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Friday, October 20, 2023

The Sentiment!


 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Add a Sentiment.'   As usual, I've overdone and used the sentiment as my focal!  However, I have added the required, and cute, die cut!  This card is perfect for most of the guys in my family since it features mapping and a cat!  My guys are all into science and animals, so I'm sure this will be a hit!


 Interested in my process on this card or that kitty die cut?  Check out the video below.

How does this theme inspire you?  Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

CTMH pattern paper Timberline (Retired)
Gold Sequins
Modified Sentiment found on line
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG
Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS; Offset Feature
Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Kitties from Mid Century Modern Outer Space; Text Font: CDS Futura LT Condensed Extra Bold
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  
Die Cut Divas:  Layer a Die Cut
Little red wagon:  Patterned Paper or Not  (Yep, I used pp!)
Crafty Catz:  AG opt Lots of Layers
Crazy for Cats:  AG featuring a cat

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects. Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut!

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, October 16, 2023

More Fall Colour at PoP


A
s we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by A Fall Colour Palette; see the photo below!  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.  

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 Material List:
 Paper from CTMH (retired)
Copic Marker to color cardstock and gems
Gems from Stash
Sizzix 3-D Embossing Folder
Metal embossing plate (?) from Stash
Button from Stash
Twine from Reasonable Ribbons
Designed in Cricut Design Space
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  
 Beautiful Blossoms:  AG Flowers
Triple B:  Birds, Blooms, or Butterflies
Creative Knockouts:  Die Cuts, Stencils, or Punches
Craft Rocket:  Autumn and/or Halloween
My Time to Craft:  In the Garden
Crafty Calendar:  Autumn Colours/Halloween
Make My Monday:  Autumn Colours
Creatalicious:  AG with optional Autumn Colors
Unicorn:  Autumn or Halloween
Daisy Chain:  Autumn and/or Halloween
Flower Challenge:  AG with Flowers


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.  

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Wanted...Chocolate Bar!


  Time for some fun at the Worldwide Crafter and Colorists Challenge Blog!  I decided to make a candy bar wrapper with this Western Outlaw for my favorite trick or treater!   This fun digi is called "Wanted" and would be perfect for any western theme project!  

I invite you to come play along with any and all of your creative pieces featuring an image from any designer/artist!  


This challenge is graciously sponsored by the very talented Julia Spiri!  If you are not familiar with her, you can find her gorgeous digis and coloring books at her Etsy Shop.  Please feel free to visit her FaceBook Page and share your Julia Spiri coloring!  Now one more place you might want to visit is Julia's YouTube; you can find some mesmerizing drawing, painting, and flip throughs!!

Material List:

Digi: Wanted by Julia Spiri  
Candy Bar Wrapper from Digital Delights (retired)
X-Press it Cardstock
Whimsy Woodboard Digi Paper 
Gem from Stash
Rafia Ribbon
Copic Markers
White Gel Pen Signo uni-ball
Silver Gel Pen
Black Pencil
Brown Pencil
Adhesives:  ATG, Fabri-Tac
Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; shapes; Offset
Cricut Access: Wild West Cartridge Frame
Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Sharing with the following challenges:
Crafty Animals:  AG featuring an Animal
Critter Crazy:  AG featuring an Animal
Crazy for Cats:  Anything CAT Goes
Pearly Sparkles:  Let's Go Cute
SUYP:  Furrything Goes (Main focus on Cats!)
Crafting from the Heart: AG except Cards
I Love ProMarkers: AG colored with Markers
Let's Craft and Create: Fav color combo ~ Blue and Brown!

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, October 9, 2023

Sunflowers Going Pink

 

 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!  

Now, as well as fall, it's October and the month we bring to mind Breast Cancer Awareness.  Whether you are fighting cancer currently, celebrating recovery or remembering someone who has, may you find peace.  

October is also a good time to schedule those tests we love to put off!  Now is the time to take care of you!

Material List:
Digi: Conie Fong Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle Paper: A Bit More Time to Craft Star Splash Mixed Media
Copic Markers
Gel Pens
Sequins: CAS-ual Fridays (No longer active)
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG Tape Runner, Double score tape Cricut Access: Print Then Cut Feature
Sentiment Font: Angista from Creative Fabrica Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Sending this off to the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky:  Show us some Coloring
FarmQuest:  Sunflowers
Creative Crafting Uncles:  Uncles Go Feminine (BCA)
Creations in Pink:  AG Mostly Pink
Double D:  Pink October
Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act
Time Out:  Cancer Awareness/Encouragement/Friendship
Passion Cartes Creatives:  Pink October
CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or Digi

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.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Digital Fun in Canva!

 Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card-free Zone (formerly known as The Outlawz Paper à la Modeand the Optional theme is What's Haunting You?

Material List:
Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
A couple of pieces of Ephemera from A Touch of Class
Editing Programs:  Canva and PhotoScape
Photo of Cass

My project is off to the following challenges:  
Crafty Gals Corner:  Signs of Fall
Dream Valley:  Occasions other than Birthday

Be sure to visit  Anything Goes in a Card-free Zone 
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.      

Friday, October 6, 2023

Favorite Colors at Cut It Up


Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Favorite Colors.'  I love many colors with brown, but I especially love shades of blue and brown!  

I've combined my fav colors with my favorite crafting theme...horses...and my all time favorite embossing folder!  So, this is full of my favorites!

Interested in my process on this page?  Check out the video below.

https://youtu.be/b-s_ZLyPJps

How does this inspire you?  Come share your idea on this theme over at Cut It Up; remember to include a die cut!  

Material List:

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Kraft Cardstock
CTMH Twine (retired)
CTMH Gems (retired)
Digital Cardstock:  Whimsy Vintage Woods
Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG
Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS; Offset Feature
Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Horse from SVG Ocean
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  
Can You Handle the Pressure:  Must use embossing folder
Crafty Animals:  AG featuring an Animal
Die Cut Divas:  Layer a Die Cut
Addicted to Stamps:  Die cuts or Stencils


When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects. Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut!

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.     

Thursday, October 5, 2023

'All about Me'


It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  "It's All About YOU!"  Well, this is definitely all about me with the horse and all the western/nature images in the background.  

It's also about me, because this background is designed by ME in Cricut Design Space!  Yes, it's true!  I chose the images and played with them in CDS and used Print then Cut!  Check it out in the video below!


 Material List 

 Designer Paper by me using images from Cricut Design Space
Embossing Folder
Really Reasonable Ribbon Brown Diagonal Stripe
Gem
Adhesives:  ATG; Fabri-Tac; Ziz 2 Way Pen
Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; Offset Feature; Flatten Feature
Cricut Access: Many of the images are from Old West; Other various images
Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Crafty Animals:  AG featuring an Animal
Die Cut Divas:  Layer a Die Cut
Mix It Up:  AG w/option Make Your Own Background (I created my background in Cricut Design Space!  See video above if interested.)
Double Trouble:  Thing 1 Create your own Background (I created my background in Cricut Design Space!  See video above if interested.)  
Make My Monday:  Create Your Own Background (I created my background in Cricut Design Space!  See video above if interested.)
I Spy with My Little Eye:  Something on a Farm
The Paper Shelter:  For a friend

Be sure to visit
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.  

Monday, October 2, 2023

Fall Colours


 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by A Fall Colour Palette; see the photo below!  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.  

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 Material List:
Jan's Digi Stamps Spring Flowers and Coffee
Copic Markers
Cardstocks from Stash
Paint from Stash
Fine Glitter from Stash
Twine from Reasonable Ribbons
Designed in Cricut Design Space
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker


 Sharing with these challenges:  
 Jan's Digi:  AG
Color Me Beautiful:  Feature fav Coloring Technique (Copics)

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.  

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Elf Tag


 Can you feel the excitement? The Elves have arrived! This is just one of six, so be on the lookout for more! They can be purchased in several combinations or individually; so check out the Etsy store for more info!

Or you might want to try some elfin magic to win a set over at Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Page. There are two different Giveaways!

Conie Fong has adorable digi bundles for Christmas!

Curious how I designed this?  Check out the video below!  

Material List:

Digi: Conie Fong Little Gift Girl Elf Copic Markers X-Press it Cardstock CTMH Cardstock Pattern Cardstock Fred She Said Christmas Papers 1 Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug and CTMH Jingle Bells 3/16" Wide Eyelet: We R Memory Keepers Scrap of Burlap String Fishing Line Really Reasonable Ribbon Brown Diagonal Stripe Adhesives: ATG; Fabri-Tac CTMH Artiste Tag (Label) Shape Cricut Design Space: Print Then Cut; Weld; Shape; Font from Winter Woodland Cricut Access: shapes Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Maker

I'm sending this off to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create: AG Autumn Colors
CD Sunday Plus: AG using USB, CD, or Digi
Peace on Earth: AG Christmas
My Time to Craft Christmas: Inspiration from Silver Bells (Bells, Christmas Time, Smile!, Dressed in Holiday Style)
Krafty Chicks: All Occasions
PaperCraft: Use Ribbon
Crafting from the Heart: AG except Cards

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.