Skating By - Crafty Creations Challenges

Hello and I'm so glad you stopped by today,

Challenge #320 has started over at Crafty Creations Challenges. The theme is ombre  and the sponsor is Lacy Sunshine. Lacy Sunshine has a great selection of images so please check them out.

The image I used is Bubbles Ice Skating and I just love her. I know that the winter sports are a little ways off but thought you might need to be cooled off a bit from the hot summer temperatures. LOL

Let me show a closer view of Bubbles and of that ombre background

That ombre background started out as a large paint chip, and it works great for an ombre background, doesn't it. I also used a silver mirror paper for some of the snowflakes and that circle behind Bubbles. I am so disappointed that those show as black and not the silver I was striving to have on the card. Guess I won't use that paper again on these types of projects.

Well I hope this card cooled you down a bit. 

The current Crafty Creations Challenges will end on August 2 at 10:00 p.m.

I hope to see a challenge submission with your name on it

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Lacy Sunshine - Bubbles Ice Skating Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Purple CS, Mirror Card stock Dies Used:  Spellbinders Circles Sm    Accessories:Snowflake brads, Snowflake Punches - Martha Stewart, glitter, Memento Markers, Alcohol Markers, Embossing folders - Snowflakes, Swirls, Large Paint Chip with 3 shades of lilac

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes   (#33)

Colouring in Scrapland -  (July) Anything Goes (#46)

Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes (#53)

Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#58)

Love to Scrap -  Anything Goes (#37)

Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - (July 10)  Anything Goes (#43)

Dragonfly Dreams -  (July 3) Anything Goes (#132)

Little Claire's July - Anything Goes (#41)

Scrappers Delights  July -  Anything Goes (#73)

Thanks for stopping in today and I will be back soon.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #38

Hello

The Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends Challenge #38 has begun.

And the two sponsors for this challenge are:

Ching-Chou Kuik Fantasy Art

Prize - 1 image

AND

Michele R Designs

Prize ~ €10 Euro Gift Voucher 

Here is the card I made using the image and the digital papers from our sponsors.

Those papers are fabulous. I used a design sheet from the Digital Papers pack, the pennants are in the Elements Pack 1 and the sentiment  element came from Elements Pack 2. 

Each of those packs have so much to choose from. Please check them out.

The image is from

Ching-Chou Kuik

Flowery Girl

She is gorgeous, isn't she.

I added additional vellum wings to give her some dimension.

Well I hope you submit a project to Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. 

The theme is Anything Goes

and you could be the next winner.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Ching Chou Kuik - Flowery Girl Paper/Card Stock: Digital Papers , Sentiment, and pennents - Michele R Designs, Vellum Ink: None Accessories: dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft  #24 -  Always Anything Goes (#37)

ABC Challenge - L is for Lots of Layers (#16)

Ching-chou Kuik Digital Stamps July - Your favourite colour (#13)

Classic Design Team Open Challenge #4 Anything Goes (#112)

Crafts Galore Encore ) July - Anything Goes + DT Call (#135)

Cute as a Button  #24 Anything Goes (#35)

Paru's Card Making Challenge  July - Birthday (#33)

The Sisters of Craft  July - Always Anything Goes (#112)

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  Always Anything Goes (#22)

Memories

Hello,

Thanks for stopping in. Just a quick little card for everyone. 

I spied this stamp a while back and have just got around to using it today.

Behind that stamped panel is a paint swatch in the pink range. I love the curved top & bottom on that swatch. .And those pieces are layered onto a red card.

I used red and pink sequins and pink pearls.

Kind of CAS, definitely not my usual kind of card. 

I love the look of CAS cards but I usually don't make CAS cards,

I think mine always look naked. 

But I think this came out nice. 

Hope you like it as well.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Hero Arts - Spring Gems Paper/Card Stock: Red CS, White CS Ink: India Ink - Black Dies Used:  Spellbinders Square LG Accessories: Sequins, Pearls, Large paint chip (hues of pink)

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Inkspirational  #112 Anything Goes with Red  - (#53)
• Scrappers Delights  M, First Saturday of the M  July -  Anything Goes  (#52)
• Artbymiran Challenge -  No.62 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes (#24)
• Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes (#200)
• Creative Artiste Challenge -  July - Anything Goes (#56)
• Creative Corner -   - No.146 - Anything Goes (#54)
• Simply Papercraft -  No. 32 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes (#150)
• Crafty Girls Creations - Always Anything Goes (#151)
• Addicted to Stamps and More -  #201 Anything Goes (#161)
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #91 Always Anything Goes (#170)

Thanks for stopping in today. I will be back soon.

Crafty Creations Challenge #319 - CIean and Simple

Hi there

Crafty Creations Challenges #319 starts today and the theme is Clean and Simple. 

Now that theme is definitely not my forte, but I decided this image from Beccy's Place (this month's sponsor) would be perfect for a CAS card. 

I used Old Mailbox.

Please take a few minutes to check out the images over at Beccy's Place. There are a lot of super images and I am sure you will find just what you are looking for.

As I colored this image I was wondering what sentiment to use and then it hit me, since this mailbox was so old and falling apart there had been no mail delivered for a long time.  

So that's why I used the sentiment I did.

In coloring this image, I used my colored pencils and gamsol to do the blending. I added some brown to show some rust and some gray on the wood beams to show a weathered look. 

Hope you like my version of a CAS card.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi image - Beccy's Place - Old Mailbox, Sentiment - Stampers Anonymous - Crazy Talk Paper/Card Stock: White, Gray, Dark Brown CS Ink: India Ink - Black Accessories: Colored Pencils, Gamsol

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Cardz 4 Guyz - #127 - In the Country (#1)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #27 - Clean and Simple (#5)
• Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes (#19)
• Artistic Inspirations  - (Week 1) Anything Goes  (#54)
• Colouring in Scrapland - - (July) Anything Goes (#6)
• Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes (#72)

Thanks for stopping in today

Just Floating By

Welcome back

Hope everyone had a spectacular 4th. The weather here was less than spectacular, that's for sure. Since it's the 1st Tuesday of the month, it's time for my monthly post for Craft-Dee BowZ. 

The theme for us designers at CDB for this month is mermaids. 

I used the cutest mermaid digi from Cute As A Button.

This mermaid is called seaweed mermaid.

Here is a closer shot of her

And she is adorable.

Let me show you a closer view of my bow.

Bows are easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ bow maker tool.

I was so bow challenged until I got this tool. And now it's so easy to make a bow. 

To order yours click here

I mentioned that I used a digital image from Cute As A Button 

and they are the sponsor at Craft-Dee BowZ this month 

The winner of the July Craft-Dee BowZ  challenge will receive 3 single images.

I hope that you will join in the fun and submit a project.

The theme for your submission is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow. 

We would love to see what you have made.

You could be the next winner

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  digital Image - Cute as a Button Seaweed Mermaid,  stamped seaweed & sentiment- Great Impressions Paper/Card Stock: Glitter Paper, DP, White CS Ink: India Ink - Black Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals   Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, colored pencils, gamsol (for blending), glitter, glue pen, dried arborvitie greenery for seaweed.

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine -Anything Goes (#28)

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes (#36)

Great Impressions -  July - Anything Goes (#13)

The Ribbon Girls -  (July 3) "Anything Goes as long as it is a card"  (#42)

Crafty Calendar July - Punches and/or Dies (#43)

Scrappers Delights    July -  Anything Goes (#27)

The Pencil Case  Whatever (Anything Goes)  (W1 of 2) (#17)

Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#33)

Stamps & Fun = Creativity -  Anything Goes (#10)

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back soon.

Smile

Hi there
Glad you see you.

Today is the beginning of a new month 
and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ. 

I decided to use some flowers stamps from a new stamp set I recently picked up.

I wasn't sure how I was going to color everything and I finally decided to stamp on some Gelli Plate papers that I worked up and saved a while back.

Lets take a peek at the finished card

I had some green design papers so those were perfect for the leaves and the multi color papers were just what I wanted for the blooms. Then I decided to use more gelli plate papers for my layered panels bringing all the colors together.

Let me show you a closer pic of those flowers

I was really happy with the way the flowers turned out.

My bow is a 4 loop bow. I know - 4 loops, but I used Hug Snug, seam binding and since it is a thinner product a 4 loop bow is easy to make. The seam binding  started out as white  and I decided to dye it. Well I used Eggplant but it was too blue -ish so I rinsed it in the faucet. After patting it dry there was some blue left in the ribbon but I went ahead and sprayed it with Open Arms Amethyst and it matched that purple gelli plate panel. What a perfect mistake that turned out to be.

You know, the Crafty-Dee BowZ bow maker tool is what I use for all my bows. It is the best tool for all your bow making needs. Don't own one? Well click here to order one for yourself.

The designers have been busy with their inspiration projects and you can check them out here. 

Stop over there and check out their projects.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Dare 2B Artzy - Totally Tracy Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Blue CS, Gelli Plate papers from my stash Ink: India Ink - Black Accessories: Ribbon,Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, pearls, Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst - Open Arms Amethyst Spray, Hug Snug Seam Binding (ribbon)

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs -   July Anything Goes (#52)

Crafty Gals Corner -   #79 Anything Goes (#34)

Inspiration Destination -  #90 Always Anything Goes ($55)

Stampaive and More - #266 Flowers   (#5)

Creative Knockouts #148 Flowers (#2)

Julia Spiri Challenge  #18 Anything Goes With A Twist: Garden  (#26)

Southern Girls   Anything Goes (#62)

Thanks for stopping in, I will be posting again Tuesday for Craft-Dee BowZ. The theme mermaids and the sponsor is Cute As A Button. So I hope to see you again Tuesday.