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

The Elephant Who Wanted To Fly

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'm guest designing for the Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhymes challenge and we're being sponsored by Oddball Art Company and the image I'm using is the never before used (NBUS)  Kawaii Christmas Baby Elephant With Antlers. For the challenge, we were inspired by this song:

The Butterfly Song (If I Were a Butterfly) Psalty & Ernie Rettino

 

If I were a butterfly
I'd thank you, Lord, for giving me wings
And if I were a robin in a tree
I'd thank you, Lord, that I could sing
And if I were a fish in the sea
I'd wiggle my tail, and I'd giggle with glee
But I'd just thank you Father for making me me

'Cause you gave me a heart
And you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus
And you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me me

If I were an elephant
I'd thank you, Lord, by raising my trunk
And if I were a kangaroo
I'd just hop right up to you

And if I were an octopus
I'd thank you, Lord, for my good looks
But I'd just thank you Father for making me me 

 

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil before blending Stampin Up bashful blue and Tim Holtz stormy sky inks using my Picket Fence Studios blending brushes then layering onto scrap/snippet card stock.  Since I didn't have any matching grey brads, I made my own by punching a small piece of scrap grey card stock then adhering the small circles using a Martha Stewart glue pen.  For my card, I stamped a retired Stampin Up floral background in Tim Holtz stormy sky ink before adding my layered image panel.  I then took some scrap/snippet grey and pink card stock, punched them using my Martha Stewart butterfly trio and hydragnea trio punches, and added them to the card using glue dots.  The final embellishments were bakers twine, ice stickles in the flower centers, white gel pen and a red 3D glaze pen for the elephant's heart.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #24 - Use Your NBUS

2 Crafty Critter Crazies March - Anything Goes Using A Critter 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #399 - Use Those Snippets 

A Bit More Time To Craft #136 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers #MAR21VSNA - Zoo Animals 

 

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

Stamps: Oddball Art; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky; Stampin Up Bashful Blue

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, MS Punches, White Gel Pen, Glue Dots, Blender Pencil, Ice Stickles, PFS Blender Brushes, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, 3D Glaze Pen, Bakers Twine

 

PIP 2108

 Challenge 2108 - Team A

sponsored by Lawn Fawn

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Hello and welcome.  It's time for another challenge over at Pammies Inky Pinkies.  This week we are being sponsored by Lawn Fawn.  I would like to thank Lawn Fawn for their sponsorship.  

I started out by stamping the Winter Bunny (which might be retired since I can't find it in their store currently) in memento tuxedo black ink twice onto scrap white card stock then colored using Copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I die cut it using the matching die, then set it aside.  I then took some scrap Close to Cocoa card stock, and several different colors of scrap green card stock, then die cut them using my dusty Sizzix mountain and tree dies, again using my Big Shot.  Once I was finished die cutting everything, I took some acrylic white paint and painted the snowy peaks and trees before setting them aside to dry.  After the paint was dry, I decided I wasn't happy with how the trees turned out, so I flipped them over and re-painted the tree, however, I also dug out an old toothbrush and "splattered" white paint onto the trees.  I was really happy with how the trees turned out this time.  Digging through my scrap designer paper stash, I found this snowflake one I've had for who knows how long and added it to my card base.  I then took several strips of scrap white card stock, and tore them to size creating my own " snowy hills" before blending some Stampin Up bashful blue and going grey dye inks using my Picket Fence Blender Brushes.  Once the blending was done, I took a wire curler I've had for years and slightly "curled" the torn borders to give them more "depth".  Now I was ready to assemble my card. I added the scrap snowflake designer paper and mountains first, allowing some parts of the mountains to go over the card edges.  I would trim these off later.  Next up, I added my "snowy hills", adhering them by adding adhesive only to the right/left sides and bottoms of the torn strips.  Taking my trees, I adhered those using mono adhesive, dimensionals and pop dots for added effects.  My sledding bunny was then added them on top of each other, popping them up, using dimensionals for depth.  The only other embellishments were crystal ice stickles and a few Picket Fence Gin and Tonic snowflake sequins.   I love how this card finally turned out, especially since the whole thing (except the card base) was made using scrap card stock and designer paper.

