July/19 - Digi Easel Lighthouse Beach Scene - In Summer The Song - Thinking Of You

My turn on the Quietfire Digital Blog and Suzanne came out with these summery frame scenes... So of course I didn't make a frame but rather a summery easel card.

I'm using a couple rubber quote/sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design ("In Summer the Song..."); ("Thinking Of You small")

And I'm using 3 Silhouette files from Suzanne. Click on images to purchase

     


Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

 

MC Aug/18 - Easel Pencils - ECD You Are Unforgettable - Better Than A Thousand Days

Suzanne has been comming out with fabulous fonts available on Silhouette and usable in Word, emails and of course with electronic cutters. It's an "otf" monoprint, all caps font with numbers and an apple, this one called "My Grade"

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "You Are Perfect" 2pce set and  "Unforgettable"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

I'm also using a quote stamp  from Quietfire Design ("Better Than A Thousand Days...")

And am using the My Grade font from Suzanne available on Silhouette. Click image to purchase. 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Love To Scrap Challenge  #112  Back to School
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge  #451 Back to School
Hiding In My Craft Room  NSD365 super scraps (the pencils, paper on the floor)

MC Oct/17 - Easel Xmas Candles - ECD Merry Christmas - Ho Ho Ho

I'm a guest designer on  Trimmies Craft Challenge blog using one of Paper Nest Dolls digi file. "Christmas Belle"

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Merry Christmas"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a sentiment clear stamp from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Christmas Collection" 11pce set also available on  Quietfire Design HERE 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Scrapyland Challenge  #76 anything goes
TTCRD  #17-23  anything goes

MC Sept/14 - Skull - Something Wicked

I won a couple digi's from Aurora Wings in Card Makin Mamas challenge #88, and this skull with flowers is one of them. I love the look of it... so of course I had to make a Halloween card. BIG GRIN.

I printed out the digi in reverse mode on white cardstock then side folded it (5"w x 7"h). Colored with Prisma colored pencils.

Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design "Halloween Wicked Collection") using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed.

Adhered some purple and orange ribbon on top of each other. Used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and my hard rubber hammer to selectively emboss areas. Sponged over them with a dirty purple sponge. Stamped the faux stitching (Stampers Anonymous Tim's "Spring Sprung" set) using Versafine "Imperial Purple". Used the purple colored pencil to add stripes above the ribbon.

Die cut the buttons from some previously decorated orange cardstock. Tied purple metallic threads through the holes then adhered to card.

Click on image to enlarge. Enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Frilly and Funky  haunting Halloween
Penny's Challenges  #196 spots & stripes
Aud Sentiment  #116 Halloween sentiment
Corrosive Challenges  #209 Halloween colors
Pile It On Challenge  #39 Halloween
All Sorts Challenge  #278 stitching
Aurora Wings  #7 a Touch of Darkness
Stamp and Create  Circles & Dots
Squigglefly  #3914 dotty

MC Apr/14 - Digi Dragonfly - HB

I recently acquired a digi Dragonfly image from Squigglefly which I separated from the background then finally got around to using my print & cut feature on my Cameo... I guess I'll be using that feature quite a bit now... Now all I have to do is figure out how to use it in my SCAL software which is my preferred software.

Also picked up a bunch of new cardstock at warehouse prices from my local craft store, so thought I'd give some of it a use...

Side folded my base to create a 5"w x 7"h card. The decorative piece is something I made a while back on watercolor paper, spraying and misting all kinds of colors and sprinkling sea salt on it and setting it aside to dry naturally. That allows all the stuff to do wonderful things. Layered it on to another of the cardstock (mango) which I trimmed down using my "Perfect Layers" ruler set (they work really well). Adhered to card.

Adhered a piece of glittered ribbon on the left side, then topped it with a die cut - Tim's "Courtyard" from black cardstock which was then inked with Perfect Medium and embossed with a sprinkling of black and some "Midnight Gold Obsidian" then heat set. I cut down the design to only have one strip.

Stamped the word "Dragonfly" (Quietfire Design) using a Versafine "Toffee" pad and embossing with "Queen's Gold" embossing powder then shadow outlining the word with a fine tipped micron pen.

As I mentioned the dragonfly was taken out of the background and then manipulated in the Studio software, printed and cut. I then painted with various colors of glitter using a Quickie Glue pen, some Glitter Ritz micro fine glitter, Distress Glitter & Premium Glitter. The body I adhered brown flocking and added mini black rhinestones for the eyes. Adhered to card with 3D black foam squares.

On the inside stamped the "Happy Birthday" (Quietfire Design) with the toffee and embossed with white embossing powder. Stamped the two sizes of dragonflies (Quietfire Design) with Versafine "Black Onyx" and embossed with Pearl Lustre embossing powder.

