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

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:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

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

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"

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:

Hero Arts Fairy Window Fancy Die

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

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.

Bring Out Your April Inner Artist With Morgan's Artworld

  The April Challenge for Morgan's Artworld is "Anything Goes" from April 1st to April 26th.

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

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook Group HERE!

Such a lovely image to color and it's so easy to color.  I really enjoyed working with this image.  After I made the color choice for the woman, things just seemed to flow together.  

Supplies:

Morgan's Artworld at Creative Designs Studio Kian and Aine 3 Greyscale

Momenta Nested Borders Rectangles

Copic markers

Kat Scrappiness Shades of Teal Enamel Dots

Vagabond die-cut machine

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge # 67 “Always Anything Goes”

Mix It Up Challenge Blog # 58 "Anything Goes” w opt twist

DL. ART "Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - 4-2022 - "Anything Goes"

Crafts Galore Encore - #98 "Anything goes"

Color It! Create It! Show It Off!  "Anything Goes" 

A 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 think there have been times in our lives when we've stuck by our friends through thick and thin, whether it's been a physical loss or emotional distress. I have a friend who's recovering from knee surgery and I thought I'd send this card to her as we've been friends for over 40 years.

I chose to use the top "across" section of the Tic Tac Toe grid, (at least 2 layers not counting the base, bling/glitter & the color red). I used metal hearts and red stickles to the centers of the flowers.

Supplies:

Joy Clair Designs Count Me In digital image

QuicKutz Nesting Scallop Square die-cuts

Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Square die-cut

Copic markers

Stickles - Xmas Red in the center of the flowers

Vagabond die-cut machine

Hearts are a gift from a friend

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - Wk 13 "Anything Goes" 

Colour Crazy - Wk 13 "Anything Goes"

Simon Says Wednesday - "Anything Goes"