Stampin' In Alaska

  I hope everyone has a safe and fun Independence Day!  I'm joining the current House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge with the optional theme of water.   My card features the adorable House-Mouse Designs Water Fun (RSC-030) cling stamp from Spellbinders.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and the sky was masked with a Creative Worship Stamps cloud mask. The image was layered onto designer paper Carta Bella's Beach Day 6x6 pad.  Doodlebug mat sprinkles and a sun die from MFT finish the 5x5 square card.  A coordinating sentiment was stamped from the Water Fun set. I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse and Friends Challenge #443 AG or Show or Use Some Water PIP Challenge #2526 Monday Theme - Sunshine Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #256 Anything Goes Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  #137 Anything Goes

  Happy Monday!  I haven't been able to play along with The Paper Shelter for a few weeks.  Over the weekend I printed off a fun summer image called Tropical Fun .  I love using the pre-colored images for a quick project.  I found the free background through a Google search.  I thought I worked great! The card base is a 5 1/2 x 3 slimline with designer paper from Echo Park.  I finished with a sentiment and stickers from my stash. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge:  #604 Sweet Treats Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Lots of Layers   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Let's Get Into Shape!    Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes

  The current bi-weekly challenge at Di's Digi Stamps blog is Hand Colored Image .  My card features the adorable Dog with Cart digital image.   The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils and alcohol markers then fussy cut.  It was layered onto a freebie digital pre-colored background from Di's Designs.   Di generously provides followers with free images, promotions and giveaways on Facebook.  Not a follower?  Check it out HERE . I would like to share my card with the following: Di's Design Digi Challenge - Hand Colored Image Simon Says Stamps Monday:  Summer Fun! Gem of a Craft Challenge:  Week #14 Anything Goes Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 27 Anything Goes  

  I'm joining the current Summer Time challenge at The Paper Shelter.  Summer in Alaska is all about fishing, camping, hiking and enjoying the outdoors!  I couldn't resist using the adorable When In Doubt.. Exaggerate!! digital stamp by The Paper Shelter. The digital image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with alcohol markers.  It was die cut and layered onto designer papers from BoBunny Take a Hike collection.  I thought the sentiment was perfect with this guy and his catch.  It is from a very old TAC set.  The finished card size is 4 inches square. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge #564 SummerTime We Love Stamping:  Masculine August Challenge Allsorts Challenge:  Week 741/742 All Creatures Great and Small   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  Anything Goes  

  I'm very honored and excited to be Guest Designing for Gerda Steiner Designs this month. I was given the opportunity to create with their newest 2x3 clear set - Melon Muncher .  I love the GSD critters and this one is just the cutest!  Love the the little cheeks and adorable face. My design started with a stenciled background using a Sun Ray stencil from My Favorite Things.  The guinea pig was stamped and masked before inking the stencil.  A few hand drawn grass clumps and gems finish the scene. Please stop by the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog for additional photos and a supply list. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Summer PIP 2330 Summer Theme Challenge   Paper Funday #56 Anything Goes with a Twist of Great Outdoors

  We have a new challenge up for you at Word Art Wednesday .  Our awesome sponsor this week is My Favorite Things!   They are generously providing a $20 gift card to one randomly selected challenge entry.  Hope you get a chance to join the fun! My card features the retired You Have My Heart set by Birdie Brown.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and masked to create the cloudy sky.   Clouds were created by masking with a cloud die and inking with Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserves distress ink.  A few gems and this week's free digital Bible Verse complete the card. The Scripture Word Art is free for you.  We would love to see your project using the Scripture, but it's not required.  You can submit up to 5 projects each week -- a total of 10 for the challenge.  The challenge is always Family Friendly Anything Goes. I would like to share my card with the following: Paper Funday #56 Anything Goes with a Twist of Great Outdoors Si...

