Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #22: Santa's Hat

Hello crafty friends!  This is my post for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, where Christmas projects are welcome all year.

Here's a simple and cute cutting file from The Cutting Cafe.  This file Santa's Hat is just cute as can be and it does come with it's own sentiments, but I used a stamp I had.  Some soft ink around the white edges and frant-age for texture.  I little baker's twine as an accent.

Just a peek of the inside. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Creative Fingers Challenge: #185 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge: May 2020 AG

stamps: C C Designs
paper: scraps
die-cut: The Cutting Cafe: Santa's Hat Shape
embellishment: baker's twine, frant-age

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #46: Mixed Media Bird Tag

Hello crafty friends!   This is my post for Love to Craft Challenge Blog,  every month is Anything Goes.   We want to see what you have been crafting.

The image Birds Hair from artist Julia Spiri was color with my Prismacolor pencils.  I decided to make a mixed media tag.  Paint, scrap paper, tissue, sewing maching stitching, ink, gold & purple paint, cheese cloth:  just for the background.  After the sewing the stitches, I couldn't stand looking at the back of the tag, so I fixed it .

I did the same technique with a new tag to place over the back of the front tag, but without the stitching.  This little wooden bird has been sitting in my craft closet for awhile, some gesso paint, ink and gold paint to tie it into the project.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge: #60 Aything Mixed Media
• Creative Fingers Challenge: #185 Anything Goes
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #4 Anything Goes

stamps: Julia Spiri: Birds Hair
paper: scraps
embellishments: paints, inks, embossing powder, cheesecloth, wooden bird,  the Paper Studios: flowers

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog # 133: Typewriter Message

Hello crafty friends !!   I can't believe we are all still grounded.  Things have been different, the kids think they are on extended summer vacation and computer times have to be scheduled ( the dogs get a better scheduled time than me and they are ahead of the cats just wanting to sit on the keyboards).

New month, all new challenges on the sister blogs.

This post is for Love to Scrap Challenge Blog, this month is Anything Goes.

I'm still playing and learning how to work my Scan n Cut.  Found this cut file from The Cutting Cafe called Typewriter Shape Card

They have sentiments that come with the file, but I wanted to use my own stamps.   I have a stock pile of stamps needing to used.

Here is the inside.

A closer shot of the second card.

It has been fun making cute cards from the cutting machine.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter these cards in the follwoing challenges:

• Creative Fingers Challenge: #185 Anything Goes
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #04 Anything Goes

stamps: Unity, Cas-ual Fridays: Calm & Gentle
paper: Bazzill, SU, MME
die-cut: The Cutting Cafe: Typewriter cut file
embellishments: ribbon, twine

Dr Digi: Birthday Bot

Hello crafty friends :o)  Today is my post for Dr Digi.  I hope you are getting house projects done and lots of crafting.

Here is a birthday card for any male species living in your home.  The image Birthday Bot was colored with my Prismacolor pencils. Not happy with the lighting, but it was getting dark.

I used metal gears and wire to give it a robot feel.  The fan-tage even has a metal look.

Here is the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Dr Digi: Birthday Bot, MFT: birthday sentiments
paper: Bazzill, MME, Bo Bunny
embellishments: Bead Landing: gears, wire, Stampendous: fan-tage embossing podwer

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