Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Back in Full Swing at School


 Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card.  I've made some school decor.  

I started with background paper from CTMH and layered up to a stamp from Stamplorations.  I colored the stamp with colored pencils to coordinate with the designer paper.  The piece fit perfectly in an old black frame from stash. A couple of owls from CTMH completed the look.  

Come visit us at The Outlawz AbaC and share what you have been creating!  

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 Material List

Cardstock:  CTMH
Owls:  CTMH Lollydoodle Stickerease Assortment
Designer Paper:  CTMH Chalk It Up; CTMH Essentials
Stamp:  Stamplorations Work in Silence
Colored Pencils to color stamp
Reused Frame
Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac
Cricut Design Space:
CDS Access: Shapes
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

STAMPlorations Never-Ending AG:  Use STAMPlorations
Allsorts:  All Creatures Great and Small
Snarky Stampers:  A is for Animals

for all the details about the challenge and 
to check out all the creative inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Layered Dried Flower Page in Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal

 
It's a layered page layout from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  I've used Wild Chicory (actually found in the fields) to work in the journal as 'she has found it along the side of the trails.'   

The right side of the page is in 3 layers with vellum over a photo hiding under the pressed specimen.  (See photo below for the photo or check out the video to see how it all comes together.)

Wondering what Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal is?  Check it out HERE.  

I have learned so many fun facts working in this junk journal.  I had no idea this plant is Wild Chicory and it was used in/as coffee!  Who knew?


See the video below for a tutorial on this layered page.    



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 Material List

Photographs by ScrappyHorses
Dried Cichorium intybus - Wild Chicory
Liquitex Matte Gel Medium
Tim Holtz Collage Paper
Acetate .003
Vellum
Off White Cardstock Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink
Homemade Line Stencil Video Here
Pen Black
Faber Castell Pit Pen Brown
CTMH Ink
Blue Ink applied with fan paint brush (left page)
Lace, denim, washi tape, bow, lace, burlap
Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap; Bearly Arts
Cricut Design Space: Shapes
Cricut Access: Stamp from Jada Jenkens (modified)
Cricut Mat
Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Faux 'Tin Type' Picture for Krazy Kat's Specimen Folder


  This is the faux 'tin type' specimen in Krazy Kat's Specimen Folder.  If you missed the folder video, you can find it HERE.  This is my first attempt at this technique and I must say, it takes some patience!  

See the video below for tutorial.    


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 Material List

Digital Illustration from Public Domain
Typing Paper
Laser Printer
Liquitex Matte Gel Medium
Aluminum Foil
Black Textured Cardstock
Acetate .003 Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink
Homemade Line Stencil Video Here
Pen Black
Faber Castell Pit Pen Brown
CTMH Heirloom Level 1 Sticker Label (2006, I think!)
Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap; Bearly Arts
Cricut Design Space: Shapes
Cricut Access: Stamp from Jada Jenkens (modified)
Cricut Mat
Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Conjurer of Dreams:  Quirky Character
Classic Design:  AG + a Die Cut
CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB, or Digital Image 

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Specimen Folder for Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal

  Layout page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  This file folder is a big part of my favorite page layout in Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal. This folder with many pockets was created in Cricut Design Space to house several 'specimens' from Krazy Kat's collection.

Free Folder layout (cuts) available in Cricut Design Space.




See the video below for description, inside pieces, and tutorial.    


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 Material List

CTMH Champagne/Off White Cardstock
Black Textured Cardstock CTMH Inks
CTMH Zip Strip from Designer Paper (Stash)
Acetate .003 Dried Purple/Red Clover Blooms Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink Washi Tape
Prima Verbiage Stamp (Had to find this one!)
FF Thread
Kitchen String
Pen Black
Faber Castel Pit Pen Brown
Tag from my Troxel Riding Helmet
Photo by ScrappyHorses
Tim Holtz Collage Paper
Liquitex Matte Gel Medium
CTMH Stamp Sets (Had to dig this one out!) Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap; Bearly Arts Cricut Design Space: Shapes
Cricut Access: Window Envelope- Going Places; Tabbed Divider - Going Places; Invitation Pocket - mmakerr.com (ALL modified)
Cricut Mat
Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Farmquest General Store: AG Country/Farm
Neglected Stuff: I used a couple of old buried stamp sets! hahaha Also, this was a great excuse to use the Tim Holtz Collage paper that sits on the shelf in plain sight and I still forget I have it!
Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media
I Spy with My Little Eye:  Something with Wings (butterfly for me)
Unicorn:  Layer it Up!
A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut (no twist unless you include the clover)
Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Paper &/or Scissors

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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Denim Pocket Page for Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal


  Layout page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  Sharing my favorite page layout in Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal. This time I incorporate an old denim pocket to house several 'specimens' from Krazy Kat's collection.

See the video below for description and tutorial of Pocket Page.  Specimen folder and specimens will be described in a future post/video; stay tuned!  


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 Material List for Left Page Only

Denim Pocket from old jeans
Fabric -leftover
Sewing machine, thread,
Black cardstock
Acetate
"Stuff" from my hoarded treasure boxes! Stuff includes: bit of denim, tag Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tape
Dried Flower
Feather
CTMH Skylark Collection
CTMH Cardstock
Washi Tape
Double FF Thread
Tim Holtz Collage Paper
Metal Butterfly from Stash

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Farmquest General Store: AG Country/Farm
Neglected Stuff: AG using neglected stuff...I have a pile of old jeans just waiting for a project! I also have quite a bit of old fabric laying about!
Everybody Art:  Summertime
Unicorn:  Layer it up
We Love 2 Create:  AG MM/paper crafting

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Double Page Layout in KKSBJ


 Layout page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  These pages include some old tags, a pic, and a haiku!  Now if it's been a while since you thought about such things, a haiku is a poetry style that uses 3 lines to tell a bit about nature.  The first and third lines have 5 syllables; the second line has 7 syllables.  No rhyming in this style!

See the video below for description and tutorial.


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 Material List

Material List Horse Photo (ScrappyHorses) printed with Jake's permission! CTMH Christmas Stamp (old!) Old Block Stamp - horse Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink CTMH Inks Washi Tape We R Memory Keepers Wide Eyelet "Stuff" from my hoarded treasure boxes! Stuff includes: bit of denim, tags, scrap of leather, twine, lace scrap, old gem/bling piece colored with Copic Markers, Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tape

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter
Inspired By:  Bracelets Pic below  I was inspired by the '70's look and colors!

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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Playing with Digital!


Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card.  I've decided to play in Canva this time using some fun layering techniques and imports from Cricut Design Space!  

Check out the video below for some time in Canva!  I share how to put together a different layout using mostly uploaded photos.  It's all free; so why not give it a try? 

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 Material List

Photgraph:  ScrappyHorses
Elements from:  Canva, Cricut Design Space, KittenScraps, Vectoria Designs
Programs:  Canva and PhotoScape X

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter
little red wagon:  One Thing  (just one horse here!)


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.       

Monday, July 27, 2026

Ima Krymsun Kid page in Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal

 

Layout page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  This page did "break" from the journal time period and incorporated info about my horse and his lineage.  Some fun, hoarded junk on this page alongside the facts!

See the video below for description and tutorial.


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 Material List

Horse layout finished in Canva and PhotoScape printed with a vintage feel (ScrappyHorses) printed with Jake's permission!
Prismacolor Pencils (Added color to photo) Piece of coffee stamped paper from stash
Doily inherited in a craft clean
Old earring from broken/mismatched jewelry bag purchased from an antique mart
CTMH Stamp (old!)
Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink "Stuff" from my hoarded treasure boxes! Stuff includes: bit of denim, tag from Levis Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tape; Starbond Multi-Purpose Medium High Performance Super Glue

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Craft Rocket:  Animals
Neglected Stuff: AG using stuff at least one yr old and neglected!
The doilies have been sitting in the drawer for years as well as the tags! I also got out some old CTMH Stamps and a piece of scrap that has been sitting for .... a few years! hahaha How long does one keep scraps?
As You Like It:  Fav Pet  Oh my, please don't tell the dogs, but I'm choosing the horse!  This is my guy, Jake and I love him even though he is a challege!  He's smug, arrogant, and belligerent...so, why is he my fav?  Beats me, but he is!
Tic, Tac, Toe:  Middle column ~ Summer/Free/Layers
Art Journal Journey: Fabric, Lace, and Trims, Oh My

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Monday, July 20, 2026

2-Sided Tag That Show Both Sides in Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal


2-Sided Tag page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  This is a fun technique to show off both sides of the tag and keep it out of the way when writing/creating in the journal!

See the video below for description and tutorial.


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 Material List

Horse Photograph printed with a vintage feel (ScrappyHorses) printed with Jake's permission! Sunset Photograph printed in color (ScrappyHorses) Twine and Embroidery Floss We r Memory Keepers Eyelets CTMH Stamp Graph Paper Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink "Stuff" from my hoarded treasure boxes! Bits of lace, button, heavy thread Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Allsorts:  AG
Farmquest General Store: AG Country/Farm
Paper Funday: AG Paper
Tic Tac Toe: Any color/free/Sentiment (on tag) or Summer Theme/Free/Layers
Neglected Stuff: Tag from my hoarded treasure box, old button, old CTMH Stamp!
AUD Sentiments: Bookmarks and /or Hobbies..I chose hobbies: Junk Journaling and Horses. My sentiment is on the tag!

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Dried White Clover Blooms for Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal

 

Definitely one of my favorite pages from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal!

See the video below for description and tutorial.

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 Material List

Used Packaging Envelope Hero Arts Verbiage Stamp CTMH Inks Security Envelope Dried White Clover Blooms Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink Piece left over from the book Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap; Bearly Arts Cuts from CTMH Artiste cut in Cricut Design Space

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Craft Rocket:  Animals
Allsorts:  AG
Girlz & The Art of Letters:  E for Envelopes,
Triple B: Birds, Blooms, or Butterflies
Four Seasons: AG Summer
Creative Friday: New (Drying and using wildlife is a new technique for me! I'm also working in a new Journal I created this summer.
Cut It Up: Create Your Own Background
Paper Rocks Scissors: AG using Paper &/or Scissors
Farmquest General Store: AG Country/Farm
As You Like It: Fav non-card project- I love creating in and making journals! It's so much fun creating on the fly for myself!
Paper Funday: AG Paper
Everybody Art:  Summertime

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

A Water Colored Page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal

Here's a Watercolor Pencil page from Krazy Kat's Saddle Bag Journal.  I used 2 stamps, watercolor pencils, and color pencils.  

See the video below for description and tutorial.

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 Material List

AALL & Create Robin Nuthatch Stamp Set #690 CTMH Background Stamp CTMH Paper White textured cardstock Ranger Vintage Photo Distressed Ink Coloré Watercolor Pencils Prismacolor Pencils "Stuff" from my hoarded treasure boxes! Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac; Double Score Tap; Bearly Arts

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Craft Rocket:  Animals
Farmquest General Store: AG Country/Farm
Triple B: Birds, Blooms, or Butterflies
We Love Stamping: Summer or AG
Paper Funday: AG Paper
Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter?
Christmas (or not) BINGO:  N-Teal/Free/Thing with Wings/2 pattern papers

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