  If you visit my blog, you probably already know that a good sketch is my favorite challenge!  The current (and sadly final) challenge at Create A Smile really inspired me. I've really enjoyed the inspiration that the design team provides each month on the Create A Smile challenge blog .  I love their cute images and punny sentiments!   My card panel began with a Gelli Print from my stash.  The pig images from Create A Smile Pig Out set were colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and adhered with dimension foam tape.  A very old birthday sentiment from Memory Box was stamped onto Stampin' Up! Granny Apple Green card stock and adhered.  The card is finished simply with a green twine bow. I would like to share my card with the following: Create A Smile July Sketch Challenge Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #209 Anything Goes   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Summer Mood Board  Inspiration Station Challenge #51 Photo Prompt ...

  I'm joining the current challenge at The Paper Shelter with their adorable My Happy Summer Face digital image.  The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with alcohol markers. A stitched square die from Gina Marie was used for the image then framed with blue card stock.  Designer papers from Echo Park Summer Party paper pad were layered for the card base.  A few enamel dots complete the card. I would like to share my card with the following: The Paper Shelter Challenge #560 Furry Friends Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Summer Mood Board  Inspiration Station Challenge #51 Photo Prompt (inspired by Pool/water)  

  I'm joining the current moodboard challenge at Create A Smile.  I love the summery feel of the colors!  My summer card features a lemonade freebie digital image from Create A Smile. The digital image was printed onto X-press It card stock and colored with alcohol markers then fussy cut.  Stickles were lightly applied to the starfruit.  The image was layered onto papers from Jo-Ann Stores Ms. Sparkle & co.  I finished with a digital sentiment from my stash. I would like to share my card with the following: Create A Smile Challenge June Moodboard Gem of A Challenge:  Wk 13 Anything Goes We Love Stamping:  June Anything Goes     

  I'm joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil with an older image by Mo Manning called Summer Girl.  (Sorry, it appears to be retired as I was unable to find it in the store.) My shaker card started with a pasta box --- Yep, I salvaged this ziti pasta box when I spotted the fun window on the front!! Crazy, huh?!  Well, I trimmed the cardboard to the appropriate size then layered my designer paper.  The "window" was die cut on my dp with a Spellbinder rectangle die.     I added Sprinkles Embellishments from Stampin' Up! for the shaker design.  The sweet Summer Girl digi was colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  The sun die and sentiment are from Lil' Inkers Designs. I'm super happy with how this turned out.  I hope it brings a smile to the recipients face!  I would like to share my card with the following: Mo's Digital Challenge #302 - Anything Goes with A Mo Image Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anythi...

The summer is flying by here in Alaska!  I couldn't resist coloring Mo's sweet Pool Party image this weekend.  It's an older image, and possibly retired, but one of my favorites.   The image was colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut.  I created the beach scene by sponging the sky and sand with Memento ink.  Palm tree die is from Gina Marie. I hope everyone gets a little Vitamin Sea before the summer ends! I would like to share my card with the following: Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge:  #294 Anything "Mo" Goes   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Oh So Cute   Word Art Wednesday:  #452 - 453 Anything Goes   Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge:  August Anything Goes  

I'm joining the current Summer Fun challenge at Di's Digi with this sweet digital image called Cherry Blossom Mice.  The image was printed onto Stampin' Up! whisper white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers.  The cherries were lightly watercolored with distress ink. I searched my digital and rubber sets for a Summer sentiment.  I finally came across this stamp from a set from The Craft's Meow called Life is a Carnival.  Sadly, they are now out of business. The image was die cut with Spellbinders Labels Nine die cut.  I'm trying to pull out some of my older shaped dies and use them!  This little scene fit perfectly!  Papers are from American Crafts Happy Traveler paper pad. I would like to share my card with the following: Di's Digi Challenge - Summer Fun   Cute Card Thursday Challenge:  #640 Flowers Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #254 Summer + Sentiment 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #40 Sponsored by Jan's Digi Cute Card Thu...

I'm sharing a quick card with the current challenge at Art Impressions.  The current theme is Summer Vibes.  I went in a little different direction by pulling out the AI Road Trip set and creating a little summer road trip scene.   Living in Alaska, we do a lot of scenic road trips.  I love this set and the Tim Holtz Rays stencil worked perfectly with the scene. I'm sharing my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #237 Summer Vibes   Word Art Wednesday:  #344-345 Anything Goes   Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes  Cute Card Thursday:  #540 Too Cute!  

I recently came upon a blog post whose creation included a set from Your Next Stamp .  I visited their shop and blog .... now I'm hooked! I joined their blog challenge  and was the lucky winner of a  gift certificate to the shop. My creation today includes  Mini Snorkel Fun Penguin (Isn't he adorable?!)  The image was embossed with  Black emboss powder from CTMH, colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut and adhered with foam tape. Papers are from Fancy Pants  Beach Babe paper pad. Verve sequins and machine stitching finish the card. Of course, the design was inspired by  the current YNS Sketch Challenge #49 Thanks for stopping by! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #250-251   Simon Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes   Aud Sentiments:  #165 Anything Goes + A Sentiment   Simon Monday Challenge:  Powder Pow...

Happy Friday! It's time to share another fun Bugaboo digital image this week which is available FREE in the  Bugaboo shop . This week's featured image is Summer Butterfly Bear - Beach   The digital image was printed onto  Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils then fussy cut. Designer papers from BoBunny  and a machine stitched border finish the card. I'm also sharing with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #240 - 241 Simon Monday Challenge:   Add Some Texture   Simon Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes   Art Impressions Challenge:  #189 Sweet Summertime

The bi-weekly challenge at  Art Impressions is currently Sweet Summertime . I dusted off a retired image (which I LOVE) and created a fun ocean themed card perfect for the Summertime.  My card features Penguin Snorkler  which is a retired AI image. The image was embossed with black  powder from Close To my Heart. Copic Markers were used for the fins and mask. A bubble emboss folder, brads, a wave die and light chalking on the image finish the card. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge: #189 Sweet Summertime   Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #240 - 241 Simon Monday Challenge:   Add Some Texture     Simon Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes  

This week's inspiration photo challenge is perfect for your summertime cards and projects. I hope you get a chance to grab a Bugaboo digital image and join the fun! My card features the adorable Poppi Penguin -Surf The digital image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers then fussy cut. The background image is from Digital Delights called Beach Scene Background . Flower Soft has been applied to the "beach" and stickles have been applied variously. I love how this digital background makes such a quick and easy card! Here's this week's Bugaboo inspiration Be sure to stop by the blog for all of the challenge details, prizes and design team inspiration. Don't forget to shop this month during the fabulous Christmas in July sale. I'm also sharing with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #240 - 241 Simon Says Monday Challenge:  By the ...

It's time again to share a few snapshots into what's going on with the Sassettes!  Cheryl hosts the Show Me challenge and it's so easy to play along.  Just post whatever you have going on in your part of the world then link it to the blog.  You might win a FREE Sassy Cheryl image!  And there are a ton of cuties to choose from. Many of you saw photos of our Alaskan winter this year.  I promised photos of the summer as well.  So, this weekend I took a few photos of the flowers around my house to share with you. For the first time in 16 years we also have tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden!  DH is so excited and they are SO yummy.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Elaine has asked us to create something "weather-related" with our Mo Manning digital images.  I know that most of the lower 48 is having hot temperatures which are perfect for this sweet image.  Alaska, not so much, but it's early yet in our summer! This is what I came up with using " Lacie ".  Lacie and her ice cream cone were colored with Copic markers.  The tree was created with a Spellbinder Nestibilities scalloped circle die.  The grass was cut using my new Memory Box Grassland Border.  Of course, I added a little bling to Lacie's sun glasses and Stickles to her ice cream cone. Thanks for stopping by to take a closer look!

This week's challenge over on Mo's Digital Challenge blog is " Here Comes Summer ". What better to start the summer than a day at the beach soakin' up the sun! I think this little image called " Pool Party " is so adorable and fun to color. Bella and Bronte are ready to hit the beach and soak in some sun! The image was colored with Copic Markers, Koh-I-Noor pencils and baby oil. I paired the image with Cosmo Cricket Snorkel designer papers. The sun is a die-namic from My Favorite Things and dry embossed with the Swiss dot cuttlebug folder. Flower Soft was added for a little sand! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!