Wedding Wishes & Love

Hi, I am excited to share this card with you but more so

for the reason behind it.

My son lives in Colorado and I live in Arizona so I don't

get to see him very often.  He did surprise us and show up

for Thanksgiving along with his fiance, we just love her and she

makes my son very happy.  I had to make them a special card for

their wedding.

 I created following the sketch this week over

at Die Cutting Divas.  I flipped the center piece but otherwise

followed the sketch.

It is a half size card or an 8 1/2 by 11 cardstock folded in half so

it is a larger card. I cut the loopy center oval using a Gina Marie die, then layered a plain oval cut from pearl linen paper. 

I struggled so long to figure out what I wanted to put in the center, then 

I saw this heart cut with the swirls using the Wall Decor Cricut cartridge and my Explore.  Then I cut the word love also with my Explore, both the swirls and the love are cut from gold mirror paper.  So hard to take a good picture of this

kind of paper, but this card is beautiful in person.  The top paper is a very pretty pearl paper that is embossed, I got it from the single sheets at Michaels.

The sentiment is also a die cut and is stamped using a Stampin Up stamp and heat embossed in gold.  The bottom strip of paper is also from Michaels single sheets and is very sparkly and glittery. 

So with all this sparkle & shine and love, this card also fits into

this month's Power & Sparkle Challenge over at the Power Poppy blog.

I just have to finish up the inside of this card and then it will be already to hand deliver to them at their wedding Colorado.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, have a great week.

Challenges entered:

Die Cuttin Divas -  sketch must have a die cut - ends 2/12

Power & Spark - Love and/or Sparkle - ends 2/28

A Gem of a Challenge - Have a Heart - end 2/15

All Sorts Challenge - Love is in the Air - ends 2/15

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 2 or more layers - ends 2/28

A Beautiful Feather

I love how this one turned out.  I made it a few weeks

ago but never got around to typing up a post.

Lately, I have had an addiction to Unity Stamps, I am sure they

love it but my wallet doesn't, they have way to many great

sales and tempting stamps.  Not a good combination for me. 

This card I used the beautiful feather stamp from the

"Beautiful is Never Perfect" set.  This stamp has to be

way at the top of my list of favorites with all it details

and flowers.

I started out with some watercolor paper and using my new

Distress Oxide Inks.  Oh my, do I love these inks!  I used 

Broken Chine, Cracked Pistachio (ha ha ha I am sitting here

cracking pistachios and eating them while I type this) and Wilted Violet. 

Once I got the background the way I liked it I stamped it with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine White embossing powder.

I am not very good sometimes at combining the right inks colors so I 

can not take full credit for this one.  I saw a card done by

Lin over at the Sending Hugs blog and knew I had to give it a try.

I stamped and heat embossed the happy birthday on a Gina Marie

die cut.  You can check this and her other dies HERE.

Well I am so glad you stopped by would love the hear what you this

of my card.

Challenges entered:

Aud Sentiments - Happy birthday/7 - ends 4/17

Crafting with Attitude - anything goes - ends 4/30

Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes - ends  4/30

Moving Along with the Times - birds and/or feather - ends 4/25

Oh Happy Day - BBQ

Hi, I have a cute summer themed card to share with you

today.  This month at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge out sponsor

is Bugaboo Stamps.  Jodie has a whole new website set up for you

to make your shopping experience easier.

For this month I chose to use some of Bugaboos cute older

stamps.

This is actually 2 separate images that I merged together and printed on 

kraft cardstock.  I colored them using my Polychromos and I think a 

couple Prisma Pencils to get the correct colors.  Are they just the cutest?

The clouds and sun are Gina Marie dies that you can get here at the

Scrapbook Outlet.  She also revamped her website, must be something 

in the air, ha ha ha.

And that is it, a pretty simple card, I'll be back to share another card 

using a BBQ image, this one I call Hamburger Boy.

Get Well Wishes - Mojo Monday

Hi, I got to play along this week at Mojo Monday, one of my

favorite places to play.  I love making cards following sketches and

they always have great sketches.

Here is this weeks sketch, plus since it is the first Monday of

the month it is also prize week.

I made my card using some papers from one of my older 

K&Company paper stack.  It is two sided paper so it was easy to 

match up what papers I wanted to use.  The back pink panel

I die cut using a Gina Marie die.  The piece where the sentiment

is stamped is a stitched edge die cut.

I embossed some of the pieces to add some texture.  The

sentiment I stamped using a Verve stamp from the 

"Treasured Words" set.  The prize for this week's 

challenge is a set of Verve stamps of your choice.  Not a bad deal, 

their stamps are great.  So make sure you head on over and

play along at Mojo Monday, the more entries the more winners.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch - ends 4/9

The House that Stamps Built - add a die cut - ends 4/11

Addicted to Stamps - anything goes - ends 4/10

Crafty Creations - anything goes - ends 4/11

Lots of Layers Birthday

Hello all, last month one of the sketches at the 

Crafting Circle message board had a bunch of layers and

elements to it.

Finally while looking through some of my digital downloads

from NitWits I found the pattern papers I wanted to use and the

card just fell right into place.

The collection from NitWits Collections that I used is called Promises. 

I love the NitWits Collections because they all coordinate.  They come with                                      many embellishments and coordinating papers. 

I just imported the pattern papers into my Cricut Design Space and

then I print and cut out the shapes the sizes I needed.

I cut a dark purple rectangle using a Gina Marie loopy die.

I stamped the Happy Birthday with a Gina K Designs stamp and then

water colored with my Zig Clean Color pens. 

I just so happened to pick up those flower stickers at Michaels a couple

days before I made this card and they were perfect!

Well, that's it, thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

Crafting with Attitude - anything goes - ends 3/26

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes - ends 4/6

Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes - ends 3/31

Monster Love!

Well Hello, it is that time again, time for another

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge over at the 

Crafting Circle blog.

It is a fun challenge, starts the 15th of each month and runs all

month long.  You can make anything you would like as long as you

use a Bugaboo image, the images are so cute that is easy to do.

Plus Jodie has a Freebie every Friday.

The image I chose to use is call "Love Monsters" and it is

just too cute. 

As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to color it in bright colors using only

primary and secondary colors.  Felt like I was going back to school, ha ha ha.

I colored him using my Copic markers and layered him on a bunch of matching colored paper that was embossed with a variety of patterns. 

The card matches the sketch this week over at 

Tuesday Morning Sketches, with the addition of a couple

small elements. 

I added a corner die cut from My Little Paper World, this was an afterthought to cover up a small tear that happen in the corner of my picture after

I colored him(don't ya just hate when that happens?).  I had used washi tape

to tape the Gina Marie die so it would cut exactly where I wanted it, well when

I lifted it up it torn the paper.   I added a Spellbinder die cut in orange

so I would have some where to stamp the sentiment using a Unity Stamp from the.........So Glad you were Born set.

A little funny story about this image, I had it colored and laying on 

my desk when my 2 1/2+ year old great grandson came in and saw it.  He

picked it up and got all excited and tried to take off with it "OH NO".

So I knew right then and there what I was going to use this for,

his birthday card. Perfect!!!

So that is my card for today, be sure and head on over

to the Bugaboo Crafty Challenge and join in, you have till

April 14th to post your project. 

Challenges entered:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch - ends 3/19
Creative Moments - anything goes/twist blue - ends 3/21
Inspiration Destination - anything goes - ends 3/28
Fab n Funky - Children - ends 3/21

Paper Piecing - Tuesday Morning #393

Hi, I am so excited to share this with you, I think I found a 

new addiction.

Over at the Unity Stamps (Show n Tell) Facebook group the

challenge is to do paper piecing.  I have heard about this and seen it

around but never tried it.

Oh how I love it!  Thanks Unity for challenging me. 

I stamp the flower using the Remembering You Blooms Unity stamp kit.
The sentiment is another Unity stamp for the Succulent Salutations.
I then stamped it on red pattern paper and green pattern paper.
I cut out each piece and then layered it onto the original flower I
stamped.  I love the look and the possibilities are endless, it is also
a nice alternative to coloring or painting.
I cut around the flower using a Gina Marie die, the corner is also a die cut but it is from My Little Paper World.
The ribbon banners I stamped using a Gina K stamp and then hand cut them out.
I created this card following the sketch this week over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.   The sketch was a perfect fit for this stamping project.
Thanks for stopping by and I am sure you will see a lot more
paper piecing from me :).

Challenges entered:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch - ends 3/12

Unity Stamps Show & Tell - paper piecing - ends 3/14

Crafting With Attitude - anything goes - ends 3/26
Paper Players - cut it out - ends 3/10

Baby Elephant Birthday

Hi everyone, happy weekend.

Here is my second project using the Sasayaki Glitter

Baby Elly's Birthday image.

Sasayaki Glitter is our sponsor this month over at the

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge at the Crafting Circle blog.

Isn't this elephant just adorable?  It was so easy and fun to

color using my Copic markers, also added a little bling using my Gelli Roll pens.

I cut Elly out using a Gina Marie stitched die. 

I created this card using paper from the CTMH paper pack

called Confetti Wishes.

I used the sketch this week over at Tuesday Morning sketches.

I hope you like my card today and get to join in some

of the challenges, this card follows.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Awesomeness  DT entry - coloring - ends - 3/31

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch - ends - 3/5

Catch the Bug - anything goes - ends - 3/11

Di's Digi Designs - dies cut or punch - ends - 3/10

No Line Coloring

Hi, lately in the "coloring" world no line coloring is

all the rage.  I have to admit I love the look of it, but not

very good at it.

So over at Power Poppy this month the challenge is......

"Say YES to NO lines"

I had to give it a try using Power Poppy image 

Tulips in a Hobnail Pitcher.  I printed it on my printer

but changed the lines to print in very light gray, probably 

too light cause it was hard to see.

I have to admit I kind of messed up, mostly on the leaves.  

All in all, though I do like the color palette and once I put it together on

a card it didn't look too bad.

I colored it using my Zig Clean Color pens on Strathmore Bristol smooth

paper, I like this paper for Zig coloring. 

I then cut out the oval using a Gina Marie die in the middle of my

checked paper.  Love this set of dies cause after you cut out the center

you also have a stitched oval piece to use.  I mounted that whole panel on craft fun foam to raise it off the base.  The circle I cut using my Cricut and then

stamped with a stamp from CTMH.  I used Catherine Pooler's Tiara ink                    and it matched the paper perfectly.  I love these inks!

Now over at Kit and Clowder this month Alyce has a class

for coloring with no lines, so after I did this I went on over and sign up                    for the class.  Maybe I will do an updated version

of this one after I have done the class, just for comparison

purposes.  I am sure it will be remarkably better as Alyce is

a fabulous teacher. 

So you have until the end of the month to join this challenge 

at Power Poppy's blog, head on over a join in.

Thanks for stopping to take a peak.

Challenges entered:

Crafting by Design - It's almost Spring - ends 2/28  

The House that Stamps Built - Anything goes - ends 2/28

Stamping Royality - use dies - ends 2/27

Let Your Dreams Bloom - Bugaboo

Hi, this month at the Bugaboo Crafting Circle challenge

we got to work with a "mystery" image and you can image

how thrilled I was to find that it was flowers!  I love coloring

flowers and making cards with them.

The mystery image was Flower Doodles from

Bugaboo. 

This time I printed the image on vellum, then I colored on the backside

using my PrismaPenicls.  After it was colored I layered the vellum on

a very pale yellow piece of paper.

I  cut the ribbon banner using a Gina Marie die and then stamped it with in fact a                   Unity stamp. Pretty simple but I love the way it turned out.

This is a pretty new challenge over at the Crafting Circle, in fact, this month 

is just the second challenge.  It runs every month from the 15th 

through the 14th of the next month.  

You need to use a Bugaboo image but not to worry Jodie offers

a freebie every Friday, plus her prices are very reasonable on her

other images.

Thanks for stopping by, look forward to seeing what you come up with.

A Purple Giraffe?

Hello, well here it is the 1st of February so it is time for

a new Crafty Awesomeness Challenge over at Crafting Circle.

This month our sponsor is 

Cute As A Button digital images.

I have a great-granddaughter's 6th birthday coming up so

I chose to use this cute giraffe

image.

I colored "her" using my Copic markers.  Fro some reason I never color

a giraffe a normal giraffe color lol.  My G-granddaughter loves purple

so purple it was.   

I cut him out using one of my new Gina Marie dies, I LOVE this 

Loopy Edge rectangle.  I embossed the pearl yellow background and added

a glitter panel down the center, after all, a little girl can't

have too much sparkle.

I cut a wavy ribbon banner out using my Cricut Explore

and then stamped it with a Unity Stamp from the 

So Glad you were Born set.

You have a whole month to create something for the 

Crafty Awesomeness challenge,

so come on over and join the fun.

Happy Bday to my Wine Partner

Hi I a back to share a 2nd card with you that I

made this month as a Design Team member at the 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge. 

I used the same KennyK image Happy Hour for the front of

the card. 

I used my Copics to color the image.  I had cut the oval out of a panel of paper using my Gina Marie In and Out Oval die set. It is a pretty cool set because 

the oval that is cut out has a dotted edge as well as the paper the oval was cut from.  So one cut gives you two pieces to create with.  I embossed the red

panel using a Cuttlebug folder.

The saying I wrote and cut using my Explore and Pilot Precision V5 pens.

I love the way these pens write using the Explore.

My bestie and I love to enjoy our wine together so that is why I used

this saying.

Then here is the inside.

I stamped the image using an Art Impression stamp from the Wine Divas set 

and colored it with my Copic markers, the colors are better in person.

The sayings are also stamped but I used SugarPea Designs stamps from the 

Wine Not set.  I thought they fit the theme perfectly.

Well thanks for stopping in again and would love to know what you think of my card.  Also remember you have some time left to join in on the 

fun at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge.

Wine for Classy Ladies

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope 2017 bring a year full of health and happiness.

Hi, sorry I have not posted in a while but like so

many the holidays were crazy busy, plus

then turned up sick afterward.

Still feeling a little bad but wanted to put a w quick post about

the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge to start of the New Year.

This month we will be using KennyK images.

The one I am using is called Happy Hour and I love anything

to do with wine lol.  I did this simple version but

want to do another humorous one a little later in the

month when I am feeling better. 

I just love her classy look.  I colored her using my

Zig Clean Color Markers and moved them around with

a waterbrush.  I cut around the image using a Gina Marie

x-stitched die.  The sentiment is a Sweet Pea Designs

stamp.  I added some Cyrstal Accents to the wine in the glass.

So head on over the Crafting Circle blog and join in

the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge

Challenges entered

Stamp Art Papel - Anything goes ends 1/31

Spotlight Colored Clematis

Hi, well it is the first of December so it is time to share

my card I made as a Design Team member over at

the Crafting Circle

for the monthly 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge.  

Make sure you come and play along as this month it is a

prize challenge.  You could win a Gina Marie gift certificate.

If you are not familiar with her products you really should

check them out, she has some of the best dies and at the absolute 

best prices. 

For this card, I used a Power Poppy digital image called

Climbing Clematis.   A long time ago I made a card using this technique 

called the Spotlight Technique where you just color a portion

of the image.  If you want to check that post out click HERE is was about

6 years ago.  I colored the flower twice, once directly on the

entire image then again on a second one and cut it out then

attached it over the bottom one to give it some dimension. 

After I had it all colored I cut it out using a Gina Marie

die Nested Labels.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you head on over the 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge and play along.

Challenges entered:
Pile it one - Two patterns ends 12/10

A Simple Birthday Card

Hi, it has been a while since I have posted anything.  I guess the

holiday season is upon us, things got a little crazy around here.

Hope everyone had a blesses Thanksgiving with family & friends.

Today I have a very simple card to share with you that I have had

on my desk for a few weeks now but haven't had a chance yet to post.

The background paper is pearl paper that I embossed using my MS scoreboard 

at 1/2 inch increments.  The 3 roses are a Gina Marie die that I cut

from a piece of paper I made using some ink sprays.

Happy Birthday is also a die.

And that's it, pretty simple.

Thanks for taking the time to sop and take a peak.

Happiest 5th Birthday

Hi everyone, hope you have some fun plans for

the weekend.

I have a card to share that I made following this 

weeks sketch at Mojo Monday for one of my great-granddaughter

that turns 5.

I know all the little girls love "My Little Pony" so I went with

that theme because I loved the bright colors.

The background striped paper is a digital paper from 

Sonya Dehart called Summer Carnival.

I used some stitched circle Gina Marie dies to cut out the circle.

The half circle and the 5 were cut using my Cricut Explore.

The half circle is embossed and sprayed with some Glimmer mist so

it is all sparkly and so is the 5.

Well that is it for today, have a great weekend.

Challenges entered:

Crafting with Dragonflies - Stripes/spots ends 11/11

Catch the Bug - Anything goes ends 11/12
Crafty Friends - For someone special ends 11/18

A Couple Christmas Cards

Hi, just a quick post to show you a couple Christmas cards

I have made recently.  

I usually make one that a mass produce for the majority of my

cards, but I also make random ones over the year.

And then this one is the same pattern.

This one I used some stamps from SugarPea Designs.

Both of these cards I set up a cut file in Cricut Design Space and cut using my Explore.  I did this cause I thought it would waste less paper plus make it easier to duplicate the cards with different papers if I choose to.

I really like this one this one came out.  I also set up a cut file for this one in Design Space.  The Merry Christmas is a Gina Marie die and

the reindeer was cut using my Explore.   I embossed the back panel using a Cuttlebug embossing folder, Christmas Houses. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop and take a peek at my Christmas cards.

Dies Flowers in Epoxy

I have a quick card to share with you today.

I made it following one of the sketches this month over 

on the Crafting Circle message board.  It runs through the end of October so

you have plenty of time to join in.

The flowers are actual dried flowers in epoxy, I have had these stickers for
a pretty long time.  The papers I used from an old paper stack I had from k*i Memories that has a very nice variation of patterns and papers.
I die the stitched squares using some of my Gina Marie dies.
The happy birthday is also die cut but I can't remember whose it is, sorry.
And that is it, told you it was a quick card.
Thanks for stopping by.

Shabby Paper Birthday

Hi, back to share another card with you.

I am on the design team for A Bit More Time to Craft where

Lozzy has some fabulous digital papers.  There is an anything goes challenge twice a month and freebie papers on Fridays, so be sure and check it out.

This time, I used paper from the Shabby paper pack and made this card following the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.  

I printed the papers on just plain white cardstock and matted it on some darker pinkish paper.  The flower I cut using my Cricut Explore and embossed it to 

give it some texture.  The scalloped stitched circle is a Gina Marie die that I just got. :) The center sentiment is a Rubbernecker stamp and I thought it went

perfectly in the center.

Well that's it, thanks for stopping by and be sure and join in the challenge at

A Bit More Time to Craft!

Challenge entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 10/2

Crafty Girls - Anything goes ends 10/4

Creative Moments - Anything goes twist 2 patterns ends 10/12

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes ends 10/5

If we believe

Hi, can you believe it is October already?  Where has the

time gone.  One thing I am glad about it being October is that the

weather here in Arizona is finally cooling down.

Today I have a card to share with you as a Design Team member

at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge.

This month our sponsor is Sasayaki Glitter, she has the most adorable

images. 

This poor little turtle looks so sad and looks like it is having a bad day.

I wanted to do it in bright colors to brighten up the mood a bit.  The papers are all single sheet ones I have had for years.  I colored the image using my Copic 

markers then cut it out using my Gina Marie x stitched die. I distressed the edges

of the back circles using my Tim Holtz distressing tool.   If you have never checked out Gina Marie dies you are really missing out.  She has such a large

variety of dies and stamps and her prices are better than anyone else out there.

The sentiment is a Unity Stamp and I thought spoke well for the image. 

So head on over and check out Sasyaki Glitter images, I am sure you will find something you will like.

Also make sure you color up something and make it into a project and enter in 

the October Crafty Awesomeness Challange. 

Challenges entered:
Creative Moments - 2 pattern papers  ends 10/10
Word Art Wednesdays - anything goes