Snow Ride -- a New Release from All Dressed Up Stamps

 Greetings, crafty friends!  Today is the day New Release images are showcase for All Dressed Up Stamps.  You'll find inspiration in the ADU Facebook group and on the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge blog.  There are 3 new releases this month.  You'll find the new releases, and all Wendy's sweet images in the ADU Etsy Shop. 

I had the fun of creating with the Snow Ride image.

I colored Snow Ride with a combination of Copic and Olo markers.  I really like this color combo, and have use it on several other Christmas cards this season.

I used some layers dies by Spellbinders to make this mini slim card.  The wintery background paper and the shimmery layer are both by Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  Some bling from Taylored Expressions finished off the card.

Thanks for stopping by, and please check out the other inspiration.

My Big Scarf -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, fellow crafters!  Thanks for stopping by today.  It's  time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  The theme for challenge #618 is 'Dots &/or Stripes'.  I love combining dots & stripes, so this was a fun challenge for me.  Have you visited the Paper Shelter store lately?  There are so many fantastic sets to color, and each set comes with a pre-colored image, if coloring isn''t your thing.  There are also wonderful coloring books and pages. 

For this week's dots & stripes theme, I used the image, My Big Scarf: 

I started out by coloring the .jpg image of My Big Scarf with Copic markers, then started the hunt for dots & stripes papers to match the colors of the My Big Scarf image. I found both dots & stripes to match in a retired paper collection from Taylored Expressions.  

I created the card with mini slim cutting dies from Pink & Main.  They made constructing this card very easy. The sentiment is from a stamp & die set from Hero Arts. The gems to complete the card are by Altenew. 

The above graphic explains the the prizes given away each week at The Paper Shelter Challenges.  I hope you enter because I'd love to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Passion for Markers -- Dies &/or punches -- used dies

Unicorn Challenges -- Christmas/Winter -- used winter theme

A Cut Above -- warm it up

Give Thanks -- for Di's Digistamps Challenge

 Hello, everyone.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm excited to once again be on the Di's Digistamps Challenge team.  I was on it some years ago, but needed to drop for health reasons.  I'm pleased to say I am feeling well again, and am back on board.  I just love Di's super sweet images.  They are so fun to create with!

Di's Digistamps challenges run for 2 weeks.  They always start on a Saturday.  This time, the theme is 'Thankful or Happy Harvest'.  As long as you stick with the theme, you can use any image, but if you use a Di's Digistamps image, you get a bigger prize.  Her images can be found in the Di's Digistamps Etsy shop.

Following the 'Thankful' theme, I used the darling Squirrel Fun image to create this: 

I colored Squirrel Fun using a mix of Copic markers.  Once I got Squirrel Fun  colored the way I wanted it, I used a set of Spellbinders dies to cut it out and back it.  The background paper with the leaves and acorns is from Brutus Monroe.  The sentiment, matching die, and sticky back pearls are from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you can join us at Di's Digistamps Challenges this fortnight. There are so many darling images in the shop that fit this theme, and I'd love to see what you create!

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

Aloha Friday -- Thankful

Creative Fingers Challenge -- ATG

Cut it Up -- Grateful or Thankful

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

As You Like It Challenge -- Favorite Animal (and why). We feed squirrels and watch them for entertainment.  

The Sisterhood of Crafters -- Leaves/Autumn

Christmas Deer -- for all Dressed Up Stamps

 Greetings, fellow crafters. Thanks for visiting today.  It's November 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  The theme this month is "Christmas is Coming".  It is, isn't it?  It's coming all too fast.  I've been busy making Christmas cards, but it will soon be time to send Christmas cards.  Eek!  I'm not ready for the busy-ness of it all.

Christmas is coming.  With that theme in mind, I made a card to add to my Christmas stash using the beautiful Christmas Deer image, found in the ADU Etsy shop. Here's my inspiration card...

I colored Christmas Deer using Copic markers.  I used some stitched arch dies from Pink & Main th frame it.  The dotted paper is from a Christmas paper pack from Crafter's Companion.  The holly & berry dies were from a one-day card making retreat sponsored by Scrapbook & Cards today.  I don't know what company made the dies for the class. The 'Joy' sentiment is by Taylored Expressions. 

I hope you can join us this month for the 'Christmas is Coming' challenge found in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. It runs all month.

Autumn Joy - For The Paper Shelter

It's October 30th, and it looks like late Fall in my neck of the woods.  The leaves are down, and the trees, other than the oaks, stand bare.   Challenge #616 starts today on The Paper Shelter blog.  The theme is 'Make it Sparkle' (in honor of Bonfire Night).  Since Autumn is nature's fireworks, I went with an Autumn card.  Here's what I created with Autumn Joy: 

I colored Autumn Joy with Copic markers. I used dies from Crafter's Companion to cut out the image and back it with an Autumn Plaid paper (also from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  I cut it out with the matching die, cut a couple extras, and layered them all up.  The dies and shiny papers are from my stash.  I dig these dies out every year for a Fall card or two and I no longer remember where I got them.  They are OLD!

I hope you can join us this week for our 'Make it Sparkle' challenge.  The above graphic explains the prizes you can win.  I'd love to see what you create!

Star Pup -- a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 New releases -- who doesn't love them, right?  I look forward every month to the new release images at All Dressed Up Stamps.  Every month, Wendy releases 3 new images, and one is as wonderful as the next.  This month, I had the pleasure of creating with Star Pup.  It, and all of ADU's mages, are available in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

Here is Star Pup:

I colored Star Pup with Copic markers. After finishing the coloring, i used various sized dies to cut out the image and back it using mini slim layering dies from Taylored Expressions.  The plaid paper was in a Christmas pad by Crafter's Companion.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the image.  The sentiment is also by Taylored Expressions.

You can see the other great releases in the ADU Facebook group, and on the ADU Challenge Blog. Check both places for wonderful inspiration!

Spoooky! For The Paper Shelter

 Boo!  Read on to see one of the few Halloween cards I've made and posted this spooky season.  It's The Paper Shelter's challenge #614.  The theme is Halloween or Halloween colors.  It's starts today and runs for a week.

There are many wonder The Paper Shelter Halloween images in the TPS Store. 

I created my card this week with the super cute Halloween image, Spoooky! 

I colored Spoooky! with Copic markers, then fussy cut the cutie out.  The purple background paper that looked like I spent hours making with various mixed media techniques is actually an 8x8 pice of designer paper from Crafter's Companion.  The die cut bats are from Crafter's Companion also. 

I used stitched oval dies from The Scrappin' Cottage.  I cut the largest oval out of the card base (card stock from Taylored Expressions).  I found a matching orange color (card stock from Concord & Ninth) and made the lighter orange frame, then glued this to the oval card front.  Lastly, I taped a 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of the purple paper to the inside of the base.  The card front was constructed.  

The finishing touches included popping the Spoooky! image up on foam tape, taking it to the inside of the oval, die cutting and attaching the 3 bats, and adding foam tape to the sentiment (from Waffle Flower) and adding it to the lower left corner. 

I hope you like my Spooky card and are inspired to enter the Halloween challenge at The Paper Shelter this week. Here's a graphic explaining the prizes. 

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Wag Your Tail -- for The Paper Shelter

 If you're happy and you know it, wag your tail!  Hello, and thanks for visiting today.   Welcome to challenge #612 at The Paper Shelter.  This week's theme is 'All Creatures Great and Small.  You have until October 8 to enter.

Here's my creation for the All Creatures Great and Small challenge. You know I love dogs, so any excuse to color one up, right? 

I used the fun Bath Time image from The Paper Shelter to create this card. It is colored with Copic markers.

The frame die is from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment is from Close To My Heart, and cut out with die from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter challenges.  We have great prizes!

Plus, I'd love to see what you create!

Little Pumpkin -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's October 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Autumn or Halloween.  I'm not big on making Halloween cards, so I made an Autumned themed card for the challenge.  Here's my inspiration for you using Little Pumpkin:

I colored Little Pumpkin with Copic Markers, then used a wonky stitched circle die from My Favorite Things.  I used 2 designer papers from Brutus Monroe, and used a die from Taylored Expressions to cut the papers out and use them as the base layer of my design.  The sentiment is from a Fall set from Taylored Expressions.  I added some bling to finish off the card. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog.  I also hope you enjoyed my card and are inspired to enter our challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  You'll find many images that would fit the challenge theme in the ADU Etsy Shop. 

Autumn Fairy -- a new release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 Today is one of the days that New Releases are shared in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group and on the All Dressed Up Stamps challenge blog. There are 3 new releases this month.  You'll find them all in the ADU Etsy Shop. This month, I had the pleasure of creating with the digital image, Autumn Fairy:

This card is an unusual size for me.  It's 6x6 inches.  Here in the US, it costs extra to mail this size, so I usually stick to A2 or 5x7.  But, 6x6 worked best for my design.  

I colored Autumn Fairy with Copic markers, then used a set of dies I've had for years to cut her out and back her.  They are from a company that has long since closed their doors, but their dies that I own are still going strong. The squirrel die is another one I've had for years and no longer remember who it is by.  I bring it out every year to make a Fall card or 2.  The sentiment and backer die are from Taylored Expressions.  The background paper is from Brutus Monroe. 

If you like this card, check out what the other  design team members have created.  You'll find them on the ADU blog, and in the ADU Facebook group. There's still time to enter both challenges, too.

My Good Boy -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, crafty friends.  Thanks for visiting my blog today!

A new challenge starts today on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  The challenge will last for a week, and has the theme of '3 of something'.  The Paper Shelter has so many darling images and coloring pages.  Grab one, color it up, and join us! 

For my card for this challenge, I colored up the image, My Good Boy. I used the black & white .png stamp to create this: 

I used 3 circles and 3 die cut dog bones to meet the criteria for the challenge theme. 

I colored the image with Copic markers, used a set of circle dies from Hero Arts to cut out the circles.  The designer paper is from Newton's Nook.  The dog bone dies are from Cheery Lynn.  The sentiment is a stamp and die set from Taylored Expressions. 

I hope you can join us this week At The Paper Shelter for our '3 of something' challenge.  I'd love to see what you crate! 

Enchanted Roses -- For The Paper Shelter

 Hello, crafty friends, and welcome to this week's challenge at The Paper Shelter!  This week's theme is 'Add Flowers'.  I love flowers, so this was a fun challenge for me.  

Usually I choose to color flowers with Copic markers.  This time, I used a preprinted flower that I found in the Paper Shelter Store. It's called Enchanted Nature- Romantic. I used one of the rose images, but there are many pretty flowers in this design resource.

Here's the card I created with the preprinted Enchanted Nature image:

The dies and sentiment are from Pink and Main. 

This set from The Paper Shelter would really help you develop shading skills in your coloring! 

I hope you can join us for our 'Add Flowers' challenge.  You can use a flower in your image, like I did, or you can add them with dies, diecuts, bling, or whatever pleases you.  The above graphic explains the prize structure for wins at The Paper Shelter challenges. I hope to see your pretty creations this week!

Apple Picker -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's September !  Hurray!  I love September!  The temperatures are starting to cool down, the sun isn't quite so intense, and the leaves are starting to turn.  These are all sign of Autumn, which I love.

September first also means a new challenge is underway in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The challenge runs all month and this month's theme is CAS or Layers.  There are many, many digis in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop that will work perfectly for this challenge. 

I used the darling image, Apple Picker for the challenge:

I colored Apple Picker with Copic markers, then started designing the card.  I had a CAS card in my head, but as I started designing it, It ended up with more than one layer, and then a frame and some die cut apples.  So, I guess I followed the 'Layers' portion of the challenge.

The frame is a die from Taylored Expressions.  The apples are cut out with a die from Spellbinders Paper Arts.  The sentiment stamp and coordinating die are from Brutus Monroe.  

I hope you can join us this month for the CAS or Layers challenge at All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. I'd love to see what you create!

Gnome With a Daisy -- For The Paper Shelter

 Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog today!

There's a new challenge that starts today at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  The challenge runs for a week, and the theme is "Enjoy the Summer Sun" (colors or activity).  That's a great theme for hot, hot, hot August.

I think the digital stamp 'Gnome with a Daisy' from The Paper Shelter is just adorable.  I love gnomes, and this one was very fun to color up!

I colored Gnome with a Daisy with Copic markers.  The stitched frame die is by Taylored Expressions and the sun and cloud dies are from Spellbinders.  The sentiment and sentiment die are both from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you can join us for our Enjoy the Summer Sun challenge.  I'd love to see what your create.  The graphic above explains the prizes offered for the challenge. 

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

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

Beautiful Blossoms -- Anything Flowers Goes

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Crafts Galore Encore -- ATG

Dream Valley Challenges -- hand colored image

New Hair Do -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello crafty friend!  Thanks for stopping by my blog.

It's a new month, and that means a new challenge at the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  The theme this month is 'Girls Rule'.   Yeah, I like that theme! 

I used the darling ADU image, New Hair do for my card:

I colored New Hairdo with Copic markers, then I used a sketch I found on Pink & Main.  The papers and flowers are from Pink & Main. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions, and seemed to fit the monthly theme well. 

I hope you can join us this month for the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. I'd love to see what you make!

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge -- ATG

Simon Says Stamp, Wednesday Challenge -- Add a Sentiment

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Hello Summer -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, and happy Wednesday!  Thank you for stopping by my blog.

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter. This challenge is a little different than the usual ones.  First, the theme is Anything Goes. Also, the challenge will last a month and both teams are participating.

I used the darling TPS image, Sunshine, and created this mini slim card: 

I colored Sunshinewith Copic markers, then set about creating the card.

