Twilight Hope

Sometimes it's just fun to venture into something new, and for me Fantasy is definitely not something I typically do!  I'm not really sure why not, just doesn't come up that often for me.  

This image really appealed to me, so I decided to get to coloring with my Copics and gel pens.  No dies, no fabrics, just coloring for the sake of coloring!  I think it shows hope in the twilight; so I'm sending it off as a card.

Material list:

Molly Harrison Digi:  Twilight Companions Fairy and Owl

Copic Markers

Gel Pens

Black Paper (Stash)

Olive Paper DCWV Shimmer Stack

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:  

Watercooler:  AG

World Wide ODT:  AG

Arty Divas:  AG

Colour Crazy:  AG colored

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Really?

I really love the Pony Digis from Hetty Clare!  This one is The Mouse!  I colored with Copics and have backed it with stash paper.  It seems every horse/pony image she draws reminds me of one of our horses, a show/barn experience, or one of our barn friends!  If you love horses and crafting/coloring, you need to see images from Hetty Clare!

This image reminds me of my horse Harry!  I loved that guy, but he would have jumped into our arms at the sound, sight, smell of anything strange!  He was such a baby...a 1200 lb baby, but still a baby!  hahaha

This page is off to the following challenges:  
The Library Challenge:  Cover words "What you see can hurt you!"
stamps & fun = CREATIVITY:  Cute
Make My Monday:  Use a Digital Stamp
Dream Valley Challenges:  Our 4 Legged Friends
Crafting Happiness:  Occupations ~ Card for my friend who works in a horse barn
Crafty Catz:  AG
Creative Knockouts:  Friendship (No greater friends than a girl and her horse!)
Outlawz ~ Paper a La Mode:  Friendship

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Happy Mother's Day Tag

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  
Use an image from this month's sponsor!

I chose this STAMPlorations printable tag from Spring Blooms and Mugs Digital Stamps.

Material List

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Image: Spring Blooms and Mugs Digital Stamps
Copic Markers
Black Twine 
Adhesives 
Kraft Paper
Ribbon Retired from CTMH
Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker to cut digi and globe

Cricut Access Sentiment and tag

Sending my tag off to the following challenges and sites:
  Stamplorations AG: AG using Stamplorations

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Style and 'a different for me' sort of video!

Continuing down our path and discovering style, I had a wonderful time creating this in my journal for Path of Positivity.  It's always fun to just sit down with a bunch of scraps and old stamps and create inspired by a new image!  This PRE-COLORED image from LunaGirl was perfect to get my style going.  

Check out the video below for a look at my process and how my style translates to a journal page!   
** Now this is a very different video for me; so if you watch, be sure to let me know what you think.  Trying to figure out if people like straight to the point videos like I usually do, or more rambling ones!  ;)

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Material List: 

PRE-COLORED LunaGirl image from: Cowboys & Horses in Sepia Digital Collage Sheet or Dominoes (1x2) Cowgirls & Cowboys Digital Collage Sheet 
Sentiment:  An old tag from Blue Jeans  
Denim
Burlap
String
Strip of wood
Eyelet and Crop-A-Dile Hole Punch and Eyelet Setter
Scrap of wood vaneer
Washi Tape from Stash
CTMH Inks and retired Stamp Sets
CTMH Metal Embellishment (retired)
CTMH can be found HERE
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade Cricut Access for Old West Cartridge (barb wire cut)
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges: 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media:  AG MM
Simply Create, Too:  Anything but a Card
Bitten by the Bug 2:  Lets get outdoors
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with critter
Bleeding Art:  AG mixed media
Classic Design:  AG
Country View:  Animal Magic
Crafty Animals:  AG
Crafty Cardmakers:  Anything but a Card
Creative Craft Cottage:  CAS or Fully Loaded
Die Cut Divas:  Animals
Love to Craft:  AG
Outlawz:  Festive Friday ~ AG

Be sure to come on over to Path of Positivity and see what the team 
thinks about Botanicals!  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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Bartholomew

I'm so happy to share this fun digi from SheepSki Designs as their guest DT!  This is Bartholomew and he is my choice for this piece of steampunk art.  I had so much fun coloring him and playing with all the fun materials/medium.

He started out as a journal page and turned into a piece of art for a vet at the clinic!  I think she's going to love this guy!

