Black, White, and a Pop of Color

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Black, White and a Pop of Color!  Well, I suppose you can't give this challenge to a trained musician and not expect them to see music!  Of course, it's all black and white and Newton gets to be the pop of color with his little coffee cup....because almost all musicians drink tons of coffee!  

I thought that line Newton is peeking over could easily be a line on the staff, so I went into Cricut DS and created a staff!  Then I found a Treble clef and printed it out.  

Next I colored Newton and his cup of coffee.  I didn't choose to use the cup in that stamp; I wanted to go with a striped cup to keep the line idea going.  So, I chose a different cup in the set!  I cut both stamps with the coordinating dies and adhered them in place.  

 

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Material List:  

Newton's Nook:  Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set

Newton's Nook:  Newton Loves Coffee Die Set

Copic Markers

Grand Calibur Machine

Adhesives

Cricut Maker

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access: Staff made from lines; Treble Clef from Pinstripe Music Symbols

Sentiment Font:  Cricut DIN Condensed

 

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: 

Girlz Creative Crafts:  Use an Animal

World Wide Open DT:  AG

Classic Design:  AG

A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore:  AG

Crafty Creations:  AG

Simon Says Stamp:  AG

As You Like It:  Fav reason to send a card and why  (I love to send thank you's!  My mom instilled this in me as a young child saying if someone makes the time to remember me, the least I can do is thank them!  I remember it being such a chore writing thank you's, but now I really enjoy it!)

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Wreath on Door

It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Circle in a Square!  

This is my second Christmas card of 2001.  When I saw the twist I thought of a wreath in a window.  Then as I looked at the fun digis over at Oddball Art, I saw this kitty and it all came together.  This poor kitty obviously had a great perch until someone put the wreath on the door!!   

Material List 

Digi:  Christmas Cat Scrooges Kitty from Oddball Art

 Copic Markers

 Cardstock: Whimsy

CTMH Inks and paper

Bo Bunny Double Dot Gem

Studio G Glitter Glue

Ribbon

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  Window Cut with Sill; Font Thursday Type;

CTMH City Sidewalks Cricut:  Wreath
Cricut Maker

This card is off to these challenges:  

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card/opt card for a child

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round:  Something starting w/ C or D (Cat, Copics, Christmas, Cricut Cut)

 Creative Knockouts:  Lots of Layers

Show us Your Pussycats:  Furrything Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas:  Wreaths

Winter Wonderland:  AG Christmas

Christmas 24:  Cute Animals

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Be sure to visit

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Spring Pinks

So much fun combining lovely images from Conie Fong!    I used Little Blossom from Conie Fong as my focal image and framed her out with some blossoms from Lulu and Lonny Bundle with Cupcake .  I think she will make an adorable Mother's Day Card!

I usually don't talk much about my Copic coloring, but I want to share something fun here.  Her little skirt and shoes are done in E50's which, as you Copic fanatics know, is a brown color.  However, in combo with the rosy colors of the R80's it shows a bit gold!  How fun is that?  

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

       

Material List:

Digi: Little Blossom by Conie Fong

Blossoms from Lulu and Lonny Bundle with Cupcake by Conie Fong Copic Markers CTMH Inks and background paper

Lace Scrap

Burlap Scrap

Pearls colored with Copic Marker Cricut Access: Sentiment~ Font Girly Stencil w/CF Blossoms Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Maker

I'm sending this sweetie off to the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz: Pink and Brown

We Love Chocolate Baroque: Flowers, Butterflies, or Birds

Aud Sentiments: AG with a Sentiment

Country View: First Signs of Spring

Creations in Pink: AG in mainly Pink

Cutie Pie: Hearts/Flowers (Valentine's or Mother's Day)

Double Trouble: Thing One: Layer it on; Thing Two: Crafter's Cafe; Twisted Sister: Lace and/or Pearls

Crafter's Cafe:  Lace and/or Pearls

Use Your Stuff:  It's My Favorite (My favs are any color with Brown!  Other favs are coloring pearls with Copics to match and layering with fibers!)

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Gnome's Venture

This adventurous image is from FabrikaFantasy.   I've grown to love Fantasy coloring; it's easy to become somewhat addicted to these whimsical images.  I find them challenging my skills and creativity and that is great fun for me!  It's also fun because there really are no rules in fantasy; I can just do what strikes me at the moment! 

I chose to make this coloring book page into a birthday card for my son-in-law who loves/studied art and he is also into Dungeons and Dragons!  So, I think he'll appreciate this piece!

 Material List 

Page from Forest Spirits Coloring Book Vol 1 (Gnome's Venture) from FabrikaFantasy

Copic Markers

Card base from DCWV Once Upon a Time

Layering Cardstock from CTMH

This Card is off to  these challenges:  

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

The Fairy and the Unicorn:  AG Fantasy

Watercooler Wednesday:  AG w/Masculine twist

Creatalicious:  AG with opt Mythical Creatures

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Christmas Sledding!

 Welcome to my blog!  

I think all the snow outside has me back in the Christmas mood since I chose to play with Sledging Pup from All Dressed Up! 

We are snowed in, but I'm not complaining since we have heat and water.  My heart and prayers go out to all of you who are battling much worse circumstances!  I remember one of the first winters after we moved out to the country.  We lost all heat and water due to an ice storm.  We were out for 4 days or so and it was bad!  We were able to move the kids into town with my parents and get water there.  I can't even imagine an entire town being out of power and water like they are in Texas currently!

As for the card, not much to say.  I colored up the image with Copic markers.  The sky is done with CTMH ink and a sponge.

  The background piece is a scrap piece from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Holiday Hoopla Collection.  I Copic colored the edge of some white cardstock to match this little cutie's scarf for the first layering piece!  Then I used a little Ranger Vintage Photo ink on the edges.  I tucked a scrap of ribbon under for fun!

Material List: 

Sledging Pup from All Dressed Up  

Copic Markers

Paper: Kraft, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Holiday Hoopla, CTMH

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

CTMH Ink

Scrap of ribbon

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

All Dressed Up:  AG with ADU Image

12 Months of Christmas:  Christmas Card with twist Card for a Child

Holly and Ivy:  AG Christmas

Christmas Crafts all Year 'Round:  Something starting with C and/or D (Dog, Copic Colored, CTMH Inks, Christmas/words)

Christmas 24:  Cute Animals

The Outlawz:  Festive Friday

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Ideals to Cherish and Celebrate

 As we continue down a Path of Positivity,  I've chosen to celebrate the idea/ideal of peace, love, and unity for all people.  

I am choosing to turn the page and look for positivity and goodwill in the people around me.  I can strive to "love more" even though there is still fear with all that is happening in our world.

I have incorporated many pieces of symbolism in this work to ponder as I look to change for the positive in the year ahead. 

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There are many ways to celebrate the people, places, ideas, etc we love; we'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity!  Come share them with us!  

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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Digi: Heart Doodle from Scribbles Designs

Sentiment:  Loving More from Scribbles Designs

Copic Markers

Gel pens
Adhesives 

Thread:  Red, Gold

Liquid Glass CTMH

Ribbon

Silver gems CTMH

Black gems

Glitter Glue

Archival Ink CTMH

Script stamp

Black paint

Embroidery Floss 

Metal Key

Image cut with Cricut Maker

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

The Library Craft Challenge:  Jar of Hearts (Again, I was inspired by the hearts, black, fear, falling petals~not the petals but the falling part!)

We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media

Art Journal Journey:  Heavy Metal (Metal Key, Metallic Gel Pens)

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

Art Daily Cafe:  Celebration of Contrasts and Moodboard (I was inspired by the reds, blacks, greys.  The hearts are contrasting sizes as well as all the black dots.  I have included metallic silvers and golds for contrast.)

Splashy Mix:  Inspired by the red and black heart; I tried to copy the texture of floor in 3rd photo by streaking my marker strokes; balloon strings as threads.

Simply Create Too:  Use Hearts

Scribbles Designs Customer Gallery

Be sure to come on 

over to 

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and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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Valentine Bear Boxes

 

  Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is All You Need is Love ~ Make something love or Valentine related.  Of course, you need a die cut in your project!       

I haven't done any 3-D projects lately, so I thought it would be fun to make some Valentine Boxes for the grand-girls.  I've had Yummy Cocoa in my cuts stash for quite some time and I've never made it!  I thought it would be perfect for a Valentine's box.  This box is big enough for some cocoa mix, marshmallows, a piece of jewelry or small toy, and maybe a little pair of socks!

You can see my second box in pinks below the post!

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Material List:  

Yummy Cocoa from KaDoodle bug Designs

Cup Paper: Sparkle from Recollections

Box Paper:  DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

Cardstock:  white, blue for eyes, pink for ears, and black all from stash

 CTMH Ink

 Light pink:  Cricut Holographic Vinyl from stash

Dark Pink:  Iron on Vinyl (I cut as if I were going to iron, but I actually removed it from carrier and glued it in place with Fabric Tac.)

Cricut Maker

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access: Pop Corn Box cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More (I altered it for a larger size.  You can make it bigger and rotate to cut, and still get it on a 12x12 piece of cardstock!)

 

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize/sponsor 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 challenge we are sponsored by Your Next Stamp!

This project is off to the following challenges: 

TTCRD:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with animal!

Creative Fingers:  AG 

Craft Rocket:  Love (These little Valentine Boxes are full of love and fun!)

CRAFT:  Not a Card

Little Red Wagon:  Hot Drinks

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Hearts, hearts and more hearts!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: Hearts!  Perfect twist to get ready for Valentine's Day!  

Our sponsor this month is Oddball Art and they have some fun digis!  There is a  free image every Friday to play with when you sign up for the newsletter.   

I have combined four digis in Cricut Design Space to create this Valentine for my older grandgirl!   

  

Material List 

 Digis from Oddball Art

Hearts  Twisted Circus 12 Odd Oracles Sagittarius Creepy Cute Zodiac (altered, you can view the full image by clicking the name of digi)

Rustic Forest Birch Trees

Kawaii Spring Bunny on a Swing

Kawaii Hanging Hearts

Copic Markers

Black Gel Pen

 Cardstock 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  
Cricut Maker

This card is off to these challenges: 

 

The Library Craft Challenge:  Jar of Hearts (I was inspired by the word Hearts, the vibrant pinks, and the dark (death) motif!  You will notice she is sitting on a 

tombstone!)

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Bastel-Traum:  Love

Crafty Catz:  AG with optional twist Love/Valentine/Anniversary

Everybody Art Challenge:  Love and/or Hearts

Be sure to visit

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Lots of hearts!

 I had great fun with this Valentine for a young lady who loves and shows pigs!  I used Lulu and Lonny Bundle of Love Bundle from Conie Fong as my focal image.  I combined Lulu with the bucket of hearts digi; both are from the bundle as well as the sentiment.  There are two other stamps in the bundle, also!   

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

       

Material List:

Digi: Lulu and Lonny Bundle of Love Bundle by Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Blue Sparkle Gel Pen

Papers: Whimsy Board and CTMH

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

CTMH Inks

Twine

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: AG with a Critter

Crafty Friends:  Animals/Birds

International Art & Soul:  Hearts

Splashy Mix:  Moodboard (spilled hearts, pinks/reds, quote because very few girls love pigs, but my recipient does!)

Your Scrapbook Place:  AG

Classic Design Challenge:  AG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  Hearts or Flowers

Aud Sentiments:  Sending Love + a Sentiment

CRAFT:  Love/Valentine

Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act

Cute Card Thursday:  AG

Challenge Up Your Life:  Hearts

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Cute Little Pig!

I had great fun with this Christmas card!  I used Lulu and Lonny Bundle of Love Bundle from Conie Fong as my focal image.  I combined Lonny with the pile of hearts digi; both are from the bundle as well as the sentiment and two other stamps!  

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

       

Material List:

Digi: Lulu and Lonny Bundle of Love Bundle by Conie Fong

Copic Markers

Papers: Burlap paper from stash

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

CTMH Inks

Twine from stash

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Four Legged Friends

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using CD, USB and Digi's

Little Red Wagon:  Total Eclipse of the Heart

Simon Says Stamp:  Love is in the Air

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Celebrating Those You Love

 As we ponder and meander down the Path of Positivity, our optional theme is to Celebrate Those You Love.  

Quite an appropriate theme for the month, but we take it a step further to include these ideas:  One might look beyond the traditional valentine to all those we love and cherish.  Of course, this could include Valentines, tags, gift bags, etc.  It could also encompass friendships, ideals, pets, anything we love/cherish.  This could also include new/creative ways we interact with our friends/ loved ones during the pandemic!

I have chosen to celebrate/remember my grandfather and the way he could interact with such calm, quiet, peaceful ways.  He was a man of few words, but he could 'still the waters' with his demeanor.  It seemed like he could walk into a barn or pasture and the animals would look to him for his reassurance and their behavior would mirror his.  

I saw this wonderful digi at Bugaboo and decided I wanted a wall hanging for my tack room to remind me of my grandpa and his quiet wisdom.  I'm sure my pastures will never be as peace-filled as his, but I surely can strive for that and remember his loving ways!

Now, if any of my family is reading this, they will tell you I have left out a very important detail.  Grandpa could bring peace and calm to every matter except those that concerned Grandma!  No, no one could do that!  ;)

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There are many ways to celebrate the ones you love and we'd love to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity!  Come share theme with us!  

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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Digi:  Flower Fence from Bugaboo
Copic Markers

CTMH Inks

Adhesives 

Polkadoodles Digital Papers 

Torn Prima flower 

Two paper flowers from stash

Wired Gingham ribbon

Gears from stash

Old piece of box 

Twine

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Access for Sentiment font
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

TTCRD:  AG

A Place to Start:  AG

Scrapping for Fun:  AG

WWODT:  AG

Clever Dexter:  Just Because

Pearly Sparkles:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

Creative Craft Cottage:  Must use a Digi Stamp

Just Add Ink:  Choose Two ~ Banner/Border/Bow

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about Peace!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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