February challenge -archiscraps

Thsi month its all about angles, make sure you check out our blog Archiscraps for more inspiration and you can join in the fun by going to our Facebook group  Archiscraps community

 

 

 I hope you'll play along!

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Day 7 of the birthday bash!

 Happy 11th  Birthday Bugaboo Stamps!! 

today's challenge at catch the bug challenge blog is a color challenge....those who know me know I'm not the best at those  and I agonize over the correct colors LOL  this time I think I did pretty good and I didn't stress about it (too much LOL)

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Day 5 Birthday bash!

 Here is my take on todays challenge Birthday bash going on over at catch the bug challenege blog

I used a bugaboo stamp image

 

 

 

 

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Day 4 Birthday Bash!

  Day 4 brings us a bingo challenge...Over at Catch the bug challenge blog

I did ribbon, diecut sentiment- I also used an image from Bugaboo stamps

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More Christmas...

 I love this little penguin from Bugaboo stamps, they have the cutest Holiday digis! Anyway I am entering this one in the anything goes challenge over at Catch the bug challenge blog....

 

 

 

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abundance of joy

 Today I want to share a card I made using the hero arts vineyard heroscapes and hero art grape vine fancy frame...I can't take credit for the card design, I saw it on pinterest I think and I'm sure it was a design team member of hero arts that made the card I saw....

all supplies can be found at Scrapsalot -Inks Dies-Stamps

I used ink oxides to water color the fancy frame, twisted citron, mowed lawn, dusty concord and seedless preserves and finally gathered twigs...I cut multiple frames one in white and three in black..I stacked them to give it nice dimension up close it has a shadow effect I love it!

I used a combination of different inks for the vineyard scene the first two layers are Catherine Pooler inks, lime rickey and grass skirt the third layer and the trees and houses are archival inks peeled paint and watering can Jet black for the sentiment...the final layer on the vineyard is the tiny grape layer I used wilted violets I think next time I will use a brighter color so they stand out more!

I really love how this card turned out ...and the layering stamps were very easy to line up even with my horrible eye sight LOL

 

 thanks for stopping by...make sure you stop by Scrapsalot there is a little something for all your crafty needs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSS-816 Birthday Pup

 It's been a long time since I've played along with a challenge over at Catch the bug Challenge blog and of course I love Stella's sketches so I thought I'd jump right in and get thing going!

I used the Birthday puppies digi stamp from Bugaboo stamps but only used the pup with the present!

super simple but effective 😁 I've been dying to use this this candle washi tape, I received a sample in a Happy mail envelope awhile ago...I thought it worked well with this card!

thanks for stopping but, I hope you're having a fabulous week!

Archiscraps October challenge

The OCTOBER challenge is to use something circular and lots of layers.

We hope this photo will inspire you to join in the fun.

Inspiration image:

I decided to try and use up some scraps, so I pulled out a bunch of different colors and designs and grabbed my circle dies...

I really love how this turned out...the best part was I got to use some small scraps and it was super easy LOL

Check out our new FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/627040677839553/ you can upload you projects there and check out the Archiscraps blog for more inspiration! 

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Happy Birthday

So as I said in my last post I received several things to play with from Scrapsalot and alcohol inks were one of them, I've always wanted to play with them but just couldn't get my hands on any...until now....and I have to say I love them and will be playing with them often!
 for my project this week I combined the newly done alcohol inked background with this super cute stamp set from Lawn Fawn...

the set is called really high five and it's absolutely adorable! I added the Waffle Flower Sun Shine Panel Die 

 I really loved the bright colors in the background... every time I look at this card I just smile.

Make sure you stop by scrapsalot she carries a little bit of everything from scrapbooking, cardmaking a little bit of mixed-media!

Almost Fathers Day

So do you have your cards ready for Father's day? I've been working on mine...
I recently received some fun new things to play with from Scrapsalot  and these cute dies are just one of them

 This panda is perfect for fathers day but with you can add hats, a tie may be some bows LOL I used the tie and collar, and of course, I had to add the coffee cup!

