Altered Eclectics September Challenge

 

For this month's Altered Eclectics item I altered an Altoid Tin and a bottle cap with fairies!  The images are from the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime paper pack.  I used the Martha Stewart picket fence border punch and the grass border punch to help create the scene for the inside of the tin.  I embellished the top of the tin with fabric washi tape and a ladybug button.  Also, used a 1 inch circle punch for a fairy and added it to the bottle cap and then covered it with a clear raised adhesive circle dot.  I placed the tin onto a small easel for display.

 

We hope you will share your altered item(s) with us at Altered Eclectics September Challenge.  Anything Goes as long as it's been altered, mixed media, but please, no cards or scrapbook layouts.

 

You can find the challenge HERE.

Crafting When We Can Challenge - Borrow a Sketch!

 

The challenge at Crafting When We Can is to create a card using a "borrowed" sketch.  For my card I borrowed my sketch #111 I created for the SWAT Challenge; I only borrowed the sketch and not the tree twist!  Here's the sketch:

 

 

For my card, I used the Queen's Coronation digi image from the challenge sponsor Sassy Studio Designs.  I used lots of bling and lace.  The patterned paper is from a DCWV Trade Winds paper stack.  I colored the image using Copic Markers.  The sentiment is an American Art stamp.

 

We hope you'll borrow a sketch and play along!  You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Oriental Sketch Challenge #52

 

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenge uses this sketch:

 

 

For my card, I used the MFP Branch of Blossoms stamp set.  The designer paper is from the DCWV Far East paper pack, the doily is Paper Studio.  I colored the branch image using Copic marker and the sentiment was stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink.

 

We hope you'll play along with our Oriental Sketch Challenge; if you do, you'll be entered into a random drawing to win a free stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers.

 

You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Simple Salutations Challenge 112 - What's Your Favorite Subject in School

 

This week's Simple Salutations Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., is to create a card that depicts your favorite subject in school!

 

I used the Lesson Learned stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers.  I can't really say that math (AKA Arithmetic back in the day!) was my favorite subject, but ironically, I worked with numbers as a grant administrator for 11 school districts!  Thankfully, I'm retired now and the only numbers I work with are fun....figuring out homemade card measurements (and, balancing my checkbook!)

 

I also instructed  adult ed classes for a community college for a few years and enjoyed the interaction with students eager to learn; my math skills were used to calculate their GPA at the end of the quarter!

 

We hope you'll share with us what your favorite subject was or is by entering your card in the Simple Salutations Challenge.  If you do, you'll be entered to win a free stamp set.

 

You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Sketch With a Twist Challenge 113 - Faux or Real Stitching!

 

This week's SWAT Challenge is to use the following sketch and the TWIST is to use faux or real stitching on your card.  (I cannot do a single real stitch and my faux stitching looks a lot like what my real stitching would look!)

 

 

For my card, I flipped the sketch.  I used a Spellbinder Piercablilities die on the bottom to create a decorative edge.  I used Kraft Cardstock.  I stamped the image panel using the stamp and sentiment from the MFP Medallion stamp set using Crumb Cake ink.  I then stamped the image im black from Nature's Brushstrokes over the Medallion.  I used a ruler to add dots using a black pen down the side and corners of the stamped panel, then I used the pen to connect the dots with the hope of making it look like stitching (looked much better before I connected the dots!)  The buttons are from my stash.

 

We hope you'll play along with our SWAT Challenge #113 this week.  If you do, you'll be entered to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers!

 

You can find the challenge HERE. 

 

MFP Oriental Sketch Challenge #51

 

It's Saturday and time for the Oriental Sketch Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

 

This week's sketch uses a tutorial found on MFP!

 

 

Here is the tutorial for the Oriental Screen Card:

 

Oriental Screen Card

 

For my card, I used several Oriental stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers:

Birds of the Orient

Dragonflies

Umbrellas & Fans

Lanterns

Branch of Blossoms

 

We hope you'll play along with our Oriental Sketch Challenge and share your Oriental Screen card with us; if you do, you'll be entered to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers.

 

You can find the challenge HERE. 

 

If you aren't a member of MFP SpeedyTV, it's easy to register and begin joining in the fun!  Just click HERE to join the site!

A Brentwood Owl (c) Digital Image Freebie!

 

I am so excited to join the JessicaLynnOriginal Design Team!  My term begins September 1 but I wanted to use the freebie Brentwood Owl (c) image provided on the JessicaLynnOriginal website to create a birthday card!  One of the fun things about this image is you get it free and can then design Brentwood's T-shirt to fit whatever occasion you have in mind!

 

You can find the free image HERE.

 

For my card, I included the letters HB on Brentwood's T-shirt and then printed the image onto Spectrum Noir Ultra White cardstock.  The designer paper is from my stash; the cardstock is Stampin Up.  I found a "limb" for Brentwood to sit on (it's cut from a PaperSmooches die) and added some foliage using a Martha Stewart branch punch.  I colored the image using Copic markers.

 

Once you create your project using the free image, remember to include it HERE using the blue frog Inlinkz button to be entered into a free drawing as described on the JessicaLynnOriginal website! 

 

 Can't wait to see how you use your Brentwood Owl (c) free image!

MFP Simple Salutations Challenge - Bear or Bears

 

The MFP Simple Salutations Challenge is to create a card and include a bear or bears.  I chose to use a sentiment from the MFP Bundle of Joy stamp set and create a punch art bear holding the sentiment!  I used various sized circle punches and an oval punch to create the bear.  I drew the line and lips; a white gel pen was used to create eyes and lashes were drawn using a small mm black pen.

 

We hope you'll play along with our challenge this week; if you do, you'll be entered to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. 

 

You can find the challenge HERE.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #86 - Back to School

 

 

It is back to school at Ruby's Rainbow Challenge Blog.

 

For my card, I used image and sentiment from the Mark's Finest Papers Lesson Learned stamp set.  I stamped the apple onto watercolor paper and smooshed some ink onto an acrylic block and picked it up with a waterbrush to color the apple.  I used Stampin' Up Circle framelits to create the round card.  I used a 3D Jolee's pencil sticker as an embellishment along with green ribbon and a red gem.

 

We hope you'll play along with our Back to School challenge. 

 

You can find the challenge HERE.

Twisted Tuesday Challenge - Chevrons and Ribbon

 

I have been so blessed to be part of the Twisted Tuesday Challenges and feeling a bit sad that this is the last challenge post for the Twisted Tuesday Challenges blog.

 

For my card, I used Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler cardstock, polka dot patterned paper from my stash, ribbon from my stash, the chevron is a die cut from My Favorite Things.  the pumpkins are 3D stickers found in my stash!  The Autumn sentiment is from a Mark's Finest Papers stamp set called Autumn Splendor.

 

We hope you'll play along the final Twisted Tuesday Challenge!  You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Sketch With a Twist Challenge 112 - Use a Button or Buttons!

 

This week's Sketch With a Twist Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., is to use this sketch and the twist is to also use a button or buttons on your card!

 

 

For my card, I used the newly released Brrrr stamp set.  Papers are from my stash.  The Snowflake buttons are from Dress It Up.  I used a Word Bubble die cut for the sentiment.

We hope you'll play along with our challenge this week; if you do you'll be entered to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers!

You can find the challenge HERE.

CWWC Challenge - oodles of doodles!

 

The Crafting When We Can Challenge is to create a project and do some doodling on it!

 

For my card, I used an image from the sponsor, A Random Fan, called Autry's Art Lesson.  I doodled around the die cut scallops and doodled inside Autry's canvas!

 

We hope you'll doodle with us at Crafting When We Can Challenge!  You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Oriental Sketch Challenge #50

 

It's Saturday and time for this week's Oriental Sketch Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  Here is this week's sketch:

 

 

For my card, I used the MFP Lucky You stamp set.  The image was colored using Copic markers.  I added some adhesive pearls and crystal gems to embellish my card.

We hope you'll play along with this week's challenge; if you do you'll be entered to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers.

You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP August Blog Hop day 4 Brrrr and Dear Santa

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 

 

 Featured Aug. 12
Crows and Scarecrow 

Featured Aug. 13

Hydrangea

 Featured Aug. 14

Keys
 

Featured Aug. 15
Dear Santa and Brrrr

 

I think this is my favorite project this month!  I seldom create tags but as soon as I saw the Brrr stamp set I new what I wanted to create!  I stamped and colored the images and then fussy cut them out; I also paper pieced the hats on the two end snowmen!  I used word bubble dies for the sentiments.  The blue bow was from a package of bows I found in the Michaels dollar bin!

 

Here's another "favorite" and fun project!  I used the Dear Santa stamp set to create a count down calendar!  The image is in a 5x7 acrylic frame.  The numbers were stamped using the MFP Calendar stamp set and then used a circle punch to punch them out.  An adhesive magnet was added to hold the numbers to the frame so they could be changed out easily.  A bulldog clip holds the banners in place with the magnet and numbers adhered.

 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

Aug. 16, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Aug. 15, 2014

 

Here's the Design Team:

 

Lois

Kelli Jo

Karen 

 Kathy

Toni

Janine

Shirley Q

Vickie
Sandy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

We hope you've enjoyed the blog hop and inspiration provided by the design team members.  Be sure to check back on the blog to see if you've won one of the new release stamp sets!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #59 - Back to School!

 

It's back to school time at this month's Sparkles Challenge Blog!

 

For my card I used retired Stampin' Up stamps, Greeting Card Kids and the sentiment is from Word Play.  The designer paper is also retired from Stampin' Up.

 

For this month our fabulous sponsor is

With a fabulous surprise prize for 1 lucky winner

 

We hope you'll play along with our Back to School Challenge.  You can find the challenge HERE.

MFP Blog Hop Day 3 Keys

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 

 

 Featured Aug. 12
Crows and Scarecrow 

Featured Aug. 13

Hydrangea

 Featured Aug. 14

Keys
 

Featured Aug. 15
Dear Santa and Brrrr

 

I created a CAS card using the Keys stamp set!  The black background was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder, the image and sentiment were stamped onto a spellbinders die, and the ribbon was cutout using a ribbon die and embellished with an adhesive pearl.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

Aug. 16, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Aug. 15, 2014

 

Here's the Design Team:

Lois

Kelli Jo

Karen 

 Kathy

Toni

Janine

Shirley Q

Vickie
Sandy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

MFP August Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 

 

 Featured  Aug. 12

Crows and Scarecrow

Featured Aug. 13

Hydrangea
 

 Featured Aug. 14

Keys

 

Featured Aug. 15

Dear Santa and Brrrr

 

I stamped the image onto watercolor paper and colored using an aqua brush and reinker.  I then sprayerd the panel using Goosebumps Texture Spray.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

Aug.16, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday August 15, 2014
 

Here's the Design Team:

 

 Jane C

Pat 
Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn
Nancy 
Bonnie 

Sue W

  Pam M

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Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.