Pink Moose Crafts

Graphic45 Cut

2011-09-28T12:31:00.000-05:00

Hello and welcome back. Well, I finally used some of my Graphic45 papers. LOL For those who know me this was a major accomplishment. I am admitting that I tend to hoard these papers.

I just love them but they are to be used and when I saw the Wizard of Oz I knew just what to make. My former co-worker and friend, Linda, and her son used to watch this movie every year when he was growing up so it holds a special place in her heart. I made this for her birthday. Happy Birthday, Linda.

The box came from Michael's and I painted it with black acrylic paint. The feet are from Time Holtz. Then I just started decorating. I hope you enjoy.

Challenge 17 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-09-15T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hello all and welcome back. This time at Craft Us Crazy the theme is "Goodbye to Summer" and/or "School Themed". I choose to use this cute image by Bugaboo Stamps to represent school. Since my grandson, Lucas, is now in preschool you know it had to look like him.

Our sponsors for the next two weeks are Meljen's Designs from Sept. 15th thru Sept. 21st and Kelley's Kids from Sept. 22nd thru Sept 28th. Both of our sponsors have such wonderful designs. Please check them out.

I hope you have a wonderful week and please come see me again.

Challenge 16 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-09-01T00:01:00.017-05:00

Hello and welcome back. Challenge 16 is up and running at Craft Us Crazy and the theme is Autumn Colors and/or Favorite Embellishments. I love the browns, oranges and golds of autumn so I designed this picture holder using a small clipboard that I bought at Michaels. One of my favorite embellishments is taking chipboard frames in horrible colors and repurposing them. The frame was a truly hideous blue bubbles and I used UTEE to transform it into black. So easy to do.

Our sponsor from Sept. 1 - Sept 7 is Digital Delights by Loubyloo. Their stamps are just so beautiful. You must check them out. Warning: It is hard to choose which ones you want !!!

Our sponsor from Sept 8 - Sept 14 is Sweet and Sassy. They have just joined as a Member Company of Splitcoaststampers. You all know how wonderful that is. They stamps are just so cute that you will want to check them out.

Please support our sponsors as their designs are really special.

Challenge 15 - Anything Goes

2011-08-18T00:01:00.004-05:00

Hello all and welcome to a new challenge at Craft Us Crazy. Our sponsors this time are from August 18 - August 24 Robyn Fetish and from August 25 to August 31 The Pixie Cottage. Please check them out as I know you will find something you will fancy.

I choose to use the rubber stamp called Dew Drop Dahlia from the Pixie Cottage. I just love this stamp and I wanted to do a tag. I also want to tell you that this stamp is deeply etched which made a beautiful impression. I got the Tim Holtz's Distress Stains in and I just had to try this technique.

I stamped using VersaMark onto a regular purchased tag. Then I embossed with Stampedous White Opaque embossing powder. I then colored the entire tag with Tim Holtz's Distress Stain - Broken China. I colored the dahlia with copics (V15, V17, YG67, Y15). Hint: If you get the color on the embossing area just use your colorless blender to remove the unwanted color. Then I used Distress Inks (Dusty Concord, Tea Dye) to add more color and added stickles for a little bling on the dew drops. Ribbon was from JoAnn's.

Challenge 14 - Anything Goes

2011-08-04T00:01:00.004-05:00

Hello and welcome ---

This time at Craft Us Crazy we are doing the popular theme of "Anything Goes." As a matter of fact this is our theme for the entire month of August. I decided to try my hand at a silhouette. I have never done one before and when I saw this image at Kelly's Kids, I just had to try it. It envokes so many emotions (ie., best buddies, memories, friends, together) that I decided not to give it a theme but let the viewer decide what it means to them. Kelly's Kids sponsorship runs from August 3 to August 10. Please check out her great digis.

The picture frame is $1 from Michael's painted black using acrylic paint. Image was printed on white cardstock then the background was colored using Tim Holtz Distressed Inks (Vintage Photo and a hint of Spiced Marmalade). Trim was from JoAnn's and background paper was from Graphic45.

Anything Goes

2011-07-21T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hello and Welcome

Another challenge at Craft Us Crazy and this one is Anything Goes. If you are old like some of us you can remember that song. LOL

Our sponsors this time are Digital Delights from July 21 till July 27. The winner get three digital images. When I saw this set of Baking Bears I knew just what I wanted to do. I have been trying for a long time to put together a cook book. Inspiration stuck (finally) and I decided to make a tag. I am now going to put all my favorite recipes on tags and then make a book. I am so excited.

Our sponsor from July 28 - August 3 is Sweet an Sassy Stamps. They have some of the cutest stamps out there.

Please check out both of our sponsors for some truly awe-inspiring work. Thank you for looking.

Challenge 12 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-07-07T00:01:00.003-05:00

Another couple of weeks, another challenge due. This week at Craft Us Crazy we are excited to do Christmas In July - Distressed and/or Vintage. Our sponsor from July 7 - 13 is Peggy Loves Vintage and from July 14 - July 20 is Crop Chocolate. Both places offer different and wonderful items so please, check them out. I choose a vintage digi called "Candles with Holly". This is such a pretty image that I decided to make a Christmas box. You always need some little box for that special gift to a loved one. The ribbon and box was purchased from Hobby Lobby, pointsetta's were from I Am Roses which were dipped in coffee to make them appear old and the papers were from my stash. I hope you enjoy.

Challenge 11 at Craft Us Crazy.

