The current challenge at 

Art Impressions

is:

"Make it Sparkle"

This fun image from AI

is called

"Take Life"

and, as are all of the adorable gals in the collection, 

hilarious!

The red pattern paper is a glossy red on red from DCWV

and the Blue polka dot has sparkle dots. 

The addition of the little removable gold sparkle cup paper clip is for a friend who loves to keep a weekly calendar and mark dates 

by clipping the pages! 

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather and 

"having a cuppa" of their own!

Me? I'm a Starbucks Hot Chai Tea gal!

Jan

Daffodils are blooming!

The color challenge at 

MFT

(My Favorite Things)

this week is:

Yes, disregarding the current season,

I made this "card" for my mother because she loves all flowers all of the time!!

The frame is pressed wood, stained to a dark walnut with 

Tim Holtz Distress Stain

and the image colored with orange and yellow Copic markers.

I simply glued the thin wooden frame to a card base after finishing the details.

It will make for a lovely piece of room décor after she reads the card inside.

The pin was one I made by "stringing" beads onto a long hat pin and inserted through the bow.  

It's always nice to know a card you work a long time making will be much appreciated not only at the time it's received, but kept and admired for a long while after!

This will bring a bit of the outdoors in for her!

Also, happily entered in the challenge at 

Scrapper's Delight Challenge Blog

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather!

We are actually having pleasant temperatures in the double digits again here in Phoenix! 

No more 100 degree days until next summer!

Jan

Bad Doggy!

Birthday/

Any Occasion card

using the "Bad Doggy"

stamp by a dear friend,

Jennifer Dove (Dove Arts)!

I've hung onto this card kit by Jennifer for a long time, and had just pulled it out to practice Copic coloring animals!

I love the monthly challenge at 

MFT

that requires using a pet on your birthday project!
And I would LOVE to add some new images from 
My Favorite Things!

Inside sentiment reads :

"Because being YOU is the best birthday gift 

you can give to yourself and others!"

I have so many friends who are fellow dog lovers that this card will be sent out very soon, I'm sure!

Always good to have a few birthday cards on hand!

Well, speaking of dogs, I must go feed my two before they think they've been forgotten!

Jan

New Folding Box Card

House Mouse Challenge #300

Anything Goes!

Yet another of the box cards I've enjoyed making this week!

This one will be entered under the "Anything Goes" at 
House Mouse 
as well as
Scrapper's Delight. 

 It's one I've made for a 

friend who needs a symbolic hug

NOW!

Jan

Newest House Mouse challenge!

The House Mouse Monday Challenge 

this week is:

Christmas/Anything Goes!

I made a folding box card for a friend who is wanting to start making more cards and knew she could use this as a template for some ideas of her own!

I used two different HM images to make the background plus the two little guys in the foreground!

It folds up nicely to fit into a square 6 x 6 envelope.

There is clear acetate over the little "window" to give the impression that you are 

peeking in on the cute little couple!

I also coated the peppermint sticks with Glossy Accents to appear shiny.

As you can see, it will be easy to mail and the recipient will be very happy with yet another 

idea to put into her holiday stocking!

Looking forward to the Fall and Winter holidays!

Jan

New MFT Sketch Challenge

My Favorite Things

Sketch Challenge 453!

Another Pure Innocence stamp from my collection!

Love these little gals!

Noticed many folks are using the Halloween images for the 

Fall/Autumn challenges, too!

This year has come and is going too fast!

Happy Trick-or- Treating!

Jan

A Little Painting Fun!

This week's challenge at 

the House Mouse Challenge Blog is:

Autumn/Fall!

Good thing because I have several more Halloween cards to make before mid October!

I picked an image I hadn't had the chance to color before now.

How cute are these little mice?

And additionally, the 1st prize this week is from Stampendous!

I DO so love me some scrumptious Stampendous goodies!

I used their embossing powders (Aged Scarlet and Green Glitter) for the splats of paints. 

I have been anxious to unpack more of my craft supplies to find my embossing heat gun!

