Old Fashioned Spring

Hello Everyone and welcome! Today at the Outlawz We have our weekly Saturday Paper Al a Mode Challenge Kicking off. It is an Make it Vintage or Old Challenge this week. Our Design Team has some gorgeous inspiration for you. I hope that you get time to stop by and check it out. I would LOVE to see your projects there and get a chance to know all of you better. Here is the my Design Team Card for inspiration.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Dollar Graphics

The prize is a $5.00 Gift Certificate

along with QKR

The Prize is 3 Free Digi's

I have to confess this is the first time I've done something this vintage. I'm still not completely happy with it but everything is a learning curve. I like to have neat and tidy work so this was way out of my comfort zone.

• I Painted the image with water color paints. The Image is 4" x 5".
• I used Antique Linen TH Distress ink and Vintage Photo to make the image appear old.
• I used Vintage photo on the doily and other pieces to give them an aged look after I used a edge distress tool.
• The newspaper cardstock is 6 1/2" x 4 1/2".
• The brown card stock is 6 3/4" x 4 3/4".
• The card is made from black cardstock and it is 5" x 7".
• I wrapped twine around the image and knotted the three pieces together. The Pearls were added to each of the corners to dress up the image. 

Thank You for stopping by and I hope to see you at the Outlawz! Have a blessed weekend Everyone!

Thank goodness for Straw Hats!

Hello Everyone and Welcome! We are kicking off another Festive Friday's Challenge at the Outlawz.ning.com this week. We have four fun and Festive Holiday's we chose as our Theme's for this weeks Challenge You can chose one or more of these theme's for inspiration on your project. The Holiday Theme's are National Straw Hat Day, National Dance Like a Chicken Day,  National Police Officer Day, National May Flower Day. Aren't these a hoot!?! I hope you get a chance to stop by and see the Design Team's inspirational projects. I can't wait to see what you create.

Our sponsor this week is A2Z

The image is from Cute As A Button. She is called "Good Soil". You can find the shop and this item by clicking the links above.I Painted her using water colors and then I used the a masking technique to make the clouds. I printed two images of her and painted the Sunflower on the second image. After fussy citting it out I used foam tape and adhered her to the hat so it gave the card some dimension. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die Set from Gina Marie Design to cute the image before I adhered her to the brown cardstock. The ribbon came from my stash. I kept the card pretty clean because I really wanted to showcase the image and It will be easier to mail this way.

Time to Feed the Garden...

Hello Everyone, I hope that things are going Great! I love this time of year so much. It smells fresh and the birds are singing so sweetly in the mornings. It's exciting to get outside and start planning my garden. I have a perennial flower garden that I like to add new plants to each year. I found myself thinking about all of this and nearly forgot to fertilize the garden. That's what was my inspiration for today's card. It's time to feed the Garden....

I used a New Release Image from Cute As A Button. I'm calling her Venus. She was fun to paint because she has so many shadows and highlights. I gave the Venus Fly Trap red lipstick to match hers. I cute the image and matted it onto dark green cardstock. The card is 6 x 6. I used a strip of thought bubbles because of the way they used them in the show batman when I was growing up. I can't wait to see what you can do with her! I thought about going all Rocky Horror Picture Show with it, maybe next time!

Have a great week everyone! Hugz

"Living on The Edge"

Hi and Welcome To  another  Outlawz.ning.com  Monday Greetings Challenge. I am proud to be a Guest Designer for the month of May. This week the theme is "Living on the Edge" (using a Fancy Edge on the card) and your card has to have a greeting on it. Our Sponsor for the challenge is Bugaboo and Rick St. Dennis. Isn't that perfect. I love the images from both of these Artists! I have an image from Rick St. Dennis that fits our Theme perfectly this week. If she doesn't look like she is "Living Life on the Edge" I don't know what is.
 

Our Sponsors for this Challenge are:   

Bugaboo 

And

Rick St. Dennis

I used TH Distress inks to paint the image. I cut the image using a Oval Die Set from Gina Marie Designs. The Image is adhered to a purple cardstock cut at 6 x 6. I adhered a strip of bobby pin patterned cardstock to the right side of the card and used a scalloped scissors to cut the edge. There is a black ribbon with pieces cut out of designer paper to add detail. They fit so well with the image its crazy! I added two bobby pins to the top of the card with some pearls for dimension.Then I added a black ribbon with a pearl in the center.The Image is so much fun!!

