I Love Tacos...!

Here's a little card I made, just playing around with some things on my desk.

I picked up this stamp set from Hero Arts at the art supply store and thought it was fun.  I wanted to play with my Gina K wreath builder template and decided that I could do a taco wreath!  I mean, why not, right??

So here it is - tacos, dancing around in a circle with hearts and sequins.  A pretty simple layout, but bright, happy colors to make you smile!

Have a crafty day!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Square

Stamp Ink Paper - Designers Choice

Alcohol Inks - Loyal Friend

Hello!

I've recently discovered alcohol inks and have been having a great time playing with them and perfecting my technique!

Here is a card that I made using Tim Holtz inks and Metallic Mixatives.  I really love the way the inks swirl together to make a one of a kind background.

I made a simple frame with stitched square dies to highlight my beautiful greyhound from the "Diamond in the Ruff" stamp set from Hero Arts.  I used the coordinating die set to cut her out.  She is mounted on another die cut piece of black craft foam to give her a good solid support on the frame.

The sentiment is part of the same stamp set set and I embossed it in silver metallic powder to match the silver metallic mixatives in the background.

I left the embellishments simple, because the background is really my highlight on this card.

I'm so happy with how this card turned out and I will probably display it in my craft room as inspiration for a while before I'm able to part with it!  Haha!

I hope you like it, too!  Thanks for stopping by today, I look forward to seeing you again!

Love,

Sprytebyrd

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Hour (any hour spending time with my dogs is happy hour!)

Southern Girls Challenge: Sparkle Shimmer and Shine

Tuesday Throwdown:  Frame It

Cute Card Thursday: Stitching

Missing You...

HI!  Here's a card to share that I made a while ago for my Bestie!  I moved across the country a year ago and I miss her!

I found this cute stamp set at a local stamp expo and knew I had to get it!  I love Sherlock!  The stamp is from Katzelkraft Stamps and I colored it with markers.  I added the Stampin' Up Large Letters die and a small "you" sentiment that I had on hand.

I had fun putting this one together and thinking of all the fun crafty time my Bestie and I used to spend together!  Can't wait to see her again this summer!
<3 p="">Have an amazing crafty day!
-Spryte

Cute Card Thursday - Brads Sequins or Gems
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Time to start sharing again!

HI there, friends!!  Today, I went up to my craft room to put some stuff that I bought away, and decided to play a little bit while I was there!  Right now I'm mostly in organization mode, since we moved about a year ago and I'm still putting my "studio" together.  Most of my supplies are in storage, so I'm limited with what I have to play with.

I just got this new Stampin' Up! set and dies from Sale-A-Bration, So Hoppy Together (I love frogs!) . I used Distress Inks for a blended background with the paddle style make-up brushes.  I really like how they blend together.  I also just got the Lawn Fawn Reversed Scallop Stitched Circle die and love it!  I used the Spellbinders Expressions die and stamp set for the sentiments. For the word "friend" I die cut it out of toner paper and ran it through my Minc with green foil. 

I love how this card turned out!

Thanks for "hopping" by!  I'm hoping to start sharing more of my cards and things as I get my "studio" back together and in working order!

Let's join some challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes, Southern Girls Challenge - Flowers or Animals, Addicted to Stamps & More - Make Your Mark (ink, markers), Corrosive Challenge Blog - Anything Goes, Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Have a wonderful crafty day!

-Spryte

Superhero Birthday Card

It's challenge time at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!

Our challenge is Anything Goes!

We have 3 generous sponsors:

Faery Ink, Bugaboo Stamps & Ching-Chou Kuik

This week, I have created a cute birthday card inspired by my daughter (all the way down to the purple streak in her hair!)

This super cute image was provided by our wonderful sponsor

Faery Ink

She was a lot of fun to color!  I embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder.

Come on over to our Lil' Patch and join in our challenge fun!

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - New Challenge

It's challenge time at Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends!

This week we have 3 great sponsors and I am showcasing Lemon Shortbread and their Chinese Cloud Fairy image.  There are so many beautiful images to choose from in the shop!

Please stop by our challenge blog to see all of the wonderful design team creations featuring our generous sponsors!

Happy Stamping!

Cool Beans Coffee ATC

Today, I'd love to share a cute ATC that I made for a swap group that I'm in.

I just love coffee stamps and I know that I have way too many of them, but they're so cute and fun!

The one I used for my ATC is from Lawn Fawn

I'm entering this little cutie into the 2015 Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop at Coffee Loving Papercrafters - if you love coffee and papercrafting, you should really go check it out!!

Happy National Coffee Day!

Dee

Donut Worry, Be Happy!

Hello friends!

It's nearly the last day of the month and I'm so excited to share with you my September Kit of the Month cards from Kristy's Bloomin' Journey and Fun Stampers Journey!

This month's stamp set was so fun to use and I just love all the great donut stamps!  I know this one will come out again to be used in my everyday crafting fun!

Just look at these fun colors and that adorable paper clip!

These stacked up donuts are just adorable!   I love masking images, but it's something I don't do very often.  I love that the kit of the month always shows a new technique, or reminds me of a technique that I love!

 Oh!  I was so distracted by the delicious donuts that I forgot the adorable glass of milk!!  How cute is that?

 I think this one might just be my favorite!  I love the colors and I used some glitter glue to create cute sparkley sprinkles for my donut!

Such a fun and yummy stamp set!  Thanks Fun Stampers Journey!

And thank you for stopping by to visit!

See you again soon!

Dee

Oh REINdeer.. I'm late, I'm late!!

Oh my, I just realized that I didn't post my card details for the new challenge at

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends

(challenge blog)

Our theme is Anything Goes and I was provided this a.d.o.r.b.s. little reindeer with lights from

Drawn With Character

Reindeer with Christmas Lights

This little guy was so much fun to color and I had a great time putting together the papers and embellishments!  The card design is a cut from a die that I purchased forever ago and have never used, but I'm glad I did!  Now I'll be making more cards like this!

challenge entries:

Addicted to Stamps - Addicted to Holidays

Cupcake Inspirations - Color Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp - Die Crazy

Little Red Wagon - Try Something New (new die cut)

Crafty Creations - It takes 2 (2 trees, 2 arrows)

Fun Stampers Journey KOTM - Card 4

Hello friends!!

I'm back to share with you the Kit Of The Month for August from Fun Stampers Journey!

Here is a preview of all 4 cards featured in the kit this month:

Time now to show you the last fun card in this months kit.  This is a smaller card, it's 4"x4" but packed full of cute!  All the papers were pre-cut for me and the pierced paper was also pre-done.  The orange chevrons were die cut and ready to adhere.  The kit included all of the twine, the dots and the mini clothespin, too!  All I had to add was a touch of Sweet Pear ink on an acrylic block to create a background effect on the main circle and Journey Glaze that covers the backpack.

Hurry and sign up for your kit today!  Visit my friend Kristy to join the fun!  

Fun Stampers Journey - Kristy

We also have a lot of fun in our Facebook Group

Kristy's Bloomin' Journey

Thanks for stopping by!

That's the last card that was included in the kit, but check back and see if I create some more fun cards using this great stamp set!

Hugs,

Dee

Fun Stampers Journey KOTM - Card 3

Hello friends!!

I'm here to share more of the Kit Of The Month for August from Fun Stampers Journey!

Here is a preview of all 4 cards featured in the kit this month:

Here is the 3rd card that I created with this super fun kit.

This card kit came with the cute patterned paper and pre-cut tags to create the fun background.  Also included was the die-cut bow pieces that were ready to put together.  I colored the stylish purse with markers and also used my markers to color the included rhinestones orange for a pop of color.  I spritzed on some Silver Silk (not included in kit) and viola!  All done!

Hurry and sign up for your kit today!  Visit my friend Kristy to join the fun!  

Fun Stampers Journey - Kristy

We also have a lot of fun in our Facebook Group

Kristy's Bloomin' Journey

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back in a few days to see the 4th card in this months kit!

Hugs,

Dee

Fun Stampers Journey KOTM - Card 2

Hello friends!!

I'm excited to continue to share with you the Kit Of The Month for August from Fun Stampers Journey!

Here is a preview of all 4 cards featured in the kit this month:

The second card that I did was this one with the fun striped purse.  I love the happy orange flower that was included with this kit.  The papers, as always were pre-cut for me and the background cardstock was already embossed as well!  The only addition I made to this card was a few splatters of Citrus Cooler Silk and Silver Silk (not included in kit).

Hurry and sign up for your kit today!  Visit my friend Kristy to join the fun!  

Fun Stampers Journey - Kristy

We also have a lot of fun in our Facebook Group

Kristy's Bloomin' Journey

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back in a few days to see the 3rd card in this months kit!

Hugs,

Dee

Fun Stampers Journey August KOTM

Hello friends!!

I'm excited to share with you the Kit Of The Month for August from Fun Stampers Journey!

Here is a preview of all 4 cards featured in the kit this month:

Aren't those cute?  I love these cute bags with their clever sentiments!

So, today I will share with you the first card that I put together, and you can check back in a few days to see the next one.  I'll post each card throughout the rest of August, so you can read the details about each one.

The first one I did was this cute multi-colored bag.  The kit comes with all the pre-cut papers.  The directions led me to add some deeper cuts to the feathers for dimension.  The purse, though it looks colored with markers, is actually paper-pieced together!  So cute!  It's also coated with Journey Glaze and splattered with some Citrus Cooler silk (not provided in the kit).  This card was simple to put together and I love the colors!

Hurry and sign up for your kit today!  Visit my friend Kristy to join the fun!  

Fun Stampers Journey - Kristy

We also have a lot of fun in our Facebook Group

Kristy's Bloomin' Journey

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back in a few days to see the 2nd card in this months kit!

Hugs,

Dee

ATC Swaps - Theme: Body Parts

Hi all!  I thought I'd share a few photos from my latest crafting adventure.

I'm participating in an ATC Swap this month and the theme is "Body Parts"... hmm...

So, I have been wanting this particular Legs stamp set from Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley for a while now and this was the perfect excuse to go ahead and buy it!  I got it in the mail today and couldn't wait to ink it up!  With the help of my MISTI, I got great dark black images.

The idea in my head was a polaroid photo featuring the body parts.  A pack of flowers jumped into my cart at the craft store today, so I already had the colors in mind, that made picking the paper pretty easy.  I did start by stamping the legs on plain white cardstock, but thought it looked too bland, so I tried again using patterned paper.

Then, I decided that it needed a sentiment down in that blank white corner.  So, I stamped up a simple "Wow!" and cut it out to see what it looked like.  I liked it, so I actually stamped it directly onto the polaroid frame on each card.

Then, I decided since I had 8 great leg stamps to choose from that I would use a few of them on the set and mix up the colors a bit.  I ended up using 5 different legs.

Once all the legs were colored and the layers glued down, I thought they looked great.. but they might be missing a little something.  So I added a strip of bling to the top.

And DONE!  I'm really thrilled with this set of cards, and I hate to part with them for the swap!  But, I'm also excited to see what everyone else came up with for "Body Parts"!

Hope you enjoyed a short trip through my crafting process!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dee

Rainbow Thank Yous

Hi!

Here are a pair of simply cute cards that I made.

I don't think that I've mentioned yet, but I bought the MISTI a few months ago and have been having a great time playing with it!  It's about the only way I stamp now!  Check it out!

http://www.mysweetpetunia.com/articles.asp?id=253

For these cards, I used the Work of Art stamp set and created a rainbow chevron design.  When you see how the MISTI works, you'll see how easy it is to line designs up like this one!  It's perfect every time!

I did one in purple...

...and another one in red.

Fun, quick, easy and cute!  I love these cards!

Hope you like them too!

Challenges:

Southern Girls Challenge - Sticky Stuff (Self-Stick Rhinestones) 

Addicted To Stamps - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes