Cafe -- an All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 Hey, hey, crafty friends! It's new release day at All Dressed Up Stamps!  There are 3 new releases.  I was fortunate enough to be able to play with Cafe. It's the perfect image for Fall & Winter (or dog lovers). 

Here's what I created with Cafe: 

I colored Cafe with Copic markers.  I realized I had sized her to perfectly fit on a mini slimline card, so that's what I created.  There's a bit of ink blending on the card base, then a piece of snowflake paper from AMB Illustrations.  I used a couple stitched mini slimline dies from Queen & Company.  The sentiment is a stamp from Hero Arts.  I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I added some drip drops from Taylored Expressions to finish off the card.

Check out the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group, and the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge blog for more great New Release inspiration! 

Christmas Deer -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Hello friends, and welcome to November!   My blog has been very quiet for several months.  I fractured my knee in July, and for 3 months I couldn't negotiate the stairs to make it to my craft room.  But, I can walk again, and it is wonderful!  

Nov. 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Season's Greetings.  You have the entire month of November to get a project made and placed in the folder in the ADU Facebook Group. Wendy -- artist and owner of ADU -- has many wonderful Christmas images in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.  Treat yourself to an image, create something with it, and join us! 

I absolutely love the Christmas Deer digital image, so I chose to create with it. I think it's those soulful eyes!  Here is the card I made:

I colored Christmas Deer with Copic markers.  The background paper is from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from Gina K Designs, and the foliage die cuts are from Spellbinders.  I finished the card with some sticky backed pearls from Close To My Heart. 

'Tis the season to finish our Christmas cards!  Get something created and join us in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook challenge! I'd love to see what you create!

Sea You Soon -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 August 1 --the months keep flying by!  August 1 means there is a new challenge starting on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  This month, the theme is Summer.  Yea, that's a fun theme! Make sure to use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store, follow the theme, and you're all set! 

I love lighthouses, and kayaking to my favorite ones in the Apostle Islands.  When I think of summer, I think of kayaking trips on Lake Superior.  Those were my thought when I created this card:

The lighthouse scene die is from Hero Arts.  It's called Looking Glass Lighthouse. I colored it with Copic markers. I also used the Hero Arts Looking Glass Circle & Square Frames die. The sentiment is from the Hero Arts  Seas the Day clear stamp set.  I cut the sentiment out with Pink & Main Large Sentiment Strip Dies. The card is finished off with some Unicorn Pearls -- also from Pink & Main.

It's been nearly a month since I fractured my knee.  I had this card made before it happened.  I This will be my last post until I'm allowed to put weight on my knee.  I can't navigate stairs, and my craft room is in the basement.  It's looking like a couple more months of being in a wheelchair, and I'll hopefully be ready to walk again!

I hope you can join us this month for the Anything Goes Challenges. Enjoy the summer!

Balloon Bouquet -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 July 15-- and it's the start of a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.   The theme is Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

We card makers make a lot of cards in a year, but I think the one I make the most of is birthday cards.  I'm always needing one!  So, for today's challenge, I have -- you guessed it!- a birthday card:

I made this card for my 33 year nephew.  Even at his age, all he wants is the $ inside!  But, I still like him to know he's loved, so a handmade card he gets!

This uses a die from Crafter's Companion called 'Balloon Bouquet'.  It's a great paper piecing die!

The sentiment and die cut are from Hero Arts.  It's part of a set called Sentiments XL. I embossed it with navy blue embossing powder by Nuvo.  The sequins are also by Nuvo.

I broke my knee last week, and I need to get it elevated and use some ice.  So, this post is short!  I do hope you can join us these next 2 weeks at Dies R Us Challenges.

A Star is Born -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

Happy July everyone!  Thanks for stopping by my humble little blog. 

A new challenge starts  today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is 'Holidays'.  Here in the US, that phrase is associated with Christmas.  In other parts of the world, it's associated with vacations.  So, use any twist you want!  As long as you use an All Dressed Up Stamps image, and can explain your choice, you are good to go! 

My interpretation of Holidays is Christmas.  I colored one of my favorite All Dressed Up Stamps images,  coloring A Star is Born with watercolors.

That little sheep just melts my heart!  I think this is such a sweet image!  I used some foiled snowflake paper from Crafter's Companion, and some silver foil paper behind the image. I also found some foiled stamp stickers in my stash.

The Holidays challenge will run all month.  Join us in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group! 

Christmas with the Cuties -- AT Christmas

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Bold Butterfly -- for Dies R Us Challenges

It's July!  I'm having trouble getting my head around that!  For all my Canadian friends, happy Canada Day!

It's July!  That means it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges.  The challenge will run for 2 weeks.  This month, the theme is Anything Goes.  Easy peasy!  Just use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store, and link up! 

I love butterflies!  I like big, bold, make an impact on a card butterflies!  I think this Pink & Main 3-part die does just that:

This card uses the Bold Butterfly Panels A, B, and C from Pink & Main.  They are sized to perfectly fit an A2 sized card.  The card also uses a Hero Arts stamp and die set called Sentiments XL. 

I hope you join us the Dies R Us challenge!  Remember, it's anything goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

For our Canadian customers and friends, visit Didi's Crafts for great selection and reasonable shipping rates.

Crafting Happiness -- ATG

Little Petal -- A NR for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's that time of the month where I get to share a New Release from All Dressed Up Stamps. Wendy releases 3 new images each month.  You will find all of them in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

This month, I had the absolute pleasure of creating with Little Petal. Isn't she sweet?

I had my watercolor markers handy, so I decided to color Little Petal up using them. I alway like the softer look of watercolors, but I'm not very proficient at it.

The background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It's one of the papers in the Summer Splash collection. 

The watercolor markers and the sentiment (both stamps and die cut) are from Altenew.  The sequins are a mix from Honey Bee Stamps. 

You can see the other New Releases, and the wonderful projects from the design team in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group and on the ADU challenge blog.