Mix It Up Challenge Blog #71: Playing With Food

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)   Time for another challenge at MIUCB, this challenge we want you to play with your veggies.  Okay, so when I wrote down the challenge in my calendar, I put play with food.  I do eat veggies and love them, but I did this challenge with pasta. Playing with your Veggies is just an option to join the challenge, we will accept all creations.

Here is the pasta design.  I tried two different types, but the penne pasta did much better than the rotini.  Maybe if I used paint instead of inks, I might have had a better outcome with the rotini. Playing some more might be an option for the future.

Wanted to make sure the design was seen, so keep the design simple.  

Here is the inside, which I kept very light in order to stamp or write a message over the design.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Cas-ual Fridays: Calm & Gentle

·         paper:  scraps

·         die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

·         embellishments: Celebrate It: ribbon, Bead Landing: crystals

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #54: Garden Stocking

 Hello and Happy New Year!!!  May you have a beautiful and blessed 2024 !!

This post is for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, Anything Christmas is welcomed.

    It's no secret that I love Power Poppy images for their details. I fell in love with this Garden Stocking, that I colored with my prismacolor pencils.  This old fashion background paper was perfect.  I know many don't think brown is a Christmas color, but I really love the way this turned out.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Power Poppy: Garden Stocking, Unity: (sentiment from an Unity grab bag)

·         paper:  Bazzill, Recollections, Carta Bella: Christmas Day

·         die-cuts: MFT, Craftin Desert Divas

·         embellishments: Recollections: Pearl Stickers

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #67: Dad's 70th Birthday

 Hello crafty friends :o)  Love to Craft! Challenge Blog has another challenge this month where Anything Goes.

My dad turned 70 this year, I think he looks much younger than this image, but my kids picked it out.  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The cute die-cut is from MFT, which I just bought this die-cut, but do not see it in their store right now, it called Balloon Cover Up.

Here's the inside.  Yes, we do call our father the "old man".  

thanks for reading and looking :o)

o   stamps: Art Impressions: Dance It Out

o   paper: Bazzill, Martha Stewart: Japanese Maple

o   die-cuts: MFT: Balloon Cover Up, Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

o   embellishment: Recollections: chunky glitter

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #155: Spring Garden Bear

 Hello crafty freinds!!!  Spring is finally here and it's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog where Anything Goes.

Who doesn't love cute teddy bears?  I can't resist them and had to color up this cutie from Polkadoodles, which is Winston Gardening (looks like to be offered in their deluxe bundle right now).  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, the sky was sponged with distress inks.  I'm ready for Spring and all the beautiful flowers it brings.

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

o   stamps: Polkadoodles: Winston Gardening

o   paper: Recollections, K& Company: Que Sera Sera

o   embellishments: Craftin Desert Divas: sweet pea sequins

Dr Digi: Goody Shoe Birthday

Hello crafty friends!!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.

If you haven't looked in the Dr Digi store lately, you are missing out on his cute new Emogeez line of digi stamps.  This CAS birthday card I made for that one friend that is always perfect :oP  Everyone has a friend like that.....  This image is from the Good and Bad set and is a precolored image, so very easy to use.

Here's the inside.  I just added the words happy birthday to the sentiment to the set.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Bastel-Traum: #62 Party/Birthday
• Crafty Gals Corner: #160 Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters: #1 Anything Goes 

stamp: Dr Digi: Emogeez Good and Bad
paper: Bazzill, MME: Follow Your Heart & Blush
die-cuts: MFT, Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Stitched Label
embellishments: button, twine

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #10: You're My Favorite

Hello crafty friends!  It's February and that means some new challenges are beginning.  This is my post for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog.  This month we want to challenge you to keeping it  "Clean and Simple"

I decided to use the same stamp set from STAMPlorations "A Full Heart", just because it's SO cute and easy to make CAS cards.  This card was fast and easy to stamp and put together.  Just added a few glitter hearts to make it pretty.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner: #158 Anything Goes

stamps: STAMPlorations: A Full Heart
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio
die-cut: Craftin Dessert Divas: Fancy Frames
embellishment: Recollections: glitter

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #106: Love You

Hello crafty friends!  Well, February is already here and I have 3 inspirational posts for you.  This post is for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, this month's challenge is all about "Love or Valentine".

We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge and the DT will pick a winner and a few of our favorites.

The winner will receive $15 gift certificate.  The sponsor has also offered a 15% discount code to all our challenge participants.

I created this CAS Valentine's Day using A Full Heart stamp set.  I colored the heart with my Prismacolor pencils.  Just kept it really simple using a few of the other stamps in the set.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Creations: #359 Anything Goes

stamp: STAMPlorations: A Full Heart
paper: the Paper Studio
die-cut: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

Dr Digi: Before Reality Kicks In

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.

I created this card using Caffinated Colinda and Coffee Sentiments from Dr Digi.  You know you have seen this ladies walking around with their dogs under their arms or in their bags.  Yes, slippers are a must too, it seems like.  This is a fun image.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #10 Anything Goes with a critter
• A Snowflake Promise: #47 Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart: #189 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations: #358 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner: #156 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations: #43 Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: #134 Anything Goes

stamps: Dr Digi: Caffinated Colinda, Coffee Sentiments
paper: Bazill, the Paper Studio, VRDigital Design: Coffee DP
die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames, MFT: Mini Album Bracket
embellishment: burlap twine

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog: #105: Tutu

Happy New Year crafty friends!  May you have a wonderful and blessed 2018!  I can't believe it's another year already....too fast.

Since it's a new month, I have 3 posts for you to enjoy and be inspired.

This month at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, it's Anything Goes.  We have a wonderful sponsor and prize for the winner.

I created a card using sponsor stamp set Tutu from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps.  This set is adorable and so are the sentiments.  All I had to do was pick out what ink color I wanted to use and stamp.  Of course, I had to make it girlie by adding lots of bling.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Craft-Dee BowZ: Anything Goes January
• Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes

stamps: Cas-ual Fridays Stamps: Tutu
paper: Bazzill, Oh Darling: Crate Paper
die-cuts: Crafting Desert Divas: fancy stitched labels, Spellbinders: calssic scalloped ovals
embellishments: 3GJ: ribbon, the Paper Studio: petite flowers, Recollections: faux pearls, adhesive rhinestones

Dr Digi: Fa-la-la-la

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with a Dr Digi post.  Yup, another Christmas card done and ready to be sent.  There never seems to be enough time to get all the cards done.

I created a card using We Three Kings from Dr Digi.  This fun image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I also used Dr Digi's backing paper Snowflakes.

Here's the inside:

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar Challenge: It's Christmas

stamps: Dr Digi: We Three Kings, C.C. Designs: Funny Christmas sentiments
paper: Bazzill, Dr. Digi: Snowflakes
die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames
embellishments: Celebrate It: Halloween trim, YNS: gumdrops