Happy Sunday evening, crafters!

I’ve been busy today pondering and working on Craft Roulette’s episode 222.

The parameter that gave me grief was the dutch door. 🙄 After some dedicated Pintrest searching, here is what I came up with.

My movie is Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Gnomes are often dressed in green.

I cut the inside sentiment into blocks.

Supplies:

• Fabiano’s Black/Black Cardstock, Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock
• Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set 56 mst056
• Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Tiny Frights cms468, CMS435 Rest in Peace
• Distress Oxide Ink: Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot
• Distress Oxide Mica Stains in Unravelled and Falling Acorn
• Versamark Embossing Ink, Ranger White embossing powder
• Distress Grit Paste in Glow

To my Texas friends, stay dry & safe crafters!!!

Challenges entered: Park Hopping My Happy Place, Craft Roulette, Double Trouble, NBUS (Tiny Frights stamp set),, Christmas [or not] BINGO (O, stenciling, rectangle,paint=fussy cut), Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, Halloween Crafts All Year Round

Happy 4th of July to those that live in the US!

I’ve been busy creating thank you cards this week, using Tim Holtz’s Abstract Florals (CMS479) stamp set along with his paints and inks.

Which one do you like the best?

Me? I like the card with the grey card base.

Supplies:

• Strathmore Acrylic Paint paper
• Tim Holtz Aviary collage paper
• Distress Paint: Picked Raspberry & Twisted Citron
• Distress Spritz: Picked Raspberry & Twisted Citron
• Versamak Embossing Ink.
• Emerald Creek’s Black Cherry embossing Powder

Supplies:

• Strathmore Acrylic Paint paper
• Tim Holtz Aviary collage paper
• Distress Paint: Uncharted Mariner, Peacock Feathers, Picket Fence
• Liquitex Pouring Medium
• Distress Spritz: Uncharted Mariner,
• Versamak Embossing Ink.
• Emerald Creek’s Black Cherry embossing Powder
• Ranger’s White Embossing Powder

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week, and stay dry!

Challenges entered: Park Hopping My Happy Place, Double Trouble Challenge, Cupcake Inspiration, NBUS (the stamp set), Christmas [or not] BINGO (I-embossing, glitter,paint=free), Triple B, As You Like It (The combination of black and pink)

Welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 🎨🌈 This month, our creative inspiration comes from the vibrant colors of flags. Choose any flag that speaks to you, and let its colors guide your artistic journey. Whether you’re painting, crafting, or designing, the possibilities are endless.

I chose to do a rainbow entry, which also happens to represent the LGBT pride flag.

My trusty crochet hook and some variegated yarn from Joanns are the supplies for this top. Here’s a look at the back.

Have a great month!

Welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 🎨🌈 This month, our creative inspiration comes from the vibrant colors of flags. Choose any flag that speaks to you, and let its colors guide your artistic journey. Whether you’re painting, crafting, or designing, the possibilities are endless.

I chose a unique and non-traditional flag for my colors: the vibrant flags from the 2022 season of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps. While I no longer participate in the drum and bugle corps, these flags bring back many years of happy memories. The colors remind me of those unforgettable moments, and I’m excited to incorporate them into my creative projects this month.

Supplies:

• Visible Image stamp: Molly Rules
• Sizzix Dies: Tim Holtz Framed Tags
• Distress Oxide Paints: Kitsch Flamingo, Speckled Egg, Picket Fence
• Luquitex pouring medium
• Inks: Stayz On Black, Memento Black, Versamark Embossing
• Distress Embossing Glaze: Wilted Violet, Speckled Egg
• Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder
• 234 Turquoise Art Glitter
• Distress Spray Stain Speckled Egg
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mummy Cloth
• Copic Markers: BG13, BG15,100,C9,C7,C0 V06,V25, E50,E51,E53

Enjoy & Have fun!

May your hands be busy, your mind be free, and your heart be full of creativity.

Challenges entered: Christmas (or not) BINGO (I-glitter, ribbon, embossing)

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another exciting challenge at Park Hopping My Happy Place!

We were thrilled with all the fantastic entries for our June challenge and can’t wait to see your creativity for this month. As always, our challenge is open to any theme park-inspired creation.

This month’s inspiration photo features the vibrant Port Aventura Water Park in Spain. Let your imagination run wild and show us what you can create!

Happy crafting!

My color palette is inspired directly by this month’s photo of Port Aventura Water Park. The theme, however, is a delightful blend of the Enchanted Tiki Room, with all its wonderful birds, and the Owl Post from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

We’re keeping things extra fun this month by partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge! Come join their challenge too—you won’t be disappointed by their awesome design team.

Supplies:

• Azteca Watercolor Paper, Black/Black Cardstock, Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock
• Tim Holtz Aviary collage paper
• Distress Collage Medium
• Tim Holtz Stencils: Digits, Darling Christmas Clear Stamps & Stencil Set
• Tim Holtz Ideaology Label Stickers, Sentiments
• Distress Grit Paste Snowfall
• Distress Oxide: Twisted Citron, Uncharted Mariner
• Distress Crayon: Twisted Citron, Uncharted Mariner
• Tim Holtz Deckle Trimmer
• From my stash: washi tape, postage stamps

Happy crafting! Can’t wait to see what you make!

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another exciting challenge at Park Hopping My Happy Place!

We were thrilled with all the fantastic entries for our June challenge and can’t wait to see your creativity for this month. As always, our challenge is open to any theme park-inspired creation.

