**HALLOWEEN** New Challenge with Simply Create Too!!!

Happy Friday!  It's time for a new challenge at Simply Create Too and our theme this month is Halloween (or Halloween Colors)!!!  I really love Halloween and I wanted to do something different for this challenge, so I made a set of cards.  I opted for a semi clean and simple look for these cards.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
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• Crafters Cafe - #311 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes
• Try It On Tuesday - Make It Colorful
• Four Seasons - Fall 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - STAMP It! 1/5
• Paper Funday - #69 Anything Goes 1/6
• Word Art Wednesday - #664 Anything Goes 2/5
• Ally's Angels - #84 Anything Goes 3/8

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

JUST FOR GIGGLES IG CARD HOP - September - Clean and Simple

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the Just For Giggles IG Hop, hosted by @craftyengineer and @itsawonderful_craft_life.

This month we hope to make you laugh but we also challenged ourselves to make "Clean and Simple" cards.

If you've been here before, you know how hard CAS cards are for me.  I tried, I really did.

This sentiment really speaks to me now, way more than when I bought it and I've had it for years.

If we made you giggle, chuckle or smile, please leave us a comment so we can know.  Now sit back and enjoy the hop!

Next up is @reclaimingmycrafts

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafters Cafe - #311 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes
• Allsorts - #797 Anything Goes/Autumn 1/3
• A Cut Above - Anything With A Die Cut Goes 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - STAMP It! 4/5
• Ally's Angels - #84 Anything Goes 6/8

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping!  Laters!!

Just For Giggles International Moment of Laughter IG Hop

Today, April 14th, is International Moment of Laughter Day, a day to remind people to laugh out loud every day.  We are all joining together to fill the world with laughter, where we hope to make you laugh or at least smile.  We are hoping to make this a monthly thing because honestly, we all need laughter.  If you want to join us, please message @craftyengineer or @itsawonderful_craft_life

If we made you giggle, chuckle or smile, please leave a comment so we can know.

I made three cards because it's been a very long week and I needed copious amounts of caffeine and laughter is something that will be very welcomed today.  And I figured if I need a laugh, you probably do, too!

Just a few challenges for this card:

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #227 Anything Goes 2/3

And a few challenges for this card:

 

I wouldn't be me if one of the cards wasn't a caffeinated theme!!

A few challenges for this one as well:

• Freshly Made Sketches - #631

Thanks so much for looking and happy humorous hopping.  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Twenty-Two - Love It!

Hi everyone!  These quick cards make it so easy to make a stack of cards to donate to Cards for Soldiers in an hour or two.  Plus I use up odds and ends and scraps.  The more stuff I use, the more I can BUY!! 😎

Just a few challenges:

• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Eighteen - Be Fearless

I don't really like CAS cards.  I don't honestly really even like this card, and I'm the one who made it.  But here it is anyway.  I'm not really inspired today at all, can you tell??  (I'll be honest again, I almost entitled this post, Spring?  Bitch, please.  So yeah, mojo went on vacay today.)

Just a few challenges:

• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Twenty-Two - Be Happy

Some days, we all need this reminder:

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with a Die Cut

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Seven - Gingerbread Smiles

Happy Thursday!  I'm headachey today and it's interfering with my crafting!  CAS card for me today and I'm not big on simple, you guys know that!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #125 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Word Art Wednesday - #551 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

**Clean and Simple** New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!

Happy December Everyone!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge blog.  Our theme is Clean and Simple, which is NEVER easy for me because you guys know I like to layer, layer, layer and embellish, embellish, embellish!  I hope I did ok with this Santa card.  I was DYING to add rhinestones and glitter!

Just a few challenges:

• Word Art Wednesday - #467 Anything Goes 4/5
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 8/8

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Fifteen - Sunny Thoughts

Happy Friday!  I'm off to buy new craft supplies but before I go I wanted to share this cutesy and quick card I made to help cheer someone up.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #213 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies
• Word Art Wednesday - #378 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Tis The Season

It's Friday, and you know what that means!!  Unity Friday Friends with Flair!!  This week I'm using a brand new stamp to create my CAS card!  CAS is always a struggle for me, but I'm trying to branch out!

• Unity Friday Friends with Flair
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas Goes
• A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #6 Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Fitztown - #62 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #84 Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #117 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - #8 Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas 1/5
• The Stamping Chef - #56 Anything Goes 2/3
• Aud Sentiments - #120 Sentiment for Any December Holiday 1/5
• Crafters Cafe - #91 Anything Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #159 Anything Goes 2/5
• Party Time Tuesdays - #190 Anything Goes 2/3
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #144 Anything Christmas
• 613 Avenue Create - #98 Anything Goes 2/3
• One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes 3/5
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #52 Anything Goes 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!!  Laters!!

Less Is More?

I am not usually the CAS type.  I like my glitter and my dimension and flowers and other embellishment goodies.  Every now and then though, I'll try to scale things back a bit and see what I can come up with. I really like not keeping myself in a box for too long, so this card was good for me.  I couldn't decide on color schemes, so you'll see another similar one in a few days.  I have to say I'm not wholeheartedly sure if this style is me or not.  I think sometimes I try too hard.

I used a watercolor background and TBH my inspiration came from just playing with the die.  I kept cutting feathers and they were piled on the floor and this card was born.

Also - My TIP for Top Tip Tuesday is this: If you're wet-embossing a background and you make a mistake, just cover it up with a die cut!  That's what I did here, and you can't even tell where I missed stamping. :)

Love this color against the background, don't you?

I want to enter a few challenges:

• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #49 Anything Goes 2/4
• DLArt Linky Party
• Papertake Weekly - To Die For 1/5
• Sweet Pea Stamps - Embossing 1/3
• Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party - #17 Dies/Punches (I used Spellbinders dies)
• Artistic Inspirations - #105 Anything Goes
• Pixie Snippets Playground - #139 Anything Goes 1/3
• Ladybug Crafts - Favorite Colors 1/3 (purple, pink, turquoise and red!)
• Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #48 Anything Goes 1/3
• STAMPlorations - Use Stamps & Die Cuts 1/3
• Little Red Wagon - #249 Embossing
• Sweet Stamps - #183 Anything Goes 1/1
• The Paper Nest Dolls - #17 Anything Goes 1/2
• Eclectic Paperie ePlay Challenge - Embossing
• Scribble N Scrap - #25 Anything Goes 3/3
• Creative Card Crew - #68 Embossing 1/3
• Wonderful Wednesday - #20 Anything Goes
• Inky Impressions - #173 Anything Goes
• The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes 2/3
• Stamp And Create - Anything Goes 1/1
• Love To Scrap - #36 Anything Goes (no digis) 1/3
• Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes 1/2
• The Squirrel and The Fox - #76 Spring Or Autumn 1/3 (My card looks springy don't ya think?)
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• Crafting For The Craic - #7 Something You've Never Used Before 1/5 (The ribbon had been around God knows how long and not opened.  The stamp and dies I used hadn't been used before either)
• Scrappers Delight - #30 Anything Goes/Die Cuts 1/1
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #22 Anything Goes 3/3
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes 3/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #146 Anything Goes 2/5
• We Do Doobado - #13 Texture 1/2
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #43 Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Anything Goes 4/5
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #71 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!