Let's Craft & Create #131: Thank You Turkey

Hello crafty friends!  The holidays are approaching fast!!  We have a new challenge for you at Let"s Craft & Create: Colors of Fall or Thankful.

I got this cute and funny image from Just Ink Lined called Turkey Thumbs Up.  He is colored up with my Prismacolor pencils.  Just kept everything real simple, but made sure I stayed in the theme.

Here's the inside.  Hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving has a wonder day.  My house will be full, but there always tons of fun with a house busting at the seams.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Calendar: Nov Autumn Colours
• Crafty Friends: #71 Add Sentiment
• Creative with Stamps: Thankful
• Sunny Day Crafting: #61 T is for Turkey
• Through the Craft Room Door: Nov 14: Anything Goes

stamps: Just Ink Lined: Turkey Thumbs Up, Stampin' Up: Short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, MME: traveler
embellishment: twine

Let's Craft & Create: Hey Dude

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with the mid-post inspiration for Let's Craft and Create.  This month we are looking for manly projects, because the challenge is HEY DUDE!

I created a manly card using Just Ink Lined image, Like Father Like Son. I colored the image with my Prismacolr pencils and gave it a western feel with the papers and burlap.  Even the roughed up distress paper edges give it that manly feel.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Just Ink Lined: Like Father Like Son
paper: Bazzill, SU, MFT: tangy orange
embellishment: Mat Stack: burlap

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #8 - Monkey Bday

Hello crafty friends!  It's a new month already and that means a new challenge at Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.  You have a whole month to be crafty and share with everyone.  It can be anything crafty :o)

Here's a birthday card that I made for my special family.  (I have all boys, she has all girls...her girls are my "daughters" and vice versa.)  This card is for my "grandson" and they call him Monkeybutt, so nothing could be better than a monkey for his first birthday card.  I used a lot of die-cuts for this project.

When I first laid out his name, somehow it fit better in that small space.  As I started gluing it down, yup, I ran out of room.  It works though.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect Time to Craft: #3 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore:  #39 Anything Goes
• Inky Chicks: #79 Happy Birthday

stamps: Just Ink Lined: Weemunkee
paper: Bazzill, Cosmo Fine Art: digital monkey paper (banana paper)
die-cuts: MFT: By the Numbers, By the Letters Uppercase, By the Letters Lowercase, Sizzix: celebrate, Joy Crafts: travel (palm trees)

Ready For Some Football

Hello crafty friends!!  I'm posting a requested card today.  This was for a lady's grandson.  There are 2 cards here, because when I first made the card, there was no specified football team.  I thought I was being smart be going with a local football team, but I found out they are originally from Ohio and it had to be Ohio State colors.   This is why I need to ask the questions and not get it from a 3rd party...lol.

Anywho, here are my football cards.

The image is from Just Ink Lined called Football Helmet.  It's a simple design and a great guy card :o)

Here's the inside.  I used a "Big" sentiment stamp set from MFT (My Favorite Things).

Here's my 2nd go at this image with Ohio State colors.  I looked up the helmets to this team, there must have been 15 different designs.  I just picked one I liked and went with it.

The grandmother picked the sentiment she wanted inside.  She's the grandmother and she can.

I did a coordinating envelope with the card.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #282 Sports
• ABC Challenge - Z is for Zero

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Football Helmet, Unity-party all day (outside sentiment), MFT-BIG sentiment
paper used: Recollections, MFT-tangy orange, SU, Grey, Bazzill, Best Occasions mixed media pack, the Paper studio-white
die-cuts used: MFT oval stax 1 & stax 2, Fishtail Flag Stax

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

Hello fellow crafters!  Christmas is fast approaching and I need to get my cards made.  I have some friends with corny sense of humor, so this hot mama will go to one of them. 

The image is from Just Ink Lined called Maude Merry Christmas.  She's a hot mess of a woman:o) Since she's all puckered up, I decided to use a sentiment of a mistletoe.  She is most ready with bells on...note the jingle bells hanging from twine.

