Howl are you?

Sunday August 25, 2019

 

 

I use this fun little guy from Sweet November. It's a red rubber stamp.. I had this piece of paper where I took a circle stencil and Ranger ink created a background piece and I was just waiting for a time when I could use it.. Well today is the day.. I took a little lighter Ranger green and just skimmed over it so it wasn't so white.  I then stamped the image on the piece. I fussy cut it out and then stamped the head and hand on a piece of white and using copics color it and then fussy cut them out and adhered to the larger piece.  Then I thought ok he's looking down.. So I thought why not put a dog down on the floor so went to my Gerda Steiner dogs (which I love) and chose this fun one so I used Zig markers and then die cut him out. I chose to use Stampin up designer paper and cut a strip for the ground and adhered the images. I chose a sentiment from the same stamp set and used Simon Says speech bubble die and adhered to the card. I added some sequins.

Challenges:

A bit more time to craft #98 - anything goes

Crafty animals #29 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern Aug. - anything goes

Crafty sentiments - animal

Penny's paper-crafty #444 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - CAS

Word art Wednesday wk. 400-401 - anything goes
Lavinia World #7 - anything goes

Smile - August calendar

Thursday August 1, 2019

 

This is a page I created (12 of) for a group of girls that my crafty friend gets together so we have a full year of different calendar pages made by these ladies.. I got Aug. so this is what I created. I used Tech. Tues. poppy and colored with Zig markers. I then used Stampin up leaf and SU ink and die cut the leaves out. The Smile is from SU and heat embossed.

 

Challenges:
Lemon shortbread #99 - anything goes
Die cuttin divas #431 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #441 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

Happy birthday beautiful - Always Fun Challenge #120

Monday July 22, 2019

 

Hello and welcome back. I have a card to share from the challenge going on over at Always Fun Challenge #120

 

Our theme this week is MOOD BOARD

 

I decided to make a tag .. I wish the colors showed up better on the computer.. I do have a lot of these fun colors and I also did the seashells / ocean.  I started with a white card stock and cut the shape of a tag. I then used Ranger ink and my wave and ground template to create the background. I stamped the My favorite things images and used Zig markers to color them. I then used the dies and added the pieces to the tag. I added a few Nuvo drops for bubbles. I added a bling to her bellybutton and acrylic dot for the top hole area.  The sentiment is from Simon Says.

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday - make your own background
Lavinia world #5 - anything goes
QKR stampede #357 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge wk. 14 - anything goes
The paper girls #180 - magical Monday
Simon says Monday - not a card
A bit more time to craft #96 - anything goes

You're dog gone awesome - Always Fun Challenge #113

Monday June 3, 2019

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a tag to share for the challenge over at Always Fun challenge #113

 

Our theme is SUMMER FUN

 

I wanted a larger area for my card so I created a tag. I used a Tim Holtz large tag. I then used my cloud and ground template to create the background. I then stamped and colored with Zig markers the My favorite things images and cut them out.  I adhered them to the tag. I stamped the MFT sentiment.. which is so cute.  The added some ribbon and twine to the hole area.. These darling dogs are having some summer fun.. they are tiny like my three babies.

Challenges:
Cute card Thursday #584 - masculine
Jo's scrap shack #284 - anything goes
Qkr stampede #350 - anything goes
Love to scrap #122 - anything goes
Use your stuff #361 - summer fun

This little piggy loves you - Do-Al(l) Kreatives Challenge #28

Monday April 15, 2019

 

It's mid month reminder at Do-Al(l) Kreatives  #28

Our theme is ZODIAC    what's your zodiac sign?

 

 

This is my card. If you read about my April 1st you know I was born in November and Scorpion is my zodiac sign.. but I don't have a scorpion so I went for the Chinese Lunar sign by putting my birthday and year.. Shows it's PIG.. So this is my mid month card using Mama Elephant pig, My favorite things flowers.. I used Zig markers to color the scene. I used MFT circle die and stamped a Sugar pea sentiment.  What a cute little pig..

Challenges:
Wednesday Simon - no designer paper
Crafty creations #388 - anything goes
As you like it  - favorite animal -and why-- pigs. My grandma grandpa had a pig way back in the 50's and he was a big one but I was only a few years old so maybe he wasn't as big as I thought. My daughter had a pet pig.
Jo's scrap shack #277 - anything goes

I'm tickled pink for you - Do-Al(l) Kreatives Challenge #28

Monday April 1, 2019

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at Do-Al(l) Kreatives  #28

 

Our theme this month is ZODIAC  what's your zodiac sign?

 

 

Our sponsor is Simon Says

 

So November is my birth month and so Scorpio the scorpion is my zodiac sign BUT... I don't have a stamp with this image SO... I went to the Chinese Lunar sign and put in my birthday month and year and they said PIG.. So PIG is my Lunar - sign.. In Chinese culture, pigs are the symbol of wealth. Pigs have a beautiful personality and are blessed with good fortune.  So for my year, month  it's the PIG..  That made me happy because I have some pig images.. I used Sugar Pea pig and sentiment for my card. I stamped the images and colored with Zig markers. I used the My favorite things circle die and then stamped the sentiment on a piece of pink scrap. This card really made me smile as I remember I use to be really good with the hula hoop when I was a lot younger.

Challenges:
Cute n crafty #23 - spring is in the air
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Sweet stampin - funny
Artistic inspirations #214 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #240 - anything goes

Hope your day is out-standing

Sunday March 10, 2019

 

 I really liked the circle background scene I am seeing so I decided to try it some more. I first took some Bristol paper and did the water effect and my clouds with Ranger ink. I used a My favorite things circle die and cut it out. I stamped some Simon says seagulls. I then stamped the Tech. Tuesday flamingos and colored them with Zig markers. I used the dies to cut them out. I dug through my box of leaves and chose these Stampin up leaves. I added the circle and leaves to the card base. I then stamped the TT. sentiment and added this and put foam dots behind the flamingos and added them to the card over the sentiment.  I think I will be doing more backgrounds like this..

 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 376-377 - anything goes
Love to scrap #119 - anything goes
The craft's café #214 - birds /or cas blue
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky #420 - colors of spring
Simon Wednesday - create a scene
Papercraft challenges #32  - CAS
Cute card Thursday #572 - anything goes
Creative fingers #159 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #272 - anything goes
Inkspirational #182 - photo

wing span varies

Sunday February 10, 2019

 

  Again I am using an OLD rubber stamp from Stampers Ananymous .. I have not used this stamp for quite some time so decided to use it. I stamped the image then used Zig markers to color the dragonfly. I layered the image. I used My Favorite banner die and added the strips then added some Nuvo drops. Fast fun card to make. Hope I have inspired you to dig out those old wooden stamps and give them a try again...

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 372-373 - anything goes
Alphabet challenge - W for wings
Artistic inspirations #212 - anything goes/twist love it up
Cute card Thursday #568 - anything goes

hello

 Sunday February 3, 2019

 

I wanted to make a bright cheerful spring feeling card and work on using my zig markers. So this is what I came up with..

I am using Technique Tuesday flower image. They have awesome stamps. I belong to the stamp of the month. Its always exciting seeing what will come. For this card I stamped on Bristol paper then using zig markers I colored in the image and background.  I used Lil inker stitch die to cut out and added this to a piece of scrap pink. I tied a ribbon around the base and added the hello die from Simon says I cut it out 4 times to give it some bulk.  I like the white highlight behind the gray. I went over the flower and hello with Spectrum noir sparkle pen

Challenges:
City crafters wk. 447 - floral
Die cuttin divas #405 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 372-373 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Moving along with the times #90 - add a sentiment
Jo's scrap shack #267 - anything goes
QKR stampede #333 - anything goes
Love to scrap #118 - anything goes/opt. monochrome
Crafting with friends #79 - anything goes
Pile it on #151 - pretty in pink

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 15, 2019

 

It's mid month reminder time at Creative with Stamps..

