Ready for Spring Colors

 Time for a new challenge at Paper a la Mode over at The Outlawz and the theme is Spring Colors!  

 Material List 

Digi: Flower Bouquet from SheepSki Designs

Sentiment from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Copic Markers

Gel Pens

Digital Papers: Polkadoodles

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Design Space:  Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access  
Cricut Maker

My layout is off to the following challenges:

SheepSki Designs:  Flowers

Aud Sentiments:  Spring or Easter Sentiment

Cardz 4 Galz:  Spring Flowers

Creative Knockouts:  Pick 2 or more from the list~ ribbon, dies and flowers

ribbon

bling

 pearls

die cut(s)/punches

flowers

 buttons

lace

Krafty Chicks:  All Occasions

Be sure to visit

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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. 

Spring

 

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Spring!  I'm sure we're all ready for some Spring in our lives; I know I am!  Lots of cold and snow and that get old when you have to work outside in the barn!  Now we have to deal with water everywhere; but once Spring arrives, we know summer is close!

Our sponsor this challenge is Taylored Expressions; they have some beautiful florals for you spring time projects as well as cute animals and such!  Our team has the pleasure of creating with Spring Spray!  

Material List

Spring Spray Stamp from Taylored Expressions

Spring Spray Die  from Taylored Expressions

Masking Stencils-Circles from Taylored Expressions

 Copic Markers

CTMH Papers, Inks

Stardust White Paper

Gold Thread

CTMH Gold Sequins

This is off to the following challenges!    

Crafty Friends:  Flowers

Stamping Sensations:  Spring (inspiration board below)

We Love Stamping:  Anything Stamped Spring

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

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.

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.   

Western Days

It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Western Days/Ranch/Farm/Rodeo.  Our sponsor, QKR Stampede, has such a HUGE variety of digis for that theme!  I chose to create a Christmas tag with Cowboy Digital Stamp.    

Material List 

Digi Cowboy Digital Stamp from QKR Stampede

Copic Markers

White and Brown Gel Pens

X Press It Blending Card

CTMH Papers

Digital paper from Whimsy

Scrap of Denim

Wide Eyelet from We R Memory Keepers

Print and Cut using Cricut Access:   

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

My Christmas tag is off to the following challenges: 

QKR Stampede:   AG

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Creative Fingers:  AG

Winter Wonderland:  Presents

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Holly and Ivy:  AG Christas

Mod Squad:  AG but a card!  

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. 

Childhood

 This year, and as we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Celebrate!  We will share different optional themes every month for you to celebrate!

We continue to Celebrate with Something Special About Your Childhood!     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:

Pierrette from Imagine That Digi Stamp (store currently closed) Spirograph!

Gel Pens Mixed Media paper Faber Castel Gelatos

Adhesives: Fabric-Tac, E-6000

Cricut Design Space for Layout Cricut Print and Cut:

Cricut Access: 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge:  Mardi Gras Inspired by colors and Jester/clown

Dare 2B Artzy:  AG

We Love 2 Create;  AG Mixed Media

Mixed Media Lovers:  AG Mixed Media

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

River of Creativity:  AG but No Cards (opt Squares)

WWODT:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG opt twist add Sparkle/Glitter

Imagine That Digistamp Gallery

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

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 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.   

Santa!

I've been thinking here it is March and I haven't shared any Christmas....so, what better way to get started than Santa himself!  Now I have to promise to keep up so I don't fall behind; not that I would ever do that!  hahaha

Material List

Digi:  Santa from All Dressed Up 

Copic Markers

Papers from CTMH, Stash, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, We Are 3

Colored Sequins from Stash

Adhesives

Vintage Photo Ink

Stash lace

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Sparkles Christmas:  Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Holly and the Ivy:  AG Christmas

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas card

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.   

Easter Gnome!

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to color some amazing digital stamps!  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.

I have combined digis and sentiment from Easter Bunny Gnome.  This NEW Bundle has 8 images to mix and match!  

Material List:

Digi: Easter Bunny Gnome Bundle from Conie Fong

Digital Background Paper from My Time/A Bit More Time to Craft

Green CS from Stash

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Design Space

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access
Cricut Maker

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

Aud Sentiments:  Easter or Spring Sentiment

Creative Fingers:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

A Place to Start:  2 by 2  Two Bunnies!

Crafting Happiness:  AG

Corrosive:  AG

International Art & Soul:  Easter Chicks or Rabbits

Fairy and The Unicorn:  AG Fantasy

Allsorts:  Spring is in the Air

Crafty Calendar:  Spots/Stripes or Easter

A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

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.

The 3rd Dimension

Time for a new challenge at Paper a la Mode over at The Outlawz and the theme is The 3rd Dimension!  So, I chose to make a gift box/bag and tag.  The tag is made using a digi from SheepSki called Ali n Chez.  

I decided to go all out on my 3rd Dimension with the bag AND a 3-D tag!  These bows are so fun and easy to make.  I went a bit further and tied into the Hearts Card that backs my focal image!  The gold hearts and swirls are made with an embossing folder and then I went over the raised hearts with a Gold Shimmer Brush from CTMH!

 Material List 

Digi: Ali n Chez from SheepSki

Copic Markers

Digital Papers:  Polkadoodles Winnie in Wonderland

Gold Shimmer Brush from CTMH

Paper from CTMH 

Bow cut from Polkadoodles Love and Kisses

Simple Gift Bag Large Cut from SVG Cuts

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Design Space

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access: Simple Tag Cut #M2AAB3EE7 
Cricut Maker

My Birthday Bag is off to the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts:  Birthday Wishes

Seize the Birthday:  AG

Time Out:  Cute

TTCRD:  AG

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Paper a la Mode 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. 

Women's History Challenge

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Women's History!  Now this is an interesting topic that could go in so many directions!  I decided to go with the early cowgirls and their influence on our history!

If we go back before the photos I chose for my project, we find women riding side saddle in long skirts!  Wow, not sure I could make that happen!  There are days I have enough trouble riding with one leg on each side of the horse!

These were tough women riding and working horses when it truly was a 'man's job'!  One of my favorite stories I read with my son is about a woman named Charlotte/Charley who lived as a man in order to ride/train/drive horses!  The book is Riding Freedom; great read!

If you would enjoy reading about famous cowgirls, you might want to check out the following:

National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame 

Equitrekking

Buckley Fence/Women in Horse History

Some of my favorite horsewomen who changed history are:  Temple Grandin,  Velma Johnston "Wild Horse Annie", and Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst "One-Eye Charley or Six-Horse Charley."  Each has a wonderful story of overcoming so many obstacles and influencing equine history!  

Anyway, I decided to go with a miniature cowgirl journal to celebrate this theme!  So grab a mug of sarsaparilla, or coffee/tea/cocoa if you prefer, and join me inthe video below!

Our sponsor,  Casual Fridays Stamps, has so many great dies and stamps for any project!  I had the opportunity to use several in this miniature journal!

Material List

Hope Ribbon Stamps from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps 

Heart Note Dies from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps 

Hope Fri-Die (currently retired) from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps 

Tag Buddies (currently retired) from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps 

Tri Pocket Journal from Little Scraps of Heaven

Cardstock:  Bazzill and DCWV Rustic Stack (long retired)

CTMH Inks and Vintage Photo Ranger Ink

CTMH Cowboy 

Brown satin ribbons, Blue burlap, and Peach seam binding (stash)

Prima flower (in my stash)

Clock charm from Amazon

We R Memory Keepers Wide Eyelets from Amazon

Standard Eyelets from stash

Magnet Source Neodymium Ring Magnet 9.53mm x 3.18mm x 1.53 mm

Everbilt Flat Washer #6 from Home Depot (hardware store)

Page Hole Reinforcements

Adhesives:  Double sided tape; Fabric-Tac; E-6000

Cricut Design Space to cut dies and use offset feature

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:    

River of Creativity:  AG but No Cards (opt Squares)

Arty Divas:  AG

Shopping Our Stash:  Full METAL Jacket  I used a metal clock on the front, metal magnets, Metal eyelets

Friendship Challenge: Anything Goes 

More Than Words:  Poem or Quote and Add a Tag or Pocket (This Mini Journal has pockets on almost every page and includes several tags.  Many quotes stamped on the tags and pages.)

Pearly Sparkles:  One for the Girls

Mix It Up:  AG + Fancy Fold

Classic Design:  AG

WWODT:  AG

Crafty Animal:  AG + Include an Animal

Craft Rocket:  Use an Animal

Dare 2B Artzy:  AG

Crafty Gals Corner:  Add a Flower

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.

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.

Vintage Birthday

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Birthday.  Our sponsor, QKR Stampede, has such a HUGE variety of digis.  I chose to create with Girl with Bear since I love going vintage. 

Inside of card below:

    Material List 

Digi Girl with Bear from QKR Stampede

Copic Markers

X Press It Blending Card

CTMH Papers, Inks

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

Polkadoodles digital paper Winnie in Wonderland

Brown Burlap Ribbon

Brown Wooden Button

Scrap Threads

Blue Satin Ribbon

Print and Cut using Cricut Access:  Hanging Street Clock (#M268BC51C) and What Time Is It (#M268BC493) from Clocks 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges: 

QKR Stampede:   AG

Pearly Sparkles:  One for the Girls

Love to Craft:  AG

As You Like It:  Interactive or Not Card Styles...Not!  I seldom make interactive cards; however, I often make journals/books with lots of interaction in the way of bookmarks, pockets, slides, etc.  Not sure why I don't make more interactive cards.  Hmm....  Your challenge makes me ponder that!

Allsorts:  AG option to Destress

Everybody Art:  B is for Blue, Brown Burlap, Brown Button, Bow, Birthday Card

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. 

Celebrating Childhood

This year, and as we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Celebrate!  We will share different optional themes every month for you to celebrate!

We continue to Celebrate with Something Special About Your Childhood!   I chose to go with a collage on a journal page!  I loved pictures, going to movies, art, listening to records/singing, playing jacks, my sister, writing stories, my cat, Peanuts, puzzles, playing cards/games, and dressing in ways my mom didn't like!  hahaha  That's what the red, white and blue shirt is all about!  

I chose to do this in a collage style because I loved that as a child!  Whenever we were given a choice to make a collage or write a report or build something in a class, I would almost always choose the collage!

The background was done with Faber Castel Gelatos, inks, stencils (of balls, stars and puzzle pieces), and stamps.  Once that was dry, I put a cut and heat embossed "game board" piece on to represent my love of board games. 

Next came the fun part of choosing different images and pieces.  They are listed below.  I found this quote on the internet and it was credited to Hary Jo Putney.  

   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: Mixed Media paper Faber Castel Gelatos

CTMH Alcohol Inks

Camera digi from 

Metal Charm

Homemade stencil (puzzle piece, balls, stars)

CTMH Stamps Retired

Embossing powder

Embossing Ink

Scraps of Ribbon

Jumping Jacks Die from CAS-ual Friday

Spellbinders Grand Caibur Machine

Adhesives: Fabric-Tac, E-6000

Cricut Design Space for Layout Cricut Print and Cut: Crayons (#M24B043DD) from Crafting Supplies; Music Record (#M35211) from Nifty Fifties; Pencil (#M45BD4) from Recess; Book (#M30F1A) from Wedding; Cards (#M27EBC387) from Magician Party Decor

Cricut Access: Heart cut and Print and Cut listed above

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

CRAFT:  Not a Card (Journal Page)

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media

Dragonfly Dreams:  Something to make you Smile!

Tic Tac Toe:  Board Below

Daisy Chain:  Use Dies

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 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.   

Sunflowers for Ukrain

Please join me for this mixed media journal layout inspired by the strength of the Ukrainian people.

 Material List

Sunflower Power:  Power Poppy

Quote from Khalil Gibran

 Copic Markers

CTMH Papers, Inks, and Stamps

CTMH Stamps Retired:  Paper Garden and Universal Backgrounds

Sequins CTMH

Water Color Paints from CTMH

Torn book pages

Lace 

Bo Bunny Gems

Burlap ribbon Offray

Button, paper clip, sewing thread (stash)

Flower from Prima (stash)

Gesso

Adhesives:  Double side tape, Fabri-tac, E6000

Homemade Journal

Cricut Access

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

  

Crafty Friends:  Flowers

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

Dare 2B Artzy:  AG

AllSorts:  AG with the option to Distress

We Love 2 Create;  AG Mixed Media

Mixed Media Lovers:  AG Mixed Media

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

River of Creativity:  AG but No Cards (opt Squares)

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.

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.