Patterened Paper #13

Welcome back to my patterned paper series! There are so many ways to use up those patterned paper scraps. I am showing a card where I made a sunburst with my papers.

I let the papers hang out from the card and then cut them off when I finished filling in all the spaces. This helped the edges be straight and even. I used the saying from a Stampendous words set and cut it out with the Gina Marie stitched circle die. I stamped one of Tim Holtz's Bird Crazy birds, colored it with a Zig marker, fussy cut it and adhered it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  #28 Critter

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  July 2019

Birthday Shaker Card

Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope you are enjoying this month of May. May is always a nice month here. After May is gets really hot and humid here in the South! Today I want to share a fun shaker card I made with Just For Fun stamps. I made this shaker card flatter in order for it to go through the mail. The sequins still move around well inside.

For the background I used Color Bursts and spritzed them with water. Next I placed sequins on the background and adhered a piece of acetate over them, just gluing around the edges. I cut the blue frame using the Gina Marie Stitched Regtangle die and adhered that over the acetate. I colored the Stamptangle Seahorse using Zig markers, fussy cut it and adhered it to the front of the card. I made a banner and stamped the saying on it and sponged some black ink around it. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet.

I hope that you will join in this month's challenge. The theme is -- celebrate the women in your life!

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

Challenges entered:

Love To Scrap:  #121 Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Stitches

Happy Easter

Hi and welcome to my blog! I want to wish you a Happy Easter! This card goes right along with the challenge for this month at Just For Fun Stamps. The challenge theme is to use lace on your card.

I used one of their new stamps, Floral Wreath, and colored it using Zig watercolor markers. I then ran the card through a dotted swiss embossing folder. I stamped the Love U Bunnies, colored them with alcohol markers, fussy cut them and pop dotted them to the card. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet. Yellow lace borders were added to the bottom of the card.

You still have some time to join in the challenge. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a blessed Easter!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Mood Spring Board
Time Out Challenge:  #133 Embellishments

Just For Fun March Challenge

Hi and welcome to my blog! We are having another challenge at Just For Fun Stamps! You will enjoy this challenge because the theme is Movement! I love cards that move. They are always fun to make and to receive! On my card I used the Flower Balloon stamp, embossed it with black embossing powder, colored with Zig markers and fussy cut it. I used a wavy die to show the balloon moving throught the clouds. The background was made by using cloud stencils and sponging around the stencils with Distress Oxide inks. The saying is from the Sentiments 3 unmounted sheet.

I have gone hot air ballooning and it was a wonderful ride -- gliding through the air just over the tree tops. If you ever have a chance, I hope that you will go. It was one of my greatest experiences!

Here is the card when the balloon has been moved to the other side of the card. I made the balloon move by adding a penny to the back of the balloon, then adding a small pop dot, then adding another penny to the pop dot to hold the pennies together.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope that you will join in this fun challenge. I would love to see your movement cards!

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Addicted To Stamps:  Anything But A Square

Love To Scrap:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Whatever The Weather

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown:  Interactive Cards

Warm Wishes

Hi and welcome to my blog! I love a cup of hot tea in the evenings when it is frosty outside. So I have been enjoying tea quite a bit lately! I made a card using this neat stamp from Just For Fun called Stamptangle Tea.

The cups were colored using Zig watercolor pens. The pens have a very pointed tip and are great for coloring the stamptangle stamps. I fussy cut the stamp, added stickles glitter to the "steam" and pop dotted it to the card. I cut a window using the Grand Madison Window die by Memory Box. I made "snow" by using a Versa Mark pen and adding white glitter embossing powder. The blue piece was adhered behind the window and also pop dotted to the card. For the background I ran white card stock through a Sizzix embossing folder. The saying is from the Sentiments 2 unmounted sheet.

Thanks so much for stopping by. We hope to see your wonderful creations in our challenge this month which is Music and use green, purple and gold on your card. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Warm Wishes!

Challenge entered:  Addicted To Stamps: Anything But A Square

Butterfly Kisses

Hi! I hope you are having a good day. I was playing with string art recently and on this card the string art came out looking like a Gladiolus flower, so I used the Colorblock Butterfly from Just For Fun and added it to the card. I stamped it using watercolor markers and then fussy cut it. The saying is from the Sentiments 3 unmounted sheet. I stamped it on a Spellbinders Fancy Tag die.

We have a fun challenge going on and this month and the theme is to use red, white and blue colors on your project. I hope you will join in and you might even win a gift certificate to the store!

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

Challenge entered:

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

Just For Fun Challenge

Another month has quickly passed and we are now in June! Time really flies. At Just For Fun  the challenge for this month is to make a shaped card. I made my card into a birdhouse and used the Just For Fun small Fashion Warbler. I stamped the bird and embossed with white embossing powder. I colored the bird using Zig watercolor markers and then fussy cut it. The birdhouse was run through a wood embossing folder. I swiped dark brown Distress ink over the raised areas. The leaf die is Fresh Foliage from Memory Box. I used the saying from the Sentiments 3 umounted sheet and cut it in two so that it would fit in the circle.

We hope that you will join in our new challenge. We would love to see all of your fun shaped cards. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

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

Challenges entered:

Addicted to Stamps:  Ribbons Galore

Cuttlebug Mania:  Birds and/or Butterflies

Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes

The Paper Girls:  Shapes

Every Day is a Gift

Hello and welcome to my blog! I hope you are having a good day. Well, it is certainly beach weather, so I have a beach card to show you where I used the new Oxide Distress inks for the background.

I swiped yellow, green and blue colors directly on the card using the Oxide ink pads. I then spritzed the top of the card with water and let the water run down the card to blend the colors. I stamped the new Just For Fun stamp called Relaxing in the Sand on top and colored using my Zig markers. The saying is from the Sentiments 3 unmounted stamp sheet. I paper pieced the sun and added clear sparkle embossing powder to it for shimmer. You can see the sparkle better in the picture below.

You still have a few days left to join the Just For Fun challenge for this month. We would love to see your creations and you might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember every day is a gift and I hope you will truly have a great day!

Challenges entered:

heARTful Challenge:  Welcome Summer + Stamp

Inspiration Destination:  Anything Goes #130

Modsquad Challenge:  Colorful Creations

One Crazy Stamper:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Let's Take A Vacation

Happy April Fool's Day!

Hi Everyone! I hope you don't get too fooled today. A lot is going on today. First it is my birthday! Can you believe it? That is no April Fool joke. That is why my name is April. Also over at Just For Fun Stamps we are showcasing our Spring stamps and we also have a brand new Easter/Spring challenge on the blog! Here is the card I made using the Floral Tea Cup stamp. I just love this stamp and it can be colored in so many different ways. I chose to use bright colors that pop.

I stamped and colored the image using Zig watercolor pens. I cut out the image using the Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle die. This was adhered to the blue dotted swiss background that I created by running it through an embossing folder. I added a yellow silk bow and paper flower to the bottom.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will join in our challenge and you might even win a gift certificate to the store.

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered!

heARTful Challenge:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Quick Christmas Card

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. I want to show you another quick Christmas card I made using this cute little hedgehog from Penny Black's Critter party stamp set.

I used the Spellbinders 2012 Holiday Tree die and embossed it for a background. I colored the image using Zig watercolor markers, fussy cut it and pop dotted it to the card. I then added sequins and a bow . 

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

Challenges entered:

Penny Black:  Winter or Christmas

Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes/die

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Christmas Gifts

Bright Pumpkin

Hi Everyone! Happy November! I am loving the beautiful new stamptangle pumpkins from  Just For Fun. I decided to make this Stamptangle Tall Pumpkin pop with color by using my Zig watercolor markers. The pumpkin was embossed using black embossing powder and then colored. I used the Memory Box Fresh Foliage die behind the pumpkin. I added white enamel dots down one side of the pumpkin for accent. I pop dotted the pumpkin onto an embossed dotted swiss purple background.

I hope you are enjoying the newly released stamps as much as I am. We would love for you to join the new challenge for this month at Just For Fun. You might even win a prize! Please click here to see the challenge. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

April

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Spooky Scarecrow

Hi! I hope you are about ready for Halloween! I remember how much I anticipated Halloween when I was a child. One of my favorite costumes was Casper. Do you remember the friendly ghost? I also remember my last costume when I was 12 years old. My friend and I wore her parents' clowns outfits. I was taking my neighbor around with us also, who was about 8 years old at the time. We were in a very dark yard and we could not see at all! We got our candy and ran from the porch at full speed with me holding my neighbor's hand. It was so dark that we did not see the very big ditch ahead and fell right into it. Thankfully we were not hurt and we just lay there laughing so hard we could not get up. Those were fun times!

Here is another Halloween card I made using the new stamps from Just For Fun. I just love this Spooky Scarecrow.

I used the 3 + 1 Faux Post stamp and template and sponged purple, yellow and blue Distress inks through the template. The blue turned to a hazy green when blended which is what I wanted for a spooky night scene! I stamped and colored the scarecrow with my Zig watercolor pens, fussy cut the image and popped it to the card. I stamped the Crooked Old Tree through the stencil and stamped and embossed the Tiny Black Kat stamp using sparkly black embossing powder.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Haunting!

April


Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Autumn
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Happy Hauntings

Hi and welcome to my blog! First I want to say how thrilled I am to have been chosen to be on the Just For Fun design team! I have had so much fun playing with my new stamps. I can't believe that Halloween will be here soon. Many of the stores have had Halloween items out since July! I have made a Halloween card using two of the new Just For Fun stamps.

On this card I used the Just For Fun large Spooky Scarecrow and the Crooked Iron Fence stamps.

I colored the scarecrow using my Zig watercolor pens, fussy cut the image and pop dotted it to the card. I stamped the fence using versa mark ink and added black embossing powder to make it look like wrought iron. I added three confetti bats flying across the "moon."

I had a fun time using my new small round geli plate to make the background. I patted distress ink pads in yellow, blue, purple and black directly onto the geli plate. I spritzed the inks with water and placed the card stock on top and pressed gently with my hand. This gave a moon like image to the card! I then went back in and sponged black ink around the "moon."

This month we have a new inspiration challenge on the Just For Fun blog. We would love to have you enter the challenge and you will even be eligible for a prize! Click here to check it out.

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