Sending Christmas Love

 Conie Fong has some adorable NEW digi bundles currently ON SALE!  This is Christmas Mailbox Gnome and Sentiment Bundle!  Aren't these guys cute out posting their packages!  

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  HERE

Material List:

Digi Image: Christmas Mailbox Gnome and Sentiment Bundle from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Embossing Ink and Powder

Cricut Access:   Polaroid #M2761A88

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

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

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card

Holly and Ivy:  Anything Christmas Goes

Unicorn:  Add Sparkle

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or Digi Download

Allsorts:  AG w/Option of Nature

Fairy and the Unicorn:  AG Fantasy

Krafty Chicks:  All Occasions

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas in September

Colour Crazy:  AG hand coloured

TTCRD:  AG

 ABC Christmas:   T for Two (2 Gnomes)

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Miniature Organizer Tutorial

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Back to School!  The idea is to follow a tutorial and then share it with us!  

So, the truth is I had a project I wanted to make and couldn't find a tutorial on just what I wanted!  I decided it would be easier to create it and make my own YouTube Tutorial!  I also used a couple of tutorials I had made before:  Wax Seals HERE and Dressing Up Die Cuts HERE!  

  

Now here is the Video Tutorial Feature for this project!

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Material List:  

Better in Cowboy Boots Greeting 236D from DRS designs

Cardstocks:  Whimsy Board (Digital Paper), CTMH, We are 3 (Digital Paper)

Denim (My own digital paper)

CTMH Inks

Faber Castel Big Brush Pen

Aqueenly Wax, spoon, and stamp from Amazon

Sewing machine and thread

CTMH Metal Studs (Retired)

Twine, Washi Tape, Scrap of denim, Scrap of Ribbon all from Stash

Adhesives:  Double sided tape, Fabric-Tac, Gorilla Glue

Cricut Access:  Rounded Ruffle Shape #M41FDA; Notebook Page #M3BA3B; Cowboy Boot #M3D6C8; Pocket #MC0BDB78

Cricut Print and Cut

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
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 project is off to the following challenges: 

Get Creative:  AG

WWODT:  AG

Creative Craft Cottage:  Anything but Square

Happy Little Stampers:  AG with Dies/Die Cuts

Let's Craft and Create:  AG + Lots of Layers

Love to Craft:  AG

Mixed Media Lovers:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut or embossing folder

Everybody Art:  Anything but a Card

Paperminutes:  Anything but cards

Classic Design:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  Tic Tac Toe

Crafty Catz:  AG with optional twist Anything but Square

Crafter's Cafe:  Fab Color Combo  I like Blue/Brown combos!

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Wheels

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Wheels!  Wow, there are lots of ways one can use wheels!  

I've chosen a wagon wheel for my project; I thought it would be the perfect western icon for this lovely PRE-COLORED cowgirl from Gecko Galz!  This Rodeo Queen is quite lovely, but I have to say I'm more taken by her horse!  He has such beautiful, soft eyes!  Looks like a Western Pleasure mount to me...or possibly even English Pleasure!  hee hee

I framed them out with some rustic flowers and added a few little blue gems!

    Material List 

Gecko Galz Rodeo Sweethearts Collage Set (Pre-colored Image)

CTMH Inks: Chocolate

Cardstocks:  Black, Kraft, and Whimsy Vintage Woods 

Twine from a Starbucks Bottle!  

Bo Bunny Double Dot Gems

Flowers made from Polkadoodles Horace and Boo; Cut and Print on Cricut

Cricut Access: Leaf #M31F31 from Wild Card; Branches #M468D1 fro CTMH Art Philosophy; Wagon Wheel Silhouette #M12A23399 from Cowboy Icons 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to these challenges:  

Inkspirational:  Retro

Daring Cardmakers:  Circles Include circles (wheel, gems, pearls)

Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut or embossing folder

Crafty Animals:  AG with an animal

 

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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Photography in Crafting

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to enjoy some Quiet Time and share with us how you do that!  

I really enjoy being outside and spending quiet time out in the barn.  I also enjoy photography and seem to feel very peaceful when photographing flowers, horses, barns and such.

So, I decided to make a Christmas Card with this photo I took back in April with the snow covering the new spring blossoms!  

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I framed my photo with Bubbly Circle Frame Doodle from Tindaloo.  Instead of coloring, I decided to try something different.  I pulled out all my shades of pink, clear, and gold glues/liquid pearls and colored in the circles using them!  

The sparkly pinks and gold made for a wonderful frame!   I added some black Stickles to the inside dots.  My sentiment is from Cricut Print and Cut.  A gold strip and bow finish off the card!  

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   We'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity!  Come share them with us!  

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive!  The theme is always optional.  

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Material List

Digi:  Bubbly Circle Frame Doodle from Tindaloo

Photo of Pink Blooms from our Ornamental Crabapple Tree

CTMH cardstock (gold metallic and pink)

Gold Ribbon for bow

Pink Bead

CTMH Gold Glitz Glitter Gel

Liquid Pearls: Rouge, Petal Pink, Raspberry

Stickles Black Diamond

Studio G Glitter Glue Pink

Embossing Folder Cuttlebug 

Cricut Access:  Merry Christmas #M85697F9 from Season's Greetings

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Pearly Sparkles:  Pink, Pearls, and/or Sparkle

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card option Add some Metallic (Metallic gold paper!)

Happy Little Stampers:  Christmas ~ Non-Traditional

Holly and Ivy:  AG Christmas

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Creations in Pink:  AG in Mainly Pink

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsor this month:

 Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Sympathy Card

I had a question a while back on how I made This Card, so I decided to make a video with a card that's a bit different, but the same technique.  It's always hard to make a sympathy card, so I hope this give you some inspiration the next time you need one.  It's quick and easy to make; of course, you can use this technique/layout for any occasion!  

 Material List

Digi and Sentiment:  Garden Silhouette from Beccy's Place

CTMH Inks

Cardstock 

CTMH Inks

Gold Metallic Paint, water, and fan brush Adhesives

Cricut Access for Sentiment : #MB1C828

Cricut Design Space

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Everybody Art Challenge:  Autumn

TTCRD:  AG

Inspiration Station:  Traveling Autumn Roads Photo  I was inspired by the colors

Crafty Calendar:  AG

Crazy 4 Challenges:  Let's Do Flowers

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or Digital Download

Creative Fingers:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  AG

Crafty Creations:  AG

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Harvesting Kitties!

 Conie Fong has recently released some adorable fall digi bundles! This sweet digi  is from Pumpkin Kitties and is available HERE and currently on sale!   I have combined it with the Hello and Pumpkin from Cricut!   

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.  There are different challenges: one for coloring and one for completed projects! 

Material List:

Digi Image/stamp: Pumpkin Kitties and Sentiment from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles:  A Taste of Summer

Cricut Access:  Pumpkin from ITC Posterboy Std Regular Font and then Offset 

Cricut Print and Cut ~ Hello from Hello Fall #M2B0B380A

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:

CD Sunday:  AG using a CD, USB or Digi download

2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with a critter

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Stinkin' Inkers:  Pick Me Up

Crafty Gals Corner:  Hello Fall!

Watercooler Wednesday:  Occasions

2 Sisters on the blog:  For a child (no baby or birth)

Crafty Animals:  AG with an animal

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Fall is in the Air!

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Fall is in the Air!  Well, not here on the day I write this post!  haha  The high today is predicted is 95 degrees and the heat index is expected to hit 105 or higher!  UGH!!  That's too hot and muggy for me; it's good to be inside writing blog posts!  

I do look forward to fall, as it is definitely my favorite time of year!  I love to put on my boots and go out to the barn to hang with my horses.  I also enjoy hiking, really just walking, at the state parks and viewing the wildlife and leaves.  

That is what inspired this layout in my art journal!  I wanted some pages about what I love about fall.  This digi from Hetty Clare is so perfect and the paper from an old DCWV paper stack seemed to sum up my thoughts and feelings about Fall!

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Material List:  

Flower Boot Digital Image from Hetty Clare

Copic Markers

Cardstocks:  Text Design~ DCWV Autumn Melody from stash...probably retired!; Brown paper~ ColorBok Sunset Glow also from stash... and again, most likely retired!; Background for Boot~ We Are 3 Digi Wildflowers

Gold Paint for Splatters

CTMH Inks

Adhesives

Cricut Cut:  Leaves Wreath #MD72D7B CTMH Flower Market

Cricut Print and Cut

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

Homemade Journal Book

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 project is off to the following challenges: 

The Four Seasons:  AG Fall

Country View:  The Leaves Begin to Fall

Paper Funday:  AG with Twist~ Autumn/Fall

Simply Create, Too:  Fall Leaves

Inkspirational:  Autumn Leaves

Dream Valley:  Make it Digital

Use Your Stuff:  AG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  Flora and/or Fauna

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BOW-nanza at Twisted Thursday!

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  BOW-nanza!  It's always Anything Goes; but if you choose to play the twist, use a bow on your project!

Although I haven't done much sewing lately, I really do enjoy sitting at my machine!  My mom taught me to sew for 4-H and I remember seeing sewing patterns in her stash that looked very much like the ones on this paper from Gecko Galz!  So, I thought this would make the perfect gift bag for her birthday!

I've chosen to make a little gift bag with this delightful retro pattern.  I went into Cricut Design Space and used the Print and Cut option.  I combined this wonderful vintage sewing print with a box/bag/basket pattern from CTMH Art Philosophy.  

I cut my bow on the Cricut also using a die/pattern from Polkadoodles Work and Play: Love and Kisses!  I added twine for a handle.  

    Material List 

Gecko Galz Sew What's New ATC Sheet

Twine from stash

Bow: digital die from Polkadoodles W & P Love and Kisses

CTMH Cardstock for bow

Cricut Access:  #M3F94E  CTMH Art Philosophy Basket 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This project is off to these challenges:  

Craft Rocket:  Use any Ribbon/Bows/Buttons (Bow)

Bitten by the Bug 2:  Anything Birthday

River of Creativity:  Fashion Sense

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or digital download

Corrosive:  AG  

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

A Place to Start:  Patterned Paper Please!

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!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

My Quiet Time

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to enjoy some Quiet Time and share with us how you do that.  

I don't do well with Quiet Time/Meditation in a traditional sort of sense since I like to be busy.  I tried meditating once and I fell asleep!  Hmm....

I find my "down time" is better spent working in the barn, enjoying the outdoors, or designing in the craft room. For this post, I'll elaborate on the craft room. 

I seem to really "get in the zone" creating/playing in art journals with different mediums, designing scrapbook pages, making cards, coloring, etc.  I can lose all track of time and space in here!  ;)  I especially find myself relaxing when I'm creating in my journal.  

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Art Journaling is relaxing for me since it's a lot of "working outside the box" for me!  I enjoy trying new techniques and experimenting in my journals.  This journal is one I made myself and included many different paper types.  I chose the back of a page I had done before and some of the blue ink had come through the ledger paper.  That was ok with me; gave me a head start! 

I did brush clear gesso on this page to keep the new ink from going through to the page I had already done.  Once dry, I added some Pearl White Blick paint in the center; it has a sort of shine to it.  On top of the gesso, the paint had a fun texture, also!  Added bonus to using the gesso!

I then stamped all the background, edges, and file card.  I glued in the file card to make a pocket and put my focal image on top of that.  I slid in a little note card.    All that was left was adding sequins, the keyring with jingle bell, and ribbon.  

This delightful guy, Doodle Jingle Elf, is from Tindaloo.  We are excited to share art from this new sponsor!  Be sure to check out her Etsy Store for some relaxing coloring!  She has frames, Christmas, flowers, etc all in a fun doodling style!  

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   We'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity.  Come share them with us!  

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive!  The theme is always optional.  

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Material List

Digi:  Doodle Jingle Elf from Tindaloo

Copic Markers

Clear Gesso

Pearl White Blick Paint

Retired CTMH stamps

CTMH Inks

Keyring from stash

Bit of Ribbon

Jingle Bell

Sequins

Notecard behind file card is from Polkadoodles

File card from Polkadoodles

Cricut:  Cut File Card, Note Card, and Elf

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Homemade Journal Book Page is ledger paper

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act (Use a stamp/digi)

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round:  Q and/or R (R for ribbon, retired stamps, red copic markers and jingle bell) 

Sweet Stampers:  Dies and/or Punches (must include a stamp or digi)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas:  AG Christmas w/opt theme ~ Letter S (Stars, stamps, sequins)

The Fairy and The Unicorn:  AG Fantasy

Winter Wonderland:  Anything but a Card (Journal Page)

Sweet Stampin': Include stamping and Lots of Layers (Several layers of stamping/paint/ink!)

We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsor this month:

 Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Princess Meets K&C Class

I have combined the lovely Princess alone from Conie Fong called Princess Aria Fairytale Cottage with the July Kit and Clowder Class titled Beary Nice .  

The Conie Fong bundle comes with 3 images:  Princess alone, background, and Princess with background.  This set comes in JPG and PNG formats!  

I started by drawing in the background since the class came with the original image and I wanted to use Princess Aria.  After drawing in everything, I colored up the background following the class.  I then colored up Princess Aria who was in an earlier K&C Pencil Class!  

  

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.  Everyone is invited to join and play along using Conie Fong images!

The challenge at Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge has 2 challenges every month:  one for completed projects and one for coloring only.  

To learn more about Kit and Clowder Classes, visit the site HERE!  You can also see information specifically on the Monthly Markers Class or the Monthly Pencils Class!

Material List:

Digi: Princess Aria Fairytale Cottage from Conie Fong

Kit and Clowder Monthly Markers Class July 2021

Kit and Clowder Pencils Class July 2020

Copic Markers

Sending my coloring off to the following Challenge(s):

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

TTCRD:  AG

WWODT:  AG

Classic Design:  AG

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