2011-06-23T00:01:00.008-05:00

Hello again. Well it is time for another challenge at Craft Us Crazy. This time it can be either a Summer Theme and/or Red, White and Blue. For some insane reason I am getting tired of making cards. I am just burnt out and I am hoping this phase passes. So I have turned my attention to altering anything I can get my hands on. LOL I found this little bird house (I really found 4 birdhouses) at Hobby Lobby for $1 and this started the juices flowing. These little birdhouses are fun to decorate and help use up that mound of scrap paper everyone has laying around.

Please check out our sponsor for this challenge. They are Limited Runs and Squigglefly. They have such darling designs and I know you won't be disappointed.

Thank you for looking and comments are always appreciated.

Challenge 10 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-06-09T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello and welcome back. Challenge 10 at Craft Us Crazy is "Happy Father's Day or Masculine Colors" theme. This time it's all about the guys !!! I personally find doing male designs harder to do than female designs. I guess it's because I can't add any bling. LOL The car is from a cd of Ephemera and the saying was made using Word. I hope you enjoy and please check out our sponsors. Lauretta See is our sponsor from June 9 - 16 and Pink Gem Designs is our Sponsor from June 16 - 23. Also check out our Monthly sponsor which is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Challenge 9 Love and/or Rememberance

2011-05-26T00:01:00.015-05:00

Love and/or Rememberance is probably my favorite challenge so far at Craft Us Crazy. It condures up so many possibilities because who doesn't have some special memories of some event or person(s) in our lives. I dug out my wedding album from 1977 (yes, 1977) and made something special for my husband and for me also. I can look at it all the time instead of it sitting in a drawer. I hope it will inspire you to make something very special for yourself or a loved one(s). This is a painter's tray from 7 Gypsies.

Our sponsor's for the next two weeks are Stamp Fairy and Digis by Phooka. Each has such wonderful designs. You must check them out. Stamp Fairy is giving away $9.00 Gift Certificate and Digis by Phooka is giving a $10.00 Gift Vocher. What fabulous prizes and good luck to all who participate.

Thank you for coming to my blog and I hope to see you back soon. If you have a chance, I would love to hear from you. Have a great day.

Challenge #8 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-05-19T00:01:00.000-05:00

Can you believe that we are on our 8th challenge at Craft Us Crazy. Time sure does fly by. The challenge this week is "Something New Or Fave Embellishments" and our sponsor is the Digital Delights and the Pixie Cottage. They have such cute designs, but my pick was Let the Monkey Business Begin.
This time I tried something new, I made a money holder for my nephews' High School Graduation and this digital image just captured the moment. Now if anyone in the family is viewing this - don't tell him !!!!!

I hope you like this as much as I enjoyed making it. I love comments, so please leave me some love.

Challenge 7 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-04-28T00:01:00.014-05:00

Hello everyone and welcome back. Well the challenge this time is Mother's Day and/or Flowers at Craft Us Crazy. We are having two - yes two sponsors this time. The first half of the challenge is being sponsored by Meljen's Designs and wait until you see her work. Everything she has is so darn cute. From animals to people you will find something of hers to spark your fancy. The prize is 4 digi stamps of your choice.

Here is my take on her "Victorian Bird Cage." The minute I saw this I knew my mother would have liked this digital stamp. She loved red birds. Even though she is no longer with us, this card is for the special memories my mom gave to me.

And beginning May 5th our sponsor of the challenge is Your Next Stamp. Wait until you see their work. It is just wonderful especially their signature lines. Please check them out.

Last but not least please check out our monthly sponsor for May. It is The Cutting Cafe. Her designs are just awe inspiring. As always, I love to hear from you so if you have the time leave me some love. Thank you for looking at my site.

Challenge # 6 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-04-14T00:01:00.013-05:00

Hello All - Our challenge theme this time is "Thinking of You." What a better way to show someone you care than sending them a "Thinking of You" card.

This challenge is sponsored by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More.

Please check out what Robyn wrote:

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

Here is Penelope Puppy:

Material Used:
Copic markers, CindyLoo swirls, nestibilites circles and leaves, flowers colored with copics, paper from my stash.

Challenge #5 Easter/Spring Theme

2011-03-31T00:01:00.049-05:00

Hello and welcome back. The bi-weekly challenge at Craft Us Crazy this time is Easter/Spring Theme.   Our sponsor this time is Peggy Loves Vintage and wait until you see what she has in her store. Warning: Vintage lovers be prepard to be amazed.

Here is some information from our sponsor:

My husband and I have shared 36 years together and we have 2 sons and a daughter and 2 glorious grandkids ages 3 and 6. I started collecting vintage cards quite by accident. I was helping with my aunts estate sale and ran across her collection. The cards were so wonderful that I fell in love with them and have been collecting them ever since.
I love to get a new vintage scrapbook and read all about the lives and times of the individual. Some of their stories are truly inspiring.

Be sure and visit my blog where you'll find some great inspiration, tips, tricks and some free vintage images for you to use.

Prize package – 5 different cut outs from store - $17.50 value

This digi image is already colored so how wonderful is that?   When I saw this image I knew just what I wanted to make and it was an Easter box for my grandson, Mason.   Since he can't join in the Easter Egg Hunt this year (he can't even crawl yet !!!), I decided to bring the eggs to him.

I loved this image so much that I put it on the front and inside of the box. lol Box came from Michaels. Papers from Archiever's. Punch from Martha Stewart. Letters were cut from Plantin Schoolbook at 1" then stickled. Liquid pearls in multiple colors for inside of blue flowers.   Butterflies were from my stash that I have had for years. See - you should never throw anything away !!!!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. Be sure and check out our monthly sponsor.

APRIL Monthly sponsor – STAMP FAIRY

Link – http://www.stampfairy.com

Prize package - $12.00 Gift Certificate

Stamp Fairy officially launched in 2010. Gerda, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats. You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters.

Stamp Fairy has up to 40 new releases per month along with a free image every Friday, a weekly challenge on Mondays and Guest Designers each month on their challenge blog.

Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images to inspire YOUR creativity.

Please leave me some love as I love to read your comments. Thank you so much for visiting my blog.

Welcome to Challenge #4 at Craft Us Crazy

2011-03-17T00:01:00.014-05:00

Challenge Number 4 at Craft Us Crazy is Cupcake/Celebration Theme. Who doesn't like to celebrate !!!!!! So come on over and have some fun.

I can't tell you how absolutely adorable the designs are from our sponsor this time,  Limited Runs.   I have never seen so many fanciful cupcakes and I know you will find one for just the right occasion.   Please check out her designs, you won't be disappointed.

I had so much fun making this card for the man in my life as he loves his cars. Yes, that would be by grandson, Lucas, who is going to turn 4. But really this racecar could be used for any age.

Material Used:
Digi Stamp: Limited Runs - Racecar Cupcakes 11- 20.
Copics:   R22, R24, R27, R29,YG11, YG67,C3, C6, E35, E53, E99
Paper:     From my stash
Punch:    EK Success - Candles
Gears:     Free download using SCAL.

Don't forget to check out our monthly sponsor over to the right. I can't wait to see your designs. If you have the time. please leave me some comments. I love reading what you have to say. Thank you and until next time ----

Birthday Card

2011-03-06T15:20:00.000-06:00

Hello and Welcome - today I decided to make a birthday card with the sketch from I Did It Creations. I immediately thought about my grandson's 4th birthday, which is coming up in April. The digi is from Bugaboo Stamps and the rest is from my stash. I keep promising myself that I will use up all of my papers before I buy more, but so far I have broken my promise. lol I hope you enjoy this and all comments are welcomed.

Challenge No. 3 at "Craft Us Crazy" - Nature Theme

2011-03-03T00:01:00.032-06:00

Good Morning and Welcome ---

It's time for Challenge No. 3 at http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/. This time it is a Nature Theme. The challenge runs from March 3rd to March 16th. Our sponsor is Coco Dingo. The winning prize is 4 designs of your choice. I love birds so I just had to have this image. Please check out the images at her website. She has such wonderful designs and here is a message from her:

CocoDingo

Hi my name is Corinne and my nickname is frenchie on the forums ( I am orginally from France ). Lauretta's one of my best friends, and we created the Craft Your Passion challenge blog, together. My drawing artist name is CocoDingo. My blog of digital stamps is CocoDingo. You can view/purchase my images at:

http://cocodingo.blogspot.com/. I am also with the design team of karmascrap. I’m a stampin’up demonstrator since last year. You can visit my personal blog

at: http://passionscorinne.blogspot.com/. Here, You will find all of my passions on this blog: scrapbooking, cards, drawings and jewelery.

Material Used:
Martha Stewart Punch

Prima Roses Flowers
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots with Color Chalk (Rouge)

Recollections Mulberry Leave from Michael's

Liquid Pearls: Flamingo

Copic Markers : R81, R83, R85,G40, G82, YG63, E40, E41, E42, E43,E44, E49, E25, E53

Please join us at http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/. I am waiting to see your designs. Don't forget that our monthly sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps and you can find their logo to the right. The are giving a $10.00 gift certificate to the winner.

I appreciate comments, so if you are in the mood please drop me a line or two.

Challenge No. 2 at "Craft Us Crazy"

2011-02-17T00:01:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone. I hope you join us for Challenge 2 at Craft Us Crazy. The theme is "Winter". This challenge is sponsored by Meljen's Designs and I used Cozy Winter Owl for this card. I know we are probably all tired of winter but this owl is just too cute. I tried something with copics that I have not done before and that is colored the background. I used the Warm Gray tones on the white cardstock and it really softened the look. I hope you will join in on the fun and can't wait to see your creations.

Material Used:
Copics: W00,W1,W3,R20,R,R24,R27,R29,E25,E43,E49,E44,Y38,YG63
Stickles: Crystal
Nestabilities: Large Deckled Rectangles
Color Box Pigment: Brown
Paper: The Paper Company - Berry. Stash - white and brown cardstock.
Liquid Pearls: White Opal

Don't forget to check out the Monthly sponsors at Craft Us Crazy. You will find them on the right side bar.

New Mini Album

2011-02-11T16:36:00.000-06:00

Well I have fallen in love with Graphic45 papers. I know their are alot of you out there that share in my joy working with them. I just wish I would have known about them before they sold out of "Domestic Goddess". lol

This is the cover on my new mini-album. I have no idea what I am going to do with this album, but I sure do like working on them. These papers are from the "Botanical" and "Steampunk Debutante" papers. That picture frame was repurposed using paint and copic markers. This is the first time I tried this and I really like the results. The bling was a clear rhinestone that I colored with copics. You can really get the color you want that way.

Thank you for looking.

Inaugural Opening at "Craft Us Crazy"

2011-02-03T01:01:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the opening of a new Blog. I am so excited to part of the Jerri's design team and want all of you to enter your designs at CRAFT US CRAZY. Craft Us Crazy have awesome prizes and a great group of women who will inspire you, delight you, and drive you crazy with their talents.

This week's challenge theme is "Anything Goes" and our sponsor is Digital Delights. You are going to love her designs. When I first saw this digi I thought about "baby" and this is what I came up with. Come join in on the fun and use up your stash because anything goes on this challenge. I can't wait to see your creations. So if you are new to challenges or an experienced pro, come join us. I can't wait to see your work.

Materials Used:
Digital Stamp from Digital Delights: Dilly Duck and Ladybug
Copic Markers: Y00, Y06, Y11, Y15, Y21, YG05, YG06, YG07, YR04, and YR18, E40
Microsoft Word: Title "Hello Little One" made with WordArt
Martha Stewart: Lady Bug punch
Ribbon: Sugar and Spice and yellow scalloped from my stash.
Cardstock: From my stash and tissue paper.
Candle: Michaels

Don't forget to check out the monthly sponsors located on the sidebar.

New Item For Me To Play With

2011-01-21T21:41:00.001-06:00

Hello. I hope everyone is doing well and crafting away. Since we got 11 inches of snow I have been housebound and slowly going crazy. But crafting is keeping me sane. lol

I just got this in the mail today and needed to make a card right away. This is "Carly", the new Cuttlebug Embossing PLUS folder. Now some of you may already be familiar with this, but this is new to me. All I did was use the "A" plate, "B" plate, embossing plus folder with cardstock sandwiched inside and the second "B" plate. You do not need the tan embossing mat with this one. Then I printed out Baptism, placed it in the oval cut out, and inked the edges. The central oval is embossed too and you can use it or save it for another project. Now that I found out how wonderful these are I guess I am going to have to buy the other ones too. LOL Shopping is endless in the crafting world !!!!!! I think I am going to have to play with this design. Can you just imagine this colored with copics, acrylic paint or chalked?

Enjoy and please leave me some love. Thanks.

Closer Look

Helpful Hint

2011-01-11T14:12:00.000-06:00

Do any of you have tons (I know I am exaggerating) of supplies that don't match or you don't know what to do with them or they are just plain ugly? Well I do. So I got some UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) and with the help of the ladies on youtube I repurposed a chipboard frame.   Of course, this is going to lead me to repurpose alot of my items. lol You might know about this technique already, but for those of us just learning I will walk you through the steps I used.

1.   Stamp Versamark all over the chipboard and lay on a piece of paper (which you will use to pour UTEE back into the original container).
2.   Pour a generous amount of UTEE (any color your want) on top of the chipboard.
3.   Pour off excess and put back in UTEE container.
4.   Heat using heat gun just like you would for regular embossing powders and watch the magic happen.

Note: I have seen some of the ladies use little seed pearls, beads, etc. and added them to give more texture to the chipboard.   Possibilities are endless.

Before UTEE

After UTEE

I hope it helped someone. Hugs.

Mary

Something New You Will Not Want To Miss Out On

2011-01-04T11:57:00.000-06:00

Good Morning - I am so happy to announce that I have been picked to be one of the ladies to be on the Design Team at http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/. This is a brand new website with wonderful people and excited challenges. Our DT are from all over the world which will add a whole new dimension to crafting ideas. So join in the fun and start today. Don't be shy because we are all crafters who share in the same passion. I can't wait to see your work and be inspired by your designs. The challenges are going to be bi-weekly so their is no excuse not to join. LOL So I am wishing you a big WELCOME at http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/

Baby Girl Scrapbook Album

2010-12-20T18:16:00.000-06:00

I was asked by my daughter-in-law to make a baby girl album for her sister-in-law. Well what can I say --- finally a girl (not that I don't love my grandsons but you just can't pink and bling up for boys. LOL) This is the album I made for her. I hope you enjoy looking at what I came up with. Congrat, Nan and Eric on your new baby girl, Legare.

Word Book

2010-11-26T13:38:00.000-06:00

Hello - I finished my first word book for my niece, Destiny. It was so much fun to make. I used Plantin Schoolbook for the letters and welded them together with a rectangle from George and Basic Shapes to form the letters using Design Studio. Then I cut them out, decorated the pages and bound it with Bind-it-All. I hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoy creating.

New Blog You Should Follow

2010-11-23T06:01:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone -

A new blog is opening and Jeri Moody is the owner. I don't usually talk about any blogs, but I have seen Jeri's work and am so excited to tell everyone about her new blog. So take a moment to look at her blog and join in on the challenges. She is wonderful to work with and you will have a great time and learn something new.

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/

My First Mini Album

2010-11-02T15:44:00.000-05:00

This was my first mini album that I made for a dear friend of mine, Michele. Most of the papers are Graphic45, some from Hobby Lobby and some are My Minds Eye. It contains different folding techniques, envelope technique, a slider card, etc. If you want to know how I constructed the 6 x 6 book just ask. I am always willing to share information. Most of the ideas came from the wonderful ladies on youtube. So if you search "mini albums" you will see some of the inspiration that I used. Thanks to all of you because you gave me the ideas. If you have any questions, just ask. Thanks for looking. Now Michele, all you have to do is add pictures !!!!!

Framed

2010-10-27T16:50:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone. I finally made a frame from those wooden frames that Michael's sell for $1.00. This was such an easy project to complete. Take any color acrylic paint that you want to use. Draw the frame onto the paper you want to use, cut out, then tear around the outside and inside. Coat painted frame with ModPodge, adhere the paper then add another layer of ModPodge over it. Decorate with flowers, metal embellies, ribbon etc. This way you can color the frame to match any color in the photos. Hope you like. This picture is of Lucas (of course)! LOL

Buckets, buckets

2010-10-19T18:12:00.000-05:00

This is the Halloween season and another year of buckets. However, this year I got to make another bucket for our newest grandchild who hasn't yet made an appearance yet - any day now !!!! Lucas wants to go as a purple dinosaur this year so I had to put that on his bucket. I found the buckets and paper at Archiever's. Martha Stewart drippy goo punch and web punch were used on the top and bottom. The ghost's were another punch but I can't remember who made it. Hope you enjoy. I love making these things.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-04T21:56:00.000-05:00

Hello Folks. So sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I am busy trying to make my first mini albums and enjoying the process so much. I hope to have some pictures soon for you to look at. In the meantime, this image if from Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't he a cutie? The papers are from Archiever's. I hope you enjoy this Halloween card. The punches are from Martha Stewart. That dippy goo punch is so versatile and her new (from last year) cobweb is perfect for Halloween. I am entering this card in I Did It Creation Challenge Blog. Please go there and join in on the fun.

Baby Card

2010-08-18T02:26:00.000-05:00

In October Nick and Kelly will have a new addition to their family and I get a new Grandchild. Here is the card I made them for the blessed event.

Weddings

2010-08-10T13:57:00.000-05:00

I finally bought Sure Cuts A Lot (thanks Michele for showing me this software) and now I am on the hunt for svg files. I found this one free from Heather M at
http://imagesbyheatherm.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/romantic-window-silhouette-svg/. I just love this sihouette of the bride and groom. I cut the svg file out with the cricut and then used basic white/black cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I hope you will go to her website and look at all of her wonderful work. Thank you, Heather.

Dreamer

2010-07-26T15:51:00.000-05:00

I colored this image a long time ago and just finally figured out what I was going to do with it. I did not want a beach theme so I had to wait until I found the right paper. Guess where I found it? Right in my stash that I have had forever. I hope other people have this problem and I am not the only paper horder out there. LOL I hope you enjoy and comments are always welcomed. I entered this card at "Scrapping with I Did It Creations". The challenge is fantasy.

2010-07-22T23:43:00.000-05:00

This time I was in the mood for something pink and brown. I made the pink/brown/white photo paper that is behind the girl. I used a brayer with Tim Holtz inks and I really liked how this turned out. The image is from Bugaboo, colored with copics, flowers by Primas, punch by Martha Stewart and ribbon from JoAnns. I don't know if you can see it but there is a faux stitching around the image that I just figured out how to do. Thanks to Dorcas Designs on Crafters Digital Art Center for the faux stitching tutorial.

Stitchy Bear

2010-07-19T11:54:00.000-05:00

I bought this cute little bear at Stitchy Bear Stamps and decided he would work great as a birthday card.

What did I use:
    Copics: E40, E41, E42, E49, R27, R29, R20.
    Silver glitter pen: around the sparkler, clothes, and saying.
    Cuttlebug: "Devine Swirls"
    EK Success: corner punch
    Rhinestones in the four corners.
    Brad: The best however is Karen Foster's "Sparkle Burst Brads".
    Paper: True Red and White from Hobby Lobby

I hope you enjoy. I am going to enter this card at One Stitch At A Time. Have a great day !!!

Christmas in July Challenge

2010-07-16T17:37:00.000-05:00

I entered another challenge at Crafter's Digital Art Center and this one was a digi stamp from Sew Many Cards. His name is Eris and he is a cutie. You can go to this website to download his image free, but not forever so hurry over there and join in on the fun. CDAC surprised me by featuring my card in their Photo Gallery. I am so delighted.

I also entered the challenge on One Stitch At A Time. This time you just need a digi stamps of your choice. These ladies do such fabulous work and I am always stealing ideas from the design team. Sshh - don't tell !!! I hope you ladies like my work as much as I like yours.

Crafter's Digital Art Center

2010-07-15T19:10:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center has a color challenge (pink please) hosted by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps. This Digi is called Katie Kitty by Jeanette. Isn't this the cutest kitty? You can go out and download this freebie for yourself from Jeanette. It will be up for the duration of the challenge (till July 28th). Thanks Michele for inviting me to join in on this fun website.

Prima flowers, large oval and large oval scalloped nestabilities, pink sheer ribbon, cuttlebug "Victoria", white liquid pearls and EK Success corner punch along with copic markers R81, R83, R85, E40, E42, and E43 were used on this card. Thank you so much for looking at my work.

2010-07-13T10:47:00.000-05:00

Good Morning.

I went to my Aunt's 93rd birthday party last weekend and it was wonderful. I got to see alot of my cousins that I haven't seen in years. I forgot to take a picture of her card, but she seemed to really like it so that made me happy.

My goal this year is to have at least one card made and ready to send for all occasions. I am getting there slowly but surely but those "sympathy" cards are the hardest. I am having trouble with them so if any of you have any ideas, please tell me.

I got two baby cards made. The images are from Bugaboo Stamps that were freebies. Thanks, Jodie !!!! They were colored with copics and the papers were from Hobby Lobby. I hope you enjoy.

First Layout in a Long Time

2010-07-07T16:08:00.000-05:00

I have been so busy making cards that my layouts have suffered greatly. I think I am now probably over a year behind. LOL I don't think I'll ever be caught up as something new comes along in crafting and then I have to try that out.

I was inspired by this challenge at "Scrapping with I Did It Creations". Michele told me all about this neat blog and thought I would dust off my 12x12 sheets and try their sketch. Here is my take on the LO and the picture is of my son, daughter-in-law and my awesome grandson. Yeah !!!! I hope you enjoy.

2010-07-05T14:51:00.000-05:00

Good Afternoon - I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th. Our nephew, Scott, invited up over to his house to celebrate the twins, Seth and Ashley's birthdays. Yes, they were born on the 4th of July four years ago. We all had such a wonderful time.

I am entering this card at One Stitch at a Time challenge blog because it's all about ribbons and bows. Since I am not a real good bow maker (even though I have the bow easy) I decided just to use a ribbon. The other challenge I am entering in is Copic Creations. This weeks challenge is all about birds. Please go to their website and look at the fabulous work these ladies did on their birds.

The digi is from Sew Many Cards and this image is so versatile that it can be used from birthday to "I'm Sorry" cards. Thanks for looking.

Weddings

2010-06-23T13:59:00.000-05:00

Hello there - this is a wedding card that I made for my great-niece Natalie for her upcoming wedding (notice the great part). As you can see she loves the color purple !!!!! The inside has another heart that says "One Love". I made one before but just was not satisfied with it so she gets another one. LOL Since she is not getting married until October I wonder how many more I will make? I used spellbinders for the hearts and Martha Stewart punch for the flowered scallops and the small hearts. I used Liquid Pearls around the hearts for added bling. The paper came for Hobby Lobby. Thanks for looking.

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-19T14:54:00.000-05:00

Happy Dad's Day to all those wonderful fathers out there. You know who you are. LOL This is a card I made for my hubby for his special day. I finally figured out how to use Word to get the lettering just right for my cards. It's taken me awhile but I am happy with the results. See, all you have to do is to keep trying and finally you get results. LOL The image is from Bugaboo Stamps (I use so many of them that I think it's time I branch out to other stamps) and copics. Hope you enjoy.

2010-06-16T19:52:00.000-05:00

Thanks Michele for giving me the idea to color on vellum. This is a digi stamp from Bugaboo stamps. I just printed the image on vellum and colored with copics. Under the image I put orange cardstock. The peanut really looks like it had the ridges that real peanuts have so it came out great. I know you probably can't see it but trust me, it's there. LOL I am going to enter this one in a challenge. Hear that, Michele !!!! I used copics E40, E41, E42, E49 and YG63.

I am going to enter this card in the new Copic Creations challenge. Thank you for looking.

2010-06-14T17:35:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone. I wanted to use this Mimosa stamp using yellow/gray combo. I don't know if you can see it but the dp has a light blue/gray background. I wanted the shirt to match that background but I don't have that color copic so what I did was use C1 and combined it with B21 to come up with new color to match. It worked really well so I will be trying this again in the future. Thanks for looking.

2010-05-22T15:41:00.000-05:00

Hello -- I was in the mood for some whimsey. After I saw the cards Gina K posted I just had to come up with something for this Marlin. I colored him using copics. Since someone had given me a key chain I thought about how cute he would look. He makes me smile when I look at him. Enjoy !!!

Copic Creative Challenge - Monochrome

2010-05-16T17:49:00.000-05:00

Here is another monochromatic coloring. I really like how this one turned out.

Copics: E40,E41,E42,E43
Paper: Plain white cardstock and brown
Cuttlebug Folder: Swiss Dots

Thanks again to Katie Cotton for her tutorial. You really inspired me. I loved your tutorial. Please keep them coming !!!!

Monochromatic Color

2010-05-15T16:31:00.000-05:00

I got this idea from Copic Creations using Katie Cotton's tutorial for coloring using a monochromatic scheme. I just loved Lillian Tan's wedding card and decided to come up with one of my own. Since I have two great-neices getting married this year it will come in handy. I don't feel old enough for great-neices. LOL The color for one of the bride's wedding is purple. I think you can tell by the card. haha I hope you enjoy.

Copics Used: V12, V15, V17
Paper: Wisteri from BasicGrey
Flowers: Recollections - which I colored using the above copics.
Digi Stamps: Meljen's Design (freebie - thank you)

2010-05-13T10:58:00.000-05:00

Hello. I finished coloring this card with copics. I am trying to color layers and need a little more practice. LOL However, I really like the shading around the image.  This image is so cute.

For those of you don't know me - I love to read. Romance is my thing and now I am hooked on the supernatural. LOL I just finished reading in the past couple of months JR Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Yes, all 6 of them!!! My favorite was Zsadist and Bella. I could just picture him fainting. LOL   Now I am reading Jeaniene Frost. I love Cat and Bones. Characters are just great.   My Kindle sure is getting a workout and I am sure
Amazon just loves me. If any of you have some books that you love please let me know.   Thanks.

2010-05-08T20:09:00.000-05:00

Happy Mother's Day

to each and every mom out there. I'll be posting next week so stay tuned. I have been slow but will catch up soon. Have a great day ladies and Moms you sure do deserve a wonderful day. LOL

2010-04-22T21:18:00.000-05:00

Finally, I have tried a technique that I have been wanting to do for a long time - ceiling tiles. I just embossed card stock with gray embossing powder (you do this twice). Punch out 1" squares and then using the Cuttlebug emboss the image of your choice. Super simple but what a bang. The image is Magnolia (of course) and I colored her using copics. The lattice punch is from Martha Stewart. She has Stickles on her wings. Thanks for looking.

Getting Ready to Go See Mickey

2010-04-20T22:07:00.000-05:00

The family is going to Disney World. I made this cute tag for Lucas for his luggage. The paper and the blank tag are from Archiever's and the cut outs are from Mickey and Friends cricut cartridge. The saying is computer generated. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed making it. We are getting so excited to go.

2010-03-13T12:58:00.000-06:00

Hello - It has been awhile since I did any crafting. I lost my mojo for awhile. LOL This card is for a Bugaboo Stamp challenge that I am entering. The image was colored with copics then stickles were used on the icing and his hat. The candles are from EKSuccess punch. When I first bought this punch I wasn't sure how often I would use it, but I love this punch. The paper came from Archievers. I hope you enjoy.

