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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Thankful Layout


  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Paper à la Mode and the theme is Thankful!  Come join us!  We love all mediums...just NO CARDS!  

Today I'm creating in my Index Card Box Diary/Journal.  I decided to go with a journal entry expressing thankfulness!  You can find more info about this Index Card Journal Here!

Wondering how I put this simple page together?  Join me in the video below!


Material List:
Digi: Jan's Digis Harvest Wreath (PRE-COLORED)
Sentiment: Jan's Digis West Main Barn
Burlap Digi paper from Stash
CTMH Stamps (retired): Love So Sweet; Season of Thanks; Capture the Date; A Happy Hello
Brown Satin Ribbon
Gold sequin
Adhesives: Fabri Tac, ATG
Cricut Design Space: Print and Cut
Cricut Access: Envelope from Sentimentals
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Maker


My layout off to the following challenges:
We Love Stamping:  Autumn Colors
Time Out:  Thankful
CRAFT:  Halloween, Autumn, Thanksgiving
Aud Sentiments:  Halloween/Fall + A Sentiment

Be sure to visit
 The Outlawz Paper a la Mode for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Fall Sunflowers


 I love fall papers and images!  They are just so much fun for crafting and these festive pumpkins and sunflowers from Conie Fong are perfectly fall!  

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!

Wondering how I put this together?  You will also find some tips on covering up a Copic Blip and using scrap cardstock!  Come join me in the video below:


Material List:
CTMH Cardstock
Blue and Brown Cardstock from stash
Blue Sequins from Stash
Blue Embroidery Floss from Stash
Brown Pitt Pen
Copic Markers
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG Tape Runner, Double score tape Cricut Access: Offset Feature Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker


Sending this off to the following challenges:
International Art & Soul:  Happy Fall Y'all
Stamping Sensations:  All Things Autumn
Tic, Tac, Toe:  Board marked below
Passion for Markers:  Embellish It 
Inspiration Station:  Harvest Inspired by colors and big Orange pumpkin; also the trees/leaves in the background for my background!
Use Your Stuff:  Diecuts
We Love Stamping:  Autumn Colors

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Burlap and Country Truck


  I'm always intrigued by the challenges over at FarmQuest Challenge!  This time the challenge is to use Denim and/or Burlap!  I chose burlap with this country truck!  Such a perfect fall challenge to show off a fall birthday wrapping!  



Need help manipulating paper in Cricut Design Space to make a tag like this?  Check out this video for lots of tips and tricks!  


Material List:

Digital Paper:  Vectoria Designs Pumpkin Patch Journaling Kit  (Precolored)
 Cardstock Brown from CTMH 
Gold Sequins
Blue/White Twine
Blue Burlap Ribbon for Bow
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
Cricut Design Space for Design and paper manipulation
Cricut Standard Mat

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

FarmQuest: Burlap and/or Denim
TTCRD: AG
Crafty Catz: AG with option Add Ribbon or Twine
Craft Rocket: Autumn/Halloween
Sisterhood of Crafters: One for the Guys (Masculine)

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Halloween...

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Halloween.  I loved this bit of humor from DRS Designs, our sponsor!  They have so many fun stamps for all the holidays!

Come share your Halloween projects over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

DRS Designs Sentiment:  Priceless Halloween Greeting
Glitter Cardstock
Digital Cardstock Polkadoodles
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG
Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS
Cricut Design Space Offset Feature
Cuts from Design Space: Tag; Witch Hat with modifications from Wispy Willow; Bow from Emma Jewell; Witch from Kim Byers; Bats from Gan SVG by Emylia
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  
Crafty Calendar:  Halloween
Taylormade Cards4U:  Fall/Halloween
Country View:  Halloween or Harvest
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  I was inspired by the bats and color combo of black, purple, green and orange.  I also incorporated the stitching on Frankenstein and little circles on the spider cookies.  
This is Halloween:  Gothic or Halloween
Crafty Friends:  Use more than one die
Crafting Happiness:  Halloween
Pearly Sparkles:  Autumn and /or Halloween
Dragonfly Dreams:  Halloween/Autumn
Unicorn Challenge:  Spooky and/or Cute
Try It On Tuesday:  Halloween
Creative Knockouts:  Halloween

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. 


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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Feeling Distressed!


It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is: Distressed.  
We are sponsored this month by the very talented Morgan Fitzsimons from Morgan's Artworld.  


Material List: 

Copic Markers
Brown Cardstock
Flower Ribbon Offray
CTMH Paper (retired)
Gems
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner, E-6000
Cricut Design Space:  Print and Cut 
Cricut Access:  Oval; Sentiment Font: Cult Std +Offset Print and Cut
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Maker


My card is off to the following challenges: 
 Dream Valley:  Gems or Pearls
CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or Digi
Allsorts:  Add a sentiment
Inkspirational:  Word Prompt ~ Imagine

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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Monday, October 17, 2022

Fall: The Rich Bold Colors


 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Celebrate!  We will share different optional themes every month for you to celebrate!

We are continuing through September with this theme: CELEBRATE SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR Favorite Season.  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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My favorite season is definitely fall!  I love fall: the cooler temps, the crisp air, harvest, Thanksgiving, the colors, the animals scurrying about, etc.  

In this post I want to celebrate fall through my little Grand-girl's eyes!  I highlighted my photo using rich fall colors and bold imagery from Kate Hadfield!

Material List:

Photo taken by Katrina (me)
All Digital Imagery from Kate Hadfield 

 Sharing with these challenges:  
A Place to Start:  AG w/optional twist:  Circles and Squares
WWODT: AG

Be sure to come over to 
 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!

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Thank You!!

  

Over at Cut It Up, we do love our sponsors and we are excited to share some cards we recently mailed to them.  We all chose sponsors from the past year and created cards for them using their unique designs!  

I was pleased to have the opportunity to share our appreciation with two of our wonderful sponsors: Pink & Main and STAMPlorations Each of these sponsors is such a joy and always inspires me to create something beautiful!

I'll start with this card I sent to Pink & Main!  This stamp, Tall Flowers,  is gorgeous and large!  Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, thinking of you, and thank you's!  This particular set comes with 3 large, beautiful stamps!  There is also a matching die available.  These dies cut perfectly!



Next, I'm sharing this country style card with a beautiful digital stamp Zinnia Row from Stamplorations!  I adore all the Row stamps; they are perfect for cards and borders on pages!  The "Thankful" is cut from the Sentiment Die:  STAMP-lorations  Thankful Every Day Phrase DieThe die is perfect for all your fall/Thanksgiving projects!  


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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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Sweet Autumn Kitty Book


I love fall/Halloween papers and images!  They are just so much fun for crafting and this scene from Conie Fong is no exception;  I think it's adorable!  I've decided to create a mini scrapbook for my grand-girl for her Halloween adventures!  She can add photos, colorings, candy wrappers, etc!  There are some colorful pages as well as some blank white pages for her creations.

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!

Wondering how I put this together?  Come join me in the video below:


Material List:
Digi: Sweet Autumn Kitty by Conie Fong Paper: CTMH (Retired)
Lots of bits and pieces of paper on the inside from Stash
Copic Markers CTMH Ink
10 mm Bronze Brads ~ Dress My Craft Twine from Stash Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG Tape Runner, Double score tape Cricut Access: Sentiment from Heather Roberts; Free shape circle; Offset Feature Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker


Sending this off to the following challenges:

This is Halloween:  Gothic and/or Halloween
Crafting Happiness:  Halloween
Double Trouble:  Thing 1: Use 3 or more colors from Pic (Purple, orange, yellow, green)
Twisted Sister:  Include a Pumpkin
Double Dare:  Enter Jan's Digi Stamps
 
Simon Says Stamp:  Fall Mood Board
Colour Crazy:  AG hand coloured
A Place to Start:  AG option Circles and Squares
Passion for Markers: AG colored with markers
Shopping Our Stash:  Frightfully Delightful!  
Unicorn Challenge:  Spooky and/or Cute
The Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes:  Inspired by pumpkins, witch, cat, and the word Title~October!

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Fall Camping Card

 I'm always intrigued by the challenges over at FarmQuest Challenge!  This time the challenge is to use a tent, camper/trailer, campfire, and/or firepit!  I chose the tent in the middle of the woods!  Such a perfect fall challenge!  


Check out the video below for all the info!


Need help manipulating paper in Cricut Design Space to make a card like this?  Check out this video for lots of tips and tricks!  


Material List:

Digital Paper:  Into the Wild from Vectoria Designs  
 Cardstock Topiary Green and Terra Cotta from CTMH (retired colors)
White and Brown Cardstock from Stash
 Eyelets
Copic Markers
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
Cricut Design Space
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

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

FarmQuest Challenge: Tent, camper, campfire, or firepit
Allsorts: AG with option of Monochromatic
TTCRD: AG
Alphabet: N is for Nature
Aud Sentiments: Halloween/Fall + A Sentiment
The Outlawz Festive Friday: Variety of themes; I chose Fall

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Friday, October 7, 2022

BIG


 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is BIG.  I decided to go with this BIG flower from Oddball Arts!  



Come share your ideas about our BIG theme over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Interested in seeing how I put this together; check out the video below! 


Material List:

Oddball Art Newsprint Flower
Newspaper Grunge Shutterstock
CTMH Ink  Canary (color retired)
Ranger Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac, Distress Collage Medium, Sticky Dot
Strip from CTMH paper (Retired)
Bo Bunny Double Dot Gems
Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS
Cricut Design Space Offset Feature
Cuts from Design Space: Flourish Frame from Graphically Speaking
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This art journaling layout is off to the following challenges:  

Mixed Media Lovers:  Use flowers
We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media
Sweet Stampers:  Add a Sentiment
Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act Use a Stamp/Digi

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. 

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.    

Index Card Art Journal/Diary


Today I have the privilege of acting as Guest DT over at Creative Artiste Challenge Blog!  The challenge theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes!  

Well, this was perfect for me since I had recently acquired these lovely vintage papers from Vectoria Designs and wanted to incorporate them into a 3-D type piece.  

I chose this Index Card Art Journal/Diary project after running across an idea like this for writers.  A writer shared she loved having access to index cards as one option for writing instead of books; she found it less intimidating for quick writings and such.  It got me thinking how fun it would be for ART journaling!  I could go grab an index card and just go from there.  Then all the cards could be housed in this box!

I have cut some cards from scrap pieces of mixed media papers and cardstocks for my box. 

In the video, I refer to a project I made before using this box cut/pattern.  Details can be found HERE.  Very different look!

Check out the video below for a tutorial on this little vintage box!  


   Material List:

Book Lover Paper Pack Vectoria Designs
Cereal Boxes
Leftover paper/cardstock for cards in box
Black Solid Cardstock and Blue Paper from Stash
Black Marker
Metal Title Plate from CTMH (retired)
Laces and Kitchen String from Stash
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; Double Score Tape

I'm sharing this box with the following challenges:
We Love 2 Create: AG Mixed Media
WWODT: AG
Crafty Friends: Use more than one die cut.

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