Crafty Creations Challenges #318 - Anything Goes

Hi Everyone

The Crafty Creations Challenges #318 has started and the theme this time is Anything Goes.

(My favorite theme)

Well I know its not even close to Christmas yet, but I thought I'd tease you all a bit.

I decided to use Christmas Birds and Branches

I used colored pencils and gamsol to color and do blending on the image. Gamsol is the perfect blender for colored pencils. You can lighten colors, add additional accent colors and for me it is the perfect color blending product.

The sponsor for the Crafty Creations Challenges #318 is SLS  Lines

Click here to check out their great selection of digital images.

I am sure you will find 

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

Stamps: digi image-  SLS Lines Paper/Card Stock: Dark Blue CS, Med. Blue CS, White CS Ink used: Distress ink - Denim Dies Used: Becca Feekin Dies (old)   , Spellbinders Circle Accessories: Colored Pencils, Gamsol, dimensional foam,  Elizabeth Crafts - Merry Christmas Outline Stickers

I hope the card will cool you off, thinking about Christmas.

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes   (#55)
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes (#81)
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes (#88)
• Critters and Creatures - (June) Always Anything Goes with a Critter/Creature (#66)
• Love to Scrap -  Anything Goes (#47)

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

Send Me a Tweet

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.

The Song In Your Heart

Hi Everyone
Oh, I have some exciting news that I've been itching to tell. I have joined the design team over at Verses Rubber Stamps. WHOO HOO !! They have a huge selection of verses and if you're like me I always need a verse.

Have you visited their online store?  Please do,'cause they have lots of themes and I am sure you will find the perfect verse for your cards and other projects.

It was really hard to pick stamps, since they have so many great ones. I decided to work with this one from their Friendship Line.

Let me share my card

This verse is the perfect fit for the bird stamp I used. 

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Verses Rubber Stamps - FS1135E  Sing It Back To You, Inky Antics - Christmas Birds 11265MC Paper/Card Stock: Dk Green CS, Celery Green CS, Mustard Yellow CS Ink: India Ink - Black, Memento - Olive Green Accessories: Embossing Folder - Darice Leaves Pattern 1218-126, Copic Markers, Punch - Kreaxions #910,  dimensional foam

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Scrappers Delights   always anything goes (#89)

Artbymiran Challenge -  No.34 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes(#30)

Simply Papercraft - No. 6  - Anything Goes (#194)

Sister Act Card Challenge -  No. 110  - Always Anything Goes (Cards only) (#112)

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - W - Always Anything Goes   Optiona Twist - Father's Day/Nature

Crafter's Cafe - #120 Anything Goes (#178)

Crafty Gals Corner -  #23 The Great Outdoors (#36)

Inspiration Destination -  #37 Always Anything Goes  (#128)

Moo-Mania & More -  Anything Goes (Week 2 of 2) (#103)

Whimsy Inspiration - #83 Anything But A Square Card n (#123)

Thanks for coming by today. I will be back soon.

My Projects for Mema's Crafts for May

May Theme - Anything Goes

Hi Everyone,

It's the beginning of May and that means it time for Mema's Challenge for May. This month sponsor is  I Brake For Stamps.

I decided to use an umbrella image from I Brake for Stamps. And that umbrella made me think of April Showers and then there are the May Flowers so I used some of their darling flowers (Sweetheart Blossom). Then I spied a darling stamp set with birds perched on a sprig that is in bloom. So it all came together.

Click here for more pictures and additional information for my card.

A Little Bird

Hi Everyone

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Just bought a cute stamp set from Woodware Craft Collection and it contains 3 different birds and 2 sentiments that work together.This is such a great set!!!

I decided to use a center step card that I had cut earlier today. This card will fit in a A-2 envelope.

The three different birds in this set all have circles on their bodies. So I decided to use an embossing powder just on those areas to add some visual interest. That DP I used in the center panel area, has some pink swirly areas and I just added glitter to give that area more definition and to catch one's eye.

I added some pearl swirls to the side panels which  picked up the swirl design on the DP paper and tied both areas together.

Love this cute bird set, hope you do too.

I am entering my project in the following 10 challenges:

• Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Challenge #28: Always Anything Goes
• Hobbycutz  -W, 3E, SIO - Challenge #15 Anything Goes
• Sentimental Sundays - W, must include a Sentiment - Challenge #171Something Tweet.
• Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W2 of 2)   Birthdays
• Totally Gorjuss - W  #200   Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 58 - Animals
• Inspire Me Fridays– W - No. 119 - Anything Goes!
• Quick Quotes - M (first Friday of the month), E1, SIO - No.31 - week 1 -  Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 23 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in today, Have a great week

It has a song

Hi Everyone,

Last week I was busy prepping and delivering my card classes for the month. Now, since that's over til next month, I sat down and worked up a card for Sparkle N Sprinkle. I just received a few new stamp sets and I think you will like them. This card uses stamps from set 496, Bird Song. As soon as I saw  the bird on the wire image, I envisioned this card. Kind of reminds me of bunches of birds sitting on wires we all see from time to time.

First, I brayered the colors on my cs panel. I haven't done that in a while and it is a great way to apply color to your panel.

Next I stamped the birds, but since the bird image doesn't quite fit across the card, I just stamped it again to have the birds go all the way across the card. Next I just drew in additional lines to make it look like there were 5-6 lines. Easy Peasy. 

Well that is it for today. Have a great week, I'll be back soon.