Rose and Roxy

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 "Anything Goes." Our Sponsor for the challenge is Cre8tive Hands and Crafty Sentiments. I bought a Die Set from Gina Marie Design Dies awhile back and haven't had time to play with it. I decided since this was an Any Goes Challenge I would give it a try. It is her Window Die Set and its Lovely. It comes with two planters, two shutters and four different things to use as Hinges, or whatever you come up with. Here is the card.

Cre8tive Hands

and

Crafty Sentiments

I started out by cutting out the window opening. I ran the white cardstock through a brick wall embossing folder. Then I used TH Distress Ink to pain the Bricks. I used Walnut, Rusty Hinge and Pumice. Once that was dry I adhered the window frame to the brick. I used Ellen Hutson Spring Flower Die Sets to make the Lily's of the Valley's and Tulip's. Before I glued them on I used a piece of foam tape across the bottom of the window frame so it popped out. Then I laid the flowers across the foam Tape. The flower box is glued on top of the flowers.

Now it was time to color the image. I used Prisma Colored Pencils and adhered it to my A2 Card front. I taped two pieces of foam together and glued it down so the wall had dimension and depth from the image. I should've used a bigger card base so I could've put shutters on, but I didn't relize it until I was almost done. I guess I will have to make another one. I was looking at it and the one shutters could be used as a trellis I think??? Something for me to try... :) Stay tuned for future projects with this Die set.

Happy Birthday Big Boy

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 "Use Circles In your Design" and your card has to have a greeting on it. Our Sponsor for the challenge is Alicia Bel Digi's. Isn't that perfect. I love the images from both of  Artist! I had a lot of fun with this one.  I made a birthday Card for a man. I rarely do this because the men in  my life don't seem to appreciate what I put into it and if you buy one they always say "you should've saved the money." Anyway, I hope you get a kick out of the card!

Alicia Bel

I used the Digi called Christina in Tights. I colored her in with Prisma Colored Pencils and then cut her out with the Scalloped Oval Die Set from Gina Marie Design. Then I stamped the sentiment onto three circles that I cut out using the Stitched Circle Die Set also from Gina.
I Made a black card base 5" x 6" and then adhered a piece of white cardstock cut to 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". On top of that I adhered a piece of red cardstock cut to 4 1/4" x 5". I centered the image and adhered it to the card front. I included a camera and three red Jems to dress up the card a little bit. The final touch is Stickles in the twinkle of her eyes.
The cards Playful and fun and that's what I was looking for. I hope you enjoyed it! Have a blessed week!

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

Happy Mother's Day....Love Button's

Hi Everyone!! How Are You today? It has been so much fun watching my perennials come up and get ready to start blooming. I can't wait to start planting. We have to wait until around Mother's Day before we can start planting because we still have frost at night and the chance of snow. I have been busy planning what I want to add to the flower beds this year. I add a few new perennials every year. The garden is so pretty mid summer with everything blooming and it brings in the butterflies, too!

I have a card I made for some inspiration. I used the "Buttons" image from Cute As A Button. She is just adorable with her wavy hair and big bow. The Cute As A Button May Inspiration image I used worked perfect for a Mother's Day Card. Here is my Card.

I used Prisma Color Pencils to color the image. I added Stickles to the center of the flowers some of the button's and the trim on her pants. 
I used a button's embossing folder on cream cardstock and used Stickles on the center of the button holes.
I added random button's across the edge of the embossing piece for a more finished look. Then I tied a knot through the button holes of the flower shaped button and adhered it to the center of the bag. 
The Sentiment is a clear stamp from my stash supplies. The finished card is a 5" x 7".
I hope you have enjoyed my card and it has inspired you to create something awesome! Hugz

Spring is in the Air

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 "April Showers Bring May Flowers" and your card has to have a greeting on it. Our Sponsor for the challenge is Lacy Sunshine. Isn't that perfect. I love the images from this sight! I have an image that fits our Theme perfectly this week.

Lacy Sunshine

Isn't she gorgeous! I used Prisma Color Pencils to finish the image. The Bitty Butterflies are from a punch and I added Jems to the center of their bodies for some sparkle and texture. I used glossy accents on all of the rain and water spots because it looks so real in person. The sentiment is from my stash. I adhered everything onto an A2 sized card. I hope you play along on our Challenge. It's a lot of fun. All of the Crafters can comment on each others work and ask any questions they would like. That's what makes .ning so different from the rest of the blog challenges. It has a different format and talk with each other is highly encouraged. I can't wait to see what you make!!! Have a greaat week! Hugz

Imagination Rules the World

Welcome to the Creative Hands Blog Hop along with 

Create with TLC 

From April 9 - 15 2016

 Cre8tive Hands Fans is a Facebook Membership group. We have a Progressive Challenge with in the group with lots of Prizes and Free Digi's Posted at random throughout the month. The Progressive Challenge runs for two weeks and the images are Provided to you for you project free. I hope that you have time to Join us in the fun! You will find us by clicking on the link above.

We have a Cre8tive Hands Friends Blog Challenge that runs bi-weekly. It is an Anything Goes Challenge. The Blog has Prizes for top pick and...The DT has created some awesome Projects that is sure to inspire you and get you in the mood to creating! 

Our sponsor for all of these Fantastic Challenges is Cre8tive Hands and Create with TLC. The Cre8tive Hands shop has a huge selection of Digi's All Priced for the SPRING NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP. Everything has been marked down to $1.00!!! You find them by clicking on the link above. Make sure to stop and grab your Digi's before the sale ends on April 15th.

Here Is the New Release image I used for my project today

• I started by coloring the image with Prisma Colored Pencils.
• The image, Green cardstock, and the frames were cut out using the Stitched Rectangle Die Set from Gina Marie Designs.
• I used a fun mossy colored background and adhered the image to a 5" x 7" Card.
• I used Stickles on the butterflies, Heart, windows and to frame the Sentiment.
• My final touch was to add the twine around the card. I pierced the seam of the card so the thread is visible from the inside, also.

Here is The Hop Schedule

Michelle - http://cre8tive-hands.blogspot.co.uk/

Dottie -  Somethingcraftybydottie.blogspot.com

Ardilla -  tarjetasdeardilla.blogspot.com

Vicky -  vickyflordorada.blogspot.com

Agnes -  http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

Julie -  Jules2Jems.blogspot.com -

Fiki - http://badkittyscraftroom.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/cre8tive-hands-friends-blog-hop.html?m=1

Karen L Guest DT - http://karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com/ 

Sharla Guest DT -  http://sharla-thisthingcalledlife.blogspot.com

Desire Special guest from TLC - http://desiref.blogspot.com/

Lisa Special guest from TLC -  http://decossesdynamitedoodlesblogspot.com/ 

Karen -  http://busyinspirations.blogspot.com/

 THE GIVEAWAY AND PRIZES

In order to be considered for the GIVEAWAY AND PRIZES you will need to leave a comment at each stop. Every stop will have a WINNER randomly picked from the comments left on the blog! The winner will receive the image and sentiment used at the sight. The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive all of the NEW RELEASE images and sentiments. WOW! You have so many chances to win!! Happy Hopping!!

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

Just Sit and Enjoy Your Day

Hello Everyone and Welcome! We are kicking off another Paper Al a Mode Challenge at the Outlawz.ning.com this week. Our theme for this weeks Challenge is to use border stamps and dies on your project. I hope you get a chance to stop by and see the Design Team's inspirational projects. Your sure to be inspired by what they have made. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Our sponsor for this Challenge is:

Crafts and Me

•  I Started by painting the image with water color paints.
• The clouds and grass were added by using the masking technique.
• I used a Fiskars Butterfly . After the glue dried I bent the wings up and added a Jem to their bodies. 
• I used the Stitched Oval Die from Gina Marie Design Dies to cut the image.
• The trellis is from a Spellbinders A2 Card Die Set. 
• I made a 4" X  51/4" sky and grassy area to adhere the trellis to.
• I attached the image to the center of the card using foam tape and then adhered everything to a red A2 size card. 

I hope you like the my card today and find some inspiration from my project. Don't forget to leave me a comment or any questions you have in the box below. Okay, Now it's your turn to create and share! HUgz