Happy Birthday

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Happy Birthday!'    

Check out the video below.

 Come share your birthday ideas with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut!

Material List:

Cutting Cafe - 8 Shaped Card Set   https://tinyurl.com/yk3h6k7c

Glitter Cardstock

CTMH Cardstock 

Digital Pattern Paper:  Polkadoodles - must be retired 😢  However these are a fun alternative Rainbow Paper  https://tinyurl.com/yc2awyt4

Sequins and beads from stash

Ribbon for bow

Dura-Lar Acetate Alternative

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Zig 2-Way; 3-D Foam Tape

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

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes;

Cricut Access: Unicorn from Layered Perfect Party Icons and Sentiment from All Year Round Designs

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

2 Sisters on the blog:  Add a number to your card

Die Cut Divas:  AG including a die cut

(PIN)spirational Challenges:  Glitter

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  BINGO Card marked below

Love to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog:  AG Fantasy

613 Avenue Create:  AG 

A Place to Start:  AG

Craft Rocket:  For the Girls

Creative Crafters:  AG

Girlz Creative Crafts:  large letters and/or numbers

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Creations in Pink:  Mainly Pink

Incy Wincy Designs:  Birthday

Pearly Sparkles:  Celebrate

Pammie's Inky Pinkies:  AG

Dream Valley:  Dies and/or Punches

Get Creative:  Inspired by a Song  (The Last Unicorn) 

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.     

One Last Winter Card featuring a Gnome Couple

 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!!

I've chosen to create an anniversary card for Winter.  I realize we are all preparing for Spring, but I couldn't resist one last winter card when I saw this adorable Gnome couple from Julia Spiri!  

Inside of Card

Material List:

Digi:  Julia Spiri Gnomes in Winter  https://tinyurl.com/2wppzmy6

X-Press it Cardstock

Copic Markers

Digi Paper:  Vectoria Designs

CTMH Cardstock 

White Gel Pen Signo uni-ball

Adhesives:  ATG, Bearly Art Precision Art Glue, Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; shapes

Cricut Access: Sentiment from Spring Holiday

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Sharing with the following challenges:

Pearly Sparkles:  Celebrate

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog:  AG Fantasy

Love to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Morgan's ArtWorld:  AG

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

613 Avenue Create:  AG 

A Place to Start:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Creative Inspiration:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Polkadoodles:  AG

My Time to Craft:  Fantasy

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love:  Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries

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 Bouquet of Carrots and Daisies

 Conie Fong has adorable digi bundles for all your projects as well as a new YouTube Drawing Channel Draw with Conie!  

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page and share your Conie Fong image coloring, projects, and drawings:  Conie Fong FaceBook.  Conie now has a Draw with Conie Channel on YouTube; come check it out!   

Material List 

Digi:  Conie Fong Daisy Carrot Bunny Bouquet

 Digi Paper: Kitten Scraps (Retired)

Copic Markers

CTMH Cardstock 

CTMH Ink

Sequins

Adhesives:  ATG, Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design; Print Then Cut; Offset

Cricut Access: Shapes; Anna's Lovely Layered Cards for Sentiment

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Daisy Chain:  Animals

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

CRAFT:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a critter

Friendship:  Easter

Scrapping 4 Fun:  Easter/Spring  (Group 1)

The 4 Seasons:  Spring

Love to Scrap:  AG

Morgan's ArtWorld:  AG
I Spy with My Little Eye:  Something that begins with "B"  Bunny and Blooms

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

A Place to Start:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Try it on Tuesday:  Spring

As You Like It:  Monocrome or Colourful...Colourful!  I seldom can stay with just one color; it only happens if I'm doing it for a challenge!  I think monochrome is beautiful, I just never think to do it!  I will stay in "cool" colors or such, but that's about as close as I usually get.  

Creative Knockouts:  AG

Krafty Chicks:  Stamps

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Creations in Pink:  Use mostly pink

Cutie Pie:  Easter/Mother's Day

Make My Monday:  Spring, Flowers, Weather

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. 

Colors of Spring at Cut It Up

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Colors of Spring!'  I chose to make this sweet little girl and her bunny from Kate's ABC's.  the doily behind is from Miss Kate Cuttables-Easter Phrases.  

Here's the inside sentiment designed in CDS using Print then Cut:  

 Come show us what makes you happy at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut!

Material List:

CTMH Cardstock 

Stash Paper

Digi Paper:  Luv U 2 Pieces Kitten Scraps

Inside sentiment from CTMH Flower Market

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

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

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Kate's ABC's; Miss Kate Cuttables-Easter Phrases; inside doily from Troops 38.  

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Aloha:  Pastel Colors

Die Cut Divas:  AG including a die cut

Friendship:  Easter

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Scrapping 4 Fun:  Easter/Spring  (Group 1)

The 4 Seasons:  Spring

Love to Scrap:  AG

I Spy with My Little Eye:  Something that begins with "B"  Bunny and Blooms

613 Avenue Create:  AG with twist Diamonds or Pearls

A Place to Start:  AG

Try it on Tuesday:  Spring

Craft Rocket:  For the Girls

Creations in Pink:  Use mostly pink

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.    

Country Girl Paper Doll Fun at TT for a Game of BINGO

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is a game of :  "Tic Tac Toe!"  The idea is to play with the BINGO Board provided at the Blog Site!  

Here is my board marked:  

I was able to connect 3 in 2 rows, 2 columns, and 2 diagonals; I almost had something from every block, but I was lacking the metal!  You are only required to connect up 3 in a row, column OR diagonal!  Of course, at Twisted Thursday, the twist is always optional since it's Anything Goes!  

Check out the video below for more info:  

 Material List 

Pearls from Stash

Twine from Stash

Bit of lace from Stash

Embossing Powder and Ink

Wood pieces from Stash

CTMH Cardstock 

CTMH Ink

Glitter Cardstock

Cardstock/paper from Stash

Various digital paper patterns

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Gorilla Glue; Bearly Art Precision Art Glue  http://tinyurl.com/ntkp4dpk

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

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Dolls and clothes from Once Upon a Princess

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:

Ally's Angels:  AG 

Creative Fingers:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG including a die cut

Love to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG with twist Diamonds or Pearls

A Place to Start:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country (Country Girl Paper Doll)

Polkadoodles:  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.  

BINGO Challenge at AG in a Card Free Zone

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the Optional theme is A BINGO Board!  You can see my board marked below!

I have made a vintage sewing themed clipboard that functions as a sort of caddy while I'm sewing or it can be used as decor!

Curious how I put this together; check out the video below!  

Maybe you would like to simply see the features; skip ahead to 20:39 in the video!  Close up pictures at the beginning of the video.

Material List:

Digi Cardstock Design:  Vectoria Designs Mad About Sewing Paper Pack  

http://tinyurl.com/5n7s3eau

Vectoria Designs Digital  Mad About Sewing Embellishments  http://tinyurl.com/5n79nssk

CTMH Cardstock  -kraft paper  https://tinyurl.com/e6dpshsv

CTMH Ink https://tinyurl.com/3snk39b8

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

Red paper from Colorbök

CTMH Embossing Folder

CTMH Stamp Sets (Several all retired)

CTMH Chocolate re-inker  https://tinyurl.com/3snk39b8

Hero Arts Bold Prints Stamp

Pins Stamp from Stash

Blick matte Acrylic Paint Pearl White  http://tinyurl.com/2f57va8b

Magnet Source Neodymium Disc Magnet with Foam Adhesive

#6 Everbilt Flat Washer

Scraps of lace

Ribbon and Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbons

Thread/Sewing Machine

Heavy duty thread/ large quilting needle

Quilting pin

Old buttons from stash

Paper clip

Needle threader

Adhesives:  Fabri-Tac, Double Score Tape, Gorilla Glue

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; Offset

Cricut Access: Envelope from Sentimentals

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:  

Ally's Angels:  AG 

Crafty Addicts:  AG

Creative Artiste Challenge:  AG Mixed Media

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

We Love 2 Create:  Mixed Media

Creative Fingers:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

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

Can You Handle the Pressure:  Embossing plus squares and/or circles 

As You Like It:  Feminine or Masculine.~ I like them both; really I do...as well as the gender neutral projects!  This time I was definitely in a feminine mood with pretty laces, jewelry pieces and florals.  

Double "D" Challenges:  Patterned Paper

Fab 'n' Funky:  Favourite Colours...I love any color with Brown!

Krafty Chicks:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Through the Purple Haze:  AG

Classic Design:  I Love...I love anything vintage and the color brown!

Creative Crafters:  AG

Be sure to visit  Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone 

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.