This month’s inspiration photo features the vibrant Port Aventura Water Park in Spain. Let your imagination run wild and show us what you can create!

Happy crafting!

My color palette and theme is inspired directly by this month’s photo of Port Aventura Water Park.

We’re keeping things extra fun this month by partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge! Come join their challenge too—you won’t be disappointed by their awesome design team.

Supplies:

• Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock
• Lawn Fawn Stencil: Beach Sunset
• Distress Oxide: Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass
• Inks: Memento Black, Versafine Onxy Black
• Distress Spritz: Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers
• Whimsy Stamps: Red Panda Beach
• From my stash: the sentiment
• Repositionable foam tape by Pear Blossom Press

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. I’m participating in Craft Roulette, episode 219. My base is a MFT Outside the Box die set made from red cardstock and a coordinating snowflake patterned paper from the stash. I added some stamping and coloring, helped by Whimsy’s Stamps’ Cat Do Christmas stamp set. The final touches were two gingerbread men (TH-Sizzix Christmas Minis) and a cookie (TH-Sizzix, Christmas Cookies)

Please use the likes in the text if you would like to purchase some of the products. The links are to where I could find the supplies at reasonable prices; I receive no compensation from the links. Play along with the monthly challenges I host: The Colorful Options Challenge and Park Hopping My Happy Place.

Challenges entered:

• Park Hoping My Happy Place: Secret Lives of Pets Ride at Universal Hollywood
• Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge.
• Critter Crazy Challenge
• Craft Roulette
• NBUS Challenge: never used items: the Whimsy Stamp Set, TH’s Christmas Minis
• SSS Wednesday Challenge: Bright & Cheerful

Keep dreaming, keep crafting, and keep shining!

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. I’m participating in Craft Roulette, episode 218. My base is a Tim Holtz Sizzix tag made from white cardstock, featuring an ink-blended background created with a stencil. I added some stamping and coloring to complete the scene, helped by Hero Art’s Meowy Christmas. A little bit of Glossy Accents was added to the ornaments for a little shine.

Please use the likes in the text if you would like to purchase some of the products. The links are to where I could find the supplies at reasonable prices; I receive no compensation from the links. Play along with the monthly challenges I host: The Colorful Options Challenge and Park Hopping My Happy Place.

Challenges entered:

• Park Hoping My Happy Place: Secret Lives of Pets Ride at Universal Hollywood
• The Colorful Options Challenge: Rainbow
• Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge.
• Critter Crazy Challenge
• Craft Roulette
• NBUS Challenge: never used items: the stencil, presents and sentiment
• Christmas (or not) BINGO Challenge: I-stripes (present), tag, FREE-pastel colors
• Dream Factory: The Secret Lives of Pets Movie

Keep dreaming, keep crafting, and keep shining!

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another challenge at Colorful Options! We had a ton of awesome entries for our Royal Blue challenge last month, and we’re super excited to see what you come up with for this month’s challenge. This time, we want you to create a project using Aqua. Can’t wait to see your creativity in action!

Of course, I couldn’t resist grabbing my trusty crochet hook this month! I decided to make something simple—a single rose. Come join us! Your creation doesn’t need to be fancy. It can be as straightforward as this flower or as intricate as Makira’s “A Little Chilly.“

We have an amazing guest designer this month: the wonderful and talented Melanie from Cards By Melanie. Be sure to check out her blog; she is a master of color.

We’re keeping things extra fun this month by partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge! Come join their challenge too—you won’t be disappointed by their awesome design team.

Happy crafting! Can’t wait to see what you make!

Welcome back to another month of fun challenges at the Colorful Options Challenge🎨🌈 and Park Hopping My Happy Place🎨🎢✨!

The Colorful Options Challenge is partnering with Double Trouble through the 18th of June.

I know that the color aqua often brings to mind images of sunny beaches and shimmering waters, but this month, my thoughts were drifting toward the magical beauty of snow and Disney’s Blizzard Beach Waterpark. This tag is a two-fer delight! It’s my design team contribution for both the Colorful Options challenge and the Park Hopping My Happy Place challenge. Double the inspiration, double the fun!

Inspired by the enchanting tag that Tami Bastianns (aka, Plays Well With Paper) created a couple of years ago using the Eugene Sizzix Colorize die, I decided it was finally time to recreate it. Though I didn’t have all the same supplies as Tami, I improvised with what I had and had a blast doing it! Below, you’ll find a list of the materials I used.

If you’d like to see Tami’s original creation and follow along with her tutorial, just click the link to her YouTube video. Let’s dive into this frosty and fun crafting adventure together!

Supplies:

• Sizzix Dies: Retro Oven, Santa’s Helper, Winston, Christmas Cookies, Festive Bouquet
• Etcetera Tag – Large
• Sizzix Embossing Folder Cobblestone
• Distress Collage Medium: Matte, Crackle in Icicle, Grit Paste Snowfall
• Distress Rock Candy/Clear Frosted Glitter
• Distress Mica Spray in Wonderland
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology BUBBLES th94180
• Distress Oxide Paint in Picket Fence
• Tim Holtz 2021 Christmas Idea-Ology, Mini Icicles, 94206
• Glossy Accents
• Sizzix Shaker Domes
• Pear Blossom Press Foam Tape
• Paper from the stash

Enjoy & Have fun!

May every day be happy and every night be peaceful!