Go OWL Out

Hi, time for the new Crafty Awesomeness Challenge over at

the Crafting Circle. 

This month our sponsor is Rick St Dennis whose images are

a bit different than most out there.

This month I chose these owls because I knew I had the

perfect sentiment stamps to go with it.

LOL, funny huh?  I colored the lil owls using my Copic markers then cut

them out with a Gina Marie cross stitched die.  The sentiement is from

a stamp set I bought many years ago that is Pink by Design stamps.

The web site still comes up but don't think they do business anymore since

nothing has been posted since 2013.  Such a shame because there were so

many pun stamps.

Don't these two owls already look like the went "owl out".

I actually made this following a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday but didn't get to enter it since the challenge ended on the 29th. I made the triangle piece using

my Cricut Explore and Design Space.

The ribbon banner I cut using another Gina Marie die and then stamped the

sentiment on it.  The corner is a die from

My Little Paper World. 

So come on over and join in the 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge.

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

Sepia Embossed Paper & Unity Stamp

Hi here we are September 1st already, where has the time gone?

Soon it will be time for Christmas cards.

Here is my  creation for the A Bit More Time to Craft digital paper

site where I am on the Design Team.

The background paper is one of the digital papers from 

A Bit More Time to Craft from the Sepia Embossing pack.  I absolutely

LOVE the way this paper looks like it has so much texture.

I stamped the dragonflies using the Unity stamp from the 

Let Your Wishes Fly set.   This is a fabulous set it has several sentiments stamps in it too. I cut the stamp out using a Gina Marie die, once around the stamp then using the larger one from the darker brown.  I also added a corner that I cut using one of the My Little Paper World die from the corner set.

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

Challenges entered: 

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes ends 9/25

Double D Challenge - Use neutrals ends 9/4

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes ends 9/6

Tulips for your Birthday

Hello, well here we are at August 1st already, it's my birthday month.

Today I have a card to share with you as part of the 

Design Team at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge at the Crafting Circle.

This month our sponsor is PowerPoppy so I used the Tulip image

to create this card.

I just love this image and it was so easy to color.  I used my Zig Clean Color markers to color the tulips and boy do I love them.  The more I use them the more I like them.   Once I colored them I used my Spellbinders to cut them out.

The banners at the time I cut using my Cricut Explore and the side green piece was cut using a corner die from My Little Paper World.  I really like these corner dies.  

The happy birthday is also a die cut out that I heat embossed using gold embossing powder.

I made the card following last weeks sketch over at

Mojo Monday.

Also, I am hosting the sketch challenge this month on the Crafting Circle message board and this is one of the 4 sketches I am using.  

We always have an extra credit or two to help inspire you and

learn new things.  My extra credit to add some shiny gold to one

of your cards.  So that challenge is just getting started so head

on over and enjoy the fun.  You have all month long to play along.

So there is a lot going on but mostly head on over and check out 

PowerPoppy's stamps.  Marcella has both digital format and 

clear stamps.  I am sure once you go there and take a look around you will love what you see.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you join in on one of the challenges.

An Apple for the Teacher

Yeah it is June 1st and that means this will be a fun month

over at the CraftingCircle blog there will be 

a month long Crafty Awesomeness Challenge.  

One of the Spotlight artists is Rick St. Dennis.  That is a 

link to his Zibbet store and he also has an Etsy shop

that leans more towards the "darker" side if that is your style.

Etsy Rick St Dennis

I was lucky enough to get to color up one of his images from his

Zibbet store and

showcase it here on my blog.

SO here is my schoolboy card.

Isn't he cute!  Gotta love those teeth.

I colored him using my Copic markers.  I used my deckle edge 

Spellbinder to cut around him, then I  stamped a saying using one of my Rubbernecker stamps.  I thought this would be the perfect card to 

give a teach at the end of a school year.

I didn't have any "school" type papers so I went to my go to on-line 

digital paper place.  Tac-tile Studio formerly Sassy Design.   

She had the perfect school themed pack.  

This is the set I used.  Educated Pack.

I had set up this cut file a while back in Cricut Design Space so

I just used the pattern fill feature to fill the pieces with the pattern

paper then print and cut them.  Easy peasy!

I used My Little Paper World corner dies for the black

star corner.

So let me know what you think of my card and be sure and stop

by Rick St Denis Zibbet and Etsy stores and all the

other links I have posted.

Also, make sure you check out the 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge over at the

CraftingCircle

Entered in the following challenges

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafting with Attitude - Anything goes

Digital Delights - stamped/digital image 

DL Art - Men/boys

Stamp of Approval Card

Hi everyone.  Last week I received my first Stamp of Approval

box from Catherine Pooler.  It is awesome, so 

much and goodness in there.  

They sell out pretty quick so if you interested head

over and sign up to get notice when the next ones comes out.  They

are released quarterly I believe.

So here is the card I created with some of the things in the kit.

It is a simple card but makes a statement I think,

The chevron shapes are stamps from Catherine Pooler Designs that she

created just for this SOA kit.  I stamped it using my

MISTI and Distress Inks Carved Pumpkin and Peacock Feathers.

The you is a dies by Cas-ual Fridays that was also in the box.

I finished it over using a corner die from

My Little Paper World.

I will enter this card in the following challenges.

 Crafting Circle - Crafting awesomeness
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart  Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes