Fabulous -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's the first of the month, and it's time for a new challenge over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge runs all month and has the theme of "Girls, Girls, Girls".  You can find many wonderful images that fit this theme in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.

I used the wonderful Shopping in Yorkshire for today's inspiration:

I colored Shopping in Yorkshire with Copic markers.  Then, I inked a background with Spectrum Noir Harmony Water Reactive Inks.  That brick die is a card creator die by Crafter's Companion. The 'Fabulous' sentiment is a die by Frantic Stamper. 

You have all month to join us at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog for our 'Girls, Girls, Girls' challenge, so I really hope you do!  I'd love to see what you create! 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- Feminine

Polkadoodles -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Turner Syndrome Blog Hop

 Hello, hello!  I am so glad you are here!  I am pleased to be part of the 3rd annual Turner Syndrome Blog Hop this year, and I'm offering several prizes for this great cause.  Keep reading for details.  This year we have added a card challenge so that more people can play along.  You have all month, so link up and join us!

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born missing partial or all of her second X chromosome leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities.  This condition occurs one in every 2,000 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term.  That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES!

Prize Winners will be announced on March 13th, 2021.

23 Caring and Generous Sponsors and 12 Design Team Members are offering prizes to a commenter and card makers and they are helping bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public.  For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page.  Thank you for learning about Turner Syndrome.

My TS related project is inspired by the TSF Mood Board

I also used the beautiful digital stamp set, TSF Fairy, that Jan Mayhew designed especially for this hop.  Jan is donating the sale of the proceeds from the stamp set to the Turner Foundation.  Please consider buying either of her 2 Turner Foundation sets.  You'll find them both in her shop. 

The butterfly has become the symbol for Turner Syndrome girls because they are fragile miracles.

I created this card using a butterfly panel die by Kat Scrappiness.  I inked it in the colors of the mood board, then printed the  pre-colored TSF Fairy and fussy cut her. The sentiment is also part of the set.  I used a banner die from Crafter's Companion, cut 3 times.

To be edible for the prizes that I am giving away, please become a follower of my blog.  If I reach 600 followers, I will add another prize to the mix! I recently organized my embossing folders and realized I had some duplicates. Here's a look at the prizes I am giving away:

Prize 1

Prize 2

Please return to the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop 2021 page to see how to to become eligible for the prizes.  There are lots of them!! 

I also want to invite you to link up your projects to the Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge.  It starts today and goes all month.  It's Anything Goes (always!) I'd love to see your creations, and you could win a gift certificate from Jan's wonderful store! 

Butterfly Birthday Box -- for Bugaboo Stamps

Butterfly Birthday Box for Bugaboo Stamps!  Try saying that three times fast -- Its a mouthful!

Today is Monday, so it's Anything but a Card Day over on the Catch the Bug Blog.  I recently needed a little something else for my mother-in-law's birthday present, so I made her this small gift box, and included a gift tag made using a Bugaboo Stamps digital tag image:

This is the Daisy Butterfly Tag, colored with Copic markers and inked with Spectrum Noir Harmony inks, then fussy cut.  I sized it to fit prominently on the front of this box -- the beauty of digital images!  

Here's another view that show's the depth of the box a bit better:

 The box is a double sided die from Crafter's Companion.  I've used it a few times and really like it.  One pass through my Gemini machine, and the box is cut out.  The butterflies are also from Crafter's Companion.

That's it for today's post.  Check out what the other talented Bugaboo Stamps designers have made today at Catch the Bug Blog for Anything But a Card Monday! 

Flower Tree -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at Catch The Bug!  Every Saturday, a new one starts. This week, it's a photo challenge. Of course, with Spring having officially begun, it's a springtime photo.  I'll show you my card first, then the photo I used.

I used an image from the Bugaboo Stamps Store that I thought would work well for inking. That way, I felt, I could best use the colors in the photo. This is Flower Tree:

I blended with several shaded of Spectrum Noir Harmony water reactive inks to achieve this look using ink brushes. 

Here's the photo for this week's Catch the Bug Challenge:

You  can see why I went with the digi I did.  I thought Flower Tree matched the photo really well.

The DP behind the Flower Tree image is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the pretty papers in the Garden Dance papers.  The butterfly embellishment has been in my collection for so long I no longer know where I got it.  It wasn't in any packaging. 

The Catch the Bug photo challenge will run for a week.   We always have wonderful prizes you can win, so I hope you join in the fun! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
TTCRD -- ATG
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes -- Butterflies flapping their wings

You're Pretty Amazing -- for Catch the Bug Challenges

It's Saturday, and that means Bugaboo Stamps is hosting a new challenge over on the Catch the Bug Blog.  Every Saturday, a new challenge begins.  Today's challenge has the theme: "Things with wings": batman, dragonflies, airplanes, angels, the choice is yours, as long as wings can be found on your project.

I'm a fan of flowers, butterflies, inking, and coloring, so when I found a way to combine all those into one project, I was excited!  This is Daisy Butterfly Tag:

I sized the tag how I wanted it, printed it, then started by coloring it with Copic markers.  I inked the tag with 2 shades of Spectrum Noir Harmony water reactive inks using a lighter color in the middle of the tag, and a darker brown around the edge. After that, I cut out the tag. The iris colored tag was die cut using a die from Paper Wishes. The stamp is an acrylic stamp from Spellbinders. The background paper is from AMB Illustrations. The solid color card stock is all from Close To My Heart.  The purple twine is from Timeless Twine.

Things with wings-- an easy theme, and you will find plenty of inspiration today on the Catch the Bug Blog.  You will also find many images that will work for this theme in the Bugaboo Stamps Store -- including this beautiful one! I hope you join in the fun this week!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Path of Positivity -- Beauty of Botanicals
Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG

According to His Power! Guest Designing at Word Art Wednesday

I have the honor of guest designing at Word Art Wednesday this month.  I often play in their challenges, and admire the talented work from the design team, so it is a pleasure to be able to play along with them this month! 

The challenges run for 2 weeks, and today marks the start of a challenge sponsored by Pink and Main.

A scripture verse from Ephesians 3:20 was given to me to create with.  This is what I made  with it:

I printed the image onto white stamping card, then used Harmony water reactive inks to create the inked background. The corner  die is from Crafter's Companion.  I used some Nuvo Glitter Drops to finish off the card. 

The challenges are Word Art Wednesday are always Anything Goes, and they have great sponsors --like Pink & Main -- so I hope you can join in!

Dandelion Thanks - for Lavinia World Challenges

It's Thursday, and a new challenge starts today at the Lavinia World Challenge Blog. Challenge #20 is underway, and they are Anything Goes, as long as you use a rubber or acrylic stamp (nothing digital).  One $15 gift certificate will be awarded each challenge for the Lavinia World Store.

I never seem to have enough thank you cards, so I made one for today's challenge, using Fairy Dandelions:

I used the smallest of the 2 Fairy Dandelions and embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then, I inked the background using Harmony water reactive inks by Spectrum Noir.  I used 2 shades of yellow and 3 shades of blue to achieve this effect.

There's a piece of designer paper from We Are 3 Digital Shop layered behind the image.  It's from the Dandelion Wishes Collection.  The "Thanks" is a die cut from Crafter's Companion.  The crinkle ribbon is from my stash.

Get out those Lavinia Stamps that we all love so much and get inky!  I'd love to see your creations, and you could win a gift certificate to the Lavinia World Store. How great would that be? If you don't have a blog, you can also enter your creations in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- February Linky Party
Digichoosday -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Outlawz Twisted Thursday --

A Birthday Rose -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

We Are 3 Digital Shop has an awesome selection of digital papers, digital images, and digital sentiments.  You'll find something for any project you are working on in the We Are 3 Etsy Shop. 

I recently needed a quick birthday card, and used a digital image along with 2 digital papers, and made a quick birthday party, all with We Are 3 Digital Shop products:

The Rose Bud digital image comes in both black & white and pre-colored, and both jpg and png.  I used the pre-colored version here.

The Happy Birthday papers match it perfectly, and I used 2 of them from the set on this card. There are 8 altogether in the pack. 

The 2 dies that I used are from Paper Wishes.  I used a water based ink from Spectrum Noir (Harmony) in Winter Rose to ink around the image. A little Timeless Twine finishes it off. 

I hope you check out all the awesome products at We Are 3 Digital Shop.  You won't be disappointed! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Birthday
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Daisy Chain Challenges -- For the Girls

Live Laugh Love Fairy -- A New Release at Bugaboo Stamps

It's Tuesday, and that's New Release, or in some case, an old release  is put in the new store as a re-release every Tuesday. For the whole week, the New Release can be yours for 1/2 price!  It's a great way to grow your Bugaboo Stamps collection!

Today's New Release is Live Love Laugh Flower Fairy. I decided to get inky with it and created this:

I  used Spectrum Noir Harmony inks and life changing brushes from Picket Fence to create this look.  The dies are by Spellbinders and made creating this shaped card quite easy.

The designer papers are newly released from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  I used 2 of the papers from the Fairy Tale Collection.

Jump on over to the Bugaboo Stamp Store to get this new release, then stop by the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the other talented designers made with it.  Color or ink it up yourself and enter it in this week's challenge, and you could win even more Bugaboo images!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- February Linky Party
A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG
CraftDee Bowz -- ATG with a Bow
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- ATG

Winter Dreams --- for Lavinia World Challenges

Another Thursday, another Lavinia World Challenge.  I hope you are enjoying them as much as I am! I love the stamps and other products found in the Lavinia World Store, and I am in awe of the talent of those that link up for our challenges. 

It is the heart of winter here in Northwest Wisconsin.  Some of our coldest nights happen in January.  This gorgeous wolf, Maka, is howling at the winter moon, perhaps dreaming of the warmer weather to come.  Or, maybe like me, Maka enjoys the winter months?

Lavinia Stamps have such beautiful impressions, and Maka is no exception. I just loved the way this stamped on to this heavily inked background.  Maka was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

The background was created with various Tim Holtz distress inks and Spectrum Noir Harmony ink pads (all water reactive).  The 'Dream' die cut is from Cottage Cutz, cut out of silver foil paper. The layered snow drifts were created free hand.

I hope you link up at this Lavinia World Challenge. There is one $15 gift certificate awarded each challenge and some Designer Choice awards.  You can also add your entries in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group if you don't have a blog.  Join us there! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Everybody Art Challenge -- Winter Landscape
TTCRD -- ATG
Artsy Stamper Challenge -- Baby, It's Cold Outside 
Dare 2 Be Artzy Challenge -- Winter
D.L. art -- January Linky Party
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- no twist

You are Strong! for the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog

It's the 3rd Monday of the month, so it's time for some mid-month inspiration over at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.  The optional twist this month is "courage", or you can link up anything you create with a positive theme.

Every month, our ongoing sponsor is Scribbles Designs.  I found an awesome, free sentiment in the Scribbles Designs Store that I used as the focal point of my card:

I printed the sentiment large and bold onto white card stock, then began inking.  I used a few pink shades of ink from my Spectrum Noir Harmony ink pads. I love the way they blend!   I found the wonderful pink ribbon designer paper in the Imagine That Digistamp Store. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and the very old brad is from Close To My Heart.

We are also sponsored this month from Beccy's Place.  Link up your projects to be eligible to win a gift certificate from her store!  You have until Nov. 3. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- October Linky Party
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Pink Ribbon
CAS on Friday -- Big sentiment or word
Craft Rocket Challenge -- Pink
Unicorn Challenge -- Pretty in Pink

Spooky Halloween Tree -- Stella Says Sketch at Bugaboo Stamps

It's Sunday, and it's a Stella Says Sketch day on the Catch the Bug Blog.  Stella's got a great sketch for us to work with today! 

First, I'll show you my card, then I'll show you the sketch.

I used a digital stamp from the Bugaboo Stamps Store called Halloween Pumpkin Tree to create this:

And here's the sketch:

The Halloween Pumpkin Tree was printed on a white piece of paper, and was then inked with Spectrum Noir Harmony ink pads.  They blend beautifully! 

The fun paper on the left side of the card is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It's one of the Halloween papers (currently 50% off!). 

The spider web die cuts and the "boo!" sentiment are dies from Spellbinders.  The silver foil trim is from Close To My Heart.

Stella Says Sketch is very other Sunday at the Catch the Bug Blog, so you have 2 weeks to use this fun sketch and link up with us. 

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

D.L. Art -- October Linky Party

Lemon Shortbread Challenge -- ATG

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Outlawz Thursday Twist -- Dream or Nightmare

Send A Smile 4 Kids --Celebration/ATG

Alphabet Challenge -- 'O' is for one word sentiment

Crafty Catz Challenge -- ATG/optional Witching Hour

Pattie's Creations -- Autumn/Halloween

Simply Create Too -- Spooky/Scary