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Hi Everyone

Oh my, it's June 1, already. We are almost half over with this year. I don't believe it.

Well, since it's June 1, that means it's time for the June Craft-Dee BowZ challenge. The design team has some great inspiration projects for your review. Click here and check out the other DT projects. 

In the meantime, let me share my inspiration project.

As I assembled this card, I didn't have a sentiment. So I set the card aside for a bit. Then as I looked at the birds, I just thought of  tweeting. So that's how the sentiment came to be. LOL

I added a feather to the tails on both of these birds.... just wanted to embellish these birdies a bit.

     

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a stacked, triple loop bow. Here is a  close up of the bow I used on my card. 

The Craft-Dee BowZ tool makes this kind of a bow, and it's so easy to make. 

This tool might be small but will make a big difference in your bows.

Click here to order yours

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

Stamps:  Impression Obsession - J7015 Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Brown CS, Peach CS, DP Ink: Distress ink - Gathered Twigs Dies Used:  Spellbinders Ovals Accessories: Ribbons, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Dimensional Foam, Feathers

i am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes (#67)  6-5

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes  (71) 6-5

613 Avenue Create - #177 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Anything Goes! (#119)

Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - (May 28) Anything Goes  (#25) 6-8

Stamping Sensations - May - Anything Goes (#369) 6-1

City Crafter Challenge   #314 - Feathers (#2) 6-6

Lemon Shortbread -Always Anything Goes (Week 2) (76)  6-5

 {Pin}spirational   #166 - Anything Goes (Week 2)  (#73) 6-5

Retarte - #78 - Anything Goes (Week 1) (#2)  6-11

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#19) 6-7

Thanks for stopping in today. I will be back soon with another project. 

In the meantime have a great rest of your week.

Use Your Wings

Hi Everyone
I am back today with a card I made for my monthly stamp club meeting. Last month I handed out a blank card with a funky fold and we all were to use the blank card and come back with a design.

Here is the card I made.

The card will stand on its own and has no front/inside like a regular card. 

I used yellow CS and washi tape. On the left side I added a punched leaves and branch.

I thought I'd add some homemade photo corners. Added a few leaf sprigs to the left corners. I stamped the bird in black ink and colored the flower in a Spun Sugar pink using a Distressed Marker. I also used Pan Pastel Dairylide Yellow to add a halo around the bird.

I also added some glitter dots to all that white around the bird.

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

Stamps:  Impression Obsession  - Bird - E13046 Paper/Card Stock: Yellow CS, White CS Ink: India Ink - Black Accessories:Washi Tape, MS Punch - Leaves and Branch, Frond, Pan Pastels, Elizabeth Crafts - Glitter Dots, Sentiments - Tim Holtz idea-ology - Small Talk

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#53)

Lemon Shortbread  Always Anything Goes  (#32)

Retarte - #74 - Anything Goes (#43)

Through The Craft Room Door Always Anything Goes (#66)

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes (#118)

Craft Your Passion  - Always Anything Goes (#133)

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes (#74)

Not Just Cards - (April) Always Anything Goes (#49)

February Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge

Hi Bloggers

Today is Feb. 1 (do you believe it)
and it's the start of the monthly challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ.

Their challenge is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

This month their sponsor is Cute As A Button 

and the winner will receive 2 single digital images.

We'd love to see your entry.

Hope you can join in the fun 

In the meantime let me share my Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration project 

For the background on this card, I used a Cover a Card stamp from Impression Obsession. I stamped it with VersaMark and used clear EP and heat set it. OK so that's not a big deal, right? Well after I did that, I used foil on the embossed image with the use of my laminating machine.
Worked like a champ.

Here is a close up of  my multi-loop bow.

That bow is so easy to make with the Craft-Dee BowZ tool

This great tool is all you need to make  a bow. 

A bow for your card, for your scrapbook, for a gift, for a ..... you know for lots of different things. 

You can order one here

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Impression Obsession - Cover a Card stamp Flourishes Paper/Card Stock:White CS Blue shimmer CS Ink: VersaMark Dies Used: Accucut Snowflake Accessories: Clear embossing powder, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, ribbon, dimensional foam, laminating machine, Heidi Swapp Blue Foil

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes (#61)

• Jo's Scrap Shack - No.123 - Anything Goes (#45)
• Morgan's Art World - No.2 - (W2 of 2) - Add Ribbon (#23)
• Simply Papercraft -  No. 22 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes (#63)
• The Stamping Boutique - No.75 -  (W2 of 2) - Use Die Cuts/Punches (#51)
• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown  Christmas foils, gilding (#3)
• Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge  - Anything Goes  (#14)

Thanks for stopping by, 

I will be back tomorrow with my regular monthly post for Craft-Dee BowZ

Step into my Garden

Hi Everyone,

I have a quick post showing  a card using a few dies and one gorgeous stamp. One die set I used is from Sizzix, a tiny lily. Another die I used is from Impression Obsession and that dies called Hollyhocks. And that stamped image is from Serendipity Stamps.I have the whole alphabet and each letter is gorgeous.

Let me share the card with you.

Here is a close-up of the lilies and that stamped image.

And last but not least, here are the stalks of hollyhocks

When making this card, I used a brick wall embossing folder on the celery green panel. I rubbed over the raised design Lavender Bloom dye ink from Fresco to bring out that brick design. Love those inks.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  "L" Serendipity Stamps Paper/Card Stock: Light Orange CS, Celery CS, Gray CS, Med. Green CS, Dark Green CS, White CS Pink/Purple CS Ink: Black dye, Fresco Lavender Bloom Dye Ink Dies Used: Sizzix - Lily,Impression Obsession - Hollyhocks, Cheery Lynn Designs- Trellis Miscellaneous: Dimensional Foam, Yellow Glitter

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• Crafter's Cafe -  #63 use 3 flowers (#17  6-2)
• Inky Impressions - #161  Anything Goes (#67  6-2)
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes   (#233  6-3)
• WordArt Wednesdays -  #134 -Anything goes (#86  6-3)
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #37 Anything Goes (#110   6-2)
• Party Time Tuesdays  - Anything Goes (#68  6-2)
• Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes  (#111  6-2)
• Crafting from the Heart - #20 Always Anything Goes  (#167   6-1)
• Love to Scrap - #30 Anything Goes ( #187   6-1)
• My Craft Creations -  Always Anything Goes (#52   6-7)
• The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - TPE252 Anything Goes (#110   6-1)
• Serendipity Stamps SSCB#31- Flowers (#7  6-1)

Have a Spook-tacular Halloween

Hi veryone
Today was a little rainy and a little sunny and a little cooler here in the greater Cincinnati area. I was over at Stamping Buddies to present their free make n take today.Thought you'd like to check it out. The card is perfect for the Halloween season.

Take a look at this:

That background stamp and the die used to cut that cute scene is from Impression Obsession. Love love love this cute card.Check out those bats in front of the moon. AWESOME!!!

Have a great week and I will see you soon.