New challenge

 Happy October, can you beeive it's already October!

so there is a new challenge in the Archiscraps FB group you can also check out the Archiscraps blog for more inspiration!

So for this challneg your projeject mist have a doily

Here is my tag on the new challenge! I hope you'll pop in and join along!

My standard 5.5 x 4.25 card base is Kraft cardstock. I used a medium-sized doily. I combined two different butterfly dies and added some stickles to make them shine. I finished it off with a lovely thank-you stamp done with archival ink.

Archiscraps March Challenge

 The challenge at Archiscraps this month is to include a whale or sea theme

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Our sponsor this month is Mystical scrapbooks

 

Using your scraps

 So my scrap bin was flowing over , I needed to use them because I just can't bring myself to throw them in the bin LOL

here is what I came up with...I pulled out some of my punches for these babies!

thanks for coming to take a peek!

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!

Archiscraps April challenge

The APRIL challenge at Archiscraps is to be inspired by Ancient Egypt. when I first saw this challenge I thought easy peasy LOL I was wrong I had no ideas it took me a while...I went through my crafty supplies and NOTHING jumped out at me...so I thought hieroglyphics would be cool...thus my card was born, honestly, I really love how it turned out...I just had to shut my brain off and let it happen!

 challenge at Archiscraps

 Think of all things about Egypt: Mummies, hieroglyphics, archaeologists, the Nile, the pyramids, the Sphinx, cats, scarab beetles and others.

You can do a layout, card, bookmark, tag, off the page item, so long as it is paper!
Don't forget to explain the connection.

 I hope you stop by the blog and check out the rest of the design team's inspiration and then play along!

Stay Safe and Healthy!

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

Holiday critter chaos day 2

There is a wonderful challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog... well actually there are quite a few challenges going on this week over there!

Day 2 is a sketch challenge... here is my take...

Digi stamp is from Bugaboo stamps

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Holiday Critter Chaos day 1

There is a wonderful challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog... well actually there are quite a few challenges going on this week over there!

here is my first one... My digi is from Bugaboo stamps

I know it's a snowman but there is a bird there too...does that count LOL

well, it was fun to play along anyway!

Archiscraps October challenge

The challenge for October at ARCHISCRAPS is to use distressing.
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Entries close at the end of the month and prize is supplied by Mystical Scrapbooking.

 Here is our inspiration image for this month!

 I hope you'll hop on by ARCHISCRAPS  and play along with us!

Perk you up!

Good afternoon my crafty friends.... It's time to share my some coffee LOL

Both the sentiment and background stamps can be found at Scrapsalotllc.com use the code Buffy10 to get 10% off your order!!

 Now on to my project... I used this awesome background stamp from The Ink roads  it has all different coffee's and coffee saying on it...like "death before decaf" my personal favorite LOL  I stamped on plain white cardstock with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder!
I wanted to make sure it was covered well so It would resist the distress ink I was going to add...

 I used distress inks (antique linen and vintage photo )to blend my background. I love using distress inks, there is no right or wrong it's all about what you like and I just happened to like this look so I stopped LOL I created the travel coffee on my Sihouette portrait... It's amazing what you can create with some simple shapes and the welding tool! the coffee cozy was just lined up and cut by hand then used a small heart die to cut the shape ...

Now for the awesome sentiment, I used Archival inks (Jet black and potting soil) and a fabulous stamp set from Honey bee stamps called shake it off...lots and lots of coffee related sentiments with some mix and match...yes yes there is tea related too LOL
Don't forget to use the code Buffy10 for 10% off your order!!


Items used from Scrapsalot shop

Honey Bee stamps Shake it off
The Ink Roads Mug life background
archival inks Jet back and potting soil
Versa Mark

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warm wishes

I think I found a new love! Inkon3 has some of the cutest stamps but this little raccoon had stolen my heart...between this one image and the one where he is holding the cup of coffee they are just so versatile...and don't get me started on the sentiments in the set!..one of my favorite ... this is just one of several cards I've made recently using this set ...

I paired inkon3 with honey bee's paper over the rainbow paper pack both items came from Scrapsalotllc.com

Use the code Buffy10 and get 10% off your order!

