MIUCB #81: Baby Elephant

Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!!  Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy new year.

This is my post for MIUCB, Anything Goes with optional Use Ribbon.

A new baby is always wonderful and happy time for families.  This is for a neighbor becoming grandparents for the first time. The image is from Kit and Clowder bonus class from December 2023, was colored with my prismacolor pencils. I have some classes done and many more to do...never enough time.

Here's the inside.  Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Kit n Clowder: Dec 2023 Class Image, Unity: KOM Apr'11 (sentiment), SU: God's Blessings (inside sentiment)

paper: Recollections: lt blue, grey, the Paper Studio: Baby Boy with Stars

die-cuts: MFT: Circle Stax

embellishments: 3Girl Jam: grey-gray ribbon. Recollections: Spare Parts brads

LTCCB#88: Hello Sunflowers

 Hello Crafty Friends,

As summer comes to end, it's time for some Fall flowers.

This is from the 2019 Kit and Clowder coloring class (yes, I'm that behind with doing some of my classes, but I will get there....some day).  Alyce drew the image herself and teaching how to color it, which was done with prismacolor pencils.  Just add bees ... it's ready to go.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

* stamps: Kit and Clowder: sunflowers (Feb-Mar'19), TLC Designs: Celebrate (sentiment)

* paper:  Cardstock Warehouse: paper bag, Brazill: 

* die-cuts: MFT: Oval Stax 1&2

* embellishments: Recollections: brads, K&Company: Tim Coffey Blossomwood

LTSCB #173: Thankful For You

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)   Spring has sprung and so has the pollen, make sure you are taking your vitamin C.  

Here with my post for LTSCB where it's Anything Goes.

Alyce from Kit and Clowder has been drawing her own images for her classes and gives aways. This image was from the Christmas advent calendar I believe.  I colored the image with my prismacolor pencils.  Just kept the design simple.

Here's the iinside.

thanks for looking and reading.

stamps: Kit and Clowder:   Cas-ual Fridays: Calm & Gentle (sentiment)

paper: Brazzil,   Recollections: Red Birds

die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames, MFT: clouds

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #58: Cozy Mouse in the House?

 Hello crafty freinds :o)  We are approaching the Holiday Season very fast, don't blink or you will miss it ... might not be a bad idea.  This post is for MLCCB, Anything Christmas is wanted.

Another Christmas card ready to send. If a mouse could be this cute, maybe it could stay cozy next to the fireplace in the house.  The image is Festival Mouse from Kit and Clowder, part of the bonus image for the month of September of 2023 coloring class.  Alyce usually has many of the older classes online, so you can still learn how to color and learn new techniques.  

This image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils following the class techniques.

 

Here is the inside.

Some crystals were place to give the card a little bling.

·         stamps: Kit and Clowder:  Festival Mouse (Sept 2023)    Simon Says Stamp: Winter Birds

·         paper:  Cardstock Warehouse: kraft, Recollections:  red, the Paper Studio: Merry Everything Happy Always

·         die-cuts: MFT: Oval Stax 1&2

·         embellishments: Recollections: snowflake brad, Bead Landing: Austrian Crystals

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #79: Wide Eye Owl

 Hello Crafty Friends and March!!!  

This post is for LTCCB, anything crafty goes.

First, this image was provided by Alyce from Kit and Clowder, for the bonus coloring class for the month.  It's just adorable and if you have animals, this owl looks like it's giving your the saddest eyes because it wants something...most likely your food. Colored with my favorite Prisamcolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

·         stamps: Kit and Clowder: Owl

·         paper:  K&Company: Que Sera sera. Recollections: Light Blue

·         die-cuts:  MFT: Mini Album Brackets, Fishtail Flag

·         embellishments: DCWV: burlap, the Paper Studio: Friends brad

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #68: Secret Flower Garden

Hello and Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!  Wishing you a blessed and crafty 2024.

This post is from Mix It Up Challenge Blog, for this challenge, we would like to see some mixed media creations.  

This is my inspiration project of mixed media, which I really love getting messy.  Mixed media can be fun and a good stress reliever.

The image is from Alyce at Kit and Clowder, Enchanted Fairy House Door.  This is a monthly pencil class from September 2023.  Colored by me with prismacolor pencils.

