I'm Back

So I've been gone along time but I think its time to share what's been going on in my craftroom.

After minor hand surgery and time away to work on other projects that needed my attention, I have treated myself to some crafting stimulation.

I Love Love my Copic's but have really enjoyed spending time with various watercolor mediums.

My new favorite is this Tim Holtz Crazy Birds Stamp set.

Using Distress Inks to color most of these images I've started with the full set of six birds and plan to make many more cards featuring this stamp set.

So here's the first from my series of six.

Thanks for hanging in there and waiting for my return and if this is your first time visiting my blog, THANKS for stopping by.

Have a blessed day.

Nancy

Taking A Break

I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that I'm taking a break.  I need to let me tired hands rest per doctors orders.  I will be back soon.

Celebrating Armed Forces Day

It's Monday and the Greetings Team Challenge today at The Outlawz is celebrating the Armed Forces and a masculine theme.  The actual day was last Saturday, but we are going to celebrate all week.

This weeks sponsor is:

My card this week goes out to my husband for his 20 plus years in the Army.

my image is Corporal Clegg

Thanks for stopping by today.

Better Late Than Never..

Not sure what happened to this post, but hopefully this time it shows up.

This week at 613 Avenue Create its all about shapes.  I had to use at least three different shapes on my card and since I already started with a star included in the image, things went together very well.

Incorporate 3 of the following shapes into your design:

heart
arrow
star
octagon
triangle
circle
oval
square
rectangle 

I have the star, circle,octagon, triangle and a square card.

My image is from Jellypark.

  I hope you enjoy and hop over to 613 Avenue Create and look around.

Hiding In My craft Room #149 'Emboss It'

It's the weekend and time for another Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge.  This week we want you to Emboss It.

This can be any kind of Embossing! Wet or Dry! You can use embossing powder, an embossing folder, a bone folder with a scorpal, or go old school with a stylus and stencil!

Or if you don't have any of these, how about some pre-embossed paper!

Here is my card for the week

This is a new 3D embossing folder from Spellbinders.  I used watercolor paper because this is a very deep cut pattern and the watercolor paper has more weight.  The color was placed on the paper by selecting several Distress Inks and applying to the paper.  I also used a glimmer mist at the end.  Two fun butterflies and a ribbon bow were added for the finishing touch.  I wanted the design to show for this card so for right now I have no sentiment on the front but that could be added later if needed. 

I hope you find a way to do some embossing this week.

Thanks for stopping by

Anything Goes Challenge

So if you follow my blog and need an 'Anything Goes' Challenge for the week, well hop on over to Through The Craft Room Door and join the fun.

I want to share my card that I have for the Design Team this week.

Our sponsor this week is SandiSamples:

I love this Iris image, two designers have chosen this image and Wow, go over and look at how different our finished designs turned out.

Here's my card that I have for the Design Team this week.

Close-up of the layered flower and how I used flower soft in the center.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

It's another Monday and time for a new Greetings challenge at The Outlawz. Now that the weather is starting to get warmer and we are thinking about our gardens, this week we are featuring a flower challenge.

We have two sponsors this week:

Inky Impressions

QKR Images

Here is my card for this week

I hope you have a great week and take time to smell or even plant some flowers.