Trying my hand at a Mixed Media Canvas

So I had some blank small canvas in my stash and saw a recent YouTube video about ATC cards that got me thinking about doing this project in a larger style and using the supplies I had handy. 

My first step was to ink up the image, Prima Princess -Syndey on to the canvas using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.   I then sponged the background using Distress Inks. The colors I used are Bundled Sage, Scattered Straw, Seedless Preserves and Tattered Rose.  The final step was adding Stickles (crystal color) to the image to create a 3D event. I finished it off with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist sprays. 

I really like the way it come out even if the images is more subtle then I was going for.  I will try to do a quick tutorial on how I made this one on my YouTube channel as some point. 

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart-Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge-Distress It

Creative Artiste Mixed Media-Anything MM

Southern Girls Challenge-Anything Goes 

Altered Eclectics-Anything Goes 

A Inky Mess-Anything MM Goes 

Fotobella DT Post

Hello Everyone,

I am super excited to be bring you my first post for Fotobella as part of the DT.  I am starting it off with an adorable sweet layout.  It has been awhile since I dug out some of my old pictures of my babies and got a layout done.  When I got this Carta Bella Spring Market Paper Collection is just perfect with the light spring colors and flowers for this image.  The top tags are stickers that are from the Paper Collection.  The Journal piece of "Beauty" is combining the Spring Market Frames and Tags Chipboard Ephemera and the paper collection.

You can't go wrong with this paper collection for those lovely spring memories especially for those little girls in your life.  (psss don't tell my teen I dug this old photo out and showed it to the world lol).

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore-Anything Goes 

Creatalicous Challenge-Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards Challenges-Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place 

Time for Tea New February Release

It is time for the February Release for Time for Tea. Today I am showcasing three of the new release digital stamps.  Aren't they adorable?  Please note that Time for Tea Designs has moved and can now be found at timeforteadesigns.co.uk

Thanks for stopping by and go check out the images available over at Time for Tea. 

Altered Box

With repurposing on my mind, I saw the box that the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform came in and thought it would be great to make a shadowbox out of it.  So that is what I did.  I used some papers from DCVW, added chipboard from my stash, and stamped onto a wood piece with a Prima Stamp called Aubrey.  Want to see the steps by steps on how I did this?  Check out my youtube videos on the project.

Video One Box Design https://youtu.be/6lOMpEmFGQk
Video Two Coloring on Wood Plaque  https://youtu.be/oAozRrffLjo

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

A Inky Mess-Anything Mixed Media 
Simply Create Too-Anything Goes 
CRAFT-Anything Goes 
Altered Eclectics-Anything Goes 
Krafty Chicks Challenge-Anything Goes 
Simon Says Wednesday-Anything Goes 
The Crafty Addicts-Anything Goes 
The Corrosive Challenge-Anything Goes 

Kraftin Kimmie Retired Stamp

Was sorting my stamps the other day and decided to pull out this oldie but goodie to use. It is a retired stamp from Kraftin Kimmie but just perfect for this month.

I will be entering this  on into the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life-Love 

Kraftin Kimmie-Love/Hearts 

Brown Sugar Challenge-Love or St Valentine's Day 

Cute Card Thursday-Valentines

Southern Girls Challenge-Love is in the Air

Stamping Bella Altering Stamp

Hey everyone. Today I used one of the Zodiac stamps from Stamping Bella. This is the Capricorn image but I decided to alter a bit by taking the horns out.  The sentiment is from my sticker stash and I used a die from Gina Marie Designs.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:
Crafting from the heart-Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge-Anything Goes 
Stamps&Fun-Anything Goes 
DragonflyDreams-Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore-Anything Goes 
Southern Girls Challenge-Anything Goes 
The Crafty Addicts-Anything goes

It's NOT a card....WHAT??? DIY Hot Gun Tray

Hey everyone,

So I saw this cute tutorial on YouTube about a DIY Hot Glue holder by ScrapDWorld and thought this is something I could actually use. So I hit the Dollar Tree to pick up some supplies and pulled out some items I had in my stash and Ta-DA here is what I created.

In my project, I used a wood base and then applied Graphic45 papers.  Feel free to stop by my YouTube Channel so see how I changed it up.   https://youtu.be/bMeNdPax-Uk


I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafter's Castle Challenge-Anything Goes 
Simply Create Too-Anything Goes 
As You Like It Challenge-Anything Goes 
Altered Eclectics-Anything Goes 
Love to Craft Challenge-Anything Goes 
Not Just Cards Challenge-Anything Goes 
Frilly and Funkie-Inspirated by a online tutorial 
ModSquad Challenge-Used 3 Patterned Papers

Greeting Farm Card

I was lucky enough to snag the newest stamp collection celebrating The Greeting Farm 10 year anniversary.  I inked one of these up and colored it up for a card. I colored it with my Copics and used a retired die from CC Designs and some stickers from my collection.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge-Anything Goes 

Color My Heart Color Dare-Bold or Pastels  (going for Pastels on mine) 

As You Like It Challenge-Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday-Anything Goes 

Crafty Creations Challenge-Anything goes 

Watercooler wednesday-anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday-anything goes 

Colouring in Scrapland-Anything Colored 

The Corrosive Challenge-Anything Goes

Tiddly Ink Tag

Finishing up my final Christmas items here. Today I showing a simple tag I made for one of my daughter's teachers and I will add it gift card to it.

