My March Project at Mema's Crafts

Hi Everyone
Do you believe it, we are rolling right into March. Hope that means warmer weather.

This month at Mema's Crafts the sponsor is - Kenny K. There are a whole host of digital images on his site, Click here to take a peek.

I decided upon a cute little fish digital for my March project. After much thought and changing my mind a few times as to what I wanted to do, I decided on a "card in a box".

Let me share this with you.

Please click here for more pictures and additional information on this card.

My Altered Art Piece

Hi Everyone,
Did you miss me. Probably not so much. LOL 

And where have I been?? My muse decided to take a vacation and I just couldn't get my juices flowing. 

Well tonite I joined in on Terri Sproul's Tuesday nite live broadcast and wella, here is what I created. 

This is done on a canvas board, I started with a Tim Holtz tissue wrap base and I used Gelato's some iridescent medium, matte medium, light molding paste, a stencil, a stamped image, and some lovely flowers.I also added some Twinkling H2O's for more color.

This piece was so much fun to do, Hope you enjoy it as much as I did in making it.

I have a couple of posts that will be coming up around March 1, so stay tuned for those. I think you will like what I have coming.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: winged woman - Lost Coast Paper/Card Stock: White CS Ink: India Ink Accessories: Canvas Board, Iridescent Medium, Matte Medium, Light Molding Paste, Tim Holtz Tissue WrapGlowers, Trinkling H2O's, Gelato's, music sheet piece, flowers, stencil, IO Diecut pieces.

I am submitting this project to the following challenges:

All Crafts Challenge - Anything but a Card 

Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#86)

Incy Wincy Designs -  Distressing (#9)

Love to Scrap - (Week 2) Anything Goes (#130)

My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes (#72)

Not Just Cards - - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes (#135)

Through the Purple Haze -  Anything Goes (#28)

Scribble and Scrap - #38 Always:  Anything Goes (#186)

Stamping Sensations - FEBRUARY:  Anything Goes (#300)

The Corrosive Challenges - #218 Things with Wings (#106)

True Friends

Hi Everyone

Do you love those different step cards that are out there in blogland?? I know I do.

I found a great card with the steps in the center. This design is known as a double sided step card.  I found this card quite easy for me to cut. Click Here for a great post with instructions in case you want to try this yourself.

On the side panels, I used DP and over that I used some 5X7 HOTP Color Me Floral Card Toppers.

They were too long for my side panels so I trimmed them so they would be just the right length.

For the center area, I used a clear heavy transparent sheet for the back step. I attached the stamped oval with the sentiment stamped on the top and a lace die cut was used at the bottom of that piece..

On the front step, I used another transparent sheet with that lace piece at the bottom and them I used a stamped butterfly on the top of that piece.

The sentiment is a little hard to read, so here is what it says,

"True friends grow seperately without growing apart."

What a great sentiment

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Sentiments Exactly - True Friends Paper/Card White CS, Pink CS, DP, HOTP - Color Me Floral Card Toppers Ink: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm   Accessories: Spectrum Noir Markers, heavy transparent sheets.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge lots of layers (#201)
• Catch The Bug  anything goes (#34)
• Crafty Calendar  Feb - Anything goes (#64)
• Hiding in my Craft Room Wild blushing rose (#7)
• Inkspirational   rose colours - (#89)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #66  anything goes / something with wings (#20)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Anything goes with Patterned Paper (#145)
• The Sisters of Craft Anything Goes (#82)

Thanks for stopping by today,

Announcing the Craft-Dee BowZ Blog Hop winner

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back!!!  

Craft-Dee BowZ just announced the winner of their February Blog Hop.

The lucky lady is:

Leeann

Congratulations Leeann on being the winner!

Head on over to the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to obtain directions to claim your prize.

The next Craft-Dee BowZ blog hop is scheduled for April 16 @ 10:00 p.m. et

The theme will be Living on the Edge - using border dies. 

Mark your calendars, save that date and plan on joining us for our next blog hop, 'cause that that one really sounds interesting, doesn't it.

Thanks for dropping in for the announcement.

See you soon.

Craft-Dee BowZ February Blog Hop

Hi Everyone

Welcome to my blog, and I am the last stop on the Craft-Dee BowZ Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Gail's blog, then you are in the right spot. If not and you want to become eligable to win our prize then you may want to start at the beginning, click here.

 I hope that you have seen some really interesting Valentine's cards along the way. You still have time to make your sweetie a card.

Lately, I've been cutting a bunch of step cards so I decided to make one for the blog hop. 

Let me share my card with you.

Full front view

 Off to the side view

 Close-up of my multi-loop bow

Here is a better view of my handmade flowers beneath the bow.

If you are all thumbs when it comes to making bows then the Craft-Dee BowZ tool is the one for you. Easy to use, and lots of videos to guide you thru the process. After you made one or two bows you will be a pro for sure.

Please don't forget to leave a comment on each of the designers blogs and the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to put you in the running for the drawing for your very own Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

Here is the blog hop designers list just in case you get lost:

Tracey 
Vicki 
Gail
Barbara (you are here)

Craft Dee BowZ (return here to leave your last comment)

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: My Sentiments Exactly - Garden Faire Sentiments Paper/Card Stock: Pink CS, White CS, DP Ink: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk Dies/Punches Used: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals, Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Martha Stewart Frond Punch Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• Clear It Out - Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes  Stash: Anything Goes (my stash items - Spellbinders Die, & Punches) (#110)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #5  In The Pink (#2)
• Everybody-Art-Challenge  #310 Text/Sentiment as a focus point (#23)
• Loves Rubber Stamps  #137 Anything Goes(#130)
• Party Time Tuesdays -  #195 - Anything Goes (#81)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#121)
• Card Mania -  (February) Add some Red (#109)
• Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes (#175)
• Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#190)
• Eureka Stamps - Pink & Red (#25)
• Love to Scrap -  Love (#54)
  
• Monday Morning Challenge -  Anything Goes (#47)
• My Craft Creations -  Always Anything Goes (#88)
• The Crazy Challenge - Love (#60)
• Whoopsi Daisy - (February) Pretty in Pink (#25)

Just flutterin' by

Hi Everyone,

This month at Craft-Dee BowZ, the design team will be spotlighting projects using Fancy Folds. My card is just a few folds, some designer paper, handmade flowers, a doily and a few other embellishments.

Here is my card folded shut

Opened up

 Here are some of my handmade flowers.

The Bow:

I made this bow by stacking the purple and blue ribbon.and used the Craft-Dee BowZ tool to made a double loop bow. After the bow was removed from the tool, I pulled the loops apart to give the bow a fluffy look.

Time to get your Craft-Dee BowZ tool out and make a beautiful fluffy bow.

Don't forget, the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge is going on all month. 

The theme is "Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow."

Hope to see your project entered.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Sentiments Exactly - Garden Faire Sentiments Paper/Card Stock: DP Ink: Memento - Sweet Plum Dies Used:  Sizzix, Cheerie Lynn, Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

• Come and Get It -  Texture (#30)
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #3 Anything Goes (#54)
• One Stitch At A Time - #229 Anything Goes with THE COLOUR PURPLE (#26)
• Robyn`s Fetish -  #249 Anything Goes (#52)
• Stamping Sensations - FEBRUARY:  Anything Goes (#40)
• That Craft Place -  Anything Goes (#80)

The Craft-Dee BowZ February Challenge

Hi Everyone
It's February 1 and its time for the Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge. For this months challenge,my inspiration card is a swing card.

Let me share it with you:

          Here is my swing card closed

A close up of my handmade flowers

My bow is a double loop bow 

 I just fluffed those loops out to make the bow really full.

My swing card - opened

We are looking for your project to be submitted in the challenge this month. As always, the theme is "Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow"

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Favorite Things - Friend Request (sentiment); Hampton Arts Once Upon a Springtime (mushrooms) Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Cream CS, Purple CS Ink: Distress Ink - Salty Ocean Dies Used: Sizzix - Circle Flit-its, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations - Tattered Florals Accessories: Martha Stewart Punches; 3 in 1 Hydrangea, 3 in 1 Classic Butterfly; Ribbon,  Craft-Dee BowZ  tool

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

• Artbymiran Challenge -  No.24 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes (#94)
• Graph'It Colour Challenge -No.5 - Amethyst (#2)
• Polkadoodles - No.4 -  Flower Power (#14)
• Sister Act Card Challenge - - No. 91  - Anything Goes (#86)
• 4 Crafty Chicks -  #231 Anything Goes (#104)
• Scrap & Craft Challenge - Flowery Cards (#159)
• Inspiration Destination - Always Anything goes (#111)
• Little Red Wagon - #274 Winter blues (#14)
• Penny's Paper-Crafty -  #212 Anything goes  (#140)
• Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes (#613)