Monochromatic in Winter

Hi everyone,

Hope you all are doing well. Today I am sharing a cute little card I created for our Challenge at International Art & Soul themed - #63 Monochromatic. I thought it turned out pretty cute.

I used my blue gelato's for the background to get a nice monochromatic look to the night sky. I used Inky Antics Polar Bear Pals stamp set. For the stars I used an old Stamp'n Up stamp from my stash.
After the gelato background dried I then, stamped and heat embossed my bears in black embossing powder. I painted in moon with antique linen distress paint to give it a night moon look. I used versa mark to stamp my stars around and used heat n stick powder then added my glitter. I also used Fran-tage by Stampendous, using the Shabby blue (I love Fran-tage) to give it an little glimmer of falling snow around the bears.  For my bears I painted them in with white paint and then added white flock on top of them. I didn't place a sentiment on the front as I am not sure if it's going to be a Christmas card or just a thinking of you card. Either way I think it came out nice. Wish you could touch the bears cause they are so furry. lol
I hope you all like the card.

This photo shows the white flock on the bears a little better. 

Challenges entered:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #110 - AG
A Perfect Time to Stamp for July #7, 2019 - AG
A Bit More Time To Craft: Challenge #96 AG
Get Creative Challenges: Ch. #82 - AG w/opt Twist Monochromatic

Thank you all for stopping by and please hop on over to the challenge to view what my teamies have created, as well as all the wonderful entries. Our Challenge at International Art & Soul themed - #63 Monochromatic.

Keep On Crafting!

Deb~ 😊

Your Invited For Cake

Hi everyone!

Well today I have a new challenge for you all at One Stitch At A Time Challenge 271 Anything Goes with A Special Day. Come over to join us with all your cards showing how you create a card or project celebrating A Special Day.

For this wonderful challenge I used a digital stamp from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet Store Wonderland Cake designed by CraftyGirl Creations. 

When I saw this stamp I just knew what paper I wanted to use with this stamp Graphic 45 - Hallowe'en in Wonderland Collection, I really think it goes perfectly. 

I decided to do something a little different something a little off from my 

usual using fun colors with my copic markers.  

 Here is a closer look of the stamp and the background of the Tag. I used some fun

items to create my background Tim Holtz distressed paints and inks, BoBunny black gesso

with TH stencil Harlequin and BoBunny Grape Glitter paste. 

Here is a close up of the stamp. 

Applied Glossy Accents to nose and clock. I also used black liquid 

pearls applied around the cake and the gold liquid pearls are applied

 to the chain that links to the clock. 

Our Sponsor is StitchyBear Digit Outlet with a

$10 coupon to use at the store

Supplies:

Stamp: StitchyBear Digital Outlet Store Wonderland Cake designed by CraftyGirl Creations

Paper: Graphic 45 - Hallowe'en in Wonderland Collection

Inks: TH Distress Paints and Inks Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Seedless Preserves; Copics

Accessories are from CountryCraftCreations - BoBunny black gesso, grape glitter paste, seambinding, 

Other Items from stash - TH Stencil - Harlequin; Glossy Accents; Liquid pearls - black and gold

Thank you all for stopping by today and Thank you for all the wonderful comments I really appreciate it. Please head over to the  One Stitch At A Time Challenge 271 Anything Goes with A Special Day we'd love to have you. Also you will find some great inspiration from my teamies. 

Thank you again,

Hugs, 

Deborah xxx

We Are All Fairies

Good Morning all

So glad to have you join me again. :D  FIRST, I would like to say a big Thank you to my new followers. Thank you for joining me on my crafting journey and I hope you find much inspiration on my past posts and future ones to come.

Today I am sharing a Tag I made for the new challenge at One Stitch At A Time - Ch. 259 Anything Goes with Distressing. 
Here is the Tag I made using an image from Stitchybear Digi store LilyFairy by DigiBlessings.
For this Tag I started with my image from Stitchybear digi stamps colored with my colored pencils. I used TH manila tag and added 3 colors of distress paint - tumble grass, weathered wood and faded jeans. I used TH distress ink - mowed lawn around the words I cut out. I used Stampendous - Frantage around the tag to give some detail and gold prills from Reneabouquet. Used twill ribbon and organza ribbon from my stash. 

 Here is close up photo of the image. I used pop dots to raise the leaf of the

lily so it looks as if the leaf is hanging over the mouse & fairy. 

I fussy cut the flowers and placed around the bottom of my tag. 

I added stickles on the little lily flowers. 

Stitchybear is our Sponsor 

and offering a $10 coupon Prize

Supplies:

Stamp: Stitchybear Digi store - LilyFairy by DigiBlessings

Paper: TH manila tag; neenha paper; Pattern paper from stash
Ink: Colored pencils for my image; TH distressed paints - tumble grass, weathered wood and faded jeans; TH distressed ink - mowed lawn; 

Accessories: Stampendous - Frantage; Stickles - crystal; Gold prills; Twill and organza ribbon

Challenges entered:

Colour Challenge 29 March 2016 - Outlawz Challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges: Crazy4Challenges C4C330 - Use little Critters

Crafty Calendar Challenge: AG with our April Challenge

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: Challenge 28

Craft for the Craic: April's Anything but a card

Simply Papercraft: Challenge 26

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Challenge #147 - Tag It

PDE Linky Party: Ch#117 Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes

DLART: DL.ART Thankful Thursday challenge #177 Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs: April  Anything Goes

I invite you all to join us over at One Stitch At A Time ch 259 Anything Goes with Distress. We can't wait to see your projects. Stop over to see my teamies creations and leave them some love. :D

Thank as always for stopping by and

Stay Crafty,

Deborah xxx

Tim Holtz - March - 12 Tags of 2015

Hi all,

Some of you know that I am doing the 12 Tags of 2015 with Tim Holtz Blog. I decided to do this so I can learn new tip and tricks and new techniques using all of the fantastic TH/Ranger products I own. So each month you create a tag with instructions from Tim on how to achieve the same tag or a tag using the same technique that he has created with TH products, all year long.

So my tag did not quit turn out like I wanted, it's actually kind of plain but I did use the techniques he instructed on the blog for the March 2015 Tag. I wanted to give a different look to the tag and used a colored embossing powder with the Rays stencil (love that stencil) especially with Easter upon us, I wanted some bright color in it.

Well here it is:  Since I didn't have the products he used with his tag, I used what I had on hand.

First I applied inks broken china, seedless preserve, evergreen bough, spun sugar, spiced marmalade on top of the tissue tape. Tissue tape used was butterflies and dictionary words.

I used the #3 to symbolize March with the little March calendar popped up next it from the ephemera package.

Used a metal rose painted with spun sugar and a metal tag with twine.

The stamp is the Tim Holtz - French Flight it comes with the die cuts by sizzix.  Used the butterfly stamp and embossed with black embossing powder. I cut out a mask to place over the stamp image to apply the texture paste. (as Tim did in the tutorial on the blog)

The stencil I used is Rays along with the texture paste, applied cayenne embossing powder on top of the texture paste then used the heat gun to achieve the technique Tim used on his tag. (Tim used a gold embossing powder with his texture paste)

Well entering my March 2015 Tag into the challenge. 

If you get a chance to go by Tim's blog you should definitely stop by there is so much Inspiration, I am not even kidding. I love looking at all the tags that people do so many creative and talented people there. :D

Thanks for visiting. Hugs ~ Deborah 

A Tooth Fairy that Twinkles

Hi all,

Today I get to share a special gift I made for a special someone, my granddaughter. Although she hasn't lost any teeth yet, actually she's still getting her teeth in. lol   I got an early start on her little Tooth Fairy Box. This little box uses a stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs Shop "Twinkle Fairy", she is just cute. Love this stamp, as I was using her idea's kept popping up in my head on how to use her. She is so versatile, you can use for cards, scrapbook pages and other crafting projects.

My Tooth Fairy box is on the Inspirational Blog so please stop by and leave a comment for me. I would really appreciate it. :D  If you want to see this stamp or go to the Inspirational Blog just click on the names the links will take you directly to the pages you want to see.

Well won't delay any longer, here is my box... I will list instructions on top of the each photo.

***Colored my images with copics and cut out image with Spellbinders die. 

The box I used is a wooden box from Michaels. I painted white then sprayed with 

Prima Marketing Color Bloom sprays and once dried went over it with a little

Distress ink faded jeans (not heavily).  

The stars are made with the TH Stars stencil and I textures paste mixed with

Distress Mustard Seed paint (mixed) and then apply. It dries pretty fast. After it 

dried I applied Stickles to the Stars. I drew some tooth images and 

printed out, then applied stickles around them. Used Wink of Stella Clear on her 

wings and outfit. 

***I placed some sparkles in her hair and around her***

To get the night sky I colored the stars yellow then heat embossed with clear 

embossing powder and then when over with my distress inks. 

