Boo To You

Welcome back to my blog.

Do you believe it?! It's October 1. Oh my. Pretty soon it will be Christmas.
Whoa WAIT!!

Let's get thru Halloween first!! 

hehehe. 

Since it's the first of the month, the new challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ begins now.

The challenge theme is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

And since we are beginning the month of Halloween

I decided to make a Halloween card.

Let me show you what I designed

All of the images on my card are digital and are from 

Graphics Fairy

I added glitter to the web to make it look like a real web, shimmery.

Check out my bow.

I started out making a single loop bow but my bow took a surprising twist.

Let me show you.

Look at that bow - it has 3 loops. 

Yes I used the Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a single loop bow.
But a single loop bow just gives you 2 loops.
Let me explain how my 3 loop bow came to be. 

• I cut a ribbon piece a little longer than the card panel. 
• I folded the ribbon ends over the panel edge and taped the ends down on the backside of the panel. 
• Next I made my single loop bow and set it aside.  
• I cut a separate a piece of ribbon (an attacher) to use to attach the bow to the ribbon taped to the card panel. 
• I made that attacher piece too long but I still used it to attach the bow to the ribbon taped to the panel, 
• After attaching the bow I had a tail that was way too long on one side. 
• I made a loop using that long attacher piece. I taped it under the single loop bow. So now the bow looks like a 3 loop bow. 

I added a charm to the bow center just to dress the bow up even more.

The challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ is underway. 

You have til 8:00 p.m. on Oct 31 to submit your project

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

Stamps:  Digital Images - The Graphics Fairy Paper/Card Stock: Black CS, Orange CS Ink: Distress Ink - Old Paper, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Memento ink - Morocco, Tangelo Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, charm

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner - #91 Anything goes (#47)

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes (#90)

Simon Says Stamp  - Anything Goes (#355)

Deep Ocean Challenge #138 - Anything Goes  (#259)

Digi Choosday Challenge - #39 - Anything Goes (#37)

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#69)

Brown Sugar – No. 218 - Anything Goes (#25)

Crafting-With-Friends -  Anything Goes (#99)

Polkadoodles -  No.39 - Anything Goes (#48)

Simply Papercraft - No. 37 -  Anything Goes (#75)

Barbara

Happy Mother's Day

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today. Just wanted to share with you a card that I put together in honor of Mother's Day.

Unfortunately my mother left some 20 years ago, but I think of her daily and miss her still. I know she is watching over me from above.

I am "mom" to 3 furry babies and they depend on me every day. I adopted 2 of them 13 years ago and the third cat adopted me 3 years ago. So this card is for you Mom and for everyone.

Hope you enjoy the day wherever you happen to be!!

My bow was made using my Craft-Dee BowZ. I use it virtually every day on some project. Makes a perfect bow every time.The image I used is from The Graphics Fairy and is called Vintage Mother's Day Illustration, a perfect image to use for a Mother's Day Card..

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz - # 17 Anything Goes (#288)
  
• Charisma Cardz - Mother's Day 
• Creative Knockouts  #36 Ribbons and Bows (#25)

Thank you so much for stopping in today, have a great Mother's Day and a great week.

The Best Day Ever

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by today. This month the design team at Craft-Dee Bow will be using digital images from The Graphics Fairy. You will definitely want to check out all the designers projects this month for their very creative cards and other ideas using images from The Graphics Fairy.They have so many cool images and I hope you check them out soon.

I am very excited to show you The Graphics Fairy digital image that I used for my card today.

This image shows a fairy looking out of the center of a flower. I thought it would look great to have the petals popping off the card.To get that effect, I printed the image 3 times. The first image is the bottom image and is just  flat and cut with an oval Spellbinders die. Next I fussy cut the 2nd image and using my Paper Blossom tool kit, I shaped the petals to have them lifting up. I attached that right on top of the original image, but I left the petals free so they would bend. For the 3rd image I cut away everything except the orange-ish petals, making sure to include the green base of the flower. I used the Blossom tool kit on these petals as well, giving them a bend also. Again I layered these petals over the same area on image #2, attaching just at the base of the flower.. This gives the look of the fairy looking out of a real flower.Let me show you a close up view.

I decided to use some greenery and twigs and I added pearls to look like little buds on the brown twigs and as accents with some rhinestones on the greenery.

My bow - was made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. Using a sheer ribbon, I made a triple loop bow and added a lacy butterfly over the center knot. The tool makes bow making so easy. If you have trouble making a bow, this tool is the answer to your prayers.

