Unexpected Gift

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 to surprise someone with an unexpected gift or card!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  I chose to make this bracelet and bag for a little girl at school who has been working very hard! 

More info about the custom bag in the video below.

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Material List for Bag 

White Cardstock

Paw Ribbon  (Been around a while!)

Adhesives:  ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Bag made from CDS Shapes

Cricut Access: Tiger from Orange Brush Studio; Paws from CTMH Artistry

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Material List for Bracelet

1.5 mm Black Cord

Tiger Charm

Beads from Stash  (Don't even remember buying these!  hahaha)

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Ally's Angels: AG

Creative Crafters: AG

Crafter's Cafe: AG

Paper Rocks Scissors: AG using paper or scissors

Creatalicious: AG

613 Avenue Create: AG

Place to Start: AG Something New (Tiger Charm! and New Box Design)

Crafty Animals: AG with an animal

Critter Crazy: AG featuring an animal

Love to Craft: AG

Creative Fingers: AG

Crafts Galore: AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

4 Season Challenge:  Gift Wrapping

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Neglected Stuff:  AG using old, neglected stuff!  Beads and ribbon for me!

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.

  

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Tasty Stuff in CFZ

 Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... That's Tasty!  Join us for your chance to win the Cup of Holiday Cheer Collection.  

Now, for me there is nothing tastier than a holiday treat!  Hot chocolate with cookies is a favorite for me!  This give bag would be perfect for some yummy treats and packages of cocoa!  Be sure to join in our challenge for a chance to win this digital collection called Cup of Holiday Cheer!

Check out the video below for details about this project.

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 Material List:

ScrappyPapers Cup of Holiday Cheer Collection

Papers, Tag, Box Designs, and Burlap Ribbon from ScrappyPapers (These papers/ephemera are digitally created in Canva, Cricut Design Space, PhotoScape.  I did not use AI; however some images included may have been created in that manner prior to my obtaining them.)  

Heavy Twine from Stash

CTMH Bakers Twine

Burlap Ribbon from Stash

Adhesives: Double stick tape; Fabric Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Sentiment from DIY Craft Tutorials

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Ally's Angels: AG

Christmas (or not) BINGO: Board marked below

Crafter's Cafe: AG opt Christmas

Love to Craft: AG

Creative Crafters: AG

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: AG

Love those Pretty Papers: AG using Patterned Paper

Creative Fingers: AG

Creatalicious: AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Autumn

Inkspirational:  Seeing Stars

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers:  D is for Drink

Crafts Galore: AG

CRAFT:  Christmas

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.      

Brown at Christmas?

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 inspired by unexpected colors for a holiday creation! Who would expect a brown Christmas card? Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

More info about this card in the video below!

Material List

Digital Papers:  Polkadoodles Feel the Music Work and Play 8

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Digital Familiar Refrain Pattern Paper 

CTMH Brown Cardstock 

CTMH Cream Cardstock

CTMH Gold Sequins

Gold Paint

Ink

Adhesives:  ATG; Fabric-Tac; Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Peace -OkadeeSVG; Torn Paper -Cuts and Prints Co; Forest Trees Silhouette -Dibrush Studio

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:

A Cut Above:  AG using a Die Cut

Place to Start:  AG

Neglected Stuff:  Use old crafting stuff (retired sequins)

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

FarmQuest Country Christmas:  AG Outside Country Christmas

FarmQuest Country Store:  AG Country/Farm

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper and/or scissors

Sparkles Christmas:  Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

12 Months of Christmas:  Opt snowfall

Creative Fingers:  AG

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

Creative Crafters:  AG

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.        

Unexpected Colors for Halloween!

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 inspired by unexpected colors for a holiday creation! Who would expect a pastel/floral Halloween card? Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

More info about this card in the video below!

Inside of card below

Material List

White Cardstock 

Orange Cardstock

Copic Markers

Gems

Adhesives:  ATG

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes; Print then Cut

Cricut Access: Groovy -Wispy Willow Designs; Ghost -Sister Goods; Fonts: Dokdo; Confetti and Sprinkles

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Grafts Galore Encore: AG

CRAFT:  AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Autumn

613 Avenue Create: AG

Place to Start: AG

Word Power:  AG with Words as Focus

Crafty Calendar:  Halloween

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers:  S is for Spooky

A Cut Above: AG with a Die Cut

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  Board below

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.        

Digital Fall Page

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

I've decided to go with a fall layout made in Canva!  If you've never done a layout in Canva before, it's a lot of fun.  I have a video explaining some of the functions in Canva from a layout I did before; you can find this older video below.

 Material List:

Photo Fall 2024 by ScrappyHorses

Elements:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Touch of Class:  Paper Clip

Creative Fabrica:  Autumn Plaid Border

ScrappyPapers:  Denim Square, Burlap, Marigold Flower, Chalkboard,  Texture Finish

Polkadoodles: Leaf Fl9 

Vectoria Designs:  Barn Sign (Baby Animals), Ruler (Back to School)

Kitten Scraps can find her designs here:  My Memories:  Button Thread 6, Round frame 5, Round Frame 1

All Other Digital Elements from Canva

Programs:  Canva and Photoscape

Canva Instruction from Sande Woodson

My digital layout is off to the following challenges:  

 

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

FarmQuest General Store: AG Farm/Country

Classic Design:  Trees and/or leaves

Grafts Galore Encore: AG

Four Seasons: Fall (inspiration photo below)

As You Like It: Square or not...I Like square for picture/scrapbook layouts.  I also like square for canvas works!  

Creative Knockouts: Outside Fun

Sparkles Monthly: Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves

CRAFT:  AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Autumn

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.   

10 year Anniversary on YouTube

Wow, has it really been ten years since my first YouTube video?  Really?  Hard to believe the different material I have covered.  

I'll have to admit, the majority of the videos have covered different Cricut Design Space tips.  However, I have ventured into some journal making, book binding, stamping, bag making, and even some sewing and recipes!  Yes, it's been a variety of 'stuff' going on over there!  

...and that's not going to change!  I have new videos in the works on topics I have not yet done!  So, join me for future videos to see what in the world I'm doing next!

As for today's video, I'm celebrating with a crazy CDS puppy card.  The pup isn't crazy, but my techniques are!  Check out the video below.

Thanks so much for supporting my channel over the past 10 years with your views!  I truly appreciate your time!

Here's a look at the inside.

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Material List:

White Cardstock

Neena Cardstock

Copic Markers

Brown Textured Cardstock

Teal Cardstock

Brown Gros Grain Ribbon 

CTMH Dots

I created my own designer paper using images from CDS listed below.

Adhesives: ATG, Fabric Tac, Double Stick Tape

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Dachshund with Pumpkin - Personliche Lieblinge; Leaf Pattern - Valentina Scuteri; thanks - Winter Woodland

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG Leaves 

A Cut Above: AG with a Die Cut

Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

Crafts Galore:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Cardz 4 Galz:  Dies or Punches

Aud Sentiments:  Tags and /or Thank You + Sentiment

Dream Valley Challenge:  Autumn Colours

Inspiration Station:  Inspiration Photo below

Make My Monday:  Autumnal Fall

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Colours of the Season

Art Nudge:  Inspiration photos below

Crafty Gals Corner:  Fill in the Blank - Fall...Colors, Leaves

Creative Knockouts:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

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.    

Color Ray Horse

This card was created in Cricut Design Space where I created and cut the stencil for the color rays!  Although the card in the video below is a different subject, you will get the idea how I created this card.

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Material List:

Black and White Cardstock

Brown Textured Cardstock

Embroidery Floss

I created my own designer paper using:  CTMH Inks (retired) and CTMH Stamps (retired)

Color Ray Stencil created in Design Space

Adhesives: ATG, Fabric Tac, Bearly Arts Precision

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Horse from Scissor Creative

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game!:  Use a stencil + nature

Neglected Stuff:  Lots of old stamps from CTMH!  Seems I rarely get them out to play since I've done so much with digital stamps.

Place to Start:  AG

A Cut Above: AG with a Die Cut

(Pin)spirational: I was inspired by color, barn, books creating stripes of color, writing on books, country theme

Place to Start:  AG

Crafting Challenge:  Wonderful Thought

Love to Scrap:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut

Critter Crazy:  AG with a Critter

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

Crafts Galore:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Cardz 4 Galz:  Dies or Punches

FarmQuest General Store:  AG country/farm

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.    

I saw an old sled!

 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 inspired by something unexpected we see on a walk!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

Now, I know you are wondering why in the world I saw a sled on a walk in September with the temp around 80 degrees.  Well, here's the story.  

I was actually walking to my barn and saw the sled I had moved out of the machine shed!  It caught me by surprise since it didn't belong there and then I remembered I wanted to get it out to check its condition.  I'm looking forward to decorating it this Christmas and placing it by my front porch.  For now, it has inspired me to start some Christmas cards!

Material List

Digi Image Stamplorations Coffee Sleigh

Copic Markers

DDDoodles Emb Metallic Xmas Pine Boughs  

DDDoodles Sentiment Holiday Hoopla Mini Kit

Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

Red Shimmer Trim CTMH

Sequins

Silver Cardstock

Red Cardstock

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Scalloped Tag -Wanderings; 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:  

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Crafter's Cafe:  Use Pattern Paper

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Place to Start:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Girlz Creative Fun:  Use designer paper

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  board below

 
Perfect Time to Craft: AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

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

12 Months of Christmas:  AG

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.