Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge #264 Fill in the blank- Pink ________

 

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It has been a month since I last posted and life has been busy.  I can not believe it is the second month of the year.  Where is the time going?  It is going by fast.

We have a new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner this month called "Fill in the blank; Pink______".  I received this adorable image from LeAnn's World 101 entitled "Abigail" to color.

 I knew exactly what color I was going to use to make her beautiful.  Of course- Pink!

Here is the card I created:

 

I colored the image with my Copic Markers.

Skin E04, E11, E21, E00

Hair: E29, E25, E21

Dress: RV34, RV32, RV11

Eyes: B23, B21

Petticoat: C2 C0

The card base was created with some pink cardstock, pattern paper from Doodlebug's Gingerbread Kisses line and some die cuts from Fun Stampers Journey.

The sentiment is from Scrapbook.com's enchanted forest collection and stamped with black ink.

To finish the card I added a few pink pearls from Pink and Main.

Now it is your turn.  Share a pink project with us over at Crafty Gals Corner.  Please leave me a comment before you go.

 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge 263- Fill in the Blank: Snow______.

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Happy New Year!  I love all the possibilities the new year brings.  New goals, new things to try, new things to discover and new challenges to participate in.  A fresh start and a chance to become better than you were last year.

Over at Crafty Gals Corner we have a new challenge because it is a new month.  The challenge is new for me, but one that I find was easy to meet.

When I saw the challenge I knew exactly what I would fill the blank with.  Snow MAN!  I love snowmen and so I was excited to use this adorable image from RAM stamps, our sponsor this month.

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Ram Stamps

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller:

I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room décor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.

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Here is the card I created using the adorable "Woodland Snowman" image from RAM stamps.

 I first colored the image using my Copic Markers.

Snowman: BG01, BG000, BG10

Carrot: YR65, YR61

Snowman scarf and hat: G28, G24

Little girl's skin: E11, E21, E51

Hair: E44, E43

Outfit: RV34, RV32, RV11

Candle: E51, E50, Y15, C7, C5

Rabbit: C2, C0, RV32

Squirrel and Nut: E37, E25, E21

Birds and Ornament: R59, R29, R27

I finished the card by adding some paper from my stash from Echo Park and adding a few blue pearls I had on hand.  Very simple, but I love it.

Now it is your turn to Fill in the Blank: Snow____. and then share your creation with us at Crafty Gals Corner. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge # 262- Make it Merry

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

The challenge for the Crafty Gals Corner is a special one. The challenge this month is Anything Goes with a Make it Merry twist.  Let's see your Christmas projects we know you are working on.  Keep reading to find out the special part of this challenge.

Our sponsor this month is Beccy's Place.  I got to play with this cute snowman digital stamp Sandy Christmas  for this month's challenge.  I think it was perfect for a Southern California Christmas.

 Here is the card I created with the snowman digital stamp.

 I colored the image with my Copics:

Snowman: E33, E31, E23, E21

Sticks: E79, E57

Surfboard: G99, G94, G24

Glasses: C9, C6

Nose: YR18, YR15, YR12

Fluffy part of the hat: RV0000

Hat and Starfish: R29, R24, R05

The card base, I created with pattern paper from Creative Imaginations.  I fussy cut a shell and a starfish from the same set of paper. 

To finish the card, I added a jingle bell to the card using some twine.  

In addition to our regular challenge, we are also hosting a Blogiversary Blog Hop! This marks 10 years that Samantha got challenges, sponsors and some WONDERFUL ladies together, to inspire you with beautiful crafty creations.

Now this would not be a celebration without some prizes, right? Well, we do have some wonderful prizes offered by Crafty Gals Corner and also from some of our wonderful sponsors, for this blog hop.  All you have to do for a chance to be win a prize is to leave some love on our teammies' blogs.  So come hop along with us, have fun, and good luck!
Please follow the blog hop schedule below,  and if you get lost you can just hop on back here :)

Crafty Gals Corner Anniversary Blog Hop

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Cathie
Christopher
Jeanie
Judy V.
Judy Mc.
Kim <--------You are here!
Lena
Rae Ann

Our AMAZING sponsors for this blog hop are:

     

Colour of Love

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Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

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Mirtillamente Craft Shop

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Moondrea Designs

Prize ~ 1 Digi of your choice

Pattie's Creations

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The Paper Shelter

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Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends

We are one month closer to Christmas and one more card done.  I love Christmas, so Christmas cards are so much fun to create, I created a simple card this month.

 The card panel is a foil-it from Taylored Expressions with a matching stencil.  I created the image with Gold foil and then stenciled with Spearmint, Cherry Pop and Cilantro.

To finish the card I added some small gold pearls to the little dots in the image.

Clean and simple, yet striking.

Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a card I created using some products from Pink Fresh Studios.

The envelope is a die, which I cut out and then stenciled the outline detail with red ink.

I then stamped the gifts and greenery stamps with black ink and stenciled them with the stencil set.  I then die cut them out and created this arrangement with the images.

I stamped and die cut the sentiment and popped it up on the envelope.

I finished the card by adding the envelope to a piece of pine needle paper from my stash.

I also created a "green" one too.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.
 

 

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

New month and new challenge at Love to Craft Challenge This month I was lucky enough to get to play with this adorable digi from All Dressed Up entitled "Birthday Girl".

I used the paper pack from Echo park "Happy Birthday" for the card front.

I then colored the image with my Copics:

Hair: E49, E44, E43

Skin: E13, E11, E21

Unicorn: C3, C1, C0

Dress, Shoes and bows: V25, V22, V20

Table and Unicorn: R85, R83

I love how the card came out and can't wait to give it to the recipient.

Now it is your turn.  Leave me a comment and then create your own creation and share it with us at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge 257- Anything goes with a Christmas twist

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

July is here and I love Christmas, so Christmas in July is right up my alley.  I was so glad I was able to play with this cute image for our challenge at Crafty Gals Corner which is Anything goes with a Christmas Twist.

The image is from Colour of Love and is titled "Candy Cane Sorrel Flower Pot Pretties

    

Here is the card I created:

 

I used my Copics to color the image.  

Snow: B02

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Skin: E11, E21, E51, E50

Pot: C1, C0, R59, R46, R35

Leaves: G29, G28, G24

Flowers: R46, R35

Fairy: B37, B14, B12

I matted the image on some pine needle pattern paper I had and then on some red cardstock.  

I finished the card by adding a foiled sentiment from Taylored Expressions to the front. 

Now it is your turn.  Leave me a comment and the create a Christmas project of your own and share it with us at Crafty Gals Corner.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

 

Hello crafty friends

New month and less than 6 months till Christmas.  How are you doing on being ready with your Christmas cards?  I am still very much behind, but I wanted to share a card I created recently.

Here is the card created.  I used mostly supplies and product from Lawn Fawn.

 

The card base is a piece of light blue cardstock from my stash and some pearly cardstock from my stash as well.

I then die cut the birdhouse pieces from the Build a Birdhouse die set from Lawn Fawn and the window from the Winter Wonderland Window die set from Lawn Fawn.  I colored the Christmas lights red and green with the Ohuhu markers.

I then colored the birds from the Winter Birds stamp set from Lawn Fawn using my Ohuhu markers.

To finish the card I stamped the sentiment from the Winter Birds set with Black ink on white card stock and added it to the card. 

One more card completed.  Please leave me a comment and then share with us a new Christmas card you have created at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

Mix it Up Challenge Blog- with a veggie stamping twist

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

This month's challenge over at the Mix it Up Challenge Blog was a new one for me. I have never tried stamping with a vegetable.  Unfortunately, I only had baby carrots in my refrigerator, so that is what I used,

I started out with a white piece of cardstock.  I then blended three colors from Taylored Expression inks: Blueberry, Cotton Candy and Gumball.   

I then used Versafine Clair and the three different sizes and colors of carrots to create the polka dots on the background.

After I made the background, here is the card I created.  

I stamped the sentiment from Photo Play on white cardstock and cut the end into a point.  I then die cute the word awesome form the same set using black and white cardstock.   To finish the card, I matted the card front to a piece of black cardstock.

I think I see more vegetable stamping in my future.  This is definitely a technique I want to t5y again and see what backgrounds I can create.

Now it is your turn.  Please leave me a comment and then create a card and try veggie stamping and then share your creation at Mix it Up Challenge Blog. 

 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

New month and a new Christmas card to share.  I created this card for a swap I was a part of and ended up making 12 of these.  Lots of work, but so worth it.

This card was created with the Spellbinders "Winter Label Motif" die set.  I cut each piece out using paper in my stash and layered them up. 

The card base was created using an embossing folder from Stampin Up.  I then used some teal paper and a white grosgrain ribbon to create the bow.

Not a lot of instructions, but a stunning card if I might say.

Now, it is your turn, create a Christmas card and join us for the challenge at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.  Also, don't forget to leave me a comment. 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge #253- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

It is a new month and a new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.  We have a pretty easy challenge this month- Anything Goes.  We want to see whatever you are creating this month, if it be for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Birthdays or any other event that may be coming up.

This month, I received this fun dragon image from Dr. Digi's  House of Stamps, titled BBQ Dragon.

Here is the card I created with this fun image.

I colored this image using my Copic Markers:

Dragon: YG67, YG61, YG03, YG17

Fire: R89, YR09, YR04

Spear: N7, N5, N3

Eyes: C3

Silverware: N4, N2

Chicken: E49, E74, E71

I finished the card using paper and embellishments from Doodlebug Designs.

Thank you for stopping by. Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Crafty Gals Corner with your creations.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog- Anything goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

It's time to share your Christmas projects you are working on now,  It is hard to think about Christmas when we are just settling into the New Year and the third month already.

I love these cute cupcake stamps from Pretty Pink Posh and loved creating this card.

I colored the images using my Ohuhu markers:

Snowman:

Nose: YR4, YR110 

Cake: BR12, E220

Frosting: B220, BG3

Santa: R5, R1, R19

Reindeer:

Cake: Y12, BR2

Frosting: B220, BG3

Antlers: Y12, BR2

Candy Canes: R1

I finished the card by adding some pattern paper and stamped the sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

Now it is your turn.  Create a Christmas project and share it with us at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #251- Winter Fun

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

It is the winter season and it has been pretty chilly here in Southern California.  I think the high's have been in the high 50's, low 60's and at night around the 40's.  That is cold, but I love it.  The new challenge at Crafty Gals is all about fun- winter fun!

 

I received this cute image from Poladoodles titled "Build a Snowman- Theo Penguin", and I had so much fun coloring it, 

 

 

I colored the image with my Copic markers:

Snow: BG75, BG72, BG11

Carrot: YR09, YR16, YR15, YG07, YG05

Sticks: E25, E23

Penguin: C9, C7. C5, C1, C00, 100

Cardinal: R59, R46, R35

Scarf: V17, V15, V12

The card base is made with black cardstock, a white pattern from Lawn Fawn's Knit Picky 6 x 6 paper pad and stripes cut with dies from Taylored Expressions.

To finish the card, I added some snowflake stickers from Jolene's.

Thank you for stopping by. Please leave me a comment and join the challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.

 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog- Anything Christmas

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

It is hard to believe that we are upon a new year.  This past Christmas I attended a retreat where the theme was gingerbreads.  I created this card using dies from Doodlebug,

To add some depth, I cut out a frame with a die from Taylored Expressions and a piece of Doodlebug's Gingerbread Kisses line of pattern paper.  

I dies cut and sponged the sides of the gingerbread and tree cookies to give them some depth.  I also added some pink ink to Santa's cheeks.

I know Christmas just past, but to be ready for next year, start working on your Christmas cards now and share them with us over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog. 

Then please leave me a comment.

Mix It Up Challenge Blog- optional Mixed Media

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Happy New Year! A new year is upon us and makes me think about all the things I want to learn in the new year. Our challenge this month is one I would love to learn more about- mixed media. Here is the card I created to get my feet wet.

I saw this card on a video from Taylored Expressions and thought I would try it. I loved the colors, which drew me to the card.

I first stamped the Winter Village image and stamped it on the white cardstock with Clear Versamark.  I then used white embossing powder to heat emboss the image.

Then I took my blender brushes and two different blue inks and created the background.

To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Merriest Christmas stamp set with the darkest blue ink.  I then splattered white paint and some glitter to create the stars.

Thank you for stopping by,  Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Mix it Up Challenge Blog.

Mix it Up Challenge Blog- Stamping no Digi's

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

New month means new challenge at Mix It Up Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is stamping, no digital or digi stamps.

I played with this fun set from Lawn Fawn,

I stamped the images on white cardstock and then colored them with my Copic Markers. 

Pumpkins: YR3, Y10

Pumpkin Leaves: GY43, GY5

Acorns: E47, E44

Apples: R8, R2

Apple Leaves GY3, GY1

Fall leaves, combinations of the above colors.

The back ground was created using Kraft paper, brown ink to distress it and splattering some red and gold ink.

Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Mix it Up Challenge Blog.
 

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today we start a new month and a new challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.  The theme is always anything goes, so let's see your projects.

I am sharing a card I made for a recent card class that I teach.

I created this card using fall paper from my stash. It is a Z fold card, so this is what it looks like open.

 

 

The bountiful thanks stamp is from Fun Stampers Journey, stamped with a burgundy ink.  The leaves are die cuts from Taylored Expressions.

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

 

Mix it Up Challenge Blog with a Twist- Create your own background

Hello Crafty Friends,

New month means new challenge st Mix it Up Challenge blog.  This month the challenge is anything goes, with a twist- create your own background.

I knew exactly what I was going to do.  My favorite fruit in summer is Strawberries!  This super cute stencil was a freebie from Taylored Expressions and I couldn't wait to ink it up!

 

 

I used 2 red colors and 1 green color of stamp pad I have on hand.  I placed each stencil down and blended the color with my blender brushes.  After I was done blending, I used the A2 Lacy Layers Die set from Waffle Flower to cut the scalloped edging on the panel.

I used black ink to stamp the "seeds" on the strawberries and the sentiment.  I used the same scallop die set to cut the sentiment piece.  

I adhered everything together on the card base and to finish the card, I added the black twine bow,

Now it is your turn.  Create a card background and share it with us at Mix It Up Challenge Blog.  Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

 

Have fun