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Newton's Nook Challenge

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are being sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs.  Today my card uses the Newton's Melon set and the matching found here.  

I started out by stamping my main image twice - once onto scrap paper to die cut later - in memento tuxedo black.  I then stamped the saying directly over my image before coloring everything using Castle Arts pencils.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I die cut one of the kitty images and set aside.  After layering my colored image panel, I added some white brads before adding to my card base.  Taking the die cut image, I popped it up using dimensionals before creating a flora spray using MS punches and crystal affects to adhere them to the card.  Crystal ice stickles finishes off my flowers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #37 - April Use Your NBUS (stamp set and designer paper) 

Critter Crazy #61 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #122 - April Anything Goes 

Outlawz Monday Greetings March 28 to April 10 - Flowers Plus Greeting (my flowers are handmade)

Jan's Digital Stamps Challenge - April 2022 Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  While you're at it, join us for this week's Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge.

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Unknown Designer Paper; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, MS Punches, Brads, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Big Shot

I Am The Resurrection And The Life

Hello and welcome.  I'm playing along with the Virtual Stamp Night challenges over at Splitcoaststampers as my health is allowing.  The card I'd like to share with you is one I made for the challenges as well as other blog challenges. The image is from the Foliage Cross Mini Set from Gracielle Design I've for some time and never used (NBUS).

After I combined the image and sentiment by using a watermark program, I printed it off before coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink using my Picket Fence Blending Brushes before layering and adding brads.  I then took the layered image and added it to the card using glue dots.  The final touch was taking a Sakura 3D black glaze pen and going back over the saying so it stood out more.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MAR22VSNC - Revitalize

Never Before Used Schtuff #36 March - Use Your NBUS 

Word Art Wednesday #535 and 536 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Outlawz Monday Greetings March 14th to 27th - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #81 - Anything Goes Digital 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 12 - Anything Goes Coloring 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.

 

Stamps: Gracielle Design

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen 

 

Frost-Tea And Succulent Sunshine

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made to try and keep my mind off another migraine and still feeling like garbage from COVID.

The first card features a digital image from the now closed Craftin Desert Divas stamp shop called Frost-Tea that I've had for some time and just never used (NBUS).  I'm a tea drinker at heart although I do love a good cup of cocoa, with marshmallows, and coffee from time to time.  I started off by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock and coloring using Castle Art pencils before stippling Mowed Lawn distress ink using my Picket Fence Studio blending brushes.  Can I say just how much I LOVE their blending brushes!!  After I was done stippling, I layered the image before adding some green button brads I bought on an after Christmas clearance a few years back.  For the card, I dry embossed the card, and border, before stippling more mowed lawn ink then adhering my layered image using glue dots.  I then pulled out a Making Memories Noteworthy felt flower I've had for years (NBUS) and adhered it on the border with glue dots.  After adding my own "greenery" by punching scrap card stock using my Martha Stewart fern/pine spring punches, I realized the brad in the center of my felt flower was a different color, so I changed the color by using a green Copic marker.  As an afterthought, I highlighted parts of the image using Castle Arts gel pens. Inside the card is stamped: Glad Tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year using a Hero Arts stamp I received as a RAK.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #36 - March Use Your NBUS 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #3 - March Use Green 

Crafty Gals Corner #229 - Add A Flower 

Digi Choosday Wk 11 - Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #585 - Anything Goes Christmas 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #111 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #60 - Snowflakes 

 

My second card was inspired by the Art Nudge 90 colors and this week's Inspiration 849 challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  I started out by creating a mini slimline white card before stamping images from my You Are My Sunshine (retired) set from Picket Fence Studios in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring them using Castle Arts colored pencils.  After stamping the saying, my clean and simple card was finished.  I'm REALLY happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #36 - March Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers IC849 - Baba Souk (see my inspiration pic below) 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 10 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Outlawz Monday Greetings March 14 to 27th - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Use Your Favorite Things (my favorite - Castle Arts colored pencils)

Word Art Wednesday #535 to 536 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Arty Divas Feb - Anything Goes  

613 Ave Create #202203 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Succulent Inspiration 

Hero Arts March - Send A Hug 

 

Splitcoaststampers IC849 inspiration pic

Art Nudge #90

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week and please continue to pray for the citizens of Ukraine as they fight for their freedom, and for the Ukrainian refugees as well.

Frost-Tea card

Stamps: Craftin Desert Divas; Hero Arts

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, MS Punches, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Castle Arts Colored Pencils/Gel Pens

You Art My Sunshine

Stamps: Picket Fence Studio

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Castle Art Colored Pencils

Lucky Me

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a St. Patty's Day card made for my in-laws.  I pulled out an old Stampin Up set called Lucky Me, that's long retired, I've had since 2000.  In fact, I tried to sell the set when my husband and I moved 6yrs ago, and it didn't sell.  Must have been meant to be for me to keep it.

I started out by stamping the saying and image onto scrap white card stock before coloring it using Castle Art pencils.  I then layered stippled some glorious green ink around the edges using my Picket Fence blending brushes before layering and adding some small white brads.  My card is made using Stampin Up card stock along with some shamrock designer paper I've had for years and never used.  I'm not even sure who made the designer paper since the pad was "disassembled" during the move.  After adding a small stamped border strip, I adhered the layered panel using glue dots before adding some shamrock ribbon from my stash.  As an afterthought, I lightly stippled some green galore ink around the saying and images before adding some green sequins using Ranger glossy accents to adhere them.

Challenges entered:

 

Inspiration Station #25 - Lucky Clover 

Word Art Wednesday #533 to 534 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Retro Rubber #178 - Anything Goes (my stamps from 2000) 

Double Trouble Paper Crafting #105 - Bring On The Green (Thing 1) 

Outlaw Monday Greetings March 14 to 27 - Anything Goes Theme 

Dare 2B Artzy - March Anything Goes 

Heart 2 Heart - Going Green 

 

  Dare 2B Artzy

Inspiration Station

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Glorious Green, Green Galore

Card Stock: White Scraps; Stampin Up; Clover Designer Paper

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents

Dear Santa Always Jingle

Hello and welcome.  Today I'm playing along with a few challenges over at Splitcoaststampers, among others, using a couple of my snarky Christmas stamps from Impression Obsession.  

For my first card, I stamped the penguin from  Warm Wishes and colored using prismacolor markers before stippling Tim Holtz fired brick ink around the edges.  The Jingler saying is then stamped also in memento tuxedo black.  After layering, and adding brads, I took a black artist pen and added the faux sewing.  Taking my card, I then dry embossed it using a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and stippled more ink around the edges.  I then took some scrap card stock and die cut my never before used (NBUS) Santa hat before stippling leftover ink around the edges and adding using glue dots.  The small pom on the end is added using micro pop dots.  The finishing touches were a small bow, white gel pen to the eyes and some diamond ice stickles.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #33 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI2 - TV Guide Color Challenge 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT697 - Call Of The Wild 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #199 - Y Is For Yuletide

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI1 - M*A*S*H Laughter Is The Best Medicine  

My second card today also uses the Warm Wishes penguin.  This time I paired him with some scrap gingham blue designer paper and the Dear Santa saying also from Impression Obsession.  After my stamping and coloring were finished, I stippled some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the edges before layering and adding some small button brads.  The layered image panel was then added to my card with with the gingham paper.  My final embellishments were a white gel pen to highlight the eyes, white/silver ribbon and some gin and tonic sequins.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT697 - Call Of The Wild 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Nov 22 to Dec 5 - Make It Blue 

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI1 - M*A*S*H Laughter Is The Best Medicine 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - December Inspiration Cookies 

Outlawz Festive Friday Nov 26 to Dec 9 - Christmas/Winter Theme

 

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a great rest of your week.

Half Assed Penguin

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, PFS Blending Brushes, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Black Artist Pen, White Gel Pen, Bow, Glue Dots, Micro Pop Dots

Dear Santa Penguin

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Accessories: Brads, Prismacolor Markers, Ribbon, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes, White Gel Pen, PFS Sequins

 

 

You Are Youer Than You

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for one of the Teapot Tuesday challenges over on Splitcoaststampers.  Since the challenge was to take inspiration from the Sylvia Beach Hotel's rooms that are designed around books and their authors.  I chose the Dr Seuss room.  I read so many Dr Seuss books growing up and then read them to my own children that I just had to make a card based on his books.