2010-02-25T22:38:00.000-06:00

Hello and I am so glad you stopped in to visit my blog. This absolutely darling image is from Bugaboo stamps. I just love all of Jodie's new Brat series. You must go and check them out.
Copics used were R27, R29, YG63, B14 and B24. The paper is from SandyLion - School Stripes that I got at Archievers. Flowers are from a Martha Stewart punch. Thank you for looking and if you get a chance please leave a comment.

2010-02-21T16:18:00.000-06:00

This card is for the Sew Many Cards challenge now going on. I just think this duck is just so cute and so ready to celebrate St. Paddy's Day. Stamp is from Sew Many Cards and was colored using Copics (Y11, Y21 YG11, G82 and YG63). Martha Steward punch and paper was from JoAnns. I hope you enjoy this as much as I liked putting this together.

2010-02-16T13:18:00.000-06:00

I made this card for the Magnolia Down Under Challenge #33 - Buttons, Flowers and Bows. If you want to get better at coloring and card making then please consider entering challenges. Everyone is so nice and it is a lot of fun. If anyone has any suggestions, please share them. I would love to get better and I need your help. Thank you for looking.

2010-02-10T17:20:00.000-06:00

This is my entry for the Magnolia Down Under challenge. This if the first time I ever entered a card challenge and this is my second Tilda card using Copic markers. Thanks for looking and if you have any tips to help me out please leave a comment. I really appreciate your thoughts.

My First Tilda

2010-02-09T15:42:00.000-06:00

Hi - I am so exited because I just finished coloring my first Tilda. I have been watching everyone's work and finally took the plunge. Of course, I used Copic markers and would love to have this critiqued. That is how I am going to learn. I have not taken any classes so any helpful hints would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

2010-02-08T16:39:00.000-06:00

This is a wall clock that I made for Lucas' room. The theme of his room is "railroads" and I decided to try my hand at decorating a clock. The original clock was from Ikea and it cost $2.99. I figured if I messed it up too bad I won't be out of too much money. lol The numbers were cut 1" and his name was cut 3/4" from Plantin Schoolbook using the shadow feature. The white background was cut using the circle at 7". The train was from Joy of the Season cut at 2 1/4 "". The circular track was manipulated in DS until I got the size I wanted. Oops - it looks like I got a couple of numbers crooked and his name, but I was pleased at the overall look.

Last Valentine Card - Promise

2010-02-06T11:42:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone ---

This is a card I made for Sew Many Cards challenge #3. The theme was "Red, Silver and Black with a Valentine Day theme."

I wanted to show a friend that these images are so cute that you do not have to color them to make a card. Of course, the bling can be a little much for some people (apparently not me !! lol). She sometimes stresses out on coloring images and this way she doesn't have to stress out anymore. Of course, this is probably the last colorless image you will see from me because coloring an image is my therapy. LOL I hope you enjoy.

Card Challenge at Sew Many Cards

2010-02-02T10:54:00.000-06:00

Good Morning - This is a card I did for the blog challenge that Sew Many Cards is having. I tried to upload this card to their website, but something went wrong. (Stupid computer !!!) It uploaded another card instead. LOL Anyway, I hope you enjoy this as much as I liked coloring this. Copics used E00, E33, E52, E53, RV21, R81, R83 AND R85. I just love this moose - of course.

Giveaway Cart

2010-02-01T16:01:00.000-06:00

Check this out ladies. Your chance to win a free cartridge. Go to Amy's website for a chance to win.

http://scrappinstyle.blogspot.com/

Mailbox for Valentine's Day

2010-01-31T13:44:00.000-06:00

Here is a mailbox that I made to go along with the card for Lucas. These are so cute. I found them at Target in red, white and pink for only $1.00 each. Target had them last year also and they were so popular that they bought them back. They are super simple to decorate. I hope you enjoy.

2010-01-27T23:56:00.000-06:00

Hi Everybody - I have been busy trying to come up with some Valentine's Day cards. I am trying to use up all those scraps before buying more. However I could not pass up buying some more Spellbinders from Hobby Lobby that were 40% off. I got the Fleur De Lis Pendants. I cannot wait to make some items with it.

Of course, you know those images were colored using copics. I really like them and they are easy to use. I won't lie, they are expensive so I have to be careful of the colors I can use but maybe someday I will be able to buy more.

Thanks for looking.

Free Digi Stamp

2010-01-20T14:29:00.000-06:00

I went to M's today and found some large notebooks for $1 (can't beat that price). I found a new website called bugaboostamps.com and found this cute freebie there. Just click on "Try before you buy." I got the idea of coloring this from Sandye Curry as she has the cutest little card to go with this digi stamp. Copics used were E00, Y06, Y11, Y13, B00, R29, V17, R20, R81 and G05. Ribbons are just from my stash. I am trying to use up some ribbon before I allow myself to buy more. We will see how that works out. lol

Valentine Card

2010-01-18T21:17:00.000-06:00

Hi All ---

This is a Dustin Pike freebie that I am going to give my grandson for Valentine's Day. I really like Dustin Pike's digital images and wish to thank him for this freebie. Copics used were C1, C2, C6, EOOOO and R27. If you look closely at the white background you will see that it was embossed with valentines. I hope you enjoy. Patterned paper is from Target $1 section.

Valentine

2010-01-13T13:01:00.001-06:00

Hello. I was looking around for a new Valentine project to give to Lucas. Last year I decorated those adorable mailboxes from Target but I needed some ideas. I went to Archiever's and saw that they had candy holders for sale. I decided to see what I had laying around that I could use for a candy holder and low and behold I had an EK Success punch container just waiting for me to fill. The paper is from HL and the ribbon is from Michaels. I cut the center heart from "George and Basic Shapes" cartridge. Of course, the Hershey Kisses are a must for Valentine's Day. You know Lucas is only going to want the candy. I can't blame him.

2010-01-07T11:46:00.000-06:00

Hello --- here is another image colored using copic markers. This HM Bunny Cruise. The copics used were E01,E11, E35, E00, R20, R21, G00, Y11, Y13, YR12, Y000, R81, R83, V12, R85 and E0000. TFL

So sorry for not posting picture. This is what you get when not paying attention. LOL Here is the picture.

House Mouse colored with Copics

2010-01-01T13:54:00.000-06:00

This is a House Mouse stamp colored with Copics. I am still trying to learn how to color but I am proud of how this one turned out.

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T13:54:00.000-06:00

I hope 2010 brings you nothing but joy.

This is a free Dustin Pike picture that I colored using copics. I hope you enjoy. See you all next year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2009-12-26T13:53:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We certainly did !!! Lucas got a train set and we played "Choo Choo" all day. Christmas is really for kids, even big kids. LOL

Here are just a couple of pictures of Kelly, Nick and Lucas. We had to set the train up in the living room because we had no room in the family room with the Christmas tree and our presents.

Here is wishing everyone a Happy New Year.

Senior Golfer

2009-12-23T13:52:00.000-06:00

Usually after doing a swap I am left with small pieces of cardstock that I really don't know what to do with . So today I decided to make a card with an image that I got when I entered an image swap and use up some of the cardstock from the Recipe Divider swap that I posted yesterday. I tried to color coordinate by coloring the image with copic markers.

Birthday Bucket

2009-12-19T13:52:00.000-06:00

I wanted to change pace and show you a bucket I made for my nephew, Jeff, for his birthday. I just took a plain tin bucket (found at Michael's) and wrapped it with scrapbook paper. Then added a styrofoam ball and filled it with 39 suckers. The wording is cut from Plantin Schoolbook and the "Happy Birthday" is from Celebrations cartridges. The candle punch around the bottom is a Martha Stewart punch. Then I went wild with the ribbon. LOL

Hello All.....

2009-12-19T13:51:00.000-06:00

Hello All ----

I am apparently hooked on recipe cards. LOL However, the new one I joined is for recipe card dividers. I choose to do "Side Dishes" and this is my final design. I hope everyone in the swap likes it. I still have to finish the tabs and decide on what to do for the back of the page, but the basic layout is below.

Good Morning

2009-12-17T13:51:00.001-06:00

Good Morning --Today is the day we are going down to Mainstreet in St. Charles, MO. They have the most wonderful shops filled with Christmas spirit. I need to find a special present for a wonderful person and it will be the place to find it. I must say that I am loving the copics. Here is a Birthday card which was colored with copics. The digi stamp is from Sew My Cards.

Recipe Layouts

2009-12-17T13:51:00.000-06:00

Hello - This morning I wanted to show a recipe layout that I did for a cookie swap on the cricut mb. The tree was cut from JOTS, the snowman was a stamped image colored with prisma pencils using gamsol technique. For the snowflakes I used a Martha Stewart round punch and regular snowflake punch. The Warm Wishes was another stamp and I used nestibilites around the saying. I hope you like it.

Good Morning

2009-12-09T13:50:00.000-06:00

Good Morning - I want to start by saying how easy this project is to do. This is a practical gift for any season. I made some for Christmas gifts, but this one is for a challenge over at Sew My Cards. This is a magnetic refrigerator clipboard used for notes.

Material Needed:

1. One clipboard. Found at Michael's for $1.99. It measures 6"x 9".

2. Image of your choice. This cute image is from sewmycards.com. It is a digital stamp which I manipulated to form 4 different sized images.

3. One piece of cardstock. If you use a 12" x 12" piece of cardstock you can get two clipboards.

4. Contrasting paper - scraps

5. Ribbons and other embellies of your choice.

6. Magnetic tape.

7. Corner punch and any other punch you want to use.

8. Tape
9. Notepad - 3" x 5" found at any store.

I started by using a blank piece of paper 6" by 9" and cut out the top for the clip. Once I had my template I transferred the design to cardstock.

Once you have your design cut out, round the corners using your corner punch. (The one I use the most I found at Walmart for $4.00).

Now place it on the clipboard and align to the top and edges. Start at the top by gently folding back the edges and taping the paper to the clipboard. Continue taping until cardstock is attached to clipboard.

Print or stamp an image of your choice and then color using any medium you want to use. Mat the image onto a piece of scrap cardstock.

Attach the image where you decide it will look good and then start embellishing it. I used Martha Stewart snow punches, but any punch will do.

Apply ribbon at the top in the open slat, then attach the magnetic tape to the back. Open up the clip and attach the notebook.

I gave these as gifts and coordinated the colors to my friends' kitchen decor. What fun to make and give.

Pink Moose Crafts

2009-12-09T13:49:00.000-06:00

Welcome to Pink Moose Crafts. My name is Mary Brueggemann and I am so happy to see you here. I am now retired with one wonderful grandson who helps me craft. My love of crafting started about two years ago. My husband hooked me on crafting by buying me a Cricut for Christmas and the rest is history now. I had no idea at the time just how expensive this little (big?) hobby is.