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Friday, December 16, 2016

Silver Bells

A recent Outlawz CAS challenge was inspired by the song "Silver Bells". You needed to include Silver or bells or both on  your card. I found this perfect bell fabric to use on my card. I layered it onto a metallic red background.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Just a Note

I haven't been here in a long while. Life has just been crazy. So, hopefully, I can make regular appearances again. The Outlawz CAS challenge this week was inspired by the celebration of National Violin Day. The cards needed to include music or a musical instrument. This was my card.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Fall colors

The Monday greeting challenge at The Outlawz this week was to use fall colors. The image and words are from Unity Stamp Company. I am not good at using sequins, but I think these came out OK.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Crazy Bird

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz was inspired by the song words: The birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees. You needed to incorporate at least on of those items into your card. I used an embossing folder for my tree and colored it with distress ink. The crazy bird was colored with zig real color brushes.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Harvest

The challenge at Addicted to CAS this week was "Harvest". I used a die from Taylored Expressions to cut the background. The boy is from LaLa Land stamps.

Monday, August 22, 2016

I scream, you scream......

This week's CAS challenge at The Outlawz was to make a card with a frozen treat on it. I used a die from Elizabeth Craft to make my ice cream cone. It looks like it wants to be eaten.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Congratulations

I made this card for a friend who recently became a US citizen. I have to keep playing these Gina Marie dies.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Black and White

A Facebook group I belong to recently had a black and white challenge. I used a Gina Marie die to make my card. I think I might be addicted to these dies.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Thinking of You

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was do include embossing on your card. I embossed the image and then added color using Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The sentiment is a sticker.

Friday, August 12, 2016

Black Cat Day

The Festive Friday challenge last week that I chose to do was "Black Cat Day". I used washi tape to make my background. Very time consuming, but a cool effect.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Sketch Saturday #424

This is the card I did for the current Sketch Saturday challenge. This little cat reminds me of my cats, they have to lay in the laundry basket. Mine usually are in it when it is waiting to go into the washing machine.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

CASology - Watercolors

The current challenge at CASology is "Watercolors". I watered colored my bird using my zig clean color real brush.  I used the Sketch Saturday template to design my card.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Christmas Skates

The Monday Greeting challenge at The Outlawz this week was a Tic-Tac-Toe board. The direction I chose to go included an image, Washi Tape, and Torn paper. The image is from Unity Stamp Company. I used Sparkle-n-Fluff from Sparkle-n-Sprinkle for the pom-poms and fur on the skates.

Monday, August 8, 2016

Florals

The Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp was "Fabulous Florals". I used this image from Unity Stamp Company. It was colored with copics and tickles were used in the center of the flowers. I used Kaiserkraft metallic gel pens to outline the flowers and leaves.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Monochromatic challenge

The CAS challenge this week at The Outlawz was to create a monochromatic card. I chose to use pinks. The image I used is from Unity Stamp Company.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Ladybugs

The challenge for Twisted Thursdays at The Outlawz this week is to use ladybugs on your card. This image I used is from Magenta. I love the ladybug flowers. I colored the image with Zig clean color real brushes.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Rain Day

The holiday I chose to do this week for Festive Fridays at The Outlawz was "Rain Day. All the elements on this card are fabric.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Winter Mittens

This is my take for the Wednesday sketch for The Outlawz this past week. The image is from Unity Stamp Company.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Welcome


The current challenge at Addicted to CAS was "Welcome". I chose to make a congratulations card for a new baby for this challenge. The elephant and butterfly are fussy cut from fabric.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Mutt Day

Sunday was "Mutt's Day". So, the CAS challenge at The Outlawz was to make a card with a dog on it. I used an embossing folder for the background and then applied Nuvo Embellishments Mousse on it. This was a new product for me, so I needed to try it out. I used Nuvo crystal drops in the upper corner. The dog is a decoupage piece.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Reach for the Sky

Sunday was Amelia Earhart Day. In honor of that, the CAS challenge at The Outlawz was to make a card with wings on it. This digital image is from Craftin Desert Divas.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Sit by the Sea

This my favorite of all my beach penguins from Art Impressions. This card was made for the challenge at Dies R Us. The theme of this challenge was beach and/or water.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

More Penguin Fun

This is my take on the sketch challenge this past week at The Outlawz. I was having too much fun playing with these penguins from Art Impressions.

