Merry Whatever!

Very excited to be a Guest Designer at CAS on Friday, thank you all so much for having me!

The theme for their new challenge is "Christmas with non-holiday items". Such a unique theme and I love it although I will admit I was second guessing myself! I think a cat with antlers fits the bill ....

I just received this stamp, appropriately named Merry Whatever by Unity Stamps.  It made me chuckle so I had to get it. 

I hope you have the chance to join the challenge!

Sweet Gingerbread Wishes

'TIS THE SEASON is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from Polkadoodles!

The image I used for this card is Cupcake Gingerbread Holly.  I colored the image using Copic markers and attempted a plaid design on the cupcake holder (truthfully this was my second attempt!).  After coloring I fussy cut the adorable image and started working on the shaker tag.

The tag was created using Gift Tags Dies by Paper Smooches.  I cut the inside using Labels One Dies by Spellbinders.  The sentiment is from the Snow Globe Sentiments by MFT.

Doh, I took the picture before adding some stickles to the icing .. well, you'll just have to use your imagination!

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Challenges:

Christmas Puppy

Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges has a new challenge ready to go for you!

CBC will feature a new Bingo card for each challenge and while this isn't your typical game of BINGO, you are required to use at least three items in ONE column.

This month Polkadoodles is sponsoring our challenge!

My choice was the "I" column - Make own background, CAS, Smooshing, Glitter

This cute little puppy is Lucky Present and I colored him with Copics then set to work on fussy cutting.  I created the background by spraying distress inks with water and using a piece of acetate to pick up the colors and started smooshing on the paper. Finished it off with silver shimmer spray and there are glitter stickles on the Santa hat.

So glad you stopped by and I look forward to seeing your creation!

 

Challenges

Polkadoodles Friday Challenge - ATG #43 (Nov 8) .

CAS on Friday - Use a Corner of your Card #295 (Nov 6) .

Jingle Belles - Not a Creature was Stirring (Nov 6) .

My Time to Craft Christmas - Winter Animals #98 (Nov 6) .

Simply CAS - Christmas in Coming (Nov 28)

Excavating a Spooky Halloween

I was asked to create a Halloween card for a little boy who loves Excavators.  I found this image on ETSY and thought it would be perfect.

I printed the excavator image and stamped images from Frightful Little Bits on Copic paper then went to work coloring with Copic markers.  To create the background, I used distress oxide inks and the Layering Mask Moon stencil by Tim Holtz.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope this card puts a smile on your face!

Challenges

Cupcake Inspirations - Lime, Purple, Black (Nov 8) .

Make My Monday - Spooky/Halloween #237 (Nov 3) .

Sweet Stampin' - Hallowe'en (Nov 8) 

Just Add Ink - Stencilling #725 (Oct 29) .

Cool Tidings in Pink

Join me for our new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties!  Christmas Pinks is the theme for our new challenge - don't forget, your creation must be Christmas themed and feature a cute image.  

We are a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along for your chance to proudly display our Winners or Top 3 Badge.

This cute Penguin image is from Just Me however I see they are no longer in business :(

I used Copic markers to color the image and the background papers are from the Be Merry paper pad by Pink & Main.  I love the bright colors of this pad and they fit perfectly with the Pink theme!

Now it's your turn to show us your Christmas project and make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration and remember - projects must be Christmassy and have to be Cute!

Challenges:

A Place to Start - ATG w/Optional Pink (Nov 5) .

MTTCC - Winter Animals #98  (Nov 7) .

Little Pumpkin Girl

Halloween or Fall is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from All Dressed Up!

Another sweet image by ADU, Little Pumpkin it is! I colored her up with Copic markers using colors to match the designer papers from the first issue of The complete guide to Die-cutting magazine.  I hope you have a chance to check this magazine out, it is full of beautiful papers and great ideas.

After assembling the card I added some sequins, leaves and a button then sprayed with Gold Shimmer Spray.

Thank you so much for stopping by and make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Challenges:

All Dressed Up - ATG #156

All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge - Autumn or Halloween

Wanda Birthday

ALL STITCHED UP is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from Polkadoodles!

Wanda Cute is the image I played with for this challenge. I colored Wanda with Copic markers and used Birthday Girl designer papers by PhotoPlay to create the layers.  The yellow layer has been stitched with white thread, although I wish I used a different color, it's quite hard to see.  

After I put the layers together I used a Happy die-cut to make multiple layers then glued them together along with the word birthday embossed using white embossing powder.

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Challenges:

Polkadoodles - ATG #38 (Oct 4) .

Cutie Pie Challenge - The Birthday Girls #198 (Oct 7)

Season's Bleatings

Join me for our new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties!  

Feature a Creature is the theme for our September challenge - don't forget, your creation must be Christmas themed and feature a cute image.  

We are a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along for your chance to proudly display our Winners or Top 3 Badge.

I used the stamp set Baa Humbug by Clearly Besotted (no longer available), colored with Copic Markers.  The die cut is Stacked Merry by MFT and I cut a few using white card stock and glued them together for some dimension. The background was created using Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink.

Now it's your turn to show us your Christmas project and make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration and remember - projects must be Christmassy and have to be Cute!

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More! - Christmas  #477 (Oct 1) .

Noah's Ark Welcome

A new month brings a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges! We are a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will play along for your chance to proudly display our Winner or Top 3 Badges.

Our theme this month is "Inspired by a Book".  I think it's obvious that my book is Noah's Ark and this image is from the Better Together collection by MFT (no longer available).   

After coloring the image with Copic markers I went to work creating the background using Hero Arts Cling Zag Background Stamp with distressed oxide inks.  

I used VersaMark on the background stamp then heat set white embossing powder and went to work blending Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold (#1) and Dried Marigold and Cracked Pistachio (#2) Distress Oxide Inks then sprayed with Gold Sheer Shimmer craft spray.

I assembled the card, framing the distressed background with a white frame made with my Cricut Joy, used pop dots on the image, added a sentiment, clouds embossed with Silver and some sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Get Creative Challenges for some inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

Challenges

Color Dare Challenge - #615: Yellow, Green, Pink (Sep 5) .

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Colorful (Sep 17) .

Critter Crazy Challenge - ATG # 90 (Sep 25) .

Crafty Animals - ATG #87 (Sep 26) .

Bubble Hugs

Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges has a new challenge ready to go for you!

CBC will feature a new Bingo card for each challenge and while this isn't your typical game of BINGO, you are required to use at least three items in ONE column.

We are a "just for fun" challenge however this month we have a special sponsor, All Dressed Up!  The winner of this challenge will win 

My choice was the "I" column - Stitching, Die Cuts, Gold and Stamped Image.

This image is Bubbles and I used Copic markers to color her up. It's such a delicate image so I decided to keep the coloring light.  The designer papers are from the Sugar Rush collection by BasicGrey and Ruffles & Dashes die cuts by Catherine Pooler to create the image frames.

So glad you stopped by and I look forward to seeing your creation!