Spread Your Wings

Good Day All,

I hope you all have been doing well. I am doing pretty good, except allergies are now kicking in and so woke up with a sore throat and eyes look like I've been crying for weeks. Not a good look, for sure. :D  Things are just moving along got all of the main floor unpacked, Yeah!!! And now for the upstairs, which shouldn't take to long. (hopefully) We are definitely loving the new place.

Hey, got my crafty room set up, although I share with hubby he has his office space in an area "an area", and I have my "Crafty Space". hahahaaa, like how I emphasized that? So pretty much my stuff takes up the room. Oh' and then some, which I had to move to a closet. (can you say Hoarder) lol

Anyway who's ready for a Challenge??? Well it's my last day to post for Quirky Crafts. I can't believe it's been two months. Wow! I had a great time being part of the team, they are so talented and have such wonderful creations giving inspiration to all. :D  I am sad to go but I truly need to focus on some personal things. I did let Cazzy know that I would love to join them again in the future as a Guest Designer.

Quirky Crafts Mid-Post Challenge "Angels Among Us" 

Our Sponsors

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For this card I did a two in one -

If you follow me on FaceBook -www.facebook.com/debbie.adams you know I do ATC swaps. I haven't really posted many on my blog but you will see within the next month I will be posting many different things. : )

I did an ATC for my swap partner from Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance. I thought it turned out pretty neat. I don't get to play very much so this time I used Viva Decor Inka Gold Metallic Rub for the background with Spellbinders Media Mexage Foil Pack Two. I actually used my flower punch on the purple and green foil to make the flowers. Well I hope you all like it. 

Used Sweet Pea Stamp by Marlon Teunissen's - Steam Angel

Here is a view to show I popped up the wings. You can kind of see the sparkly on the

background from the Metallic Rub I used.

Another side view 

View of the foiled flowers with green leaves and Turquoise Stickles in the middle.

Picture of the full length ATC - used Metallic Rub on the wooden cogs and to 

create the background. Image was colored with copics. 

Supplies:

Stamp: Used Sweet Pea Stamp by Marlon Teunissen's - Steam Angel

Paper: Create & Craft purple mirror board and Neenha white cs

Inks: Viva Decor Inka Gold Metallic Rub - Violet, Steel Blue, Green Yellow; Copics on image

Accessories: TH cogs, wooden cogs, Spellbinders Foil Pack - Purple foil used; Glossy accents (eyes and blue stone on hair piece); Remnant Rub - Botanical (sentiment); SU small flower punch; Stickles - Turquoise.

Challenges entered:

Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance - May Inspiration Board Challenge

CCEE Stampers: CCEE1520 - Acrylics and Inks

Polkadoodles Challenge: Week 19 - Thing with Wings

Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog: Challenge #44 & Inspiration

Craft for the Craic: New Challenge for May

The Stamping Boutique: New Challenge Die Cut or Punch

Well I hope you join me in my last challenge post for Quirky Crafts Challenge "Angels Among Us" and please visit the DT projects they are so inspirational and leave some Love for them. 

Thank you all for joining me today. Wish you a wonderful day and week ahead.

Hugs,

Deborah :D xxxx

Remembering You

Happy Mother's To You All!! I hope you all have a wonderful day with family, friends or doing whatever your heart desires. :D  Today all my daughter's will be here with my son in law, boyfriends and my cute granddaughter. And our tradition is that the Mom's in our celebration get steaks, shrimp and yummy salads and fix'ins while everyone else gets burgers and hotdogs. lol

Well on to the new challenge over at Quirky Crafts - Challenge #10 "Angels Among Us" . What a wonderful theme, right?  And who is our sponsors for this wonderful challenge -

Sweet Pea Stamps

BugaBoo Stamps

Prizes:

1st Place - 4 images from Sweet Pea Stamps 

2nd Place - 7 images from Bugaboo

3rd Place - 1 image from Robin's Fetish

Here is my card using a beautiful image from Sweet Pea Stamps designed by Katerina Loukiotis - Remembrance. Such a sweet image - when I saw this image my thought was to get have it look like she is sitting in sunny yellow clouds looking down. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet Pea Stamps - Katerina Koukiotis Remembrance

Ink: SU chalks - Coral Cameo, bliss blue, pretty in pink, yoyo yellow with Spectrum Nior pens

Paper: Create & Craft rainbow paper -Coral and  C&C mirrorboard - Lt blue

Accessories: From Stash - Lace; Flowers with leaves from Prima 

Challenges:

Simon Say's Challenge: Don't Abandon the Coral/Simon Monday Challenge Blog

Come and Get It Challenges: Got Flowers?

Crafty Calendar Challenge:Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Things With Wings

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog: 9 May Challenge 79:anything goes with a twist...add some flowers

Designs by Lisa Somerville: Bloggers Challenge - May Flowers

Craft for the Craic: New Challenge for May -  "Wings"

Digitally "Sweet " Challenges: Digitally Sweet - #138

Thank you all for taking the time to stop by to visit me. I wish you a a great day in what ever you do. Please come on over to Quirky Crafts to take a look at the beautiful creations from the Design Team and please leave them some love. And upload your beautiful "Angel" creations. :D 

Hugs always, 

Deborah xxxx

Travel Across The Miles

Hi all,

Yeah, we are finally all moved into the new house. :D  And now the fun part unpacking. hahaha
Once I get my crafty room all set up I can get back to normal crafting. Believe me I have going through with drawls big time.

Today I have another Guest Design Team card I made for Quirky Crafts Mid-post Challenge #9. This time I made a "penny slider card". It's when you use two pennies to slide the image back and forth. Although this image was pretty big I had to use 4 pennies. I thought it turned out pretty cute, the car can travel along the slot. :D

Here is my card:

Used Drivers Ed from StitchyBear Digital Outlet Stamps. 

I made my own sentiment again

Close Up 

Our Sponsor

PRIZES:

1st prize - 3 images of choice from the StitchyBear Store

2nd prize - Any 3 images from DT's images

3rd prize - Any 2 images from DT's images

Supplies:
Stamps: Drivers Ed by StitchyBear from StitchyBear Digital Outlet Stamps
Inks: Copics
Paper: Recollection - Blue Cardstock; DCWV - Vintage Collectors paper stack
Accessories: yellow gems, Stampin Up - slot punch; 4 pennies; adhesive pop-ups

Challenges:
Simon Says Anything Goes/Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
Crazy 4 Challenges: Crazy4Challenges - C4C284
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May2015 Challenge 
Mema's Crafts: Mary 2015 Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you were inspired today. Please join in the fun Challenge #9 at Quirky Crafts for this fun challenge "Let's go on a Quirky Journey".  And please leave some love for the Design Team. :D

Hugs,
Deborah

Roll'n to your Birthday

Hi there,

Today is Quirky Crafts Challenge 9 - Let's go on a Quirky Journey (Traveling/Transportation)
I did a CAS (clean and simple) card. I know right??? I needed to do something quick and simple, so did this with maybe 20 minutes, I also made my own sentiment and cut it into a banner popped up with popup adhesives. I also did the background with water coloring doing streaks so it looks like he is riding his skateboard fast.
Using Distress markers on the whole image. I really like how it turned out.

Here is my card -

See the background I did with water color used 

TH Distress Marker - faded jeans

Our Sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Stamps

PRIZES:

1st prize - 3 images of choice from the StitchyBear Store

2nd prize - Any 3 images from DT's images

3rd prize - Any 2 images from DT's images

Supplies:

Stamp - Cartoon Boy Riding a Skateboard by Ken Benner from Stitchybear Digital Stamp Outlet

Ink - TH Distress Markers

Paper - Neenha cardstock 

Challenges entered:

Seize the Birthday: We Have A Birthday In The House!

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: Challenge #86 - All About The Boys

Simon Says Clean and Simple / Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog

The ABC Challenge: H is for Happy Birthday

Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog: Challenge #82 Colour An Image

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge #180 - Anything Goes/Family Friends Challenge

Well that's my clean and simple card. Hope you were inspired to create your own background. 

I invite you to join us at Quirky Crafts Challenge #9, "Let's go on a Quirky Journey and please leave some love for the Design Team.

Wishing you a wonderful day! :D

Deborah xxx

Vintage Sunset Silhouette

Good Day All,

I know it's been a while since I posted but if you have read pasts posts you all know I am in the middle of moving. What an ordeal this has been, it's been like a roller coaster. So we have about two weeks left till May 1st, and I finally found a house. YEAH!!!! So the move is on....packing up the house and of course cleaning things out. Getting rid of tons of stuff, I thought about having a garage sale but then I wouldn't have time here and would have to move the stuff over to the new house and what's the point. right? So I am taking it down to the Goodwill.

Today my Guest Designer card for Quirky Crafts Mid Post Challenge #8 Blooming Quirky has something I usually don't do. But I've been really wanting to try this since I was inspired by a bunch of different uses of water coloring videos I've been watching. I don't use many silhouette images so I hope you all like my card.

Here is my card:

Using Crackbox Palace - SeaBreeze Silhouette

 Used TH Distressed inks for watercoloring the background. 

I wanted to create a sunset type scene that I've seen in photos. 

It had pinks, blues and yellows, I love this type of sunset, it's so beautiful. 

Since this is my first time I used a variety of colors

to create the look. I thought for my first time it turned out okay. 

Supplies:

Stamp - Crackbox Palace - SeaBreeze Silhouette
Paper- DCWV - The Primrose Collection
Inks- TH Distressed inks - spun sugar, victorian velvet, faded jeans, stormy sky, scattered straw, mustard seed,
Accessories - Used stickles - frosted lace, corner dazzles, flowers from stash, pearls from stash. Spellbinders Die - Devine Floral

Challenges:
Challenge up your life: Challenge #13-Watercolor
Hiding in My Craft Room: HIMCR #196 - Freestyle
Simon Says Make Your Own Background/Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog:
Simply Papercraft: Challenge #2
{PIN}spirational Challenges: {PIN}spirational Challenge #138

Quirky Crafts Challenge #8

Our Inspiration photo for this Challenge #8 

You can use just the photo inspiration

OR

Flowers

OR

Quirky Crafts Challenge 8

Our sponsor is Crackerbox Palace you can some wonderful stamps from their store. Find out more details what prizes you can win. (here)

I invite you to stop by and take a look at the DT creations they are so inspirational. :D You'll love it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hugs,
Deborah xxxx

Flowers for Easter...and a Bunny?

Hi all,

I apologize for being late in my post but things have been hectic lately. We received a bit of news lately, so I've been busy trying to find a house to move to and pack up as well. Plus went this weekend to visit my in-laws and help them out this weekend.

So my next card  as Guest Designer for Quirky Crafts is an Easter card even though Easter past, I just couldn't help making one once I saw these cute images from Crackerbox Palace. The bunny is just adorable in the flower pot with flowers all around with little chicks walking by, and the Happy Easter sentiment. So cute. Hope you like it.

Here's my card -

I made a Center Fold Step Card

Fussing cutting multiple images of the flowers, 

bunny & flower pot. I rounded the pot a little

to fit in the flowers and bunny inside the pot.

I placed stickles on the bunnies nose & ears, in the center of flowers and little chicks. 

Used my MS border punch along with some BoBunny paper had in my Patterned paper stash.

Placed some green brads on my yellow sentiments tag.  

For this Challenge we have an inspiration photo

You can use the photo as inspiration for you project or use Lots & Lots of Flowers

Or

Use both in your project. :D

For this Challenge our Sponsor is 

Crackerbox Palace

Prizes:

1 - 3 digital images of choice

2 - 2 digital images of choice

3 - digital images of choice. 

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Girls - Challenge 1

Use Your Stuff -Spring is Sprung

My Crafty outlook: Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April Challenge

Shabby Tea Room: Week #249 - "Rainbow of Colors"

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge #178 - A Family Friendly Challenge for All

Thank you all for stopping by to visit my blog today. I hope that you will join in the fun over at Quirky Crafts and please visit the Design Teams awesome creations and leave them some love. :D

Wishing you all a great Crafty Day,

Deborah :D 

Classique Happy Birthday

Good Day,

Today is my second post and I hope you all are having a great day.

I am posting a new card for the Mid-Post at Quirky Crafts Challenge #7 - we have a great sketch and theme - Hats (baseball cap, bandanna, beret, any type of hat)



 Here is my card-

Using Meljens Designs Lady Clair with Authentique paper - Classique 

Our Sponsors for this Challenge are

4 Images from Meljens Designs

Little Lady Clair

Bunny Cupcake

Little Girl Bear Hugs

Victorian Goth Boy

3 Images from Ditzie Designs

some wonderful Prizes

Supplies:

Stamp - Meljens Designs - Little Lady Clair

Paper - Authentique - Classique Pretty

Ink - Copics; TH distress inks - worn lipstick

Accessories - Spellbinders Dies - Decorative Labels Twenty Eight; Anna Griffin embossing folder - Brair Rose;stickles - mercury glass; gems from my stash;punch used for my small flowers.

Challenges entered:

Polkadoodles Challenge: week 14-Use a Die - Poolkadoodles Crafting Challenge

Pile It On: Pile It On #63 - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Creative Knockouts: #83-DieCut/Punch Frenzy

Southern Girls Challenge: Challenge #107 -Punching Above Your Weight

In The Pink: Celebration Time at In The Pink

I invite you to join us at Quirky Crafts Challenge #7 Let's do the Quirky Sketch using Hats. We would love to see your use of the sketch with your stamps. When you visit Quirky Crafts Blog please leave some love for my teamies they did some wonderful inspiring creations for you. 

Hugs, 

Deborah :D

Bright & Cheery Bunny Cupcake

Hi Everyone,

Please excuse the late post. I haven't felt very well lately.

Today a New Challenge over at Quirky Crafts Ch #7 with a Sketch with our challenge this time along with a Hat Theme. So that means join in using the sketch below and using an image with a Hat, bandanna, cap, beret or bonnet.

I used Meljen's image - Bunny Cupcake. For the Hat Theme - I printed the bunny out again and fussy cut the frosting part and did the shave cream technique using Stamp 'in Up ink refill inks; then used Smooch pearlized accents - Shabby Pink. I applied the shabby pink about 3-4 times over the black swirly lines after that dried then I applied the Glossy Accents over the my hat 3 times, then added pop-ups for the hat look.

Here is the sketch and below is my card -


Here is my card -

Close Up of my Frosted Hat 

Close Up of my Image

Supplies:

stamp - Meljen's Bunny Cupcake; Inky Antics - Happy Easter

Paper - Coordinations - lt. green; 

From Stash - Patterned paper 

Ink - Copics, Smooch pearlized accents - shabby pink; SU ink refills - rose red, baroque burgundy & Adirondack ink refill - wild plum

Accessories - Glossy Accents; Stckles - cotton candy & mercury glass; Candy Dots; crystal gems;

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge #176 - Anything Goes

Pile it on: Pile It On #62 - Easter/Spring

That Craft Place Challenge Blog: New Challenge - Easter/Spring

Digidesignschallengeblog: Spring is Here

Hiding in My Craft Room: HIMCR #193 - Any Holdiay

Eclectic Ellapu: Team Pink - Anything Goes (March)

QKR Stampede: QKR Stampede Challenge #132 - Add a sentiment

My Sheri CRAFTS: My Sheri Crafts Challenge #153 - Easter Wishes

My time To Craft: Challenge #295 - Easter Animals

Simply Papercraft: Challenge 1

Our Sponsors  -

First sponsor is 

will be giving away some MDF shapes & frames along with wooden letters - 

Ooohhhh, the stuff you can make with these is awesome!!!

                                         

2nd Sponsor and 2nd Prize - 4 Images used by the DT :D

3rd Sponsor and 3rd Prize - 3 Images from Ditzie Designs 

(part of That Craft Place)

Oh, WOW!! What a bunch of GREAT Prizes!! Right?  Please come by and play along in the New Challenge #7- Sketch & Hat Theme. 

And please go by Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by my teamies' they whipped up some create cards with the sweet images by our sponsors and leave them some love, too. :D 

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty, 

Deborah xxx

All Dressed Up For Easter

Good Day All,

It's the Mid-Post Reminder for the QuirkyCrafts Challenge #6 - Let's Play Quirky Dress Up. So get those creative juices flowing, and join in the challenge with those Dressed kids or pets you got and Add some Ribbon.
Our sponsors are -

  & 

Join in the FUN and you'll have a chance to win some prizes from here!! :D 

For the challenge I created a fun Easter Card. I just couldn't resist using these two awesome digi's From Buggaboo Stamps -  Bobblehead Kids Bunny &  Easter eggs

Here is my card - 

I colored her face a litte darker on the edges to create her middle face lighter

like a rabbits. I used my favorite DCWV paper - Sunday Afternoon for the back and

the Happy Easter Cake Sticks.  Of course had use add butterflies. (love) :D

I just loved created this card reminded me of when I was little. My cousins & I would hunt for Easter Eggs. :D 

Supplies:

Stamps - Buggaboo Stamps -  Bobblehead Kids Bunny &  Easter eggs

Paper - DCWV - Sunday Afternoon Paper Stack; SU - White cs

Inks - Bic Markers

Accessories - Wilton Cake Stick - Happy Easter; Stickles - yellow, pink; 

From Stash - pink corner pieces from a past Spellbinders die frame cut apart - Majestic Labels Twenty Five; grass from cricut; Blue Butterflies

Challenges entered:

Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 365 - Spring Fever
Simply Create Too: Challenge #81 - "Easter or Bunnies"
Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers: SOSS 30 -- E is for Easter
Challenge up your life: Challenge #11 - Easter
Catch The Bug Challenge Blog: March Bingo Challenge: I chose Diagonal: 
 Spring/Easter - Player choice(butterflies) - Die Cut - Spellbinders die frame cut as corners (Majestic Labels Twenty Five)



Thanks for popping in and hope you get a chance to stop by Quirky Crafts to see what the Design Teamies created, such great inspiration. :D

Hugs,

Deborah 

Dressing Up for Quirky Crafts

Good Day All,

Today Quirky Crafts New Challenge #6 - Play Dress Up with Ribbon. I got use some super cute little digi's from Bugaboo Stamps, Dr. Kidlet and Nurse Kidlet.

I just love Bugaboo Stamps, even though I don't get to play with them as much as I'd like they do have some really sweet stamps. So if you've not been by their place take a look-sie and play in their challenges and ours. :D

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge -
  &

Here is my card -

Here's my little Kidlet's aren't they just adorable?? 

Really liked coloring these two characters. :D

**CloseUp**

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Kidlets Dr. & Nurse;SU stamp set - Happy Healing

Inks: Copics

Paper: Coordinations - Blue, Red and Neenha; DCWV - Sunday Afternoon Stack

Accessories: Stickles - silver; Liquid Pearls pink; embossing folder - dots (used on the band-aids); Ribbon - red gingham

Challenges entered:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges: Challenge #86 ~ For A Child

Twisted Thursday Challenge March 12-18, Optional Twist - Use Three of the same thing

 Crafty Gals Corner: Friday Inspiration - Challenge #10 - Cute As A Button

Little Red Wagon: Challenge #280 - Cute, Cute, Cute

Eclectic Ellapu: March already - Pinkie DT - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for joining me today. I hope you join in the fun "Dress Up" Challenge #6 at Quirky Crafts. Please stop by and look at what the rest of the Design Team has created. :D

Wishing you a great Crafty Day!

Deborah xxx





Getting Ready for Summer Heat

Good Day,

Well it's the end of the weekend. Not sure about you all but Spring Break is upon us this next week. Which isn't to bad I only have my youngest who is 14, so planning to do go the movies, bowling and some shopping.

Well on to the Mid-Post for Quirky Crafts Challenge #5 - Pretty In Pink. What a fun challenge, if you get a chance stop on over and take a look at the sweet creations from the Design Team and other participates that have joined in the fun. :D 

Here is a picture for inspiration -

 

So guess who is the Sponsor -

Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

Prizes: 

1st prize of 3 images of choice from the whole of the Stitchy Bear store

2nd prize any 3 of the DT's chosen images

3rd prize any 2 DT's Chosen images

 

 Here is my card:

 For this card I used TH Sunburst stencil with PowderPuff Lemonade;

Also used copics for coloring my image - Summer Heat by BB Kakes.



 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stitchy Bear Digi Stamps - Summer Heat by BB Kakes

Ink: Copics; Powder Puff ink - Lemonade

Paper: SU - Ultra smooth Vanilla; Recollections -pink and blue

Accessories: Cream ribbon and pink button; Spellbinders - Radiant Rectangles

 

Challenges entered:

Hiding In My Craftroom: HIMC #190 - Freestyle

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps: Challenge #164 - Hot Trends Buttons

Southern Girls Challenge: Get Your Girly On

The Pink Elephant: The Pink Elephant Challenge TPE 288

 

Thank you all for stopping by and please head on over to Quirky Crafts Challenge - Pretty In Pink and leave some love for the Design Team. :D

Hugs,

Deborah xxx

Beary Happy Blooms Are PoppingUp

Good Day Everyone,

Today I am happy to share with you great news! I have been invited to be a Guest Designer at Quirky Crafts Challenges for 2 months. They are such a great challenge site with a friendly and talented team. Thank you so much to Caz for inviting me, I am so happy to be a part of your wonderful team.

Today I am sharing a my first card for the New Challenge - Pretty In Pink. Our sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Stamp Outlet for my card I used "Beary Happy Blooms" by Kaz Kafts and
"A Mother Is..." by CraftyGirl. (Click on the names  to be taken to these beautiful digi stamps)
With these two wonderful digital stamps I decided to start on my Mother's Day card. It will be here soon and it's never to late to gear up for Mother's Day Cards, right?

Here is my card:

 ***It's a PopUp Card!!!

***He turned out so Cute!! Just loved making this card!

Supplies:

Stamps: StitchyBear Digital Outlet Store -  "Beary Happy Blooms" by Kaz Kafts and "A Mother Is..." by CraftyGirl; Justrite stamps - Fancy Frames

Paper: K&Company Best of Paper Pad Brenda Walton

Inks: Copics

Accessories: Distress Stitckles - tumblegrass, Liquid pearls- silver; glossy accents(eyes, nose, ears, and large flower); Cricut - grass cutout; MS Monarch- Butterfly with wire for antennas; 

Challenges entered:

In the Pink: Challenge #63 - CUTE

Simon Says Anything Goes/Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog

Simon Says Challenge: No Rules/Simon Monday Challenge Blog

Polkadoodles Challenge: Week 9 -Ribbons and Lace

Kraft'in Kimmie Stamps: Challenge #269 - Bright Colors

Fun with Shapes - Challenge #177 - Flowers of Spring

Digitally 'Sweet' Challenge:DSC #129 - Anything Goes

CratyCatz: Challenge '268' Use Your Dies/Punches

Monday Greeting Challenge - Anything Goes - GCC022315- The Outlaws Challenge

Challenge #192- Make It Digital - The PaperShelter

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #69

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps: Challenge #163 - All Ears!

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: March 2015 Challenge

Scrapping Everyday Miracles: Welcome to 'Almost' Spring! 

(Join in the Card sketch I turned it right side up)

I hope you found some inspiration to get started on those Mother's Day Cards. Join us at Quirky Crafty Challenge - Pretty In Pink. I encourage you to stop by to visit what the DT has created. 

Hope you are having a nice weekend and staying warm, too. 

Thank you all for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Deborah xxx