A Cheerful Snowman -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, crafty friends!  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter.  This is our Christmas Break challenge.  It will run for a month to give the design team a little break.

I used one of my favorite winter images from The Paper Shelter -- A Cheerful Snowman -- 

I colored A Cheerful Snowman with a combination of Copic and Olo markers.  The wonky stitched oval dies that I used tout out and back the image have been in my stash for a long time and no longer have an identifying label on them.  The snowflakes were cut out with glitter card byAltenew.  I used a combination of snowflake dies by Cheery Lynn and Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment is by Hero Arts, cut out with a die from Pink & Main. 

I hope you can join us this next month at The Paper Shelter.  The above graphic explains the rules of the challenge and the prizes you could win.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Challenge -- AT Christmas Goes

AUD Sentiment -- Christmas or Winter

A Cut Above -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- ATG

Skater -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

December 1, can you believe it?  Thanks for stopping by my blog during this busy season.

Since it's the first of the month, there is a new challenge starting over in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The challenge will run for the whole month.  The theme is 'Celebrations'.   I made one more Christmas card that may be used as a Winter card instead.  We'll see. 

The All Dressed Up Stamps image I used for this challenge is Skater. 

I colored Skater with a combination of Copic and Olo markers. I used a couple of wonky stitched oval dies by Memory Box to cut her out and frame her. The tiny die cut snowflakes on the card are fromLawn Fawn and the sentiment is from a Taylored Expressions set. 

I hope you can join our challenge this month at All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. I'd love to see what you create!

Springtime! For All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello!  Thanks for stopping by. It's April 1, so a new challenge starts today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group -- no fooling! This month's theme is Die cuts &/or Punches.  You can have fun with that one! There are many, many darling images to choose from in the ADU Etsy Shop.

I am longing for spring, but Mother Nature is pulling an April Fool's joke on us today.  We have 8 fresh inches of snow, and it's still coming down.  My wish for warmer weather and warm sunshine compelled me to use the image For You on my card for this month's challenge.  Isn't she adorable?

Since the challenge theme is Die cuts/& or punches.  I used multiple die cuts on this card.  I die cut the For You image, then cut the 2 frames (all Lawn Fawn dies).  The cute pink flowers were on my desk left over from another card I made.  They are by Concord & Ninth.  I used some dew drops in the centers of the flowers.

I hope you can join us this month in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group!

New Year's Resolution -- Whatever the Weather, Enjoy it!

 Happy 2022, my blog friends!  I really don't make new year's resolutions, but it seems like a good idea to try to be more like my dog this year.  No matter what the weather is, he just enjoys it!  Since he and I are outdoors for hours everyday, I might as well adapt his philosophy!  As my boy Winter would say, "Whatever the weather, whatever!"

Today isn't just the start of a new year, it's also the start of a new month, which means it's the start of a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.  Challenges will be a little different this year.  Every other month, they will be Anything Goes, and then the next month, there will be a theme.  We're starting out the year with a month of Anything goes to ease us into the changes.

Snowmen have the right idea about winter -- just enjoy the snow while it lasts.  So, to go along with my new philosophy, I created a snowman card for today's challenge....

I started by inking my background with Distress Oxide inks in Victorian Velvet, Villainous Potion, Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Spun Sugar, and Kitsch Flamingo. Then, I constructed the snowman.  It is a die set by Karen Burniston. Then, I created the snowbanks, using Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside border dies. The inked background and pink layer were cut out with Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Rectangles.  The "Let it Snow" sentiment is by Crafter's Companion. 

The pretty snowflake paper on the base of the card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Winter papers. 

I added some snowflakes on my inked background with a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen. I used a Viva Decor Anthracite Pearl Pen on the eyes and mouth. I piece of ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon tied like a scarf finishes off the the card.

I hope you join in on our Anything Goes challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. It will run for 2 weeks.  I'd love to see what you create!

Let's Have S'more Christmas --for The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and the Paper Shelter Challenge Blog is starting a new challenge today.  Both teams are joining in on this one, as it's the last one of the year.  It's also an Anything Goes Challenge, as we know how busy everyone is. So, link up whatever you're creating.  If it uses a Paper Shelter image and you win the challenge, you win a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Shelter Store.  Wow! This challenge will run for 4 weeks. 

I made one more Christmas card for today's challenge.  It's already been mailed out.  Here in NW Wisconsin where I live, bonfires are very popular, and in turn, so are roasting s'mores over those fires, so this Christmas card was perfect for some friends we've done some camping/kayaking with through the years...

