Pawty!!!

Today we have a really fun challenge beginning at Cupcake Inspirations. The theme is "Pets". How great is that!! Know I know you are wondering why I didn't features cats. After all I am a cat person, but hey I like dogs and I have friends and family that have dogs. I wanted to use this special addition stamp set that Newton's Nook made for Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp a few years back.

Even more exciting is we have an awesome sponsor today!!

We are being sponsored by -

Newton's Nook Designs

We are a small company comprised of Jen (artist and crafter) and Jeff (finance and business) and are located in Southern Wisconsin. Our stamp designs are created from Jen's hand-drawn sketches and are perfect for all your paper crafts! Our goal is to provide you with unique and whimsical stamp designs that are fun to use and make you smile! 

Prize: $25 to Newton's Nook Designs Shop

 

 

 

My card today featuers this special addition stamp set that Newton's Nook made for Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp a few years back. 

You have two weeks to share your cuddly sweet and loving pet themed cards with at Cupcake Inspirations!

 

Beach barks

It has been a long time since I have been to the beach! Up until covid I visited my brother and SIL at the beach a few times a year. I so miss those days! Hopefully, I will be able to visit again soon.

 

Today is reminder that you have one more week to join us in our stripe challenge at Inky Paws. Who doesn't like a good stripe.

For today's card I just cut an ombre of beach blue stripes and added "Beach Barks" from Newton's Nook.

 

Come and join our theme of stripes 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, August 13, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Beachin'

Beach days! I miss them. I haven't been to the beach since Covid. But here's hoping for a beach day with family and or friends this summer.

You still have one more week to play along with our summery color challenge at Inky Paws. We are looking for red, pink, yellow, and white.

Today's card features the following stuff from Newton's Nook. "Beach Barks" and waves and splashes stencil.

Here is a little musical inspiration for you:

Come and join our summery color 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, July 16, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws. 

Birthday sketch

 Happy Monday! Today is a reminder week at Inky Paws. You have one more week to join the fun with our sketch challenge.

Today I went straight up literal with my approach to the sketch. Nothing clever or unusual.

My card features a festive pup from Newton's Nook. I went for a bright  rainbow party look. This card couldn't be more easy. 

Let our sketch inspire you and join our 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, May 7, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Fall Frenchies

 

You still have one more week to play along with our autumnal color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.

This a perfect challenge to make your Thanksgiving cards. 

My card today uses a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I actually won!! "Fall Frenchies". These dogs are so fun to color in.

You have one more week to play along with us at Cupcake Inspirations!

Happy HOWL-oween!!

Three weeks until Halloween! I have been busy working on frightfully cute and whimsical boo cards.
Today's card was inspired by the new sketch challenge at Inky Paws.

I kept right to the sketch- no deviations. I used Happy Howl-ween, frameworks dies, speech bubbles dies, and fancy edges tags. All from Newton's Nook. 

The orange twine on my card is from Newton's Nook too. It is the twine that ties my stamps and dies together when I place a order with them I always save the pieces.  

There is still a week to join in this autumnal color 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 this Friday, October 18, 2019 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

I love fall

There is a funny thing about having seasons change, spring and summer you can't wait wait to put away your long pants and sweaters and get into shorts and t-shirts. I am in the long pants and sweaters stage. I am ready for the cooler weather. 

The leaves are beginning  to change here in Pa. and the hotter days are fewer  and fewer. My creativity is leaning to Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. The next few months are my favorite time to craft.

In honor of the start of fall, I am using my gift set from Simon Says Stamp called "Fall Frenchies".

I am joining the fun at a few challenges.

The Male Room

Inspired By... 

I am also going to submit a second card to AAA Cards.

So put on your long pants and sweaters and joining in these "cool" fall challenges!

Sandi's birthday

My sister-in-law Sandi is one of my best friends and is the sister I don't have. She loves dogs, whereas I am a cat person. I buy dog stamps with her cards in mind. She just celebrated her birthday last week and the new stamp set "pawsome birthday" by Newton's Nook was just the ticket for her birthday card this year.

Inky Paws is having a favorite color challenge of mine- yellow, teal, green and white. You can't get anymore springy than that!!

I used my new go to die from Newton's Nook called "framed squares". When you have good product creating something good is a no-brainer.  I will admit it was nice to be able to go back to my copic markers to color with after the last challenge of using colored pencils!! 

Head on over to Inky Paws and join in our new color challenge. 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 this Friday, May 17, 2019 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

The Male Room Challenge #19

What is black and white and read all over? Do you remember that silly riddle? If you do, you are showing your age. I thought that was the funniest joke only a million years ago when I was about seven. 

The answer? Why a newspaper of course. ( I did kinda give it away. The riddle is better not "red")

That is the challenge today over at the Male Room.

Use newsprint on your project. You can barely get a newspaper these days. Most news is online. I grabbed a left over newspaper from our waiting room because, I haven't read a paper in years.

My card is using another adorable pet stamp set. This one is "furry friends" from Avery Elle. I mean just look at that face..... isn't he the cutest. He reminds me of my pupper Cubby. Anyway this guy just wants to please his owner by bringing in the paper.

I added a bit of watercolor wash and a newsprint stamp from Hero Arts to complete this oh so sweet card.

Ok, now it's your turn to dig up a newspaper or a newspaper stamp and enter the challenge over at the Male Room. I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy 4th and 300th!!!!

Happy 4th of July to all those in the US! But even bigger- happy 300th challenge to my chicks at Just Us Girls!!  Congratulations!! What an achievement!! They are having a big celebration there with all kinds of prizes and awesome creations. be sure to check it out and join in the fun!

My card today features that ever popular set from My Favorite Things- "you make my tail wag" and a fun set from Julie Ebersole for Ellen Hutson- "wish big". I embellished the balloons with some doodling.

I made the same card for my DH, but made it as a 4th of July card.

Since there is a patriotic theme over at Addicted to CAS, I thought I would join in the fireworks!

Head over to Just Our Girls and congratulate them by playing along this week and play along at Addicted to CAS.