Thinking Spring

Greetings.  We're still waiting on spring, but maybe tomorrow it will get here.  The snow is slowly disappearing, but we still have ice to melt so it will probably be a while.  Mr Skunk was back this evening, looking for grubs....I'm sure he will do quite a number on the lawn.  Hopefully we'll still have one when he's finished!

So, again I've gone with a warm weather themed card with lots of bright colours.  This is the pretty Village Pump image from Just Inklined.  I've coloured with copics and coloured pencils, and Pan Pastels for the sky, and then I've made good use of the Spellbinders die - Creatopia Frame 2, for both cutting and matting the image.

For the very first time, I've used a digital paper for my background.  It is a freebie design from Bearly Mine and you can still find it here.  I was really surprised how nice it printed out...I think I may have to go shopping!

Some challenges for my card:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge  - #224 Anything Goes

Creative Moments - #39 Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - Floral Frenzy

A Creative Romance - Spring Flowers

Bearly Mine Challenges - One for the Girls

Craft Your Passion - #206 Mother's Day/For the Ladies

613 Avenue Create - #64 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - #252 Use those dies

Bubbly Bath

 

Well, it's Saturday again, and here I am with another DT card for Dr Digi House of Stamps. 

Everyone knows that a good hot bubbly bath is a great way to start the weekend.  As you can see, it provides the perfect opportunity to relax and peruse the paper for coupons and ads for more crafting supplies.....and no, this isn't a selfie!!!   This is another awesome image titled Bath Time Deirdery, and you can find it here.

Some challenges for my card:

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - #152 Humor

Incy Wincy Designs - Ribbons, Lace & Pearls

Created with Love - #78 Girly

Card Mania - #43 Lace and Pearls

Bearly Mine Challenges - One for the Girls

Creative Moments - #39 Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - #74 For a Friend

Craft Your Passion - #206 Mother's Day/For the Ladies

Smile....spring is on it's way!

Good morning all...and maybe it is too!  It looks like the weather is finally going to break.  The forecast is actually showing temperatures above freezing.  Won't that be an awesome change!

Today we also have a new challenge for you at Paper Crafting Journey, and it's everyone's favourite ANYTHING GOES.   Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT is sharing, and hopefully they will inspire you to get your crafting hat on too!

For my card today, I've coloured up this sweet image provided by our sponsor:

Elizabeth Bell

with 2 digis for the lucky winner

I'm still working on the power of positive thinking, so once again you will see nice warm spring colours, both in my copic colouring and my choice of papers and embellishments.  I think it might finally be working too!

Supplies used:

Image from Elizabeth Bell - Click

Papers from Cosmo Cricket - Delovely collection

Spellbinders die - Fleur de Lis Rectangles

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your day is full of warm sunshine!

Some challenges for my card:

Paper Creators Crafts - #21 Spring Is In The Air

Created with Love - #78 Girly   Top Picks

Bizzy Bec's - Children or Babies    Top Picks

Cupcake Inspirations - #253 Photo Inspiration    Top Picks

My Craft Spot - #130 Anything Goes

Elizabeth Bell - Pretty Pastels    Top Picks

Clean and Simple in Green

Well, it's that time again....for another challenge at Charisma Cardz.  Nice and easy, we are looking for cards with a Clean And Simple style.  So today, there's no colouring on my card....just some stamping and some stenciling.

This is a new stamp that I've added to my collection (Scots Pine), and it has such lovely detail.  No ribbons or embellishments, just a stenciled border for a bit of added interest and a pretty sentiment.  I think I'll have to do more of these....really CAS!

Our wonderful sponsors this week are:

Prize #1
 CC DESIGNS

Prize #2, 3 & 4

 3, 2 and 1 images!

Now, wouldn't you love to win one of those prizes?  Check out the challenge and the wonderful DT creations, and let your imagination go wild!  I'm sure you can get a card done up in no time for this weeks challenge.  Looking forward to seeing what you have to share.  Good luck!

Some challenges for my card:

Crafting For All Seasons - #73 No Designer Papers

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Monochrome

Crafters Companion - Monochromatic

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #138 Green

Rhedd & Rosie's - #29 Trees/Wood

Creative Moments - #39 Anything Goes

Take time to smell the....strawberries

Well, we got a lucky break last night.  They were calling for another good dumping of snow along with freezing rain.  Although we did get some, thankfully not in the amounts they were calling for.  A pleasant surprise, for a change.

So let's go with a change of season.  Anyone for some nice fresh strawberries?  Here's a delicious image from Just Inklined, titled Strawberry Pot, sure to make you think of warmer weather.  Coloured with copics, and then some DI on the background die-cut and doily.

In case you are wondering...that die-cut is very fiddly.  Be sure to layer a piece of wax paper in-between your paper and the die before cutting.

Supplies used:
Paper from Paper Mania - Burleigh Blue collection
Spellbinders die - Decorative Labels Twenty Seven
Other - ribbon, doily, paper candi, corner punch

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.   Stay safe!!

Some challenges for my card:

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Challenge #55 Make A Square Card

Crafty Ribbons - #81 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW

Card and Scrap - #72 Use lace and/or ribbon

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

City Crafter - #203 Spring in the garden

Clear It Out Challenge - Food for thought with Punches

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - #38 Anything Goes

Keep calm...spring is here?

Well, I guess it's spring....somewhere anyway.   We actually have some bare patches, but there is still plenty of snow and ice that needs to melt.  Temperatures are hovering around the freezing mark, which is a huge improvement, but we still have a ways to go.

So this is how I spent my winter....ha ha ha!  Not too likely....I would have frozen to death.  It will be so nice to put all the sweaters away.   Today I've gone with water colours again, for this pretty stamp from Sparkle Creations.  Nice soft colours....still working on those warmer weather thoughts.

Supplies used:

Paper from Basic Grey - Euphoria collection

Spellbinders dies - Ovals, Lacy Ovals, and Marvelous Squares

Cheery Lynn die - City

Hope you have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by.

Some challenges for my card:

Sweet Stampin - Mother's Day or a Special Lady

Kaboodle Doodles - #215 Use Green

Through the Purple Haze - #33 Anything Goes   Challenge Winner

Papertake Weekly - For Mum

Tuesday Throwdown - #187 Tic-Tac-Toe (bling,digi,ribbon)

DL.Art -  #128 Use an uplifting sentiment with at least 5 words

Created with Love - #78 Girly

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - For A Special Lady   Top Picks

Aurora Wings - Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping - #18 Just For You

Sunshine Colours

Well, we had a nice sunny day, but still too cold.  According to the calendar, it's nearly spring...ha ha.  Our snow and ice has to disappear before I would consider it spring, but at least we now have a few bare patches, so there is hope.  Although I would like for it to just disappear overnight, in truth, that would result in a lot of flooding, so I will try to be patient.

I'm not sure when I'll be able to get to the gardens or to cleaning up the winter damages....or even when I'll see flowers again, so how about a card with some nice sunshiny colours...

I played with water colours again for this stamped image (Pink Ribbon Tilda), working with green and yellow.  Thinking spring thoughts with a nice sunny card!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Some challenges for my card:

Divas by Design - Let's see your Magnolias

Creative Inspirations - #256 Favourite Colour Combination

7 Kids College Fund - #95 Anything Goes with Die Cuts

Cute Card Thursday - #312 Girls, girls, girls

Crafty Ribbons - #80 Ribbon n Bows

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Lovely-Haenglar or Sweet Magnolia - #90 Flower Power

Through the Purple Haze - #33 Anything Goes with option Bling

Penny Black and More - So Sweet

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW

Days gone by....

Good morning!  It will be so nice when the temperatures stay above freezing for more than a few hours at a time.  Any melting of snow and ice just freezes back up again, and of course, we can't forget those additional bits of fluffy white stuff that keep on coming to visit stay.  Old Man Winter was sure in a grumpy mood this year!  Does he not know that he's overstayed his welcome?

So now, for my DT card for Just Inklined using a rather nostalgic image, Stepping Out.  No snow in this picture, though they are still dressed for the cold, and I've gone with a monochromatic colour theme...this time with Spectrum Noir markers.  I only have the brown set so far, but they did work beautifully!

For the frame, I used the Spellbinders Creatopia Frame 2 die, colouring it with distress stains and inks for a vintage look.  Found some papers that followed the theme in the Printery Collection from Prima, adding black ribbons and lace for contrast.  The gold watch and corner piece add a little bit of class for the final touch.

Hope you are all keeping well and thinking spring thoughts!  Thanks for stopping by.

Some challenges for my card:

Rhedd & Rosie's - #28 Aged/Distressed

Creative Knockouts - #28 Border Time

A Creative Romance - Seeing Double

A Little Bit Crafty - Are We There Yet

Creative Moments - #38 Anything Goes Card and Scrap - #72 Use lace and/or ribbon Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Penny's Challenges - #168 Anything Goes Aud Sentiments - #102 Anything Goes Paper Crafting With Attitude - #60 Anything Goes

A Big Celebration

When someone is turning 90, (and no, it's not me!), it's definitely a time for celebration.  Biffo thinks so too, and he's all dressed and raring to go....only the big day isn't until June!  Biffo is available for download here at Dr Digi's House of Stamps, and of course, he's sure to brighten anyone's special day.

Loved the chance to put all of those wild and wonderful colours together....copics again of course, and my favourite 'out of the box' technique.  Had to keep the embellishments simple, as it is for my father-in-law, but the image didn't really need much else.  Just some buttons, some gems and a fancy die-cut.  The sentiments are cut out with the Whimsy - Birthday Sentimentables die, while the 90 has been made with a stencil.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

Some fun challenges for my card...be sure to check them out too:

Sentimental Sundays - #197 Cards for a Boy/Man   Top Picks

Fussy and Fancy - #109 Birthdays

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - One for the Boys

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #87 Add a birthday sentiment

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenges - #167 Anything Goes

Hobby Cutz - #38 Celebration Cards

Aud Sentiments - #102 Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - #79 Anything Goes

Photo Inspiration

Only a week to go until spring......I sure hope Mother Nature is listening!  Today, however, we have a new challenge at Paper Crafting Journey, and this time it is a Photo Inspiration with spring in mind.  We look forward to seeing your interpretations, and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have come up with.

