Shopping Our Stash #432: Hot Drinks for Cold Nights

 Hi Friends! I'm playing along over at Shopping Our Stash where they are looking for Hot Drinks for Cold Nights. 

 I'm not really a Pumpkin Spice Latte gal like so many of my friends but I do love a Spiced Chai Latte, especially in the Fall and Winter.

I found this die cut oval with a Copic-colored coffee cup (Unity) in my extra die cuts stash (totally by accident) and immediately thought of this challenge.  I added some DSP and linen thread to a card base.  I popped up the oval and used Glossy Accents on the heart.  I also did some splatters and added a great sentiment from Technique Tuesday to the inside:

Cheers to all and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #504: Claire's CAS Challenge

 Hi friends! I put together a very Clean and Simple card today to play along over at The Paper Players where Claire is hosting a CAS Challenge with a Back to School theme:

My grandson is starting 5th grade this year from home with online learning.  I usually make lunchbox notes every year but since there's no lunchbox, I thought I'd go with some fun cards in the mail.  The images are from Ellen Hutson's Mini Voices in My Head by Julie E. I watercolored them loosely with my Zig Clean Color Markers on Bristol card and added the sentiment from SSS Lunch Box Notes 2.  Very clean and simple but I hope it makes him smile.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #073

Hi Friends!  Welcome back for another fun Tic Tac Toe Challenge with a new board:

My card is following the first row down:  Sequins, Peony, Orange

When I saw 'Peony' on the board, I knew I had to use an old wooden mount rubber stamp that I had purchased years ago from Impress (a local craft shop).  It was part of a Pen & Ink flower series and is so beautiful with its detail.  And...peonies were my Mom's favorite flower and she had some gorgeous ones in her garden. I stamped the peony with Catherine Pooler's Orange Twist ink and masked it off to stencil some dots (Renke Grid of Dots) with DI Tumbled Glass ink.   I then used Prismacolor pencils to add a bit more color to the flower.  The sentiment is heat embossed and also from Impress.  After layering up on the card base, I scattered a few blue sequins to finish off the card.  

Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll play along with us this week.  Remember, you have until next Thursday to link up!

Hugs,

Annie  

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #071: Hello!!

Hi Friends!  Today is a special day!  It is my first time over at the  Tic Tac Toe Challenge as a member of the uber-talented Design Team.  I'm thrilled they asked me to join Team O and so excited to be part of this fabulous challenge that gives us lots of creative choices for our projects.  This week is no different!  Check out the latest board:

I went with the left row on the diagonal:  Picnic (watermelon), Stripes (DSP), and Word Die (Sweet). 

On a Neenah solar white card base, I layered a bit of MFT's Dots & Stripes DSP die cut with PTI's border dies.  The watermelon were from SOL's watermelon2stamp stamps and dies that I've had for a very long time (over 5 years).  The sweet word die from MFT was die cut three times, layered together, and then smothered with some Glossy Accents.  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the seeds and finished it off with May Arts red natural twine.  Watermelon is my absolute favorite fruit in the summertime!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll play along this week!  See you in the gallery!

Hugs,

Annie

 

The Paper Players #497: A Sketch Challenge from Claire

Hi Friends!  Claire is hosting a fun sketch challenge this week over at the Paper Players:

I decided to use the supplies I had on my desk to see what I could come up with for this one.  I did rotate the sketch a turn:

I hope you can read the sentiment.  I really liked it, especially during the current times:  "There's no lemon so sour that you can't make something resembling lemonade."

Supplies Used:

Scrap DSP

Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Lemonade Stamps & Dies

Distress Inks

Nuvo Gloss Glitter Pen

Clear Enamel Dots

Cheers!  Thanks for stopping by!

Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #068

Hi Friends!  Today I'm playing along over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #068 with a fun summery board:

I used the first row across:  Flip Flops, Sponge/Brush, and Summer.

On watercolor cardstock, I used my blending brushes and Distress Inks to create a beach.  The sea foam was heat embossed with Hero Arts White Puff embossing powder.  The ocean was sprayed with Perfect Pearls and water for a fun sparkle.  The flip flops were stamped with SU inks and die cut using Stamps of Life's flipflops2stamp dies.  A little sparkle was added to the flower and straps using a Nuvo Glitter Gloss pen.  I'm ready to go to the beach for a walk!

Thanks for stopping by ~ have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Annie

Shopping our Stash #421: Stuck on You!

Shopping Our Stash has a fun challenge this time around that had me digging into my sticker bin!  The challenge is "Stuck on You" and asks us to use stickers on a project.  

I did not realize how many stickers I actually was hoarding...eek!  I found these darling stickers (the puppy & hearts) from Doodlebug Designs called Puppy Love and had to make a puppy card.

I made the card base from MFT's Summer Splash cardstock.  After stamping some puppy paws, I layered a DSP scrap from DCWV 'The Pets Stack.'  The sentiment is from MFT's 'Make My Tail Wag' and layered on a couple of SU label die cuts.  I added a bit of SU Bermuda Bay bakers twine to finish the card.  I hope I'm the person my puppies think I am!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great week!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #488: Laurie's Sketch

Hi there! I'm posting for the new sketch challenge over at The Paper Players and I can't believe I am actually posting this early...for me!

Laurie came up with an easy peasy sketch that's versatile for any occasion. I'd been playing with a new stamp set (for me) from Stampin' Up called High Tide.  I thought the lighthouse scene would work great for the larger image:

I used Hero Arts' Wave & Sea Confetti Die for the background layer over the Neenah Solar White card base.  I die cut the lighthouse scene with MFT's stitched rectangle die and layered it onto some red cardstock.  I added a double bow of May Arts' red twine before popping up the lighthouse.  I also added some Nuvo Glitter Gloss to the light beam and Nuvo Seashell drops to the sandy beach to finish off the card.  I just noticed I didn't use quite as many layers as the sketch called for...oops!   Hope that's okay!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a good week!

Hugs,

Annie

Rainy Day Crafting

Hi Friends!  A rainy day made for some fun crafting time today.  I have a couple of cards today for two Challenges so I'll keep this post short.  The first card was for the current Tic Tac Toe Challenge #061:

I went with Markers (Copics), Designer Paper (stash), and Red (stars) for my card.   I was totally inspired by a recent card posted by Michele Ferguson over on her blog, I Card Everyone!

I stenciled some stars in the background (MFT Star Confetti) with DI in Tumbled Glass.  The stamps and dies are from Ellen Hutson's 'Voices in My Head' and 'Hands' dies...both designed by Julie.  The DSP strip came from my stash.

I loved this card so much, I made several.  One of the additional cards was to play along over at Seize the Birthday's Seize the Hero Challenge #188 as a shout out to a special nurse:

Same supplies as first card but with a different sentiment to send some "Positive Mental Vibes" her way:

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope all is well!

Hugs,

Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #056

Hi Friends! Today I'm posting a card I made yesterday for the latest Tic Tac Toe Challenge designed by the lovely LeAnne:

I selected on the diagonal with Yellow, Umbrella, and Bow.

What a perfect sentiment for the time but crafting definitely helps my stress.  Turn off the news and make a card - that's what is helping me!  This card includes a stenciled background using Gina K.'s Water Droplets and Hero Arts Soft Granite ink.  The umbrella stamp/die cut and sentiment are from an old Stamps of Life collection stamped with Catherine Pooler's Limoncello ink.  I added a little black/white polka dot bow to match the DSP scrap from MFT.  Queen & Co. bling in the shape of raindrops finished off the card.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Stay well!

Hugs,
Annie

Freshly Made Sketches #427

Hi Friends! Waiting for the sun to come out so I can get out of the house and work in the yard, I put together a card for the latest sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches:

I pulled out my beachy-themed stamps for this card with a sentiment for a special friend having a difficult time:

I stamped the card base with Hero Arts Bubbles background stamp in DI Tumbled Glass.  The 'water' strip is from an alcohol background I made in my stash.  The fish and grass are from MFT's Adorned Ocean Friends and the sentiment from MFT's Ocean Fun stamp set.  I added sparkle to the sea grass and a few 'clear' bubbles to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by ~ stay well and send a paper hug to a friend that may need it!

Hugs,

Annie  

The Paper Players #482: Joanne's CAS Challenge

Happy Monday! Today I'm playing along with Joanne's CAS Challenge over at The Paper Players:

On a Neenah Solar White card base, I used Ellen Hutson's 'In The Weeds' stamp set and colored the flowers with Jane Davenport's colored pencils.  I die cut a mask for the flowers and stenciled some of Tim Holtz's 'Bubbles' hoping they looked a bit like water to go with the sentiment (from the same stamp set).  That's it...that's all.

Looking forward to the beginning of Spring and this was the perfect challenge for that. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone is well!

Hugs,

Annie