You're So Sweet

Hi! I want to show you another Valentine card I made. This little jar stamp from Just For Fun is great for making a shaker card!

I used punched hearts and little red beads inside the shaker. The saying was stamped on a Spellbinders die and pop dotted to the card.

Be sure to hop on over to Just For Fun Stamps to see all their fun Valentine stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  February 2019
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Love Is In The Air
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Time Out:  Inspiration Board
Tuesday Throwdown:  Anything Goes

Just For Fun December Challenge

Hi Everyone! I can't believe this is the first day of December and that Christmas is right around the corner! I want to show you a Christmas card I made using Just For Fun stamps. On this card I used the Leaping Dear and Merry Christmas stamps.

I started with a background that I made using a gelli plate and a stencil. I stamped the deer onto the background and colored it using a bronze metallic colored pencil. I also stamped Merry Christmas under the deer and added thin red and gold metallic washi tapes across the card. Enamel dots were used for Rudolph's nose and for embellishment.

The challenge this month is to make a card for any holiday. I hope you will join in. I would love to see your creations and you might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful Christmas season!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Christmas Challenge:  #413 Anything Goes/Option - make your own background

ModSquad:  Use a Critter on Your Holiday Card

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes Challenge #362 - #363

Just For Fun September Challenge

Hi and welcome to my blog. I want to share the card I made for the Just For Fun Challenge. The theme for this month is back to school. School has been in session here for about two weeks. It seems that the summer went by in a blink!

I taught first and second grades many moons ago and making this card brought back a lot of memories. I had a lot of fun playing learning games with my classes.

I used several Just For Fun stamps on this card -- Apple Sketch, Comp Book and Script Frame.

I stamped and colored the apple using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, fussy cut it and pop dotted it over the comp book. I used ruler washi tape across the script frame background and added black polymer sticker numbers to the bottom.

I hope you will join our new challenge for this month. We would love to see your wonderful creations. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Happy Birthday To You

Hi! Welcome to my blog. The challenge this month at Just For Fun is Happy Birthday. I want to show you a birthday card I made using these fun new bicycle stamps and washi tape. These bicycles remind of the time when my young boys and I went to a plantation in Charleston, SC and rented a bicycle for two to ride through the trails. And, that reminds me of the song, "A Bicycle Built For Two!"

I stamped the Old Time Bicycle Motif stamp and the High Wheeler Bicycle Motif stamp with Versa Mark ink, added black embossing powder and heat set it. I colored the roses using Spectrum Noir markers. I cut out the images and adhered them to a green square and then to a black square. They were pop dotted to the card.

For the card background I used various washi tapes on the corners and stamped the birthday saying from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet.

I would love for you to join the Just for Fun Birthday challenge. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Challenges entered:

Modsquad Challenge:  Song Inspiration

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Make Your Own Background

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  For a Special Lady/Girl

Christmas Tag

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. I know a lot of us are very busy with Christmas shopping, wrapping presents, parties and such. I want to show you a tag I made today using 2 of Tim Holtz's techniques that you can see here.

I cut a piece of burlap and used Tim Holtz's snowflake stencil over it. I sprayed on color using Fired Brick Distress spray. I then adhered the burlap piece to the tag. I used Tim Holtz's letterpress system for the word "happiness,"  as seen above. I flicked white gesso over green card stock and punched out the evergreen leaves and added the paper poinsettia. The green plaid strip at the top is a piece of washi tape. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying this Christmas season!

Challenges entered:

Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Tim Holtz:  12 Tags of 2016 - December

Tuesday Throwdown:  Make a Tag

Altered Dies #12

Hi Everyone! I have another altered die card to share with you today. This one is a wild card for a boy's birthday as you will see! The background was made by using dot resist watercolor paper and adding blue Color Burst. I added confetti stars for embellishments. The "cute" little monster was stamped, colored with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut.

Here is the inside of the card. I cut a strip of orange card stock and added numbers washi tape over it. I also added some confetti stars under the sentiment.

I used the saucer and tea bag from the Tea Time dies by Tim Holtz. I turned the saucer over and attached the tea bag to the top for it to look like a flying saucer! I punched circles on the saucer for windows.

This was a fun card to make. I hope you enjoyed how I altered the saucer and tea bag to make my UFO! Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Spring

Hi Everyone and welcome to my blog. Here is a tag I made with a Spring theme. I am so ready for Spring as I know most of you are. As most of my stamping friends know, I love birds and birds remind me of Spring so I had to use them on my tag.

I smooshed my background using acrylic paints and spritzs of water. I added music and bird washi tape randomly on the tag. I stamped the image and used black embossing powder to accent it more. I used Tim Holtz's Bubble stencil and white matte stencil paste over some areas of the tag. Sparkle embossing powder (courtesy of Sparkle N Sprinkle) was sprinkled over the stencil spots and heat set.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: B is For ( Bird, Butterfly )

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Things That Fly

Stamp & Create: Is It Spring Yet?

Tim Holtz:  12 Tags of 2015 March

Happy Valentine's Day

Hi Everyone! I hope you are enjoying your day. Here is a tag I made for Valentine's Day. I love working with collage although I don't do a lot of it. My tag is a mix of papers, washi tape and embellishments.

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day. 

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Red + Pink

Tim Holtz:  12 Tags of 2015 - February

12 Tags of 2014 -- September

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. I want to share the tag I made for a few challenges. I was inspired by Tim Holtz's tag he made for September. You can see his tag here. 

We were to use our imagination a bit more as you can see that Tim has butterflies as "hair" on his lady. I used 2 leaf dies to make butterflies. Black Diamond Stickles was used on the flower's center. I used Tim's Bubble stencil for the background, used blending solution and then swiped the tag through Aqua alcohol ink. I added some of Tim's Element rub ons and washi tape numbers. The sunflower, by Sparkle N Sprinkle, was colored using Distress Markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope your day is fabulous! God bless!

Challenges entered:

12 Tags of 2014:  Septmeber

Artistic Inspirations:  Anything Goes

Diva's by Design:  Anything Goes

Simon Says:  Create Your Own Background

Spring Has Sprung

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. Well, Spring has sprung here in our area. The trees and azaleas are beautiful! I want to share a tag I made for Tim Holtz's tag challenge for the month of April. I had fun using the lattice cut from tag board. I used a brand new mixed media embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle called Copper Flame and added in some Sparkle N Sprinkle Candlelight and Cerulean Star embossing powder with it. I love how the lattice turned out. Here is a close up of it. I love the shimmer and shine.

I also used some washi tape with birds on a wire that I recently received from a good friend of mine. She knows I love birds. Thank you so much, Kim! It went perfectly with this tag. Speaking of birds, I used my favorite bird stamp. He looks so chirpy for Spring!

To see Tim's demo, please click here. I always enjoy working with his fun techniques. Here is my completed tag with my handmade flowers.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Spring!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hands:  Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons:  Flower Power

Creative Knockouts:  Spring is in the Air

Stampin' For the Weekend:  Favorite Stamp

Tim Holtz:  12 Tags of 2014 - April