Friendship....

Good Morning Everyone, I'm so excited to tell you about a new Digi Challenge Blog, Creative Hands Friends. I've been asked to be part of the DT. The Challenges will run for two weeks so you have plenty of time to design your cards and enter them into the challenge. You have to use a Digi to be part of the challenge. It's that easy. Isn't that great! I can't wait see your projects in our Challenges! Good Luck!!








Good Morning Everyone! I'm so excited to tell you about a new Facebook Challenge Group that has started up. It's a Progressive Challenge and the Digi's are provided FREE. A new challenge starts every other Tuesday. It's called Cre8tive Hands Fans. There are Prizes, Freebies and loads of fun! I hope that you will check it out and take part in the challenges.

The Sponsor for these Challenges is:

Cre8tivehands123

I painted the image with water colors and then used the largest of the Stitched Circle Die from a Gina Marie Design Set to cut the image out. I added her to a piece of blue cardstock that I ran through my Big Kick in an embossing folder. The Sentiment Friendship is a sticker from my stash and the Hello is on a piece cut with a Stitched Label Die. I added some Jems to the image for sparkle and adhered it to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card. I used my white Gel Pen to add detail to the butterflies wings.

My second image is from the same artist Cre8tive Hands Friends


I painted the bird to resemble a Robin. I used my Stitched Rectangle Die set to cut the image and matted it on brown cardstock. The background is a cardstock from my stash. I added the ribbon a button and some sequins for detail.

DT CALL

Creative hands has an open DT call

We are looking for crafty people who love to inspire others with their projects. We have a Bi-weekly Blog Challenge along with a Bi-weekly Facebook Progressive Challenge.

Your responsibilities as a DT Member

1. Design four projects a month and have them done three days before the live posting date.
2. Post on your blog and advertise whenever possible about our Blog Challenges and Facebook Challenge.
3. Comment on your assigned number and inform us if there is a problem and you are unable to comment on a post.
4. Be part of the Team.
5. Take part in Blog Hops when they are scheduled.

What you get from us

1. Free Digi's to use on your projects.
2. Access to the Digi's in the shop and the freedom to do extra projects with them whenever you want.
3. Your designs will get a lot of exposure on our Blog, others Blogs, others Facebook accounts and our Facebook group.
4. The chance to work with a New and growing Group of awesome people.

What you need to do

1. Send your name, Blog address, email address to Jbirds2002@gmail.com
2. Send 2 projects along with your information.
3. Include the other DT's your are involved with.

Good Luck!!

Jules

Love Flows from Heart to Heart

Good Morning Everyone! I'm so excited to tell you about a new Facebook Challenge Group that has started up. It's a Progressive Challenge and the Digi's are provided FREE. A new challenge starts every other Tuesday. This is the image we will be releasing on April 12th. It's called Cre8tive Hands Fans. There are Prizes, Freebies and loads of fun! I hope that you will check it out and take part in the challenges.

Good Morning Everyone, I'm so excited to tell you about a new Digi Challenge Blog, Creative Hands Friends. I've been asked to be part of the DT. The Challenges will run for two weeks so you have plenty of time to design your cards and enter them into the challenge. You have to use a Digi to be part of the challenge. It's that easy. Isn't that great! I can't wait see your projects in our Challenges! Good Luck!!

The Sponsor for these Challenges is:

Cre8tivehands123

• I started out by coloring the image with Prisma Colored Pencils.
• I used the Stitched Circle Die set from Gina Marie Designs. I used the Die one size larger to cut out the purple circle, too.
• I cut my background paper to A2 size and put it in an embossing folder of daisies. I used the reverse side so that it would be a subtle touch.
• The ribbon was added and tied into a bow.
• I used foam tape to adhere the circles onto the card front for some dimension.
• The sentiment is from Stampendous. It is called Sisters.
• I added the heart shaped Jem for a little touch of sparkle.

