Watercolor Snarky Cats

I'm working on Christmas Cards.  Just got my Simon Says Stamp "Stamptember" Snarky Christmas Cats.  They are so cute!  

Stamptember Snarky Cats

Stamptember Snarky Cats

Are you working on Christmas Cards or still working on Halloween and Fall Cards?

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Junk Journaling

 Sorry I haven't posted for a while.  It's easier for me to post on Instagram so I post there a lot.  This time I wanted to share the Junk Journal I am starting.  I found this beautiful Astronomy paper on Etsy by LianaScrap.  It really called to me.  So here is the inside book cover and the first page of my junkjournal.

I used an old book and just ripped out some pages to give room for all the junk I am going to put in it.  I think it will be perfect for some bible journaling because of the Celestial theme.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Some of My latest work

Still having fun playing with Tim Holtz products and following his demos.  You can see my latest on Instagram.

Hope you all are continuing to create!  For more, follow me on Instagram.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

More Instagram Tim Holtz Demo

I have been posting on Instagram and Facebook but keep forgetting to post on my blog.  Here is what I have been up to the last few weeks following Tim Holtz on his Facebook Lives. 

This technique is called Stamp and Smudge.  Made a pretty Easter Card for my Mom.

This technique is called Eroded Metal.  Love how this one turned out.

This technique used a resist over the watercolor with microglaze.  

This is a Remanent Rub resist.  I said the happy on the rub reminded me of my dog Max.  So I added one of the cute dogs and his ball.  Max plays ball all day.  

Tim Holtz asked us to post our work (finished or unfinised) on Instagram with the hashtags #timholtz and #timholtzdemo.  He was handing out prizes randomly for people who did.  Much to my surprise I was picked for one of the prize packages (see below).  

I can't wait to ink up that Professor 2 Stamp set and play with the new stencil.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

More Tim Holtz

Watched the Tim Holtz live feed again on Saturday and continued to play.  I used Some collage paper that had never been opened, Vintage Collage medium, paper dolls and other ephemera layers and Distress Crayons.  Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text for the sentiment. 

What's inspiring you today?  I know many of us have a great crafty stash to dig into. 

Happy Crafting

Donna

Tim Holtz Challenges

After watching three of Tim Holtz's Facebook lives I really dug into my stash and started playing with some stuff.  First up Distress Crayons!

I found these rub-ons in my stash and added them to the Distress Crayons background.  

Then I played with my new Distress Embossing Glazes.  I did a take off of a Jeniffer McGuire YouTube video on Distress Embossing Glazes Here.  

Tim's Facebook Live videos are a lot of inspiration.  You can also watch them on his website.  

What will you create?

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Mobile Office Project

I was looking for a present for the ladies in my weekly Bible Study group.  I had made on of these cute Mobile Office's for my purse on the 2018 Club Scrap Retreat.  I checked with Club Scrap and they still had some of these Mobile Offices in the store.  I ordered them and they were so easy to put together with the directions they sent.  For the record I don't receive any compensation from Club Scrap, I just love their products.  I use my Botanical Stamps (retired) and paper to decorate them. 

I love the little pen that keeps the Mobile Office close.  So cute!  The notebook is hand stitched and there is a unique way to add paper to the notepad.  What projects are you working on with your #socialdistancing ?  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Repurposing Goofs

Sometimes I goof on something I am making and just can't bear to throw it out.  That's what happened the other day when I was making ATCs for a swap.  Somehow I read my cutter wrong and cut the paper to 3 1/4 instead of 3 1/2 inch long!  I didn't realize it until after I had the ATCs made.  So I had to redo them to the correct size.  I saved the goofed up ones and tore them up a little trying to get another piece off of them to reuse on the correct size ATCs.  So I just continued to tear them all around the edges and they made a nice piece for a card. 

What do you do with your goofs?  Do you find a way to re-use them or throw them out?  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Using up ATCs

I made a bunch of these ATCs for the Club Scrap Forest Floor ATC swap. (August 2019).  The ones I didn't send off for the swap sat around until yesterday.  I decided to make them in Thank You cards.  I had used the Tim Holtz Label Frames and then stamped the Club Scrap Forest Floor Mushroom Stamps separately and fussy cut them to mount on the Label Frames.  They were colored with Distress Markers.  I purchased the font (Moon-Firefly) from Creative Market to make my Thank You sentiments. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Two Alcohol Ink Techniques

I have been playing with Ranger Alcohol Inks after watching Tim Holtz at Creativation 2020 doing some techniques with them.  I watched some You Tube videos also and learned some new things.  This is my first attempt.

