August Monday Greetings with Star Stampz!

Time for some Monday Greetings action and a chance to win a prize from Star Stampz!  A big big thank you to Star Stampz for their continued support of our challenge each year!  I had to fun of crafting with the ever so cute image "Fireflies!"  Fireflies are one of my all time favorite things in the world!  They literally light up my world and land with their magical glowing trails!   I stand amazed just watching them flit and play across the night sky!

I colored this lovely up with Copics and colored pencils with a white gel pen for highlights!  I layered up on some pinks to match her dress to make my card!  Our required greeting this month is "Hello/Miss You" so I used a clear stamp for my sentiment!  Now gather up your ideas and come see us this month at The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge for August!

Creative Inspiration Challenges with Pattie's Creations!

It's August and hot as blazes where I live!  Great time to be inside with the a/c cranked up and crafting!  This month at Creative Inspiration Challenges our sponsor is Pattie's Creations!  A huge thank you to Pattie's Creations for sponsoring us! 💝 Please visit her store on Etsy and have a look at all the gorgeous designs! 

I made two pillow boxes from a kit I had picked up at Walmart!  I could have used the Cricut but I loved the pastel colors that looked like watercolors so went with the kit.   For the box above I used the image "Folding Fan with Orchids" and colored it digitally in Procreate then printed it out and fussy cut.  The sentiments for both of the boxes are stamps from my stash that were freebies in a now closed paper crafting magazine.  The box below has the image "Hummingbird Floral Wreath" and  I used the same process as above.  After fussy cutting I popped them up with foam strips along with the senties.

These images are just so lovely!  We hope to see you at Creative Inspiration Challenges in August where  it is always Anything Goes!!  Keep cool out there!😎

Sunday Song and Rhyme July 21st

 Our poem this time is Summer's Splendor by the Sea by Patricia L. Cisco.   I chose to be inspired by the line "Hushing rhythm of the waves."

I used the freebie image sheet "Seashell Ladies ATC" from the Gecko Galz for their ATC Challenge for July!  This is a quick digital version I whipped up in Procreate for our challenge this month.  I love the colors of this lovely sea scene with the wonderful seashell lady smiling!  I had to type out the sentiment but the set includes some wonderful ocean senties!  Hope to see you at the Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme Challenge!

Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone for July!

We are all about Travel at Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone for July!  Happy 4th of July to everyone here in the USA!  Today I have a tag to share with you using two FREEBIES from Kate Hadfield Designs!  Kate is a great friend of Monday Greetings Challenge at the Outlawz and I think July is her birthday month!  Even if I am wrong about the month, I want to say "Happy Birthday, Kate!" 🎉🎈 and a big thank you to her wonderful support of our challenge!  Now onto the tag!

I used one of the lovely papers from the Spring Papers and the wonderful bits of travel and explore are from the Life is Adventure set and both are Freebies when you subscribe to Kate Hadfield Designs!  It is so worth it to get all the news and inspiration from her blog and emails!  I printed everything a couple of times and fussy cut the top elements of the tag before layering with cardboard to add some dimension to my tag!  Then some of the last bits of that gorgeous aqua ribbon with some light blue and it was all done!  Come join the fun at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone today!  Just remember everything BUT cards are eligible to win!

 

Creative Inspiration Challenges with All Dressed Up!

It’s July and time for a new Creative Inspiration Challenges hosted by All Dressed Up Stamps!  A big thank you to them for their continued support of our challenges!   Check out their shop here!

I got creative with the super adorable image Hedgehog Flower!  I am always drawn to hedgehogs because my son has always loved them and they are just so very cute!   This little fellow is awash with a glorious flower display!   I used markers to color her up and cut into a circle and inked the edges.  I had some leftover Cricut cuts from LeighSBDesigns so I grabbed them to make a little hanging card!  Inked all the edges, stamped the back circle with Distress Oxides and some foam flower stamps and painted the fluer de lis with green glitter paint before adding.  Some happy birthday cardstock seemed to fit this little one just right!   Gather up your craft goodies and come play with us at Creative Inspiration Challenges in July!  The theme is always Anything Goes! 😸

Monday Greetings with Kate Hadfield!

A huge thank you to Kate Hadfield Designs for sponsoring our Monday Greetings Challenge at the Outlawz for July!  Kate has so many fun and exciting designs and her blog is full of inspiration and freebies that make creating an awesome experience!

We had a play with the Al Fresco Stamps and this set is definitely full of summer fabulousness!

I grab a free scrapbooking digital layout on Kate’s blog first.  Next I printed out the elements I wanted to use, colored with markers and fussy cut.  I cut out the layout shapes from cardstock.   I used a pretty dragonfly paper for my base page and added all the pieces attaching with glue.  I added the sentiment and had a marvelous page!  I discovered how easy and effective these layouts are for digital scrapbooking which I love to do but they also are fun to work with on a physical projects, too!  I hope everyone will join in our summer fun at the Outlawz Monday Greetings for July!  The required greeting is Summer Fun and the twist is Anything Goes!

The Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme

 Our inspiration this time comes from the following poem:

My project was inspired by the line “An opal-hearted country”.   I love opals and wanted use an image from Pixabay by ArtsyBee with a gorgeous opal!  To keep the jewel them I used an image by chenspec from Pixabay as my background layer.  My sentiment is from Mirtillamente from the set About Love #1 and I find this set so useful!  I used glossy photo paper for the opal and jewel layers and sentiment to get the lovely colors I wanted.

Please remember to tell us what inspired you from the poem so that you will be eligible to win!   See you at The Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme Challenge!

I am also entering this at Mirtillamente Challenge June Anything Goes