You'll see me use many of their products on my cards!

As always, colored with Copics!

Thanks for sharing in the Halloween "spirit",

Jan

Halloween is just around the corner!

Scrapper's Delights,

our friends in the UK,

have a monthly challenge of 

"Anything Goes"

plus a fun "Progressive Freebie Challenge"!

That means they offer a FREE image to use in a project and win prizes! Their images are adorable, so you might want to join in!

I ran across a cute little SD image that I've had for a long time,

 and with Halloween creeping up on us, 

I thought I'd get a start on  my cards!

Simple, but fun to color!

The "BOO" is a puffy sticker from DCWV!

It's fun to find yet another challenge to take part in, plus I'd love 

to win some new Scrapper's Delights images!  

They have some adorable little gals that would be perfect for my granddaughter's cards!

At five, I have her starting to make cards of her own now!

Thanks for a great time!

Jan

MFT Color Challenge

MFT Color Challenge 124

My card for this week's challenge is a holiday one!

 I am, indeed, one of the biggest fans of the PI line of MFT stamps!

So anxious to start working on Christmas projects, even with the weather well in the 

100-110 range!  Fall will eventually come here in the desert!

Also entered at Scrapper's Delights, Anything Goes!

Cool weather can't get here soon enough,

Keep on crafting, my friends!

Jan

Another Western theme card!

My Favorite Things

card challenge to make a gift card holder was the perfect excuse to get out my goodies once more!

On my previous post, I showed the PI "Cowgirl" stamp used on a project.

Now, here is the PI "Cowboy" image to pair up with that!

By switching just a few simple elements, I have two cards ready for any little buckaroo who has a holiday/birthday approaching!

He definitely calls for more masculine colors and I, not intentionally being partial, 

gave him a lasso and gold rodeo buckle!

And that is only a pretend gun the little guy has.  I am not a huge gun supporter, especially for those not trained in handling such things.  But when in Arizona...

Wish me luck this challenge go-around!

And get out and enjoy the weather if you are fortunate enough to live where it is comfortable!

Ropin' in some grub,

Jan

Ye-haw! Gift Card Holder!

My Favorite Things 

challenge this week is to create a gift card 

holder of some sort; card, bag, ect. and I love using an MFT image!

I have had this pocket image forever and always use it as a go-to when I need a cute gift card item.

When colored in pastels, it can be an adorable baby or toddler gift card, and the color choices are unlimited.  

In this case, however, it HAD to be worn jeans!

It worked perfectly with my little PI "Cowgirl" stamp. 

The stamped pocket is applied to both a white Copics paper and, in this case, a tan patterned cardstock paper.

Color the one on white paper in any color you would like your pocket to be. Then fussy cut out

and adhere along the edges to the background pocket.  This creates your "gift card pocket".

After that, anything goes! Create away!

I've added a little silver cowboy hat charm on the sentiment!

Living in Arizona, these are some of my favorite PI images !

Can't have a little cowgirl these days without a bit of bling!

I have even given her a silver rodeo buckle! 

Everyone have a rootin' tootin' week!

Thanks,

Jan

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #450

MFT Sketch Challenge

Not a card for me this week!

I've been anxiously awaiting school to start so I can  make my granddaughter some bookmarks!

She is both a clothes diva and an avid reader, so this is PERFECT!

The image is  PI "Dress Up Diva" and the sentiment is from PI "Cute-a-tude".

Both are from my favorite Pure Innocence stamp sets.

They are so easy to paper piece that you feel as though you're back making paper dolls or dressing your own little girl again!

Copics used to color, paper is DCWV.

I can see my getting requests from some of her little BFFs who feel the same way!

Love the sketch, love the stamps!

Keep on coloring, my scrappy friends!

Jan

MFT Color Challenge 123

This week's color challenge at 

My Favorite Things

 is a fun one, for sure!

Purple, Raspberry, and Gray (in this case to represent a silver cupcake wrapper)

Craftin' away!

Jan

PS.  My image for the sketch challenge worked great for both these challenges!  

How often does that happen?

MFT Sketch Challenge 449

MFT Sketch Challenge this week is a twist for sure!

Not your usual layout for  me!

It was funny because I had colored and picked papers out for the color challenge, so this simply meant I had to revise my idea of how I would position and cut!

And , of course, a sparkly red cherry on top!

Enjoy your day!

Jan

Who can resist these hilarious images from

"Art Impressions"?

Here is my second card made with the gal from the same

 set I used on my earlier card.

These are so versatile.  Use them together or separately. 

My friends love getting these!

As you can see, like me, this gal just keeps on talkin'!

Summer is the perfect time for a cold latte and 

AI stampin'!

Thanks, AI, for terrific challenge!

Stay cool in this heat,

Jan

Lovin' Art Impressions a Latte!!!

The current card challenge at AI

(Art Impressions for those of you not familiar with them!)

is "Coffee Cards"!

Even though I am strictly a teetotaler, 

I have many friends who love their cup of coffee, hot or cold!

Here's my card using the guy from the set I call 

"Retired"

(SC0651)

How many wives out there can relate to this?  LOL!

I love coloring these images and AI

has so many hilarious and adorable images, 

it's always difficult to chose one!

Off to color more goodies!

Keep on scrappin'!

Jan

School Daze at House Mouse!

The new weekly 

House Mouse Challenge

is:

"Back to School"

or, as always, Anything Goes!

Go to the link and see what amazing prizes they have weekly!

I find trying to meet the weekly challenge theme tends to make me be a bit more creative and helps me choose the image I want to stamp and color!

So frustrated looking!

My grandson is starting high school this year (yikes!)

and this pretty much sums up his orientation day!

He loves his new classes, so it will all turn out fine.

I used my Copics for this little guy, and die cut a Spellbinders sunflower to

tie into the image!  

Thanks for looking at my blog today, 

and please leave a message so I don't feel all alone out here!

Happy Scrapping!

Jan

Another Birthday idea from MFT!

My second card today using the sketch challenge at MFT!

(If you'd like to go to the blog, just scroll down to my previous post and click on the link!)

On my second card, I simply utilized the 

"Happy Birthday"

stamp again and followed the sketch rules.

The star is a fabric stick-on that our 15 yr old grandson can remove 

and re-use on a backpack or school folder, etc.

Thanks for checking out my blog,

and keep on crafting!

Jan

Happy Rockin' Birthday!

New card sketch at My Favorite Things!

I never have enough masculine/boy cards on hand so I try and use these challenges 

as an opportunity to add a card or two to my ready-to-go stash!

I picked sentiments on both cards from an older 

MFT stamp set, 

"First Class Friends"

This has come in very useful more times than I can recall!

The pattern paper is actually from an old stack from Bazzill Papers.  

Oh how I miss them here in Phoenix!

The inside is fairly simple so that I can adjust for any one's birthday who does not live local!

There are sooo many sentiments to choose from in this huge collection of stamps! 

Love them!

Here's to a very happy new month, and hope everyone is out there crafting and scrapping!

Jan

Winter Friends at House Mouse!

This week's challenge is to use a House Mouse stamp that includes a 

House Mouse character and a friend!

Since my stash* is limited, I chose this 

little winter image and used a finch as Mudpie's buddy!

Yellow Finches are common here in Phoenix all year around and is what 

I see a majority of at my bird feeder.

*  Yea!!!  My House Mouse order came in today!  Three new stamps to play with!

I am one step closer to getting my holiday cards made!

Copics used were:

E15, E21, E31, E23, E25, E50, E51, E93

R46, R59, Y02, Y06, G28, and G85

The sky was sponge-dabbed on with a light B82 before stamping that adorable image!

Also added was a touch of Glossy Accents to the berries. I may throw on some red glitter glue before mailing this one.  Just to tie in with the sparkle leaves!

Happy crafting everyone!

Jan