The Critters of June

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 challenge.
You have until 9:00 p.m. Pacific to enter. 

I took the oval nature of the design of this image and magnified it with the dies I used.  I also got caught up in the monochromatic color of greens.  It somehow works and has almost a watercolor effect here.  

My first card is only about 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches, but I think it's so darn cute as just a little note.  And I've always wanted to use those clear enamel dots as bubbles, but never had the chance until now and I LOVE them bubbling up.  

My second card features a cute little elephant.

Supplies first Card:

SheepSki My Pad Image No 106

QuicKutz Nesting Ovals

Kat Scrappiness Ice Ice Baby Enamel Dots

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

Supplies second Card:

SheepSki Designs For You image

Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Squares
Sentiment in my stash

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

A Cute SheepSki Elephant Visits Today

 I wanted to make a cute and fast card today with very little coloring.  I opted for this cute elephant and wanted to try some digital backgrounds while I was playing.  Some stamping (clear stamps this time), a couple cool grays, blues and R01 Copics, some heat embossing on the sentiment and I was almost done.  I made some striped cards from leftovers and chose one of them to pop my elephant panel on.

Supplies:
SheepSki Designs For You image
LOTV Watercolor digi Backgrounds 2 (background panel)
My Favorite Things BB Adorable Elephants Stamps - sentiments

Clear embossing powder

HP laser printer

Copics 

Vagabond die cut machine

Letting Your Rustic Side Out

I again found myself at Craft Roulette figuring out the best way to use the categories in episode # 169 which featured the following:
Product: See Through - Acetate window
Colors: Rustic Garden - Distress inks & woman's dress
Element: Fashion - Fashion woman image
Random: Hexagon - Beehive

The only hexagon shape I had was the beehive that I didn't have to cut by hand.  Obviously I cut a hole and used an acetate sheet for my window.   I had cut two by mistake and also cut a hole in another piece of paper to match the oval on the fron of the card.  I won't go into how that didn't work out for me trying to glue what I thought was one acetate piece to the paper piece.  I began again and just taped the entire front inside of the card and stuck the acetate to the inside.  Not Pretty, but for right now, I am DONE with it.  Perhaps I'll let a week go bye and calmly consider how to cover the tape up from the inside.  LOL

Close up below

Supplies:
Rubbernecker Stamps & matching die - Daniella
    Daniella is now only available in digital format here
Hero Arts Acetate Sheets (5X7)
Tim Holtz Collection Honeycomb THS005
Distress inks: Mustard Seed, Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo & Wild Honey
Copic markers on Woman
Vagabond die cut machine

Wishing You Tons of Fun!

 I finished my card using the Craft Roulette parameters of:
Project: Kid's card - balloons, elephant, fun car
Color: Citrus Orchard - balloon colors
Element: Spring Scene - green grass & blue sky
Random: Metallic or Foil - side mirrors, bumper

Even though this could be a kid's card, it is a fun card for anyone and I think I'm going to use it for my adult son as a Father's Day card. 

Supplies:

My Favorite Things Carpool (no longer available on web site)
My Favorite Things Adorable Elephants stamps & dies

My Favorite Things Balloon Bundle  (no longer available on web site)

My Favorite Things Cloud Stencil
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Distress inks - colored panel in stash

Copic markers - umbrellas & elephant

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge -wk 732

Crafty Catz   "Anything Goes w/optional twist"

Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies

Festive Fancy Folds

 I know it's the middle of summer (for us Northern Hemisphere), but I'm an ELF this month!  

It's all about Fancy Folds, all kinds of folds this month.  What kinds of folds make you happy? Pop-up, Pocket, Easel, Waterfall, Accordion, Gate, Z and the list goes on!

  Join me at Christmas Kickstart Challenge with 
any and all of your fancy folds. 

I chose the snow globe for the middle of the month to remind you that it's time to make those Christmas cards with some kind of a fancy fold. I love having dies that make it easy to make cards.  You could use different paper colors or color the die-cuts as I did.  I used Copic markers to color the scene and I wanted a red house.  

Front of card standing up

Side view

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Snowglobe pop Up Easel Craft Dies

Sentiment - precut in my stash - unsure of brand

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies  "Anything Goes" 2023

Crafty Catz  #642 "Anything Goes w/optional twist"

Happy Little Stampers - June Goes with Anything Dies

June with Worldwide Crafters and Colorists

  Worldwide Crafters and Colorists.

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 June 15th through July 12th, 

2:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time

Visit Julia Spiri's Etsy shop for one of a kind marvelous images.

Check out the Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge Blog here!

I thought this image was rather lifelike and darling.  I thought she needed to go on a mini slimline card and so she is.  I used the largest Momento die to cut "Sally" out.  I had made the card months ago, just to see if I could use up some of the Washi tapes I had on hand that I rarely used.  They were all in the neutral tones and I put the "Sally" panel on foam tape right on top of the Washi taped card front.

I found some enamel dots that just about match the R83 colored "hi" sentiment, so used the dot for the dot over the "i" in hi. 

Supplies

Julia Spiri image Sally

Momento Nested Borders Rectangles dies

Little B dies - Handwritten - "hi" sentiment

Copic markers

Altenew enamel dots - Rose Petal

Vagabond die cut machine

It Rhymes With "Bees" at Craft Roulette

 WOW!  My eighth submission on Craft Roulette.  I love having parameters that may make no sense in making a card, but need to be shown when creating a card.

Project: Thank You card
Colors: Farmer's Market
Element: Rhymes with "bee"
Random: Punctuation

Here's what I came up with.

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Honey Bees stamps & dies
Memory Box Thank You Puzzle Letters - Style 94352 

Elizabeth Craft Stitched Rectangles

Water colors & water color paper
Altenew Enamel Dots Lapis Lazuli (heart in package too)

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

NBUS #51 - first time using Thank You, these enamel dots and I think the bees 

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes"

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE BLOG!  Summer - bees buzz in summer

Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes #65

 

I'm Playing Elf At Christmas Kickstart Challenge

 I know it's the middle of summer (for us in the Northern Hemisphere), but I'm an ELF this month!  

It's all about Fancy Folds, all kinds of folds this month.  What kinds of folds make you happy? Pop-up, Pocket, Easel, Waterfall, Accordion, Gate, Z and the list goes on!

  Join me at Christmas Kickstart Challenge with 
any and all of your fancy folds.    

My inspiration card uses the Poppy Stamps Bird House Pop Up Easel die which made it so easy for me to quickly make this type of card.  I'm all for saving time.  My Cardinal is glittery and he was in my stash already created so I think I took some clear Wink of Stella to the torso.  I like cutting and coloring a bunch of images at the same time.  

Supplies:

Poppy Stamps Bird House Pop Up Easel Set

"Enclosed" stamp from Technic Tuesday
Unsure of the Joyful Wishes stamp as I had stamped the sentiment months ago
Copic marker for the branches

Paper in stash

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes #65 (no opt. embossing)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #50 Christmas

Peace on Earth Xmas #40 Christmas The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" #101 (no opt) Critter Crazy Challenges (Anything Goes with a Feathered Critter)

Creatalicious - "Anything Goes"  (did not do opt BDay)

Gem of a Challenge - "Anything Goes" Wk 11
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes" #547

Inspirational Challenges (Season of Winter) #291

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

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

 

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    

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook 

Morgan's Etsy Shop

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

Crazy Critter Challenge #75

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)

Christmas Cards All Year Long all Xmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes)

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" Merry Little Challenge Blog

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" w/opt twist

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Always Christmas Different themes

Winter Wonderland - not sure if different Xmas themes
Critter Crazy Challenges #75 - all about animals