Kitty Sending Warm Wishes

Hello, everyone!  Today I am sharing a kitty Christmas card using stamps from Sugar Pea Designs.

I stamped and coloured the kitty from Sugar Pea Designs - Smitten Kitten and fussy-cut so I could pop him up on foam tape. I stamped the cushion on glitter paper (DCWV) and fussy-cut, also popped up on foam tape. The sentiment is from Sugar Pea Designs - Sweet Treats Christmas. My card was inspired by the Mix It Up Challenge 6 sketch over at Sweet Pea Designs:

Here are the other products used:

• Dies: Simon Says Stamp Sending, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders
• Patterned paper:  Unknown from my stash
• Glitter cardstock:  DCWV
• Accents:  Sequins from my stash

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically):  Allsorts A Touch of Sparkle 1/3; Crafty Friends Favourite Embellishment Sequins 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Digistamps4Joy AG w Dies or Punches 2/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday AG 3/3; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Holly Jolly Show us Some Sparkle 2/3; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 2/3; Kitty Bee Animals 1/2; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Bring Your Green UE; MFP Stamp Shop AG 1/5; Mod Squad Christmas in July 2/3; PINspirational Christmas in July Inspiration Photo 3/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 5/5; Sweet Stampin' Christmas in July 1/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 25; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Underwater Scene 2

Hi, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Janet McLaughlin - thank you for joining me!

Today I made another underwater scene using adorable sea creatures from Your Next Stamp - Sea Creatures Set Two. I coloured them with Bic Mark-its and then die-cut with the coordinating dies.  Check out the cool background!  Colouring pages are all the rage now and I just won this one from Digistamps4Joy (thank you, Margy!). It's called Underwater Fantasy. This will be a lot of fun to colour but in the meantime it makes a great background! I resized it to fit my card and then die-cut with Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles.

The sentiment is from Your Next Stamp - Woodland Cuties.  I heat-embossed it in white on a black scrap, die-cut it with Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle Layers, and popped it up with foam tape.

I was inspired by the sketch at Your Next Stamp Challenge 44:

I adhered the cute sea creatures and then finished off the card with a number of sequins from my stash to mimic the sketch.

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): A Snowflake's Promise Summer 3/3; Broken Fairy AG with Embossing (I used heat-embossing for sentiment) 1/2; Come and Get It Kids' Cards 3/3; CRAFT Summer 2/5; Craftin Desert Divas Beach UE; Crafting from the Heart AG 3/3; Digistamps4Joy AG w Dies or Punches 1/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday AG 2/3; Fashionable Stamping Under the Sea 2/3; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Robyn's Fetish At the Beach 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5; Your Next Stamp Challenge 44 Sketch 2/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Underwater Scene

Hello, everyone!  Today I've made an underwater scene using sea creatures from Your Next Stamp!  I coloured the turtle from Sea Creatures Set One and the fish and starfish from Sea Creatures Set Two with Bic Mark-its and then cut with the coordinating dies.

My card began with an underwater background using Zig watercolour markers (Persian Green, Turquoise Green, Green, and Cobalt Blue). I enjoy making these backgrounds - it's very relaxing - and I like to make each one different.  Here are two previous variations I made:  shark card / mermaid card.  Then I die-cut the background with Avery Elle Wonky Stitches.

I was inspired by the sketch at Your Next Stamp Challenge 44:

I heat-embossed a sentiment from Your Next Stamp - Oh, Deer! in white and die-cut with the banner from Avery Elle Wonky Stitches.  I shaped the sentiment to fit the banner.  To mimic the sketch, I adhered some rings from Memory Box Loopy Rings - I think they look like bubbles! To finish off the card, I stamped some bubbles and fish (Newton's Nook) in black and added a number of clear sequins from my stash.

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): A Snowflake's Promise Summer 2/3; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 5/5; Come and Get It Kids' Cards 2/3; Connie Can Crop Colour Challenge (see below) 2/2; CRAFT Summer 2/5; Craftin Desert Divas Beach UE; Crafting from the Heart AG 2/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday AG 1/3; Fashionable Stamping Under the Sea 1/3; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday AG; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Penny's Paper--crafty AG 3/3; Robyn's Fetish At the Beach 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Work-It Wednesday Peridot (turtle) 2/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 24; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 1/2; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5; Your Next Stamp Challenge 44 Sketch 1/3

Daisy Cat

Hello, everyone!  I'm back again today!  This time I'm sharing an embellished kitty card!  This image is a freebie from Ike at SUYP Cats Only Challenge called Daisy Cat, and it was a lot of fun to colour! For the flowers, I used Bic Mark-its, and for the kitty and sky, I coloured with Prismacolor pencils. I also added yellow Stickles to the flower centres.

Here are the other products used:

• Sentiment stamp:  Scrappy Moms Stamps - Little Critters clear stamps
• Dies:  Doily (Maya Road Vintage Doilies), leaves (Cheery Lynn Ivy Strip and Flourish Leaf Strip), birdhouse (Die-namites Birdhouse Branch), border (Cheery Lynn Sienna Double Edge Border), tag (MFT Stitched Traditional Tag Stax)
• Patterned paper: Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs
• Accents:  Flowers, cat charm, 3-D butterfly stickers - from my stash; epoxy embellishment (I made this with a flower image from my stash)

Here's my inspiration for the colouring of the kitty!  It's Snowie!  She's posing with my coloured image!

Inspiration: Snowie

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): 613 Avenue Create AG or Create Your Own Challenge (1-all, 2-sentiment, die-cut, charm, 3-solid colour paper for layering, 4-flowers, stitching, 5-square card) 3/3; A Snowflake's Promise Summer 1/3; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 4/5; Bunny Zoe's Summer Florals UE; Connie Can Crop Colour Challenge (see below) 1/2; Craft Your Passion AG 3/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 1/3; Crafty Friends Use Your Dies 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Digi Designs Hot, Bright Colours 1/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Glitter N Sparkle Summer Sunshine (summer colours and summer scene with flowers) 1/3; Ike's World Sketch (see below) 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; One Stitch at a Time AG w Dies UE; Paperbabe AG 3/3; Penny's Paper--crafty AG 2/3; Scribbles Designs How does Your Garden Grow 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Some Texture 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Work-It Wednesday Peridot 1/3; SUYP Cats Only Floral Kitties UE; Sweet Stampin' Outdoors 3/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 23; The Outlawz Monday Greeting AG 1E; The Pencil Case AG with Yellow 1/2; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Uniko Studio Flowers; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Kitty Gift Stack Tag

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Kathy Schweinfurth - thank you for joining me! Today I'm sharing a tag! I stamped the cute kitty carrying a stack of gifts from The Cat's Pajamas called The New Nice. I coloured it with Prismacolor pencils, added dots and stripes with a white gel pen, and then fussy-cut.

I die cut two patterned papers from BoBunny's Rejoice Collection (leftover scraps) with MFT Die-Namics Stitched Traditional Tags. I used Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles to make the shaker frame. Inside the shaker I added red and green sequins and red and green stars. On the front I affixed the kitty image, strips of tiny clear gems around the frame, and some red and green stars. I added a die-cut circle to the top of the tag (Nellie's Multiframe Circles) so I could tie some red ribbon and white eyelash ribbon.

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): 613 Avenue Create AG 2/3; Brown Sugar Christmas in July 2/2; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Craft Your Passion AG 2/3; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July UE; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Hiding in My Craftroom Christmas in July 3/3; Holly Jolly Show us Some Sparkle 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Mod Squad Christmas in July 1/3; One Crazy Stamper Christmas in July 3/5; Penny's Paper--crafty AG 1/3; Pile It On Shaker UE; PINspirational Christmas in July Inspiration Photo 2/5; Quick Creations Stars and Stripes 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Some Texture 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/3; The Cat's Pajamas Tag UE; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 22; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Winter Wonderland Dies or Punches and/or Add a Charm 2/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Snow Wonderful Penguin Shaker 2

Hi, everybody! I've made another shaker card with clear stamps from Pink and Main! 

I stamped the penguins from Pink and Main - Snow Globe in a row and then die-cut a circle (My Creative Time Bunch of Fun Circles) for the shaker window. I stamped the sentiment from Pink and Main - Snow Sweet (this stamp set is no longer available) and then did some partial embossing with Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry.  I adhered two thin strips of green glitter cardstock (Colorbok) and some clear sequins from my stash.  I stamped a different penguin from Pink and Main - Snow Globe, coloured him with Bic Mark-its, and adhered to the shaker window.  The shaker bits are tiny clear sequins from my stash.

I would like to support these challenges:
Rudolph Days July 1E C10
Pile It On Shaker UE
Pink and Main Shakers 3/3 C3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Hydrangea - Colouring on Kraft

Hello, everyone!  I have been colouring on kraft again!  No kitties today!  Back in May, I won this gorgeous clear stamp from Kennedy Grace Creations called Beautiful Bloom - Hydrangea (thank you, Michelle!).  I stamped it with Memento Grape Jelly and Bamboo Leaves inks and then coloured it with Prismacolor pencils. For something different, I outlined it with white pencil and then added tiny gems to the centre of the blooms.

I wanted some ink splatters but I was afraid to mess up my colouring so I used just the edge of a Mini Splatter stamp from Your Next Stamp, inked with Hero Arts Unicorn - I like how it turned out!  I added some sequins from Kennedy Grace Creations - the purple and green from Lilac Garden and the clear from Isabella's Dream.

The die-cut butterfly is Poppystamps Devyn Butterfly Trio. I left the die-cut intact and added some tiny sequins from my stash to the butterfly's body.

Here are the other items used:

• Sentiment stamp:  Simon Says Stamp Thanks, stamped in Memento Gape Jelly
• Cardstock:  Neenah Desert Storm
• Glitter cardstock: Colorbok
• Twine:  Dollarama

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): 613 Avenue Create AG 1/3; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 3/5; Butterfly Challenge D for Dimension or Denim 2/3; CAS on Sunday Thank You 1E; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Summer Foods Alt Thank You 2/3; Double D Shades of Purple 2/3; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Fantasy Stampers Clean and Simple 2/3; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Mod Squad Get Krafty 1/3; Paperbabe AG 2/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground Week 239 Snippets were kraft cardstock, glitter cardstock, and the butterfly was die-cut from snippet 1E; Poppystamps Fly Away with Me 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Things with Wings 1/5; Sweet Stampin' Outdoors 2/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 21; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; The Outlawz Sunday CAS Wings 1E; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Snow Wonderful Penguin Shaker

Hi, everybody!  I'm back again today with another shaker card!  This time I used clear stamps from Pink and Main!

I started by stamping a background with the snowflakes from Snow Sweet (looks like this stamp set is no longer available) using Simon Says Stamp Blue Jay, Teeny Bikini, Spring Rain, Hot Mama, and Jelly Bean ink.

I die-cut the stamped panel with Memory Box Cross-Stitched Rectangles and then die-cut a snowflake-shaped shaker window using Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflake.  I filled the shaker with lots of colourful sequins from my stash!

The penguin and sentiment are from Pink and Main - Snow Globe and I coloured the penguin with Bic Mark-its.

I would like to support these challenges:
Hiding in My Craftroom Christmas in July 2/3
Pile It On Shaker UE
Pink and Main Shakers 2/3 C3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Snowcat Shaker (Knitty Kitty DT)

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing some inspiration for the Knitty Kitty Digis Design Team!  I fell in love with this adorable Snowcat image and thought it would make a fun shaker card! I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils, sponged Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for the sky, and added Frantage to look like falling snow.

Here are the other items used:

• Die: Memory Box Flurry Snowflake Frame
• Embossing folder:  Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry
• Sentiment stamp:  Whimsy Stamps Penguins Winter Adventure
• Accents:  Silver snowflake sequins, clear sequins in various sizes - from my stash

Snowcat

Check out the Knitty Kitty Digis shop for more adorable images! We also have a Facebook Group!

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 2/5; Broken Fairy AG with Embossing 1/2; Brown Sugar Christmas in July 1/2; Come and Get It Kids' Cards 1/3; CRAFT Christmas 1/5; Craft Your Passion AG 3/3; Crafting by Designs Christmas in July 1/3; Crafty Friends Use Your Dies 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner Christmas in July 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Use a Sentiment UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Crop Stop Linky #18 (Distress Ink sold at Crop Stop here) 3/5; Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Doodle Pantry AIMPDC19 Anything Goes Digi Goes 1E; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July UE; Hiding in My Craftroom Christmas in July 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Love to Scrap AG 3/3; One Stitch at a Time AG w Dies UE; Paperbabe AG 1/3; Penny's Paper--crafty Christmas in July 1/3; Pile It On Shaker UE; PINspirational Christmas in July Inspiration Photo 1/5; Send a Smile 4 Kids Christmas in July 4 Kids 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Work-it-Wednesday Wafer Thin Dies or Stencils 3/3; Sweet Stampin' Outdoors 1/3; Sweet Stamps July AG 3/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 20; The Outlawz Saturday PAM Christmas in July 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Tuesday Throwdown Favourite Embellishment (sequins) 2/3; Winter Wonderland Dies or Punches and/or Add a Charm 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Becca's 30th Birthday Bash

Hello, everyone!  I'm back again today! This time I would like to share a card I made for Becca's 30th Birthday Bash!  I was inspired by Becca's mood board:

I was also inspired by two of Becca's prompts:

• A bright bold explosion of colors
• Artsy fartsy experimentation

Here's my card, something very different for me!  Yes, it's a cat, but my first colourful cat!

I started by creating a watercolour background using Zig markers:  Pink, Light Pink, Light Violet, English Lavender, Haze Blue, Light Blue, and Cobalt Blue. I recently won this gorgeous kitty from Karleigh Sue Digis called El Gato Dia De Los Muertos (thank you!). I thought it was perfect, not only for Becca's card but also for Kathy Racoosin's 30-day Colouring Challenge at The Daily Marker (I'm 19 for 19!).

We were at Walmart the other day and Brian bought me some new markers! They are Bic Mark-its! Yes, they are children's markers, but I love them!  They are alcohol markers with a very limited colour palette but so fun to colour with!  I really enjoyed colouring this kitty!

I decided to make this a shaker card, perfect for the challenge at Pink and Main:

Here are the other products used on my card:

• Sentiment stamp: Clearly Besotted Furry Friends (heat embossed in white)
• Die:  Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Frame
• Accents:  Sequins, butterfly sequins, gems - all from my stash

Thank you for looking at my card - I hope you like it, Becca!  Wishing everyone a joyful day!

Bunny Tea Time ATC

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing an ATC - this is 2.5 x 3.5 inches in size. I used the adorable Memory Box Bunny Tea Time clear stamps and coloured them with Zig markers.  I added clear Wink of Stella to the crown and the hearts on the cup for some sparkle.  I die-cut them with Memory Box Bunny Tea Time coordinating dies - the bunny and tea cup are separate but I put the bunny in the cup just for fun!

I made a watercolour background with Distress Inks (Wilted Violet and Twisted Citron) using the smooshing technique, and then cut it into sections according to the sketch at Outside the Box:

I mounted the watercolour pieces on purple cardstock, which I die-cut with Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle Layers - the fourth die is the perfect size for an ATC!  I mounted the bunny with foam tape on a piece of vellum (die-cut into an oval with Nellie's Multiframe Ovals) and mounted on the ATC. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I stamped it vertically. Lastly I added some flower cup sequins.

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 1/5; Craft Your Passion AG 2/3; Crop Stop Linky #18 (Distress Ink sold at Crop Stop here) 2/5; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Double D Shades of Purple 1/3; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Fantasy Stampers Clean and Simple 1/3; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Love to Scrap AG 2/3; Outside the Box Sketch 1E; Simon Says Stamp Work-it-Wednesday Wafer Thin Dies or Stencils 2/3; Sweet Stamps July AG 2/3; The Crafter's Cafe CAS 3/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 18; Tuesday Throwdown Favourite Embellishment (sequins) 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

One-layer Card / Colouring on Kraft

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing something different! I've coloured on kraft! And not only that but I've challenged myself to make a one-layer card!  These are tough (for me)!

According to One-Layer Simplicity, a one-layer card is defined as a single layer of cardstock folded in half. No other layers of paper allowed, and embellishments are to be kept to a minimum. With this in mind, I searched for inspiration and fell in love with a one-layer card by Kristina Werner - so I CASE'd it!

I recently won some adorable images from Sami Stamps (thank you, Sami) and I couldn't wait to get this one coloured! She's called Curious Snowflake Kitten and I used my Prismacolor pencils to colour her like our Snowie. Here are the other products used:

• Die: Nellie's Multiframe Circle (for masking)
• Stencil:  Hot Off the Press Snowfall
• Ink: Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink
• Stamps:  Sentiment (Sugar Pea Designs Smitten Kittten), hearts (Newton's Nook Frozen Friends)
• Cardstock:  Neenah Desert Storm
• Accents:  White gel pen for faux stitching, sequins from my stash

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Broken Fairy Christmas in July 1/2; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Cute or AG UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra July UE; Crop Stop Linky #18 (Distress Ink sold at Crop Stop here) 1/5; Deep Ocean Christmas in July UE; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Emerald Faeries Winter Blues 3/3; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July UE; Glitter n Sparkle AG 3/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Love to Scrap AG 1/3; My Favorite Things - Camp Create Coloring on Kraft; One Layer Simplicity OLS29 Christmas in July; Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 3/3; Sami Stamps AG 1/2; Sasayaki Glitter CAS Cards 2/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Christmas in July 4 Kids 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Work-it-Wednesday Wafer Thin Dies or Stencils (used both) 1/3; Sparkles Monthly Christmas in July 3/3; Sweet Stamps July AG 1/3; Taylored Expressions Share Joy Sketch or Keep it Clean and Simple UE; The Crafter's Cafe CAS 2/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 14; The Outlawz Sunday CAS Use Blue and Brown 1E; Tuesday Throwdown One Layer 1/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Celebrate with Barbecue!

Hello, everyone!  I'm back again today with another card! This one has no stamping or colouring, just die-cuts and stickers! Something a little different! I created a little barbecue scene, and of course there's a kitty!

Here are the products I used on my card:

• Dies: Lawn Fawn Meadow Borders (grass and butterflies), Die-Versions Express Banners - Celebrate
• Stickers: Sandy Lion Essentials - these came in a grab bag of crafty goodies I found at the second-hand store and they were brand new!
• Patterned paper: Forever in Time
• Accents:  Wooden cat (old stash from Dollarama), Dymo Label Maker, gems

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Allsorts Frame It 2/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Butterfly Challenge D for Dimension or Denim 1/3; Crafty Friends Use Your Dies 1/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July AG; Create and Inspire AG 2/3; Cuttlebug Mania It's BBQ Time (My Cuttlebug was used for the die-cuts) 1.3; Die Cuttin Divas Ants or Picnic 1/3; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Summer Foods 1/3; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; DRS Designs Pets R Family Too 3/3;Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Get Creative Celebrations (Christmas) 3/3(number them); Glitter n Sparkle AG 2/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Flora and Fauna (grass and cat) 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create a Scene 4/5; Simply Papercraft AG 2/3; The Unstampables Go Native (it's native in our Canadian culture to celebrate any summer occasion with a barbecue!) UE; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 5/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Mermaid Shaker

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - CraftinGranny - thank you for joining me! Today I'm sharing a mermaid shaker card! This adorable Mermaid is the July challenge image at Gerda Steiner Designs.

I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and then I fussy-cut and added clear Wink of Stella to her mermaid tail, bikini top, starfish, and fish. It doesn't show up in the photos, but it's quite sparkly! The original image had just one fish but I added a couple extras. It also had a sandy ocean bottom and some seaweed but I didn't use them since the shaker bits would cover them. I doodled some scales on her mermaid tail.

My card began with an underwater background using watercolour markers. I used only two colours this time: Persian Green and Turquoise Green. I wanted to make it different than the backgrounds I made for my shark shaker card and tag, which were blue.  I stamped a few background fish (Newton's Nook - Shark Bites) and bubbles (See-D's Beach Collection), adding white gel pen to the bubbles. For the shaker bits, I used lots of sequins from my stash.

The sentiment stamp is from Newton's Nook - Newton's Summer Vacation, and I heat-embossed it in white on a black scrap.  The scalloped stitched frame die is from Gina Marie Designs.

I would also like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): Allsorts Frame It 1/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Aud Sentiments For a Girl Plus Sentiment 1/5; Crafting from the Heart AG 1/3; Crafty Catz Add Bling 3/3; Create and Inspire AG 1/3; Creatalicious AG with Optional Add Flowers 3/3; Cupcake Inspirations Tropical 1/3; Cute Card Thursday Embossing UE (heat embossed sentiment); Dies R Us Water and/or Beach 1/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; Dragonfly Dreams AG UE; Fab n Funky Add a Sentiment UE; Glitter n Sparkle AG 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday 1E: One Stitch at a Time Elements of Nature (water) UE; Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 1/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground Snippets used for sentiment and die-cut frame 1E; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Create a Scene 3/5; Simply Papercraft AG 1/3; Sparkle N Sprinkle White Embossing Powder used for sentiment UE; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 13; Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 4/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Hummingbird Photos

Hello, everyone!  I wanted to share some photos of our hummingbirds!  We have quite a few this year, still not as many as last year, but they are such a joy to watch!  We seem to have more females and just one male that we can see. He likes to guard the feeders and chase away the other birds! We're pretty sure he's the same male that was here last year.  Brian captured some great shots! Enjoy!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!