A Fond Farewell to Crafting From The Heart

Good morning Friends! Today I am sad to say this will be my last challenge with  Crafting From The Heart.  It's tough to leave such a wonderful group of ladies and I am going to miss them but life and health are telling me to slow down.  I wish Fiona and Erin all the best with the challenge blog and I will be lurking around and maybe even rejoin them one day.

For my final card I decided on a clean and simple one.  This image is from QRK.  I colored him with my Spectrum Noir pens and matted it with some scrap card stock.  Some other scraps from my bin and this CAS card was finished.

Here is a close up of the great image:

Remember that we are always an Anything Goes challenge and have some wonderful sponsors each week.

So be sure to head over to Crafting From The Heart and enter your project today!

I am entering her into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

Hey You!

Good morning Friends!  Just a quick hello today as we are headed away for the weekend and my son's first Pro Bowling Tournament!

Today I want to share with you a quick and easy note card I made using Crafty Sentiments stamp "Hey You".  I positioned her on my paper to be in the bottom corner and added the sentiment with my computer.  I colored her with my Spectrum Noir pens and Prisma Color Pencils and matted her onto a 6 x 5 note card.    Pretty quick and easy!

Here is a close up of this adorable stamp:

I don't do a lot of CAS cards but really like this one!  I think I may just be doing a few more of these in the future!

I am entering her into the following challenges:

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/

http://blog.docerelashop.com/

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will come back again soon!

Anything But A Card at Charisma Cardz

Good morning Friends! Today starts are new challenge at  Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog.  This week we are sponsored by Kenny K Designs and the challenge is Anything But A Card.   I decided to put together a gift bag for a young ladies birthday coming up.  I used Texting Diva as my image and colored her using my Spectrum Noir pens.  I fussy cut around her and put her on the front of my bag.  The lettering was done on the Cricut using the Cricut basics cartridge.  The paper is from The Paper Studio.

Here is a close up of this beautiful image:

I have to say she was a lot of fun  to color!  

I am entering her into the following challenges:
All Crafts Challenge - Anything But A Card
Imagination Crafts Challenge - All the Glitters
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

So be sure to stop over to Charisma Cardz this week and enter our Anything But A Card challenge!  I can't wait to see all the wonderful creations you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

Seeing Stripes

Good morning Friends! Today starts are new challenge at  4 Crafty Chicks.  This week Lori is our "Hostess with the Mostest" and she is looking for our STRIPES.  For this  challenge I did something a little different for me - NO IMAGE!  I created this card for our daughter's college graduation and when it was finished realized it was perfect for Lori's challenge.  Some pattern paper, a couple of die cut stars popped up with some pop dots, some ribbon and enamel dots from my stash made this a quick and easy card.  The sentiment is an old clings stamp I have had forever.

Here is a close up of the dies cut stars:

And the home made enamel dots. (I love these!)

Quick and simple! So, I hope you will come play along with us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week for our STRIPES challenge.  I can't wait to see what you create!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
High Hopes Stamps - Ribbon or Twine
Just Inspirational Challenges- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

Welcome Little One!

Good morning Friends! I am so glad you stopped by today!  I am excited to share with you a new creation I have made using Welcome Little One from Crafty Sentiments Deisgns. 

I colored her with my Spectrum Noir Pens and cut her out using 2 different Spellbinders dies.  I just loved this frame tutorial I found on Splitcoast Stampers using the Nestabilities dies!  Some pattern paper, ribbon, paper doily and flowers from my stash finished her off.

Here is a close up of this darling stamp:

She will be perfect to give to a friend of mine that is expecting her first baby!

I am entering her into the following challenges:
Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Use Yellow
Craftitude - Use Flowers or Lace
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by ! I hope to see you again soon!

New Release Let's Pick Strawberries!

Good morning Friends!  I am so glad you stopped by today!  I am so excited to share with you one of the June New Release stamps from Crafty Sentiments Designs!  This adorable little guy is called Let's Pick Strawberries and will be available in the store beginning tomorrow, June 22.  There are so many new cute stamps you will not want to miss checking them out!