The clear embossing prevents the ink from coloring the stars. 

To get my night sky I used TH Distress inks - chipped sapphire, 

broken china & a little seedless preserves. 

Applied lace around the box. 

***The box comes in two pieces. I adhered two hinges in the back so it becomes

one piece. I placed a little pillow inside for the tooth and I wrote a little

saying applied to the inside lid with pink string pearls, another tooth with

sparkles. I went around the saying with Distress Ink,

***Would like to give a special Thank You to Jennifer McGuire who shared her idea on how to 

make a Night Sky. Clink the link below her name if you would like see how she did hers. :D

Thank you Jennifer 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIahNe1rImARk2cdLOpMfZg

Supplies:

Stamps: Crafty Sentiments Designs Shop "Twinkle Fairy"

Inks: TH Distress Inks/Paints - mustard seed paint; Ink - faded jeans, chipped sapphire, broken china and victorian velvet; Prima Marketing Color Blooms Spray - cotton candy, tea stain; Copics

Paper: Neenha paper

Accessories: Wooden box, hinges, Stickles - mercury glass; string of flat pink pearls;pink organza, Poly fiberfill for the little pillow; Spellbinders - decorative labels twenty-eight; lace & ribbons; Clear embossing powder

I made the tooth and sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Three Muses: : The Three Muses Challenges - The Sky's The Limit

Simon Says Special Lady/Girly - Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog

Challenge #193 - "Away with the Fairies" - The Paper Shelter

The Pink Elephant: The Pink Elephant Challenge - TPE288 - Girly Girl

Twisted Thursday Challenge for March 5 - 11th - Optional Twist "Texture" - Outlawz Challenge

Please stop by our Inspirational Blog where we have something everyday posted by my teamies to give you continuous inspiration for your crafty projects. I also invite you to take part in our Challenge Blog before Sunday night. Our Theme is "Spring Colours" if you join you could win a Voucher to the Crafty Sentiments Shop. And leave some love for my teamies, they have made some beautiful creations for our Spring Theme. :D

Wishing you a great day and Happy Crafting! :D
Deborah xxx

Vintage Beauty In Color

Good Morning All,

I have some awesome news to tell you, so excited! : D Well, remember when I was a Guest Designer for Scribble and Scrap Blog and I made the Vintage Treasure Box. Well Lexie asked me to join her team. Of course, I said yes,I was just thrilled to be asked to join her talented team. So today is my first post for Scibble and Scrap and we are on Challenge #21. You must go check it out and join in the fun we always have "Anything Goes" and there is always candy to be given away; and who doesn't want to win some great candy for their stash. : D
Don't forget to read the rules, click here for the Challenge rules, and stop by the Shop.

For my first card I chose the digi image Vintage Beauty 3, Uh, this is so beautiful I had to have it to color! Isn't she just beautiful?

 Here it is: 

The picture below shows the background before I applied my colored image. You can see the beautiful design using the Tim Holtz inks, TH stamp set Urban Grunge with the TH Honeycomb stencil.

I always wanted to join the TH Challenges, and so I am planning on joining the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of June with my tag. Tim shows how to use the new mini inks with the stencils to create a colorful background, plus use your stamp sets too. He also showed how to die your ribbon. I was like Wow, I have some of the stuff to do this. (I didn't have the butterfly stamp), so I used the TH Urban Grunge (love this set) : D I've done some tags before but never like this, and I have to tell you I had fun! 

I love the new mini's they are so great to use, easy to grip and store. : D  I am totally going back to the beginning of the 12 Tags of 2014 to create more wonderful tags. 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Scribble and Scrap Vintage Beauty 3; TH Urban Grunge using the frame, bird and script

Paper: Water color Paper; TH tags

Inks: StazOn, TH mini inks - mustard seed, peacock feathers, spiced marmalade, picked raspberry; TH lg. inks dust concord & tea dye; Copics - E000, E00, E21, RV13, G14, G05, YG06; Colored pencils - yellow, dark brown, brown used blending solution.

Accessories: From Stash - small roses and leaves; Lrg Flower from Prima - brushed with TH mini Mustard Seed to make more vibrant; stickles - crystal, liquid pearls - white; used seem binding - died with TH mini's (listed above); wooden sentiment - little yellow bicycle wood tags (brushed with TH tea dye)

I hope you can stop over to Scribble and Scraps to view the rest of the team projects and our Guest Designers for Challenge #21. 

Thanks for visiting today and I hope that you were inspired. 

Deborah