It's Someone's Birthday!

The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a birthday card as inspiration for this month.  

Remember this challenge is always
"Anything Goes".  

Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge!

I die cut the patterned paper and backed it with dark blue paper.  I also cut additional "Happy Birthday Background" in a white and a dark blue.  I inserted the white letters into the empty spaces and added the 

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Happy Birthday Background craft die
Poppy Stamps Happy Birthday Poe Script craft die
Waffle Flower Layer Boxes Die - gift boxes
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles no longer on site
Scrap paper

Vagabond die cut machine 

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" (no opt twists) #65

Crafty Calendar "Anything Goes"
Let's craft and create post Anything Goes"

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes)

Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes)

NBUS Waffle Flower Layer Boxes Die

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes using Paper"

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes"

Say Thank You

 A little bit of Craft Roulette

Project: Appreciation (Thank You)
Colors: Candlelight (yellow, orange against a blue sky)
Element: Leave it to... (the birds)
Random: Retiform: Retiform comes from the Latin word "retis," meaning net. It involves creating a network or grid-like pattern on your card using lines or shapes. For this reason it is also called the grid technique. (I used a grid of shapes)

I used a patterned paper for the tree leaves (3pieces) and I think those little birds are just darling and fulfilling the "leave it to the birds" part of the challenge.
Yeah, one more down!

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die
Waffle Flower Hello Friend Combo stamps & matching dies
My Favorite Things Lush Landscape (tree)
My Favorite Things BB Sittin' Pretty Stamps & matching Die-namics

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Distress Oxide inks: abandoned coral, antique, fossilized amber and wild honey
Copic markers
Waffle Flower Shader 1+ Double Ended brushes - love the double ended brushes
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" (no opt twists) #65

Crafty Calendar "Anything Goes"

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes)

Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes)

NBUS the little girl

A Little Mixed Media at Craft Roulette

  Another Set of Categories to Work With

Project: HELLO
Colors: ROBUST
Element: WORKPLACE
Random: MIXED MEDIA

I'm not sure if an unknown chef is hitting one chef with a skillet, but it might be true!  
There's a big "hello" and dark blue is a ROBUST color.  Even chefs have tools of the workplace and I added a heart enamel dot, Nuvo drops, Wink of Stella and gold to the soup dish.  The Silver Moondrops have a lot of glitter to them, just a bit different than Stickles.  First time I've ever used this Nuvo product.

Supplies:
My Favorite Things Recipe for Happiness Stamps & matching Dies
Altenew Enamel Dots Lapis Lazuli
Nuvo Glitter Drops Silver Moondrops
Nuvo Crystal Drops Midnight Blue 
Nuveo Crystal Drops Gloss Dandelion Yellow
Copic markers
Wink of Stella
Gold Sharpie
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" (no opt twists) #65

Crafty Calendar "Anything Goes"
Let's craft and create post Anything Goes"

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes)

Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes)

NBUS Nuvo Glitter Drops Silver Moondrops

April's Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Enjoy exchanging Cards across the world and give yourself a little challenge.

See what choices we had to make our cards and where to find the Card Chain Challenge here!

 

I chose a pop-up card, of course.  I've made Christmas houses, haunted houses and now I think I've a young couple's house or else someone who likes a lot of dots. I cut the two people in the windows from a Scrappy Tails Coffee Shop stamped die-cut (the couple sitting at the table).  

I laid the layers out so I could take a before and after picture.  I thought I needed to put something in the windows, but looking at this photo, I think I may have been wrong.  Oh well, too late now.

I do like this too.  I usually don't add a different color door, but I thought this house needed it.  I just cut the door out with the die and hand cut down one side of the door where it hinges.  The blue cardstock is the same in the before and after photos.  The first photo didn't catch the full light.  The picture below shows how light this cardstock is and it's gorgeous. Yes, I do like this house too.  Sigh.  LOL

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Winter House Pop-Up Easel Set Craft Die
Scrappy Tails Flower Shop stamps & dies - only one flower 
Scrappy Tails Coffee Shop stamps and dies - most of the items in the windows
Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

Paper in stash

I'm entering the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes”

Mix It Up Challenge Blog "Anything Goes” no opt twist with this one

SheepSki Deisngs  "Anything Goes"

Let's Craft and Create  Baby Blue

YAY For May

 The May Challenge

for Morgan's Artworld is 

"Anything Goes" May 1st to May 27th

You can use any image or project you have posted in May. For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at
Morgan's Fitzsimons Art Studio    

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook 

I hadn't seen this Flower Butterfly Border before and grabbed it up.  Then, I thought "what do I want to do with this?  Do I fussy cut an image to put on top or do I fussy cut the border?"  I Fussy cut the border out and I do think it worked out so well.  You could do so many things with this border - put a quote inside or a stamped image.  I happened to have an image that I printed about 6 weeks ago and didn't use.  I think it really worked out well.  I do love how the border turned out.  And oh my gosh, no die cuts were used in this creation.  I even surprised myself.

Supplies:
Morgan's Artworld Flower Butterfly Border

Julia Spiri's image Sweet Temptation
Copic markers

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes #5-2024

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" #123 Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes #166 Flowers

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" #65  no twists for me

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) #167

Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes) #167

Waffle Flower in May

Waffle Flower is Die Cut Diva's sponsor for May's Challenge and I am excited to play with my Waffle Flower stamps and dies.  

First the Monochromatic Challenge project.  I'm thinking of pumpkin to deep pumpkin colors.  I look at this and I am forever changing my mind as to whether I like it or not.  LOL  You know what this was perfect for?  Something subdued.  My friend's mother-in-law passed away and this became a sympathy card which worked out well.   

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Stamp Set
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Everyday Stencil

OR You could get everything in the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Bundle which is what I did - money saver.
Altenew Window Slats #D Embossing folder
Distress Oxides

Vagabond Die cut machine

I know this next photo is not monochromatic, but I'm using the telephone die and one thing I like to do is to make something with my scrap papers to see how it looks right in front of me.  Oh, my gosh, you can make this with fewer dies or add them on like I did.  Each of the telephone dies come as pieces that you can add as different colors, patterns...  I used another set (books and coffee) with the deer and bird on books to make a Christmas tag.  All you need to do is make a hole in the top & tie a ribbon.  Lots of fun things to do with these dies.  

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes #5-2024

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" #123 Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes #166 Flowers

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" #65  no twists for me

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes) #167

Love to Craft Challenge (always Anything Goes) #167

End Of Month April Thank You to Ram Stamps

  Die Cut Divas' April Sponsor is RAM Stamps and I am working with a cute image as Inspiration, so please drop on over to enter the "Spring Card" challenge here.

I've made two Spring cards.  This Hot Air Balloon came out so much cuter than I thought it would be.  First, I grabbed a Copic marker and made a nice sweep on the balloon and... I thought it was "yellow", not the YG01 yellow-green that I chose.  There's not much you can do to go back to yellow, so I followed through and I think it turned out better than yellow would have.  I'm very happy with this card.  I like the colors the cute sentiments I chose to go with this image.

For my second card below, I used the "tiny wonders" image and just couldn't think of an embellishment to use, so left it pretty plain, plain, but cute.

Supplies:
Card#1
RAM Hot Air Balloon digital stamp

Copic markers

Kat Scrappiness Santa's Helper - "Special Delivery"

Waffle Flower Special Delivery Sentiments "with love"
Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched Rectangles

Vagabond die cut machine

Card#2

I cut the image square and then used a corner rounder (yes, I found it)
RAM Tiny Wonders digital stamp
Copic markers 

QuicKutz Nesting Scallop Squares (dies)

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Place to Start - AG w/twist of add 1 or more flowers

Creative Moments - Cute and Cuddly