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