I think it turned out as a good guy birthday card.

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
The Crafting Cafe Monthly April  for a guy
MIM Challenge  #138 for a guy
Ladybugs Crafts Ink Challenge  birthday
Lil Red Wagon  #231 for a guy
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  birthday
Cute Card Thursday  #315 for a guy
Crafty Calendar Challenge  Monthly April  Things with wings
All Sorts Challenge  #253  no flowers
Catch the Bug  anything goes
My Time to Craft  #242 wildlife

MC July/13 - Star Booklet - HB

I've done several of these star booklets eons ago and thought it was time do do some again... BIG GRIN This is the first one... For Calgary residents, I will be teaching this card on the second Sunday in September. Click here for the class page.

I'm using a multitude of Quietfire Design quote and sentiment stamps. I'm also using an image for an electronic cutter (which will be coming soon).

You can see all the various views of pages etc by clicking on booklet image. Enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Paper Playtime  #15 use Designer Paper
Cuttlebug Mania  Shaped Card (used to emboss the decorative edges)
Top Tip Tuesday  #106 use things that come on a spool (ribbon & lace trim)
Penny's Challenges  #137 Bling
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #217 for a female
Alphabet Challenge  L for lace (real lace on inside folds of some pages)
Fussy n Fancy  #94 more than 1 fold
Simply Create Too  #42 anything but a card
Totally Paper Crafts  #177  use material lace (real lace on inside folds of some pages)
Mark's Finest Papers  #170  tie it up
Corrosive Challenges  #179 fancy folds
Fashionable Stamping  #52 script/books/pages/print (all the pages have print on them and it is a booklet)
One Stitch at a Time  #174 anything goes
Pan Pastel UK  #30 embossing (I used wet and dry embossing)
Pile it on Challenge  #30 anything goes
Frilly & Funky  Any way you fold it

MC Oct/12 - Bugaboo - Loukie 50th

One of my cousins is turning 50 and didn't want any hoopla about it. (I don't think he's too happy about 50...), so I thought I'd rub it in a bit BIG GRIN

I also just won some stamps from Bugaboo (playing in the Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge) and chose this humorous male image which I thought was perfect for my cousin.

Anyway to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

I'm also using one of the newest Birthday stamps from Quietfire Design

And it fits for these challenges:
Die Kreativen Stempel Freunde  #62 for a guy
Diva's by Design  #58 use some orange (his knee patch and trim on shirt...I know it's probably pushing it BIG GRIN)
Crafty Catz Weekly  #156 for a guy - optional use a number
Old Back Porch  #43 card a week
One Stitch at a Time  #136 use a digi
Snippets - Karen  #OLW111 something that makes you smile

MC Jan/12 - BFly Cut Out - Valentine's

I was doodling, not know what direction I wanted to go in, and came up with triangular cut out design of this floral/butterfly. Cut it out with my electronic cutter and liked the look and created the card. Definitely a couple of boo-boos along the way... the first being - I cut the excess cardstock away around the triangles, and then said to myself - how was it going to stand. Sheesh - so much for that great idea. ROFL. The second boo boo - I don't like making symmetrical type cards, I always forget to check which orientation it's going in when I stamp something else to it, and sure enough, that's what happened on this card... The "Fluttering by... starts on the wrong side. Luckily this card is going to a really good friend, who either won't notice or will take it in stride.

But I'm using the brand new Quietfire Design Butterfly Circle stamps that just came out. The circle one under the flaps and the quote on the inside.  Love them

Anyway, to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

PS Don't forget to comment on my BLOG HOP Post, and the posts from the other designers to win a bunch of rubber stamps.

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy Challenges  #102 Bingo: Ribbon/lace, flourish, pink; embossing, image, tag; die cuts, words, gems/pearls
Inspiration Avenue  Butterflies
PollyCraft Challenge  #123  Bingo: Ribbon, buttons, die cut; Sparkle, Polly Image, Lace; Flowers, punches, pearls
Totally Stampalicious  Valentine's
Reasonable Ribbon  #40 Valentine's

Jan/12 - Bugaboo Digis - Let Them Eat Cake

I was asked to be a guest designer on Quirky Crafts blog challenge and to use a Bugaboo digi stamp. The theme is "Food Glorious Food". As it turned out I got two digi's. I wasn't that intrigued by the first image, so got one that was more "me". The funny thing is, when I printed the images out on my white card, I really liked both of them, they were clean looking, so hence I made two cards - Big Grin.

The first image I got was the chick holding the cake, and while I was percolating what to do with her, I decided to go "French" and use Quietfire Designs French phrases, Flourished Eiffel Tower & the quote stamp from the Let them Eat Cake set. I paired it  up with a new stamp from Old Island Rubber stamps, the Cafe chair and table (it has two chairs, but I left one off). Everything was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx. I only colored the digi with colored pencils so it would stand out. Added teardrop green rhinestone earrings and green Stickles on the shoes (she definitely needed the glitz BIG GRIN) I liked the clean and fresh look of the white. I added just a touch of edging with Distress my dirty red sponger.

The second image is one I chose and love the quirkiness of the chick... Again I kept the card simple, only coloring the digi with colored pencils and adding a piece of aluminum tape for the stove outline. Used a couple sizes of an alphabet stamp set (Just Rite "Brayton") to stamp the "Let's Celebrate" along the side. The blurb is part of the digi set and then I punched it out with a jumbo Fiskars punch, sponging some Dusty Concord around the edges.

And it also fits for these challenges:
Die Kreativen Stempel Freunde #41 Happy New Year
Cute Card Thursday  #197 Happy New Year
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #135 Happy New Year
Totally Paper Crafts  #97 time to party
CES Challenge  #66 Party, Party, Party
One Stitch at a Time  #94 Use a digi
Opus Gluei  #121 Old (the french stamps & punch), New (the digi stamps)
Paper Sundaes  #101 Old (the french stamps & punch), New (the digi stamps)
Pile it On Challenge  #1 Anything Goes

MC Oct/11 - Shelly's Digi - Halloween

I got a free download digi image from Shelly's Images blog of the autumn fence scene. I did alter it slightly by printing it in reverse and adding the pumpkins. Printed it out on white cardstock and painted it with Daniel Smith watercolors.
All stamped images except for the fir trees (Stampscapes) and the word Halloween (Quietire Design latest Halloween stamp sheet) are from Inkadinkado. Repeatedly stamped the fir trees in the background with Versafine Black Onyx (masking the fence). Then stamped the Happy Haunting grave yard scene also with the black. Drew in a spider web with a micron pen, then went over it with a Quickie Glue pen and sprinkled Ritz micro fine glitter "Stardust". Stamped the spider. Stamped and clear embossed the black cat. Stamped and clear embossed the word.

Click on pic to enlarge.
And it fits for these challenges:
Fresh Brewed Designs  #56 monthly Pumpkins
Cupcake Craft challenges  #163 Halloween
Kaboodle Doodles  #88 leaves
Reasonable Ribbon  #33 Halloween
Stamps Fun Creativity  #68 Halloween
Creative Card Crew  Halloween
Everybody Art Challenge  #163 Halloween
Scrap Creations 1  Halloween
Crafts & Me Challenge  #56 Orange
Delightful Sketches  Colors of fall
Fab 'n Funky  #94 colors of fall
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Goth or Halloween
Rainbow Lady's Challenge  #174 Falling Leaves
Alphatbet Challenge  S is for soon to be Halloween
Card Makin Mamas  #31 Halloween
Fussy & Fancy  #44 Fall or Halloween
Stampin for the Weekend  #18 Fall Colors
Wags n Whiskers challenges  #65 Fall Colors
CES Challenges  #58 forever autumn
SSDS Challenges  anything with leaves

MC July/11 - Red, White curls - Art

Love the way this turned out and totally not my usual style... But I've been playing with coiling thin strips of paper and just veered off to make this card.

I'm also using a quote by Quietfire Design.

If you'd like to see more details and descriptions, please click on card image. Enjoy.

It also fits for a few challenges:

Craft Your Passion #64 use the color red
Lexis Creations #43 Bugs
Paper Playtime #48 Use red, white & blue and a digi (the poppy pod) (won 5 digis from Pink Cat Studio)
Woodware USA #33 red, white & blue
Tuesday Throwdown #55 red, white & blue
Cooking it up with Katie colors of your flag (red & white)
Craft us crazy #11 red, white & blue
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #22 red, white & blue
Delightful Sketches red, white & blue
Flutterby Wednesdays #160 anything goes (but with a BFly)
Stamp with Sarah Kay #146 more than 3 layers (loosely there are 4)
Truly Scrumptious #60 things with wings (butterfly & ladybug)
YNS Challenge #45 Black, white &
CCEE Stampers #11-26 use your Cricut (the poppy pod)
Pixie Dust Studio #81 red, white & blue
Alphabet Challenge I for Insect (butterfly & ladybug)
Simply Create #47 silhouette image
Stamp Challenges use a digi (the poppy pod)
Ann's Creative Nook #136 red, white & blue
Corrosive Challenge #123 white & red
One Stitch at a Time #69 use a digi (the poppy pod)
Opus Gluei #108 your homeland colors (sorry no story)
Paper Sundaes #76 stitches
Stamptacular Sunday #118 put 2 of something (2 blue rhinestones)
By the Cute & Girly July challenge - Things with Wings
Fresh Brewed Designs Monthly - #50 2DP, 2 Shapes & 2 embellies
Short o Mania #43 Anything goes
Creative Inspiration #63 red, white & blue

MC July - Digi - Umbrella Xmas

I was lucky to win a Digi image from Shelly's Images called Island Life. I loved the umbrella and chair, and with permission, separated it from the whole. I added holly leaves to make it an Xmas card for a friend braving the winter while I'm relaxing in the sun... BIG GRIN

I included pieces of real shells too.

The word "Christmas" is a Quietfire Design stamp and the rest is my lettering.

Click on card to see details and descriptions etc. Enjoy.

It fits a few challenges as well
Shelly's Images Minimum 3 layers (4 or 5 layers plus card)
Everybody Art Challenge #99 Holidays or vacation
Fresh Brewed Designs #11 Christmas in July
Delightful Sketches Life's a Beach
Fab n Funky #31 Christmas
Cute Card Thursday #121 Christmas
S2G Paper Crafting #65 Water or wetness
Christmas Stampin #59 Bling up a Christmas Card (glitter/Glossy Accents on holly)
Stamp Challenges Use a digi image
Our Creative Corner #24 Beach layout
One Stitch at a Time #22 Use a digi image

MC July - Xmas - Santa

I won this snowmen digi image (Kah-Wink-E-Dink) playing the Kards & Klay challenge last week. And since there was an Xmas theme challenge (actually a few of them) I decided to use it.

Click on card to see details and descriptions etc.

It also uses Quietfire Design rubber sentiment stamp

And it fits for these challenges:
Flourishes #74 Xmas Card
The Pink Elephant #74 3 layers, 2 die cuts, 1 ribbon
Creative Card Crew #54 Die Cuts
Crafty Card Maker #24 Inky Fingers
Tuesday Throwdown #7 Mosaic
Crafty Catz Weekly #39 Distressing
Fussy & Fancy #14 Xmas in July
Stampin With Stacey #36 red, white, navy & kraft
One Stop Craft #87 Distressing
Pile it On My favorite things to play with (embossing folders)
Simple Doodles #21 Holiday Fun
Corrosive Challenge #71 Xmas time
Cuttlebug Challenge Use 2 x 2 embossing folders

MC Apr - Joy Fold - Song of Solomon

This is another interesting card fold that is the challenge at No Time to Stamp, written by Beate on Split Coast Stampers. My size is different.
I also love all kinds of colors so picking a favorite is almost impossible. So I let the next challenge choose for me and that was the one with Crushed Curry as one of the colors in Stampin with Stacey.

This card is also for Created By Hand with a theme of Memorial Day, so I figured someone could use an angel to lift their spirits up.

If you've been reading my blog lately, you'll know I love the Recollections "Spice Market" cardstock pack and used the yellow from there. And with those two elements, the rest fell into place.

I also used a rubber stamp quote from Quietfire Design that I don't think I've used before, but since this was a card that was working it's way toward a sympathy card, I thought it was appropriate.

It covers these challenges:
No Time to Stamp #136 A Joy Fold card
Stampin with Stacey Act #26 Color Combo Whisper White, Basic Gray, Going Gray & Crushed Curry,
Crafty Ann's Challenge #13 Recipe 1 digi image, can use up to 3 colors to color image, & 3 flowers (2 sakura & flower charm - the other flowers are part of the digi stamp)
Polka Doodles #16 monochromatic
Frosted Designs Use a mask (Tim Holtz flourish mask inside)
Stamp Challenges Use a charm
Totally Paper Crafts #13 4 embellishments (rhinestones, Stickles, charm and punched flowers), 3 papers, 2 ribbons/lace, 1 image
Sew Many Challenges #12 Anything goes
Raise the Bar #15 Favorite color - shades and tints, compliment & neutral if wanted
Crafty Catz #29 Stitching - Real or faux
365 cards #54 fancy fold
Dare U 2 digi stamp #36 Flowers
Fun 2 Stamp Swirls
S2G Challenges Flowers
Caardvarks Monochromatic
Pile it On #15 Spring

Click on card to see details and descriptions etc. Enjoy.

3 challenges

I've managed to make a card that covers 3 challenges... Digi Ink image (from Stitchy Stamps by Twitchy) with Xmas song word/words, Saturday Work Out recipe challenge of Black, Green & one color from the wrappers of that company's chocolate bars, and Rubber Stamp Chat has a sketch. So I'm pleased. It also uses Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps.

Click on card to see details and larger images etc. Enjoy.

Twitchy - Stitchy Stamps - Cards

I was asked to create a card using a digital stamp from Twitchy (Stitchy Stamps) at Digi Ink. So of course I made two, can't stop at one. I must admit these stamps are not my usual style, but I had fun creating them. Click on either card to see details etc.