Crafty Calendar Challenge - Buttons and/or Bows

Wow, March has come and gone and I'm now a year older!  Time does fly when you are having fun.  And, I sure did have fun creating my latest project for the Crafty Calendar Challenge.  For this challenge you are to add a button and/or a bow.  I didn't want to cover up too much of my pretty image, so I opted to add a double bow, to one side of the sentiment, using white twine.  Our sponsor this month is A Day for Daisies Digital Stamps.  For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click HERE.

As you may know, I love flowers.  When I saw this Bachelor Buttons image from A Day for Daisies, I fell in love with it's simplicity.  I started by printing my image off using my inkjet printer.  I always let my ink dry overnight to be sure it is good and dry before I start coloring my image.  It's a sure way of not having the ink run when coloring.  I'm really pleased with the way this turned out.

Stamp Sets:  Bachlor Buttons in a Mason Jar (A Day for Daisies Digital); Ink:  VersaMark; Cardstock:  Dapper Denim (Stampin' Up!), Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore); Dies:  Double-ended Flag Stacklets Dies (Taylored Expressions), Stitched Rectagle Stacklets (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Pewter Embossing Powder, Whisper White Baker's Twine

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Add a Tag or Make One

Okay, so January and February have come and gone.  That means Spring is just around the corner and it's time for the next challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge.Wow!  The challenge this month is to add a tag or make one.  Our sponsor this month is Oddball Art by Lizzy Love.  For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click HERE.

For my project, I chose to make a waterfall card.  It's the first I've made and I think it will be a fun one to make more of and send to my grandkids, even the bigger ones.  As you know the challenge is all about tags, right?  Well, I totally forgot that step of the process as I was so excited to try a different kind of card, so I improvised.  My tag is on the back of the card.  

Digital Image:  Panda Bears (Oddball Art); Ink:  Poppy Seed (Taylored Expressions); Cardstock:  Cookie Monster, Sugar Cube (both Taylored Expressions), Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Patterned Paper:  Hello Happiness 6x6 Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions); Dies:  Celebrate Die (Taylored Expressions), Standard Circles (Spellbinders), Stitched Tags Dies (Unknown); Other:  Cookie Monster Enamel Dots, Sugar Cube Enamel Dots (both Taylored Expressions)

Our sponsors for the month of February are Oddball Art by Lizzy Love.  You can click on the image to check them out.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Two or More Layers

Wow!  Where did January go?  Here we are in February and ready for the next challenge at Crafty Calendar.   The challenge this month is to use two or more layers on your card.  Our sponsors this month are Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and Crafty Ribbons.

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click HERE.

So, let me introduce you to Keith the Cool Koala from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  Don't you think he is adorable?  He was such fun to create.  I printed him onto a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and a piece of Shimmer White then, fussy cut the inside of his ears and belly from the Shimmer White and added those to the Smoky Slate image.  Then, I fussy cut the whole image.  Oh, his nose was fussy cut from the white one and colored using a Black Wink of Stella Brush.  His nose does have a wee bit of sparkle.  I also added a touch of SU Blush Blossom to his ears.  I added Keith to the card using a Mini Wobble Spring.  He's such a jolly koala!

I started with a card base of Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube cardstock.  I used the TE Splatter Embossing Folder to add texture to the layer of TE Cookie Monster cardstock and added a piece of patterned paper from the Hello Happiness 6x6 Paper Pack from TE.

The sentiment is from the Epic Celebration stamp set by Stampin' Up! and stamped on Whisper White cardstock using Poppy Seed ink from Taylored Expressions.  The banner was made using the Triple Banner Punch.  The finishing touch was adding some TE Cookie Monster Enamel Dots and some TE Sugar Cube Enamel Dots.

Here's a short video I made to show the wiggle and the wobble.  It's my very first video and I have no idea what I'm doing.  ☺  Hopefully, it works and you all get to see Keith's moves!

