Let's Craft & Create: Hope

Hello crafty friends!  This is my second post for the day.  We change the date by a couple of days at Let's Craft & Create, this is to allow a little extra time for you to play in the challenge.

For this challenge I created a card using Saturated Canary image Quiet (this image is part of the subscription images).  I colored this beauty with my Prismacolor pencils.  This month's challenge is to create your own background.  I colored a background around the image for starters.  I added a bow with a charm that has "hope" on it.

Then I created a background paper using staz on ink, alcohol inks and pearl mist (which I sprayed on heavy to make a dripping effect and you can't see in the pic anyway) on glossy photo paper.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect Time To Craft: #5 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #14 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Craft Dee BowZ: May Challenge: Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore: May: Anything Goes (2/3)
• Dare 2B ArtZy: Girly Challenge
• Fab'n'Funky: #351 Backgrounds (use background stamp or create own)
• The EastWind Challenge: #71 Celebrate with Women
• The Ribbon Girl: Anything Goes with ribbon

stamps: Saturated Canary: Quiet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, glossy photo paper
embellishments: Tim Holtz: lace, 3GJ: ribbon, Charmalong: charm

Dr Digi: Hit The Road

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.   With Summer time approaching us, many will be traveling for vacations.  I also have a couple of friends moveing far away for new scenery or job relocating.  I thought this fun image from Dr Digi was perfect and fun for those travelers.

Here's the image Summer Holiday colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  Found some background papers with maps, because they are traveling across the nation.  Yes, there is one hot pink suitcase for the Miss, because they are hippies and I threw in some hot pink stripe floss.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect Time To Craft: #5 Anything Goes (3/3)
• City Crafter: #362 Photo Inspiration (globe)
• Open-Minded Crafting: #17 Mighty Men In May
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: Anything Goes

stamps: Dr Digi: Summer Holiday
paper: MFT: Berrylicious, Heidi Swapp: dp
embellishment: floss

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog: #97 Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends!!!  It's time for the mid-post inspiration for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  Remember we are now a monthly challenge and you have plenty of time to create a project or 5 for the challenge.  We have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge and that means the DT will pick 3 awesome winners, plus some favorites.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice 

The winner will receive goody bag of craft supplies

Up to $15 of images of choice

For this challenge I created a card using my own image from Martha Stewart, Transport Stamps.  The sentiment is from MFT.  I just kept it very simple.  I have a couple of relatives and friends having babies, this could be a good card for one of them.

 Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #14 Anything Goes
• Open-Minded Crafting: #17 Mighty Men In May

stamps: MS: Transport Stamps, MFT
paper: Bazzill, K & Company: Itsy, Bitsy Baby Boy
embellishment: #GJ: Saturday Morning ribbon

Creatalicious #115: Relax

Hello Crafty Friends!!  It's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious.  You have 2 weeks to create a project fitting this theme: Anything Goes with the optional stencils.  Have some fun creating and I can't wait to see your projects.

When making this card, I didn't think about it being a Mother's Day card, but a card for someone who might need a break.  Someone saw it and decided it would be the perfect Mother's Day card for her grandson to give to her daughter.  This relaxing card was made using Bloobel image Zen.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.  For the stencils part of the challenge, I die-cut a corner die and used it as my stencil.  I really like the pattern of the die-cut and thought it match the designer paper.

Here's the inside.  (I added Happy Mother's Day, stamped in blue)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Perfect Time To Craft: #5 Anything Goes (1/3)
• Crafts Galore Encore: May: Anything Goes
• CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper:  Anything Goes with Pattern Paper

stamps: Bloobel: Zen, Tolead: tiny nymphs (sentiment)
paper: Bazzill, MME: the best of lost & found
die-cut: Tim Holtz
embellishment: YNS: gumdrops

Dr Digi: Smile

Hello crafty friends!  Today is my Dr Digi post and I just wanted to create something fun.  Of course Dr Digi has some fun images to work with.

This little sunshine was created using Dr Digi's Cheshire Cat image.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils using the color combo from the Alice movies.  The dp is also from Dr Digi from the Distressed Diamond pack.  The sentiment is from MFT, that was purrfect for this image.

 Here's the inside where I used a Dr Digi sentiment from the Funny Sentiment Sheet 1.  Something about this sentiment just seemed fitting.  Might be a great card for a friend feeling down.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #2 Must Have An Animal
• A Bit More Time To Craft: #43 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft: #5 Anything Goes
• Naughty or Nice: #39 Share A Smile
• Sweet Stampers: #6 Animals

stamps: Dr Digi: Cheshire Cat & Funny Sentiment Sheet 1, MFT: Behind the Camera & Stamp Set
paper: Bazzill, Dr Digi: Distressed Diamonds
embellishment: Recollections: epoxy stickers

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #10: Dream Book

Hello crafty friends!  Well, another month down and before you know it, we'll be busy with the holiday season.  UGH!  Right now, I'm enjoying the beautiful weather.  Working outside has been very nice, even though it's rather warm at times, but I like it hot.   I have been working on some projects inside and outside.  This is going to be a 2 part blog post for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.

I'm working on a journal/sketch book for a young lady.  Every girl needs something to write, doodle and/or just put pics of their dreams, hopes and desires.  (It just so happens, she looks like some of the Saturated Canary images.)

I'm creating a journal/sketch book this month.   I've look high and low for a book that has blank pages and line pages contained in one book....no luck.  So, I bought 2, one blank page sketch book and one lined journal book.  My idea is to take some of the line pages out and use spray adhesive to attach to some blank pages.  I have all these ideas in my head and hope they work out, that's why there will be a part 2 of this post with what I'll do with the inside.

Here's the outside of the book.  I used the sketch book because it has a hardcover and I wanted more blank pages.  I wrapped the whole outside of the book with cardstock.  Picked out some designer papers that seemed fitting.  The metal corner pieces are from China and I used rub and dub paints to distress and antique them.  As you know Saturated Canary closed her store, but Krista has re-opened it and sells images in set of 5, but will never sell her subscription images from this past year and upcoming year.  I'm not sure if this was a store image or a subscription image, but it's called Ellie Awesome Sauce.

For the spine of the book, I used 2 ribbons.  The bottom ribbon is a burlap with lace on the edges.  The top ribbon is a blue cotton with burlap edges.

Since the book didn't have a bookmark or ribbon marker, I made one, using a leather cord, some beads and a charm.

I decided to fold the cardstock over the edges of the book and it looked unfinished inside.  To give it a clean look, I put some dp on the front and back inside covers.  This is the front cover.

This is the back cover.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hopefully I'll have more for you next month!

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

• 613 Avenue Create: #196 Anything Goes/optional Anything Spring
• Addicted to Stamps: #147 Flowers and Butterflies
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #14 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart: #157 Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends Challenge: #56 Anything Goes
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #21 Anything Goes

stamps: Saturated Canary: Ellie Awesome Sauce
paper: Recollections: light blue & mustaches, K& Company: Que Sera Sera dp
embellishments: Celebrate It: ribbon, YNS: gumdrops, lace hearts (from stash), metal corner pieces, Prima: flowers, leather cord, beads, Charmalong: charm

Let's Craft & Create: Rain or Shine

Hello crafty friends!  Today is the mid-post for Let's Craft & Create.  This month we are looking for projects that are gear towards Easter &/or April Showers.

I created this cute little card using the image Chick in the Rain from Unity.  It's nice to finally use some stamps I bought awhile back for projects.  The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  Big yummy bow to hold the sentiment tag and the coordinating dp was a x-mas gift from a DT leader.  As you can see, I went with the April Showers challenge.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 613 Avenue Create: #196 Anything Goes w/ twist Spring
• Crafty Calendar Challenge: April Showers/ or Spring
• The Crazy Challenge: #246 Spring is Coming
• The Cutie Pie Challenge: #110 Bunnies & Chicks
• The Ribbon Girl: Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door: week of April 18th: Anything Goes

stamp: Unity: Chick in the Rain
paper: SU: old olive, raspberry, Bo Bunny: Peacock Lane tweet & Peacock Lane Ivy, the Paper Studio: white
die-cuts: MFT: square stax 1 & stax 2, traditional tag stax
embellishment: 3GJ: raspberry ribbon

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #96: Girlz Rule!

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with the mid-post challenge post for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  This month Gilrz Rule!!!!  We want to see projects that are girlie and remember they must have some stamping.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will chose 3 awesome winners.

Winner will receive 3 images of choice.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate

Winner will receive $25 gift certificate

I created this strong girl card using sponsor image Warrior Princess from Little Blue Button Stamps.  Every princess needs to be strong and protect herself.  I didn't make it too girlie with lots of bling, but just a simple girlie card with lace and some pearls.  The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

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

• Colouring in Scrapland: Girls Stuff
• Come and Get It: It's a Girl Thing
• Crafting When We Can: #142 One For the Girls
• Crafting With An Attitude: #26 Anything Goes

stamps: Little Blue Button Stamps: Warrior Princess, Unity: A Woman of Strength (inside sentiment)
paper: Recollections, K&Company: addison blue garden swirls, MFT: berrylicious
embellishments: 3GJ: lace, Stampendous: frantage, Recollections: fauz pearls

Creatalicious #113: Mariachi Bday

Hello crafty friends!  It's hard to believe April is almost half-over, just hopping along pretty fast.  We have a new challenge for you at Creatalicious.  For the next couple of weeks, it's Anything Goes with the option of Birthday projects.  Can't wait to see what you create.

I created a birthday card using The Paper Shelter image Los Mariachi.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I tried to keep with the traditional colors of a mariachi band.  I also decided to keep the color combo of the design very simple.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Creations: #339 Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments: Men/Boy Challenge
• Ooh-La-la: #226 Birthday Cards

stamps: The Paper Shelter: Los Mariachi, Unity: party all day, MFT: bday sentiment (inside)
paper:  the Paper Studio: black & white, Me & My Big Ideas: mambi sheets
die-cuts: MFT: Fishtail Flag Stax
embellshiments: RRR: ribbon, Recollections: brad

Dr Digi: Warning Old Git

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today is my Dr Digi post.  I created a birthday card for my dad.  His bday was yesterday and he is already back from his yearly golf trip.  Every year around his birthday, him and a group of buddies go down South to play golf for a week.  My brother has been going the last several years, but he says he mainly babysit the old man.  lol.

I used Hole In One Hal for my dad's card and the Grumpy Sentiments Sheet.  I couldn't find any golf paper, so I settled on grass and some stripes.  My dad is a die hard Cubs fan and has a Cub golfing bag.

I decided to do the 3D look, but didn't add as many layers as you can.  Tried to keep it simple.  I only colored the outer edges on the underneath image.  Some crafters color the underneath layer completely grey.  It's really up to you on what you like.  Some times the underneath layer can make a good practice image.

Here's the base image with the cut out layers.

A little side angle to see the 3D.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Gals Corner: #117 3+ Layers (3 layers of paper & image has 5 layers)
• Dragonfly Dreams: Anything Goes
• Ooh-La-La: #225 Layer It Up 
• Simon Says: Wednesday: Happy 8th Birthday

stamps: Dr Digi: Hole In One Hal, Grumpy Sentiments Sheet
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: Big Stripe-Blue&White, White, grass
die-cuts: Sizzix: celebrate, MFT: numbers and letters