Do What You Love

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made with this week's Friday freebie from Bugaboo Stamps called Bugaboo Brat basketball boy.  I think this image could also be changed by coloring to represent girls teams as well.

 

After printing my image onto Hammermill white card stock and coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz chipped sapphire ink around the edges.  Once that was done, I layered the image before adding to a card using some scrap Costco designer paper I picked up probably 10 yrs ago and I'm still going through with Tim Holtz faded jeans distress ink sponged around the sides.  I kept the card pretty clean and simple and only added brads, kraft thread and a Basic Grey popsicle stick saying I've also had for years.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - October 2020 

Crafts Galore Encore #80 - October Anything Goes 

Love To Craft #51 - October Anything Goes 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2042 - Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards - October Anything Goes 

Little Red Wagon #572 - Things Beginning With B (I used boy/basketball) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe out there and don't forget to grab this week's freebie.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire

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

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Basic Grey Popsicle Stick, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Sponge, Brads, Thread

Hello Earthlings!

Hello Earthlings and welcome!  Just what 2020 needs now, a space alien, however since this one is too darn cute to say no to, I'll take him!  Today is another new release from Bugaboo Stamps and today we have two cute images for your collection.  My card features the space alien since I've had these cuttlebug kids dies for years and hadn't used them yet.

After printing the image off on Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering and adding some silver brads.  Once that was done, I pulled out my chalks and a cotton ball before coloring the space background in.  I then die cut the planet twice (once yellow, once red), and the spaceship, before adding them to my card.  I then pulled out some silver snowflake stickers I've had for years and added two of them for stars before adding ice stickles to the background, planet/spaceship and my die cut stars.  The final embellishments were silver dew drops in the space ship windows and Sakura 3D glaze pens to highlight parts of the alien image.  I'm happy with how it turned out since my migraines have been active again and I've been at the point of cry or try to focus on something else.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Unloved Stuff 

Arty Divas #30 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Week 42 - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Week 41 - Anything Goes 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2042 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!  Don't forget to stop by the Bugaboo shop to pick up the new releases today.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Chalk, Cotton Ball, Ice Stickles, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Kids Planet/Spaceship Dies, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Brads, Dew Drops, Glue Dots

Isaiah 40:31

Hello and welcome.  This verse is one of my favorites and I was so thrilled to receive this stamp from a friend since it's perfect for any occasion especially just because and sympathy cards.  It took me a while to ink it up, but I'm so happy with the results.  Since the Isaiah verse is so big, I decided to make this into a slimline card.

I started out by stamping the verse (Stampabilities) in memento tuxedo black ink onto Hammermill white card stock before over-stamping an eagle (Rubber Monger) I've had in my stash for years in memento London fog ink then lightly stippling Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the edges and adding faux brads.  For the card itself, I created a background by repeatedly stamping the same eagle in stormy sky distress ink before stippling chipped sapphire distress ink around the edges.  After adding the layered image panel and adding a navy ribbon, I felt the card still needed something so I pulled out a retired MFT daisy die set and die cut two full daisies from scrap navy card stock.  I then punched some garden green scraps using a retired Martha Stewart fern punch.  After assembling my flowers, I added some class-a-peel stickers to the centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 2020 

Splitcoaststampers Free For All F4A556 - Slimline Cards 

Word Art Wednesday Weeks 460 to 461 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Watercooler Wednesdays #293 - All About Occasions (went with just because/sympathy) 

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Oct 8 to 21 - Anything Goes Optional Leaves 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #144 - Anything Goes 

 

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

Stamps: Stampabilities, Rubber Monger

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, London Fog; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up Night Of Navy, Scraps

Accessories: Big Shot, MFT Daisy Die-namics, Class A Peel Stickers, Stipple Brushes, Glue Dots, MS Fern Punch, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Ribbon

 

A Spooktacular Day

Hello and welcome.  It's time for another Stella Says Sketch over on Catch The Bug.  For my card, I decided to go with a spooky theme and use an image I've had for a while but just never used called Have A Spooktacular Day.

 

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using some Castle Art pencils I received for my birthday last month before layering and adding some black brads.  I then took some scrap card stock, dry embossed it using a cuttlebug spiderweb embossing folder and my big shot. For my card, I took some scrap designer paper I bought from the Target dollar spot years ago, added that, then added my embossed panels before popping up the main image panel using dimensionals.  Since my saying is part of the main image, I added some yellow/green dew drops to the bottom right corner.  The only other embellishments was yellow ice stickles, Sakura 3D glaze pens highlighting parts of the image panel and sponging green galore dye ink around the edges of the card.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October NBUS 

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - October 2020 

Through The Purple Haze #172 - Halloween Fun 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #153 - Halloween (see pic)

Cute Card Thursday #656 - Halloween

Crafty Calendar October - Halloween 

My Time To Craft #443 - Halloween or Cats 

Outlawz Festive Friday Oct 16 to 29th - Halloween 

Splitcoaststampers Inspiration IC776 - Halloween Costumes (inspired by Mummy see pic)

CD Sunday Plus #46 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

 

 Halloween Costumes Store

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there.  While you're at it, join in the challenge.  You can find it here.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Stampin Up Green Galore

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up Scraps, Target $1 Spot Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Spiderweb Embossing Folder, Castle Art Pencils, Dimensionals, Brads, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Sponge, Dew Drops, Glue Dots

You Deserve A Pricking Break

Hello and welcome.  Since I'm still having "one of those WTFluffy days", I'd like to share with you a card made using a stencil, and stamps, I received as a RAK.  Both are from Picket Fence Studios.

I started out by adhering the Wishes stencil to Hammermill white card stock, using removable tape, then sponging garden green ink over it then cleaning off the excess ink with a white wash cloth rag before layering it to a garden green card.  I then stamped the cactus from A Pricking Break, colored it using prismacolor markers, the die cut with the matching die.  For the image panel, I stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and brushed corduroy distress inks on a scrap white panel before adhering my die cut image and layered.  I then stamped the saying below the layered image, highlighted parts of the cactus using Sakura 3D glaze pens, and added some green sequins I've had for years in my stash and never used.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

A Bit More Time To Craft #126 - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #80 - Anything Goes 

Love To Craft #51 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers Ways To Use It WT814 - Embellish It 

Splitcoaststampers Free For All F4A554 - Stencil, Sparkle, Shine 

 

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

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Stampin Up Garden Green, PFS Intense Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up Garden Green

Accessories: Stencil, Sponge, Sequins, Big Shot, PFS A Pricking Break Die, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Stipple Brushes, Gold Cord

What The.......

...fluffy???  Have you ever had a day that can be described by three letters???  Well, I'm having one of those days today.  Besides the migraine (thank you wildfires..not!), several other things are piling on and  just becoming overwhelming right now.  So I received this stamp set from Picket Fence Studios as a RAK and just had to use it along with Simply Wonderful (retired).

I started out by taking a long strip of scrap white card stock, folded in half and stamped the main saying before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges.  I then stamped the flowers onto scrap white card stock and fussy cut them out before pairing with greenery punched from scrap garden green card stock using the fern Martha Stewart punch.  As an after thought, I went over the stamped saying with a black prismacolor marker to make it stand out a bit more.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #388 - Use Those Snippets 

Krafty Chicks #529 - Clean And Simple CAS 

Crafty Creations #414 - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Oct 8 to Oct 21 - Anything Goes Optional Leaves 

 

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

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Picket Fence Studio Intense Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White Scraps, Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, MS Fern Punch, Prismacolor Black Marker, Ranger Glossy Accents

 

Graceful Swan

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using one of Impression Obsession's stamps called Swan With Lily Pad.  My card uses the digital version here.  Now if you don't like using digital stamps (my migraines sometimes make it impossible to use them), you can find the actual stamp here.  I've had this image since the start of the pandemic and have never used it before now.  

After printing the image at 3.5x5 inches onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils I received for my birthday.  Once the image was colored, I layered it then added blue eyelets before adhering the image panel to a blue card.  For my embellishments, I added blue glitter ribbon, primas (more NBUS) and ice stickles.  I'm really happy with how it turned out considering I was dealing with another multi-day migraine.  If you've ever had a migraine, you know how impossible it is to think.  Well I had reached the point of either try focusing on something to take my mind off the pain if possible or cry which would have hurt more I think.

Challenges entered:

 

Impression Obsession - You're A Hoot (Owls, Birds) 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 40 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Through The Craft Room Door Oct 13th - Anything Goes 

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

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

 

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

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Ice Stickles, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Primas, Eyelets, Crop A Dile

Courage And The Heart

Hello and welcome.  Today I have another new release from Bugaboo Stamps for you called Courage Sign.

 

After stamping my image onto Neenah white card stock, then cutting down to size, I layered it onto some scrap white card stock before adding some "faux brads".  For the card, I stippled the background using Tim Holtz broken china distress ink and a Picket Fence Studio stencil called Wishes I received as a RAK and haven't used yet.  Once my background was finished, I then stippled the same ink around the edges of the card before adding my layered saying.  After adding some silver cord and prima flowers, with a bling center, my card was finished.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

Crafty Catz #522 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Wild and Crazy 

Creative Fingers #194 - Anything Goes 

Outlaws Festive Friday Oct 2 to 15 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers F4A554 - Stencil, Sparkle/Shine 

Through The Purple Haze #172 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 41 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #46 - Anything Goes Digital 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 460 to 461 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.  Don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love here and stay safe out there.

Stamps:  Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China

Card Stock:  Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Stencil, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Primas, Bling, Glue Dots