Star Pup -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's almost Christmas!  I hope you are almost ready.  Merry Christmas to you and yours.

It's the 22nd of the month, which means it's time for the All Dressed Up Stamps design team to feature this month's new releases. There are 3.  I had the great privilege of creating with Star Pup.  As always, this image is paw-sitively adorable!

Here's Star Pup, celebrating a birthday:

Star Pup is saying, "Let's Paw-ty", although it's terribly hard to read. I colored  Star Pup with Copic markers.  I used dies from Hero Arts to cut out the stats and the stitched circle. The papers are from Newton's Nook.  

You'll find two challenges each month at All Dressed Up Stamps.  There is one in the ADU Facebook Group and one on the challenge  blog.  We are taking the month of January off to give the team a break. 

Thanks for visiting my blog during this busy time. Enjoy the holidays!

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

Alphabet Challenge-- 'S' is for Stars

My Little Elf -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Dec. 1--How did we get here so fast!  I'm NOT ready for this busy Christmas season!

Dec 1 -- it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group.  The challenge is the whole month of December.  Our theme this month is Layer It.  

I used a fairly new release on my project, My Little Elf, found in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. Here's my creation for the challenge: 

I colored My Little Elf with Copic markers. I tried for some not-so-traditional Christmas colors.

Here's how I layered up the card to fit the challenge criteria:  I cut My Little Elf out using a stitched arch die by Pink & Main.  I layered this unto another (bright green) arch layer.  These are both layered unto a piece of burgundy snowflake designer paper.  This was all glued unto a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch top folding card base. To add another layer, and a holiday embellishment, I added a candy cane die cut by Hero Arts. It is a 2-layer die.  The sentiment was 2 parts.  Both words are layered up 3 times and glued together to add some dimension.  

I hope you like My Little Elf.  Color up your own All Dressed Up Stamps image. Add some layers and enter the challenge.  I'd love to see what you create! 

Snowman Hugs -- A NR at All Dressed Up Stamps

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!  Today, I'm sharing a project using one of the new releases at All Dressed Up Stamps.  There are 3 new ones each month.  They, and all the others, are in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

My card today uses the darling Snowman Hugs image.  Maybe it's because I live in Wisconsin where snow is plentiful, But I love to color snow and snow shadows break out the blue violets!).  This Snowman Hugs digital stamp was so fun for me!

I colored Snowman Hugs with comic markers.  I used a die set called Christmas Cloche to simulate a snow globe for my image.  The dies are from Concord & Ninth.  The snowflake dies are by Lawn Fawn.  The silver and white glitter papers are from my stash.  

I hope you enjoy Snowman Hugs, and I hope you check out the rest of the ADU design team creations. You will find them in the ADU FB group and on the blog.  There's still time to enter the November FB challenge.  The theme is Gems, Sparkle, and/or Shine.  

I'd like to enter this in this challenge:

Passion for Markers -- Winter

Bushy Tail -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Welcome to November, and welcome to my blog!  Since it's a new month, there is a new challenge beginning today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Gems, Sparkle, and Shine. 

November is the month of thankfulness for me.  I don't like to skip right over the Thanksgiving holiday.  With that in mind, I created this card for the challenge using Bushy Tail:

I colored Bushy Tail with Copic markers and Olo markers. I fussy cut it and mounted it on a piece of woodgrain cardstock from Crafter's Companion.  The paper with tress and a forest scene on it is from Brutus Monroe. 

It is hard to see in this photo, but there are orange gems all over the Bushy Tail.  They, and the clear gems, are from Taylored Epressions. The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.  The sentiment is from a Pink & Main stamp set. 

I hope you can join us this month for the All Dressed Up Facebook group challenge.  The theme of Gems, Sparkle, and Shine is a fun one!

I'd like to enter this in:

Passion for Markers Challenge -- Embellish It (lots of rhinestones on his tail)

Halloween Dress Up-- a New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's new release day at All Dressed Up Stamps! There are 3 new releases, all available in the ADU Etsy Shop.  You'll find inspiration for all 3 new releases in the ADU Facebook group and on the ADU Challenge blog. 

I had the pleasure of being able to create with the Halloween Dress new release.

Isn't this image darling?  I love Halloween Dress!   I colored her with a combination of Copic and Olo markers. I think Halloween Dress is all ready for the spooky holiday!

The spiderweb papers in orange and purple on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are the Spider Webs papers, printable in 8 colors. 

