A Basket Full

It's a Basket!

I tackled Craft Roulette's challenge this week which featured:
Project: Card with Ribbon
Colors: Circus
Element: September
Random: Hand cut

It doesn't matter how large or how small part of the project parameters are, it just if you use them.  I used
A ribbon at the top of the basket creating a Card with Ribbon
Circus colors include bright colors like yellow, green, red & earth (brown)
September 14th was National Coloring Day as the Element
I hand cut the ribbon in two & the bottoms of both sides of the ribbon (hand cut)

This basket is loaded with greens, reds, weeks, berries and birds.  I probably didn't need to fill it so full, but I couldn't help it.  I'm pleased with this and don't know what I'm going to use it for, but I think a sentiment like "find joy everyday" should leave it wide open.

Close-up below

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Woven Basket Pop Up Easel Set dies
Birch Press Design Hillside Branch & Bramble Contour Layers
Memory Box Resting Birds dies
Distress Oxides Antique Linen, Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

A Big Thank You to Elizabeth Craft Designs

I made this card as inspiration for the Die Cut Diva's challenge,
an "Anything Goes" Challenge.  We all like those.

I used the corner of a beautiful piece of paper to cut for the balloon and I couldn't believe I found a solid red card stock that actually matched those flowers. That olive green bow was quite a surprise out of my stash too.  I've always loved this big balloon because it makes it so easy to make a birthday card.  Sorry it's not made anymore.

Inside of card

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Big Balloon not available at ECD web site
Elizabeth Craft Designs Sentiments 1 Celebration stamps and dies
Paper in stash (2014) Stationer's Desk Collection (Prima Marketing)

Vagabond die cut machine

Just Sittin' In The Window

I was playing around with a stamp set I had never used.  Just in time for the Card making crunch before the holidays.

I have been going through my stamps and dies, checking to see if I really DO NEED all of the stamps and dies I have accumulated.  I had already die cut the girl and cat (there is a dog in the die-cut set too).  I just needed to color the window scene, girl and cat.  And done!  I'm happy with the scene and it will be headed out to someone in December.  

Supplies:
Rubbernecker Girl in Window stamps & dies
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangle dies (no longer for sale)
Copic markers
Hero Arts card (set of cards w/typewriter on them) foundation
Double sided foam tape under panel & girl in the window
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff - (stamp & die set) Classic Design - ATG 

Starting a Little Journal

I really haven't been much into journaling, but I thought I'd give it a whirl.  I bought a little journal and made one page - yes, this is going to be slow going.  I wanted something for Fall, some soft Fall colors and I really do like this first page.  It may not be what most would do, but everyone is different.  I hope you can see the potential to start your own Art Journal.

Square Art Journal above

My first play and page in my Art Journal

I thought the outside looked a bit drab & made this tag holder to go in the black outside panel.  It even looks good just like this, however it's not functional.  I made this pocket to tuck into the black panel of the journal itself.  I just wanted you to see the panel (made from the Timeless Rounded Corners set).  I cut the panel 4 times, cutting one of the panels to add more room inside the panel so I could make a pocket big enough to put the little tag in.  The fourth cut was thin silver paper and I glued everything together.  The silver panel was sprayed with lime and blue sprays with three of the flower die-cuts masking the silver paper.  I then sprayed the flowers with a dark blue over what was already sprayed, took the masking glue off and glued the 3 flowers on the rectangular tag inside.  I may work on adding something to the tag, but I rather like what I've done so far.

Here is the completed outside of the journal.  As you can see the outside of the panel is the reverse of the tag.  The flowers and rounded panel are part of the Timeless Rounded Corners die set.  Think about what you want and your pocketbook too.  I ordered the Square Art Journal , Timeless Rounded Corners,

Cabin Love and Journal Phrases 2 so that I would have a solid base on which to build with a mind on getting the most with the money I wanted to spend at this time.  I don't always do it this way, but I wanted to dip my foot into the journaling world without spending an arm and a leg, like I usually do.  LOL

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Square Art Journal 
Elizabeth Craft Designs Timeless Rounded Corners
Elizabeth Craft Designs Cabin Love
Elizabeth Craft Designs Journal Phrases 2
Elizabeth Craft Designs Maple Leaves

My Favorite Things Grid stencil
Vagabond die cut machine
Oxide Inks -  Fossilized Amber, Iced Spruce, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey & Wilted Violet on my inside page
Dylusions Ink Sprays (Fresh Lime and London Blue) for the front rounded panel

I'm entering in the following challenges.