I hope to see your creations with out Facebook group and on the blog. If you use the Cre8tive Hands images in the blog challenges you get better prizes....Yay! Have a blessed Day!

A Little Pick UP

It's been a while since I've been able to sit and write a blog. Dad's cancer has gotten so much worse. The Doctor's sent him home with just a few days to left to live. It's been a week now. He says he isn't ready to die and is fighting it. It's hard because his body is shutting down and wants to stop. I hate watching him deteriorate like this but I understand him not being ready. I am saving everyone's cards and when things settle down I will visit everyone and get caught up on all of your adventures. I'm so glad I have my crafting. It helps so much to have an outlet for the stress. I made this card for Dad. He love's his truck and really enjoyed the card.

I used the a guy and his truck Stamp from Unity Stamp company and the sentiment is fro Stampin' up. I painted the image with water color paints and then used the cloud technique for the sky. Some of the hearts have stickles on them. The card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

I made this card over a week ago when dad was doing a little better. Inside I signed it with the words. "with loads of love, Jules" He got a kick out of that, :)

I hope you have enjoyed the card! Have a blessed weekend! Hugz

Be You Be True Love What You Do

Hi Everyone!! How Are You today? I have recently joined the Cute As A Button DT. I'm Here with a the April Freebie. She is just adorable! I hope you have enough time to check it out she is available in the Cute As A Button Facebook Group. When you finish coloring her and dressing up your project make sure to enter it in the free Digi Contest with in the group.

I love these images. The eyes are so cute and they just have a sense of innocence to them. I used the largest Stitched Rectangle Die of the set from Gina Marie Designs to cut the image out. I painted the image with water colors and added stickles to the hearts on her pigtails and the buttons on her vest. I used a rub on sentiment and added a button to add detail. The string is wrapped three times and then tied in a not at the bottom. The background cardstock is 4" x 5 1/4". I adhered it to a Yellow 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.

So there's the card. I hope you enjoyed it and head over to start your own. As always I love to hear what you think, so feel free to leave a comment in the boxes below. Have a blessed week.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
word art wednesday
lemon shortbread challenge
lil patch of crafty friends
The Stamping Boutique April FB Challenge

DT CALL

Creative hands has an open DT call

We are looking for crafty people who love to inspire others with their projects. We have a Bi-weekly Blog Challenge along with a Bi-weekly Facebook Progressive Challenge.

Your responsibilities as a DT Member

1. Design four projects a month and have them done three days before the live posting date.
2. Post on your blog and advertise whenever possible about our Blog Challenges and Facebook Challenge.
3. Comment on your assigned number and inform us if there is a problem and you are unable to comment on a post.
4. Be part of the Team.
5. Take part in Blog Hops when they are scheduled.

What you get from us

1. Free Digi's to use on your projects.
2. Access to the Digi's in the shop and the freedom to do extra projects with them whenever you want.
3. Your designs will get a lot of exposure on our Blog, others Blogs, others Facebook accounts and our Facebook group.
4. The chance to work with a New and growing Group of awesome people.

What you need to do

1. Send your name, Blog address, email address to Jbirds2002@gmail.com
2. Send 2 projects along with your information.
3. Include the other DT's your are involved with.

Good Luck!!

Jules

Sometimes Paint Happens....

Good Morning Everyone, I'm so excited to tell you about a new Digi Challenge sight, Creative Hands Friends. This is the Third challenge they have posted. The Challenges will run for two weeks so you have plenty of time to design your cards and enter them into the challenge. You have to use a digi to be part of the challenge. The Theme this week is to use Anything Goes. It's that easy. Isn't that great! I can't wait see your projects in our Challenges! Good Luck!!

The Prize: Free Digi's From Our Sponsor:

• I decided to try something a little different and have fun with this card. I Painted the image and then I splattered ink onto the background. 
• I allowed the paint to run with the drips and edged everything with Dusty concord after I cut the image using a Scalloped Square Die Set.
• The background strip is from my stash. I added Glossy Accents and enamel dots.

It was fun to just let the paint run and get messy. My OCD doesn't usually allow me to do this. I hope you enjoyed the card today. I can't wait to see what you make. Have a Great Day!