CCAYR JULY, 2020 -- COOL IT!

Hello friends!  Welcome back to my blog.  Today I'm sharing my DT project for Christmas Crafts All Year Round's July prompt; Cool It!

I am quite happy with how this card turned out!  The border is Snowflake Frame from Bugaboo.  I printed it out on my laser printer with the original intention of coloring over it in light blues, but once I had it printed and die cut, I changed my mind and decided to foil it.  Boy, am I happy I did!  Check it out in this close up:

And that doesn't even really do it much justice.  The foil is holographic reactive foil from Heidi Swapp that I got on clearance at Michael's awhile back.  I only have a small roll, and I wish now that I had gotten more!  I ran it through my Scotch laminator 3 times; once right side up, then upside down, and then again right side up.  I think it covered the delicate image wonderfully...there are a few spots that were missed, but just glancing over it, you can't really tell.

The image I used is an actual wood and rubber stamp from Penny Black called Snowy.  I had drooled over this stamp for soooooo long when I would see it on others' cards.  Then maybe 2 years ago (?), I finally bought it...and this is the first time I have stamped him up.  Isn't that terrible?  Poor Snowy, just sitting there all that time, waiting to be inked up.  Well, now that I have rectified that, hopefully he can forgive me.  😊  I colored his hat and scarf using 2 Prismacolor markers, and then used my 08 white Gelly Roll pen to dot all over those areas to add texture.  I love doing that to winter hats and scarves!  Then for even MORE texture, I used white puffy paint on the white areas of the hat.  I love doing that too!  Such a fun look.  Before I forget, I gave Snowy some shadows using BG10.

I glued the panel to a piece of Recollections navy card stock, and then glued that to a 110lb. top fold card base, and called it done.  I didn't want to cover anything up with a sentiment, so that will just have to go on the inside.

--CHALLENGES--

Penny Black and More:  Favorite Stamps
12 Months of Christmas Link Up #66:  ATG
Creative Fingers #189:  ATG
Creative Moments #193:  ATG
CHNC #496:  ATG Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown #460:  ATG
Polkadoodles #26:  ATG
Digi Choosday #26:  ATG
Crafting Happiness #55:  ATG

Thanks so much for stopping by...don't forget to stop by the CCAYR blog to see what the rest of the DT has made to inspire you to COOL IT!

Until next time,

Take Care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

COLLECTED CRAFTY COLLABS JUNE HOP 2020

Hey crafty friends!  How are you today?  I hope everyone is doing well!  Today I am here as part of an awesome blog hop that starts today, and will be ongoing monthly at least until this December!  Isn't that cool?  My friends Karen Page, Anna Mahtani, Virginia Fairchild and I created this blog hop because we wanted to shine the light on blogs a bit more.  I myself feel that blogs get a bit overshadowed by the convenience of YouTube videos, although I am just as guilty of getting sucked into watching them!  Now, we didn't want to be exclusive to anyone who wanted to participate, so we also have some YouTubers and even Instagram users in the hop.  This hop is also a way for us to break out some of those unused or underused supplies that we've been squirreling away, hence our Hop Graphic:

I don't know about you, but I definitely think that collecting craft supplies is another hobby in and of itself!  I get a thrill waiting for new crafty things to arrive from an online purchase, or when I am waiting for "just the right time" to use something.  Is that just me?  Sigh, ok.  LOL  Anyway...the theme for June is:

Since my girlfriends and I have taken to calling ourselves Squirrel Sisters (funny story behind that, you should ask one of us to tell you about it!), it seemed only fitting to have critters in our first hop.  And the stencils, well lemme tell you.  I have quite a few stencils, and many, many saved in my Silhouette library to cut out someday.  What was I waiting for?  I dunno; I guess it goes back to the thrill of anticipation to try something new.  I might be a tad bit weird.  LOL  Anyway, back to the hop...here is what I made:

Truth be told, I busted out quite a few unused things for this card, and I am quite proud of myself for doing so!  I used my Brother Scan N Cut (YAY!) to cut out the Lawn Fawn alpaca (finally!), I cracked open the jar of Martha Stewart Sugar Cube glitter paste to use with the SSS Falling Snow stencil, and I created the circle stencil from cheapo paper and ink blended through it.  Nothing like going all in, eh?  Sometimes a CAS look can take a lot of work!  😆

Alright, the next stop in the lineup is the awesome Donna Perisic, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

If you have never visited my blog before, I hope you have found something you like, and will consider following me here and on Instagram @anothercardmaker.  I would love to have you!  Here are a couple more views of my card:

Thanks for stopping by today, and until next time,

Take Care and God Bless!

~Marie~

GUEST DT SPOT FOR THE COLOUR CRAZY CRAFT CHALLENGE -- JUNE 19, 2020

Hello my friends, and welcome back to my blog!  I'm posting today as a Guest Designer for the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog, YAY!  I'm really excited to be their guest for this month and for July and August as well!  The challenge owner, Ruth, has set me up on Team D, and today is the day for Team D postings.  The theme is Anything Goes, and the sponsor is Scrappers Delights.  I chose the Chibi Make Mine A  image to play with, and here is what came of it:

I figured with this cute image, I could get some solid hair coloring practice in!  I still have a ways to go, I think; but overall, not too bad!  I really liked that the hair is already drawn with so much texture to it that I could concentrate on defining a section or two at a time.  I used Copics and Prismacolor markers to color the image, and the patterned papers come from the Colorbok 12x12 Hopscotch paper pad.  I went with a simple layout to let the image take center stage...even if it is more in the lower right corner!  LOL!  The sentiment is stamped in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and comes from one of my oldest stamp sets, called Greetings, from The Paper Company.

Here's a close up of the image:

To finish it off, I added some white gel pen details.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Make sure you stop by the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog if you haven't already, to see what gorgeous inspiration the DT members have for you!  Until next time, my friends, please stay safe and healthy!

Take Care, and God Bless!  

~Marie~

IT'S ANOTHER OLDIE BUT GOODIE THURSDAY AT CATCH THE BUG - JUNE 11, 2020

Hello my friends!  How are you doing on this fine Thursday?  I'm back on the old blog today to share my Catch the Bug blog Oldie But Goodie card with you all:

I've been wanting to make this easel card for awhile now.  I had this cutie Bugaboo Bee 03 image printed and die cut, just sitting on the desk, waiting for this card to be made.  I colored the image using a combination of Copics and Prismacolor markers.  I was inspired to try coloring the skin in a darker tone than what I usually do, and my awesome buddy Renee at Delaney Jane Cards was my coach.  She helps me out so much with great advice and tips, and not just about coloring!  I don't know where I would be without her!❤

For the card base, I used Spellbinders Blossom Five in the largest size, and then die cut this cute yellow polka dot paper from the Preppy Brights 6x6 pad from Pink and Main.  Which incidentally, I just won from the Word Art Wednesday challenge.  I also got a couple adorable stamp and die sets, which will make an appearance here on the blog soon.  Thank you Pink and Main!  😀  The hello die comes from Recollections, and I cut it 3 times from 65 lb. Recollections white card stock.  On the top layer, I wanted to do a fade from yellow to white, so I grabbed a yellow Copic, and colored it up.

To give it a little sparkle, I added clear Wink of Stella, which I think you can see a bit of in this picture up here. ^^^  I added a cute yellow button from my stash to hold the panel up (I wish I'd had a little ladybug button!), and that finished this easel card!

--CHALLENGES--

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #47:  ATG (3/5)

Mix It Up #38:  ATG (3/5)

Besties International:  ATG (3/3)

Moving Along With The Times #119:  Things with Wings (1/3)

Color it, Create it, Show it off:  ATG (3/3)

Creative Moments #192:  ATG (1/3)

613 Avenue Create #234:  ATG (1/5)

Crafts Galore Encore #76:  ATG (3/3)

Daisy Chain #42:  Flowers (there's a flower in the image, and my shaped card is a flower)

Classic Design Challenge:  ATG

Digi Doodles Studios #28:  ATG (3/3)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #39:  ATG using a critter (2/5)

Gem of a Craft Challenge #12:  ATG (1/2)

Word Art Wednesday #442 - #443:  ATG (1/5)

Cardz 4 Gals #123:  More than one fold

Crafty Friends #137:  ATG (1/3)

Colour Crazy #23:  ATG with coloring (1/2)

Lemon Shortbread #121:  ATG (1/3)

The Paper Shelter #431:  Things with Wings (1/3)

Polkadoodles #24: ATG (1/2)

Digi Choosday #23:  ATG (1/2)

Penny's Paper-Crafty #473:  ATG (1/3)

Crafting Happiness #52:  ATG (1/2)

Crafty Calendar:  Flowers (1/3)

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #559:  Easel Card

A Place to Start:  Shaped Cards (1/8)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  Don't forget to hop on over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what other Oldie but Goodie inspiration awaits you!  Until next time,

Take Care and God Bless!

~Marie~

BUGABOO ANYTHING BUT A CARD MONDAY INSPIRATION -- JUNE 1, 2020

Hey everyone!  Welcome back to my blog.  I hope your day is going well.  Another Monday has rolled around, so that means it's Anything But a Card day at the Catch the Bug blog.  Here is my project:

I created a gift card holder this time, although I do kinda feel like I cheated, since it still opens like a regular card.

This coffee cup is a cut file in the Silhouette Store, and it comes with the gift card holder as an insert to glue on the inside.  I made the white panel on the left side by creating an offset of the gift card holder.  I wanted to have a nice space for writing my message that was shaped the same as the cup itself.

 Anyway...the Bugaboo image I used is called Coffee Time - Perfect Blend.  I think it's supposed to represent a guy and gal couple, but I think it works for friendship as well.  I colored the image using a mixture of Copics, Prismacolor, and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  In hindsight, I'm not sure I should have used such dark blues on the cup on the left, but I think it turned out OK.  Also, I used the same sentiment the image comes with; however I used a font in my Silhouette program to write it and color it the way I wanted it. I used Spellbinders classic and scalloped ovals to cut out the image panel, and a light pink mat for behind it.  I thought it went well with the color of their little cheeks!  I blended some brown markers on the "inside" of the cup so it would look like coffee, and then covered it in Glossy Accents to make it look more like a liquid.  That's all there is to this gift card holder!  Here's another view:

--CHALLENGES--

Love to Craft #47:  ATG (1/5)

Mix it Up #38:  ATG (1/5)

Besties International:  ATG (1/3)

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG (1/3)

Crafts Galore Encore #76:  ATG (1/3)

Classic Design #6:  ATG

Digi Doodle Studios #28:  ATG (1/3)

Gem of a Craft Challenge #11:  ATG (1/2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #132:  ATG (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday #440 - #441:  ATG (2/5)

Colour Crazy #21:  ATG with coloring (1/2)

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG (1/5)

Sweet Stampin':  Cute (1/3)

Polkadoodles #22:  ATG (1/2)

Digi Choosday #21:  ATG (1/2)

Penny's Paper-Crafty:  ATG using paper (1/3)

Crafting Happiness #51:  ATG 

Thanks again for stopping by today!  Don't forget to pop over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the other DT members have made for today!  Please stay safe and well.  Until next time,

Take Care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR ROUND JUNE 2020 --USE A RECYCLED ITEM

Hello friends; welcome back to my blog!  I'm glad you have taken some time to stop by and see what I have to show you today!  As always, I hope you are all staying safe and well as the world starts to open things back up.  I am anxious for things to get back to more of a "normal" routine!

Anyway, I'm back today to share with you my DT card for the current Christmas Crafts All Year Round challenge --USE A RECYCLED ITEM.

My recycled item of choice is a tissue box.  Whether or not I buy a tissue box depends on if I think I can reuse it as patterned paper!  😉  This is the third time I have done this, once here, and also here.  I loved both of my other cards, and this one is no exception!  I have 6 other Christmas-themed tissue boxes in que, just waiting to be opened, the tissues used, and then recycled.  😀

So, this fella is called Winter Louie. He is an old Digi Stamp Boutique character, but sadly, the company ceased operations a couple of years ago.  I still love this guy though, and I have him in many different types of images.  He is just too stinkin' CUTE!  He was colored using Prismacolor alcohol markers, and I used some light blue Copics for the snowy ground, and his "aura." I would like to point out that I did something my buddy Renee at Delaney Jane Cards had done recently to another cute bear...you can watch her video here.  Obviously, I had to color him in red and green to match the tissue box pattern.  For sparkle and shine, I added Star Dust Stickles to the snowy ground and the white areas of his hat.  I cut him out using a Spellbinders classic oval, and then glued that to a dark green scalloped oval, also from Spellbinders.  These are the PERFECT size to cover the opening in the tissue box.  I channeled my inner Jennifer McGuire by using small strips of a dark red card stock to "mat" the tissue box panel.  The sentiment comes from a stamp set by Our Craft Lounge called Merry and Bright, which I had somehow won YEARS ago.  It is stamped in Memento Cottage Ivy ink.

--CHALLENGES--

Christmas With The Cuties#38:  ATG 

Merry Little Christmas #23:  ATG  (1/5)

Love to Craft #47:  ATG (2/5)

Mix it Up #38:  ATG (2/5)

Besties International:  ATG (2/3)

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG (2/3)

Crafts Galore Encore #76:  ATG (2/3)

Classic Design #6:  ATG

Digi Doodle Studio #28:  ATG (2/3)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #39:  ATG using a critter

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #132:  ATG (2/3)

Colour Crazy #21:  ATG with coloring (2/2)

Fab 'n' Funky #483:  Christmas

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG (2/5)

Penny's Paper-Crafty #472:  ATG using paper (2/3)

Crafting Happiness #51:  ATG

CHNC #492:  ATG Christmas

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Christmas

Christmas Craft Creations:

Thanks again for stopping by today...don't forget to pop over to the Christmas Crafts All Year Round blog to see what the rest of the DT has created.  You will not be disappointed!

Take care, and God Bless.

~Marie~