 He's pretty simple to put together you cut a piece out of white and one out of black(you can use any colors you want, I wanted a black and white panda) and exchange the pieces you want like I took the ears, eyes, and part of the body of the black piece to add to my white one.

 I used colored pencils to add the pink to his cheeks and ears tI chose paper from the Echo parks Gone Camping paper pad (Scrapsalot also has paper pads) haha perfect fishing papers I cut the accessories out of the scraps I had from that pad, I love how I was able to get the lure on the cup...and his background looks like striped wallpaper...

So what do you think? Cute?

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things from Scrapsalot
Waffle Flower    Be A Panda Die
Waffle Flower    Be Accessories
SugarPea letter board die for the DAD
Echo Park Gone camping paper pad

May Challenge

It's time for the May challenge over at Archiscraps challenge blog...

 Our challenge this month is to use brown and cream with ecru lace.
 here is our inspiration picture

I really hope you'll find some time to play along with us! Make sure you stop by the blog for more inspiration! Archiscraps challenge blog

My heart is yours-Happy Valentines day

Happy Valentine's day everyone

I have one last card to share for Valentine's day well I guess you could use it for other things. It's truly the simplest card I've made in a long time and most would consider it clean and simple (sometimes those are the best)

Inks, stamps, and heart die are from Scrapsalot shop

I love the heart prints stamp set from Sugar peas design it had some really cute heats and sentiments, Of course, the imprint one is my favorite. Like I said earlier it's super simple stamped the heart and die cut using the simple heart die from Sugar peas then framed it with two squares with a sentiment under it!


Items used from Scrapsalot shop
Archival inks

sugar pea simple heart die
sugar pea heart prints stamp set


Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Valentine's day!

Foil hearts

Who's ready for Valentine's day? I've been working pretty hard to come up with the perfect card for my husband and so far they are all too feminine but I managed to pass the ones I made along to a friend so they won't go to waste 😁 so I thought I would share my latest  Valentine's day card ... look at the beautiful foil...I love how it shines! Gina K's foil mates made it so easy to create my background for my card

 I tried to get a good photo of the shine but it's nearly impossible LOL All items used on this card are from the scrapsalot shop...make sure you stop by and see what they have to offer!

Items used from Scrapsalot shop

Carta Bella enamel dots
echo park enamel dots
Gina K foil mates-Blooming hearts
Icraft deco foil-therm o web-pink melon and turquoise
sugar pea dangling heart die
sugar pea heart prints stamp set

thanks for stopping by and checking out my card!

I adore you-Valentine fun

I've been trying to come up with the perfect Valentine for my husband...I don't think this one is it LOL but I'm getting closer...maybe not so much pink! But I do love how this one turned out and it was so unexpected...

see I was playing with some Nuvo shimmer powders (making funky backgrounds) then I remembered seeing someone stamp using the shimmer powders and I thought cool let's try that ...haha that's how it always starts... I used my new stamp set from Sugar pea called heart prints and the simple heart die from them also. I sprinkled (tapped) some powder onto the stamp and then spritzed with water (I should have stamped the first time on scratch paper but live and learn) after the first impression I used my water brush to make sure the pigment/powder/ink was on the right part of the stamp I will say a little powder goes a long way I never added more just kept using the water brush to move it around

all items (except cardstock) used on this card came from Scrapsalot - she carries a little bit of everything from simple scrapbooking all the way to Mixed media!

 I randomly stamped my background...yes I had to say that and I strategically place that panel over a spot that had a big void LOLI picked the sentiment I adore you from the same set...as you can see some of them are cockeyed but that's what I love about handmade items nothing is perfect!

Items used from Scrapsalot shop
Nuvo shimmer powders
sugar pea-heart prints stamp set
sugar pea- simple heart die
Ranger Archival inks- jet black -picked raspberry

Fairy Tale inspired

Sorry, I'm a bit late posting...

