Weathered Wood Birdhouse

     I got some serious use out of my water pen on this one. I started by painting a horizon, then filling it in. I stamped the images on watercolor paper and painted them. I fussy cut the images and pop-dotted them to the card. I was so excited to finally use my weathered wood marker, that I matted it with a similar color as well as smokey gray. The flowers are abandoned coral.

Inside of Card

Challenges

Cards 4 Galz - Flowers - #12 -*

Country View Challenges - Make Background - #30 -*

Crafts Galore Encore - Use stamps - #46 -*

East Wind Digital Stamps - Friendship - #7 -*

Morgan's Art World - Add Flowers - #2 -*
Stamp TV - Watercolors - *

Through the Purple Haze - Things with Wings - #41 -*

Splat, the Cat

     My sister's birthday is in two weeks and it's time to develop yet another card that is purple with a splash of cat, or is it cat with a splash of purple. 
     I was introduced to the Ranger distress marker spritzer tool a couple weeks ago. In case you haven't seen one it looks like this.

 

     Since I have the complete collection of Tim Holtz distress markers, I knew I would be able to put it to use. 

      The "splats" are made with Victorian Velvet, Wild Honey, and Dusty Concord. I stamped the cats from Gina K's brand new stamp set (Better With You). One would think that it would be difficult to perfectly stamp these cats on the splatted strip, but with the aid of my MISTI, it was a snap. They are stamped with Stampin' Up Perfect Plum ink.

     I embellished with gold cord, gold blink, and a lace flower with a pearl center.

Challenges

ABC Challenge - Animal - #47 -*
Animal Friends - Cats - #4 -*
Crafty Hazelnut's Pattered Paper - #54 -*
Fab 'n' Funky - Creatures Great and Small - #35 -*
Paper Players - Bling,Purple,Flower - #55 - *
Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Pearls - #8 -*
Show Us Your Pussies - Cats Only - #6 -*
Stamp TV - Splatter - Winner!

 Vintage Stamping Challenge - Splatters & Drips - #5 -*

 

Hooked a Keeper

     Here is a silly little anniversary card. The sentiment is: "Hooked a keeper . . . in _____. Happy Anniversary". Just add the year in the blank. I used a Lawn Fawn die set to make this card.

Inside of Card

Envelope

Challenges

City Crafter Challenge - Fantastic Plastic - #5 -*
Connie Can Crop - I Do #3 - Top 3!

Crafting When We Can - Any Occasion - # -*
Crafty Cardmaking - Punches or Dies - #179 - *
Die-Cut Divas - Anniversary - #10 - *
House of Cards - Shaped Card - #4 - Top Winner!

Old-Fashioned Valentine

     I chose an image from a 1947 Valentine for this card. I used some old Artyliscious and Prima Marketing pattern papers from my stash. I got the lace with pink ribbon insert from a garage sale. The button comes from a button basket at a machine embroidery place that I pop in to every once in a while just to see if they have new buttons in the button basket. They sell them 50 cents for a 2 x 4 bag full. Can't hardly beat that . I made the flower myself - another Prima Marketing paper. The sentiment was taken directly from that antique Valentine. And of course, I had to add some pearls and a paper heart doily. You absolutely can not have an old-fashioned Valentine without a paper doily!!!

Inside of Card

Envelope - Acetate window

Challenges


A Gem of a Challenge - Pink - #79 -*
Dragonfly Journeys - Pretty in Pink #18 -*
Ike's World Challenges - Love Actually - #1 - *
Just Us Girls - Ribbon, Pearls , Layers - #45 -*
Moo-Mania - Use your scraps - #29 - 2/10
My Sheri Crafts - Pink, White or Red - #11 - *
My Time to Craft - Love is all around - #90 -*
Sisterhood of Crafters - Love Letters - #56 -*
Sketch Files - Sketch Enlarged and Upside Down - #1 - 3/1
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Valentine - #69 - *

Birthday Fishes

Inside of Card

Challenges


Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes - #24 -Random Winner
Little Red Wagon - They say it's your Birthday - #55 -*
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Birthday - #58 - *