The scalloped edge die and stitched rectangle are from Pink & Main.  The cute witch hat and Boo! sentiment are from Crafter's Companion.  The purple gems are from Taylored Expressions. 

I hope you enjoy this new release as much as I do!  Remember, she's available in the ADU Etsy shop.

Entering this in:

Passion for Markers-- Dies &/or punches (dies)

Little Squeak -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello, and happy October!  I so love this time of year. The geese are gathering on the lakes by my house, the leaves are at their Autumn peak color, and the days are cool and crisp.  So lovely!

Today is the start of our new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  This month's theme is "use orange and/or Purple".  Oooo, fun!

I used the adorable ADU image Little Squeak  for my project this month.  You will find it, and many wonderful images that will fit this theme in the ADU Store. 

I colored Little Squeak with Copic markers, then set out to find orange & purple papers to fit the challenge theme.  I found the patterned papers in a stash from Crafter's Companion.  The shaped dies to make this mini slim card are from LDRS Creative.  The sentiment and card base are from Taylored Expressions. The purple and orange flowers are from Prima Marketing.  Little Squeak -- so adorable!

I hope you can join us this month for our 'purple orange' challenge in the ADU Facebook group. There's also another challenge each month on the ADU challenge blog.

Thanks for visiting!

Tractor Boy -- a New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello friends, and happy harvest season!  Today is one of the days each month when design team members feature this month's new releases.  I was privileged to be able to create with Tractor Boy, found in the All Dressed Up Shop.

I used Copic markers to color Tractor Boy:

The crops are being harvested here in the county I live in.  Yesterday, I saw lots of soy beans coming in.  The corn will be soon, too.  Tractor Boy and his animals look ready for the job.

After coloring Tractor Boy, I went searching for the perfect paper.  I found this at Pixel Scrapper.

I cut the image and paper with stitched square dies from my stash.  The sentiment was computer generated. The buttons were from my button jar. 

I hope you check out the other inspiration today (and everyday), that can be found in the ADU Facebook group or on the blog. 

Thanks for visiting!

I'm entering this is:

Passion for Markers -- Fall colors

Daisy Fairy -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 September 1 -- can you believe it?  Fall will soon be upon us, and I'm ready for the beautiful leaves turning, blue sky days, and cooler temperatures.

September 1 -- time for a new challenge in the Facebook All Dressed Up Stamps group.  The challenge runs all month, and this month's theme is 'Make it Feminine'.  The hardest part of the whole challenge for me was picking the feminine All Dressed Up image I wanted to color.  There are so, so many darling ones in the ADU Shop!!

After much deliberation, I chose Daisy Fairy as my girly image to create with:

Isn't Daisy Fairy darling? She seems so happy! I colored her with Copic markers, then cut her out with a stitched oval die in my collection. 

I cut the card base and background paper with my Silhouette.  I haven't turned it on in ages, so it needed to be used.  The pretty pink floral background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. You'll find wonderful papers, printables, and sentiments in the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

I hope you can join us this month for the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook challenge. I'd love to see what you create using the 'Make it Feminine' theme!

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

Passion for Markers -- Feminine

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Polkadoodles challenge -- ATG

My Favorite Things -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello, August!  Summer is going so fast, but it is August.  That means that a new challenge is starting today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The challenge will run all month.  This month's theme is "My Favorite Things". Such a fun theme!  Remember, you have to use an All Dressed Up Stamps image. You'll find them here.

I thought the image Summer Ice Cream portrayed many of my favorite things: summer, dogs, denim, and ice cream!

Here's what I created with Summer Ice Cream.  

I colored Summer Ice Cream with Copic markers. It doesn't show up in the pictures, but the light blue paper is embossed with clouds.  It is an embossing folder from Pink & Main. The kraft paper frame is by Taylored Expressions, as is the sentiment and strip. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you can join us for the 'My Favorite Things' challenge!

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

Passion for Markers challenge -- Your favorite color combo (red and blue)

DigiChoosday challenge -- ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge -- ATG

Summer -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 Summer!  I love this season!  I also love that I get to share one of the new releases at All Dressed Up Stamps with you today. There are 3 new releases this month (all available in the ADU Etsy Shop), and they are all darling.  I'm sharing the NR entitled Summer.  Isn't she darling?

I like to rainbow all the things, so when I saw the "summer" letters, I saw rainbow.

I colored Summer with Copic markers, then fussy cut her out. All the dies &  patterned papers used are from Brutus Monroe. 

The talented ADU design team has plenty of inspiration to share about the July releases.  You can see them in the All Dressed Up Stamps challenge blog, and in the ADU Facebook Group. You'll also find challenges at both of these links.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Perfect Day for a Walk -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Any day is the perfect day for a walk!  It's also the perfect day for a new challenge at All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. The challenge starts today, July 1 and runs through July 31.  The theme this month is Anything You Want.  Woohoo!  Go for it! 

I have long wanted to color up this Perfect Walk image.  This challenge theme seemed like the perfect time to create with Perfect Walk!

I colored Perfect Walk with Copic markers.  I used some new dies I purchased from The Stamp Market.  They cut out and backed the image with an arch shape.  The arched shape stamp is also from The Stamp Market.  The fancy umbrella is a Spellbinders die, and the clouds are part of a Crafter's Companion set.  The background paper is from my stash, but is probably from Crafter's Companion. 

Thanks for visiting my blog!

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

Allsorts Challenge -- Summertime

Crafty Catz Challenge -- ATG (embossed the words on the arch)

Craft Rocket Challenge -- ATG

Wellie Boots -- A New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's New Release day at All Dressed Up Stamps!  You can find great inspiration from the design team on Facebook, and on the ADU challenge blog. You'll find inspiration for 3 incredible new releases!

I had the joy of being able to create with Wellie Boots.  What could be cuter than a creation with this Wellie Boots digital stamp? 

I colored Wellie Boots with Copic markers. I then used a new set of stacking dies from Spellbinders to cut her out and layer her on the shaped card.  The papers are from AMB Illustrations and the watering can is from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from a Pink & Main stamp set. 

I hope you check out the other great inspiration from the talented DT, and join us in our challenges.  I'd love to see what you create with this, or any other ADU image.

Happy crafting!

I'm entering this in the:

Passion For Markers challenge -- dies & or punches (dies)

The Paper Funday -- ATG/optional twist -- no squares 

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Digichoosday -- ATG

For the Boys -- New challenge starting at All Dressed Up Stamps

 June 1! I hope it's happy for you.  It must be summer, as we had our first 90 degree day yesterday.

June 1 -- the start of a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  It runs all month, and has the theme of "For the Boys". You must use an All Dressed Up image on your creation.

Since the challenge theme is 'For the Boys', and this is gardening season, I thought Garden Boy would be perfect for this challenge. Since Flag Day and Independence Day aren't far off, I used red & blue as my theme:

I colored Garden Boy with Copic markers. I used a stitched oval and scalloped stitched oval die to cut him out and frame him.  This is a gatefold card, although it's hard to see in this picture. I cut an 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 pieces cardstock and scored each end at 2 1/4 inches.  The colorful background papers are by Taylored Expressions.

This is a darling digital stamp, with the many details, including a worm, a snail, a bird, and the cute plants.  I hope you like Garden Boy.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll look for you in the challenge!

Flutter Away -- A NR at All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello, stamping friends!  Today I have a new release from All Dressed Up Stamps to share with you.  Twice a month, different members of the design team share their creations featuring the current months new releases.  Today it's my turn, and I'm sharing the delightful Flutter Away, available in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy shop.

Here's Flutter Away: 

I colored this sweet Flutter Away image with Copic markers.  The sentiment was found in a butterfly set of stamps by Crafter's Companion.  The butterfly border is also from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you enjoyed this card featuring Flutter Away.  There are 3 new releases this month, all found in the ADU Etsy shop. You can find more inspiration using the new releases in the ADU Facebook group and on the ADU blog. 

Hedgehog Flower -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

May day, May day!  It's the first day of May!   It's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  The theme for May is Flower Power.  Easy peasy, right?  There are many amazing All Dressed Up Stamps images you could use to fit this theme. 

I love the Hedgehog Flower digital image, and used it for my challenge card:

I colored Hedgehog Flower with Copic markers,  then cut it out and layered it with dies from Pink & Main.  

I used digital papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  These are the Spring Fling papers. I used them on each layer of the card, and also to create the die cut flowers.  Dies used are from Queen & Company. I decorated them up with some gems from Pinkfresh Studios. 

I hope you enjoy Hedgehog Flower.  I'd love to see what you create! 

Watering Time -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 It's New Release day at All Dressed Up Stamps!  Twice each month, the ADU design team features the current month's new releases.  Today is one of those days! So fun!

I have the pleasure this month of being able to create with the darling Watering Time digital image. Here she is:

I colored Watering Time with Copic markers, then used a set of dies from Spellbinders Paper Arts to create the shaped card. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set. 

