Happy Thursday morning, crafters!

I have been following Tim Holtz, and all the wonderful makes his designers have created.

Although I rarely have all the same supplies as his makers, they are a great source of inspiration. This card was inspired by Kath Stewart. If you haven’t checked out her blog, it’s worth the hop over there: Kath’s Blog.

Supplies:

• Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock, Tim Holtz Papers, vellum from the stash
• Tim Holtz Sizzix dies Shadow Script #2
• SSS die: Dahlia Stem S644
• Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Ledger Script CMS 241, Glitch 2 CMS 404
• Distress Oxide Ink: Rustic Wilderness, Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade, Picket Fence
• Distress Oxide Spritz in Spiced Marmalade
• Distress Crayons: Picket Fence, Abandoned Coral
• Tim Holtz Stencil: Darling Christmas Clear Stamps & Stencil Set
• Distress Oxide Paint in Picket Fence
• Tim Holtz Texture Paste Translucent
• Yellow & Gold Pan Pastel

Challenges entered:

• Park Hoping My Happy Place: Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival
• Colorful Options Challenge: Yellow, Green, Yellow-green
• Craft Roulette: see-through (vellum & texture paste) , Jungle Colors (green foliage & orange/yellow sunset), tangles: the inks are “tangled” together, Teacher (cursive/script writing, no longer taught in schools 😥🤔)
• Chistmas [or not] BINGO Challenge: ‘O’ FREE-die cut, stencil-yes, rectangle-the strip of paper just below the sentiment is rectangular.
• Double Trouble Challenge
• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie
• NBUS: I have never used this “glitch” stamp before.
• Triple B Challenge

Hey everyone, welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 🎨🌈 This time, we’re getting our inspiration from the vibrant mix of yellow and green. Pick any combo of these two colors that speaks to you. Not feeling it? No worries—join us with a rainbow-inspired palette instead. Whether you’re painting, crafting, or designing, the possibilities are endless!

This month, I decided to keep it clean and simple (CAS) and played around with the color of the month. I used Distress Oxides in Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron, along with Tim Holtz’s Splatters Layering stencil for the background. My focal image is Mocch by Lavinia Stamps, and the sentiment is from Sizzix’s Good Vibes #2.

Have a great month!

Colorful Options August 2024

Welcome back to another exciting month at the Colorful Options Challenge! 🎨🌈 This month, our creative inspiration comes from the mixture of yellow and green. Choose any mixture of these two colors you like and let its colors guide your artistic journey. Not a fan of this color choice? Join us with a rainbow-inspired palette instead!

Supplies:

• Stathmore smooth bristol cardstock, Fabiano’s black/black cardstock; patterned paper from the stash
• Sizzix Dies byTim Holtz: Moonlight, Mischevious,Bold Text Halloween, Garden Greens
• Distress Oxide Ink: Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron
• Tim Holtz Moon Mask Stencil

Enjoy & Have fun!

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

We were thrilled with all the fantastic entries for our July 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 inspo pic is all about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! With August giving off those back-to-school vibes, Harry Potter feels like the perfect theme. Let your imagination run wild and share your magical creations with us!

Park Hopping is taking a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando to visit Harry Potter! I made it to the theme park, but what really inspired me was the ET ride, especially ET’s friends from his home planet.

I grabbed some Strathmore Acrylic Paint paper and whatever acrylic paints we had lying around in the stash to create this piece. It’s 5″x9″, so I don’t think I’ll use it for a card. Maybe I’ll use it to decorate my craft room instead!

Happy making!

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

We were thrilled with all the fantastic entries for our July 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 Wizarding World of Harry Potter. With August bringing back-to-school vibes, Harry Potter feels like the perfect theme. Let your imagination run wild and show us your magical creations!

My color palette is directly inspired by this month’s photos of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. My theme follows suit, drawing inspiration from the first Harry Potter book.

Supplies:

• Brown & Red cardstock from the sash.
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous: CMS 099 Postcards, CMS225 Correspondence
• Tim Holtz Distress Oxide: Lumberjack Red, Scortched Timber
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Scorched Timber
• Tim Holtz/Sizzix: Shadow Script #2
• Versamark Embossing Ink
• Distress Oxide Embossing Powder in Fired Brick
• Distress Oxide Glaze in Fired Brick
• Distress Foundry Wax in Mined

Happy crafting!

Happy Sunday evening, crafters!

What a wild and crazy week! Hurricane Beryl had his “eye” on us last Monday morning. We just got our power restored yesterday. 😩 I managed to watch Craft Roulette on my phone with the help of a battery charger. Anyway, back to my hobby…

I’ve been busy today pondering and working on Craft Roulette’s episode 223. I had been toying with the idea of a passport card and thought I’d give it a go.

• Smaller/Larger – The pages of the passport card are smaller and larger
• Planets – Stars appear white, Venus appears yellow, Space appears black
• House – Dogs & cats are found in houses, so are IDs, passports and in my house…..plague doctors (very popular plushy).
• White border – on all the images, all of the pages to the left, and around the CONFIDENTIAL warning on the cover page.

I didn’t use many supplies, just black and white paper with a little help from some Scatter Straw Distress Oxide. I focused on lots of digital image creation, printing, and fussy cutting.

Here are the other images of the card:

Although my crew of DDs were skeptical, they’re now the ones vying to use the card for a friend. They have my ❤️!

Have a great week!!

Challenges entered: Craft Roulette, Heart’s Quest Fantasy Challenge, Colorful Options Challenge (Russia), Park Hopping My Happy Place (Halloween Horror Nights),

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)