Sweet Rainbow Hello

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Challenge #137 – Stripes
Inkspirational Challenge #211 - Paint Splatters
Through The Craft Room DoorAnything Goes Challenge April 21st 2020
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 12th 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 this cute little skunk. I then used colored pencils to color him in. (If you would like to see how I use colored pencils visit HERE.) When that was done I fussy cut him out. Before laying him onto the card I stamped the background. I used the Hero Arts Brush stamp set to create a rainbow stripe. For each time that I stamped the ink, I then took my water bottle and sprayed it before stamping it down. I feel like it gives it more of a watercolor effect than stamping alone would have done. After I put the cute stamp onto the green stripe, I then brought out my marker to draw a shadow effect underneath. To finish the card off I stamped the sentiment and then die cut it.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties, HA Brush

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black, Canson XL Watercolor

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Candy Apple, Poppy, Lemon, Willow, Carolina, Pansy

Accessories: MFT Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics , Spectrum Noir Triblend Dull Green, Fantastix, Prismcolor Premier Blush Pink, 90% Warm Grey, 70% Warm Grey, 10% Warm Grey, Deco Peach

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.

Sweet Bunny Hello

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Challenge #136 – Pastels
613 Avenue Create Challenge #232 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist : Use Geometric Papers
The Cutie Pie Challenge No #146 Theme: BUNNIES, BEARS AND OTHER B's
STAMPlorations April Stencil Challenge
Crafty Sentiments Designs Anything goes challenge
Try It On Tuesday Have Fun with Stencils
Unicorn Challenge #53 Furry Friends




Have you had a chance to play along in The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? Today is the 9th day I am participating in challenge! I have found it to be great motivation to work on my coloring.

For this card, I started out by finding some pretty pastel patterned paper. Then I cut out a heart. After that I stamped this cute little bunny onto the heart. On the bunny I used alcohol markers and colored pencils. Then I put a paper mask on top of the bunny and used a grass and cloud stencil. As for the sentiment I die cut the banner first and then stamped it.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Nutmeg, Lilac, Sweet Leaf

Accessories: MFT Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics, Darice Nesting Hearts, Spectrum Noir Triblend Coral, Earth Brown, Prismacolor Premier Light Peach, Blush Pink, 10% Warm Grey, CTMH Documented Dots

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.

Sending Bunny Smiles

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Challenge #136 – Pastels
The Cutie Pie Challenge No #146 Theme: BUNNIES, BEARS AND OTHER B's
STAMPlorations April Stencil Challenge
Crafty Sentiments Designs Anything goes challenge
Try It On Tuesday Have Fun with Stencils
Unicorn Challenge #53 Furry Friends



Today is the 9th day I am participating in The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge! I have found it to be great motivation to work on my coloring. Have you had a chance to play along?

For this card, I started out by finding some pretty pastel patterned paper. Then I cut out a heart. After that I stamped this cute little bunny onto the heart. On the bunny I used alcohol markers and colored pencils. Then I put a paper mask on top of the bunny and used a grass and cloud stencil. As for the sentiment I die cut the banner first and then stamped it.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Fancy Pants Designs Beach Babe Tropical

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Nutmeg, Lilac, Sweet Leaf

Accessories: MFT Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics, Darice Nesting Hearts, Spectrum Noir Triblend Coral, Earth Brown, Prismacolor Premier Light Peach, Blush Pink, 10% Warm Grey, Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots

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.

Sweet Hello

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #135 – Cute Critters – Join in the Fun!
Cardz4Galz Challenge# 118 Cute Animals

Have you been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 27th day of participating in the challenge.

For this card, I used a variety of alcohol markers. To prep for the 30 Day Challenge, I swatched out a lot of my coloring mediums. Still need to swatch some more. I enjoy coloring with my alcohol markers because they blend nicely and are quick to use. For the sentiment, I stamped that out and then ran it through my paper trimmer. As for the ends, I fussy cut those out. And I realized that it looked like too much white for me. So I doodled around the sentiment.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Spectrum Noir Triblend Brown Grey, Earth Brown, Shin Han R140 Light Orange, BR96 Mahogany

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!

Stay Healthy!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Sending Smiles

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #135 – Cute Critters – Join in the Fun!
Cardz4Galz Challenge# 118 Cute Animals
Simon Says: Anything Goes

I have been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. Have you had a chance to play along? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 27th day of participating in the challenge.

For this card, I used colored pencils. As I don't have a lot of varying black shades of alcohol markers. To begin, I stamped the skunk on both a cardstock piece and Post-It. The Post-It then was fussy cut and became a mask for the ink blending I did in the background of this circle. I colored the little skunk in colored pencil and then went back over it with baby oil to blend out the color.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Mint

Accessories: QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Amazon makeup brush, Prismacolor Premier 90% Warm Grey, 70% Warm Grey. Blush Pink, Deco Peach, 10% French Grey

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!

Stay Healthy!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Hey There Cutie

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #135 – Cute Critters – Join in the Fun!
Cardz4Galz Challenge# 118 Cute Animals
Simon Says: Anything Goes

Have you been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 28th day of participating in the challenge.

For the little fox, I used colored pencils. I must admit that I had to color him twice. You see my regular technique is to color the whole image and then go back to do blending. But, that didn't work out so good the first time. So instead, I had to color each segment and then blend before going on to the next color. When the little fox was done, I brought out my alcohol marker to color in the shadow. As for the sentiment. Once I placed in onto the card next to the fox.  I thought it needed something more so I brought out my Sharpie pen and doodled.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Prismacolor Premier Terra Cotta, Henna, 90% Warm Grey, 70% Warm Grey. Blush Pink, Deco Peach, 10% French Grey, Spectrum Noir Triblend Brown Grey

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!

Stay Healthy!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

HB2U

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Shopping Our Stash #416 - Happy Birthday!!! - paper from my scrap pile and retired die cut
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #135 – Cute Critters – Join in the Fun!
Cardz4Galz Challenge# 118 Cute Animals
Simon Says: Anything Goes

Have you had a chance to play along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 27th day of participating in the challenge.

For today's card, I started out by stamping the image. When that was done, I then die cut a circle so the cute raccoon had a space. Then I grabbed my alcohol markers. I'm so grateful that I swatched out my various alcohol markers. That way I was able to use the colors that I thought looked best. For the colors I chose I googled what a raccoon looks like. When the coloring was done I stamped the image again onto Post-It. That way I was able to create and then fussy cut a mask. I did this so I could ink up the remaining empty space of the die cut. Before putting the card together. I looked through my scrap pile and found this green designer paper. I glued that onto the card base and then glued everything else on top of that.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Mint

Accessories: QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Amazon Makeup Brush, Spectrum Noir Triblend Brown Grey, Earth Brown, Shin Han BR96 Mahogany, WG4 Warm Grey

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!

Stay Healthy!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Some Bunny Loves You

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE- Spring Has Sprung
Spectrum Noir Creative Community
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #135 – Cute Critters – Join in the Fun!
Just Add Ink #498...Add "E" - Easter card
Time Out Challenge #158 - Easter egg
Aud Sentiments Challenge #247 Spring/Easter Sentiment
Cardz4Galz Challenge# 118 Cute Animals
STAMPlorations March Stencil Challenge
Simon Says: Anything Goes









I have been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. Have you had a chance to play along? I have and it's been great motivation. This is my 28th day of participating in the challenge.

Last year for Easter, my husband's sister and her family came to visit. In their area of Utah, when the world is normal, the kids have Spring Break the week of Easter. (She's the youngest girl, but my husband is the youngest of all 6. Which is why I want to call her my youngest Sister-in-law. But because of my husband's number in the family, it doesn't work.) While her family was here we visited the Johnson National Historical Park. It's an interesting park because they show you what life was like in Texas. With a live reenactment including the animals on the ranch. When we were there last year, we got to see how they did Easter eggs in the olden days. Which meant that the colors came from either boiling plants or pantry items. My Easter eggs are more along those lines as opposed to being done with fun patterns.

For today's card, I used quite a lot of homemade stencils. If you've visited before, you will recognize the clouds and grass stencil. The new homemade stencil today is the egg, which I colored in Easter colors. I started the card out by stamping the bunny on both the cardstock and a Post-It. The Post-It bunny was then fussy cut and became a mask. That way I was able to use the stencils. The coloring of the bunny was done with alcohol markers. When the coloring and stenciling were done. I then took out some die cut clouds, one was used to stamp the sentiment onto. The other 2 were cut into sections and the remaining part of the clouds were placed on the opposite ends of the card.

Stamps: YNS Woodland Cuties, CTMH Bunny Love

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Pixie, Lilac, Carolina, Sweet Leaf

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Spectrum Noir Triblend Tan, Gold Brown, Citrus Green, Shin Han R140 Light Orange, Copic E33 Sand, E31 Brick Beige, Joy Crafts Clouds, homemade stencil (Amuse Studio Egg Die, 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!

Stay Healthy!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2020

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE - Spring Has Sprung
Your Next Stamp Company Challenge #134 – Let’s Get Lucky
Stamplorations March Stencil Challenge



I had a lot of fun coloring in this cute little girl with her teddy bear. They're all ready for St. Patrick's Day. Used my colored pencils on the girl and her bear. After that I blended the colors in with baby oil. Then I fussy cut them out. Before putting them onto the card base. I brought out my stencil and makeup brush. Then I brought out my ink pad and applied the ink onto the makeup brush and then the cardstock. I then stamped the little girl and bear again onto the card base. And then I drew in the shadow for them. After that I popped the little girl and bear up with 3M foam tape and placed them onto the card.

This is my day 16 coloring. Have you been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge? I would have to say it's been great motivation.

Stamps: YNS Tobi's Bear Hugs

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Willow

Accessories: Spectrum Noir Illustrator Green Grey 1, Prismacolor Premier 50% Warm Grey, Dark Green, Apple Green, Parrot Green, Peacock Green, Spring Green, 10% French Grey, 70% Warm Grey, Terra Cotta, Poppy Red, Chestnut, Cream, Beige, Deco Peach, Fantastix, baby oil, Sweet Sugarbelle Cookie Stencils

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.

I Love Us

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Today's card is being submitted to the Your Next Stamp Blog challenge #131 - Share the Love. Along with entering it into the Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Challenge.


This stamp makes me think about love and friendship. It also reminds me of the stuffed animals my husband gives me. My favorite of which is a teddy bear that he gave me on our honeymoon.

One thing I will tell you about this card beyond that I colored the stamp in with quite a few markers. Is that for the sentiment, which is on a vellum banner, is that I used a Xyron for applying the adhesive. I love Xyron for a lot of reasons, and one of those is that it's a great adhesive for the back of vellum because you can't see it.

Stamps: YNS Tobi's Bear Hugs

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Vellum, I Heart Us, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Surface

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Candy Apple

Accessories: Colorbok Metal Hearts Sweet, Ranger Embossing Powder Clear, Spellbinders Totally You, Xyron, Spectrum Noir Triblend Earth Brown, Fair Skin, Dark Red, Gold Brown, Pale Pink, Brown Grey, Bright Pink, Coral

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.