I painted the canvas with some gesso white paint, like a primer to get things started.  Using spray inks to achieve the background colors, which I match to the image's background.  Then I used two different stencil with modeling paste to get some added details, which the paste soaks up the ink and blends in nicely (you see in the finished project).

Going through some Tim Holtz embellishments, I found this address label.  Distressed with some inks and placed it surrounded by the moss.

Just some of the added details and sparkle that is needed.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps:   Kit and Clowder: Enchanted Fairy House Door

·         embellishments: Range: Distress Oxide Spray Ink, Tim Holtz: Distress Spray Stain, Number Strips, Gothic Stencil  Recollections: Wooden birds, Wooden Keys, Glitter balls,  Ashland: Moss, Balzer Designs: Mini Believe Script Stencil…Flowers: Prima Flowers, the Paper Studio, Wild Orchid

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #165: Cabin in the Lights

 Hello Crafty Friends and Happy New Year!!!   Hopefully everyone will have a great 2024.

This post is for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, Anything Goes.   Please also check out the sister blogs that go alive today for more inspiration.

Using the Kit and Clowder class of the month for color pencil for my project this month. Learned about Northern Lights, I would like to do this one again with some different colors.  Image was drawn by Alyce of Kit and Clowder.

It makes the perfect bookmark due to how long the image is and I laminated it for wear and tear. 

Added a sentiment on the back ... a friend thought of the sentiment and it seemed perfect for this.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

• ·   stamps: Kit and Clowder: Northern Lights

  ·   embellishments: ribbon

  
  

Old Fashion Christmas: MLCCB #49

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)  Welcome to a new month and a new challenge.  Please visit our sisters blogs for more inspiration.

This post is for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, where it's Christmas all year. 

This image is from Power Poppy and was part of a Kit and Clowder coloring class for color pencils.  Just like anything in life, there is always room to learn new things, even if you have been doing it for years. White embossing powder was used on the outer edge of the paper.  

Here's the inside.

o   stamps: Power Poppy: Sweet and Sugary Snowglobe, SU:

o   paper: Bazzill, SU,

o   embellishments: Lace, Embossing Powder, Snowflake brad, string

Little Things: LTCCB #72

 Hello Crafty Friends and Happy New Year !!  Hope we can start out your new year with lots of inspiration with all sister blogs going live today.  Don't forget to take a nap, if you stayed up hooting with the owls.  

This is for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog, Anything crafty goes.

I created this card from a bonus coloring project from Kit and Clowder. The image is from Alyce.  Even when we have been doing things for a long time, like coloring, it's always good to keep practicing.  Even taking a couple of classes to refresh, never know when you will learn something new.  

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking :o)

o   stamps: Kit and Clowder

o   paper: MFT:     Prima Marketing: My Darling

o   embellishments: Stampdenous: embossing, Recollections: sequins

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

• Crafts Galore Encore:  #107 Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas! Challenge Blog #44: Black and White Angel

 Hello crafty friends :o)   It's always Christmas at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, please inspire us with your Christmas projects.

This is a coloring class from Kit and Clowder, the image is from Alyce herself.  I think black & white, sepia, or monotone colored images can be very beautiful.  This image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, just a few.  It didn't have to be a Christmas card, but I it would be pretty as one.

I get asked why do I keep taking classes if I already know how to color. Each class is like practicing your skill and you can still learn new ideas or techniques.  With kids, it's hard to find the time to do anything but taxi them around these days, but you should always find some "me time", even if it's 30 mins.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking :o)

o   stamps:  Kit and Clowder: Angel  SU: Snow Swirl

o   paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: black & white Christmas Trees, Sheet Music

o   die-cuts: MFT

o   embellishments: lace, gems

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #152: Dragon Snowman

Hello crafty friends.  Happy New Year!!  May 2022 be blessed, filled with happiness, self love of mindfulness, and great health.  

The 4 sisters blogs have a different look and different vibe.  Please read all the new changes when entering your projects.  This post is for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog , the challenge is Anything Goes.

Finally finding some time to get back into coloring and creating again, most importantly, finishing up some color classes.  This is Kit and Clowder color pencil class for the month of October.  The cute little dragon making a snowman is from artist Lee Holland, the image was made just for Kit and Clowder at this time.  Some people ask why I still take classes: 1. it's supporting a small business  2. you can always learn something new or practice what you might already know.  Practicing something over and over again, it how we get better.  

