It’s Tuesday!! It’s a NEW Challenge!! Embossing…..

Dry embossing, wet embossing how about BOTH!!! Challenge #40 at Clear it Out Tuesday is to use some embossing on your creation.the Sponsor is from Stamp Art by Kathryne, I just love her super cute little girls they are fun to colour but she has so much more in her store

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Talk about clearing out that white lacy oval was kicking around in my scrap box for at least three weeks or more, so finally found a home for it. and it’s perfect.

Close up of the embossing, I used the cherry blossom folder from Cuttle bug.

showing you the happy Birthday I heat embossed with pewter
I hope you enjoyed my card today and thanks for stopping by, now dig out those folders or embossing powder you know you want to enter this great challenge.,

Are you Ready for a Sketch? Clear it out has one!!!

The theme at Clear it Out Tuesday is a Sketch. Heat over to the blog to get all the details and check out what my teamies have made for your inspiration. the sponsor is Stamp Art by Kathryne. The image I chose for the challenge is Lizzie sunbathing at the lake.

I flipped the sketch I coloured the image with my copics and used scraps of patterned paper

Here is the sketch

I hope you can find time to have some fun with the sketch.

Flower detail and silver cord

Inside of the card.
Thanks for stopping by today and if you like our sketch I hope you will give it a try and  add it to the Clear it Out bog link so we can ooh and aah over it.

Tag You’re It

Clear it Out Tuesday is having a NEW challenge, this one is so easy. The theme is Tag You’re it and the Stash item  put a tag somewhere on your project, the sponsor for the challenge is Stamp Art by Kathrynne don’t forget to stop by and have a look at what she has to offer for digis.

. I am back at the cottage this week and of course brought another box of craft “stuff” with me, more cardstock, more dies and a punch. I used the spellbinders rectangles both small and large. The tag was cut with the sizzix tag die.I believe the cardstock is bermuda bay and pretty in pink. I coloured with my copics added stickles to the flowers in the basket. The patterned paper is from a 12 X 12 kitchen pad I bought 4 years ago and this piece was in my scrap basket.

The sentiment also came with the image image of course my sentiments that would finish it are at home. I have one for get well and one for birthday. so the inside is almost finished.

I am entering this in a couple of challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned  paper challenge for June.

Glitter N Sparkle challenge #88 use a digi

Thanks for stopping by today and Tag You’re It so lets see your project using a tag on it.

Time for a NEW challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day in Canada and the U.S. It was a gorgeous day, sunny and warm. The theme for the challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday is Mother’s Day or make a Girlie card, what and easy challenge…now you have the theme next is the stash item. Dig out all those beautiful flowers and add some to your project.  Don’t forget to check out the rules and the gorgeous cards the design team has made.

The sponsor for the challenge is Stamp Art by Kathryne and I chose this super cute little girl Sophie. isn’t she adorable. I coloured her with a combination of Spectrum Noir and Copics, most of the items for this card are from my scrap box or were on the desk when I was creating. The papers were from two different DCWV stack pads, The Happy Birthday is an Elizabeth craft design die.

Close up of the flowers, I put the pearls in the centers  of the flowers.

Finished inside of the card echoing the front.
Challenges I am entering this in:
Catch the Bug challenges, Stella Says Sketch #209
Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #84 Make a Female Card.
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge for May
Thanks for visiting today and get your crafty on and join in the fun at Clear it Out Tuesday for the Mother’s day/Female challenge. You have until Monday May19 @ 8 p.m.CDT.

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine….or so the old saying goes

Hello my crafty and non-crafty friends, another week closer to summer and oh how I’m looking forward to warmer weather how about you? Clear it Out Tuesday has an awesome challenge for you this week, anything goes, we know how you love to enter ATG challenges of course there is a twist with this one, stitching either real or faux the choice is yours. Head over to the CIOT blog and check out the rules while you are there check out what the other design team members have created.
I dragged out my sewing machine, set it up on the kitchen table plugged it it and decided to take a test run, hmmm it wasn’t working, the thread was getting caught and my stitch wasn’t right so…………..I tried to pull the thread from the bobbin case and took one ring off, the other followed so decided to scrap machine sewing and will be taking the machine in to have it checked over. That left me with two options, faux stitching (I suck at that) or hand stitching.

The sponsor for the challenge is Stamp Art by Katheryne and the image I chose was Alannah & Snowball. I’m trying to do at least one Christmas card a month so when November/December arrives I’m ahead of the game. I coloured the image with my spectrum noir markers, the patterned paper is a couple of years old and I stuck it to the pink cardstock then punched holes in it every 1/4 inch and hand stitched with green thread. The ribbon I used was already sewn.

Here is a close up so you can see the stitching, I used stickles on the snowman’s had and opal liquid pearls for Alannah’s hat.

Inside of the card, now you can see how cute the patterned paper is.
Challenges I’m entering this in:
Hazel Nuts Crafty Christmas challenge Extra Anything goes as long as it’s Christmas. The challenge is for the month of April.
Completely Christmas Challenge #6 Anything goes.
Thanks for looking today but before I sign off for today there is a contest for the design team on Clear It Out Tuesday for who you think made the best cards/projects for April. the names are listed on the right side of the blogs just click for the DT member’s card you like. If it is mine then it’s bonus for me. Just click HERE to vote.
Have a wonderful crafty week….see you back next week.

New Challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday!!!

The challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday is something we all need more of…..something for a child, and the stash item is Bright Colours. Now that should be easy peasy.. Our sponsor this week is Stamp Art by Katheryne check out her store and see the great digis she has to offer, like the one I chose for this week’s design team card.

Isn’t he cute, and his little sidekick too. I coloured the image with spectrum noir and copic markers. I added the cloud embossing to the back ground, and the sentiment is from a Studio G clear stamp set. The spellbinders I used are Large and small rectangles and fancy labels dies.

 

using up some scrap pieces this is both sides of the inside of the card.

just the cute little bug that is checking out the fishing pole.
Thanks for stopping by today and looking forward to seeing your “for a child” project using bright colours. Check out the main blog for the rules and while you are there have  a look at the great inspiration the rest of the design team have made for you, you can get there by clicking HERE.

New challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday…Love/Valentine

Valentine’s Day is getting closer and if you haven’t finished your cards now is the time to make a card with the theme Love, Valentine or be adventurous and put both on your card, layout or project. The stash item is FLOWERS, now dig into the bag or box of flowers and pick out a few or more to add to your project. Then add it to the Clear it Out Tuesday Challenge Blog now before you get started head over to the blog and get all the rules and while you are there check out what the other members of the design team have made. The sponsor this week is Stamp Art by Katheryne. I chose a cute image of Raggedy Boy and Raggedy Girl Adorably together.

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I made a 5 inch square card, cut the white scalloped heart with a spellbinders die and the filigree heart is Hero Arts die Renaissance Heart. I used some red shiny paper I have had for at least 5 years never opened the package until now. I fussy cut the image and elevated it on the shiny heart.

The sentiment on the inside came with the raggedy by and raggedy girl image.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find time to join us the the Love/Valentine challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.

Patterned Paper….How many layers can you use?

Clear it Out Tuesday’s challenge is Layer it Up!!! Stash item is Patterned paper, how many can you use?  The sponsor this week, (remember it is a weekly challenge now that ends January 20 at 11.59 CST) is Stamp Art by Katheryne there are some great digital stamps there and if you enter the challenge you might just win.

 

My stash item is the patterned paper, all three were in my scrap box I layered them on regal rose and the ribbon is pretty in pink. The image is Gracie from Stamp Art by Katheryn, and it was coloured with my prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits. I added the bit of bling on the right top corner.

I am keeping up with the finishing of the insides of the cards I'm making, Just need the sentiment on the inside for this one.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find some time to get your craft on and join us at Clear it Out for the Layer it Up challenge.

Anything Goes at Clear it Out Tuesday continues………..

We know you are really busy with the Christmas crunch to finish everything before December 24th so this is one easy peasy challenge. We want you to dig into your stash and use up lots of it to make room for the new presents that are to come. It’s anything goes and the stash item is anything goes. Head over to Clear it Out for all the rules and while you are there check out what the other members of the design team have made for your inspiration. Three sponsors again for this challenge, Bugaboo Stamps, Lacy Sunshine and Stamp Art by Katheryne.
This week I made two cards, the first is an image from Stamp Art by Katheryne, the image I chose is Alannah and I’ve made another non-traditional coloured card. I hope you like it.

I used a corner embossing folder and dotted the snowflakes with pink stickles. The presents are from a trio stamp from The Artful Stamper which is in London, ON, Canada. The presents were covered with PSX paper rock scissors 3D paper paint crystal glitter, which I had no control with and it got really thick. I have had this paint for years, PSX no longer is in business. I cut the presents out and flat attached one and popped the other up. Here is a close up of them.

                       
Now for my second card…..I chose a cute penguin in a present for my image, it is from Bugaboo Stamps. I used a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, unfortunately the challenge is over but it matched what I wanted to do with my card, You can check them out as a new challenge is up now or will be soon.

I paper pieced the box and lid with some patterned paper added stickles to the other two sections, liquid pearls white opal for the fur on his had and red liquid pearls on the berries. The cardstock I used is Ridinghood Red and GP white.

Thanks for visiting today and hope you made it to the end of the post without napping. I hope you can find time to join the fun challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.

There is Still Time to join the S’more Challenge!!

There is another week in the S’more Challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday, the stash item is to use something Brown and White on your project. Three sponsors for this challenge, Lacy Sunshine, Bugaboo Digis, and Stamp Art at Whimsy Designs.  Check them out, they have a great selection of digis.
Winter has arrived in South Western Ontario, we have snow on the ground so I’m in the mood to make s’more winter/Christmas cards. My first card has an image from Lacy Sunshine and is a cute image by the name of Coco and the image is Cookies and Hot chocolate for Santa.

Odd how things change when you get crafting, my idea was to use the pink and green patterned paper, so coloured my image to co-ordinate with it then changed my mind and used the Fancy Label 8 die on the Close to Cocoa cardstock. The brown buttons were from a CTMH package I bought three years ago. (I hope they look like cookies)

This image is from Stamp Art Design by Katheryne, isn’t he just the sweetest teddy bear you ever saw. His name is Merry Berry  and coloured with prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits. The card is a 5 inch square base with crumb cake cardstock embossed with the flurry embossing folder. I added some snowflakes to the corners 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been working on and do find some crafty time to join Clear it Out Tuesday for the S’more challenge using Brown and white stash.