The image was colored with color pencils.  I made sure she had leather boots on.  I'm sure this will be a big hit for my sassy friend.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  I hope you didn't damage your eyes too bad :oP

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

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - #44 Pick Previous Theme (#35 Bells)
• Allsorts Challenge Blog - #335 Christmas
• Crazy 4 Challenges - #310 Christmas
• Kleuren met Potloden - Christmas
• Mod Squad - Bold & Beautiful
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
• Through the Purple Haze - Baby It's Cold Outside, But Hot Inside
• Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes with Christmas

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Maude Merry Christmas, MFT-Santa Baby

paper used: MFT wild cherry & jellybean, Michele R Designs, SU

punch used: corner punch

embellishments: twine & jingle bells

Scrapping4fun - #52 Thanksgiving

Hello fellow crafters!  I hope everyone is enjoying the weather where there at.  I'm taking the kids to the Apple Festival at a farm around the corner this weekend.  They have fresh apple cider (adult and kid friendly), pumpkin doughnuts (that they make right there), a hayride with Johnny Appleseed and lots of other Fall activities.  Can't wait :o)

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Scrapping4fun.  We will be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the States in just a little over a month.  My family comes in town and I do A LOT of cooking.  With that said, for the next 2 weeks we want to see projects about Thanksgiving and/or giving thanks to someone special.

For this challenge, Aliciabel is sponsoring this challenge and has a prize for a lucky winner.

For this challenge I used the digital image Turkey Thumbs Up by Just Ink Lined.  (As I linked the image up for this post. the image is a FREEBIE right now).  He's a goofy looking turkey, that's why I liked him.  The image was colored with my color pencils.  I typed the sentiment up, because I thought this is probably how my family feels when they leave the table at Thanksgiving.  

After our Thanksgiving dinner, we like to play games.  Also, every year we put a big puzzle together as a family.  This turns into, who worked the hardest putting all the pieces together, into someone hiding the last piece of the puzzle, that way they can be claimed as the master puzzler.  It's always lots of fun that week.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #107 Anything Goes with a Twist Autumn Colors
• Ruby's Rainbow - #115 Autumn Leaves
• The Crafty Addicts - #3 Autumn Colour

stamp used: Just Ink Lined - Turkey Thumbs Up

paper used: MFT tangy orange, the Paper studio white & kraft, Tracy Wray (MiRan) designer paper

die-cuts: MFT circle stax 1 & stax 2

embellishment: twine

3 Girl Jam = Guest Designing

I'm SO excited to be guest designing for 3 Girl Jam !!!  They have beautiful ribbon and some other little things, so you check them out!  

 This is also my first ever guest design posting, I feel very lucky :o)  I also did 2 projects.

My first project is a bottle tag that I made for my son's girlfriend.  She turned 21 and she is a dancer.  The image is from Just Ink Lined called Ballet Pointe.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.  

Here's a pic in better daylight.  I used the 3 Girl Jam Victorian Dream ribbon bundle and wrapped a brad around the ribbon.  I love that the ribbon has texture to it and no heat gun is needed to achieve this look.  Their ribbon is rich looking and just beautiful.

For my second project I used the 3 Girl Jam Seasonal bundle ribbon and 3 Girl Jam Vintage Buttons.  Yes, all 3 buttons were in my bag and they matched perfectly.  I have used quite a few buttons already.  The image is from Greeting Farm called Cordelia and was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  In fact, this image was one of the images from my Kit and Clowder online class Perfecting Pencils that we learned how to color.   