Items used on the card from Scrapsalotllc.com

Inkon3 Raccoon hugs
Honey bee over the rainbow paper pack
Distress inks salty ocean and mowed lawn
Archival ink Jet black

My island

Good morning my crafty friends wanted to share a cute card I made using some different Lawn Fawn sets I got from Scrapsalotllc.com
I love that you can mix and mingle all sorts of lawn Fawn products for this card I think I used three or four different sets to make my scene...isn't it cute I created my very own island ...the background is an old texture plate...I used it as an embossing folder and my island is just a stitched circle die ...I cut out along one of the waves and inserted the circle...tada the island is there LOL

the Octopus is from the little set  octopi my heart  the palm trees are from Hammock and trees die set the shells and sand are from the on the beach set and the die cut is Lawn Fawns Hello die

Geez I probably could have put the unicorn here too but I was trying for the tropical island, not fantasy island LOL Well I hope you enjoyed my imagination and all things lawn fawn...make sure you stop by the Scrapsalot shop and check out some the awesome deals you can also use the code Buffy10 and get 10% off your order!


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Simon Says: Make Your Own Background

Another card for the Simon says Wednesday challenge -Make your own background More watercolor using distress oxide inks

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Inspired by seashells

The challenge at Archiscraps for July is to be inspired by seashells. here is my take on this months challenge!

 We are sponsored this month by Blossom tree creations.

 thank you for stopping by! make sure you stop Archiscraps blog and play along with us!

Who's feeling Crabby?

I am so ready for the beach..well the lake will have to do LOL that's where the inspiration for my latest card for Scrapsalot came from...I decided to create a beach scene I wanted it to look like the little crab was walking down the beach...to be honest, it came out a lot better than I thought it was going to LOL I used a piece of computer paper as a mask...just cutting a squiggly line I made the sand darker towards the water and I tried to as some details with a white gel pen to the water. I colored the crab using colored pencils and some gamsol.

 you can find the stamps set and distress inks and Nuvo drops at Scrapsalot shop

List of items used from Scrapsalot
~Catherine pool~ Midnight
~Distress inks salty ocean and vintage photo
~Nuvo drops~ gloss ebony black
~Photoplay -fish tales

Ready for a new challenge?

Good afternoon my crafty friends, today I want to share the new challenge going on over at Archiscraps ...as always we take inspiration from architecture photos ... this month is a beautiful building in Melk Abbey in Austria.
Criteria for this challenge is to use yellow, black and white with a clock!

 I decided on a retirement card...I think I pulled all the elements together nicely!

I hope you'll stop by Archiscraps and play along with us!

Stella says sketch 708

here is my take on Stella says sketch challenge over at Catch the bug...I used a cute digi stamp from Bugaboo stamps and some new sentiment from the ink road...

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Super excited

I'm so excited to be a part of the new design team at Scrapsalotllc.com I was truly amazed and excited when I opened my welcome box and saw all the wonderful goodies like this stamp from Honey Bee called No probllama ... I paired it up with the cute papers from Echo Park called Happy birthday Boy ....this stamp set is just too dang cute I've used it a couple time already...I like that it's very versatile so I see it getting a lot of use.

At Scrapsalot, LLC, you will find wood & clear stamps, embellishments galore, patterned & plain paper, and tons of other goodies to make your paper crafting project pop! Whether you are a traditional scrapbooker, card-maker or even dabble in mixed media

Supplies used:
Cardstock-Georgia pacific white 110
die from my stash

Supplies below from Scrapsalotllc.com store
Papers-Echo park Happy Birthday boy
Stamp set-Honey Bee No probllama
Ink-Catherine pool~ Midnight 
gems-Darice gems
adhesive-score-tape
Lawn fawn-stamp shammy

Archiscraps April challenge

This month over at Archiscraps the challenge is to sqweeze something in between...so I squeezed a sentementbetween my two pannels or between the two butterflies...

Archiscraps during April we are asking you to SQUEEZE SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.

Make sure you stop by Archiscraps  and play along with us!