The January challenge has been posted over at Archiscraps...Be inspired by a fairy tale

I used my silhouette to create my apple, snow-white and the wicked queen 😁 can you tell which Fairy tale is my favorite!

thanks for coming to take a peek... I hope you'll stop by Archiscraps blog and play along with us!

Pop up box card

I wanted to make a special Christmas card for my best friend this year so I thought why not try a Pop-up box card...I did some research to find a template that would make one that fits an A2 style card.

now if you follow me at all you know my measurements are always off LOL whats that saying measure twice cut once? well even that doesn't work here ...I just stink with any kind of numbers anyway here is what I came up with...

 this does fold flat and fit into a normal envelope for an A2 size card

I used the new set from Lawn fawn HoHo Holidays you can find that set at Scrapsalot they carry all your crafting needs and if you can't find it just send a message to Debra and she'll help you out!

I think this one will just be my prototype LOL I did mess up some measurements on the inside pieces so they sit a little funny but it looks adorable sitting next to my small Christmas tree 😁

Holly Jolly- More Christmas cards

I'm working on more Christmas cards.. this time I used a bunch of crafty goodness from Scrapsalotllc.com. Debra (owner of scrapsalot) sent me a bit of flock in each color she had, at first I wasn't sure what to do with it besides pet it lol but then I remember a cut die I had from Penny black. I di cut the mitten, bow and candy cane out of some flock I love the dimension it gives and also the feel 😁

now for the really fun part...I took the new Holly confetti de die from Hero Arts and made a paper stencil...yes I could have just used the die but I was going for a different feel. I used a couple different green and red distress oxides! I totally love how it turned out.
since I couldn't find the right shade of green for my matte layer I used the same green distress oxides and just kind of swiped the edge it looks random and a bit distressed
I hope you'll head on over to the Scrapsalot Shop and see what Debra has to offer!

Products used from Scrapsalot Shop

Distress oxides- Mowed lawn, twisted citron, candied apple, fired brick
Archival ink -Jet black
Blending brush
Lawn fawn stamp shammy
Hero Arts -Holly confetti die
Hero Arts- color layering Nordic trees stamp set (used a sentiment on this card)
Thermoweb Flock

September challenge!

 Time for a new challenge over at Archiscraps this month's criteria is to use a horse on your project! Here is my card for inspiration, I used my silhouette portrait to create the horseshoe silhouette I used this awesome paper pack from MME called Pretty things it was great for that soft country feel ...I used lawn fawns, Hello border die...it's so funny when I made it I thought it looked pretty good but now that I'm typing this out I think I should have done something different LOL

 or better yet put a big sentiment on the inside...geez why do you think of these things after LOL

Septembers challenge is based off this photo below

 Make sure you stop by the Archiscraps blog and join in the fun!!

In the mood

I swear it's because everyone on my FB keeps posting those stupid countdowns until Halloween and the countdowns until Christmas LOL  I was in the Christmasy kind of mood last night..haha that's what I get for late-night crafting....

So here is another ATC (Artist Trading Card)  for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

 I couldn't decide which photo I liked best so I posted both LOL

Oh, I think this will work great so the Simon says stamps Instagram challenge too...cool!

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Bee Unique

Good morning My crafty friends, can you believe its already August...this summer is just flying by! I have a cute little card to share with you today for Scrapsalotllc.com look at these little bee's are they just the cutest thing!! They also sent some purple flocking and I was truly excited to give that a try hence the purple and pink bee. It was too cute so I just had to use it!

 I thought this sentiment from Altenew was perfect for my little bees!

Supplies used from Scrapsalot shop

altenew Reason to smile
Honey bee stamps-Honey bee paper piecing die
Distress oxide ink fossilized amber
Deco foil Flock transfer
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn stamp shammy