Flower Girl - The Outlawz

Hi my friends.  Just a quick post this morning to get this card on The Outlawz site for the Progressive Freebie Challenge for September!  I don't know why I can't get these done before the last day!  It's actually been sitting on my desk for 2 days.  ???????

Materials Used:

• Image - Nicecrane - Flower Girl
• Sentiment - Cut from Designer Paper
• Cardstock - Express It Blender Card; Stampin Up, Kraft and Cherry Cobbler
• Designer Paper - Prima - En Francais collection
• Accessories - Bling from my stash; Prima Flowers; Birdcage Die; Ribbon - Stampin Up REal Red
• Copic Markers - E35, E37; E50, E51, E53; G24, G46; R37, R46, R59

That's it for today. If you have check out The Outlawz, you really should. They have a new challenge every day.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

The Outlawz - Progressive Freebie - Use free digi
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes with a Die
Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Craft You Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Make It Sparkle
Ooh La La - Get Krafty
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes

Anything Goes With Leaves

Hello friends and good morning. I hope you're having a great weekend. Glad that I was able to sleep in a bit this morning.

I do have a card to share. It's time for another One Stitch at a Time challenge. The theme this fortnight is Anything Goes With Leaves.  This time of the year Fall should be in the air but here it is still Summer. I decided to do a Christmas card. I do like the way it came out.

Materials Used:

• Image - Ike's Art - Poinsettia Cluster
• Sentiment - Memory Keepers - Metal Sinage - Fa La La
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Real REad
• Designer Paper - Authentique - Festive Collection
• Accessories - Bling - Mark Richards; gold micro beads
• Copic Markers - R24, R37, R89; Y11; YG03, YG61, YG63; 0

Our sponsor for this challenge is our own Stitchy Bear and the prize is the fabulous September Prize Pack

I hope you'll stop over at the OSAAT challenge and see what the rest of the design team has to inspire you. Then come and join in the fun. You could win the prize pack or be named as one of the Top 3.  Don't forget we also have a monthly challenge over on Facebook. Check it out.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes with a P
Hiding in My Craftroom - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Jingle Belles - Something from stash a year old (Bling or Sentiment)
Simply Create Too - Holiday Wishes
Wags n Whiskers - Glitter or Sparkle
Addicted to CAS - Leaves

Reveal for Mystery Swap

Hi my friends. Happy Saturday night. Hope you're having a great weekend. I had a busy day doing chores around the house. Big one - cleaning out the garage. I have a bunch of stuff that I want to hold a garage sale and see if I can sell it. Some things will get donated to our Area Ministry and some stuff just needs to go in the trash. Trying to get things cleaned up so I can set up my garage workshop where I'll have my machines - Cricut, Cuttlebug, Cameo, etc. I want to get them out of the storage room. 

I have a card to share.  I belong to a group on Splitcoast called the Mystery Swap. on SCS.   We are doing a bi-monthly swap where we all receive the same mystery image, sent to us by the hostess.  This month Darlene is the hostess and she said she was going old-school as she picked a favorite stamp from years ago.  We all send the cards to her and she will swap the cards and send everyone 3 different cards, plus the next image, which will be provided by Melina.  Then we get to do it all over again with a new image.  Here's mine.

Materials Used:

• Image and Sentiment - Hero Arts - Bouquets of Wishes
• Cardstock - Recollections; Stampin Up - Tempting Turquoise
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - East Coast Prep
• Accessories - Prima flower; brad and lace from my stash; Deckle scissors
• Ink - Momento Tuxedo Black
• Layout - SC243
• Copic Markers - B00, B04; G40, G43, G46; RV55; Y13, Y19

I am submitting this for the following challenges:
Crafty Friends - Something that begins with "B" (Blue)
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle
Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes
artbymiran challenge - anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Celebration
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Crafting With Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Whisper of Tulips - OSAAT #245

Good morning my friends. I'm a little late getting this posted. I guess I was so excited about having a 4-day weekend, it completely slipped my mind. It's been a good week with another monarch caterpillar showing up and now it's formed its cocoon, so I should have another one to release in just a few days which will probably be the last one until Spring.

Since it's Sunday, it's time for another challenge from One Stitch at a Time and this fortnight's challenge is Anything Goes With Gratitude. What are you thankful for?  For me, family, friends, and all the beautiful nature that our Heavenly Father has provided to us.  Here's my card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Kaz Kraftz - Whisper of Tulips
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Mixed Medley
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Primrose Petals; Xpress It Blending Card
• Ink - Stampin Up - Primrose Petals
• Designer Paper - LOTV - Nitwit - One Birdie Lane collection
• Accessories - Spellbinders - Opulent Ovals Die, Classic Oval Die; Round punches (my scallop punch was too large so I had to punch with a round and then trim away the excess to make the scallops on the sentiment); Lace from my stash; Butterflies - gifted to me from my blogging buddy ibalady (Brandi)
• Layout was inspired by my friend Leslie Miller. I just know her through blogging, but I love to visit her blog - Running With Scissors. She always inspires me and I love the way she showcases her flowers.
• Copic Markers - B00, B0000; G24, G28; RV02, RV13, RV14; Y11, YG41, YG45; 0

I hope you'll join us this fortnight for our challenge. Our wonderful sponsor is Stitchy Bear Digi Outlets and you could win our fabulous September Prize Pack or be picked as one of the Top 3.  Hope to see you there.