This card uses A Marshmallow for the Christmas Elf. In comes in the black & white version, that I used here, a pre-colored version, and some papers also.  

I colored A Marshmallow for the Christmas Elf with Copic markers and Spectrum Noir markers.

All the papers on this card are from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is a die cut from Spellbinders Paper Arts.   The snowflakes are dies by Lawn Fawn and Cheery Lynn. 

Please join us at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog for our Anything Goes Challenge. You have until January 11.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Passion for Markers -- Mega Christmas Challenge, ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

QKR Stampede -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas -- ATG

From Our Gnomes to Yours -- and SheepSki Designs Challenges

It's the first of the month, and a new challenge starts today at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Embellish It". The challenge runs for the month of December.

I have been wanting to color up the awesome Garden Party image, so took advantage of today's challenge to do just that! 

I wanted to make the Garden Party image look like Christmas, so I used my Copic markers and colored it with Christmas colors. 

That awesome red checked paper helped with the festive feel, too.   It's from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It's one of the papers in the Winter Plaid Collection. 

I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out and backed it with a die from Queen & Company.  The snowflake dies are by Frantic Stamper and Lawn Fawn. 

I hope you can join us for our "Embellish It" Challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win some of Andrea's awesome images -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas -- AT Christmas

Have a Magical Christmas -- for SheepSki Designs

It's the first of the month, and a new challenge starts today at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for the whole month and have a theme.  For November, the theme is 'Tis the Season.  We want to see those Christmas projects!

I used the image Christmas Eve to create this...

I colored Christmas Eve with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  I made the snowdrifts using hill dies from Lawn Fawn.  The night sky was created using a piece of blue paper and dotting it with a gel pen to create the stars.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you can join our 'Tis the Season challenge this month at SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge! There's also another challenge in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group.   I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Christmas 24 Challenge -- 'W' is for White

12 Months of Christmas -- ATG as long as its Christmas

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

A Place to Remember -- for Dies R Us Challenges

 It's October 15th, and it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. The challenges are Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store.  The challenge will run for 2 weeks.

A couple from my church recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.  They met at a Bible camp, that is very wooded.  I thought this die was perfect to make a die for their special day...

I created this card using a Crafter's Companion A Place To Remember Create-a-Card die. The sentiment is computer generated unto a stitched tag by Tonic Studios. The red stitched heart die is one of the Just Stitching Hearts die by Lawn Fawn. 

The background paper of the card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Fairy Land papers. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.  We give away a gift certificate and 3 designer choice awards every challenge.

For those friends in Canada, check out the Didi Crafts Store for wonderful crafting products and reasonable shipping rates. 

Haunted House -- for Dies R Us Challenges

 It's October 1, the month of spooky cats, witches, trick-or-treaters, and of course, haunted houses, so when it came time to make a card for today's card at Dies R Us Challenges, I knew it had to have a Halloween theme.  You, however, can make anything you want.  Just use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. The challenge will run for the next 2 weeks. 

I don't make many Halloween cards, and when I do, I don't want them to be too creepy or spooky.  I prefer the cute side of Halloween.  Today, though, I went with spooky...

This Haunted Manor is a Spellbinders Die. This exact die isn't available in the Dies R Us store, but if you search 'haunted house', you'll find some that are very close.  The bats are by Impression Obsession.  The hillside has a row of stitching on it.  It is hard to see cut out in black.  It is a die by Lawn Fawn. (Stitched Hillside Border Dies) The Boo!  Is one of my favorite Halloween sentiment dies.  It is also by Spellbinders. It is part of the Boo Web set. 

The background paper on this card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Halloween Night papers. Some burnt orange Timeless Twine finished off the card. 

I hope you can join our Anything Goes challenge at Dies R Us Challenges this next 2 weeks. We give away a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store, and 3 designer choice awards each challenge. 

For our Canadian friends, check out the Didi Crafts store for wonderful craft supplies and reasonable shipping rates. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- October Linky Party

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Shades of Blue for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Paper ala Mode challenges, over at The Outlawz.  Challenges this year are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and have a theme.  This time, the theme is "Shades of Blue". One lucky participant will win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop. There are beautiful papers, sentiments, and printables to choose from!

Shades of blue -- my favorite color!  I enjoyed this challenge very much!

I used several digital papers from the Textured Scenes Collection.  The pretty deer amidst the trees is one of the Silhouette Scenes printables. There are 4 in the set. The sentiment is one of the Hugs Sentiments. There are 4 in the set. 

I used Stitched Hillside dies by Lawn Fawn to create the layers of snow, and a frame from Lawn Fawn.  The mirror card is by Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for our Shades of Blue challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode! 

Rudolf's Little Helper -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's July 1, and it's time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is Celebrations.  You can take that any direction you want -- birthdays, anniversary,  wedding, and you'll find many wonderful image for lots of celebrations in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.

Celebrations -- I went with Christmas because it's time for me to get going on Christmas cards, and I've been wanting to color up this darling digital image, Rudolf's Little Helper...

Aren't they adorable together?  I think this is really going to make someone smile when they get this Christmas card!! I know I'd like to receive it! Those noses!!

Rudolf's Little Helper is colored with Copic markers.  Those fantastic papers are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are part of the Winter Digital Paper Collection.

The snowflakes are dies by Lawn Fawn and Cheery Lynn.  The layers of snow are made with dies by Lawn Fawn.

Join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenges.  I'd love to see your Celebrations themed project, and we have wonderful digis you can win -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals challenge -- ATG with an animal

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Classic Design Team Challenge -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas Link Up -- Christmas in July

A Little Guy, Sailing By -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's June 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. Challenges run all month and have a theme.  You are also required to use an All Dressed Up Stamps image.  This month, the theme is Little Guyz. You'll find many images that fit that theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. 

Little guyz and water -- they go hand in hand.  So, with that in mind, I colored up the darling Little Fishes and created this....

I colored Little Fishes with a combination of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Copic markers.  I made the waves by using Lawn Fawn stitched wavy border dies and papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Under the Sea papers. The sentiment is computer generated and printed on a banner by Crafter's Companion.  The sailboat is a die, also by Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this month for our Facebook Challenge, where the theme is Little Guyz.  Visit the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop to find the perfect image for the challenge and any occasion! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Passion for Markers challenge -- Make it Cute

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

The Tender Angie -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog

 It's Tuesday, and it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  A new challenge is just getting underway, with the monthly theme of Magical World (fairies, mermaids, unicorns, dryads). 

I had not yet had the opportunity to color one of Ching-Chou Kuik's wonderful mermaids, so I took advantage of this month's challenge  theme to do just that!  Here is The Tender Angie:

You can find The Tender Angie and all the wonderful digital images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy Shop.

I colored The Tender Angie with Copic markers, then set about finding papers and a sentiment.  I found both in the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The waves were created with Under the Sea papers and Lawn Fawn wavy dies.  The sentiment is one of the Mermaid Wishes Sentiments. 

I hope you can join us over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog this month for our Magical World Challenge!  I'd love to see what you create & we've got great prize you could win -- like this The Tender Angie!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

LTCCB -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Thanks so MUSH! For Dies R Us Challenges

 March 15, we're 1/2 way through this month already!  Winter is still hanging on tight here in NW Wisconsin where I live.  Oh well.  More time for crafting!  March 15 -- that means it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.  Challenges are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

Dies R Us Challenges  is on a joint venture this challenge with Double Trouble Challenge Blog.  You can find all the details on either blog.  Basically, the theme is "Magic", or mystical.  Create a project with a magical theme, and you can enter it in both challenges. 

I find gnomes very magical creatures, so when I saw this adorable set called Oh Gnome! from Lawn Fawn, I knew I needed to create with it!

I colored the Oh Gnome! figures with Copic markers, then used the corresponding Oh Gnome!  dies to cut them out. I framed them on a set of nesting dies by Nellie's Choice. The sentiment was stamped on a banner die by Lawn Fawn -- the Simple Wavy Banner Die Set. 

The cute mushroom background paper is by We Are 3 Digital shop. I thought it was the perfect backdrop for the Oh Gnome! magical set. 

I hope you join us at Dies R Us Challenges.  You can enter an Anything Goes project, or join in our collaborative effort with Double Trouble Challenges, and make something magical! 

Four our Canadian friends, check out the Didi Crafts Store.  You'll find wonderful products, and reasonable shipping.

 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge Blog -- Magical Day

D.L. Art -- March Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Birthday Card Creator -- Fro Dies R Us Challenges

 It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Challenges are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

You can never have too many birthday cards, right? So, I thought I'd use the awesome Create-a-card dies that Crafter's Companion has developed recently, and Dies R Us is carrying, and make a birthday card. I used the Interchangeable Flower Frame to create this:

I chose to use the birthday sentiment, but there is also a Best Wishes and a Just for You option with this set.  Really fun and versatile! The small stitched hearts are by Lawn Fawn.  They are part of the Just Stitching Hearts set. 

The background paper on this card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It's one of the papers in the Daydreams Collection. The crinkly ribbon can be found in the DL Art Etsy Shop. 

