LTCCB#88: Hello Sunflowers

 Hello Crafty Friends,

As summer comes to end, it's time for some Fall flowers.

This is from the 2019 Kit and Clowder coloring class (yes, I'm that behind with doing some of my classes, but I will get there....some day).  Alyce drew the image herself and teaching how to color it, which was done with prismacolor pencils.  Just add bees ... it's ready to go.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

* stamps: Kit and Clowder: sunflowers (Feb-Mar'19), TLC Designs: Celebrate (sentiment)

* paper:  Cardstock Warehouse: paper bag, Brazill: 

* die-cuts: MFT: Oval Stax 1&2

* embellishments: Recollections: brads, K&Company: Tim Coffey Blossomwood

LTSCB #175: Sibling Whatever Birthday

 Hello Crafty Friends, 

It's hard to believe Fall is almost here, this year has flown by.  

I know I have already used this stamped, but I couldn't help myself to make another card for my brother.  His birthday is 2 days after mine and we are the same age for 2 days, this stamp set was too fitting.

I stamped the image on cardstock and colored with my colored pencils.  The background was done with a watercolored pencil. Kept it simple and made sure the kitty had a twine to play with, but I don't think he is having it.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity Stamps: Pissy Party

paper: Coredinations: deep lagoon, the Paper Studio: woodfence turquoise, Cardstock Warehouse:paper bag

die-cuts: MFT: oval and fishtail stax

embellishments: twine, Recolletions: brads

MLCCB #63: Felt Knitting Christmas Land

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)

Christmas in July it is ..... This is my post for MLCCB, anything Christmas.

My boys got me an advent calendar for felt knitting and I LOVED it!!!  Taking the wool and sculpting it into little magical pieces was very mindful. 

Lots of presents and some trees.

The sleigh was presents.  Some of the finer details could be difficult, but I was learning with each piece how to take small pieces of wool to make the details.

Santa was fun.  I made his hat differently and the white really fluffy.  His beard is just rolling the wool.

Just small pieces of tiny wool to make the POST letters.

Baby deer in a stocking... how cute

The house, which was the hardest part, because each wall had to be precise.

The needles are very sharp doing this felt knitting, so wear the little leather finger covers they give you in the kit and buy a few extra to protect a few more fingers.  Most kits come with 1-3 needles, but a few more, because they will break sometimes doing the simplest detail work.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

MIUCB #78: Mixed Media Garden

 Hello Crafty Friends!  

This post is for MIUCB, Mixed Media or anything crafty goes.  I love doing mixed media crafts, just because it's fun getting messy and just letting the mind be creative.

This is the finish project.

I started with painting the canvas with some different types of paints and then fixing tissue paper over the top.

The butterfly was a wooden embellishment that had been embossed and heavy glitter stones.  The flowers are metal, just make sure put a base coat of gesso paint down, then drop some ink to fill them.

Part of the thinking process ....

The finally project once again.

⦁ paper:  Tim Holtz: collage paper serendipity, entomology

⦁ stencils: Artplorations: Bloom Silhouttes, Tim Holtz: bubble

⦁ embellishments: Tim Holtz: metal floral,distress inks,  K&Company: Blossomwood, wooden butterfly, moss, lace, gems,  Recollections: glitter beads

LTCCB #87: Hello New Neighbor

Hello Crafty Friends!  July is here like a lion breathing hot fire on us .... It is HOT!  Hopefully you are staying cool by crafting a little.

This is my post for LTCCB, Anything Crafty Goes. 

Remember the days when you had to score out your paper just right to create these foldable box cards?  MFT has made it so simple now with using die-cuts. Best way to use up some scrap papers too. The houses are from another die-cut company.

I made this card for our new neighbors.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

⦁ stamps: Stampin Up: Chic Boutique (sentiment) 

⦁ paper:  lots of scraps

⦁ die-cuts: MFT: Outside the Box Level Up, Grass Hills, Cloud Trio, Recollections: houses

LTSCB #174: Pissy Party

Hello Crafty Friends!!   Can't believe we are already halfway through with the year and the summer is HOT!!

I'm here with my post for LTSCB, Anything Goes.  Please join us.

I know I have a lot of stamps, but we crafters never talk about our hoarding issues. These new stamps from Unity have been catching my eyes for awhile and I finally broke down and bought me a few in the new Pissy collection.  Knowing my chiropractor has a great sense of humor, I colored up this stamp (Pissy Party) with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside ... which he laughed and thought it was perfect.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

⦁ stamps: Unity Stamp Company: Pissy Party

⦁ paper:  Recollections, Unity: Suns Out, Sass Out

⦁ die-cuts: MFT: circle stax, 

⦁ embellishments: brad

MLCCB #62: Christmas Dogs and Cats

Hello Crafty Friends :o)   I'm sure many of you are working on your Christmas projects, always nice to have a great start.  If you are one that doesn't wait until the last minute, make sure to join us at MLCCB, where it's Christmas year around. 

Keeping the design very simple because I wanted the paper my son picked out to really be the focal point of this card.  A stamped sentiment with coordinated die was all that was needed, maybe a snowflake brad.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading.

stamp: Simon Says: Winter Birds with dies

paper: Cardstock Warehouse: Paper Bag, the Paper Studio: Festive Cats & Dogs

embellishment: Recollections: brad

MIUCB #77: Birthday Piecing Tag

Hello Crafty Friends :o)  Welcome to another great challenge over at MIUCB, our new challenge is Paper Piecing or Anything Goes.

I decided to make a birthday tag, where the cake was stamped several times, then piece together,  This also gives a great layer look.

This is how many layers I decided was best to get the right layers.

On the backside.

thanks for looking and reading.

stamps: Recollections: Doodle Birthday

paper: scraps

die-cuts: MFT: tag stax

embellishments: Stickles, 3Girl Jam Ribbon: Lemon-Lime & Grey Grey

LTSCB #173: Thankful For You

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)   Spring has sprung and so has the pollen, make sure you are taking your vitamin C.  

Here with my post for LTSCB where it's Anything Goes.

Alyce from Kit and Clowder has been drawing her own images for her classes and gives aways. This image was from the Christmas advent calendar I believe.  I colored the image with my prismacolor pencils.  Just kept the design simple.

Here's the iinside.

thanks for looking and reading.

stamps: Kit and Clowder:   Cas-ual Fridays: Calm & Gentle (sentiment)

paper: Brazzil,   Recollections: Red Birds

die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames, MFT: clouds

MUICB #76: Bag of Flowers

 Hello Crafty Friends!  I just realized I never posted my project for MIUCB, real life complications.  

The new challenge is for Layers.

I did a gift bag using tissue paper from Tim Holtz and decided it had to have color.  Very carefully I colored it with my prismacolor pencils.  Who doesn't have scrap paper hanging around that needs to be used and maybe pieces of embellishment scraps. 

Using decoupage on the burlap to adhere the tissue paper is the best route, I thought brushing it on the tissue would either tear it or make the colors bleed. 

• paper: Tim Holtz: collage paper serendipity, scraps
• embellishments: Tim Holtz: number strips, Ashland: moss, Bead Landing: gems, gauze, staples, burlap, butterfly