Happy Stamping, crafters! I just finished watching the Tim Holtz’s new Distress Mica Crayons on YouTube and had to go play with my crayons. This card is the result, with a little help from Distressed Oxide, Distressed Oxide Crayons and some gold embossing powder

Background: Moon Stencil, Distressed Oxide (Old Paper, Tumbled Glass, Speckled Egg, Bundled Sage)

Stamps: Tim Holtz, StampersAnonymous SSS 2021

Distressed Oxide Crayons: Wild Honey, Candied Apple, Antique Bronze, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn.

Distessed Ink Vintage Photo for the edges.

Embelleshment: White gel pen, Ranger Princess Gold Embossing powder.

Challenges entered: ABC Christmas, Allsorts Challenge, Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, Critter Crazy Challenge

“Crafting comes before Housework, in the dictionary… Like it should.”

Good morning and Happy Tuesday! I saw the Fusion inspiration board and loved the picture. I don’t have a poppy stamp, so I used what I had…. Sunflowers. Lots of spraying with Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink Sprays for the background and tag. Before the ink dried, I added Ranger Crackle paste using a brick stencil. I wanted the texture past to absorb the background color. And, yep, it worked. I added just a little Crackling Campfire crayon over the brick. A little matting and the card is complete.

My recipe is on my Sunflowers and Butterflies post. Enjoy your week, crafters!

“Having one small positive thought can change your day for the better.”

Challenges entered: Fusion Card Challenge, SSS Monday Challenge,

It’s a CAS morning, card makers!! This festive birthday card was easy to make. I used Tim Holtz Sizzix CIRCUIT 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder 665372 (the circuit board) on some teal blue card stock. A little silver ink was lightly brushed over the top to highlight the circuits. I cut a clock face, #7 and Happy Birthday using Cricut. The clock hand is set to 10 for the month of October and the recipient’s b-day is on the 7th. Cricut helped with a silver gel pen to write and draw the sentiment on the inside of the card; the black cardstock on the left. I didn’t adhere it to the inside yet, to allow it to be in the photo. 🤞🤞 I will be able to create a coordinated envelope by Thursday morning. 🙄🤣

Only 3 days to Friday!

Challenges entered: Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers, AAA Cards, CAS on Friday, Papercraft Challenges

Happy Sunday-Funday Evening, cardmakers and crafters!!! Ok……. It’s October, which means, my world becomes crazy until after the first of the year. Anyone else with this last quarter dilemma?? My daughters have November Harvest Horse shows coming up and there are many people who we give gratuities to during this month. It is so much more fun to hand people a fun envelope with some $$ inside. So, here’s my first set of creations. Juicy Christians Studio is responsible for the inspiration for this envelope; the envelopes she creates are AMAZING!!

Here’s the recipe: Start with some watercolor paper. It’s an envelope; please leave the expensive stuff for the card or artwork. I used watercolor paper that remains in my stash from my girls first grade class. LOL!! Cut to 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches and make the first score at 2 3/4 inches (We Are Memory Keepers Envelope Score board). Then cover with the burgundy acrylic paint and allow to dry. Next up.. a Tim Holtz Distress Paint technique using Walnut Stain (view the technique at 1hour 38minutes). Once dry, come back with Distressed Oxide Festive Berries and the stencil shown to add more layers of inky goodness. My pracing pony is cut by Cricut. My sentiment is my own using Lawn Fawn’s Claire’s ABCs and stamped with Versafine Clair Medieval Blue. The prize ribbon is a Hero Arts layered stamp, using Versafine Clair Medieval Blue and Nocturn. Stampersanonymous provides the pony express stamp in the upper right hand corner. The inside of the envelope is painted with Distress Paint Prize Ribbon. Everything is then set with a light coverage of Mod Podge spray. -whew-

Enjoy the Ride!

Challenges entered: SSS Wednesday Challenge, Critter Crazy Challenge, Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge, Double Trouble Challenge

The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge chose Toil and Trouble as the winner for September. WOW! Thank you DT!!

It’s the first of October, so like all months I starting visiting the monthly challenges. And Such a suprise, Toil and Trouble was top 3 at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge! Thanks D&D and DT for your vote of confidence!!

Another Card/Envelope set. This one is my favorite. I love this little kitten and the eerie pumpkin. The pumpkins on the envelope are from Stampers Anonymous, I don’t know which year that set came out. 2019?? Loving the envelope art this weekend!

Challenges entered: SSS Wednesday Challenge, The Paper players Challenge (the envelope)

Happy Sunday! I was thrilled to see the matching envelope and card set challenge over at SSS Wednesday challenge!! I worked exclusively on envelopes this weekend for my autumn/Halloween cards. Here is my first set. Enjoy!

TGIF! It’s the weekend! What a better way to start the weekend off than with some CAS card making?! This card was inspired by the colors over at The Color Throwdown Challenge. It is simply two colors of cardstock, a die and some craft cord. I didn’t have grey or cream craft cord, but I had white. A little spray down with Distressed Oxide sprays in Pumice Stone and Antique Ivory, and viola… cream and grey craft cord. After finishing, I looked at the card and thought this was a fabulous masculine, thank you card. Thoughts?

May your weekend be as beautiful as your thoughts are!

Challenges entered: The Color Throwdown Challenge, Watercooler Wednesday Challenge

Thank you to the crafters over at Cupcake Inspiration. My Card was one of the Sweet Pics for the “green” challenge. Thank you for your pic and support! Cheers!