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Friday, March 15, 2024

Crafters Cafe Challenge #306 Theme: FOOD

 Yeppers!  That is right.  Dig out the digi or real stamps and show us your food.  Donuts, cakes or maybe spaghetti.  Get creative gang.  Here is our sponsor.



I have been coloring and creating with Beccy's Place Digital Stamps for many moons now.  I love how intricate her images are.  Please go show some love and give her a big thank you for being a sponsor.

Since the theme for this challenge is food I chose the Make-A-Wish Digital Stamps.   The image I chose was the tall birthday cake.  Here is my project.

This was an experiment.  I had a couple books of different
colored Burlap that is paper backed.  Always wanted to make
a Burlap Card.  I picked a lime green sheet and folded it
in half.  I used a scalloped oval dies and a solid edge oval die
and cut the front pieces.  I colored the cake with my Castle 
Arts Alcohol Markers.  Then I used gems and green markers to
finish the cake.  I used spray adhesive to glue down the
ovals.  


I cut another scalloped oval and flipped the paper from the
front over to cut the smaller oval.  


Here is what the inside caption says.

Now for my results.  Would I make another card from burlap?  NO. Would I use Burlap as an element on a card?  Yes.  Using Burlap as a card base just didn't work.  I tried to fold it in half and it would not stay folded.  So I got out the modge podge and slapped it on.  Folded, anchored it will bulldog clips and let it dry over night.  (could hardly get it apart in the morning).  Then while trying to glue the elements on the burlap it just didn't work.  Or it worked and fell off over night.   UUUGGGGHHHHH!  Oh one other complaint.  Back in the late 70's, I made a lot of macrame plant hangers.  The burlap had the same effect.  Sneezing and snorting with a lovely cough.  Not again.

Thanks so much for visiting my little corner of the world.  From my heart to yours,

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and know you are blessed!

Happy Blessed Easter










Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge, Anything Goes (this month)

 Yep you saw that right.  This month and next month will be anything goes for the challenge theme.  Leap year and having Easter in March just screwed everything up.  So spread the word.  Here are the sponsors.


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Well we have super sponsors for this challenge.  I bet many of you are familiar with both.  Wonderful images, crisp and clean.  These two sponsors are in my top 10!!  Go show some love and say a thank you gang.

On to my project.  In the State of Oregon, in the city of Portland each year besides celebrations at Kells Irish Pub there is a 1/2 marathon.  It's called the Shamrock Run.  I wanted to commerate this with a card for a dear friend.  Dr. Digi had just the perfect image.  Here is the link to Run Derek Run.  Here is my project!

My friend has been a run/walker for years
at the competitive level. World travel was
 also involved.  I colored Derek using my new
 skin tone alcohol markers.  I used scrap paper
and paper pieced all the rest.  I made the road,
the gate is a die from Spellbinders as is the pennants.



Inside

Back

Well that's it for the March 2024 challenge.  Now remember next month is anything goes for a theme also.  So from my heart to yours,

Stay healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!

Happy and Blessed Easter!!!







Thursday, February 15, 2024

Crafters Cafe Challenge #305 THEME Travel

 Hello everyone!  This is going to hopefully make sense.  I am on cold medication.  So if I ramble just ignore it.  Here are the sponsors for #305 Challenge.  The theme is Travel.



Prize~~3 Images

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For this challenge my image is from Sheepski Designs.  It is titled Valentines Image No. 64.  Here is what I created.  

I have used a very dark brown card for base.  14 years ago I 
bought the reddish brown paper from Joanns.  The background
is from a google search.  I colored this image using my new
oil based Castle Arts Gold Series pencils.  Cut out some heart
shaped balloons and made the banner from a KSCraft set of
dies.


Here is the inside sentiment.  



I made a special envelope to match the card.

I hope this inspires you to join in on the fun.  Next challenge will be in March 2024.  So from my heart to yours,  Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!