Humor at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good Thursday Morning!  I am sitting here trying to figure out where Spring went!?

The craft room is coming along quite nicely - if not fast enough!  Hopefully I will have lots of pictures to share with you soon!

Today is Thursday so that means a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!  Lori is our super talented hostess this week and she is wanting to see  HUMOR in your cards.  Pretty easy right?

For my card I used a Bugaboo image and colored is with  my Spectrum Noir pens.  I kept the design pretty simple with some colored card stock and a white gel pen.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project today!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you soon!

Tina

Inspiration Photo at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning Friends!  Welcome back!  I keep saying that I am going to get busy and post more often - but it seems like life is just getting in my way!  At least right now I am busy because I am in the process of building my very own CRAFT ROOM!!!  I am so excited and hope to have lots of photos to share with you all very soon!  

My daughter is almost finished with week 2 of the Police Academy!  I am still having a hard time believing she is old enough to be on her own - not to mention the tough job she will be doing!  

Today begins a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks and the lovely Tamie is out hostess.  This week she gave us an Inspiration Photo,  Here is what I came up with:

I stamped the image with Momento ink and colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I kept the layout pretty simple by just mounting the image on some colored card stock and popping up with foam squares onto the card.  A bit of ribbon and this was a super fast clean and simple card!

Here is the photo we had to work with:

So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter our Inspiration Photo challenge today!

See you soon!

Tina

Cabin Fever at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  The weather is beautiful - Spring is almost here!  Doesn't it just make you want to get outside and play!?

This week I am hosting the challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks and since this weather is so nice I decided that out theme would be CABIN FEVER!

So, here is what I came up with:

So, what are you waiting for?  Head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project today!

See you soon!

Tina

Sketch Challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good afternoon!  Sorry for the late post!  Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!  This week our lovely Lori is our hostess and she has a SKETCH for us to use!

I kept my card pretty clean and simple with some pattern paper and a big flower.  The sentiment is from another set Lori sent me for Christmas!

And here is her sketch:

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter our sketch challenge today!

See you soon!

Things With Wings at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning!  Can you believe we are already in the middle of February?!?  Time seems to just fly by!  I have some exciting news to share!  My daughter just got her call from the Illinois Department of Corrections and she leaves for the police academy on March 9!  I am so happy for her yet so sad that she will be leaving the nest for good in just a few short weeks.

Today is Thursday so that means a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Tamie is our hostess this week and she is asking to see "THINGS WITH WINGS".  So, anyone who knows me knows how much I love butterflies!  This was a pretty simple quick card for me.  I embossed my main card stock with my new hearts embossing folder from Close To My Heart and added some pattern paper just off center.  Some ribbon for trim and paper butterflies that I picked up at Michaels.  The stamp is from the Seaside collection from Close To My Heart and I cut it out using a Spellbinders die.

I ended up giving this card to my secretary for her birthday last week and she loved it!  

So, why not join in the fun and enter your card today using "THINGS WITH WINGS" over at 4 Crafty Chicks?  While you are there be sure to leave a little love for the rest of the design team.  They have some pretty amazing talent to share with you all!

I am entering the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons - Die and/or Punches

Fam N Funky - Ribbon or Lace

See yo soon!

Happy Valentine's Day

Good morning Friends!  Welcome back again this week.  

Today is Thursday so that means a new challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks.  

This week we are celebrating Valentines Day.  

Here is a picture of one of my sweet little Valentines:

It's a little blurry because she likes to take "selfies" with Aunt T's phone!  

Since she is just so sweet and cute and loves horses I made her a big Valentine Carousel:

I bought the SVG files to create this adorable Carousel from SVGCuts.com.  It is supposed to be a cupcake holder but did not want to put food on it.  This will look adorable in Little Miss's room full of Pink!

Here are a few close ups:

I think I will put a cute little outfit in the top for her to open since we won't be letting her play with her new horses.

And here is a picture of the Valentine box I helped my neighbor girl make:

So what kind of Valentines projects are you working on?  We would love for you to join us at 4 Crafty Chicks and show us your cards or projects today.

See you soon!

Hand Colored Image at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning friends!  Can you believe we are into February already!  WOW!  Time just seems to fly by!

Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge up at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This week Leanne is our Hostess and she is wanting to see your coloring.  So, our theme is A HAND COLORED IMAGE.

We also have a new Guest Designer this month!  A Big WELCOME to Danielle from D's Crafty Connection!  We are so excited to have you with us this month!

For my card I colored this cute stamp from My Favorite Things.  My fellow Chick, Lori, sent this to me for Christmas and this is the first chance I have had to use it.  I kept it pretty simple with just some Kraft card stock and some pattern paper from The Paper Studio. A bow and a little bling and this was finished.  I have a feeling you will be seeing more CAS cards from me this year!

So head over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your card using a HAND COLORED IMAGE today!  Oh, and while you are there be sure to leave a little love for the rest of the Chicks! They do some pretty amazing work!

Challenges entered:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes (twist - use purple)

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

htPapertake Weekly - Anything Goes

See you soon!

Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks

Good morning and welcome back!  Today I have a little different project to share with you.  I am pretty excited about this one!

Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge for you at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Leanne is our hostess and since it is the 5th Thursday of the month the theme is Anything Goes.(Our Crazy Egg challenge)

Now, let me tell you- this project is not for the faint of heart!  It took me 6 hours to complete!  But, I do think it was well worth it!  I found the cut files for this beautiful gazebo at SVGCuts.com.  I decided since it was my first one I was going to try to make it as close as I could to the example.  (Now, I can't wait to experiment with different colors and seasons!)  After cutting all of the pieces (20 sheets of paper!)  I decided that I wanted my layers to have some shimmer - so I re-cut all of the layers with different paper.  Next I decided that my "snow" also needed a little something extra so I embossed all of those pieces with WOW Sparkling Snow embossing powder.  Then came time to glue it all together.  I think there are about a million pieces!  (Actually each section has 8 main peices)  I embellished it before putting it all together to make it a little easier and when I was finished I added some battery operated candles inside to give it a "glow"  I am absolutely in love with this thing!  The pictures really do not do it justice!

Here are a couple of close ups:

This was the perfect project for a snowy Sunday afternoon while the hubby was watching football.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your Anything Goes project today!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Oh, and while you are there- be sure to leave the other girls some love.  They are truly amazing!

See you soon!

Best Friends

Good morning!  Welcome back!  One of my New Years' Resolutions was to post more frequently - I promise it will happen soon!

Today is Thursday so we have a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks to share with you.  This week Lori is our hostess and she wants us to create a card/project using the theme BEST FRIENDS.

I purchased this adorable Tidly Inks image quite a while ago but had never used it.  What better best friends can a girl have than her Sisters?  I have 2 older sisters and would consider them both best friends.

I colored my image with Spectrum Noir pens and cut it out using my Cricut Explore.  The sentiment was also done on the Cricut.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and check out the other girls work!  They sure do amaze me each and every week!  While you are there why don't you play along!

Thanks for stopping by!  See you soon!

Flowers

Good morning!  Wow! I can't believe it is the middle of January already!  

Today begins a new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Tamie is our hostess and she is wanting to challenge everyone to use flowers.  

Now, most of you know how much I love my flowers!  So, I thought- this will be easy!  WRONG!  Why is it that when you know you have to use a specific thing you go completely blank?  Well, anyway, after cursing Pinterest for several days I finally decided on what I wanted to do:

Let me tell you, there are some beautiful creations on Pinterest!    I see all of these cards with the beautiful embossed centers and the wonderful elegant die cuts and just fall in love!  So, I took to my Cricut Explore and decided I would create a card with those elements.  The center stamp is one that my fellow chick Lori sent me for Christmas!  I just love it!  the embossed layer was done with the Explore by inserting my embossing pen and then heat setting the powder when  it was done.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and The Paper Studio.  The greenery was all cut using the Cricut and the butterfly was from the lovely Leanne.  

Here are a couple of closeups :

I have to say I am very happy with the way this one turned out!  So head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and enter your project using FLOWERS today!

I am entering the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Let's Get Sentimental

Moving Along with The Times - Punches and Dies

Scrap & Craft - Anything Goes

See you soon!