Is It Fall Yet?!

It has been an extremely warm and humid summer for us.  I am so looking forward to the cooler temperatures of fall!  I thought a fall project might help take my mind of off the heat and humidity.  This is my project for the most recent challenge at Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends.

I used Autumn Critters from Bugaboo and paired it with this sweet paper from Echo Park's Celebrate Autumn collection that is available digitally from Snap Click supply.  Since the paper had a lot going on, I stuck to just a few embellishments.

You have a chance to win 4 images from our sponsor for playing along.  Click the badge below and check out all of the amazing images in the shop.

Card measures 5" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Decorative Labels 1 dies

Dress It Up button

Bead Design In Bloom metal embellishment

Target dollar bin wooden sentiment

Ribbon from my stash

Laugh

This week at Crafty Gals Corner, our challenge is dots and/or stripes. 

For my project this week, I used Sunshine Silly Sally from Oddball Art.  I just loved the expression on her face!  She was colored with Copic markers and cut out using the Silhouette Cameo.  There were a few sentiments and a sun digi included with her, but I wanted that face to be the star of the show! 

You have a chance to win some great prizes from our sponsors.  Click the badges below to find out what they have in the shop.

Prize of 1 uncolored digital image

and

Prize of a $10 gift certificate

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Prize of a $10 gift certificate good for images only

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Gold Labels 4 dies

Momenta word die

The Paper Studio lace

Bead Design In Bloom gem

Recollections flower

Love & Cherish

This week at Crafty Sentiments, the challenge is anything goes.  The team used the image Love & Cherish for our projects this week.

I colored the image with Copic markers and fussy cut it.  I didn't like the white background on the white die, so I hand cut an oval to add a thin teal border to the image.  The background paper has a pretty pearl sheen.  There is a little clear Wink of Stella on her head piece and her shoes.  Every bride should sparkle!

You have a chance to win some great Crafty Sentiment images for playing along.

Hope to see you there!

Card measures 5" x 5.5" 
Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies
Bead Design In Bloom metal embellishments
Recollections gemstone flowers
Ribbon and pearls from my stash

Spring Swing

This week at Creative Knockouts, our projects take on the outdoors.  Our theme is Outdoor Fun so show us what you've got!

I used Spring Swing from our sponsor The Paper Shelter.  This sweet girl and her friend were colored with Copic markers.  I wanted to make the swing look like it was hanging from the die.  I added a touch of grass so that it didn't look like she was floating.

You have a chance to win a great prize of three images from The Paper Shelter.  They have some gorgeous designs and almost all of them come with a colored image and background paper to match.  You can click the badge below to check it out for yourself.

Card measures 5" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies

Rubbernecker Stamps Nested Oval Small Stitch dies

Sewology gemstone button

Wild Orchid Crafts tulips

The Paper Studio bird charm

Bead Design Co bead cap

ribbon from my stash

Meow!

Hello MoonFlower friends!  Andreia has added another gorgeous image to the shop and I am here today to show her off!

This is Lilly the Cat Fairy and she was colored with Copic markers. She just screamed to have pink!  Not sure why, but that was just the direction it went! Then I found this "meow" embellishment in my stash, and it worked perfectly!  She has clear Wink of Stella on her wings and gold Wink of Stella on her dress trim.  You know a fairy has got to sparkle!  You can find Lilly Cat Fairy in the shop.  I can't wait to see what Lilly will be doing next!

Don't forget about the MoonFlower Facebook group!  If you are on Facebook, we would love to have you pop in and say hi!

Card measures 5" x 5.5"
Spellbinders Gold Labels 4
Dress It Up meow embellishment and Pudgy Pet button
I Am Roses flower
Bead Design Co In Bloom gems
Stampin' Up! crocheted Venetian trim
ribbon from my stash

Birthday Wishes

Today is the day for the Rubbernecker's team to provide you with some inspiration!  I have made a birthday card using a set I picked up ages ago from the rubber stamp convention near where I used to live.  I am going to miss that now that I am not living there any longer.

I used Candles for my project and masked them to make a group.  The background stamp is called Heart Panel and the sentiment is from the Floral Silhouette stamp set.  But it looks like after the store revamp, both have been discontinued. =(  The candles were colored with Copic markers with a little clear Wink of Stella on the flame and I used my new die set to cut them out. Love these stitched dies!  Don't forget to pop over to the blog and check out the rest of the other team member's projects.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Echo Park Stitched Rectangles dies
Bead Design In Bloom gems
The Paper Studio gemstone flowers
The Ribbon Girl ribbon
Stampin' Up! Bitty Banners dies
Flower from my stash

Think Pink

It's another Friday on the Sami Stamps blog and since it is the fifth Friday in the month, we are featuring past images from the Sami Stamps shop.  This month we are featuring the Think Pink category.  As we all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so this is the perfect feature.

I used the image Beautiful for my project.  It can be paired with many different sentiments depending on the emotion you want the card to convey.  She was colored with Copics and cut out using the Silhouette.  You can find her in the shop in the Think Pink category.  Pop on over to the blog and check out the other gorgeous projects my teamies made.  They are all so lovely.

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"
Spellbinders Heart Circles dies
The Paper Studio gemstone heart
The Paper Studio gemstone flowers
Recollections Pearls
Bead Design In Bloom Gem
Flowers and lace from my stash

Christmas Blessings

Hello everyone!  It is the third Friday of the month and that means it is new release time!  Sami has a great new release for you this week and it is in plenty of time to get started on your Christmas cards.

This release is called Noble Little King.  I have it on good authority that you could be seeing more digis in the future to go with this set. =)

This is my project using Mary.  I loved how peaceful she looks.  I colored her with Copic markers and used the Silhouette to cut her out.  The sentiment is also a Silhouette cut file that I filled and printed.

Don't forget to join us for the Sami Stamps Challenge.  The theme this month is to use dots and you must used a Sami Stamps image to enter.  You still have plenty of time to play along.

If you don't have anything else better to do, join us in the Sami Stamps Facebook group.  It is a great place to hang out and share your Sami Stamps projects.  We would love to see you.

Card measures 5" x 5.5"
Spellbinders Elegant Ovals dies
Silhouette Cut File - Christmas Greetings by Hero Arts
Winter Frost paper by Tracy Wray for Art by Miran
Bead Design In Bloom large gems
Recollections gems (blue & clear)
flowers, ribbon, and cord from my stash

Faery Spring

Hello MoonFlower fans!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I have a little inspiration for you using Tumbelina Faery.  She is currently a freebie in the MoonFlower Facebook group.  If you haven't joined us there, you really should!

I colored Tumbelina Faery with Copic markers and used the Silhouette Cameo to cut her out.  She was just a bit too large for my smaller die, so the Cameo allowed me to use the out of the box technique for her wings.  I used clear Wink of Stella on her wings so they are super sparkly.  I created the card by folding my card stock in half and laying my die so that it stuck out over the folded edge.  It is a great way to use any die to create a shaped card.

While you can't find Tumbelina Faery in the shop, you can find all of Andreia's images on sale for 50% off!  She is moving to Etsy and she is having a moving sale on the My Digital Goods site.  Go fill your cart and then join on on Facebook to show off all of your lovely creations.

In the Pink has a pearls challenge (in pink of course!).  Tumbelina Faery is going to look at all of the pink in that challenge.

Crafty Ribbons has a shaped card with ribbon challenge.  Tumbelina Faery wants to see all of the lovely shapes and is going to visit that challenge.

Star Stampz has a use a digi challenge.  Tumbelina Faery is going to visit the rest of the digi stamps in that challenge.

Fab 'n' Funky has a girly and pretty challenge.  Tumbelina Faery is going to go hang out with the other girls in that challenge.

The Crafty Addicts has an anything goes with the option of girly.  Tumbelina Faery is going to go be girly in that challenge.

Card measures aprrox 5.5" in diam.
LifeStyle Crafts Nesting Doily Circles dies
The Paper Studio ribbon
Buttons Galore buttons
Bead Design in Bloom gem
Artistic Wire craft wire
Recollections pearls
Studio 18 rhinestone
Flower from my stash

Spring Colors

This week at the Crafty Gals Corner we have a spring color palette to inspire you.  We would like to see your take on the palette below.

Love those Design Seeds color boards!  Here is what I did with the color palette.

This cute little guy is Birfday Dragon by Rick St. Dennis colored with Copics.  I never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand, so I am trying to add to that stash when I can.  Expect to see a few more birthday cards in the near future!  I wanted the sentiment to look like it was on a piece of broken eggshell.  I knew I would never be able to get the random pattern that I wanted if I cut it so I snapped an old CD destined for recycling in half.  I picked out a few pieces that I liked and traced them on some vanilla cardstock.  Once I cut them out, I decided to attach them to the pieces of CD to create a little dimension.  

We have two fabulous sponsors this week.  The badges below have been linked to each shop for your shopping convenience. =)

Prize of a $12 Gift Certificate

and

Prize of 4 digital images

I can't wait to see your color projects.

The Ribbon Girls have an anything goes as long as it's a card challenge.  This little dragon is going to break out of his shell and play in that challenge.

Crafty Sentiments has a lace and/or pearls challenge.  Birfday Dragon is going to shake off the rest of his shell and visit that challenge.

Aud Sentiments has a birthday sentiment or the number 6 challenge.  This dragon is going to go wish them a happy 6th birthday in that challenge.

Creative Card Crew has a die cuts challenge.  This little dragon is going to stretch his wings and visit that challenge.

Inspiration Destination has an anything goes challenge.  This little dragon is excited to explore and is going to visit that challenge.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Gold Labels 4

Stampin' Up! Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set

Recollections Pearls

The Paper Studio lace

Offray ribbon

Bead Design Co In Bloom gem

Buttons from my stash

A Spell

Welcome back!  It is time for another challenge at the Crafty Gals Corner.  This week the theme is Sweetheart.  You must use hearts on your project.

When I started working with Apple Queen from MoonFlower Digital Stamps, I just wasn't sure how I was going to work hearts into the project.  Then from out of the blue, this sentiment hit me!  I knew it was just perfect.  Apple Queen is colored with Copic markers and cut out using the Silhouette Cameo.  Andreia, the artist behind MoonFlower Digital Stamps, did a recent cosplay of the Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time.  So I used the purple and black color scheme for this card. =)

(This was the costume she based hers on.  It was stunning!)

MoonFlower Digital Stamps is our sole sponsor this week.  If you play along, you have the chance to win MoonFlower images.  Pop over to the shop by clicking on the badge below.  Andreia has some wonderful images in her shop.  Be warned though, you will fall in love at first click! =)

I can't wait to see all of the hearts in this week's challenge.  Will your project be one of them?

Crafty Creations has a hearts challenge.  Apple Queen is going to put a spell on a few more hearts in that challenge.

The House that Stamps Built has a use some hearts challenge.  The Apple Queen is going to hand out some apples in that challenge.

The Paper Shelter has a Be My Valentine challenge.  The Apple Queen is going to put a few spells on the Valentines in that challenge.

Get Creative Challenge has a hearts theme.  The Apple Queen wants to put a spell on the hearts in that challenge.

A Gem of a Challenge has a love is in the air theme.  The Apple Queen feels the love and is going to put a spell on that challenge.

Star Stampz has an all about love challenge.  The Apple Queen wants to share the love and a few apples in that challenge.

Card measures 5.5" x 5.5"

Spellbiinders Elegant Ovals dies

Imaginisce To Love and Cherish flower - Black Tuxedo

The Paper Studio Gemstone - Glitter Stripe

Bead Design In Bloom - chevron 

Basic Grey buttons

Recollections Rhinestone Stickers - silver

Recollections Enamel Dots - heart

Recollections pearl

Ribbon from my stash