Welcome to my Garden

Hello Everyone
Are you ready for Christmas?? No?!? Me either. But I will get there!!

I am shocked at how fast the time has gone 

since my last project for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. 

A couple of weeks really flies by, doesn't it??!! 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

has 2 sponsors for this challenge

The first sponsor is Emerald Faeries

 Their prize is 2 images

The 2nd sponsor is 

AMB illustrations

Their prize is 2 packs from the store.

There is a funny story that I have to share about this card.

The project was to use the digital image from Emerald Faeries 

AND a digital paper from AMB illustrations. 

Well, as soon as I saw the image I knew exactly what I wanted to have my project look like.

So I made the card and photographed it and was getting my post here done extra early.As I was looking at the pic's it dawned on me that I did not use any digital papers from AMB illustrations. 

So back to the drawing board. LOL

 I made a totally different design, making sure to use a digital paper from AMB illustrations.

Here is my project with my cute faerie and one of the beautiful papers from AMB illustrations

I just love that faerie sitting on that snail. And my vision had him close to a mushroom. 

OK let me share the 1st card I made and this is the one in which didn't a digital paper. 

This one is a dome card and again that cute faerie is in a mushroom forest, 

right where I had envisioned it,

Well, today you get 2 cards for the price of one. LOL.

Hope you like both of these designs. 

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Emerald Faeries - Boo & Snookie                  Rubber Stamps - Art Gone Wild Catherine Scanlon -                      Fungus Amongus 3 (on the 1st card above),                   Fungus Amongus 5 (on the 2nd card above) Paper/Card Stock: (1st card above)Brown CS White CS, Digi paper design - AMG illustrations - Christmas Evergreen Papers (2nd Card above) Shimmer CS - Bronze, Blue, White CS Ink: India Ink - Black, Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber Dies Used:  (Card 2) Spellbinders Circle, Square  Accessories: Spectrum Noir, Outline Sticker Borders.

• Crafting-With-Friends  - No.57 - Anything Goes (#25)
• Colour Crazy Challenge -  No.50 - Anything Goes (#11)
• Emerald City Crafts Challenge Blog -  No. 6 - Anything Goes (#38)
• Jo's Scrap Shack - No. 219 - Anything Goes (#22)
• Polkadoodles – No.50 - Anything Goes (#15)
• Simply Papercraft - No. 53 - Anything Goes (#100)

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

Two Snowmen

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. 

Today is the start of Crafty Creations Challenge #356

The theme is - Anything Goes

Sponsor - Bugaboo

Image used - Two Snowmen

The snowman image I chose to use is so adorable!!!

I thought he'd look great on a tag. 

So I colored it and cut it out using an oval.

I mounted it on a tag cut from shimmer paper and added some punched snowflakes.

I also added glitter (which didn't show up in this pic)

To add the to/from info, I added a stamped circle to the back of the tag. 

The stamp I've used, I've had forever, and this worked out great on the back of the tag. 

Here's the back of the tag. 

It gives me the capability of adding to/from info 

since I think shimmer paper might be hard to write on.

This stamp is so old and it's from Catslife Press.

but it's still available and its #654F

Please visit the Crafty Creations Challenges site and check out the projects

 the other designers have made.

Also, this challenge will continue until December 19, 

so you have some time to enter your project in the challenge. 

You could be our next winner

I am submitting my tag in the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise  #46- Anything Goes (#150)
• Cardz 4 Guyz  #184 - Snowman (#3)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#12)
• Creates and Makes  - #17 - Anything Goes (#41)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #49 - Anything Goes (#9)
• Retarte  #111 - Anything Goes  (#10)
• Always Fun Challenges -  #34 Snowmen (#11)
• AuroraWings Challenge -  #62 ANYTHING BUT A CARD (#5)
• Crafting from the Heart -  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#57)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges -  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#22)
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -  ICY INSPIRATION (#48)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project. And I hope you will link a project in our challenge. Don’t forget our theme is always Anything Goes. Thanks so much for stopping by today and check out the inspiration from the other designers by visiting the Crafty Creations Challenge blog.

Have a wonderful week and I will be back soon

Checking the List

Hello again

Thanks for stopping in today. 

Since today is the first Tuesday of the month it's my turn to post over at Craft-Dee BowZ

Their December Challenge is going on all month, so, you have plenty of time to submit a project. 

I'd love to see what you've made. Submitting will make you eligible to be a winner, so go ahead,  submit a project. The theme is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

I will be looking for your project. 

Speaking of projects, let me share mine

This is a 6X6 card and I thought the image was so cute I just had to show you.

This adorable fairy is checking the leaf list for Santa. 

Checking the list of the good boys and girls. 

Checking the List is the name of the image. 

This image is from Cute As A Button

who is the sponsor for  Craft-Dee BowZ's

December Challenge

Don't forget the Craft-Dee BowZ tool is the easiest to use and will change you from bow making challenged to a bow making pro. It did me and I use the tool on each and every bow I make.

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise #46- Anything Goes (#144)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#8)
• Creates and Makes  #17 - Anything Goes (#35)
• Digi Choosday Challenge  - #49 - Anything Goes (#5)
• Retar- #111 - Anything Goes  (week 2) (#9)
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge -  #20 - Anything Christmas Goes (#94)
• Crafting from the Heart - #186 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#49)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges -#1749 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#16)

Well, I thought you'd like to check out what I've been up to lately and I am so glad you stopped by. 

BTW, stop in tomorrow 'cause I have another cute idea for you.

Hope to see you tomorrow

Christmas Cat

Hello and welcome to December 

and to the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for December

December, WOW !! We are beginning the last month of this year. 

Amazing isn't it. This year has just flown by.

Well lets look at my last inspiration card 

for the 2017 Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge

Santa has left this adorable kitty his favorite gift ....

a fish.... and Santa made sure to attach a festive bow to dress up the gift.

Since I love cats (I got my first one when I was 3 years of age, and have had a cat in my life ever since) I  happen to have one that is my constant companion. His name is "Buddy" and he is like a dog, he is literally always by my side. He is my Buddy.
He is the most loving cat I have ever had. LOL

So I just had to use this image 'cause he reminds me of Buddy.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital image - Cute As A Button - Christmas Cat                 Ornaments - Clear Stamp - Hero Arts  - Magic of Christmas Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, White CS Ink: Memento Danube Blue Dies Used: Dee's Distinctively - Pine Sprigs Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Outline Sticker - Sentiment, Alcohol Markers - Spectrum Markers - various colors.

Here is a closer view of my bow.

This is a double loop bow on top of a ribbon stack
Need a Craft-Dee BowZ tool??

Order yours today - over at the Craft-Dee BowZ site

The Craft-Dee BowZ challenge has started and I'd love to see your submission.

The Theme is always - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

The sponsor - Cute As A Button

The Prize - 2 Digital Images

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project. Hope you will link a project in the Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge. Don’t forget the theme every month is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.  Also, on each Tuesday of the month, a different designer will post another project

 over on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to inspire you! 
Please visit each Tuesday for additional inspiration.

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #379 Anything Goes (#18)
• As You Like It Challenge  Favourite Animal (and Why) (#2)
• Moving along with the Times #59 Christmas Animals  (#53)
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' -  Anything Goes for Christmas (#171)
• Craftaholics R Us - #47 - Anything Goes (#19)
• Crafting By Designs -  December Anything Goes (#36)
• Crafty Gals Corner -  #151 - Anything Goes (#39)
• Inspiration Destination -  Always Anything Goes (W1 of 2) (#22)
• Scrapy Land Challenges - #78 -  Always  Anything Goes with a Die Brand SL sells  (#54)
• Simon Says Stamp -  Anything Goes (#190)
• The Merry Christmas Challenge -  #45 - Anything Christmas (#41)
• Wonderful Wednesdays - - Always Anything Goes (#2)

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