Find Joy in the Journey

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by Quotes about Family/Friends!  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.  

I chose this quote from the PoP list of quotes:  “Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson

 Material List:

Vintage Photo (Inherited photo)

Quote from Thomas S. Monson

Digital Elements from Canva 

Digital Elements from Vectoria Designs; Decosse's Dynamite Doodles; Creative Fabrica; Kitten Scraps (Retired), but you can find her designs here:  My Memories

Programs:  Canva and PhotoScape X

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Classic Design:  Anything but a Card

CRAFT:  AG

Polkadoodles:  AG

Crafty Gals Corner:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

(PIN)spirational:  Use a number

Place to Start:  AG

Krafty Chicks:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  Halloween or Fall

613 Avenue Create:  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!

  

Celebrating Our Pets at CFZ

  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is...Pets!  

Curious about this project; check out this older video below on the box construction!  

Material List:

Horse and Box Cuts are found in Cricut Design Space

Free Digital Paper from Sande

Ribbon from Stash

Bazzil Glitter Cardstock 

CTMH Embossing Folder

CTMH Cardstock

CTMH Inks

Wired Ribbon and Fishing Line from Stash

Adhesives:  ATG; Fabri-Tac; Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue https://tinyurl.com/2daf69x2

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut

Cricut Access: Box with Handle; Christmas Horse Cut Cyndy G

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG Featuring a Critter

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design:  Anything but a Card

Farmquest Country Store:  AG Country

Creative Crafters:  AG

LiL Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Dragonfly Dreams:  AG but a Card

Tic, Tac, Toe:  Board Marked below

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Christmas
My Time to Craft Christmas:  Winter Animals

We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media/Creative

A Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG

Paper Shelter:  Sparkle

Krafty Chicks:  AG

As You Like It:  Fav Critter...the horse, of course!  They are handsome and unpredictable. They can take you places you've never been to meet people you'd never imagine in your wildest dreams!

Daring Cardmakers:  3 Elements from the photo - Colors, Gift bag, Plaid Bow, Package

Die Cut Divas:  Any Holiday in the Year

Merry Little Christmas:  AG

Creative Fingers:  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.       

Grateful at Cut It Up

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is grateful!  

Interested in how this was made; check out this video below to see how I created this and pick up some Cricut Design Space tricks.

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

Focal Image and Digital Background Paper Pumpkin Patch Junk Journal from Vectoria Designs  https://tinyurl.com/2kpx5a64

Ranger Embossing Ink

Stampendous PearLustre Embossing Powder Carnelian

CTMH Cardstock

CTMH Ink

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder

Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue https://tinyurl.com/2daf69x2

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Thanks from Winter Woodland; Oval from A Child's Year

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Fall Keepsake Journal/Book HERE using these beautiful papers! https://youtu.be/OtmG_ebtuGQ

This is off to the following challenges:  

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Four Seasons:  Fall

Ally's Angels:  AG

Farmquest Country Store:  AG Country

Creative Crafters:  AG

LiL Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

CRAFT:  AG

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

Cardz 4 Guyz:  A Taste of Autumn/Fall

Crafty Gals Corner:  AG

Double D:  Use a Pumpkin

Paper Funday:  AG opt twist:  Colors of Autumn
Creative Knockouts:  Halloween or Fall

Aloha:  Thanks

2 Sisters on the Blog:  Mushrooms and/or Pumpkins

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  Grateful/Thankful/Blessed

The Outlawz Songs and Rhymes:  Inspired by ~ "I musn't forget to say a great big thank you"

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.      

Change...

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

Join me in the video below for lots of Cricut tips and a tutorial!  

I chose this quote from the PoP list of quotes:   “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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:

CTMH Cardstock

Paper Clip

CTMH Ink

Honey Bee Gems

Hemp Cord

Adhesives: Score Tape; Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Slice; Weld

Cricut Access/Images: Old West; Heritage; Font - A Child's Year

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Here's a Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Word Power:  AG using words as the focus of the project

A Cut Above:  AG with a die cut

As You Like It:  Ribbon or Twine...I love them both, but I probably use twine more often just because I find it more versatile.  It's easier to mail and makes great hangers for tags and such.  

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!

  

Embellishment and Die Cuts!

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is add embellishments!  I've added some faux metal pieces and gems to this car themed card!