Here's the inside.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects for 3 Girl Jam ;O)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Bottle Tag

stamps: Just InkLined - digital stamp Ballet Pointe

paper used: Recollections, MME graceful circles

die-cuts used: SU circle punch

embellishments: 3GJ Victorian Dream ribbon, the Paper Studio antique daisy flower brad, Stampendous encrusted jewel kit, lace from stash

Challenges I would like to enter my tag:

• Crafting From the Heart - #62 Anything Goes
• Doodle Pantry - #6 Anything Goes with Digital Images
• Not Just Cards - #20 Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - #198 Use Ribbon or Lace

Card

stamps: Greeting Farm - Cordelia

papers used: Bazzill (grey), Recollections dreamy, lilybee design happily lost, MME follow your heart

die-cuts used: MFT Circle Stax 1 & Stax 2

embellishments: 3GJ Seasonal Bundle & 3GJ Vintage Buttons, Recollections epoxy stickers, floss, Stampendous shabby blue

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

• Craft Your Passion - #264 Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew - #88 For A Teen
• Dream Valley - #107 Anything Goes
• Monday Mood Board #11  - These are my favorite colors and her hair color is like sand on the beach
  

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stamps - #224 Polka Dots
• Through the Craft Door Room - Anything Goes

Scrapping4fun #37 Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends!  It's hard to believe it's already March.  Ethan, one of the middle boys, is celebrating his 10th birthday on March 6th.  So, for this Anything Goes challenge at Scrapping4fun, I decided the little gift card bag I decorated would be perfect.

Since he likes magical things, I used this image from Just Ink Lined called Wizzbook.  I colored it with my watercolor and regular color pencils.  Then, I fussy cut the image out.  The ribbon I used is a deep purple on one side and black on the other.  A little tag was needed and aged to perfection, since it's a birthday gift .

Some Stickles were added to the staff globe, I'm sure there is a technical name for it.  

I got this little burlap bag at Hobby Lobby.  As you can see (the little bit of hot pink card peering through), it's the perfect size for a gift card.  A little metal present was added to the back flap and some pearls to finish up where the ribbon came together.  Simple and easy :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this bag into the following challenges:

• Crafty Boots - Anything but a card
• Doodle Pantry - #3 Anything Digital Goes
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #75 Anything Goes with a twist...add a ribbon
• Ruby's Rainbow - #99 Anything but a card

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Wizzbook (digital), SU-Short & Sweet (rubber)

paper used: the Paper Studio-white

die-cut used: MFT-Traditional Tag Stax

embellishments used: RRR Ribbon, metal present (from Michaels), Recollections pearl stickers, Stickles, jute

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #29 Christmas

Hello crafty friends and welcome to another challenge at Scrapping4Fun Challenges.

 We have a wonderful inspiration picture (I love vintage Santas).  You'll have 2 weeks to create a Christmas project.  Can't wait to see the creations for this challenge!

I went to one of my favorite companies for a digi image of an old timey St. Nick.  I love the realistic images from this company, Just InkLined.  I used the digital image Letter From Santa.  The image was colored with my water color and regular color pencils. There are a couple of different pattern papers behind the image, one old time ornaments and an old script tissue paper.  The sentiment is from a rubber stamp set from Unity Stamp Co, called Entwined Poinsettia. 

I couldn't decided between ribbon or the snowflakes on the top corner. As you can see the snowflakes won.  Some stickles was added for the smoke from the candle and 3D accent to St. Nick's glasses.

Here's the inside.  I'll add a Christmas message before sending.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I'll like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenges - #188 two or three word sentiments
• Crafty Catz - #253 Anything Goes
• Divas by Design - Anything Goes
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Bingo (Glitter, 2 DP, Die-Cut)
• Little Red Wagon - #261 Krafty! (must use kraft cardstock)

stamps used: Just InkLined Letter From Santa (digital), Unity Entwined Poinsettia (rubber, sentiment) 

paper used: the Paper Studio kraft, MFT paver red, Carta Bella Christmas Day, Recollections printed tissue, Bazzill, scraps

die-cuts used: all from MFT Fishtail Flag Stax, Oval Stax 1, Let It Snowflake, Wavy Edge

embellishments: stickles

The Male Room-Make PINK Masculine

Hello "HumpDay" and another challenge from The Male Room.  For the next 2 weeks we would like for your creations to make PINK masculine. The pink is the new black kinda of thing, but manly.  Make sure you check out the DT inspirational creations.