The tag die I used is from Gina Marie Designs and the image is a stamp I have in my collection from Tiddly Inks. 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas-Happy Holidays 

PaperCraft Challenges-Christmas 

Tiddly Inks-Let's Be Merry 

Colouring in Scrapland-Christmas 

Dream Valley-Christmas 

Love to Scrap-Seasons Greetings

Paper Rosette Wreath

I finally got the chance to make a paper rosette wreath to decorate the door of the my office. I used a packet of papers from Photo Play that I purchased at a a scrapbook expo. The center is a sign from a dollar store. The stickers are also from the packet. I mounted it on a cardboard circle and then glued a ribbon on the back. 

I will submit this to the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas-Anything Christmas 

AlphabetChallengeBlog-S for Seasonal 

Winter Wonderland Blog-Anything Christmas

Pearly Sparkles Challenge-Merry Christmas

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge-Christmas 

Archi-scraps-Anything Christmas

Country View Challenge-Traditional Christmas 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes 

SumMoreFun-Anything Goes 

Moving Along with the Times-Christmas 

Through the Purple Haze-Christmas

A Day for Daisies

Was in the mood to try my hand at some soft coloring. I pulled out some of A Day for Daisies images and colored it with my Copics.  

I will be entering this one into a few challenges: 

Crafty Creations Challenge-Anything Goes 

The Crafty Addicts-Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes 

Cute N Crafty challenge-Anything Goes 

Dragonfly Dreams-Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenge-Anything Goes 

All Dressed Up Tag

This week on Passionate Paper Creations our sponsor is All Dressed Up.  I decided to create a tag with this image.  

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafting with an Attitude-Anything Goes 

WatercoolerWednesday-Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes 

Everybody Art Challenge-Tags 

Crafting from the Heart-Anything Goes 

All Dressed Up-Anything Goes 

Another fun Birthday Card-Art Impressions

Today I completed a card for a dear friend is turning the BIG 50!!  Knew she would laugh at this one.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge-Anything Goes 

A perfect time to Craft-Anything Goes 

CraftyHazelnutPatternedPaper-Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart-Anything Goes 

Seize the Birthday-Anything Birthday 

Art Impressions-Add Embellishments 

Halloween/Fall theme Card

I have been trying to do more of my own scenes for cards recently and gave this one a shot.  I colored the tree and then the leaves in a fall inspired color scheme and then colored the rest of the image with my Copics.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments-Fall or Halloween Theme 

Craft Rocket Challenge-Fall/Halloween Theme 

The Sistershood of Crafters-Cute Spooks

Unicorn Challenge-Fall or Halloween 

Sweet Stampers Challenge-Fall or Halloween

Use Your Stuff-Fall/Halloween 

Outlawz Challenge-Tuesday Color Challenge 

Conie Fong Birthday Card

Today I am showcasing one of the Birthday theme card I made over for the Passionate Paper Creations Group with one of our sponsors, Conie Fong. I used a stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps as a border for this image and then colored the image with my Copics.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft-Anything Goes 

Always Happy Birthday-Birthday 

The Creative Crafters-Anything Goes 

Crafting with Dragonflies-C&S 

Seize the Birthday-Anything goes with Birthday

Halloween Treat Purse

Finally got around to making some treat bags for Halloween for some friends.  This is made with a paper bag base and then embellished to be a purse. 

The image I used is from Kraftin Kimmie.  I colored it up with my Copics. Want to see how I made this super simple style "purse" check out the tutorial over at my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vmlVvZmTjc

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Craft Rocker Challenge-Halloween

Animal Friends Challenge-Halloween

Dream in Darkness-Halloween 

Lost Coast Portal-Halloween

Scor-Pal-More than One Score 

PaperCraft Challenge-Halloween

Colouring in Scrapland-Halloween

Kraftin Kimmie-Anything But a Card

Kraftin Kimmie Love Pulls Together

I recently got my hands on more retired images from Kraftin Kimmie from a destash group I am in and I thought this set would be perfect.  Not even sure what this stamp was called.  This week we are being sponsored by Kraftin Kimmie over at Passionate Paper Creations Facebook page and used this stamp to create this card. 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks-Something Old is Something New 

Cute Card Thursday-Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft-Anything Goes 

The Creative Crafters-Anything Goes 

Time for Tea DT Cards

Today I am showcasing two recent cards I made with Time for Tea Digital Stamps. With Fall finally in the air here in the East Coast of the USA, I thought both of these cards were perfect for this time of year. 

This image is called Fall Leaves 

As usual, colored both images with my Copics. This image is called Conkers

If you love Time for Tea Images, don't forget to join in over at our Facebook group for our monthly challenge.

Sweet November is BACK!

I have many Sweet November stamps when CC Designs used to make them and now the artist Amy Young is back creating digis for 7 Kids Craft Store.  I had to get the first set and color on up this lovely one called Prue Pumpkin.  Do you want how I did the grass and the sky. Stop by my channel to see how I colored this up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1TcA6M87Dk

I used my Copics to color this one up to create a scene out of it.

Crafter's Castle-Anything Goes with Halloween

Crafting with an Attitude-Anything Goes  

Time Out Challenges-Photo Inspiration 

The Crafter's Challenge-Autumn or Spring

Creative with Stamps-Autumn/Fall

That's Crafty Challenge-Autumn Theme 

Stamping Bella Fall Card

Fall has always been my favorite season....love the weather, the rich colors and the ability to slap on a sweatshirt and be comfortable. Today I am showcasing a card I did with one of the Stamping Bella images I have in my stash.

I colored the image with my Copics and used Distress Inks for the background. The sentiment comes with the stamp set.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments-Fall and a Sentiment 

Cardz4Galz-Fall 

Time Out Challenges-Fall Color Inspiration

That's Crafty Challenge-Autumn 

Color Throwdown-Fall Theme 

Scrap from your Heart-Fall Colors 

City Crafter Challenge-Fall Colors