I used a die set from LDRS Creative to create the base of the mini slim card and the layers.  The patterned papers are from Crafter's Companion, while the solid card stock colors are Taylored Expressions. The sun and clouds are from Spellbinders, and the sentiment strip is from Taylored Expressions.

Here are the prizes you can win entering the Paper Shelter challenge! 

You have a whole month this time to join us, so I hope to see you in the challenge!

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

DigiChoosday -- ATG

A Place to Start -- ATG

Dream Valley Challenge -- Summer Colors

Polkadoodle challenge -- ATG

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -- add a sentiment

Wishing You Joy -- A New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 The 22nd of the month is the day I post some new release inspiration for All Dressed Up Stamps.  That is today!

I had the privilege of being able to create with the NR image, Bubbles, available in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop:

I colored Bubbles with Copic markers.  I stenciled a bubble background (by Taylored Expressions) onto the background paper.  I used a stitched circle die (Crafter's Companion) to cut out the Bubble image and mount it to the bubble background.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  The butterfly die cut is probably my most used and loved die (Cheery Lynn).  I've had it for many years.  It was one of the first I purchased.

If you are looking for more New Release inspiration, try the ADU Facebook group, and the ADU Challenge blog. 

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

A Place to Start -- ATG

The Cutie Pie Challenge -- Beginning with the letter 'B' (blowing bubbles)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -- add a sentiment

Sweet Summertime -- for The Paper Shelter Challenge

 Hello, crafty friends!  Thanks for stopping by today.  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge blog.  This week, the theme is Sweet Treats.  Sweet! 

For the challenge I used an image from the kit, The Sweetest Watermelon. Isn't she sweet?

I colored The Sweetest Watermelon with Copic markers.  The watermelon background is a layering stencil from Taylored Expressions.  I also used Taylored Expressions products to cut out the image and to finish the card off with a few sparkles.   I computer generated the sentiment. 

The Paper Shelter has great prizes for their challenges!  If you use a Paper Shelter image and win, you win 6 products of your choice!  Use another brand stamp and win 3 TPS products of your choice.  How generous is that?!?

I hope you join in on challenge #604, Sweet Treats! 

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

A Place To Start -- ATG

Dream Valley Challenges -- Summer colors

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -- Summer Fun

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

D.L. Art -- ATG

Hello Summer - for the Season Challenge at All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's a new month, which means a new challenge starts today in the All Dressed Up Stamps facebook Group. The theme of the challenge is "Seasons", and it runs all month.  You do need to use an All Dressed Up Stamps image to participate.  Find them here.

I just love the digital stamp Daisy Fairy.  I've colored her up many times trough the years.  The pretty color combinations are endless with her.  Here's is how I choose to color her this time: 

I colored Daisy Fairy with Copic markers, then made her into a mini slimline card using dies from Trinity Stamps.  The sentiment is from a set of mini strip sentiments by Taylored Expressions.  The flowers and stem die cuts are by Spellbinders. 

I hope you can join us this month in theAll Dressed Up Stamps FB group.  I'd love to see what you create! 

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

A Place to Start -- ATG

Dream Valley Challenges -- summer colors

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

Pump it Up! For The Paper Shelter Challenge

 Let's get physical at The Paper Shelter challenge! It's time for a new challenge, and 'let's get physical' is the theme.  

My husband, at the age of 65, lifts weights every day.  He has stayed in excellent shape!  I made this card with him in mind: 

The image I used is from the Workout Time set. I colored the image with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.  The blue background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop (no longer in business). The card is 4x6.  It is an unusual size for me, but the brick wall (die from Crafter's Companion) fit on the card size well. The sentiment was created by me and computer generated. 

I hope you join in our challenge this week!  The above graphic explains the prizes.  If you win and use a The Paper Shelter image, you get 6 products of your choice.  Use any other image and win 3 products of your choice.  Get coloring!

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

Cardz for Guys -- anything masculine

Digi Choosday -- anything goes
613 Avenue Create -- masculine

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

Tool Box -- a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Woohoo!  It's New Release showcase day at All Dressed Up Stamps! You'll find 3 new releases and lots and lots of other wonderful digital images in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. 

For this month's new release, I had the pleasure of designing with Tool Box.  It's perfect for Father's Day or other masculine themed cards!

I colored Tool Box with Copic markers, then got to designing my card.  The brick background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop (no longer in business). I thought t the bricks were the perfect background for our little worker.

The sentiment is one I made up, and it is computer generated.  The die cut tools are from a Crafter's Companion set. 

The design team has been hard at work creating some inspiration for you.  Please check the All Dressed Up Facebook group and the ADU Challenge blog to see what the other fantastic designers have created!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

613 Avenue Create -- For the Guys

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG