Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #21: About the Small Stuff

Hello crafty friends!  Please stay safe and crafty during our time out.

Here's my post for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, where the challenge is Christmas all year.

Cute and simple Christmas.  The image is from Little Blue Button: Snowman.  I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils.   The sentiment is from Unity stamps... right now that sentiment really means a lot.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Little Blue Button: Snowman, Unity: Small Stuff Christmas
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: Classic Snowflakes, Bo-Bunny
die-cut: MFT
embellishments: Wild Orchid: lace

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #36: Fancy Fold

Hello crafty friends!  New month and the sisters blogs are active with new challenges.

Mix It Up Challenge Blog, we always want you to try something new.  This month, we want to see some fancy folds.

This cute little image is from All Dressed Up, Happy Birthday. The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.   For this challenge, I did the side step folding card.

The balloons were from the Scan and Cut files.  I went ahead and put some white paper inside from a message.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: All Dressed Up: Happy Birthday
paper: Bazzill, Bo-Bunny, and some scraps
die-cut: Sizzix

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #45: Sewing Sweetness

Hello crafty friends!  I'm finally get some good use out of my Brother Scan and Cut and using files I got years ago before I even had a machine.

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

This cutting file came from The Cutting Cafe, Sewing Machine Set.  It is a set, a gift box, a card and some extra little things as gifts.

First, I made the gift box.  Even though I used the kraft paper to make the box, I add an extra layer with the design paper.. This made the box extra sturdy.   Instead of gluing two pieces together, I used the card fold layout, then glued the two pieces to the outside of the card...worked perfectly.

There's plenty of place to add goodies.  The set has spools you can make to gift ribbon or other crafty items.

I bought these tiny little spools, just because they were cute.  I used different twine and thread to wrap around them.

Finally, this is the card.  The layers build upon each other.  I even did the back of the card to make it more complete.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  please stay safe.

stamps: The Cutting Cafe: Sewing Machine Set
paper: Recollections, Bazzill, the Paper Studio
die-cut: MFT
embellishments: twine, cords, leather, the Paper Studio: spools

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #132: Time to Relax

Hello crafty friends!!  I hope you are getting some crafting done or finally getting some projects around the house, maybe reading books that have been sitting on your shelf, while we are in time out.

The 4 sister blogs are posting today, so sit back and get inspired.

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, For the Girls this month.

Here's a wonderful Summer image from All Dressed Up called Summer Time.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I sponged the sky and who doesn't need flip flop sandal background paper.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o) Please stay indoors and safe.

stamps: All Dressed Up: Summertime
paper: Recollections, BoBunny, the Paper Studio: Flip Flops
die cut: MFT
embellishment: Wild Orchid: lace

Dr Digi: Ole' Time say Cheese

Hello crafty friends :o)  I hope everyone is staying safe.  This is such an unusual time we are going through all around the world.   Hopefully you are keeping busy with crafts or maybe entertaining younger ones. 

This is my Dr Digi post today.

Here is a  very simple card using the Birthday Cheese image from  Dr Digi.  The good ole' days of Polaroid cameras.  I still have some family pictures on polaroid.   

I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.  The background paper had shiny foil in it.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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 #35: Smooshing

Hello crafty friends :o)   Happy March .... Make sure you check out all the inspiration from all the sister blogs.

This is my post for MIUCB, this month we would like for you to try the Smooshing technique.

I have a lot of Unity stamps that have been collecting dust for years.  It is time to start putting ink on them.   I did the embossing ink, with white embossing powder.  Regular ink for the sentiment stamp.

For the 2nd card, I just stamped with black ink over the top of the smooshing.  For both cards I used alcohol inks for the smooshing technique.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• The Crafter's Cafe: #237 Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters: #25 Anything Goes

stamp: Unity: Change is a Good Thing
paper: Bazzill, MFT, the Paper Studio, MME
die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas
embellsihments: Crafting Desert Divas

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #44: Cosmetics Bags

Hello crafty friends :o)  New month ... New inspiration.  All the sister blogs post on the first of the month.  I hope you enjoy all the beautiful projects created.

This is my post for LTCCB

I have a friend that has 3 daughters, since I have all boys, I adopted her daughters for girlie things.  For Christmas I made each girl a cosmetic bags ... each with their own personality.

Who doesn't love this stamp from CAS-ual Fridays: WTF2 

Being that they are originally from New York ... you learn their language.

I stamped her favorite quote inside the bag.

The oldest daughter has survived a brain tumor.  So I used positive strong women stamps from Unity Stamps to cover her bag.

The youngest daughter, who is very book nerdy, they tease her about being the "naughty" sister.  I've had this stamps from Unity for awhile and thought they were perfect for her bag.  I also decided to grunge it up and have some fun.

Each sister got a unique bag of their own, fitting of their personality :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• All Fun Challenges: #3 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge: #3 March Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards: February Anything Goes

stamps: Cas-ual Fridays:  WTF2, Unity Stamps: She & other sorted stamps, All Smiles, Undies in a Bundle, Got 5 Minutes, Felling Naughty

Bags were purchased on Amazon

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #131: Little Elegant Bag

Hello crafty friends :o)  First day of the month and all the sister blogs are posting today.  I hope you can visit all 4 blogs for lots of inspiration.

This post is for LTSCB.

I bought some different type of bags, just because I wanted to have some fun and try new ideas.  This is a burlap bag that I put together for a young lady.   Very simple and girlie.

Just some flowers, a metal butterfly that I white gesso and sprayed with alcohol inks.  A few sparkly gems to finish.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Bit More Time to Craft: #111 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge: #3 March Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters: #25 Anything Goes

embellishments: Prima:flowers, gems, metal butterfly

Merry Christmas Challenge Blog #20: Cozy Mittens

Hello crafty friends :o) Happy March to you .... It's almost Spring.

All 4 sister blogs are posting today ... enjoy the inspiration.  This post is for MLCCB, every month is Christmas projects all year.

I love these cute old fashion mittens for Christmas.   The image is from Power Poppy called Mittens & Merriment and was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  A little glitter was added to the pom-poms.

Here's the inside using a sentiment from Chickadee in Barberry stamp set from Power Poppy.

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

• The Crafter's Cafe: #237 Anything Goes (entry 2)

stamps: Power Poppy: Mittens & Merriment, Chickadee in Barberry (sentiment)
paper: Bazzill, BoBunny
die-cut: MFT
embellishement: gems