Paper Sweeties June Challenge #56

Hello everyone! Today marks the beginning of another month-long challenge where you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties shop. Be sure to stop by Paper Sweeties to get some inspiration on their wonderful blog and in their gallery, do some shopping, and then come play along with us in this month's challenge.  Here is June's wonderful inspiration photo:

The challenges over at Paper Sweeties are always ANYTHING GOES with the inspiration photo as your jump-off point. So you can use the colors, shapes, or theme to help you create your project. Here's the card I made using the "jar, reds/plaid, homemade" theme:

And here is a close-up of my jar image:

This card was so fun to put together! All products used are linked at the bottom of this post :)

Please be sure to check out what the rest of my Paper Sweeties team mates have created for you - sooo much amazing talent - then be sure to come play with us!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Jill Norwood 

Julie Tucker-Wolek
Karen Letchworth

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lilian Forsyth  
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner (you are here!)

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala
Minn Kitchen

Nancy Salkeld 

June Guest Designer: Leanne Elliott

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Thank you so much for stopping in today! Happy crafting!

Products used to make my card:

Handmade for You Stamp set



Mason Jar Stamp set



Circle Scallop Sweet Cuts



Mason Jar - Sweet Cuts



Licorice Seam binding

June Challenge for One Crazy Stamper!

Happy Thursday! Today marks a new month-long challenge at One Crazy Stamper and the theme is "Anything Goes" so your possibilities are endless! You can use any stamp image, except digi's....the challenge runs the month of June and you have a chance to win a fabulous prize from OCS!!

For my card, I am showcasing "Bob Loves Grass" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. I am right there with Bob, I also love push mowing grass! We have A LOT to mow, and we do have a ride-on mower, but I still love the look of push-mowed grass...and I like the exercise!

I stamped Bob using my Misti with my Tuxedo Black Momento, colored him up with Copic Markers and created my sky background using my MFT Cloud Trio dienamics and my copic markers. I love it when I can make a one-layer card in less than 1/2 hour! With these stamps, it's sooooo easy! :)

Card supplies:

Stamps: Bob Loves Grass - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Paper: X-Press It! Copic Paper, assorted cardstock

Ink: Tuxedo Black - Momento

Accessories: MFT Cloud Trio Dienamics, MFT Blueprints Dienamics, Copic Markers

Thank you so much for stopping in! Be sure to grab a coffee and head on over to Lora's store HERE to do some shopping - great sales and deals to be had! Cheers!

Life is Better in Flip Flops!

A Perfect Time to Craft

This is a month-long "Open" challenge, the theme is always "Anything Goes" and you are allowed 3 entries using any images

Prizes will include images, certificates and badges. 

Prizes will consist of

1st Prize 

2nd Prize

3rd Prize
DT Favourites

This month, our sponsor is the wonderful Pattie's Creations Digital Images

I used the very fun "Flip Flop Trio" image for my card. 




I colored the flip flops with Copic Markers and then kept the layout very CAS to showcase the image - sentiment is from The Project Bin.

Be sure to come on over to the challenge blog HERE and check out what the rest of my super talented teammies have created for you. Link up your ANYTHING GOES project for us and we'll be around to visit you! Thanks for stopping in today! 

Scootin' by to say HI!

Happy Saturday y'all!

Life has been so crazy busy this last little while with seeding crops, our custom spraying business, trying to get the garden in, then this storm that blew through here a couple days ago sure threw us for a bit! No power for over 24 hours and trees down in our yard etc. We are also preparing for our daughter's high school graduation next weekend .... I am so amazed that time can fly by as fast as it can as she was *just* a baby yesterday, it seems! Pictures to come next weekend! 

Today I am sharing a card I made using some Craftin' Desert Divas goodies and this little farmer took my heart the moment I saw him :) He's cute on his little "RED" tractor...

I printed my pre-colored image from the Farmtastic Digi Stamp set and cut him out using the Stitched in Circles die set and used some other dies to create my scene - the sentiment is from the Scootin by Digi set - here's the whole card again:

Products used on my card:

Farmtastic Digi Stamp set

Stitched in Circles Die Set

Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies

Outdoor Landscape Dies

Scootin by Digi Set

Thank you so much for stopping in today! Be sure to hop on over to the FB page and check out our inspiration and play along with our monthly challenge! Cheers!

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4 CC #352 {Father's Day!}

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday everyone! 

This week, it is my turn to play challenge hostess and I am looking for projects celebrating that special guy in your life for FATHER'S DAY...

