Stuck on You -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Paper ala Mode Challenges at The Outlawz. Challenges this year are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop and run for 2 weeks.  This time, our theme is Succulents/Cactus/Flowers. 

My parents spent every winter in Arizona after they retired.  I would visit them for a couple weeks, and I really learned to appreciate succulents.   They are beautiful!  So, I was excited when given a chance to create with this theme!

This slimline card uses 3 different Cactus Papers, Camille's Cactus printable, Camille's Cactus Flower printable, and Cactus Greetings sentiments (set of 6). I also used Pastel Burlap for the bright prink paper. 

I hope you can join us the next 2 weeks for our Succulents/flower challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode.  I'd love to see what you create! 

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! 

Black & White -- For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and a new challenge is underway at Paper ala Mode Challenges. It all happens over at The Outlawz Challenges.  The challenge will run for 2 weeks, is sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and has the theme of Black & White. 

Bonnie has some beautiful floral printables in the We Are 3 Digital Shop that can either be colored, inked, or left as is.  For the sake of this Black & White challenge, I left the Floral Mums printable alone.  I have colored it up, and it's gorgeous!

I printed the Floral Mums printable on a 5x5 square, then used the flower shaped die to cut it out.  I used a slightly larger layer to back it with for some contrast. 

The 'Thank You' sentiment is from the All Occasion Sentiment Set.  I used the same set of flower shaped dies to cut it out, and several layers of designer paper to make a flower.  

The dotted papers on this card are from the Mostly Dots papers. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks at Paper ala Mode Challenges for our Black & White challenge.  One participant will be given a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Great prize! 

Have a Spec-tacular Birthday! For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz!  At Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is! The challenge will run for 2 weeks, and is once again sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Woot Woot!  For the next 2 weeks, the challenge theme is "For the Boys".  

Bonnie has so many incredible sentiments, digital printables and digital papers in her We Are 3 Digital Shop that fit this theme.  Take a visit and see what you can find, then join us at the Paper ala Mode Challenges. 

I'm a bird lover, so when I saw the fantastic owl in the Woodland Animals Printables, I knew exactly what I wanted to create for this challenge:

There are 4 printables in the Woodland Animals set, all of them work equally well for masculine projects.  The papers on this card are from the Trees Paper Collection.  The fun sentiment is from the Masculine Sentiment Set, printed on a tag from Impression Obsession.  I added the glasses to the owl with a set of dies from Impression Obsession, purchased at the Dies R Us Store. 

I hope you can join us for the Paper ala Mode challenge these next 2 weeks.  You could win a fantastic gift certificate from the We Are 3 Digital Shop! 

What a Trip -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is!  The challenge starts today and runs for 2 weeks.  We are sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop, and we have a theme.  This time, the theme is "What a Trip".  If you are a scrapbooker or a maker of mini albums, this challenge is for you!

The design team was given the most awesome papers, printables, and sentiments to work with for this challenge.  They were very vintage and so much FUN!

That awesome vintage lady, tickets, and clock are all part of the same printable.  There are 4 of them in the set.  All are very vintage.  You'll find the Trains Printable Set here. Then, there's the Trains digital paper collection. There are 8 papers in the collection -- all of them gorgeous!.  The sentiment is part of the Travel Sentiment Set.  There are 5 in the collection, in several different fonts.  Together, this whole collection is amazing and makes very quick, very beautiful cards.

What a Trip!  I so hope you join us for this challenge at The Paper ala Mode.  you have 2 weeks to enter.  One lucky winner will get a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

A Special Gift Bag -- For Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, that is! Our challenges are always sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop. The theme for the next 2 weeks is Gift Bags.  Oh, I like this theme!  I always enjoy making gift bags and gift boxes!

Since my mother-in-law's birthday is next week, I took advantage of this challenge to make her a gift bag.  This bag is just the right size to hold a couple pieces of chocolate -- just the right amount for a lady who says she's watching calories, but secretly likes to munch (just like her daughter-in-law).

I cut this bag out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. The designer paper on this bag is Watercolor Textures. I used 3 different designs from the set. The sentiment is from the For You Sentiment Set.

