New Digiscrap Releases

Cluster Queen Creations has a new template set releasing today!  These fab single photo templates are perfect for scrapping your memories.

Credits Wishes and Wings by Meagan's Creations Gimme Layers vol. 56 by Cluster Queen Creations
Juno Designs has a new kit - Winds of Change.  I love the colors in this kit!

Credits Winds of Change by Juno Designs
Happy Scrapping!

30 Day Coloring Challenge

I've been lacking in crafty mojo recently.  I'm getting ready to pack up my craft room and take it on the road for the summer, so I wanted to find something to help me focus.  And I did - Some Odd Girl 30 Day Coloring Challenge!  A just for fun activity to get my mojo flowing again.
Yesterday, you saw the project that resulted from my coloring this weekend.  Here are the two projects that I worked on first.  
This one is day 10 - funky hair.  I think I'll do this day over and over again!  There are so many funky hair colors out there.  Hopefully, you can read my color combos in my journal.  I tried a new skin color combo that I found on pinterest.  I like the way she looks tan.  I don't like my shading on her face.

Here's day 29 - color something red.  You can see that I'm not doing the days in order :-)  I started with, what I thought, were some of the easier ones to get those creative juices flowing.  I tried a new hair color on this one too.

Supplies

60s Mod Mae by Some Odd Girl

Copics

Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock for Alcohol Markers

Happy Crafting!

Cupcake Inspirations #212 sponsored by Di's Digi Designs

It's time for a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.  We are sponsored this week by

Thank you for sponsoring the challenge!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  Here is this week's cupcake (linked to original source):

I've been working on my coloring this weekend.  This is my third version of 60s Mod Mae (I'll post the other two versions tomorrow - if you want to see my coloring practice).  I added a little Glossy Accents to her hairband and bracelet, which is hard to see.  I bought a Martha Stewart butterfly punch a while ago and hadn't tried it out yet.  Aren't the butterflies cute?

Supplies

60s Mod Mae by Some Odd Girl

Skittles by DoubleClickConnect
Copics
Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock for Alcohol Markers

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Some Odd Girl - May sketch challenge

Polka Doodles #21 - to die for

Charisma Cards #20 - here comes summer

DRS Designs #71 - paper punches

Crafts and Me #134 - lots of layers

Bearly Mine Challenges - anything goes

Shopping our Stash #102 - what's in your tool shed - butterfly punch

Happy Crafting!

It would help if I read directions...

I've been spending much of my holiday playing around in the craft room, and the rest cleaning the house for the realtors coming on Tuesday.  So, I saw the challenge over at Little Miss Muffet and read it as red, blue and kraft.  Well, turns out, after I got the card done, I realized it was red, white and kraft.  Saved by the fact that if you use an LMM stamp, it's anything goes :-)

Here's my card.  I printed the image on kraft paper and then colored it with Prisma pencils.  Still working on getting even coverage and I have absolutely no shading.  I feel like I'm back when I was first learning to color with Copics.  I was inspired by this card of Barbara's.

Supplies Monster Dreams by Little Miss Muffet
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges: Little Miss Muffet #61 - red, white, and kraft 2 Sisters #145 - outdoor fun One Stop Craft Challenge - Furry Friends - well, he's furry and eating ice cream, so I think he's a friend Cas-ual Fridays #102 - red, white, and blue
Happy Crafting!

geniaBeana is Back!

geniaBeana is designing again!  This week Val has a set of super cute templates.  Here's my layout:

Credits Off to School by geniaBeana and Creations by Rachael B Sketchy Vol 7 Template by geniaBeana
Happy Crafting!

Cupcake Inspirations #211 sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs

It's time for a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.  We are sponsored this week by

Thank you for sponsoring the challenge!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  Here is this week's cupcake (linked to original source):

Here's my card with a sweet ladybug image from Cupcake Inspirations.

Supplies

Buggy Cupcake by Fresh Brewed Designs

Happy Crafting!

A Fab Collab!

Check out my layout with the great new collab from Cluster Queen Creations and River Rose - You are Perfect.

