Book It!

   It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is Book It!  So, how does that inspire you?

I've chosen to 'work ahead' with an image of an owl on books!  I say work ahead, because I'm going to use this as a thank you during the holidays!

Material List 

Vectoria Designs Snow and Ice  

CTMH Cardstock

Gel Pens

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes

CDS Images: Jennifer Starr Thank you Sentiment

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:

Crafty Animals:  AG featuring an Animal

Place to Start:  AG

Crafting Challenge:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter

Classic Design:  AG

Get Creative Challenges:  Inspired by a Book  (Harry Potter)

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! 

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.   

Strength and Courage Quotes

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to create something inspired by Quotes about Strength/Courage!  Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

I chose to create in my art journal with this quote from the PoP list of quotes:  “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” — Steve Maraboli 

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:

Cowgirl from Gecko Gals Rodeo Sweethearts Cricut

Map Digi from Stash

Black Cardstock

Vintage Photo Ranger Ink

Cork Embellishments

Yellow Bo Bunny Gems colored with Brown Pitt Pen

Cricut Design Space:  Designed and cut from CDS, Print Then Cut

Cricut Access:  Barbed Wire from Old West; shapes to create envelope and letter; 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

613 Avenue Create:  AG -Me, Myself and I  This is for me in my journal!

Place to Start:  AG

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

Everybody Art:  AG

Time Out Challenge:  Friendship/Encouragement/Support

Krafty Chicks:  AG
Art Journal Journey:  AG

Moving Along with the Times:  Not a Card

NBUS:  Never have used the neglected cork embellishments before!  

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!

AG at Cut It Up!

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Anything Goes!'  

Check out the video below to see how I created this.

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

Polkadoodles Treble Clef:  Feel the Music  https://tinyurl.com/5435n6mj

Polkadoodles Flower from Work and Play 12 Blooms  https://tinyurl.com/bvpm6ctj

Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

Spellbinders Embossing Folder

CTMH Ink

Embossing Ink and Powder

Bo Bunny Sugar Glimmer Spray

Blick Paint Pearl

Pink Thread

Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Lace from Stash

Honey Bee Warm Pearls

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG Opt ~ Diamonds, Pearls, Gold

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Polkadoodles:  AG

Digi Choosday:  AG 

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

(Pin)spirational:  Die Cuts

Pearly Sparkles:  Floral

Die Cut Divas:  Wet or Dry Emboss ~ Both!  I heat embossed over the embossing from the folder for a shiny effect

Dragonfly Dreams:  These are a few of my favorite things! Music

Crafty Calendar:  AG

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  AG

Crafty Gals Corner:  AG opt twist Use Embossing Folder

Krafty Chicks:  All Occasions (Anniversary Card)

We Love 2 Create:  AG

Addicted to Stamps and More:  Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media

Creative Fingers:  AG

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.    

Thinking of You

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Thinking of You!'  

Check out the video below to see how I created this.

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Die

Old recycled file folder scraps for flower cuts

CTMH Ink

Burlap

Embossing Ink and White Powder

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Bearly Arts Precision Glue

Sparkle Tape and Circle Punch

CTMH Stamp for sentiment

This is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Creative Inspirations:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

(Pin)spirational:  Die Cuts

Ally's Angels:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Floral

Die Cut Divas:  Wet or Dry Emboss ~ I used embossing ink and powder on the die cut flowers

Triple B:  Include Birds, Butterflies, and/or Blossoms

Four Seasons:  Summer

Dragonfly Dreams:  These are a few of my favorite things!  Burlap!

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Aud Sentiments:  Alcohol Inks &/or Thinking of You + Sentiment

AAA Colourful:  Colourboard

Beautiful Blossoms:  AG with Floral

Paperminutes:  Paper Scraps ~I had scraps of a file folder from a project coming up on my blog soon

Unicorn:  Flowers

CAS:  Two colors and white/cream

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.    

Photography

Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is...World Photography Day!  Use a Photo in your project or include something photography inspired.

I love photography and can spend hours setting up shots and thinking of new ways to shoot 'the same ol' stuff'!  Believe it or not, I have lots of horse photos...hahaha!  So, I decided to focus more on some creative takes on the headstall and bit.  Luckily, I have a horse who will stand for photos!  He knows it is a lot easier than working!  ;)

Then I took my photos and edited in I-photo and PhotoScape. 

Once I was happy with the pics, the fun began in Canva.  Here I played with digital papers, elements, and shadows.  I'm still learning Canva; it's an interesting program.  

If you are interested in learning Canva techniques, I recommend the videos by Sande Woodson!  Here's a link to her channel.

She is quite knowledgeable about this technology/crafting medium!

 

  I finished the project in PhotoScape where I added the frame and watermark.  

Material List:

Digital Elements from Canva and Stash

Digital Elements from Kitten Scraps (Retired), but you can find her designs here:  My Memories

Digital Elements Touched by a Butterfly "Music"  (Retired) 

Digital Paper from Whimsy

Programs:  Canva and PhotoScapeX

Photos of Jake 2024 taken by Katrina (me) using my phone...nothing special!

My project is off to the following challenges:  

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Sparkles Monthly:  One for the Boys

Crafter's Cafe:  I'm going AG without twist

Classic Design:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring a Critter

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Moving Along with the Times:  Summer Fun

CRAFT:  Summer

Four Seasons:  Summer

My Time to Craft:  Summertime Fun ~For me that's photography and horses!

Crafty Calendar:  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.       

Inspired by Music

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is Inspired by Music!  

Video Tutorial

I chose to create a card inspired by the Musical Rent.  This sentiment is from "Seasons of Love," probably the most popular song in the musical.  My card was also inspired by the Rent publicity art.

Here is the inside of my card with a birthday greeting to go along with the lyrics on the outside of the card!  

Material List 

Ranger Embossing Ink

White Embossing Powder

Stencil:  The Crafter's Workshop  Mini Time for Love

Treble Clef Clip

Ribbon

CTMH Inks

CTMH Cardstock

Embossing Folder

Shimmer Tape

Black Cord

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG  

My project is off to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create:  AG

Tic, Tac, Toe:  Board marked below

We Love 2 Create:  AG MM/Paper Crafting

Crazy is our fame-Stencils are our game:  AG using a Stencil

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

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! 

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.  

CAS at CIU

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'CAS'; we want to see clean and simple projects using a die cut! 

As some of you probably know, CAS is not my thing.  I love CAS when I see it, but I just don't do much in that style.  So when I do, I suppose I take it quite literally!  hahaha  Black and white CAS!

Here's a video sharing my card.  There's not much to assembling this card, but I do want to share how I made this treble clef into a 'thicker' die cut.  I have been seeing crafters who are new to Cricut Design Space having issues cutting dies that are too delicate/thin.  So, I wanted to offer a solution to the issue.  I also share a solution to color issues with some imports.  

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

Polkadoodles Treble Clef:  Feel the Music  https://tinyurl.com/5435n6mj

Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

Spellbinders Embossing Folder

Copic Black

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; ATG

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset

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

Creative Inspirations:  AG

Moving Along with the Times:  CAS

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Simply Clean & Simple:  CAS 

Digi Choosday:  AG

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.   

Christmas in July

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is 'Christmas in July!'  

Check out an older video below to see how I created the Holiday Gift Box pictured above.

 Come share your projects with us at Cut It Up.  Remember to include a die cut for this challenge!

Material List:

DCWV Cardstock (Stash)

CTMH Cardstock from Stash

Glitter CS on Horse Saddle

Free Digital Paper Sande

CTMH Ink

Gem

Plastic Snowflake Stash

Cereal Box for dimension

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape

Cricut Design Space: Design and Print Then Cut; Offset

Cricut Access: Tags, Bags, Boxes and More; Horse from A Quilted Christmas

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

 Crafty Animals:  AG

Critter Crazy:  AG with a Featured Critter

Die Cut Divas:  Add some Glitter  (Glitter CS on Horse Tack)

FarmQuest Country Christmas:  AG Outdoors Christmas 

Love to Craft:  AG

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Christmas

Pearly Sparkles:  Christmas In July

Holly and The Ivy:  AG Christmas 

Paper Funday:  AG with Opt Twist: Critter Crazy

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas in July

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or Digi  (Digital paper)

Little Red Wagon:  Something You Love  ...Horses, giving gifts, and Christmas!!

ABC Christmas:  N is for No Stamping & O is for Off the Edge (no stamping for me!

As You Like It:  Fav non-card project ~ I love making gift bags and boxes!  Why?  More space to work with larger dies and more detail!  I like giving gifts in homemade boxes/bags!  I usually like the construction!

Krafty Chicks:  Christmas

Christmas (or not) BINGO:  Board Below Marked

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.   

Travel Bag for Small Travels

   Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is...Travel!  I've chosen to make a travel bag to carry a few necessities; perfect size for sunscreen, keys, phone, wallet, water bottle, etc.  Finished bag measures 7.5 x 11.75 inches. 

 This was a quick, easy and inexpensive put together!  I shopped around the house and found what I needed.

Curious about this project; check out the video below!  

Material List:

Old Blue Jeans

Iron on Sparkle Vinyl left over from another project

Thread

Sewing Machine

Iron

Jute Ribbons in the drawer from another project

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut

Cricut Access: Horse from Wispy Willow Designs ; Adventure from Cheese Toast Digitals

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:  

Place to Start:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Creative Fingers:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  Add Some Glitter (Glitter Vinyl)

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

 Crafty Animals:  AG

Love to Craft:  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.      

Recycle/Upcycle at TT

   It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is Recycle/Upcycle!  

I've created a folder for documents to throw in the truck when we travel with horses.  I used an old file folder as the base.  

Check out the video for all the info!

 Material List 

Old recycled File Folder

DCWV Cardstock

Recycled Button

Hemp Cord

Copic Markers

Ranger Distressed Ink Vintage Photo

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS; Offset Feature

Cuts from Design Space: Shapes; Horse from Arts by Nhoreen; Rope Oval from Natilie Thompson

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

My project is off to the following challenges:

FarmQuest General Store:  AG Country

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: AG June & July

Ally's Angels:  AG

Crafty Catz:  AG with opt twist Embellishments (button/twine)

Creative Fingers:  AG

Cupcake Inspirations:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Paper Minutes:  More than One Fold

Place to Start:  AG

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! 

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.