Keep it Together Art Journal -Take 1

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card.

I was inspired to rip up more jeans this month!  haha  This artist notebook was a quick make on the fly.  I will definitely be making more of these since I've had some requests. I invite you back on April 6 for a look at some changes!

Check out the video below for details about this project.

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 Material List

CTMH Laughing Lola Papers and Embellishments

Graph Paper

Mixed Media Paper

Sketch Paper

Old Jeans and Jeans Pocket (do not detach from jeans)

FF Nylon Thread

Tapestry Needle, Ruler, Scissors

Bead Design Co Pastel Faceted Bead Mix 10 mm

Cereal Box

Adhesives: Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac; Bearly Arts

I'm sharing with these challenges:

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country/Farm 

Neglected Stuff:  I've had the Laughing Lola embellishments and paper forever and had never used the embellishment!  oops!

613 Avenue Create: AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

Mix it Up:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

*Love to Scrap:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

As You Like It:  Fav Main color...BLUE!  Always blue with any other color and that's why I love blue.  Denim goes with everything!!

NBUS:  I've had the Laughing Lola embellishments forever and had never used them!  oops!

The Outlawz Twisted:  AG

We Love 2 Create:  AG 

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  For the Girls/AG

Sparkles:  Vintage/Mixed Media

Creative Crafters:  AG

Be sure to visit  The Outlawz Anything but a Card

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.      

Dynamic Duo: Coordinating Bag and Card

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are talking about numbers this year! 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.  

Inside of card

This month we are inspired by the number 2 with an optional theme of Dynamic Duo!  The idea is to create 2 matching/coordinating projects that go together.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

Check out the video below for more information.

Material List

CTMH Card Blank

CTMH Gypsy Cardstock

CTMH Colored Cardstocks

Scotch Washi Tape

Recycled Brown Bag

Copic Markers to color images and gems

Clear Gems from Stash

White Gel Pen

Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Fonts-Base Camp and A Child's Year; Cat Celebrates Birthday: Nadya Polyakova; Flower: Wispy Willow Designs; Images from Graphically Speaking; Shapes: circle, square, heart, star

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:  

A Place to Start:  AG or Small Critters

613 Avenue Create:  AG or Animal Magic

Critter Crazy:  AG Featuring an Animal

Crafty Animals:  AG Featuring an Animal

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Paper or Scissors

Crafty Catz:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

As you like it...Cute or Elegant:  Cute...today.  I like cute for the kids, but I do turn to rustic/country elegance often for friends!

Paper Funday:  AG

Addicted to Stamps & More:  Diecuts and/or Stencils

Unicorn:  Animals

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

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.        

Country Girl off to the FarmQuest General Store

I'm delighted to be a guest designer over at FarmQuest General Store this month and I'm making my delivery with this shabby chic country girl card!

Come play along with Anything Farm and or Country!

Check out the video below for more info on this card.

Material List:

Digital Image:  Julia Spiri Sunny  https://tinyurl.com/mtj3japn  

Copic Markers

Pit Pen

CTMH Cardstock

Blue Cardstock

CTMH Blue Pearls

Denim, Lace, Threads, and Flower from Stash

Scrap paper

Adhesives:  Fabri-Tac; ATG

Cricut Design Space:  Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

613 Ave Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Craft Rocket:  Flowers

Double D:  Vintage-Shabby Chic

I Love ProMarkers:  AG marker colored

Neglected Stuff:  The CTMH items have been in my stash a long time!  Obviously, the old jeans...well they've been sitting in a basket waiting to be ripped up and used elsewhere!  ;)

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Papercraft:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

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.     

Matching Planner and Mini Notebook

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are talking about numbers this year! 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.  

This month we are inspired by the number 2 with an optional theme of Dynamic Duo!  The idea is to create 2 matching/coordinating projects that go together.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

I was inspired to make an 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch planner for 2026 with a small notebook made out of scraps!  I used the leftover stickers, binding, and cardstock from my planner.

Check out the video below for more information.

Material List

DCWV Cardstock Once Upon a Time

  DCWV Cardstock Rustic Stack

CTMH Skylark

CTMH Sticker Sheets

CTMH Stamp Set Yeehaw

CTMH Essentials Paper

CTMH Inks

Copy Paper

Pitt Pen

Prima Text Stamp

Paperclip

Button

Twine

WordArt

12 Month Calendar Page from SaturdayGift

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 1/2 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac; Bearly Arts; E6000

Cricut Design Space: Cut Letters

Letter Font/cuts from Creative Fabrica

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My 2026 planner is off to the following challenges:  

Neglected Stuff: Oh my, everything I used is really old!!  The CTMH Yeehaw Stamp Set is from 2013 maybe?  DCWV cardstock goes back to 2014 possibly?  Lots of oldies, but goodies!

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper or scissors

A Place to Start:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country/Farm

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Mix it Up:  AG 

Love to Scrap:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

The Outlawz Twisted:  AG

Christmas or Not Bingo: Column O- Rectangle, free, Twine, Patterned Paper

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.        

The Year of the Horse Gift Bag

 Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card.  I've created a little gift bag for 2026-The Year of the Horse!  

Check out the video below to see how I could make this "wrap around type" box work with 12 x 12 inch paper.  

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 Material List

CTMH Paper Skylark  (retired)

CTMH Embroidery Floss (retired)

CTMH Ribbon (retired)

Button from Stash

Adhesives: Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Cut Letters-Elena; Snowy Village-Snow Angel Set; Bag Cut-CTMH Art Philosophy

CDS Access: Shapes; Score Lines

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country/Farm

613 Avenue Create:  Animal Magic

Critter Crazy:  AG with a featured animal

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafty Animals:

Crafty Catz:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Mix it Up:  AG optional use ribbon

Love to Scrap:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Four Seasons:  AG Winter

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Be sure to visit  The Outlawz Anything but a Card

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.     

PS...Cricut Users, are you struggling with the new changes?  You might want to check out the video below.  I also have a 5 Min Video Series that could be helpful to you:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohmkvHSR-JqlzEclwF0QMPfnx17-14WD

Couldn't Be Happier!

I created this piece inspired by sheer joy at the news Shery from STAMPlorations is back!  I was so excited when I read the news in the blog of one of her design team members that I went straight to my STAMPlorations folder to see what I might want to create for the January STAMPlorations Challenge!  

 I settled in on a coffee card!

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Material List:

STAMPlorationsn Digital: Framed Coffee Cup

STAMPlorations Digital: Zinnia from Sketched Zinnia

STAMPlorations Digital: Zinnia Row

STAMPlorations Digital: Sketched Zinnia Stamp

Copic Markers (Had to dust them off, it's been a while!)

 White Cardstock

Blue Cardstock

Adhesives: ATG, Fabric Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access:

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

STAMPlorations Challenge

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper or scissors

First Cup:  Anything Drink Related

Love to Craft:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

Triple B:  Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

stamps & fun = CREATIVITY:  AG

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Stamping Sensations:  Beginning with 'B':  Blooms, blue

We Love Stamping:  AG using a hand or digital stamp (hand colored)

Try it on Tuesday:  Add Some Text

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.     

Trying Something New--Number 1!

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are talking about numbers this year! 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.  

This month we are inspired by the number 1 or first and making a project for the first time!  In other words, try something new!

Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  My project is a bookmark for students at school!  This bookmark would also make for a great teacher gift!  This is a very easy and inexpensive project perfect for mass production; think students, community choir/band, friends, grandchildren, colleagues, volunteer gifts, etc.  

Check out the video below for more information!

Material List

1.5 mm Black Cord

Tiger Charm

Bead Design Co Black Faceted Plastic Beads 8 mm

Bead Design Co Pastel Faceted Bead Mix 10 mm 

Lighter to singe ends of cord

My bookmark is off to the following challenges:  

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper or scissors

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter

Crafty Animals:  AG including an Animal

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  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.

  

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.        

A First Time Project

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are talking about numbers this year! 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.  

This month we are inspired by the number 1 or first and making a project for the first time!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

I was inspired to make a shaped notebook!  So, I designed this in Cricut Design Space using only shapes and then figuring out all the rest on the fly!  

  Check out the video below for more information and what I have changed for future makes of this project!  If I set it all up correctly, you will also have access to this pattern if you want to give it a try!  ; )

If you are interested in the pattern and it won't share in CDS, let me know and I'll find a way to get it to you!  (Designer paper NOT included.  Die cut only.)

Material List

Vectoria Design Digital Hot Chocolate Paper  https://tinyurl.com/2t7maxh3

White Cardstock Heavy

White copy paper

White Cardstock

  Brown Cardstock

CTMH Embossing Folder 

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 1/2 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Shapes

CDS Access: Font Belwe Std Medium

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My notebook is off to the following challenges:  

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design Challenge:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Use Patterned Paper

Creative Crafters:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

lil red wagon:  Use the Force  (Cinch machine!)

Place to Start:  AG

First Cup:  Anything Drink Related

Die Cut Divas:  New Crafty Item (New Cup Die I created!)

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

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper or scissors

Craft Rocket:  Something New (New Cup Die I created!)

Moving Along with the Times:  Us a stencil or die 

Love to Craft:  AG

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Aud Sentiments:  AG with a Sentiment

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.        

Deja Vu! I've done this before!

  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card and the optional theme is... Deja Vu!   

 The idea is to make a project you've made before and show us the old project and the new one!

So, here's the calendar/journal from last year.

Check out the video below for details about this project.

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 Material List

Calendars for reference

Copy Paper

Cereal Box

Brown Cardstock

CTMH SkyLark Designer Paper(retired)

CTMH SkyLark Embellishments

CTMH Wooden Flowers

Pieces from CTMH Wildwood Assortment

CTMH Embellishment from Memo Assortment

CTMH In Full Bloom Picture My Life Card

CTMH Die Cut Shapes Woodgrain

'Live' Letters:  EK sticko Stickers

Jo Ann Craft Essentials Inspirational

Blue Gems from Stash

CTMH Ink

Copic Marker E74

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 3/4 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac; E-6000

CTMH Artistry: Badge Label shape

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Shapes-Rectangle for Months

CDS Access: Font Bulland for month names; Font Belwe Std Medium for numbers on front

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design Challenge:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Use Patterned Paper

Creative Crafters:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

lil red wagon:  Use the Force  (Cinch machine!)

Place to Start:  AG

Everybody Art Challenge:  New Year 

Creatalicious:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Be sure to visit  The Outlawz Anything but a Card

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.