Higgledy-Piggledy Crafts: September 2017

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Spooky Kitty

One of my favorite things to do is to watch "Watercolor Wednesday" videos from Artistic Impressions and follow along as Bonnie turns stamping into pieces that resemble original watercolor paintings. This project was inspired by the "Evening Scene" that can be found on YouTube.
After Hurricane Harvey left us, we had a few days of cooler weather. This was the perfect time for venturing outside. Normally southern Texas weather is extremely hot this time of year.

The best thing about the watercolor projects is that all of the items needed fit into a shoe box. Watercolor Wednesday and Zentangle are my favorite things to do when traveling for this very reason. Anyway I grabbed that shoe box, my IPad and set up shop on the back patio (with the love bugs and mosquitoes). You'll notice in my picture there are two lapdogs. The tan and white one is my dog Riley. The blue one on my lap is a handy Lapdog Craft Tray that I received for Christmas 2 years ago. It is amazing for working away from the craft room.

Card & Envelope

When I complete the Watercolor Wednesday projects, I always feel so successful. I immediately wanted to frame it. I used an Elizabeth Craft die set to highlight my work and constructed a flower for the corner.

Inside of Card

The inside of the card is made from the pieces that were left over from the front. I was going to do a bit more of the watercolor stamping, but while I was at the Scrappn' Savvy yesterday I saw this cute little "Pumpkin Scene" die set and thought it would be good for the inside of the card.
Finally, I stamped another kitty on the envelope and added some teeny tiny grass.

Materials List:

Card Stock: Bazzill -Forget Me Not

Gina K - Edible Eggplant

Watercolor Paper

Stamps: Artistic Impressions - Tree Set

Foliage Set 2

Tuscan Village

Foliage Set 1

Cats Set

Burniston - Halloween

Markers: Marvy - Black, Violet, Sepia, African Violet

Ink: Stampin Up - Elegant Eggplant

Die: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Fitted Frames Rectangle - Lace

Rococo - Pumpkin Scene

Embellies: Mark Richards - Crystal Stickers (10mm Purple)

Michaels - Flowers - Melodies & Lace

Monday, September 18, 2017

Sleeping Baby

A friend of mine is going to be a grandma again. This inspired me to make a baby boy card. With this card I am playing along at the Back to School Crop. You can join in as well. Cards are not due until the end of the month. Just download a pic of your card under this sketch on the Back to School Crop page on Facebook.

Sketch 86

The stamp for this card is 1/3 of the Lili of the Valley "Baby Trio" stamp set.


Card & Envelope

I made the mistake of coloring the image before choosing my paper, so I had to stamp and color again. Rookie mistake - lol.

I framed the baby with a scalloped mat, then pop dotted it to a homemade tag. I ended up turning the tag upside down, because I liked the way the diagonal at the tag top looked next to diagonally placed wooden letters.
You will notice in the materials list that I used some Christmas paper. You might wonder where this Christmas paper is. The answer is the turquoise matting is the back of a countdown to Christmas paper. I got a package of 25 sheets of it at Tuesday morning and placed on the pile of turquoise solid card stock. I am officially down to 6 pieces left - yes, I walked across the room to take inventory.

Inside of Card

The inside of the card is made with scraps left on the table. How about that Joe Houldsworth quote? Couldn't have asked for a better sentiment: "the ONLY thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child". I decided to look this bloke up and see who is making these wonderful quotes about babies. It seems that he is from Australia (if I have the right gentleman) and this is the ONLY quote of his that I could find with a google search. Interesting!!!

Materials List:

Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy - Christmas Winter Wish

Studio Calico - Storytime

Card Stock: Bazzill - Honeycomb

Ivory

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Baby Trio

Fiskars - Precious Baby Quotes I

Die: Spellbinders - Standard Circles Large

Petite Scalloped Circles Large

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Tags & More 5 (Sunburst)

Impression Obsession - Circle Baby Cutout Set

Copics: E50, 51, 53. R20. BG10, 23, 32. C00, 0, 1. Y23, 26, 28. R32.

Embellies: Doodlebug Boutique Brads (Bumblebee)

Wood Veneer Letters

Challenges

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Kids/Babies - #41 - *
Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute Image - #23 - *

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Join the Herd

I started out with the sketch from Sketch N Scrap.The problem I was having is that the main photo is landscape and I didn't have any landscape photos for this event. I ended up turning it a quarter turn counter clockwise.

Now it is your turn to pop over to the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page for the September Back to School Crop. Upload your layout for this sketch.
My daughter took 6-month-old Brooklyn to Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a. If you dress up like a cow you get free chicken. My daughter wore an apron and Brooklyn a onsie with cow spots. I chose this Authentique paper because of the red/black/white colors. I love lime green and was glad to add it as the back drop.

Yes, I stamped, colored, and fussy cut those 3 cows!!!!

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Page 2

Materials List:

Patterned Paper: Authentique - Cheerful Six

BoBunny - Double Dot Strawberry

Solid Paper: My Colors - Kraft

??? - Black, White, Lime

Stamps: STAMPENDOUS! - Cowlik Birthday

Cowlik Butterfly

High Hopes - Charlie Party Cow

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs (Burniston) - Hay There Pop Stand

Barn Pop Stand

Brownie the Cow

Copics: C00, 0, 1, 3, 5, 7. W0, 1, 3, 5. R20, 21, 22. YG13, 07. Y23, 26, 28.

Faber Castell: Pitt Artist Pen - Gold

Embellies: Black Twine

Challenges

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Contain a Critter - #96 - *
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes - #99 - *
Pixie's Crafty Workshop Challenge #299-300 - Snippets - #15 - *
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes - #120 - *

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Classic Guy's Birthday

This September sketch from Sketch N Scrap is a fun framework to make a card. You have ALL month to try out this sketch and enter it for a prize. This card is posted on the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page as well.

Card and Envelope

Card Sketch #105

I just received these Lili of the Valley Trio stamps, which are perfect for this sketch. They are called "Vintage Motor Trio". The rear end of an old jalopy on the envelope is an old die of Tim Holtz. I used the front end on the inside of the card. The little black polka dots on the front of the card, fell out of the large gear and onto the card. Happy accident!!!