Holidays!

 

Well, here we are starting into the Holiday Season!  Thanksgiving, Advent, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's, and many others!  I'll admit, I'm not familiar with all the holidays; but I love and respect tradition and enjoy hearing everyone's holiday stories!

You will be seeing more project inspiration in the coming weeks using the Santa Sack Gift Bundle; this digi collection is so versatile and makes quick and festive cards, tags, and other holiday projects!  

Material List:

Digi: Santa Sack Gift Bundle from Conie Fong

Sentiment: Noelle's Gift Bonus from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

CTMH Paper Retired

Beige Ribbon fron Stash

Burlap Ribbon CTMH Retired

Bo Bunny Double Dot Gems Red

Cricut used in Print and Cut for Gift Digi  

Rectangle Frame CTMH Art Philosophy

Sending my coloring off to the following Challenge(s):

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

The Library:  Christmas Shopaholic

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Crafting Challenge:  Add a Sentiment

Little Red Wagon:  Say it Loud

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With Sympathy

 

This lovely scene, Fairytale Cottage Background Scene, was first released as a background for the lovely Princess Aria.  However, I was inspired by a one of my teammates, NanaConnie, to color the background without a foreground focal image.  

I find it makes for a lovely all occasion card, birthday, or sympathy card.  I could also see this for an anniversary or celebration; the possibilities are truly endless!

   

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!

The challenge at Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge has 2 challenges every month:  one for completed projects and one for coloring only.  

Material List:

Digi: Fairytale Cottage Background Scene from Conie Fong

Sentiment is from Sunflower in a Pot from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Tan Ribbon

Background paper from CTMH

Sending my coloring off to the following Challenge(s):

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Through the Purple Haze:  Tic, Tac, Toe

Crafty Creations:  AG

TTCRD:  AG

Colouring in Scrapland:  Tag or AG 

A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

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Sponsor Appreciation Week 3

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and our optional twist is AG!

Now, since it is November, it's time again to recognize and thank our sponsors for the 2020 year!  

We'll be having 4 challenges this month to get them all in!  How fun is that!  

This festive coloring page is Cute Kittens from a wonderful Christmas Collection available at Fabrika Fantasy!  This adorable duo were colored with Copics and backed with a green cardstock note base.   

This card is off to the following challenges:  

SUYPC:  Furrything Goes with a Kitty!

The Artsy Stamper:  Critters

12 Months of Christmas:  Christmas card ~opt for the boys

Corrosive:  AG

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Material List:

Image:  Cute Kittens from Fabrika Fantasy

Copic Markers
Paper from stash

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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Always Grateful!

As we continue through the month at Path of Positivity, we are thinking about gratitude.  I decided to combine several images from Scribbles Designs in my journal to share some things I love.  

I started with the frame: 

I'm thankful for my mind where I can imagine and believe.

I'm thankful for music and inspiration from others.

I'm very thankful I can see hope and joy in this world.

I'm so thankful I can feel love and joy.

I'm always happy to inspire others and make someone laugh!

The cup of pencils and brushes reminds me of how happy I am for the resources I have to craft including not only the tools, but also time.   

The hearts bring to mind all those I cherish.  The little confetti around them make me think of all the festive times I have shared with those I love!

The cup with so many saucers reminds me of all the places I have had a hot cup of coffee:  horse shows, barns, church, performances/rehearsals, long drives, homes of dear friends, and of course ~ my own kitchen table.   

Yes, I have so much to reminisce when I look at this page in my art journal!  Always Grateful!

Come share your ideas on this theme at Path of Positivity!  Or you maybe you would rather enter our AG.  Either is great as long as your project/post is inspiring, positive, or uplifting in some way!  

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Material List: 

#817 Artsy, #B 08 Frame 8, and #939 Cup Saucers from Scribbles Designs

Freebie Friday Heart Strings from Scribbles Designs
Copic Markers

Cardstock from CTMH

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

Inkspirational Challenges:  Frame It

Colour Crazy:  AG Hand Colored

Through the Purple Haze:  Tic Tac Toe

Creative Moments:  AG

Scribbles Designs:  Layer It Up ~ 4 Layers of Scribbles Stamps!  
Arty Divas:  AG

TTCRD:  AG

Dare 2B Artzy:  Thankful

International Art & Soul:  Gratitude

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our theme!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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Be Brave

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Be Brave! Of course you need to remember your die cut, also!  Come share your interpretation of this theme and don't forget the die cut!

I couldn't help but think of the movie with sweet Merida...and then I remembered I had this wonderful digi from JadeDragonne I had never colored.  This got me thinking about the wonderful cinema die cuts and arrows I had in the CTMH Cricut Cartridges!  At that point, it all came together with some retired CTMH papers!

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Material List:  

Digi from JadeDragonne

Copic Markers

CTMH Papers Resist (retired)

Fabric Tac

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access: 
Cricut Maker

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure toshare your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win aprize from our amazing sponsors.

This project is off to the following challenges: 

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TT Sponsor Appreciation Week 2

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and our optional twist is AG!

Now, since it is November, it's time again to recognize and thank our sponsors for the 2020 year!  

We'll be having 4 challenges this month to get them all in!  How fun is that!  

This delightful image is Ornamental Newton from Newton's Nook!  I colored him up with Copic Markers and cut him using the Ornamental Newton Die Set.  I then used my Copic Marker to create a Christmas tree background for Newton!  

**I pull this stamp every Christmas season!  He has been seen hanging off packages here, Floating through a journal here, and hanging from a gift card here!  There's just nothing cuter than a mischievous kitten!  

This card is off to the following challenges:  

Animal Friends:  Cat or Dog

Bastel-Traum:  Background

Craft-Dee BowZ:  AG

SUYP:  Furrything Goes with kitties

Retro Rubber:  AG with stamp older than a year ~I've had this stamp since 2016

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Opt twist:  For the Boys 

InkyPaws:  Use your favorite NND stamp set  **

Sweet Stampin':  Include stamping and use red

Try It On Tuesday:  Traditional Christmas Colours

Crimbo Crackers:  AG Christmas

Material List:

Image:  Ornamental Newton from Newton's Nook

Ornamental Newton Die Set

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine
Copic Markers
Paper from stash
Adhesives 

Ribbon

Sequins

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.

Christmas Tea for Two

I have some tea drinkers on my Christmas Card list, so I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas tea card using this beautiful digi stamp from Conie Fong.  This stamp is called Tea for Two and would make a lovely card for any holiday!  Coloring it up in traditional Christmas colors just seems to set the scene for a holiday party.  

Now it just happens to also be time for the wonderful 2020 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!  It's always great fun to check out all the caffeinated goodies out there!  ;)  

    

Material List:

Digi: Tea for Two from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Dyed Seam Binding Bow

Lace

White pearls colored with Copic marker

Background paper Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Cricut Maker

Cricut Access:  Holly from Holiday Cakes

Rectangle Flourish Frame CTMH Artbooking

Sending my coloring off to the following Challenge(s):

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

2020 Fall/Winter Coffee lovers Blog Hop:  AG with Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Cider

Craft-Dee BowZ:  AG

Creative Craft Cottage:  Christmas/Winter

Daisy Chain:  Christmas is Coming

The Outlawz:  Songs /Rhymes ~ I'd Like to be a Teabag

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Angel Messenger

Angel Messenger is a new release over at Conie Fong Art.  She is so lovely and would be perfect to convey messages for Christmas, New Year, Sympathy, Thinking of You, Peace, etc.  

I added the digital image on top of digital paper and printed in Cricut Design Space.  Then I cut just the digital image again and colored her.  I glued her onto the first piece folding the wings out and leaving them to pop off the card.  

Material List:

Digi: Angel Messenger from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Background paper:  Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Snowfall from Welcome to the North Pole

Red paper from stash

Pearls

Peace Sentiment from Cricut Access Cindy Loo

Cricut Maker

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!

This little cutie will be sharing Peace at the following challenges:

World Wide Open Design Team:  AG

Festive Friday:  World Kindness Day ~ pearls/pattern paper/sentiment

Library Challenge:  I was inspired by the colors and sky

The Outlawz~ Colour Challenge:  I chose Blue with Red and Grey/Silver with the twist of Pearls

The Crafting Challenge:  Add a Sentiment

Craft Rocket:  Christmas/Winter

Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act (Must include a stamp/digi)

Crafts Galore:  AG

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Thank You's!!

We do love our sponsors and we are excited to share some cards we recently mailed to them.  We all chose one or two sponsors from the past year and created cards for them using their unique designs!  

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to share our appreciation with two sponsors:  CAS-ual Fridays and DRS Designs.  Each of these sponsors is such a joy and always inspire me to create something fun and exciting!

I'll start with this card I sent to CAS-ual Fridays!  I used the lovely Peaceful Garden Stamp Set.  This beautiful set includes layering stamps and sentiments.  I layered it on green cardstock and a retired designer paper from CTMH; I backed that with an embossed piece in the color of the sentiment.  The cut of this card is from CTMH Artiste.  Inks and twine are also from CTMH.

Next, I'm sharing this more rugged type card I sent to DRS Designs.  I used the Cowboy Silhouette stamping over paper from Polkadoodles.  I used black twine to string up the tag from Old West in Cricut Design Space.  Metal eyelets help to hold this in place as the riders gallop by!  The sentiment was created in Design Space using font from Old West.  

Be sure to visit Cut It Up and see all the wonderful cards from the team and celebrate our many sponsors!

Again, a huge thank you to all our sponsors this year!  We are excited to work with the amazing and talented people behind the beautiful papers, cuts, and digis!  It is truly our pleasure!

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TT Sponsor Appreciation Month!

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and our optional twist is AG!

Now, since it is November, it's time again to recognize and thank our sponsors for the 2020 year!  

We'll be having 4 challenges this month to get them all in!  We'll be highlighting some projects from the past year as well as new projects!  How fun is that!  

This gorgeous image is Coffee and Roses from Stamplorations!   

This card is off to the following challenges:  
Artsystamper:  Something Yummy

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored
TTCRD:  AG

Colouring in Scrapland:  AG
Fab'n'Funky:  Anything but a Christmas Card

Little Red Wagon:  Color Me Happy! (Colored with Copics) 

Watercooler Wednesday:  Feminine

Paperminutes:  Coffee

Shopping Our Stash:  Hot Drinks for Cold Nights

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play:  Use image from CLC Super Sponsor

Material List:

Image:  Coffee and Roses from Stamplorations
Copic Markers
Paper from stash
Adhesives 

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.

Grateful for You at Christmas!

 

 As we start a new month at Path of Positivity, we are thinking about gratitude. 

I decided on this delightful image from SheepSki; these two sweet penguins seemed to portray the wonderful relationship I have with my husband.  We've known each other forever...since grade school... and I can't imagine a life without him.  I'm very grateful for our life together...at Christmas and all year!

In Design Space I added the grateful heart from the Cricut Access to the Cool Couple.  I printed the image on cardstock (using Print and Cut) and cut masks for the moon and penguins in Cricut Design Space from Post-it Removable Labeling Tape.   

I colored the penguins and moon with Copic markers and then placed the masks over them and the snow.  Here's where I had some fun!  I got out my e-Brush and airbrushed the sky using Copic markers.  Then I used metallic paint, added a bit of water, and splashed some stars around!  

I removed the masks and added glitter glue to the snow and finished by layering it onto a card base!

Come share your ideas on this theme at Path of Positivity!  We are AG with the optional theme.  Come share anything positive in nature with us!

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Material List: 

Cool Couple from SheepSki
Copic Markers

Craftwell eBrush with Copic Markers

White Paint

Glitter Glue

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access: sentiment Grateful with heart from Hope, Faith and Pray

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

Winter Wonderland:  Penguins

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round:  Family and Friends (Christmas/Anniversary card for my husband!  Our anniversary is Dec 23.)