Today I've made a centre step card using a lovely image from Crafty Sentiments, titled Primrose-Garden Flowers, and as you can see, I was inspired by the polka dots from the following photo.

Some supplies used:

Papers from Memory Box - Brioche collection

Spellbinders dies -  Labels Eight and Decorative Labels Eight

Sentiment from Hero Arts

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Sentiments, and they are offering the winner 3 Digital images of their choice!  We really hope you can join in this week for a chance at this lovely prize.

 

Thanks so much for visiting and here's hoping you have a wonderful day.

Now for some challenges for my card:

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Spring has Sprung (papers)

Crafting For All Seasons - #72 Spring into Spring

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Ready for Spring

Bearly Mine Challenges - One for the Girls

Crafts and Me Challenges - #146 Anything Goes

Sunflower Field Designs - Birthdays/Flowers   Challenge Winner

Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Bingo(gems,diecuts,flowers)

Crafter's Cafe -Challenge #54 - Flowers

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree.....

Hi there....I'm back!  After a mini vacation away from all the snow and ice, it was a real disappointment to find it was all still here upon my return.  I chipped away at some of the ice this afternoon, as I think it stands a better chance of melting if its broken, and I will do anything to speed up the process.  Come on spring....please!!!  I've had a peak at the long range forecast and it isn't looking at all good....I'm just hoping they are wrong, as we don't need another big dumping of snow!

For my card today I have skipped a season, going straight into summer or maybe even autumn, but either way you will notice lots of green....really missing that colour!  This is another lovely image from Just Inklined, titled Apple Tree, which lends itself to some nice bright colours and is perfect for a thank you card.

Supplies used:
paper from Crate Paper - Farmhouse collection
Spellbinders die - Marvelous Squares
Cheery Lynn die - City Girl Edger

Thanks so much for visiting, and here's hoping you are all staying safe and warm.....and thinking spring thoughts!

Some challenges for my card:

Glitter n Sparkle - #75 Anything Goes

Crafting by designs - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting With Attitude -#60 Anything Goes or Add Green

Creative Fingers - #26 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - #62 Anything Goes

Card and Scrap - #71 Use Dies

Crafting from the Heart - #8 Anything Goes/Use Dies or punches

Creative Inspirations - #255 Anything Goes        Top Picks

Penny's Challenges - #167 Anything but Square

Crafty Little Fairies - Song or Film Title (see post title)

Birthday Girl

Hello again.   

Today I have a card made with a sweet image from Saturated Canary.  She's coloured with copics in  pink and green, and works nicely with some floral paper and a pretty ribbon bow.

I'm posting this card while on a bit of vacation , so I'm not able to provide all the particulars this time.  As I am an early riser and the weather isn't exactly the best,I thought I would give this a go on my iPad.  It takes longer, but I did it!

Take care everyone and think spring!  Thanks for visiting.

Now for a few challenges for my card:
Sunflower Field Designs - #2 Birthdays and /or Flowers
613 Avenue Create - #61 Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations - #250 Photo Inspiration
Through the Purple Haze - #31 Use a digi
Hobby Cutz - Celebration cards   Challenge Winner
Through the Craftroom Door -Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Happy Birthday
ABC Challenge - G is for Girls

The Ribbon Girl - Birthday

Fancy Folds with Just Inklined

Hurray...February is behind us!  Now it is March and time for this month's blog hop at Just Inklined.  Our theme this month is for some Fancy Folds, so some of us really had to put our thinking caps on.

Remember to leave your comments on each blog as you travel along, for your chance for one of this month's two spot prizes.  Now, grab your coffee, put your feet up and enjoy!

Here you go, with the blog hop order:

Dawn, Tammy, Tangii, 
 Lori, Karen L., Joyce (that's me), Gaynor, 

Today I've gone with a centre step card...lots of folds there!  I wanted to use the Heart Wreath image which I think is lovely for an Anniversary card.  As you can see, it's an over-sized card and I've added lots of bits and bobs

Here is a close up of the image, which I've coloured with copics and then fussy cut. 

Some of the supplies used:

Small Exotic Butterfly die from Cheery Lynn

Fence die from Impression Obsession

Madera Corner die from Memory Box

Happy Anniversary stamp from Stampabilities

Flowers from Wild Orchid

Papers, gems and peel-offs from my stash

Hopefully all goes well with this pre-scheduled post, as I will be away for a bit of holiday.  Somewhere where there is no snow!!!  Take care everyone and have a great day!

Now, for some challenges for my card:

Card Makin' Mamas - #81 Stack It Up (3 layers)

Crafting by designs - The Colors of Spring

Creative Moments - #37 Anything Goes/Swirls & Pearls Sister Act Card Challenge - #46 Anything Goes Creative Fingers - #25 Anything Goes Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #220 Anything goes