Sunday, June 4, 2023

A Play Day with Craft Roulette

Our Spin of the Wheel for Episode #166 brought up:
Project: Small Bag - hand bag
Colors: Rainbow - background
Element: Wheel - car wheel
Random: Shimmer - Wink of Stella

I knew which stamps I wanted to use, but not sure how to put them together and finally decided on a Shadow Box card.  I could have my lady with her shopping bag and great old car together. I thought the background stripes fit the rainbow colors for the most part with the purple car adding that great color for a jalopy.

I wish you could see the sparkle on the gal's dress and old car. 


Supplies:
My Favorite Things Die-Namics Snow Drifts
My Favorite Things Shadow Box Die-namics
Rubbernecker Stamps Mini Phrases 1 - sentiment
Rubbernecker Stamps  Fayth - I have the stamp, but digital is here
Rubbernecker Stamps Two Tone (car) - I have the stamp, but digital is here
Crystal Stickles
Wink of Stella - clear
Copic markers
Cardstock Panel - PEBBLES Hip Hip Hooray Birthday Wishes in stash
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk 21
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes" Wk 11                        
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes"
The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" #53 w/opt twists - no embossing
Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) #161
Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes #65 no embossi




Friday, June 2, 2023

Card Chain Challenge for May

It's Time To Reveal!

This is what I made my partner in May for the Card Chain Challenge.


I chose the colors, Navy, Turquoise and Gold to work with on this scenic card.  I just received this die a week before making it.  Always fun to try out a new die and it had so many pieces.  LOL
Thank you to Dawn for taking this picture.  I forgot to take the pic.

Supplies:
Frantic Stamper Sea Shore Set 
Memory Box Hello Script - old die
Gold sun from a Die Cut Diva - thank you Linda
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine




 

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Mum and Foal from Morgan's Artworld

The June Challenge for Morgan's Artworld is 

"Anything Goes" June 1st to June 27th.

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





Such a beautiful earthy image of mom and little one.  Such a charming picture.

Supplies:
Morgan's Artworld: New Life Mum and Foal Horse
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine
Sentiment in stash

I'm entering the following challenges:
Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk 21
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes" Wk 11                        
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes"
The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" #53 w/opt twists - no embossing
Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) #161
Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes #65 no embossing


June Opens with Critters from SheepSki Designs

Challenge - Critters

It's all about the Critters - any kind of critter, just be sure there's a critter on your project as well as using a die-cut machine to cut your images/borders/panels... or to dry emboss some part of your project.

SheepSki Designs is the sponsor for Die Cut Divas this month of June, so please join all the Divas for the challenge

  I thought these were just darling critters and I fussy cut these three guys and just had fun coloring them.  I didn't think they would work on red paper, but when I held these three up against the mini-slimline panel, I couldn't use any other paper and I TRIED, but always came back to the red paper.   I always had a mini-slimline card in mind when I sized and printed this digital image out, but I thought I would use a wood type of background to imitate a wood cabin look, but no, this worked out better than I thought.  I really just love it.

Supplies:
SheepSki Designs My Spy
Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Embossed Edge Dies
Sentiment from my stash
Copic marker colors  E11, E15, C0, C2, C4, R24,R27, R29 & 100 black
Kat Scrappiness enamel dots from America The Great enamel dots
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes + opt technique twist each challenge)
Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes)
Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" Merry Little Challenge Blog
Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Always Christmas Different themes
Winter Wonderland - not sure if different Xmas themes
Critter Crazy Challenges #75 - all about animals





Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A Frantic Stamper Day!

 Frantic Stamper strikes again!   LOL I'm still having fun stamping and coloring.

Die Cut Divas Tic Tac Toe challenge is almost over. You only have until 9:00 p.m. Pacific time to enter, so get your project posted.  Below is the tic tac toe board.

Here's what I used for my card: Chocolate/Heart/ Patterned Paper
My teammate, Linda, sent me the die cuts for the book box and it is gorgeous paper and makes a gorgeous box.  She sent me chocolate too!  Well,  not the edible kind, but I really don't need the edible chocolate. 
No COLORING EITHER!  
Thank you to my fellow Die Cut Diva DT, Linda, for the die cuts.


What a gorgeous paper to make this box just so beautiful.

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Die Book Box at Frantic Stampers (Thank you to Linda)
Altenew Enamel Dots Warm Gray at Frantic Stampers
Hero Arts Enamel Dots Sunset Hero Hues at Frantic Stampers
Hearts & Sentiment from my stash
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" (weekly- starts on a Tuesday)
Allsorts Challenge - 730 - Anything Goes (no stencil)
Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes" Wk 11                        
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes"
The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" #53 w/opt twists - no embossing
Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) #161
Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes #65 no embossing



Sunday, May 28, 2023

Third Tiny Matchbook Card, This one going to Craft Roulette

 My third Matchbook card, but I made it according to Craft Roulette's parameters with the categories being:
Project: Card w/flaps
Colors: Winter colors
Element - Children's story
Random: Tile(s)

I do think there are enough flaps to go around - LOL.  The roof folds down (the BRRRRRR is the bent part of the overhead). Santa and Xmas tree cover the winter colors.  Santa's Workshop or Santa settling in after his flight around the earth delivering presents to all the girls and boys.  Now the tiles are a creation from my own mind.  See all those whit dots on the paper?  Well, those are my tiles.  All in all, I'm happy with it.  There is even a rug under the train.
This is a combination of different matchbox scenes.

Oh, yes, this is a small card with its own envelope.
Close-up below.



Supplies:
Art Impressions MB Santa Christmas (Santa in chair & Xmas tree)
Art Impressions MB Christmas (train & shelving against back wall)
Art Impressions MB Template Dies (foundation of card, rug, wreath)
Art Impressions MB Envelope Dies (envelope beside card in 2nd picture)
Paper - Graphic 45 - (double-sided) in stash for 4 or more years
Copic markers
Nuvo Drops crystal - Simply White
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #50
Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" #40 The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" #100 w/opt twist of holiday decorations



Thursday, May 25, 2023

My Second Tiny Matchbook Card

 This time, I decided I wanted to try the Garden dies and I found some wonderful paper to create the matchbook foundation.  I'm going to give this to my granddaughter as she has a green thumb and would enjoy this.

I really love how this turned out and plan to try each of my matchbook stamp and die sets in the following weeks.


Supplies:
Art Impressions MB Garden
Art Impressions MB Den Set - "Enjoy the Little Things" sentiment only
Art Impressions MB Envelope Dies
Art Impressions MB Template Dies
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine
Paper in my stash - 12X12 - first time using it

I'm entering the following challenges:NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff)
Ally's Angels  "Anything Goes" 
Beautiful Blossoms "Anything Flowers
FarmQuestGeneralStoreChallenge  "Anything Farm/Country Goes (flowers farm fresh)