Anything Goes Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog.

Today starts the
"Anything Goes" challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

I have used

"Pirate Balloon Holder" (#23907)

"Parrot Balloon" (#23906)

"Heart Balloon" (#5204)

"Oval Balloon" ( #5201)

From Eureka! Stamps

"Field Grass Right" (#38925) from

Biblical Impressions

"Happy Birthday" (#22803) from

QKR Stampede

Biblical Impressions and QKR Stampede

are sister companies of Eureka! Stamps

The pirate and balloons were all stamped onto white card stock, colored with water color crayons and fussy cut.

The sky background was done with a template that I got from my friend Roxie's blog  Paper Scaper

Roxie is very talented, so check out her blog.

You'll find the template link along the right hand side of her blog.

I used Distress inks to color the sky as well as the hill the pirate is standing on.

My great nephew just had his 5th birthday and his kids party had a pirate theme.  To stay with that theme, I made this card for him.

I think he'll like it.

I hope you've been inspired and will play along with the challenge.

You might also want to check out the

Eureka! Stamps Store

and see all the wonderful images they have.

There are a LOT of these balloons and holders,

so pop over and see what you like.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 



 

3 Favorite Embellishments

Hello blog fans!

Today we start a new challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

This weeks theme is
"Use 3 Favorite Embellishments"

I used

"Cool Cat With Shades" (#23902) from

Eureka! Stamps for this card

I stamped Cool Cat onto white card stock

colored him with water color crayons and fussy cut him.

For my 3 favorite embellishments I used

1.  The sunglasses.  I bought several pair of these sunglasses a long time ago.  They were on clearance and had pins on the backs. I cut the pins off and have used them on cards and layouts when I can.  I love them.

2.  Ribbon is another of my favorite embellishments, so I tied a bow for a tie around his neck.

3.  I have these little wood stars that I just love.  I covered them with a bit of Glossy Accents and dipped them into gold glitter.

I thought I could write
"You're a star!"

inside.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired in some way.

I'd love to see some of your favorite embellishments,

so pop over to the Eureka! blog and check out the

challenge particulars.

Come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Bundle Up It's Cold Outside

Hello crafting friends!

I hope you've been staying warm through the "Polar Vortex"
The theme for this weeks

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

is coincidentally
"Bundle Up It's Cold Outside"

for my card I chose to use

"Snow Background" (#27301) and

"Snow Scene Circle" (#17301)

both from
Eureka! Stamps

 

I stamped Snow Background onto white card stock with

Versa Mark ink and embossed it with white

embossing powder.
I then used Distress Inks to color over the embossed image.

The embossing resists the color leaving snow in a blue sky.

I stamped the Snow Scene Circle onto white card stock and colored

it with water color crayons then fussy cut around the scene.

There are snowflakes around the whole scene, but I cut them out.

The particulars for the challenge can be found on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog.

I hope you have been inspired and will join

the challenge and check out

 the other inspiration pieces on the blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Stay warm!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Blue and Bling Challenge

Happy New Year!

And welcome to my post for the first

Eureka! Stamps Challenge of 2014.

This week our theme is

"Blue and Bling"

I chose "Snow Background" (#27301) from

  Eureka! Stamps 

as my background.

The sentiment is "Be Still" (#30126) from

Biblical Impressions

which is a sister company of Eureka! Stamps.

Eureka! Stamps has this same sentiment,

but in a different font.

It is "Be Still and Know" (#27503)

 

I stamped the Snow Background with VersaMark ink,

embossed it with white embossing powder,

then inked over the entire surface with

blue Distress Ink.

The sentiment is also done with

white embossing powder.

I added some 'blink' to the centers of the snowflakes.

All the mats are cut using the
Perfect Layers

which give an equal cut every time.

 

For all the particulars on the

challenge, please check the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

 

I hope you have been inspired here today

and will take the
Blue and Bling Challenge.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!