Sparkle All the Way

Hello again, my friends.  Happy Monday. This is my first day back to school for Fall Semester. So far, so good. There is a lot to learn. One class is American Foundations which is American History. I had to take a Pretest and there is a lot I do NOT know about that subject.

Over the summer break I have been working on Christmas cards and this is one that I have ready for my blog. I hope to get the rest posted soon. This image is one that I got a couple years ago when Stitchy Stamps was still in business. In fact, I have used it before on a card, but I really like it.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley - Swirly Festive Greetings. Card stock is Stampin Up Real Red, and the designer paper is some I've had for ages from Papertrey Ink called Sugar Plum.

I used Copic markers to color and added some Stickles to her wings and white puff paint to her Santa cap.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Get Creative Challenge - Anything Goes
stamps & fun - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Pattern Paper - Pattern Paper
DL Art - Anything Goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything Goes + Optional add layers
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas - Christmas
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum Christmas - Winter Wishes
Sweet Stampers - Use a Sentiment
The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Plant Love IAS #67

Hello my friends. Happy Sunday. I thought I was going to get back on here and share more of my Christmas cards I've been making, but this week has been really busy with one thing right after another.

I had the honor and blessing of taking part in a Family History presentation today. I was teaching the basics of using FamilySearch.org. My second love is Genealogy, which is why I'm going to school. Taking classes. If you are in to genealogy and have not tried FamilySearch.org to keep track of your family and do research, then I invite you to do so. It's free!

Today I have a card that I made months ago from a card kit I received back in January from Sue (dani_fournier) for the Card Shower Kit Challenge. I loved it with all the butterflies on it. I just never had an occasion to post it, but this month was the perfect time. This is for the challenge over at International Art & Soul where the theme is Anything Goes with Things With Wings. Got it!

The image is from Unity Stamps. I think that the sentiment is from a Power Poppy stamp set. I used Stampin Up Pale Plum for the base card and the mats. The designer paper is Stampin Up butterflies. The Copic markers I used were B000 B00; E23, E25, E27; E50, E51, E53; G21, G24; R14, R17; T6, T8; V01, V04; Y18, Y19; W0, W2.

That's all for tonight. Stop on by and see what the rest of the Design Team has for your inspiration. While you're there, you may as well post a card to the challenge. You might be picked as the winner or one of the Top 3. It could happen. See you next time.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Lots of Layers
Di's Digi Designs - Hand colored image

Tasty Treats

Hello my friends. You'll probably be seeing a lot of me coming up in the next week. I have been catching up on the DD Christmas Challenge and I have quite a few that I've made that I haven't posted yet. My card today comes from a Card Shower Kit that I received  back in January from Barb. I've been waiting for the perfect time to post the card and then I got way behind on my Christmas cards what with school and life. This one is for the March challenge which was stripes, staffs, or candy canes. Two out of three isn't bad. LOL.

This card is from a kit I received from Barb. Lots of fun embellishments. Thanks Barb for a fun kit.

Materials Used:

• Image - Impression Obsession  - Tasty Treats
• Card stock - Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up Merry Moments
• Accessories - From Barb - ribbon, metallic twine, snowflakes; Me, Memory Box Pentagon die
• Copic markers  - E000, E01, E02, E04; E23, E40, E41, E42; G21; R29

 I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Angie's Digital Stamps - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year Around - Christmas Winter/Food or Drink

Sheepski Designs - Dies or Punches 

Sweet Stampers - Dies and/or Punches

Garden Girl Poppy - IAS #66

Hello my friends and Happy Sunday. First day of September. I hope you are having a good Labor Day weekend and that if you are in the path of Hurricane Dorian that you stay safe and protected. I have friends and family in Florida and praying for them and everyone that may be affected.

I am still getting used to this "retirement." It seems so odd to be home all day. I am still keeping busy with lots to do around the house and in my craft room. School will start up again in two weeks and that will start to fill a lot of my time also.

This card I have for this International Art & Soul challenge is from a kit I bought some time ago from Heather's Hobbie Haven and finally had time to ink it up. Our theme this fortnight is Anything Goes with Layer It Up. A lovely easy challenge with so many ways to include as many layers as you like with layers of designer paper, embossed folders, die cuts, flowers or other embellishments on your creations - the list is so long; we just know this challenge will get your creative juices flowing.

 

 Materials Used:

• Image - Stamping bella - Tiny Townie Garden Girl Poppy
• Sentiment - Stamping bella - Garden Girl Flower Sentiments
• Card stock - Neenah 80# Solar white; Marshmallow and Raven card stock
• Designer Paper - Paisley & Vine - Vineland, Passion, and Bohemian
• Accessories - MFT - Stitched rectangle die; La La Land Crafts - Lacy Heart and Hearts Flurry Border; Stampin Up - black rhinestones; black gel pen
• Copic markers - C0, E00, E11, E21; E43, E44, E93; R08, R21, R22, R37; W5, W7, W9; YG03, YG17, AND YG67

I hope you will hop on over to the IAS challenge page and check out what the rest of the design team has created. While you're there, link up your card and maybe you will be chosen as the winner or picked as one of the Top 3.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Allsorts - Feminine
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Colourific Challenge Corner - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with Flowers
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

This card was chosen as one of the Top 3 at Brown Sugar challenges.

Peace - CYS August

Hello friends. I hope you are having an awesome Wednesday. I don't know about you, but since I have been home not working, the days just fly by. There is always so much to do and only a little gets accomplished each day.

Today is the 28th of the month and the day when we do a reveal of the card we made for the Challenge Your Stash challenge. Each month the hostess gives us a theme and everyone creates their card from their own stash. You are not allowed to use anything new or buy something to use for your card. The theme for this month was given to us by Kelly (MiamiKel4 on SCS) and it was to use a stencil on your card. I looked through my stash and didn't find anything at first, but then found one that had a lot of words on it. I saw the word PEACE and thought it would go great with this stamp set.

Materials Used:

• Image - Stampin Up - The Newborn King 2014
• Sentiment - Stencil
• Card stock - Stampin Up Silver Metallic; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up Season of Cheer
• Ink - Stampin Up, Night of Navy; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories - Stampin Up Sequins
• Copic Markers - B0000, B000, B16; e000, E02, E31.

I didn't want to color the whole image. I thought it would make it too much, so just went with outlining the trees and added a pop of color to two of them and to the people.

I am submitting this for the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes with Christmas
Cute N' Crafty Christmas - Anything Christmas/Winter goes
Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Floral Arrangement - Creative Card Chicks

Hi my friends. Happy Wednesday. My card today is for the SCS swap group  Creative Card Chicks. Each month our hostess sends us a kit of images, sentiments, paper, and embellishments for us to use to make at least one card. Our hostess this month was Terry Serman. I was so happy to see that she included images of flowers in the kit that she sent us. I love to work with flowers. This one went so well with the designer paper she sent.

 Materials Used

• Image - Deep Red Clingstamps - Floral Arrangment
• Sentiment - The Angel Company
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Papertrey Ink, Sweet Blush
• Accessories - Silver dot ribbon, mini flower with bling, classic oval nestabilities, bling, edge punch
• Copic markers - G43, G46; R01, R02, R05; R12, R14, R17; RV0000, RV00, RV02

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Double D Challenges - Pearls, Gems, or Rhinestones
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Crafting - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness - Ribbon
Dream Valley - Hand colored image

This card was picked as one of the Top 3 over at Crafting Happiness!!!!

Flowers - IAS # 65

Hello my friends and happy Sunday! It's been two weeks since I became unemployed. It's still a little strange not to have to get up early and get off to work. Then, today I had to go to the Post Office to mail off a letter. I'm not used to doing that; I always posted things at the office. It's been good though. I have been getting a lot of things done around the house - organizing, trashing old papers that I don't need anymore. Years ago for my family history research I would print off copies of census records of family members, but now that I can access them online anytime, I don't need to keep an actual copy of it. More time also now for what I love - card making!

Today I have a card to share with you for the International Art & Soul challenge for this fortnight. This was my idea for a theme - flowers. I love flowers and love working with them. This Power Poppy image was perfect for it because it combined my two loves - flowers and butterflies.

Materials Used:

• Image - Power Poppy, Pure Prairie Spirit
• Sentiment - Same as image
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up, So Saffron
• Designer Paper - Recollections - All Girl collection
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up So Saffron
• Accessories - Stampin Up scallop oval punch
• Copic Markers - E04, E07, E27, E33, E34; G21, G24; R20, R21; RV13, RV14, RV17; Y13, Y15, Y18; V20, V22; YR21, YR23, YR24, YR04.

I hope you will pop on over to the International Art & Soul challenge and check out what the rest of the design team has created.  While you're there, don't forget to link up your creation using flowers for the creation of your choice. You could be the winner or picked as one of the Top 3. Good luck. See you there!

I am submitting this for the following challenges:

Dare2BArtzy - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything GoesC
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes with an Occasion
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Colourific Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delight - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes