Deer-est Friends

Hello Crafty Friends!

Do you make your Christmas cards all year?  Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make and I always start in January.  I like all my cards to be different so it's a great way to get enough of a variety done in time to mail out after Thanksgiving.  If you want to get started on your cards, joining in with the challenges at Christmas with the Cuties is a great way to get your cards done, have fun and maybe win a prize.

The new challenge theme at Christmas With The Cuties is Festive Furries and Feathers.

For my DT project I used the clear stamp  Winnie Heavenly Deer-est Friends from Polkadoodles.

Card Details:

Stamp: Winnie Heavenly Deer-est Friends from Polkadoodles

Copics

Sizzix border die

Sketch: Cheerful Sketches

Entered in following challenges:

Cheerful Sketches: Sketch

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: Anything Christmas

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything With A Critter

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas

Polkadoodles: Anything Goes

 

First Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends

Birthday cards are always fun to make.  I dug deep into my stash of digi stamps and came up with this little cuties from Karen's Doodles.  The store is no longer open but this is one of my favorites from her.

I paper pieced the clothing on this little guy for some extra fun.  

This is my DT card for Crafty Hazel Nut's Pattern Paper challenge. 

 The theme is always Anything Goes with Pattern Paper

Card Details:

Image: Peek A Boo boy from Karen's Doodles

Copics

Number 1 from Cricut Base Camp cartridge (yes, I still use my Cricut cartridges)

Balloons: Sizzix dies

Entered in following challenges

Crafty Catz: anything goes

Cut It Up: Card for a guy

Craft Rocket: card for baby/kid

Seize the birthday: anything birthday

 

Happy 11th Birthday to Aud Sentiments

Hello crafty Friends!

 

Wow!  It's hard to believe that Aud Sentiments is celebrating our 11th birthday!  It's also hard to believe that I have been on the design team for Aud Sentiments the entire 11 years and we are still going strong!

Naturally, the theme for this challenge is to include A Birthday Sentiment

Card Details:

Image: Cupcake Birthday from The Paper Shelter

copics

Leaves: sizzix

Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches #602

Banner tag: sizzix

Entered in following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #602

Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Always Fun challenge: Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenge: Anything Goes/ no twist

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft: Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe: Flowers

Crafty Friends Challenge: Ladies or Girls

Alanna

Hello Crafty Friends!

 We are right in the middle of a winter storm with lots of ice. I decided I needed a little spring so I made this card using Alanna from Conie Fong Arts.

Card Details:

Image: Alanna from Conie Fong Art

Butterfly punch: Martha Stewart crafts

copics

Sizzix leaf dies

Papers: Glorious Day papers from JSS Scrapbook Boutique

Entered in following challenges:

Dare To Be Artsy: anything goes

All Sorts Challenge: beautiful blooms

Crazy 4 challenges: Green or Purple

Merry Molly Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's time for a new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge.  

The theme is N for No Fuss or O for Over The Top

I chose to make my card Over the Top

Card Details:

Image: Merry Molly from Tiddly Inks

Copics

Crea Lies Dies for the card shape

Gina Marie Design dies 

Sizzix lable dies

Entered in the following challenges:

Cadence Pianist

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am excited to share with you a sneak peak at one of the new images from Digi Doodle Studios.

This image is called Cadence_Pianist and will be available in the shop on Friday.  She is perfect for lots of different types of projects but I had fun making a "Just A Note" card.

Card Details:

Image: Cadence Pianist from Digi Doodle Studios

Copics

Sizzix banner die

Sizzix arrow die

Entered in following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life: Woodgrain background.

Crafter's Castle: Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge: Anything Goes

Taylor's New Job Digi Doodle Studios

I am excited to share with you a project using another of the Something New release from Digi Doodle Studios.  This is Taylor's New Job.  

 I chose this color combo so my card would be feminine yet business like.

Entered in the following challenges:

Challenge up your life: Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle: Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Christmas Time

Merry Christmas!

It's time for a new challenge at Christmas With The Cuties.  

The theme this time is Anything Cute Christmas Goes!

Card Details:

Image: Christmas Time from Mariola Budeck Art

Copics

Spellbinders

Sizzix Dies

Cottage Cutz Dies

Entered in following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: Anything Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Use a Critter
A Bit More Time To Craft: Anything Goes

Midnight Prancer Digi Doodle Studios

Happy November Crafty Friends!

I can't  believe it's already November! 

Are you ready for Christmas?  My goal was to create a few Christmas cards each month so I would be ready to mail them out at the end of this month.  I think I am going to meet my goal.

Today also starts a new challenge at Digi Doodle Studios Challenges.  The theme is always Anything Goes so you have a chance to enter with your holiday creations. I can't wait to see what you create.

For this Christmas card I used Midnight Prancer from Digi Doodle Studios.  Over the years we have had 3 Labrador Retrievers. All three were either rescues or dogs that were dumped by their first owners.  We have loved each of them because they are simple the best dogs ever!  I colored this image to look like the yellow lab we had while our boys were young.  Her name was Candy and we miss her like crazy.  She was so sweet and gentle and was the best protector of all my kids.

Card Details:

Image: Mignight Prancer from Digi Doodle Studios

copics

Gina Marie Design dies

Sizzix ornament die

Magnolia doo hickey banner die

Entered in following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: Christmas/Holidays

Christmas at Sweet Stampin: Anything Goes

Two Crafty Critters: Anything with animal

A Perfect Time to Craft: Anything Goes

Georgie's Cartwheel Mo's Digital Pencil

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am excited to share with you the card I made for my brother's 50th birthday.

I found a couple of fun images from Mo's Digital Pencil that work perfectly together for a fun card.

The sentiment on the front and inside are computer generated by me.  

This is also my DT project for Crafty Hazel Nut's Pattern Paper Challenge.  The theme is always anything goes as long as you use pattern paper.

inside of card:

Card Details: 

Georgie's Cartwheel from Mo's Digital Pencil

Yeehaw image and sentiment from Mo's Digital Pencil

copics

Magnolia Doohickey balloon dies

Cottage cutz candle dies

Entered in following challenges:

Free Hugs and Pumpkins Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I get to share with you my project using Free Hugs and Pumpkins from Digi Doodle Studios.  Fall is my favorite time of year so this was a fun image to color. Because there was so much in the image, I kept the card design simple.  Of course I couldn't pass up using some of the pretty fall pattern paper in my stash. I just can't resist pattern paper.

Card details:

Image: Free Hugs and Pumpkins from Digi Doodle Studios

Sizzix banner dies

Entered in following challenges:

Little Elf Pipa Mo's Digital Pencil

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's time for a new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge. 

 This time the theme is U for Upcycle or V for Velocity.

I chose to use V for Velocity but I was stumped for quite awhile on what I wanted to do. I knew that I wanted to create a card that allowed for free movement.  I settled on making a tent card and attaching the fussy cut stamped image with some floral wire so it swings freely just like an ornament would on a Christmas tree.

I can't wait to see how you interpret the challenge!

Card Details:

Image: Little Elf Pipa from Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Spellbinders circle die

Sizzix ornament die

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Extreme glitter paint

Entered in following challenges:

A bit more time to craft: anything goes

A perfect time to craft: anything goes

Merry Little Christmas: anything goes

Happy Little craft challenge: anything goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge: anything Christmas goes

50th Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends!

A friend is celebrating her 50th birthday today.  I wanted to come up with something a little different than I have done in the  past so I made the card around the sentiment on the inside that reads:  You're not 50 You're 5 perfect 10s. I found a gymnast digi stamp from Tiddly Inks that works just perfect with the sentiment.

Card Details:

Stamp: Tiddly Inks

Copics

Gina Marie Design dies

Sentiment created in microsoft word

50: cricut Base Camp cartridge

Spellbinders dies

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

Copics

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

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

copics

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)

Serina Mermaid Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends

Today I have a card featuring Serina Mermaid from Digi Doodle Studios.

She is just so pretty.  I'm really loving her smile.

After I colored her with copics, I colored a few of her scales with a gold spica pen for a little shimmer.  I also used some extreme glitter paint on her fins.

I used glossy accents on the water bubbles.

Entered in following challenges:

Edward Flower Bugaboo Stamps

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme for this challenge is Bingo + A Sentiment.

For my DT project I chose to use Pattern Paper, Digi Image, and My Favorite Color (yellow and coral)

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.  

Card Details:

Image: Edward Flower from Bugaboo Stamps

Copics

Polka Doodles Fancy Circle die

Sizzix banner die 

Entered in following challenges:

Crafty Creations: Anything Goes

Creative Moments: Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs: Use a sentiment

JoJo Sparks Independence Day

Hello Crafty Friends!

Happy July!!  The new challenge theme at Digi Doodle Studios is Summer.  Nothing says summer more to me than the Fourth of July!!  For my card I used JoJo Sparks Independence Day.  She looks like she is having fun with her sparklers

Card Details:

Image: JoJo Sparks Independence Day from Digi Doodle Studios

Copics

Stars: George Cricut cartridge

Sizzix banner die

Extreme glittle paint for a little sparkle

Entered in following challenges:

A Place To Start: Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenge: Patriotic
Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
International Art and Soul: Stars and Stripes
Corrosive Challenge: Anything Goes
Cut It Up Challenge: Red, White and Blue

Oddball Art by Lizzy Love Happy Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments. The theme is Anything Goes + A Sentiment.

We are sponsored by Oddball Art by Lizzy Love

Christmas cards

Hello Crafty Friends

The new challenge at ABC Christmas is H for Hang it Up/I for Intricate.

My H for Hang it Up card features Cats In The Christmas Tree from Mo's Digital Pencil

My second card features an intricate die cut for I for Intricate