I started out by printing my image onto Neenah white card stock then colored using Castle Art pencils before lightly stippling some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink that I had remaining on my brush from another project.  Once  that was finished, I layered it, added brads and then as an afterthought, I used my fingernail to distress the edges of the image panel before adding it to the card.  I then added some ribbon, gold cord and prima flowers with a bling center to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT666 - The Ocean, Favorite Authors and Friends 

Digi Choosday Wk 18 - Anything Goes 

Show Us Your Pussycats #66 - Anything Goes With A Cat 

Through The Craft Room Door May 4, 2021 - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Monday Greetings April 26 to May 9 - Furry Friends 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask so we can beat COVID.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ribbon, Gold Cord, Castle Art Pencils, Primas, Bling, Glue Dots, Fingernail, Brads, Stipple Brush

Hello Kitty

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my final guest designer spot for the Outlawz Monday Greetings challenge and this week we are being sponsored by Beccy's Place.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship for this challenge.

I started out by printing off the Fat Cat image onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Art pencils.  Once my coloring was done, I blended some Tim Holtz tattered rose and Stampin Up going grey inks around the image before layering and adding brads.  I wasn't quite happy with how the layered image looked so I took a fingernail and distressed the edges of the bottom layer before stamping my saying from the now closed MFP Stamp Shop in memento black.  I then added it to a plain chocolate chip card using dimensionals before adding some glossy accents to the eyes, primas and some bling I've had for years as the final touches.  As an afterthought, I added some diamond ice stickles to the heart on the cat's collar.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #25 - April Use Your NBUS 

Show Us Your Pussycats #65 - Anything Goes With Cats 

Angie's Digital Stamps #51 - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams April - Feature A Creature

Gem Of A Challenge #9 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe, and please wear a mask so we can beat COVID.

Stamps: Beccy's Place, MFP Stamp Shop

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose; Stampin Up Going Grey

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Dimensionals, Ranger Glossy Accents, Fingernail, Primas, Bling, Glue Dots

Love, Hearts, Buttons and Bows

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing for the new Monday Greetings challenge over at the Outlawz.  For this challenge, the theme is Buttons and Bows and we are being sponsored by All Dressed Up digital stamps.  I would like to thank them for providing the Love Hearts image for the design team; which is a new one (NBUS) for me.

 

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil before stippling real red ink around the edges then layering.  After adding some baby button brads, I then added it to my card base.  My card is made out of real red card stock with some dusty K&Co designer paper I've had in my stash for years and not used.  I then stamped my saying in memento tuxedo black and punched it out using my dusty Stampin Up oval punches.  Finally, I added a little red bow.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #25 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask!!

Stamps: All Dressed Up; Stampin Up Everyday Flexible Phrases

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Real Red

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Baby Button Brads, Bow, Glue Dots, SU Oval Punches, Stipple

You're A Classic

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for my future brother-in-law's birthday using a fairly new stamp set called Oil Always Love You from The Cats Pajamas that I just haven't used until now.  It's ending up being a belated birthday card thanks to health issues and just not having the energy to much of anything.

 

I started out by stamping the main image twice (once on card stock and once on scrap designer paper) in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring parts of the image using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I added some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and Stampin Up going grey ink using my blender brushes from Picket Fence Studios before layering and adding brads.  I then took the stamped designer paper images and cut those out so I could paper piece them onto the blank areas of my colored image panel.  For the card, I pulled out some scrap vintage clock face designer paper I had bought at Costco years ago and hadn't finished using up yet, added that to an artichoke card before blending Tim Holtz forest moss distress ink around the edges using my blender brushes.  I then took a scrap strip of Close To My Heart designer paper, layered it onto some chocolate card stock, then added to the card.  After stamping the saying onto the layered image panel, I added that to the card using dimensionals.  The only other embellishments were highlighting parts of the rabbits face using a black artist pen then some dew drops as the cars hub caps and some in the bottom right corner of the card.

Challenges entered:

 

TCP Tuesday Challenge #376 - Patterned Paper 

Never Before Used Schtuff #23 - Use Your NBUS 

Crafty Sentiments #23 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Feb 15 to Feb 28 - Vintage Paper 

Shopping Our Stash #439 - It's All About Family (made for my future brother in law)

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge #2 - February 2021 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask!

Stamps: The Cats Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Forest Moss, Stormy Sky Distress Inks; Stampin Up Going Grey

Card Stock: Stampin Up, Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Blending Brushes, Dew Drops, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Brads

Hearts And Waking Up

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a couple of cards that have taken me a bit to finish due to health issues.  I decided to keep both pretty much clean and simple (CAS) as I could.

The first one uses a never before used digital image from Whimsy Stamps called But Coffee First.  After printing the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil before cutting down to size and layering.  Once layered, I added brads then added to a pacific pointe card stamped with a retired Stampin Up splatter wheel.  I then took a cotton ball and rubbed some amethyst chalk over all the remaining white part of the image.  For embellishments, I highlighted parts of the image/saying using Sakura 3D glaze pens and Ranger glossy accents for the "coffee".

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #23 - February Use Your NBUS 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #178 - N Is For No (I'm not a morning person anymore) 

Aud Sentiments #268 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 

CD Sunday Plus #53 - Anything Goes Digital 

Creative Moments #208 - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Feb 1 to Feb 14 - Anything Goes With A Greeting 

Digi Choosday Wk 6 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

My second card today features a retired, and dusty, Stampin Up set called Sheltering Tree that was originally started last week for the SCS Inspiration Challenge (also taking WAY too long to finish).  I started out by stamping the tree base using Memento Cocoa ink before stamping the leaves in Memento Cottage Ivy and Bamboo Leaves inks.  The hearts are stamped in Memento Ladybug ink. Once the main image panel was stamped, I blended Stampin Up Bashful Blue and Memento Cottage Ivy ink around the edges for the sky and grass using Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes before layering and adding brads.  My card is stamped in Stampin Up Real Red ink with the same ink blended around the edges of the card.  The only other embellishments are some red organdy ribbon and some red epoxy hearts (added to the tree "fruit" and "flowers").

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC792 - Zabana Jewellery 

Clean And Simple On A Friday #198 - Love 

Craft Rocket Challenges #78 - Love 

CCEE Stampers #2106 - Love Is In The Air 

Moving Along With The Times #127 - February Valentines/Love 

Crafty Gals Corner #216 - Add A Heart 

Double D Challenges - Mood Board Valentine/Love

My Time To Craft #450 - Love 

613 Avenue Create #2 - February Anything Goes Optional Heart/Soles 

Outlawz Festive Friday feb5 to Feb 18 - Valentines Theme 

 

I'm really happy with how both of these turned out since I was making them feeling like "garbage".  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask!!

Waking Up

 

Stamps: Whimsy

Card Stock:  Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Computer, Printer, Brads, Cotton Ball, Stampin Up Chalks, Ranger Glossy Accents, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

Sheltering Tree

 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up Real Red, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Blender Brushes, Ribbon, Brads, Epoxy Heart Stickers

 

We All Have Magic

Hello and welcome.  Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Pammies Inky Pinkies challenge post, please scroll down one.

Today is Anything But A Card day over at Catch The Bug and I'd like to share with you a journal I made using the Harry Potter Collage I've wanted to use for some time, just never have gotten to it.  Whenever the back to school sales start, I always try to get a few of the composition notebooks to decorate and give as gifts - this one will be going to my daughter.  

After printing my image off onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before cutting down and layering.  For the journal, I dusted off some designer paper I had bought at Costco years ago and have used only a couple of sheets out of.  Once the designer paper was glued to the notebook, I added my layered image before die cutting flowers using my big shot and a Sizzix die I received as a RAK from a friend.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #23 - Feburary Use Your NBUS 

Colour Crazy Craft Week 4 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Get Creative Challenges #98 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Use Red/Pink 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Feb 1 to Feb 14 - Anything Goes (Must Have Greetings) 

A Perfect Time To Craft #2-2021 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Stash 

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge Feb 2021 - Use Your Patterned Paper 

CD Sunday Plus #53 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe out there and please wear a mask!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up Scraps, Costco Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Big Shot, Sizzix Flower Die, Glue Dots, Scrappy Tape

Flowers And Bears

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  For my Pammies Inky Pinkies post, please scroll down one.  As I type, we are finally getting some rain and snow in the nearby mountains here in Central California.  Hopefully as the week goes one, the rain predictions will come true.  In the meantime, I'd like to share a couple of cards with you made with a stamp set from The Cats Pajamas I during their Black Friday sale called Nature's Hello..

 

Onfer

 

I started out by stamping my images in memento black onto a Hammermill white scrap then colored it using prismacolor and copic markers before stippling tumbled glass and garden green ink around it.  Once that was done, I layered the main image then dusted off my Crop-A-Dial and some eyelets I received as a RAK.  After adding the eyelets, I stamped the main image for card background using spiced marmalade distress ink. The border was stamped in summer sun.  I then added the layered image before die cutting my sun out twice from scraps; once in summer sun and once in only orange.  After adding the die cut suns using dimensionals, I dusted off my clear epoxy circle stickers and added one to the suns center.  The final touch was crystal ice stickles to the flower centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #22 - January 2021 Use Your NBUS 

The Cats Pajamas #375 - Think Spring 

My Time To Craft #449 - Glitter or Sparkle 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Jan 18 to Jan 31 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Twofer

 

My second card I chose to keep clean and simple (CAS).  Using the same stamp set, I stamped the main image repeatedly in a row in memento tuxedo black ink.  After coloring using prismacolor and copic markers, I layered it once onto a pacific pointe scrap, added the layered image to the card before stamping the saying also in memento black.  I received the saying as RAK and I'm not sure what Stampin Up set it came from.

Challenges entered:

 

Less Is More #435 - In A Row 

Taylor Made Cards 4U #1 January 2021 - Friendship 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan 22 to Feb 4 - Anything Goes Theme 

CAS On Friday #197 - Animals 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Stay safe out there and please wear a mask!

Stamps The Cats Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade; Stampin Up Summer Sun, Garden Green

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles, Crop-A-Dial, Dimensionals, Eyelets, MFT Sun Die, Big Shot, Clear Epoxy Stickers

 

Celebrating You With Ice Cream

Hello and welcome.  Today is the new release day for Bugaboo Stamps and we're celebrating it over at Catch The Bug.  The image I'm sharing is called Knobby Knees Ice Cream Scoop and can be found here.

After printing my image onto white card stock, I pulled out some unloved Die Cuts With A View Sweet Stack designer paper and added that to a lavender card.  I then took my image, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before sponging some lavender lace dye ink around the edges and adding some purple brads.  Since I let the designer paper control my color choices, I decided to give the image, and card, the feel of an ice cream shop in the 50's or 60's.  For the saying, I pulled out a long retired Stampin Up set then stamped it in memento tuxedo black dye ink.  Once done, I added it to the card using dimensionals before adding a never before used purple gingham ribbon.  The final embellishment was to take Sakura 3D glaze pens to highlight parts of the image.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #17 - August 
Arty Divas #28 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Monday Greetings Aug 3 to Aug 16 - Birthday 
CD Sunday Plus #41 - Anything Goes 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2032 - Anything Goes 
Shopping Our Stash #426 - KISS (Keep It Simple Sister) 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 31 - Anything Goes 
Dragonfly Dreams Aug 2020 - Anything Goes 
Craftyhazelnuts Pattern Paper Challenge - August 2020

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there.


Stamps: Bugaboo, Stampin Up!
Ink: Stampin Up Lavender Lace, Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up, DCWV Sweet Shop Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Computer, Printer, Brads, Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensionals, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

Pigs, Blessings And Friends

Hello and welcome.  I'd like to share another clean and simple card (CAS) I made using a new and never before used (NBUS) digital stamp from Sherry West Art called The Three Little Oinks.  I had originally planned on making a layered card with  this image, however, after cutting the paper down to size I realized it would make a perfect CAS card on it's own.  After coloring it using prismacolor pencils and a blender pencil, I took one of my stipple brushes and lightly stippled left over ink around the image.  My final touch was stamping the saying from an old, long retired, Stampin Up set called Wishes Awash.

Challenges entered: 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2022 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Monday Greetings May 25 to June 7 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 21 - Anything Goes 
Arty Divas #23 - Anything Goes 
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) - June 


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sherry West Art, Stampin Up!
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Broken China
Card Stock: Neenah White
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor Pencils and Blender Pencil, Stipple Brush

Well Shit

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using my dusty Curious Guinea Pig E13748 from Impression Obsession along with the Well Shit B12218 saying from their new summer release.  The look on the guinea pig along with the saying pretty much sums up how my week has gone so far; especially with my migraines.

After stamping the guinea pig in memento black, I colored it using prismacolor and copic markers before stamping the saying also in memento black.  I then "created" the grass by taking several green copic markers and "dotting" them.  Taking a stipple brush, I then added some tumbled glass distress ink around the image before layering onto a white card with some dusty Recollections All Seasons designer paper.  My only embellishments were some green enamel dots and blue/green bow.

Challenges entered:

Impression Obsession - Tickled (make funny cards) 
Outlawz Monday Greetings April 27 to May 10 - Use Plaids 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2017 - Anything Goes 
Arty Divas #20 - Anything Goes 
Krafty Chicks #505 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Impression Obsession
Card Stock: Neenah White, Recollections All Seasons DP
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bow, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, SU Green Enamel Dots

Some Sarcasm And Sass

Hello and welcome.  I just LOVE this stamp saying from Impression Obsession. The card I'm sharing today is more of a clean and simple design with a few extra touches.

I started out by stamping the eyelashes in Tim Holtz chipped sapphire distress ink then sponged navy dye ink around the edges.  After stamping the Flirty Eyelashes on white card stock, I added the Sarcasm and Sass saying before layering and adding some never before used (NBUS) eyelets from my stash.  I then spritzed some navy ink over and around the images before adding to my eyelash stamped card base.  I then highlighted parts of the eyelashes and saying using Sakura blue and silver gel pens.  My final embellishment is a small navy blue bow.

Challenges entered:
Splitcoaststampers Inspiration IC719 - Decking Out The Dorm
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1937 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #359 - Clean and Simple
Arty Divas #4 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday Greetings Sept 16 to 29 - Greeting With Use Of Distress Ink or Paper

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Stampin Up Night Of Navy, Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Pop Dots, Bow, Color Spritzer Tool, Sakura Gel Pens, Sponge, Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, Navy Marker, Color Spritzer Tool

Bearing Gifts 2018 and Some More Never Before/Rarely Used Stuff (NBUS/RBUS)

Hello and welcome!!!  As we finish the final countdown until Christmas, I'm rushing to finish Christmas cards I'm sending out.  (Note to self: start making them in January - again.  **sigh**)

Today I'd like to share a card made using one of my all time favorite stamps period.  It's an old retired one from Stampendous (2004) called Wise Siamese.  After stamping the image in memento black ink then coloring with copic markers, I sponged some Tim Holtz faded jeans distress ink and Stampin Up sahara sand around the edges before layering.  I then took a scrap of Stampin Up not quite navy card stock to use as a border and embossed it using my big shot and a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder before sponging navy ink over the embossing to help highlight the border.  I then popped up the layered panel over my embossed border on a card made using some rarely used (RBUS) Stampin Up sahara sand and some new (NBUS) Recollections designer paper my daughter bought me.  The only embellishments I used were some rarely used (RBUS) Stampin Up not quite navy brads, ice stickles  Wise Siamese crowns/collars, and a small navy bow sticker.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1850 - Anything Goes
Show Us Your Pussycats 37 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday Greetings GCC121718 - Merry Christmas
Outlawz Festive Friday 121418 - Christmas
Not Just Cards - December
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous Christmas.


Stamps: Stampendous Wise Siamese 
Ink: Tim Holtz Faded Jeans, Stampin Up Night Of Navy, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy
Card Stock: Stampin Up, Recollections Designer Paper
Accessories: Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Sponges, Bow Sticker, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Diamond Ice Stickles

True Friends And Some More NBUS

I'd like to share a card I made for a friend using the True Friends digi from Simply B Stamps.  The image is colored using prismacolor watercolor pencils with Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink stippled around the edges.  The card is made using Stampin Up card stock and Basic Grey Kioshi designer paper. 

I'm really happy with how this card turned out and I used up some more of my never before used stash (NBUS) by using my purple prima flowers and pearl bling.  I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Outlawz Monday Greetings - Just Because
Pammies Inky Pinkies 1833 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Simply B Stamps True Friends
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Card Stock: Stampin Up, Basic Grey Kioshi Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Stipple Brush, Prima Flowers, Bling, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Blender Marker