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #9

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes"

A Perfect Time to Craft "Anything Goes" #9
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff - Journal & all die-cuts - brand new

My Favorite Things Box Card

MFT's annual Card Design Superstar contest 

I do love My Favorite Things stamp and die sets (I have many, no, I will not tell you How many), just a lot.

I love this Box die set and that fun Car.  I don't cook and I don't really know many people who really love to cook, but I couldn't pass up the cute chefs.

Close-up

Side View

Supplies:
My Favorite Things BB Recipe for Happiness stamps & dies
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Level Up Die-namics

My Favorite Things Car Pool Die-namics (only available on Frantic Stamper) 

Copic markers

Papers in my stash (calendar cut for back panel & Copic paper)

Copic marker paper
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
My Favorite Things Box challenge 2023 Superstar Design Challenge: Box Card

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #9 Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes"
A Perfect Time to Craft "Anything Goes" #9
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card with a Circle

 Yes, I could play again at Craft Roulette and here are the parameters:
Project: Card with Circle(s)
Colors: Vegetable Garden
Element: Screen(s)
Random: Fuzz

Here's the result, which I have to say is light-hearted and fun.
The circle is the blue panel upon which a movie screen is sitting.  It's really a fuzzy screen with yellow, green and peach colors which would be in my garden, to be sure.  I added another reference to fuzz on the car bumper and made it fuzzy to see too.

I figured the stop sentiment would be good for any kind of event that I could use this card for, like birthdays, thank you...

I do have to say those little white die cuts for the mirrors are hard to keep track of.

Close-up

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Thanks
My Favorite Things  Movie Screen Die-namics
My Favorite Things Rear View Die-namics
Poppy Stamps Cabin SnowglobePop Up Easel craft die
Copics markers

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering in the following challenges.

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #9

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes"

A Perfect Time to Craft "Anything Goes" #9
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff - Sentiment from new stamp set

 

It's All About the Snowman!

 It's all about the Snowman! 

I dragged an old snowman out, kicking and screaming all the way.  I had the snowman and his companion little bird with their drinks already colored, just waiting to get out and enjoy a good time.  I think he's managing that good time just fine!

Close up below

Supplies:
Local King Rubber Stamp Tanning Buddies stamps & dies included in set
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Snow Drifts Die-namics
My Favorite Things Outside the Box Level Up Die-namics
My Favorite Things Stuffed Santa no longer on site (leg & chimney)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Merry and Bright (sentiment) no long on site

Aleene's True Snow
Copic markers
Old Calendar page for the sky panel

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Snowman

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #52

Peace on Earth Xmas #48 

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - #104 (opt Xmas Baubles-none)

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "#152 Build a Snowman

September's Woman

September's Woman

   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 fro

m September 15th through October 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 chose Lucrecia to work with and she is a stunner.  I've done three cards, working with the sepia, no-lines and line images.  You really can do so much with all three types.

This first card, using the sepia image, is a Z-fold card and I've shown both the closed card and the open card below it.

My second card is the image with no-lines. I have used pretty much the same colors, but you can see how the colors turn out with the different images of Lucrecia.

For the final card, I'm using the lined image. As you can see immediately, her hair and eyes are much darker.  She is truly a gorgeous image to work with and I couldn't stop with using just one image.

I hope you like her and I'll pop the link in the Supply section below.

Supplies: 

Julia Spiri Lucrecia - 3 images (line, no line & sepia)
Copic markers 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #9 Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes"
A Perfect Time to Craft "Anything Goes" #9
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (woman's image)

Good Luck

 I have been playing again at Craft Roulette and the categories are:
Project: Card with a Belly Band (Good Luck band across the middle)
Colors: Daisy Garden (English Daisy is blue  - sky background)
Element: Good (sentiment of "Good Luck")
Random: Bark (Log the raccoon is standing on)
I've done 21 Challenges in a row.
Somehow the raccoons seem to fit with this pond style die as they seem to be lounging around a pond taking it easy, except for the raccoon in the "pond" of a night sky.  I sponged Oxide Distress ink, Vintage Photo on the front of the card after die cutting that great big hole in the card front.  I looked through my collection for bark and found I really wanted to use this stamp and die set (idea on the web site) to make an easy card.  I hid the log behind the "belly band" for a cute surprise.  I'll either write a note with a white gel pen, use a die sentiment or a sentiment on a small die-cut.  I will decide when I send it.

Inside of card

Supplies:
My Favorite Things YuZo Little Rascal

My Favorite Things Watercolor Wash Free Form Die-namics
Distress Oxide - Vintage Photo
Sky is digital paper and I can't locate it in my files - this was in my stash
Copic markers for the raccoons & log
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #9 Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes"
A Perfect Time to Craft "Anything Goes" #9 NBUS Never Before Used Schtuff - both Little Rascal dies & stamps & Watercolor Was Free Form die  

A Tri-Panel Card Made for Craft Roulette

I checked through my dies to see what I had that I could easily make a tri-panel card with and when I saw the film strip, I knew what I wanted to do as I had just put away another set of three Christmas gnomes.  I also didn't want to make my own background, so I went through my slimline backgrounds and narrowed it down to three and thought this one would work out fairly well with the colors and trees.

Project: Tri-Panel Card (film strip)
Colors: Farm House (white/red/green/brown where the house sits & Autumn sky
Element: Under leaf (leaves fall to the ground -brown boots on the gnomes
Random: Belt(s) (3 belts on the gnomes)

Now I have one more Christmas card done too!

Supplies:
Whimsy Stamps Slimline Film Strip Die
Whimsy Stamps Designer Paper Frozen (not on website)
Kat Scrappiness Christmas Gnome stamp & die set

Copic markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Gloss - Simply White

Aleene's True Snow

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #9-2023

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything Goes" #115

The Creative Crafters "Anything Goes" #67

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes" (1 time per day)

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk31

The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge - "Anything Goes Fantasy"

August Card Chain Challenge

August Card Chain Challenge has ended and our cards are being revealed at the Card Chain Challenge, where we really do send and receive creations from all over the world.

You can see the directions and choices below.  I found it hard to decide which or how many options I wanted to try.  LOL

I was trying for fruits and came up friends, just maybe.  I used a digital background that was pre-colored, but I added more depth with darkening the teapot & some other items as well as adding some tan colors to the all white waves and curves of steam.  I do have a couple cherries and strawberries, but I saw that as a lost cause and hopefully "HELLO" is acceptable as friendship.  LOL
Even though the die cut "HELLO" is made of several layers, I thought it blended in too much, so added red and green stickles and yes, they certainly do stand out.

Supplies:

Rubbernecker Slimline Christmas pre-color Digital

Whimsy Hello Word & Shadow Die

Vagabond die cut machine

 

September With Morgan's Artworld

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

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

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook 

My image, Wren, is available here  I took an extra part of the image (flower) and put it at the top to be in the corner.  I used a simple "thanks" to finish out the scene.  This may not be your normal wren, but I did discover that not all wrens are the little brown birds we see around us.  

Supplies:

Morgan's Artworld Wren
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Little B Handwritten (dies)
Altenew Enamel Dots Lapis Lazuli 

Vagabond die cut machine

I am entering the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #9-2023

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything Goes" #115

The Creative Crafters "Anything Goes" #67

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes" (1 time per day)

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk31

A Mushroom House - NOT FOR SALE!

The last time I used this house, Santa and Ms Claus lived there.  Not so this time.  We have the standard mushroom house for your needs.  I didn't want to put a sentiment inside or outside because I wasn't sure of how I would use this card.  A Thank You, Just a Note or Thanking of You would be the normal vision for my quaint house and I can always put such a sentiment on the underside of the red top.  I can't believe I did NO COLORING and only used one die.

Alene loves the bright red top of this mushroom house and the quaint look of this gigantic mushroom.  The fact that it has flowers gracing the outdoors makes this house even more charming.  Adding a bit of Antique Linen Oxide Ink gives the house some character.  Arlene at A Bit of This and That.  

I made this card as part of the Die Cut Diva's challenge of "Anything Goes" and if anything goes, it's a Mushroom House, right? 

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Mushroom House Folding Card
Distress ink Antique Linen
Papers in Stash
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #9-2023

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything Goes" #115

The Creative Crafters "Anything Goes" #67

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #76

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist #67

DL. ART "Anything Goes" (1 time per day)

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk31

FarmQuest General Store Challenge mushroom would be part of a general store, right?  It's just that this is a bit (quite a bit) larger than a regular mushroom and it's livable.  LOL  (If this doesn't qualify, it's ok)