Born to be Wild

 Hello Friends . . . Happy Friday!

Today's card was a very quick, easy & fun card to create!
There were a few challenges out in blogland that I wanted to join in on so I combined them and came up with this card.  Very easy peasy thanks to Mr. Monkey which came from a set of  Zoo Animal Cut Outs (#1965821) purchased at Hobby Lobby and the sentiment is from a 'Repeat Impressions' set I've had in my stash for years and rarely think to use them.

 Challenges I'm sharing in are:

 Little Red Wagon #854 - Inspired by a Song (ends 4/22)
Song is:  Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild (Easy Rider - 1969)

 Critter Crazy Challenge #109 - ATG with featured critter (ends 4/25) 

 Crafty Animals #104 - ATG with animal (ends 4/27) 

Krafty Chicks #816 - CAS (ends 4/20)

Fab'n'Funky #635 - Clean & Simple (ends 4/28)

I hope you have a fabulous weekend ahead!  
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! 

 As always . . .

 

Fractured Backgrounds . . .

 Hello Friends . . .

I've spent the last couple afternoons creating fractured backgrounds using those 12 x 4 scraps I purchased at Stamplistics a few weeks back.  They were 50-55 panels for $2.99 and all double sided. So needless to say, over the next year you'll probably see several cards created with a fractured card design background. lol

From each group of coordinating papers I put together at the store, I've been able to create at least 5 A6 background panels from each set. Here are the panels & card I've created with the yellow/orange scraps.

 

For my card I created a fractured design with a white panel in the center in order to showcase this pretty flower that was stamped from a Penny Black stamp set called 'finest petals'.  After stamping I colored the flowers using Tombow markers then fussy cut with scissors & a swivel craft knife.

 

 The sentiment is from Tutti Designs and Black Nuvo Crystal Drops were used for additional dimension.

I hope you've enjoyed today's share. 
Happy Day and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! 

 As always . . .

 

Double D - Tea or Coffee

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

TEA or COFFEE

 

 and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 I could have gone in so many directions on today's card but here's what I ended up with and I'm very happy with the outcome  . . .

 

 As you all know, I just love these 3D toppers!  They make such a quick & lovely card!  This one is from the Hearty Crafts 'Coffee & Tea' (#HC9069).  I had the frame hanging on my extras peg board and thought the 'chocolate' color would work well with the coffee theme.  My background paper comes from a 6x6  pack called 'Coffee Break' by P13 (thanks Diane for the RAK).  

 

   

 

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .

 

Bee-autiful Birthday

 Hello Friends!

I hope your Tuesday is off to a good start!
I'm happy to say I have already done some outside work this morning until it started to sprinkle then decided to take a break for awhile and hopefully go back out to do more a little later in the morning.

Anyways, I decided to other day to create a (think it's called) double Z fold card and use the happy BEE stamp/papers that were laying out on my table from a previous card commitment.  What do you think?

 

 

 Open View

 

The focus image flowers & bee are from a Hero Arts Kit stamp set that I bought several years ago and just love!  I'm not typically one who buys 'kits' but luckily when I saw that one & it caught my eye, I quickly made the purchase . . . it didn't take long to sell out, never to come back again.
 

I've used Tombow markers for my coloring and the paper is from the Eco Park Paper Co. called 'Bee Happy'.  I need to see if they still handle this 6 x 6 pad as I'm nearly out!  

Such an easy card fold, I should make more of this style ... I think the folks at my craft show would like it!  For them, it would be 'something different!' 

 Challenges to share in:

Colorful Options April Challenge - Celebrating Yellow (ends 4/28)

Creative Creases April Challenge - ATG w/fun fold (ends 4/30)

Girlz Rebel Challenge #51 - Flowers (ends 5/8)

Well, that's my share for today!

Hopefully the rains will pass by and I can return to my spring clean up outside.  Lord knows I have a lot of it staring me in the face!  LOL

Happy Day All and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! 

 As always . . .

 

Too Much of a Good Thing . . .

 Hello Friends . . .

Here we are at the start of yet another week (wow they sure are going by quickly) and even though I should be either doing house work or outside work I chose to create a card to share here on my blog after being inspired by KathyK's card HERE while doing my challenge blog commenting. 

 I have had this Penny Black stamp set (Allegro) for years and had totally forgotten about it until seeing Kathy's card.  

 

It was always one of my favorites!  Obviously over the years my 'stash' has increased & some of those oldies but goodies have gotten forgotten. 

 The current challenge over on the Penny Black Challenge Blog is Anything Goes w/Optional 'Pastel Colours' so of course I just had to play along!  Here's what I've created . . .

 

Taking a white card stock panel I used the residual ink in my small figure sponges to create the pastel background colors.  Then a light spray of TH distress ink spray.  After a little time to dry, it was time for stamping.  I finished off my image panel with a few pastel colored Nuvo Crystal Drops.

 I find such wonderful inspiration from my fellow crafters ... thanks Kathy!!

 Challenges to share in:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #275 - ATG (ends 4/18)
We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring (ends 4/30)
Allsorts Challenge #847 - In the Garden or ATG (ends 4/25)

Well that's it for today!
Once again time is getting away from me here in my crafting cave so I'd better quit playing around and go get some serious work done lol.  Hope you have a wonderful day ahead!

  As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!