Wishful Asha - Outlawz

Hello, Happy Sunday. It's been a really busy week - so much going on. The weather has been pretty good although we did get some rain. Expect some more the early part of this week too. At least I won't have to water the plants for awhile. I did find one more caterpillar on one of my Milkweed plants today. I noticed that one plant had all its leaves eaten off, so I knew there was one somewhere and found it nibbling on another plant. Now that I have my new butterfly hutch I was able to put a couple pots of Milkweed in there and then break off the piece that he caterpillar was on and put it in one of the pots, so hopefully it will have enough to eat in there. Hoping it will survive and make it's chrysalis so I'll have another butterfly to release.

I was hoping to get this card done before this, but  I always seem to be last minute. This is for The Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge. If you haven't played yet, come on over and join in. Each month after you sign up, you'll be sent a free digital image to use in the next month's challenge. All you have to do is use it to make a card and post it on the website. I used some of the techniques for the skin and hair that I learned at the Copic's Workshop last weekend. I still need tons of practice, but I do like how she turned out.

Materials Used:

• Image - Make It Crafty - Wishful Asha
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Happiest Birthday Wishes
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Orchid Opulence, Pear Pizazz, Crushed Curry
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Plumeria
• Ink - Stampin Up - Orchid Opulence
• Accessories - Stampin Up scallop punch; Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers; Lace from my stash; Bow Flourish Die; Martha Stewart Edge Punch and Leaf  Branch Punch
• Copic Markers - B0000; E21, E34, E50, R21; N9; V000, V04, V06; Y06, Y08, Y18; YR00, YR14; E99

That's it for today. Hope you have a great week.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
The Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge - Use digital image
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Robin's Fetish - Square Card
Crafty Friends - Use a Sentiment
Di's Digital Designs - Use a Sentiment
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle
My Time to Craft - Flowers
Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes
artbymiran challenge - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Use a Sentiment
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Birthdays
Patties Creations Designs - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Purrcedes - OSAAT #244

Hello my friends and happy Sunday. I hope you are all doing well. We have finally started getting some much-needed rain again. The last 2 months have been so hot and dry. We've had the HOTTEST July on record this year. The rain was very welcome.

This weekend I had a fun time. I attended 3 Copic Marker workshops - More Whimsical Faces & Hair; Values & Mono Tones and Dress for Success Coloring Clothing & Accessories. Michelle Houghton was our instructor.

I've been able to take a class every year and each time I learn something new and different and get to meet new people. I hope over the months to come I'll be able to put some of my new learning into use with my cards.

Now on to the business at hand.  This week at One Stitch at a Time our theme is Anything Goes With Our Four-Legged Friends.

Materials Used:

• Image - Floppy Latte - Purrcedes
• Sentiment - Floppy Latte - Purrcedes
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
• Designer Paper - 
• Accessories - Petaloo - Flowers; Die Branch; Scallop Oval Die; Bling from my stash; Adhesive Border
• Copic Markers - B0000; E25, 327, E29, E44; R21; N4, N6, N8; Y18, Y19, Y26, Y28; YG03; WINK Hot Pink, Gold

Our sponsor of course is our wonderful Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet and the prize for this fortnight is the August Prize Pack.

 I hope you'll come play with us this week. I'd love to see your project. You could be the winner or picked by members of the Design Team as the Top 3.  Good luck.

Sweet Treats - Minty Ice Cream Cone - OSSAT #243

Hello, my friends.  How are all of you doing?  It's hot as blazes down here in H Town. We sure could use some of that rain we had way back a few months ago. I can barely stand to be outside at all. I did go out and work a little in my flower gardens and worked with my Milkweed plants trimming them up to get more plants for the Monarch butterflies to breed on. I was so excited this past week to have 3 of them hatch out of their cocoons and become beautiful Monarch butterflies. Now I think I may have a few more caterpillars on some new plants. I've got them tented, so I hope they'll be safe while they grow.

Well, on to my card for this fortnight's challenge over at One Stitch At A Time!  Our challenge for you this time is Anything Goes With Sweet Treats!  Yummy!  Here's mine.

The image is Minty Ice Cream Cone from Crafty Girl Designs. I used The Sweet Stack collection from DCWV and cut out some of the words on one of the sheets of dp for the sentiments. Then just added some pearls and some White Opal liquid pearls for the ice cream.  Copic Markers - E31, E33, E35. R22, R24, R27. I had used some markers for the M&M, but the liquid pearls kind of overpowered them, so I punched some circles out of c/s and put the M&M on them and glued them in the place where the original ones were.

Our sponsor this time is of course, our own Stitchy Bear Outlet Store and the prize pack this month for one lucky winner is :

I hope you'll hop on over to the challenge blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has done and then get yourself inky and join in the fun. You could be the lucky winner or one of our Top 3!  Good luck!

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Outlawz Saturday Paper A La Mode - All that Glitters
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes
artbymiran challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
Morgan's ArtWorld - Use 3 of something
Pattie's Creations - Use an Image
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Quick Quotes - 3 Repeating Shapes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes