Stampin' In Alaska

  The April Stay Crafty Challenge with Hero Arts is Opposites Attract - Opposite Colors or Mirror Image .  I chose to create a project by using opposite colors from the color wheel - Orange and Blue. I started by stamping the Hero Arts Antique Rose (2017) woodblock stamp onto watercolor paper.  I used various mediums to watercolor the image - Tombow marker and distress ink with Stickles applied to the center.  The image was fussy cut and layered onto designer papers from the Basic Grey Marrakech Paper Pad.  Layers of vellum die cuts, orange netting, gems and a sentiment finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge:  Opposites Attract Beautiful Blossoms Challenge:   #28 Anything Goes with Flowers Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #252 Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:   Pattern Papers

  I'm joining this week's challenge at The Paper Shelter with Pastels.  My card features the pre-colored digital image Comfy At Home .  I love using pre-colored digital images to make a quick card. The image was layered onto papers from Basic Grey.  Stampin' Up! gems, baker's twine, a paper flower and sentiment from my stash finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge #364 Pastels Gem of a Craft Challenge:  #5 Anything Goes PIP Challenge #2515 Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Pattern Papers

  Welcome to a new challenge week at Word Art Wednesday!  We have another lovely digital Scripture this week created by Karen Murray.  You are always welcome to use the Scripture, but it's not required to play along. Our awesome sponsor this week is Stamp Simply .   One lucky participant will be randomly drawn for a $25 gift certificate to the Stamp Simply online store.  Be sure to stop by and check out their fabulous products. My project features a bundle from Stamp Simply My Church Stamp Die Bundle .     My project began by stamping the image onto water color paper.  The image and background were lightly water colored and blended with Tombow markers.  The die cut is from Scrappy Boy Stamps and has been layered onto Basic Grey papers from my stash.  To finish, pearls and ribbon were added. I would like to share my card with the following: Polkadoodle Craft Challenge:   #5 Anything Goes Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends:...

  I'm joining the current challenge at House Mouse & Friends Monday challenge with the optional Easel Card.  The sweet image was colored with Prismacolors and layered onto designer papers from Basic Grey Hello Luscious paper pad. The Happy Birthday die is from My Favorite Things.  A few gems and paper flowers complete the card. I would like to share my card with the following: HMFMC # 435 Anything Goes + option of An Easel Card PIP #2510 Anything Goes   Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  #133 Anything Goes  Beautiful Blossoms Challenge:  #27 Anything Goes  

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since the beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! Masculine designs are always challenging for me.  But when I saw the Birthday Guy clear stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps I knew it was a must-have!  This set contains four great sentiments - three are specific to the guys. I was having so much fun with the set that I created two guy cards for my stash.  Both also feature the Creative Worship Stamps Stars Die set .  The large sentiment is layered on...

  I'm sharing a Father's Day card that will be going in the mail this week.  I purchased this wood mount stamp several years ago at my local stamp store. The company name is The Stamp Pad-Co.   This is perfect coming from Alaska!  I stamped the image and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The image is quite large so I mounted it simply onto scrap papers from my Basic Grey stash.  A few enamel dots finish the project.  I tend to keep my embellishments to a minimum since most of my cards are mailed.  FYI - Postage will be increasing again next month!! I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Masculine PIP Challenge #2242 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #231 Anything Goes  The Paper Funday Challenge:  #66 Anything Goes  Simon Wednesday Challenge:  Masculine

A new challenge starts today at Word Art Wednesday .  As always, the challenge welcomes any project as long as it is family friendly.  Our FABULOUS sponsor for this challenge is Pink and Main Clear Stamps and they are offering one lucky person a $20 credit to spend at Pink & Main Clear Stamps .  They carry their own amazing line of stamps and dies among many other products.  You won't want to miss out on visiting Pink & Main to take a look around.  Thank you to our friends at Pink & Main for their support. I have used Sponsor Pink & Main Stitched Circle Dies for my project.  Designer papers are from Basic Grey. Karen has provided a lovely Scripture this week from Psalms.  You are not required to use it but we would love for you to download the freebie for your use.  Simply select the image, right click and save as.  I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Masculine PIP Challenge #22...

  This week's challenge theme at The Paper Shelter is pets.  I took advantage of their current 50% off Flash Sale and bought the adorable Comfy at Home digital set.   The Paper Shelter offers both black & white image, as well as, pre-colored images with each set.  I enjoy the convenience and fabulous color choices of the pre-colored images.   For my card, I printed the pre-colored image onto Core'dinations white canvas cardstock and die cut.  The image was layered onto designer paper from Basic Grey Hopscotch paper pad.   I've been treasuring my supply of Basic Grey and decided they should be used!! :)  A die cut sentiment, pearls and twine complete the card. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge #591 Pets  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #227 Anything Goes     PIP Challenge #2414 Anything Goes Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 15 Anything Goes ...

I'm playing along with the current challenge at House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge .  They also offer an option with their Anything Goes theme.  This week we were asked to use some design paper. I recently purchased Berry Good cling rubber set from the House Mouse Designs Spring Collection.  The image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock with VersaFine Clair ink.  I colored and die cut a portion of the full image for my card. The image was colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils.  It was layered onto designer paper from Basic Grey Indie Bloom paper pad (sadly no longer available).  A few enamel dots and a gingham bow finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: HMFC #412 Anything Goes + Option Use Some Design Paper   PIP Challenge #2414 Anything Goes Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 13 Anything Goes   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #227 Anything Goes  

  I'm joining the current challenge at Di's Digital Design featuring the adorable Spring Days digital image.  The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with alcohol markers.  The image and sentiment were layered onto designer papers from Basic Grey Sugared paper pad. The image panel was lightly sponged with Dandelion Memento ink and die cut with the Wonky Stitched die.  A sentiment from Hero Arts and pearls finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Di's Digital Design Challenge - Lots of Layers Allsorts Challenge:  Week #775 For the Love of Animals Time Out Challenge:  #260 Striped    Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 13 Anything Goes  

  I'm back on day 2 sharing a fun new digital release from Beccy's Place .  This yummy set includes two mouth watering ice cream cone images and six coordinating sentiments.  It's great for so many occasions!  You can find the new I ce Cream Cones set in Beccy's store now. In case you missed Day 1, you can scroll or click HERE . I printed the ice cream cone image and colored with Copic Markers then fussy cut.  It was layered onto (now retired) Basic Grey patterned papers.  The enlarged cone worked perfectly for the gate fold design.  It was layered onto a doily with ribbon to hold the card closed. A coordinating sentiment is tucked inside the card with coordinating card stock. I hope you will take a peek at Beccy's Place Store .  I'm sure you will find something fun to create your next project. I would like to share my card with the following: PIP Challenge #2310 Anything Goes Time Out Challenge:  #234 Inspired by Words (summer ice crea...

  I'm sharing a fun new digital release from Beccy's Place .  This yummy set includes two mouth watering ice cream cone images and six coordinating sentiments.  It's great for so many occasions!  You can find the new I ce Cream Cones set in Beccy's store now. I printed the ice cream cone image and colored with Copic Markers then fussy cut.  It was layered onto (now retired) Basic Grey patterned papers.  A strip of glitter card stock and enamel dots finish the mini slimline design card. I hope you will take a peek at Beccy's Place Store .  I'm sure you will find something fun to create your next project. I would like to share my card with the following: SheepSki Designs Challenges:  #72 Embellish It Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge:  March Anything Goes Lil Patch of Friends Challenge:  #201 Anything Goes PIP Challenge #2310 Anything Goes

  A new challenge has been posted at Word Art Wednesday .  My card features this week's free Scripture Word Art provided by Karen Murray.  As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers; but you are  never required to use it  in order to play along in our challenges or to win.   We welcome you to share your all you r art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment.  This includes any type of altered or digital art (not just limited to cards).  You may link up to five (5) projects each week, for a total of ten (10) entries per two-week challenge. The more you enter, the more you increase your odds of winning.  Crafty Individuals Stamp Co . is our sponsor for this challenge.  Crafty Individuals is located in the UK and they carry their own amazing line of stamps as well as many other popular brands. One lucky person randoml...

  I couldn't resist joining the current Circles Challenge at Di's Digi this week.  It was so much fun to color Di's adorable Bubble and Squeak image.  It was colored with Copic markers and layered onto Basic Grey papers from my stash. The card includes lots of circles with bubble gems and the Loopy Rings die from Memory Box. I would like to share my card with the following: Di's Digi Design: Circles Challenge Craft Galore Encore Challenge:  #109 Anything Goes  Polkadoodle Craft Challenge:  Week #8 Anything Goes Jan's Digi Stamps:  February Anything Goes    

  I'm sharing a fun holiday gift tag for the current moodboard challenge at Create A Smile . I started my project with a kraft tag and randomly stamped a snowflake image.  I followed by splashing white acrylic paint with a toothbrush for a fun snowy effect. The adorable moose from CAS Nanu set was colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut.  I finished with a few felt snowflakes and paper strips from Basic Grey's Jovial paper pad. I would like to share my card with the following: Create A Smile:  November Moodboard Challenge Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes Week #519 - 520 We Love to Create Mixed Media Challenge #12 Anything Goes   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy Holidays   Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge:  #29 Holiday Tags Aud Sentiments Challenge #298 Christmas/Winter/New Year    

  I'm joining the May Share Your Design Challenge at Gerda Steiner with a birthday card featuring the Dachshunds Clear Stamp set . I pulled out Basic Grey Fiction paper pad for the various layers.  A couple of enamel dots finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Gerda Steiner Share Your Design Challenge - May Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Animal Fun Southern Girls Challenge:  May Anything Goes Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge:  May Anything Goes Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #251 Anything Goes + Sentiment  

While Alaska may be a little behind everyone else with gardening I decided to get my floral fix with Power Poppy this weekend!  I'm joining the current Quick Color challenge with a card featuring their beautiful Peonies digital stamp set. I followed Julie's tutorial HERE which shows how to apply a quick splash of color by stippling inks.  Love this technique! Following Julie's example, I started by stippling Memento Rose Bud ink in the centers of the flowers.  I then came back with Angel Pink Memento ink.  The leaves were stippled with Bamboo Leaves.  I finished the panel by flicking the Bamboo Leaves ink mixed with a little water using a toothbrush. Since I was already inky, I couldn't stop there!  The base panel is from Basic Grey's Fiction Paper Pad.  Before adhering the image panel, I also flicked brown distress ink.  After drying, I adhered the image panel, sequins and a ribbon to finish the card.  I would like to share my ...

It's been awhile since I've gotten the chance to play along with SugarPea Designs monthly Mix It Up Challenge .  This month's inspiration board really caught my eye. I found the perfect diagonal designer paper for the base panel in my Basic Grey stash.  The duck image from SugarPea Quackers set was colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut then adhered with dimensional tape.  The sentiment and cattails were stamped from the same set.   Sometimes clean and simple is tough for me!  This went together so quickly and I'm pleased with the final design.  I'm also joining the AAA Cards CAS challenge with stamping along the edge. I'm sharing my card with the following: SugarPea Designs:   Mix It Up Challenge #62 AAA Cards CAS Game:  #155 Along the Edge Cute Card Thursday:  #614 Anything Goes QKR Stampede:  Challenge #378 Anything Goes  

It's time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop !  If you love coffee, tea or cocoa this is the event for you.  Amy Tsuruta coordinates this fabulous blog hop event twice a year.  It's a fun time of inspiration and prizes.  There are over 80 sponsors for the event!  Be sure to hop over and check it out. I'm sharing a card featuring Lawn Fawn Pumpkin Spice stamp set, Verve Coffee die cut and Basic Grey Jovial paper pad.  The whimsical coffee cups were stamped onto water color paper, die cut and blended with Tombow markers.  I'm sharing my card with the following: 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes   Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #362-#363  My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch:  #413