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