Anything Goes

Happy New Year's Eve!  I can hardly believe we are at the end of another year!  I have seen a lot of changes this past year - some good and some not so good!  I am looking forward to 2016 and all it has in store for me and my family!


This is the 5th Thursday of December so that means our challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks is

ANYTHING GOES

Leanne is our lovely hostess this week and we are all excited to see what you create!

I made this lamp for a friend from church that collects dragon flies and decided to share it with you:

The files are from SVGcuts.com and everything was cut with my Cricut Explore.
the "stain glass" is velum that I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  This is an actual working lamp but I was not able to get good pictures of the light.

So head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project or card today!  We can't wait to see!

See you next year!

Tina

Wedding

Merry Christmas Eve!!!  Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks!  Lori is our wonderful hostess this week and she picked the following theme:

WEDDING

I put together this pretty simple card for a friend's son that just got married.  The Mr & Mrs is actually embossed with silver but the picture does not show it very well.

So, head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your WEDDING card today!

See you soon!

Tina

Snowmen

Good morning!  Today is Thursday so that means we have a new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Tamie is our hostess this week and she chose the following theme:

SNOWMEN

Now, with Christmas right around the corner this is an easy one, right?

I have been working on small gifts for some of my friends and family and thought that this cute little snowman box was perfect to put some hot cocoa and marshmallows in.  the jar is just a little something I put together too.

So, be sure to head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your SNOWMEN project or card today!

See you soon!

Tina

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Good  morning!  Welcome back!  Today I am sharing a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This week I get to play hostess and have decided on the following theme:

NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLORS

I kept my card pretty clean and simple with just a few layers and some embossing.  I know a certain little girl who will be receiving this card! Pink is her favorite color!!!

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLORS card or project today!

See you soon!

Tina

Winter @ 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  Today is Thursday and can you believe December is already here?  Do you have all of your Christmas Shopping finished?  Is your tree up?

We have a new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This week Leanne is our hostess with the mostest.  She decided to start December our with the following challenge:

WINTER

I had a request for a winter wreath for the bank's Holiday Open House so this weeks challenge was perfect.

These mesh wreaths are pretty simple if you have never tried one!  

So, be sure to head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your 

WINTER

project today!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Tina

Masculine @ 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US friends!  Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This week our very talented Lori is our hostess.  Here is her challenge:

MASCULINE

These are the hardest cards for me to make!  Not sure why but here is my attempt:

Pretty clean and simple but love how the sponged sky turned out!

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your MASCULINE card today!

Also, a big THANK YOU to our lovely guest designer this month!  We had so much fun playing with you Rebecca!

See you soon!

Tina

Inspired by a Christmas Song

Good morning!  Welcome back to another week in blogland!  Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!

The week the lovely Tamie is our hostess and she has issued the following challenge:

INSPIRED BY A CHRISTMAS SONG

I chose "Jingle Bells" for my song and have created a One Horse Open Sleigh:

This is yet another file from SVGcuts.com.  I am thinking these will be cute done up with some homemade candies and make cute gifts.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project for INSPIRED BY A CHRISTMAS SONG  today!

See you soon,

Tina

Ribbon @ 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  Today is Thursday so that means a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!

I get to play hostess this week so have issued the challenge
RIBBON

Easy one right?!?  So here is my project for this challenge:

I embossed my quote with burgundy embossing powder and popped is on the card with pop dots.  Then I added a huge bow and some card candy.  Clean and Simple.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter you project using Ribbon today.

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Tina

2 Step Stamping

Good morning!  Can you believe it is November already!? Wow! This year has just flown by!  I can't believe it has been almost 2 years since I joined the girls at 4 Crafty Chicks!  It has been an amazing journey and I am so thankful to have met these wonderful ladies and are able to call them my friends!

Today is Thursday so Leanne has a new challenge for you at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This week she has issued the challenge of
2 STEP STAMPING

We have a new Guest Designer with us this month so everyone give a big welcome to 

Rebecca from http://scrappingwithluv.blogspot.my/.  We are so happy to have you join us this month!

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enters your 2 STEP STAMPING project today!

See you soon!

Tina

Anything Goes @ 4 Crafty Chicks!

Happy Thursday!  Thanks so much for stopping by today to see what I have been up to!  Today at 4 Crafty Chicks Lori is our hostess and as it is the 5th Thursday of the month the theme is always
ANYTHING GOES!