The current Dies R Us Challenge will run until Feb. 28. Please join us!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz -- Add Some Metal

Creative Fingers -- ATG

D.L. Art -- February Linky Party

Snow Much Love -- For Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Thursday, and that's Oldie but Goodie day over on the Catch the Bug Blog for Bugaboo Stamps.  There are literally hundreds -- maybe thousands of digis that would be considered Oldies, but certainly goodies in the Bugaboo Stamps Store. 

Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd feature something with a sweetheart theme for today.  How about a couple of cute snow people?  How about this Snowman 2 Couple?

I colored Snowman 2 Couple with Copic markers, then used dies by Spellbinders to cut them out and back them.

The papers on this card are from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with a die from Queen & Company.  The snowflakes are dies from Lawn Fawn. 

That's it for my Oldie but Goodie.  Visit the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the other talented Bugaboo designer have created over at Catch the Bug!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday -- Valentines

QKR Stampede -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

D.L. Art -- January Linky Party

Keep Smiling -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 It's the 22nd of the month, and that's the day I'm lucky enough to post a New Release image for All Dressed Up Stamps.  There are usually 3 new releases each month, and today, I got to play with a little sweetie from the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop called Keep Smiling. 

I colored Keep Smiling with Spectrum Noir Triblend markers, and Copic markers.  The background paper is from a stash I've been accumulating from Crafter's Companion.  The dies used on this card are from Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment on the tag was computer generated. The crinkle ribbon is by D.L. Art and can be found in her Etsy Shop. 

There are 3 New Releases in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy shop, and you can see what the ADU design team created with them in the ADU Facebook group, and on the All Dressed Up Stamps blog.  You'll find challenges both those places, too.  Join us!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- January Linky Party

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

Polkadoodle Challenge Blog -- ATG

Happy Christmas -- for Ching Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

 It's Monday,  and it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is Happy Christmas or Happy Birthday.  I'm done with Christmas cards, but there's always next year, right? 

I used the adorable Aurora Woods to create this:

I colored Aurora Woods with Copic markers, then cut her out with a stitched oval die from my stash. 

The pretty background dies are from Anna Griffin, the Happy Christmas sentiment is from Crafter's Companion, and the snowflakes dies are from Cheery Lynn and Lawn Fawn. 

I hope you join the "Happy" (Christmas or Birthday) challenge at Ching-Chou Kuik this month.  You'll find another challenge and more inspiration in the CCK Facebook group!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- Thankful Thursday - Red & Green

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Brrrr Winter! For Dies R Us Challenges

It's the 15th of the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.  Every 2 weeks, a new challenge begins!  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is 'Winter Wonderland'.  Yeah, winter is almost here, isn't it?  I actually love winter, and I adore making winter cards, so this was a great challenge for me!

Shop the Dies R Us Store.  You'll find tons of dies that fit this theme!  All you have to do is use one form a die that Dies R Us sells to be eligible for the challenge. They sell dies from dozens of companies, so that is easy to do!

My entry for the 'Winter' Theme!

I started out inking my winter sky background.  I used distress oxide inks, purchased from Dies R Us in the colors of Peacock Feathers, Speckled Egg, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, and Blueprint Sketch.  Then, I made the "snowbanks".  They are actually Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside border dies.  The cute snowbird is from Elizabeth Crafts.  The Brrrrr Winter Sentiment is part of a Winter Wishes Sentiment set from Elizabeth Crafts. 

I hope you join us this next two weeks for our Winter Wonderland challenge.  Check out all the wonderful dies and supplies in the Dies R Us Store.  Canadian customers, you'll want to shopping the Didi Crafts store! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- Any Winter Holiday

Crafty Sentiments Designs -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Everybody Art Challenge -- Animals

Sweet Holiday Wishes -- For Jan's Digi Stamps

 We're more than 1/2 way through November, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog.  The challenge started the first Monday of the month, and it will run until December 6.  You still have plenty of time!  JDS challenges are always anything goes.  Anything! Link up whatever you are working on!

You'll find many wonderful digital set in the Jan Mayhew store. If you're working on Christmas cards, there are some fantastic sets, including several news ones.  I used the wonderful new Holiday Sleigh to create this:

This is one of Jan's pre-colored images.  She does such a fabulous job on them.  I couldn't color them as well so it's really hard to not use the pre-colored variety that is offered. The sentiment is also from the Holiday Sleigh set. 

I hope you can join us at JDS challenges! They'll be a random gift certificate given away, one for a Jan Mayhew image, an 3 designer choice awards.