I colored my stamp with my Spectrum Noir pens and cut him out using a Spellbinders Die.  My card measures 5 x 6 and was matted with plain white and red card stock.  The pattern paper is from a paper pack I picked up at Walmart and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is a close up of this adorable stamp:

To go along with my card I created this adorable gift bag using a 12 x 12 sheet of card stock, some pattern paper and ribbon.  I found the tutorial for this on YouTube by Papercrafting Button.  This was my first try at it but love how sturdy they are! It will be perfect for some strawberry candies to go along with the card.

So, be sure to head over to Crafty Sentiments Designs today and check out all the great new stamps released this month!  They are all super cute!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge- Anything Goes

A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes

Artistic Stampers - Color It Red

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by ! I can't wait to see you again!

Round and Round We Go!

Good morning Friends! I hope you are all enjoying your summer.  It has been nice to have both kids home and be able to spend time with them before Lacie moves and Isaac goes back to school.  Of course it will also be nice to have the house back to ourselves come fall too!

Today starts a new challenge at  4 Crafty Chicks.  This week our wonderful hostess is Tamie and she is looking for ROUND cards.  

A good friend of ours just retired so I thought this adorable fishing Luka from LaLa Land Crafts would be a perfect start to his retirement.  I colored him with my Spectrum Noir pens and fussy cut him.  My card was created using an old circle cutter and some patter paper.  I just love creating these easel cards!  A few embellishments from my stash and finished!

Here is a close up of this beautiful image:

Isn't he just the most adorable thing!  I love La La Land Crafts stamps and was so excited when I found out they had digital images too!

I am entering her into the following challenges:
Crafting By Designs- Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes for the Boys
Fab N Funky Challenges - Shaped Cards
House That Stamps Built - shaped cards
Inky Impressions - For a Boy

So hurry over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your ROUND card today!  I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

New Challenge at Crafting From The Heart

Good morning Friends! Today starts are new challenge at  Crafting From The Heart.  This week we are sponsored by  Crafts & Me (offering a prize of 3 digis) and Limited Runs.  I have used this beautiful image by Crafts & Me called Deevone. I colored her with both my Spectrum Noir pens and my Prismacolor Pencils.  I love the effect it gave to her hair using both!  

Here is a close up of this beautiful image:

Isn't she just beautiful? This is a great image to practice hair and skin!  I really think I am getting the hang of it!

So be sure to pop over to Crafting From The Heart and enter you project today! Remember - the theme is always Anything Goes!

I am entering her into the following challenges:
Hobby Cutz Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Digi Galore - Nautical or Blue

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

Twinkle Fairy

Good morning!  Can you believe we are half way through June already?  Time is just flying by around here!  Lacie is finally home from her visit to Chicago and is preparing to leave for training for her new job and her big move to the city.  Isaac is just enjoying his summer with friends before classes begin again in the fall.  Of course he is doing lots of bowling preparing for his first Professional Bowling Tournament at the end of the month.

Today I have a project to share with you using this adorable stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs.  She is called Twinkle Fairy.  I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir pens and cut her out using a Spellbinders die.  I just love these stamps!  They are just about the cutest things ever and are so fun and easy to color!

Here is a close up for this darling girl:

I hope you are having a wonderful summer and are able to get into your craft rooms!  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Tickled Pink

Southern Girls Challenge - Punches or Die Cuts

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you soon!

Oh Boy, It's a Boy!

Good morning Friends! Today starts are new challenge at  4 Crafty Chicks.  This week I get to play hostess with the mostest!  I decided to issue the challenge to make a baby card.  I have had this image in my files for quite a while but had not had the chance to color it using my Spectrum Noir pens and thought it would be great for this challenge.  I love making baby cards but always seem to put a lot of frills and flowers on them.  This will be perfect for a new baby boy.  The image comes from Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment is from the Scribble & Scrap Shop.

Here is a close up of this beautiful image:

It's a little harder for me to get the detail in this one with my pens compared to my pencils but am really pleased with the way it turned out!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Don't Be Square
The House That Stamps Built - Baby
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 guys - A Child's Birthday
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - For the Boys
Twisted Tuesday - At least 2 Animals

So be sure to hop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your baby card today!  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!