year

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #309

Our theme: Make your own background  and or birthday 

For my card I did both.. I took watercolor paper and using my Altenew water color and Paul Reuben metallic paints created the painted background.. Once dry I took a sharpie pen and just added some doodle to fill in the piece. Set it aside to dry and then cut out few layers of the My favorite things sentiment and adhered together. I like a thicker letters.. I then added to the card and layered on the orange card stock.. I really like how it came out. I may have to do more of this style background.. 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #696 - all occasions

Crafting happiness #155 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - party time

Happy little stampers - Watercolor - Merry Christmas

 Friday December 1, 2023

Hello

Just to let you know Happy little stampers - all of their groups, is closing all challenges after their December challenges. It's been a fun group and love being able to use my own products. 

We have a new challenge over at
Happy little stampers watercolor

Our theme is 
Anything Goes

For my card I used watercolor paper and my Mission Gold watercolors and created the background and while it was still quite wet I added some splatters of Paul Reuban metallic and set it aside to dry. I then took a scrap and used my watercolor powders color burst and created a piece that I liked. I took another piece and just added colors for the greenery.. setting it all aside to dry for a couple days I then took Stampin up dies and cut out the ornament, pine cones and greenery. I used Simon says die for the words. I love the metallic giving a look of far away lights.. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 623 - 624 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #692 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Merry Christmas - Sparkles Christmas #143

Thursday December 1, 2022

Hello

Welcome back.. It's the first of December. I hope your festive holiday month is stress free. Space out your time and enjoy. It's a quiet month at our house. 

We have a new challenge over at 

Sparkles Christmas challenge #143

Our theme is 

Non Traditional colors

For my card I used black watercolor paper and using Co-motion snowflake stamp heat embossed the image. Then used my Paul Ruben metalic watercolors and added colors. I set it aside and let it dry. I then took some glitter paper and Simon Says die and added a few layers to give it some thickness and added the sentiment to the card. 

Side view so you can see more color and the sentiment better without it being washed out from the light I used for my photos
 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 571-572 - anything goes

Penny's paper crafty #535 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #640 - stamp act

Crafting happiness #137 - Christmas

Alphabet - P- Hi, sweet friend

 Friday November 4, 2022

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge 

Our letter this challenge is

P for PRECIOUS

If you've seen my other posts this month I told how I won some BINGO money and bought some Stampin up products.. This is another image from that stamp set that I have used in this months challenges.  This image I stamped and using Prima water colors and Paul Ruben metallic paints created the background and painted image. I finished with some diamond painting drills in the sky. The little girl and birdie are precious .. to me.

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 567-568 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #636 - stamp act

My time to craft #494 - critters

Creative fingers #242 - anything goes

Happy little stamper - Life is better

Tuesday November 1, 2022

Hello and welcome to November.. and new challenges

Happy Little Stamper Watercolor challenge

theme.. 

ANYTHING GOES - WATER COLORED

My dear friend sells Stampin up and every month she has  zoom bingo and a group of us (about 6-8 ladies) play about 4-5 games.. We pay a small amount and have fun. The ladies are local and out of state.. Love zoom.. The winning amout we get is put towards Stampin up products. So I was a winner a few times.. I am using one of the stamp sets I won for this months challenges on the different DT's I am on.. This is from the By my side stamp set. I stamped the images and using Prima watercolors and Paul Ruben metallic painted the background and the image.. I used some left over diamond drills to give some sky bling.  

 Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2244 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #635 - all occasions

Digi choosday wk. 44 - anything goes

Season's greetings - Sparkles Christmas

Friday July 1, 2022

Hello

We have a new month so a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #138

Our theme is

STARS

This card was so simple. The images were already on the paper. I just used Stampin up stars and scraps to add to the sky. I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle brush and some gold paint to the stars. The sentiment is from Simon Says. 

 Challenges:

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Crafting happiness #125 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #618 - anything goes

Let freedom ring - Happy Little Stamper watercolor

  Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Hello

It's June first.. wow. let the summer begin.. at least in the Pacific northwest..

It's been cold and wet.. 