4 CC #352 {FATHER'S DAY}

My card was part of an unfinished card kit I had kicking around and I'm really sorry but I can't even tell you the brand/company it was from as it was in a clear bag with no instructions - just the pieces I had left over and I created this one with those. The tie and heart are chip board and I got out my sponge dauber and did a bit of inking to distress the edges a bit. I love these colors!

Here is the full card again:

Be sure to hop on over to the Hen House to see what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you - all I can say is that they have created some pretty UH-MAY-ZING cards!! Cheers!

Gemma's Getting Artsy.....

Happy Thursday! The challenge this month over at One Crazy Stamper is "Anything Goes" and we have an optional sketch for you to use if you so wish!

High Hopes Stamps has released "Darling Divas" this month and oh my goodness...they are such fun images to color up and bring to life:

 I am having so much fun playing with these cuties and this week, miss "Gemma" is showing us her artsy side (and did ya notice? She has a cuppa joe in her other hand?! *swoon*)

Products used on my card:

Paper: Summer Bucket List by Photoplay, Xpress Copic 
Ink: Momento Black
Stamp: Gemma from High Hopes Stamps

Copic Markers: BG72, C1, C3, C5, E04, E11, E13, E42, E44, E51, R05, R08, R20, T1, T3, T5, Y21, Y23, YG93, YG95, YR14, YR16

Thank you for stopping in today! Be sure to hop on over and check out the One Crazy Stamper store and browse around and so some shopping! Cheers!

Have a Farm-Tastic Day!!

Happy Monday! 

There is a new release happening at Craftin' Desert Divas on May 25th and 26th and oh-my-goodness, you DO NOT want to miss out on this one! There are 6 new stamps, dies and digi's that will be released. The dies and stamps are so fun and create the most amazing scenes. I am here to give you another sneaky-peek of what's coming:

This is my 2nd card of the sneak-peek days and this scene was created using the dies from the Garden Accessories set and then I added the "Have a Farm-tastic Day" sentiment from the digi Farmtastic set! So fun!!

For my card, I wanted to create a cute scene of a garden on a nice summer day :) I am in LOVE with that wheelbarrow die and all the super cute tools that come with it! 

Here is a picture of the card again:

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

CDD Products used on my card:

Farmtastic digi set (to be released May 25/26)

Garden Border Die set (to be released May 25/26)

Garden Accessories Die set (to be released May 25/26

The Sky is the Limit Die set

Outdoor Landscape 2 Die set

Thank you so much for stopping in today! Come on over to our May Release page on Facebook HERE and join the fun - there are freebies, games and lots and lots of sneaky peeks for you to drool over :)

Have a great day! Cheers!

You are a-MAIZE-ing!!

Happy Sunday everyone! 

It is a long weekend here in Alberta, CANADA so I have been outside as much as I can enjoying the gorgeous sunshine and warmer temperatures! The garden is almost all in, the grass is cut and I am now decorating the yard with pretty flower pots and decorations :) 

There is a new release happening at Craftin' Desert Divas on May 26th and 27th and oh-my-goodness, you DO NOT want to miss out on this one! There are 6 new stamps, dies and digi's that will be released. The dies and stamps are so fun and create the most amazing scenes - isn't he adorable?? I am here to give you a sneaky-peek of what's coming:

This is the super cute digi stamp called "Gopher Eating Corn" and he's a part of the digi bundle called "A-maize-ing." There is a black/white image, colored image and a sentiment! So fun!!

For my card, I wanted to create a cute scene of him in the garden enjoying his corn...now, if this were to be happening in real life in MY garden, I'd be furious...however, he's so stinkin' cute! 

I printed the gopher and sentiment out and colored him up with my Copic Markers then fussy cut him to fit among the dirt mounds. "Garden Border Die Set" is the name of this amazing die set and it's awesome - SO MANY different components in it to create some amazing scenes:

Here's my sentiment on the inside of the card: 

Here is a picture of the card again:

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie - Spring

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - use a digi

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

CDD Products used on my card:

A-MAIZE-ing digi set (to be released May 26/27)

Garden Border Die set (to be released May 26/27)

Inside Scallop Squares Dies

The Sky is the Limit Die set

Outdoor Landscape 2 Die set

Thank you so much for stopping in today! I will be back tomorrow with another sneak peek for you from Craftin' Desert Divas! Come on over to our May Release page on Facebook HERE and join the fun - there are freebies, games and lots and lots of sneaky peeks for you to drool over! LOL!

Have a great Sunday! Cheers!