Crafty Creations Challenge -328

Hello everyone

Time for a new challenge over at Crafty Creations.

The theme is ANIMALS

This challenge will end Nov 22 at 10:00 p.m. ET

Stop over there for more info on their current  challenge

Their theme is animals and this is such a fun theme. After digging around and looking at the animals in my stash I decided to use a pretty reindeer outline stamp. 

I stamped the reindeer on brown card stock and as I looked at it, I decided to do some paper piecing. I stamped the scarf area on red CS and the antlers were stamped on a light tan CS. I fussy cut the deer. Next I fussy cut the antlers and the scarf and placed them in the area where they are on the original stamped image. Added a red colored half pearl for his red nose.

I had a vision that the deer would be next to some pine trees. So I die cut two pine trees using CS and DP.  I also mounted the deer on layered ovals and as I was laying this out on the card the background just looked so naked. I decided to add a stamped forest scene on that background. After adding that and as I layered the die cuts and the mounted reindeer over that background, it just came together.

This will make a perfect man card, or a Christmas or winter card.

Hope this has inspired you.

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

Stamps:  Make an Impression - Reindeer Outline, Stampscapes - Pines and Rocks, Pine Tree, Babbling Brook Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Green CS, Green Shimmer CS, Light Green mottled CS, DP, Red CS, Tan CS, White CS Ink: Memento - Olive Grove Dies Used:  Gina Marie - Stitched Ovals, Sizzix TimHoltz - Pine Trees Accessories: Pearl (colored red - placed on his nose)

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise  #32 - The Seasons (week 2) (#83)
• Cardz 4 Guyz #145 - Oh, Christmas Tree! (#3)
• Deep Ocean Challenge - use Die Cuts or Punches (week 2) (#163)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #45 - Anything Goes (#4)
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - #84 - Trees or Christmas Trees  (#40)
• Sunny Day Crafting -  #22 Anything Goes (#9)
• Try It On Tuesday  Trees Are Green ...or any other color  (#6)
• Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes (#72)
• Critters and Creatures - (November) Always Anything Goes with a Critter/Creature (#7)
• Get Creative Challenges -  Anything Goes (#126)
• House of Cards - - (November) Lots of Layers and/or Colors* (#15)

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back soon

Ornaments For Your Door

Hello Everyone
Thanks for stopping in today,
I want to share with you what I made for my front door. I call it my "door ornament".

I had wanted to make a spray for my door and looked at Michael's and spied the perfect sprays. These sprays are a little larger and I bought 2. Brought them home and within 10 minutes I had the sprays wired together and ready for the finishing touch - a bow. And of course I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make that fluffy bow. Since the ribbon is wired it will definitely hold its shape. 

Another great thing about wired ribbon is that next year after bringing this out of storage, just rework the loops and fluff them up a little and this will look like you just made the bow. 

(That's why I love wired ribbon so much)

Really -  this project was ready in less than 30 minutes and that is great news when you have lots on your plate to get ready for the holidays.

This tool will be your lifesaver for making bows and a whole host of other things this tool can help you with, for your various projects. Click here to go to Craft-Dee BowZ and check out the video links on the left sidebar to see what else the tool can help you make.  Click here to order your own Craft-Dee BowZ tool and if you order yours now, you will get it in plenty of time for all your holiday bow making needs. 

Don't forget that the November challenge is in progress over at Craft-Dee BowZ and we'd love to see your project. On the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge blog click on the Monthly Challenge tab at the top and choose November 2016 to take you directly to this months challenge. We would love to see what you have made - remember the challenge theme is always
ANYTHING GOES with a HANDMADE BOW.

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

Accessories used: Christmas Spray, Ribbon, wire,  Craft-Dee BowZ  tool

I am submitting my "Door Ornament" project in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create -  Any Craft Accepted- #190 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Anything Goes (#70)

Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes (#33)

Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Anything Goes (#106)

Thanks for stopping by today. I will see you soon

Time for Ornaments

Welcome to November 1 and all that comes with the next two months. Halloween is a fading memory and Thanksgiving is fast approaching with Christmas right on its heals.

Today my project focuses on an ornament that is all glittered and ready for the Christmas tree,

I decided to make a double loop bow. 

I didn't want to overpower the ornament. 

I also added an ornament topper to jazz the up the ornament just a little more.

The bow is the perfect addition to the ornament

and adds the perfect adornment.

The Craft-Dee BowZ bow maker is a tool that lets you make the perfect bow. It lets you decide the bow size and it gives you the capability to choose the amount of loops in your bow

 to compliment your project. 

This tool is small but packs a powerful punch for your bows. 

Need to place an order? Click here to purchase one. 

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

Stamps:  Ornament Topper - Outlines Stamps (No longer in business) Paper/Card Stock: DP Ink: VersaMark Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Pearls, Glitter, Glue pen, Ornament

I am submitting my project in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes (#123)
• Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes (#16)
• Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes (#19)
• Get Creative Challenges - Anything Goes (#5)
• Amusing - W, 2E, no digi - Anything Goes with a Rubber Stamp (#13)

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

Crafty Creations Challenges 327 - Water Color

Hi Everyone

Well it's time for the next challenge at Crafty Creations Challenge. The theme for this challenge is Water Color and what a fun challenge theme. So I thought I'd pull out some of my Art Impressions stamps that are used in their water color technique.

Since its still so warm in my area,I decided to make a scene with flowers. I guess fall is on vacation in a lot of different areas of the US. We have yet to have a frost. I still have my house plants on my front porch. Kind of a strange feeling with all this warm weather so late into October.

Enough about the weather - let me share my card with you.

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

Stamps:  Art Impressions - Flower Cart, Sentiment - My Sentiments Exactly - Thank You innies and outies Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Purple CS, Green CS Ink: Memento - Various colors Dies/Punches Used: Dies - Gina Marie Stitched Ovals: Punches - MS Branch 2, 3 in 1 Hydrangea Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

Hope you join us in the current challenge over at Crafty Creations Challenges. You could be the winner of a $10.00 egift card to Sassy Cheryl's Stamps.

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes (#49)
• AuroraWings Challenge -  (deadline Nov 5) Anything Goes (#32)
• Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes (#79)
• Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#89)
• Love to Scrap - Anything Goes (#140)
• The Ribbon Girls -  Use Any Image (W2 of 2) (#140)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes (#20)
• Creates and Makes  - Anything Goes with optional: Use Ribbon/Lace (#3)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #43 - Anything Goes (#2)
• Lemon Shortbread  Always Anything Goes  (#3)
• Sunny Day Crafting -  #20 Anything Goes  (#8)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#17)

Thanks for dropping in today. Have a great week.