Little Elf, Big Gift!

 Can you feel the excitement? The Elves have arrived! This is just one of six, so be on the lookout for more! They can be purchased in several combinations or individually; so check out the Etsy store for more info!

Or you might want to try some elfin magic to win a set over at Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Page. There are two different Giveaways!

Conie Fong has adorable digi bundles for Christmas!

Material List:

Digi Image/stamp: Big Gift Elf  from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Gel Pens 

Silver Tape

Silver Sequins

Polkadoodles Paper

Pink & Main Embossing Folder

CTMH Cardstock

Cricut Access  Print then Cut

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

A Place to Start:  AG

Christmas with the Cuties:  Something Shiny (Silver tape and sequins)

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

The Fairy and The Unicorn:  AG Fantasy

Jingle Belles:  Christmas Story (I loved 'The Elves and the Shoemaker') 

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Christmas

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Sunflowers and Overalls!

I'm always intrigued by the challenges over at FarmQuest Challenge!  This time the challenge is to use Denim Bib Overalls!  I chose to go with this cutie in her overalls watching her flower grow; she seems quite proud!

Material List:

Digi:  ADU  Sunflower (Possibly retired, however there are many cute ADU flower and gardening stamps!) 

Digital Paper: Sande's Poema Sunflowers and Daisies  FREE HERE 

 CTMH Cardstock 

CTMH Ink

Lace from Stash

Thanks die from hello Bluebird (Prize from Double Trouble Challenge!)

Embossing ink and Powder PEARLustre

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG 

Cricut Design Space for Design and paper manipulation

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Access: Free shapes 
Cricut Maker

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

FarmQuest: Overalls

All Dressed Up: AG

I Spy with My Little Eye...: Something from the Farm

Double Trouble: Thing 1 use a die or punch; Thing 3 join in with I Spy

Cupcake Inspirations: Plaid

Crafter's Cafe:  Children's Clothing
613 Avenue Create: AG

ADU FB: Make It Feminine

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Inspired by a Book or Song

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Inspired by a Book or Song.'  I chose to create in my horse journal inspired by a song!  

How does this inspire you?  Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

My Horse Journal  https://youtu.be/N3lV7F-PqTQ

Gesso

Embossing powder and ink

Pic printed on plain paper

Bo Bunny Bronze Glimmer Spray

Copic Marker

CTMH Inks

CTMH Stamps Retired (Universal Backgrounds)

Copied Music

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; 2 Way Zig Pen

Speech Bubble Die from CTMH Artiste cut in CDS

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

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Font A Child's Year; Music notes from Milkky Way

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This layout is off to the following challenges:  

Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Sisterhood of Stampers:  AG/Die cuts

Challenge Yourself:  Life Balance with pic of me ~ My page shows the balance of spending time riding with humor and music!  All very important for my balance!  ;)

Crafty Addicts:  AG

Unicorn:  Layer it Up!  

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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More Tic, Tac, Toe Fun

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

I played the middle vertical row:  Button/Bling, Texture, Masculine

or

Middle across:  Trim, Texture/Dimension, Make your own background

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:

Cardstocks from Stash

Sentiment old...very old CTMH paper

Alcohol inks

CTMH Stamp Retired

White Paint/water for splatters 

Button, Silver Stars, piece of wood veneer from Stash

Twine from Stash

Scraps of Fabric

CTMH Artbooking for the Sentiment

Oval cut on Cricut

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

2 Old Bats:  AG Halloween

Most Magical Time of the Year:  AG Christmas or Halloween

We Love 2 Create:  AG MM

Creative Knockouts:  Fav Embellishment...wow, that's like asking which is my favorite horse!  Yikes, ok, hmmm....  I guess maybe lace or fabric type textures.  But then again, I really love buttons and twine/ribbon...what's a project without that?    ;)

My Time to Craft:  Dogs and/or Cats

Crazy for Cats:  Anything Cat Goes 

Crafty Animals:  AG featuring an animal

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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What a Pumpkin Cutie!

 New release over at Conie Fong!! This is Pumpkin Emily and she is perfect for your fall projects! She is charming as a witch, of course, but she also makes a sweet little country girl out with her pumpkins and kitty! 

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:  Conie Fong Pumpkin Emily

Digi Paper and Ephemera:  Vectoria Designs Autumn Harvest 

and Fall Foliage Free Mega Gifts

Diagonal Stripe Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

CTMH Cardstock 

CTMH Ink

Adhesives:  ATG, Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut

Cricut Access:

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Dream Valley:  Make it Digital  (Digi stamp, digital paper, digital elements)

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Get Creative:  Pumpkin Spice, Please!!  Use a Pumpkin

2 Sisters on the Blog:  Autumn

Classic Design:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  Children's Clothing  (Isn't this a cute fall ensemble?!)

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

A Gem of a Challenge:  AG

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Gathering Fall Pumpkins!

 

New release over at Conie Fong!! This is Broomstick Emily Witch and she is perfect for your fall projects! She is charming as a witch, of course, but she also makes a sweet little country girl out with her pumpkins! 

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:  Conie Fong Broomstick Emily Witch

Conie Fong Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle

Copic Markers

Rafia Ribbon

Button

Ribbon

Felt Rick Rack

CTMH Cardstock 

Adhesives:  ATG, Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut

Cricut Access:

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Paper Dragonfly:  Theme 1 Anything Flies + Theme 2 Fall Splendor

As You Like It:  Fall or Winter  Fall!  I love the colors, subjects for crafting and the cool weather...perfect for outside time!!

Creative Inspiration:  AG

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Inspiration Station:  Inspired by photo

Get Creative:  Pumpkin Spice (Use a pumpkin)

613 Avenue Create:  AG

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Mouse Spa

 Time for some fun at the Worldwide Crafter and Colorists Challenge Blog!  I invite you to come play along with any and all of your creative pieces featuring an image from any designer/artist!  

This challenge is graciously sponsored by the very talented Julia Spiri!  If you are not familiar with her, you can find her gorgeous digis and coloring books at her Etsy Shop.  Please feel free to visit her FaceBook Page and share your Julia Spiri coloring!  Now one more place you might want to visit is Julia's YouTube; you can find some mesmerizing drawing, painting, and flip throughs!!

Material List:

Digi: Mouse Spa by Julia Spiri  tinyurl.com/4npdb5cr

X-Press it Cardstock

Copic Markers

White Gel Pen Signo uni-ball

Silver Gel Pen

Black Pencil

White Gel Pen

Sharing with the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations:  Garden Delight or AG

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Alphabet:  L is for Literature-inspired by the book The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

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Sweet Maisy Mouse

  Conie Fong has adorable digi bundles for animal lovers and Maisy with her beautiful flowers is just perfect for your summer time crafting!  Wouldn't she be so lovely on a shower card or a fall bouquet?    

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: Maisy and Cory Mice Bundle from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Ribbon/Bow

Whimsy Paper

CTMH Pattern Paper (retired)

Cricut Access Shapes and offset feature;  Print then Cut

Slider Tag from CTMH Art Philosophy 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:

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

Everybody Art:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

Crafty Wednesday:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Allsorts:  AG or use die cuts

Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act

A Place to Start:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG using Die Cuts

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Science Poster for the Classroom...not mine! hahaha

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Back to School.'  I chose to make a science poster using Cricut Design Space!  Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

My sister is a science teacher, so I thought this would make a fun addition to her classroom!  She's the smart one!  ;)  

Material List:

CTMH Inks

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; 2 Way Zig Pen

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This project is off to the following challenges:  

Creative Crafters:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

Crafting Happiness:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

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!

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.     

Sew Lovely!

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: Sew Lovely!  This is a sponsored challenge and we are kindly sponsored by Conie Fong!!  

Come join in the fun where it's AG and the twist is always optional!

More info and tutorial in the video below:

 Material List 

Digi:  Conie Fong Sunflower Bouquet  https://tinyurl.com/yyfy4wx7

My Fall Keepsake Book/Art Journal

https://youtu.be/4v4Q55r__3A

Copic Markers

Sewing Machine

Button from Stash

Embroidery thread, quilt pin, thread, burlap ribbon from Stash

Lace

CTMH Ink

Embossing Folder

Sentiment Angista Script from Creative Fabrica uploaded into CDS

Mannequin from CTMH Artiste

Cricut Design Space Print then Cut

Cricut Access: Shapes for thread spools;

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:

FarmQuest General Store:  AG

Make My Monday:  Hobbies

Morgan's Artworld:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

The Four Seasons:  Fall

We Love 2 Create:  AG

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge:  AG

Beautiful Blossoms:  AG Flowers with Opt Mood Board

Ally's Angels:  AG

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  AG

Paper Dragonfly:  Theme 1 Anything Flies + Theme 2 Fall Splendor

Allsorts:  AG or Sunflowers

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

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

Crafting Happiness:  AG

Dream Valley:  Dry Embossing

Unicorn Challenge:  Layer it Up!

Flower Challenge:  Use a Die

Triple B:  AG using Bird, Bloom, and/or Butterfly Opt Mood Board

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Unique Art Expressions:  AG add flowers...no cards!

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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Tic, Tac, Toe at PoP

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

I played the middle vertical row:  Bling, Texture, Masculine

or

Bottom row across:  Vintage, Masculine, Die Cut

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.  

*   *   * 

 Material List:

Cardstocks from Stash

CTMH Stamp Retired

Gold Paint/water for splatters and distressed edges

CTMH Retired Mocha Gems

Embossing Ink and Powder

Ribbons from Stash

Scrap of Burlap

Scrap of Twine

CTMH Artbooking for the Sentiment

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

 

The Creative Crafters:  AG involving paper

CRAFT:  Shabby Chic  I went with the definition:  'a fashionable but informal style of decoration that uses furniture and other objects that look old and used, not modern and new' 

My project includes a vintage camera and an old distressed appearance

Krafty Chicks:  AG

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers:  Retro

Crafty Calendar:  AG

A Place to Start:  All that Glitters or AG

Simon Says Stamp:  Stamp It

The Outlawz Monday Greetings:  AG with a Greeting

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!

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.  

Sunday Songs and Rhymes

So fun to be a Guest over at The Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes!  This time there is a fun little fall poem!  

I was inspired by the second stanza referring to school and the summer holidays ending.  Check out the video below for more about this card!

Come play along with a project inspired by this written piece!  

Material List:

Digi: All Dressed Up  Dog Walker

https://tinyurl.com/yc8zbnc5

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Touch of Class manipulated in **Canva

https://tinyurl.com/bde2pv3n

Copic Markers

Embroidery Floss

Lace

Button

CTMH Stamps:  Capture the Date; Year Noted

CTMH Inks 

Adhesives: ATG; Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Print Then Cut

Cricut Access: Print then Cut; Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

** If you are looking for help in Canva, I recommend this video series by Sande Woodson.  Tutorial #1

Sharing with the following challenges:

Passion for Markers:  Feminine

Cutie Pie:  Stamps and/or Stars  

Digi Choosday:  AG

Polkadoodles:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Pammie's Inky Pinkies:  AG (10 max)

Creative Fingers:  AG

Creatalicious:  AG

All Dressed Up:  AG using an ADU image

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

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