Crafty Sentiments-Summer Theme

Hello everyone. Summer vacation is in full swing here.  This week for the Crafty Sentiments Challenge-Summer, I decided to change my creative juices just a little and do an altered upcycle piece. I have been seeing other use mint boxes and convert them into holders for earphones so I decided to do one for when we head out to the beach and stuff.

Since coffee is my favorite drink, I usually have quite the stash of breath mints on me. I took the adorable stamp, Bubbles, and colored it up with my Copics. I then used my circle Spellbinder dies to cut the image out. I then use modge podge to glue it to the front of the case. I added a sparkle gem over the starfish on the image.

Hope you enjoy this project. I now have to do a few more as my daughters want one for themselves.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

City Crafter's Challenge-Lets go Nautical
Ike's Challenge-Fantasy
All Crafts Challenge-Anything but a card
Oddball Stamp Art-Summer Fun
Recycle, Repurpose, & Reinvent-Anything Goes

Quick Creations GDT card

Hello, It is Olivia here and it is time for my monthly post here for Quick Creations. This month I was able to play along with one of the newer images from CC Designs, A Little Cloudy.  I colored it with my Copics and then used the adorable paper from DoodleBug-Hello Sunshine Set.

 

 

Don't forget the Summer Fun Sale is still on so stop by the store to see all the goodies

 

 

 

I will also be entering this card into a few challenges.

 

Crafty Gals Corner-Anything Goes

Cards und More-Dots

Simply Papercrafts-Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew-Clean and Simple

Cosmic Color Challenge-based on colors

Naughty or Nice-based on sketch

Outlawz Challenge Twisted Thursday-Anything Goes

 

Crafty Sentiments-Anything Goes

Welcome everyone. Sorry for the delay but wanted to post my card I created for the Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafty Sentiments.

I am really loving some of the newest stamps release and Isobel is one of my favorite characters. As usual, I colored it with my Copics and I pulled out one of my retired stamp sets to so the sentiment for the card.

I will also be entering this one into a few challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty-Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly-Oh so Pretty
Crafty Time-Girls, Girls, Girls
One Crazy Stampers-Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft-Anything Goes

SOG Sunshine Card

The weather over here has been crazy but it finally getting sunny and hot on a consistent basis. I actually am one of those people who LOVE thunderstorms so I do not mind them rolling into town.

I have this SOG card in my collection for a while so decided to use it to create a card.

 

Isn't it adorable!!! The paper is from my stash and I believe is a combo of different companies. I decided to do the self-made flowers technique again on the umbrella and use some of my brighter colors.

 

The skin color is a newer combo I was trying with E15,13,11 and a bit of R30. I really like it and going to try it again on another image.

 

Hair is E29,27,23 and yellows are Y19,15,11 and greenish yellow are YG25,23,21

 

Yes I actually wrote them down WHOA.

 

I will be entering this card into a few challenges:

 

 

Some Odd Girl-Just a Girl (facebook challenge)

Crafty Gals Challenge-Great Outdoors

Crafters Café-Anything Goes

Everyone Art Challenge-For a Girl

Vintage Stamps-Hot Summer Colors

Wonderful Wednesdays-Anything Goes

The Sweetest Thing Sunday Sketch-inspired by sketch

 

That Craft Place-Anything Goes

Loves Rubberstamps-Spots and Dots

 

Make It Crafty

Can you believe all the posts I have lol.  I am on a roll. So decided to show off this cutey I did.

The challenge for the MIC CAS team was to create your own background. So I have these stencils dies and honestly for the life of me, I can not figure out how to use them.  I thought I would give it a try but have to admit I am not loving it but I do love the way the image got colored so figured I would go with it. 

The sentiment is from a stamp set my daughter got me for Mother's Day (yes they get me small crafty presents cause they know me so well).  As always I colored the image with my Copics.

I will be entering this into the MIC CAS challenge. 

Mo Digital Pencil

I am back again. I was on a roll with trying to get through this paper pad so I continued with this color scheme I used in my previous card.

 

I saw this awesome technique that one of my favorite coloring bloggers, Rosemary Bridges did with making your own flowers on the shirt. How did I do!!

 

Went pretty CAS on this one but I thought the image was so nice.

 

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

 

DP2 Challenge-Anything Goes (Teenz image)

Southern Girls-Spots & Dots

Inspiration Destination-Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge-Thursday: Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft-Anything Goes

 

 

 

 

Greeting Farm-Add a Bow

Unfortunate for me I have been sick for the last few days, but I do find that when I can not sleep anymore, I like to just relax and color between my cups of tea and Theraflu. 

So I got a bunch of images done. I recently acquired the Roll Call Retired Kit from someone who as clearing out their stash and wanted to get work on one of these cuties.

I used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketch and decided to just add a small bow to her hair as I am not really one to use bows on my cards.  Hope you like her and see all of again soon.

Will be adding this to a few challenges:

Farm Fresh Friday-Put a Bow on It
Penny's Paper Crafty-Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday-Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday-Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown-Anything Goes
Deconstructed Sketch-Sketch 201

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes

Welcome back to this weeks Crafty Sentiments Challenge. This week it is my turn to host and my theme is

 

Anything Goes.

 

I decided to use on of the stamps called Why Not Swing

 

 

I went with a different skin & hair palette than I usually do. The paper is from my stash and used some Prima flowers to it.

 

I will also be adding this to a few challenges as well:

 

Card and Scraps-Flowers

One Crazy Stamper-Anything Goes

Our Creative Corner-April Showers Bring May Flowers

Sugar & Betty Challenge-Anything Goes

Going Grey Scrap-Creations-Anything Goes

Stamp and Create-May Flowers

Stamping Sensations-Flower Power

Friday Sketch Challenge-based on Sketch

 

 

 

All Dressed Up-Final DT Post

Hello everyone. It is time for the new forthnight challenge over at All Dressed Up. This will be my final DT post for them and I am wishing all those entering the DT call GOOD LUCK.

As with every month the challenge is ANYTHING GOES with an ALL DRESSED UP image.

I colored up this cutie called Little Star and finally finished off my paper pad, Park Bench, with this one!

KennyK's Challenge-Celebrate

It is time for a new challenge over at KennyK's. 

 

 Our new Challenge 

which is always 

*Anything Goes*

 

with the Twist being 

 

*Celebrate*

Show us what you can come up with to celebrate. Be it birthdays, graduations or even retirements we want to see them all.

I used one of my favorite images called Fashionista for this card.

 

As always I colored the image with my Copics

Skin: E13,E11,E21,E00,R20

Hair: E29,27,23,21

Shirt: R24,22,21

Pants: BG15,13,11

 

I got this adorable paper from the store and love that it came with some perfect stickers I could use. I added some enamel dots and flowers as well.

 

Hope to see some of your fabulous creations in the challenge. Will be back later to enter this cutie into a few challenges too.

I will be entering this card into a few challenges:

PALS Paper Arts-based on colors

Deep Ocean Challenge-Flowers
Markerpop Challenge-Anything GOes
Cutie Pie Challenge-Layers
Without Words-Anything Goes
Outlawz Challenge-Twisted Thursday Anything Goes
 

 

 

Quick Creations Monthly GDT post

It is my turn to create a project for the Quick Creations store and blog. I am a huge Whimsy stamps fan so was so excited when I got the following stamp to work with. This beauty is called Iris. Fairies are so one of my favorite type of images.

 

And can you believe I actually remember which Markers I used WHOA!!!

 

Skin: E11,E00,E000,R20

Hair: E19,15,YR07,YR04,YR02

Blues: BG15,13,11,10

Pinks: R89,85,83,81

Made the spotted dresses via Y19.

 

The paper is from Trimcraft-Bella Rose Collection and added some Prima Princess Tiara flowers.

 

I will also be adding this card into a few challenges:

Colour Q-Color Palette

Crafting For All Seasons-based on Sketch

Crafty Creations-photo Inspiration

Whimsy Inspirations-Color An Image

Creative Colors-color palette

Crafty Boots-Things with Wings

 

 

And just in case you need somewhere to splurge on for your Mother's Day weekend do not forget about the sale over at Quick Creations

 

 

 

 

All Dressed Up New Release

The new monthly release images for All Dressed Up are ready again and as always Wendy has created another adorable selection of images for everyone.  I was able to play along with one of the images called I Love Sunny Days.

 

As usual, I colored the image with my Copics and this time decided to used some of my diecuts for the embellishments and some ribbon from my stash as well.

 

Isn't she adorable. Be sure to check out all of the other DT samples for this new release images.

Also, there is a mini DT call happened for All Dressed Up so if you love the images as much as I do be sure to enter.

 

 

The Greeting Farm Card

So I dug out one of my retired Greeting Farm stamps called Izzy (which I love since my own daughter is Izzy). I tried to go a little softer in coloring palette with my Copics this time around with this card.

 

 

The paper is from my stash of pads I have too many of. I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Farm Fresh Challenge-Flowers
Paper Shelter Challenge-Lace
Wonderful Wednesday-Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenges-Flowers
Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Stamps-Anything Goes
Pile it On-For a Lady/Mom's Day

Crafty Sentiments-Basket, Bag or Box

Good Morning,

This week at Crafty Sentiments the challenge is:

"Basket, bag, box"

You can either use an image with this in it or create a 3D project so there are unlimited possibilities here

 

There is one wonderful prize of 

So if you have not heard, one of the newest craze is Pocket Letters. It is basically creating 9 ATC size cards, placing them in a 9 folio trading card holder and then in each one adding crafty goodies and a letter to your Pocket Letter Pal. 

 

I decided to give one a try and here it is

 

 

I used the stamp from Crafty Sentiments called-I Love Flowersr. I then used a variety of paper scraps I had from my stash (a few different companies here) and embellished each one. This technique also helps use up so many scraps. The type of goodies I have behind each ATC are brads, twine, small flowers, pearls, some die cuts.

 

This one is actually being mailed to my pocket letter pal today so I hope she likes it.

 

I will also be entering this one into a few challenges:

 

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes

Lost Coast Designs-ATC

Mema's Challenge-Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corners-Stripes and Dots

Not Just Cards-Anything Goes

Be Crafty and Create-Anything Goes

Inspirations Destination-Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes  

 

 

 

Sugar Nellie Card

Hey everyone. I was going through some of my stamps and I tend to color sometimes and just leave the image in my pile. I saw this image I had colored up and thought it was able time I put it in a card.

I actually used some left over Christmas paper I had to match the image I had colored. I used my Copics as usual and made a scallop circle via my Cricut.  I will be entering this one into the following challenges.

Sugar Bowl-Anything Goes
Brown Sugar-Anything Goes
Sister Act-Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner-Stripes or Dots
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes
Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes

Quick Creations May Day Hop

Welcome everyone. Seems like this year is going by so fast for me and we are already at the start of May.  In order to celebrate, Quick Creations is having a May Day theme Blog Hop.

Today, I decided to showcase one of the stamps from Stamping Bella, Flora the Cyclist, that is available in the store. As usual, I colored it with my Copics and added some special touches of clouds and grass so I can keep it more CAS. 

So be sure to complete the hop of all my fellow DT members and enter for a chance to win some great prizes and if you decided to do some shopping too, the coupon code is enclosed as well.

 

There will be 2 Winners, Each will get a $10 Gift Card e-mailed to you. In order to be eligible for one of the prizes, you must follow these rules:

1) Like the Quick Creations Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/QuickCreationsOnline...
2) Join the Quick Creations Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quickcreations/
3) Visit each blog along the hop AND comment on each one including the Quick Creations blog.


Quick Creations Blog- http://www.quickcreations.blogspot.com
Lizzy- http://www.http://colourkitty.blogspot.com
Jess- http://www.myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com
Cindy- http://www.daydreamingtocreate.blogspot.com

Jeanette- http://www.pinkaliciousscrapper.blogspot.com
Rachel- http://www.kneedeepinpaper.blogspot.com
Alexandra- https://www.youtube.com/user/alexandralegaspi
Michelle- http://www.lovingmylocs-lovingmylocs.blogspot.com
Olivia- http://www.ormcraftynights.blogspot.com/

Elisabeth bell's GDT

I was lucky enough to have asked to be a GDT over at Elisabeth Bell's Challenge for this month. I decided to use one of her digital images called Fairy Merrily. The theme for this challenge is

 

"Spring"

 

 

Decided to make my own clouds this time and to dig into my Prima Flower stash that is overflowing now. 

 

I will be entering this card into a few challenges as well:

 

Love Rubberstamps-Add Flowers

Copic Spain Challenge-Spring

My Craft Creations-Anything Goes

Naughty or Nice Challenge-In Bloom

Paper Creator's Craft-Flowers

Whimsy Stamps-Color An Image

 

Quick Creations-GDT post

Hello everyone and it is time for me to showcase another of the adorable stamps and products available over at Quick Creations. 

This time around I am creating a card with Alice from Kraftin Kimmie. As usual, I colored the image with my Copics. The paper is from the Prima Butterfly Collection as well as their coordinated flowers.

I will also be entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks-Inspired by a book

Kraftin Kimmie Wonderful Wednesdays-Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday-Anything Goes

Card Mania-Flowers

Love to Scrap-Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff-Anything Goes

In case you are looking for a good sale for Mother's Day

All Dressed Up Challenge

Welcome back and thanks for joining in on the challenges for All Dressed Up.  As always, the theme is

 

Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image.

 

I was able to use one of the images called: Just So Cool

 

 

 

I colored the image with my Copics and decided to keep the focus on the image.

 

 

 

KennyKs Challenge -Flower Power

Hello everyone and welcome to the newest challenge for KennyK's Krafty Krew.  This month the theme is:

 

FLOWER POWER

 

KennyK has been also designing some great new clear stamps and I was fortunate enough to be able to play along with another of the newest clear stamp sets

 

 

As usual, I colored the image with my Copics and to stay with the Flower Power theme I used some of the great flowery paper pad I had and some flowers from the Prima Flowers collection. I also paper pieced just the pants on the stamp.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and can not wait to see your KennyK card in our newest challenge