Friday, June 29, 2012

Something sparkly

     Hmmm?  Since today my B-day I wonder if I'll get distracted by something sparkly?  LOL  If I do it will most likely be something like Stickles.  As soon as I can find a  spare minute I'll be sitting down and the computer to order some goodies.  My hubby wouldn't have a clue what to order for me and I'm not sure myself exactly what direction I'll be spending my dollars.  There's SOOO much fun stuff out there!  Just for fun why don't you leave me a comment with a couple of your favorite crafty items that I might need to add to my collection.
     A huge thank you to all of you who have left me birthday wishes.  We're not big party animals, but I'm sure we'll be going out for a nice dinner tonight.  Yum!
     Speaking of yum, if you haven't added you name to Mr. Linky yet for my birthday candy you have until July 4th.  Since I got it posted so late I wanted to give everybody plenty of time to join in the fun.  :-)
     So let's talk about my card.  :-)  Tammy is re-releasing some of her adorable children's dresses this week at A Day For Daisies.  I paper pieced mine and added some sparkle to go with the fun sentiment from Create with TLC.
     Don't forget our texture challenge is still running for another week at the ADFD blog.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffett--sparkle
The Ribbon Carousel--paper piecing
Make It Monday--anything goes
One Stitch at at Time--summer dresses
Sentimental Sundays--cute and girly
Sweet Stampin--ribbons and bows

     Happy Friday!


Supplies
  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye Lost and Found--Sunshine, Recollections, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft
  • Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Child's Dress 1", sentiment from Create with TLC
  • Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals, EK Success Dotted Scallop edge punch, Bow Easy
  • Miscellaneous:  Michael's bling, Diamond Stickles, Offray ribbon

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Heartfelt Hugs

( My Mo birthday candy giveaway is open for a few more days if you haven't
 linked up yet.  Just click on the pic in the sidebar for all the details.)

     YAY!  It's Thursday and time for another challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil.  The theme this week is "Straight from the heart".  My pup has been on my mind a lot lately.  She's almost fourteen years old and arthritis has all but crippled the poor girl.  You could easily insert a picture of anybody in my family including my parents and uncle for Bella in this image.  That's how loved my Gwennie is.  Smart as a whip and full of personality, she just steals the heart of anyone who meets her.
     For my card I decided I wanted to have a chevron panel behind my image so I started surfing for a tutorial on how to make your own chevron paper.  I found several, but the one I chose to use is a super simple one from Jennifer McGuire.  You can find it here.  This allowed me to use the papers from the collection to match.  I layered the finished piece on two layers of thin chipboard to give it some height and dimension.  I tried hitting the embossed dots on my banner pieces with a white ink pad, but you could barely see the white so I ended up going over them with a white gel pen.
     Hope you like Bella and Bronte.  You can find them in Mo's store.  They're sending you heartfelt hugs and an invite to play along this week at Mo's.  There's a $5.00 gift certificate up for grabs per every 25 players.  Ya gotta be in it to win it!
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Scrapbook Sisters--anything goes
Bearly Mine--anything goes
Craft Room Challenge--friendship
Jackson's Digital Expressions--anything goes
Paper and Such--snail or dog
Party Time Tuesday--anything goes
Digi Makeover--anything goes
Incy Wincy Deisgns--anything goes
Love to Create--anything goes
Make It Monday--anything goes
Paper Playtime--say it with sentiments
Tammy's Scrapin Corner--anything goes
PanPastelUK--anythings goes
Pile It On--make your own embellishment
Sweet Sunday Sketch--sketch
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday--make your own embellishment
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges--3 things

     Happy Thursday!


Supplies

  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye Lost and Found--Madison Avenue, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft cardstock and chipboard, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Bronte Hearts Bella"
  • Ink:  Copics, Vintage Photo Distress ink, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
  • Tools:  MFT Die-namics Fish Tail Banners and Fancy Flourish, Memory Box Tender Leaves die, Nestabilities Labels One, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  Recollections flowers and pearls, Diamond Stickles, The Paper Studio bling

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Basket weave panel tutorial

     It's my turn again to do a tutorial for The Kraft Journal and as promised I'm going to show you how I made that basket weave panel for my Saturated Canary Dorothy card I posted last week.  I've used some Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock and chipboad to create the panel.  You'll also need a ruler and  X-acto knife or some type of cutter and some distress ink.
      For the panel I made, I cut 1/4" strips from the cardstock.
     I also cut a panel of chipboard 1 1/2" wide by 5" long.  Using my glass cutting mat, I lined the strips up on the grid, adding strips for a total of 2" which I taped down with scotch tape.  This photo shows the first strip woven in already.
     Continue weaving in your strips until you have an extra one at each end totally 5 1/2".
     Try to butt the strips up against each other as closely as possible for a tight weave.
     You'll notice this phot looks different.  I had forgotten that I wanted to use some distress inks on the strips to get a multi-colored weave effect so I pulled the strips I'd already weaved out, inked them and started over.  You could do this with different colored cardstock pieces for a different look.
     Once I had the pieces weaved to the 5 1/2" length, I flipped the piece over (still taped down) and glued my chipboard piece to the back lining it up with the strips so that each side had one strip extra hanging off.
     Once the glue was dried I could remove the extra strips and trim the long ends down.
     I then added some double sided adhesive to the back side and began folding the strip ends over.
     Once everything was folded over and secured down the piece looked like this.
     Here's another look at the card I made with it.
     I wish more of the color variation was showing, but I'll know better next time.  Hope you'll give this a try.
     Happy crafting!

Monday, June 25, 2012

You can never have too many friends

(There's still a little over a week left for you to join in my birthday candy.  
Just click on the pic in the sidebar for all the details)


     I sure hope all these bright colors make you smile today.  Our challenge this go around at the Catered Crop is "rainbows or the colors of a rainbow" and our sponsor is Sassy Cheryl's.  She's offering a $15.00 gift certificate to the winner of our challenge.  Trust me, you won't have a hard time spending it.  :-)  I just love her cute little characters.  This is Callie with her ladybug friends.
     For may card I used a base of my favorite Kraft Outlet Light kraft cardstock and dug through my scrap box to find all the rainbow colors.  I layered them all behind Callie and tied them off with some twill tape.  A bit of doodling, some buttons, and a sentiment finish the card off.  Callie's Ladybugs are covered in Glossy Accents and she got some sparkle added to her skirt and white gel pen dots to her shirt.
     You have until July 7th at 8:00 p.m. EST to get your rainbow projects linked up.  Make sure you check in to the Catered Crop this Sunday to see this card and what the other chefs have cooked up to inspire you.
     I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive--summertime girls
Joanna Sheen--summer daze
Totally Gorjuss--somehting yellow
Polka Doodles--trooping the coulour
Crafty Sentiments--bright colours
Die Cuttin' Divas--summer colors

     Happy Monday!

Supplies

  • Paper:  Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl's "Callie and her ladybug friends", sentiment from Create with TLC
  • Ink:  Copics, Marvy Uchida white gel pen, Micron pen
  • Tools:  Memory Box Scallop die
  • Miscellaneous:  buttons from my stash, Kraft outlet Hang Tag String and Twill Tape, Glossy Accents, Diamond Stickles

Friday, June 22, 2012

Feel the Sun

(Click on the button in my sidebar to learn more about my B-day candy giveaway)  
   
Okay people.  You almost gave me a serious case of big head yesterday.  LOL  I'm just kidding, but it's no joke how much your encouraging words meant to me.  I've said it before and I'll say it again--you guys are the best!

     Did you ever have one of those days when every project you made had one glaring boo boo that you didn't see until the project was all put together?  Yesterday was definitely that day for me.  First was the red shoes on Dorothy debacle and then this tag.
     Our theme for the new ADFD challenge is texture and Tammy has re-released some of her beachy images.  You can find them all in the ADFD store.
     Do you see what I did?  Believe me, it's far worse than screw heads that don't line up.  LOL  I had "beachy" stuck in my head so went the direction of sand.  Why I have her coming out of the sand instead of pretty blue water is beyond me.  LOL  I will say this was a wonderful learning experience to egg me on  to starting an art journal.  I want to do this again--the correct way on a journal page.
     I played with Distress inks and modeling paste mixed with paint for the sand.  Here's a close up of the awesome texture I got from some Multi-medium Matte gel.
     I've used this technique before and absolutely love the look it gives.  I used a large stencil brush and pounced the medium all over the tag.  Then I pulled out the heat gun and boiled it--literally.  The heat gun makes the medium bubble up leaving this awesome texture.  To make it stand out a bit more I hit the high points with some Versamark and then brushed on some Perfect Pearls.  It made all those ridges and bumps shimmery and more easy to see.
     I'll probably do the image is a different coloring medium next time.  I'm just not proficient enough with my pencils.  I went back to Dorcas's wonderful skin coloring tutorial again for this one.  I need a couple more skin tone pencils to really do this right.
     There are so many great ways to add texture to your projects.  Break out some of your goodies and come play along with our challenge at ADFD.
(Note:  Tammy is changing her store over to a different platform.  The current store will close late tonight and she will reopen Monday with a 15% off store sale.  WOOHOO!  Great time to snatch some stamps)
     Happy Friday!

Supplies


Paper:  Ranger Manila Tag, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft Text Weight paper
Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "New Hat",Tim Holtz "Artful Things", Hampton Arts postcard stamp
Ink:  Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Tumbled Glass, Bundles Sage, and Vintage Photo Distress inks
Tools:  heat gun
Miscellaneous:  Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-medium Matte gel, Perfect Pearls Forever Green, Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, Hug Snug seam binding, Kraft Outlet Hang Tag string

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Where to?

If you missed my Mo's Digital Pencil card for today, you can find it here.

     Oh please be gentle my friends. The best laid plans of mice and men.
     A few days ago my buddy Alyce sent me an email asking if I had seen the Guest Design Team call at Saturated Canary.  Now peeps this is soooo much an Alyce thing cause I mean, let's be real, Alyce is a coloring master.  I cheered her on of course and figured I'd watch from the sidelines.  If you've ever perused the entries at the Saturated Canary Challenge you know that there are some amazing ladies out there who really make those images shine.
     Well don't ask me why but I got the crazy idea to give it a shot and this is what I came up with.  I like everything but the shoes.  I blew it with the shoes.  I actually had them colored pretty decently but once I got the card put together the brightness of the red just seemed to clash so badly with the burgundy.  I tried to tone them down a bit but it really made them lose the definition I had originally.  I should have done them in the deeper mahogany red shades to match but I had colored the image before picking out paper.  Bad, bad Tracy!  I hardly ever do that and I paid the price this time.  Since the card is made I figured I'd go ahead and enter it anyway.  At least I got a chance to play with Dorothy.
     If you like the little basket weave panel behind Dorothy, tune in here next Wednesday for my Kraft Journal tutorial and I'll show you how I made it.  Unfortunately most of it got covered up so you can't see the color variation very well, but you'll see it in the tute.
     Krista, your images are off the chart girl. Can't wait for the new release, just in time for my birthday!  Hope this card makes you smile just a little.
     A HUGE thanks to all of you who have left me early birthday wishes.  You guys are the best!  There's still plenty of time to enter my candy.
     Besides the GDT call I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts and Me--anything goes
Little Red Wagon--get krafty
Bunny Zoe's--girls, girls, girls
Make It Monday--anything goes
The Crazy Challenge--ribbon/twine, gems/pearls, dies/punches
Cutie Pie--real or faux stitching

     Have an awesome day!


Supplies
  • Paper:  Simple Stories "Generations", Bazzill, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft and chipboard, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Dorothy"
  • Ink:  Copics, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Frayed Burlap Distress ink
  • Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles and Romantic Rectangles, Martha Stewart Daisy edge punch and Photo Corner punch, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, roses, and brads, lace from my stash, DMC embroidery thread, Offray ribbon, Wild Orchids large rose, Xmas Stickles, Caramel Apple, Vanilla Breeze, and Old Lace Glimmer Mist

Jack of all trades

Don't miss out on my birthday candy!  It's yummy Mo goodness!

     Oh my gosh!  I broke out of my OCD perfectionist mode! Do you see it?  Do you?  The screw heads aren't all perfectly aligned! Bwahahah  Just kidding!  I'm not quite THAT bad.  :-)
     My intention was to make this card for my hubby for Father's Day to let him know what a great dad I think he is.  The image, from Mo's Digital Pencil, is called Mr. Fix-it and it's such a blessing to have a hubby that not only is handy with mechanical and construction things, but is pretty darned good at fixing just about any kind of problem you can think of.
     I had been surfing through some blogs one night well before I started this card and he came in as I was switching pages and accused me of trying to hide his Father's Day card.  Poor guy.  He looked so heartbroken when I showed him that wasn't the case.
     After I got it made I decided I would give it to my daughter to give her pops.  She got mad!  Can you believe that!  Do you know why?  Cause she's a BIG mush.  LOL  She told me she hates buying cards cause they always make her cry and now I'd given her a card that she was going to have to supply the mush for.  LOL  Let's just say her mush blessed her dad's heart---and made her cry.  :-)
     Besides being my hubby's Father's Day card this is also my DT card for this week's challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge.  Our theme is "Masculine" and we'd love to have you come join in the fun.
     I really wanted those wood grain panels to be more like real boards so I layered two pieces of thin chipboard together and put the DP on top.  They're like planks now and look more realistic with the screws in them.  I also decided to "frame" Mr. Fix-it".  I cut a square of kraft paper slightly large than the image and then cut out the inner part.  I sandwiched the image between the frame and another piece of kraft to make it a little more stable.  I had marked the mitered corners and just clipped them before adding glue.  Then I added the tiny brads.  I think it turned out fun and rugged enough for my manly man.  LOL
     On a sad note we're saying goodbye to one of our team mates. Sheila will be leaving the team after three years of wonderful inspiration.
     We have been having some of the most awesome entries.  I think that's why the winner is randomly drawn.  It's just too hard to pick!  That means everybody has an equal chance to win so why not play the odds.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card in to the following challenges:

Oozak Challenge--two papers and embellies
Crafting For All Seasons--for men
My Mum's Craft Shop--about the boys
Ribbon Carousel--heavy metal + spooled item
Make It Monday--anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint--Father's Day
Dream Valley Challenge--for that special guy
Card Makin Mamas--Father's Day
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge--dashing dads


     Be blessed!


Supplies
  • Paper:  Cosmo Cricket "Wanted", Kraft Outlet Brown Kraft and chipboard, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Mr. Fix-it"
  • Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Distress inks
  • Tools:  Crop-a-dile
  • Miscellaneous:  Spare Parts brads, Kraft Outlet Hemp Cord, burlap

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sharing a cup with you

     Hello my sweet friends!  Have I told you lately how thankful I am for each and every sweet comment and word of encouragement you leave me.  You really spur my creativity on and I'm so glad to call lots of you friend.  :-)
     Well, it's Mabelle Tuesday.  I have a card today using one of her Whimsy and Stars Studio images called "Coffee Girl".  Now personally I can't even stand the smell of coffee. GASP!!  I know I just offended the sensibilities of you coffee connoisseurs but I'm just not a coffee person.  I do enjoy a good cup of tea but with the temperatures we had today (94!) I think I'd rather have ICED tea in that cup.  LOL  Yummmm that sounds really good right now.  We have a local catfish restaurant that used to serve your tea in little aluminum cups.  It keeps that tea so cold.  I imagine I've offended yet another group of friends who live across the pond and take their tea very seriously.  Hope you'll all forgive my lack of beverage etiquette.  LOL
     So Coffee Girl is not overly embellished.  I have a really hard time when I use papers like these Primas.  I just can't hardly stand to cover them up.  I cut the 6 x 6 sheet into smaller squares and zig zag stitched them to the cream mat panel.  A few flowers and a little cheesecloth (your fave Alyce!!) and I left it at that.
I'd like to enter this card at :

Try It On Tuesday--anything goes
Hannah and Friends--sketch

     Hope you like her.  Wish I could sit down and share a cup with you all.  have a wonderful Tuesday!


Supplies

  • Paper:  Prima "Botanical", Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Coffee Girl"
  • Ink:  Copics
  • Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Classic Scalloped OVals, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, Dritz cheesecloth, Prima roses

Monday, June 18, 2012

What's up?

     Ah good times during hot summer days.  I think I might think twice about sharing my pool with the pooch though.  Wet dog smell--YUCK!  LOL  Since this is obviously a boy, who we all know couldn't care less about what they smell like, I'm sure he doesn't mind a bit.
     Our challenge this week at The Kraft Journal is "Good Ole Summertime".  I've started my card with a base of Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock and then added lots of layers of bright MME DP's.  One of the panels is wrapped with Orange Baker's Twine and a button and the other with Canvas Fringe Ribbon.  The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and is colored with Copics.  I've added Glossy Accents to his swimming goggles and the water.
     We'd love to have you join in this weeks challenge.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays--summer fun + sentiment
Sweet Stampin'--summer fun
Fussy and Fancy--boy attitude
Polka Doodles--summer scene
Totally Papercrafts--it's raining cats and dogs
Charisma Cardz--male cards
Do You Stack Up--boys/men
Little Miss Muffett--loads of layers
Divas by Design--summer theme
Craft Room Challenge--furry four legged family

     Happy Monday!


Other Supplies
  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye "On the Bright Side--One", Copic XPress-It Blending card
  • Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "It's Hot", Stampendous "Notes for a Friend"
  • Ink:  Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
  • Tools:  sewing machine, heat gun, Nestabilities Standard Circles, EK Success Scallope Scallop punch, Martha Stewart Photo Corner punch
  • Miscellaneous:  Recollections brads, Michael's button, Ranger black embossing powder, Glossy Accents

Sunday, June 17, 2012

I demand a recount!

     June is a really busy month for us around here.  Both my dad and I have a birthday this month and this year my uncle's birthday fell on Father's Day.  I whipped up this fun Gus card for him cause he adores humor cards.  I never know what kind of smart aleck card I'll get.  :-)  This is pretty CAS but he's a CAS kinda guy.  Hope it gives you a chuckle too.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge--for that special guy
Stella Says Sketch--sketch
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days--Father's Day/masculine
Guylou's Inimitability--CAS with kraft
Charisma Cardz--male cards
Do You Stack Up--masculine
Crafting for All Seasons--for men

     Be blessed!


Supplies
  • Paper:  Crate Paper "Random", Bazzill, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft
  • Stamp:  Bugaboo Stamps "Gus B-Day Recount"
  • Ink:  Copics
  • Tools:  Nestabilites Classic Ovals, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  buttons from my stash, Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String

Friday, June 15, 2012

Good thoughts

Second post for today.  If you missed my A Day For Daisies post you can find it here.
     Isn't this little fellow cute as can be.  He's "Sunflower Teddie" from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  I just love working with Mabelle's little critters.  :-)
     I found these papers at Michael's this week and just love the teal colors and butterflies.  I die cut the corners and then embossed them twice for the shimmery shine.  The bottom butterfly is a double layer.  The top was cut from the designer paper and the bottom was punched, colored with a Copic to match, and then painted with some shimmery Creative Inspirations paint.  The Top butterfly was created by punching the top layer and adding the same Copic and CIP combo.  For the bottom layer I used the negative of the punch to cut out a solid butterfly.  I also colored it with a Copic and then stamped it with a TH stamp to mimic the type face on the designer paper butterfly.  I was lucky enough to find two sets of TH stamps marked down at Hobby Lobby Monday and I snatched them both.  Hoping to use them in an art journal if I get the nerve to start it.  :-)  I also added some dimensional paint dots for the butterfly trails.
     Hope you'll take a look around Mabelle's store.  There are lots of cuties in there.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend--bugs and butterflies
Forever Friends--anything goes plus animal
Moving Along with the Times--let's get krafty
Southern Girls--things with wings
Paper Shelter--anything goes
Rubber Redneck--color inspiration
Bearly Mine--tic tac toe (pearls, corners sentiment) or (lace, embossing, sentiment)
Can You Digi It--button it up
Digital Tuesday--butterflies
Tuesday Throwdown--critters
Make It Monday--anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint--butterflies
Sweet Stampin'--stitching
Sketch Saturday--sketch

     WOOHOO it's Friday!!
     Hugs!


Supplies

  • Paper:  Recollections, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Sunflower Teddie", sentiment from Create with TLC
  • Ink:  Copics, Versamark
  • Tools:  Sizzix Architectural Corners, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Nestabilites Standard Circles, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  Ranger Bridal Tinsel embossing powder, Creative Inspirations paint in Sea Foam and Peach, Recollections pearls,  The paper Studio buttons, Kraft Outlet hang Tag String, Scribbles 3D paint, lace from my stash

The sky's the limit

     It's new release Friday at A Day For Daisies and this week Tammy has some fun Hot Air Balloon images in the ADFD store.
     For my card I cut out the image and popped it up on top of some fun cloud paper.  I added some hemp cord for the balloon ropes and paper pieced the balloon.  I added Stickles to the white part of the chevron pattern.
     Don't forget you still have time to play along with our "Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue" challenge over at the ADFD blog.
     Happy Friday!