I started by trying to do a rainbow using a protractor and felt (Jennifer McGuire technique).  I used the pearl Alcohol inks (Intrigue, Tranquil, Sublime, Alchemy, Splendor, Enchantment and Deception in that order).  On the translucent Yupo I thought the colors were too washed out.  So I started dripping Dandelion, Coral, Pistacio and Silver Mixative on top of the rainbow.  Then I saw on a You Tube video that you can use Sharpie Fine Points to doodle on the Alcohol ink.  So I doodled some flowers and use my Alcohol pen to pick up colors and fill in the doodles.  Then after I trimmed down the Yupo to fit a A2 card I die cut flowers from the trimmed off Yupo and glued them on to the card.  I added glitter glue on the centers of the flowers and a silver foil sentiment.

My second attempt was for a challenge on the Club Scrap Blog   I wanted a faux turquoise look to the alcohol inks.  

After spraying Yupo with 90% Isopropel Alcohol I dripped Pearl Alcohol Inks in Celestial and Tranquil onto the Yupo.  I then added some Gold Mixative and tried to get it to make veins in the ink using a pin to push it around.  Didn't get the look I was going for so I used the texture stamp in this month's Club Scrap Turquoise stamps and stamped in Versa Mark and Ranger Gold Super Find Detail EP.  After trimming to the size of the stamp I mounted it with Club Scrap cardstock from the Turquoise Pack of Panels paper.  I use OWH Sketch #195 for this card.  The "you're a gem" stamp is also in the stamp set.  

If you haven't played with your Alcohol Inks in a while maybe you can be inspired by getting them out and playing with them. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Fixing Up Blah Designer Paper

Hi everyone!  Sorry I have not been posting lately, been busy taking care of my 92 year old Mother and 88 year old Mother-in-law.  But I have had time to create - just not time to post. 

As I was cleaning out my craft room I came across some 4 x 5 1/4 Designer Paper I had cut up to use for cards.  Some of the designs were just Blah!  I could have got rid of them but decide to recycle them using stamps and dies.  Here is what I came up with.

I lightly stamped the background paper with archival ink.  I used some other Designer Paper to cut out the flowers.  

Products Used:  Stampers Anonymouse CMS 106 and CMS 155.  Sizzix Wildflowers Dies and Tag Collection Dies.  Distress Ink Gathered Twigs.  Ranger Archival Ink.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

World Cardmaking Day

Happy World Card Making Day!  I'm celebrating by showing some cards I made this week using the Club Scrap Falling Leaves Card Kit, Stencil and Stamp Set.  (I don't receive any compensation from Club Scrap -- I just love their products.)  The card kit gives you everything you need to make 12 cards (even envelopes).  It has instructions too.  For the first 2 sets of four cards I followed the instructions. 

Loved these Pocket Cards.

These tucked corner cards have cute sentiments.

For the last four cards I made an idea of my own using some orange Club Scrap cardstock I had and either stenciling or stamping the background with Distress Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany.  I then used Club Scrap Stipple Mist in Cherry, Sunflower and Burnt Umber on the original paper for the card.  I stamped the outline stamps with Archival Coffee Ink over the stippled paper and fussy cut them out and arranged them behind the sentiment.  I added leaves from the Falling Leaves die cut from Rinea Glossy - Copper/Gold Foil paper.  Here's a better close up of two of the cards.

Thanks for checking out my cards.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Coffee Cards

I finally finished up these coffee cards from the Club Scrap Coffee Break collection (retired). If you like Coffee themed kits there is a digital kit at Club Scrap called Brewed Awakenings (note:  I don't received any compensations from Club Scrap - I just like their products.)  I started these cards and then they got put away when I was cleaning my desk and I didn't finish them until now.

I decided to enter these in:

Watercooler Wednesday "All About Occasions."  Coffee breaks are an occasion, right?

Crafting by Design "Anything Goes."

The Crafters Cafe "School Related or Coffee and Tea."

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Never Forget

Today brings back memories that sometimes are hard to think about.  I was in Washington D.C. for National Guard Duty the day the plane hit the Pentagon.  The Double Tree Hotel I was staying in was right across  the street from the Pentagon.  I was at the Army National Guard Readiness Center (about 2 miles from the Pentagon) when the planes hit.  I was more fortunate than 2 others in our Colorado contingent who were actually in the Pentagon when the plane hit.  They survived but the chaos and trauma was hard on them.  When we were told to leave the building I was in, it took us 2 hours to get back to the hotel even though it was only 2 miles away.  Traffic was horrible and cell phones did not work.  When I got back to the hotel I was able to use the land line to call my family at home in Colorado to reassure them I was safe.  The fear I felt that day still comes back to haunt me sometimes.  The sad part is 18 years later we really are no safer from terrorist, and the general public does not take it seriously.  The smell of the burning jet fuel smoke being sucked in to our hotel air conditioning will stay with me forever.  The relief when we landed back in Colorado on September 12th stays with me too!  The world changed on September 11, 2001.  Please pray for our troops deployed that they may safely return home.  God Bless America!

ATC using Club Scrap Stamps.

Never Forget!

Donna

Beach/Sea ATC

Wow!  It has been a while since I posted.  I went on a 20 day Mediterranean cruise in May and then my Father-in-law passed away and time got away from me.  I have been crafting just not posting on my blog.
When I saw the ATC Around the World challenge I wanted to make a Beach/Sea ATC from the Club Scrap High Tide stamps and kit.  (Note:  I don't receive any compensation from Club Scrap for this post, I just like their products).   I will also be trading these ATCs with the Club Scrap ATC group.

I heat embossed with clear EP over the blue ink to give it a shine.  Now that things have calmed down and summer is over I hope to be posting more on my blog.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Baby Shower Card

Sorry I haven't posted for a while.  My Mom broke her arm at the shoulder and is in a sling for a long time.  I have been with her at the hospital and now the Rehab facility every day.  Busy time!  I have a baby shower to go to this weekend with a giraffe theme.  Club Scrap's Gone Wild Kit had the perfect paper and embellishments for the card! 

Hope you all have a great day.  Here's hoping I can get back to blogging more soon!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made this card for the challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #129.  The challenge was "D is for diet."  The sentiment is from Club Scrap Bon Appettite kit (retired).  I had to make the cookie myself.  I thought the crumbs were a nice addition!  

  Happy Crafting

Donna

Cards in Envy Final Farewell Challenge

Yes -- sadly this is the final challenge for the Cards in Envy blog.  In honor of the lady who first started the Cards in Envy Challenge blog, Denise, we are using this sketch from the first challenge.

Here is my card which is a Valentine's Card.

 

I used the balloon image from the Club Scrap Up, Up and Away! kit (retired).  So show you love for all the years that Cards in Envy has been challenging you.  Link up one last card on our blog and say goodbye.

Happy Crafting!

Donna   

Cards in Envy Love Me or Love My Pet Challenge

My apologies to Cards in Envy readers looking for my blog post!  I posted my card for Sandy to post on the Cards in Envy blog but failed to do the blog post on my blog.  I guess I am getting "Old-timers" disease LOL!  So here is my card for the Love Me or Love My Pet Challenge.

This Dog and Butterfly stamp from Impression Obsessions reminds me of my 16 year old Weimeraner.  He's a sleepy boy and if he was sitting outside some butterfly would certainly think he was a great place to rest.  I used Graphic 45 paper and sentiment.  Check out the other design team member and post a Love card or a Love my pet card for us to see on the Cards in Envy blog.  Be sure to read our annoucement at the top of the page about the very last challenge for the Cards in Envy challenge blog.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

B is for Books

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge 126 is "B is for Books."  I have been following their challenge blog for awhile but this is the first time I decided to play along.  I used the Clup Scrap Ivy League kit to create my card.

I think this would be a great graduation card for someone!  You can join the challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers by clicking on the photo below.

Happy Crafting!

Donna