I have another 3D project to share this week.  The files came from Mary over at SVGcuts.com.  If you have never visited her site you should stop by and see he amazing  creations!!!  I think my favorite thing about the Cricut Explore is the ability to use these files!

This Ferris Wheel is from her Summer Street Carnival collection.   This was so much fun to make and display!

Here is a picture of the back:

This actually moves so you could put little treats in the cars and spin it around!

So, be sure to stop on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and see what the other chicks have made this week and enter your Anything Goes project today!  Also a big thank you to Emily for playing with us this month!  Your work is amazing!!!  

See you soon!

Tina

Halloween at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning and welcome back!  Today is Thursday so that means we have a brand new challenge for you over at 4 Crafty Chicks!

This week the lovely and talented Lori is our hostess and she gave us the following theme:

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is one of my favorites!  I love to see all the little ones all dressed up and smiling!  I am working on a special treat for my niece and nephew when they stop by.

I made the box card and treat bag from designs by SVGcuts.com.  I just love Mary's designs!!!

Here area couple of close ups for you to see:

I think the kids will love them!

Anyway, be sure to hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your Halloween projects today!

See you soon!

Tina

Pearls at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  I am running so late this week!!!  Yesterday started a brand new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!  The lovely and talented Tamie wanted to see us dress up our projects with

 PEARLS.  

I have been working on some paper bag albums for my niece and nephew and decided to show you the cover of the book for my niece.  (I will TRY to take a few pictures of the inside and add later).

This entire album is made using paper lunch sacks!  I used foam core for the cover and found a binding tutorial on Pinterest that works great!  The flowers were cut out of burlap paper on my Cricut Explore.  The pearl button was just something I found in my jar of buttons.  

So, be sure to head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project today!  We can't wait to see what you have for us!

See you soon!

Tina

Masking at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  It is another beautiful Fall day in Central Illinois!  This week over at 4 Crafty Chicks I get to play hostess!  I decided on the theme

MASKING

I love this technique but just don't do it often enough!  

I just love these stamps from Close To My Heart!  They are so much fun to work with!

Here is a close up of my project:

So head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project today!

While you are there be sure to leave some love for the other chicks - they have some amazing cards this week!  Also, a big welcome to our Guest Designer for the month:

 Emily

Welcome and we are so glad you could play with us this month!

See you soon!

Tina

Sparkle & Shine

Good morning!  Welcome back again this week! 

 

It is Thursday so it is time for a new challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks!  This week Lori is our hostess and she decided on the theme

SPARKLE AND SHINE

 

Now, I have to say, I completely ran out of time once again this week, but one of my best crafty friends just happened to have made me the perfect gift for this challenge!

 

She took a bottle of hand soap from the dollar store and painted it white then added LOTS of glitter! 

 

 

 

Isn't this just ADORABLE!!!  I added a bow and it is just my favorite new fall decorating item!!!

 

So, head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your SPARKLE AND SHINE project today!  While you are there be sure to leave some love for the other chicks!  They really out did themselves this week!

 

See you soon!

 

Tina



Circles, Circles, Circles

Good morning!  Today begins a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks and our wonderful Tamie is the hostess.  She has asked to see circles.

This is a birthday card I made quite some time ago and thought I would share it with you today:

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your CIRCLE card today!

See you soon!

Tina

Birthday @ 4 CC

Good morning and welcome back!  Today is Thursday so that means we have a brand new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks.  I get to play hostess this week too!

Since my son just celebrated his 20th Birthday last week and I celebrated my 21st (PLUS a few) birthday yesterday that is the theme I chose for the week.  

For my project I made this cute little hedgehog card that I sent to my daughter. (She thought for a few days that she wanted a REAL hedgehog)    I colored him with my Spectrum Noir pens and added some paper flowers.  Pretty quick and easy!

So be sure to hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and show us your birthday projects today!

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Fall is Finally here!

Good morning!  Welcome back.  Last week we moved our son back to school for another year.  I have a had time believing he is already a Junior in College!  Where does the time go?

Well, today is Thursday so we have a brand new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks.  We are also at the start of a new month and we are having a Guest Design Team Call!  

Be sure to hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and when you enter the challenge put GDT after your name. 

Today Leanne is our Hostess with the Mostest and she has decided on the theme

FALL

Now, this is probably my favorite time of year!  I love all the beautiful colors and the crisp air! Everything about Fall just makes me happy!  So, I decided on a little FALL decorating for my project this week.  This adorable little scarecrow comes from SVGcuts.com and was super fun and easy to make!

