Crafters Cafe Challenge #307 C.A.S. Theme

 Hey there gang!  Did everyone have a nice Easter celebration?  I certainly hope so.  The challenge for this month is Clean And Simple.  Here are the sponsors.

Fred She Said

Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-coloured images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some fun with Fred! 

Prize~~$10 Voucher

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All Dressed Up, Digi Stamps with Love

Prize~~2 Images

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Crafters Cafe is also teaming up with Double Trouble Challenge # 164.

And guess what, the theme is Clean and Simple.  Have a go at this challenge.

These are three fabulous sponsors.  Generous to a fault and images to suit any situation.  Big Thank You's are in order.  Go leave a couple and show some love please.

On to my project.  C.A.S. cards are really hard for me.  I want to put glitter or some other embellishment on it.  You know, Dress It Up!  So I am designing with a set of images from Fred She Said called Doodled Flower Corners.  Here is my example.

The fold for this card is from Mixed Up Crafts and called 
Pop-Up Diamond Fold Card.  Thank you Sam Calcott.  I 
colored the flowers using my oil based Castle Arts Gold
pencils.  It was actually printed out in SCAL as a PNC.  I added
the inserted sentiment.  I used a lite lavender, white and a darker
violet for the actual card.  I embossed the side corners with a 
embossing folder that is older than dirt.  

The back of the diamond area is where you can sign this
type of card.  I embossed with a stamp from Stampendous
The feline collection from 2001.

                              

The bottom of the card.

The envelope.

I hope that you have enjoyed looking at my inspiration for this months challenge.  Remember it is themed C.A.S.  Hope to see you again soon.  So from my heart to yours,

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!

Crafty Gals Challenge #254 Anything Goes

 Hello everyone!  Boy do I have exciting news.  Our challenges are changing.  Still monthly but...

it's now   ANYTHING GOES WITH A TWIST!!!

Now I am not sure how the twist will work but this will start in May 2024.  More details as I get them.  So lets see who our sponsors are.

Colour of Love Shop

Prize:  3 Digital Images

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RAM Stamps

Prize:  $10 Gift certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller:

I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room decor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.

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What wonderful sponsors.  Love working with their images.  Very clean and a lot of variety.  Go give them some love and please leave a thank you!!

On to my project.  I am using an image from Colour of Love called Rory's Orchids.  Now this is a monthly cover for my planner.  I make a new monthly cover each month.  Sometimes it is just a picture from one of my many colouring books.  But this month I needed a project and this cover was born.  Here is an example.

This is my actual plastic cover for my planner

Here is a month cover for March 2024 from one
of my colouring books.

Here is Rory's Orchids cover for April 2024.

I have used my Castle Arts Oil based pencils, Shuttle Art Alcohol Markers, Pastel Chalk, paper 
from Tuesday Morning's craft isle.  I backed Rory with a black and used spray adhesive to 
attach it to the DP.  I have a special Happy Planner mushroom hole punch that I used after the
washi tape was used on the edge.  

Please click on the pic to see more details.

The bottom on the image.

This is the actual calendar.  I made clouds.

Well that is it for this month.  Next month is the start of the anything goes challenges.  Like I said I will let all of you know how the 'twist' will work.  I do hope that you had a very nice Easter weekend.  So from my heart to yours,

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!

       

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.

Beccy's Place

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

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.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize-2 Digi Single Stamps

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Patties Creations

Prize-3 Digital Images

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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!!!

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.

Sheepski Designs

Prize~~3 Images

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My Besties

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!

Crafty Gals c\Corner Challenge # 252 Add a heart

 My head is spinning and my throat is sore.  Welcome to my world on Nyquil.  I do hope that todays post makes sense.  Here are the sponsors for challenge #252 'add a heart'.

Last Minute Manda

Prize~~3 sets of digital images

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LeAnn's World 101

Prize~~3 Digital Images

Two very gracious and just plain nice sponsors.  Love the images from both of them!  Go say hi and give them some love.  

On to my project which is from Last Minute Manda and is called Valentines Gnomes.  Here is what I created.

Bright red card base.  Valentine paper.  I paper pieced the 
word love.  Colored the gnome in hot pink and a very light
grey.  

Here is the inside.

Quick sweet and to the point.  This is for 'The Bob' (hubby) this year.  So that's it from the sick ward.  I am taking care of myself.  Just right now Nyquil is my best friend.  So from my heart to yours,  Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed.  Happy Valentines Day!

The crafter's Cafe Challenge #304

 Hello there!  Time for the first challenge of 2024 for The Crafters Cafe.  The challenge is live once a month on the 15th.  Each challenge does have a theme.  Challenge #304 theme is edges.  Distressed, deckles or something fancy.  Hope that you can play along.  Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Polkadoodles

Prize~£8.50/3 images

I LOVE Polkadoodles!!!  I have been using this companies images for a long time now.  They are crisp and clean and come with so many extras.  Go on over and say a big thank you and show some love!

Now my project is titled Bob the Dog in a Boat.  Here is what I created.  (short and sweet)

I printed the image and did a print and cut using my Silver
Bullet cutter.  Next I printed the extra paper (included) of the
sky and sea.  Propped an extra flag, seagull and life ring on
foam squares for some dimension.  Blue glitter outlines the 
waves hitting the boat.  My edge is metallic blue washi tape
around the entire image.

This is another piece of provided paper.  I printed the saying
and stuck the paper on the inside of the card.  

This is going to be my hubby's Valentines Day Card.  Hubby is named Bob.  We have a 27ft fishing boat that is moored next to the house.  So Bob the Dog in a Boat is the perfect card.

So glad that you could visit today.  From my heart to yours,

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know that you are blessed!