Alphabet challenge - N - Dreams drift on ebony skies

Friday October 17. 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge N

Theme: Night - moon / clouds / sleeping image

I was over at another crafty friends house and used her products. I took a lot of the die cuts, embossed papers home so I could create when needed. This turned out perfect. She had this embossing folder that is clouds and she had the moon.. I cut the moon 3 times thinking for other projects but once I was getting my card together I ended up stacking them and it looked better. I used Ranger ink to create the night sky. I sprinkled (too heavily) Perfect Pearls. I also used perfect pearls on the moon so it has a nice glow. My best friend for many many years who was also a crafter and who passed way to soon made up this saying and had it made into a stamp. I got that stamp with a few others she was had after her passing. I loved that it fit this card theme perfectly.. I used Paper trey ink die and went around it with Ranger ink. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 720-721 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies -2541 - atg

613 Avenue create Oct. - atg / pink

 

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

 

Alphabet challenge - O - Sending you seahorse kisses

Friday October 18, 2024

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge

Theme: O for Ocean animals

I use a light blue piece and using Newton Nook stencil and Ranger ink I created the wave background. I added some Perfect pearls splatters and set it aside to dry.  I stamped Tech. Tues starfish, jelly fish and seahorse. I colored with copics. I die cut some leaves from Stampin up and found this anchor and created the scene. I stamped the sentiment that came with Tech. Tues. stamp set. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2441 - atg

Crafty animals #88 - atg animals

Critter crazy #91 - atg animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 669-670 - atg

Polkadoodles wk. 41 -atg

Digi choosday wk.  41- atg

 

Aud Sentiments #306 - It's a great day to be you

 Monday October 2, 2023

Hello

We have a new month so a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #306

Our theme this month is
Ink blending / fall / thanksgiving

I love the way this card came out. I used Ranger inks and created the background giving it a warm fall feel. I used water drops to give a distressed look to the background and then added some splats of Perfect pearls for more interest.  I used the Unity stamp and colored her with copics. I used a distressed die to cut her out. the sentiment is from Club scrap and Tech. Tues. banner die.

 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 615-616 - anything goes

Krafty chicks 683 - all occasions

The four seasons - anything fall

you make life a bloom with joy - Aud Sentiments #299

Monday March 6, 2023

Hello

WE'RE BACK..  Tangii Crain has taken over Aud Sentiments..

We have a few changes.. 

We are monthly with a mid month reminder.. Starting the first Monday of each month..

We have no sponsors so we get to use our own products.. YIPEE!!

We have a theme each month and still requires to have a sentiment showing.

Aud Sentiments #299

Our theme this month is 

ST. PATRICKS or RAINBOWS

For my card I went with Rainbow colors. I took Ranger inks and smooshed and dried and repeated till I got what I wanted. I then took Prima watercolors and created some splatters and such. I stamped the Stampin up flower and using Prima wc. I cut the background apart and stamped the Reverse confetti sentiment and added the flower on puffy dots. I added a few white dots to the flower center with a gel pen.

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 585-586 - anything goes

Shopping our stash #491 - flowers

Penny's paper crafty #541 - anything goes

QKR #462 - anything goes

Krafty chicks wk. 1 #653 - stamp act

I drive way to fast - Cardz 4 Guyz #305

Tuesday September 20, 2022

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #305

Our theme this challenge is

DISTRESSING

For my card I took a Kraft card base and using Ranger inks I distressed the background. I used Perfect pearls for splatters and also plain water. I set it aside to dry.  I stamped the Stampin up motorcycle and using My favorite things stitch die cut it out. I used Ranger ink to distress the edges. I stamped the Club Scrap sentiment.. 

 Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 561-562 - anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies #2238 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 38 - anything goes

Dream valley #278 - autumn colors

Winter wonderland - Make my Monday #166

  Monday January 17, 2022

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Make My Monday #166
our theme is WINTER - WHERE EVER YOU ARE

Since we have been getting a lot of snow and we have wild life around us.. living in the country we get to see so many awesome animals and pests.. lol. So I went with a snow scene. I used Ranger ink and created the background. I added some water and watered down Perfect Pearls. I stamped the Simon says tree and heat embossed. I die cut the ground and deer also from SS. The sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink.

