skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Hi! We're counting down the days until the end of school here... Only 7 to go! How many where you are? Or are your kids already out and telling you how bored they are? Lol
If you've spent any time at all reading my blog, you know I ADORE Saturated Canary! Here are a couple of recent creations that I haven't yet shared.
First I want to show off a card I made this past Sunday for a baby shower. I am quite proud of this one and really enjoyed putting it together! I started with the VERY pregnant Overdue digi and then went over the top with my dies again! I can't get enough of La-La-Land Crafts' dies! I've used Open Hearts Doily Border, Heart Doily Border, Heart Doily, Moon and Stars Banner, and Rocking Horse as well as the Resplendent Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders) and Fishtail Flags Banner Die-namics (My Favorite Things). The love/marriage/baby carriage sentiment is from Hampton Art and I fussy cut it before popping it up on foam squares. I added another sentiment, a JOY wood veneer, white flower lace, flowers, a bling flourish, and tiny safety pins. Papers are DCWV - Nana's Nursery Baby Girl.
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, Y23, Y28, YG03, YG06, YG11, YG61, R20, R22, R24, R32, R35, R39, R89
Challenges:
- Die R Us Challenge: #27-Flags and/or Banners
- Sisters of Craft: Anything Goes
- Crafting From The Heart: #64-Always Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion: #266-Always Anything Goes
Next is Princess Reading Beauty. I needed a birthday card for one of Kayne's classmates. He told me she liked princesses. It was hard to choose a favorite from Krista' collection of princesses, but once I decided I colored her up with my Copics and fussy cut the image. She's popped up on foam squares in the center of the card, matted on top of Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders). I used a design from Sketch Saturday (#364) as my layout. Papers are My Mind's Eye - Moments. I embellished with flowers and a glitter chipboard number 6.
Copics used: E21, E23, E31, E35, E70, E74, E79, N0, N2, N4, R02, R22, BG10, BG72, BG75
Challenges:
- Fairytale Challenge: #119-Birthday with Children
- Graph'It Markers Colour Challenge: Wk 24-Blue/Birthday
And finally, here's Julie Stylist. My best friend asked me to make a card for her hairdresser's birthday. It was sort of last minute so my coloring is rushed and not the best. And I threw this little creation together with only a couple of dies - Classic Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders), LDRS Lovely View (Spellbinders) and Birthday Corner die (La-La-Land Crafts). Some flowers finish it off. Papers are My Mind's Eye - Dolled Up.
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E31, E50, B00, B02, B34, B37, BG10, BG72, Y32, Y35, YG11, R20, R32, R35, N2, N4, N6
I've printed out more Saturated Canary images as well! Hopefully I'll have some time to color in-between all the end of school activities and have more cards to share soon!
Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous week!
{hugs}
Regan
Hello! Apparently when you have a school age child, June is just as hectic as the holidays! I have been running around non-stop since Wednesday and this week looks like a repeat performance! With the school year wrapping up and activities coming to an end I'll be needing a few cards.
Luckily, KennyK's Krafty Krew has the perfect challenge for you if you'll be in a crafting frenzy like me! We usually have a twist, an optional theme that can earn you additional prizes, but this time there is NO TWIST! Just "Anything Goes" with a KennyK Downloads digi or Clear Stamp! Our awesome sponsor is none other than KennyK Downloads with a prize of 5 digis of choice for our winner and 1 digi each to our Top 3 picks!
I needed a card for Kayne's tee ball coach. The season is over and we had a party/award ceremony on Saturday. I thought it was really something special that he donated his time and effort to these kids in the instructional league and I wanted to thank him for it. I colored up the super cute Batter Up for the occasion!
He is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders). I kept it simple since I was pressed for time. The layout is courtesy of Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (HERE). Papers are American Crafts and the sticker is a Snap Shot from Paperhouse. I added a piece of jute string and a few red adhesive pearls to finish it off.
And here's the gift we gave the coach! I went with mostly baseball themed goodies: peanuts, Cracker Jacks, sunflower seeds, Baby Ruth candy bar, Big League Chew bubble gum, and a Dunkin Donuts gift card.
I have another busy week ahead so stay tuned to see what I'll be creating along the way!
