Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge # 256- Anything goes with a Fancy Fold Twist

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Can you believe it is June already?  Today is my last day of work for the summer and I am so excited.  Only a few more hours and then it is all about crafting and relaxing this summer.  

This month's challenge at Crafty Gals Corner is Anything Goes with a Fancy Fold twist.  Since I plan to use this card as a birthday card for my brother, I did not do the fancy fold technique.

I chose this awesome Beryl the Biker from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps for this month's challenge and perfect for my brother for his birthday.

 

 

Here is the card I created with this awesome digi.

 

I tried something a little different this time and used  Triblend markers to color the image.

Bike Metal, Tire, Jacket and Helmet: Ice Grey Blend

Skin: Fair Skin Blend

Pants: Twilight Sky Blend

Scarf: Burnt Orange Blend

Hair: Earth Brown Blend

Lights: Sand Blend

I fussy cut the image out and placed it on the card base using foam squares.  I used pattern paper from my stash to create the card base.  I then added some screw brads to the card panel for more interest.  To finish the card, I added the sentiment strip from Taylored Expressions- Simple Strips Birthday.

Now it is your turn.  Leave me a comment and then create a fun fold or fancy fold card and share it with us at Crafty Gals Corner. 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge #253- Anything Goes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

It is a new month and a new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.  We have a pretty easy challenge this month- Anything Goes.  We want to see whatever you are creating this month, if it be for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Birthdays or any other event that may be coming up.

This month, I received this fun dragon image from Dr. Digi's  House of Stamps, titled BBQ Dragon.

Here is the card I created with this fun image.

I colored this image using my Copic Markers:

Dragon: YG67, YG61, YG03, YG17

Fire: R89, YR09, YR04

Spear: N7, N5, N3

Eyes: C3

Silverware: N4, N2

Chicken: E49, E74, E71

I finished the card using paper and embellishments from Doodlebug Designs.

Thank you for stopping by. Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Crafty Gals Corner with your creations.

Love to Craft- September Challenge

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

New month, means a new challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.  As always, the theme is Anything Goes. This month I broke out this cute stamp from Kindred Stamps titled "Play Pretend".

This card was fun to color and was made especially for someone.

I colored the image with Copics:

Skin: E13, E11, E21

Hair: T7, T5, T3

Sweater: R59, R46, R24

Mouth: RV13

Crown: Y28

Pants: B99, B79

Shoes: B34

King's Outfit: BG49

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my work.  Please leave me a comment and then come join the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It is July 1st, can you believe it?  The summer is in full swing and it is a holiday weekend.  I have so many crafty projects I want to work on this weekend.

Today, I want to share my design team project for the challenge of Anything Goes over at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Here is the card I creating using all supplies from Taylored Expressions.

The card base was created using blue foil on the plaid foil its.  I then finished the plaid pattern with Cookie Monster and Peapod inks. I cut the panel with the frayed edge stacklets. 

I then stamped the Happy- On the Block- Happy Shadow with Cookie Monster ink and die cut with the matching die.   I then stamped the Birthday Wishes with All Together Occasions 2 stamp set. 

The panel was then matted with Peapod cardstock on a white card base.

I hope you join us for our challenge over at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.  Also, please leave me a comment.

Mix it Up Challenge Blog- Twist: Clean and Simple

 

 Hello Crafty friends,

I am so excited to be on the design team for Mix it Up!  This is a new design team for me, but I am looking forward to sharing my designs with you where.

This month's theme is Anything Goes with the twist: Clean and Simple.

Here is the card that I created, which to me is clean and simple.

 I used some pattern paper from my stash to create the background of my card. I then stamped the deer (retired stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey) onto white cardstock using a brown ink.

I matted this image piece on a piece of brown cardstock and tied a brown twine knot around the whole piece.

I finished the cars by die cutting the letters HB from brown cardstock using the alphabet die set from Queen and Company. 

A clean and simple Masculine card for a man who is celebrating a birthday.

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

Then head over to Mix it Up Challenge Blog and share your clean and simple card.

Bitten By the Bug 2: Use Pattern Paper

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Pattern paper!  I love paper and pattern paper is even better, so this is a perfect for me! 

I found this cute svg from SVG Cuts and had to create it.  

I used pattern paper from Echo Park's Fall Breeze collection to create the shirt.  The base of the card and the cuffs were cut from some cardstock I had on hand that matched the pattern paper.  

 

 To finish the card, I added some orange stones to the pocket and shirt to be the buttons.

The perfect card for a man in your life.

Now it is your turn.  Create a project with your Cricut that showcases pattern paper and share it with us at Bitten by the Bug 2.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment. 

Bitten By the Bug 2- For the Guys Challenge

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a new challenge at Bitten By the Bug.  Masculine or For the Guys!  This is always a card makers challenge when we have to create masculine cards.  

I looked no further than Dreaming Tree to find this beer card.  

I cut out the beer card using cardstock from my stash and my Cricut.  I ran the "foam" through the small dot embossing folder and added some light brown ink around the edges.  

Now it is your turn to create a "masculine" Cricut project and share it with us at Bitten By the Bug 2 Challenge Blog.

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

Stampin Friends Blog Hop: Masculine

 

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop.  This month and the theme is Masculine makes. If you are following along the hop, you should have arrived from Steph Jandrow'sblog.  Make sure to read through my blog, comment below and then continue to Maureen Rauchfuss' blog.

If you get lost along the way, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each blog.

Here are the projects I created for our Masculine theme.

 

I created this fun box card for a very special 5 year old that loves all things Star Wars.

The box card part was cut with my Cricut from Dreaming Tree. 

I then stamped the images from Kindred Stamps and colored them with my Copics.

The unique card needed an awesome envelope to put it in, so the project is the matching envelope from the same file.

 

Together they look very cute together.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

Here are the bloggers if you get lost. 

1. Maureen Rauchfuss - US
2. Katja Ettig 
   
3. Jean Beaulieu
4. Teri Pocock
   
5. Tiziana Milano - US
6. Steph Jandrow US
7. Kim Lamos

Bitten by the Bug 2 - May the Force be with you

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today we have a fun challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2.  Are there any Star Wars fans?  The theme this week is May the Force be with you.  If you are not familiar with the phrase, it is a Star Wars play on words for the Fourth of May.  Instead of fourth, it is force.

I have only seen a few Star Wars and have never really gotten into the series of movies and things, but I know it is very popular.  I put an adult coffee spin on my project this week.

Anyone for some DeathStarbucks?

I found this SVG while looking through google.  I thought it would be the best image for an adult coffee mug.  I found the SVG at Editable SVG.  I cut the image with permanent vinyl.

Now it is your turn.  Create a Star Wars inspired project using your Cricut and share it with us at Bitten By the Bug 2.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment. 

Bitten By The Bug 2: Life in 3-D

 

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a new challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2; Life in 3-D.  When I saw this challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to make.

I present to you Dreaming Tree's Walt's RV.  If you have ever seen the series "Breaking Bad",  you know the RV plays an important part in the show.  My brother loved the show, so I knew I would be giving him the finished project.

 I made mistakes, but my brother loved it.

Here is pictures of the other 3 sides.

 

The front

 

 

The other side

 

The back side

 

There is a secret compartment.

 

 

Then the RV is a box also.

 This was a challenge, but a ton of fun.

Now it is your turn.  Create something 3-D and share it with us on Bitten By the Bug 2.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

 

 

 

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge Blog

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today we have a new challenge at Angie's Digital Stamps.  The theme is Anything Goes with a Fall color twist, so I was excited to get to color up these boots and cowboy hat.

I colored the image with my Copics:

Boots: E09, E08, E97

Hat: E27, E25, E23

Hat Trim: T9, T7, T5

The card base is created with cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey, Brown cardstock from Sizzix and pattern paper from my stash.

To finish the card, I wrapped some twine around the card and tied a guitar wood embellishment from Fun Stampers Journey.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

Stampin Friends Blog Hop- Anything Goes

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop! This month’s theme is Anything Goes. If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Kim Quade blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Heidi Collins' blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog.

Here are the projects I created for this month’s hop.

I had to play with my new stamp sets from Lawn Fawn; Village Heroes and Happy Village.

The card base was created with a piece of Whip Cream Cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey.  I then created the background using Distress Oxides.  I stamped all the images and fussy cut each piece out.

I used Copics to color the images.

Stop Sign: R37, R35

Police Car: B37, B34, R35, 100, Y15, B0000

Houses: Y15, Y13, Y11, YR02, YR61, YR20, YG17, YG13, YG11, V17, V15, B0000, E57, E35, E33, E31

Police Station: T7, T5, T3, T1, Y15, B0000

Car: C5, C3, C1, B0000, Y15, 100

The project is a svg file from Dreaming Tree and I cut the pieces out with my Cricut.

Here is a close up of the police cap.

I hope you liked the projects I shared and you will have some ideas after continuing with the hop.  Please leave me a comment and keep on hopping.

1. Teri Pocock

2. Jean Beaulieu

3. Jo Blackman

4. Katja Ettig

5. Barbara Lash 

6. Kim Quade 

7. Kim Lamos

8. Heidi Collins

9. Maureen Rauchfuss

10. Melissa Thomas

11. Steph Jandrow

12. Barbara Welch 

13. Tiziana Milano

14. Anne Marie Hile 

15. Lisa Ann Bernard 

Stampin Friends Masculine Blog Hop

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop! This month’s theme is Masculine. If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Kim Quade blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Maureen Rauchfuss' blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog.

Here are the projects I created for this month’s hop.

 I always struggle with the masculine theme.  I don't know about you but cards for men are hard to design and feel so plain to me compared to the ones I create for girls.  This time I turned to Dreaming Tree for help.

I created the shutter card from their Good for Guys bundle, using their svg file.  This is a picture of the front of the card.

The bow tie is a belly band and comes off to open the card.

Then when you open the card, the shutter opens and it reveals the message.

To create the card I used cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey, pattern paper from Echo Park and the stamped sentiment was stamped with Black Licorice ink and a sentiment from Spellbinders.

The project is also a svg file from Dreaming Tree and matches the paper I used on the card.

This is one side of the lantern.  The other side looks like this below.

This is a lantern, so the recipient could add a battery-operated tealight to the inside and the images of the man on the bike would be more noticeable.

I hope you liked the projects I shared and you will have some ideas after continuing with the hop.  Please leave me a comment and keep on hopping.

1. Jean Bolen Beaulieu

2. Teri Pocock

3. Katja Ettig

4. Steph Jandrow

5. Tiziana Milano

6. Rachael Rife

7. Kim Quade 

8. Kim Lamos 

9. Maureen Rauchfuss 

10. Anne Marie Hile

11. Heidi Collins

12. Melissa Thomas

Masculine Mustaache Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I want to share another fun fold card today.  This one does not have a specific name, but still not a basic card fold.

Masculine cards are something I struggle with, so I as so happy to create this card.

I used Fun Stampers Journey Whip Cream Cardstock for the base cut at 4 1/4 x 11.  I then scored the base piece at 2 3/4 and 8 1/4.  This creates the card gate fold base.

I then cut two strips of paper at 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 to create the flaps.

The inside of the card, I just matted a piece of cardstock and stamped my sentiment.

I then cut the Doodlebug paper to fit the pieces on the front and then used my Cricut to cut out the mustaches to match.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

Bitten by the Bug 2- Masculine Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a new challenge over at Bitten by the Bug.  The theme is Masculine.  When I heard what the theme was going to be I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

This BBQ box is from Dreaming Tree.
What I love most about Dreaming Tree is that they help you assemble the projects right along side you.  There is a video tutorial for each and every project.

Here is a close up of the front controls.  I used Fashion Brads Silver from Fun Stampers Journey.

Here is a look under the cover.

But that's not it.  Here is a look under the grill.

This would be the perfect box to surprise someone with a grill or even fill it with spices for a grill master.

I hope you try out Dreaming Tree.  They have lots of fun projects and add more all the time.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.