Pumpkin Spice oh so Nice

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Mary Ellen from Creative Time With ME here!  Today I have a fun eclectic pumpkin card to share and video too!

Stamps: Art Impressions/Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Spice

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Kraft

Ink: Catherine Pooler Icing On The Cake

Accessories: FolkArt Vivid Orange, Seashell Pink, Delta Creative Ceramcoat Candid Coral, Calypso Coral, Tim Holtz Distress Paint Vintage Photo, M. Graham & Co Quinacridone Violet, Cadmium Red Light, Spellbinders Pumpkins Nestabilities, Recollections Halloween Pumpkins

This video shows the creation of this fun card! 

Here are similar dies you can find in the Dies R Us site.

Impression Obsession - Dies - Pumpkin Set

Poppystamps - Dies - Pile Of Pumpkins

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October Rainbow Card Challenge 2020

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Today over at the Rainbow Card Challenge Blog. We have a NEW challenge! That is to use Smoky Slate in your monochromatic card.

This is my card for the challenge! What do y'all think?

Stamps: TE Labels of Love II, Art Impressions More Candy

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil, Dylusions Ink Spray Slate Grey, Prismacolor Premier 70% Warm Grey, 50% Warm Grey, 30% Warm Grey, 90% Warm Grey, Beige, Light Peach, Pink Rose, Carmine Red, Orange, Pumpkin Orange, Recollections Halloween, Fun Flock Plain Ol' Black

For this card, I used a stencil and some ink spray to create the background. And for my cute spider, I stamped her out. Then I colored her in with my colored pencils. Once the coloring was complete. I then blended out the pencils using baby oil and my Fantastix.

As for the embellishment next to my sentiment. I created that too. I used a die cut spider that I have. I also used my Xyron machine twice. By doing this I was able to put the fun flock on easier and to make my spider into a sticker.

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

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Clever Bowlers

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Art Impressions Challenge #280 Kid at Heart
Simon Says: Knock On Wood
STAMPlorations April Stencil Challenge
Arty Divas Challenge #20
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #118: Anything Goes



Have you had a chance to play along in The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? Today is the 11th day I am participating in challenge! I have found it to be great motivation to work on my coloring.

For today's card I started out by stamping onto both the card base and some ROCK label paper. I then fussy cut the bowler babes from the ROCK label to create a removal paper mask. The coloring was done with a mix of alcohol markers and colored pencils. (You can see the way I blend my colored pencils in THIS video.) When that was done I put the label paper over the babes. I covered the bottom of the card with Post-It tape to create a division between the top of the card and the bottom.  And then I brought out a stencil and Amazon makeup brush to create the background. The bottom was created when I moved the Post-It tape up to where the stenciling had been done. Then I took the Almond ink pad and swiped it along the bottom of the card. After that I then brought out my T-square and a sharpie to draw lines over the swiped area of the card. This creates the illusion of the bottom being a wood floor. And then I brought out my Brown Grey marker to create a shadow under the bowler babes. To finish the card off I took some wood paper to stamp the sentiment on and placed it onto the card.

Stamps: TCP Welcome to the Funny Farm, AI Spare Me

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, BARC Wood White Birch

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Pacifica, Almond

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Fantastix, Copic E31 Brick Beige, Shin Han WG4 Warm Grey, Prismacolor Premier Dahlia Purple, Raspberry, Poppy Red, Metallic Gold, Silver, Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Crimson Red, Crimson Lake, Mulberry, 10% French Grey, 30% French Grey, 70% Cool Grey, 90% Cool Grey , Spectrum Noir Triblend Earth Brown, Brown Grey, Coral, True Blue, Jade Green, Dark Red, Fair Skin

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Please stay safe!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Bloom Where You are Planted

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE- Spring Has Sprung
Art Impressions Challenge #279 Bloom Where You're Planted
#TGIFC257 Technique Challenge
STAMPlorations March Stencil Challenge




Have you been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 30th day of participating in the challenge.

For today's card, I started out by stamping the stones onto both the cardstock and a Post-It. The Post-It was then turned into a mask, after I fussy cut the stones out. I did the same thing for the kangaroos. I then stamped onto the cardstock. using the masks to cover the areas I was stamping on. That way some items were able to be stamped under or beside the kangaroos. When the stamping of the piece was done. I moved onto coloring in the kangaroos and stones. For that I used colored pencils and baby oil to blend the colors out. When all the coloring was complete, I glued that cardstock on the card base. I then searched for my sentiment, as I didn't know where it was stored. Gives me more motivation to work on my stamp book. I will share that with y'all once it's complete.

For the sentiment, I stamped that onto vellum. And then heat embossed. When that was done, I ran the vellum through my Xyron. The adhesive in the Xyron is good for using with vellum as you can't see it.

Stamps: Art Impressions freebie stamp (2016), Flower Set 4052, Southwest 4763, Foliage 4051, CTMH She's a Wildflower

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Lagoon, Vellum

Ink: VersaMark Watermark, CTMH Lagoon, Intense Black, Evergreen, Fern, Thistle, Sage, New England Ivy

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Fantastix, Xyron, Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, Prismacolor Premier Deco Peach, Burnt Ochre, Chestnut, Beige Sienna, Blush Pink, 30% Cold Grey, 50% Cold Grey, homemade stencil (SU! Rainbow Builder Framelits)

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Slothsome Birthday

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE - Spring Has Sprung
Simon Says: Use Some Green
Time Out Challenge #157 - Birthday
Art Impressions Graduation and Easter Release + New Challenge #278 Spring Celebrations
Festive Friday Challenge #FF0054
Creative Friday # 251 - Spring / Spring Colors
Inkspirational Challenge 208 - Designer's Choice - Animal




I love this cute sloth! It was a lot of fun to color. Have you been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 12th day of participating in the challenge.

Stamps: AI Sloth-some Set

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: Fantastix, Baby Oil, Prismacolor Premier Dark Brown, Lilac, Parma Violet, Mulberry, Dahlia Purple, Kelly Green, Putty Beige, Beige Peach, Terra Cotta, Chestnut, Chocolate, Sienna Brown

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Hopping Around

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE - Spring Has Sprung
Spectrum Noir Creative Community - Spring is in the Air
Shopping Our Stash #415 - Is It Summer Yet??? AND A DT CALL
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge Week Beginning 3rd March 2020
Reverse Confetti NEW STOCK YOUR STASH CHALLENGE
Sweet Stamping - Take a Leap
Inkspirational Challenge 208 - Leap
Stamplorations March Stencil Challenge





For this card I started out by die cutting the squares. Then I took out my stamp and MISTI. I altered the position of the stamp each time. And colored it with markers. Then I made a mask using a Post-It note. After I fussy cut the mask. I placed it over the kangaroo. And then I realized that I didn't have a stencil for grass. So I brought out one of a My Favorite Things Grassy Edges die cut out, along with a film transparency sheet. And created a homemade stencil. Once that was created I used one of my Amazon makeup brushes and applied the Mowed Lawn ink. Then I brought out another homemade stencil, for my clouds. When that was done. I lined the stamped pieces onto black cardstock. And then before placing that onto my card. I used my Lace stencil and applied ink.

I think what I created has a Spring/Summer vibe.

Stamps: Art Impressions (I received this as a freebie from their booth)

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Broken China, Distress Mowed Lawn

Accessories: Tim Holtz Lace Stencil, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Coral, Pale Pink, Tan, homemade stencil (MFT Grassy Edges, SU! Rainbow Builder Framelits)

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Love Stinks

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Today's card is being entered into these challenges:
Art Impressions Challenge #276 Movers and Shakers Challenge
Heart 2 Heart Challenges - Say it with Flowers

To make this card interactive was easy since I used the Sizzix Tropicool Slider Card Die. Other than that it was only a matter of coloring in this cute skunk couple and then fussy cutting them out.

Stamps: Art Impressions Valentine Stripes, House Mouse Designs So Sweet

Paper: CTMH Celebrate Today, White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Archival Black

Accessories: CTMH Peacock Stitched Ribbon, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Coral, Pale Pink, Orange, Brown Grey, Ice Grey, Sizzix Tropicool Slider Card

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.
Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Hello Doggy Friend

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I created this super fun card for the Art Impressions blog challenge to "Make it Sparkle." You can find more information about it here

Stamps: Art Impressions Doggy Kisses Set

Paper: CTMH White Daisy cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Black cardstock, miscellaneous papers

Paper Size: A2

Ink: CTMH Candy Apple, Intense Black, Triblend Spectrum Noir Ice Grey Blend, Ice Blue Blend, Light Green Blend, Earth Brown Blend, Dark Red Blend

Accessories: Spellbinders Celebrations 2, Liquid Glass

For this card, I stamped and colored this super cute dog. To ground the dog, I used the light green marker to create the grass. As for the sky, I doodled some clouds using the ice blue marker. After which I then colored the negative space around the clouds using the same marker. For the sparkle on the dog, after coloring the tongue with dark red marker. After coloring in the entire image, I used Liquid Glass to make the tongue appear wet. There is also a bit of sparkle in the black paper that I used to cut the sentiment. But, as it was taken from my paper scraps, I do not recall the name or maker of that cardstock.

Once I colored this super cute dog, I realized that he was missing something. You see, as a dog mom, I know that they ALWAYS have a toy on hand. Which is why I realized that I needed to place a ball next to this cute little guy. For my ball, I used an eraser off of a No.2 pencil, as the stamp in the ink color of Candy Apple.

If you wish to create a similar card. I have included compensated affiliate links in the detailed list of supplies. There is no cost to you for using the links. But does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.