Snappy Fun

It's Wednesday! So time for another challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog where challenges are always Anything Goes and prizes are awarded from one or more sponsors.  Stop by the blog to check it out! The sponsor this week is Imagine That and I used a digi set named "Snappy Sandy." I colored Sandy with Spectrum Noir markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. And upcycled calendar provided the background and little photos to place inside of the filmstrip die (from Marianne Designs) and the camera lens. The inside sentiment is a freebie from Love SVG.

One added note- I am on the Design Team for Imagine That and the designer/owner of this wonderful company, Kris Breach, provides her DTs with a coupon code that allows any friends a discount on their next digi order. If you stop by the shop I know that you'll find lots of digis you'll want to add to your collection.

 

 

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Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #116 Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #105

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Fall/Autumn Colors                        

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #479  

Classic Design Team Challenge- #10 October

I had fun making this cute card as my first entry at the 2019 Cat Lovers Blog hosted by aherpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com. It features a digi named “Wolfie” from Whimsie Doodles, a company that sadly closed its doors a while ago. I colored Wolfie with Spectrum Noir markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. I printed off and colored an extra image of his treat bag with I added with foam tape to add some depth to the image. The fun Happy Halloween sentiment on the front is a freebie from BirdsCards. The inside Trick or Treat sentiment is a freebie from LoveSVG. I'm entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge (Orange plus yellow and green and the twist is candy!)
PS I appreciate that several people commented that the digi's name confused them. Although he is name dis "Wolfie" (I assume for Wolf man?) I thought he looked more like a lion with his mane and tail, so I colored him accordingly. And, that is also why I entered him into the Cat Lovers Hop! I hope he qualifies? If not, that's okay.  In either case, he is a cutie!

 

  

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Cat Lovers Hop 2018

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Spooky                                                 

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Fall/Halloween

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Make It Spooktacular!

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge (Mood Board)

The Paper Shelter- #403 Halloween

My final card this posting features a beautiful wood mound set of rose stamps from Rubber Stampede. (I purchased them in the late 1990s after seeing the amazing stamp artist, Dee Gruenig, create with them.) Created a background for the stamped rose with a scrap of vintage sheet music (inherited from my hubby's grandmother, who was a church choir director in the 1940s), a handmade tag with a frilly rectangle created with a set of Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page- Swirling Lace Punch Set (includes both a border and corner punch. This is what you can create when you use both!)  The front sentiment is one that I removed from it’s wood mount long ago (I think it might be Hero Arts or PSX?) and the “With Love at Christmas”  sentiment on the inside is a freebie from Beccy’s Place. Their is a sprig of holly on the original . I layered a rose bloom atop that to match the front of the card. But I wanted you to see the orginal freebie, so posted a copy of the original freebie, adding a watermark. Please visit Beccy's Place to download the original. (BTW- Beccy offers a ton of free digis that you can download from her site. Stop in here to check them out!) I'm entering this card into several challenges including Bugaboo BINGO (diagonal from the upper left- Flower, Players Choice- I select tag, and Ribbon.) 

 

   

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Bugaboo Stamps- BINGO

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #410-411 Anything Goes                   

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #460 Anything Goes                 

A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- October- Final challenge Holidays  

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct                                   

Outlawz Challenge- Crash Your Stash- Corner Punches         

Camouflage and Donuts!

I won a recent challenge at Sheepski Designs and was invited to serve as a Guest DT. This is the free digi that I selected, named Camouflage, and I had so much fun using it!  The new Sheepski FB challenge is “Warm Colors.” (Join in the fun at SheepSki Designs Digital Images and Art). I decided to create a card incorporating fall leaves… but wanted a rustic tone so printed the image onto scrapbook paper that features weathered wood onto which the little reptile could settle in!  The sentiments are computer-generated.  I also created a Christmas themed card using the little chameleon decked out in a jaunty Santa hat sticker.

 

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Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 42 Anything Goes                                  

Pattie's Creations Challenge- #163 Autumn/Halloween

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Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #479 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #460 Anything Goes                 

I love the intriguing stamping opportunity called "Twofer Card Challenge" which requires the use the exact same stamp or die to make two cards with distinctly different designs for two different occasions. The October Challenge is named "Sweets." I used an image and sentiments from a clear stamp set named “Hole Foods” from The Project Bin to make a Halloween Card and a “just for fun” donut card. 

  

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Twofer Card Challenge- #21 Sweets

For the Halloween card, I stamped the donut frosting in orange, lime green, and purple (stamped twice). I trimmed the purple ones to create the letter “B”, saving the sections I’d cut off to create the exclamation point. I then backed all the letters with black cardstock.  I printed an enlarged a copy of the Bugaboo image named “Ghost Peeker” on vellum, then perched him behind the sentiment. The eerie background paper is an upcycled calendar page. The ghoulish inside sentiment is a freebie from Decosses Dynamite Doodles.

 

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Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Halloween                           

The Paper Shelter- #402 Up, Up and Away

Classic Design Team Challenge- #10 October

I love the fun sentiments in this set. For the fun donut card, I used two of them. I then stamped the donut image on kraft, dark brown, white and pink cardstock, then trimmed the white and pink frosting and adhered them atop the brown donuts.

 
  

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Bugaboo Stamp- Stella Says Sketch Challenge #717                              

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #408-409 Anything Goes                   

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #604 Spots and Dots

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #82: Colour Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct  
                                 

What a Week!

It’s Friday, and between putting in over 60 hours at work and dealing with family health issues, I'm so glad that the week is almost over! And... look forward to another challenge at QKR Stampede!  Stop by the challenge, which is always “Anything Goes” and several prizes are awarded. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself? My DT card features one of my favorite Eureka digital images named Pumpkins and Fence (that is available for just $2.) I colored the image from the back with Spectrum Noir Coloring System alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. The sentiments are from my scrapbook stash, and the beautiful ribbon was a recent purchase from Hobby Lobby.

 

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Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #408-409 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #479 (Optional twist- Anything Goes )

Di’s Digi Stamps- Halloween or Harvest                                               

Classic Design Team Challenge- #10 October

Cute As A Button-#49 Anything Goes      

This week the wecraftcard Forum is holding a Winter Crop. I’m hosting the Friday Challenge titled “Add a Bit O’ Sparkle.” Participants get an extra entry if their card also includes an upcycled item. For my card, I used a wonderful die-cut that is actually cut from the front of a luminary bag that I purchased at the dollar store a while ago. (I didn’t take a photo of the skate luminary, but am providing a pic of a sleigh one that I purchased the same time.) The sparkly snowflakes and front sentiment (that also has a bit of sparkle) were upcycled from an old card. The inside sentiment is a vintage sentiment that I removed form it’s wood mount (I think it might be Embossing Arts or PSX?)

  

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We Craft Cards Christmas Is Coming Crop- Friday Challenge 

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #460 Anything Goes                 

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct                                   

My final post is made with a free Halloween Favor Bag from Vectoria Designs. (You can learn about their freebies and other items HERE.) I added some color to the apothecary bottle on the bag with Spectrum Noir Coloring System alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. The little eek sentiment is a freebie from TLC Creations (that appears to no longer be available.)  The large spider is a diecut from my scrapbook stash, but I added a little flash with small red rhinestone eyes. Am entering this card into several challenges including Bugaboo BINGO (diagonal from lower left: 3 layers, gem and players choice-treat bag) and Double D's Silhouette Challenge. 

 

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Double D’s Challenge- Silhouettes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Halloween                                       
Bugaboo Stamps- BINGO

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays

Cute & Cheesy Card

Hello! It’s the third Thursday of the month, so time for new challenge at Imagine That Digi Stamps. For my DT card I used a digi from and IT set named Mac To My Cheese. The sweet image is colored with Spectrum Noir Coloring System alcohol markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. Patterned papers and upcycled photos of the cheesy comfort food is from a package of the real thing decorate the card. Yummy!)

One added note- The designer/owner of Imagine That, Kris Breach, provides her DTs with a coupon code that allows any friends a discount on their next digi order. If you stop by the shop I know that you'll find lots of digis you'll want to add to your collection. Then, make sure to enter your card into this months challenge with an "Anything Goes" theme for a chance to win a $12 coupon to the Imagine That Digistamp shop, or a Top 3 award which includes 2 free digi sets of your choice and an invite to be our Guest Designer in the next challenge!  You can find the full rules HERE.

 

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Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #408-409 Anything Goes                   

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 42 Anything Goes                                  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #604 Spots and Dots

I love this sweet Bugaboo image named “Ghost Peeker”, especially when I print the ghost on vellum to make him transparent! The image on the inside is the original digi. I colored the candy corn with Spectrum Noir markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. I enlarged the ghost on vellum for the front of the card, The image on the front is enlarged and printed on BOO then perched atop a BOO cut from scrapbook paper. The inside sentiment is a freebie from TLC Creations (however, it no longer appears to be available on the website.)

 

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Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge (Monochrome)

The Paper Shelter- #402 Up, Up and Away

Classic Design Team Challenge- #10 October

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct                                   

Had such fun creating a card with this cute digi from Little Scraps of Heaven complete with eyelets and ribbon from my stash.  (Sadly, this one has been retired. But stop by the LSOH site to download this weeks freebie, and check out the large assortment of images, many are just $1).  

 

 

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Little Scraps of Heaven- It’s All About Halloween! (FB) 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Halloween                                       

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #479

Di’s Digi Stamps- Halloween or Harvest                                               

Fabrika Fantasy Challenge- #35 Halloween