I hope you enjoy what I created with Watering Time.  To see more inspiration, and the other new release, visit the ADU Facebook group or challenge blog.

Thank you for the visit to my blog:

You're the Friend, featuring new things are We Are 3 Digital Shop

 Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it!  We still have a lot of snow on the ground, so it doesn't "feel" much like Easter, but certainly we will celebrate the resurrection, no matter what Mother Nature says.

We Are 3 Digital Shop recently releases some new products.  There are 2 new paper packs and a new sentiment set. I tried to showcase them on this card:

The gingham papers (both mint and pink) and the pink layered in the die cuts are from the Spring Fling papers.  The sentiment, part of the Bookmark Thoughts sentiment set, has some wonderful sentiments in the set.  It is printed on a paper from the newly released Stained Glass papers.

I used dies from Crafter's Companion to create this card  The gingham layer is inked with a Catherine Pooler ink. 

Stop by We Are 3 Digital Shop to see all the wonderful goodies there. 

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!

Egg Painting -- an All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

Hello, crafty friends!  Today is a New Release day at All Dressed Up Stamps.   You can find all the New Release inspiration on the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog, and in the ADU Facebook group. Today, I have the pleasure of designing with the awesome Easter image  called, Egg Painting.  Isn't it the sweetest?

I colored the darling girl and her bunny (Egg Painting) with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from an old Close To My Heart acrylic stand.

I cut out the Egg Painting image and backed her with dies from Pink & Main. The floral background paper is from Crafter's Companion.

Check out all the new release inspiration, and don't forget to enter the challenges!

Jam Jars, Embellished -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's March 1, and that means it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Digital Stamps Facebook group. This month's theme is Embellish It.  The challenge runs all month. You must use an All Dressed Up Stamps image on your project.  There are so many wonderful images found here. 

For the embellish it challenge, I used a portion of the image, Jam Jars.  I am very fond of this image, and usually color up all 3 of the Jam Jars.   However, I wanted to make a mini slim card, so chose to use only 1 of the Jam Jars. Here's my card for the challenge:

I colored Jam Jars with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.  The mini slimline sized die is from Pinkfresh Studios, as is the sentiment.  The circle die (cut in 1/2), is from Crafter's Compansion. I used a couple of dewdrops from my stash in the center of the flowers. 

I hope you can join our Embellish It challenge this month! I'd love to see what you create! 

Valentine's Girl -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Twice a  month, All Dressed Up Stamps DT members feature the new releases.  Today is one of those days.  Fun!! This month's new releases have a Valentine's feel for them, but definitely can be used for other occasions.  I made a "just because" type card with the New Releases, Valentine's Girl. Here she is!!

I colored Valentine's Girl with Copic markers, then used a set of large heart dies I have to construct the card and layer up Valentine's Girl.  The background paper is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is the Romantic Hearts paper. I heat embossed the sentiment, used a die from Pink & Main to cut it out, cut out another old heart die for the embellishment, and the card was done.

Visit the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group and the ADU blog for even more inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Let's Party -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Here we are!  It's February, the month of love.  I've been making Valentine's Cards and have most of them that I need done. 

It's February, and that means there is a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group.  The challenge starts today, February first, and goes all month.  The theme this month is Celebrations.  There are many, many images in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop that would work for this theme.  Treat yourself to something new, color it up, and join our challenge!

I used one of the images in the Dogs in Shades set to create this:

I love that adorable pooch!  And, as you can see, it doesn't take much to color her up. I colored her with Copic markers.  The sentiment is computer generated. 

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Muddy Paws papers.

I hope you can join us this month for the Celebrations challenge at ADU Facebook group.  I'd love to see what you create! 

Pretty as a Picture --for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Welcome to 2023!  I'm hoping for a great year of crafting, among other things. My husband retired on Dec. 30.  We'll have to adjust to each other being home all the time.  I'll enjoy having him around, as long as he stays out of my craft room!

January 1 -- that means it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. Each month, there is a theme, and an All Dressed Up Stamps image must be used. For the month of January, the theme is "Make it Cute".  I think all of Wendy Burns' images are adorable, so this is an easy challenge!

I colored up the very cute Pretty as a Picture image and created this card:

Pretty as a Picture is colored with Copic markers.  The embellishments, sentiment, and paint tube background paper are by Spellbinders. 

I hope you can join us this month for our "Make it Cute" challenge.  It will run all month, and you have chance to win some adorable images of your choosing!  I hope to see your project!