I haven't decided what to do with this image yet, but it's small enough to make a card. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

digi image: Lee Holland: Dragon Scene

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #56: DayDreaming Fairy

 Hello crafty friends :o)  Here's my post for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog, where every month is Anything Goes.  We want to see what you have been crafting up.

This beautiful image is from Janna Fairy called Daydreaming.  The image was colored in Prismacolor pencils following the monthly pencil coloring class of Kit and Clowder  from March of 2020 class.  (I'm a little behind on my coloring classes ...sssshhh).  Even if you know how to color, just doing classes can help you keep in practice and maybe pick up some new tips.  Maybe even new color combos to try.

After the coloring is done, it's time to figure out what to create with each image from the class.  I decided to make a canvas with this fairy.

Several layers of stencils, paints, distress inks, embossing powder, micro beads, tissue paper, chipboard, flowers, twine, crystals ... voila !   Maybe an old button or two I had laying around.

These sentiment tags are actually from my tea bags.  Yes, I saved my tea bag quotes, because I thought they were beautiful statements.  

The leather label ...seem fitting with the image.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Janna Fairy: Daydreaming

paper: the Paper Studio: written tissue paper

embellishments: Southern Ridge Trading: chipboard, Bead Landing: moon charm, the Paper Studio: flowers, tea bag labels, button, twine, embossing powder, micro beads, gems

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #42: Distressing Country

 Hello crafty friends  :o)   This is my post for Mix It Up Challenge Blog, this month we are looking for projects with distressing,  This could be inks or with tools.

I used a distressing tool for around the edge of the paper, it's one of my favorite techniques.  Layers really make this technique beautiful.

This image is from Kit and Clowder, it's a bonus coloring class.  Every month, there is a bonus class that teaches a certain technique, that members vote for.  I decided to color the image with my Prismacolor pencils on kraft paper.  

Here is the inside with a stamped sentiment.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Kit and Clowder, Unity Stamps: Phyllis Harris too beautiful for Earth

paper: MFT, Bazzill, MME, SU, Warehouse Cardstock

die-cut: MFT

embellishements: 3 Girl Jam: ribbon, dots

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #43: Animal Bags

Hello crafty friends!  New month, new challenges and lots of inspirations between the 4 sisters blog going live today.

This post is for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog: Anything Goes every month.  We want to see what you have been working on in your crafting room (or area like myself)

As you can see the label on the bag, this is a Kit and Clowder coloring class.  Alyce released 3 different animal print canvas bags.  I did the zebra last year and finally made it to the last 2 bags. This elephant is just adorable :o)

The image was colored was my Prismacolor pencils.  I love how easy it is to color on canvas bags.

Here is the cute lion.  Alyce does video tutorials on how to color each.  Once you do one bag, it is so easy to do the next one.  I find coloring these bags very addicting.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter these bags in the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #35 anything with a critter
• Classic DT Challenge: Anything Goes
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #01 Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #29: Zebra Bag

Hello crafty friends!  This is another sister blog post.  This post is for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog, where we like to try new techniques or ideas out in our projects.

This month"s challenge is about 3-D projects.

Kit and Clowder offered these animal canvas bags to color up.  I'm all about the environment and like taking my own bags to stores, it should be cute.  You can purchase 3 different animal bags or buy them together.  I have all 3 bags and the zebra is the first one to be colored up.

Yes, this is a canvas bag and it's colored with Prismacolor pencils. Even though I ironed it, darn creases would not come out....lol  Maybe over time they will disappear.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Crafty Critters Crazies: #30 Anything Goes with a critter
• Classic DT Challenge Blog: #9 Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals: #30 Anything with an animal
• Kleuren met Potloden: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards: Anything Goes

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog # 38: Mousing Around

Hello crafty friends!  Today is the day for 4 posts of the sister's blog.  I'm here for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog, where it's Anything Goes every month.  Show us what you have been creating.

It's been awhile since I shared a Kit and Clowder coloring of the month project.  Every month we learn new techniques and we get to vote for a extra bonus class of a different technique.  Even if you know how to coloring, it's good practice, to use techniques you might not use very often or to learn new ones.   I'm a little behind on getting some of the months finished, but I had to do this cute mouse image.  I haven't decided if I want to make a mix media project or a card, you might see it again as a finish project.  This is June's pencil coloring class, the image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this coloring page into the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #30 Anything Goes with Critters
• Crafty Animals: #30 Anything Goes with animal
• Kleuren met Potloden: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards: Anything Goes

stamp: Di Digis: K&C love to sew

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #25: Grungy

Hello crafty friends!  It's a new month already and Spring is here.    We have a new monthly challenge at Mix It Up Challenge Blog, this month we want to see some mixed media projects.

 Those who have been following me for awhile, know that I take Kit and Clowder classes.  This was the last project I needed to do for the Mixed Media class.  It was 3 projects using the same image in different ways.  I wanted to be different, decided to use the class project image once and 2 different ones for the other 2 projects.  This image is Christmas Prayer from Saturated Canary, artist Krista Smith. 

Sprayed the canvas first with ink, then laid some stenciling on top in different areas.  Brushed paint around the edges and image (using the dappling technique).  There are micro beads, flowers (painted with the same color paints), chipboard, embossing powered, gold flakes, wire string.   It was nice to use items from my crafting closet.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Saturated Canary: Christmas prayer
paper: scraps
embellishments: Kit and Clowder packet: chipboard, flowers, wire string, doily, Recollections: micro beads, Stampendeous: fragments, aged rose embossing, Ranger: indigo ink,

 

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #26: Mermaid

Hello crafty friends!  This post is for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog where every month is "Anything Goes".  Don't forget to join us in our other sisters challenge blogs.

It's been awhile since I've shared a coloring page.  This is actually from the Kit and Clowder monthly pencil class from May 2016 and I just finally got to coloring this beauty.  The image Le Perla Stamp is from Janna Fairy Art and is colored with Prismacolor pencils.  Even though I color all the time, it's still nice to sit down and take a class to learn new ideas.  The coloring alone is very therapeutic and I don't have to worry about turning it into a project.  I have a few more Kit and Clowder monthly classes to start, hopefully I can share them in the future.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

 

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #13: Flower Bag

Hello crafty friends!  I have 2 posts for you today.  This is my Love to Craft! Challenge Blog post to start off a new month.  Right now, I'm traveling home to visit family and enjoying the rest of what's left of summer.

This month I'm sharing a canvas bag that I colored.  As you can see, it's a Kit and Clowder bag that I purchased  (they were sold out super fast too).  Alyce teaches how to take care of your bag and how you can color with markers or color pencils.  I used my trusty Prismacolor pencils to color up the bag.  Afterwards, I set it with an iron and to get rid of the wrinkles from the travel.

Even though it could still fade in time, all I have to do...is color it up again.  I will tell you, it was a different way of coloring to make sure you don't snag the bag.  Learning new things is always good :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Sisters on the Blog: #6 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards: #46 Anything Goes
• Scrap From The Heart: #12 Colorinspiration
• SheepSki Designs Challenge: #5 Flower Power

Pencil Class

Hello fellow crafters :o)  I'm finally getting around to posting the first image I colored in my online color pencil class from Kit & Clowder.  I know I kinda went backwards.

I colored this image with Prismacolor Pencils.  The class gives you a list of colors to use.  All you do is watch the video and color with Alyce.  It's lots of layers and building up slowly.  The image is from Ppinky Doll Stamps called Alyce Love.  When making a card I usually don't get all frilly, but since taking this class, I've learned to like it a little bit more.  There are 5 layers, plus image layer of distressed paper, lots of lace and flowers.  In the class videos Alyce shows you how to finish your projects.  She is an amazing teacher and will give you feedback on her class website.   I really enjoyed learning how to use my pencils my creatively, blending much better and learning the correct techniques.

Here's the inside.  The inside sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafting From the Heart - #68 Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude - #5 Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends - #9 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #381 Ladies Only
• Dragon Lair - Shabby Chic
• Dream Valley - #110 Distressing

stamps used: Ppinky Dolls - Alyce Love (digital), MFT (clear stamp)
paper used: MR Designs-Whimsy Romance, Bazzill
embellishments: Simplicity lace, the Paper Studio paper flowers, jute, Stampendous shabby white frantage