I cut the "For You" sentiment out on a tag by Spellbinders.  The butterfly is a die from Cheery Lynn.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks at the Paper ala Mode Challenges.  I'd love to see what you create with this theme, and you could win a gift certificate to Bonnie wonderful shop!

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

Cut it Up -- Nature

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

TTCRD -- ATG

LTCCB -- ATG

Home - My Happy Place - for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and Saturdays mean it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, that is! The challenges run for 2 weeks and have a theme.  This time the theme is "Home Sweet Home."  We always have the awesome sponsor, We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

Here's what I created using the awesome products of We Are 3 Digital Shop, and using the Home Sweet Home theme: 

I used papers from the Bird's View Collection, a printable from the Home collection to make the birdhouse, and a sentiment from the Home Sentiments Set.

We have a pair of robins nesting on our porch right now.  They attempt it every year.  It's messy, but fun to watch when they are successful.  They were the inspiration behind this birdhouse card. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode for our Home Sweet Home Challenge!  I'd love to see what you create, and you could win a gift certificate to Bonnie's awesome shop! 

Found One! An Easter New Release for Bugaboo Stamps

We are getting so close to Easter!  I am terribly out of sync with this whole "safer at home" order my state is under.  Not going to church on Palm Sunday really threw me off kilter!  Having a Quiet Easter week, instead of preparing lots of services and being on the organ bench all week long seems even stranger.  We will remember the Easter of 2020, I think.

But, I'm getting off track!  It's Tuesday, and that means it's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps.  Today's new release is just in time for Easter.  I knew I got on the subject for a reason! The new digi, available for 1/2 price for a week, is called Easter Bunny I found one!

I colored Easter Bunny I Found One with Copic markers.   I used a sketch from the current sketch challenge at the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch challenge to jump start my creativity.  Here's the sketch:

As you can see, I followed the sketch pretty closely.

The papers that I used on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are part of the newly released Orange Lemonade papers.  I love how bright and cheerful they are!

I hope you check out what the other talented Catch the Bug designers did with today's new release, Easter Bunny I found One. Snap this cutie up for 1/2 price and enter our Anything Goes challenge this week.  I'd love to see what you make!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge -- April 1-14 
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Easter
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Ho Ho Ho -- for the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up

It's October 1st (Yikes!), and that means we're one month closer to Christmas, and one month closer to needing those Christmas cards made!  It also means it's time for a new linky party at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up. This month's optional theme is Sensational Santas.  Our sponsor is Limited Runs.  Keep in mind, though, you don't need to follow the twist to win a paper, or the $10 gift certificate from our sponsor.  To be eligible to win this month's featured paper pack, you do need to follow the Sensational Santa theme, displaying a Santa somewhere on your card.  The digital papers are made each month by the lovely Lisa Decosse of Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. 

I used Limited Run's digital image, Mini Santa, to create this:

I colored the Mini Santa with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.  I used two different papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.  Both the Santa and the plaid papers are Lisa's. 

I used a sketch from the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge to help me create this card.  Here's the sketch: 

The Ho Ho Ho sentiment is a die from Creative Expressions, purchased through the Dies R Us Store.  The decorative brads are retired, from Close To My Heart.  The stitched oval dies are from Cottage Cutz. 

Remember to link up any Christmas cards you make this month at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  Link up one with a Santa theme to be eligible for this month's paper pack.  Link up any card and you might win the awesome prize from Limited Runs!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge --through Oct 2
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge -- AT Christmas Goes

Celebration Puppy -- Rediscovering Cottage Cutz

I had some spare time this afternoon, and my order from The Scrapping Cottage arrived, so I just had to play!  I discovered a 60% off sale going on, and took advantage, picking up quite a few things I "had" to have.  I quickly broke two of my favorites out of their packaging and made this card for a friend's upcoming birthday:

Oh my gosh!  That puppy with the leash makes me smile!  He is so like my dog, Winter, it is uncanny! 

The adorable puppy is Good Boy Puppy. The sentiment is also from The Scrapping Cottage. It is Celebrate.  I really like the script on this particular word die!  I certainly didn't need another word die, but I'm so glad I purchased it.  And yes, I DID need the Good Boy Puppy!  Life is much better with this die in my arsenal!

I made the background using a stencil, 2 different Spectrum Noir inks, and a fine liner pen.  I blended the inks together with the hexagonal stencil over 1/2 of the paper, then traced around the stencil with a pen.  I carefully removed the stencil and the tape that was holding it in place, and my background was ready.

The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge for the past 2 weeks theme has been "Walking the Dog".  I am finally able to enter that challenge with this card.   I will look for some more to enter it in, too:

The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes -- Walking the Dog
2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter
Crafty Sentiments Challenge -- ATG
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG

Thanks for Sticking by Me -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

I'm posting today for We Are 3 Digital Shop, where you can find papers, images, and sentiments for almost anything you could want.  

I have friends that go to Arizona every Winter.  He has RA, and the winters here in Wisconsin get the best of him, so they escape the cold and enjoy the warmer, drier climate of the desert southwest.  Recently, they helped us out with some clean up of our property, and I needed a thank you card for them.

This card uses plenty of We Are 3 products.  The cactus is called Camille's Cactus, and it comes in both a pre-colored and a black & white version.  I used the pre-colored version on this card. I printed Camille's Cactus on a piece of paper from the Coneflower Love Collection.  The cactus paper is one of the 8 papers that come in the Cactus Paper Collection.  The sentiment is one of 6 sentiments in the Cactus Greetings Set. 

I used the current sketch at the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge to help me construct this card.  Here's the sketch:

I cut the stitched oval shape and scalloped oval shape out with dies from Spellbinders.  The small cactus die with the flower is from Craftin' Desert Divas. 

I hope you can check out the We Are 3 Facebook Group for more inspiration. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge -- through Sept. 3
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Kindness
D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

I Love Crafting -- the Outlawz July Progressive Freebie

Phew!  I wasn't sure I was going to get this month's progressive freebie done at The Outlawz.  It's getting down to the wire, but it is finally complete.  The month has gotten away from me!

The free image this month is from Little Blue Button (thank you!).  I used the current sketch (loosely) from The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge. 

Isn't she cute?  Both she and her kitty are getting into a bit of crafting.  

Here's the sketch I used:

Papers on this card are from Close To My Heart.  The die I used, the foil tape, and the acrylic stamp are also from Close To My Heart. 

That's it for this card.  Now, to find some challenges.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Outlawz Progressive Freebie -- July
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge -- through Aug. 6
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party

Birthday Derek -- Outlawz Progressive Freebie

Happy Tuesday!  This is the most beautiful day of spring so far!  Winter (my Golden Retriever) and I are just home from the dog park.  He had so much fun with a couple of his buddies.  I'll include a couple of recent pictures of my boy at the end of this post.   He's 11 months old now, so probably full grown, but still all puppy.

Derek -- he's the progressive freebie image this month at The Outlawz Monthly Progressive Freebie Challenge.  He's provided by Dr. Digi.  He's called Valentine Derek, but I need a birthday card, so mine's birthday Derek:

I colored Valentine Derek with Copic markers.  Handsome, isn't he?  I thought of using the sentiment, "I used to be a stud muffin, now I'm just a muffin", but I didn't know how to fit all that on the card.  

I used the sketch from the Wednesday Sketch Challenge that ends today, so I'm squeaking in under the wire on this one.  Here's the sketch:

Papers on this card are from Close To My Heart.  I like the bright colors of the papers.  I thought they looked celebratory, and worked well with my image and for a birthday card.  The birthday banner die cut on the left side is from Diamond Press. 

OK, I'm going to wrap this post up and get back outside to enjoy this glorious day!

Here's Winter at 11 months:

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Monday Greeting -- Birthday
Outlawz Progressive Freebie -- May
Outlawz Sketch Challenge -- ends May 14
Seize the Birthday -- ATG

Have a Sweet & Sassy Day!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Happy Spring!  Yes, there are actual signs of spring where I live, including ice out!  This is HUGE!  People are getting the boats ready to launch all over town.  It's also time to get those rakes out to prepare the gardens and clean up the yards.  It's so nice to be outside after a long winter trapped indoors!

I made a card to enter in a couple challenges at The Outlawz.  The image is this month's progressive freebie.  She is from Oddball Art, and she is sassy!  

This is Oddball Art Sassy Big Eye Girl Sorry Sally image #205, and I am most appreciative of Lizzy Love for sponsoring The Outlawz this month!

Sorry Sally was a joy to color with Copic markers, and she seemed just sassy enough to me to need  a sassy saying to go with her.  I computer generated that sentiment. 

The blue background brick paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is from the Brick Wall paper pack.

Another challenge this month at the Outlawz, sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, is the Crash Your Stash.  The challenge is to use glitter.  This is a huge challenge for me.  I do NOT like glitter!!!  It is way too messy for me!  But, I broke some out, mixed it with texture paste, and used it on a brick wall stencil.  I also used some glitter paints to add more dimension. 

Lastly on this card, I used the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch for this time to help me complete the card.  Here's the sketch:

I do believe that's a wrap for this card!  

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

Outlawz Progressive Freeebie Challenge -- April

Outlawz Crash Your Stash -- Loose Glitter

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge -- ends April 30

D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Oddball Stamps -- April Challenge

You Are Egg-ceptional -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Friday! That's Fri-yay!  Today, being Friday, means there's a freebie for you in the Bugaboo Stamps Store.  I truly adore all of Jodie's digis, but some of them just really make me giggle.  Today's freebie is one of those images that made me smile the whole time I "worked" with it.  It is so much fun!

This is Skinny Bird Easter, and he's free for this week!

How cute it THAT?!?  I colored Skinny Bird Easter with Copic markers, and like many of Jodie's images, I didn't spend hours coloring it.  It was pure fun to color up Skinny Bird Easter.

This week at Sketch Saturday, you can pick any past sketch to work with.  This is the sketch I chose:

Papers on this card were found at Pixel Scrapper, searching Easter papers.  The flowers are mulberry, so I'm going to enter this in the Crash Your Stash at the Outlawz, where this month the challenge is to use mulberry paper.

Grab the Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps,  then hop over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the other talented designers have made with this delightful freebie!  There will be a new challenge tomorrow.  Color it up and enter it! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- using Sketch from week #321
Outlawz Crash Your Stash -- mulberry paper
Alphabet Challenge -- 'A' is for animal
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Happy Birthday to the Outlawz!

I often play at The Outlawz, and the site is 8 years old.  They are having a big party.  There's a blog hop with prizes, a challenge, with prizes, and prizes, and prizes.  One of the prizes being awarded to everyone that participates is a digital paper pack from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It just so happens that I have the paper already, so I created a card with it.  Lucky me!

Another of the sponsors of The Outlawz 8th birthday celebration is Bugaboo Stamps.  I used one of their adorable images to make a card for the party.  Since I'm on the Bugaboo design team, I'm going to use this card as part of the Oldie but Goodie Thursday event on the Catch the Bug blog today. 

This card uses Mouse - Candle, colored with Copic markers, then fussy cut.  Papers for this card are the special papers made just for the party by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Party Celebration papers. 

I used this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. Here it is:

Everyone that enters the special birthday challenge at The Outlawz will get the beautiful Party Celebration paper pack.  Getting busy! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz 8th birthday celebration --special event
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Birthday
Tuesday Morning Sketches -- #495
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- March

You Are Egg-ceptional -- The Outlawz Progressive Freebie (March)

Hello, and happy Tuesday!  I had a chance to color up the Eggs image from Sandra Van Blaricum that was the freebie this month (thank you so much, Sandra!) at the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge.  And, I found time to make it into a card.  I used the sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge to create it.  Here's the card:

I used all the colors of the rainbow in those eggs -- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.  I did this intentionally so I could enter it in The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge (rainbows), and I added a piece of rainbow paper for good measure!

Here's the Sketch Saturday sketch I used:

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The 2 circles and the banner papers are all from the Fantasy paper collection. The sentiment is printed on a piece of Pinkalious paper. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge -- March
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- Rainbows
Createful Heart Designs Challenges -- Easter/Spring
Sketch Saturday -- week #555
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party