Challenges entered:

 

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

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stuff 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #February - Anything Goes Using A Critter 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #397 - Anything Goes Using Snippets 

Outlawz Festive Friday Feb 19 to March 4 - Anything Goes Theme 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #152 - Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenge #2 - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme Feb 21 to March 6 - Song Inspiration (Trees) 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask!!  We need to stop this COVID virus.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Bashful Blue, Going Grey

Card Stock: Stampin Up Pacific Pointe; Scraps

Accessories: Copic Markers, Big Shot, Sizzix Tree/Mountain Dies, White Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush, Toothbrush, PFS Sequins, Dimensionals, Pop Dots, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

 

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 

Blimey!

Hello and welcome.  I received this cute pirate stamp set as a thank you gift in a recent order from The Cat's Pajamas (so I have no idea name of this set) and I had some scrap card stock still on my desk from the Dare To Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoaststampers and decided to try turning all that into a card.

I started out by stamping my images/saying in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap Hammermill white then coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stippled Tim Holtz old paper, tumbled glass and chipped sapphire distress inks over and around to "age" the image panel a bit before layering onto scrap card stock.  For the card, I pulled out a scrap piece of kraft card stock then added some "old world map" scrap designer paper I had bought at Costco years ago. For embellishments, I added some thread, small punched navy flowers, ice stickles, faux sewing and a few hand drawn "birds".  I do apologize for the "sepia" colored pictures.  Unfortunately, due to all of the smoke from the wildfires we have here in California, this is the best I'm getting right now.

Challenges entered:

The Cat's Pajamas #372 - September Anything Goes 

AAA Birthday Card Challenges #17 - Animals & Critters

Pixies Crafty Workshop #386 - Anything Goes Using Snippets/Scraps 

Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes Sept 6 to Sept 19 - Song Inspiration "Cats Sleep Anywhere" 

Crafting Happiness #66 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) # 18 - September 

Show Us Your Pussycats #58 - Anything Goes With A Cat 

 

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

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Old Paper, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: All Scraps

Accessories: Thread, Stipple Brushes, MS Hydrangea Punch, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Black Artist Pen

 

I Think You're Purrrr-fect

Hello and welcome.  Today is new release Tuesday over at the Bugaboo stamps blog Catch The Bug.  Today we are sharing with you I think you're purrr-fect and is available here.  I absolutely love this cute little kitty.  I mean who wouldn't love those eyes?

After printing the image, and saying, onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before inking the edges in memento tuxedo black and layering.  For my card base, I added to a white card some scrap designer paper I've had for years (don't even remember who made it) before edging the card in memento black.  I then popped up the layered image, added some faux brads and then a grey/black ribbon from my stash.  The final touches were a punched flower with a gold ice stickle center as well as gold ice stickles on the the crown.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #18 - September 
Show Us Your Pussycats #58 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes Sept 6 to Sept 19 - Song Inspiration Cat's Sleep Anywhere 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2036 - Anything Goes 
Colour Crazy Craft Wk 35 - Anything Goes Coloring 
Aud Sentiments Challenge #259 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - September 2020 
Try It On Tuesdays - Neat And Tidy 


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.

Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Hammermill White, Scrap Designer Paper, Stampin Up Scraps
Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Hydrangea Punch, Glue Dots, Gold Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Prismacolor and Copic Markers

Kneeling Santa

Hello and welcome.  Sharing today a last minute Christmas card I've made for a few challenges using the retired Reason For The Season, although you can still get just the Santa image here from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I've had this set for years and have never used it until now.  Can you say BIG mistake??

