**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with The Creative Crafters!

Happy middle-of-the-month!  It's the fifteenth and that means it's time for a new challenge at Creative Crafters!  As always our challenge is Anything Goes!!!  

I just found this die and wanted to make a card with it.  I feel like the combination of the bee and the floral card base is verrrrrry Bridgerton!  The new season is almost here SQUEEEEEE!!!!

Just a few challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft - #5 Anything Goes
• DL Art Linky Party
• A Gem of a Challenge - #9 Anything Goes 4/4

Be sure to visit the blog, play along with us and check out the other DT's projects as well!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Love To Craft Challenge Blog!!

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge with Love To Craft Challenge Blog and our theme is always Anything Goes!! I wanted to make something sort of uplifting, or inspirational.  Everything has just been so hard and it's not getting any easier and I just thought, deep breath, coffee/cocoa, start over.  Am I right? :)

Just a few challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft - #2 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #133 Anything Goes 
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Digi Chooseday - #4 Anything Goes 1/3
• Morgan's Art World - #2 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Catz - #536 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Fingers - #200 Anything Goes 1/3
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #150 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafter's Castle - #38 Anything Goes 1/3
• A Gem Of a Challenge - #3 Anything Goes 1/3
• Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes 1/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 1/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #1 Anything Goes 1/8

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

31 Days of Crafting - Day One - NO APOLOGIES!!!!!

HAPPY NATIONAL CRAFT MONTH!!!!!  Today is the first day of my month-long celebration of crating!!!!  This year though, I kinda want to start out with a message.....

As artists, I think we feel pressure to.....I don't know if conform is the right word, but sometimes we feel like we have to create what others create.  You know, one person buys a stamp, everyone buys that stamp.  That kind of thing.  Well I don't feel that way.  And that non-conformist attitude extends to how I feel about EVERYTHING.  My opinions are my opinions and if you don't like them, oh well, it's how I feel.  I'll be the first to admit that I get defensive about, say, my fandoms.  I'm just a passionate person.  And I got some nasty messages on IG recently, and this is how I decided to handle them.

I am who I am.  No apologies!!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #212 Anything Goes
• Pile It On - #151 Blue
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
• Colour Crazy - #8 Anything Goes 1/2
• Digi Tuesday - #9 Anything Goes 1/2
• Polkadoodles - #9 Anything Goes 1/2
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #503 Female 1/2
• Creative Fingers - #158 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Addicts - #57 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #159 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes 1/3
• Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes 1/3
• Addicted to Stamps - #171 Anything Goes 1/3
• Lemon Shortbread - #88 Anything Goes 1/3
• Take It Make It - Anything Goes 1/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting - #418 Anything Goes 1/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #419 Anything Goes 1/3
• Moo Mania - #185 Women 1/3
• Ike's Art - #117 B for Blue 1/5
• As You Like It - Layers 1/5 (I like LOTS of layers and really struggle with one-layer cards!)
• Word Art Wednesday - #376 Anything Goes 1/5
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes 1/5
• Scrappy Land - #108 Anything Goes 1/5 (Impression Obsession dies)
• Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes 1/1

Thanks so much and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

Our Own Beauty - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post!

Happy Tuesday!!  I've got a new Brea Reese Brand Ambassador post for you today, celebrating National Hat Day!  I myself am not a big hat-wearing person, but I really wish I was!  I always love trying them on, but they just never look like "me", so I wanted to make a card celebrating someone gutsy enough to wear one!

So ya'all know I looooove my Glitter Inks.  Violet, Ultramarine Blue and Lake Blue blended horizontally created the wintery background.  Now my stamped die cuts, I used lots of different products to color them.  Oh but first, I custom-colored my ribbon!  I used Violet Glitter Ink to tint my ribbon.  I used water to lighten the ink in spots, to create an ombre look.  This is a technique I haven't done in awhile but I think I should do it more often!

The sentiment tag, I colored first with the Metallic Watercolor Pan set, then I dropped on some Ultramarine Blue Glitter Ink while it was still wet so it would blend and wick, creating a bit of an icicle effect.  The girl was colored with the same watercolor set, except for the background which I painted first with Liquid Glitter and then blended Lake Blue Glitter Ink over it.  Metallic Brights Pens were used to add detail to her gloves and the snow.

I know it's hard to see in photos but this card just sparkles and shimmers, it's so pretty.

Be sure to check out the Metallic Brights Pens and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!