Reindeer friends

 

Today starts a new challenge at Christmas 24. It's a fun one for me, because it involves critters! I love my critter stamps and always am on the look out for some new ones.

Today's challenge is all about reindeer. I took a bit of poetic license along with some whimsy and pulled some wanna be reindeer critters. After all what critter wouldn't want to be a reindeer and be part of Santa's team!

My card today uses two new stamp sets. "Peace, Love and Paws" from My Favorite Things and "Meowy Catmas" from Simon Says Stamp.  I added some bold snow flakes and this CAS card was complete.

 

Of course you need some musical inspiration and who better than Burl Ives!

 

You have till the first of the month to play along with our "reindeer" challenge at Christmas 24!

Flying by

Happy Friday everyone! Today is a new challenge at CAS on Friday. The challenge is one of my favorites!

CRITTERS AKA ANIMALS

I have a huge stash of critter stamps, at this time more than my flowers stamps! GASP!!

My card today uses this adorable stamp set from Penny Black called "flying by". Penny Black has a big selection of stamps that are around $8.00. You get a bang for your buck.

You have two weeks to play along at our "critter" challenge at CAS on Friday.

 

Resourceful

Where there is a will, there is a way. I am not the most digi stamp savvy, but I did manage to make this adorable polar critter lineup using digi images from our sponsor at Cupcake Inspirations,  Paper Pixel Prints. I had the worse time printing the images on my cheapest and thinnest card stock. My printer kept jamming. I finally printed this image on text weight paper and adhered it to card stock and colored the image so in. We crafters are resourceful, dontcha think?

This is our second week challenging you to use "Arctic Critters" on your creations. Be sure to check out our sponsor- Paper Pixel Prints. 

You have one more week to play along with our "Arctic Critters" challenge at  Cupcake Inspirations.

 

Happy World Cardmaking Day!!!

 

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!

 

This is the best day in a stamper's year! Today I am spending my day in the studio doing just that-making cards. 

Today's card is one I made especially for my boss's daughter who is a doodler and is beginning to explore the world of Zentangle. My card combines my love of Zentangle and stamping. My motto in life is stamped right on this card- "be creative everyday".   The cute little zebra is from Reverse Confetti's "Crafty Critters".

 

 

I stamped the sentiment and I tangled around at.

 

So all you stampers and crafters- head to your work area and create some cards to celebrate the craftiest day of the year!

 

Some bunny

This is my first time hosting the challenge at CAS on Friday At the time I chose the theme, there was no covid 19 spreading it's ugly droplets across the world and I clearly had no idea when Easter was!

Often you see a generic "critter" or "animal" theme for challenges. I took it one step further and narrowed it down to a specific critter. So the new challenge at CAS on Friday  is:

Bunnies

I have a love/hate relationship with these cute soft and cuddly critters. My back yard is a home to about a gazillion bunnies. Makes it hard to grow a garden of any kind. But when you see the babies hopping across the yard, you just have to smile.

Today's card is a super clean, CAS card. Not sure who and where the stamps came from, I have had them for forever.

Even though Easter is a week gone, one can always use a cute bunny card. This will be going to my husband for a "just because" card. everyone can use one of those. Especially now with all the social distancing, self quarantines and social isolation. Maybe you know someone who would be cheered up by receiving a cuddly bunny card.

While you are social distancing- Head over to CAS on Friday  and join your virtual friends to showcase a cute cuddly bunny card. You have two weeks to play along. Please make sure your card is CAS (see the rules if you are not sure) or you will not be considered for the top prize or a top three spot.

Our winner will be the guest designer for the next challenge at CAS on Friday!!

Crafty animals

Have you ever made a card that just really made you smile. That is how I felt about this card. It just makes me happy. Something we can sure use these days!

Today starts a new challenge over at Cardz 4 Galz. The theme is:

Cute Animals

Comeon there could be a more fun and whimsical challenge. Who doesn't love a cute animals. Geez, I have tons of cute animal stamps. It was hard trying to decide which set to use. Then I just decided I had to use this adorable new set from Reverse Confetti- "Crafty Critters".

Come on- isn't that rainbow zebra just too cute?!!? The saying is from Inky Antics-Crafty Comments.

Come and join us at Cardz 4 Galz and play along with our "cute animals" challenge. You have two weeks to enter the fun!

The Male Room Challenge: Autumn

Good Morning everyone! Autumn arrived in the east coast last Weds. So today's challenge at the Male Room is right in keeping for the season. What's not to love about the fall? Time to put my long jeans back on with a sweater (by now, I am sick of shorts), crisp juicy apples (winesaps are my fav) the days are shorter (candles with dinner) and the changing leaves (long drives in the countryside).

How to make a an autumnal card without reverting to the inevitable of fall leaves? A perusal of my stamps revealed a cute fall stamp set from Hampton Arts, that I know I got for a good price from a "big box" store. 

This card had me stumped though. The background just wasn't coming together. I musta spent the better part of a day trying to make this work. Ever have a crafting day like that?

While I am not completely thrilled with this, I am at least satisfied and I know my personal sidekick is gonna like it. 

The stamp set came with the big bold "you".  I hand wrote the "nuts" trying to imitate the style. No bad. 

Tell me what are your favorite things about Autumn and play along with this week's challenge at the Male Room!

Chomp, chomp, chomp

Ahhhhh another day to enjoy before my weekend camping at work. I am always a day behind on the online card classes.  I have watched a number of videos on the no-line stamping but the videos by Kristina Werner were especially good. She said to start out simple and that critters were  a good way to begin. 

I just discovered an AWESOME new company- Reverse Confetti. Hey Jennifer, Kristina.... hey Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson.... come on you guys ya gotta  promote and carry these awesome stamps and dies!!

The set I used my my first real foray into no-line stamping was "later alligator". How fun is this whimsical critter! I used my new Zig Kuretake Gansai watercolors. I got my set from Amazon and with Prime, I received them the day I ordered them!! Talk about instant gratification!!  

I will admit, my shading isn't perfect, but that is the great thing about using critters to start- they are forgiving.

Shopping Our Stash is having a very cute challenge this week- "show us your smile" Oh come on I couldn't not show off my grinning alligator, and well while this stamp set isn't the oldest in my stash, it has been lonely for the last week waiting for me to ink it up!

I am going out on a limb and enter a second card at Inkspirational. They want green and orange cards.

Pleeeeeeeeeease check out Reverse Confetti. You won't be disappointed!

The Male Room Challenge

 

 

  I am high in the sky!! School is over for the summer!! I am a free gal until the end of August!! All I can say is woo hoo!!! So today's challenge at the Male Room was perfect for this flying high chick!

Up in the air- but no birds please. Well there are a gazillion things that are up in the air other than birds  aren't there? Shouldn't be too hard. It isn't really except that I can only use a plane or a space ship so many times.

So I went riffling through my stamps and this foxy little guy from Mama Elephant popped out at me and said "stamp me flying high with my balloons". My stamps don't always talk to me, so when they do I have to answer.

I think this card is adorable but is it manly enough for the Male Room? Well, I happen to know my hubby George loves getting cute critter cards. I mean the guy lives for a cute teddy card for gosh sake! So yeah it's manly enough. And if that wasn't enough encouragement, the card Ros made for her brother for the last MR challenge just gave all the permission I needed to post this card today.

Remember in my last post Sunny Days I said I wasn't done with the sky, cloud theme yet. As you can see that cloud paper ended up on this card too.

Well... stay tune this theme continues!

Excuse my rambling dialog, but I am giddy with freedom. Please check out what my othe team members created and join in the fun at the Male Room!