Good morning, everyone! And welcome back! I’m back with a new card today. Yep, it is a card in the shape of a tag. Amazingly enough, I have created a one-layer card. WOW! Lots of inky fun layers. The background is ink rolled onto paper with a brayer in a random pattern with images stamped to add interest. The Dreamfinder & sentiment are stamped with black ink just before distressing the edges. For the inside, I cut down the sides of the tag, stamped the lines, and added the circle punch. The supplies are listed below. Enjoy!

Supplies used:

• Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock, White 80lb cardstock from the stash
• Background Inks: Distress Oxide in Milled Lavendar, Villanous Potion, Uncharted Mariner, Kitsch Flamingo, Antique Linen, Prize Ribbon, Rustic Wilderness
• Stamping Inks: Versafine Onxy Black Ink, VersaClair Inks (Twilight, Green Oasis)
• Stamps: Stampersanonymous The Professor CMS 395, Correspondance CMS225, Glitch CMS403, Composition & Lined CMS332
• Die cuts: Sizzix Die Cuts Framed Tags by Tim Holtz

Challenges entered: Double Trouble Challenge, NBUS Challenge, Park Hopping My Happy Place (Journey Into Imagination – the Dreamfinder), Pamies Inky Pinkies, Craft Roulette, 4 Season Challenge

Happy Sunday, everyone! I have fun news to share! I finally put my hands on a copy of the Crazy Cat and Crazy Bird die sets by Sizzix. YEAH! I finally have the entire set, including things and dogs. WOOO HOO! They are new to me, and I’m thrilled to have them. So, I had to break them in this weekend. I have for you today a z-fold easel card for a missed birthday.

The above picture is what it looks like closed, and the below is with it open.

Supplies used:

• Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock, Black-Black Cardstock by Fabriano, tan and grey cardstock from my stash
• Distress Oxide Paints: Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Antique Linen, Lost Shadow
• Archival Ink in Ground Expresso
• Stamps: Stampersanonymous Crazy Cats CMS 251 and Crazy Things CMS 250
• Die cuts: Sizzix Die Cuts for Crazy Cats and Crazy Things
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Versamark Onyx Black Ink.
• Embellishments: Foundry Wax in Gilded, Distress Grit-Paste opaque
• Stencil: Tim Holtz brick

Challenges entered: Crazy Critter Challenge,  As You Like It Challenge (critters win always, they are just too cute), Double Trouble Challenge, SSS Wednesday Challenge

I was visiting the Critter Crazy Challenge to enter a card for the month and decided to see who won & was chosen as DT favorites for last month. To my surprise, my Cast Your Doubts Aside and Fly was chosen by Carol G as her favorite. WOW! Thank you so much!

Hope your weekend is filled with joy with no stress or strife.

Hi everyone! Welcome to another month on the Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge. Thank you for joining us for last month’s challenge, and we hope you can join us this month, too.

This card was inspired by Hello Kitty! She has a fantastic meet and greet at Universal Studios Orlando and is found throughout Sanrio Puroland in Tokyo, Japan.

This card was made using my Cricut and files from SVGcuts.com. The sentiment was embossed using Versamark watermark ink & Emerald Creek Aroma Spiced Candy embossing powder.

Park Hopping is hopping over to a new land for inspiration this month, Mythica at Lego Land, UK. Park Hopping pictures are for inspiration only. Any entry inspired by any theme park anywhere in the world is welcome.

Plan a visit to Park Hopping My Happy Place and check out the amazing creations from the talented Designer Spotlight. As always, you have until Sunday, April 30th, 11:59pm US CST time…5:59am(Monday, May 1st) UK time…6:59am(Monday, May 1st) CET to join in with the chance to win a  pin and a pad. This month it is Toontown with Micky and Pluto and “A Magical Place” by Echo Park.

You can also follow Park Hopping My Happy Place on instagram.

please add #parkhoppingmyhappyplace to your entry uploads so we can see them there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this month…

Have a Magical Month!

Challenges entered: Tic Tac Toe Challenge (circle, free=flower,die cuts), NBUS Challenge, AAA Card Challenge (Hello Kitty, Here We Go – comic book), Allsorts Challenge (Hello Kitty is in her garden), As You Like It Challenge (critters win always, they are just too cute), Critter Crazy Challenge

Hello everyone! I made a little gift card today that is, for me, Clean and Simple. I created my image using the Gina K wreath builder kit and various MFT stamps. To complete it, add simple coloring and shading and a little framing with coordinating papers!

When all was complete, it reminded me of Juan from the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.

Have a crafty weekend!

Challenges entered: Critter Crazy Challenge, NBUS Challenge, SSS Wednesday Challenge, NBUS Challenge, Park Hopping My Happy Place (Enchanted Tiki Room), AAA Card Challenge (song=”The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room”)

Happy Sunday, everyone! I was playing with a new die set and thought it would pair great with Whimsy Stamp’s superhero set. Lawn Fawn’s popup platform and Whimsy stamps’ paper provided the background and base. My Cricut was used to provide the skyline and the shape for the sentiment. Then a little glue and some acetate. Hope you have a crafty week!

Challenges entered: Craft Roulette, Tic Tac Toe Challenge (patterned paper, green, fun fold), Park Hopping My Happy Place, NBUS Challenge

Happy Sunday, everyone! I am sharing with you this morning a sweet card for spring. The background is a paint-poured piece made months ago, then cut with an adorable scalloped border. My sentiment and bird were stamped with Memento ink on Bristol cardstock, and the bird was colored with Prismacolor pencils. A little glitter and a few flowers and leaves were added for fun. Hope you enjoy!

Supplies used:

• Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock, Stathmore Acrylic Paint Cardstock
• Acrylic Paints: Distress Paint (Antique Linen, Speckled Egg), Gloden Acrylic (Titan Buff, Interference Gold), Folkart in White
• Floetrol
• Memento Ink in Londong Fog
• Prismacolors: PC1059, PC1052, PC1060, PC914, PC1011, PC916, PC1086, PC1024, PC1088
• Die cuts & stamps: Close to My Heart z3954, Newton’s Nook Frames and Flanges
• Embellishments: Distress Collage Medium, Distress Glitter, Art Glitter in Blue Angel, flowers & leaves from shaker card stash

Challenges entered: Craft Roulette, SSS Monday Challenge, Tic Tac Toe Challenge (spring colors, die cut=bird & balloon, free=paint), Critter Crazy Challenge, NBUS Challenge, The Four Seasons Challenge

Happy March, everyone! Can you guess the color of the month for the Colorful Options Challenge?

YEP….. GREEN

Why don’t you pop over to the Colorful Options Challenge and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team-mates. As always, you have until Tuesday, March 28th, 11:59pm US CST time…5:59am(Wednesday, April 1st) UK time…6:59am(Wednesday, April 1st) CET to join in with the chance to win a Kindred Stamps set.

Supplies used:

• Paper: Linen from stash, Tim Holtz green and gold cardstock, Ivory cardstock from stash
• Distress In Spray in Peeled Paint
• Archival Ink in Ground Expresso
• Stamps: Stampersanonymous (Ledger Script CMS 241, Tiny Text CMS394), Bo Bunny Butterfly
• Die cuts: square from stash, Wood frame from Hero Arts
• Embellishments: Wink of Stella Clear, Clear Ranger embossing powder

Challenges entered: Double D Challenge, SSS Monday Challenge