Let's Get Started! 2023

Happy New Year!

  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Paper à la Mode and the theme is 'Let's Get Started!'  Come join us!  We love all mediums...just NO CARDS! 

Yes, it's time to look into a new year; make goals, plan, put ideas together, etc. For me this means a new Riding Journal!  I have some big goals for my horse Jake and I wanted a place to document them along with some pics, lesson notes, and exercises!   

Wondering how I put this together?  Join me in the video below; this journal/planner is an easy one!!

Material List:

Gecko Galz: Horsing Around Collage Set

Whimsy Floral Vintage Woods (Retired)

Mead Composition Notebook: Amazon

CTMH Ink

CTMH Art Philosophy

Faber Castel Brown Pitt Pen

Burlap Ribbon

Brown GrosGrain Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique

Brown Heavy Thread from Stash

File Folders from Stash

Bauble and Stirrup (actually a jewelry bail) from Stash

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac, Double Score Tape

Cricut Design Space: Print and Cut; Offset Feature

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

Cricut Font: DTC Cozy

My Riding Journal is off to the following challenges:

TTCRD:  AG

Penny's Paper Challenge: AG using paper

WWODT:  AG

Paper Funday:  AG with optional Twist~ Holiday Time

Polkadoodles:  AG

Krafty Chicks:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  AG

Be sure to visit  The Outlawz Paper a la Mode 

for all the details about the challenge and 

to check out all the creative 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.   

Happy New Year!

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Happy New Year! I have created a gift card holder/greeting card for a January Birthday that also celebrates the New Year for Horses!  You see, January 1 is the official Horse Birthday!  More about this in the intro of the video below.

  I have combined the January Word Die Cut with pages from the Mixed Shapes Album Book, both from our sponsor, for a fun and interactive card front!  A gift card, cash, certificate can slide in the front of the card between the brown and floral layers of cardstock.

Curious how I put this together?  Check out the video below.

Come share your New Year projects over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

Pages from Cutting Cafe Mixed Shapes Album Book

January cut from Cutting Cafe January Word Shaped Card

Bow from Cutting Cafe Assorted Pop Up Cards

Digital Dictionary paper The Old Design Shop

Whimsy Floral Vintage Woods (Retired)

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac, Double Score Tape, Zig 2-Way Glue Pen

CTMH Ink
Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cricut Design Space Offset Feature

Cut/Image from Design Space: Horse~ Whispy Willow Designs

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  

Paper Funday:  AG with optional Twist~ Holiday Time

Creative Crafters:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Dragonfly Dreams:  AG

Make My Monday:  Gifts-Stamped or Created (This card holds a gift card, cash, certificate, etc.)

TTCRD:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Monday Greetings:  Greeting + Flowers

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.    

Outdoor Background at Twisted Thursday

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: Outdoor Background.  This look was so easy since The Paper Shelter images always come with great backgrounds! 

We are sponsored this month by The Paper Shelter.  

Material List 

Digi:  Holy Night from The Paper Shelter

Copic Markers

Gold Gel Pen Cardstock from Stash Cricut Design Space: Print and Cut Cricut Access: Sentiment Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges: 

TTCRD:  AG

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card

Moving Along with the Times:  Christmas

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas Creations

Dream Valley:  Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas:  AG Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner:  'Tis the Season

Creatalicious:  AG

The Paper Shelter:  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!

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. 

12 Days of Christmas at Décosse's Dynamite Doodles

 It's that time of year for the 12 Days of Christmas Quest for 2022 at Décosse's Dynamite Doodles!

Now if you've not played along in the past, this is the year to join in the fun...and EVERYONE who plays along wins!!  Yes, true!  Every time you play along, you get to win a holiday paper from DDD!  

Here's a video on how I made this Jar Journal:  

Here's my First Day of Christmas:  Happiness with part of my family; my son, sister, nephew, Kelly and me!  We all celebrated at the fire station with my son who was on shift that day as a volunteer firefighter.

Day 2:  Happiness celebrating with the whole family!!

Day 3:  Grateful for a quiet day of crafting and music!

Material List:

White Cardstock

Mason Jar Digi from Scribbles Designs

Ring

Cricut Design Space

Print and Cut

Gel pens

Glue, Double sided tap

Retired Stamp CTMH

Gems from Stash 

Cricut Cuts from Stash (they were on my table from a long ago project!)

Mason Jars are from Scribbles Design

Now, go check out the 12 Days of Christmas Quest for 2022 at Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for all the details!

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Peace

 Time for the Christmas/New Year papers and images!  This image from Conie Fong would be perfect for either!  

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!

Material List:

Digi: Conie Fong Angel Prayers

A Bit More Time to Craft Star Splash Digi Paper Blue Cardstock from Stash

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen and Sparkle

Copic Markers

Adhesives: ATG Tape Runner Cricut Access: Tag and Sentiment Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Sending this off to the following challenges:

A Place to Start:  AG optional: Happy Holidays

We Love Stamping:  I Love... Copic Coloring!  

Peace On Earth Christmas:  Anything Christmas with Mood Board

613 Avenue Create:  AG opt Up In the Sky

Crafty Calendar:  AG

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card
Paper Funday:  AG w/opt twist ~ Holiday Time

Colour Crazy:  AG Hand Coloured

Winter Wonderland:  AG Christmas

As You Like It:  AG for Christmas

Moving Along with the Times:  Christmas

Dream Valley:  Christmas

Digi Choosday:  AG

The Holly and Ivy Christmas:  AG Christmas

Fab'n'Funky:  Last Minute Christmas

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.

Farm Christmas Bags!

 I was inspired by the FarmQuest Challenge!  Now this really belongs in a farm challenge since I made this bag out of a Horse Shavings Bag...really!  I did!  hahaha

Now I have to admit, my horse Jake was wondering what in the world I was doing when I took these empty bags up to the house.  The other horses didn't seem to notice! Now my guy Kelly was wondering why in the world I was saving them, but he knows not to ask!  ;)

Join me in the video below as I share the put together on this fun Christmas Farm Gift Bag!

Material List:

Digital Paper: Scribble Doodle Designs Snowflakes

Bag cut from an old bag of horse shavings...really!

Bag Cut (Altered) and To/From: CTMH Art Philosophy

Bag Topper Cut: Assorted Bag Toppers from The Cutting Cafe

Horse Head Silhouette from Digi Stash Burlap Ribbon from Offray Simplicity Lace Kitchen String from Stash

Jingle Bells from Stash Teal Raffia Ribbon from Stash Cottage Cuts Circle Die CTMH Ink https://tinyurl.com/2s4bvczv Adhesives: Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner Print and Cut using Offset feature Cricut Access: Snowflake Tag from Winter Woodland Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Maker

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:

FarmQuest Challenge: AG Country Farm

Crafty Gals Corner:  'Tis the Season

Fab'n'Funky:  Last Minute Christmas

Paper Funday:  AG with optional Twist~ Holiday Time

Creative Crafting Uncles:  Christmas and/or Happy New Year

Creative Crafters:  AG

Papercraft Challenges:  Decking the Halls

Creatalicious:  AG

CRAFT:  AG

We Love 2 Create:  AG mixed media

Make My Monday:  Gifts 

Simon Says Stamp:  Party Time

Use Your Stuff:  Christmas Addition AG

Scribbles Designs:  Not a Creature was Stirring

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Sharing a Dream at PoP!

  As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Share Your Dreams for the Future!

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:

Focal Image from Lunagirl Western Dominoes 

Sentiment from Polkadoodles White Christmas

Brads

Adhesives

Twine

CTMH Inks

CTMH Paper

Pink, black and blue cardstock from Stash

Embossing Folder

Cricut Access:  tag shape

Cricut Design Space Print and Cut

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Dragonfly Dreams:  Anything but Christmas

Penny's Paper Challenge: AG using paper

Crafty Calendar:  AG

Paper Funday:  AG with optional Twist~ Holiday Time

Crafter's Cafe:  AG

The Outlawz Crash Your Stash:  Use one of the items from a past challenge ~ I used Embossing Folder and Twine

Be sure to come over to 

 and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize!

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.  

Christmas Projects!

  Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Christmas Projects!  I'm going with this special Christmas card featuring this adorable snow man from Conie Fong with a die cut combo from the Cricut Access.  

Curious how I put this together or how I made the frame fit my snowman?  Check out the video below.

Come share your Christmas projects over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

Digi:  Snowman and Birdie Friends from Conie Fong

Background Digi Paper: Decosse's Dynamite Doodles ~

A Touch of Frost Mid-Tone Colours Collection

Wild Blue Yonder

Copic Markers

CTMH BlueBelle Pearls (Retired)

Bo Bunny Gems

CTMH Embossing Folder and Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac, ATG, Zig 2-Way Glue Pen CTMH Ink

Embossing Powder Blue from Stash

Versa Mark Embossing Ink

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts: Little Scraps of Heaven Scribble Frame with Flower (Altered) and Snowflake from CTMH Art Philosophy

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  

A Place to Start:  AG optional: Happy Holidays

Stamping Sensations:  opt Winter Wonderland; AG Stamped or digi image

613 Avenue Create:  AG opt Up In the Sky

Passion for Markers:  Color and Use Die Cuts

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

TTCRD:  AG

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card

Paper Funday:  AG w/opt twist ~ Holiday Time

Colour Crazy:  AG Hand Coloured

Jingle Belles:  Christmas Cards

Winter Wonderland:  AG Christmas

As You Like It:  AG for Christmas

Moving Along with the Times:  Christmas

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Christmas or AG

The Outlawz Site Wide:  AG entered into an Outlawz challenge

Polkadoodles:  AG

WWODT:  AG

Taylormade Cards4U:  AG with optional theme ~Christmas

Dream Valley:  Christmas

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas:  AG Christmas

Simon Says Stamp:  Ice Cold

Cards 4 Galz:  Fun in the Snow

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.    

Paper Piecing at Twisted Thursday

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: 3-D Paper Piecing. 

We are sponsored this month by The Paper Shelter.

Interested in how I put this together?  Check out the video below to get some ideas!  

Material List 

Digi: The Paper Shelter Here Come the Christmas Penguins Copic Markers/X-PressIt Paper

Red Gel Pen Adhesives: Fabri Tac, ATG Thread from Stash Blue Gems from Stash Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS with offset feature Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Access: Ornament from On the Beach Boutique; Sentiment (altered) from Sarah Hurley - Crafting Phrases Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges: 

Crafty Calendar:  AG

Passion for Markers:  Color and Use Die Cuts

Digi Choosday:  AG

Paper Minutes:  Reindeer Sleigh ~I'll admit, these are some silly reindeer!  ;) 

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card

The Paper Shelter:  Celebrations

Creative Fingers:  AG

Winter Wonderland:  AG Christmas

Tic, Tac, Toe:  Board Below

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Allsorts:  Let it Snow

ABC Christmas:  Y Youngsters and/or Z Zoom

 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. 

Paper à la Mode Challenge!

Here's a project reminder about our challenge at The Outlawz Paper à la Mode and the theme is Add Snow!  Come join us!  We love all mediums...just NO CARDS!  

Time to start those holiday bags.  Our sponsor generously provided the papers for our projects this month and they are 'oh, so festive'!  Perfect for cards, bags, tags, scrapbooks, journals, decor, digital, etc!  

Wondering how I put this bag together?  Join me in the video below!

Material List:

Digital Paper: Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Nature of Christmas

Large Bag Cut from SVG Happy Holidays SVG Kit

Red cardstock from Bazzil

White cardstock from Stash

Snowflake from CTMH Art Philosophy

Sentiment on back of tag from CTMH Artbooking

CTMH Ink

CTMH Baker's Twine

Ribbon from Stash

Double Dot Gem Red

Adhesives: Fabri Tac, Double Score Tape

Cricut Design Space: Print and Cut; Offset Feature

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My bag is off to the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Crafty Calendar:  AG

Penny's Paper Challenge: AG using paper

Sisterhood of Crafters:  Anything Christmas or Winter

Fab'n'Funky:  Die Cuts or Embossing only- No Stamped image

Paper Funday:  AG w/opt twist ~ Holiday Time

Beyond the Blue:  Winter Holidays

Crafty Catz:  AG w/optional Last Minute Christmas!

As You Like It:  AG for Christmas

Creative Knockouts:  Snow Much Fun

Crafty Chicks:  Christmas

Tic, Tac, Toe:  Challenge Board

Time Out:  Winter or Holiday Season

Scribbles Designs:  TREEmendous Time of Year ~Use One for more Trees!

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.