Happy Thoughts

Hello I working on a new challenge at
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday

This is a sketch challenge which I will post below with an optional theme of mixed patterns.

For my card, this is totally out of a Recollections pad including the sentiment so that everything matches.
Just trimming out pieces and matching the sketch and it's all done.  The additional dimensional butterfly is also from Recollections. 
All put on a side fold purple cs base with some added Neuvo drops.




Ta - Da

Here is the sketch so you can play along.









I  hope you have fun playing with us on this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Dawn


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Trick orTreat

Hello Everyone  -- Time for another challenge at  Try Stampin' or not on Tuesday. For this challenge we have a sketch:

For my card, I started with a Digi from Bugaboo and I used all markers on the image.  I trimmed it down and framed it with black cs.  The background cs is from Recollections and the bottom maroon is just plain cs.  The ribbon I had in my stash as well as that puffy mylar heart.  That sheet is getting a lot of action lately.

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.  Thank you for stopping by.


Happy Crafting
Dawn

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Thinking Sun Flowers

 Hello ...
 It's a challenge ...........................

TRY STAMPIN' (OR NOT) ON TUESDAY.

The challenge for this round is a this / and or / that.

The image will be below.

From my card, I started with an image by Bugaboo that I used all markers on.  I then cut the frames apart and set them on a scrap piece of black cs.
The orange cs front panel was put through my machine with an embossing folder by .......
The sentiment was edged with mustard seed distress ink.  The image, framed in black, was lifted with dimension tape.
All was placed on a side fold black cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge this round.
The graphic to follow is:

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting.

Dawn

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Celebrate Fall

hello we have another challenge at  Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday. We're sporting another sketch challenge this round.

For my card, I started with kraft cs and I used a die from Penny Black to edge with a scallop daisy.  I then laid a piece of paper down the middle.  The sentiment was stamped with a clear stamp by ArtC and I used clear embossing powder   I wrapped the brown baker's twine around the bottom and added a gold puffy foil leaf piece and gold Neuvo Drops.  This was all added to a front panel of cs from DCWV and finished with a side fold kraft cs base

I hope you have fun playing along with us in the challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Crafting

Dawn

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Heart Song

Hello everyone,
It's a new challenge at
Try Stamping on Tuesday.

We have a double theme this round.
Sketch and or Tic Tac Toe
which I will post below.

For my card, I'm going with the center vertical row: Heart/Music/Glitter.
I started with heart paper from Recollections.  The notes I had in my stash and I framed it with red cs.  The two tail flags are from scraps as well from a glitter pad that I just love.  I don't remember the maker but I got the pad at JoAnn's.   I topped that with a thin strip of black printed washi tape and added a puffy gold heart sticker.  I mounted it all on a black top fold cs base.

Here are the sketch  and the tic tac toe board for this challenge

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Joys Tic Tac Toe - Hearts, Music and Glitter
Crafty Hazelnut - Use Patterned paper
Crafting with Attitude - ATG
Crafty Sentiments -  ATG

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting
Dawn

HB Notes

Hello Everyone
It's my BIRTHDAY TODAY
and
It's a new challenge at
Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday.

This round the theme is a this or that and I will post the image below.

For my card, I started with a piece of blue cs as my front panel.  I added a piece of chevron silver mylar card stock from Mambi that I rounded off the corners.   I then ran faux stitching around the edges of both.  I then cut a piece of grey/blue paper from recollections and framed that with a piece of grey cs.  I wrapped blue and white bakers twine around the front panel.  The HB sentiment is a sticker that I had in my stash and I raised it with dimensional tape and topped it with a wink of stella to give it a bit more flair and shine.  I then added robin egg blue Neuvo Drops around the piece.  All on a dark grey side fold cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along with this challenge at Try Stamin' on Tuesday.

Here is the sketch for you to follow:

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:
all of these challenges are Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude
Crafty Calendar
Crafty Hazlenut
Craft Rocket Challenge
Crafters Castle
Creative with Stamps - Masculine
Simply Create Too 
Lets Craft and Create

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Dawn

Take Care

Its a sketch challenge on 
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.  
The theme is watercolor. 

