MLCCB #61: Snowman with Heart

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)  Happy to share Christmas in March.... I know, I know, everyone is ready for Spring.

Here's my post for MLCCB, It's always Christmas.

This cute image is from Polkadoodles called Winter Smiles Hello.  I colored the image with my prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

• stamps: Polkadoodles: Winter Smiles Hello
• paper: Recollections: Grey Hearts
• die-cuts: MFT: Mini Album Bracket
• embellishments: Celebrate It: Princess Trim, Stampendous: fantage

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #168: During Difficult Times

 Hello Crafty Friends!  Half the year is already gone, just seems to whizz by faster every year. Be safe and have fun during your summer vacations. Hopefully you have time to join us for a new challenge over at LTSCB , Anything Goes.

Sympathy cards can be hard. I try keeping them simple and finding the right image.  This image is from Polkadoodles Little Kingdom Collections and colored with my color pencils.

Here's the inside.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Polkadoodles: Little Kingdom di02, Sugar Pea Designs: Heartfelt Sympathy

·         paper:  Bazzill, Recollections

·         die-cuts: MFT, Craftin Divas

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #167: Happy Birthday Handyman

 Hello Crafty Friends !!  Hard to believe how fast this year is flying by.  I do love the Spring and all the flowers and bees pollinating.  

This post is for LTSCB, Anything Goes.  Make sure to check out all sister blogs for more inspiration and challenges to enter.

 I made this card for a special birthday using an image from Polkadoodles Work and Play 1 bundle, Handyman Dave.  The image is colored with my prismacolor pencils.  Some paper, die cuts and a stamp later ...it's complete.

Here's the inside.

Sometimes you have all these cool die-cuts and just want to use them.  That's what happened to me, I cut them out and thought about using them on the front of the card, but it was too busy. So inside they went and maybe one on the envelope.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

   ·        stamps: Polkadoodles: Work and Play 1 Handyman Dave, Unity: party all day, MFT: Sweet Surprise
·         paper:  Bazzill, Tim Holtz,
·         die-cuts: MFT
·         embellishments: Spare Parts: mustache brads

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

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #153: Special Delivery Bear

Hello crafty friends and to a new month :o)  

This is my project for LTSCB where it's Anything Goes challenge this month.  

I do not celebrate Valentine's Day, but giving a card to one you love from time to time is always a good thought. You should always let the person you love everyday in big or small ways that they are special to you. This cute little bear is from Polkadoodle called Winston Heartfelt. The image is colored with my prismacolor pencils using the dotting technique, your hand and wrist will hurt from all those dots.. lol. 

This is the inside using a stamp from Unity stamps.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

o   stamps:  Polkadoodles: Winston heartfelt    Unity: I’ll Always Love You (sentiment)

o   paper: Paper Warehouse: cherry, Bazzill, the Paper Studio: Sketchy Hearts

o   die-cuts: Sizzix, Tim Holtz

o   embellishments: gauze, Tim Holtz, fant-age

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #49: It's in the Box

Hello crafty friends :o)   New month and new challenges to enter.

This is my project for Love to Craft Challenge Blog, where every month is Anything Goes.

Every year I make my wonderful Chiropractor a birthday card.  Every year, he lets me know he can't wait to see this year's card .... that's a lot of pressure.   Knowing he was taking his family to the beach for some down time and how much he loves candy, I made him a gift box this year.  I used the free Polkadoodles bundle called Winnie Heroes.   I just used the upper half of the image :o)

Used some die cut sentiment for the back.

Such a cute box and it was a hit.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Polkadoodles: Winnies Heroes
paper: MFT, Brazzill, Miss Kate Cuttables: MKC Birthday Boy
die cut: Simply Crafty SVG: Takeout Box

Dr Digi: Thanks for Adding Sunshine

Hello crafty friends :o)  Dr Digi post for you today and a new month already.

Spring is almost here and it's wonderful.  This image Berthas Blooming Box will bring out the sunshine in Spring and a smile on anyone's face :o)  I think it's cute and charming.  Who doesn't love a big sunflower smiling back at them.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I had to add the gems with a butterfly.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Bit More Time to Craft: #111 Anything Goes
• All Fun Challenges: #3 Anything Goes
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies: #2009 Anything Goes

stamps: Dr Digi: Bertha's Bloomin Box, Polkadoodle: 
paper: Bazzill, MME: the best of Lost & Found, the Paper Studio
die-cut: MFT
embellishments: the Paper Studio: flowers, Recollections: gems

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #33: Go Kart Birthday

Hello crafty friends!  4 post blog day.  This post is for MIUCB and this month we would like to see Paper Piecing in your projects.

This was a custom card that I made for someone's brother who races go karts.  The colors matched his go kart that he races.  I also changed the number to his number.  The image is from Polkadoodles: Go Karter

Doing these 3D paper piecing images, can be like a puzzle.  You have to figure out which pieces lay in front of the next piece or how many layers you really want.

There were 11 layers by the time I was done piecing each piece.  Lots of cutting and layering

Here is the inside of the card.  The sentiment is from the Polkadoodles Work and Play 2, which includes the image, sentiments and the banner paper I used.

thanks for looking and reading :o) 

Dr Digi: Go The Distance

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

This fun image from Dr Digi is Treadmill Tina.  You know she is awesome when we share the same name.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I used a sentiment from Polkadoodles.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Dr Digi: Treadmill Tina , Polkadoodles: Work & Play Bundle
paper: Bazzill, Oh Darling
die cuts: MFT
embellishments:  Tim Holtz: brads

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #15: Dino-mite

Hello crafty friends!  It's a new month and lots of new challenges begin.  Today is my 3 sister challenge posts. 

This is my post for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog, this month is about "Mixed Media".  So, mix it up and show us your creations.

I create a mixed media canvas using Polkadoodles image, Sticks & Bones Dinosaur T Rex.  This is the last canvas I needed to make for some cousins.  The dino was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  Each and every scale was hand drawn into the image as I colored.   The volcano was a pre-colored image in the collection set, that I brushed some darker inks on top.  The canvas was sprayed with distressed and alcohol inks...they didn't want to play well this time.  I don't know if it was the colors, but I had to put a sealant on top so it would quit rubbing off. 

You can see the stencil for the bottom, that I just sprayed over.  The top I used my fingers to add texture and a little volcano action.  The sentiment is also from the collection. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Polkadoodles: Sticks & Bones: Dinosaur T Rex
stencil: Ranger: Quote Bubbles
embellishments: Bead Landing: found objects charms & pendants

Dr Digi: Beach Birthday

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with my Dr Digi post today.  I decided to only post every other week during the summer, with running the kids to camps and whatever else might come up.  Not that I'm not already insane, but just trying to keep up with DT work during the summer can be insane...lol.

I made this cute birthday card using SeaSide Sidney from Dr Digi.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  The background is brushed ink.  The banners are from Polkadoodles and I thought were a great match with this image.  When my older boys were in Cubscouts, I was a certified leader, so I used my skills in tying up some sea knots on the charm (I know it's hard to see from this angle).

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Always Fun Challenges: #62 For a Male/Dad
• Always Happy Birthday: Anything Goes + optional Summer Birthday
• Crafty Cardmakers: #213 For A Man/Boy
• Crafty Gals Corner: #167 Summer Colours
• Cute N Crafty: #2 Summer Theme
• Daisy Chain: #20 For The Boys/Men
• Digi Choosday: Wk 24 Anything Goes
• Dragonfly Dreams: Anything Goes
• That's Crafty: A Summer's Day Challenge
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes June 12th
• Try It On Tuesday: For the Boys
• Unicorn Challenge: #33 Masculine

stamps: Dr Digi: Seaside Sidney. Polkadoodles: Winne Starfish & Sandcastle MFT: Everything Birthday
paper: Bazzill: artisan pool, Digi Scrap Delights: Robin Sampson Beach Bliss paper, Kathartstudio: Beach Paper, the Paper Studio: white
embellishments: Bead Landing: heartlines charms & cording

Imagination

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my last Guest Designing post for We Love 2 Create.  Thank you for the opportunity to create and have fun with the rest of the team.  This challenge is about creating with Mixed Media, so check out the other DT inspirations and beautiful projects.

Since it's the first of the month, later I will have my 3 sister blog posts.  Busy day with lots of inspiration.

This canvas will be going to a little boy who loves space, time, and policemen.  I used the new Little Dudes from Polkadoodles called Astronaut.  Usually I like to buy the whole bundles, but you can buy each little dude separately.   The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I'm really good at fussy cutting, but the balloon string I thought would really stand out if I left white on each side or made the black line thicker.  So, I cut off the string and use some leather cording, punch a hole where the string was being held in his hand.  It worked.

Here's the canvas after spraying with some inks.  The blue has some iridescent effect to it, which is kinda cool.  I used some stencils with molding paste to create a little texture to the background.  Then sprayed the molding paste after it dried.   I think it looks like a night sky, perfect for our little dude.

All the embellishments were first painted with gesso.  The metal pieces, usually I paint just a little, because I want some of the metal to show through.  The clock piece with gears, is a chipboard piece.  After I painted it with gesso, I sprayed it with the same inks.  Then I used different embossing powders to get the effect I was looking for.  Still wasn't happy, so my rub-n-dub paint came out, to rub on top of some of the embossing, along with some gold and silver paint.

Every kid needs to dream big with imagination, that's why I love this quote.  

You can also see the iridescent effect on the canvas.

I found some gems that I thought would look like stars.  **Lesson learned: read the package to make sure you get the right gems.  The black ones were flat backs, the pretty colored ones, were cones shaped backs.  I had to mix some molding paste and lots of ink to match the color of the canvas, this way the cone had something to sit into.**

Here are some of the products that I used in this project.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Altered Eclectics: June Challenge for mixed media
• Classic DT Challenge: #25 Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge: Week #22 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations: #48 Anything Goes
• Creative Artiste Challenge: #39 Anything Mixed Media
• The Creative Crafters: #4 Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown: #394 Create Your Own Background
• World Wide Ope DT: #5 Anything Goes

stamps: Polkadoodles: Little Dude Astronaut

embellishments: Tim Holtz: alcohol ink: indigo & pool, bubble stencil, metal gears, word bands, STAMPlorations: bubbles stencil, SnipArt: chipboard, BeadLanding: found objects charms, Findings & chain, Art Minds: leather cord, Glamour Glitz: crystals, Bead Treasures: rhinestones, Embossing Powder: copper, classic pewter, granite, Jacquard: metallic gold paint, Inka Gold: platinum paint, Rub n' Buff: metal/plastic paint

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #22: Thank You Vet

Hello crafty friends!  I have 4 posts today, so make sure to checked them ALL out.

This is my project for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog, where every month is "Anything Goes".

This is a thank you card I created to give to my veterinarian and staff.  They were amazing when we needed to lay our 15 1/2 year old German Shepard down a little over a month ago.  It's never easy letting a fur baby go.   The image is from Polkadoodles called Vet/Dog Grooming from the Work & Play 12 Collection, that I colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  (you can buy the image separately, I gave both links)

Here's the inside...I just wrote in my message to the staff.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #14 Anything Goes with a critter
• Allsorts Challenge: Wk 465 All About Pets
• Crafting From The Heart: #204 Anything Goes
• Digi Choosday: wk#18 Anything Goes
• Papercraft Challenges: #10 Clean and Simple

stamps: Polkadoodles: vet 1, SU: small things
paper: Bazzill: brown, the Paper Studio: multi color dog paws & white
die-cuts: Crafting Desert Divas: Fancy Frames, Recollections: paw punch

Merci

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my GDT project for We Love 2 Create.

This is my first post today and will have my usually 3 sister blogs later.

Make sure you check out the new challenge for this month :o)

I decided to try my hand on some mixed media in card making....I think I had a foggy brain.  I tried to add different textures and medias.  The image is Twinkle Tulips (at the moment she is free), that I colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  Then I sprinkled some Fran-tage embossing powder around the image.  The little die-cut heart is a piece of canvas, that I sprayed with ink and added some paint drops.  I also sprayed the corner pieces with ink.  Platinum paint was dabbed around the edges of the dp, distressed ink around the butterfly paper.  

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafting With An Attitude: #39 Anything Goes
• Create & Makes: #21 Anything Goes

stamps: Polkadoodle: Twinkle Tulips, SU: chic boutique
paper: Bazzill, K&Company: dp, Pion Designs: grandma's schoolbook
die-cuts: MFT: oval stax 1& stax 2, heart sta, corner
embellishments: Recollections: faux pearls: canvas Inka Gold: platinum paint: white paint

Heart Be Your Compass

Hello crafty friends, Happy Easter & April's Fool!!    It's a brand new month already, that's no joke!!!  I'm excited to start this month as a Guest Designer for We Love 2 Create challenge blog.  If you like to do mixed media work, this challenge is for you.  You'll want to check out the inspiration from the other DT members...amazing.

This is my first post for today, but there will be my usually 3 post of sisters blog in a few short hours.

I created a mixed media canvas using Polkadoodles image Skys the Limit.  I purchased the bundle kit "Top Banana Winnie Celebrations Kit 2", but you can buy just the image itself.  The image will perfect for a little girl with big dreams.  In fact, I made it for a little girl in mind....who has some big dreams at a young age.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.

The first thing I did was ink the blue sky on the canvas, but I wasn't quite happy with it.  I put some scripted tissue paper over it to soften it up some and give it a dreamy look.  Next, I laid down my stencils, it okay to use the molding paste to spread here and there to give the canvas a rough and uneven look.

Next, I sponged some distress ink around the canvas and painted some soft white over some of the scripted areas.  I felt she needed some more clouds in her sky, so die cut clouds out of cardstock, became my stencil for those puffy clouds. The flakes are from an encrusted jewel kit of embossing powders and elements.

Here are a few of the items I used to create this canvas.  Even the embellishments were painted, inked, and sprayed to keep harmony.  The "Archival" spray is great to preserve those images that will be proudly displayed.  This one is made for colored pencils.

A little bit of silver paint was added here and there for shine and depth.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

I would like to enter my mixed media canvas in the following challenges:

• A Inky Mess: #19 Anything Mixed Media
• Alphabet Challenge: A= Anything But A Card
• Classic Design Team Challenge: #24 Anything Goes
• Create & Makes: #20 Anything Goes
• Dare 2B Artzy: Pastel Colors
• Mixed Media World: Anything Goes twist: Spring (facebook challenge)
• Stamping Sensations: One For the Girls
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #3 Anything Goes

stamp: Polkadoodles: Winnie Celebration Kit 2: Skys the Limit
paper: Recollections: script tissue paper
die-cut: MFT: clouds
embellishments: STAMPlorations: bubbles stencil, Folkart: lovely floral stencil, the Paper Studio: poppies & paperie petite flowers Prima Flower, 3GJ: ribbon, Vintaj: metal dragonfly charm, Recollections: wooden bird, Bead Landing: charm (quote) & found objects (key),  Momenta: metal flower, Stampendous: frantage encrusted jewel kit: rose color fragments,   twine & buttons from stash

Creatalicious: #117 Relaxing Summer

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious.  For the next 2 weeks it's Anything Goes with optional: use die-cuts and or punches.

Winner will receive $10 gift voucher.

I created this cute card using sponsor image from Polkadoodles called Winnie Float Away.  The image was colored using my Prismacolor pencils.  For the challenge part, I used die-cuts; the palm trees and photo corners.  I found some cute flip flop designer paper to go with the image.  It's a very tropical and relaxing card.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks: #355 Summer Fun Activities
• Crafting From the Heart: #163 Anything Goes
• Make My Monday: #48 At the Beach

stamps: Polkadoodles: Winner Float Away
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: flipflops
die-cuts: MFT: photo corners, Joy: travel

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #6: Is the Dr In?

Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!  Well, hopefully this year will go better than last year.  Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year in 2017.

We have another awesome challenge at Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.  You have a whole month to show us what you are crafting.

Here's a card I made for a friend.  Her doctor is relocating to another office and she wanted to have a card to write a message on how much the family will miss him.  This handsome doctor image is from Polkadoodles, I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Can't wait to see what you are crafting up!

stamps: Polkadoodles:  Doctor/Vet/Dentist
paper: Recollections, the Paper Studio: polka newsprint-grey
die-cuts: MFT: circle stax 1 & stax 2
embellishments: 3GJ: gray-grey ribbon, the Paper Studio: mustache brad, Recollections: brads

Scrapping4fun #77: Thank you

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for another challenge at Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks, we challenge you to create a project for Thanksgiving or Thank you.

Since I don't usually send out Thanksgiving cards, I decided to create a Thank you.  I decided to use this cutie from Polkadoodles, Just For You, thought it was perfect since she's holding a bouquet of flowers .  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.  (Just realized that there's card fuzz from distressing on the ribbon...ugh!!)

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge.

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

• Aud Sentiments - #167 Cute + Sentiment
• Crafting With An Attitude - #20 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - #95 Anything Goes

stamps: Polkadoodles: Just For You, Stampin' UP: short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections: Aqua dots
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam: lace, the Paper Studio: white micro flowers