Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge is Going to the Dogs!

HaHaHa!  I bet you're wondering what I'm talking about, LOL!!!

Well, today Courtney over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog has asked us to create using a "dog" as the theme.  I couldn't help but use one of the doggie images from *Wink *Wink Ink ... specifically DOXIE. Isn't he just the cutest little puppy!!  Of course I had to put him behind a fence ... didn't want him getting lost. 

Especially since our sponsor this week is *Wink *Wink Ink ... check the challenge blog for all the details on what you could win!


Please be sure to pop on over to the challenge blog and check out the other fun creations by the DT and why not join in on the fun!!  I look forward to seeing your "dog gone" creations!!  Happy Stamping Everyone!

Crafty Secrets Challenge #125 - DE-STRESSING

Hello again everyone!  Before I venture outdoors (into the heat) to try and finish my weeding & mulching (so far behind this year!!) ... I would like to share another creation with you.

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This is the card I created for the Crafty Secrets Forum Challenge over on SCS.  Our hostess for today is Marcy and she has ask us to DE-STRESS with DISTRESSING.

Here is the recipe for this card:
Stamps:  Crafty Secrets (Sweet Stuff) ... image is from the Crafty Secrets (Homemade) booklet
Papers:  Cranberry & Vanilla cardstock, Webster's Pages dp, DCWV dp
Inks:  Versafine black, Ranger vintage photo
Accessories:  Vintage button, distresser, silver Prisma pencil

If you have any Crafty Secrets products, please feel free to join in on the fun!!  We give clues for the challenge each Monday ... then the actual challenge is posted on Tuesday!  Hope to see you there!  


Okay ... I can't delay any longer ... out into the heat I go!!!  Have a great day!!  Hugs to you all for being kind enough to stop by and leave me some lovin'  ... you're the best!!

It's MIDNIGHT MADNESS time ...

That's correct ... it's Tuesday and that means MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE time!  I am always impressed with the sketches on this site ... who comes up with all these ideas???  Who ever it is, they are doing an amazing job!!!

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I had a request from my mother to make a birthday card for a young lady who will be receiving a "vintage" dolly for her birthday this coming weekend.  So, I decided to use a combination of the two sketches offered for my card.  The image I chose to use if from Art Creation Friday (you can find the link on my Vintage Creations & Links page) and I thought it was perfect for the occasion. 
My mother also requested the sentiment "A Sweet Doll for a Sweet Doll" so I broke it up and put half on the front and the other half on the inside.  

Here is a close up of this adorable little girl image.  Isn't she the sweetest little thing!!

Here is the recipe for this creation:
Stamps:  Wordsworth
Papers:  K&Co. Ancestry dp, Mulberry cs & vellum, Mint cs, Whisper White cs
Inks:  Versafine Black, Ranger Vintage Photo
Accessories:  Image from Art Creations Friday, Computer generated sentiment, Nestabilities, Kaiser half pearls, Martha Stewart floral & leaf punches (to create flowers ... see tutorial by Selma Stevenson HERE

I also thought you might like to see the inside of the card.  I simply mimicked the front using scraps of the same K&Co. designer paper then added my computer generated sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed my creation.  Please pop back later when I will have my Crafty Secrets Challenge creation to share with you!  Have a wonderful day!!

Wink Wink Ink DT fun & Joan's Gardens.

Happy Monday Everyone!!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Mine was busy ... the weather was amazing and I got tons of outside work done!  Kind of sore today but that's okay, everything looks so nice!!

It's time for a little *Wink *Wink Ink fun and today my DT creation utilizes the adorable little fawn image called "Deer Friend".  I've taken advantage of the time saving PRE-COLORED image and printed it twice for this card.  

 

 Aren't they cute!!  I had several scraps of designer paper laying on my work table so I just got creative and used up some of those scraps.  I also like how the MS icicle border punch can double as grass.  Hope you like it!!  


Don't forget about the challenge going on over on OUR BLOG (you still have 6 more days to play) and be sure to check out our new Community Page at CDAC.  Let us know what you'd like to see & do ... we are always open to suggestions!!

Now how about some vintage fun!!

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Another card I created over the weekend was my 2nd card for my friend Joan Fricker's challenge over on her Joan's Gardens blog.  This is week #2 for her challenges and she's asked for "Vintage using Nestabilities".  This beautiful dp is from Webster's Pages and the Nestabilites is Labels 10.  I have also made these beautiful vellum flowers using the tutorial from my friend Selma Stevenson.  You have to check these out ... they are so easy and look so wonderful on any style card/project.  


Well, even though I got a lot done over the weekend, there is STILL more mulching to be done!  I guess I'd better get out there and get some work done before it gets toooooooo hot!!  This old body doesn't like that heat any more!!!  Hope you have a great day!!!  Thanks for stopping by ... I can't express how much it means to me!!!  HUGS YA'LL!!

Stamp By Step

Happy Sunday Afternoon Everyone!

We have a birthday party to go to this afternoon for the little girl next door but before I go I wanted to share with you a few creations I came up with for my friend Cheryl, over at Stamp By Step.  

 

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Cheryl has an amazing array of products for your crafting needs and today I'm using DESIGNER PAPER.  Specifically Webster's Pages and Graphic45. 

 

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Both of these creations are using Webster's Pages (Lullaby Lane/Life's Portraits).  On the first card I have only had to add a sentiment, ribbon & flowers.  On the second card, the image is from Art Creations Friday (you can find the link on my Vintage Creations & Links page) and the flourish corner is a stamp by Impression Obsession.  I made the vellum flower using the technique by Selma Stevenson ... you can find her tutorial HERE.   How fun & simple to create a masterpiece when you have these amazing designer papers to start your creation.

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This card is another VERY simple card and I have used the Graphic45 paper called "On the Boardwalk". I had actually selected this page to use the flip-side but didn't want to cut into these awesome, vintage photos so this is what I've come up with.

Please be sure to pop on over today and check out all the wonderful products available for your crafting needs!  Every month you can also find great savings at Stamp By Step ... for instance, for the month of June, Cheryl has a special going on where you get 30% off all Stampendous  Stamps.

Well ... time to PARTY!!!

Hope your weekend has been amazing!  

A FUN creation and EXCITING News ...

Hello Everyone!  

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!  It is really HOT in Ohio so I'm spending a lot of time in the "crafting cave" (it's like a meat locker down there, lol).

One of the images I played with yesterday is another freebie offered over at the CDAC Community by an group called Digital Design Divas.  You can check out their community page HERE.

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Isn't this cute!!!  When I saw this image I thought ... now how am I going to color this kitty???  Well during the night I thought "why not just chalk around him" so that's what I did and I love how it makes him appear to be white in color ... how fun!!  The only coloring I did was on the bee and I did his eyes green.

NOW FOR MY EXCITING NEWS ...

Beginning July 1st, I will be one of the new members of the Squigglefly Design Team!  How awesome is that!!   There are so many amazing artists and fun creations to play with at Squigglefly ... I'm really looking forward to the great fun this group will offer!

Here is a fun card I created using a Chesney Young image called "A Snack & A Nap" from the Squigglefly Store.  I also took the liberty of adding the *Wink *Wink Ink "catnap" image on top of the sofa ... it just seemed the right thing to do!!  TeeHee!
  

Thanks so much for stopping by today and sharing in my fun!!  Tomorrow I will have a new *Wink *Wink Ink creation to share with you!  Don't forget about the challenge going on over on our blog ... you still have time to play!!

Time to Share ...

 ... a few more creations made using the freebies offered over on the new CDAC (Crafter's Digital Art Center) Community.  If you haven't popped over & joined in on the fun ... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

This bee & bucket image is from Nana Vic and you can find her community page HERE.  (Background paper is Webster's Pages)

How cute is this little "cupcake" from Paper Cupcakes.  Their community page  link is HERE.

 Yes I know ... I got a little carried away with the HOT PINK but I really liked this image from Fresh Brewed Designs.  HERE is their link over at CDAC.

How about a nice cool glass of lemonade!  This card is for a jogging friend of mine in the neighborhood ... just a friendly reminder!!  This freebie is from Tiffany Doodles ... link is HERE.

This Designed2Delight image didn't need much to make him POP.  You can find their community page over on CDAC at THIS LINK.

Firecracker Designs by Pamela offered up this wonderful Father's Day image.   Nothing like waiting until the last minute to get this card created, huh!!! 

Remember, you can click on ANY of my images to enlarge them and get a better look!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  It's starting to get HOT here in Ohio and I've put the AC back on!!  Sounds like it's time to go down to the "Crafting Cave" ... nice & cool down there!  Happy Weekend Everyone!

Honoring the guys in our lives ...

Happy End of the Week everyone!!

It's time again for the Raise The Bar Challenge and today we are honoring the "Guys In Our Lives"!!  

Somewhere along the line I got OLD!!  (Don't know how or when that happened, LOL) BUT ... back in the day, this was one of the favorites to be seen in.  It is a 1957 Chevy and this turquoise blue was one of the favorite colors on this super star car!! 

Be sure to pop over to OUR BLOG and check out all the details on this fun challenge and be inspired by my co-bartenders!  Love the different interpretations on this one!!!

Recipe for this card:
Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms, Hero Arts, Stampscapes
Papers:  kraft, whisper white
Inks:  versafine blk, Summer sun, Ranger vintage photo
Accessories:  chalk, makeup applicators, Martha Stewart picket fence border punch, Prisma pencils, gamsol, Fiskars swivel craft knife, large sponge pod

Have a great day and if you're in "my neck of the woods" ... get that A/C cranked up ... going to be in the 90s all weekend!  Uuugh ... I'm happier in the 70s!!  Thanks for stopping by!  Hugs to you all!!

Joan's Gardens Challenge #2 and CDAC creations

Hello Everyone!  

I hope you've had as nice as day as I have!!  Today I got together with my friend Terri Snode (Cards 'N More) as well as my daughter & grandchildren for a little crafting fun!  The following is PART of what I worked on today ... hope you enjoy!

Joan Fricker (Joans Gardens) began having Thursday challenges last week so that means today is time for Challenge #2.  This week we are to make a "Vintage" creation using at least one Spellbinders Nestability.

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The "lock & key" are Spellbinder Shapabilities Timeless Heritage"  (gosh, I hope that qualifies).  The vintage designer paper is actually an RAK from Joan.  The little mice in the shoe is a sticker as is the sentiment.  The vintage flower was cut from musical paper using a die from Tim Holtz.  The flowers were also purchased from Joan Fricker and are from a company in England.  

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Here are a few other cards I created today using the FREEBIES offered over at the new CDAC (Crafters Digital Art Center) Community. 

First up is this adorable digi from The Character Cafe.  You can visit their community page HERE.

 

Next is this summertime fun image from Doodle Pantry.  HERE is their community page link.

 

And lastly is this Michelle Perkette Freebie all done up in pinks & purples.  You can visit Michelle's page HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for another fun RAISE THE BAR challenge!  Hope to see you then!

The Sisterhood celebrates the country of JAPAN!

Hello Everyone and welcome to The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Japan.

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With not having many stamps/images to create with for this challenge,  I had to do a LOT of digging through my "stuff" and came up with these stickers from Europe that I purchased at the 1870 Shoppe in Zoar, Ohio.  I'm not thrilled with this creation but I guess it's not too bad since I procrastinated and "waited till the last minute"!  (Sorry Sistahs .. I'll do better next challenge.)

Please be sure to pop on over to our challenge blog and checkout the inspiration my sistahs have there for you!!  Then why not show us how JAPAN inspires you!!  You can also find links to their personal blogs on my sidebar!  Hope to see you there!!  

Midnight Madness & Crafty Secrets

Good Evening everyone!  I have a few more creations using the freebies over at the CDAC (Crafters Digital Art Center) community ... but first I'd like to share with you the creation I made for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge as well as the SCS Crafty Secrets Forum Challenge (clips) and the Papercraft Planet Crafty Secrets challenge (lace).

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The recipe for this card is as follows:
Image: Crafty Secrets Birds & Botanical booklet
Papers:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, pink cs, red cs, Anna Griffin dp
Accessories:  Martha Stewart picket fence border punch, Martha Stewart lattice lace border punch, Fiskars apron lace border punch, flower from England purchased at Joan's Gardens, hardware clips, crystal effects, Wright lace

I love how this came together!  It is so pretty IRL with the Crystal Effects added to a few of the flowers & butterflies!  What fun!

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Here is the freebie offered by Inktegrity and you can check out Joni's community page HERE.

Is this a "cool dude" or what!  This is the freebie offered over on the CDAC community by Bugaboo.  You can see her community page HERE.

A short while ago, I **won** this adorable BABY LION over on Creations By Penny.  Penny also has a community page over at CDAC ... check it out HERE.

Well, that's it for this evening.  Please come back tomorrow for the next weekly challenge over at The Sisterhood!  Hope to see you then!!

OK ... so I'm going a little crazy . . .

. . . with the freebies offered up over on the Crafters Digital Art Center (CDAC) community.  Here are a few more creations I made last evening.

This is the freebie offered by Melanie at *Wink *Wink Ink.  You can find her community page HERE.  Please come join in.

Here's a pretty floral freebie from Ethereal Forest Designs.  You can see her community page HERE.

 Talk about fun in the sun!  Here's a freebie from Lauretta's Digital Stamps.  Here is her community page LINK.

Now is this a cute turtle or what?  I don't think I have a turtle in my collection ... glad to have this freebie from The Character Cafe!  You can find the community page HERE.

 And lastly, this cute little monkey from Paper Addictions.  He doesn't look like he wants to share, does he??  You can see Jackie's community page by clicking HERE.


Well, I'm headed to my crafting cave (where it's calm & cool) to create my Midnight Madness & Crafty Secrets challenge cards!  Shopping is done and now it's time to play!!  (leftovers for dinner again ... what can I say!!  LOL)  Thanks so much for stopping by!!

(can you say addicted!!!  teehee! )

It's Time To CRAFT . . .

SHEW!  Now that the "big party weekend" is over, it's time for me to get back to my crafting cave!!

Today I decided to create a few cards using some of the images available from various artists over on the new community called "Crafters Digital Art Center".  Please be sure to check it out ... AND WHY NOT JOIN IN!!!  Let me know if you need more info!!

This first creation is an image from "Sew Many Cards & digital stamps".  I added the link to her store ... but you can also find her HERE on the CDAC community.

This is a "freebie" offered up over on the CDAC community by "McMahon Five Designs".  I have also used a Stampscapes (church) image and Verve (sentiment) to create this encouragement card.  HERE is the CDAC community link.

My last card to share with you today is a digital image from "Priscillastyles".  (creator of Midnight Madness & CDAC)   You know I LOVE vintage and I just HAD TO HAVE this teapot!  You can find other images by Priscilla HERE and her CDAC page HERE.  Please check out her designs ... they're awesome!

Before I forget ... *Wink *Wink Ink also has CDAC page now ... be sure to check that out while you are visiting!  She just got started so PLEASE feel free to join in on the fun!  (Challenge #3 going on all month at the BLOG ... don't forget ... you'll want to play along for FREE images - possibly even the BRAND NEW "Grandma's Parlor Collection" ... how awesome would that be!!)

OKAY ... time to go color a few more digis before dear, sweet hubby gets home for dinner!!  (leftovers anyways, LOL)  Thanks for stopping by ...