Interested in how this was made; check out this video below to see how I created this.  Lots of great Cricut Tips and Embossing Tips in this video!  Also, how did I make that metal piece???

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Inside of card

Material List:

Digital Designer Paper: Steampunk from Digital Delights (retired) 

CTMH Cardstock (retired)

Aluminum Foil

Scrapbook.com Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheets  https://tinyurl.com/uxfv8scb

Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Mini Mechanics Embossing Folder  

Ranger Big and Bossy Embossing Ink

Hampton Art Embossing Powders:  Gold, Copper

PSX Embossing Powder Detail Platinum (No longer available?)

Honey Bee Gems

Adhesives: Score Tape; Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset

Cricut Access/Images: Steve Sartorio; mmaker.me; MagicArtLab; Viktor Losev; Yvenin Dawn Originals

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Can You Handle the Pressure:  AG with Embossing Folder

Here's a Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

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

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

Crafty Calendar:  AG

A Cut Above:  AG with a die cut

Aud Sentiments:  Embossing and/or Fall + a Sentiment (embossed silver piece)

Cardz 4 Guys:  T is for texture

Creative Knockouts:  Use your fav embellishment  (I love brown pearls/gems!  I also love homemade embellishments like the gears.)

Daring Cardmakers:  Wheels

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.     

Another 90 Day Journal!

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by Quotes about Strength/Courage!  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.  

I chose this quote from the PoP list of quotes: “One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." — Henry Miller 

  Video below.

For directions on the Chain Stitch for book binding, you might want to check out this video I found online:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDHKZcdgDg

or

you might enjoy this video using a Kettle Stitch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZ7vhtOinE

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 Material List:

Digital Images from Creative Fabrica Western Flowers

Quote Henry Miller

Recycled File Folder

We R Memory Keepers Wide Eyelets

ColorBok Veranda (Most likely retired; it's been around awhile!)

Ribbon Really Reasonable Ribbon  https://tinyurl.com/2c89emvf

Leaf Button from Stash

Paper Clip from Stash

Needle /Thread from Stash

Cereal Box

Adhesives: Double Score Tape and Fabri-Tac

Cover designed in Canva Canva.com

CTMH Embossing Folder (Inside Pocket)

CTMH Ink

Inside Pocket designed in Cricut Design Space using shapes

 Sharing with these challenges:  

FarmQuest General Store: AG Country

Four Seasons:  AG Fall

Sparkles:  Autumn/Fall

Papercraft:  Fabulous Fall

Classic Design:  AG opt Autumn/Fall

Ally's Angels:  AG

Moving Along with the Times:  Autumnal Colours

NBUS:  I've never used this beautiful ribbon!  Been around for almost a year

Love to Craft:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Beautiful Blossoms:  AG Floral optional moodboard

Crafts Galore:  AG

Try It on Tuesday:  Autumn Magic

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations:  The Season of Autumn

Paper Funday:  AG with optional Twist ~ Colors of Autumn

Craft Rocket:  Autumn/Halloween

My Time to Craft:  Autumn Season Colors

Festive Friday:  Fall Colors

Dragonfly Dreams:  Anything but a Card 

613 Avenue Create:  AG
Here is a  Place to Start:  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!

  

A Journal for the Name Game

  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is...Name Game!  

Our challenge is sponsored by Gecko Galz; so, you'll want to play along on this one!  Here is how it works:  Use something that starts with the first initial of your first name or the last initial of your last name!

I used K: key and kraft paper; N: number, notebook, I used a needle to stitch in my signatures!

Curious about this project; check out the video below!  

For directions on the Chain Stitch for book binding, you might want to check out this video I found online:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDHKZcdgDg

or

you might enjoy this video using a Kettle Stitch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZ7vhtOinE

Material List:

Horsing Around Collage Set from Geco Galz  https://tinyurl.com/49n4puf3

Background Paper from Vectoria Designs (Free Offer from following on email!)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/VectoriaDesigns

CTMH Ink

Old File Folder

Kraft Paper

Antique Style Key

ColorBok Sticky Alpha Vintage Tags (Long time Stash!)

Eyelets

Paper Clip

Clip from Stash

Stitched Ribbon

Cereal Box

Needle /Thread

Embossing Folder (Inside Pocket)

Adhesives:  Double Score Tape; Fabri-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut

Cricut Access:

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:  

Love to Scrap:  AG

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using Digital, CD, DVD

Crafty Animals:  AG using an animal

Double Trouble:  Thing One~Something, Anything Everything;  Thing 2 Link with Critter Crazy and Crafter's Cafe

 Critter Crazy:   AG with a featured critter

Creative Crafters:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  AG opt Include an Animal

FarmQuest:  Farm/Rural Animals that Eat Grain  Horses eat grain at my house! 

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG 

Creative Knockouts:  All Stitched Up  (stitching on ribbon and I stitched in the book signatures)

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.       

Inspired by a Chocolate Song!!

  Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Inspired by a Song.'  My project is inspired by the song "Hot Chocolate" from the movie Polar Express!  You can see an excerpt HERE!

This gift packaging has enough space for a gift card, packet of cocoa, and a candy cane!  I've made a coordinating card and envelope for this teacher's gift!  

Interested in how this was made; check out this video (from the archives) below to see how I created this.

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

My Scrap Chick Cup and Envelope Cuts

CTMH Papers and Embellishments

Tulle

Jingle Bells

Twine

Lace

Gems

CTMH Cardstock

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  Board marked below

Love to Scrap:  AG
FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen:  AG Food 

Ally's Angels:  AG

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap:  Use Designer Paper

Polkadoodles:  AG

Here's a Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Creatalicious:  AG

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky:  Add pearls or gems

Festive Friday:  Christmas

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.     

October Holidays/Colors

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is October Holidays and Colors!  So, how does that inspire you?

I want to share several projects to show the versatility of these amazing Papers and Elements from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, the sponsor of our challenge!  

At the start of the post is a digital layout created in Canva and finished in PhotoScape.  

My digital layout is off to the following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe:  AG opt Include an Animal

Crafty Catz:  AG

Classic Design:  AG opt Autumn/Fall

Here's a Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG  

Crafts Galore Encore:  

Moving Along with the Times:  Autumnal Colours

Polkadoodles:  AG

Next, I have a trio of Thinking of You Cards.

Video Tutorial Below

My trio of cards is off to the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using Digital, CD, DVD

Love to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Do-All(l) Creative:  AG

As You Like It:  Fav Cardbase Shape  I like the US standard 4.25 x 5.5 inch.  I suppose I use it most often because #1 it mails inexpensively; #2 I have a ton of envelopes that size!  hahaha

How about a duo of Halloween themed cards.

The pumpkin is on a spring!

Video Tutorial Below

My duo of cards is off to the following challenges:

Allsorts:  AG

Gem of a Challenge:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG

Halloween and Other Occasions Craft All Year 'Round:  Halloween

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  Boo

Love to Craft:  AG

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge:  AG Halloween

The Outlawz Tuesdays Color:  I used orange, yellow, black with Halloween Twist

Double D:  To Spook or Not

...and lastly...how about a fun Trick or Treat Bag!  

   

Video Tutorial Below

My bag is off to the following challenges:

Creative Fingers: AG 

Love to Scrap:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Colorful Options:  Orange

Creative Crafters:  AG

Unicorn Challenge:  Autumn and/or Halloween

Lil Red Wagon:  Lady Strange

Crafty Gals Corner:  AG w/optional twist - Add Ribbon (Used ribbon as the handle)

Sunday Songs and Rhymes:  Pumpkin Patch Adventures

Conjurer of Dreams:  AG 

Material List 

Papers and Elements from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Trick or Treat Kit

https://tinyurl.com/yc84a79v

Grey Cardstock from Stash

Spellbinders Color Essential Gems Aura AB https://tinyurl.com/43rmsxcj

CTMH Ink

CTMH Cardstock

Black Memento Ink

Black Copic

The Paper Studio Decorative Tape

Copper Wire (to create spring wobble for Halloween card)

Large Bag Cut from SVG Happy Holidays SVG Kit  https://tinyurl.com/2btnzhz7

Cereal Box

Offray Ribbon from Stash

Orange Paper from ColorBok Veranda (Old Stash)

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

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

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

Canva https://www.canva.com/ and PhotoScape https://tinyurl.com/mszh2bjt were used to create the digital layout.

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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.