Live life...

The current challenge at Cute Card Thursday was to use embossing on your card. This tube floating penguin from Art Impressions is on a wobble.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Stripes

The current challenge at Addicted to CAS is "Stripes." I love these beach penguins from Art Impressions. The penguin is on a wobble.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Christmas Blessings

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was to use blue and brown as predominant colors on your card.  I was at Stamp Camp for the past week and this is a card that I made there.

Monday, July 11, 2016

Christmas in July

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was "Christmas in July". Such an appropriate challenge, since this week is Stamp Camp for me and the focus is Christmas. I found this fabric at Farmhouse Memories, a LSS.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Teabag Folding

Made this card using teabag folding for a swap that I was involved ing. I need to do more of these.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Red, White, and Blue

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was to use the colors of your countries flag. The image I used is from Unity Stamp Company.

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Dragonfly

Did this card for a challenge in which you were to include an insect on your card. The stamps are from The Stamp Doctor.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

pretty dragonfly

Just a simple card made with DP and a die cut dragonfly. Did for a challenge in a group I belong to. The challenge was "Anything but Black."

Monday, June 27, 2016

Cute Cat

The CAS challenge this week at The Outlawz was to use a cat on your card. The fluffies cats from Stampedous are so cute. I used a Dylusions stencil for the border.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Diamonds and Pearls

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was "Diamonds and Pearls." I used an embossing folder and added the diamonds on the butterflies and the pearls as embellishments.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Surf's Up!

The Sunday CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was to make a summer card. I used washi tape to make the border around the surfer penguin. The penguin is from Art Impressions.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Coffee please

The Saturday Paper Ala Mode challenge at The Outlawz was to make an ATC. I just finished making Coffee ATCs for a swap in another group. The stamps are all from Stampendous. I embossed the coffee beans onto paper and then applied gelatos and wiped them with a baby wipe. The lace acts as a table to ground my cup.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Stenciled Flower

Last month at stamp club we were using a mixed media paste along with gelatos. We were then applying them with a stencil.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Lace Skirt

The Saturday Paper Ala Mode Challenge at The Outlawz this past week was "Anything Goes." This is a canvas using a Julie Nutting Paper doll. I did her skirt with rows of lace trim.

Butterfly Girl

The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz this past week was "Anything Goes." The image is from Unity Stamp Company.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Steampunk Canvas

I recently took a class at Pages in Time. This canvas is Finnabair (Prima) inspired. We did stencils with texture paste and then added a lot of metal, flowers, and buttons. We then painted everything black and sprayed with Prima Color Blooms.

Ice cream cone

My take on the Wednesday sketch challenge at The Outlawz. The stamp is from Unity Stamp Company.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Pretty flowers

The Color Challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to use the colors of the flag of British Columbia. Those colors include: Red, White, Blue, and Yellow. The image is from Unity Stamp Company.

Card Concept 427

The current challenge at Card Concept involved a photo inspiration. The inspiration was a cup of tea. I decided to use that as my inspiration for my card.

Monday, May 30, 2016

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

The current challenge at Simon Says Stamp is "Anything Goes." This is my cupcake day card for the month of June.

Monday, May 23, 2016

National Wine Day

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was to make a card using National Wine Day as your prompt. I found this set of wine quotes in an LOL stamp set.

Monday, May 16, 2016

Happy Mother's Day

The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week is Mother's Day. I used a decoupage flower image for my focal point and then embossed the background using two different embossing folders.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Cute Bird

My take on the Wednesday Sketch challenge at The Outlawz. The image is from Unity Stamp Company. I popped up the bird.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Sharing.....

The Monday Greetings challenge at The Outlawz this week was "Living on the Edge" You needed to use a diecut or border on the edge of your card. I chose to use a spellbinders edge die on my white layer for this card.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Awesome!

A recent Paper Ala Mode challenge at The Outlawz was "Anything Goes".   This is one awesome owl from Unity Stamp Company. The sentiment is awesome and fits him so well.

Have a Bowl

The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to add a sentiment to your card. I had recently done the male version of the bowlers, so now it was time for the female version. These ladies look like they are having too much fun! The images are from Art Impressions.