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Happy Little Stampers watercolor 

Our theme

ANYTHING GOES

For my card I went more for the July celebration vs. a June card.. I don't know what I was thinking.. lol

I used My favorite things image and used Altenew watercolors. I also added a little Paul Ruban metallics and finished with some left over AB diamond drills.

Challenges:

Digi choosday wk. 22 - anything goes

Use your stuff #449 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #124 - anything goes

Howl are you? - Alphabet challenge -O-

Friday October 22, 2021

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge 

Our theme this challenge is

-O- for OUTDOORS

I used a Newtons Nook stencil and texture paste to create the background. I spritzed with glitter while wet so it has a little sparkle to it. I stamped the Gerda Steiner dog and colored with copics. I used Simon Says circle die and a scrap to create the circle. I used some Stampin Up vellum and Paul Ruben metallic paints and gave it some shimmer. I adhered it behind the circle and added the doggie on foam dots. I stamped the GS sentiment and heat embossed (I used a dark copic to give color and it's lighter in the photo but in real it's darker more of a blue vs. turquoise) I added glossy accents to the collar and nose. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #55 - anything goes animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 513-514 - anything goes

2 crafty critters #55 - anything goes critters

As you like it - people or critters (critters most of the time. They are so cute and love esp. dogs. I think they bring a smile to animal lovers.

Cute card Thursday #693 - anything goes

 

Thank you for your kindness - Alphabet K

Friday August 27, 2021

Hello

Welcome to our new challenge at 

Alphabet challenge the letter is K

I am the host for this challenge so I chose for 

K -KINDNESS  -

add the word Kindness to your card

For my card I used some watercolor paper and using Lets Make Art liquid paint and created the background. I did it on half a sheet of wc paper so so I have two of these. I also did some other colors on another two pieces so I have 4 more A2 size to create more cards.. I also used some Paul Ruben metallic water colors and drop the paint while the background paint was still wet which gave this blotch look. I added the die cut kindness from Honey Bee. I layered it 3 times then used a shimmer looking paper for the top. You really can't see it but in real life it's got a little sheen to it. I stamped with Purple Stazon ink the sentiment  on gold paper and cut them down. I added some sequins and Nuvo drops to the centers.

Challenges:

Happy little stamper -Aug. watercolor

Word art Wednesday wk. 505-506 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #110 - anything goes

Lemon short bread #153 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - anything goes

 

sip, sip, hooray - Cardz 4 Guyz #278

Tuesday August 24, 2021

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #278

Our theme this challenge is

THINGS WITH TAILS

This is an old red rubber stamp and I am not sure who it's by but I want to say it's Rubber baby buggy bumper.. I stamped the cool iguana on watercolor paper and using my Shin Han painted him. I did extend the rock he's on so it's not so narrow. I used for the wine some Paul Ruben metallic for the wine color kinda looks like sparkling champagne. I added him to a piece of Stampin up brown and then this marble looking designer paper?? I added the embossed sentiments, one from Reverse Confetti the other Simon Says. I used Spellbinder banner dies. I finished with some sequins and Nuvo drops. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #53 - anything goes animals

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - August

Happy little stamper -Aug. watercolor

Daisy chain #55 - boys/men

The male room #153 - birthday

Word art Wednesday wk. 505-506 - anything goes

Simon Wednesday - add a sentiment

Scrapping 4 fun #199 - more than 2 layers

Polkadoodles wk. 34 - anything goes

Use your stuff #429 - water/beach

Crafting happiness #110 - anything goes

Merry Christmas - Cardz 4 Galz #151

Thursday July 15, 2021

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz # 151

Our theme this challenge is

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

For my card I stamped the Azadi Earles branch then the Your next stamp image on water color paper. I used Shin Han wc and Paul Ruben metallic wc.. I added some Gouache snow.  Was a fast easy card to create. Took longer to dry vs. painting.. 

 Challenges:

Crafty animals #52 - anything goes with animals

Cute card Thursday #690 - anything goes

Merry little Christmas #36 - July anything goes

Lil patch of crafty friends #161 - Christmas in July

Shopping our stash #449 - Christmas in July

Crafting happiness #104 - anything goes

Digi choosday wk. 28 - anything goes