Our sponsors for the month of February are Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and Crafty Ribbons.  You can click on the images to check them out.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Mythical Creatures

It's January and the first Saturday of the New Year.  That means it's time for our January challenge at Crafty Calendar.   The theme this month is all about Mythical Creatures; fairies and dragons and unicorns, oh my!  Our sponsors this month are A Day for Daisies and Wild Orchid Crafts.

The Fairy Swing digital image I used is from A Day for Daisies.  Isn't it just adorable!  It was printed on a piece of Shimmer White cardstock using my inkjet printer.  Before coloring the image, I let it dry overnight so the ink wouldn't bleed.  Once dry, I watercolored the image using Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils and added flowers from the Jar of Love stamp set by Stampin' Up!  Those were stamped in Marina Mist and cut out using the Everyday Jars Framelits Dies from Stampin' Up!  The sentiment is from the Garden Fairies stamps set by Flourishes.  It's retired but still one of my favorites.  What isn't showing up well are the shimmery wings of the fairy.  They were done using the Clear Wink of Stella Brush.  It is very hard to get that to photograph well.

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Stamp Sets:  Fairy Swing Digital Image (A Day for Daisies), Garden Fairies - sentiment (Flourishes), Jar of Love - flowers; Inks:  Marina Mist, Tuxedo Black Memento; Watercolor Pencils:  Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Old Olive; Stampin' Write Marker:  Blush Blossom; Cardstock:  Shimmer White, Sugar Cube; Other:  Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Everyday Jars Framelits Dies (Stampin' Up!), Stitched Rectangle Stacklets Dies (Taylored Expressions)

Our sponsors for the month of January are A Day for Daisies and Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's Christmas

It's the first Saturday of December and you know that means it's time for our December challenge at Crafty Calendar.   Our theme this month is all about Christmas.  And, for this challenge, you can use any stamp or image you wish as long as you follow the Christmas theme. 

Stamp Set:  Complements of the Season (Waltzing Mouse); Ink:  Sugar Cube; Cardstock:  Real Red, Shimmer White; Dies:  Sweater Weather Cutting Plate (Taylored Expressions); Other:  3/8" Red Stripe Ribbon (Bazzill Basics)

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.  Our sponsor for the month of December is Crafty Ribbons.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Autumn Colors

It's the first Saturday of November and you know that means it's time for our November challenge at Crafty Calendar.   Our theme is all about Autumn Colors.  And, for this challenge, you can use any stamp or image you wish.

This is one of the cards I made in the Fall Shine class taught by Lori Craig of Imagination International.  It was one of the classes offered at the Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy 2017 event.  As you can see we did some stenciling and some rock and roll stamping.  I wish the photo did this justice as the card is very pretty.

Stamp Set:  Simply Stamped - Leaves; Inks:  Chocolate Truffle, Dijon, Mulled Wine, Pumpkin; Cardstock:  Mulled Wine, Sugar Cube; Other:   Bold Lace Cutting Plate, Build a Tag 1, Gold Thread, Simply Stamped - Leaves Dies, White Pearl; Tommy Art:  Copper Metallic Paint

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween

It's the first Saturday of October and you know that means it's time for our September challenge at Crafty Calendar.   Our theme this month is all about Halloween.  One of our sponsors for the month is Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

First I created a background using Distress Oxide Inks.  The word boo was colored with my black PrismaColor colored pencil.  I took a paper towel and smeared the black all over the image then colored the ghost with a white Signo Uni-ball Pen to make it stand out.  After fussy cutting the image, I mounted it to the background using foam tape.

Stamp:  Spook (boo) - Dr. Digi's House of Stamps; Distress Oxide Inks:  Black Soot, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Wilted Violet; Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Watercolor Paper (Strathmore), Whisper White; Other:  Harvest Sequins (Taylored Expressions), Black Prismacolor Colored Pencil, White Prismacolor Colored Pencil, White Signo Pen

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Our sponsor for the month of September is Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Kids/Babies

It's the first Saturday of September and you know that means it's time for our September challenge at Crafty Calendar.   The theme of the challenge is to create something for kids or babies.  I chose to make a baby card using my Baby's First Framelits Dies by Stampin' Up!  The little ducks were cut out of dotted paper from the Rainbow Brights Paper Pack from Taylored Expressions.  It's a simple card but, in my humble opinion, so cute.  Our sponsor for the month is Wild Orchid Crafts.

Stamp Set:  Something for Baby; Ink:  Basic Black Archival; Cardstock:  Whisper White, Whisper White Thick; Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Baby's First Framelits Dies, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch.  Stampin' Up! product unless otherwise noted.

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Our sponsor for the month of September is Wild Orchids Crafts.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Shaped Card

It's the first Saturday of August and you know what that means.  It's time for our August challenge at Crafty Calendar and the challenge is to make a shaped card.  Today the Design Team is showcasing some wonderful digital designs from SheepSki Designs, sponsor for our August challenge.

When I saw that wonderful bumble bee on the flower, it brought to mind the dog we had when I was a child.  Dodie was a red cocker spaniel and was named such as I couldn't say doggie well enough for everyone to understand what I was trying to say.  Anyway, one of the things Dodie loved to do was to chase down bumble bees and eat them.  We were never sure how she avoided being stung, or if she didn't, how could she handle the sting.  She was such a sweet puppy and whenever I see a bumble bee, I think of her.     

Digital Design:  Bumble Bee Blossom (Images (c) SheepSki Designs); Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Sheltering Tree (Images (c) Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Marina Mist; Copic Markers:  E33, E37, E39, V12, V15, V17, Y11, Y17, YG11, YG13, YG17; Cardstock:  Watercolor Paper (Strathmore), Whisper White; Other:  Hearth & Home Framelits Dies, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, Golden Harvest Glitter Drops (Nuvo), White Blizzard Glitter Drops (Nuvo), Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Here is what the card looks like when it is open.  I stamped the inside with a honeycomb image but there is still a wee bit of room for you to write a small note if you wanted just above the thinking of you sentiment.

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Our sponsor for the month of August is SheepSki Designs.

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar July 15th Challenge - Theme "Anything Goes"

As mentioned in my July 1st post, we have two great sponsors for the month of July "Anything Goes" challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge.  I totally fell in love with this sweet Fancy Sunbonnet Cake image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  Doesn't that cake look scrumptious?

The little sunbonnet reminds me of the one my grandmother made for me for my hometown's centennial many years back.  I still have the dress and bonnet hanging in my closet.  Isn't it great when an image can bring back such a pleasant memory.

Stamps:  Fancy Sunbonnet Cake (Bugaboo Digi Stamps), Butterfly Basics - sentiment (Stampin' Up!), Inks:  Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!), Copic Markers; Cardstock:  Night of Navy and Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Watercolor Paper (Strathmore); Other:  Sequins

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafter Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Our other sponsor for the month of July is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

So glad you stopped by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crafty Calendar June Challenge - "All About the Boys"

Today I get to share with you some exciting news.  I am now a Design Team Member for the Crafty Calendar Challenge.  It's a monthly challenge and I know it's going to be a lot of fun.  I do hope you'll come and join us.

Our June challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge is "All About the Boys."  As you can see, Beach Bum Bob, an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps, is just getting started on his tan for the summer.  I wonder if that summer sun will bleach his beard even more white.

    

Stamps:  Beach Bum Bob (Dr. Digi's House of Stamps), All About Everything - sentiment (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz (Stampin' Up!), Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz); Cardstock: Delightful Dijon, Early Espresso, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Patterned Paper:  Serene Scenery (Stampin' Up!); Other:  Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Sequins

For all the challenge details and to share your project at the Crafty Calendar Challenge, just click on our name.

Our sponsor for the month of June is Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.    

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha