Flying Free Shabbly

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I had started a couple weeks ago and finally finished.  I'll have to say that this concussion is really kicking my butt cutting into my mojo.  Fortunately, I was able to just assemble the card and not have to focus on coloring right now.

I started out by printing the Fly Free collage sheet, from Gecko Galz, on Neenah white card stock before cutting out the pre-colored image I had wanted to use.  Once I had cut down the image, I ran a bliss blue marker along the edges before distressing it using my paper distresser over the marker making sure to do the same with the rose romance and bliss blue layers before adding brads.  The card base is stamped using a retired Stampin Up Ephemera background, stamped using bashful blue ink, with the watch collage from Rubbernecker Stamps lightly stamped over using bliss blue ink.  After adding ink to the edges of my card base, I added the layered image panel using glue dots before adding a blue lace bow and a blue button I've had in my stash for years.  The final touch was spritzing a bit of mint melody marker over the entire card.

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Facebook Feb 2024 - Color Challenge (see below pic)

Gecko Galz Facebook Feb 2024 - Things With Wings (birds)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (bird image, doily)

Digi Choosday Wk 8 - Anything Goes 

Everybody Art Challenge #552 - Favorite Colors (blue, pink, mint) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Fur or Feathers (feathers/birds)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz digital set; Stampin Up; Rubbernecker

Ink: Stampin Up Bashful Blue, Bliss Blue

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Distressing Too, Lace Doily, Button, Brads, Glue Dots, Paper Ribbon Border, Color Spritzer Tool, SU Markers, Blending Brush

Painful Musings

 

Hello and welcome.  This post will be short.  I had a bad fall one week ago trying to kill a mosquito.  I remember reaching up over my head to smash it between my hands, then the next thing I knew I was in free fall until the back of my head connected with the floor.  I apparently fell head first into the fireplace hearth where the front of my head connected with the fireplace, then backwards until I landed on the floor.  My husband says he thinks I also hit the TV table with the back of my head before landing on the floor where my hip connected with the bottom corner of the hearth.  Let's just say....I hurt...STILL!  I'm still really bruised/sore on the front of my head and my right hip.  The rest of the update is below:

 

I will be hit and miss with posting, as well as creating cards/projects until the exacerbated migraine, and concussion issues, get better.

PIP Challenge 2408

 

 Sponsored by

Jan's Digi Stamps

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamps.  I would like to thank Jan for her sponsorship for this weeks challenge.  I made two cards for this week's challenge using Jan's Sleigh Ride digital set for both of them.

I started out by combining the sleigh, tree and sayings using Photoshop Elements before printing both combined images on Neenah white card stock.  Taking my Ranger mini blending foams and mini ink blending tools, I started stippling/blending Tim Holtz stormy sky, tumbled glass, chipped sapphire and picket fence distress inks before layering and adding silver brads.  For the card base, I rolled a long retired Stampin Up poinsettia jumbo wheel in fired brick distress ink before adhering my layered image using glue dots.  I then added some white/silver bakers twine from my stash, a long forgotten snowflake charm and then diamond ice stickles to highlight "snow mounds" and "snowflakes" to finish the card off.  As an afterthought, I grabbed the fired brick ink pad and added the color using the direct-to-paper technique.

My second card is a mini slimline with the same distress inks used only with a little heavier application of the chipped sapphire distress ink.  After edging the side of the image panel using a retired Stampin Up night of navy marker, I layered the image before adding silver brads and running a paper distresser along the bottom layer to "rough it up a bit" before adhering it to a navy card base using pop up glue dots.  The final touches were ice stickle snow/snowflakes and some silver star Stampendous stickers I've had in my stash for years.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (images) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (star stickers, charm, mini blending tools)

Peace On Earth #58 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by colors, snow, country feeling)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #156 - Anything Goes Christmas

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in this week's challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps; Stampin Up Poinsettia Jumbo Wheel

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Picket Fence, Stormy Sky Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Diamond Ice Stickles, Paper Distresser, Pop Up Glue Dots, Glue Dots, Brads, Mini Ink Blending Foams and Applicators

Valentine ATC's

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a few ATC cards I made this last week in between "hibernating" thanks to this migraine that's kicking my butt and falling last night hitting my head.    Personally I'm beginning to think "Mother Nature" is either drunk or is out to get me this winter.  I can handle the rain but the wind, and temperature swings, that's been with these storms hitting my part of California is nothing to laugh at.  However, I digress.

I started out by printing the Gecko Galz ATC sheet found here out on Neenah white card stock before cutting out the photos that are included then layering them on to scrap card stock and adding brads from my stash.  I then took the image panels, adhered them to the ATC layer, which is included as well, then layered on more scrap card stock.  I kept my embellishments pretty simple - flowers, bow and a lace doily. I'm pretty pleased with how all three turned out.  Here's the third one:

The "no refund" card went to my husband for a belated Valentine's card/gift and I haven't figured out where I'm sending the other two yet.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly ATC Challenge - Feb 2024 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (ATC sheet)

CD Sunday Plus #127 - Anything Goes Digital 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #224 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 6 - Anything Goes 

Shopping Our Stash #515 - Put Your Best Face Forward (Gecko Galz images)

ATC Around The World #110 - Pastel Colors 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Bow, Lace Doily, Glue, Glue Dots

 

Red And The Wolf

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a goth style card made for the Gecko Galz Monthly Goth challenge using the provided image.  I call it Red and the Wolf and the fact it's pre-colored is a bonus.  Now, normally, Goth is NOT my type of challenge but I decided to get out of my comfort zone and give it a try.  

I started out by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before cutting down, edging the side with a basic grey marker, then layering and adding some tiny red brads before setting the layered image aside.  I then took a basic grey card, dry embossed it using a Cuttlebug spiderweb embossing folder and my big shot before lightly stippling basic grey ink over the embossed web.  Once I added my layered image panel using glue dots, some grey/red fibers  along with clay flowers with ice stickle centers finished my card off.

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Goth Challenges - Feb 2024 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Can You Handle The Pressure Feb 10 2024 - Anything Goes Embossing Optional Used Reds or Pinks (anything goes spiderweb embossing folder, red accents)

Creative Fingers #271 - Anything Goes 

Shopping Our Stash #515 - Put Your Best Face Forward (Red's face)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up Basic Grey

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Fibers, Clay Flowers, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Stipple Brush, Spiderweb Embossing Folder

Here's Comes Santa Paws ATC Style

 

Hello and welcome.  I have another project for you using the free pre-colored digital stamp from Gecko Galz for their monthly Christmas Challenge only this time, I've made some ATC's (artist trading cards) to use up some of the scraps that were still on my desk.  Now, I don't normally make ATC's but decided to give another shot at them.  

I started off by printing off the images wallet size on a full sheet of Neenah white card stock before cutting down to size then layering on scrap white/navy card stock from my scrap bin.  The only embellishments added are small silver brads and then diamond/waterfall ice stickles to highlight parts of the snow.  Easy peasy am I right?  I'm happy with how my ATC's turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge - Feb 2024 Anything Goes Using Provided Image 

Crafty Animals #80 - Anything Goes Animals (dogs, cats, reindeer)

Critter Crazy #83 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (dogs, cats, reindeer)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #54 - Anything Goes Christmas (made ATC's)

Gem Of A Craft Wk 3 - Anything Goes (ATC's)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Geck Galz Digital Image

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots

Here Comes Santa Paws

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  If you're looking for my Pammie's Inky Pinkies post, please scroll down one.   I have a cute little Christmas card I made using scrap card stock and a free digital image from Gecko Galz to use in their Christmas challenge. 

I started out by printing the image on a full sheet of Neenah white card stock as a wallet size picture before trimming down and layering on scrap white/navy card stock.  I then added some silver brads and set aside to work on the card base.  Taking an 11 inch scrap, I folded it in half before embossing it using a Cuttlebug© snowflake embossing folder and my Big Shot©.  I then used a color spritzer and a navy Stampin Up marker to spritz navy ink over the embossed images before adding my layered image using glue dots.  After adding a small navy bow, I ran the navy marker along the outside edges to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Using The Provided Image 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 Feb 2024 - Use Your NBUS (image)

CD Sunday Plus #126 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Feb 2024 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Krafty Chicks #702 - Christmas 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Bow, Color Spritzer, Navy Marker, Glue Dots, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Challenge 2406

 

  Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

SheepSki Designs FB

SheepSki Designs FB Sharing

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank Andrea for her sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is featuring the Buttercup Cottage image.

I started out by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before lightly stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink using my paper pouncers to soften the white.  Once that was done, I dug out a long retired Stampin Up wood block set called Small Script and stamped the grateful saying in memento tuxedo black ink.  The final touch was adding a few small Gin and Tonic sequins to finish it off.  I'm really pleased with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff #59 - Use Your NBUS (image)

CD Sunday Plus #126 - Anything Goes Using Digital Products (image)

Sheepski Designs Challenge #83 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #223 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk5 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Sheepski Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Sequins, Glue

 

Psalm 147:3

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of sympathy cards I needed to make to send out.  I decided to use a set I had received from a friend when she had to give up stamping.  The set is from Colorado Craft Company and is called Sympathy from their Lovely Legs collection.

I started out by stamping the images/saying in memento tuxedo black onto Copic white card stock and then colored using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the colored images using my paper pouncer before layering and adding brads.  Taking the layered images, I distressed the edges using my paper distresser before adhering to a black card using pop up glue dots.  The final touches were a little doodling in the corners using a black gel pen and then adding waterfall ice stickles to the water/raindrops.  I have a hard time making sympathy cards so I'm really happy these turned out better than I had envisioned.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (images/saying)

Splitcoaststampers IC949 - Real Fabric (see inspiration pic)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 623 and 624 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Splitcoaststampers Divine Design 2024 - Anything Goes Faith Based 

Creative Fingers #271 - Anything Goes 

 

Real Fabric Raindrops

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous weekend.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Paper Distresser, Paper Pouncer, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Gel Pen, Waterfall Ice Stickles.

Weathered Wreath

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using an embossing folder/die set I received as a RAK last year that I've finally gotten a chance to use (NBUS).  

I started out by using the wood grain embossing folder, and my big shot, to dry emboss an espresso card panel then stippled some Tim Holtz walnut stain distress over the raised images using my paper pouncers.  I then layered the embossed layer, added brads and distressed the edges using my Tim Holtz paper distresser then adhered the layered panel to a espresso card base using glue dots.  Taking several snippets/scraps of card stock from my stash, I then die cut the wreath, leaves and flowers.  Once again taking my paper pouncers, I stippled Tim Holtz tattered rose, mowed lawn, and frayed burlap distress inks until I was satisfied with the coverage, then I adhered everything using my Bearly Art glue.  At this point, I felt I needed a few more flowers, so I dug out my pre-punched hydrangea's and selected a few of those, and adhered them after stippling more tattered rose ink on them.  The final touches are a pink satin bow and some Stampendous bling stickers I've had for YEARS in the center of the flowers.  The extra blank space underneath the wreath will have a saying added when I decide what I want there.  The whole card, and die cutting, was fairly easy to do even with a migraine (still).

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #59 - Use Your NBUS (embossing folder, dies)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2027 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Stampendous stickers) 

Snippets Playground #473 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps (wreath, flowers)

Beautiful Blossoms #13 - Anything Goes Blossoms Optional Mood Board (anything goes flowers)

Triple B Feb 2024 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

Paper Funday #62 Feb 2024 - Anything Goes Optional No Pattern Paper (anything goes)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: None

Ink: Tim Holtz Tattered Rose, Frayed Burlap, Mowed Lawn, Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Card Stock: SU Espresso; Scraps

Accessories: Big Shot, Momenta Embossing Folder and Dies, Bow, Stampendous Stickers, Paper Pouncers, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots

A Feisty Racoon

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using a set from The Rabbit Hole Designs and embossing folder from Momenta that I received as gifts.  

