Brrrr

It's hard to think winter with temperatures here in the 90's in the Carolina's but I think this little guy is so cute!!

Less is More - Small images
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Stamp by Elizabeth Craft Designs
Sentiment by Flora & Fauna

Life is better on the beach

I love this surfer dude from Bugaboo Images. I wasn't sure how I was going to do the background but I just kind of swiped at it with some a Catherine Pooler ink pad and got this background. I kinda liked it after I did it so I just kept it as is.

The Male Room - Surf's Up
Moving Along with the Times - Splish Splash
Cute Card Thursday - No Patterned Paper
Crafty Catz - On the Beach

Image by Bugaboo
Sentiment by Catherine Pooler

Yappy Birthday

This card is called the Off-the-Edge Die Cut Card and I watched the video by Jennifer McGuire and love how it came out. It was really easy too once you watch her video. I colored them with Copic markers and I used a little dab of Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust on 2 of them.

Little Red Wagon - Dog Days of Summer
Inspire.Create.Challenges - Birthday

Stamps by Mama Elephant
Colored with Copic markers

Back to School

I can't believe school starts here August 8th. They're starting a new thing this year where they start in early August and then they will get out late May. I wonder how the kids like that?

For this card, I made a card with a stamped border. I don't remember ever trying this technique. I got out my newest stamp set by PhotoPlay called School Days. I made the little dots using my old handy dandy Stampin Up mat pack, who remembers that? I don't even know if Stampin Up still sells them. And I used my Tonic paper piercer and it worked great for making the tiny holes. You can see the stamped border technique here.

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - School
Simon Says Stamp - Back to School

Stamps by PhotoPlay
Colored with Tombow markers and water

Shaker card

I white embossed this Happy Birthday sentiment onto vellum and made this shaker card.

TGIF Challenge - Shake it Up

Sentiment by Print Works

Santa tag

My first Christmas gift tag of the season. I was recently at Tuesday Morning buying some fat quarters of fabric and they had a whole ton of craft supplies too. I found this cute Santa set by Bo Bunny for $3 that I had to get. Isn't he cute? I watercolored him with Gina K ink.

Catch the Bug - Anything but a Card
Krafty Chicks - Tag or Bookmark

Stamp by Bo Bunny

Sending Happy Thoughts

Crafting Happiness - Challenge #6 Drinks

Digi designs by Gracielliedesigns

You're in my thoughts today

Flowers by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Unity Stamps

Daisy Chain Challenges - Flowers

Cute Card Thursday - No Patterned Paper

For this card, I used this stencil by using Black Soot - Distress Oxide inks on it. Then I colored the flowers using my Koi watercolor paints, cut it out and placed it on top. 

I decided to make it into a sympathy card. I'm working on adding a few

different ones to add to my card stash for when I need them, I can just grab them right away.

Ho Ho Ho

Catch the Bug - Christmas in July Day 1 (Fave movie The Santa Clause Movie)

Santa die by Sizzix
Sentiment by Flora & Fauna

Off the Edge stamping over at Back to Basics and Beyond

Today over at Back to Basics and Beyond, we are stamping off the edge of our cards. I chose to try this technique called The Baby Wipe Technique. Here is the video I watched and followed. I only have 2 re-inkers so I used both my Stampin Up colors "Watermelon Wonder" and "Cucumber Crush". I embossed the sentiment in white WOW embossing powder so it would stand out on the black. I love this stamp set by Concord & 9th and use it a lot!! Would love to see your cards over at BBB.

Stamps by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Fiskars

Winter Buildings

Winter Wonderland - Winter Buildings

For the snow, I added texture by adding Snow-Tex. It goes on wet and dries in about 30 minutes. I found it at Hobby Lobby.

Stamps by Amuse Studio
Snowflake stamp by Unity Stamps
Background sponged on using Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass
Colored with Copic markers
Snow is Snow Tex

Enjoy your day

Just for Fun - At the Shoreline
The Dream Factory - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sweet Stampers - Summer
Challenge Up Your Life - Vitamin Sea
Do-Al(l) Creative - On the Wave

Stamps by Stampin Up
Sentiments by Lawn Fawn
Die by Lawn Fawn

Lucky Me to have a Friend Like You

I just love this flower set by Concord & 9th. I watercolored it with Catherine Pooler's spring collection. I love Catherine Pooler inks because you can also watercolor with them. Sending this to a friend who's having a tough time right now and hoping it will cheer her up :).

The Flower Challenge - Pretty Pastels

Flowers by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Reverse Confetti