Be sure to visit the SheepSki Designs Challenge where the theme is Wings this month!  Or stop by the FaceBook challenge!  

Material List:

Bartholomew Digi Image from SheepSki Designs
 Copic Markers Adhesives, twine, clock button, cog from Stash CTMH Inks and paper Urban Paper
KaiserCraft Embossing Folder Clocks
Multi media paper backed by photo mat
Ribbon laced in hat
Folk Art Gold Metallic paint
Bo Bunny Bronze Glimmer Spray (painted on with brush)
Bo Bunny Glitter Paste Copper
Glasses are made with: Zig 2 Way Pen and iCraft Deco Foil (Opal)

Close up of eyes, cog, ribbon, etc

Bartholomew is off to the following challenges:

SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk: AG Steampunk/Industrial
A Place to Start: Ribbons and/or bows (Ribbon)
Show Me your Pussycats: Furrything Goes
We Love 2 Create:  AG mixed media
Simply Create, Too:  Anything but a Card
Bleeding Art:  AG mixed media
Crafty Cardmakers:  Anything but a Card
Coloring in Scrapland:  AG with optional embossing
Inkspirational:  Paint Splatters
Through the Purple Haze:  AG
Outlawz~ Crash Your Stash:  Ribbon

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Our Beautiful Earth

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Our Beautiful Earth (Earth Day, April 22)  respecting nature - flowers, trees, animals, butterflies, birds, etc;  as always, don't forget your die cut.  

I am so fortunate during these times to live out on some acreage.  I can go outside and see the new grass turning bright green, see squirrels and bunnies playing, enjoy the songs of birds, and hear the far off sounds of owls and coyotes.  

If you can't get out safely during this pandemic, my hope for you is flowers out your window and soft breezes through your windows!

Come share some your beautiful earth at Cut It Up!  

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Material List: 
Cricut Sentiment:  The Earth Laughs in Flowers #M28FB161
Tag from Cricut Sentimentals #M30551
Gel Pens
Floral Paper:  Stash 
CTMH products (green paper)  found HERE
Yellow Ribbon:  Stash
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors. 

This card is off to the following challenges: 

Bitten by the Bug 2:  Let's Get Outdoors

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG
Crafter's Cafe:  Flowers
Sparkles Monthly:  Spring is in the Air
Crash Your Stash:  Ribbon
Creative Knockouts:  Spring is on the Way!

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Flowers!

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to share this adorable digi.  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

This digi stamp is Penelope Poppy.  This digi is perfect for birthdays, get well, Mother's Day, etc!  It also can go several different styles; I decided to go with a sort of country feel with some twine, Kraft paper, and burlap.      

Material List:

Digi and Sentiment:  Penelope Poppy from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
Stash paper

Embellishments:  Burlap, Twine 

CTMH Inks and gems (retired) However you can find beautiful CTMH papers, inks and embellishments HERE.

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams: Add A Flowers/Flowers
The Library Challenge: Child's Gard of Verses (I had this book!!)
Alphabet Challenge: A is for AG!
CCEE Stampers: Garden Month
Southern Girls: AG
time out CHALLENGES: quote at right
CCC Digi Creations: Add a Flower/Flowers
Creative Fingers: AG

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Masculine Thanksgiving Card!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  
Maps or Signs.

I love this twist since I enjoy old maps!  This map reminded me of Christopher Columbus with the ships and such; perfect for a Thanksgiving card!  

This STAMPlorations digi is retired; but don't be dismayed, STAMPlorations has LOTS of great coffee stamps.  You can find some HERE.  Looking for other digis?  You can find them HERE. 

Material List

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Image: STAMPlorations digi - retired
Copic Markers
Cereal box for dimension 
Adhesives 
Map from internet
Tag from Kitten Scraps
Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker to cut digi and globe

Cricut Access Sentiment (Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice)

Sending coffee off to the following challenges and sites:
  
All Sorts:  Something Old, Something New  (Old digi stamp, recycled cereal box, tag)
Coffee Lovers FaceBook:  
Stamplorations AG: AG using Stamplorations
TTCRD:  AG
Tuesday Morning Sketches:  I turned it horizontally
Arty Divas:  AG

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Silent Night My Style

Wow, here it is April and the world has seen events new to all of us!  

Our optional theme over at Path of Positivity is "Your Style."  I have to say, my lifestyle revolves around hanging with my horses, playing with the dogs and my grand-girls, and teaching oboe!  So, my life hasn't changed too much!  I have incorporated technology to teach oboe and I miss physically seeing the girls, but the rest is basically the same!  

As for my style in crafting, my favorite is scrappy, vintage, rustic, etc.  So, when I found this image in Cowboys & Horses from Lunagirl I knew my style was covered!  If you enjoy this style of crafting, I invite you back on April 20 for a process video where you get to see my style in action!  It's a bit raw/natural...not as processed and 'to the point' as most of my videos!  

So, what's your style?  We invite you to come and share it with us at Path of Positivity. 

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Material List: 
This LunaGirl image from: Cowboys & Horses in Sepia Digital Collage Sheet 
Board Cardstock:  Whimsy (retired)
Sentiment:  Retired CTMH Stamp 
CTMH Inks and Cardstock
CTMH can be found HERE
String

 Sharing with these challenges: 
Creative Fingers:  AG
Love to Craft:  AG
World Wide Open DT:  AG
Crafty Creations:  AG

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about Style!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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Flowers to Brighten Your Day!

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to share this sweet digi.  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

This digi stamp is Flowers in a Vase.  This digi is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, get well, Mother's Day, etc!  It also can go several different styles; I decided to go with a sort of country feel.      

Material List:

Digi and Sentiment:  Flowers in a Vase from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Embellishments:  Burlap, Ribbon 

CTMH Paper (retired) However you can find beautiful CTMH papers HERE

CTMH Inks

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner:  Flowers

Watercooler Wednesday: AG with Feminine Twist

Stinkin Inkers: Crafter's Choice

Southern Girls: AG

Festive Friday: Incorporate 3 from the Inspo List (I marked my 3 with arrows on chart)
Outlawz Festive Fridays: Spring

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Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Hopping Down the Bunny Trail (Easter); and as always, don't forget your die cut.  

This basket from CTMH Artiste was too large to fit on the Cricut mat, so I had to make some alterations!  Check out the video below to see how I did this!

Material List: 
Rocket & Rosie Digital Stamp:  SheepSki Designs
Copic Markers
Basket cut:  CTMH Artiste Cartridge
Paper:  CTMH 
CTMH products found HERE
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

Come over to Cut It Up and share your ideas!  

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors. 

This basket is off to the following challenges: 

Bitten by the Bug 2:  Easter Baskets, Bags, or Boxes
Craft Rocket:  Furry Animals
Time Out:  Lots or A Little Purple
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with Critter
Animal Friends:  Farm animals with 4 legs
Country View:  Animal Magic
Die Cut Divas:  Animals
Pearly Sparkles:  Bunnies, Birds and/or Bears

Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Easter

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A Vintage Rain

I'm so happy to share this project with you as a guest over at 

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog!  You can find my post at FJBC HERE.

This month the challenge theme is April Showers Bring May Flowers!

So come play along and share your vintage or shabby chic project that incorporates a wet "something" with flowers.

Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and join me in this video!

Material List:
Many of the materials used (or some very close) can be found at the Funkie Junkie Boutique! I'm sure you will enjoy browsing their site and picking up a few beautiful items for your art/craft stash! Click the highlighted items below to see some of my favorites used in this project!

Prima Flowers   

Kaisercraft Pearls  

Ranger Inssentials Ink Blending Tool 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium

Ranger Time Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Paint
5 x 7 inch Canvas Panel
Paper and Small Flower Kaisercraft

Additional Adhesives:   Fabri Tac, Ranger Multi Medium Matte
Ribbon, Lace and Floral Pins from Stash

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade Cricut Access: Anna's Bridal and Baby Soiree Cartridge

Cricut Maker

Sharing with the following Challenges:  
Everybody Art:  Kids
Arty Divas:  AG
Crafting Happiness:  AG Weather
All Fun:  AG Spring
Paper Players:  Tic Tac Toe (column highlighted)
TTCRD:  AG 
Outlawz
Perfect Time to Craft:  AG
Classic Design Team:  AG
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Spring
Creative Inspirations:  April Showers & Flowers!
Crafty Gals Corner:  Use Flowers
A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

Now it's your turn to create something and share your make with everyone at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog!

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