Last Minute Manda Clipart ~ It's Snow Time

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another cute project using the clipart from Last Mnute Manda.This cutie and sentiment is from the It's Snow Time set.
All of Manda's clipart can be found in her ETSY shop HERE.

The background paper is from Authentique.  The snowy hills and flag die is from La-La Land Crafts.  I cut the image out using a Scan N Cut and, finally, added some crystals.
Thanks for stopping by,

Sharing Last Minute Manda Clipart

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm back sharing another set of cards using fun clipart from Last Minute Manda.These clipart files are so easy to use and you get quite a few images for a very low price!For today's cards I'm using another image from the Bentley Christmas set.

The card on the left was imported into Silhouette Studio and I used the Print and Cut feature.The card on the right was printed from my computer and then cut out using a Scan N Cut.And, if you don't have a cutting machine these images are easily printed and then you can fussy cut with your favorite crafting scissors.
The card mat die is from Avery Elle.
I hope you'll give these wonderful clipart files a try.For more ideas with both clipart and digital images please visit Last Minute Manda on FaceBook HERE.
I'll be back next Tuesday with more clipart designs.

Passionate Paper Creations & Friends ~ STAMPENDOUS Sponsorship

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our Facebook Group, Passionate Paper Creations & Friends, is lucky to be sponsored by STAMPENDOUS over the next 4 days.  The company graciously provided team members with 2 cling stamps to create with.
Here are my projects.

This image is called Floral Flutter - isn't it gorgeous!?  I used Copic markers to color the image and mounted it a mat embossed using Altenew's  3D embossing folder, Floating Foliage.  The sentiment was cut using Jaded Blossom Basic Word Dies.

There's just nothing cuter than the House Mouse line of cling stamps.  I colored using Copic markers.  All of the die cuts are from LaLa Land Crafts.  
BtW, I cut both images out using my Scan NCut.  I just used a pencil to draw a continuous line around the images so the Scan NCut would recognize them as whole objects.  I erased the lines before coloring.
Be sure to stop by PPCF on Facebook to take advantage of the sponsorship special STAMPENDOUS is offering to PPCF members.

Cut it Up Challenge #210 ~ Join us for World Card Making Day

Hi Crafting Friends,
We're celebrating World Card Making Day at Cut it Up.
Personally, I think EVERYDAY is card making day but it's fun to celebrate with our crafting community.Our sponsor, The Cutting Cafe, provided us with some PDFs to help us create for this challenge.

I printed the PDF and then used my Scan NCut 2 to cut out the images before coloring them with Copic Markers.I've been on a craft room cleaning and sorting kick and found these fun yellow doilies which I thought would make a great background for my pumpkin patch. 
I hope you'll play along with our challenge.  The winner will receive a choice of files fromThe Cutting Cafe.

Jaded Blossom July NEW Release ~ Sneak Peek Day 1

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time for our new release at Jaded Blossom and we know you're going to love these new additions to our COFFEE-themed collection along with a fabulous new

SLIM LINE DIE!!!!

Here's my first release project using one of new stencils and one of our new stamp sets.

I used the following Jaded Blossom products:

Coffee Bean Stencil (NEW)

Don't Give a Hoot (NEW)

Treat Tag Die

Card Mat Dies

Here are the NEW products being revealed today.

   

  

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $139.99

July 2020 Release will include:

6 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets 2 - New Dies 2 - New Stencils  1 - 3x4 Freebie Stamp
Ala Carte Items available on Friday 12am PST 
NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS! No waiting WEEKS for your stamps.  This Package is only available till Wednesday 11:59pm pst, then will be back up on the store on Friday at 12 am pst during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $152.99

Be sure to head on over to Jaded Blossom to see all the wonderful ideas shared by the design team using today's revealed products.

G'Day Mate

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm up on the Jaded Blossom blog today.
I made this fun shaker card using the image and a sentiment from the G'Day Mate stamp set.

I just love this adorable koala which I colored using Copic Markers. I also used Jaded Blossom's Layered Frame & Journal Die Rounded Rectangle Internal Scallops die
I used my Gemini Jr. to cut out the dies and the Scan N Cut2 to cut out the stamped image.
Thanks for stopping by today.

