Baby Fairy Bee

Hello Crafty Friends!

I made this card for a friend who has a bee hive. 

 Her bees make the best honey I have ever tasted!

I have been teaching my daycare kids about bees and how important they are to us.  My friend sent us several pictures of her hive and of her and her family taking care of their hives while wearing their bee suits.  My daycare kids now think she is the coolest person ever.  I agree!

It's kind of fun making a card "just because" for a friend.

Card Details:

Baby Fairy Bee from Mo's Digital Pencil

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Spellbinders dies for card base

Simon Says Stams honeycomb die

Extreme glitter paint on wings

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting by Design: Anything Goes

Crafty Creations: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps: Anything Goes

Arty Divas Challenge: Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft: Anything Goes

Holly Reindeer

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I get to share with you another of my Christmas cards.  This card features Holly Reindeer and the Christmas Eve digi papers from Digi Doodle Studios.  She is just the cutest! 

Card Details:

Image: Holly Reindeer

Papers: Christmas Eve

Cottage Cutz reindeer die

Magnolia Doo Hickey snow flake die

Gina Marie designs lacy circle die

Entered in following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin:  Anything Goes
Cute and Crafty Christmas: Anything Winter/Christmas Goes
the Holly and the Ivy Christmas: Anything Christmas Goes

Professor Wiggingson Dr Digi House of Stamps

Hello Crafty Friends!

This is my DT card for Aud Sentiments.  The challenge theme is Masculine + A Sentiment.  We are sponsored by Dr Digi House of Stamps.  I kept my card very simple and let the words written on the chalkboard be my sentiment.

Card Details:

Image: Professor Wiggingson

Entered in following challenges:

Santa Owl

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday so that means it is time for another challenge at Digi Choosday.

The theme for the challenge is always Anything Goes but the DT is given a bit of a challenge.

This time we were asked to make:

1. Make a Christmas project

2. Use a Christmas image

3. Make a gift for a teacher

I made a candy bar wrapper. I used a large candy bar because I figure everyone deserves some chocolate for Christmas.

 I used the following items from Polkadoodles:

  Santa Owl 

the papers are from the Hollybobs collection

 fancy snowflake die

Entered in following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs: Animal

The Holly and The Ivy: Anything Christmas

Dream Valley challenge: hand colored image

Koopa and Troopa Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am excited to share with you my card made with one of the new release images from Digi Doodle Studios.  This is Koopa and Troop.

Card Details:

Image: Koopa and Troopa from Digi Doodle Studios

Magnolia Doo Hickey border die

Sketch: Creative Sketchy Girls

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Glossy accents for bubbles

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Sketchy Girls: Sketch

See Ya and Bye Bye from Mo's Digital Pencil

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am super excited to share the card I made for my niece's 16th birthday.

Turning 16, getting your drivers license and first car is a right of passage for many teens in the United States.

I used the street sign from the Going Places Cricut cartridge for the card base.  The key is also from the same cartridge. I then used two images from Mo's Digital Pencil to show what turning 16 is like for both the teen and the parents.

Here is a scrapbook layout I made of my niece and my son many years ago.  It's always fun to see how much kids have grown and changed through the years.

Finally, here is a pic of my niece with her new smart car and the birthday card I made for her.

Happy Birthday Aubri!!

Card Details:

Images: See Ya and Bye Bye from Mo's Digital Pencil

Ciruct Going Places cartridge 

Cricut Base Camp Cartridge

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Sizzix arrow die

Entered in following challenges:

Arty Divas: Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Cute and Crafty: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge: Hand colored image

Dare 2B Artzy: Anything Goes

Stormy Vega from Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends

Today I am excited to share with you my card using Stormy Vega, one of the new images from Digi Doodle Studios.  She looks like she is having fun enjoying the beach.

Card Details:

Image: Stormy Vega from Digi Doodle Studios

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Crea Lies dies for card shape

Joy Crafts border die

Magnolia Doo Hickey flower die

Entered in following challenges:
Dare 2B Artsy: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations: Beach/ Under the Sea

Violinist Janie from Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I am sharing my card featuring Violinist Janie from Digi Doodle Studios

Card details: 

Image: Violinist Janie from Digi Doodle Studios

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Stacked Hearts die from Simon Says Stamps

Leaf corner from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Card shape: Crea Lies dies

Entered in following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge: Anything coloring goes

Colourific challenge: anything coloring goes

Crafting With An Attitude: Anything Goes

Bella Loves Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

This is one of my favorite images from Mo's Digital Pencil (I know I say that about all of her images that I have used but I really it mean it this time).  

I am a little behind in making my Christmas cards this year so I couldn't resist making this card when I had a little free time today.

Card Details:

Image: Bella Loves Christmas from Mo's Digital Pencil

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Gina Marie Design Dies

Ornament Die from sizzix

Sketch: Sweet Sketch Wednesday #165

Entered in the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch #165

Christmas With The Cuties: Going Green

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Christmas

Through The Purple Haze: Inspired by a Song (Deck The Halls)

Cora, Piper and Tucker From Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today starts a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme is Animals + A Sentiment.  This theme is perfect timing for me because my dog and I just passed our test and we are now a therapy team!  We will soon be visiting hospitals, nursing homes and other places together.  'm super excited for our first visits.  My dog has already been working with me at my daycare.  She is a natural with the kids and knows just how to comfort a crying child, soothe a child with sensory issues, etc.  She even helps the babies learn to crawl.  She is amazing and a natural and providing joy.

 Our sponsor for this challenge is  Digi Doodle Studios

Card Details:
Image: Cora Piper and Tucker from Digi Doodle Studios
Gina Marie Design dies

Christmas Cards

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at ABC Christmas.  It's hard to believe that it is already August and we have just a few more months before holiday cards need to be mailed.

The theme for this challenge is:

P for Penguins

Q for Quarters

R for Reindeer

I decided to combine Q for Quarters with both my cards and make the background into quarters.

I kept the cards simple and free of bulky embellishmets so that they can be mailed easily.

Entered in the following challenges:

The Holly and The Ivy Christmas Challenge: anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge: Christmas in July

Polkadoodles Little Monsters

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at Digi Choosday.  The theme is always Anything Goes but the DT is given a bit of a challenge.  This time we were challenge to:

1. Use Pink and Orange

2. Use any image

3. Make the project interactive

So I'll be honest, pink and orange is one of my least favorite color combos.  However, I think this little monsters look great in these colors. I made a penny slider card using Little Monsters Fuzz Pea and Little MonstersVerocia.  The papers  are from the Little Monsters printable paper pack.

Card Details:

Monsters: Little MonstersVerocia and Little Monsters Fuzz Pea 

Papers: Little Monsters printable paper pack.

Entered in following challenges: 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Cute and Crafty Challenge: Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Marion from Mo's Digital Pencil

Hello Crafty Friends!

I'm super excited to share with you my card as a Guest Designer for Mo's Digital Pencil.

The theme for the new challenge for August is Anything Goes with option of  Use an Animal.  I chose the adorable Marion for my card.  This little cutie reminds me of one of my day care kids.  She loves my cat and I often hear her exitedly yelling, "Catty, Catty!"

Card Details:

Marion from Mo's Digital Pencil

Fanciful Circle dies from Polkadoodles

Magnolia doo hickey banner die

Sentiment; Marion from Mo's Digital Pencil

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Entered in following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge: Anything coloring goes

Colourific Challenge: Anything Goes

Cut It Up Challenge: Critters

Just Add Ink: Just add C

Simply Create Too: Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critters: Critters

Three On A Bench Mo's Digital Pencil

Hello Crafty Friends

Happy August!

It's the first of the month so that means a brand new challenge at Crafty Hazel Nut's Pattern Paper Challenge.  The theme is always Anything Goes with Pattern Paper.

When I saw this image I just knew I had to use it to make my mother's birthday card.  The little kids look just like my sister, brother and myself when we were kids.  I kept the card simple because I really wanted the image to stand out all on it's own.

Card Details:

Image: 3 on a Bench from Mo's Digital Pencil

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Spellbinders die for the card base and matting

Entered in following challenges:

Cute and Crafty: Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft: Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Ruby Rae Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends

A new challenge starts today at Digi Doodle Studios.  The theme is Spots and Stripes.  

I have used the adorable Ruby Rae for my card.

Card details:

Image: Ruby Rae

Gina Marie Designs Dies

Entered in following Challenges:

Crafting By Design: Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Corner: Layers

Crafty Sentiment Designs: Anything Goes

Through The Craft room Door: Anything Goes