Challenges:

Crafty animals #57 - anything goes with animals

Critter crazy #58 - anything goes-critters

The four seasons - winter

The paper funday #37 - anything goes/winter landscape

Crafting happiness #119 - anything goes

Happiness is a cup of Coffee - Alphabet challenge C

Friday May 7, 2021

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It's time for a new challenge over at 

Alphabet Challenge Blog

Our letter this challenge is

C  - for Coffee and or Chocolate

For my card I went coffee.. not that chocolate is not a favorite too.. but I don't have any candy stamps.. I used Stampin up stamps and ink. and stamped out the cup. I cut it out 3 times so I could get some depth and strength to the piece. I then took a piece of Kraft card stock and Ranger ink and added the brown to the kraft to give it some brown chocolate look.. I took Perfect Pearls and added the light splatters. I then took some Mission Gold brown water colors and splattered the dark. I set it aside to dry.  I had this little piece of scrap dotted dp so using Paper Trey Ink die cut this strip out and then added the image with some foam dots. I think I got the coffee and chocolate in a round about way.. yum

Challenges:

My time to craft #456 - sentimental

Crafty hazelnuts May - pattern paper

Crafting happiness #95 - jump/frog - anything goes

Lemon shortbread #145 - anything goes

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Krafty chicks #558 - stamp act

Cute card Thursday #685 - anything goes

 

Love you so much - Make My Monday #138

Monday December 21, 2020

Hello.. 

I am the host over at

  Make My Monday #138

which  means I got to chose the theme

CREATE A WATERCOLOR / SMOOSHING/ALCOHOL INK -BACKGROUND

I chose watercolor background. I used Mission Gold watercolors. I took some perfect pearls and did some splatters on it. I set it aside to dry for a couple days.  I then took some black card stock and Simon says die and cut it 3 times and layered the word to make it sturdier. I stamped the SS sentiment and heat embossed. I trimmed it out and made it into a banner. Once the background was nice an dry I added the sentiments and finished with some sequins and Nuvo drops in the center. I love the colors. This would be perfect for anyone and so quick and easy to make. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly journeys - holiday joy - sending joy

Word art Wednesday wk. 470-472 - anything goes

Krafty chicks #538 - cas

Cute card Thursday #665 - anything goes

Lil patch of crafty friends #148 - anything goes

 

Snow much thanks - Cardz 4 Galz #136

Thursday December 3, 2020 

Hello.. It's December so still time for some winter fun cards.

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #136

Our two week theme is IT'S SNOWMAN TIME 

I started by stamping and heat embossing the Simon Says snowflakes and sentiment. I then used Ranger Oxide ink and inked up the background. I mixed some Perfect pearls / water and splattered it all over the card. I set it aside to day. I stamped the snowman / woman and colored with copics. I fussy cut them out and added some Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to their bodies. I added them with some foam dots. 

Challenges:

Shopping our stash #434 - let it snow

Crazy 4 challenge #563 - snowman

Love to scrap #140 - winter wonderland

Word art Wednesday wk. 468-469- anything goes

Fab 'n' funky #505 - winter wonderland

 

Daffodil - Bugaboo Free Friday

Monday October 28, 2019

Hello.. It's a Monday and so over at Catch the bug it's

 Anything But a Card..

So digging through my mind I thought I would use this old Daffodil block image and make a tag.. Wasn't till I went to find the link in the Bugaboo store that I saw that Jodie had an old tag I did using the exact image.. and pretty much the same colors.. WEIRD.. it felt so weird that the colored image looked so much like the other one.  The tag background is totally different.. I love the background for this one.

This image is called Daffodil block which you can find over at the Bugaboo store.. I started with getting my Ranger Oxide inks out and I got a large Tim Holtz tag. I went over the tag with the three Oxide colors. I then spritzed with water and dried the tag. I mixed up some perfect pearls and flicked it all over the tag. I then set it aside to dry. I thought I would work off the Oxide colors and using copics colored the image. I added this to the tag and digging through some old ribbon scraps I found the awesome green silky ribbon and found this small scrap of yarn.  I like how this came out and I think it's another tag for my bible study book.

Challenges:
Love to scrap #124 - no cards allowed
Tuesday throw-down #443 - one layer
Lemon shortbread #105 - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #453 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - fall colors
QKR stampede #369 - anything goes

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)

Birthdays are like shooting stars

Sunday March 17, 2019 

This is my card. I wanted to used this Taylored Expressions image and sentiment. With the sentiment talking about shooting stars..  I needed a night time sky. So I took a piece of Bristol paper and created the ground using my ground template and then created the sky using Ranger ink. I needed some stars so I took Perfect Pearls and watered the powder down and using the handle tip of a paint brush I created the circles (stars) after they dried I took a glitter sparkle pen and added some lines to a few of the stars to give a star look. I then went through my scraps and using Simon says died I cut the house and trees. I added them to the background piece. Then using My favorite things circle die I cut the piece out. I curved the sentiment (there was a little curve to it already I just curved fixed it so it fit the curve better) I added the rest of the sentiment below. I then stamped the sheep and lightly colored with copics and fussy cut it out and added it to the card.. I sure love this fun look and will be trying this on more cards.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 378-379 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - whatever the weather
Cute card Thursday #573 - celebrate
Jo's scrap shack #273 - anything goes
QKR stampede #339 - anything goes
Allsorts wk. 511 - favorite stamp/die/image (circle dies)
Inkspirational #182 - photo

BOO -

Thursday October 4, 2018

 

 

I wanted to make a Halloween type card even though I don't do Halloween and never liked it.. We use to take the kids to a local swimming pool and pretty much have the whole pool to ourselves. I would buy some candies for them but they really loved the pool idea better. Any how I went along with what my mind was showing in my head and created this card.  I have a bat stamp and a die but the more I was thinking I remembered an awesome tree I had and it seems that bats come out at dusk so that's what I went with. Just using stamps. The tree by Peddlers pack, the bats by Petaluma.. I created the sky using Ranger Oxide inks. I then created the ground using my template and Oxide inks. I then used water and flicked some dots. I took Perfect pearls and watered it down and added sprinkles of this so that I had a star looking sky. I stamped the Tree and Bats with Stampin up black. I added some grass to the bottom with more black.. The sentiment is from a Halloween designer pack and I just cut out the BOO.

 

Challenges:

Moving along with the times #81 - autumn/fall
Cute card Thursday #550  -anything goes
A gem of a challenge #228 - Halloween
Dragonfly journey #128 - Halloween
Cards in envy - something spooky
Love to scrap #114 - fall back
That's crafty - spookalicious

I only need two things. Coffee, time to RELAX - Day 4

Monday May 28, 2018

 

This is Day 4 of the Spring + Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop

 

 

Once again looking at my spring and summer stamps I saw a Simon Says summer stamp set with this bikini die and since this is a spring/summer hop... So I used my Mission Gold water colors and created the water.. I used some Perfect Pearls and watered it down and splattered this on the page. I wanted a fun sentiment so I combined a couple Simon say sentiments. I then used Stampin up paper and dies and cut the short coffee cup and foam. I also die cut the bikini out of SU paper. I added some Nuvo drops to the bikini bottom ties and the coffee foam.  I agree I only need two things. coffee, time to relax.. We can pass on the bikini.. believe me I don't think I have ever been in one.. just sayin..

Challenges:
Coffee Lovers blog hop - spring summer
QKR stampeded #297 - anything goes
Crafty catz #418 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Artistic inspirations #201 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #208 - anything goes

Flowers say hello from the heart - Catch the bug challenge

Saturday May 12, 2018

 

Hello everyone.. I hope you're enjoying May.. hope your weather is turning nice..  All's good in the PNW..

Well today we have a new challenge at Catch the bug..

 the theme is "SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"

 

 

I chose the image called tulip bunny  which you can find in the Bugaboo store. 

I colored the image with copics and then used Simon Says wonky die to cut it out. I went around the edge with Quick Quote chalk ink. I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle pen on the flowers. I stamped the Hero arts sentiment and used Stampin up tag die. I added a pearl to the top. For the background I used some perfect pearls watered down and splatted over the card stock. I then took pink spray and spritzed it a few times. I let it dry and then around the edge with QQ chalk inks.  I am using pinks more and more. it surprises me.. I even have a new pink hoodie.. oh my gosh I love the color. Why I never liked the color before I don't know.. I get so many complements when I wear my pink hoodie, they say that its my color.. who would of thunk..

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #199 - anything goes
That's crafty - a stitch in time
Use your stuff #310 - mood board
Papercraft #11 - flowers
Cute card Thursday #529 - flowers
Jo's scrap shack #233 - anything goes
Crafty catz #416 - anything goes/cute image
Allsorts wk. 467 - in the pink

5- Thank you cards

Sunday May 6, 2018

 

Well few weeks ago.. or could of been earlier.. I have been so busy making cards, I lose track of time. But I said I was desperate need of Thank you cards. Well I decided to do the same technique and create 5 cards. I started by using Ranger inks on a block and sprits with water and apply to the water color paper.. I kept adding to each paper till I got the look I liked. I then dried and used Perfect Pearls watered down and flicked over the cards. Dried again then used Paper Trey ink - Thank you and repeated stamping till I got  nice dark lettering. I did same to all of the cards. I then mounted all but one on black card stock. The other one was on a dark gray card stock.. So now I am doing pretty good on my needed thank you cards.. these were so easy and I think pretty. Just a note.. after I got this post ready and the next day as I was looking at them again.. I went on each one and stamped other words.. for the singers I stamped "you rock" for the speaker I stamped "you inspire me" and others "you're awesome"    Looking at just the thank you it didn't look personal enough and these were to friends at our Ladies church retreat.  

card 1

card 2

card 3

card 4

card 5

Challenges:
Paper-craft #010 - CAS (all 5 cards)
Artistic inspirations #199 - anything goes
The house that cards built #52 - single layer
Cute card Thursday #528 - anything goes
4 crafty chicks #401 - anything goes/opt. women celebration
Color crazy wk. 18 - anything goes