Take Care

Its a sketch challenge on 
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.  
The theme is watercolor. 

See sketch below.

my card, I used watercolor and brushed the color out in spiked blending yellow orange and red.
The half circle is blue cs with faux stitching with a gold gel pen.  The paper is from Recollections.
The sentiment is stamped with w Hampton Arts rubber stamp with Blueprint Sketch and clear embossing powder on yellow cs. I framed that with the same blue cs and everything was put on a front panel of blue cs.
Everything was set on a yellow cs side fold base.
I added some clear neuvo drops.

Here is the sketch so you can play along.









Thanks for stopping by .....
Happy Crafting


Dawn

Spring is Here

It's a cookie challenge at If you Give a Crafter a Cookie the cookie for this challenge is

For my card, I started with a pink cs front panel that I ran with a basket weave embossing folder.  From white card stock, I cut a couple of egg shapes.  The third egg was cut from pale blue card stock.  The first egg, I used a Kaiser Craft Fancy floral stencil and Heidi Swapp mint glitter texture paste - I then blended distress ink over the glaze.  The next egg I used a Dina Wakley bubble stencil with white Heidi Swapp texture pastel distress ink.  The blue egg I ran through with a Darice flourish embossing folder and then blended blue distress ink over bring out the embossing.  I then cut a small flower out of the egg to go with the theme of the cookies and backed it with a piece of blue glitter paper.  I cut a couple more flowers and smaller flowers and scattered them about with some Neuvo drops.  The sentiment was colored with markers and then I used a water brush and distress inks to give it a tie-dye look.  I tied a pale blue ribbon across the bottom.
All on a lavender cs side fold base.  Happy Spring.

I hope you have fun playing with these cookies.

Happy Crafting.

Dawn

Feel Better

Challenge at Creative Knockouts the theme for this round is to use BUTTONS Our Sponsor for this challenge is  The Paper Shelter

Hello, for my card in this challenge, I am using Teddy Bear with Flower. I used colored pencils on the bear and markers on the flower.  The sentiment and green frame was cut with a stitched stacked flag die.  The printed cs is from Simple Stories and I actually found a box hidden deep in the closet filled with different edging scissors.  I couldn't help but use one ... they are from Fiskars - I think I'll leave them out for fun.  I totally forgot they were in there.  Out of sight, out of mind.   I added the larger button in the flower center and 2 more in the bottom corner to go with the theme.
All set on a white side fold cs base.

I love how this came out ... I hope you have fun playing along.
Thanks for stopping by


Happy Crafting

Dawn.

Birthday Balloon

It's a sketch challenge at 
Try Stamping (or not) on Tuesday.
It's a color theme as well.  
Mint, Navy, and Pink.

For my card, I blended Cracked Pistachio, Blue Print Sketch and Chipped Sapphire distress inks.  I flicked water and droplets of blueprint sketch onto the background and then sprayed it with Heidi Swapp glitter spray.
The front panel is navy cs with a rectangle cut with MFT stacked set.  I then ran it through my machine with a curled embossing folder.
I ran a pink satin ribbon down the center.
The pink balloon is cut with a Simon Say balloon die. The sentiment is Stampolicious and stamped with BluePrint Sketch and clear embossing powder.  I ran a couple of faux stitches with a white gel pen and tied blue and white bakers twin on the neck of the balloon.  Everything was stacked onto a pink cs side fold base.

Here is the sketch so that you can play along with the challenge.





Good luck and thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Purple

Here we have another challenge at
Scrap from Your Heart.
The theme for the challenge this month is to use a die.

For my card, it is a requested repeat, just changed the coloring up to her request using purples.
The birthday die is from MFTs, one of my favorites and I cut it out of black cs.
The background was blended distress ink in Tumbles Glass, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet and Broken China.  The dog is a stamp and dies set from Sizzix that I used markers on.
That is glitter washi tape and baby blue twine across the top.  All mounted on a lavender cs side fold base.


Since I had everything out, I used the left over pieces to create a second card ... same dies and stamps just different colors and feel.  Waste not I say...

I just used a different washi tape across the top and added gold gel pen faux stitching on the pieces of die cuts.
The dotted background paper is from Simple Stories.
I used an orange front panel and then everything on a Yellow cs side fold base.


I hope you have fun playing along.
Can't wait to see your creations.







Happy Crafting

Dawn

Garden Grower

It's the April Challenge at Patti's Creations.

The theme this month is FLOWERS.

For my card, I'm using the image,  Gardener Pattiboop.
I used both markers and pencils on the image.  I trimmed it down and framed it with orange cs.  The papers are from Recollections.  It was put together on a kraft front.  The sentiments were cut with a die  and then I had to trim them down, even more, I felt they were too large.  I attached them with dimensional squares.  I put everything on a side fold orange cs base and added orange Neuvo drops.

I hope you have fun playing along and I wish you the best of luck in the challenge.


Thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Flower Pot Wishes

   
Hello everyone, 
They're calling for Spring  at 
Brown Sugar Challenge 

In a blue mood it seems.  The stamp is by Bugaboo and I used both pencils and markers on it.  I cut down and framed the image with a deep blue piece of cs.
I blended Wilted Violet, Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint distress inks and the trimmed that down to frame the frame ;).
The front panel is in a darker shade of blue and the sentiment is stamped with a Hampton Arts stamp with white embossing powder.  I wrapped blue glitter washi tape around the edge and mounted that onto a sky blue cs side fold base.

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.


Thanks for stopping by.


Happy Crafting

Dawn
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BeeDay

It's another challenge at  If you Give a Crafter a Cookie The cookie for this challenge is

For my card in this challenge, I started with a stamp/die set by MFT (meant to bee). I painted them with pastel distress ink in Tattered Rose, Dried Marigold, and Broken China and then die cut them.  From a scrap piece of white, I blended the same distress inks.  I framed it with a piece of green cs.  I arranged the bees and hive into the scene and cut a piece of grass from an MFT and set them across the bottom.   I cut a piece of designer paper from a Recollections pad and set that on a blue side fold cs base -- set the scene on top of that. The sentiment was stamped with mermaid embossing powder on the same green cs as the frame.  A couple of added flowers in the corner ... so cute.

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting
Dawn.

Dragon Wishes

It's a new challenge at  Creative Knockouts The theme for this round is  Anything Goes  our sponsor for this round is  SheepSki Designs

For my card, I started with the image 'Morpheus' and I used all colored pencils on the image.  I blended Tumbled Glass Oxide ink around the edge.  The background paper is by DCWV and I wrapped a pink satin bow around the front panel and tied it with a bow. 
Everything was added to a pale blue cs top fold card base.  I added robins egg blue Neuvo Drops at the bow. 

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.   I wish you the best of luck as well.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Spring it Forward

It's time for the April challenge at

Through the Purple Haze

The theme this month is 

S P R I N G.

For my card, I'm using a digi stamp by Bugaboo 'Maggie Moo in the Garden'. I used markers, pencils and a wink of stella on the image.
It's set on a pink cs front that was faux stitched with a white gel pen and has a square of green mini cs from Simple Stories.  I added paper flowers to the corner and then set it all on a side fold lavender cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting.

Dawn

CoffeeTalk

Hello everyone, 

It's a new challenge at the 

Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

The theme for this round is 

Time 

 OR    

Traffic Lights - Use Red Amber and Green 

(OR COMBINE BOTH)

(Could be a clock, Birthday Time, Christmas Time etc)

The Sponsor for this challenge is 

SCRIBBLES DESIGNS

For my card, I'm working with the image "Coffee is my Daytime Wine" . I added the cup of coffee on the side and used a color pencil to blend/fade the color out.  I cut it out with a stacked scalloped die from Sizzix both the image and frame.  The black cs was stamped with a word graphic background stamp and white embossing powder.  The black/white paper is from Recollections (and the last piece I had of that) I added that to a front panel of cs the same as the frame and then again onto a black cs base that is a top fold. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have fun playing along with the challenge. 

Happy Crafting 

Dawn 

Lovely as a Tree

Hello everyone

Time for a calendar change at 

Stinkin' Inkers'

The theme this month is 

Lovely as a Tree or Earth Day Celebration.

For my card, I started with a white cs front and I masked off the left side corner.  I blended distress inks in Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass and Shaded Violet.
The tree is a die from Penny Black cut from navy blue cs.  The sentiment is from Stampendous and is stamped with Blueprint Sketch distress and clear embossing powder.
All set on a side fold navy cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along with this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting

Dawn

Bunnies

It's A sketch challenge at 
Try Stampin' (or not) on Tuesday.
With an Easter Twist.

see below for sketch.

This sketch has a bunch of layers.  I started with the front panel in brown cs.  I stamped a large background stamp by Hero Arts - market spice that I stamped with versa mark and used clear embossing powder.  The papers are all from one coordinating pad by Recollections.  The bunnies were cut with an old die from Simon Says 'my kind of peep',   I put them on a white piece of cs that I edged in vintage photo distress and used liquid snow for their bunny tails.  The sentiment was colored with an alcohol marker and then dabbled with brushed corduroy, vintage photo, gathered twigs and ground espresso distressed inks then I cut it with a stitched flag die.  
I added neuvo drops in cream around all the pieces.  All added on a different shade of brown cs, top fold base.

Here is the sketch so you can play along. 
Happy bunny tails. 





Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting

Dawn

Comfort and Joy

Hello everyone, it's time for another challenge at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge As always, it's anything goes and our sponsor this month is

For my card, I am using the image, Christmas Elf. I used colored pencils, markers and a snow pen on the image.  I then blended Cracked pistachio in the background.  The polka dot sea foam green and gold mylar cs is from DCWV,  I also punched several stars with a fiskars star punch for added elements.  The gold swirl is a sticker from Simon Says. I put everything on a red cs front and then everything was mounted on a sea-foam green cs base.

I hope you have fun playing along and I wish you all the best of luck in the challenge.

Happy Crafting

Dawn