We're Watercoloring!

Hello Bloggies!  It's Team A's turn again over at Tuesday Throwdown and this week we're sponsored by our own Design Team Sister, Crafty Girl!
   Our theme this week is "Watercoloring".  Now there's something I haven't done in a long time!  I broke out the old watercolor paintset I found in my Mom's craft supplies when we cleaned out the house after Dad passed away.  Now, my Mom passed away back in 1993, so you can just imagine how old these paints are!

Anyway, here's my card:

I've used Crafty Girl's "Barbed Cross" image and painted it.  I used the paints to distress it and then painted up a piece of scrap paper.  I used a Spellbinders Die on that piece to mat the image.  The background papers are scraps from my stash.  I added a strip of brown mesh ribbon and bow to complete it.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join us this week!

I've entered this card here:

Crafting From the Heart - #181 anything goes

Digi Chooseday - #44 anything goes

"I Call on The Lord" Easel Card

Looking at my draft posts, I found this one that I never posted.  It was a DT card so I've edited the post.  I don't know why I never got it online, but here it is now.

I've used an image from The Stamping Boutique called "Blanket Flower"

 I colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers, then inked up the edges and mounted it on a Spellbinder's oval.  The card base is Cricut's "Folk Art Tulip Card" and I welded a square over all the fancy cuts to get a plain base.  The papers are from Die Cuts With a View "Pocket Full of Posies" 6x6 pad.  The bow is my first hand-tied triple bow!

The inside sentiment I made with the Write then Cut feature.

 This scripture sentiment is from Just Rite's "Cast All Your Cares" stamp set.

I love how this one turned out and it's going to a good friend who is going through a rough patch right now.

Thanks for stopping by!

I've entered this card here:
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge -  Wk #43 Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - #183 Shaped Cards
Digi Chooseday -  #42 anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage -  #98 Use A Sentiment
Crafting With An Attitude - #32 anything goes

Clean and Simple at Tuesday Throwdown

This week's challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is sponsored by
 and our theme is Clean & Simple.

I've used an image from our sponsor for my card:

I really intended to use white glitter on the snow, but when I sprinkled it on, I realized it was white embossing powder!  Oh well, I liked how it turned out, so it was a happy accident!  I used a scrap piece of blue glitter cardstock for the snowflake, which is a Cricut cut.

I hope you will come on over and join us!

I have entered this card here:

Creative Knockouts -  #215 Clean & Simple
The Holly & the Ivy - #17 always anything Christmas

Shaped Gift Card - New Baby

This week at Tuesday Throwdown our challenge theme is "Bundle of Joy" and we are sponsored by the ever awesome
 

I've used our sponsor's sweet Mama and Baby Elephant image to make a gift card.

I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils in gray and pink.  The card shape is a Cricut card base from "Sentimentals" cartridge, available in Design Space.  This card measures 3"x 3 1'4".  By duplicating one side of the card base and sizing it just a bit smaller, I cut the patterned paper, which is a scrap from my stash.  Since the card is so small, I thought a tiny bow was all the embellishment it needed.

Thanks for stopping by and I sure hope to see you join us at Tuesday Throwdown!

Sweet Little Unicorn

Hello again!  It's time again for a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown.  Our challenge theme is "Fantasy" and we are sponsored this week by

 

SUCH CUTE IMAGES!!!!

I've used our sponsor's image "Anita and Her Unicorn" for my card:

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers.  The little unicorn's horn is colored with a gold sparkle gel pen.  The clouds are a Cricut cut and the blue paper is a Cricut "print and cu"t paper.

Be sure to check out all the great inspiration over at Tuesday Throwdown and then join us!

Punches & Diecuts at Tuesday Throwdown

Hello!  I'm so glad you stopped by.  Today at Tuesday Throwdown our new challenge is sponsored by the awesome Bugaboo Stamps and our theme is Punches  and/or Diecuts.

I've used both on my card:

I've used our sponsor's sweet image "Flower Bird", a circle doilie die from Spellbinders, a fern die and a flower die that are Cricut cuts and a border punch from Fiskars.

The image is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and the background paper is from K & Co.

Thanks for stopping by and I sure hope you'll join us!

I've entered this cared here:

Crafting By Designs - September Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday - Wk #36Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack  - #204 Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu - Floral & Fauna and/or Nature

Crafting From The Heart -  #173 Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Saturday Anything Goes

Embossed Copper

Hello!  Last time it was Team A's turn to post on Tuesday Throwdown, I was so covered up with life that I had to skip.  So it seems like it's been months since I've posted!

This week our sponsor is
  and our challenge theme is "Add Metal".

So here's my take with our sponsor's image "Steampunk Tasha":

I've had a roll of thin copper sheeting for something like forever and finally thought this would be a fun way to use some of it.  The diecuts were all in my spare parts box (sweet!).  The black doilie is a Spellbinder's die, the white piece on it is the negative cut from a Cricut "ready to make" card and the green label is a Cricut label cut in half.  My image is colored with Spectrum Noir markers then fussy cut and the paper is a piece from a Paper Studio sheet.  The "hello" stamp is from Winnie & Walter's "The Big, the Bold and the Happy" set. 

This was really a fun card to make and I hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the other great projects over at Tuesday Throwdown!  

I've entered this card here:

Creative Knockouts - Tic Tac Toe (digi stamp/embossing/diecuts also embossing/sentiment/metal)

Crafting By Designs - August Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude - #30 Anything Goes

Crafting With Dragonflies - #87 Embossing

Creatilicious - #121 Anything Goes with optional glitter/bling (The copper is shiny enough for bling, right?  lol)