Wishing for rainbows...

 

I am so looking for some rainbows these days, but all I am seeing is snow, sleet and freezing rain. Like much of the country Pennsylvania has been having lots of bad weather. I even getting used to driving in the snow.

There is still time to join us at Inky Paws. You have one more week to play along with our watercolor challenge.

My card today uses the the set "Believe in Unicorns" from Newton' s Nook and their sky borders dies.  

 

I hope you will did out your favorite watercolors and join us for our watercolor challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, February 26, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Never enough

 

Cupcake Inspirations has a fabulous sponsor this challenge:

Joy Clair Designs is a small, family-run business and every order means so much to us, so thank you for supporting us! We pour our heart into each order, and you can be totally sure that you are receiving the best quality products and the best customer service. Each order is packed with love and with our personal touch! In our store you can find exclusive designs for clear stamps, digital stamps, stand-alone die cuts, stencils, and many crafter supplies.

To know more about us you can visit www.joyclair.com

Prize: 3 digital images of winners choice

Be sure to follow the Rules above to be eligible to win

 

That's right, Cupcake Inspirations has a sponsor and prizes this challenge. The challenge this week is 

a color challenge. 

My last post described yet another birthday card. They are fun to make and we can never have enough. But what card is the one you never have on stash until you need it and often it's the last thing you want to do. A sympathy card. the tulip digi from our sponsor was perfect for a sympathy card.

You have two weeks to play along at Cupcake Inspirations. Be sure to check out images from our sponsor.

What! Another birthday card??!!??

 

One can never have enough birthday cards, so when CAS on Friday had a new challenge Infigured, what the heck, I will make a birthday card!!

The challenge is a color challenge. We are looking for you to use:

 orange turquoise and white

My card today uses a very old Simon Says Stamp set called "Make a Wish". Unfortunately it is no longer available.

You have two weeks to play along on our festive color challenge at CAS on Friday.

Be merry

Christmas 24 is hosting a new challenge. One that is near and dear to my heart.

Cute animals!! I was laughing because of of my teamies left a post that she had to search her stamps for a cute animal. I had astruggle trying to decide which cute animal stamp I was going to use!!

These are my Christmas critter sets. This isn't even my other occasion critter sets. Critter sets are probably at least 50% of my stamps!

My card today uses Clearly Besotted set which I cannot seem to find, so it might be retired. Let me know if you come across it.

You have two weeks to show us your cute critter cards at Christmas 24!

 

Time to celebrate

How many of us love to use watercolors in our crafting? I do and if you are like me you have tons of watercolors. I have all kinds, tubes, pan, pencils, and peerless, paper watercolors. 

 These are just a few of my watercolor sets. The set in the lower left is at least 50 years old, and is most beloved set of watercolors.

The new challenge at Inky Paws is to use watercolors. If you don't have any watercolors, remember many of your inks when swiped on an acrylic block can be picked up with a brush and water. Distress inks are perfect for this. But I think most of you are like me and have at least on set of watercolors.

My card today uses Newton's Nooks  "Newton's Birthday Balloons" and NN birthday balloon stencil. Using pixie spray to adhere the stencil to watercolor paper. I then sprayed water color onto the stencil and carefully lifted the stencil away and added watercolor to the puddles of water that were the balloons. A fun technique that is rather forgiving.

I hope you will did out your favorite watercolors and join us for our watercolor challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, February 26, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

You light up my life

 

Cupcake Inspirations has a wonderful new sponsor for this challenge:

LITTLE SCRAPS OF HEAVEN

Click here to go directly to the shop

Prize for this challenge: 

4 Files of the winners choice from Little Scraps of Heaven

(Your project must follow the Rules to be eligible to win)

Make a project that follows the theme--

For those you love

 

 This card is especially for my husband , who as you all know loves a good teddy bear card. i will be saving this one for our anniversary in May.

 

This sentiment reminds me of that cheesy love song by Debbie Boone.

 

 

 

 

 

 I hope you will check out the fun digi stamps from Little Scraps of Heaven and play along with our love challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. You have one more week to join the fun!

 

 

Feline good

One more week all you love cats out there before the big heart day! Time to get your love on and down on paper!

If you are wondering what to create, let our sketch challenge at Inky Paws inspire you.

My card today features "Newton's Sweetheart" from Newton's Nook. I love the sentiment "you had me at meow"!!! 

The bonus of this card is that the front heart panel lifts for another message.

I hope you will join us for our lovely color at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, February 12, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Heart of Gold

 

Cupcake Inspirations has a wonderful new sponsor for this challenge:

LITTLE SCRAPS OF HEAVEN

Click here to go directly to the shop

Prize for this challenge: 

4 Files of the winners choice from Little Scraps of Heaven

(Your project must follow the Rules to be eligible to win)

Make a project that follows the theme--

For those you love

 

This digital tin man stamp just makes me smile and he kinda reminds me of my guy George.

 

 I hope you will check out the fun digi stamps from Little Scraps of Heaven and play along with our love challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. You have two weeks to join the fun!

 

 

love is in the air

 

OK folks, Valentine's day is creeping up. Let's get going. You don't have much time left to share the love!!

CAS on Friday has a challenge to get you in the mood:

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

This surely has to get you in the mood!

My card today is the card I massed-produced for my staff. I give them cards three times a year. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's day, to show my appreciation of everything they do. today's card features the "Pawsome Love" set from Simon Says Stamp. 

You have two weeks to play along with us at CAS on Friday with our "love" challenge.

Love birds

 

Yet another Valentine card to share with you. Something old, some new, and something.... mauve? Today starts a new color challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. 

We are asking to use "mostly mauve". Mauve is a hard color to figure out. It's a pale purpley color. Looks more pinkish rose to me. 

For my card today I used the "Heart Sprinkle" die by Simon Says Stamp, and the "Love Birds" By Wplus9. (no longer available)

 

I didn't even bother to look for songs with mauve in the title, if we cant figure out exactly what color it is, we really can't write a song about it huh? So today's musical inspiration is one of my top 10 most romantic songs out there. 

A Thousand Years by Christine Perri

 

You have all month to play along with our intriguing mauve challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. And I would love to know what your favorite love song is?