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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge 15: Anything Goes!

It's the start of another (always) anything goes challenge at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog. I hope you'll enter up to 3 entries. But guess what? You now can enter an unlimited number of other challenges! I can't wait to see what you create!

There's three sponsors for this bi-weekly challenge. They're offering some great prizes!

Faery Ink - Prize: 3 Images

Bugaboo Stamps - Prize: 7 Images

Imagine That! Digis...by Kris - Prize: $10 Gift Certificate

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I chose Bugaboo Stamps - Chibi Elsa to design with. Frozen has been the most epic Disney movie in recent times. I figured I could present you with a little "let it go" action - the movie's most popular song.

Bugaboo Stamps - Chibi Elsa

I've had the most trouble wrapping my head around water coloring. I have watched many videos of people enjoying the randomness and such. I have tried a few times to no avail. But I am much too regimented and don't enjoy that look.

Last week I watched a YouTube video by Jenny McGuire using a Wink of Stella clear pen instead of water on a brush to blend colored pencils. It looked easy and was more controlled. That inspired me to challenge myself to give it another try using my new set of water color pencils by Prima Marketing and Wink of Stella to color Chibi Elsa.

Wow! I really love the results. I have a way to go in terms of determining how much color and how much water etc. But I really think I have found a way to incorporate water coloring into my repertoire. The best thing I learned is to use a water brush for any skin. The shimmer from the Wink of Stella makes faces look dirty and weird.

Supplies:

Digital stamp - Chibi Elsa by Bugaboo Stamps
5x7” card base (stash)
Tim Holtz - distressed water color cardstock, stormy sky distress ink
EZ Runner - scrapbook adhesives
Xyron cheetah 2 adhesive
layered snowflakes - La Petites by The paper Studio
Epoxy snowflake - Recollections
Fine point water brush (stash)
White glitter font chipboard stickers - Thickers by American crafts
Snowflake punch around the page - Martha Stewart
Wink of Stella clear brush pen
Snowflake patterned paper - O Christmas Tree by Recollections
Prima watercolor pencils - 03, 88, 89, 107, 114
Loew-cornell water color pencils - magenta, cerulean blue, medium blue

Challenges:

DLART August Linky Challenge - anything goes

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge 13

Yay!! It's another anything goes challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends! As a member of the Design Team it's my job to present the challenge to you and entice you to come join in during the next two weeks! So here's a sneak peek at my creation.

I hope you'll pop over to the blog and check out the new logos and blog design and all the talent over there from my fellow DT members. There's three great sponsors and prizes for the top 3 winners.

A Day for Daisies - Prize - $12 Gift Certificate

Bugaboo Stamps - Prize - 7 Images

Karleigh Sue - Prize - 4 Images

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It was awesome to work with the Karleigh Sue image: Adrianna's Owl. I was really inspired to create something lovely. I was showing my daughter how to blend distress ink and we created several blends. So this card started with the rainbow strip. I chose all the colors for the card based on that.

I decided to print this image on draft (economy) mode so that the outline wouldn't be dark. I plan to do this a lot more often. Although I did need to darken the eyes of the image with a copic marker, everything else was just perfect. I had so much fun coloring and creating. The Lawn Fawn die and stamp really completed the look. The circle panel is raised on the remnants of pop dots for a stable passage through the mail. Isn't she so cute!!

Supplies:

Karleigh Sue image: Adrianna's Owl - printed on Copic Xpress It bending card on draft mode
Inkessentials pop it
Wink of Stella - clear pen
Copic markers - C5 and (see picture below)
Stampin' Up! - orange ribbon
Stampendous - Fran's mixed media paper
Recollections - bling and black yardstick
Lawn Fawn - scripty sayings stamp set, large stitched circle stackable die
American crafts - card base
Versafine black onyx ink
Tim Holtz distressed ink - broken china, chipped sapphire, squeezed lemonade, peacock feathers, fossilized amber

Challenges:

DLART July Linky Challenge - anything goes
Bugaboo Stamps - July anything goes
Crafty Friends - #9 anything goes
Digi Galore - summery bright
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - #287 CAS
Scrapper's Delights - #46 anything goes

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Monday, June 8, 2015

For You My Friend

Elizabeth Crafts has my heart right now!!!! Here's a striking card featuring more Spectrum Noir coloring by my daughter and a card by me. Instead of stamping on the card itself, I created a little banner to place my Technique Tuesday sentiment.

supplies:

Elizabeth Crafts outline stickers
Spectrum Noir
Technique Tuesday
memento ink
Elizabeth Crafts microfine glitter (warm diamond)
Recollections bling and White cardstock
sequins form my stash
card base We R Memory Keepers - inked rose
DCWV cardstock

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

DLART june linky - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes
Catch the bug - anything goes
Scrappers Delights - anything goes
Sweet Stampin challenge - something old/new (old: peel off sticker, new: glitter cardstock)
Send a smile 4 kids - for girls

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Sending Happy Thoughts

Yet another glittered masterpiece...