And here is a close up of his adorable little face!

I had so much fun putting him together and he is going to look pretty cute on my desk at work!

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your FALL project today!

See you soon!

Distressing

Good morning and welcome back!!!  It is Thursday so that means a new challenge is up and going at 

4 Crafty Chicks.

Tamie is our lovely hostess this week and she wanted to see some 

DISTRESSING

This is a technique that I love but never quite got the hang of.

For my card I decided to try a Christmas card with a country look.  I cut the snowflake out on my Cricut and then sponged some brown ink on the Kraft card stock.  Then I took my distressing tool and did the edges I added some red paper to the back and put it all on a dark brown card stock.  Some red/white twine finished it off;

So, be sure to stop over to 

4 Crafty Chicks

and enter your card using DISTRESSING today!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Tina

Nautical

Good morning Friends!  Welcome back!  Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge over at 

4 Crafty Chicks!

I get to play hostess this week and have picked the following theme:

NAUTICAL

There are tons of ways to use this theme so I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

My project was made using the Seaside kit from SVGcuts.com.  I just love all of Mary's designs!

Here are some more pictures:

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your NAUTICAL project today!

See you soon!

Tina

Back to School

Good morning friends!  Welcome back for another wonderful challenge over a 4 Crafty Chicks!

This week Leanne is our wonderful hostess and she has chosen the following theme:

BACK TO SCHOOL

I haven't been feeling well lately, so when I actually found the time and had the energy this week to get into my craft room I was pretty excited!  I found this adorable Tiddly Inks image and thought she just looked perfect for this challenge!  Since my daughter is finished with college and working now I am not sure who will get this card but I am sure I will find the perfect young lady to send it to!

I also want to give a big welcome to our 2 Guest Designers this month:

Lisa from Don't Run With Scissors 

&

Taunya from Daisies Girl

We are so glad you guys are playing with us this month!  I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations!

So, be sure to head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your

 BACK TO SCHOOL

card or project today!

See you soon!

Tina

Anything Goes

Good morning and Happy Monday!  I thought I had set this project to post with the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge last Thursday but I didn't get back in to check it.  (I guess my memory is just not working lately!)

I know its a little late, but there is still lots of time to enter our 4 Crafty Chicks challenge this week - the theme is ANYTHING GOES.  It just doesn't get any easier than that!

I made this card for my Mom's birthday and she absolutely loved it!  Lavender is her favorite color and I just love the way it goes with the teal.  The butterfly was stamped 5 times and cut and layerer to achieve a 3-D look.  I love the way this one turned out!

Here is a close up of the butterfly:

I also want to take a minute to thank our wonderful guest designers for the month of July.  

Kerri & Cathy

I have really enjoyed all of your wonderful creations!  I hope to see you around blogland!  Hugs!

So, like I said, you still have time to enter your ANYTHING GOES project over at 4 Crafty Chicks!  While you are there leave some love for the rest of the DT - they are sure a wonderful group of ladies!

See you soon!

Tina

Clean & Simple

Good morning!  So, I am a bit off balance lately with my card creations - This week at 4 Crafty Chicks Tamie has challenged us to a Clean And Simple card - well, last week I did the challenge and picked Christmas In July.  

So, here is my Clean and Simple project for the week:

See why I say I am a little off balance??  LOL

Anyway, hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your Clean and Simple project today!!!

See you soon!

Tina

Christmas In July!

Good morning!  I am just running so late this month!  Today is Friday which means I am a day late for the new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!  And I am hostess!!!  

This weeks theme is Christmas In July!

I decided on a 3-D project for this week.  An Ice Skate!  Now, this didn't get embellished as well as I would have liked (again that being behind thing!) but I love how this turned out!

This is an SVG file from SVGcuts.com.  Mary has some pretty amazing stuff!  I used my Cricut Explore to cut this all out and then added some ribbon and gems to embellish.  Now, had I been more on top of things I would have added some Christmas Greenery in the top instead of that terrible tissue paper, or at least something pretty.  

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and see all the beautiful inspiration the girls have made this week.  We have 2 wonderful Guest Designers - Cathy & Kerri - and they have brought some beautiful talent to share with you all this month too!

See you soon!

Tina

No Stamping at 4CC

Good morning and welcome back once again! 

Today over at 4 Crafty Chicks Leanne is our hostess and she says NO STAMPING!.  I made a quick Thank You card using the Cricut Explore - I don't think the machine writing would qualify as stamping would it?  I love how this machine will write for me!!!  Sure beats my messy handwriting!

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your NO STAMPING card today!

Challenges entered:

See you soon!

Happy 4th of July America!

Good morning!  I know it's not the 4th just yet but this week over at 4 Crafty Chicks Lori is our hostess and she chose the theme PATRIOTIC!  With the 4th just around the corner it was a great choice!  

I decided on this adorable little girl from Tiddly Inks and colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I added some glitter and gems some ribbon and thought this one turned out pretty cute!

Here is a close up:

You can tell my coloring is a bit out of practice!  

So why not head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your PATRIOTIC card today?!?  While you are there be sure to leave a little bit of love for our lovely design team!

Also, a huge thank you to Margo and Amy for being our Guest Designers this month!  We had so much fun playing and creating with you both!

Challenges entered:

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/

See you soon!

Fathers Day

Good afternoon!  Sorry for the late post!  I really thought this was ready to hit the press so to speak!

Today is Thursday so that means another great challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks!  Tamie is our hostess and she chose Father's Day as our theme this week.

I kept my card kind of simple with just some squares and letters, a little bit of twine and a button.  

Be sure to head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your Fathers Day project!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Tina

4 Crafty Chicks #250 - Polka Dots

Good morning Friends and welcome back!  It is Thursday so that means a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!  This week I get to be hostess and chose the theme  POLKA DOTS.  That's a pretty easy one!

Here is my card:

The lovely image is from Tiddly Inks and colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  I cut her out using my Cricut Explore.  The Get Well message is from Digital Delights and I hand cut it and added some pop dots to give it dimension.

Here is a close up of this darling girl!

So why not head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter our challenge today!  

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Challenges entered:

See you soon!

Congratulations Graduate!

Good morning!  Can you believe it is Graduation Time already?!?  I know several young adults that are either graduation High School or College this year! (I must be getting old!)

This week over at 4 Crafty Chicks our hostess with the mostess is the lovely Leanne!  She chose the theme GRADUATION.  I could have shared several cards for this one!  Instead I chose to use this super quick and easy card I made using the Cricut Explore!  It did everything except glue it together for me!  I did add a few star gems to give it a little pop!

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your GRADUATION card today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Challenges entered:

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.onesweetchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/

See you soon!

It's Summertime!

Good morning! Thursday already?  Wow!

We have a new challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks today! Lori is our hostess and she chose the theme SUMMER.

Now, I have so many really nice "summer" stamps, but then I thought  it was time to mix it up a bit and do something different!

For some reason these flowers just called to me!  I cut them out from my Cricut Explore.  The bright colors just make me think of hot summer days!  The wave of black made me think of water (I know I can be a little strange!)

The entire card is made from scraps from my stash and the candy dots are homemade from pony beads.  The sentiment is an old Stampin' Up stamp embossed with black embossing powder.  This is the first long card I have made in years!  I just may have to make a few more like this!

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and join us for our SUMMER challenge!

Challenges entered:

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/

See you soon!

With Sympathy

Good morning!  It's Thursday again so be sure to hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks for another great challenge!

Tamie is our hostess over there this week and she chose Sympathy as our theme.  These are probably the hardest cards for me to make.  I usually buy them because I can never seem to figure out what to do.  But, after looking around Pinterest I came across some great inspiration and decided on this one:

  The stamps are old Stampin' Up  sets.  I stamped with black ink and then added touches of white gel pin to the flowers.  The ribbon is from Close To My Heart.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your Sympathy card today.  This challenge may just help us all add to our stash for those hard to make cards.

Challenges entered:

http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/

See you soon!

Chevrons at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  Today is Thursday so that means another great challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks!  This week I get to be hostess!  I decided on the theme CHEVRONS.  I love all the crafty things with the chevron pattern I see!  Papers, Embossing Folders, Ribbon! I love it all!!

So, here is my project for the challenge :

I found this great paper at the CKC Convention in April.  I wish I had bought more!  The candy dots are from Michael's and the ribbon is from my stash.  The image is from Cheryl Lynn Designs.

So what are you waiting for?  Head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project today!  We can't wait to see what you create!

Challenges entered:

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.palspaperarts.com/

See you soon!