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!