Cut it Up Challenge # 186 ~ Thanks, Thankful, Thanksgiving

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're THANKFUL at Cut it Up Challenges and we're hoping you'll share your Thankful projects with us this week.  The team is also using the SMOOSHING techique.  We hope you'll try it.
Our sponsor is Scrappy Dew who provided our files for this challenge.  I chose the Wreath Girl set for my project.

This is a cut file but I chose to upload the jpeg image to my Silhouette software, adjust the size, and then print it out on my Canon Printer.  I used my Scan n Cut2 to cut out the image.  
So, what is SMOOSHING?  It's the technique I used for the background.  You place ink on acetate and then "smoosh" the acetate onto your background paper.  I misplaced my alcohol inks so I used Distress Stains.  They made more of a splat that a smoosh but I rather liked the result so I rolled with it!  I finished off  with some Wink of Stella on her wreath and some twine.
I hope you'll join our challenge this week.  Just follow the link above.
Happy November!!!

My Time to Craft challenge 409 ~ NO Squares or Rectangles

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a fun one for you this time at My Time to Craft.
For this challenge we're asking for shape card EXCEPT squares or rectangles!
Jaded Blossom to the rescue with their Octagon stitched dies.

I've been wanting to use this Caffeinated Boxer stamp from The Rabbit Hole Designs and I needed a masculine birthday card so here it is.  The inside of the shaker was stamped with Jaded Blossom's Birthday Splatter stamp then heat embossed.  I finally added some seed beads to my stash and I think they look fun inside the shaker.  I colored the image using Copic Markers.
So put your designing cap on and come up with a shaped card to share with us. Just follow the link above.

My Time to Craft ~ Birds!

Hi Crafty Friends, Our My Time to Craft Challenge # 406 is BIRDS.  We hope you have a good time with this one? I just love The Rabbit Hole Designs caffeinated critters and the flamingo is just so much fun. Here she is, happy with her coffee!

I used Whimsy Stamps shaker dies for this card along with a banner die from La-La Land Crafts.   The caffeinated flamingo was colored using Copic markers and cut out using my Scan N Cut2 machine.
I hope you'll join us for our BIRD challenge.

My Time to Craft Chalenge #399 ~ Watercolor

Hi Crafty Friends,
For our My Time to Craft challenge we're using water colors; pencils, paints, pens, whatever to color an image or create a background.
I watched a Jennifer McGuire video on how to make a split design card and thought this style would be perfect for a background I had water colored and a new stamp I had just purchased.

Isn't this fun?!

I cut the clouds and sea using La-La Land Crafts Stitched Clouds and Hills border dies.  I also cut them in velum for an offset.  The image is Caffeinated Shark from The Rabbit Hole Designs as is the sentiment.  I colored the shark using Copic markers on Gina K Pure Luxury card stock.  The split design is attached to the background that I water colored using Spectrum Noir Aqua pens diluted with water and brushed on with a large bristle brush. 

I think I'll be making other cards using this split design technique.

Please join our water color challenge by following the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas #421 ~ Tic Tac Toe

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge for this week is to follow the Tic Tac Toe grid.
I LOVE Tic Tac Toe challenges.  It takes challenge themes a little farther by giving  me more guidance.  You'll find the Tic Tac Toe grid at the bottom of this post.
Here's my project following the center squares top to bottom.

I used Jaded Blossom Scallop Circle dies and La-La Land Crafts stitched border dies cut using my Cuttlebug (I love my Gemini but when I go to a crop I take my Cuttlebug - it's quieter). I used Copic markers to color this fun Caffeinated Crab from The Rabbit Hole Designs.  All of their stamps just make me smile.  I cut the stamped out using a Scan N Cut2.
Come play Tic Tac Toe with us.  Just follow the link above and don't forget to use a die cut as well.

Fun-day Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack

Hi Crafty Friends, Team A at Jo's Scrap Shack is up for Challenge #282.  Remember our challenges are always ANYTHING GOES. The sponsor for this challenge is Little Blue Button Stamps. I love creating coffee themed projects so when I found this adorable Panda with Cup I was one happy crafter.

After printing the digital image, I cut it out using my Scan N Cut2 then added some Copic coloring.  I decided to make a large tag using La-La Land Crafts tag dies.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Coffee is Life set, the flag die is La-La Land Crafts and the little coffee cup cut out is from JB's Coffee Banner dies.  Oh, the Coffee Bean hearts are also from LLLC.  This was such a fun project to make.

I hope you'll join our challenge.  You have one week to enter.  Just follow the link at the top of this post.

My Time to Craft #396 ~ CAS

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're going for Clean And Simple for challenge #396 at My Time to Craft.
I received this cute bird stamp and sentiments from Whimsy Stamps.  Every time I order from them I receive a freebie stamp in my order - so thoughtful!

I used a Whimsy Stamps border die for the simple embellishment.  I colored using Copic Markers.

I hate fussy cutting so I used my Scan N Cut2.  Did you know that if you have "open" parts in your stamped image you can close them using a pencil.  Just draw a line around the open part, scan and cut, then erase your line.  I did this between the wings and the feet.  

I hope you'll join in our challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas ~ Challenge #414 Celebrating National Library Day

Hi Crafty Friends, In honor of National Library Day (April 9) we want to share something Reading related for our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.
Your project can be a book title, character, bookmark, anything to do with books.
I used Jaded Blossom's Ticket Book die to make a bookmark.

This cute little bookworm is from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I cut the pre colored version out using my Scan N Cut2.  I also added the heart and word using Jaded Blossom dies.

I hope you'll join us in celebrating the wonders of reading!

Just add your project to the link above.

Cut it Up Challenge #171 ~ Bunnies or Baskets

Hi Crafty Friends, Only a few more weeks to get your Easter/Spring projects completed. For my Cut it Up Challenge project I decided to make a treat holder using the Goodie Bag Die from Jaded Blossom and some images from The Rabbit Hole Designs Easter Bounty stamp set.

I LOVE the images that are being designed by The Rabbit Hole Designs - they are so easy to color and there's just so much you can do with them.  AND, they have a little bit of sass which is really fun.

I colored using Copic Markers and cut the images out using my Scan N Cut2.

Our challenge sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays.

Just follow the link above to enter this challenge.
I'd like to enter this project in the Sweet Stampin Challenge ~ funny or AG

Sweet Dreams

Hi Crafty Friends, I made this card for the Stamp Anniething's Stampers Facebook Group Challenge Week #38. The theme is Pretty in Pink.  I used the Holly - Sweet Dreams stamp from SAT.

The patterned papers are from American Crafts.  I colored Holly using Copic Markers and cut her out on my Scan N Cut2. Stamp Anniething's Stampers sponsors monthly challenges are the Facebook group. You must use a SAT product and follow the theme.
I'm also entering this card in A Gem of  a Challenge - Week 4 Anything Goes

SCOOP there it is

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another card I made specifically for a challenge.  I'm entering today's card in Jo's Scrapshack Fun-Day Friday Challenge.
It's an ANYTHING GOES challenge so I got out a new Whimsy Stamps stamp set and die that I've been wanting to play with.  Here's my card.

How cute are these little guys?  And the stitched window die is so easy to use.

I cut the penguins out using my Scan N cut2 so it was easy peasy.  The little bit of coloring was done using Copic Markers.

Thanks for dropping by and taking a look.

Hello Lovely

Good Morning Crafty Friends,
Today's card is for the K is for Kitties challenge at Snarky Stampers.
I just love The Rabbit Hole Design's Caffeinated Kitty and I thought she'd be perfect for this challenge.  I also thought the sentiment from La La Land Crafts Hello Lovely Background stamp set would put a snarky smile on your face!

I colored using Copic Markers and cut the image out with the Scan n Cut2.  The tag is from the La La Land Crafts tag set.  I stamped the mat using LLLC  Hello Lovely Background set and stenciled the large mat with LLLC So Many Dots stencil.

There's still time to follow the Cut it Up Challenge Sponsor Thank You Blog Hop.

One lucky commenter from my blog will win THIS stamp!!!

You can join in the hop HERE