Guest at Sunday Songs and Rhymes!

 I'm honored to be a Guest Designer over at  The Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme where the idea is to create inspired by the Bing Crosby Song "Swinging On A Star"!  You can see all the lyrics HERE.    

I chose this part of the song:  

"Would you like to swing on a star?

Carry moonbeams home in a jar

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a mule?

A mule is an animal with long funny ears

Kicks up at anything he hears

His back is brawny but his brain is weak

He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak

And by the way, if you hate to go to school

You may grow up to be a mule"

Ok, now for my disclaimer!  I realize the digi above is a donkey and NOT a mule!  I also have high regard for the mule!  With all respect to Bing Crosby and his lyrics, the mule is NOT stupid or weak in the brain!  The mule is possibly the brightest of all the equine animals...yes, it's true.  Many a "stubborn" mule, who wouldn't listen to the riders, have saved their 'stupid humans' from making life ending errors on the trails.  The mule is the chosen equine for the Grand Canyon tours because of their thinking abilities and refusal to make risky mistakes. 

Whew, now that I've cleared up all that, on with the crafting.... 

Wondering how this all came together?  It's all in the video below!  

Many thanks to Susan for inviting me to play along with the talented team at The Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme Challenge!  You are invited to visit and share your creativity sparked by this song!

Material List

Digi: Little Donkey from Beccy's Place  (Retired)

Paper:  From Stash

Adhesives: 3-D Foam Tape, ATG

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Sentiment font Cricut Cuttin' Up - Cartoon; Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

Sharing my project:  

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG 

Your Scrapbook Place:  AG with the Sponsor's Image

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country Farm

Crafter's Cafe:  Animals

Creative Fingers:  AG

Passion for Markers:  AG

Everybody Art:  Use a Die

I love ProMarkers:  AG Marker Colored

Krafty Chicks:  All Occasions

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Summer Thoughts

It's that wonderful time of year when the flowers are blooming and summer is right around the corner!  The sun is shining longer during the day and there's more time to be out and enjoy time with friends.  Of course, there are always those special friends who live far away and it's nice to drop them a card to let them know what they mean to us!

This lovely sentiment from Conie Fong combined with this spring bunny delivering a flower seems perfect to convey that message!  

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!

Wondering how I put this together and achieved the No Lines flower border for coloring?  Check out this video for layering images!  

Material List:

Digi: Conie Fong Rabbit Holding Daffodil  https://tinyurl.com/yckerbyr

Sentiment:  Conie Fong Daisy Carrot Bunny Bouquet https://tinyurl.com/2czbdzyb

Copic Markers

CTMH Cardstock https://tinyurl.com/2vt6v3tm

Gems from Stash

Adhesives: 3-D Foam Tape; ATG

Cricut Design Space: Print Then Cut; Offset Feature

Cricut Access: Shapes; Floral Dividers GinkgoWerkstatt

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

Sharing with the following challenges:

As You Like It:  Spring or Summer....Summer  Too muddy in the spring!  I also like the summery colors over the spring pastels!

Krafty Chicks:  CAS

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG option of "Say it With Flowers"

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

Corrosive Challenge:  AG

Bastel-Traum:  Plants/Flowers

Critter Crazy:  AG with a Featured Critter

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

Crafting Challenge:  Add an Embellishment (gems)

Worldwide Crafter and Colorists:  AG with an Image

Crafty Catz:  AG optional twist Summer

Allsorts:  AG

Polkadoodles:  AG

Use Your Stuff:  Technique  (Turning Cricut Access images into grey scale for no lines coloring.)

Unicorn Challenge:  Flowers

Try it on Tuesday:  Keep it Simple

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Send Me Flowers at Cut It Up!

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Send Me Flowers.'  This theme is perfect for all your Summer birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, etc!  You could also get a head start on holiday projects with some lovely poinsettia!  We just want to see your flowers and die cuts!  

Inside of Card

 Check out how I designed this in Cricut Design Space in the video below!  

Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; 

remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

Digi Paper: A Bit More Time to Craft (Free) https://tinyurl.com/b6xhb44v

CTMH Shimmer Trim  https://tinyurl.com/2ms8sfbj

White and Blue Cardstock from Stash

Blue Gem from Stash

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS; Offset Feature

Cuts from Design Space: Tag from Sentimentals; Daisy from Catsun; Sentiment from Sweet Dreams Phrases and Sentiments; Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  

Scrapping 4 Fun:  Letter M (Mother's Day)

Crafting Happiness:  Flowers

613 Avenue Create:  AG opt Flowers

Sisterhood of Crafters:  Flowers 

Creative Crafters:  AG

The Outlawz Monday Greetings:  Celebrate with optional twist Flowers

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects. Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut!

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I Spy with My Little Eye...

 ...Something with Wings!!

I'm honored to be a Guest Designer over at "I Spy With My Little Eye..." and we are spying 'something with wings.'  Now I have included a few "winged beings" in my journal page scene; how many do you find?

Wondering how this all came together?  It's all in the video below!  

Many thanks to Ellie for having me over at "I Spy With My Little Eye..."  You are invited to visit and share your creativity; do you spy anything with wings in your crafting area?  

Material List

Art Journal

Digi Paper: Vectoria Design Dragonflies Horizontal Papers https://tinyurl.com/3fuhbf7r

Lace Digi Paper: ScrappyHorses

CTMH Ink

Ranger Ink

Copic Marker

Faber Castel Pitt Pen

Brown Grosgrain Ribbon

Coloured Seam Binding (left over from another project!)

Scrap of Lace

Embroidery Floss

Flowers from Stash

Leaves cut from a prior project

Sequins from Stash

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Girl Silhouette; Dragonfly

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

Sharing my journal page:  

A Place to Start:  AG with option "and another thing"  Embellish with flower(s) and one or more other things!

Inspiration Station:  Photo Inspiration

The 4 Seasons:  Spring 

Love to Craft:  AG 

Unicorn Challenge:  Flowers

Crafting from the Heart:  AG except cards 2/3

World Wide Crafters and Colorists:  AG

Jan's Digi:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG option of "Say it With Flowers"

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

Paper Dragonfly:  Anything Flies with twist #2  Add DA after name!

Shopping Our Stash:  She's a Lady

Die Cut Divas:  TTT...Flowers, Ribbon, Bling

Girlz Creative Crafts:  Things with Wings
Love to Scrap:  AG

Papercraft:  Things with Wings

Birds, Butterflies & Blooms:  Must have bird, butterfly or bloom

We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media

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Nature for Father's Day PoP

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by Nature!  Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

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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Wondering how to achieve this look?  I have a video of a previous project where I used this technique here:  

Material List:

CTMH Ink https://tinyurl.com/2s4bvczv

Beige Ribbon from Stash

CTMH Cardstock https://tinyurl.com/2vt6v3tm

Adhesives: ATG

Cricut Design Space for Layout

Cricut Print Then Cut

Cricut Access: Sentiment from Father's Day; Image manipulated from StoryBook and Everyday Long Cuts; mask cut from shapes

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Crafty Catz:  Add Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Classic Design:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Bizzy Becs:  AG

Colorful Options:  Blue

If You give a Crafter a Cookie:  Blue

Creative Crafters:  AG

Be sure to come over 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!

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Coffee...A Black and White Decision! ;)

 There's a new challenge posted over at Scribbles and the theme is... 'Sip and Savour.'  Coffee for me, please!  Yep, this is a 'black and white' decision for me...no maybes about it!  Coffee all day long!

 Wondering how this card came together?  Join me in this video!

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Material List

Digi: Scribbles Designs FREE #F 189 One Line Hot Beverage

Sentiment: Scribbles Designs #0185 Life is Brewtiful

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac

Black and White Cardstock

Red Cardstock

Cricut Design Space for Layout

Cricut Print and Cut

Cricut Access: Shapes

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Love to Craft:  AG 

Place to Start:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  AG

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our theme!  

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.  

Christmas Tag

Always fun to make Christmas Tags to adorn festive packages!  I've chosen to create with this adorable little holiday bird from Conie Fong!  Red Robin with Berries is so sweet and perfect for tags, cards, and embellishments.  I have to confess, I've turned him into a blue bird of sorts!  ;)

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!

Wondering how I put this together?  Check out this video for layering images!  

Material List:

Digi: Conie Fong Red Robin with Berries

Paper: Digi papers from stash

Copic Markers

CTMH Cardstock https://tinyurl.com/2vt6v3tm

Gems from Stash

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Print Then Cut; Offset Feature

Cricut Access: Wreath from Joys fo the Season; Font BFC Favorite Cursive

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

Sharing with the following challenges:

Christmas BINGO: Card below

The Holly and The Ivy: Anything Christmas Goes

Peace On Earth Christmas: Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas: Anything Christmas Goes

Most Magical time of the Year: AG Christmas or Halloween

12 Months of Christmas: Anything Christmas Goes

Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Christmas

A Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Christmas with the Cuties: AG Cute Christmas and hand coloured

Worldwide Crafters and Colorists: AG

Crafty Calendar: Anything but Square

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All About Embellishments

   Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Paper à la Mode and the theme is 'All About Embellishments.'  That's an easy theme; simply show us some embellishments: gems, ribbon, eyelets, pearls, lace, ribbon, twine, etc!  

I was inspired to create a bunch of embellishments using embellishments!  My plan is to use these in different journals and layouts.  Many of them are for my horse and riding journals.   Most of them were created using scraps, old clothing tags, torn jeans and leftover pieces.  I even reused some gems!

Wondering about my process?  Check out the video below to see how I put these pieces together! There is also a close up of each one (and a few I missed in this photo) at the end of the video!  If you are only interested in a particular piece, there is a Table of Contents in the Description Box of this video for your convenience!  

Material List:

CTMH Cardstock https://tinyurl.com/2vt6v3tm

Scraps of burlap, denim, lace, twine, lace seam binding, ric rac, 

Buttons, Gems, Broken Jewelry, Paper Clip, Metal Gem, Paper Clip

Eyelets & Washers from W R Memory Keepers

Velum Inspirational  from Jo Ann Craft Essentials

CTMH Ink

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

Embossing Folders

Embossing Ink (Versa Mark) and Powder

Old stickers, letter stickers, ephemera

Paper House Cardstock Stickers

Scrapworks Flea Market Cardstock Stickers

Cowgirl Cut from Digi Delights Lil Cowgirl (Possibly Retired: not found)

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; Multi Media Glue Ranger

Cricut Design Space: Design; Print Then Cut

Tags from CTMH Artbooking and Art Philosophy

Cricut Access:  Horse Rearing from Old West; Shapes  

Cricut Font

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:

A Place to Start:  AG with option "and another thing"  Embellish with flower(s) and one or more other things!

Crafting from the Heart:  AG (no cards)  These are all embellishments and tags made for my journals and books!

Classic Design:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Anything but a Card

Mix It Up:  AG opt Embossing (I have some embossed tags!)

CRAFT:  Recycle (I used mostly scraps, clothing tag bits, broken jewelry, old jeans

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

Creative Fingers:  AG

CYHTP:  AG using Embossing Folder

Inkspirational:  Word Prompt 'Mini'  (Lots of mini projects here!)

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!

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Ribbons and Bows

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Ribbons and Bows.'  How fun is that and just in time for the US celebration of Mother's Day!  

 You can see how I set this up in Cricut Design Space and then put it all together  in the video below!  

Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; 

remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

Digital Paper: Mommy Dearest Patterned Papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Digi Tag:  Tag Grab Bag 1:Cotton Candy Collection -Solid Tags from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Bow from Polkadoodles Work and Play 9 Love and Kisses

Bag cut from Fleurette Blume (retired)

Cardstocks: CTMH 

CTMH Ink

Pearls

Button

Scrap of Lace

Raffia Ribbon

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG, Double Score Tape

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Sentiment

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This bag and tag are off to the following challenges:  

Cupcake Inspirations:  Mother's Day/Someone Special Feminine

2 Sisters on the blog:  2/3 Lace Ribbons Pearls  I have all 3!

Creatalicious:  AG optional Mother's Day/Special Woman

Scrapping 4 Fun:  Letter M (Mother's Day)

Ally's Angels:  AG

Festive Fridays:  Mother's Day

Cardz 4 Galz:  Mother's Day or Flower for a Friend

Time Out:  Fashionable

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects. Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut!

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Board Game Inspired at Twisted Thursday

   It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: Board Games!  You might be inspired by the game board, the rules, the colors, the theme, or the game's box!  

I chose to go with the game Ticket to Ride!  Below is a picture 

of the box and board.   

                       

The idea of this game is to build train lines across the map on the game board between the major cities of North America!  Of course, all the other players are doing the same thing and can block you with their lines!  

Inside of Card

Curious how I put the train shadow on the inside of the card?  

Check out this brief video!  

Material List 

Digital Paper:  Map from Norman B Leventhal Map and Ed Center Public Domain Image  https://tinyurl.com/4ksabaey

Passport Stamp Digi Scrapbook Alphabet from Granny Enchanted  https://tinyurl.com/2p95fnve

Vintage Train Image from Free Vintage Digital Stamps  https://tinyurl.com/2u9fb6ub

CTMH Cardstock https://tinyurl.com/2vt6v3tm

CTMH Ink https://tinyurl.com/2s4bvczv 

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

Scrap of Twine

Clock Charm  https://tinyurl.com/muktsm9c

Adhesives:  ATG; Zip 2 Way; Fabri-Tac; Gorilla Glue

Tickets and Clock Face Cuts from CTMH Artiste

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; Offset Feature; Flatten Feature;

Cricut Access: Birthday Sentiment from Wispy Willow Designs combined with Karah Wilson; Inside train shadow from Train Printables

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Morgan's Artworld:  AG

Country View Crafts:  Vehicles (up to 10 challenges)

Love to Craft:  AG 

Cardz 4 Guyz:  Inks Paints Sprays  (I used inks!)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG

Crafty Addicts:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Arty Diva:  AG

Worldwide Crafters and Colorists:  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.