Let's Celebrate Little Hedgie

 

Hello and welcome.  Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch challenge over at Catch The Bug and I'm using the cute little Hedgehog Flower digital Crafters Castle #41 - Anything Goesimage for my card.  I also took a little "artistic liberties" with my take on the sketch.

 

I started out by stamping tone-on-ton half of a green galore card base before sponging the matching ink around the edges.  I then die cut a scallop border in scrap orange card stock before stippling Tim Holtz spiced marmalade distress ink around the edges of it then added using glue dots.  Since I've been dealing with another migraine, I then popped up a tag I had made a while back, using dimensionals, before adding some flowers I made by punching scrap card stock using a MS hydrangea punch adhering them using Ranger Glossy Accents.  The final touch was gold ice stickle centers.  Easy peasy right?  

Challenges entered:

 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #403 - Use Your Snippets/Scraps (mine: flowers, tag, border) 

Gem Of A Craft Challenge #11 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #61 - Anything Goes Digital 

Crafters Castle #41 - May Anything Goes 

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes May 16 to 29 - Song/Rhyme Inspiration Baby Animals (mine hedgehog) 

Taylormadecards4u May #5 - Anything Goes Optional Flowers 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great week and don't forget to enter the new Stella Says Sketch here.

Stamps: Bugaboo; Stampin Up On Your Birthday (retired), Boho Backgrounds (retired)

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade; Stampin Up Green Galore, Garden Green

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Ribbon, Dimensionals, MFT Jumbo Scallop Die, Big Shot, MS Punch, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen, Brads

What Do You Mean...

Hello and welcome.  Today is the first day of Bugaboo's annual Holiday Chaos over at Catch The Bug.  Today's theme is Reindeer Games.  For my project, I've used Bugaboo's Puppy - Enough Reindeer.  I've had this image for awhile and love it.  Seriously, how could you tell this little guy Santa has enough reindeer.

I started out by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock then coloring it using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil before layering and adding brads.  I then took a Cuttlebug ornament embossing folder and ran it with red card stock through my big shot before adhering it to a garden green card using glue dots.  Taking the layered panel, I then adhered that also using glue dots before adding a small green bow.  The final touches were gold, waterfall and diamond ice stickles to highlight the image.

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #50 - Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge #520 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Gem of a Craft Challenge Week 25 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Week 49 - Anything Goes 

Crafters Castle #36 - Anything Goes 

Di's Digi Designs - Winter Holidays 

Outlawz Festive Fridays Dec 11 to Dec 24 - Christmas/Pet Themes 

Festive Friday FF0074 - Christmas Use Three From Inspiration Pic (I used red/green/gold bells on dog collar) 

Colour Crazy Craft Week 49 - Anything Goes Coloring 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend and hope you join in the week long challenges over at Catch The Bug.  Please stay safe out there and wear a mask.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, SU Garden Green

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Ornament Embossing Folder, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots, Brads, Bow

Cup Of Christmas Cocoa

Hello and welcome.  Today is another new release from Bugaboo and this one is called Christmas Mouse - Cocoa. (NOTE: Due to ongoing computer issues, the freebie/new release pages are not updating.  Jodie is working on getting the issue solved).

 

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils with a blender pencil before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around it then layering and adding brads.  My card is made using non-traditional Christmas colors, however, I think of hot cocoa every time I use them. I dusted off an old Making Memories Cosmopolitan designer paper pack I've had for years and had tried selling when we had to move.  Fortunately, it didn't sell and I could match it with my little mouse along with sponging chocolate chip ink around the sides.  Once the card was made, I added a ruffled ribbon I've had for years from a retired Stampin Up embellishment pack.  I then popped up my layered mouse, added some PTI Vintage buttons, Picket Fence Gin and Tonic sequins, and diamond ice stickles to highlight the cocoa in the cup.  As an afterthought, I pulled out a black artist pen and doodled some faux sewing around the image.  The final touch was a 3D glaze pen highlighting the mouse's eyes and the word cocoa.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #21 - December Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Stash 

Crafters Castle #36 - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Week 48 - Anything Goes Coloring 

 

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

 

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Stampin Up Chocolate Chip, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up, Making Memories Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Buttons, Glue Dots, Sponge, Stipple Brush, Blender Pencil, Ice Stickles, Black Artist Pen, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen

The Colors Of Fall

Hello and welcome.  I hope your weekend is going great.  I've been asked to guest design for the Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes challenge the next two weeks.  For my project, I am using one of the images from the challenge sponsor Sherry West Art. I would like to thank Sherry West Art for sponsoring the challenge.  The inspiration rhyme for the challenge is as follows:

The Colors of Fall

(Diane & Daniel Henderson)

Orange is for a pumpkin big and round.

Yellow is for leaves that fall to the ground.

Red is for an apple ripe for eating.

Green is for monsters that go trick or treating.

Brown is for a football, thrown down the field.

Purple is for grapes from a bountiful yield.

Blue is the sky, what a wonderful sight.

Black is for cats that howl in the night.

White is the moon looking quite luminescent

Sometimes it shines in the shape of a crescent.

Pink stripes at a sunset ending our day.

Tan is the scarecrow  - the color of hay.

Grey is the shadow of geese flying by.

Kaleidoscope colors that lift our hearts high. 

After printing off my image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling several Tim Holtz distress inks around it to give more of a "early dusk" feel before layering onto scrap card stock and adding brads.  I think pulled out my pumpkin harvest embossing folder, ran it and some cocoa card stock thru the big shot before adhering the panel to a pumpkin card.  I then sanded the dry embossed pumpkin panel to distress it a bit before popping up my layered image over it.  After punching some scrap pumpkin card stock, using a Martha Stewart hydrangea 3 flower punch, I added those to the card along with silver ice stickle centers.  The final touches were some fall fibers, googlie eyes, and highlighting parts of the image using Sakura 3D glaze pens.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #387 - Use Up Your Snippets

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #18 - October 2020 

Crafters Castle #34 - October Anything Goes 

My Time To Craft #442 - Autumnal Colors 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk39 - Anything Goes Coloring

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #43 - Anything Goes With A Critter 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join the challenge over at the Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes.

 

Stamps: Sherry West Art

Ink: Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy, Milled Lavender, Chipped Sapphire, Wild Honey Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up, Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punch, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Ranger Crystal Accents, Fibers, Ice Stickles, Brads, Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Distressor Tool, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Sanding Block 

Thoughts And Prayers

Hello and welcome.  Today is a new Saturday weekly challenge at Catch The Bug and it's a Bingo challenge.  For my project, I went with Embossing, Bugaboo Image, Ribbon and used the Beautiful Blocks - Thoughts and Prayers.  I decided to keep my card somewhat clean and simple (CAS) since all of the California wildfire smoke exacerbated both my migraines and asthma/COPD.  One thing I've learned the last week, breathing and not being in pain are definitely under rated! 

 

After printing out my image onto white card stock and coloring using both copic and prismacolor markers, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass ink that was still on my brush from another project then layered.  I then added that to my card, which I kept the background clean, then added some enamel dots in place of brads and added a white ribbon bow.  For the embossing part, I pulled out my Souffle embossing pens and Sakura 3D embossing glaze pens and used those to highlight parts of the image.

Challenges entered:

 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2037 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday #456 and #457 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Crafters Castle #33 - September Anything Goes 

Outlawz Festive Friday Sept 18 to Oct 1 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and if you could say a prayer for California and all of the wildfires we're having right now.  Don't forget to join us in the challenge as well.  

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Ribbon Bow, Glue Dots, Enamel Dots, Souffle Embossing Pen, Sakura 3D Embossing Glaze Pen