Thanks for popping in and enjoy your Monday!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E31, R20, R24, R27, R29, R46, R89, N0, N2, N4, N6
{hugs}
Regan
Hi there! How is everyone today? I'm happy it's Sunday, but wishing I didn't have a Summer head cold and lack of sleep bringing me down. Regardless, I will be getting outside today as it is a perfect one out there! Maybe a good dose of Vitamin D will do the trick! Before I don the sunglasses, sunscreen, and bug spray I wanted to stop by with my creation for the latest Corrosive Challenge, though!
This fortnight we are welcoming back sponsor Aurora Wings! I'm a huge fan of Mitzi's work and I have quite the collection of her digis. I may have to invest in one or two of her coloring books too. Doesn't that sounds like fun?! You can find all her goodies in her Etsy shop HERE. Go ahead, browse and make a wish list. Mitzi is generously offering a $15 gift voucher to our winner!!!
Our theme for the next two weeks is one I had A LOT of fun with! It's "Pile It On"! That can mean different things to different people and we are leaving it up to your interpretation. Pile on the embellishments, layers, other challenges, or any combination. Just be sure to tell us in your post how your project meets our criteria. I colored Rose Fairy 2 from my collection for this challenge. Mitzi offered the team images to work with, but I decided it was time to color one of the beauties I already owned. She is colored with Copics and matted with two layers.
As you can see, I really did pile it on! There are a plethora of dies and embellishments on the card! I was happy to use several of my dies from La-La-Land Crafts (Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Heart Doily) as well as the picket fence Die-namics from My Favorite Things. I also popped a butterfly from a Martha Stewart punch on there too. Embellies abound with a sheer runched ribbon, resin frame, flowers, bling, and Tim Holtz goodies (Type Charms, Compass Coins, Game Spinners, Pen Nibs, Corners). I sprinkled a little Aged Rose Fran-tage around the sentiment, which is from a Little Darling Rubber Stamps set - Vintage Affections: Enchanted Wishes. The papers are Brenda Walton - Madeline (K&Company).
If CAS is your thing, this challenge may give you pause, but it was super fun! And with such a fabulous prize up for grabs it's worth the effort! Visit the challenge blog to see what the rest of the team stacked up and just a head's up that our design team call is still going on until the 14th!
Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your day!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R81, R83, R85, YG91, YG93, YG95
Challenges:
- Brown Sugar: #149-Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #109-Anything Goes
- Aud Sentiments Challenge: #133-Bingo plus a Sentiment (used all except embossing)
- Crafting with an Attitude: #4-Anything Goes
- Card Mania: #69-Use a Metal Embellishment
- Country View Challenges: Shabby Chic
- Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
- Cuttlebug Mania: Bling
- Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes (Twist: Summery)
- The Shabby Tea Room: #253-"In My Garden"
{hugs}
Regan
Hey there! June 1st means another KennyK's Krafty Krew challenge is upon us! Want to win 3 digis? Play along with any KennyK Downloads or Clear Stamps image. Better yet, want to win 5 digis? Use the optional twist to add 2 extra digis to your prize!
Super heroes seem like they are everywhere these days. Maybe it's just because I'm the mom of a little boy. Maybe it's because I recently went to the theater to see the new Anvengers movie at the theater and then not long after watched Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do the myriad super hero themed Lego sets and action figures that litter my house. Whatever the case may be, the small man had a classmate's birthday party to attend and the invitation featured classic comic book words and lettering. So I was glad that the optional twist for our Anything Goes challenge is "One for the Boys" because KennyKdownloads has some AWESOME super hero images!
I selected Fist Hero to work with and colored him with Copics. I fussy cut the image and used foam squares to pop him up on the card. I sponges some ink to make a cloudy sky then used the Skyline Border Die-namics (My Favorite Things) to create a city scape for him to fly over. Sketch Saturday is letting you choose from archived sketches this week so I went way back with #216 from 2012. Papers are Comic Heroes (Recollections). A few other dies were used in the making of this card as well including Mini Film Strip (Tim Holtz), Stars Five and Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders), and Fishtail Flags Banner Die-namics (My Favorite Things). The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Boys Will Be Boys.
Hopefully the birthday boy liked it. I think he will because when I was finished with it Kayne said, "Momma, it's so cool! You are good at making cards!" He knows just what to say to make my heart melt! Pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the Krew's take on man town!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R35, R37, R39, R89, Y35, N2, N4, N6, N8, B02, B04, B06, B37
{hugs}
Regan
PS I celebrated five years of blogging on Saturday! I thought that was a blogiversary worth mentioning!
Happy Memorial Day weekend! For those of us in the US it is a time to remember the fallen soldiers who have given their lives in defense of our country. It is also the unofficial kickoff to Summer and we celebrate accordingly! I will be heading off to a cookout later today and there is a parade and other festivities tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be beautiful so I anticipate a lot of time outside! But in case you are inside, and maybe sitting in your craft room, I want to tell you about the newest Corrosive Challenge that starts today.
Our awesome sponsor is KennyK (Downloads and Clear Stamps)! Since I run that design team too you already know that I love KennyK's images! Taking into consideration that it's the holiday weekend here we opted for a nice easy theme: "Anything Goes"! If you play along, up for grabs is a prize of either 2 clear stamp sets or 4 digis! Winner's choice!
I colored up one of the newer clear stamps. This cutie is from the Let's Hang set. Coloring is done with Copics and then the image was cut with the Deckled Rectangles Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders). The @birthdaygirl sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called @SoSocial (which has recently been retired). The circle sentiment is from an Autumn Leaves set aptly named Sentiment Circles by Katie Pertiet. I used my Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things) and Magnolia View Master Doohickey dies as well. Finishing touches were a few flowers, bits of bling flourishes, and a wood veneer ampersand. The layout design is courtesy of The Deconstructed Sketch (#201).
Hope you'll visit the challenge blog to see the other fab KennyK kreations from the team! Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are and whatever you do!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E31, R20, R81, R83, R85, B32, B34, B37, Y32, Y35, N0, N2, N4, N6, BV02, BV04, BV13, BV17
Challenges:
- A Gem of a Challenge: #145-Flowers
- Allsorts Challenge: #312-Happy Birthday
- Polkadoodles: #21-Girly but NO Pink
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #107-Anything Goes
- Aud Sentiments Challenge: Cute Plus a Sentiment
- Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes
- Creative Moments: #68-Anything Goes/Teentastic
{hugs}
Regan
Hello! Late again! But better late than never I always say. Friday marked the start of a new KennyK's Krafty Krew challenge and it's cause for celebration! Literally. Our optional twist is "Celebrate"! Your project can be for any type of celebration: birthday, wedding, new baby, graduation... I went with the latter, making a card for my co-worker for her college graduation this weekend.
I colored up Graduation Girl from kennykdownloads for the occasion. She is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders) then matted on Floral Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders). I also used dies for the stars (My Favorite Things) and the doily border (La-La-Land Crafts). The two sentiments are from an acrylic stamp set called 4 the Grad (Hampton Art). Papers are from my stash, and I added some flowers and Jolee's number stickers for her graduation year.
We had a busy weekend full of tee ball and play dates including a trip to our local art museum for Star Wars Day. Kayne took a Jedi training initiation workshop there and it was a lot of fun! I was also able to sneak in a movie on Friday night to see the newest Avengers film! Between the yummy Chris Hemsworth as Thor and the sarcastic wit of Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark/Iron Man, I was a happy girl! How was your weekend? Productive, fun, relaxing- whatever it was, I hope it was a good one!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a fantastic week!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E53, E55, E57, R20, R32, R46, Y28, YG93, B37, N0, N2, N6
{hugs}
Regan
Happy Mother's Day! I'm sharing my make for The Corrosive Challenge a little late today because it was a card for my mom and I didn't want to ruin the surprise. This fortnight we are sponsored by the bewitching Nikki Burnette of Spellbinding Stamps! She has generously offered up 3 images for our winner as well a provided images to the team. Nikki's digis can be found HERE.
Our theme is one that is properly befitting for such enchanting images: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic". Just include something magical on your creation and you're in!
I choose to work with Portrait of Morrigan. She is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders) then matted on Star Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders). I love having a chance to use items from my die collection and was able to incorporate ones from La-La-Land Crafts (angel wings), My Favorite Things (fishtail flag banner), and Hot Off The Press (feather) as well! Papers are Graphic45 Steampunk Spells. I added a few flower plus a mini gear and some word stickers from Tim Holtz. The sentiment is from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps and a set called Enchanted Wishes.
It was a whirlwind weekend and I am exhausted! A six hour day of tee ball activities on Saturday was the start of it. Now it's Sunday night and I'm wondering where the weekend went! I hope all the beautiful moms out there had an amazing day! I enjoyed mine and spending time with family!
Pop over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the other magical creations from the team and if you feel inspired, play along!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E53, E55, R20, R22, YR02, YR18, W4, W6, W8, N2, N4, N6, Y28, Y32, Y35, Y38, B00
{hugs}
Regan
