Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Easter Prank -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, my crafty friends!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I'm posting for The Paper Shelter.  We are starting a new challenge today, with a theme of 'Something Funny', with an optional Anything Goes.  The challenge will last for a week. There are many humorous images in The Paper Shelter store. Pick one out, color it up, and play along with the theme. I used the hilarious image, Easter Prank for today's inspiration: 


I started with a black & white image of Easter Prank and colored it with Copic markers.  I used a set of mini slim dies from Taylored Expressions to cut out the image, back it, and make the card front.  The Easter egg paper is a digital paper from AMB Illustrations.  The stamped sentiment and the stamped Easter egg embellishments are from an Easter set from Pink & Main. 

I hope you can join us this week for our optional 'something funny' challenge.  Or, you can always enter as an ATG.  I'd love to see what you create! 


I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Classic Design Challenge -- optional bunnies

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Thanks a Bunch -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

A new month, a new challenge!  It's April, and time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group.  The challenge starts today and runs the whole month of April.  The theme is 'We love flowers'. An All Dressed Up Stamps image is required. 

For my DT inspiration using flowers, I colored up the lovely Thanks a Bunch image: 

I colored Thanks a Bunch with Olo markers.  I inked the edges of the stitched panel with a soft blue ink. I cut out the postage stamp panel with a die from my stash.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. 

I hope you can join us this month for our 'We love flowers' challenge.  I'd love to see what you create!



I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Passion for Markers -- Anything but birthdays

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Bunny Daffodil -- for Di's Digistamps Challenges

 Here we are at the end of March, and Easter is less than a month away.  Today is also the start of a new challenge at Di's Digistamps Challenges.  The theme for the next 2 weeks is '2 or more patterned papers'.  I used 3 on my card, and the digital black & white image, Bunny Daffodil:

I colored Bunny Daffodil with Copic markers, then used decorative oval dies by Spellbinders Paper Arts to cut it out and back it.  The patterned papers are digital.  They are a set of papers by AMB Illustrations called Easter Chicks papers.  I used a set of dies from Taylored Expressions to make the card base. The sentiment, backer die, and gems are all by Pink & Main. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.  I loved having you stop by!  Join in the Di's Digistamps challenge these next 2 weeks, using the theme, 2 or more patterned papers.  I'd love to see what you create!





Saturday, March 22, 2025

Bunny Hugs -- a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello, and welcome to some New Release inspiration from All Dressed Up Stamps. I love New Release days!  It's always so fun to create with Wendy Burns' wonderful digital images.I had the fun this month of creating with Bunny Hugs:

I created a mini slim card with this darling Bunny Hugs image.  I colored it with Copic markers, then used mini slim dies from Trinity Stamps and Spellbinders to create the card.  The floral background paper is digital.  It is from AMB Illustrations.  The sentiment is from Pink & Main, and the sequins are flat backed ones from Spellbinders. 

You'll find 3 NR images in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. The design team has new release inspiration in the ADU Facebook group and on the ADU Challenge blog.  Please, check it out. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Passion for Markers -- Add a sentiment

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Flowers Coloring Page -- for The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter challenge blog. Every Wednesday, a new challenge begins.  This week, the theme is "For the Ladies."  I thought a sheet of colored flowers would definitely qualify 'For the Ladies'.  This is a page from the Flowers Digital coloring book.  I sized it quite small.  I made the watering can from Altenew dies.  The sentiment is from Pink & Main.

I made it into a mini slim card.  It is one of my favorite sizes of cards.  The flowers  were colored with Altenew Artist markers. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you can join us this week for our 'For the Ladies' challenge!


I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Passion for Markers -- Add a Sentiment

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Swing High Mice -- for Di's Digistamps

It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at Di's Digistamps challenges.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!  The challenge will least for 2 weeks, and the theme is "All About Animals".  I colored up the adorable, 'Swing High Mice' for the challenge:

I colored Swing High Mice with Copic markers  I had to dig for my tree die, but I knew I had it.  It's by Lawn Fawn.  It was the perfect platform for the clothespin swing.  The sentiment from Hero Arts was the finishing touch.  

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks for our, 'All About Animals' challenge


I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Passion for Markers -- Dies &/or Punches (tree die and leaves)
I Love Promarkers -- Wings or Tails (tails)
MAWTT -- Pets

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Pixie Caramel Macchiato -- For The Paper Shelter

 Hello, thanks for your visit to my blog today!  Don't these weeks go by quickly?  Here we are to Wednesday, so that means it's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. The theme this week is: Food &/or Drink.  You'll find lots of images in The Paper Shelter store that fit that theme! You can enter with any image you want, but the prize is much better if you've used a Paper Shelter image.

For this week's Food & Drink challenge, I used the darling Pixie Caramel Macchiato


I colored Pixie Caramel Macchiato with Copic markers.  I used a set of nesting dies from Hero Arts to cut out the image and back it.  The designer coffee themed papers are from AMB Illustrations.  The sentiment and die to cut it out are from Pink & Main.  Some sticky backed gems from Altenew finish off the card. 

Here's a graphic explaining the prizes at The Paper Shelter Challenges.  


Please join us!  I'd love to see what you create.