Supplies
  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist", Bazzill, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Hot Air Balloon"
  • Ink:  Copics, Micron pen
  • Miscellaneous:  Diamond Stickles, Kraft Outlet Jeweled Hemp Cord, buttons from my stash

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Let your dreams soar


     Our theme this week at Mo's Digital Pencil is "At the Park".  Where I live, most people fly their kites on the beach, but if you don't have a beach then the park would be a perfect place.  I've used this adorable image from Mo's store called "Kite".  He's letting his dreams soar and who knows, maybe one day he'll be a pilot.  :-)
     This card was such a joy to make.  It came together very slowly because I got hung up on paper choices to begin with.  I just couldn't find three patterns that I liked together and then I remembered the awesome corrugated paper I just got from Kraft Outlet.  I used some of it for the third panel and slapped some Picket Fence Crackle paint on it.
     For the banner I die cut a star from chipboard, Light Kraft, and Bazill.  I cut all the points off the stars and then layered them, adding white gel pen dots.  I just love my dots.  LOL  I punched holes in each piece with a small hole punch to thread the Baker's Twine through.
     I added part of my sentiment to the image with my computer.  For the last part I used some great Scrabble tile images that can be found in the tutorial section of Lisa Gregory's blog, What a Beautiful Mess.  I printed out the letters I needed and cut them out.  Then I glued them to some more chipboard and used a Tim Holtz sanding block to round the corners.  I lightly inked them with Vintage Photo and then gave them a healthy coating of Rangers Crackle Accents.
     So dig around in your stash of Mo images and find one that will fit with our "At the Park" theme or check out Mo's store.  We have such a fantastic team of talented ladies.  Make sure you check out all the DT creations for some great inspiration and come play along.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Oozak Challenge--two papers and embellies
Copic Marker Europe--color black hair
Crop Stop--banners or pennants
Delightful Challenge--for the boys
Do You Stack Up--boys/men
Moving Along with the Times--let's get krafty
Cooking It up with Katie--texture a metal man
Crafting for All Seasons--for men
The Paper Shelter--anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters--bunting
Clear It Out--Father's Day/male plus eyelets
Oldie But a Goodie--banners or bunting (my eyelets are well over six months old as is the Notebook edge die, Stars die, and Crackle Accents)
Make It Monday--anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner--for the boys
Pile It On--Let's get outdoors
Quirky Crafts--feature something you would see in the sky
Sentimental Sundays--for a special guy
Stampin Sisters in Christ--action card
The Crafty Pad--let's hear it for the boys
Crafty Catz--summer time
Jellypark Friends--boy crazy
Phindy's Place--Father's Day or masculine

     Happy almost weekend!


Supplies
  • Paper:  Basic Grey "Out of Print", Bazzill, Kraft outlet Light Kraft and E Flute Corrugated Kraft paper, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Kite", Scrabble tile images from Lisa Gregory at What a Beautiful Mess
  • Ink: Copics, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
  • Tools:  Sizzix Stars #2 die, MFT Die-namics Notebook edge die, 1/8th" hole punch, Crop-a-dile
  • Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Orange Bakers Twine, Picket fence Crackle Paint, Crackle Accents. Making Memories eyelets

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Fair weather friend---NOT!


     Sunday marked the opening of a brand new challenge at the Catered Crop.  Our sponsor this week is Birdie Brown and our theme is "Banners and Bunting".
     I chose to use a Birdie Brown image on my card called "Puppy and Chick".  Pup and chick are colored with Copics and I did a little paper piecing on the umbrella.  I used banners for the first part of the sentiment. For my bunting pieces I used a Sizzix Stars die and cut the largest star from chipboard.  I then covered it with DP and used part of the MFT Fishtail Banner die to cut out the small circles.  I used some ancient $1 bin alphabet stamps from Michaels for the letters.
    We'd love to have you come play along in the challenge.  It runs through June 23 so you've still got plenty of time to play.
     I don't know about all of you, but summer seems to have brought on tons of things to keep me busy.  I'm sorry it's taking me a little longer than usual to get around to some of your blogs to visit.  Hope you're enjoying your summer!
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter--anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters--bunting
Simon Says Stamp--photo inspiration
Craft Room Challenge--four legged family
Oldie But a Goodie--banners and bunting (the alphabet stamps have to be at least three years old and the MFT die is over a year)
Tuesday Throwdown--critters
Craft Your Passion--anything goes
Digi Makeover--seeing spots
Make It Monday--anything goes
There She Goes--circles
Cupcake Inspirations--photo inspiration
Deconstructed Sketches--sketch

     Be blessed!


Supplies

  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Kraft Outlet Brown Kraft and chipboard, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Birdie Brown "Puppy and Chick", Studio G alphabet
  • Ink:  Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Tools:  Sizzix Stars #2 die, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Banners, Cuttlebug
  • Miscellaneous:  Kraft Oultet Red Baker's Twine, Diamond Stickles, Glossy Accents

Monday, June 11, 2012

What cha' lookin' for?

     Wooo!  Did ole Hollis scare you with those binocular eyes?  LOL  It's nearly Father's Day and this week at The Kraft Journal we want to see "cards for him".  My pop gets Father's Day AND a birthday in June and I'm not sure yet which card this will be.  Hollis is a rubberstamp from Art Impressions and he is actually a two part stamp cause I have his backside too.  Maybe I'll make the second card for his birthday from that view.  LOL
     I started the card with a base of Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock matted with dark green and camouflage DP.  The next panel is Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock with some stitching.  More green and DP and a panel of C Flute Corrugated Kraft Paper.  Both of these panels are wrapped with Earthy Hemp Cord which I also used for tying the buttons.  The DP panel also has some Canvas Fringe Ribbon wrapped around it.  The sentiment was printed on a Scalloped Grungy Prim Tag.
     Hunters orange is a requirement for hunting around here and if this was my dad he would be in camo from head to toe.  I think his hunting days are numbered though.  He had a knee replacement last summer and is about to get the other one done.  Traipsing through the woods with all those roots and vines is just not such a smart idea.  He'll really miss it though.
     Hope you'll join in our challenge with your guy cards.  Just remember to use kraft paper or a product from Kraft Outlet.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cards for Men--Father's Day
Tammy's Scrapin Corner--for the boys
Dream Valley--for that special guy
PanPastel UK--boys/Father's Day
Pile It On--let's get outdoors
Sentimental Sundays--for a special guy
The Crafty Pad--let's hear it for the boys
Di's Digi Designs--male inspired
One Stop Craft--Father's Day
Secret Crafter--Happy Father's Day
ATC"s and Cards with Attitude--Anything goes/Father's Day
Card Makin Mamas--Father's Day
Phindy's Place--Father's Day or masculine card
Poodles Parlour--Father's Day/Male card
Stamp Man--make it for a man
C.R.A.F.T.--male card
Digi Doodle Shop--male card
Dutch Dare--just for dad
Sassy Cheryl's--dads and grads

     Happy Monday!


Other Supplies

  • Paper:  The Paper Studio, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp Art Impressions "Hollis"
  • Tools:  sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  American Crafts buttons, Glossy Accents

Friday, June 8, 2012

Wedding Lilies

     June is the traditional wedding month and in keeping with that, Tammy has released some wedding digis this week at A Day For Daisies.  I chose to use this image, "Lily Wedding".  I added some yellow to the lily centers and then painted the petals with Fairy Dust paint from Creative Inspirations Paint.  I added a little dimensional paint to the stamens too.
     Today marks the beginning of a new challenge at the ADFD blog and we want to see "Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue".  Whew!  The background stamp and seam binding are old.  The image and Doily die are brand new.  The buttons are from my can for collecting stray buttons.  The blue had me stumped for a while, but I finally settled on adding some stamping to the background panels in blue.  I stamped them first in Memento Summer Sky and then re-stamped with Versamark and embossed with a Bridal Tinsel embossing powder.  It softened the blue.  I also added some blue background around the lilies.  The Doily die had double holes on the sides so I tied the seam binding through them.
     Make sure to pop by the ADFD blog and snag Tammy's freebie so you can play along in the new challenge too.  :-)
     Happy Friday!


Supplies
  • Paper:  Gina K Designs Pure Luxury, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Lily Wedding", Stampabilities "Ornate Textured Background"
  • Ink:  Copics, Versamark, memento Summer Sky
  • Tools:  Sizzix Doily Frame die, Nestabilities Standard Circles
  • Miscellaneous:  hug Snug seam binding, buttons from my stash, DMC embroidery thread, Polymark gold dimensional fabric paint, Fairy Dust Creative Inspirations paint, Ranger embossing tinsel, Kaisercraft pearls

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Fly away bunny

     If you missed my post for Mo's Digital Pencil earlier today, you can find it here.
     This little bunny is taking a ride on a balloon.  To or from his party I don't know, but he looks like he's having fun either way.  Mister Bunny is another adorable creation from Mabelle of Whimsy and Stars Studio and guess what?  He's a freebie for a limited time starting today.  Pop over to the Whimsy and Stars blog for all the details.
     For my card I started with a base of Light Kraft and used some My Mind's Eye DP.  The bunny is colored with Copics and I chalked some clouds in behind him.  He's free for a limited time only so make sure you nab him before he hops away.
     Have a blessed day!


Supplies

  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye "So Sophie--Graceful", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Bunny Balloon", sentiment from Create with TLC
  • Ink:  Copics, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
  • Tools:  MFT Die-namics Scalloped edge die, sewing machine
  • Miscellaneous:  Prima and Recollections flowers, lace from my stash, Inkadinkado Blending Chalks

Bubble blowers


     Kids and bubbles--just classic childhood fun.  Mo's really captured it with these two.  I've merged "Bubble Girl" and Bubble Boy" together for this card.  I wanted them to have their fun together.  :-)  They're colored with Copics and I added Glossy Accents to all their bubbles.  I even broke out a bottle of Liquid Pearls I've had for a while and added the dots to the scalloped borders.  Chanelle, you were my inspiration for that.  :-)
     Well I guess I'd better tell you that this weeks challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil is "Anything Goes".  That means you can use ANY Mo's image to play along for a chance at a gift certificate to the Mo's Digital Pencil store.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge--buttons
By the Cute and Girly--cute as a button
I Brake for Stamps--summer fun
Unique Crafters Challenge--buttons
Can You Digi It--button it up
Make It Monday--anything goes
The Crazy Challenge--childhood memories
Crafty Catz--buttons and bows
Wags 'n Whiskers--summer fun

     Happy almost weekend!


Supplies
  • Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Follow Your Heart--Be Happy", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
  • Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Bubble Girl" and "Bubble Boy"
  • Ink:  Copics, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
  • Tools:  Memory Box Classic Scallop edge die
  • Miscellaneous:  The Paper Studio buttons, Celebrate It ribbon, Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String, Bisque Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

A little disco with my ballet please

     How do you like that sentiment!  LOL  Have I got you singing again?  I'll go ahead and apologize to those of you who said I'd gotten them dizzy with my last tune.  :-)  Sad thing is some of you youngsters who visit here won't even recognize those words as part of a set of lyrics to a BeeGees song.  I started to type out what they say before these words but I couldn't translate it into anything typeable.  LOL  I just hope the sentiment makes you smile.  :-)
     I seem to be crafting in patterns lately.  Lots of CAS in a a row and lots of pink.  :-)  It was time for me to showcase another cutie from Whimsy and Stars Studio and I was chomping at the bit to color up this precious little "Ballerina Teddy".  You can find her right here in the Whimsy and Stars store if you'd like to color her up too.  Make sure you check back here Thursday.  Besides my usual Mo's card, (I can't wait to share this one with you.  I was so happy with how it turned out!) I'll have another W&SS card to share plus some news about a freebie and new releases from Mabelle.
     Obviously there's lots of pink on this card.  I just love this pink gingham patterned paper from Michael's. I paired it up with some Bazzill called "Piglet", LOL, and my favorite Light Kraft.  The postage stamp frame was cut from chipboard and covered in Picket Fence Crackle paint.  After I colored the little dancer I added some white gel pen dots to her tutu on a couple of tiers and Stickles to the others.  I printed out both her crown and the star on her wand separately.  The crown was embossed with gold embossing powder and the star was colored with Copics and coated with yellow Stickles.  I got a bit carried away with the gel pen and added dots to the photo corners and the pink panel under the fishtail banner.
     I'm behind on getting around to visit you all again, but hope to get to that tonight after visiting a church member who's in the hospital.  As you all know summer seems to bring on business beyond measure.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday--anything goes
Ooh La La Creations--make it girly
Tammy's Scrappin Corner--for the girls
Hybrid Chick Card Caravan--pink
Sweet Sketch Sunday--sketch
Crop Stop--pretty pearls

     Hope you're having a wonderful week!


Supplies


Paper:  Recollections, Bazzill, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Ballerina Teddy", sentiment from Create with TLC
Ink:  Copics, Marvy Uchida white gel pen, Versamark
Tools:  Sizzix Architectural Corners and Postage Stamp die, Martha Stewart Photo Corner punch and Vintage lace edge punch, sewing machine
Miscellaneous;  Recollections and Paper Studio pearls, picket Fence Crackle paint, Liquitex Gesso, paper doily, Yellow and Cotton Candy Stickles, Stampendous embossing powder