The theme is Mittens..

Note: CWS Challenges do not have many "Guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

 

This is my reminder card.. If you read about my January 1st. card you know I don't have a mitten stamp and so I drew a mitten and cut it out and traced it on Bristol paper and turned it over to create the other hand. I used Zig markes and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and embossing powder and created the fun texture to the mittens. I stamped the SS sentiment on We R memory keepers scrap and used Stampin up die. I then added this to a piece of scrap paper. I don't know who the background is by. I then used a copic and colored the twine and added this to the mittens.. I don't know about you but when I was growing up this is the way our mittens were. You would put your mittens on and then your winter coat and even if you took your mittens off they were saved by the cord that connected it to the other one.. I know my mom would add a safety pin inside my coat in the collar area and ran the cord through the pin so the mittens wouldn't be lost if I took my coat off.. The pin held them there even though they would have to go all the way through the coat sleeve.. I guess extra care that they wouldn't be lost.    I don't think they do that now.. but honestly don't know..

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/opt. tag your it
Make my Monday #87 - word or sentiment
Pammie's inky pinky #1902 - anything goes
Double trouble #19 - mittens

Hope your birthday is sow happy - Always Fun challenge

Monday January 14, 2019

 

It's time for another challenge at Always Fun challenge..

Theme is DOWN ON THE FARM

 

 

I belong to Tech. Tuesday stamp of the month club.. They have a few different ones and I am doing the Animal stamps package. So each month I receive a stamp set and corresponding dies. I received this one in early spring 2018.. I now have a chance to use it.  Aren't these pigs cute. There are other items that comes in the stamp set but I only used the pigs and trough.  I started by creating my background by using my cloud template and ground template with Ranger inks. I then die cut the fence by Taylored Expressions out of some scraps. I thought I needed some sun so I used Ranger ink and added color. I then used a scrap of Quick Quotes and Simon says circle and stamped the sentiment on the sun and adhered it. I took Zig markers and water colored the pigs and trough. I did not want to have pink pigs. I really like how the pig colors came out. I added some dots with a black pen to make it look like there was food in the trough.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/opt. tag your it
Papercraft #28 - celebrate
Creative moments #160 - anything goes
QKR stampede #330 - anything goes
The paper funday #1 - anything goes

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 1, 2019

 

Happy New Year.. Hope your year is wonderful, creative and blessed..

 

Welcome to another year at Creative with Stamps and a new month long challenge..

Our theme is Mittens..

 

Note: CWS challenges do not have many "guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

This Double Trouble challenge will run from January 7-20th

 

We are paring up with Double Trouble for this challenge

Challenge #19 - Let the Troubles Begin
THING 1 Trouble Maker wants you to use an embossed or patterned background and use a stamped or digital image to bring in something "Warm and Cozy" for these long cold January Winter days.
THING 2 Double Dare reminds you when you're feeling sad to simply remember "Your favorite things...whiskers on kittens...warm woolen mittens..." and then you won't feel so bad.
If you have included something to keep you warm in the winter you can link up your project HERE to Creative with Stamps and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw.

 

Well would you believe it.. I do not have any mitten stamps.. I know it's a shame.. So I just drew and cut out a mitten template and traced it on some Bristol paper and turned it over and traced it again to get the other hand.. I then used Zig markers and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and stamped a band and snowflake looking spots and heat embossed them. I stamped the SS sentiment on a piece of SU paper and used a Stampin up die to cut the frame. I added the scrap strip of SU paper onto another piece of dp by We R memory keepers.. I added the sequins and mittens and using a copic I colored a piece of twine and tied two bows and added them to the mittens.. WaLa.. mitten card..

So if you don't have a mitten stamp.. draw one.  

