Sunday, May 1, 2022

Morgan's Artworld in May

 The May Challenge for Morgan's Artworld is "Anything Goes" from May 1st to May 27th.

You can use any image or project you have posted in May. For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at Creative Art Design Studio.  


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Sometimes you need a sympathy card and I wasn't sure how I would color this at first.  I die-cu the image with a mini-slimline die.  I started coloring with yellow and then went to a dusty rose color on top of that for the rose.  Since I color with Copics for the most part, I started with Y04 on the candle flames, using Y00 for the glow and touches of YR00 and Y04 on the flower petals.  Shadows on the candles have a light touch of E40.  Only two colors on the leaves, G17 and YG21, which I would never have used except I wanted yellow glow on dark leaves.
Supplies:
Morgan's Artworld at Creative Design Studio Rose Candle Greyscale
Momenta Nested Borders Rectangles dies (mini-slimline dies)
Hero Arts Everyday Sayings (sentiments)
Copic markers
Kat Scrappiness Ice Ice Baby Enamel Dots
Vagabond die-cut machine

I'd like to enter the challenges:
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes"  Wk 9
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes" 520
The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #4
Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #67
Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” (no opt twist of 3D)
DL. ART "Anything Goes" May 2022
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes #5
Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" May 2022 #99





A Cas-ual Fridays Day For Me

 
I hope your creative juices are flowing as I'm sure the first of the month is always busy, but I took time off to play. I hope you do too. The Die Cut Divas challenge is starting today and I've made something to show you.

ATTN: Cas-ual Fridays Stamps is offering a $20 gift code to their store to the lucky winner. Prize is restricted US o
r Canadian player at this time.

The Theme is “Anything Goes”
The prize is a $20 gift code.
Cas-ual Fridays Stamps winner is restricted to a US or Canadian player.

I had the Love Notes stamps in my stash and had never opened the package.  Shame on me!  I was able to line up the music score and the sentiment stamps on my Misti and stamp everything at one time.  I have used the treble clef die before and I think everything works well together on this card.  Those last notes are black, not red or brown.  I couldn't seem to take a picture that maintained the true color.
Supplies:
Cas-ual Fridays Heart Note Dies
Cas-ual Fridays Love Notes stamps (all the sentiments)
Cas-ual Fridays Bubbly stencil (all the wonderful bubbles
Distress Ink - faded denim
Kat Scrappiness Shades of Teal Enamel Dots
Misti
Kat Scrappiness Ice Ice Baby Enamel Dots
Vagabond die-cut machine

I'd like to enter the challenges:
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes" WK 9
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes" #520





Saturday, April 30, 2022

A Wonderful End Of Month Joy Clair Designs Day

The sponsor for Die Cut Divas for April is Joy Clair Designs.  You can find everything from clear and digital stamps to dies, stencils and paper.  I've been creating with JOY!  

The Theme is Tic Tac Toe.  Be sure to join the fun at Die Cut Divas for a larger view of the Tic Tac Toe grid.


The Prize is three digital stamp sets.

I again chose the top Tic Tac Toe grid to work with. This time I made a mini-slimline card by just printing out the top part of the flower image. When I printed it, I really didn't know where I was going with this, but after die-cutting coloring and then filling in the bottom image border with pale green ink, I realized I should have used one of the sentiments in the digital set. Since I couldn't send it back through the printer again, I used an older stamp set to stamp a sentiment. The flowers have a lot of shimmer from the Nuvo glitter drops I used.

Supplies:
Joy Clair Designs 
Momenta Nested Borders Rectangles (mini-slimline size)
Copic markers
Nuvo Glitter Drops Red Sunstone 
Hero Arts "friends" sentiment
Vagabond die-cut machine

I'd like to enter the following challenge:
Gem of a Craft challenge "Anything Goes"  Wk 9




Friday, April 15, 2022

April Creations With Julia Spiri

 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

You MUST be a DT on any Design Team in the World to be eligible to enter this Challenge ~ New exception rule, this challenge is now open to any of Julia Spiri Facebook Members, and you are not required to be on a DT.

The challenge runs from April 15th through May 12th, Sydney Time Zone 7:00 a.m. or if you're in California, like me, The challenge starts on a Friday, April 14th, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight

This was such a sweet image and such fun to color.  I hope you try it yourself as I can see so many different color combinations that would work so well.  You just have to go with the flow.  Sometimes finding the right matting is sometimes difficult, but I had just taken this paper out of some long-forgotten stash and it just called to me.  Some enamel dots were I wanted to finish the card as I love to see the entire image.

Supplies:
Julia Spiri Tropical Fairy digital image
Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Rectangles dies
Kat Scrappiness Shades of Coral Enamel Dots
Copic markers
Vagabond die-cut machine

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes"
Colour Crazy - WK 15 "Anything Goes"
Gem of a Challenge - "WK 8 Anything Goes"                         
Mod Squad  "Anything Goes"
Dies R Us Flowers & Spring using any die brand DRU sells

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

It's all about Christmas and Gnomes

 I hadn't stamped these gnomes at all and I've had them for about 5 months.  Shame on me.  I'm finally cataloging and thought I'd put a little bit of a lot of stamp sets together.  I've been keeping up on my Christmas card making, for sure.

Supplies:
Cas-ual Fridays Sleighride - the sleigh
Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Rectangles
Elizabeth Craft Designs Santa's Sleigh - tree & gifts
Elizabeth Craft Designs  Santa's Sleigh - gifts
Whimsy Gnome for the Holidays set - stamps & dies
Copic markers - gnome
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge - From My Gnome to Yours
Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes)
Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes)
Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes"



Sunday, April 10, 2022

Sharing a Hero Arts Fairy

I recently purchased a new die (yeah, surprise!) LOL

Obviously I had to immediately use it and I chose to color it in rather than create a silhouette to make this light and springy.

I'm very happy with the results and this card will be going to a dear friend that I recently got back in touch with after 20 years.  We met while our husbands were in the Air Force and fortune took us to different states and we lost track of each other.  I googled for their last names in the city I knew they lived in when I last visited, but to no avail.  However, my friend's son found me and she was able to contact me and we now exchange snail mail or call.

Here's to SNAIL MAIL!

Supplies:
Copic markers
Scrap paper - background
Vagabond die cut machine

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge  WK 15 "Anything Goes"
Digi Choosday - WK 14 "Anything Goes" 
Colour Crazy - WK 14 "Anything Goes" (starts on a Friday)
Simon Says Monday   Easter or Spring
We Love 2 Create  WK 4 "Anything Mixed Media"
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2214 "Anything Goes



 






Supplies:
Hero Arts Fairy Window Fancy Die

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Reveal for March Card Chain Challenge

 Snail Mail is still real!  Join this international Card Chain Challenge card exchange, but do not sign up unless you are willing to actually make and send a card.   You can choose from a variety of themes to make your card and I chose Friendship.  You can see the choices below my card.

Supplies:
Whimsy Stamps A Bunny Birthday Clear Stamps
Whimsy Stamps A Bunny Birthday Outlines Die set
I've lost the panel identifying the company & die name for the matting die
Distress inks
Copic markers
Vagabond die-cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge Wk#13 "Anything Goes" 
Digi Choosday Wk13 "Anything Goes" 
Colour Crazy Wk#13 "Anything Goes"
Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes"

I'm sharing the different choices that I could have used for the Card Chain Challenge and I thought the trees in the background would stand for a forest and it is definitely for a friend.

I hope you join us too at the Card Chain Challenge.