Super Exciting News!

Morning all my crafty peeps!
I am so excited to announce that I've been accepted onto another Design Team, Moving Along with the Times.

This is a wonderful and talented group of ladies, and there is a new challenge every 2 weeks. There is not usually a sponsor, so sky's the limit. Often there may be a theme or sketch to help with inspirational flow, but you can create anything you want, or use any brand of stamp, paper etc.
My first official posting will be November 9, 2017, so be sure and drop by the blog to check it out.
I'm so grateful and thankful for this opportunity.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and happy crafting!

Out of the Box

Morning my crafty peeps, As an artist, I enjoy learning new techniques and trying things that are out of my comfort zone. This project definitely falls into that category.
I signed up for a swap called Tassels & Trinkets, being hosted by Frank Garcia, a designer for Prima. The way I read it, you could send your partner trinkets so that he or she could make their own tassels, which was certainly the way I was going to go. Well after reading different comments & posts, it looked like we had to make our partner a tassel or two. I started to get anxious.
Pinterest became my best friend. I tried one or two fabric ones to start, and in a word, disaster. Then I thought a little more outside the box, and came up with, what I think, turned out to be some pretty interesting and cool tassels. I know this pile looks like a hot mess, but wait for it...

I made these tassels, partly out of findings & charms I had in my stash, and partly from trinkets that I picked up at work. (For those of you who don't know, I work at Hobby Lobby lol)

Here are a few close up pics of the tassels...

The point I'm trying to make is, don't be afraid of trying new things. It could be a simple matter of working in a different color palette than you're used to or creating a piece of art in a totally different medium. Who knows, you could end up with something wonderful!
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Spook-tacular!!

Happy Halloween my crafty peeps, I always have loved Halloween, the cooler weather, the changing of the leaves, the world suddenly having endless possibilities. It's the time of year when you can dress up to be whatever you can imagine. In that spirit, here is a Halloween card, using stamps from Magnolia, a company in Sweden.

I colored her with Copic markers.

The saying is from a stamp set by Prickley Pear, and to add more interest to the flowers, I used my Wink of Stella-Clear glitter pen for pizazz!

The final embellishments were pumpkin flat back buttons, bought at Hobby Lobby in their paper crafting section. I also entered her into a challenge blog over at Magnolia-licious. I hope you all have a happy Halloween and happy crafting.

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #27, Begins 10/15/17

Hi my crafty peeps, The latest challenge over at World Wide Open Challenge Design Team blog is open. Why not hop on over and enjoy the fun?

Here is my latest bit of inspiration...

I used another amazing image from Julia Spiri, coloring her in with Copic Markers. Since Fall has begun, it made me think of Halloween, so this little lady seemed appropriate. I pop dotted her up, for added depth.

I then added a few pearls for the necessary bling...

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by Julia's store...

Click on the picture below to go directly to the stamp I used.

Finally, why not join Julia's Facebook Group for more fun and great coloring ideas...

This is a wonderful group of talented ladies, so be sure and drop by! Happy Crafting!!

Julia Spiri's New Designs

Morning my wonderful crafty peeps, As some of you may know, I'm on a design team which does challenges sponsored by the talented artist Julia Spiri. She has recently come out with a few new digi stamps and they are amazing. Here is my fall inspired card using one of the designs...

Fall is my favorite season, and that was the inspiration for the card. I also pop dotted her up for dimension, along with glitter Washi tape from Hobby Lobby.

The flowers are from Prima, and I added flower details using a gold paint pen, which you can see in the next photo.

Below are the direct links to the new images...
The Flower Dress
Here is a peak at the other image with it's link:

The Butterfly Dress
These images are versatile and great to work with whether you are a beginner or have been coloring for years.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Christmas Cards Galore

Hi my crafty peeps! As some of you may know, I begin the Christmas card process as early as May. Once in awhile I've even been know to start in April, LOL. I'm of the mind that I want to relax and enjoy the holiday, not be stressed out by having to shop, make my cards, make sure they get sent out in time etc. Hence the early process.
This week, I'll be giving sneak peeks of a few of the styles that I've made. Yes, I know I did write "styles", because let's face it, doing 100-125 cards of the same design is extremely boring, lol.
Here is my first design...

Living in Florida has its advantages, but snow and cool weather aren't any of them.
Being from Canada, I miss my change of seasons, so many of my cards have a snowflake or winter theme. These look complicated, but were super easy. With stamps, clear embossing powder and of course, glitter these came together. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekends, and happy crafting!

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #26-SEPT 15th

Hi my crafty peeps, The latest challenge over at World Wide Open Challenge Design Team blog is open. Why not hop on over and enjoy the fun?

Here is my latest bit of inspiration...

I used another amazing image from Julia Spiri, coloring her in with Copic Markers. For a bit of added flair, I printed the image out twice, colored in extra flowers and pop dotted them up.

The camera didn't pick it up, but on the butterflies and the pop dotted flowers, I added a touch of sparkle using Wink Of Stella clear.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by Julia's store...

Click on the picture below to go directly to the stamp I used.

Finally, why not join Julia's Facebook Group for more fun and great coloring ideas...

This is a wonderful group of talented ladies, so be sure and drop by! Happy Crafting!!