After stamping my image in memento black and coloring using copic markers, I stippled some Tim Holtz scattered straw and old paper distress inks to "age" it a bit before layering and adding brushed gold mini brads.  I decided to do the same for the card front saying.  I then repeatedly stamped another saying from the set in memento rhubarb stalk ink to create my background before stippling Stampin Up real red ink around the edges.  The only additional embellishments used is a small red bow, gold cord, and some Making Memories paper poinsettias from my stash.

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

Pammies Inky Pinkies #1850 - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards December 2018 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland End Of Year - Anything Goes
Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes SAR12162018 - Away In A Manger
Outlawz Festive Friday FF122118 - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!!!

Stamps: ODBD Reason For The Season
Ink: Tim Holtz Scattered Straw, Forest Moss, Old Paper, Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Stampin Up Real Red
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Gold Cord, Brads, Glue Dots, Making Memories Paper Poinsettias, Glue Dots

Lavender And Laundry

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for this week's Sunday Songs and Rhymes challenge over at the Outlawz.  The  theme this week is the song Song of the Lavender Fairy from Flower Fairies of the Garden book by Cicely Mary Barker. 

For my card I pulled out several of my retired sets from Stampin Up!  After I stamped the lavender flowers from my Vases In Vogue set in memento bamboo ink, I then stamped the slip from Laundry Notes in memento black and colored them using my prismacolor and copic markers.  For the grass, I used the fern stamp from Watercolor Minis in garden green, certainly celery, and green galore inks.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges before stamping the butterflies in lavender lace and wisteria inks on to scrap card stock then cutting out.  The only embellishments added were lavender brads and "pinching" up the wings of the butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us over at the Outlawz this week.

Stamps: SU Watercolor Minis (retired), Laundry Notes (retired), Vases In Vogue (retired)
Ink: SU Garden Green, Green Galore, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, Wisteria; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Memento Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush

Ebony And Ivory

Hello everyone and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made as Guest Designer for the Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes challenge.  This week the challenge theme is the song Ebony and Ivory.

Song:  Ebony and Ivory

Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony 

Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don't we?

For my card, I wanted to create something that showed how we, as a society, treat each other (stealing, bullying, etc) and decided to go with an old Western theme.  I pulled out two retired sets from The Cats Pajamas (Happy Trails, Howdy) along with the Cloud Border CutUps die.  After stamping my scene in memento black onto some ivory card stock and scraps, I colored everything using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then cut out everything I wanted to pop up before stippling some Tim Holtz brushed corduroy, tumbled glass and Adirondack caramel inks onto the card and image panel before layering onto black and ivory card stock.  I then die cut my cloud border twice, cut apart, then stippled the same inks onto each one before popping them up as well.  The only embellishments I added were vintage brads and some hand drawn "birds" in the background.  Here's the completed card:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  I do hope you'll join us for this week's challenge over at the Outlawz.

Stamps: TCP Howdy (retired), Happy Trails (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy, Tumbled Glass, Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Brads, SU Basic Grey Marker

Life's A Beach; More NBUS

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using the Sassy Gal Beach from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.  My image is colored using both prismacolor and copic markers with Tim Holtz broken china, marmalade and brushed corduroy distress inks stippled around it before layering and adding some brads.  The card is made using the Tim Holtz sunburst embossing folder with Stampin Up green galore ink sponged over and around it.  After adding some ribbon, I popped up the image panel using pop dots over the embossed card.  My final embellishments were adding some punched flowers, hand drawn seagulls and ice stickles.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with some health issues besides my migraines. Also bonus "points" for using some never before used stuff (NBUS - ribbon, image)

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

Catch The Bug - August Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Fridays - Anything Goes
Outlawz Songs and Rhymes - Little Mermaid

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!


Stamps: Bugaboo Sassy Gal Beach
Ink: SU Green Galore, Tim Holtz Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Sunburst Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sponge, Stipple Brushes, MS Hydrangea Punch, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots