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Mary Ellen here from Creative Time With M.E.! Today I have a wonderful watercolor clam shell scene. Plus, to add that extra touch there are The Robin's Nest Dew Drops too. 

Challenges Being Entered

Lavinia World Challenges #32

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge 172 - Ocean

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 646 - Anything Goes!

Polkadoodles Week 32 Anything Goes Craft & Card Making Challenge

CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #120

CAS on Friday Challenge #186 - Nature

Colour Crazy Week 31 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Bugaboo

Creative Fingers Challenge #191

Pattie's Creations Challenge #173 is “Beach/Under The Sea”

Stamps: Brutus Monroe What The Shell

Paper: Crafter's Companion Watercolor Cardstock, CTMH White Daisy

Ink: VersaFine Clair Nocturne, VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

Accessories: Plaid Nylon Brush Set, Arteza Real Brush Pens, Stampendous Golden Sand Embossing Powder

If you visit Chattering Robins Blog there is a video tutorial on how I created this card!

Floral Aloha

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I hope y'all can play along with us at the Alphabet Challenge blog. This week's challenge is I is for Island Fun

Stamps: CTMH Aloha Spirit

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: Lil' Inker Designs Hawaiian Words, Prismacolor Premier Pumpkin Orange, Spring Green, Apple Green, Light Aqua, Aquamarine,, Fantastix

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 and healthy!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Happy Mousy Birthday

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Today's card is being entered  into these challenges:
#SSSIGCHALLENGE - Which is Simon Says Stamp Challenges on Instagram. This month's challenge is to create birthday cards.
Spectrum Noir Creative Community (on Facebook) challenge - which is birthdays
AAA Birthday Card Challenges - which is Cute (birthday cards)
Penny Black and More Challenge - February's challenge is Animals, Birds, and Butterflies

I enjoy using the Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers because when I'm coloring this card. I can pull out my marker. And it not only provides me with the lightest color, but I also get the darkest and medium shade of that same color. Which streamlines my ink blending.

Stamps: Penny Black Micey Day, CTMH Sentiments by Melissa Esplin

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Vellum Surface

Ink: CTMH Intense Black

Accessories: CTMH Central Park Sequins, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers Green Turquoise, Brown Grey, Pale Pink, Jade Green, Dark Red, Ice Grey, Citrus, Earth 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.

Rainbow Aurora Borealis

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I created today's card for the Paper Smooches and Rainbow Card Challenge blogs. The challenge over at Paper Smooches is Anything Goes. And the challenge over at Rainbow Card Challenge is Royal Rainbow. Both of these challenges are Design Team calls.

Stamps: Paper Smooches Chilly Chums

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Seedless Preserves, Peacock Feathers, CTMH White Daisy

Accessories: Dylusions Ink Spray Black Marble, CM Decorative Trimmer, QuicKutz Conversation Bubble, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Ice Grey Blend, Stampin' Up Seaside embossing folder, Duorime makeup brushes

For my rainbow, I tried to emulate the aurora borealis. What do y'all think?



The colors I blended together are a variety of Tim Holtz Distressed Oxide Inks. For a complete list please refer to the detailed list of supplies. 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.

For the blending, I used blending/makeup brushes. Once, that was complete. I then sprayed the card front with water, to get the oxide effect. And then I splattered the front with some White Daisy ink. To finish up the look of the sky, I sprayed some Dylusions ink spray.

As for the ground, I took a piece of White Daisy cardstock and used an embossing folder. The look reminds me of snow banks. All that it needed after that was the cute seal stamp and sentiment from Paper Smooches.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Dance Your Little Heart Out

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I created today's card for the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge. The challenge this week is Anything Goes. It is also a way to enter the Design Team call.


This is what the card looks like on my desk, before it gets cropped for a more Instagram ready look. I have included that image below, too.

Stamps: House Mouse Designs Twinkle Toes, The Angel Company Twinkle Toes

Paper: CTMH Gimme Some Sugar Bulk, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Surface

Paper Size: A2

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers

Accessories: Cheer & Co Black Doilies, QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Spectrum Noir TriBlend Bright Pink Blend, Blender, Hydrangea Blend, Gold Brown Blend

As a little girl, I would watch the Nutcracker. Watching those beautiful and talented dancers, made me wish I could be one someday.  And this House Mouse stamp makes me think that even little girl mice, dream of being ballerinas. 

To create this look, I stamped the image on a Post-It Note and cardstock. For the Post-It, I cut it out and used it as a mask, so I could brush the Peacock Feathers over the cardstock. And for the image stamped on the cardstock, I used Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers to color it. 

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. 

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.