I used the image Hell for Leather by Just Inklined.  You can always make a cool racing dude look good in pink.  Using my water color and regular color pencils to the color the image just right.  I did add some other colors, because pink can't look good alone.

As you can tell from the picture, some glossy accents were added to the goggles and windshield.  I like the glass look it gives to images.

What guy wouldn't want a license plate that said this!  The sentiment came from Unity Stamp Co called Boys Rule.  Brads were added in the appropriate places.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Alphabet Challenge - M for Men Only
• Crafting From the Heart - #30 Anything Goes
• Digi Galore - Anything Goes
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge - #47 Anything Goes
• The ABC Challenge - Q is for Quote (Boys Rule, Girls Drool)
• The Paper Makeup Stamp - #152 Digi Makeover Challenge Anything Goes
• Without Words - Use a Previous Challenge - April 2014 Gentlemen Only

stamps used:  Just Inklined Hell for Leather (digi), Unity Boys Rule

paper used: MFT Cotton Candy, Cosmo Cricket-2wenty thr3e, gray, blue and purple were scraps

die-cuts used: MFT oval stax 2, MFT Mix&Match Banners

embellishments: Recolllections brads, Glossy Accents

The Male Room - Man's Best Friend

Hello again!  It's time for another challenge at The Male Room.  We want to see manly projects that are fitting for the challenge title "Man's Best Friend".  It doesn't have to be an animal, maybe a cool drink, tools, car, etc.  There could be an endless of possibilities.  

I went with the old standby of a lazy dog keeping his best friend's chair warm.  lol  We don't allow the dog on the furniture due to allergies, but he does keep our feet warm.  We just have to keep scratching his ears for him.

This cute image is from Just Inklined perfectly titled Best Seat in the House.  We know our dog sometimes sneaks on the chair when we are gone.  I'm sure he's keeping it warm for us.  I colored the image with my usual water colorpencils and regular colorpencils. 

The checkered paper was a .25¢ discount paper. The sentiment is from Unity's Kit of the Month, January 2013.  Just a couple of cute tiny buttons to finish it off.  

Hope everyone is enjoying the Spring weather!  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Aud Sentiments Challenge - #104 Sentiment for a Friend
• Card Makin Mamas - CCM84 Buttons, Bits, & Baubles (buttons used) 
• Crafty Catz - #226 Animals
• One Stitch At A Time - #208 Use A Digi
• The Squirrel & The Fox - #67 All Creatures Great & Small (2nd entry)
• Wags-n-Whiskers - #126 CAS

stamps used: Just Inklined - Best Seat in the House (digi), Unity - KOM January 2013

paper used: MFT - Smooth White and the other came out of their sample pack, discount paper

die-cut used: MFT - Sentiment Strips

embellishment: Hero Arts tiny buttons

The Male Room - Sci-Fi

 Welcome to another challenge at The Male Room.  For the next two weeks, we want to see masculine Sci-fi projects.  Think about all the movies, books, comics, and tv shows that have been around for ages to get inspired.

I decided to go the space route.  There are SO many shows about outerspace, aliens, creatures, and other great ideas.   

The digital image is from Just Ink Lined - Cosmo Nut.  I thought it was cute!  Of course it was colored with my favorite water and regular colorpencils.  I've had the space background dp for a long time now, like 6-7 years.  With a house full of boys, I figured I would use it sooner, but the right project is now.  I finally got to use my new die-cut from Spellbinders, it reminded me of the sun.  I've realize in the crafting world, things get bought and they sit for a long time before they get used...the sci-fi that could come from a crafting closet...haha.  

The cute rocket brad is from Spare Parts and I recycled the ribbon from a gift bag.  The perfect sentiment is from Unity stamp set, Out of this World.

