Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist - Kids

 Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

Kids

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on your projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today ...

 

 I spotted these puffy stick on critters hanging on my accessory wall and thought they'd be cute for a kids card (specifically my great grandson Charlie) climbing up the wall with their googlie eyes!  LOL

 

 I've used an old Darice brick wall embossing folder, the sentiment is Sue Wilson and the ivy vine was laying on the work table so added it too.

  

 I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Hip Hip Hooray!

 

 Happy Friday All!

This is going to be a busy but fun weekend for me!  The annual Adventures in Stamping Convention which is usually held here in Akron the last weekend of APRIL has been moved to the last weekend in MARCH ... yep!  This weekend!  YAY!  My crafting friend Sandy has come up from North Carolina to go to stay with me so we can go to convention and craft the weekend away.  

In fact, we are headed to our favorite paper company 'Hollos Papercraft' this morning (where we can get our card stock in a variety of colors & weights priced by the pound!  But before we head out I wanted to share a card with you that I quickly created with the leftover that were laying on the table from Tuesday's card HERE.   

The difference is the layout an the Altenew stamp set I used.  That stamp set is the Build a Garden: Daffodil Delight.  Tombow markers were used for the coloring.

 

 

 Tombow markers were used for the coloring and the sentiments are from the Creative Expressions 'Birthday' wordies set which I thought worked perfectly and rhymed quite nicely too lol.     

 

 Other fun challenges to share in:

Try It On Tuesday - Spring (3/30)
Ellibelle's  Garden  Party #13 - Anything in the Garden (4/16)

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

Black & White

 

Happy Thursday my friends!!

Today's card was inspired by the challenge over at the Alphabet Challenge Blog ... the theme is 'X for X-ray' ... aka  Black & White (ends 4/2).  I knew I wanted to used Dots & Stripes in the design so now I needed to find a sketch challenge that caught my eye.   That happened when I discovered a sketch challenge I had never participated in before and that is the Creative Sketchy Girls Blog (ends 4/20).  Here's the fun sketch they are offering . . .

 

Now that I have my starting points I needed to decide on my focus image and with the theme being black & white I just had to go with the fun Zebra from a Zoo cutout pack I purchased at Hobby Lobby.

           

 The circles behind the zebra are from the Greetery (Crimped Circles) and the grasses are from the Paper Rose 'Grass Bushes' #17367.  The zebra was popped up with dimension tape and Nuvo crystal drops were used for an accent.  

 

 Challenges to share in:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #633 - Four Legged Friends (ends 3/31)
Crafting from the Art March Challenge - ATG (4/9)
Crafty Animals Chlg #103 - ATG Animals (3/31) 

As always ... thanks again for stopping by!

Wood Block Wednesday Challenge

  
Hello Friends

Amy Tsuruta has her Woodblock Wednesday challenge up and running and I've been trying to join in each month as it gives me the opportunity to play with all my old wooden block stamps which don't get the love they deserve since clear stamps came about.

  

 The wood block stamp I've used today is from an old Stampin' Up set called 'Fruit Stand'.  

 

After stamping this bunch of grapes twice, I colored them with Tombow markers and fussy cut using a swivel craft knife.   

For my design, I've referred back to one of my favorite sketches over at the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge Blog.  (their sketch #722)  I dug through my scraps for strips of designer paper that had purple in them that I thought would coordinate well with these grapes.  The sentiment is from the TON.

Why not pop over and check out her blog and play along ... you know you have wood block stamps that need some love just like I do!  LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Tag:  #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps

Not Older, Just Better

 Hello friends ... hope you're having a fabulous day!

Today I decided to put together a couple fun challenges to create my card share.  
They are as follows:

One of the two sketches offered over on the 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge blog ... I chose #323 and it ends 3/31.

 

 and

 The Card Concept Challenge #225 (Spring Flowers) ... ends 4/6.

 

 I have so many pretty packs of 6x6 designer paper and several just have a page or two left in them so I've been working on trying to use those as much as possible lately (lol need to make room for newer ones ya know).  I actually have a drawer designated just for spots, dots, stripes, gingham .. that sort of thing ... so that's the drawer I dove into today.

My focus flowers come from the Altenew 'Build a Garden' - Dear Dahlias and I've colored it with Tombow markers (#401, #673, #946, #126 and #055).  After die cutting my flowers with the coordinating die for this Dahlia set, I popped it up onto an oval that was die cut using the Tutti Designs 'Scallop Stitched Oval Die' set (next to the largest die in the set).

Nuvo Crystal Drops were used for the accent and my sentiment comes from the Creative Expressions 'Birthday' wordies set.   

Other fun challenges to share in:

Passion for Markers #829 - Make it Bloom (3/24) missed deadline
Try It On Tuesday - Spring (3/30)

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