Challenges:
Creative moments #159 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Word art Wednesday wk. 366-367 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #562 - anything goes
QKR stampede #328 - anything goes
Cute n crafty #17 - anything goes
Tuesday throw-down #422 - winter sparkles
Paper-craft #27 - Merry Christmas

there is no time - Always Fun Challenges #85

Monday November 19, 2018

 

Hello and welcome back to another challenge at

Always Fun Challenges #85

Our theme for this challenge is THANK YOU

 

 

We always need thank you cards and I have this awesome sentiment from Simon Says and thought I have to use this large sentiment. But what to do.. So first I used Ranger inks and My favorite things background stamp and stamped it then spritzed with water because it was to bright. I like that the water muted the colors. I then stamped the sentiment. I had a left over Pretty Pink Posh flower from another project a few months ago so started with that.. I then stamped and colored with Zig markers the MFT flowers/leaves and die cut out and adhered to the card. I finished with some sequins and Spectrum Noir.

Challenges:
Dragonfly journeys #129 - thanks - giving
Word art Wednesday wk. 360-361 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #209 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #260 - anything goes
QKR stampede #322 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #80 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - sparkle/glitz

Christmas wishes

Wednesday November 14, 2018

 

Playing in my craft room and saw a box of Christmas stamps so I created this card.

I am still using OLD wooden block red rubber stamps.. This stamp is from The Cottage Stamper.. I stamped and heat embossed the image then colored with my Zig markers. For the blue behind the Santa looking image I used Ranger ink and just water colored it till I got what I liked.. I cut the image down but couldn't find a background paper I liked so I used two strips of washi tape on each side of the card base then I layered the image using foam tape. I added the Simon Says sentiment and used Washi tape and Stampin up punches.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 360-361 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #128 - winter
That's crafty - winter wonderland
Crafty Hazelnut #411 - atg -Christmas/ opt. buttons
Crafting from the heart #228 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #209 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - Christmas

Grateful for you - Always Fun challenges #84

Monday November 12, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at

Always Fun Challenges #84

Our theme is PUMPKINS

 

 

I love this fun pumpkin by PSX. I stamped this on Bristol paper and colored with Zig markers using water to spread the inks around. I created two of them.. I then used Tech. Tuesday grateful die and cut it out using gold foil card stock and the second card is with navy blue card stock. I layered three to give depth. I then stamped the for you and heat embossed. I layered the image on black and then this awesome designer paper. I hope I have inspired you to create.

 

 

I decided not to use designer paper but the same navy blue card stock that the grateful was die cut from. I embossed the for you in silver.

 

Challenges:
A bit more time to craft #79 - anything goes
Dragonfly journeys #129 - thanks - giving
Word art Wednesday wk. 360-361 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #178 - thankful
Simon Wednesday - thanks / thanksgiving
Crafty catz #347 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Crazy 4 challenge #460 - cas
Simon Monday - thanks / thanksgiving
Artistic inspirations #209 - anything goes

Sending you oceans of love -

Sunday October 7, 2018 

 

I was coloring some mermaids and decided to make a card.. I used a piece of background paper I created myself using glossy paper and Ranger Oxide inks. I smeared the inks all over the glossy paper and then using a towel I wiped off the top layer of inks and this is what was left. I think it looks like water.. I then used some My favorite things fish and grasses and stamped them in Ranger inks. I dried so they wouldn't smear. I then stamped the mermaids and rock on Bristol paper and colored with Zig markers. I added the images to the card base and added the sentiment.

Challenges:
Alphabet challenge - N for nature
Cute card Thursday #550  -anything goes
Sugar pea designs #48 - colors or design
Jo's scrap shack #254 - anything goes
Crafty catz #432 - anything goes / opt. tag

Hello Friend - Always Fun Challenge #76

Monday September 17, 2018

 

Hello and welcome to another challenge at

 Always fun challenge #76

Our theme for this week is FALL COLORS

 

 

Awhile back ..quite awhile back I created a bunch of background pieces on glossy card stock using Ranger Oxide inks. Smooshing and letting it dry then buffing off the dull to get the glossy back.. Well with the theme being fall colors I decided to use this one. I then took Stampin up inks, stamps and dies and created the leaves. I used My favorite things hello die and cut three layers of white and one of black.. as I was trying to add the black it just wasn't lining up as I wished so I offset it so the white showed.. Got rid of the headache of trying to line them. I then stamped Simon Says friends and using Zig markers colored in the letters. I used Ranger ink to go around the piece to distress the edges. I then layered the leaves and sentiment. I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to some of the leaves and hello. I finished with some sequins.  I like this card BUT I am not READY for FALL!!

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - pop it up
Cute card Thursday #547 - dies/punches
That's crafty - forever autumn
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
The crafters café #204 - autumn or spring.. autumn
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles
Dragonfly journeys #127 - fall colors
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Use your stuff #330 - friendship
Cards in envy - feels like fall
Make my Monday #80 - fall / autumn

Here's to you - Sunny Day Crafting

Saturday September 15, 2018

 

Welcome to another fun challenge at

Sunny Day Crafting ..

Our theme for this week is

 ANIMALS ... ANY ANIMAL

 

 

I love this stamp and have used it a lot over the years. I wanted to do a cool water looking background... So I grabbed this OLD wood block stamp from Embossing arts company. I stamped it on Bristol card stock. I then used Zig markers to color and used a paint brush move the color around. I did the same to the background water look. I used another old wood stamp from Rubber seed which is the grass and I used Stampin up ink for the grass color. I also used a SU sentiment. I added some sequins and glossy accents for the water bubbles, lips and eyes.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #206 - anything goes
City crafters wk. 429 - fall colors
Creative moments #152 anything goes / opt tag/labels
Word art Wednesday wk. 352-353 - anything goes
QKR stampede #313 - anything goe
Crafty catz #429 - anything goes/opt. pearls
Scrapping 4 fun #124 - under the sea
A bit more time to craft #76 - anything goes
Creatalicious #147 - anything goes / opt. circles

Hello hot mama - Aud Sentiments #211

Thursday August 30 - September 10, 2018

 

Welcome to a fun challenge at Aud Sentiments #211.. 

The theme is BINGO + SENTIMENT 

I love BINGO and trying to figure what to create

 (and I love sketches)

 

 

This is the BINGO card to follow

 

This is my card. I used the bottom row..

two pattern papers/glitter or bling/embossing..

I stamped the PSX image and colored with Zig markers. I then found some scraps from Quick Quote and adhered behind the image. I used Simon Says hello die and sentiment which I embossed the hot mama.. I loved that it went with the image.. I then added Doodlebugs acrylic dots as the bling..

Challenges:

Everybody art #430 - stamp (old wooden stamp)

HeARTful stamping - anything goes 

Pammie's inky pinkies #1834 - anything goes
Penny's paper crafty #395 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Color throw-down #508 - photo
Word art Wednesday wk. 350-351 - anything goes
4 Crafty chicks #418 - anything goes

 



a happy hello - Craftaholics R Us #30

Wednesday July 25, 2018

 

Welcome back to Craftaholics R Us #30 challenge.

The Green team has a new challenge for you. The theme is BIRDS

 

 

Last fall I got this stamp set in my monthly mail club from Tech. Tuesday and just now using them. I used all of the birds in the set and colored them with Zig markers. I also used the sentiment from the same set but used a My Favorite Things hello die vs. the stamp in the set. The flowers are from a MFT stamp set. They are also colored with Zig markers. I used Ranger ink for the ground and sky. Aren't these cute happy birds. I love their look.  Hope you play along. Check out the DT over at Craftaholics R Us.

Challenges:
Use your stuff #322 - anything goes/opt. title/sentiment
Crafting from the heart #216 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies - 1829 - anything goes
Make my Monday #76 - colored image