Credits You are Perfect by Cluster Queen Creations and River Rose You are Perfect Add-on Bundle by Cluster Queen Creation
Happy Scrapping!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 210 Sponsored by Downtown Tape - Take 2

Hi!  I'm back with a second card for this week's challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.  We are sponsored this week by

Thank you for sponsoring the challenge!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  Here is this week's cupcake (linked to original source):

Here's my card (stay tuned tomorrow because I have another one to show you!).  I was inspired by this card by Susan Raihala that I found on Pinterest.  

Supplies

Texas Does It Redder Washi Tape from Downtown Tape

Watertown Flowers Washi Tape from Downtown Tape

Busy Doing Nothing Stamp from Crafter's Companion

Happy Crafting!

Cute Peanut Picture

Happy Mother's Day!  
This is my second post today so please scroll down for my Cupcake Inspirations Challenge post.  
I wanted to share a cute photo of my Peanut - can you believe how tall she's gotten?  She brings light to my life every day.  Aren't the colors from Juno Designs kit just perfect for a warm January day at the Magic Kingdom?  I'm working hard to get my Disney album completed.

Credits Always Be Kind Papers by Juno Designs Always Be Kind Woodsy Papers by Juno Designs Always Be Kind Elements by Juno Designs
Happy Scrapping!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 210 sponsored by Downtown Tape

Hi!  It's time for a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.  We are sponsored this week by

Thank you for sponsoring the challenge!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  Here is this week's cupcake (linked to original source):

Here's my card (stay tuned tomorrow because I have another one to show you!).  I was inspired by this card by Queen and Co.  I actually found it on Pinterest and made it! 

Supplies

Texas Does It Redder Washi Tape from Downtown Tape

Smells Like Honolulu Washi Tape from Downtown Tape

Lilac Baker's Twine from The Twinery

Background stamp from Crafter's Companion

Happy Crafting!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

It's National Scrapbooking Day!  I have some great layouts to share with you featuring new releases from Cluster Queen Creations.

Credits One Lump or Two by Meredith Cardall Gimme Layers Vol 54 By Cluster Queen Creations

Credits Hello Spring! by Meredith Cardall and Lyndsay Riches Hello Spring! Easter Add-On by Meredith Cardall and Lyndsay Riches  Gimme Layers Vol. 52 by Cluster Queen Creations

Credits Bring on the Sun Grab Bag by Cluster Queen Creations  Gimme Layers vol. 55 by Cluster Queen Creations

Credits Lazy days by Designs by Kat Gimme Layers Vol 55 by Cluster Queen Creations
Happy Scrapping!

GDT at Little Miss Muffet Stamps

I won a prize at Little Miss Muffet Stamps a few weeks ago and they offered to let me GDT for a challenge featuring the stamp I won.  I think I went a little overboard :-)  I ended up making two shadowboxes.  They're going to be Christmas presents for my nephew and my littlest cousin.

The challenge this week is paper piecing.  Since I had many Little Miss Muffet stamps available digitally, I decided to digital paper piece using digi scrap kits from Meredith Cardall.  I imported the images into Photoshop elements and selected areas for the papers.  I colored the skin and hair on both my projects.

Here's my first shadowbox background.  All of the paper elements I printed from the digi kit. 

Here's a close up of the stamps.  The little boy is a digi and the sentiment is a rubber stamp.

Here's the finished shadow box.  It's a little hard to photograph due to the glass front.

Supplies Swings and Slides I'm Not Tired from Little Miss Muffet Stamps Royal Decree by Little Miss Muffet Stamps To Bee or Not To Bee by Meredith Cardall Skittles by Busy Bee Here's the backer for my second shadowbox.  I went crazy with the flowers - isn't it girly?

Here's a close up of the stamps.  The little girl is a digi and the sentiment is a rubber stamp.

Here's the finished shadowbox.

Supplies Nutmeg by Little Miss Muffet Stamps Royal Decree by Little Miss Muffet Stamps One Lump or Two by Meredith Cardall Skittles by Busy Bee Happy Crafting!