Creative Sketchy Girls:  Christmas/winter

Love to Craft:  AG

SheepSki:  Christmas and/or Sparkle

Pearly Sparkles:  Christmas/Winter Critters

All Fun:  AG

Inkspirational:  Word Prompt ~ Night

A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  AG Just for Fun

 Krafty Chicks:  10 year celebration ~ AG

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our theme!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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Happy All Saints Day

Angel Messenger is a new release over at Conie Fong Art.  She is so lovely and would be perfect to convey messages for Christmas, New Year, Sympathy, Thinking of You, Peace, etc.  

When I first saw this image, I was filled with ideas!  So, you'll be seeing her again soon on my blog!  

 

I added the digital image on top of digital paper and printed in my Mac Notes program.  This allowed me to add the shadow under the focal image.  I  Copic colored in Cool Greys and B60's.   I finished with some white sparkly sequins to add a bit of a festive touch!

Material List:

Digi: Angel Messenger from Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Background paper:  Digital Design from Polkadoodles

Lavender paper from stash

Sequins

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!

This little cutie will be sharing Peace at the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas/Winter

Cute Card Thursday:  Sparkles

12 Months of Christmas:  

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

TTCRD:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Creative Fingers:  AG

Fab'n'Funky 500th Celebration:  I love periwinkle blue and silver together.  These were my wedding colors and my daughter's wedding colors!  I love them for the holidays, also!

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Thanksgiving's in the Bag!

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Happy Thanksgiving - Make a Thanksgiving themed box or bag! Of course you need to remember your die cut, also!  Come share your interpretation of this theme and don't forget the die cut!

I chose to make a little square bag!  I really enjoy making this bag cut from 

CTMH Art Philosophy and I have to admit, it is my 'go to' bag!  I have made it several times and have altered it to different dimensions and put different handles on it!  

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Material List: 

Digi:  Sunflower Arrangement from Digital Delights by Louby Lou (no longer in business)

Copic markers

CTMH Papers 

DCWV Cardstock The Autumn Melody

Recycled Bow

Bo Bunny Double Dot Gem

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  CTMH Art Philosophy 
Cricut Maker

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors.

This project is off to the following challenges: 

Die Cut Divas:  Thoughts of Autumn

Sweet Stampers:  Autumn or Halloween

The Cat's Pajamas:  Autumn

Sparkles Monthly:  Hello Autumn

Dream Valley:  Autumn Colors

TTCRD:  AG

DL.ART:  Pumpkin

Not Just Cards:  AG

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Fall Fun

Welcome to my blog!  Today, I'm having some fun fall coloring time over here!  I put together some scraps and this adorable image from All Dressed Up for an autumnal card.  

Leaves are changing here and many have fallen from the trees.  Luther, my GSD, and I collect leaves when we are out on walks.  He's such a handsome guy, I had to share a recent photo!   

As for the card, not much to say.  I colored up the image with Copic markers.  The background piece is a scrap piece from Polkadoodles.  I stamped over it with a couple of retired stamps from CTMH.  I added some blue burlap, lace, and ribbon for some texture and to bring out the blue dress!  The sky is technique done with blue ink and cheesecloth!

Material List: 

Little Pumpkin from All Dressed Up  

Copic Markers

Paper:  Polkadoodles; Kraft

Stamps:  CTMH (retired)

CTMH Ink

Cheesecloth

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Scraps of Lace and ribbon

Blue Burlap

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

All Dressed Up:  AG with ADU Image

PaperCraft Challenges:  Autumn Colors

Corrosive Challenges:  AG

Love to Scrap:  Fall Back

Dare 2 B Artzy:  Fall

Sparkles Monthly:  Hello Autumn

Cutie Pie Challenge:  Too cute To Spook

The Paper Girls:  Getting Ready for Halloween (this little lady is gathering her pumpkins!)

Double Trouble:  Trouble maker ~ Orange, Blue, Green; Twisted Sister ~ no Bats; DD entered in TPG

Unicorn:  Spooky and/or Cute  (Cute!)

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