See sketch below.

my card, I used watercolor and brushed the color out in spiked blending yellow orange and red.
The half circle is blue cs with faux stitching with a gold gel pen.  The paper is from Recollections.
The sentiment is stamped with w Hampton Arts rubber stamp with Blueprint Sketch and clear embossing powder on yellow cs. I framed that with the same blue cs and everything was put on a front panel of blue cs.
Everything was set on a yellow cs side fold base.
I added some clear neuvo drops.

Here is the sketch so you can play along.









Thanks for stopping by .....
Happy Crafting


Dawn

Birthday Balloon

It's a sketch challenge at 
Try Stamping (or not) on Tuesday.
It's a color theme as well.  
Mint, Navy, and Pink.

For my card, I blended Cracked Pistachio, Blue Print Sketch and Chipped Sapphire distress inks.  I flicked water and droplets of blueprint sketch onto the background and then sprayed it with Heidi Swapp glitter spray.
The front panel is navy cs with a rectangle cut with MFT stacked set.  I then ran it through my machine with a curled embossing folder.
I ran a pink satin ribbon down the center.
The pink balloon is cut with a Simon Say balloon die. The sentiment is Stampolicious and stamped with BluePrint Sketch and clear embossing powder.  I ran a couple of faux stitches with a white gel pen and tied blue and white bakers twin on the neck of the balloon.  Everything was stacked onto a pink cs side fold base.

Here is the sketch so that you can play along with the challenge.





Good luck and thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Bunnies

It's A sketch challenge at 
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.
With an Easter Twist.

see below for sketch.

This sketch has a bunch of layers.  I started with the front panel in brown cs.  I stamped a large background stamp by Hero Arts - market spice that I stamped with versa mark and used clear embossing powder.  The papers are all from one coordinating pad by Recollections.  The bunnies were cut with an old die from Simon Says 'my kind of peep',   I put them on a white piece of cs that I edged in vintage photo distress and used liquid snow for their bunny tails.  The sentiment was colored with an alcohol marker and then dabbled with brushed corduroy, vintage photo, gathered twigs and ground espresso distressed inks then I cut it with a stitched flag die.  
I added neuvo drops in cream around all the pieces.  All added on a different shade of brown cs, top fold base.

Here is the sketch so you can play along. 
Happy bunny tails. 





Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Cute Bugger

Hello  Hello
It's another sketch challenge at
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.
(see sketch below)

with an optional theme of favorite patterns.

I have to say ... I tend to gravitate to florals and I love a polka dot.  So I used florals in the dry and wet embossing and the swiss dot accent piece.

For my card, I started with a stamp from Bugaboo. and I used both colored pencils and markers on the image.  I trimmed that down and rounded the corners and mounted it on a coral scrap of cs.
The next layer is stamped with a mandala flower stamp by Hampton Arts.  I stamped it randomly on a white piece of scrap and used white embossing powder.   I then blended Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed distress inks across the piece and rounded those corners as well.
The yellow polka dot printed paper is from Simple Stories and carrying over the rounded corners.
The black cs front panel was dry embossed with a flower folder by Darice.
The sentiment was stamped on a black piece of scrap with white embossing powder and a stamp by Stampendous.
All was set on a rust orange cs, side fold base.  I added clear crystals randomly about to finish it off.

Here is the sketch.


Have fun playing along.







I want to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
TTCRD - ATG
Color Crazy - ATG
Jo's Scrap Shack -ATG
Cute Card Thursday  - Spring
Sisterhood of Crafters - One for the Ladies
Crafty Friends - One for the Girls



Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting
Dawn

MonoGreen

It's another sketch challenge at
Try Stampin' or not on Tuesday.
The sketch for this challenge is below.


For my card, I started with a piece of white cs and I blended greens in an ombre across the piece. 
Using the shaker die set from MFTs - I cut the three circles in the blended piece.  I added the shaker pieces and filled them with green and gold sequins and bits.  I backed the shaker with a dark green cs. 
From the same green cs I cut the base of the card and I edged it with a gold gel pen. 
The sentiment was stamped on a piece of scrap green cs with a stamp from MFT in gold embossing powder.

Here is the sketch for the challenge.









I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.

Happy Crafting

Dawn

Special Day

It's a sketch challenge at

Try Stamping or not On Tuesday.

See sketch below for details

For my card, I started with a stamp set by Simon Says 'Mother' and I used watercolors to color the image and then fussy cut them out.
The white card stock was run through my machine with an embossing folder by Darice. The printed paper is from Recollections.  The sentiment was stamped on pale blue cs scrap with a stamp set from My Favorite Things with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and clear embossing powder and attached with dimensional squares.
All was set, according to sketch, onto a lavender side fold cs base.

Here is the sketch for the challenge.

I hope you have fun playing along in the challenge.







I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please::
Crafting Sentiments - Spring
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Crafting from the Heart - ATG
QKR Stampede - ATG
Jo's Scrap Shack - ATG
Creative Fingers - ATG
House that Stamps Built - Love/Emboss/Pattern Paper
Mod Squad - Spring Flowers
Crafty Hazelnut - Pattern Paper
Pile it On - Pretty Pink or Blue
As You Like It - Between Birthdays and Christmas - I'd go with Birthdays, so many themes and different weather/seasons to play with - and you can even be belated.  Christmas is fun but it's locked in.


Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Heart Sketch

There is a this or that challenge at 

Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.

See the graphic below for the challenge.

For my card, I started with black cs and a printed paper from Recollections.
I cut the side panel with black cs and then edge it with a oldie punch from Fiskars with that scalloped edge.  I cut the heart from deep red cs and the heart die from Spellbinders Double Scrolled Heart.  I cut another one in black cs to back it.  The flag is just a piece of scrap edged with Fired Brick distress ink.
The sentiment was stamped with a rubber by Hampton Arts with white embossing powder
I set that all on the front panel with the plaid paper to work the sketch in the challenge.
All added onto a side fold black cs base.  I added the large and medium sequins to finish off the sketch.

Here is the challenge graphic.




I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please:
Stamp Ink Paper - LOVE
Cuttlebug - Be Mine
Always Fun - ATG
Simon Says - Add Red
Dies R Us - Use Red
Cupcake Inspirations - Use Red

I hope you have fun playing along with this challenge.

Happy Crafting.

Happy Yay

It's another sketch challenge at

  Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday.

The twist is to use metallic.  

The sketch for this challenge is below.

For my card, I started with the Yay from My Favorite Things.  I had used the negative in another project and this was on my work table.  I have an ink dauber that is loaded with embossing ink and I inked it up with silver embossing powder a couple of times.  I did the same thing with a scrap of white where is inked just the outer edge.   The printed cs if from DCWV.
So now to build.  I cut a piece of dark purple cs with a postage stamp die by Spellbinders. Then I added the white piece with the edged in silver embossing.  Then the printed piece from DCWV.
The sentiment flag is stamped with My Favorite Things with matched silver embossing powder.

Here is the sketch so that you can have fun playing along.
Best of luck








Happy Crafting

Dawn

Monkey Business

Hello Everyone,

It's time for another sketch challenge at 

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

(see below for the sketch)

For my card, I started with a digi from Bugaboo and I used distress ink to coloring the monkey and glitter gel pen to color the balloon.
I trimmed it down and clipped the corners round.
The papers used to complete the sketch are from Tim Holtz, Recollections and DCWV and all were in my scrap box.
I set it all on a side fold kraft cs base.
The sentiment was a stamp set I received as a gift and I'm not sure the maker, sorry, but was stamped with Walnut Stain distress ink and lifted with dimension tape.  I added Neuvo drops in cream and orange around the image and it's ready to go.


Here is the sketch:

I hope you have fun playing along ...

I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please:
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Crafty Sentiments - ATG
Simon Says - Use something new.  Using a new stamp that I received as a gift.
CupCake Challenge - Use something new.  Using a new stamp that I received as a gift.
Crafting from the Heart - ATG #234


Happy Crafting
Dawn

celebrate

Welcome to the challenge at
Try Stamping or not on Tuesday
We have a sketch challenge this round as well as  a theme of 'CELEBRATE'.
I will have the sketch below.
For my card, I started with a Darice embossing folder with the word celebrate and some dark purple cs.  Next, I have some printed paper from Recollections.
The sentiment is on a lavender cs with a stamp also by Recollections using gold embossing powder.
All of this mounted onto a lighter shade of lavender cs top fold base with the corners rounder with a chopper.

I hope you have fun playing along in the challenge.

 Here  is  the sketch









Thank you for stopping by ..
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Holiday Bling

Hello everyone from 
Try Stamping (or Not) on Tuesday.  

The challenge this week is a sketch challenge (see below for sketch) and the theme is
Holiday Bling and Glitz.

For my card, I started with a Santa image that I had and I cut it with MFT scalloped circle die.  I cut a larger scalloped circle out of white cs to frame our Santa.  I then grabbed a bit of green and white glitter card stock from my Christmas pad.  I then cut some red vellum on a diagonal to match the sketch.  I added the sentiment with dimensional squares and more glitter snow flakes and sequins about to bling it up more.  All of this added to a side fold green cs base.

Ho Ho Ho.

Here is the sketch for this challenge:









I hope you have fun playing along with us.


Happy Crafting
Dawn

Fall ThankYou

Hello everyone from 
Try Stamping (or Not) on Tuesday.  

The challenge this week is a sketch challenge - (see below for sketch) and a Theme of Thank You.

For my card, I started with white cs and I stamped the wheat image from Fiskars with Ground Espresso Distress Ink and then with clear embossing powder.  I then masked off the center of the card and blended Seedless Preserves, Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber.  The sentiment is on mustard yellow cs trimmed down and then corners rounded that I raised with dimensional tape.  I scattered clear acrylic stones about and then mounted everything on the same mustard yellow side fold cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along.
Here is the sketch for the challenge ....





Happy Crafting.
Dawn

Halloween Monsters

Hello everyone from 
Try Stamping (or Not) on Tuesday.

The challenge this week is a sketch challenge - see below with cozy patterns.

For my card, I started with a digi stamp from Bugaboo and I colored with pencils.  The 2 pattern papers are from DCWV and attached to a black cs front.  The spider web was cut from a scrap piece of Recollections halloween pad with a scalloped round die from Sizzix.  The digi was framed with purple cs.  All was attached to a purple side fold cs base.  A couple of lime green neuvo drops under the graphic to complete sketch.


Here is the sketch:

I hope you have fun playing along.









I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please:
Crafty Girls Corner: Halloween
Lemon Shortbread: ATG
Simon Says: Halloween
The House That Stamps Build: ATG
As You Like It: Halloween without a doubt ... favorite holiday
Cards for Gals: Lets go Digital
Southern Girls: Critter Crazy
Outlawz: ATG
Always Fun: Halloween #82
Crafting from the Heart: ATG
Cupcake Inspirations: Fall Fun
Animal Friends: Halloween
Sasayaki Glitter: Halloween / Fall / Harvest
Sunny Day Crafts: Animals
That's Crafty: Spooky
Unicorn Challenge: Halloween
Stamp Ink Paper: Trick or Treat




Have a great crafting day
Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Thinking of U

It's time for another challenge at
Try Stamping (or Not) on Tuesday.

This week there is a color challenge.  Pink, Purple and Orange.
For my card, I used a digi stamp by Beccy's Place/
I used markers on the image, then framed with both lavender and yellow cs.
The lavender background paper is from DCWV. The flag was edged in Seedless Preserves.
All added to a black side fold cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along with this weeks challenge at Try Stampin or not on Tuesday.



I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please:
Tuesday Throwdown: Missing You
Lemon Shortbread - ATG
4 Crafty Chicks - Pink > Orange
Shopping Our Stash - Pink > Orange
QKR Stampede - ATG
Colour Crazy - ATG
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Polkadoodles - ATG

Thank you so much for stopping by

Happy Crafting.

Proud top three pick at
Tuesday Throwdown
Thank you so very much.