I'm addicted to making glitter cardstock, adding Elizabeth Crafts outline stickers and coloring with Copics. Finished off with some stamping and bling, this card came together quickly and seamlessly. I hope you like it.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Crafts outline stickers
Spectrum Noir
Hot off the press
memento ink
Elizabeth Crafts microfine glitter (warm diamond)
bling border from Recollections
card base We R Memory Keepers - inked rose

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
DLART June linky - anything goes
Addicted to CAS - #65 butterfly

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thinking of you floral card

Here's a little lovely for you! I tag teamed this card with my daughter. I provided her with the glitter paper I created with an outline sticker applied. She's 10 years old and she colored the flowers for me using Spectrum Noir. Then I colored the background using Copics and made the card. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Supplies:

Outline stickers from Stamp on It
Spectrum Noir
The Stamps of Life
Hero Arts Neon ink
Elizabeth Crafts microfine glitter (warm diamond)
card base We R Memory Keepers - inked rose
Provo Craft patterned paper
Recollections bling
blue sequins from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

DLART - May Linky Challenge
Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything goes (add texture)
Party time Tuesdays - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Elizabeth Crafts "innies" rose card

I've got two versions of the same card using Elizabeth Crafts "innies." Yes! I used what was left over after I peeled up the outline sticker and used it on another card. This is scrapping at it's best because there's nothing left over. I wanted to use some older supplies, so I pulled out 3 punches...two borders and the Stampin' Up! word window for my tiny sentiment.

Supplies:

Stampin' Up! word window punch
recollections bling
DCWV black adhesive cardstock
gold border from stash
Clear and Simple Stamps
memento
EK success border punch
Recollections
card base We R Memory Keepers - inked rose
Elizabeth Crafts "innies"

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

DLART - May Linky Challenge
Clear it out - girls/punches
Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything goes (add texture)
Party time Tuesdays - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Around the World Blog Hop!!

Thank you for joining us on the adventure of a lifetime! Pack your bags! Get those passports ready!

We are about to embark on a trip Around the World during this blog hop!

You should have arrived from Alica's blog!

If you would like to start at the beginning of our tour,

Connie Can Crop is the first stop on the Around the World blog hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented crafters who are here sharing their ideas and creations. We hope that we can inspire you with culture and creations from around the globe.

We have a fantastic sponsor this month, ConnieCanCrop!

She will be giving one lucky winner a $10 gift certificate to spend in one of her online stores!

CTMH Shop

Ebay Shop

Etsy Shop

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish this hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave your blog love along the way!

Your destinations await you! Bon Voyage!

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This destination stop is the Bahamas!!

My family went on a cruise to the Bahamas in 2013. For the opening page of the scrapbook I created this interactive scrapbook page. The major supplies include Mosaic Moments (dies and grid paper), Flip flaps from Close to My Heart, The Paper Wizard and the scrapbooking kits available on board Carnival cruise line. I was able to fit 3 layouts into one. Life changing....

To start, I attached the adhesive ends of the flip flaps to the top and the bottom of the page protector. Then I cut 2 pages of 12x12 grid paper in half. I used the first one to showcase the striking title from Paper Wizard and a photo of the water and sky from the beach in Freeport, Bahamas. Using the Mosaic Moments dies I cut the picture into strips and adhered the strips perfectly spaced thanks to the guidelines on the grid paper.

I love when I go on vacation and there's scrapbooks and/or scrapbooking kits available. Carnival had two. I got them both and I used half of a sheet to showcase some journaling and our pre-boarding shot.

Voila! When you open the flaps there's a scrapbook page inside plus the the other side of the flip flaps. The pictures are from the same beach in Freeport using Mosaic Moments and patterned paper (inked with Memento ink) and embellishments from the Carnival kits. I also included some embellishments from my stash. I believe they are from Jolees, Recollections and Jet Setters by Reminisce.

Here's a closeup look at each portion of the layout. The kids had a ball making a sand castle. They didn't have a bucket but their shoes were good enough to transport water!

It was challenging to figure out how to make the aesthetic work with using the flip flaps. But now that I have tried it, I am excited to use them again. My books are going to be so more dynamic now! Thanks for hopping along!

La-Vie

Up next is Jessica!

Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

1. Connie (Greece)- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
2. Madge (Ireland)- www.thescrappinlounge.com

The internal sentiments are from Darcie's and Inkadinkado. Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes linky party
Jo's Craft Shack - #82 AG
Simply Create Too Challenge Blog - #82 AG
Simply Papercraft - #1 AG
613 Avenue Create - #118 Anything Goes
Glitter n sparkle - #131 Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap - #41 always anything goes
My Creative Moments - Colorful Creations for Monday Morning Challenge No. 5

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