Peace

I tried the Faux Stained Glass technique again with a large word stamp.  It's for Day Two of the MFP 12 Days of Christmas that you can find HERE.  Dramatic, yes?

Angel Faux Stained Glass

Hello again!  I've tried the Faux Stained Glass technique with a favorite angel stamp.  Check out the challenge at MFP HERE.  

Poinsettia Faux Stained Glass

Hi, Friends!  I'm here to share a project using the Faux Stained Glass technique.  It's a challenge for the MFP 12 Days of Christmas  and you can find out all about it HERE.   I used a large poinsettia background stamp for this technique.  I hope you like it!

Let It Snow Journal #4

Hello, Friends.  I have another decorated journal to share with you.  I'm entering it in the MFP 12 Days of Christmas.  After I received a vintage Sizzix snowman die, I just knew I would use it on this journal cover.  I love that he looks all bundled up in his scarf.  When I paint the snowflakes with Glue 'n Seal, this journal will be ready to travel north.

Journal #3 Flowers for a Friend

Covering composition books is a lot of fun and as an ex-teacher I have a few on hand.  This journal goes to a friend who is flower-happy.  I think she will like it and add more elements of her own.  Her favorite colors are used in the designer paper and she loves those Martha Stewart corner punch medallions.  Check out the Day 1 entry at Mark's Finest Papers HERE for the information and tutorial for this crafty project.

Journal #2 w/Tag

Hello again!  I'm here with another Journal Cover, this time for a friend who likes vintage clean-and-simple, if there is such a thing.  She may choose to add some embellishments and I may put a few inside her gift package.  This project is for the MFP 12 Days of Christmas that you can find HERE and they provide a tutorial as well.   Try one!

EIGHT Fridays to Christmas

Yes, you heard me correctly, Friends, there are only 8 Fridays until Christmas!  We've got to get going on our holiday projects and Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV is going to help us get started with their 12 Days of Christmas projects.  You will notice that many of my future posts will have the project name and a number to tell you that I have uploaded a project to the MFP site which you can find HERE.  Today I will share a Decorated Journal Cover and you can find a tutorial HERE.  I am sorry the extra embossing and paper treatments don't show up in the photo.  I always craft with someone in mind but I can't tell you who will receive this because she reads my blog!

10-29 Candy Corn Cutie

Hello again!  Today I have a card to share for the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.  My design team card uses an image from the Stamp Fairy.

Supplies:  Paper Source and SU paper, image The Stamp Fairy, Spellbinders dies, PC Cuttlebug embossing folder, buttons, Studio G baker's twine and sentiment.

Now it's your turn to head over to the Tuesday Throwdown and share your talents!

You can see this card at the challenges below.  Come and check them out and enter!

2 Creative Chicks -  Halloween

Ladybug Crafts -  Halloween and/or Use Your Die Cuts

Sparkles Forum Challenges - Halloween or Colors

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Die Cuts/Punches

Craft Your Passion - Halloween

365 Cards - C is for…

Love to Create - Halloween

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Costume/Dress Up/Halloween

Parade Your Crafts - Halloween and/or Autumn

Stamp and Create -  Halloween

Whoopsi Daisy - Halloween

Come and Get It Challenges -A Little BOO for you 

Robyn`s Fetish -Halloween.\

That Craft Place-Halloween

2 Sisters - Cute and Spooky

Di's Digis Designs Halloween

Craftitude - Anything Goes/Spooky

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin With The Dragon - Halloween

Sweet Pea Stampers -Halloween

Hanna & Friends - Anything Goes

Happy Campers - Halloween

Little Miss Muffet Challenges -  Spooktacular

By LORi Designs - Trick or Treat

Crafty Creations - Halloween characters

Crafter's Cafe - Spookable

Simon Says Stamp -  Halloween/Halloween colors
Make It Monday--Anything Goes
and Word Art Wednesday because Hello-ween is a more positive sentiment for the season.

Scaredy Cat

Hello, Friends!  Welcome again to see what I've created for the {PIN}spirational Challenge Blog.  Today's card has an image from our sponsor, Shelly's Image. So don't be a scaredy cat and hop on over to try our Tuesday {PIN}spirational Challenge 

and win prizes!  You can enter five times to win!

Supplies:  Paper Source and DCWV papers, Shelly's Images and sentiment, Bic Mark It markers, Spellbinders dies, Tombow adhesive.

I hope to enter the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge -Spooky

C is for Challenge - Halloween

Card Crafter's Circle - In The Pumpkin Patch

Craftitude -2W, 3E - Anything Goes/Spooky

Crafty Boots -Halloween

Creative Creations Challenge Blog -  Halloween

Di's Digis Designs Colors of Halloween

Eureka Stamps  Halloween Colors

Left of Center Creative Challenges - LOC or Halloween/Orange/Black

Pattie's Creations - Orange & Black

Lexi's Creations -Halloween

Parade Your Crafts - Halloween

Simply Create Too - Halloween

Stamp and Create - Halloween

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge -  Halloween

2 Sisters -Halloween Colors

Victorine Originals - Spooky

Dream Valley Challenges - Halloween

Eclectic Ellapu -  Halloween

Pumpkin Time

I have another card to share today.  It's a card inspired by a DT Tuesday Throwdown challenge called Pumpkin Patch using some bling from Freckled Fawn.  When my die-cutting machine decided to spew handle parts across my studio, I panicked.  Could I make a card without embossing one or more layers?  I waited as long as I could for my new machine to arrive and then started the card you see below.  Hope you like it!  And I hope it will inspire you to join us for the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.  Get out those pumpkin images and create something "fall-ish!"

Supplies:  kraft cardstock, SU pumpkin images,  designer papers, Offray ribbon, Spellbinders dies, Freckled Fawn bling, Tombow adhesive.

I will try to enter this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes

Cards For Men - 2W, must be masculine - (1st week) Halloween

C is for Challenge - 2W, Papercrafts only, E1 - (1st week) Halloween

Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Halloween

House of Gilli - M, SIO - (deadline Oct 14) Anything Goes/Fall

Incy Wincy Designs - W, 5E - Halloween

Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Halloween

The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (1st week) Halloween

Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (1st Week) Challenge #31: Anything Goes  

Lacy Sunshine - 2W, 3E, SIO, Challenge #19 Digi available. (1st week) -  Fall Colors. 

2 Sisters - W - #165 Anything Goes

Colour Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #79 (W1 of 2) Anything Goes 

Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W1 of 2)   Colors of Halloween

Pumpkin spice - W - #41  Pumpkins

Sweet Stampin - W, 2E, must Stamp - Halloween

Challenges and candies - 2W , 3E - No.18 - week 2 - The Colors of Autumn

Crafty Catz - W, 1E – No.202 - Halloween

Simply Create Too - 2W - No. 48 - Week 1 - Halloween

Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 28 - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 1 - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz - 2W E3 Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#228 Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  No. 50 - Week 1 - Autumn - NOT Halloween

DRS Designs - W, 1E, SIO, - #91 Inspired by Autumn

Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W1 of 2)  Use Halloween colors

Shelly's Images - M, SIO - (W2 of 4) Fall Photo Inspiration

Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #27 Autumn/Anything goes (2nd week

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - SIO - #279 Halloween

Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E -  Anything Goes
Make It Monday--ATG

Simple Simon

Hello, again!  Remember stair step cards before they were center steps and side step cards?  They were just accordion folded steps!  Well, today I put on my DT hat for this week's challenge and chose a simple stair step fold that will grace the bedside table of a friend in the hospital.  I used bling from Freckled Fawn to complete my design. So hop on over to the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge and think pumpkin patches for creating your project.

Supplies:  SU cardstock, vintage autumn paper scraps from stash, cut out Cuttlebug pumpkins embossing folder, Freckled Fawn bling, Tombow adhesive.

I will try to enter my Simple Simon Stair Step card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Halloween

House of Gilli - M, SIO - (deadline Oct 14) Anything Goes/Fall

Incy Wincy Designs - W, 5E - Halloween

Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Halloween

The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (1st week) Halloween

Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (1st Week) Challenge #31: Anything Goes  

Lacy Sunshine - 2W, 3E, SIO, Challenge #19 Digi available. (1st week) -  Fall Colors. 

2 Sisters - W - #165 Anything Goes

Colour Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #79 (W1 of 2) Anything Goes 

Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W1 of 2)   Colors of Halloween

Pumpkin spice - W - #41  Pumpkins

Sweet Stampin - W, 2E, must Stamp - Halloween

Challenges and candies - 2W , 3E - No.18 - week 2 - The Colors of Autumn

Crafty Catz - W, 1E – No.202 - Halloween

Make It Monday--ATG

Simply Create Too - 2W - No. 48 - Week 1 - Halloween

Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 28 - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 1 - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz - 2W E3 Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#228 Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  No. 50 - Week 1 - Autumn - NOT Halloween

DRS Designs - W, 1E, SIO, - #91 Inspired by Autumn

Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W1 of 2)  Use Halloween colors

Shelly's Images - M, SIO - (W2 of 4) Fall Photo Inspiration

Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #27 Autumn/Anything goes (2nd week

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - SIO - #279 Halloween

Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E -  Anything Goes

Love You and Happy Anniversary

Hello, Friends!  Today's card deals with love and it makes a great anniversary card for my spouse.  It's a CAS card that speaks reams with just a few words.  Hope you like it!

Supplies:  white card stock, MS heart border bunch, Spellbinders scalloped heart, Provocraft embossing folder, Offray ribbon.
I will try to enter the following challenges:

FOSTV--Anniversary

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies- Pretty in Pink

Crafty Sentiments -  Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges -Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with Handmade Bow

Make it Monday -always Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays--Inspirational

You can do it!

Hello, Friends!  It's October and Breast Cancer Awareness month.  My card today is for my friend H.S. I remember those daily long walks during skipped lunch breaks and planning periods and our talks.  We used exercise to lift her spirits after the mastectomy and I am so glad she made it through alright.  This card is also my design team card is for {PIN}spirational Challenges and uses an inspiring image from the Stamping Chef.  Rosie the Riveter has nothing on this gal--or my friend HS.

Supplies:  Paper Source and Colorbok, Bic Mark It and Copic markers, Tim Holtz distress inks, and Offray ribbon.

Now it's your turn to become inspired by our photo and to create up to five entries to win a prize.

I will try to enter this card in the following challenges:

Eureka Stamps - W, 3E, F - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - 2W - (2nd week) Pink

613 Avenue Create - W -  Challenge #39: Anything Goes No Twist this Week.

Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (2nd Week) Challenge #30: Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - W -CHALLENGE # 180 -Use A Digi
Love to Create--Breast Cancer Awareness

Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 27 - Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 114 - Week 1 - Pink - Breast Cancer Awareness

Make it Monday--ATG

Word Art Wednesday--uplifting sentiment or inspirational

Wicked Pumpkin

Hi there again!  Putting on my DT hat to share a card with you for the Tuesday Throwdown  challenge blog.   Just click on the title and enter your card using fall colors for a chance to win.  So be thinking orange, rust, yellow, green....you know the list.

When you're a native Floridian and think of fall, you think of Halloween.  It's still usually pretty warm at that time and you don't see changing colors.  So mid-October, we drag out our pumpkins, scarecrows, colored leaves and all the other symbols of fall so we can share the season with friends farther north.

Wicked Pumpkin, as I fondly refer to him, uses an image from Robyn's Fetish, our wonderful sponsor.  The papers are from Colorbok and Debbie Mum, Su, and the Paper Source.  The dies is from the Quickutz Label It set.  I used Bic Mark It markers to color the image boldly so it would stand out against the colorful papers, and Tombow adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by!