Celebrating Altenew's Third Anniversary

Hello, I wanted to join in with Altenew in celebrating their third anniversary and share some of my projects using Altenew stamps and dies.

I have a layout and a few cards:

This first layout I shared in Altenew's first sketch challenge:

This layout features Majestic Bloom.

Next, I have a few cards using Altenew stamps.

The first card features 'Cintage Flowes,' dies and Altenew inks.

Next is a card featuring 'Lotus' stamps dies and , copic coloring.

Next is a card featuring Majestic Bloom with some copic coloring.

Last is another card featuring 'Lotus' and Altenew ink.  I places a doily behind the flowe cluster along with some sequins and an 'Enjoy' sentiment by Papertrey Ink embossed on a vellum banner.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure and visit Altenews blog and visit all the blog hoppers, there is some wonderful inspiration to be found!

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #321

 Back again, twice in one day!!!  Here with the My Favorite Things sect has challenge #321.  I started out following the sketch exactly....but then my shaker window didn't have the right diecut.....it's still relatively close.... I used MFT's 'The Whole Herd' for this card, and I used a crafter's workshop chicken wire stencil for the background using Tim Holtz distress inks.  I colored in the cows and chickens using copic markers.  I used Papertrey Ink clear cardstock to back the shaker circle (the large one), the black cardstock is Bazzill, the white is Neenah.  I used Tim Holtz sponge distresses to spread the ink out.    I added fun foam to the back of the main panel, and diecut in the same holes to make the shaker component.  The sequins used are 28 Lilac Lane (I love these little tins, they are LOADED with sequins of different sizes and colors in the same family....the price point is great too!).  I even decorated the inside of the card, which I am obsessed with lately....a card isn't complete until I do this.....I used the chicken image again, along with the nest, and water colored a little grounding image below, using Kuretake watercolors.

This card was so fun to create using the My Favorite Things 'The Whole Herd' stamp & die set(especially since we live on a farm :). Thanks so much for stopping by, please subscribe and check out my YouTube channel!

Birthday Card. Lawn Fawn & Process Video

Hello all!!  Still buried in snow here, what better weather to craft in, though, right?   Here today with a card and a process video.  This card is a 1st Birthday card for my grandson's 1st birthday!!!  The card is made using Lawn Fawn 'Party Animals' stamp set, with a Mama Elephant die cut border, and backed with some Watercoloring on watercolor paper, using Kuretake watercolors.  The inside of the card is also decorated so stay tuned for some still shots at the end of the vide.  Also, not included in the video are the shots after I applied Wink of Stella, clear, to the balloons and the candle wick.  I'm a bit rusty on the video voice-over, so please pardon :)

Hope you all enjoy, please give a thumbs up if you do, and subscribe to my channel.  Thanks so much!

Christmas Tags Recap

Hello everyone, hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas, and are starting the new year off with a bang!  We've been pretty much snowed in for the last couple of weeks with about 18-20" of snow  (it's hard to be very accurate, because it just kind of keeps dumping every couple of days) and freezing temps. 

As always, I made all my Christmas tags using my favorite holiday stamps, embellishments and ribbons, I made some into tiny little shakers, and that was fun!  Here is a sampling of some, then some close ups of a few:

Also wanted to share the gorgeous table my oldest son, Griffin, made foer my craft room...it fits perfectly, and is great for projects you want to work on while standing.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back to share a few cards and scrapbook layouts I've made lately!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Card Challenge - Birthday

Hello, here to share a card I made for Simon Says Wednesday card challenge.  This week's challenge was a Birthday theme, using Simon Says Stamp products.  For this card, I used the SSS stamps, 'Lila's Heart,' and 'Sending and Wishing' set, along with the coordinating dies.  For the background, I used a Becky Higgins Project Life 4x6 card, and trimmed it to fit over a  red card base.  I colored the little 'Lila' girl with my copic markers, and added some glossy accents to the balloons.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Papertrey Ink Farm Scene Shaker Card

Hi everyone!!!  I have a fun, fun shaker card to share with you today.  I used mostly all Papertrey Ink products with some other products sprinkled in here and there.    For the life of me, I can't remember who made the background paper, it is a turquoise woodgrain with a grid on the backside.  The stamps and dies I used for the main card front are Papertrey Ink; Petite Places, Barnyard, the dies used are from the same set, along with Scen It Backgrounds, Mountains and Shaker Shapes.  The sequins I used for the inside are from Hazel & Ruby, and some chunky glass glitter I made from broken Christmas ornaments.  The clear panel is also Papertrey Ink, clear Cardstock (I know you can also use packaging materials and other things, I like the weight of this paper).  I used fun foam to add the dimension for the shaker portion.  The inside of the card is stamped with a sentiment from Barnyard Sentiments (they're all super cute).  Here is a vide I made showing the process (please pardon the background noises, the out of frame shots, etc., I have not made a video in a while, so I'm just getting back in the swing of things).   Hope to have a lot more to share with you real soon :)

Products used:

Papertrey Ink;  Petite Places Barnyard Stamp and Die set

Scene It Backgrounds Mountain View, Shaker Shape Die, rectangle

Ink:  Pallette, Hybrid Snow White, Papertrey Ink, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Versafine, Onyx Black, Sequins;  Hazel & Ruby and handmade glass glitter, Adhesive, Advantus;  Scrappy Glue

MFT Color Challenge #41

Hello, welcome!!! I stretched myself and did the MFT color challenge using colors I would NEVER normally be draw to, but I actually like the end result.....lesson learned, try new color combos!!  For this challenge I used MFT 'Leg's Hang Out' stamps and dies, Lawn Fawn, sun and bird dies and stamps from 'Hello Sunshine.'  I copic colored the tree, birds, chicks, leaves and tire swing.  The heart spattering is from PTI, "Noted."  I did some second-generation stamping with the hearts.   Thanks so much for stopping by...

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Challenge

Hello, today I am featuring a card made for Simon Says Stamp 'Work It Wednesday' challenge using

'anything floral.'  For this card, I used the heat resist technique on the background, using 

SSS falling hearts background stamp and white heat embossing, then water coloring over.  I die cut the frame out of the water colored piece with a MFT die and attached it to card base with foam tape.  The sentiment is SSS, and I topped the card with a cute little bouquet from PTI, Bitty Blossom's stamp and die set.  I finished the card off with a few sequins sprinkled here and there.  Thanks for stopping by!

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday

Hello, today I have a card created for PTI's Make It Monday challenge, which was a Valentine Ombré Effect card.  for this cars I used several different stamp sets and different PTI card stock.  The scallop framed is from the shaker die set, the hearts, limitless layers;hearts, the little truck and sentiment are from Tremendous Treats, Valentine.  For the gradient of colors in the card stock, I used raspberry fizz, berry sorbet, lovely

Lady, sweet blush for the 'haphazardly' cut stripes, and pure poppy for the background.  I stacked up some tiny die cut hearts in the trunk of the truck (which I watercoloredbon some watercolor paper) and beside the sentiment.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #263

Hello, and welcome! I decided to play along with the My Favorite Things weekly sketch challenge.  I used the stamps and dies from the Birdie brown Sweet Birthday Wishes set.

I did some water citing on some watercolor paper, and added some drips.  After I cut out and stamped my image, I colored it in with copic markers.  I pop dotted the image on top of two tag banners from Papertrey Ink (stamped with one of the sentiments from the stamp set, added a few sequins, and layered the watercor panel over some PTI Lovely Lady cardstock.  Thanks so much for stopping by.