Pine Boughs

 So, I decided to make a couple of cards that didn't have any kind of  colouring on them.  I thought I would save myself some time.....Ha Ha, jokes on me! While I love how this card turned out it certainly took me longer than most of the cards I have coloured this year! (& there was glitter everywhere 😁) I used my lovely new Altenew classic pine stencils, pine needles Distress ink, Memento rich cocoa & Adirondack caramel inks. After inking the pine cones & boughs I used the caramel to ink the white space in between. Next I used a Versamark ink pad & tapped it over the whole thing & then heat embossed it with Stardust embossing powder. It was then adhered to chocolate brown CS, some bronze ribbon was wrapped around it & then adhered to a Kraft card base. The Merry Christmas is a Hero Arts stamp. 

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas & a happy, healthy 2021!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Crimbo Crackers Ch.#222.....ATG

2. Crafty Gals Corner Ch. #214.....Tis the Season

3. Fezziwig Festive Frolics Ch.#26.....last minute makes

4. Crafty Catz Ch.#532.....ATG with option something new 

5. Creative Crafting Uncles Ch.#12.....Christmas

6. Love to Craft Ch. #53.....ATG

7. Sparkles Christmas Ch.#119.....non traditional Christmas colours

8. Allsorts Ch. #603/4.....Sparkle & shine

9. Crafty Calendar..December.....Christmas

10. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Ch. #521.....ATG/option.....use the word Christmas 

Beary Merry Christmas

 

Wishing you a "Beary Merry Christmas"! The image I have used today is from Di's Digital Stamps & is coloured with copic markers. It doesn't show very well in the picture but I "textured" his fur by putting blender solution on a rough face cloth & dabbing it over the surface. I've added stickles to the brim & pom pom on his hat.  The DP is "sleigh ride" by Bo Bunny & the snowflakes are a Recollections punch & I used a Spectrum Noir glitter pen on them. And that's it for another clean & simple card from me.

Challenges I am entering:

1. Dream Valley #238.....Christmas

2. Make My Monday #137.....Christmas

3. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #45

4. Classic Design Ch......ATG

5. Country View Ch.....AT Christmas

6. Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper Ch.

7. Love to Craft #53.....ATG

8. Love to Scrap #140.....Winter Wonderland

9. Cupcake Inspirations......shades of blue

Ho Ho Ho!

 

I love this jolly looking Santa from All Dressed Up digital stamps.....this is what a Santa should look like! Are you going to be on Santa's good list or his naughty list? 😂 I coloured this jolly fellow with copic markers & you can't really see it in this picture but I outlined the snowflakes on the background with a glaze pen. The DP is from Doodlebug Designs & the snowflakes are a Cuttlebug die made sparkly with a Spectrum Noir glitter pen.

Challenges I am entering:

1. Color My Heart #423.....traditional Christmas colors

2. Winter Wonderland.....ATG

3. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown....use a previous challenge.....July.....Santa

4. Crafty Calendar.....Christmas

5. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas.....ATG

6. CD Sunday Plus #50.....ATG

7. All Dressed Up #111.....ATG

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

 Can't you just hear this little choir singing "We wish you a Merry Christmas" on a clear, frosty evening? The image is called Christmas caroling critters & it is one of many adorable images available at Di's Digital Stamps. I've used copics to colour it & stickles to make the snow "glitter". The DP is Ice Crystals by Craft Smith. The snowflake die is Memory Box "Frostville wreath". 

We have very little snow here at the moment & the temperatures have been really mild. Perfect for getting out for a walk on the trails that run along the river behind our apartment building. There's always lots of deer in the bushes watching us. 

Challenges:

1. Cut It Up #214.....Christmas

2. Aud Sentiments #265....Christmas/winter animals

3. Crafty Creations #416.....ATG

4. Simon Says Stamp Wed.....fun with dies

5. Shopping Our Stash #434.....Let It Snow

6. The Holly & the Ivy #84.....AT Christmas

7. Christmas With the Cuties #44.....must be cute

8. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #45.....ATG with a critter

9. Dies R Us #158.....Christmas

Snowman

 

This sweet image is from Rachelle Anne Miller digital stamps & is simply called "Snowman" If you haven't seen her images you should visit her site here. I have coloured the image with copic markers & made an easel card with some lovely snowflakes to hold the easel up. I'm not sure about the DP...it is from my Christmas scrap pile.

Challenges I am entering:

1. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #515.....ATG Christmas

2. Kraftin' Kimmie.....shaped/easel card

3. Sweet Stampin'.....use red

4. Christmas 24...Ch. 21.....Christmas landscape

5. Christmas crafts all year round.....for family

6. Creative Craft Cottage.....Christmas/winter

7. Creative Craft Cottage digi creations...Ch.120.....Christmas is on the way

8. The Holly & the Ivy.....Ch.83.....Christmas

9. Try it on Tuesday.....traditional Christmas colours

Autumn Beauty

 

The beautiful colours of autumn have left us here in Manitoba & the nip of winter is in the air. This adorable image is from All Dressed Up & was a freebie! How sweet is that?  Coloured with copics, die cuts by Sizzix, the beautiful DP is from Carta Bella & the leaf embelliskment is a Sticko sticker that I stuck on CS & fussy cut to give it some body, sentiment is from Power Poppy. 

Challenges I am entering:

1. Stamping Sensations.....Autumn Glory

2. Di's Digi Ch......Harvest or Halloween

3. Inkspirational.....photo 

4. Colour Crazy Ch. wk. 42.....ATG

5. Cardz 4 Galz.....Autumn

6. DLArt Ch. #270.....pumpkin

Summer Breeze

 Today I am using another sweet image from ADU stamps called Summer Breeze. Summer has made a quick exit from my neck of the woods & there is a real nip in the air these days. The snow can't be too far away 😒. Because of COVID this will be the first winter in 12 years that we haven't gone somewhere warm for a few months to get away from the nasty winter weather. We have fairly strict restrictions at the minute so I can't even go & watch my granddaughters play hockey to pass the time! I see a lot of time in the craft room ahead! Anyway, back to my card....the lovely sentiment is from Graciellie Designs; DP is Bo Bunny-Harmony Petals & CS is Bazzill. The flower & leaves are a combination of Sizzix-Bold Flora & Stampin Up.

Challenges:

1. Sweet Stampin.....Girly but no P!*K

2. ADU.....ATG with an ADU image

3. Creative Craft Cottage Digi Ch.#119.....ATG

4. More Than One Score #75.....ATG (Z fold card)

5. Colour Crazy Craft Ch. Wk 41.....ATG

6. Crafty Catz #523.....ATG

7. Polkadoodles Wk. 42.....ATG

Happy Birthday from the Gnomies!

 

Gnomes seem to be popping up everywhere lately & this smiley crew are from SheepSki Designs. This was one of 3 images I won on their FB page challenge last month. Andrea has some wonderful images which you can check out here. 

This is the first time I have made a "swing" card & it gave me a headache!😂 The instructions were simple enough but I'm not the most patient person when it comes to measuring accurately & that's a big mistake when making these cards....I had to do some creative "cutting". I will definitely know better next time! I made this card for my SIL who loves gnomes & the colour blue. It's coloured with copic markers & the balloons are coated with glossy accents. The papers are Recollections.

Thanks for taking a look. Stay safe!

Hugs, Renee

Challenges I am entering:

1. Cute Card Thursday Ch.#653.....folds

2. Krafty Chicks Ch.#526.....all occasions

3. Stinkin Inkers....Times 3 (3 balloons)

4. Little Red Wagon #659.....Celebrate (birthday)

Have a "Ducky" Day

 

This cutie & her duck friends are from All Dressed Up digital stamps & I couldn't resist using the sentiment "Hope your birthday is just ducky" on the inside of it. She is coloured with copic markers with a little bit of sparkle added to her umbrella with Diamond Stickles. The floral DP is from Doodlebug Designs but the yellow & white polka dot is from my scrap bucket so I don't know where it's from. The flowers are Sissix dies with little heart centers that are from a Martha Stewart punch.

 Here in Manitoba we were doing so well with COVID cases but then let our guard down & now our numbers are going crazy. Well, crazy compared to what they were. We had 43 new cases today.....until the beginning of September we were only getting a couple of cases a day. Thank goodness for crafting because it's going to be a LONG winter. We usually go somewhere warm for a few months in the winter but that is not an option this year.  Stay safe out there!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Always Fun Ch. #181.....ATG

2. Cupcake Inspiration #502.....use green, pink & lime

3. The Cutie Pie Ch. #151.....birthday

4. Dream Valley #233.....make it digital

5. The Paper Girls #208.....pick 3 (I am using flowers, heart & dots)

6. ADU Ch. #109.....ATG with an ADU image

7. SheepSki Designs #42.....use layers

8. Crafty Calendar---Sept.....ATG

9. CD Sunday Plus #44.....I have used a digital stamp

Hoppy Birthday!

Our youngest granddaughter just had her 13th birthday.....I'm not quite sure how that happened because it seems like just yesterday she was born! Emily is our animal lover, tree hugger & defender of the underdog. Her favourite animals are llamas but I have made her llama cards for 3 years in a row so it was time for a change. Along came this adorable birthday bunny from Mo Manning just on time for the big day. Emily has a bunny called Poppy (& a kitten called George & 2 dogs called Penny & Scout & about 400 tropical fish whose names I don't know LOL)

We have had an extremely hot summer here in Manitoba. Today was 33C....too hot for me outside so I have been spending lots of time in my craft room. Thank goodness for air conditioning! We have been staying pretty close to home anyway with COVID19.  Hope you are all staying safe!
Hugs, Renee

Challenges:
1. Cupcake Inspirations #500...

2. Cutie Pie Ch. #150....hip to be square
3. Jan's Digi Stamps...August....ATG
4. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Ch. #41.....ATG with a critter
5. Sheepski Designs #41.....ATG
6. Gem of a Challenge....Wk 17.....ATG
7. Mo's Digital Pencil #294.....ATG with a Mo image
8. CD Sunday Plus #42.....ATG (I have used a digital image)
9. Craft Rocket Ch. #73.....Birthday
10. Simon Says Stamp.....Oh So Cute

I Do

This lovely image is "First Dance" from All Dressed Up stamps. The card is for a lovely young couple who are having an outdoor wedding next week. (thanks to COVID restrictions) The pretty designer paper is Kaisercraft, Sage & Grace collection....Dainty & the cardstock is Bazzill....petal soft. The dies used are a combination of Memory Box, Sizzix & Stampin Up. Ribbon is from Michael's.

Challenges I am entering:
1. All Dressed Up Challenge.....ATG (with ADU image)
2. Crafts Galore Encore #78.....ATG
3. Die Cut Divas.....August.....ATG
4. Love to Craft Challenge Blog #49.....ATG
5. Morgan's Artworld #8.....ATG
6. Pearly Sparkles Ch. #54.....ATG
7. Jan's Digi Stamps Ch. August.....ATG
8. Crafty Creations #412..... ATG

Cottage Life

My Hubby & I lived full time at our little cottage on the lake for 9 years before we had to sell it & move back into the city. It was a wonderful time & I certainly miss lots of things about living there but all good things must come to an end. Now, life in the city is full of new adventures...& with 3 incredible grandchildren things are never boring! This lovely Stampscapes image reminds me of those peaceful times. I coloured it with copic markers & the "lake" is shimmering thanks to a Spectrum Noir glitter pen. The woodgrain paper is from a pad by ms.sparkle & co. & the pinecone stamp & die came with a Cardmaker magazine.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Daring Cardmakers.....show 3 of something on your card (pinecones)
2. Creatalicious #191....ATG with option: 3 of a kind
3. Seize the Birthday #195.....non-neutral background
4. The Crafters Cafe #247.....male card
5. Pearly Sparkles Ch. #53.....3 of a kind
6. The Creative Crafters Ch.#30.....ATG
7. Craft Rocket Ch. #72.....for the men

Fairy Garden

Do you believe in fairies? I was born in Ireland & grew up with tales of fairies & leprechauns...the "little people!"  I remember as a child going down to the bottom of my Granny's garden to try to find them. Much to my disappointment I never did succeed. Now I can create my own fairy garden with beautiful Lavinia stamps! This one is called "Seeing is Believing". The wildflower border along the bottom is an oldie from Indigo Blu. I created my background with Distress Inks: moon...mustard seed & wild honey; northern lights....wilted violet, cracked pistachio, worn lipstick, mustard seed & wild honey as well as Momento Bahama blue. I'm really happy with the way this little bit of magic turned out!

Challenges:
1. Crafty Gals Corner #209.....fantasy
2. Lavinia World #31
3. Creative Moments #195.....ATG
4. Fab 'n Funky Ch. # 491.....use a "real" stamp
5. All Fun Ch. #11.....ATG with option: "magical world"
6. Time Out Ch. #166.....peaceful

Broken

It's hard to read the words at the top of this image but they are very powerful...."some things are more beautiful when they are broken"  This was a picture of a painting a friend has & she asked if I could make a card for her Hubby from the picture. I used Pixlr to remove all the colour from the image & then used copics to put all the colour back 😃 LOL! In 2018 we spent the winter on Vancouver Island where we saw lots of old beached fishing boats. This image took me back to the ocean....I could almost smell the salt air!

Challenges:
1. Just Add Ink Ch. #514....use dark blue, light blue & grey
2. Inkspirational Ch. #217.....painting or colouring
3. Krafty Chicks #516.....CAS

If Life Gives You Lemons!

If life gives you lemons.....make lemonade! Boy, life has sure given us lemons in the last 5 months! My little corner of the world is relatively safe in these crazy COVID times but it has still changed our everyday life in so many ways. This sweet digital image from Mo Manning was fun to colour using copic markers. The papers are from my scrap bucket.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch & pearls are Stampin Up. The butterfly is sparkly with the help of Wink of Stella.

Challenges:
1. If You Gave a Crafter a Cookie#146.....lemons
2. Crafty Friends #140.....Happy Birthday
3. Di's Digi Challenge.....use your scraps
4. CD Sunday Plus #40.....anything digital
5. The Paper Players #500.....CAS & celebrate

Poppies

I used to grow big, beautiful poppies in my backyard & I could look out my kitchen window to see them blowing gently in the breeze....they made me smile! These ones are by Stampin Up & the lovely sentiment is from Graciellie Designs. I've used copics to colour the poppies; Sizzex dies for the leaves & the DP is MME, Bohemia.
Copics used:
R20,22,35&59
Y17&11
YG03&63

Challenges I am entering:
1. 613 Ave. Create.....ATG  (twist...make sentiment the focus)
2. Creative Fusion Arts & Crafts #19.....ATG
3. Festive Friday FF0063.....Inspiration items: friendship sentiment; flowers, die cut, green
4. Fun Friday (YNS) #143.....blocks (sentiment block)
5. Just Add Ink #513.....Choose 2 items (flowers & texture....hard to see the texture but it is in the                                                                             leaves)
6. Pammies Inky Fingers #2027.....ATG

Thank you!

I am lucky enough to live in an area that hasn't been too hard hit by COVID 19. Our province has only had 325 cases; unfortunately there were 7 deaths in those numbers. Our healthcare workers have done an amazing job of caring for those who were hospitalized. This is a card I made to thank a special male nurse for his dedication. The image is by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsey Stamps & is coloured with copic markers. Stay healthy out there!

Challenges I am entering:
1. If You Gave a Crafter a Cookie #145
2. CRAFT Ch. #562.....Thank you
3. Craft Rocket Ch. #72.....for a man

Wedding Bells

Many things have changed during this trying time of COVID 19.....weddings being one of those things. My niece & her love are getting married soon in a beautiful lakeside ceremony. Brad, the groom is a real outdoors man....unfortunately he likes to hunt but this deer is safely hiding in the bushes. This is a combination of 3 different digital images from Make It Crafty (which no longer exists...insert sad face here!)  My little scene is coloured with copic markers & the puffy clouds in the sky are Memory Box dies. The heart border is a Martha Stewart punch. I added a little twine to add to the outdoorsy feeling.  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges I am entering:
1. Cardz for Galz #125.....weddding
2. CD Sunday Plus #39.....ATG
3. Kraftin Kimmie #538.....celebration
4. CD Sunday Plus #39.....ATG
5. Dream Valley Challenge #228.....all occasions
6. Krafty Chicks #514.....Stamp Act
7. Creative Fingers #189.....ATG

Happy 50th Anniversary!

This loving couple is Tom & Tilly from Mo Manning. The perfect image to use on a 50th anniversary card. I coloured the image with copic markers & the clouds were created using the Lawn Fawn cloud stencil. The Happy 50th are Itty Bitty Alphabet  die cuts by MFT & although you can't really tell from this picture they are cut from gold shimmer paper.(Recollections) The whitewashed brick DP is also Recollections. The flower & leaves are Stampin Up.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Dream Valley #228.....All Occasions
2. Crafty Sentiments.....ATG
3. Crafty Creations #411.....ATG
4. A Bit More Time to Craft #119.....ATG
5. Crafters Café #246.....ATG
6. Crafters Galore Encore #77.....ATG
7. The Creative Crafters #29.....ATG
8. Cute Card Thursday #641.....ATG
9. Krafty Chicks #514.....Stamp Act
10. Time Out Challenge #165.....Days Gone By

Birthday Fishes

Here we go with yet another Mo Manning image.....honestly I do own images from others 😊 The lake, trees & sky are digital paper.(also from Mo)  The fisherman is coloured with copic markers & the "big one" that he caught is an embellishment from Darice.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Always Fun Ch. #168.....ATG
2. Try it on Tuesday....create a scene
3. Tuesday Throwdown #460.....ATG
4. Unicorn Ch. June.....masculine
5. Crafty Gals Corner #208.....You're the Man
6. The Paper Funday Ch. #18.....ATG with twist.....make it masculine
7. Aud Sentiments #254.....summer
8. Creative Fingers #189.....ATG

Farmer John

A friend asked me to make a card for her brother John who loves growing tomatoes. This Mo Manning image was absolutely perfect for the job! "John" is coloured with copic markers & I used my new cloud stencil from Lawn Fawn for the first time....still need a little practice but I'm pretty happy with it. The die cuts are Memory Box & the paper is from my scrap bucket so I have no idea what company it is from.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Colour Crazy Craft Ch. #23.....ATG
2. Crafty Catz #511.....ATG
3. Creative Fusion Arts & Crafts #18.....Nature's Garden
4. Crafty Cardmakers #259.....masculine
5. Love to Scrap #134.....For the Boys
6. Mo's Digital Pencil #292.....ATG with a Mo image
7. Dare 2B Artzy  June.....masculine
8. Try it on Tuesday.....make it masculine
9. Tuesday Throwdown #459.....special guy
10. Unicorn Challenge #55.....masculine

Purrfday Kitty

When I asked my granddaughter Jessica what she wanted for her 17th birthday she answered "an orange kitten & a convertible". Well, I made her a card with an orange kitten & bought her a Matchbox convertible! Not quite what she had

in mind but she did get a good laugh out of it. This is a Mo Manning image which I received for being a Mo's  Patreon member. I absolutely love the look on this kitty's face! My image is coloured with copic markers.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Crafty Creations #410.....ATG
2. Fab n Funky #485.....Creature Feature
3. Mo's Digital Pencil.....ATG with a Mo image
4. Show Us Your Pussies #55.....Furrything goes
5. Digi Choosday Wk. 23.....ATG
6. Crafty Sentiments.....ATG
7. Arty Divas #23.....ATG

Thank You!

I was asked to be part of a group to make cards for local health care workers thanking them for helping to keep us safe during this uncertain time of COVID-19. These 2 lovelies are part of the free Winnie Heroes bundle from Polkadoodles  which you can find here.  I made 25 cards....15 of them with the Polkadoodles images. Maybe you have some healthcare workers you would like to thank. I am very lucky to live in a province in Canada that has had very few cases of COVID only 297 & 7 deaths (although even that is too many) I am hoping that as things slowly reopen we do not get an upswing in the curve. I hope you are all staying safe wherever you may be.

Challenges I am entering:

1. Addicted to Stamps & More #392....make your mark
2. Crafty Creations #410.....ATG
3. Cute Card Thursday #637.....ATG
4. Krafty Chicks Ch. #510.....Stamp Act.....use any stamp
5. Polkadoodles Week 22.....ATG

Happy Birthday Friend

I have recently discovered the wonderful world of Lee Holland digital stamps! She offers a wide variety of adorable images but the dragon collection stole my heart! This sweet fellow is for a dear friends birthday. Her favourite colours are lime green & orange. I used copic markers to colour this. The little dragonfly is all sparkly but it doesn't show up very well in the picture.

Challenges:
1. Sketch Saturday #612.....any sketch from 2017 (I am using #459)
2. Always Fun Ch. #165.....layers
3. Colouring in Scrapland…..ATG
4. Crafting Happiness #471.....ATG
5. Get Creative #92.....fantasy
6. Jan's Digi Stamps Ch. June.....ATG
7. Crafty Sentiments.....ATG

Happy Purrfday!

How cute is this Mo Manning image? Kitty has a look of pure joy on her face just thinking of munching on that yummy piece of cake!

Challenges I am entering:
1. Crafty Catz Ch. #508.....ATG with optional at least 2 layers
2. Patties Creations #170.....ATG
3. Polkadoodles Craft Ch. week 22.....ATG
4. Just Us Girls Ch. #538.....use 2 or more patterned papers

5. Sweet Stampin…..cute
6. Creations in Pink #22.....must be mainly pink

Get Well Soon

A neighbour in our apartment building recently had abdominal surgery & this cute teddy bear from Beccy's Place seemed like the perfect image for a get well card....especially with his stitched up tummy! The bandaid stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's. Our neighbor is home & doing well & he loved his card.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Beccy's Place.....May challenge
2. Creative Craft Cottage #129.....make it masculine
3. Creative Craft Cottage #114.....for boys/men

Love You More Than Chocolate!

I love Mo Manning images & this oldie is one of my favourites.  I have coloured her with copic markers & I used a Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen on the big blue heart. My photography skills aren't very good so you can't tell that it is lovely & sparkly! The sentiment is one that came with the image. I have no clue about the papers as they came out of my scraps bucket. I am using a sketch from the challenge at Mo's this month.

Challenges I am entering:


1. Time Out Challenge #162....free
2. Colour Crazy Challenge.....ATG
3. A Gem of a Challenge.....ATG
4. Mo's Digital Pencil....sketch using a Mo image