There is gorgeous lace as a border on the card and the vellum panel is embossed with a Spellbinders Floral folder.

That wide lace piece might be a little hard to see, it extends down under the greenery and its under the sentiment also. I layered another piece if crocheted lace on top of that wide lace piece.

Here is a full shot of my card for my May post for Craft-Dee BowZ. Hope you have a wonderful week. Stop in at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog next Tuesday to see Vicki's beautiful project using another image from The Graphics Fairy.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital Image - The Graphics Fairy -Charming Flower Fairy Paper/Card Stock: Yellow CS, Orange CS, Green CS, Brown CS, Vellum Ink: Distress Ink - Gathered twigs Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm, Circles sm, Memory Box - Siena Floral, Woodland Branch Embossing Folder: Spellbinders - Flora Accessories: Ribbon, Lace,Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, ab Scraps - Pearls and Rhinestones

I am submitting my project in the following challenges:

• A Creative Need - No. 19 - May - Mother's Day/ For a Woman (#12)
• Crafty Catz - No.229 - Anything But Square (#65)
• Jo's Scrap Shack - No.48 - Anything Goes (#80)
• QKR Stampede – No. 86 - Mother's Day (#32)
• Simply Create Too - No.60 - Stack 'Um Up (use 2 or more layers) (#163)
  
• Sister Act Card Challenge -  No. 55 - Anything Goes (#157)
• Wags 'n Whiskers - No. 128 - (W1 of 2) - Ribbon and Bling (#7)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #27 Anything Goes (#70)
• 613 Avenue Create - #70 Anything + Option : Bling (#72)
• Challenges 4 Everybody -  May – Anything Goes (#103)
• Come and Get It -  Anything Goes (#65)
• Dream Valley - #81 Anything Goes (#77)
• Scribble and Scrap -#17 Always Anything Goes (#20)

Thanks for stopping in today, see you soon!

To My Valentine

Happy February everyone.
Time for the February challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ. Let me share with you the inspiration card I made for the challenge post over there.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make my fluffy multi-loop bow and it turned out really nice.

Let me share a little bit about how I made this card.

I like using 5"X7" card, it gives me more room to work with. (a bigger canvas as I sometimes will call it.)A lot of times I will start out with a card stock panel which is a bit smaller than the front of the card and make the card front and attach it to the actual card.

In making this card, I used designer paper (DP) for the background, and added paper doilies under 3 of the sides to add more visual interest. I then added that layer to the red panel. Next I made a triple loop bow using my Craft-Dee BowZ tool and added that to the side of the red panel. Then I found the cutest digital Valentine's image from Graphics Fairy (sentiment is on that image) and attached that on the DP layer. I then attached the panel to the card front. I decided to add hearts and thought that attaching them to red and white twine would look really nice.I used 2 strands of bakers twine about 7" long.  I cut 8 larger and 12 smaller hearts and sandwiched the twine between two hearts. I positioned the twine behind the bow and let the hearts dangle freely. And the card is done. Using the two sizes of hearts on the twine gave this card the finishing touch.

Here is a close-up of those hearts.

My bow is made using my Craft-Dee BowZ tool. Its a tool that is always on my table. It makes bow making a breeze. If you are a challenged bow maker this tool is the answer to your prayers.

This Thursday will be the bi-monthly Craft-Dee BowZ blog hop. You will want to come to the hop for lots of inspiration from the design team ladies and a chance to win your very own Craft-Dee BowZ tool. The blog hop starts on Thursday, February 6, so mark your calendar because you will want to stop in and check out the hop and leave comments. Leaving comments will make you eligible to win your very own Craft-Dee BowZ tool. The Craft-Dee BowZ tool really has made it easy for me to make beautiful bows for all my projects.Click here to order yours today. Or ask your sweetie to get one for you for Valentine's Day.



I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Everybody-Art-Challenge - #263 Heart (#80 )
• LEJ Designs  - #85 Anything Goes (#267 )
• Party Time Tuesdays - PTTYDD #157 Anything Goes (#109 )
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#143 )
• Twisted Tuesday  - Theme:  Use Tape  Twist: Use something that starts with a T, A, P or E (Week 2) (I Used Twine) (# 32)
• 4 Crafty Chicks -  #179 Anything Goes (# 90)
• 4 Krafty Girlz -  # 10 Anything Goes (#253 )
  
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - #99- Sharing the Love (#27 )
• C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#244 Love/Valentines (# 48)

That's it for today. I hope to see you Thursday at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog hop.And thanks for stopping in today.