Here is the inside with another sentiment from Unity. 

Another look of the outside.  I hope you are inspired to create a little sci-fi for your man.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

1. 2 Cute Ink Challenge Blog - #103 Anything Goes  (4/13 no more than 10 challenges can be entered)

2. 613 Avenue Create - #65 Anything Goes w/ Optional Twist: Create Your Own Color

3. Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 252 Use Those Dies

4. Alphabet Challenge Blog - D for Diecuts

5. Cards in Envy - Anything Goes with A2 Card Challenge

6. Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #224 Anything Goes

7. Flat Friends Challenge - #19 Use a Sentiment

8. Little Red Wagon - #231 Make It Masculine

9. The Cutie Pie Challenge - #66 Cute with Dies & Punches

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Cosmo Nut (digi), Unity Stamp Co-Out of this World and Party All Day

paper used: Bazzill-rain, Cratepaper-Orbit Collections}Satellite, Recollections-Rockets'n'Spockets

die-cuts used: Spellbinders-Fleur de Lis Squares, MFT-You Move Me Die and Sentiment Strips

embellishments used: Ribbon-recycle, Spare Parts (the paper studio) Oh Boy Epoxy Brads

A Girl Needs Options

I decided to try another card for the Bombshell's Ms March Bingo Challenge.  I thought butterflies, but somehow I ended out with a hot rod.  lol...I don't know, it happens.

This time I tried my bingo with hot rods, pink, free, die-cuts, and pearls.

Being I had to use pink and hot rods, it had to be a girly card.  I know some guys like to drive pink hot rods, but I feel it's a girly card.  The image I colored is from Just Ink Lined.  I used my water and regular color pencils to color in my image.  Two different die-cuts were used.  Some pearls around the card.  I used different size pearls...just because I liked the way they looked.  Very simple.

The inside....

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Hope everyone is having a great crafting weekend !

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

Allsorts Challenge Blog - #252 Use Those Dies

Bombshell Stamps - Ms March Bingo Challenge

Cards in Envy - Anything Goes with A2 Card Challenge

Craft Your Passion - #206 Mother's Day/ For the Ladies (for the ladies)

stamps used: Just Ink Lined - Wacky Wheelz Digi Pack Ford Popular, Unity-A Girl Needs Options

paper used: MFT-Bubble Gum, SU-black, Grey scrap, MME dp

die-cuts used: MFT Designer Labels 2 Stax, MFT Fishtail Flag Layers Stax

embellishments used: pearls

The Male Room Vintage Challenge

It's time for another challenge at The Male Room.  For the next two weeks, we want to see vintage creations that are masculine.  

My brother's girlfriend needed a card for a friend who is a farmer.  I found this beautiful image at Just Ink Lined called tractor.  I'm never sure what is considered vintage, all I know is..... this tractor is old. Old=Vintage  That's my thought process and I'm sticking to it!! :oD

The image was colored by my water color and regular colorpencils.  After coloring, I sponged the sky with some ink. It couldn't be a farmer's card without some burlap.  There is actually a black satin ribbon on the bottom of the image, the black cardstock is just on the sides and top of the image.  Thought it would give it more texture with a soft ribbon against the rough burlap.

The inside somewhat matching the outside, with a simple happy birthday sentiment stamped.

Hope to see your vintage creations at The Male Room!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

Anyone for Anya? - Masculine or Grungy

Crafty Catz - #222 Boys & Their Toys

Digi Galore - Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #88 Vintage

Flat Friends - #18 Cards 4 Men

One Stitch At A Time - #204 Use a Digi

Paper Shelter - DT Call - Digi stamps only

stamps used: Just Ink Lined - Digital Stamp Tractor , SU - Something to Celebrate (sentiment)

paper used: SU Black & Red, MFT Smooth White

embellishments used: Recollections-burlap, ribbon was recycled from a gift