AG Prompts a Puppy Wall Hanging!

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... Anything Goes!  

I have chosen to go with a mixed media wall hanging.  It measures 6.75 square inches and hangs from a chain.  

Wondering how I made this?  Check out the video below for all the details!

 Material List:

Cereal Box Cardboard

Cardstock DCWV Once Upon a Time

Denim from Old Jeans

Leftover Cotton Fabric

Iron On Interfacing

Piece of Leather

  Buttons from Stash

Honey Bee Pearl Stickers (Warm)

CTMH Flowers (Wood) Retired

Copic Markers Y15 and R39

Magic Sliders

Old Chain from Stash

CTMH Re-inker Honey

Tim Holtz Distress Paint

Liquitex White Gesso

Homemade Stencil

Acetate

Needle and Brown Thread

Adhesives: Double Sided Tape; Fabric Tac; E6000;

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut

CTMH Artistry for Puppy Cut

CTMH Flower Market (Anchor for pup nose)

Cricut Access: Segmental Arch (collar pattern); Quotation Mark (font) from Wanderings; Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Fabric Mat

Cricut Rotary Blade

Blade

Cricut Maker

My Puppy Wall Hanging is off to the following challenges:

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Critter Crazy: AG Featuring a Critter

Crafty Animals: Include an Animal

As You Like It:  Cats or Dogs  That's a tough one, but I'll go with dogs since I have a Golden and a GSD living with me!  I'd be a traitor if I said cats!  hahaha

Krafty Chicks:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Creative Artiste:  AG mixed media

Creative Fingers:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper and/or scissors

FarmQuest General Store:  AG with a farm/country theme  What's a farm without a dog?  ...and of course, the calico style fabric with denim!

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!

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Sympathy Cards can be Difficult

Sympathy cards can be tricky, but I needed to make one.  

 

Want more info about this card?  Come join me in the video below where I design the card in Cricut Design Space and cover some personal tips for sympathy cards.  I also share several tricks and functions that would pertain to several projects in Cricut Design Space.  

Material List:

Bo Bunny Paper Time for Tea (retired)

Cricut Cardstock (retired)

Old Card Piece for the Focal Image

White Cardstock

Cereal Box Cardboard

Ribbon

Gems CTMH (retired)

Quote: Anonymous

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape; Bearly Art Precision Glue  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Font: Sweet Anabela (uploaded fonts)

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Cat Silhouette-Scissor Creative; Paw Print-Apple Grove Design

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

I'm sharing my card with these challenges:  

Neglected Stuff:  Use Neglected Stuff...That Bo Bunny Paper has been around quite a long time as well as the Cricut paper...oh, and the ribbon is from a store that has been out of business for around 7 or more years!

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Dream Valley:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Paper &/or Scissors

Crafty Catz:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country or Farm

Love Those Pretty Papers:  AG using Pattern Paper

Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday:  AG

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

little red wagon:  Household Pets

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  Board Marked Below

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Wagon Wheel Thank You Card

Well, it's summer here; so I'm not in school!  Time for some extra projects that are NOT for design teams.

I've decided to go with a western floral design from papers I made myself using images from Creative Fabrica.  
 

Want more info about this card?  Check out this video below where I design it in Cricut Design Space and cover some basic tips, tricks and functions in CDS.  

Material List:

Floral West from ScrappyPapers

(Papers designed with elements from Creative Fabrica created in Canva and PhotoScape.)

White Cardstock

Cereal Box Cardboard

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Font: Bluebird Alishanty and American Typewriter (uploaded fonts)

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

I'm sharing my card with these challenges:  

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Dream Valley:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Paper &/or Scissors

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country or Farm

Love Those Pretty Papers:  AG using Pattern Paper

CRAFT:  AG or Thank You

Word Power:  Use Words at the Focal

The Paper Shelter:  Thank You

Try It On Tuesday:  Summer Blooms

Place to Start:  AG

DL.ART Thankful Thursday:  Thank You or AG

Triple B:  AG with Birds, Blooms and /or Butterflies

613 Avenue Create:  AG

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a USB, CD, or Digi

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Thank You

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AG in a Card Free Zone July I'd Wear That!

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... I'd Wear That; of course, you can always play AG.    

I chose to make a Vintage Style Brooch out of some old jewelry pieces and a doily that had been in my stash for some time!  This would be a perfect piece on a fall/winter jacket, coat, or bulky sweater.  I'd personally wear it on a denim jacket, but I'd wear anything on a denim jacket!  ;)

Curious about this?  Check out the video below:

 Material List:

Brooch

4 inch Doily from Stash

Brown Gros Grain Ribbon

Silver Key

Round Bead from Stash

Charm Me Letter Charm (retired)

Chain and Charm from Broken Jewelry

Jewelry Shoppe Round Jump Ring

Jewelry Shoppe Pin Back 1.5 inch

Needle, Thread, Pliers, Scissors, Sewing Machine

Card Back

Cereal Box Board

Cardstock from DCWV Once Upon a Time

White Paper

Double Stick Tape

Fabric Tac

Lable

Cricut Design Space

Font:  Hey Marilyn

Downloaded Font:  Apple Chancery

I'm sharing my pin with these challenges:  

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Dream Valley:  AG

Creative Artiste:  Anything MM Goes

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Paper &/or Scissors

Mix it Up:  AG + opt Mixed Media

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG

Ellibelle's Corner I Spy with My Little Eye...:  Vintage Vibes

Crafty Catz:  AG

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.      

Unexpected Correspondence at PoP Take 2

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. 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.  

This month we are making an unexpected correspondence.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this theme!  

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Material List 

Trick or Treat General Elements from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Trick or Treat Kit

https://tinyurl.com/yc84a79v

CTMH Cardstock

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cricut Access: Celebrate from Sweet Elise

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Word Power:  Sentiment as Focus

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG (total of 3)

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a USB, CD, or Digital

Having trouble finding those Purchased Cartridges/Image Sets in Cricut Design Space?  

Check out this video:  

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.      

Father's Day Card

 It's that time of year when we celebrate those guys in our lives!

I decided to make a vintage sort of Father's Day card with a peaceful outdoor scene.  

Check out the video below for all the details.  Lots of Cricut Design Space info in this one:  altering images, adding text, making a simple stencil, etc!

Material List:

CTMH Inks  (Retired)

Black Cardstock

Designer Paper from ColorBok Wild Rose (Old Paper Collection!)

Ribbon CTMH (Retired)

Adhesives: ATG; Fabric-Tac

Homemade Stencil

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut

Cricut Access: Grass: Design Owl; Sentiment: Father's Day-Daddy;

Branch and Bird in Tree: Storybook; Font inside card: Cochin;

Shapes: oval and square

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafty Calendar:  Add a Sentiment

Classic Design:  AG opt Masculine (closes 6/12 midnight)

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper and/or scissors (paper)

Pearly Sparkles:  Masculine

Paper Funday:  AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Father's Day (Other options, also)

Having trouble finding those Purchased Cartridges/Image Sets in Cricut Design Space?  Check out this video:  

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AG na CFZ June

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... Anything Goes!  

I saw this idea and thought it would be fun to create a denim wreath out of old blue jeans. We have a few pairs around here!  hahaha

This was not difficult, but I will say it was time consuming!  

I started with a wire wreath frame and looped denim strips over the wire.   I tied them with fishing wire...my favorite craft 'go to' for wreaths and bows!  I threw in a few strips of scrap burlap and lace.  I only used 3 of the 4 wires on the wreath frame leaving the outer one empty.  

I finished it off with a handmade bow with button.  

I'd like to tell you how many pair of blue jeans this took, but I had many of the jeans already cut apart from other projects!  So, I'm going to guess maybe 2 pair?  

 Material List:

Old Blue Jeans cut into 1 1/2" x 7" strips

14" Metal Wire Wreath Form

Lace from Old Curtains cut into 1 1/2" x 7" strips

Burlap from Stash cut into 1 1/2" x 7" strips

Fishing Line Omniflex 700 lb

Celebrate it Christmas Noel Wired Ribbon

Sew-ology Wooden Button

Embroidery Floss

Glue Gun (adhere button to bow)

My wreath is off to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create:  AG 

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG (total of 3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG Crafty

Craft Rocket:  No Design Paper

AllSorts:  AG

Place to Start:  AG + Recycle!  Old blue jeans

Crafty Gals Corner: Fancy Bow

FarmQuest General Store:  Anything Farm and/or Country

Creative Fingers:  AG

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.      

Unexpected Correspondence at PoP

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. 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.  

This month we are making an unexpected correspondence.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

Inside of card

I chose to go with some thank you/end of year celebration cards to deliver some gift cards for some special teachers where I work.  I'm sure this will be an unexpected treat!

For a description of how this was made, refer to the video below!  Some fun Cricut tips and tricks.

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Material List:

Cardstock CTMH

Embossing/Cutting Die CTMH (Tucked away and never used before!)

CTMH Dots (Tucked away and not used in a while!)

Polkadoodles Digital Paper (Retired)

Adhesives: ATG; Fabric Tac; Glue Gun

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Font - Catchland; Ice Cream Cone from Wispy Willow Designs

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

613 Avenue Create:  AG 

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG (total of 3)

Place to Start:  AG

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a USB, CD, or Digital

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Tic Tac Toe:  Board below

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

little red wagon: Friends ~ celebrating and thanking friends at school 

Fab'n'Funky:  Add a Sentiment

All Sorts:  AG

Crafty Catz:  Make us Smile

Aud Sentiments:  Fun Folds and/or Summer + Sentiment

Neglected Stuff:  Embossing/Cutting Die CTMH (Tucked away and never used before!)

CTMH Dots (Tucked away and not used in a while!)

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.      

No Peeking While Picking Bits and Pieces Make an Interesting.....Experiment!

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. 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.  

This month we are making an unexpected design.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  It's an interesting one!!

I pulled bits and pieces from different bags around my craft room and came up with these items.  Oh, my!  What an assortment I pulled, but I'll be a good sport and use them all without too much cheating!  

I pulled a Polkadoodles Christmas piece I had stamped a long time ago on watercolor paper.  So, I pulled watercolor pencils as my medium since it was uncolored.  This was lucky for me and I could color using my choice of colors to match some of the papers I had pulled.  I normally wouldn't use yellow on a Christmas piece.  

These were some interesting colors for me as well as unusual die cut pieces I pulled!  I was lucky with the snowflake and kraft, but not so lucky with the summer yellow cardstock and fabric piece!  Then there was the rust flower and blue huge flower...and that turquoise/purple ribbon!  Yikes!  

This was a fun experiment and I encourage you to give it a try!  

...oh, yes!  I guess I should tell you what it is.  This is a journal card for my journal card box!  This is where I put all my experiments, trial runs, or small sized art pieces!  My box video can be found below.  

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Material List:

Polkadoodles Winnie White Christmas Robins with Stockings

CTMH Water Color Pencils

Water Color Paper

Gel Pens

Red Pearls and Teal Pearl from Stash

Teal Ribbon Remnant from Stash

Old used kraft envelope

White cardstock

Yellow cardstock

Red cardstock CTMH Cranberry, I think

Blick Matte Acrylic Pearl White Paint

Dies all pulled from Stash

Piece of Fabric

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.      

Creating an Unexpected Design ~ Personal Mood Board

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. 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.  

This month we are making an unexpected design.  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  It's an interesting one!!

I gathered bits and pieces of my favorite ribbons, fabrics, colors, embellishments and put them all together.  I came up with a sort of mood board to hang in my room.  I can refer to this when I'm stuck or I can simply enjoy it!  

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Material List:

Most was from stash; bits and pieces I had left over from other projects.

Denim (Old Jeans)

Burlap

Laces

Twines

Wood, Feather, Music Flower and Button (Stash)

Key

Bo Bunny Gems (Yellow)

Number Gems (CTMH Retired)

CTMH Papers (CTMH Retired)

Cardboard and Torn Cardboard

Stamp from Santoro Gorjuss Girl (simply colored with Copics a long time ago!)

Mocha Gems (CTMH Retired)

Horse cut from Cricut Old West (but for this project it was just laying on my craft table left over.)

Song Lyrics (Dan Fogleberg)

Photo by ScrappyHorses

Faith Stamp (CTMH Retired)

Silly Stamp (CTMH Retired)

Clip (CTMH Retired)

Flower Digital Stamp from MHK- Mynn Kitchen (Retired, but you can find Mynn HERE.)

Sewing Pin

Black Pen

 Sharing with these challenges:  

613 Avenue Create: AG  (Opt Floral Delight)

Place to Start:  AG

We Love 2 Create: AG 

Lil Red Wagon:  Use that Stash

Pink Gem:  AG

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using Scissors and/or Paper

Crafter's Cafe:  AG Feminine

Crafty Catz:  AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Ribbons and Bows

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday:  Celebrate Good Times

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

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.