I started out by embossing a basic gray card using the wood grain embossing folder from Momenta then stippling Tim Holtz weathered wood distress ink over the embossed images.  Next, I stamped the racoon, and sayings, in memento tuxedo black ink then colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I stippled some Stampin Up going grey (retired) ink around the racoon using my paper pouncers.  I then layered the colored image, added brads and using a paper distresser, I distressed the bottom panel of the layered image.  After adhering it using some pop up glue dots, I highlighted the mug heart using a red 3D glaze pen as well as white gel pen "dots" to the eyes.  The final touch was adding some grey dew drops underneath the image.  I'm really happy with how the card turned out since Mother Nature has not been "playing" nice with the weather lately (love the rain/hate the wind) so my migraines are once again out of control.  It's reached the point of try to focus on something or cry since nothing has been helping them.  

Challenged entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set, embossing folder)

Critter Crazy #83 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (racoon)

Addicted to Stamps and More #461 - Make Your Mark (prismacolor and copic markers)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Feb 2024 - Anything Goes 

The Crafty Addicts #10 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 623 to 624 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Rabbit Hole Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Weathered Wood; Stampin Up Going Grey

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, MISTI, Dew Drops, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads, Paper Distresser, 3D Glaze Pen, Big Shot, Momenta Woodgrain Embossing Folder

 

Recycled Brush Holder

 Hello and welcome.  Today I have a quick, and easy, project to share using a recycled tin can, some stickers, paper flowers and a long retired Stampin Up jumbo wheel. 

I started out by rinsing out a can of garbanzo beans/chickpeas and letting it dry thoroughly.  Taking a long piece of scrap Neenah white card stock, I inked up the dry brush jumbo wheel using my Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink pad by rolling the wheel across the pad several times.  Once I had the whole scrap covered, I adhered it to the can using 5/8 x 27 in Scor-Tape.  Digging into my stash of stickers and such, I pulled out a strip of ivy and bee stickers I've had for who knows how long, and an old package of Making Memories purple paper flowers.  I started out by adhering the flowers using glue dots before adhering the ivy and bee stickers.  The final touch was adding some crystal ice stickles to the flower centers.  I'm really happy with how this "can" turned out especially since I've been dealing with a nasty migraine from the weather we've had here lately (and still have).   One less "thing" going into a landfill or the ocean.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stickers, paper flowers) 

Crafting From The Heart #9 - Anything Goes 

Beautiful Blossoms #13 - Anything Flowers Goes With Optional Mood Board (anything goes)

Crafts Galore Encore #120 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

Card Stock: Neenah Scrap

Accessories: Tin Can, Scor-Tape, Stickers, Paper Flowers, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

 

The Rose Quartz Castle

 

 

Once upon a time there lived a princess in a rose quartz castle after moving out of her evil step-mother's house......

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing over at Park Hopping My Happy Place challenges this month and the theme is Let's Celebrate.  Be inspired by the castle's pictured or you can use any other theme park related inspiration.  For my card, I chose to go be inspired by ALL of  the Disney© theme park castle and dug out an Impression Obsession digital stamp called Castle With Swing (NBUS).  It's part of their Gary Robertson line of digital images so if you haven't tried their digital stamps, you really should.  The detail is amazing! 

After I printed it onto Neenah white card stock, I pulled out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils and got to coloring.  Now with the way my migraines have been lately, this did take me about two weeks to color.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it, added silver mini brads and then distressed the edges of the layered panel using my Tim Holtz paper distresser then set aside.  I then pulled out my MFT brick wall stencil, paper pouncers and mowed lawn distress ink to create the card's background.  I then adhered my layered image using pop up glue dots for a little dimension.  The final touch was crystal ice stickles highlighting the water, crown and purple mushroom.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.  I hope you can join us at Park Hopping My Happy Place for this month's challenge.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (digital image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (digital image)

Double D Jan 17 - Sparkle and Shine (used ice stickles on water, crown, mushrooms) 

Cupcake Inspirations #586 - Fairy Tales (inspired by Cinderella's castle)

Digi Choosday Wk 4 - Anything Goes Digital (image from Impression Obsession)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Paper Funday #61 - Anything Goes Optional Let's Celebrate (anything goes)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Distressing Tool, Pop Up Glue Dots, Paper Pouncer, MFT Brick Wall Stencil, Ice Stickles