Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #38 - Altered Embellishments

It's time for a new challenge over at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. This month our theme is altered embellishments. So fun, just alter any embellishment you have in some way. We are sponsored by UmWow and they sent our team some Wood Chipboard pieces designed by Lynne Forsythe. 

I started out with a medium sized Tim Holtz big chipboard tag. I used stamps from PaperArtsy.  I wanted to see how it all would fit on the tag. In then end I only used two flowers. 

I used PaperArtsy Fresco paints to paint the tag. I mixed these colors to get a custom color.

I was very happy with the color. 

After the paint dried I applied PaperArtsy Grunge Paste through a  TCW stencil.

Then I used a permanent ink spray with another stencil. 

Then I used another PaperArtsy paint through a TCW stencil.

I checked to make sure I knew which side of the hippies to decorate. 

I painted the leaves green and thought they were too dull so I  added  several coats of green glitter paint to them. 

The glitter paint add some texture and dimension. 

I painted the flowers with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers. I added glass beads to the middle of each flower.  I covered the flower petals with Goosebumps texture spray. I added little ruler on the bottom, some craft sticks as stamps, I found some plastic leaves that I painted  and finally added a little cork butterfly that I used my fingers to paint with pink and yellow paints. 

Christmas Card Challenges #28

It's time for this week's challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week our Challenge theme is everybody's favorite "Anything Goes".  I hope you will get a head start on your Christmas cards and join us this week. We now pick a weekly winner and honorable mentions! Thanks for stopping by!

For my card I spread white acrylic paint on piece of texty patterned paper. Then I stamped the two ornaments and the sentiment with Archival black ink. I colored in the images with Pan Pastels because I wanted the text and some of the white paint to show through. The stamp set is by JOFY from PaperArtsy. 

Christmas Card Challenges #4

It's time for this week's challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week is everyone's favorite, Anything Goes. I created a CAS card using a stamp set from Paper Artsy called Egg & Nog 4. I colored the Poinsettia with Copic Markers and added a glittery gold pearl in the center. I'm excited to see what you come up with this week for this fun challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

 Here's my card.

12 Days of Holiday Inspiration 2014 - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Holiday Inspiration Blog Event brought to you by "The Inspiration Crew".  We’re just a group of online crafty blog friends who love being creative. This time we're doing a 12-day event to provide you with tons of Holiday Inspiration.

We're making crafty projects using products we like and some of us are even offering prizes. Check each blog and the information there for what prizes are being offered and when the winners will be announced on that blog.

I'm offering a prize box, check back each day. I'll have picture of my prize posted soon!! I'll announce the winner of my blog candy on Saturday, December 13. To qualify for my prize make sure you are a follower of my blog and leave a comment. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!!

Below is a list of all the crafty ladies participating in this event. Be sure to visit all the blogs each day for loads of fun, prizes, and Holiday craft ideas.

Today, I'm sharing a set of CAS Christmas cards I made using one of my favorite JOFY stamp sets from Paper Artsy. These images are so fun to stamp and create little scenes. I colored them using Watercolor Crayons. These are fast and easy to create in multiples. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for Day 5!

Donna Bowman 

Rachel Kleinman

Ceal Pritchett

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas

Misty Buck

Christmas Card Challenges #51

It's time for another challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week we have another color challenge. I really love these colors and thought these new stamps I got would be perfect for these colors. The stamps are JOFY by Paper Arsty. I think they are perfect for one layer cards. I colored the snowmen with Copic markers. I'm excited to see what you come up with this week for this fun challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here's my card.

Christmas Card Challenges #42

It's time for another challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week we have a color challenge.  I used a JOFY stocking stamp by Paper Artsy. I colored it with Copic markers that were close to the colors in the picture. The larger dies are Nestablitlies and the smaller label die is from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment is from Cosmos Cricket - Chalkboard Cheer mini stack. The stripes reminded me of candy canes. I adhered the stocking and the sentiment label with foam tape. I can't wait to see how you all interpret these colors this week. I can't wait to see what you create this week. Thanks for stopping by!

Inspiration photo:

My card: